Stevie Van Zandt: Disciple, an HBO Original Documentary, premieres June 22 on Max.
Canadian Music Week Announces Winners For The 23rd Annual Jim Beam INDIES
Canadian Music Week is pleased to announce the winners for the 23rd Anniversary Jim Beam INDIE Awards which took place June 6, 2024 at Danforth Music Hall in Toronto. The Beaches, and City and Colour lead with three wins each.
Hosted by Jamar McNeil of CHUM FM, the Jim Beam® INDIE Awards featured incredible performances by Myles Erlick, the winner of the 2024 Jim Beam National Talent Search, Tim Hicks, winner of Country Artist/Group or Duo of the Year, and Finger Eleven, 2024 INDIE Awards Hall of Fame Inductees.
The show also included a special presentation of the 2024 CMW Allan Slaight Humanitarian Spirit Award to legendary musician Tom Wilson, followed by a performance.
The 2024 Jim Beam INDIES Winners are:
Album of the Year
Karan Aujla “Making Memories”
Artist of the Year – presented by SiriusXM
City and Colour
Country Artist/Group or Duo of the Year
Tim Hicks
Electronic/Dance Artist/Group or Duo of the Year
Loud Luxury
Francophone Artist/Group or Duo of the Year
Jean-Michel Blais
Group or Duo of the Year
The Beaches
Hip Hop/Rap Artist of the Year – presented by SiriusXM
Shubh
Indigenous Artist/Group or Duo of the Year – presented by SiriusXM
Elisapie
Pop Artist/Group or Duo of the Year
Charlotte Cardin
R&B Artist/Group or Duo of the Year
Charlotte Day Wilson
Rock Artist/Group or Duo of the Year
The Beaches
Roots/Folk Artist of the Year
City and Colour
Song of the Year
The Beaches “Blame Brett”
Elizabeth Boland, Gustavo Coriandoli, Leandra Earl, Eliza Clara, Jordan Miller
Video of the Year
Karan Aujla “Admirin’ You”
Independent Label of the Year
Dine Alone Records
Producer of the Year
Ikky
Publisher of the Year – Presented by CMRRA
Anthem Entertainment
Jim Beam Fan Choice Award
City and Colour
Dolly Parton’s New Musical ‘Hello, I’m Dolly’ To Hit Broadway in 2026
Dolly Parton announced from the stage of the CMA Fest in Nashville that she will partner with ATG Productions to bring a new musical inspired by her life and trailblazing career, titled Hello, I’m Dolly, to Broadway in 2026.
“Hello, I’m Dolly, and I lived my whole life to see this show on stage,” Dolly said. “I’ve written many original songs for the show and included all your favorites in it as well. You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll clap, you’ll stomp, it truly is a Grand Ol’ Opera. Pun and fun intended. Don’t miss it!”
Produced by Dolly, Adam Speers for ATG Productions, and Danny Nozell for CTK Enterprises, the new musical borrows its title from the name of Dolly’s first studio album released in 1967. Hello, I’m Dolly will feature a score by Dolly that will include some of her biggest hits as well as new songs she has written especially for the musical, and a book by Dolly and Maria S. Schlatter. Additional members of the creative team and casting will be announced at a later date.
“I first had the pleasure of working with Dolly Parton in 2019 when she trusted us to develop a new version of her musical 9 to 5 for London’s West End,” Adam Speers said. “I had always heard she wanted to do a musical based on her life, so when she asked if I would be interested in producing it, I was bowled over. As the world knows, Dolly is a magical blend of talent, hard work, intelligence, charm, wit, and a gigantically big heart. I’m thrilled we’re going to bring her inspiring story to Broadway.”
Pete Townshend 14-CD Box Set ‘Live In Concert 1985-2001’ Out July 26
UMR is proud to announce PETE TOWNSHEND LIVE > IN CONCERT 1985-2001 an expanded 14-CD box set and digital set featuring seven long-out-of-print live albums by Pete Townshend.
Newly remastered by Jon Astley at Close To The Edge, the set gathers together for the first time all of the live solo recordings that were only available via Pete Townshend’s website, Eel Pie. All of the albums have been out of print for two decades.
