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March 21, 2023

CTS EVENTIM, MAMMOTH, INC. And AG TOURING To Partner For Major U.S. And Global Tours

DATE: MARCH 21, 2023

FROM: MARCEE RONDAN

CTS EVENTIM, MAMMOTH, INC. AND AG TOURING
TO PARTNER FOR MAJOR U.S. AND GLOBAL TOURS

CTS EVENTIM, one of the world’s leading providers of ticketing and live entertainment, U.S. promoters MAMMOTH, INC., and AG ENTERTAINMENT TOURING have today (March 21) announced the creation of a new joint venture. Through this partnership, EVENTIM, MAMMOTH and AG will strengthen their positions in the worldwide touring market, signing top level acts for U.S. and global tours. All three entities will utilize their vast resources and networks to the partnership.

Music industry veterans MAMMOTH co-founders Jeff Fortier and Josh Hunt have built an extensive infrastructure for booking, promotion, and production of events across the U.S. EVENTIM will provide full access to the international EVENTIM LIVE network as well as its portfolio of products and services around live events and ticketing. The partnership with MAMMOTH and AG ENTERTAINMENT sees the EVENTIM LIVE network grow to 38 promoters active around the globe and further strengthens the footprint of EVENTIM LIVE in the U.S. EVENTIM will hold the majority in the new venture and fully consolidate its financials according to IFRS.

Klaus-Peter Schulenberg, CEO of CTS EVENTIM, says: “North America is the largest market in the world for live entertainment and ticketing. Expanding our presence in the U.S. market is an essential part of our global expansion strategy. We are looking forward to working with the teams at Mammoth and AG to bring exciting tours to fans in the US and around the world.”

Josh Hunt, MAMMOTH comments: “We have really enjoyed getting to know Klaus-Peter, Frithjof and others on the Eventim team. We’re very excited to further build our connections in their network and continue expanding our touring footprint together with Eventim, AG and all of our co-promoters, friends and partners across the globe. Mammoth was built on mutually beneficial partnerships with our friends, these latest steps with AG and Eventim are a continuation of that philosophy.”

“This global partnership with Eventim and Mammoth is an exciting opportunity for AG,” says James Crawford, Co-Owner of AG ENTERTAINMENT TOURING. “Being a part of this collaboration is sure to bring noticeable touring growth to everyone involved and we’re thrilled to be a part of the team.”

About CTS EVENTIM

CTS EVENTIM is one of the leading international providers of ticketing services and live entertainment with more than 250 million tickets marketed per year using the Company’s systems – via physical box offices, online, or from mobile devices. Its online portals operate under brands such as eventim.de, oeticket.com, ticketcorner.ch, ticketone.it, and eventim.com. The promoter network EVENTIM LIVE is recognized as the third largest promoter in the world according to Pollstar’s global promoter ranking 2022. Its concert, tour, and festival promoter companies sold more than 20 million tickets in 2022 for events including Rock am Ring, Rock im Park, Hurricane, Southside, and Lucca Summer. In addition, CTS EVENTIM operates some of Europe’s most renowned venues: the LANXESS Arena in Cologne, the K.B. Hallen in Copenhagen, the Waldbühne in Berlin, and the EVENTIM Apollo in London. CTS Eventim AG & Co. KGaA (ISIN DE 0005470306) has been listed on the stock exchange since 2000 and is currently a member of the MDAX segment.

About AG ENTERTAINMENT TOURING

AG ENTERTAINMENT, Inc was created in 1996 by Alex “AG” Gidewon as a nightlife company based in Atlanta, GA that has been known across the Southeast region for throwing the hottest parties. The AG brand grew rapidly and within the past 15 years, Alex Gidewon and his business partner James Crawford saw an opportunity to expand the business by creating AG ENTERTAINMENT Touring. An elite worldwide touring company brings the biggest and hottest artists in the music game to cities across the U.S. AG ENTERTAINMENT Touring has traveled all around the nation showcasing some of the biggest talents such as Lil Baby, Future, Da Baby, City Girls, Lil Durk, Gunna, Gucci Mane, Rod Wave, Nardo Wick, and many more.

About MAMMOTH, INC.

Established in 2006, MAMMOTH is a live music entertainment company producing a wide range of events including full scale festivals and tour booking. Venues include arenas, small independent clubs, numerous boutique amphitheaters, over 40 historic indoor theaters throughout the country, as well as an independently owned venue portfolio. MAMMOTH holds relationships with promoters and venues, works with agents to route shows, markets tour dates with regional and national partners, as well as coordinates day of show operations and production. MAMMOTH is co-owned by Jeff Fortier and Josh Hunt who together have over 62+ years of combined music industry experience. The company operates offices in Lawrence, KS, Kansas City, MO, New York, Los Angeles, the Pacific Northwest and more.

