Sights and Sounds: Ted Nugent, Daryl Hall, Pearl Jam

The week is young, but there is already a number of noteworthy music news announcements to share...Robert Kinsler

Ted Nugent set to release new album 'Detroit Muscle' on April 29, 2022

Ted Nugent performing at City National
Grove of Anaheim on July 14, 2014.
Photo credit: Bob Steshetz

Ted Nugent is primed for his latest album Detroit Muscle, which is slated for release this spring on April 29, 2022. Detroit Muscle is produced by Michael Lutz and Nugent. When asked about the album, Nugent says, “The mighty Motor City is forever globally known as the epicenter of the ultimate high energy soul-music firestorm, and everybody desperately needs a suckerpunch of Detroit Muscle now more than ever. Relax, it's good for you. ”

Track listing for Detroit Muscle is as follows:
1. Detroit Muscle
2. Come and Take It
3. Born in the Motor City
4. American Campfire
5. Drivin’ Blind
6. Just Leave Me Alone
7. Alaska
8. WinterSpring SummerFall
9. Leave the Lights On
10. Feedback GrindFire
11. Starspangled Banner

Ted Nugent has carved a permanent place in rock & roll history, selling more than 40 million albums, performing more than 6,750 high-octane concerts, and continuing to set attendance records at venues around the globe. Cranking out hits like “Cat Scratch Fever,” “Great White Buffalo,” “Free for All,” “Fred Bear” and the iconic “Stranglehold,” he has garnered international acclaim.  For all things Nuge, visit www.tednugent.com

Daryl Hall adds more dates to first solo tour in a decade

Legendary singer-songwriter to tour with special guest Todd Rundgren

SECOND LEG LAUNCHES MAY 12; TICKETS ON SALE STARTING MARCH 18 AT 10AM LOCAL TIME AT LIVENATION.COM. FIRST-EVER DARYL HALL SOLO RETROSPECTIVE BEFOREAFTER OUT APRIL 1 VIA LEGACY RECORDINGS

Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Daryl Hall, has announced the expansion of his first solo tour in a decade. The second leg of the tour will follow previously announced dates playing historic venues such as NYC’s Carnegie Hall and Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium, plus the April 1 release of BeforeAfter (Legacy Recordings), Hall’s first-ever solo retrospective. As with the tour’s first leg, Todd Rundgren will be a special guest on all newly announced dates. Tickets for the second leg of the tour go on sale starting Friday, March 18 at 10 a.m. local time at livenation.com.

Compiled and sequenced by Hall, BeforeAfter features thirty tracks spanning all five of his solo albums, from 1980’s Robert Fripp-produced Sacred Songs through 2011’s Laughing Down Crying, co-produced with longtime Hall compatriot T-Bone Wolk, who sadly passed before the album was released. Additionally, the collection features six never-released performances from the pathbreaking web and television series Live From Daryl’s House, which Hall launched in 2007 with the then-novel idea of “playing with my friends and putting it up on the internet.” One of those performances includes the recently shared recording of the Eurythmics classic “Here Comes The Rain Again,” performed with that song’s co-writer Dave Stewart. Other guests on the Live From Daryl’s House tracks include Rundgren, Monte Montgomery and more. Taken as a whole, BeforeAfter draws unexpected and satisfying connections between the esoteric and accessible sides of Daryl Hall’s creativity.

Pre-order BeforeAfter now: https://legacyrecordings.lnk.to/BeforeAfterPR

About Daryl Hall: Daryl Hall is a modern-day renaissance man, an inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with the best-selling duo of all time, the star of his very own award-winning web series-turned-TV staple, Live from Daryl’s House, as well as a successful venue owner with “Daryl’s House,” a restored live music space in Pawling, N.Y. Daryl Hall East Coast Tour Dates: April 1 – Auditorium Theatre – Chicago, IL ^ April 3 – Ryman Auditorium – Nashville, TN ^ April 5 – Atlanta Symphony Hall – Atlanta, GA ^ April 7 – MGM Northfield Park – Northfield, OH ^ April 9 – The Met Philadelphia – Philadelphia, PA ^ April 11 – Orpheum Theatre – Boston, MA ^ April 14 – Carnegie Hall – New York, NY ^ April 16 – The Theatre at MGM National Harbor – National Harbor, MD ^ Daryl Hall West Coast Tour Dates May 12 – Paramount Theatre – Seattle, WA ^ May 14 – Golden Gate Theatre – San Francisco, CA ^ May 16 – The Wiltern – Los Angeles, CA ^ May 18 – Paramount Theatre – Denver, CO ^ May 20 – Tulsa Theater – Tulsa, OK ^ May 22 – ACL Live at the Moody Theater – Austin, TX ^

