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November 10, 2014

 

MOONSVILLE COLLECTIVE SIGNS WITH ROCK RIDGE MUSIC

Reissued album out 11/18; new album coming in Spring 2015

 

Orange County/Los Angeles-based Americana string band Moonsville Collective, known for its traditional mix of old time, folk, country, bluegrass, and rhythm and blues, has signed a management and label deal with Rock Ridge Music (offices in Nashville, Tennessee and Newark, New Jersey).  The band’s albums will see nationwide distribution via RRM’s distribution partner, ADA.

Says Moonsville Collective vocalist/guitarist/banjo player Ryan Welch about the deal:  “Signing with Rock Ridge is an exciting move forward for the Moonsville family.  It was a decision based on relational trust and mutual attraction.  It’s Moonsville’s first step onto the proverbial music label bridge and the Rock Ridge bridge is a sturdy one. We’re greatly anticipating the re-issuing of our last record and the release of our new album, both under the push and guidance of Rock Ridge Music.  The story begins!”

Says Rock Ridge Music CEO Tom Derr about Moonsville Collective:  “I had an immediate connection with the band, both from a work ethic and music angle, and, of course, their love of Levon Helm!”

The initial Moonsville Collective release, scheduled for November 18th, is a reissue of the band’s 2013 album, Cradle to the Grave, paired with a live EP (originally known as the Salamander Sessions) which features covers.  This will be followed by an as-yet-untitled new album still in the works, which will be released in Spring 2015.  The band has been hard at work at Ear Witness Studios in Whittier, CA, to record the new self-produced album, with Sam Knaak engineering it.  Already, the band has been playing a number of the songs on the album live, with fan favorites “Blue Money Grove,” “End of the Line,” and “Rollin’ Paradise” slated to be on the record.

“We’ve gotten into a deeper, more personal songwriting side of things on the new album,” double bass player Seth Richardson says. “The lyrics reflect a much more personal approach than any of our past songs have had.”  As with any collective, the line-up sometimes shifts, but Richardson says the core band—including himself, Welch, Corey Adams (vocals/tenor banjo/guitar), Drew Martin (percussion), Matthew McQueen (mandolin), “Dobro Dan” Richardson (slide/resonator/dobro)—plus Sean Kibler on fiddle, are the ones working on the forthcoming album in the studio.

Moonsville Collective has become an integral part of both the California surf and motorcycle cultures. With their tag line “California Goodtime” a perfect pairing with many apparel and outdoor brands, the band has twice taken part in the Outdoor Retailer Convention hosted annually in Salt Lake City, Utah, and has collaborated with and played at parties/events for brands such as HippyTree, Jansport, Matix, Iron & Resin, and Sanuk.

Moonsville Collective formed in August of 2011 and hit the ground running, playing some 250 shows throughout California, Nevada, and Utah in the two years following. Their heavy schedule allowed for them to quickly refine their craft and solidify their family mentality, which has been essential to the success of the group. They are often spoken of as embracing the sensibilities of folk legends Levon Helm (of The Band) and Bob Dylan, the high energy of Old Crow Medicine Show, and clever lyrics like those of Hank Williams and Huddy “Ledbelly” Ledbetter. Their hard work has not gone unnoticed by the local industry, and Moonsville Collective has been awarded “2013 Best Country/Americana Band” by the OC Music Awards, “2012 Best Live Band” by OC Weekly, and named “Best Bluegrass/Americana Band in Orange County” by CBS Los Angeles.

Moonsville Collective has shared the stage with acts such as Willie Watson (Old Crow Medicine Show), Donavan Frankenreiter, The White Buffalo, Wanda Jackson, Frank Fairfield, Rose’s Pawn Shop, Sean & Zander, and The Dustbowl Revival. They have been asked to headline many of the large local festivals for the cities of Long Beach, Irvine and Costa Mesa.  The band has dates scheduled for the remainder of 2014, with plans to tour heavily in 2015 in support of the forthcoming album as well.  (See below for confirmed tour dates.)

MOONSVILLE COLLECTIVE TOUR SCHEDULE:

11/18 – Los Angeles, CA / Bootleg Theater (with Grace & Tony, Sam Outlaw)

11/19 – Long Beach, CA / Alex’s Bar (with Grace & Tony, Ruby Force)

11/21 – Santa Ana, CA / Constellation Room

11/22 – Pioneertown, CA / Pappy & Harriet’s (with Shadow Mountain Band)

11/29 – Hermosa Beach, CA / Saint Rocke (with The White Buffalo)

12/11 – Costa Mesa, CA / The Wayfarer (with Dustbowl Revival)

1/10 – Los Angeles, CA / Hotel Café (with Sean Watkins, Ruby Force)

 

http://www.moonsvillecollective.com/

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https://twitter.com/moonsvilleco

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October 21, 2014

 

CHRISTIAN LOPEZ BAND WORLD PREMIERES VIDEO

 

FOR “WILL I SEE YOU AGAIN” ON CMT PLATFORMS

 

Americana-rock group Christian Lopez Band is world premiering their video for “Will I See You Again” exclusively on CMT platforms.  Starting on Tuesday, October 21st, fans can view the video on air on CMT Pure, as well as on CMT.com and via the CMT Artists mobile app.  Having one foot planted in the folksy, fiery twang of modern-day Americana and the other inching toward the rootsy rock & roll of early Sun Records, the West Virginia-based band just released their debut EP, Pilot, on October 14th via Blaster Records. The EP was produced by Dave Cobb (the man behind critically-acclaimed Americana albums like Jason Isbell’s Southeastern and Sturgill Simpson’s Metamodern Sounds in Country Music).

