FIRST LISTEN: Will Hoge Premieres New Single

Grammy-nominated Nashville singer-songwriter Will Hoge has premiered “17” with The Boot. Inspired by hearing his two sons making music in the family garage, the “breezy, nostalgic” track comes from Hoge’s self-produced 11th studio album Anchors, out August 11 via Thirty Tigers.

“I was sitting around one day during a period of deep doubt,” Hoge tells The Boot, “and then I heard these three pre-teens in my damn garage thinking they can save the world with rock ‘n’ roll. It was amazing. All of the sudden, you remember the feeling of going to band practice and playing with your friends and making sure that you’ve got your jean jacket on just right so you can talk to the girl at the movie theater and try to get her to come to your show. You remember you do it because you love it and it feels right.”

Stream “17” HERE

Early reviews for Anchors have been glowing. “Hoge employs every weapon in his vast musical arsenal to deliver what may be his finest work yet,” says The Daily Country. “Every tune here displays his mastery as a songwriter and performer,” writes Americana Music Show.

In between working on his own music and crafting hit songs for others (Eli Young Band, Lady Antebellum), Hoge is busy with the launch of Nashville Elcectric Transportation, his new Tesla-only electric car service. Read about it here and here.

Hoge will embark on US tour in August, which will include a return to the Grand Ole Opry and a performance at this year’s AmericanaFest.

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Tour Dates:

Aug. 9th – Nashville, TN – Grand Ole Opry House
Aug. 11th – Cleveland, OH – Beachland Ballroom
Aug. 12th – Columbus, OH – Rumba Cafe
Aug. 13th – Port Clinton, OH – The Listening Room
Aug. 18th – Louisville, KY – Mercury Ballroom
Aug. 19th – Nashville, TN – 3rd and Lindsley
Aug. 20th – Nashville, TN – 3rd and Lindsley
Aug. 26th – Youngstown, OH – JD’s Summer Songfest
Sep. 6th – New Orleans, LA – The Parish at the House of Blues
Sep. 7th – Birmingham, AL – Saturn
Sep. 8th – Charlotte, NC – Visulite Theatre
Sep. 9th – Atlanta, GA – Terminal West
Sep. 13th – Durham, NC – Motorco Music
Sep. 14th – Charleston, SC – Music Farm
Sep. 15th – Bristol, TN – Bristol Rhythm & Roots
Sep. 16th – St. Louis, MO – Delmar Hall
Sep. 17th – Memphis, TN – New Daisy Theater
Sep. 19th – Pittsburgh, PA – Diesel
Sep. 20th – Philadelphia, PA – World Cafe Live
Sep. 21st – Cambridge, MA – Middle East
Sep. 22nd – New York, NY – Highline Ballroom
Sep. 23rd – Washington, DC – The Hamilton
Sep. 29th – Milwaukee, WI – Colectivo Coffee
Sep. 30th – Flint, MI – The Machine Shop
Oct. 1st – Indianapolis, IN – Hi Fi
Oct. 3rd – Kansas City, MO – Knuckleheads Saloon
Oct. 4th – Des Moines, IA – Wooly’s
Oct. 5th – St. Paul, MN – Turf Club
Oct. 6th – Chicago, IL – Joe’s
Oct. 7th – Kankakee, IL – 360
Oct. 12th – Chattanooga, TN – Revelry Room
Oct. 14th – Jacksonville, FL – Jack Rabbits
Oct. 15th – Tampa, FL – The Attic
Oct. 26th – San Antonio, TX – Sam’s Burger Joint
Oct. 27th – Houston, TX – Heights Theater
Oct. 28th – Austin, TX – Antones
Oct. 29th – Dallas, TX – The Kessler Theater

New Release From Indie Rocker Tim Wheatley

Australian Singer/Songwriter, Tim Wheatley has released the first single from his sophomore album “Pillar To Post” available on August 25 through Sony Music Australia.

His new single, Her Wicked Ways, was recorded in Los Angeles with Justin Stanley (Eric Clapton, Beck, Leonard Cohen) and gives us a taste of what is to come from the alt/folk troubadour.  “Its certainly an album born of harder times” says Wheatley, ‘and the first cohesive piece of work since moving to LA“.

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Since the release of his critically acclaimed debut album, “Cast of Yesterday” in 2015, which reached #9 on the Aria Country Album Chart, Wheatley has been performing all over Australia, North America and the UK, including a residency at LA’s famous Hotel Cafe.

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Nashville Beats: Country Pop Singer Mingon Grabois Releases EP

Singer-songwriter Mignon, from Houston, Texas is making a name for herself in Nashville, Tennessee. She recently graduated with a Commercial Voice/Songwriting degree from Belmont University in 2016. With over two hundred self and co-written songs in her catalog, Mignon’s powerful and passionate voice and style has transformed her into the Country/Pop performer she is today.