Daryl Hall West Coast Tour Dates May 12 – Paramount Theatre – Seattle, WA ^ May 14 – Golden Gate Theatre – San Francisco, CA ^ May 16 – The Wiltern – Los Angeles, CA ^ May 18 – Paramount Theatre – Denver, CO ^ May 20 – Tulsa Theater – Tulsa, OK ^ May 22 – ACL Live at the Moody Theater – Austin, TX ^ ^ w/ Todd Rundgren Before After Track list: Disc One: 1. Dreamtime 2. Babs and Babs 3. Foolish Pride 4. Can’t Stop Dreaming 5. Here Comes The Rain Again (Live From Daryl’s House) with Dave Stewart 6. Someone Like You 7. Talking to You (Is Like Talking to Myself) 8. Sacred Songs 9. Right as Rain 10. Survive 11. North Star (Live From Daryl’s House) with Monte Montgomery 12. In My Own Dream (Live From Daryl’s House) 13. NYCNY 14. What’s Gonna Happen to Us Disc Two: 1. Love Revelation 2. Fools Rush In 3. I’m in a Philly Mood 4. Send Me 5. Justify 6. Borderline 7. Stop Loving Me, Stop Loving You 8. Eyes for You (Ain’t No Doubt About It) 9. The Farther Away I Am 10. Why Was It So Easy 11. Can We Still Be Friends (Live From Daryl’s House) with Todd Rundgren 12. Cab Driver 13. Our Day Will Come (Live From Daryl’s House) 14. Laughing Down Crying (Live From Daryl’s House) 15. Problem with You (Live From Daryl’s House) 16. Neither One of Us (Wants To Be the First to Say Goodbye) (Live From Daryl’s House)

Pearl Jam Announce Rescheduled 2020 North American Tour Dates Plus Four Additional Shows for 2022

Coming to The Forum in Los Angeles

May 6 & 7, 2022

Special Guest Pluralone to Open the Tour

On March 9, 2020 Pearl Jam was the first major artist to pull the plug and postpone their Spring 2020 tour dates due to Covid-19 concerns. A few weeks later, the band’s new album Gigaton was released to critical acclaim but empty venues. Nearly two years later, Pearl Jam can finally hit the road with their 2020 North American tour dates officially rescheduled for May and September 2022. The updated routing includes four additional concert dates in Fresno, Sacramento, Las Vegas, and Camden.

The tour will make a Los Angeles stop at The Forum on May 6 and 7, 2022. 

Josh Klinghoffer’s solo project, Pluralone, will open for Pearl Jam on this tour. Klinghoffer will also join Pearl Jam as a touring member on these dates.

 

A special ticket pre-sale for all tour dates begins today for current eligible Pearl Jam Ten Club members (active as of Sunday, March 13).

                                   

There will be no general public sale. All public tickets will be available through Ticketmaster Verified Fan Registration. Verified Fan ticket registration is open now through Sunday, March 27 at 10 p.m. PT and the Verified Fan Onsale begins Tuesday, March 29 at 10 a.m. PT. To register, please visit: https://verifiedfan.ticketmaster.com/pearljam

 

As previously announced, Pearl Jam’s 2020 European Tour dates are rescheduled for June and July of 2022. See pearljam.com for full tour routing and any updates.

 

In continuing their ongoing commitment to acknowledge and address the band’s carbon footprint, Pearl Jam will be paying $200 per ton for carbon dioxide mitigation from the Gigaton tour, a ten-fold increase from prior years. This pricing allows the band to pursue a multi-layered strategy of offsets and investments that combined, will allow for a more comprehensive mitigation plan.