Some early press feedback on the EP:

• “Christian Lopez and his band are pioneering their own brand of Alt Folk Country Rock.” – American Songwriter Magazine / SongSpace
• “…the group makes a spectacular first impression with their ‘Pilot’ debut EP. It’s a first-rate gathering of five tunes that offers ample evidence that Lopez is wise — and talented — beyond his years.” – Pittsburgh In Tune
• “The namesake for the band, Christian Lopez, is only 19 years old but his music has as much wisdom to it as artists twice his age.” – Roughstock.com

Band front man Christian Lopez is growing into one of Americana’s most promising new performers and songwriters; he cites classic influences like The Band, Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Kris Kristofferson and Willie Nelson.  Lopez began playing piano at 5 years old, picked up the guitar at 9 and began writing songs as a teenager. Backed by a group of local pickers, he started touring before he could legally drive and racked up a long list of accomplishments along the way, including stints on the Warped Tour and the Belk-sponsored “Modern Southern Music” tour, which found him performing pre-show on bills with Zac Brown Band and Dave Matthews Band.  The band has been on tour throughout the fall while Lopez continues writing new material for a forthcoming full-length album, set for recording in early December with Cobb once again at the production helm.

 

www.christianlopezband.com

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@clopezmusic

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October 9, 2014

 

THE DAMNWELLS SIGN WITH ROCK RIDGE MUSIC

 

 New album featuring original band line-up due out in April 2015

 

Indie rock band The Damnwells have inked a deal with Rock Ridge Music and will be releasing a new, self-titled album featuring the original four band members in April 2015.  This is the first album since 2006 to include the original band lineup.  (The original members of The Damnwells are Alex Dezen [lead vocals, guitar, piano], David Chernis [lead guitar], Ted Hudson [bass], and Steven Terry [drums/percussion].)

Says Dezen about the label deal:  “The Damnwells are super excited to be teaming up with Rock Ridge Music for this release—a label that has shown a clear, consistent, and genuine love of the music for the last decade. It feels like a homecoming.”

Says Rock Ridge Music CEO Tom Derr about signing the band:  “The Damnwells… damn right!”

Since 2006, Dezen continued to make Damnwells records with a cast of talented musicians to fill in the blanks.  But for the forthcoming self-titled album, he and his former comrades decided to “get the band back together” for real and joined producer Salim Nourallah (Old 97s) in the studio to capture the magic.  They recorded at the intimate Tree Fort Studios in Austin, TX, where they sought, as Dezen says, to “capture as much live as possible.”

“What this record represents is four guys, 15 years, a few defeats, and a ton of tiny victories,” says Dezen. “What this record means to me is more than what you hear carved into the wax. This is about coming together. It’s about brotherhood. It’s about making music together. We have never been more excited to share anything with the fans.”  Dezen is also releasing four solo EPs via Bandcamp (https://thedamnwells.bandcamp.com) in 2014 to whet fans’ appetites for the forthcoming new Damnwells music.

Dezen and Hudson met at Bard College in 1996 and played in a string of college bands together before they both moved to Brooklyn in 2000. There they met Terry (who was fresh off a stint playing with Ryan Adams’ former band, Whiskeytown) and started jamming together.  The trio began playing shows at now-defunct clubs throughout Brooklyn and the Lower East Side of Manhattan, sometimes with various guitar players and sometimes as a three-piece.

At the end of 2000, Chernis joined them and they christened themselves The Damnwells.  The band released its first EP (PMR) in 2001, then signed to Epic Records and released Bastards of the Beat in 2003.  The follow-up, Air Stereo (which was the last album featuring the original line-up), was recorded for release on Epic but was instead picked up and released by Rounder Records in 2006. “Golden Days,” the single from Air Stereo, was a top 20 Triple A charting song and was also the name of a documentary film about the band released in 2007. Over the years, The Damnwells toured relentlessly, sharing stages with The Fray, the Dixie Chicks, Old 97s, Cheap Trick, and Bob Dylan, to name a few.

The Damnwells’ next release, One Last Century (2009), featured Hudson and Dezen and was given away for free via Paste magazine’s website.  It was followed by the fan-funded record, No One Listens to the Band Anymore, which came out in 2011.

