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Dorothy
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DOROTHY announces fall North American tour, new single “What’s Coming To Me” out now

DOROTHY announces fall North American tour with Rival Sons; NYC, Chicago, D.C., Nashville, Texas, and more

Dorothy cannot wait to get back on the road. Today she’s announced an extensive North American tour in support of Rival Sons that kicks off in Nashville at the top of October. The run hits both coasts, Chicago, Denver, Texas, Canada and so many more, ending with performances at Welcome to Rockville and Melissa Etheridge’s Cruise in mid-November. See below for a full list of dates and purchase tickets here.

In case you missed it, Dorothy hit us with her powerful, soul-baring new single — “What’s Coming To Me” earlier this month. The swampy blues canticle recounts her time spent away since her lauded last record, during which she re-evaluated herself and found strength in her rock n’ roll roots.

The soulful revelation sung-through Dorothy’s momentous voice, “Is a story about casting out a demon and getting redeemed — a metaphor for depression or addiction,” she reveals. “I think it’s something we can all relate to. Everyone’s struggling with something”.

Directed by frequent Smashing Pumpkins collaborator and visual artist, Linda Strawberry, the bold video for “What’s Coming To Me” features spiritual iconography, striking costumes and a full-on exorcism — a moving depiction that foreshadows a new and defiant era for the songstress.

“What’s Coming To Me” is available now across all digital retailers on Roc Nation. Listen or add to your playlist here.

Watch the official video for “What’s Coming To Me”:

DOROTHY LIVE DATES:
Aug. 19 – Springfield, IL – Illinois State Fair
Sept. 25 – Camden, NJ – MMR*B*Q WMMR Radio Show
Oct. 3 – Nashville, TN – Ryman Auditorium*
Oct. 5 – Kansas City, MO – The Truman*
Oct. 8 – Houston, TX – House of Blues*
Oct. 9 – Dallas, TX – House of Blues*
Oct. 13 – Atlanta, GA – Buckhead Theater*
Oct. 14 – Charlotte, NC – Underground*
Oct. 16 – Detroit, MI – The Fillmore*
Oct. 17 – Cleveland, OH – House of Blues*
Oct. 18 – New York, NY – Webster Hall*
Oct. 20 – Pittsburgh, PA – Mr Smalls*
Oct. 22 – Washington, DC – 9:30 Club*
Oct. 23 – Philadelphia, PA – Fillmore*
Oct. 24 – Boston, MA – House of Blues*
Oct. 26 – Toronto, ON – History*
Oct. 28 – Chicago, IL – Riviera Theater*
Oct. 29 – Minneapolis, MN – Fillmore*
Oct. 31 – Denver, CO – Ogden Theater*
Nov. 1 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Depot*
Nov. 4 – Boise, ID – Revolution Concert House*
Nov. 5 – Spokane, WA – Knitting Factory*
Nov. 7 – Vancouver, BC – Orpheum*
Nov. 8 – Seattle, WA – Showbox*
Nov. 9 – Portland, OR – Crystal Ballroom*
Nov. 11 – Daytona Beach, FL – Welcome to Rockville
Nov. 12 – Tampa, FL – Melissa Etheridge Cruise 2021
* w/ Rival Sons

Find Dorothy on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter

Source: Press Release

JJ Wilde
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JJ Wilde to embark on debut headlining tour this October

'Fiercely Unapologetic' rocker to hit New York, Nashville, Philly, DC, Chicago & more this fall

This October, the “fiercely unapologetic” (Atwood Magazine) JJ Wilde will head out on her debut headlining tour which kicks off on October 12th in Buffalo, NY and stops in New York City, Nashville, Philly, DC, Chicago, and more.

This headlining run of shows follows major momentum for JJ who dropped her debut EP “Wilde Eyes, Steady Heads” (Black Box/BMG) earlier this summer and toured alongside The Glorious Sons, The Struts, and Reignwolf as well a few shows with Incubus. Her live set is a no holds- barred rush of raw emotion and undeniable swagger and Atwood Magazine stated “her electric presence transfers over to dynamic vocals and powerfully expressive guitar work” while Earmilk said “there is an undeniable grit to her voice” and “I understand why she’s often referred to as an alt-rock siren. If this is truly just the beginning, then I don’t want it to ever end.”