March 20, 2023

Grammy Award-Winning Musician MICKI FREE To Reunite with Fellow SHALAMAR Members at April 3 Las Vegas Residency @ Backstage Bar & Billiards

DT: MARCH 20, 2023

FM: MITCH SCHNEIDER, KELLY WALSH / SRO PR

GRAMMY AWARD-WINNING MUSICIAN
MICKI FREE
TO REUNITE APRIL 3
WITH FELLOW MEMBERS OF SHALAMAR
FOR SECOND SHOW OF HIS
LAS VEGAS RESIDENCY
TAKING PLACE EVERY FIRST MONDAY AT
BACKSTAGE BAR & BILLIARDS IN DOWNTOWN VEGAS

TICKETS ON SALE NOW HERE

(l-r: Micki Free, Carolyn Griffey and Howard Hewett)

Grammy Award-winner, 5X Native American Music Awards Hall of Fame Lifetime Achievement-winner and incendiary guitarist MICKI FREE will reunite with fellow members of Shalamar—Howard Hewett and Carolyn Griffey–on April 3 at 9:00pm for the second show of his Las Vegas residency taking place every first Monday at Backstage Bar & Billiards in downtown Vegas, Tickets are available now HERE or via MickiFree.com.

This very special evening will begin with new Vegas resident MICKI and his powerhouse Wicked Vegas band playing original songs from his discography including gems from his latest album TURQUOISE BLUE (2022), along with covers of the music that’s inspired him throughout his career. Next, MICKI and Hewett and Griffey will shine their light on an array of hits by Shalamar including “Dancing In The Sheets,” a Billboard Top 20 pop smash that was featured on Shalamar’s Heartbreak album in 1984 when MICKI joined original member Hewett in the group. The Heartbreak album also featured “Don’t Get Stopped In Beverly Hills” which earned MICKI and Hewett Grammys as writers of the song. This set by MICKI, Hewett and Griffey (a later member of Shalamar) will be followed by a jam with special guests.

“I’ve always loved performing with Howard Hewett!” says MICKI. “He’s my “brother to the bone and a powerhouse soulful sultry vocalist with a style all his own that’s recognized worldwide!! I also think Carolyn Griffey is the ‘cats meow’ as a lead vocalist!” Adds MICKI: Please join us for “A Night to Remember,” enjoying a set of Shalamar smash hits, the way only the three of us can deliver!”

MICKI FREE’S VEGAS JAM…ROCK-FUNK-BLUES…WITH SPECIAL GUESTS!” was launched earlier this month (March 6) in front of a wildly enthusiastic crowd. The evening culminated with a fiery jam including Vegas-based musicians Alexi Grossi (lead guitarist for Quiet Riot), members of rising hard rock band Velvet Chains and Jason Ebs (singer and guitarist who’s toured with Peter Criss and Ace Frehley from KISS).

FREE has been on the cutting-edge of the music industry from the start of his career. Having been signed to a management deal with Gene Simmons and Diana Ross that launched his career, FREE joined the legendary R&B group Shalamar where he became friends with Prince. After his departure in the early 90’s, FREE continued his solo career appearing on both the stage and in the studio with iconic artists including Carlos Santana, Janet Jackson, KISS, Little Steven Van Zandt, Aerosmith, Neil Young and Bill Wyman, just to name a few

His most recent album, TURQUOISE BLUE, was released via the Dark Idol Music label distributed by Burnside Distribution / The Orchard / Sony and features guest musicians including Gary Clark Jr., Steve Stevens, Christone “Kingfish” Ingram and Cindy Blackman Santana. FREE recently collaborated on a new version of the album’s single “World On Fire (Warrior Remix)” with Blackman Santana and her fellow Santana band members Karl Perazzo and Andy Vargas. Stream/download “World on Fire (Warrior Remix)” across all digital platforms HERE.

Born mixed blood Cherokee/Comanche Native American and Irish descent, FREE has mastered the Native American flute and in addition to his guitar-driven blues rock albums has recorded five flute music albums. He has used his platform to advocate for the Native American community and created the Native Music Rocks program, which gives Native American musicians performance opportunities and also founded the first Native American record company (Native Music Rocks Records).

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March 17, 2023

FROM ASHES TO NEW Announce New Album ‘BLACKOUT’ Due 7/28 via Better Noise Music; Reveal New Track & Music Video “Hate Me Too”

DT: MARCH 17, 2023

FM: KELLY WALSH / SRO PR

‘BLACKOUT’
FROM ASHES TO NEW’S
NEW ALBUM
DUE THIS SUMMER VIA BETTER NOISE MUSIC
PRE-ORDER’S AVAILABLE NOW

DROP NEW SINGLE
“HATE ME TOO”
WITH DARK COMICAL MUSIC VIDEO

BEFORE ‘DAY ONE’ THERE WAS ‘BLACKOUT’
BAND WROTE ‘BLACKOUT’ AS A PREQUEL TO THEIR FIRST ALBUM ‘DAY ONE’

WATCH HERE | STREAM HERE

ADDITIONAL TOUR DATES ADDED IN MAY
SUPPORTING BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE,
TICKETS ON SALE TODAY (3/17) @ 10 A.M. (LOCAL)