 

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September 26, 2014

 

Humorcore Kings PSYCHOSTICK Announce New Album IV: Revenge of The Vengeance 

CD Release Tour w/ Downtown Brown, Fungonewrong

Chicago, IL based comedy rock kings PSYCHOSTICK are excited to share their latest offering nine months after a successful crowd-funding campaign to build a studio with a promise of new material. Now that day has come and the humorecore masters are ready to unleash their 4th full length installment, IV: Revenge of The Vengeance, due out on November 4, 2014.This latest album from the band’s laugh factory is the follow up to 2011’s Space Vampires VS Zombie Dinosaurs in 3-D and 2013 singles the beard anthem “Obey The Beard” (debut at #14 on US radio metal charts) and “Dogs Like Socks” (over 1 million views on youtube), which also appear on the new album, along with tons of new tracks such as “Quack Kills,” “So. Heavy,” “Blue Screen,” “Bruce Campbell” (a tribute to the 21st century’s most beloved action super hero), plus guest appearances by Bill Manspeaker (founder of Green Jello), Neil Patterson and Rob Nichols from Downtown Brown, and many, many more comedy sing-a-longs ready for the road.

“We’re excited to get back on the road after the lengthy studio-building and album-recording process,” says vocalist Rob Kersey.  “The early reaction to the album has been fantastic, and we’re ready for everyone to finally get the chance to hear it.”

Psychostick

IV: Revenge of The Vengeance

1. Revenge of The Vengeance (0:42)
2. Obey the Beard (3:53)
3. President Rhino (2:12)
4. H-Flat (0:20)
5. So. Heavy. (4:48)
6. Dogs Like Socks (1:09)
7. Super Legit OFFICIAL Teaser #2 Explode (0:31)
8. Quack Kills (3:29)
9. Blue Screen (4:37)
10. NSFW (3:13)
11. Danger Zone (3:50)
12. New To The Neighborhood (0:53)
13. Loathe Thy Neighbor (4:57)
14. AWESOME! (3:32)
15. Choking Hazard (3:14)
16. Fight to the Death (3:18)
17. Bruce Campbell (2:40)
18. Trick or Treat (0:40)
19. Dimensional Time Portal (3:21)
20. The Power of Metal Compels You (2:04)
21. Outtakes IV: The Outtakening (3:47)

Album Length: 57:13

 

The laugh makers will be venturing out on the road from October 31st to November 23rd promoting the release, with tickets going on sale Monday, September 29th. (Tour dates listed below)

To check out the various pre-order packages for IV: Revenge of The Vengeance, please visit the following link: http://psychostick.com/preorder

 

Pre-Order Video – http://youtu.be/2pUTiaMOKvs

‘Dogs Like Socks’ – http://youtu.be/swmuqGWgZCc

 

Tour Dates:

Oct 10 – Tulsa, OK @ The Vanguard

Oct 11 – Dallas, TX @ The Door (Party Madness 64)

Oct 31 – Cherry Valley, IL @ Take 20

Nov 1 – Ringle, WI @ Q and Z Expo Center

Nov 3 – South Bend, IN @ Cheers Pub

Nov 4 – Cleveland, OH @ Agora Ballroom

Nov 6 – Woodstock, IL @ Offsides Bar & Grill

Nov 7 – Fort Wayne, IN @ Piere’s

Nov 8 – Flint, MI @ The Machine Shop

Nov 9 – Erie, PA @ BT Theater

Nov 11 – Trenton, NJ @ Championships Bar & Grill

Nov 12 – Amityville, NY @ Revolution

Nov 13 – South Burlington, VT @ The Venue Nightclub

Nov 14 – Cranston, RI @ Oak Bar & Grill

Nov 15 – Winchester, VA @ Blue Fox Billiards

Nov 16 – Reading, PA @ Reverb

Nov 18 – Milford, OH @ Bocca Live

Nov 19 – Sauget, IL @ Pop’s

Nov 20 – Joplin, MO @ Rock 3405

Nov 21 – Omaha, NE @ Shamrocks Pub & Grill

Nov 22 – Merriam, KS @ Aftershock

Nov 23 – Bloomington, IL @ The Castle Theatre

For more info, music and tour dates, please visit the following links:

http://www.psychostick.com

http://www.facebook.com/psychostick

http://www.twitter.com/psychostick

EPK – http://ashermediarelations.com/epks/epk-psychostick/

 

About:

Harnessing their crazy sense of humor and love of all things metal, vocalist Rob “Rawrb” Kersey and guitarist Josh “The J” Key joined forces with drummer Alex “Shmalex” Dontre and bassist  Matty J “Moose” to create Pyschostick, a band they’ve coined as humorcore. With hilarious lyrics, heavy riffs, notorious stage antics and high-energy performances, the band has caused millions of laughs around the world and hundreds of mosh pits across the US of A, often simultaneously, since its birth in Phoenix, AZ in 2000.

Now residing in Chicago, IL, with four full-length albums behind them – We Couldn’t Think of a Title (2006), their holiday album The Flesh Eating Rollerskate Holiday Joyride (2007), Sandwich (2009), and Space Vampires vs. Zombie Dinosaurs in 3D (2011), the almost 100 percent do-it-yourself laugh factory Psychostick returns with their signature sound (Chimaira, Machine Head and Hatebreed sexing Tenacious D and Weird Al Yankovic) to showcase their latest offering, the crowd funded album IV: Revenge of The Vengeance (fan thank you video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSeQHqMCfJI) due out on November 4, 2014. Featuring a hilarious track listing that includes previously released singles the beard anthem Obey The Beard and popular Dog Like Socks, plus new tracks such as Quack Kills, So. Heavy, Blue Screen, and a tribute to the 21st century’s most beloved action super hero, Bruce Campbell. Psychostick are crazy to share with fans many more comedy sing-a-longs on the road and more!