Watch JJ Wilde’s latest video for “State of Mind”:

Check out on the road footage of JJ Wilde here

JJ Wilde live

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Noël Wells - It's So Nice!
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Actress, filmmaker & musician Noël Wells releases debut album It’s So Nice

North American tour supporting Sam Fender announced for September & October

Actress, writer, filmmaker, comedian and singer-songwriter Noël Wells is excited to announce the release of her debut album, It’s So Nice!, out today. It’s So Nice! (ItsSoNice.net) is a dynamic debut showcase that places an emphasis on songwriting with tunes that traverse folk, pop, alt-country and psych-rock. Circling themes of loss of innocence, heartbreak, and discovering autonomy, the album reflects on modern times – a rebellious anti-political diary with an eye toward the future. Watch the music video for “Played for Keeps” directed by Tim Nackashi (OK Go, Robyn, Death Cab For Cutie) on YouTube here, and stream It’s So Nice! in full on Spotify below:

Additionally, Wells has announced her upcoming North American tour in support of It’s So Nice!, touring during September and October supporting English songwriter Sam Fender, Wells will bring her praised collection of songs to markets such as San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago, Toronto, Montreal, New York City, DC and more. A full listing of dates can be found below with more information on ItsSoNice.net.

You may recognize Noël Wells as a former “Saturday Night Live” cast member, the inimitable Rachel on “Master of None,” and the writer, director, and star of the indie feature, “Mr. Roosevelt.” But after juggling roles in the worlds of comedy, television, and film, Wells found herself at a creative crossroads, which led to the recording of her debut album It’s So Nice!, an 11-song LP that cinches Wells as not just a talent to watch but a multi-hyphenate artist coming into her own.

“It kind of came as a surprise,” she says, referring to the songs that would eventually make up the project. While Wells participated in band in middle school, and considered herself relatively musical, she had never actively entertained a career in music. But after experiencing a shakeup in 2016, including career frustrations, a breakup, and the national tumult that surrounded the election, she found herself writing poems to cope. And after buying a guitar and taking lessons, she eventually started writing songs. “They were just pouring out of me, I wasn’t forcing it. I felt like I had to follow.”

It’s So Nice! is an engaging, catchy experience that saunters through a diverse set of folk-pop songs, country ballads, and bonafide indie-rock earworms. While beautifully and tastefully produced, what’s most striking is the songwriting. The tightly composed lyrics are filled with timeless aphoristic one-liners, sometimes serious, sometimes political, sometimes lighthearted and witty, akin to songwriters like Lennon or Petty, both whom Wells cautiously cites as influences. Under the guise of her playful persona, she deftly addresses the very confusion, patronization, and heartbreak that got her behind the guitar in the first place.

“It’s easy to blame your unhappiness on something outside of you, the world is messed up,” she says. “I am totally aware and can make fun of myself about how many songs there are about being a woman on this record, but I really was going through it, man. But I realized, what if most of my woes really stem from how I feel about myself? And what if that could change?”

It’s this kind of vulnerable honesty that can be seen as the through line of the creative work Wells has done to date, and while a heartfelt examination of pain may seem like a predictable area for an artist to undertake, there’s an air of unexpectedness to the album, ping-ponging from earnest childlike hopefulness to astute and acerbic political observations which keeps you on your toes, done so smoothly and effortlessly you may miss it. But on careful listen, you realize this isn’t an actress making a record for fun. It’s a musician finding her voice.

Noël Wells will be making the following North American appearances supporting Sam Fender this fall. Dates below.

Sept. 28 – San Francisco, CA – Great American Music Hall*
Sept. 30 – West Hollywood, CA – Troubadour*
Oct. 6 – Denver, CO – Globe Hall*
Oct. 8 – Minneapolis, MN – Fine Line*
Oct. 10 – Chicago, IL – Lincoln Hall*
Oct. 12 – Toronto, ON – Horseshoe Tavern*
Oct. 14 – Montreal, QC – L’Astral*
Oct. 15 – Cambridge, MA – Sinclair*
Oct. 17 – New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom*
Oct. 20 – Washington, DC – U Street Music Hall*

* – dates supporting Sam Fender

Find Noël Wells on Instagram, Twitter & YouTube

Source: Press Release

Astrid S
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Astrid_S releases new EP Trust Issues, out now

Performing sold-out show in NYC at Le Poisson Rouge on September 17

Astrid_S has released her new and much anticipated EP Trust Issues. The five-track EP includes her brand new single ‘Doing To Me’ alongside her previously released and acclaimed tracks “Someone New,” “Emotion,” “The First One” and new track “Trust Issues.” On the new EP Astrid states, “This EP is a collection of songs that I’ve made and released the past year, with two new songs. These songs are for my fans and kind of a sneak peek leading into the album. I hope people connect to these songs and that they look forward to the album next year!”

Listen to “Trust Issues” here.

Next month Astrid_S will embark on her ‘Stripped Down’ tour, which has already sold-out. The tour will see the pop star play a special string of shows across the UK, Europe and the US at hand-picked, intimate venues. This will be her most intimate tour to date, with her performing acoustically alongside a five-piece band. She performs a sold-out show at Le Poisson Rouge in NYC on September 17.