BLACKOUT Cover Artwork / DOWNLOAD HERE

NEW YORK 17^TH MARCH 2023; FROM ASHES TO NEW are ready to break boundaries with their hybrid, high-energy mix of hard rock, nu-metal/hip-hop, electronic and alternative that’s underlined throughout their new album BLACKOUT, due July 28 via Better Noise Music. BLACKOUT’s concept is that it’s a prequel to their 2016 debut album DAY ONE. BLACKOUT encapsulates the distress of a pre-apocalyptic world mirroring the frame of mind the world felt during the 2020 pandemic during which time the album was written. It marks a return to FROM ASHES TO NEW’s roots with a sound that’s a fresh spin on the sound that broke them onto the scene.

Filled with heavy driven music—including previously released singles “Nightmare” and “Heartache”—and angsty lyrics that all walks of people can find common ground with, the band teamed up with longtime collaborators and producers Grant McFarland and Carson Slovak to hone in on the original music that led the smalltown-based group to breaking their way into top of the 21st century rock vanguard. With four Top 10 Billboard singles, over 600 million all-time streams across Spotify, Apple, Amazon, Pandora and Deezer, more than 75 million YouTube views, sold-out shows across the country and critical acclaim from Loudwire, Alternative Press and more, FROM ASHES TO NEW are poised to make 2023 the biggest year of their career to date. Get ready for BLACKOUT and pre-order a copy on CD, cassette and/or vinyl at https://fatn.ffm.to/blackout.

FROM ASHES TO NEW have released another sample of BLACKOUT with their latest single, “Hate Me Too,” out today (March 17) across all digital platforms. The anthemic track is paired with a dark comedy music video which contains an over-the-top American Psycho Christian Bale style representation of an internal struggle and mental anguish of erupting emotions and fantasies when relationships fall apart. Watch it streaming below or directly on YouTube HERE. Stream/download “Hate Me Too” HERE.

“So many of us fall victim to the classic toxic relationship,” says vocalist Matt Brandyberry. “Feeling like you can’t live without someone but knowing you’d be better off if you could. Oftentimes these feelings are mutual, but neither of you can see it. Sometimes we just need an anthem to remind us that being stuck isn’t always the only option and violence never is.”

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“Hate Me Too” Single Art / Download HERE

The Lancaster, PA-based group—Brandyberry (vocals), Danny Case (vocals), Lance Dowdle (guitars) and Mat Madiro (drums)—will join Shinedown and Three Days Grace on tour across the East Coast and Midwest from April 3 to May 9 before appearing at some of the summer’s largest rock festivals including Welcome To Rockville and Sonic Temple. FROM ASHES TO NEW have further announced a series of dates following the aforementioned run with Bullet For My Valentine from 5/21 – 5/28. Tickets are on-sale as of today (March 17) at 10 A.M. local time HERE. See full dates listed below.

FROM ASHES TO NEW Tour Dates
4/3 Saginaw, MI – The Dow Event Center #
4/4 Cincinnati, OH – Heritage Bank Center #
4/7 Bridgeport, CT – Total Mortgage Arena #
4/8 University Park, PA – Bryce Jordan Center #
4/10 Wilkes-Barre, PA – Mohegan Sun Arena #
4/12 Huntington, WV – Mountain Health Arena #
4/14 Jacksonville, FL – Vystar Veterans Memorial Arena #
4/15 Orlando, FL – Amway Center #
4/17 Savannah, GA – Enmarket Arena #
4/19 Huntsville, Al – Von Braun Center #
4/21 Memphis, TN – FedEx Forum #
4/22 Baton Rouge, LA – Raising Cane’s River Center #
4/24 Tulsa, OK – BOK Center #
4/25 Lincoln, NE – Pinnacle Bank Arena #
4/27 Ft. Wayne, IN – Allen County War Memorial Coliseum #
4/29 Milwaukee, WI – Fiserv Forum #
4/30 Minneapolis, MN – Target Center #
5/3 Bozeman, MT – Brick Breeden Fieldhouse #
5/6 Spokane, WA – Spokane Arena #
5/7 Everett, WA – Angel of the Winds Arena #
5/9 Portland, OR – Moda Center #
5/19 Daytona Beach, FL – Welcome To Rockville*
5/21 Raleigh, NC – The Ritz ^
5/22 Baltimore, MD – Rams Head Live ^
5/24 Milwaukee, WI – Eagles Ballroom ^
5/27 Columbus, OH – Sonic Temple *
5/28 Detroit, MI – The Fillmore ^
# with Shinedown & Three Days Grace
* Festival Date, No Shinedown & Three Days Grace
^ with Bullet For My Valentine

l-r: Mat Madiro, Matt Brandyberry, Danny Case, Lance Dowdle
Credit: Jeremy Saffer

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ABOUT BETTER NOISE MUSIC

BETTER NOISE MUSIC is the premiere independent music label under BETTER NOISE ENTERTAINMENT, a content creation, and marketing company that produces music, books, films, documentaries, TV shows, theatrical productions, and tours. Better Noise Music (formerly Eleven Seven Music), founded in 2006 by music industry veteran and independent pioneer Allen Kovac, focuses on artist development and has grown into a music industry independent powerhouse, with a roster including Five Finger Death Punch, Asking Alexandria, Bad Wolves, Dirty Heads, Nothing More, The HU, AWOLNATION, All Good Things, From Ashes To New, Cory Marks, and Fire From The Gods. Partnering with FUGA, AMPED, and Membran, the company operates a global marketing and distribution platform with offices in New York, Los Angeles, London, Berlin, Paris, Toronto, and Sydney.