Fun facts about Psychostick

• 14 million YouTube video views with nearly 50,000 subscribers
• Approaching 100,000 Facebook fans.
• Completed 28 nationwide tours, in 47 states, since July 2006.
• Completed nationwide tours with Mushroomhead, Dog Fashion Disco, American Head Charge, Green Jelly, Nashville Pussy, Blacklight Burns, Polkadot Cadaver, One Eyed Doll, The Bunny the Bear, Powerglove, Bobaflex, Look What I Did, Downtown Brown, Wild Throne
• Successfully crowd funded $38,000 through Indiegogo (126% of goal) to build a recording studio and fund new album in 2013
• “Dogs Like Socks” video went viral, was featured on “Right This Minute” daily syndicated viral video TV show in 2013
• “Beer” was #1 sold song for Rock Band Network in 2012
• Played “Dirtfest” 4 years in a row (2011-2014) with acts such as Killswitch Engage, Clutch, Sevendust, Nonpoint, Powerman 5000, Chimaira, All That Remains, Trapt, Hed PE, Asking Alexandria, Pop Evil, In This Moment
• Played “WIIL Rock Fest” 2013 with acts such as Volbeat, HIM, Nonpoint, Hurt, All That Remains, Trapt, Adam Gontier, Soil
• Played “South By South West” (SXSW) 2013 with Hed PE
• Played “Rockstar Mayhem Festival” in St. Louis, MO in 2012, with acts such as Slipknot, Slayer, Motorhead, Anthrax, As I Lay Dying, The Devil Wears Prada, Asking Alexandria, White Chapel,
• Played “Warped Tour” in 2011 (5 dates)
• Played “Earthday Birthday 18” in Orlando, FL in 2011, with Sevendust, Coheed and Cambria, Finger Eleven,Nonpoint, Drowning Pool, Hollywood Undead, A Day To Remember, All That Remains, The Supervillians, Hail the Villain, and Pop Evil
• Played “Rockapalooza” in 2013 with Candlebox, Saliva, Taproot, Adam Gontier, Mushroomhead, Hed PE, Hurt, Smile Empty Soul, 12 Stones, Boy Hits Car
• Played the “5th Annual Breast Fest Biker Bash” in 2013 with Drowning Pool, Nonpoint, Pop Evil, Soil, Primer 55, Gemini Syndrome
• Played the “Jagermeister Music Tour” in Kansas City and St. Louis, MO in 2011, with Buckcherry, Hellyeah, All That Remains, and The Damned Things
• Played the “Rockstar Mayhem Festival” in St. Louis, MO in 2010, with acts such as KORN, Rob Zombie, Lamb of God, Five Finger Death Punch, Hatebreed, Chimaira, Norma Jean, Atreyu, Winds of Plague, In This Moment,Shadows Fall, and 3 Inches of Blood
• Played “The Gathering of the Juggalos” in southern Illinois, 2010, with acts such as Insane Clown Posse, Tech N9ne, Method Man/Red Man, and Twiztid
• Played “Skatopia” in southern Ohio, 2010, with acts such as GWAR, Green Jelly, Fishbone, Meat Puppets, 7 Seconds, Murphy’s Law, Agent Orange, Mustard Plug, and Downtown Brown
• Played the “Jagermeister Music Tour” in St. Louis and Columbia, MO in 2009, with Pennywise and Pepper
• Played the “Rockstar Mayhem Festival” in Phoenix, AZ in 2008, with acts such as Slipknot, Disturbed,Dragonforce, Mastodon, Machine Head, Underoath, Black Tide, Walls Of Jericho, 36 Crazyfists, and Five Finger Death Punch