Before permanently moving to Nashville at the age of fourteen, Mignon was known across the state of Texas as the “little girl with the big voice.” In 2005, she won Best Pop Singer in Houston and in 2006 she won Best Country Singer in Houston. After winning the Texaco Country Showdown for Houston and ABC TV’s Most Talented Kid, Mignon won the title of Radio Disney’s Best Singer in the Nation and completed a year long tour as a Disney artist, opening for acts such as the Jonas Brothers and JoJo.

While in Nashville, Mignon became a spokesperson for the organization Keep The Music Playing. She performed with country superstar Brad Paisley during the 2011 CMA Awards Show and with singer Chris Young at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center for the 2012 CMA All Stars concert. She also performed as a freshman in the prestigious Country Showcase at Belmont University in 2013.

Mignon is an ongoing, featured performer for the all-female writer’s round Song Suffragettes, which showcases “Country Music’s newest and brightest singer-songwriters”. Through this organization, she has performed in the 2015 CMA Festival on the CMA Close Up Stage, the Tin Pan South songwriter’s festival, and was Taste of Country’s Featured Female Artist of the Month for July 2015. She also was recently chosen to perform in the 2016 Commercial Music Showcase at Belmont University.

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Mingon’s EP Five dropped last week garnering positive industry reviews.

Below is a compelling live performance of Summer Storm that appears on the EP.

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Discover The Rockin’ Folk Of Ruby Fray

Based out of Chicago, Illinois, singer and song crafter Emily Beanblossom took on the name Ruby Fray in 2011 as a moniker for her solo work apart from her other collaborative endeavors. Beanblossom was active in the Olympia scene in bands like Georgy, Legs the Crab, Karczol, and others, but was best known as the frontwoman for the raucous noise rock band Christmas.

Following extensive U.S. tours with Christmas, the singer retreated for a time to her family farm and began work on the darker, more organic sounds that would become Ruby Fray. Between gigs with Christmas and her fledgling business as a soap maker, she began performing stripped-down solo shows with these new songs.

In 2012, Beanblossom relocated from Olympia to Austin, Texas, where she began performing Ruby Fray shows more frequently. In the spring of 2012, Ruby Fray’s debut LP, Pith, was released on K Records. Pith found Beanblossom’s goth-charged indie songs augmented by a cast of players from the K Records and Olympia community, including members of LAKE, Angelo Spencer, Calvin Johnson, and Jake Jones, her bandmate from Christmas.

Listen To Ruby Fray’s New Single, “Honor“

After moving to Austin, Beanblossom recorded her second Ruby Fray album with members of These Are Words, Ghetto Ghouls, Legs the Crab, Hotegia, and Clayface. Inspired by the wildlife of her new hometown, Grackle arrived in September 2014 on K Records.

This summer she will relocate to Chicago, and will begin working on the album inspired by her time in Texas, and embark on her 2017 Western Tour with a small army of all-female musicians.

TOUR DATES:

August 9 – Austin, TX at Cheer Up Charlie’s

August 10 – Marfa, TX at Capri

August 11 = Taos, NM at Taos Mesa Brewery

August 12 – Santa Fe, NM at Second Street Brewery

August 14 – Denver, CO at (House Show)

August 15 – Salt Lake City, UT at Urban Lounge

August 17 – Boise, ID at The Olympic

August 18 – Grand Junction, CO at TBA

August 19 – Fort Collins, CO at (House Show)

August 21 – Colorado Springs, CO at Local Relic

August 22 – Albuquerque, NM at Burt’s Tiki Lounge

August 23 – Norman, OK at Opolis

August 24 – Denton, TX at Andy’s Bar

August 25 – Fort Worth, TX at Main at South Side

August 26 – Austin, TX at Beerland

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A Sound Recommendation: Bluesman Hamish Anderson

Hamish is a blues rock artist (guitarist/singer/songwriter) from Melbourne, Australia who was the last artist to open for the late BB King. In 2016, he completed a 12-city tour opening for The Rides (featuring Stephen Stills, Kenny Wayne Shepherd and Barry Goldberg). In addition to these tours, he’s performed over sixty shows in the US including Robert Cray, Los Lobos, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Wynona Judd and Blues Traveler.

In 2015, he received an award for Best Blues Song by the Independent Music Awards for his single “Burn” and was profiled in Huffington Post “Beyond the Six Strings” as well as The Blues Magazine UK for their “Future of Blues Music” issue.

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His debut album, Trouble, was produced by Jim Scott (Tom Petty, Wilco, Grace Potter), and features Steve Berlin from Los Lobos on Baritone Sax; Johnny Radelat (Gary Clark Jr), Freddie Bokkenheuser (Ryan Adams), and Aaron Sterling (John Mayer) on drums; Chris Bruce (Doyle Bramhall II, Meshell Ndegeocello) and Rob Calder (Angus & Julia Stone, Kanye) on bass; Chris Joyner (Ryan Bingham) and Jerry Borge (Jonathan Wilson) on keys.

