Showing posts with label new music. Show all posts
Showing posts with label new music. Show all posts

Thursday, October 25, 2018

Lord Huron Announces Tour Dates For 2019



Lord Huron has announced new tour dates for this spring. If you aren’t familiar with this band, you should take some time this fall to familiarize yourself with them. They are a haunting, beautiful, magnificent, modern soft rock band that delivers masterpieces of music and make it look easy. Lord Huron is quickly becoming a regular staple in my listening rotation and I recommend that you give them a chance to become one in yours as well. Here’s the details on their spring tour:

Lord Huron continues to take their lauded live show on the road this spring, including headlining performances at the legendary Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Denver and the historic Ryman Auditorium in Nashville. Fan pre-sale starts on Wednesday, October 17 at 10a.m Local Time (password: videnoir) while general on-sale begins on Friday, October 19 at 10a.m. Local Time. Tickets can be purchased at lordhuron.com. See below for complete tour details.

The band’s acclaimed new album Vide Noir—out now on Whispering Pines/Republic Records—debuted at #4 on the Billboard 200 chart and continues to receive widespread critical praise.

April 12—Chattanooga, TN—The Signal*
April 14—Raleigh, NC—The Ritz*
April 16—Richmond, VA—The National*
April 17—Norfolk, VA—The Norva*
April 19—Asheville, NC—Highland Brewing*
April 20—Atlanta, GA—Tabernacle*
April 22—Nashville, TN—Ryman Auditorium*
April 23—Louisville, KY—Louisville Palace*
April 25—Birmingham, AL—Iron City*
April 26—Athens, GA—40 Watt Club*

April 27—Charlotte, NC—Fillmore Charlotte*
April 29—Orlando, FL—House Of Blues*
April 30—Miami, FL—Fillmore Miami Beach*

May 1—Jacksonville, FL—Mavericks*
May 3—Mobile, AL—Soul Kitchen*
May 6—Columbia, MO—The Blue Note*
May 7—Oklahoma City, OK—Criterion*
May 9—El Paso, TX—The Lowbrow Palace*
May 10—Albuquerque, NM—Sunshine Theatre*
May 11—Tucson, AZ—Rialto*
May 12—Phoenix, AZ—The Van Buren*
May 14—Morrison, CO—Red Rocks Amphitheatre*

Wednesday, October 24, 2018

Greta Van Fleet Anthem of the Peaceful Army Out Now


New music from Greta Van Fleet is out now! If you haven't heard this band yet... where have you been? Get some! 

Monday, January 15, 2018

New Music Monday Featuring Nathaniel Rateliff & The Nightsweats



Welcome to the first New Music Monday of 2018. The New Year is off to a great start when it comes to new music. Several gems have come across my desk and I continue to hear great new music while waiting on some highly anticipated releases! 2018 is starting out as one of the strongest years for music that I’ve seen in a while. Let’s hope that the trend continues!

For this New Music Monday we’ve been blessed with a brand new hit from Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats, hard alternative rock from Noiseheads, and some Millennial Rock from Household. Sit back and enjoy the new music. And if you like it, comment on it, share it, or social media it. Word of mouth is one of the best ways to spread the good news of brand new music!

You Worry Me – Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats

Noiseheads – Wait

Household – Don’t Listen To Me

Sunday, January 14, 2018

2018 Resolutions: New Music To Enjoy




2018 is underway and so are my resolutions. As mentioned in my previous post, I have decided that my 2018 resolutions should involve music. Why resolve to workout harder (or more often), or to eat better? That’s going to evolve over the year like it does every year. Sometimes I am going to work out like a beast and other times…not so much. So, I figured it would be better to make resolutions toward something I truly and deeply care about, want to follow through with, and that will improve my quality of life. Music is one of those rare gems that does all of that.

Toward the end of last year, I got into a bit of a listening rut. I kept listening to the same bands repeatedly. And while there’s nothing wrong with that, it was the same go to bands that I always listen to when I am not sure where else to go musically. This year I hope to change all of that. I would like to find myself seeking out new music and new bands more often. It’s hard to find a diamond in the rough but when it is found, there is a moment of euphoria that makes it all worth it. I felt that way when I first got into The Gaslight Anthem. I felt that way when I first got into Pop Evil. More recently I felt that way when getting into The Strumbellas and The Revivalists. It’s like a drug and I am an addict seeking that next high. The joy that washes over me when I realize how great a particular new band is and I want to hear more and more of their music is a feeling that nothing can compare to.

This year I want to have that feeling more often. To that regard, I plan to seek out new music more often through several means. Some of them are easy. Checking out a station on Amazon music leads me to some great new (to me) artists. So instead of listening to Iron Maiden’s Number Of The Beast for the 85th time in a row, I will tune in to one of these stations.

I also get a lot of music sent to me for reviewing on the blog. That’s another easy way for me to listen to some new music. I will start to regularly listen to everything that is sent to my email account and find the gems. That bit of work is already paying some rewards, some of which you will see in future posts.

Word of mouth will work too. There are a lot of people in my music community that I trust when it comes to new music. Most of them I follow on Twitter ( @ryovie ), some I am friends with. They always know how to point me in the proper direction, and this year, I will actually ask for help too. I will reach out to these lifelines and say “Hey! What’s good and new to listen to these days?” That’s how I could get into Nathaniel Rateliff and the Nightsweats.

The best way to obtain this goal is to venture outside my comfort zone. Instead of constantly playing the trusted classics, I need to mix in some new music that I haven’t heard. Take a chance on a few things. I know I’m not going to like everything I hear, but that’s what makes it so much fun. The journey. And when I finally discover that gem, it makes the journey worthwhile and then some! And of course, anything that I discover that I think is astounding, I will be sure to share here at The Rock And Roll Guru. I wouldn’t want to keep it all to myself. Music is something that is best when it is shared with others and in 2018 I hope to the be the Santa Claus of the music world.