“The opening set by Psychostick — a band best known in Kansas City for its 98.9 The Rock staple “Beer!” — was deeply amusing. Heavy metal is ripe for parody, and the jokers in the Arizona band mercilessly mock the genre’s inherent silliness. Psychostick’s presence reflected the night’s theme of good, dirty fun.” – Kansas City Star “”The grooves are infectious and easy to nod along to”- Metalunderground.com “”Psychostick continues to be the most fun band in rock’n’roll with “Sandwich,” twenty-four tracks that will have you banging your head while you laugh your ass off at the same time.” – RoughEdge.com “I found myself laughing out loud, track after ridiculous track, eager to hear what nonsense was to follow.” – Metal-Rules.com “If you like humorous metal like Polkadot Cadaver you might just laugh yourself to death by this new album (Space Vampires vs Zombie Dinosaurs in 3D by Psychostick. It’s actually very like a comedy show on metal music. Totally awesome and insane.” –MetalLikey “A crazy musical storm truly one of the most entertaining and energetic show’s we’ve covered in a long time and most defiantly the most humorous!” – OrlandoBands.com “Do you want to metal? Psychostick wants to metal. On their newest, heaviest and funniest effort Sandwich, the clowned princes of humorcore metal their mad-hatted heads off.” – HeavyMetal.About.com “Listening to a Psychostick album is like eavesdropping on college bros riffing on each other or just jamming in their garage.” –ThatDevilMusic.com “When listening to a Psychostick album, you can usually expect two things: outstanding guitar riffs and hooks and then, and most importantly, you can almost always expect to laugh…at least once or twice.” –TheFrontReport.com “Psychostick is notorious for a few things, two of which being off-the-wall album titles (2003’s We Couldn’t Think of a Title” and 2009’s Sandwich) and hilarious lyrics meshed with face-melting instrumentals.” –TheFrontRowReport.com “…the Weird Al Yankovic of Metal.” – examiner.com “…the more you listen, the funnier and harder it becomes.” – rocknycliveandrecorded.com “It’s a magical moment when you see a band doing exactly what they love to do.” –TheRealAtlanta.com “Psychostick wrapped more amazingness into about 35 minutes than I have ever really seen in concert.” – behindthehype.com “Psychostick may come off as idiot savants considering a lot of what they sing about are everyday common crap such as oranges, hoagies, salsa and taking showers, but the Texas taco munchers who once released an album called We Couldn’t Think of a Title in 2006 are smarter than you think.” – The Metal Minute “Psychostick release another solid album with over-the-top hilarity.” Sputnik Music – Review of Sandwich

 

R.I.Y.L. = Dethklok, Bloodhound Gang, Tenacious D, System of a Down, Weird Al Yankovic, Primus, Stephen Lynch, Iwrestledabearonce, Mr. Bungle,  Austrian Death Machine