In 2021, Better Noise Music dominated Billboard’s Year End charts in the rock space, landing at #1 on the Mainstream Rock Imprint, Hard Rock Songs Imprint, Hard Rock Songs Label charts and ranked as one of the top Mainstream Rock Label for the year.

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March 16, 2023

Jeff Larson Shares Song-By-Song Comments Ahead Of Tomorrow’s Release, ‘It’ll Never Happen Again’—A Tribute EP To The Late Iconic Tim Hardin

DT: MARCH 16, 2023

FM: MITCH SCHNEIDER/ANDREA FAULK/SRO PR

JEFF LARSON
TO RELEASE ‘IT’LL NEVER HAPPEN AGAIN,’
HIS SIX-SONG TRIBUTE EP
TO THE LATE ICONIC SINGER AND SONGWRITER TIM HARDIN,
TOMORROW, MARCH 17

THE VETERAN SINGER AND SONGWRITER ALSO
SHARES SONG-BY-SONG COMMENTS ABOUT EACH TRACK

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“‘It’ll Never Happen Again’ reinterprets Hardin’s timeless and personal songs with grace and elegance, with one veteran singer-songwriter paying subtle and deeply-felt tribute to another.”
—THE SECOND DISC, 2/23/23

JEFF LARSON—the veteran singer-songwriter from the San Francisco Bay area now living in Southern California—tomorrow (March 17) will release IT’LL NEVER HAPPEN AGAIN, his six-song tribute EP to the late iconic singer and songwriter Tim Hardin. The EP, featuring all Hardin originals, was produced by Gerry Beckley of America and is LARSON’s first release on Nashville-based label Melody Place. LARSON has also shared below a song-by-song comments about each track on the EP.

The latest and second single “If I Were A Carpenter” was premiered by Rock And Roll Globe which told readers to “…give his stunning take on a Tim Hardin standard a listen.”

Watch the video for the album’s first single “Reason To Believe,” featuring a performance by LARSON that’s combined with archival imagery of Hardin, HERE.

IT’LL NEVER HAPPEN AGAIN was produced, arranged and mixed by Beckley and features “Reason to Believe,” It’ll Never Happen Again,” “If I Were A Carpenter,” Don’t Make Promises,” “Misty Roses,” and “How Can We Hang On To A Dream.” LARSON (on lead vocals and acoustic guitar) is musically joined by Beckley (piano, acoustic and electric guitars, organ, accordion, strings bass, drums) and an array of fine musicians including Joachim Cooder (electric mbira, drums, percussion) and Matt Combs (mandola, fiddle). The EP was recorded at studios in Sydney, Australia and Southern California.

LARSON is now working on his next solo album, his first since 2014. It’s due in the fall of 2023.

JEFF LARSON
SONG-BY-SONG COMMENTS:
‘IT’LL NEVER HAPPEN AGAIN’

1. Reason To Believe

When selecting songs for the EP, it was hard not to cover some obvious ones. Reason to Believe, like other Tim Hardin songs, is more well known as recordings by other artists, in this case, Rod Stewart’s 1993 version. It’s a song that is “in the air” and familiar to many. I think the goal in covering a song like this is just to associate the lyric to a relationship I had experienced and go from there.

2. It’ll Never Happen Again

As I mentioned, Gerry produced the EP and this was the first song he suggested I cover. Six months had passed before I sang the song. I had done an acoustic demo and played around with various mics, but didn’t really get too far in. One evening I was working with an old Telefunken tube mic and that’s when it felt right – right up close. From there it was like many of these songs in that it took only a handful of takes to lock in. Without being trite, it has to come from the heart – you have to get yourself “there” and hope it comes through. Like most of the songs on the EP, it’s a very direct and honest human emotion, and I did get lost in it … “always the rain around my eyes” … It’s just a beautiful piece of songwriting. I love the production approach Gerry did on the track.

3. If I Were A Carpenter

Best known as a cover by Bobby Darin, Johnny Cash & June Carter, and others, it has some great imagery. I thought it would be perceived as a little outdated, but I was wrong. Insecurity of the man, in this case, to be worthy of the Lady. It’s a relationship and an honorable song that way. Joachim Cooder added his touch on drums, percussion, and electric mbira, and Brian Eichelberger of the Beach Boys band helped with harmonies.