 

Stone Gossard explains, “We are proud of our prior efforts to mitigate our inevitable carbon footprint from touring over the past 20 years but the time to multiply that effort is clearly right now. By committing to this aggressive pricing, we hope to equally amplify our efforts and gather partners who share our urgency to make the investments and innovations required to move our world to a more conscious, carbon balanced economy.”  Learn more about the band's history with carbon mitigation.

 

Pearl Jam’s full 2022 North American Tour dates are as follows:

 

DATE                CITY                             VENUE                                    TYPE

May 3               San Diego, CA             Viejas Arena                           Postponed Date

May 6               Los Angeles, CA          The Forum                              Postponed Date

May 7               Los Angeles, CA          The Forum                              Postponed Date

May 9                Glendale, AZ                Gila River Arena                      Postponed Date

May 12              Oakland, CA                 Oakland Arena                         Postponed Date

May 13              Oakland, CA                 Oakland Arena                         Postponed Date

May 16              Fresno, CA                   Save Mart Arena                      New Date

May 18              Sacramento, CA           Golden 1 Center                      New Date

May 20              Las Vegas, NV             MGM Grand Garden Arena     New Date

September 1     Quebec City, QC          Videotron Centre                     Postponed Date

September 3     Ottawa, ON                  Canadian Tire Centre              Postponed Date

September 6     Hamilton, ON                FirstOntario Centre                  Postponed Date

September 8     Toronto, ON                 Scotiabank Arena                    Postponed Date

September 11   New York, NY              Madison Square Garden         Postponed Date

September 14   Camden, NJ                 Waterfront Music Pavilion       New Date

September 16   Nashville, TN                Bridgestone Arena                   Postponed Date

September 18   St. Louis, MO               Enterprise Center                    Postponed Date

September 20   Oklahoma City, OK      Paycom Center                        Postponed Date

September 22   Denver, CO                  Ball Arena                               Postponed Date

 

About Pearl Jam

2020 officially marked 30 years of Pearl Jam performing live. Eleven studio albums, hundreds of unique live performances and official live concert bootleg releases later, the band continues to be critically acclaimed and commercially successful -- with over 85 million albums sold worldwide. Pearl Jam was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2017.

 

Pearl Jam’s latest album Gigaton was released in March 2020. Featuring fan favorites “Dance of the Clairvoyants,” “Superblood Wolfmoon,” and “Quick Escape” the album debuted #1 on Billboard’s Top Rock Albums, Top Alternative Albums, and Billboard Vinyl Albums Chart. In addition it hit Top 5 on Billboard 200 Album Chart, #2 Billboard Top Album Sales Chart and to date has reached over 200 million global streams. The album was critically acclaimed with Entertainment Weekly raving, “It’s a sturdy rock album from five guys who know what they’re doing, took time till they had something to say, are interpolating new influences and sound stocked to be back together in a room.”

About Pluralone

The third full-length Pluralone album This Is The Show will be released on March 17. The music video for the track, “The Fight For The Soul”, will also premiere on that day. "This Is The Show started as one thing, wound up another," says Josh on the album. "In my mind, it was gonna be about something specific, kinda turned out that way, and kinda…actually most certainly turned out to be something completely different. Something far greater than I could’ve ever imagined. It was made with a lot of love and a lot of care over another unsure and uneasy year."

 

Pluralone will be performing a livestream show on March 19 at 6pm PT/9pm ET which fans can register for here. Tickets can be bundled with a digital download of This Is The Show for an additional $5 charge. Fans can also buy tickets for an "after party” performance - a stripped down/acoustic set of covers and originals by request. The album preorder link is here.

 

In addition to Pluralone, Josh fronts the group Dot Hacker, and is currently a member of Pearl Jam and Eddie Vedder’s band The Earthlings. Josh is a former member of Red Hot Chili Peppers, Ataxia, Warpaint and The Bicycle Thief, along with having recorded and toured with many artists including PJ Harvey, Beck, the Butthole Surfers, and Sparks.