The box set features expanded deluxe packaging in a CD-size hard slip case and tray with new art by longtime Townshend collaborator Richard Evans, including updated gatefold CD wallets, and a 28-page booklet with sleeve notes by Who and Townshend archivist Matt Kent, a new exclusive foreword by Pete Townshend, plus rare photos and memorabilia.
The live shows included in the box set are Pete Townshend’s Deep End live at Brixton Academy in London recorded on the 1st and 2nd November 1985 and featuring David Gilmour of Pink Floyd on guitar, a live full rendition of Pete’s album Psychoderelict and more recorded at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in New York, 7th August 1993 during Pete’s only full solo tour, an intimate show from The Fillmore in San Francisco on 30th April 1996 around the time of his first solo compilation album CoolWalkingSmoothTalkingStraightSmokingFireStoking, Pete returned to his old stomping ground for the first time in 30 years for a live show at the Shepherd’s Bush Empire, 9th November 1998; there are also two nights at London’s Sadler’s Wells Theatre, usually home to ballet and modern dance, presenting music from Life House. It was the only time a full Life House show has been attempted and the only time some of those songs were ever performed, and finally, two shows from the La Jolla Playhouse in La Jolla, California (where the Tommy musical first ran) on the 22nd and 23rd of June 2001.
The shows included in this boxset were all previously released online through Pete’s company, Eel Pie; there was only one run of each CD, and they all quickly became collector’s items. While Townshend has often performed short solo sets for charitable causes for, amongst others, Amnesty International, The Prince’s Trust and The Who’s own Double O charity which helps victims of domestic abuse and those suffering from addiction, full solo shows have been few and far between. When Pete has put on an entire solo show, the set lists have been picked from his own output, including specific Who songs, and cover versions of artists who have influenced him over the years.
Speaking of performing solo or performing with a band that wasn’t The Who, Pete Townshend said “I always have too much to do, too much responsibility, and not enough time. I have to live enough life to provide me with inspiration and context for my songs, I have to then spend enough time in my home studio finessing songs so they feel worthy of my band (The Who), then I have to re-record them with that band, then speak eloquently about them to the media, justifying my creative divergences, then I must tour endlessly behind the new music, continuing to celebrate the old stuff as well, and then start all over again. The idea that I would do all that for The Who and then do it for myself as well is simply plain insane. And yet for a while I tried. It didn’t go well. One career is enough.”
As Who and Townshend archivist Matt Kent puts it, “When Pete Townshend plays a solo show it isn’t just a concert, it is an EVENT. These CDs represent just how good these events are.”
PETE TOWNSHEND
LIVE > IN CONCERT 1985-2001
DISC ONE: Brixton Academy, London, 1 & 2 November 1985
Mary Anne With The Shaky Hand
Won’t Get Fooled Again
A Little Is Enough
Secondhand Love
That’s Alright Mama
Behind Blue Eyes
The Shout
Harlem Shuffle
Barefootin’
After The Fire
Love On The Air
Midnight Lover
Blue Light
I Put A Spell On You
I’m One
DISC TWO: Brixton Academy, London, 1 & 2 November 1985
Driftin’
Magic Bus
Save It For Later
Eyesight To The Blind
Walkin’
Stop Hurting People
The Sea Refuses No River
Boogie Stop Shuffle
Face The Face
Pinball Wizard
Give Blood
Night Train
DISC THREE: Brooklyn Academy of Music, Brooklyn, NYC, 7 August 1993
Intro
English Boy
Meher Baba M3
Let’s Get Pretentious
Meher Baba M4 [Signal Box]