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 17, 2014   Isabel Rose Celebrates the release of her album, “Trouble In Paradise,”   At 54 Below, Broadway’s Supper Club, October 1st at 9:30pm   The title track of Isabel’s CD climbs to #39 on the   Mediabase Adult Contemporary radio chart    54 BELOW, Broadway’s Supper Club, presents Isabel Rose as she celebrates the release of her CD “Trouble In Paradise.” The album, distributed by RED (a division of Sony Entertainment), is produced by the legendary Bob Rock, and inspired by a time when America was aglow with Kennedy’s Camelot by day, and lit by the lights of Rat Pack Vegas by night. Isabel will be performing at 54 BELOW on Wednesday, October 1st at 9:30pm   “Trouble in Paradise” delivers thirteen tracks that are infectious, charming and completely refreshing. The title track of Isabel’s CD, also called “Trouble In Paradise,” is currently #39 on the Mediabase Adult Contemporary radio chart.   Backed by a five-piece band and backup dancers, Isabel promises an exuberant and exciting evening of entertainment at 54 BELOW, delivering favorites from the American Songbook and pop canon. At turns sassy and brassy, sultry and sophisticated, and always with charm, Rose is a showgirl at heart offering her own interpretations of classic songs as well as some surprises.   The New York Times writes, “Miss Rose knows how to belt them out and delivers big production numbers with appeal,” while JazzTimes raves, “She goes stiletto-to-stiletto with Ann-Margret!” “A star is born,” agrees Vogue Magazine. The Advocate cheers, “watch Rose stir up mischief onstage,” and The Nation calls “Trouble In Paradise” “a unique mixture of styles… a thoroughly charming experience.  …Rose stretch[es] not only the conventions of cabaret style performance, but also the so-called ‘Great American Songbook.”   AXS.com says “The album exhibits Isabel’s meticulous attention to detail as much as it validates her ability to create an exemplary work of musical rapture. Everything from the feline purr of her oft breathy and sultry vocals, which parallel the swagger of such greats as Frank and Dean, to the subtleties of the exquisite spot on yet remarkably fresh and inventive arrangements, she nails everything just right.”   “Trouble In Paradise” (distributed by BDG/RED, a division of Sony Music Entertainment), is available on iTunes and Amazon and from select distributors. iTunes Amazon     Isabel Rose plays 54 BELOW (254 West 54th Street) on October 1st at 9:30pm. There is a $25-$35 cover charge and a $25 food and beverage minimum. Tickets and information are available at www.54Below.com. Tickets on the day of performance after 4:00pm are only available by calling (646) 476-3551.   MORE ABOUT ISABEL ROSE   With a movie (“Anything But Love,” Samuel Goldwyn), a novel (“The J.A.P. Chronicles,” Doubleday), a one-woman off-Broadway musical that she wrote and performed in based on that novel (“J.A.P Chronicles, The Musical”), and a critically acclaimed CD (“Swingin’ from the Hip”, Jubilee Records) under her belt, Isabel Rose is back with “Trouble In Paradise,” a new album that captures all the glamour and kinetic energy of the swingin’ ’60s. Isabel has performed sold out concerts at 54 Below, Joe’s Pub, The Blue Note, Le Poisson Rouge, The Cutting Room, The Cabaret Convention at Lincoln Center and at Los Angeles’ Catalina’s Jazz Club and The Mint. Isabel was cast by Broadway director Jerry Zaks as Tess Kittridge in the Tony Award-winning “Six Degrees of Separation” and co-starred in “Beau Jest,” both off-Broadway and regionally. She was a member of The Williamstown Theater Festival company for three years and performed in their productions of “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum,” “Marat Sade,” “Threepenny Opera,” and as Gwyneth Paltrow’s twin in “Huckleberry Finn.” www.isabelrose.com    MORE ABOUT 54 BELOW   54 BELOW, Broadway’s Supper Club, is the new performance venue in the grand tradition of New York City nightlife.  A few blocks from the heart of Times Square and just below the legendary Studio 54, 54 BELOW is a classically designed state-of-the art nightclub in the theatre district that hosts audiences with warmth and style.  The venue provides a food and beverage menu from early evening through the wee hours of the morning that is worthy of the world-class entertainment on the stage.  In their description of 54 BELOW, The New York Times writes “the club has the intimacy of a large living room with unimpeded views and impeccable sound; there is not a bad seat. Its sultry after-hours ambience is enhanced by brocade-patterned wall panels planted with orange-shaded lanterns. And the atmosphere is warmer and sexier than in Manhattan’s other major supper clubs.” Located at 254 West 54th Street, 54 BELOW features up to three shows nightly with cover charges ranging from $15-$95. 54 BELOW is located at 254 West 54th Street. Tickets and information are available atwww.54Below.com.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 17, 2014   Humorcore Masters PSYCHOSTICK To Reveal New Album Details via Band Webcast Broadcasting on Thursday, September 18th 8pm central time at http://www.psychostick.com/webcast   Psychostick new album preview, album title, track titles, live Q&A and taste of new tunes!   Fans of the ever-growing comedic metal band PSYCHOSTICK will have a special treat this week. Nine months after a successful crowd-funding campaign to build a studio with promise of new material, PSYCHOSTICK is ready to give the first sneak-peek at what they’ve been working on. The guys will be broadcasting live on YouTube September 18th at 8pm Central (http://www.psychostick.com/webcast) to announce the new album’s title, answer questions, give away prizes and have an all-around good time goofing off with fans. “We feel we’ve stepped up our game with every aspect of this new album, and we’re treating the webcast the same way,” comments vocalist Rob Kersey.  “Fans have always loved these webcasts in the past, but this time there are some serious improvements to maximize interaction and make it something no fan will want to miss.” The new album is the follow up to the humorcore kings’ 2011 album ‘Space Vampires VS Zombie Dinosaurs in 3-D’ and singles ‘Obey The Beard’, ‘Dogs Like Socks’, a hilarious metal cover of ‘Reading Rainbow.’ Touring around the US of A over the years spreading their laugh making tunes, PSYCHOSTICK was on a series of tours this summer and spring recently wrapping their Blood Sprinkles and Guts Tour with One Eyed Doll, Wild Throne and ‘The ‘Merica F*ck Yeah Tour’ w/ Dog Fashion Disco, The Bunny, The Bear.   R.I.Y.L. = Dethklok, Bloodhound Gang, Tenacious D, System of a Down, Weird Al Yankovic, Primus, Stephen Lynch, Iwrestledabearonce, Mr. Bungle,  Austrian Death Machine   Videos: ‘Obey The Beard’ – http://youtu.be/q0kSuZFOwFE   Reading Rainbow Cover: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxBBjUakSeA ‘Dogs Like Socks’ – http://youtu.be/swmuqGWgZCc (viral hit for dogs that like socks) ‘Sadface Emoticon’ – http://youtu.be/ZsqZl3VqoM4 (video for social media whiners) ‘B**bs’ – http://youtu.be/dcYlytyuKsc (title says it all) ‘Beer’ – http://youtu.be/O-jOEAufDQ4 – over 5 million views (we all love the beer!) ‘Girl Directions‘ – http://youtu.be/U5_HhqcbF_0 (sometimes she gets us lost, but not all the time)   About:  Harnessing their crazy sense of humor and love of all things metal, vocalist Rob “Rawrb” Kersey and guitarist Josh “The J” Key joined forces with drummer Alex “Shmalex” Dontre and bassist  Matty J “Moose” to create Pyschostick, a band they’ve coined as humorcore. With hilarious lyrics, heavy riffs, notorious stage antics and high-energy performances, the band has caused millions of laughs around the world and hundreds of mosh pits across the US, often simultaneously, since its birth in Phoenix, AZ in 2000. Almost 100 percent do-it-yourself, Psychostick never strays from its signature sound, a combination of heavy music that Chimaira, Machine Head, and Hatebreed would be proud of, and wit and humor that would make Tenacious D and Weird Al Yankovic holler with laughter. With three full-length albums behind them – “We Couldn’t Think of a Title,” “Sandwich,” and their holiday album, “The Flesh Eating Rollerskate Holiday Joyride” – the band released their latest record, “Space Vampires vs. Zombie Dinosaurs in 3D,” in 2011, following it up with a tour with Mushroomhead to add to their total count of 21 nationwide tours that have hit 47 states. After a successful 2013 that saw these touring ninja warriors hit the road for multiple shows on the ‘Our Tour Can Beat Up Your Tour’, ‘Blow Your Fingers Off’ summer tour, their late summer dates with American Head Charge plus appearances at summer fests that included Rockapalooza, A2 Fest, Breast Fest Biker Bash, and Dirtfest.  The band finally took a break in last months of the year and held a successful crowd funding campaign (thank you video – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSeQHqMCfJI), where they recorded their follow up to 2011’s ‘Space Vampires vs. Zombie Dinosaurs In 3D’.   For more info, music and tour dates, please visit the following links: http://www.psychostick.com http://www.facebook.com/psychostick http://www.twitter.com/psychostick EPK – http://ashermediarelations.com/epks/epk-psychostick/   EPK | Press Photo Tour Dates | Psychostick.com | Facebook | Youtube | Reverbnation | Twitter | Soundcloud Buy Links:  Psychostick Store | Bandcamp | iTunes

