Make sure to check out Grace Potter's great new song "Release," just out today. The song is off her forthcoming album Daylight set for release next month...Robert Kinsler
New Grace Potter Track 'Release' Out Today
Forthcoming album DAYLIGHT
due on October 25, 2019
TICKETS FOR POTTER'S 2020 NORTH AMERICAN
TOUR ON-SALE TODAY
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| Grace Potter Photo Credit : Pamela Neal |
LOS ANGELES, CA - September 27th, 2019 - Grace Potter's stark and powerful new piano ballad "Release" is available today. The new song off her forthcoming album Daylight "can only be described as holy," says ESQUIRE in a recent interview with the acclaimed singer/songwriter. Daylight, Potter's first new album in four years, is due for release via Fantasy Records on October 25th, 2019. Tickets for Potter's recently announced North American headlining tour are on-sale starting today. The tour kicks off January 8th, 2020 in Charleston, South Carolina and will hit theatres in major cities nationwide. Full routing below. For ticket information, head to https://www.gracepotter.com/.
An acclaimed songwriter and electrifying performer, Potter has been described by SPIN as "one of the greatest living voices in rock today." Over the course of her career, the Burlington, VT native has commanded stages around the world including Coachella, Lollapalooza, Bonnaroo, Rock in Rio and her own thriving music festival, Burlington's Grand Point North, which just celebrated its ninth year.
The major touring throughout 2020 will support the release of Daylight. Produced by her husband Eric Valentine, (Keith Urban, Gwen Stefani, Maroon 5) Daylight is a soul-inflected, deeply personal collection of songs that capture a particularly tumultuous period in her life - from the breakup of her band and a divorce - to more joyful events like a new marriage and the birth of her first child.
Grace wrote the album's 11 tracks with the help of renowned songwriter Mike Busbee (Pink, Maren Morris) who co-wrote the powerful first single "Love is Love," which PASTE asserted is "the kind of song that'll stop you dead in your tracks," "Everyday Love," and "Release." The gorgeous new track "Release" was written while Potter was in the process of moving out of her home. The song transmits a quiet sorrow but ultimately finds its resolution in a lyric supplied by Busbee ("I hope that someday/The sun will shine again/And you'll release me too").
Longtime collaborators Benny Yurco and Matt Musty contribute guitar and drums respectively with Benmont Tench and Larry Goldings on keys as well as Jess Wolfe and Holly Laessig from Lucius providing background vocals.
In addition to "Love Is Love", Potter recently released another brand-new track from the album called "Back To Me," which ESQUIRE called in a feature length profile, "a triumphant soul-burner." Watch her mesmerizing 3-song acoustic performance for PASTE HERE.
Pre-order Daylight HERE
Grace Potter - 2020 Tour Dates
January 08 Charleston, SC @ Charleston Music Hall
January 09 St. Petersburg, FL @ Jannus Live
January 10 Lake Buena Vista, FL @ House of Blues
January 11 Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ Revolution
January 12 Key West, FL @ Sunset Green Lawn
January 15 Jacksonville, FL @ Florida Theatre
January 16 Raleigh, NC @ The Ritz
January 17 Charlotte, NC @ The Fillmore
January 18 Atlanta, GA @ The Tabernacle
January 19 Asheville, NC @ The Orange Peel
January 22 Cincinnati, OH @ Taft Theatre
January 23 McKees Rocks, PA @ Roxian Theatre
January 24 Philadelphia, PA @ The Fillmore
January 25 Washington, DC @ Anthem
January 28 New Haven, CT @ College Street Music Hall
January 29 Portland, ME @ State Theatre
January 30 Albany, NY @ The Egg
January 31 Boston, MA @ House of Blues
February 01 New York, NY @ Beacon Theatre
February 04 Indianapolis, IN @ The Vogue Theatre
February 05 Grand Rapids, MI @ The Intersection
February 06 Milwaukee, WI @ Pabst Theater
February 07 Chicago, IL @ Riviera Theatre
February 08 St. Paul, MN @ Palace Theatre
February 09 Des Moines, IA @ Hoyt Sherman Place
February 12 Tulsa, OK @ Cain's Ballroom
February 13 Oklahoma City, OK @ The Jones Assembly
February 14 Houston, TX @ House of Blues
February 15 Austin, TX @ Austin City Limits Live at Moody Theater
February 18 Birmingham, AL @ Iron City
February 19 Nashville, TN @ Ryman Auditorium
February 20 St. Louis, MO @ The Pageant
March 12 Vancouver, BC Canada @ Commodore Ballroom
March 13 Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom
March 14 Seattle, WA @ Showbox
March 15 Eugene, OR @ McDonald Theatre
March 18 San Diego, CA @ Observatory NorthPark
March 19 Los Angeles, CA @ El Rey Theatre
March 20 Stateline, NV @ MontBleu Resort Showroom
March 21 Oakland, CA @ Fox Theater
March 24 Missoula, MT @ The Wilma
March 25 Salt Lake City, UT @ The Depot
March 26 Aspen, CO @ Belly Up
March 27 Aspen, CO @ Belly Up
March 28 Denver, CO @ Mission Ballroom
The New Pornographers’
In The Morse Code of Brake Lights out today via Collected Works/Concord Records
In The Morse Code of Brake Lights out today via Collected Works/Concord Records
BAND ADDS WEST COAST DATES TO U.S. TOUR
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| Photo credit: Ebru Yildiz |
In The Morse Code Of Brake Lights, the highly anticipated new album from critically acclaimed group The New Pornographers, is out now via the band’s own Collected Work Records imprint in partnership with Concord Records.