Early Morning Dreams
I Want That Thing
Intro : Outlive The Dinosaur
Outlive The Dinosaur
Gridlife
Flame [Demo]
Now And Then
I Am Afraid
Gridlife 2
Don’t Try To Make Me Real
Intro : Predictable
Predictable
Flame
Meher Baba M5 [Vivaldi]
Fake It
Intro : Now And Then [Reprise]
Now And Then [Reprise]
Baba O’Riley [Demo]
English Boy [Reprise]
DISC FOUR: Brooklyn Academy of Music, Brooklyn, NYC, 7 August 1993
Pinball Wizard / See Me Feel Me / Listening To You
Let My Love Open The Door
Rough Boys
Behind Blue Eyes
The Kids Are Alright
Keep Me Turning
Eminence Front
A Little Is Enough
You Better You Bet
Face The Face
Won’t Get Fooled Again / Let’s See Action
Magic Bus
DISC FIVE: The Fillmore, San Francisco, 30 April 1996
Let My Love Open The Door
English Boy
Drowned
The Shout
I Put A Spell On You
Cut My Hair
Sheraton Gibson
I’m One
Heart To Hang Onto
Parvardigar
A Legal Matter
DISC SIX: The Fillmore, San Francisco, 30 April 1996
A Friend Is A Friend
I Am An Animal
All Shall Be Well
Slit Skirts
Eyesight To The Blind
Driftin’ Blues
Now And Then
Rough Boys
I’m A Boy
Magic Bus
DISC SEVEN: Shepherds Bush Empire, London, 9 November 1998
On The Road Again
A Little Is Enough
Pinball Wizard
Drowned
Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere
You Better You Bet
Behind Blue Eyes
Baby Don’t You Do It
English Boy
Three Steps To Heaven
Mary Anne With The Shaky Hand
Sheraton Gibson
Substitute
I Am An Animal
North Country Girl
DISC EIGHT: Shepherds Bush Empire, London, 9 November 1998
(She’s A) Sensation
A Friend Is A Friend
Now And Then
Let My Love Open The Door
Who Are You
The Kids Are Alright
Acid Queen
Won’t Get Fooled Again
Magic Bus
I’m One
DISC NINE: Sadler’s Wells, London, 25 & 26 February 2000
One Note
Purcell (Quick Movement)
Teenage Wasteland
TIme Is Passing
Love Ain’t For Keeping
Goin’ Mobile
Greyhound Girl
Tragedy
Mary
I Don’t Even Know Myself
Bargain
Gettin’ In Tune
Pure And Easy
Baba O’Riley – Orchestral
DISC TEN: Sadler’s Wells, London, 25 & 26 February 2000
Baba O’Riley
Hinterland Rag
Behind Blue Eyes
Let’s See Action
Sister Disco
Relay
Who Are You
Join Together
Won’t Get Fooled Again
Tragedy Explained
The Song Is Over
Can You Help The One You Really Love?
DISC ELEVEN: La Jolla Playhouse, 22 June 2001
Pinball Wizard
Let My Love Open The Door
Heart To Hang Onto
Cut My Hair
Slit Skirts
Drowned
Greyhound Girl
Tattoo
The Sea Refuses No River
DISC TWELVE: La Jolla Playhouse 22, June 2001
Saint James Infirmary
Eminence Front
Won’t Get Fooled Again
Behind Blue Eyes
Won’t Get Fooled Again (Electric)
DISC THIRTEEN: La Jolla Playhouse, 23 June 2001
Pinball Wizard
Let My Love Open The Door
Heart To Hang Onto
Cut My Hair
Slit Skirts
Drowned
Greyhound Girl
Tattoo
Collings
Eminence Front
DISC FOURTEEN: La Jolla Playhouse, 23 June 2001
Sheraton Gibson
Won’t Get Fooled Again
I’m One
Behind Blue Eyes
Driftin’ Blues
Eyesight To The Blind
Won’t Get Fooled Again (Electric)
Camden Docu-Series Featuring Dua Lipa, Noel Gallagher, Chris Martin And More Debuts On Disney+ On May 29
Disney+ has revealed the trailer for its documentary series Camden, which will premiere on Disney+ exclusively on May 29th, featuring some of the world’s biggest pop acts, including series Executive Producer Dua Lipa.
With access to the stars whose lives were changed forever by this small part of London, the series will reveal the extraordinary untold stories of how the lives and careers of many of today’s most iconic music acts were shaped by Camden.
The series will feature contributions from the likes of Dua Lipa, Noel Gallagher, Chris Martin, Little Simz, Nile Rodgers, Boy George, Yungblud. Also confirmed to feature in the series are Pete Doherty and Carl Barat of The Libertines, Mark Ronson, Questlove, Black Eyed Peas, Soul II Soul’s Jazzie B, Chuck D and Sister Bliss from Faithless.