 

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September 11, 2014

 

STATES AND EMPIRES TO RELEASE EP IN OCTOBER

 

Former members of Attack! Attack! UK

turn up the ’90s grunge vibe in new band

 

Many were sad to see Welsh band Attack! Attack! UK split in early 2013, but band members Neil Starr (guitar/vocals) and Will Davies (bass) wasted no time in forming States and Empires with Evita drummer Johno Fisher.  They are set to release a three-song EP, Revolution, in the United States on October 7, 2014 via Rock Ridge Music.  The three songs (“Revolution,” “Yeah, Yeah, Yeah,” and “Say Anything”) also appear on the forthcoming album, Freedom (which will see an early 2015 U.S. release), and serve as a taste of what’s to come from this trio.  Influenced by early ’90s grunge, States and Empires manages to seamlessly blend instantly memorable, melodic hooks with pummeling drums and massive guitar riffs that have the capacity to pack as much of a punch in an arena as they do in a club.

 

Says Starr of the new band:  “We became a three-piece, which has made a big difference to the recording process. The songs, we think, are a lot more stripped down and raw, both live and on the record. From the shows we have done so far, people are comparing us to Nirvana, which for us is insane as we love that band.  We are happy that people are into it.”

 

To work on the material for Revolution and Freedom, the band locked themselves in a rehearsal room in Taffs Well in South Wales until they had an album’s worth of material.  The songs were recorded partly in Cardiff, Wales and partly in Florida with producer Stuart Richardson (ex Lostprophets, now No Devotion). The forthcoming album was named Freedom as a reflection to the current state of the band:  the musicians feel they can do what they want since they’re not tied down to any management, booking agents, or exclusive record label.

 

“It’s been really refreshing to be able to have total control in what we do,” says Starr of the DIY mentality they’ve embraced.  “Of course it means we have to put a lot of time into preparations and organizing, but right now we are happy to be in this situation.”

 

UK-based Über Röck wrote early praise for the forthcoming States and Empires music, saying that “the… tracks on offer have taken the shiniest, most valuable parts of Attack! Attack! [UK] (and Starr’s other band, Dopamine) and reworked them, seemingly by having them fawned over by cherubs and kissed by angels, such is the gorgeous nature of most of them.  That’s not to say that this… is a sickly sweet medicine that’ll make you feel good for a while then let you fall back into the abyss: no… as hook-laden as it is, is a thorn on a rose cutting, a sugarcoated arsenic capsule, melody-soaked melancholy that never lets you forget that you’re, we’re, teetering on the brink, and that life has teeth.  …Want the negatives? Well, there are none.”

 

The recordings were funded by the band itself, and the CD/LP was financed by a successful Kickstarter campaign. States and Empires then teamed up with Rock Ridge Music and White Russian Records to help them give the album the release a great heavy rock record deserves.  To support the release of the album in Europe this fall, States and Empires are embarking on a 30-date European tour in September and October 2014.  All of the shows in the UK will be free for fans.

 

The band’s blistering live performances have already created a huge buzz across mainland Europe with the band racking up over 50 live gigs by early 2014, including two sold-out tours with Californian pop-punks Zebrahead. Their German fanbase in particular earned them a place on John Coffey’s tour at the end of April in 2014.

 

Revolution, and the forthcoming album Freedom, are the follow-up to their four-track EP, Giants, which was released outside of the United States to critical acclaim. “We are really excited to put this music out there and to hear the reaction of the fans,” says Starr.  “We have been writing and recording for this band for over 18 months now, so it will be a great day when the music is finally released in the United States.”

 

 

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September 4, 2014

ISABEL ROSE RISES ON THE ADULT CONTEMPORARY CHART

New York City Cutting Room Album Release Show Set For September 16^th

 

There’s certainly no trouble with Isabel Rose’s new album, Trouble in Paradise!  The title track, also called “Trouble in Paradise,” moved from #60 to #42 with a bullet this week on the Mediabase Adult Contemporary radio chart.