 

Pluralone played an unforgettable first live show at Ohana Encore in October 2021. Jeff Ament and Nate Walcott from Bright Eyes both made guest appearances. Josh also played with Pearl Jam and Eddie Vedder at both Ohana Fest and Ohana Encore for a marathon total of 6 sets over the two weekends.

 

Josh continued to play with Eddie Vedder, recently wrapping up an incredibly unique tour across the US with the Earthlings (Eddie Vedder, Josh Klinghoffer, Chad Smith, Andrew Watt, Chris Chaney, and Glen Hansard). He co-wrote and performed on Eddie Vedder’s recent chart-topping album Earthling.

AXS TV Presents 'Long Live The 90s' - A Limited Concert Series Starting May 9 with Pearl Jam

Some of rock music's greatest 90s-spawned artists will be featured on forthcoming AXS TV series...Robert Kinsler

Watch The Promo Clip Here

  

                    

 

Los Angeles –  AXS TV turns back the clock this Spring with a time capsule full of iconic bands that defined an era in the “Long Live The 90s” all-new weekly limited concert series—launching Sunday, May 9 at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT. The special event joins the Network’s “Sunday Night Rocks” lineup which also includes the star-studded music-themed countdown series The Top Ten Revealed at 8 p.m. ET, and the insightful profile series A Year In Music, hosted by GRAMMY®-winning Halestorm frontwoman Lzzy Hale, at 8:30 p.m. ET. Both series premiere new seasons on May 9. 

 

“Long Live The 90s” highlights seven influential bands whose sound helped shape one of music’s most important decades. This curated collection of unforgettable concerts finds each band taking the stage to showcase their unprecedented staying power as they perform career-spanning timeless hits. 

 

The series opens on May 9 with the Pearl Jam concert film Let’s Play Two, documenting the band’s epic two-night stop at Wrigley Field. Set amidst the backdrop of the Cubs’ historic 2016 season, Let’s Play Two details the unique relationship between the band, the team, and the city, spurred by hometown hero Eddie Vedder, and captures Pearl Jam in peak form as they tear through signatures, including “Better Man,” “Black,” and “Jeremy,” as well as legendary covers of Victoria Williams’ “Crazy Mary” and The Beatles’ “I’ve Got A Feeling.” Other series highlights include Garbage rocking the Queen City of the Plains with an evening of signature hits including “Only Happy When It Rains,” “Stupid Girl,” and “I Think I’m Paranoid” in Garbage: One Mile High… Live (May 16); and Stone Temple Pilots storming into the Windy City for a frenetic set at the Riviera Theatre featuring “Plush,” “Between The Lines” and “Creep” in Stone Temple Pilots: Live In Chicago (May 23).

 

“Long Live The 90s” is back in action on June 6 with alt-rock superstars Jane’s Addiction in a sideshow spectacle blending art with music as they performs “Jane Says,” “Up The Beach,” “Ocean Size,” and “Mountain Song” with burlesque dancers, trapeze artists and more flying through the air in Jane’s Addiction: Live In NYC. Then, Rage Against The Machine heads across the Pond for a roaring showcase, performing hits such as “Testify,” “Bulls On Parade,” and “Killing In The Name” in Rage Against The Machine – Live At Finsbury Park (June 13). The event closes with a pair of Live From The Artists Den specials, as rock trailblazers The Black Crowes fly South for a soaring set Oxford, Mississippi, performing “Shine Along,” “She Talks To Angels,” and “High Head Blues” (June 20); and Seattle legends Soundgarden wrap up their winter tour with a sold out show at the Wiltern Theatre in Los Angeles, performing a landmark set that includes “Rusty Cage,” “Blind Dogs,” “Black Hole Sun,” and many more (June 27).

 

“Nostalgia is a powerful thing and these days, people are longing not only for a time when life was less complicated, but more imminently, for the day when we can get together to enjoy our favorite bands performing live again,” said Sarah Weidman, Head of Original Programming, Development and Multi-Platform Content for AXS TV. “From the fashion and music, to the toys and TV shows, the one era that people are constantly turning to is the 1990s. This curated concert series presents the ultimate trip down music’s memory lane, taking viewers back to one of rock’s most definitive decades with classic performances, iconic songs and groundbreaking bands that helped make the ‘90s so distinct. We are excited to be able to connect—and re-connect—viewers of all ages to these incredible events, giving them the best seat in the house for powerful sets packed with the classic hits they love.”