Astrid S

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Astrid’s new EP will be her third to date, following her 2016 self-titled debut Astrid S, which contained global break-out hit “Hurts So Good,” amassing over 200 million streams worldwide and her sophomore EP Party’s Over that contained singles “Breathe” and “Such A Boy.” Earlier this year Astrid fronted Fendi’s F is for Fendi campaign, went on tour across the US with Zara Larsson and joined 16 year old climate change activist Greta Thunberg for her Fridays For Future event in Sweden, where she gave a special performance.

Find Astrid_S on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter & YouTube. Stream her music on Spotify.

mxmtmoon
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mxmtoon shares new single ‘dream of you’

Debut album The Masquerade out on September 17; North American fall tour sold out

mxmtoon is back with a new track from her highly anticipated debut album, the masquerade. “dream of you” starts off with a folk-inspired sound, then leans into mxmtoon’s signature wistful pop story-telling.

mxmtoon is 19-year-old Maia who tells us, “when i was 10, i was told that if someone appeared in your dream you missed them and they missed you. “dream of you” was brought out of that idea, and the lessons i’ve learned as i’ve gotten a bit older. people will come and go in our lives, and being okay with that reality has taken me a bit. admittedly, i’m still working on it! even when someone waltzes in and feels like they will be there forever, they still might go, but that’s okay. to appreciate the time you have with someone and the lessons you learned along the way, is the best thing you can do. so, this song is for those who have lost, loved, and learned from another. which should be all of us!”

Over the course of her career so far mxmtoon has gathered a strong online following, amassing over 318K Instagram followers, 400K followers on YouTube, 930K followers on TikTok and over 1M streams a day on DSPs while also completely selling out her US March 2019 tour. She will be heading out on a nearly completely sold out North American tour — see the full dates below.

“dream of you” follows previously released tracks “prom dress“, “high & dry,” “seasonal depression,” and “blame game.” Her songwriting is front and center of her craft where we see her tackle complex issue with charm and honesty. Maia refers to her songwriting as “rhyming diary entries”, and it’s this personal insight into her life and experiences that has built a remarkable bond between her and her fans.

mxmtoon soared to new heights in 2018, bringing her folk-enriched style to life in the plum blossom EP. This year she returned with the achingly gorgeous new singles “prom dress”and “high & dry” which encapsulated her knack for merging unbridled honesty with a warm and heartfelt sound. ‘prom dress’ has now reached over 15 million streams on spotify alone and she has over 250 million cumulative steams to date.

Tour Dates:
9/19 – Portland, OR – Holocene (SOLD OUT)
9/20 – Vancouver, BC – Rio
9/21 – Seattle, WA – Crocodile (SOLD OUT)
9/27 – Los Angeles, CA – The Roxy (SOLD OUT)
9/28 – Los Angeles, CA – The Roxy (SOLD OUT)
10/1 – Phoenix, AZ – Valley Bar (SOLD OUT)
10/2 – San Diego, CA – Voodoo Room (SOLD OUT)
10/4 – Santa Ana, CA – Constellation Room (SOLD OUT)
10/5 – Santa Ana, CA – Constellation Room (SOLD OUT)
10/12 – Washington, DC – All Things Go Festival
10/19 – 10/20 – Las Vegas, NV – Metarama Gaming + Music Festival
10/22 – Salt Lake City, UT – Kilby Court (SOLD OUT)
10/23 – Denver, CO – Larimer Lounge (SOLD OUT)
10/25 – St. Paul, MN – Amsterdam Hall (SOLD OUT)
10/26 – Chicago, Il – Lincoln Hall (SOLD OUT)
10/27 – Detroit, MI – Shelter (SOLD OUT)
10/31 – San Francisco, CA – Great American Music Hall
11/6 – Toronto, ON @ Velvet Underground (SOLD OUT)
11/8 – Boston, MA – The Sinclair (SOLD OUT)
11/9 – Philadelphia, PA – The Foundry (SOLD OUT)
11/11 – Atlanta, GA – Masquerade (Purgatory) (SOLD OUT)
11/14 – New York, NY – Rockwood Music Hall (SOLD OUT)
11/15 – New York, NY – Gramercy Theatre (SOLD OUT)
12/1 – Southampton, UK @ Engine Room* (SOLD OUT)
12/2 – Birmingham, UK @ Academy 2* (SOLD OUT)
12/3 – Norwich, UK @ Epic* (SOLD OUT)
12/5 – Leeds, UK @ Brudenell Social Club* (SOLD OUT)
12/6 – Glasgow, UK @ The Garage* (SOLD OUT)
12/7 – Manchester, UK @ Manchester Academy 2* (SOLD OUT)
12/8 – Dublin, Ireland @ Dublin Academy Green Room* (SOLD OUT)
12/10 – Bristol, UK @ The Fleece* (SOLD OUT)
12/11 – London, UK @ Camden Assembly
12/12 – London, UK @ Electric Ballroom* (SOLD OUT)
*Supporting Cavetown

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Leeroy Stagger
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Leeroy Stagger shares reflective new single ‘Deeper Well’

New album Strange Path due Out September 13 via True North Records; North American fall tour

Alberta singer-songwriter Leeroy Stagger sets himself free on new track “Deeper Well”, premiered with New Noise Magazine. While the tempo is upbeat and breezy, underneath its surface is a story of survival and moving forward. Stagger reflects on his past, declaring in the song’s first verse “I’ve been a fighter all my life.” This strength is present throughout Stagger’s forthcoming album Strange Path due out September 13 via True North Records. Previously, Stagger released Marie Antoinette and The Favourite inspired-video for lead single “Strange Attractor”.