4. Don’t Make Promises You Can’t Keep

This is a little anthem and self-explanatory. I love the fact that he could do these types of songs short and to the point and cover so much ground. They stick with you like an anthem, and to me, it works well as a song and message in this EP song cycle. It has been said, Tim Hardin never overstayed his welcome with his songs. This one is the perfect example of that.

5. Misty Roses

I shamefully did not have much experience in hearing this song before we started this project. It’s really a standard and was not hard to attach myself to it. I think this was just one or two takes on the lead vocal and I only remember closing my eyes and singing in my own space.

6. How Can We Hang On to a Dream

This was the last song approached and is basically me and an acoustic guitar trying to get the essence of the song down in a sparse way. There’s some slight embellishment as it carries on, but the thought was to end the EP with a quiet reflection. The song has a sense of despair throughout, but it’s a relatable emotion in the life of a relationship.

ABOUT JEFF LARSON:

JEFF LARSON is a veteran singer-songwriter from the San Francisco Bay area. Musically, Jeff got his start under the wing of producer Elliot Mazer (Neil Young, The Band) playing in clubs and venues throughout the Bay area. As a native Californian, the influences are obviously present and reach from the golden era of L.A.’s Laurel Canyon singer-songwriter scene to the Bay area’s musical heritage and the tension between the two. While remaining a solo artist, he’s collaborated with Gerry Beckley and Dewey Bunnell of America, Chicago’s Robert Lamm, John Blakeley of The Sandals, and Eagles songwriter Jack Tempchin, among others. His prolific body of work created over the years has been released by various means and labels with licensing opportunities with JVC Victor Japan, Universal / Rhino, BMG and others from The Netherlands to Japan. “Larson’s earnest vocals and unwaveringly engaging folk-rock-country songs have an alluring feel,” wrote the San Jose Mercury News in 2011 about his album The World Over. “Larson’s warm, wonderful songs will grab you immediately and just get better with each subsequent listening. Every one of the 10 numbers here proves to be an individual gem.”

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Jeff Larson; Photo credit: Patrick Fore

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March 16, 2023

GRAND FUNK RAILROAD Celebrates The 50th Anniversary Of Their 1973 “We’re An American Band” Platinum Single And Album With ‘The American Band Tour’

DT: MARCH 16, 2023

FM: MITCH SCHNEIDER/ANDREA FAULK

SRO PR

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GRAND FUNK RAILROAD
CELEBRATES THE 50^TH ANNIVERSARY OF
THEIR 1973 “WE’RE AN AMERICAN BAND” PLATINUM SINGLE AND ALBUM
WITH ‘THE AMERICAN BAND TOUR’
THE LEGENDARY ROCK & ROLL POWERHOUSE’S
ITINERARY INCLUDES SHOWS
AS “SPECIAL GUESTS” OF KID ROCK THIS SUMMER

“You cannot talk about rock in the 1970s without talking about Grand Funk Railroad!”
–David Fricke, Rolling Stone Magazine

GRAND FUNK RAILROAD celebrates the 50^th anniversary of their 1973 “We’re An American Band” platinum single and album with 2023’s “The American Band Tour,” performing multiple shows across the country and dynamically underlining their trademark “Rock and Soul” classics.

Original founding member Don Brewer (vocals and drums) is the writer and singer of “We’re An American Band,” from the band’s seventh album. One of rock’s definitive anthems, the platinum-certified single went all the way to #1 on the Billboard “Hot 100” chart.

Says Don: “‘We’re An American Band’ came to me when we were flying from town to town on our “Phoenix Tour” in 1972. We were being sued by our former manager Terry Knight and he was trying to stop us from performing. The line “We’re comin’ to your town, we’ll help you party it down” came to me first and I wrote the song around that line. Taking snippets of things going on during the tour at that time, like staying up all night with Freddy King playing poker, four young chiquitas in Omaha, sweet sweet Connie in Little Rock, and finally the declaration, ‘We’re An American Band,’ because it sounds great and sings well. I feel lucky and blessed every time we play it live.”

As part of this year’s itinerary, the legendary rock & roll powerhouse will be the “special guests” of Kid Rock for two hometown shows in Michigan at Little Caesars Arena on Friday, July 14 and Saturday, July 15. See GRAND FUNK RAILROAD’s full tour itinerary below.

BREWER took the time to talk about building the perfect set list and also discuss highlights of the GRAND FUNK RAILROAD set list, which is packed with one hit after another including of course the enduring “We’re An American Band.” His Q&A can be viewed here.