In celebration of the album, the band is adding a number of dates to their U.S. tour, kicking off their west coast run January 30 at Seattle’s Neptune Theater. The band is also adding a second date in Washington, D.C. following their sold-out show at the 9:30 Club. See below for a complete itinerary, tickets are available for purchase at thenewpornographers.com.
Most recently the band premiered the tracks “One Kind of Solomon” (Listen HERE), “The Surprise Knock” (listen HERE) and “Falling Down The Stairs Of Your Smile” (listen HERE and watch the Mitchell deQuilettes-directed video HERE). Upon the album’s announcement, Stereogum raved that the “power-pop all-star team are back in action” while hailing the “long-running power-pop army of melodically gifted mostly-Canadians.” SPIN praised “One Kind of Solomon” as “a chaotic arena-rock number, with heavy drums immediately reminiscent of bands like U2 and Arcade Fire. Soon enough, shimmering guitars and keyboards peak through a wall-of-sound mix mostly composed of multi-tracked drums and vocals.”
“I was about two-thirds of the way through the record when I began to notice that lyrically so much of it was pointing toward car songs,” notes Newman. “The opening track is ‘You’ll Need a Backseat Driver,’ and that was a metaphor that seemed to be running through other songs, too. Next to the love song, I feel like the car song is one of the most iconic kinds of songs in pop music, from Chuck Berry to the present. There was so much of that throughout it that I started thinking: ‘Oh, no, there’s too many references to cars on this record!’ And then I thought, ‘No, that's good—people might think it’s a concept album.’”
The New Pornographers have released seven studio albums to date including their most recent, Whiteout Conditions. The first album released on their own imprint, Collected Works Records, in partnership with Concord Records, the album received widespread acclaim and was hailed as “rich with new wave synths and closely blended harmonies” by Pitchfork, while Rolling Stone praised its “uplifting three to four minute indie-pop numbers, imbued with lush vocals.”
THE NEW PORNOGRAPHERS,
IN THE MORSE CODE OF BRAKE LIGHTS
1. You’ll Need A Backseat Driver
2. The Surprise Knock 3. Falling Down The Stairs Of Your Smile 4. Colossus Of Rhodes 5. Higher Beams 6. Dreamlike And On The Rush 7. You Won’t Need Those Where You’re Going 8. Need Some Giants 9. Opening Ceremony 10. One Kind Of Solomon 11. Leather On The Seat |
THE NEW PORNOGRAPHERS LIVE
September 27
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Madison, WI
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Majestic Theatre
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September 28
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Urbana, IL
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Pygmalion Music Festival
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September 29
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Columbia, MO
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Roots N Blues N BBQ Festival
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October 1
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Minneapolis, MN
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First Avenue
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October 2
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Chicago, IL
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Vic Theatre
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October 3
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Detroit, MI
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Majestic Theatre
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October 5
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San Francisco, CA
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Hardly Strictly Bluegrass
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November 4
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Boston, MA
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Royale
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November 5
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Washington, DC
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9:30 Club (SOLD OUT)
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November 6
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Washington, DC
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Lincoln Theatre
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November 7
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Brooklyn, NY
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Brooklyn Steel
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November 8
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Philadelphia, PA
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Union Transfer
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November 10
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Saxaphaw, NC
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Haw River Ballroom
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November 11
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Asheville, NC
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The Orange Peel
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November 12
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Atlanta, GA
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Buckhead Theatre
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November 14
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North Adams, MA
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Mass MoCA
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January 30
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Seattle, WA
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Neptune Theatre
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January 31
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Portland, OR
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Roseland Theater
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February 3
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Los Angeles, CA
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The Fonda Theatre
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February 4
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San Diego, CA
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The Observatory North Park
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February 5
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Phoenix, AZ
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The Crescent Ballroom
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February 6
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Santa Fe, NM
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Meow Wolf
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February 8
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Dallas, TX
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Canton Hall
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February 9
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Houston, TX
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White Oak Music Hall
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February 10
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Austin, TX
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Emo's
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February 11
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Oklahoma City, OK
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Tower Theatre
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February 12
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Kansas City, MO
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The Truman
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February 13
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Omaha, NE
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Slowdown
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February 15
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Englewood, CO
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Gothic Theatre
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February 16
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Salt Lake City, UT
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The Depot
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New West Records to release Waylon Jennings and Merle Haggard performances as part of its 'Live From Austin, TX' series on November 15, 2019
Available on vinyl for the very first time
New West Records will release two separate archival performances from Country music legends Waylon Jennings and Merle Haggard as a part of its acclaimed Live From Austin, TX series on November 15th, 2019. Both live recordings were originally filmed for the legendary PBS television series Austin City Limits and will be issued on vinyl for the very first time. The recordings have been remastered from original sources and feature liner notes from Austin City Limits producer Terry Lickona.