Strange Path is the end result of a triple-album’s worth of scrapped demos, and a spirit-reviving retreat inwards. It’s also Stagger’s most ambitious and philosophical creation yet, a veritable self-help book pulled from a lifetime of struggling towards the light and brimming with the hard-won joy at the heart of his recent renaissance. From the appropriately haunted “Leonard Cohen is Dead” and the cosmic reflections of album-closer “The Light” to the hard-edged stomp of “Jesus and Buddha,” it’s an album of sharp hooks and sharper insights, a statement on loss, forgiveness, pain, faith, The Clash, Gord Downie, love, death, fear, letting go, higher powers, Mother Earth, obsession, redemption, and the path we all walk through life. In support of the record, Stagger will head out on tour throughout North America and internationally. Tour dates listed below and here.

In making Strange Path, Leeroy surrounded himself with some of the best players in the business, including drummer Pete Thomas (Elvis Costello and the Attractions, Elliot Smith, Los Lobos), longtime collaborator Tyson Maiko, Paul Rigby (Neko Case, Garth Hudson, Jakob Dylan), Ryland Moranz and Michael Ayotte. The album was mixed by five time GRAMMY winner Ryan Freeland (Ray LaMontagne, Bonnie Raitt, Rodney Crowell) and Brad Barr of The Barr Brothers shared producer’s chair with Leeroy on four of the eleven tracks.

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Miss June
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Miss June release new single ‘Anomaly,’ debut LP Bad Luck Party out on September 6

US tour in October

New Zealand’s Miss June has released a final taster of their forthcoming debut album, Bad Luck Party, out September 6 via Frenchkiss Records, in the form of new single “Anomaly” Listen to “Anomaly” here

Next month, Miss June will begin their world-wide tour in celebration of the album’s release. The Bad Luck Party Tour will kick off in Wellington, New Zealand and October 14 sees the band play Brooklyn’s Rough Trade which marks the start of the North American run that includes shows in Toronto, Chicago and Los Angeles. All dates are listed below. Tickets and more tour info can be found here.

Previous to “Anomaly” the band have shared “Enemies,” “Best Girl,” and “Twitch”

Raised in the embers of punk rock and described as “some unholy union between Sonic Youth and Le Tigre,” the Auckland four piece harness jagged, noisy guitars filtered through the unrivalled stage presence of Liddell, guitarist Jun Park, bass player Chris Marshall and drummer Tom Leggett.

The band has built a reputation for fierce, formidable and head-spinning live shows which have caught the attention of acts like The Foo Fighters, Shellac, Wolf Alice, Idles and Die! Die! Die!, who have all eagerly harnessed their support on stage.

Combining elements of post-punk, no-wave and rock, Miss June hold close their DIY roots while creating a blistering, reckless sound full of melodic hooks and overdriven riffs that are at once immediately recognizable and yet entirely their own.

2019 BAD LUCK PARTY TOUR DATES

Sept. 6 – Wellington – San Fran Bath House
Sept. 7 – Auckland – Galatos
Sept. 11 – Sydney – The Vanguard
Sept. 18 – Berlin – Maze
Sept. 19 – Cologne – Blue Shel
Sept. 20 – Hamburg – Reeperbahn Festival
Sept. 23 – Amsterdam – Cinetol
Sept. 24 – Antwerp – Trix
Sept. 28 – Birmingham – The Flapper
Sept. 29 – Manchester – Yes
Sept. 30 – Leeds – Headrow House
Oct. 1 – Glasgow – Poetry Club
Oct. 2 – Edinburgh – Sneaky Petes
Oct. 5 – Cardiff – Tiny Rebel
Oct. 6 – Oxford – Port Mahon
Oct. 7 – Bristol – Rough Trade
Oct. 9 – Brighton – Latest Music
Oct. 10 – London – The Lexington
Oct. 14 – Brooklyn, NY – Rough Trade
Oct. 15 – Boston, MA – Once
Oct. 16 – Washington, DC – DC9
Oct. 17 – Philadelphia, PA – Kung Fu Necktie
Oct. 19 – Toronto, ON – Velvet Underground
Oct. 21 – Chicago, IL – Subterranean
Oct. 23 – Nashville, TN – The Basement
Oct. 24 – Atlanta, GA – The Earl
Oct. 27 – Houston, TX – Bronze Peacock
Oct. 28 – Austin, TX – Hotel Vegas
Nov. 1 – Phoenix, AZ – Valley Bar
Nov. 2 – Los Angeles, CA – Moroccan
Nov. 4 – San Francisco, CA – Rickshaw Stop