Here are the 2023 Grand Funk Railroad tour dates with more dates to be announced:

Date Location Venue
3/18/23 Clewiston, FL Clewiston Sugar Festival – Civic Park
4/01/23 Akron, OH Goodyear Theater
4/13/23 Deadwood, SD Deadwood Mountain Grand Event Center
4/23/23 Oxford, AL Oxford Performing Arts Center
4/29/23 Marietta, OH Peoples Bank Theatre
5/06/23 Highland, CA Yaamava’ Theater
5/13/23 Lancaster, PA American Music Theatre
5/19/23 Biloxi, MS Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
6/02/23 Peachtree City, GA Frederick Brown Jr. Amphitheater
6/09/23 Lincoln, RI Twin River Casino
6/24/23 Selbyville, DE Freeman Arts Pavilion
7/07/23 St. Louis, MO River City Casino & Hotel
*7/14/23 Detroit, MI Little Caesars Arena
*7/15/23 Detroit, MI Little Caesars Arena

*Special Guest of Kid Rock

Grand Funk Railroad (Pictured L-R: Bruce Kulick (guitar), Mel Schacher (bass guitar), Max Carl (vocals), Don Brewer (drummer), Tim Cashion (keyboardist))

Photo credit: Allen Clark

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ABOUT GRAND FUNK RAILROAD:

Originating from Flint, Michigan in 1969, this top selling American rock group of the 70’s is “COMIN’ TO YOUR TOWN TO HELP YOU PARTY IT DOWN.” Grand Funk Railroad is extremely excited to be touring in 2023 marking a 54-year milestone. After playing to millions of fans on the band’s tours from 1996 to 2022, Grand Funk’s 2023 AMERICAN BAND TOUR will continue to reach both new and long-time fans. The band will perform 45 shows throughout 2023.

Known as “The American Band,” the high-energy five-piece group will play forty shows all over the USA this year. Grand Funk Railroad includes original founding members Don Brewer (vocals and drums, writer and singer of the multi-million selling hit, “We’re An American Band”) and bassist Mel Schacher, “The God of Thunder.” Joining Don and Mel are true “All Stars.” Singer Max Carl is a rock veteran from 38 Special. Max penned and sang 38’s biggest hit “Second Chance” and was co-founder of California’s legendary Jack Mack and the Heart Attack. Don refers to Max as “the best blue-eyed soul singer on the planet. Lead guitarist Bruce Kulick is best known for his 12 years with KISS and has credits with Michael Bolton, Meatloaf and Billy Squier. (KISS members Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley were influenced early on by Grand Funk.) Keyboardist Tim Cashion has a master’s degree in music from the University of Miami. Affectionately called “Dr. Tim,” his credits include stints with Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band and English soul man Robert Palmer.

Grand Funk laid the groundwork for such bands as Foreigner, Journey, Van Halen and Bon Jovi with its signature hard driving sound, soulful vocals, muscular instrumentation and forceful pop melodies. The fact that Grand Funk’s legacy still reigns over the Classic Rock landscape fifty years after its 1969 birth in Flint, Michigan is a testament to the group’s influence and staying power. Mega-hits “We’re an American Band,” “I’m Your Captain/Closer to Home,”” Locomotion,” and “Some Kind of Wonderful” still receive continuous airplay on Classic Rock radio. We’re an American Band has received notoriety in recent years being used in movie soundtracks and in television/radio advertising. The huge hit was featured in a General Motors national TV ad campaign and in Disney’s animated feature film The Country Bears. “We’re An American Band” was featured in the Cuba Gooding Jr. film RADIO, and in the swash buckler SAHARA starring Matthew McConaughey.

Internationally acclaimed Grand Funk has toured the world, selling out in the U.S., Canada, Europe, Japan and South America. A 1971 performance at New York’s Shea Stadium sold out faster than the Beatles. The group’s widespread appeal is also evident in its prestigious recording achievements. Over their career, Grand Funk has had 19 charted singles, 8 Top 40 hits and two Number One singles (“We’re An American Band” and “Locomotion,” both selling more than one million each). The group has now accumulated 13 gold and 10 platinum records with record sales exceeding 25 million copies sold worldwide. The most recent gold CD award was presented to the band for their greatest hits package Grand Funk Railroad the Collectors Series.

The multi-talented band carries on the tradition of Grand Funk hits and creates a new chapter in the legacy of Grand Funk Railroad. GFR drew 25,000 people to their Molson Canal Series Concert outside Buffalo, 20,000 in Albany, New York, and 20,000 fans to downtown Orlando, Florida. EMI/Capitol (Universal Music) released a new Grand Funk Greatest Hits package that includes a bonus DVD of rare concert footage. Grand Funk Railroad’s 2022 SOME KIND OF WONDERFUL TOUR was a huge success and now, with the group’s 2023 THE AMERICAN BAND TOUR, seasoned Grand Funk lovers and contemporary rock fans discovering the group for the first time will be able to celebrate the 50^th ANNIVERSARY OF WE’RE AN AMERICAN BAND with GRAND FUNK RAILROAD!