Produced by legendary Bob Rock, and inspired by a time when America was aglow by Kennedy’s Camelot by day, and lit by the lights of Rat Pack Vegas by night, Trouble in Paradise delivers thirteen tracks that are infectious, charming and completely refreshing.

To celebrate the album on its release date—September 16^th—Rose will perform that evening in her hometown of New York City at The Cutting Room.  According to The Nation, fans can expect, “a killer band and an unforgettable chick singer.” Long Island Press describes her live show as:  “’60s style, Vegas cabaret pizzazz and lots and lots of swingy-pop-jazz.”

Press has already been showering Rose with praise for Trouble in Paradise.  The Nation calls the album “a unique mixture of styles… a thoroughly charming experience.  …Produced by Bob Rock and backed by a big Vegasy orchestra, she breathes new life into some wonderful songs that you may not have remembered that you love.”

East Hampton Star proclaims:  “The album’s lush orchestration recalls artists like Michael Buble… and Diana Krall, whose recordings are recorded and mixed by [Al] Schmitt. A 19-time Grammy Award winner, Mr. Schmitt mixed the original ‘Peter Gunn’ for Henry Mancini, and has done it again for Ms. Rose on ‘Trouble in Paradise.’”

Trouble In Paradise (distributed by BDG/RED, a division of Sony Music Entertainment), will be available on iTunes and Amazon and from select distributors starting September 16, 2014.

iTunes:  https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/trouble-in-paradise/id905282323

Amazon:  http://www.amazon.com/Trouble-Paradise-Isabel-Rose/dp/B00MC89CZM/

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August 21, 2014

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August 18, 2014

 CHRISTIAN LOPEZ BAND SIGNS WITH BLASTER RECORDS

New EP, Pilot, to be released on October 14^th

 

Having one foot planted in the folksy, fiery twang of modern-day Americana and the other inching toward the rootsy rock & roll of early Sun Records, the West Virginia-based Christian Lopez Band is ready to make a lasting mark. Recently signed to Blaster Records, the band is set to release their debut EP, Pilot, on October 14th.

 

At 19 years old, front man Christian Lopez is growing into one of Americana’s most promising new performers and songwriters.  Lopez sought out and signed a management deal with Rock Ridge Music at the end of 2013, who in turn, immediately played the initial demos for Blaster Records President, Derek Simon.  In old school style befitting an artist who cites classic influences like The Band, Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Kris Kristofferson and Willie Nelson, a deal was struck after the first listen.

 

“The decision to sign Christian practically made itself,” says Blaster Records President Derek Simon.  “He’s such a special talent and his poise and presence make it easy to forget just how young he is.  There’s a shared vision between Christian, his management and our team and it just makes sense for us to be working together.”
Things kicked into high gear after bringing on producer Dave Cobb (http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/producer-profile-dave-cobb-20140723), the man behind critically-acclaimed Americana albums like Jason Isbell’s Southeastern and Sturgill Simpson’s Metamodern Sounds in Country Music. A window in the producer’s busy schedule allowed Lopez to get into Cobb’s Nashville studio in April 2014 to record Pilot, a five-song EP that also highlights bandmate Chelsea McBee, an old-time banjo picker.

 

“Blaster Records truly believes in me, and that’s really the greatest thing an artist could ask for in a label,” says Lopez.  “I’m very proud and excited to be working with Blaster, and the work we’ve done so far has felt very natural and very right. They are passionate about music and have made the songs that I’ve carried with me for my entire lifetime actually come to life.”

 

Lopez began playing piano at 5 years old, picked up the guitar at 9 and began writing songs as a teenager. Backed by a group of local pickers, he started touring before he could legally drive and racked up a long list of accomplishments along the way, including stints on the Warped Tour and the Belk-sponsored “Modern Southern Music” tour, which found him performing pre-show on bills with Zac Brown Band and Dave Matthews Band.  Armed with their first label release and a passionate team behind them, the band will remain on tour throughout the fall while Lopez continues writing new material for a forthcoming full-length album.

 

CHRISTIAN LOPEZ BAND TOUR SCHEDULE

8/20 – Cumberland, MD / Downtown Cumberland Concert Series

8/21 – Floyd, VA / Dogtown Roadhouse

8/23 – Nashville, TN / Antique Archaeology

8/23 – Franklin, TN / Grey’s On Main (evening show)

8/29 – Charlotte, NC / PNC Music Pavilion

9/3 – New York, NY / Rockwood Music Hall Stage 3

9/12 – New Hope, PA / Triumph Brewery

9/13 – Winchester, VA / Bright Box Theater

9/18 – 9/20 – Dewey Beach, DE / Dewey Beach Music Festival

9/27 – Blacksburg, VA / Sycamore Deli (w/Deer Run Drifters)

10/4 – Thomas, WV / The Purple Fiddle

10/10 – Clear Springs, MD / Knob Hall Winery

10/11 – Bethesda, MD / Taste of Bethesda Festival

10/17 – Bedford, VA / Bedford Library Concert Series

10/18 – Shepherdstown, WV / Shepherdstown Opera House

10/25 – Centreville, VA / Cox Farms Fall Fest

 

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