*further North America tour dates to be announced

Find Miss June on Instagram & Facebook
Stream Miss June’s music on Spotify, Apple & YouTube

Source: Press Release

Finneas

FINNEAS announces North American headlining tour dates, new track & debut EP

Debut EP, Blood Harmony, to be released Oct. 4; headlining tour dates start Oct. 15

Today, 22-year-old songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer and artist FINNEAS, releases his latest song “Shelter.” With this release comes the exciting news of his highly awaited debut EP, Blood Harmony, out on October 4.

Listen to “Shelter” HERE.

In speaking about the new song, FINNEAS reveals, “I wrote this song a couple years ago and just let it percolate for a while, seeing how it would age,” he explains. “When I looked through my music to release this year, I came across the demo and was pleasantly surprised to find I still liked it.” He continues. “Usually, I get bored of my stuff almost immediately. I wanted this song to have an urgency to it when I recorded it, the same way that the lyrics do—the kind of feverish feeling that accompanies loving someone.”

Explaining the title of his EP, FINNEAS shares, “I would love for this title to remain ambiguous to listeners and for everyone to be able to imbue it with their own meaning and justification.” As the sole collaborator, producer and elder brother to Billie Eilish, he elaborates. “The most common use of the term blood harmony is an English expression for what it sounds like when siblings sing together, that biologic chemistry—I think that speaks for itself.”

This fall, in addition to playing Austin City Limits Music Festival (TICKETS HERE), FINNEAS will embark on his first headlining tour. Kicking off October 15 in San Francisco, the five date run will see him play Los Angeles’ iconic Masonic Lodge at the famed Hollywood Forever Cemetery before heading off to Chicago and Brooklyn and concluding in Boston on October 24.

FINNEAS Tour

To ensure tickets get into the hands of fans and not scalpers or bots, the tour has partnered with Ticketmaster’s Verified Fan platform. Fans can register now through Sunday, August 25 at 11:59pm ET HERE for the Verified Fan presale. Registered fans who receive a code will have access to purchase tickets before the general public on Tuesday, August 27 at 10am local time through 10pm local time.

Tickets will go on sale to the general public starting Wednesday, August 28 at 12:00PM local time. For more information, go to: www.finneasofficial.com

Responsible for penning international smashes ‘ocean eyes’ and ‘when the party’s over’ and producing the No. 1 debut album ‘WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO?’ FINNEAS recently topped the Billboard Hot 100 Songwriters and Hot 100 Producers charts for 9 consecutive weeks. While Billie Eilish’s “bad guy” –produced and co-written by FINNEAS – has topped the Billboard Hot 100 charts, taking Lil Nas X’s “Old Town Road” Ft Billy Ray Cyrus off to the top spot this week.

Earlier this year, FINNEAS, along with his sister Billie, were honored by ASCAP (American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers) with the prestigious Vanguard Award, presented to them by Academy Award-winning actress Julia Roberts.

“Shelter” is out everywhere now.

NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES

Oct. 5 – Austin, TX – Austin City Limits Music Festival
Oct. 15 – San Francisco, CA – August Hall
Oct. 17 – Los Angeles, CA – Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever
Oct. 20 – Chicago, IL – Thalia Hall
Oct. 23 – Brooklyn, NY – Warsaw
Oct. 24 – Boston, MA – Paradise Rock Club

Source: Press Release

San Fermin
Photo by Denny Renshaw

San Fermin announce new album, The Cormorant I, and debuts new song, ‘The Living’

The Cormorant available on October 4 via Better Company & Sony Music MasterWorks

Brooklyn-based art pop project SAN FERMIN announce new album The Cormorant I, the group’s first full-length to be released via Better Company, bandleader Ellis Ludwig-Leone’s new imprint under Sony Music Masterworks. Due out October 4, The Cormorant I ushers in a new era for San Fermin, who envision the eight-track collection as the first of two eventual full-length releases encompassing the full scope of the new project – preorder now.

“The Cormorant I starts with a visit from a strange bird, a death augur, which haunts two characters throughout their lives,” notes Ellis Ludwig-Leone of the album’s namesake. “The track listing is chronological: the first few songs are about childhood, while the later tracks follow the characters into their more complicated adult lives. Finally, the last song imagines the return of the bird and their eventual deaths.”

“I imagined The Cormorant I as a stand-alone narrative in itself, but also as the first piece of a larger two-part story,” Ludwig-Leone explains of the eventual paired album release. “The second part is like the fever dream, upside-down response to Part I. The jumps between the past and present are more jagged, and memories are subjected to a more critical eye. As I was writing, I was thinking a lot about how memories change over time- the stories you tell yourself and the actual events aren’t always in synch.”