The first single from that album, also titled “Trouble,” is featured on Spotify’s official “Blues & Roots Rock” playlist. The official video had an exclusive premiere on Relix.com. Hamish’s second single, “Hold On Me” video debuted in November.  

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Americana Unveils Final Round of Performers For AmericanaFest 2017

(NASHVILLE, Tenn.) Aug. 1, 2017 – The Americana Music Association℠ announced today the final round of almost 300 artists slated to perform at the 18th Annual AMERICANAFEST℠: The Americana Music Festival & Conference, which runs from September 12-17 in Nashville, TN.

The six-day festival will fill the city with legends, newcomers, award winners, and buzz bands, showcasing the breadth of Americana’s influence. With almost 300 artists and bands participating, the event promises to be, as described by MOJO Magazine, the “roots alternative to the GRAMMYs® and South by Southwest.” A list of the 97 performers announced can be found below, bringing this year’s total lineup to almost 300.

AMERICANAFEST℠ Conference Registrations (currently $349 for members/$449 for non-members) offer priority admission into all showcase venues, sanctioned parties, and events, daytime educational panels, and can be purchased here. At this time, only Conference Registrants may purchase Honors & Awards show tickets. For those just interested in the nightly showcases, a festival wristband will be the most suitable option at the wallet-friendly price of $75. Available on their website, a festival wristband grants admission into all showcase venues as well as select sanctioned parties and special events.

For more information and ticketing, CLICK HERE

Final Round of Artists Confirmed to Play AMERICANAFEST℠:

A.J. Croce

Amelia White and The Blue Souvenirs

Amy Black

Belle Plaine

Big Star’s Third Live

Billy Strings

Blackfoot Gypsies

Blair Crimmins and The Hookers

Bonnie Bishop

Brigitte DeMeyer

Caitlyn Smith

Cale Tyson

Carson McHone

Carter Sampson

Cat Clyde

Cereus Bright

Charlie Mars

Christian Lopez

Colin Hay

Colter Wall

Danni Nicholls

Danny Burns

Darling West

Dave Alvin

David Mayfield Parade

David Myles

Don Gallardo

Early James & the Latest

Eddie Berman

Escondido

Falls

Faustina Masigat

Front Country

Gill Landry

Grant-Lee Phillips 

Harrow Fair

High Plains Jamboree 

India Ramey

Jack Ingram

Jamie Kent

Jamtown

Jason Wilber

Jesse Dayton

Jimmy Lumpkin and the Revival 

Joana Serrat

Joey Kneiser

Jon Langford

Joseph Huber

K Phillips

Kaia Kater

Kamara Thomas

Korby Lenker

Kristina Murray

Lee Ann Womack & Friends

Leyla McCalla

Liz Cooper & The Stampede

Lucie Silvas

Mark Erelli

Mary Bragg

Max Gomez

Me And My Brother

Motel Radio

Muddy Ruckus

Natalie Hemby

Old Sea Brigade 

Otis Gibbs

Parsonsfield 

Rachel Baiman

Rayna Gellert with Kieran Kane

Reckless Kelly

Reuben Bidez

Robby Hecht

Robyn Hitchcock 

Ryan Tanner

Sam Outlaw

Sarah Shook & the Disarmers

Shane Nicholson

Shelby Lynne & Allison Moorer

Shelly Fairchild

Skyway Man

Taasha Coates

Tattletale Saints

Ted Russell Kamp

The Americans

The Lowest Pair

The Mulligan Brothers

The Steel Woods

The Stray Birds 

Tony Joe White

Trout Steak Revival

Vikesh Kapoor

Webb Wilder

Wild Ponies

Will Hoge

Will Kimbrough

Zach Schmidt

Zephaniah O’Hora

AngloFiles: Indie Rockers Doe

Since forming in early 2013 Doe have built a UK following with their unique brand of ‘wonky alt-pop’ (Clash Magazine). The band’s influences are rooted in 90s indie-rock, but their songwriting style and lyrical content place them very much in the present alongside contemporaries such as Speedy Ortiz, LVL UP and Dilly Dally. Off-kilter time signatures, intertwining guitars and the vocal-interplay between guitarist Nicola Leel and drummer Jake Popyura stand as clear markers of a band completely at ease with themselves. Their songs pack power but are also loaded with a wry sense of humour.

In 2016 Doe released their debut full length ‘Some Things Last Longer than You’ on Old Flame Records (US) and Specialist Subject Records (UK). Produced by Matthew Johnson (Hookworms / Suburban Home Studio), the album impressed critics and made it on to several end of year lists, most notably landing at 6th place on ABC News’ Best Albums of the Year. The Quietus branded STLLTY ‘the kind of record that will stir and inspire you during moments of existential crisis’.

Live, Doe are a formidable presence and bring a frantic energy to every performance. As noted by ABC News, ‘Doe might just become one of your new favourite bands.

Catch them this summer in a city near you.

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