 

Long Live The 90s Limited Concert Series Lineup

5/9 - Pearl Jam: Let’s Play Two
5/16 – Garbage: One Mile High…Live
5/23 - Stone Temple Pilots: Live in Chicago

6/6 - Jane’s Addiction: Live in NYC
6/13 - Rage Against the Machine – Live at Finsbury Park
6/20 – The Black Crowes: Live From the Artists Den

6/27 – Soundgarden: Live From The Artists Den

 

About AXS TV

AXS TV is a leading music, entertainment, and lifestyle television network and digital media company controlled by Anthem Sports & Entertainment Inc. AXS TV’s programming broadly appeals to a diverse and impassioned fanbase, offering eclectic content that includes concerts and music performances, celebrity interviews, documentaries, wrestling, MMA, special events, and pop culture series. The Network’s signature programs include Dan Rather’s “The Big Interview”, “Music’s Greatest Mysteries,” “The Top Ten Revealed,” and “A Year in Music” and concert events such as CMA Fest and Farm Aid. The channel is also the home of IMPACT Wrestling, one of the world’s largest entertainment properties and Invicta Fighting Championships, the world’s premier all-women mixed martial arts promotion. The Network is available nationally in the United States and parts of Canada and the Caribbean. A full list of providers and territories can be found on axs.tv/subscribe. For more information, visit www.axs.tv and its social media channels YouTube, Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. 

Sights and Sounds: Sparks, Pearl Jam, ‘Rock & Roll Road Trip with Sammy Hagar’, Peter Himmelman, Spafford

While the global live concert industry is still at a close-to complete standstill, there are plenty of announcements as it relates to new videos, upcoming albums and television specials. There is even news about a live drive-in performance coming to Arizona later this month ...Robert Kinsler

Sparks ride "Lawnmower" into album release day 

NEW SONG/VIDEO OUT TODAY, NEW ALBUM OUT TOMORROW

A STEADY DRIP, DRIP, DRIP

ARRIVES DIGITALLY TOMORROW, FRIDAY, MAY 15;