San Fermin also share the second of track off the new album entitled “The Living,” which details a seemingly futile search for late-night connection in the city. With slightly drunken determination, the narrator’s pursuit is further intensified by the track’s heartbeat-like rhythms – listen below:

“The Living” follows The Cormorant I‘s lead single “The Hunger,” which TIME, UPROXX, Under The Radar and WNYC’s New Sounds declared one of the best new releases of the week. One of the full-length’s most thrillingly urgent tracks, “The Hunger” illuminates the inner dialogue fundamental to dating in the modern age, moving from lonesomeness to angst to glorious self-lionization with pure conviction. The single’s June debut also included a companion music video, which is available now to stream on San Fermin’s official YouTube channel here.

After writing most of the music in Ísafjörður, Iceland, Ludwig-Leone returned to Brooklyn and sculpted the record’s rich sonic landscape with the help of his bandmates: vocalist Allen Tate, vocalist/violinist Claire Wellin, trumpet player John Brandon, saxophonist Stephen Chen, percussionist Michael Hanf, and guitarists Tyler McDiarmid and Aki Ishiguro, as well as a cast of new collaborators, including Attacca Quartet and harpist Lavinia Meijer.

In that process, San Fermin dreamed up a two-part album of kinetic and spellbinding movement, spinning a deliberately wayward narrative that follows its two main characters from their earliest years, with Tate portraying the male protagonist while the album’s female perspective is provided by a revolving cast of vocalists, including Wellin, Karlie Bruce (a new addition to the touring group), Sarah Pedinotti (of Lip Talk), and Samia Finnerty (of Samia).

Opening title track “The Cormorant” takes its name from a snake-like seabird, which acts as a thematic omen of life and death throughout the album’s narrative. “The first song is a wake-up call, with this ominous bird that says: ‘Show me the people and the things that mattered in your life, because now you’re going to die,'” Ludwig-Leone explains. “It’s a high-stakes way to start an album, but it jumpstarts this crazy myth that spins out from there.” The Cormorant rushes forward with a fever-dream intensity, endlessly slipping between hazy memory and real-time reflection. On “Cerulean Gardens,” for instance, San Fermin offer a stark meditation on what Ludwig-Leone refers to as “getting older and realizing you’re starting to deviate from your parents’ narrative,” with Tate’s warm vocals channeling a loving nostalgia. Several songs later, on “Summer by the Void,” that looking-back shapeshifts into a deeply sensory reminiscence of teenage romance. (“I wanted it to sound like summer outside of the house I grew up in,” Ludwig-Leone says, “so I ended up sitting in this freezing-cold room in Iceland, making these absurd noises into a microphone to try to replicate the sound of cicadas.”) Elsewhere, “Saints” reveals the quiet hostilities in cohabitation, and on “The Myth,” San Fermin close out The Cormorant I with a hushed confession of existential uncertainty (“I would sing for my life/If I knew the words”).

The Cormorant I arrives just ahead of a three-month run of North American tour dates. Kicking off October 16 at Concord, NH’s Capitol Center for the Arts, the tour will continue before a hometown finale set for December 6 at New York’s Brooklyn Steel. Additional dates will be announced. For complete details and ticket information, please visit www.sanferminband.com/tour.

SAN FERMIN – NORTH AMERICAN TOUR 2019
**ADDITIONAL DATES TO BE ANNOUNCED**

OCTOBER

11 – Greenville, SC – Fall For Greenville
16 – Concord, NH – Bank of New Hampshire Stage
17 – Boston, MA – The Sinclair
18 – Montreal, QC – Fairmount
19 – Toronto, ON – The Mod Club
20 – Pittsburgh, PA – Thunderbird Music Hall
22 – Grand Rapids, MI – Pyramid Scheme
23 – Milwaukee, WI – Turner Hall Ballroom
25 – Chicago, IL – Thalia Hall
26 – Minneapolis, MN – Fine Line Music Hall
27 – Winnipeg, MB – Park Theater
29 – Edmonton, AB – Starlite Ballroom
30 – Calgary, AB – Commonwealth

NOVEMBER

1 – Vancouver, BC – New Hollywood Theater
2 – Seattle, WA – Neumo’s
3 – Portland, OR – Mississippi Studios
7 – San Francisco, CA – August Hall
8 – Los Angeles, CA – Lodge Room
9 – Phoenix, AZ – Valley Bar
10 – Santa Fe, NM – Meow Wolf
13 – Denver, CO – Globe Hall
15 – Dallas, TX – Kessler Theater
16 – Austin, TX – Mohawk
17 – Houston, TX – Heights Theater
19 – Atlanta, GA – Aisle 5
20 – Carrboro, NC – The ArtsCenter
22 – Washington, DC – 9:30 Club
23 – Philadelphia, PA – Union Transfer

DECEMBER

6 – Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Steel

Find San Fermin on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and YouTube

Source: Press Release

We Will Rock You - The Musical by Queen and Ben Elton

“We Will Rock You” North American tour’s cast announced Queen-inspired rock musical to launch September 3 in Winnipeg, Canada

With the recent Oscar®-winning film, “Bohemian Rhapsody,” the music of Queen is more popular than ever. In 2002, many of those hits were compiled into a rock musical experience, WE WILL ROCK YOU, which will be hitting the road once again for a North American tour starting September 3 in Winnipeg, Canada.