The Original series is produced by Lightbox, the production company founded by Academy-Award-winning producer Simon Chinn and Emmy-winning producer Jonathan Chinn in association with Day One Pictures, the production company co-founded by Amy Winehouse’s original manager Nick Shymansky and Radical22. Asif Kapadia is Series Director. Episode directors are Toby Trackman, Yemi Bamiro and Sarah Lambert. Series Producer is Gaby Aung. Executive Producers are Simon Chinn, Jonathan Chinn and Suzanne Lavery for Lightbox, Nick Shymansky, Jasper Waller-Bridge and Ben Friedman for Day One Pictures and Dua Lipa and Dukagjin Lipa for Radical22.
Here Are The Winners Announced for Canadian Live Music Industry Awards
Canadian Music Week (CMW), in partnership with the Canadian Live Music Association (CLMA), are pleased to announce the winners for the Canadian Live Music Industry Awards (CLMI Awards), presented by Showpass and powered by Aloompa. Hosted by prolific Canadian rapper Haviah Mighty, the Canadian Live Music Industry Awards took place on June 4, 2024 at the Westin Harbour Castle in Toronto.
The 8th annual Canadian Live Music Industry Awards included Music Industry Hall of Fame inductions for multi-platinum, JUNO Award-winning Canadian artist deadmau5, and one of Canada’s most respected and successful artist managers Jake Gold of The Management Trust.
Marsha Vlasic, Vice Chair, Music Division, Independent Artist Group (IAG), was the recipient of the second annual International Agent of the Year, and the Inaugural Most Powerful Women in Live Music Award from Women in Music Canada.
The Industry Impact Award sponsored by Jampack was presented to Mark Monahan, Executive Director of Ottawa Blues Fest, which is celebrating its 30th Anniversary in 2024.
The Awards included performances by host Haviah Mighty, contemporary blues guitarist Christone “Kingfish” Ingram, and dark pop siren ari hicks, plus a special tribute by The Pursuit of Happiness, in honour of the previously announced 2024 Music Industry Hall of Fame Inductee Jake Gold.
The Canadian Live Music Industry Awards celebrated the ingenuity, perseverance, and excellence demonstrated by live music companies, individuals, and organizations over the past year.
The 2024 CLMI Awards Winners are:
Music City of the Year
City of London
Best Teamwork in a Major Club
History Toronto
Best Teamwork in a Medium Club
Opera House
Best Teamwork in a Small Club
Rum Runners
Best Teamwork in a Small Arena
Coca-Cola Coliseum
Best Teamwork in a Large Arena
Centre Bell
Best Teamwork in a Soft Seat Theatre/Performing Arts Centre
Studio Bell, home of the National Music Centre
Small Festival of the Year
Hillside Festival
Medium Festival of the Year
Rock the Park
Major Festival of the Year
Shambhala Music Festival
Green Operations Festival of the Year
Winnipeg Folk Festival
New Touring Artist of the Year
TALK
BrandxMusic Program of the Year
Concert Week powered by RBCxMusic
Road Warrior of the Year
Casey Carvalho
Your Future Boss
Chelsea O’Neill
Agent of the Year, Sponsored by Live Nation
Tao-Ming Lau
Manager of the Year, Sponsored by Scotiabank Arena
Laurie Lee Boutet
Production Manager of the Year
Robbie Zgaljic
Concert/Club Talent Buyer of the Year
Farhad Ghousy
Festival Buyer of the Year
Adam Oppenheim
A/V Production Company of the Year
Solotech Audio Visual Solutions
Community Impact
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My Next Read: “From Here to the Great Unknown: A Memoir” by Lisa Marie Presley and Riley Keough
Born to an American myth and raised in the wilds of Graceland, Lisa Marie Presley tells her whole story for the first time in this raw, riveting, one-of-a-kind memoir faithfully completed by her daughter, Riley Keough.
In 2022, Lisa Marie Presley asked her daughter to help finally finish her long-gestating memoir.