PHYSICAL FOLLOWS ON FRIDAY, JULY 3

“These songs are as wonderfully wild, fractured, rambunctious, jittery, and above all melodic as the best in the band’s bulging catalog.” - American Songwriter (4/5 stars) “A Steady Drip, Drip, Drip follows Sparks' characteristic diversity, with plenty of theatrically styled camp.” - Billboard “After nearly 50 years and over two dozen albums, Sparks continue their reign of resonantly quirky art pop-rock delights on A Steady Drip, Drip, Drip.” - Pop Matters “No band should by rights sound as sharp, melodic and funny more than 50 years into their career. But Sparks are no ordinary band.” - Q Groundbreaking pop icons Sparks – Los Angeles-based brothers Ron and Russell Mael – have announced today’s release of “Lawnmower,” the latest song release from their upcoming 24thstudio album, A STEADY DRIP, DRIP, DRIP. “Lawnmower” is available now via BMG at all DSPs and streaming services. The video will premiere on YouTube at Noon today (May 14). A STEADY DRIP, DRIP, DRIP arrives at all digital platforms tomorrow, Friday, May 15; the album’s physical release – including CD, vinyl, and cassette – is set for Friday, July 3. Billboard premiered “Lawnmower” with a Russell Mael Q&A yesterday. LISTEN TO “LAWNMOWER” WATCH “LAWNMOWER” A STEADY DRIP, DRIP, DRIP is still available for pre-order, with all pre-orders joined by an “instant grat” download of “Lawnmower,” as well as the previous track releases, “One For The Ages,” “I’m Toast,” “Self Effacing,” and “Please Don’t Fuck Up My World.” A number of formats are on offer, including CD, 2x heavyweight colored and picture disc vinyl, and cassette; limited exclusives include signed prints, deluxe CD book editions, and a very special Sparks beret. For complete details, please visit allsparks.com. PRE-ORDER A STEADY DRIP, DRIP, DRIP A STEADY DRIP, DRIP, DRIP has already been met by strong critical praise, with Pop Matters hailing the LP as “yet another remarkable testament to Sparks’ enduring appeal and quality…it’s another wildly thought-provoking, fun, and wholly distinctive venture.” A STEADY DRIP, DRIP, DRIP “fizzes with as much energy as any of their records,” declared Q, “being an effervescent brew of rock, electronica, and classical.” “Ron and Russell Mael’s world is as fabulously off-skew as ever,” wrote MOJO, “and, even better, wonderful melodies tumble out of the speakers.” “There is surely not a pop duo of their vintage still releasing durable, endearing music,” wrote the Irish Times. “A STEADY DRIP, DRIP, DRIP adds to their catalogue yet another collection of watertight pop songs that manage the feat of sounding just how you want Sparks to sound while deviating ever so slightly from the familiar.” “They’ve done it again,” enthused Record Collector in a five-starred rave. “Art-pop’s greatest cottage industry continues with this new, splendid record.” “Sparks’ abiding gifts for pop melody, surreal humour and clever, quirky lyrics crafted with precision and attention to old-fashioned virtues of the songwriter’s craft – meter and scansion, rhyme and rhythm – remain not just undiminished but honed to a peak of perfection,” wrote Louder Than War. “With A STEADY DRIP, DRIP, DRIP, Sparks have drawn on the many styles and many great moments in a multi-faceted career that began in their native Los Angeles in 1967, while retaining the unique identity. Whatever style they embrace, and they have embraced most – pop, rock, New Wave, synth-pop, disco, dance, electro, orchestral, opera – they always remain ineffably, irrefutably, inescapably, undeniably Sparks.” Ron and Russell Mael will join The Charlatans’ Tim Burgess for an extra special edition of #TimsTwitterListeningParty featuring A STEADY DRIP, DRIP, DRIP on Wednesday, May 20 at 5:00 pm ET/2:00 pm PT. Fans are invited to follow @sparksofficial and @tim_burgess on Twitter for real time, live commentary on the album; to tweet, please use the hashtag #TimsTwitterListeningParty. This year should also see the eagerly awaited premiere of the musical Annette, the first English-language film from groundbreaking French director Leos Carax (Holy Motors, Pola X), written by Ron and Russell Mael and starring Adam Driver and Marion Cotillard. In addition, director Edgar Wright (Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, Baby Driver) will continue work on his as-yet-untitled Sparks documentary, a long-in-the-making feature-length film celebrating this singular band.

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Pearl Jam shares compelling “Retrograde" Music Video

New album 'Gigaton' available now via Republic Records 

NEW YORK, NY – Today, Pearl Jam revealed the music video for the Gigaton single “Retrograde.”

Watch it HERE.

For the visual, the band teamed up with director Josh Wakely [Beat Bugs, Motown Magic]. The animated clip opens with a lone traveler driving through the rain and descending upon a strip mall. Visiting a psychic, the protagonist witnesses the destruction of the world in a crystal ball as the seas overtake the Eiffel Tower in Paris, London Bridge in London, and the group’s native Seattle. Fluid animation moves like an oil painting in motion as the animated musicians—Eddie Vedder, Stone Gossard, Mike McCready, Jeff Ament, and Matt Cameron—step out of their respect tarot cards and into a march. While the water continues to rise climate change activist and revolutionary Greta Thunberg appears behind the crystal ball as a clairvoyant.

“Retrograde” is the latest single from the band’s new album, Gigaton—available now.

Get it at www.pearljam.com.


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AXS TV releases clips & highlights featuring Brian May, Joe Walsh, Tanya Tuckar and James Burton from ‘Rock & Roll Road Trip with Sammy Hagar’

Premieres Sunday, May 17 at 8:30 p.m. ET/5:30 p.m. PT

Brian May, left, with Sammy Hagar / Photo courtesy AXS TV

Watch Brian May share how his Signature Guitar Sound was inspired by Rory Gallagher & James Burton HERE

Watch Sammy Hagar, Joe Walsh and James Burton perform the Elvis classic “Jailhouse Rock” HERE

Sammy Hagar returns to Nashville to celebrate rock legend James Burton at an all-star bash for the famed guitarist for Elvis, John Denver and many others. Backstage he sits down with music legends Brian May of Queen, Joe Walsh and recent GRAMMY®-winner Tanya Tucker.