Produced by Annerin Theatricals in Alberta, Canada, WE WILL ROCK YOU will be offering a VIP package at each stop, which include cast member meet and greets, exclusive merchandise, and much more. Tickets are on sale now. More information can be found on the musical’s official website, and a trailer can be seen below:

Annerin is now excited to announce the cast: Trevor Coll as Galileo, Keri Kelly as Scaramouche, Krystle Chance as Killer Queen, Alysse Ernewein as Oz, Brian Christensen as Brit, Kyle Gruninger as Khashoggi, and Kevin Doe as Buddy.

Also new to the production is Music Director Stuart Morley, who was asked personally by Brian May to oversee the updated version. As he recently told the Calgary Herald, ““I’ve re-Queened the score. I’ve made it more like the original Queen. I went to Queen’s studio and I listened to old vocals. This new score is far more accurate and authentic. When they were creating the original score for the musical, they made it more theatrical than authentic. I’m a purist so I want to bring the score back to its roots. I’ve been given access to tapes no one else has been given to work with. I feel this new version of the musical can be something not even Brian and Roger thought it could become.”

While WE WILL ROCK YOU is a quirky, eccentric and heartfelt story of outsiders, it’s also a creative cautionary tale for the cyberage. It reflects the scale and spectacle that marked Queen’s live performances and earned the band its pinnacle position in rock history. The audience can expect WE WILL ROCK YOU to rock as fiercely as the best of Queen’s concerts.

“Annerin is proud to be able to produce WE WILL ROCK YOU, and we are obviously lucky with our timing,” says Jeff Parry, President Annerin Theatricals. “This is a show I have wanted to produce since I first saw it in London. My vision was to be able to produce it in such a way that it plays in soft-seaters as well as cut-down arenas. I thought that Queen’s musical was for everyone and not just the typical Broadway crowd, therefore we’re producing it in a way that can accommodate most buildings and audiences that want to experience the music of Queen in a uniquely theatrical manner.”

Since 2002, over 16 million theatregoers in 19 countries have been thrilled by this awe-inspiring production which is based on the songs of Queen with a book by Ben Elton (“The Young Ones,” “Blackadder, “Popcorn”). The original West End production featured music supervision from Brian May and Roger Taylor, and Elton fashioned this futuristic story around more than 24 of Queen’s biggest hit songs including: “We Are the Champions,” “Radio Ga Ga,” “I Want To Break Free,” “Somebody To Love,” “Killer Queen,” “Don’t Stop Me Now,” “Under Pressure,” “Bohemian Rhapsody,” “Another One Bites The Dust” and, of course, “We Will Rock You.”

With the Oscar®-winning film, “Bohemian Rhapsody,” the music of Queen is more popular than ever. WE WILL ROCK YOU follows two revolutionaries, Galileo and Scaramouche, on a quest to save rock n’ roll in a post-apocalyptic world where there are no musical instruments and rock n’ roll has died. They join a small group of societal outcasts, the Bohemians, as they fight to take back the iPlanet from the all-powerful Globalsoft, led by the Killer Queen. They fight for freedom, individuality and the rebirth of rock ‘n roll.

Prepare to Rock out to WE WILL ROCK YOU at any of the following stops, with more to be added in the coming weeks on the musical’s website.