Grand Funk Railroad 2023 Tour Dates
https://www.grandfunkrailroad.com/tour.html

For more information on GRAND FUNK RAILROAD, visit:
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March 16, 2023

HOLY ROLLER BABY To Release Bluesy Rock n’ Roll Cover of Edwyn Collins “A Girl Like You” on 3/17, Release Music Video

DT: MARCH 16, 2023

FM: KELLY WALSH, SRO PR

DALLAS, TX-BASED ROCK & ROLL COLLECTIVE
HOLY ROLLER BABY
TO RELEASE SWAGGER-FILLED COVER OF
EDWYN COLLINS’ ICONIC
“A GIRL LIKE YOU”
OUT DIGITALLY MARCH 17

SINGLE RECORDED WITH PRODUCER/ENGINEER IAN DAVENPORT (RADIOHEAD, BAND OF SKULLS) & CASEY DI IORIO
WATCH STUDIO-FILMED MUSIC VIDEO HERE

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Dallas, TX-based rock & roll collective HOLY ROLLER BABY have shared their first new music since the release of their 2020 debut album FRENZY with a swagger-filled cover of Edwyn Collins’ 1994 hit single “A Girl Like You.” The track is highlighted by a “bluesy, rock & roll touch” according to MXDWN who premiered its music video yesterday (March 15). HOLY ROLLER BABY frontman/founder Jared Mullins was inspired to cover the track after witnessing a woman dying in front of him during a flood—when the original song was playing on his car radio.

“I saw her die, I was there,” shares MULLINS. “I was 18 years old, hell-bent on getting out of a small Midwestern town with a new pair of wheels. I was driving in the country during a very bad thunderstorm–the kind you’re normally supposed to take cover for. I didn’t. I was dumb. I kept driving even as the water on the road piled up and eventually became too much for myself and a batch of equally arrogant drivers who thought they could weather any storm. Eventually the water levels rose so much it flooded my car as I came to an underpass. The bridge water was high and as I came to a stop, I saw in the distance that a few other drivers were helping a woman who couldn’t get out of her car. ‘A Girl Like You’ was playing on the radio as I watched her go from thrashing in the water to limp in the span of seconds. I’ve never forgotten that image and I’ve never forgotten the way this song made me feel–wild, alive, and helplessly human at the same time. Every time it comes on, I think of the woman in the water. For me, she is the ‘Girl Like You’ the song sings about.”

HOLY ROLLER BABY enlisted producer/engineer Ian Davenport (Radiohead, Band of Skulls) and Casey Di Iorio to record “A Girl Like You” at Valve Studios (Blues Traveler, Bowling For Soup) in Dallas earlier this year. Ahead of its digital release tomorrow (March 17), the collective have today released its music video, filmed during their studio sessions. Watch it streaming below or via YouTube HERE.

HOLY ROLLER BABY have spent the past few months in the UK with Davenport at Radiohead’s Courtyard Studios in Oxfordshire working on their sophomore album due out later this year. Stay tuned for more information in the coming months.

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March 15, 2023

France’s World-Famous Nordic Collective SKÁLD Postpone N. American Tour; Share Music Video for “ELVERHØY”

DT: MARCH 15, 2023

FM: KELLY WALSH, SRO PR

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FRANCE’S WORLD-FAMOUS NORDIC COLLECTIVE
SKÁLD
POSTPONES ITS FIRST NORTH AMERICAN TOUR TO SEPTEMBER 2023

THE COLLECTIVE SHARES MUSIC VIDEO FOR “ELVERHØY”
TAKEN FROM NEW ALBUM ‘HULDUFÓLK’
RELEASED IN JANUARY

LISTEN HERE

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Credit: Die Frau

World-famous French Nordic folk collective SKÁLD released their highly anticipated third album HULDUFÓLK in January via Decca Records France / Decca Records U.S. (UMG). The songs trantsspor listeners into the band’s mystical soundscape using traditional Old Norse instrumentation and language while sharing Scandinavian legends from poets and shamans of otherworldly beings, aka the “Huldufolk” (translated to “hidden people”), coexisting with humankind. Sharing supernatural and hauntingly cinematic music and lyric videos for previously released singles “Troll Kalla Mik” (“They Call Me Troll”), “Då Månen Sken” (“When The Moon Shone”) and their cover of the iconic Rammstein single “Du Hast,” the band have released a bewitching music video for the album’s latest single “Elverhøy” (“Elf”), streaming on Vevo now HERE.

“Elverhøy” is about a young woman who meets two young elves who drag her into a hellish round and promise to give her the knowledge of runes,” shares SKÁLD’s mastermind Christophe Voisin-Boisvinet. “The music is a continuation of the text with its dancing form and is punctuated by nyckelharpa solos.”

SKÁLD had previously announced plans for their first-ever North American tour to take place this April, but due to circumstances beyond their control, the tour has been postponed to the fall. The rescheduled dates, listed below, will kick off on September 8 in Chicago, leading the band north into Canada for a stop in Toronto and Montreal before heading back stateside across the East Coast and ending in Pittsburgh on September 17. Tickets are on sale as of today, March 15, at https://skald.lnk.to/live.