Here are two press clips from the episode for media use:

Interview highlights from the episode include:

• Tanya Tucker discusses beginning her singing career in Nashville at age nine and her love for Elvis
• Joe Walsh shares his secret to musical longevity.
• How Brian May and Queen continued after Freddie Mercury’s death. 

Peter Himmelman's 'This Is How It Ends' debut single

from artist's forthcoming album 'Press On'

Americana Highways premiered the track here. 



NEW YORK, N.Y. — Press On, Peter Himmelman’s forthcoming 13-song album, was recorded live in Los Feliz, Calif. in a total of three days. “We used a simple creative forcing frame for our three-day marathon session, which consisted of four rules,” Himmelman says. “Upright bass on every song, little to no cymbals and high-hats, no professional background singers, and as much live recording as possible. We wanted anyone listening to the music to feel as if they were in the room with us as we were recording.” These days not many players have the musical chops to record without stopping to fix mistakes, or to improvise complex parts on the fly. The musicians Himmelman selected for the project were capable of both, and they were excited about the chance to make a live-in-studio recording in a short span of time. 

Recorded with the help of Himmelman’s longtime bassist/collaborator Matt Thompson, drummer Jimi Englund, keyboardist Chris Joyner, and guitarist Greg Herzenach, the spare, soulful soundsof the debut single, “This Is How It Ends,” allow room for Himmelman’s biting, and sometimes, nearly clairvoyant lyrics to rise up through the swirls of gospel-like colors within the musical arrangement. Producer and engineer Sheldon Gomberg notes, “the musicianship on ‘This Is How It Ends’ is of the highest quality. These guys are some of my favorite players around. The way they listen and respond to what’s happening is what gives the record its remarkable immediacy.”

“This Is How It Ends,” which Himmelman composed on the piano one afternoon in his living room in Santa Monica, California, was written nearly a year prior to his move to New York City in August of 2019. “As with many songs of mine that I wind up being most attracted to, this one was also a surprise when it emerged,” Himmelman muses. “I asked myself then and now, where did this come from, what does it mean?”  

This is the sound of unearthly silence, after a year of blood and violence. These are

 the men grey with ash, rollin’ their barrels of useless cash...

Press On, produced by Gomberg, Thompson, Himmelman, and Arthur Himmelman, is set for release in July 2020, with details to be announced shortly.

SPAFFORD announces live concert at the Drive-In



MAY 24, 2020 | DIGITAL DRIVE-IN | MESA, AZ

Phoenix, AZ - The Arizona based progressive rock band Spafford is set to perform LIVE in Mesa, AZ on May 24. The show will take place at the famed drive-in movie theater "Digital Drive-In.” This is the band’s first live performance since the Covid-19 epidemic forced bands worldwide to cancel tours and scheduled performances. There will be a limited number of tickets available for this performance. Tickets go on sale Friday, May 15th at 10AM PST.  

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“We are extremely excited for this opportunity. Everyone on our team has been working tirelessly to ensure that this will be an amazing experience that follows all social distancing guidelines. We want to provide a safe, fun environment for everyone to get out and enjoy our music!” said Spafford of the upcoming performance. 

Fans will be able to see this first of its kind live show from the comfort of their own vehicles while also practicing social distancing. For fans elsewhere in the country, the show will be live-streamed for free via Spafford’s YouTube and Facebook pages. 

Spafford are known for their astonishing improvisational ability and off-the-cuff extended jams, Spafford paints a picture in real-time each night with a musical palette known only to each other. It’s a private language comprised of both their talent as musicians as well as their formidable catalog of influences, spanning 90’s alt-rock radio hits to Steely Dan and The Crystal Method. Each and every Spafford show is a sonic pilgrimage, the journey of a team of musicians so in tune with each other that a single note communicates intent and purpose. Spafford is amongst the most creative and hard-traveling bands on the contemporary jam scene, performing countless sold-out headline dates along with high profile festival sets at Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival, Firefly Music Festival, and many others.



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