Sept. 3 – Winnipeg, MB – Centennial Concert Hall
Sept. 4 – Winnipeg, MB – Centennial Concert Hall
Sept. 5 – Winnipeg, MB – Centennial Concert Hall
Sept. 6 – Winnipeg, MB – Centennial Concert Hall
Sept. 7 – Winnipeg, MB – Centennial Concert Hall
Sept. 8 – Winnipeg, MB – Centennial Concert Hall
Sept. 11 – Moorhead, MN – Bluestem Center for the Arts Amphitheater
Sept. 12 – Prior Lake, MN – Mystic Lake Casino
Sept. 13 – Prior Lake, MN – Mystic Lake Casino
Sept. 14 – Prior Lake, MN – Mystic Lake Casino
Sept. 15 – Cedar Falls, IA – Gallagher Bluedorn
Sept. 17 – Joliet, IL – Rialto Square Theatre
Sept. 18 – Champaign, IL – State Farm Theatre
Sept. 19 – Peoria, IL – Peoria Civic Center
Sept. 20 – Milwaukee, WI – Miller High Life Theatre
Sept. 21 – St. Charles, MO – The Family Arena
Sept. 22 – Sioux City, IA – Orpheum Theatre
Sept. 24 – Casper, WY – Casper Events Center
Sept. 25 – Bozeman, MT – Brick Breeden Fieldhouse
Sept. 26 – Missoula, MT – Adams Center
Sept. 27 – Boise, ID – CenturyLink Arena Boise
Sept. 28 – Spokane, WA – First Interstate Center for the Arts
Sept. 30 – Everertt, WA – Angel of the Winds Arena
Oct. 1 – Federal WAy, WA – Federal Way PAEC
Oct. 2 – Salem, OR – Historic Elsinore Theatre
Oct. 4 – Las Vegas, NV – The Orleans Hotel & Casino
Oct. 5 – Las Vegas, NV – The Orleans Hotel & Casino
Oct. 6 – Bakersfield, CA – Fox Theater
Oct. 8 – Stockton, CA – Bob Home Theatre
Oct. 9 – San Jose, CA – Center for the Performing Arts
Oct. 10 – Fresno, CA – Warnors Center
Oct. 11 – Los Angeles, CA – Microsoft Theater
Oct. 12 – Indio, CA – Fantasy Springs Resort Casino
Oct. 13 – Chandler, AZ – Chandler Centre
Oct. 14 – Prescott Valley, AZ – Prescott Valley Events Center
Oct. 16 – Denver, CO – Buell Theatre
Oct. 18 – Tulsa, OK – Paradise Cove Margaritaville Casino
Oct. 19 – Kansas City, MO – Arvest Bank Theatre
Oct. 20 – Enid, OK – Stride Bank Center
Oct. 21 – Wichita Falls, TX – Wichita Falls Events Center
Oct. 22 – Irving, TX – The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory
Oct. 24 – Cedar Park, TX – H-E-B Center Cedar Park
Oct. 25 – San Antonio, TX – Majestic Theatre
Oct. 26 – McAllen, TX – McAllen PAC
Oct. 27 – Sugar Land, TX – Smart Financial Center
Oct. 28 – Jackson, MS – Thalia Mara Hall
Oct. 29 – New Orleans, LA – Saenger Theatre
Oct. 30 – Birmingham, AL – Alabama Theatre
Nov. 2 – Wilmington, NC – Wilson Center (two shows: 2pm & 7:30pm)
Nov. 3 – Jacksonville, FL – Florida Theatre
Nov. 4 – St. Petersburg, FL – The Mahaffey Theater
Nov. 6 – Charlotte, NC – Ovens Auditorium
Nov. 7 – Raleigh, NC – Raleigh Memorial Auditorium
Nov. 8 – Ocean City, MD – Ocean City Performing Arts Center
Nov. 9 – Petersburg, VA – VSU Multipurpose Center
Nov. 10 – Allentown, PA – PPL Center
Nov. 12 – Oxon Hill, MD – MGM National Harbor
Nov. 13 – Lowell, MA – Tsongas Center at UMass
Nov. 14 – New York, NY – Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden
Nov. 15 – New York, NY – Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden
Nov. 16 – New York, NY – Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden (2pm and 8pm)
Nov. 17 – New York, NY – Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden (2pm and 8pm)
Nov. 19 – Rochester, NY – Kodak Center Theatre
Nov. 20 – Lorain, OH – Lorain Palace Theatre
Nov. 21 – Indianapolis, IN – Murat Theatre at Old National Centre
Nov. 22 – Mt. Pleasant, MI – Soaring Eagle Casino
Nov. 23 – Mt. Pleasant, MI – Soaring Eagle Casino
Nov. 24 – Van Wert, OH – Niswonger Performing Arts Centre
Nov. 26 – Louisville, KY – Palace Theatre
Nov. 27 – Cincinnati, OH – Taft Theatre
Nov. 29 – Windsor, ONT. – Caesars Windsor Casino
Nov. 30 – Windsor, ONT. – Caesars Windsor Casino (2pm and 8pm)
Dec. 27 – Calgary, AB. – Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium
Dec. 28 – Calgary, AB. – Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium
Dec. 30 – Edmonton, AB. – Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium
Dec. 31 – Edmonton, AB. – Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium (2pm)
Jan. 3 – Penticton, BC. – South Okanagan Events Centre
Jan. 4 – Abbotsford, BC. – Abbotsford Centre
Jan 10 – Vancouver, BC. – Queen Elizabeth Theatre
Jan 11 – Vancouver, BC. – Queen Elizabeth Theatre
Feb. 7 – Toronto, ONT. – Meridian Hall (formerly Sony Centre)
Feb. 8 – Toronto, ONT. – Meridian Hall (formerly Sony Centre, 2pm)

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