SKÁLD N. AMERICAN TOUR DATES
9/8 Chicago, IL – Reggies
9/10 Toronto, ON – Velvet Underground
9/11 Montreal, QC – Theatre Fairmount
9/13 New York, NY – Le Poisson Rouge
9/14 Boston, MA – Sonia
9/16 Columbus, OH – Ace of Cups
9/17 Pittsburgh, PA – Mr. Smalls Theatre

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WEBSITE | FACEBOOK | IG | TWITTER
SPOTIFY | YOUTUBE

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March 13, 2023

TASH SULTANA Unveils New Single And Video “James Dean” From Forthcoming EP Out Later This Year

DATE: MARCH 13, 2023

FROM: MARCEE RONDAN/MITCH SCHNEIDER

TASH SULTANA
UNVEILS NEW SINGLE AND VIDEO
“JAMES DEAN”
FROM FORTHCOMING EP
OUT LATER THIS YEAR

WATCH THE VIDEO HERE

TASH SULTANA; Photo credit: Giulia Giannini McGauran

TASH SULTANA, a gender-fluid multi-instrumentalist, producer, singer-songwriter, engineer, and entrepreneur, has been a powerful presence in the music industry for the last decade. Today (March 13), they have shared “James Dean,” the first single from an upcoming EP out later this year (TBA) through their label, Lonely Lands Records.

LISTEN TO JAMES DEAN HERE

“James Dean” is a powerful and soulful song about self-reflection and transformation. It’s a heartfelt ode to learning who one’s true friends are and having the courage to cut ties with those who don’t add value to one’s life. The song is driven by a strong guitar riff and a steady beat, while TASH‘s passionate vocals entice listeners to reflect on the relationships they have and how they can make the necessary changes to move forward in life.

“I feel like the entire point of my career has always been DIY,” TASH says. “I’ve always produced everything, written everything, played every single instrument you hear, engineered it, co-engineered and sometimes even mixed and mastered. I have always done all of that but I feel like people still just don’t get it and to me it’s the most important message to send out. I remember once someone in an interview literally asked me ‘who is your guitarist’—I had to laugh. So I do it all. I have had great mentoring with my studio engineer Richard Stolz. That’s very important to highlight. He’s taught me a lot over the last few years.

“I actually wrote ‘James Dean’ in December 2021 when I took another trip falling off the face of the earth—I feel like that’s where most of my songs come from, the pits of hell.”

WATCH VIDEO HERE

Their first release, the Notion EP, accumulated multi-platinum singles, and TASH’s debut album Flow State landed in 2018, quickly becoming gold-certified and spawning platinum and gold records with the singles “Mystik” and “Murder to the Mind.” Flow State would go on to win an ARIA Award for Best Blues & Roots Album as well as international awards cementing TASH’s status as one of Australia’s biggest musical talents.

In 2019 alone, TASH sold more than 500,000 concert tickets globally. Over the years, they’ve notched up major international appearances at festivals like Coachella, Lollapalooza, Bonnaroo, Austin City Limits, and Montreal Jazz Festival. They sold out the iconic Red Rocks Amphitheatre in just five minutes. Committed to delivering the highest quality of live performance, TASH spends most days in practice, again with DIY attitude TASH and their team custom-designed a loop station that took over two years to build–it is the only one in the world that can operate at such a level.

Their acclaimed second album Terra Firma landed in 2021, garnering widespread praise for TASH’s raw and reflective songwriting and ambitious musical arrangements. Like everything before it, the entirety of the record was carved by TASH–every instrument played, every bit of musical arrangement, every bit of production. But for the first time, Terra Firma saw TASH bring in a couple of close friends and collaborations to co-write–including Matt Corby, Dann Hume, Jerome Farah, and Josh Cashman.

Terra Firma reached #1 on the charts in their native Australia and secured multiple nominations and a win for Rolling Stone Australia’s Best Single for “Pretty Lady.”

The MTV Unplugged (Live in Melbourne) album was released in 2022. A stunning display of TASH’s consummate talents, it gave audiences an intimate glimpse at an artist that has grown immeasurably since they began their musical journey. Not only that, TASH mixed the record entirely by themself at their own studio, Lonely Lands Studio.

Their extensive catalogue has nearly broken the internet, notching billions of streams and counting.

In recent years, TASH’s skill has expanded far beyond the studio. In 2019, TASH launched Lonely Lands Agency with Lemon Tree Music’s Regan Lethbridge and UNIFIED’s Jaddan Comerford. In the space of a few years, the boutique booking agency has grown into one of the biggest and most reputable in the country.

In addition, TASH is also the driver of Lonely Lands Records, the label through which they put out all their music. It’s this natural instinct for the music business and attention to detail that have made them a formidable presence in the Australian industry over the last few years. As TASH says, over the years, they’ve developed an incredible team around them to make their vision a reality.

“I am completely in control of everything, literally everything,” they say. “But when you’ve got the team around you, you develop a clockwork system where you learn from each other…none of this is possible without a team around me. We have a tight, tight team.”

“James Dean” is available on all streaming platforms NOW

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