Waylon Jennings Live From Austin, TX ‘84 documents his first ever appearance on the legendary program, recorded in August of 1984. The 14-song set features seven Top 10 singles, including two #1 singles, “I’ve Always Been Crazy,” and “I Ain’t Living Long Like This.” From his liner notes to Waylon Jennings’ Live From Austin, TX ‘84, Terry Lickona states, “Looking back, why did it take ten years to finally lure Waylon Jennings to the Austin City Limits stage for his first performance? Like everything else about the man, he did things his own way - when he was damn good and ready.”
Waylon Jennings Live From Austin, TX ‘84 will be released on 180g Standard Black Vinyl, 150g Blue Splatter Colored Vinyl Limited to 500 copies available at Independent Retail, and Limited 150g ‘“Outlaw Swirl” Colored Vinyl available exclusively from Vinyl Me Please. Waylon Jennings Live From Austin, TX '84 is available for Pre-Order Now Via New West Records.
Merle Haggard Live From Austin, TX ‘78 also documents his very first Austin City Limits performance, recorded in January of 1978. The 14-song set features five #1 Country singles including “I’m A Lonesome Fugitive,” “Sing Me back Home,” “Cherokee Maiden,” “Farmer’s Daughter,” and “Workin’ Man’s Blues.” It also features classic Bob Wills songs with Merle on fiddle.
From his liner notes to Merle Haggard Live From Austin, TX ‘78, Lickona offers, “When he stepped onto the Austin City Limits stage for the very first time on that brisk January day in 1978, Merle Haggard was at the top of his game. It had been over a decade since his first national hit, ‘Sing A Sad Song,’ and not that long after ‘Okie from Muskogee’ had firmly planted his music in the public consciousness. He had already been declared ‘Entertainer of the Year’ by both the Country Music Awards and Academy of Country Music – in the same year (1970). He had just released A Tribute to the Best Damn Fiddle Player in the World (Or My Salute to Bob Wills), which sparked a revival of interest in western swing. And with his band, The Strangers, it’s no stretch to say that he had the best live show in country music of his day.”
Merle Haggard Live From Austin, TX ‘78 will be released on 180g Standard Black Vinyl, 150g Red Splatter Colored Vinyl Limited to 500 copies available at Independent Retail, and Limited 150g “Orange Blossom” Colored Vinyl available exclusively from Vinyl Me Please. Merle Haggard Live From Austin, TX '78 is available for Pre-Order Now Via New West Records.
The Austin City Limits archives hold more than 400 concerts, many of them one-of-a-kind performances of rare television appearances by some of the world’s most acclaimed artists. In Addition to DVDs, separate live, audio-only CDs are also available for many of the performances. New West Records’ Live From Austin, TX series, presenting more than 50 critically acclaimed titles and multiple Gold and Platinum-certified releases, continues its impressive run. Previous releases include Merle Haggard, Jerry Lee Lewis, R.E.M., Steve Earle, Guided By Voices, Widespread Panic, Dwight Yoakam, Fats Domino and many more.
Waylon Jennings Live From Austin, TX ‘84 Track Listing
1. Are You Ready For The Country
2. Clyde
3. I Can Get Off On You
4. People Up In Texas
5. It's Not Supposed To Be That Way
6. Don't You Think This Outlaw Bit's Done Got Out Of Hand
7. You Asked Me To
8. Dreaming My Dreams With You
9. Good Hearted Woman
10. I May Be Used (But Baby I Ain't Used Up)
11. Let’s Turn Back The Years
12. Honky Tonk Heroes
13. I Ain't Living Long Like This
14. I've Always Been Crazy
Merle Haggard Live From Austin, TX ‘78 Track Listing
1. Working Man Can’t Get Nowhere Today
2. Silver Wings
3. I’m A Lonesome Fugitive
4. Sing Me Back Home
5. Orange Blossom Special
6. Old-Fashioned Love
7. Brain Cloudy Blues
8. Ramblin’ Fever
9. Long Black Limousine
10. Cherokee Maiden
11. San Antonio Rose
12. Misery
13. The Farmers Daughter
14. Workin’ Man Blues
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