A month later, Lisa Marie was dead, and the world would never know her story in her own words, never know the passionate, joyful, caring, and complicated woman that Riley loved and grieved.
Riley got the tapes that her mother had recorded for the book, laid in her bed, and listened as Lisa Marie told story after story about smashing golf carts together in the yards of Graceland, about the unconditional love she felt from her father, about being upstairs, just the two of them. About getting dragged screaming out of the bathroom as she ran towards his body on the floor. About living in Los Angeles with her mother, getting sent to school after school, always kicked out, always in trouble. About her singular, lifelong relationship with Danny Keough, about being married to Michael Jackson, what they shared in common. About motherhood. About deep addiction. About ever-present grief. Riley knew she had to fulfill her mother’s wish to reveal these memories, incandescent and painful, to the world.
To make her mother known.
This extraordinary book is composed of both Lisa Marie’s and Riley’s voice, a mother and daughter communicating across the transom of death as they try to heal each other. Profoundly moving and deeply revealing, From Here to the Great Unknown is a book like no other—the last words of the only child of a true legend.
blur: Live at Wembley Stadium Officially Gets Released July 26th
A year on from a momentous weekend of music and joy at Wembley Stadium, blur today announced a new live album titled Live at Wembley Stadium, set for release on July 26th 2024 via Parlophone/Warner.
Live at Wembley Stadium is a collection of songs captured across two unforgettable nights last summer – the biggest shows of the band’s 30+ year career to date – which saw Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James and Dave Rowntree perform to over 150,000 fans at Wembley Stadium, blur’s first time ever to play the iconic London venue.
Song highlights include “The Narcissist” and “St. Charles Square” from their latest #1 album, the acclaimed The Ballad of Darren, as well as “There’s No Other Way,” “Popscene,” “Beetlebum,” “Trimm Trabb,” “Villa Rosie,” “Coffee & TV,” “Under the Westway,” “Out of Time,” “To the End,” “Parklife,” “Song 2,” “This is a Low,” “Girls & Boys,” “Tender,” and “The Universal.”
A new feature length concert film – also titled blur: Live at Wembley Stadium – is set for a UK and Ireland cinema release on September 6th this year. Ticket and cinema details to be announced soon.
Live at Wembley Stadium – the album – will be available in the following formats:
· Triple black vinyl – the Sunday show
· Triple teal colored vinyl – D2C exclusive – the Sunday show
· Double black vinyl – ‘highlights’ across both shows
· Double picture disc vinyl – Blood Records exclusive – ‘highlights’ across both shows
· Double CD – the Sunday show
· Double Cassette – D2C exclusive – the Sunday show
· Digital – the Sunday show, plus 4 bonus tracks recorded live at the UK warm up shows, May 2023
The feature-length documentary blur: To The End will be in cinemas across the UK and Ireland from July 19th. The film depicts the most recent chapter in the band’s story, captured during the period in which they made a surprise – and emotional – return with their first record in 8 years, The Ballad of Darren. blur: To The End is an intimate moment in time with this most enduring of English bands, who have been at the heart of British cultural life and influence for over three decades.
Both blur: To The End and blur: Live at Wembley Stadium are directed by Toby L and produced by Josh Connolly, via production house Up The Game and will be released by Altitude.
Details of international cinema releases coming soon. For a list of UK and Ireland cinemas and to book tickets, visit blur.co.uk.
SiriusXM and National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum Team Up for New Podcast
SiriusXM and the National Baseball Hall of Fame announced today a multi-year collaboration to produce a new podcast dedicated to telling the stories of the all-time great players who are enshrined in the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY.
“The Road to Cooperstown” will debut June 8th and air every Saturday at 9 am ET on SiriusXM’s MLB Network Radio channel and on the SiriusXM app. Season 1 will run from June through October and each week’s episode will feature a long form conversation between SiriusXM host Jon Paul Morosi and a different Hall of Famer.
Election into the Baseball Hall of Fame is the ultimate recognition of baseball greatness, and listeners will hear directly from these greats first-hand as they reflect on their life in the game, remembering the highlights as well as the challenges they faced on their way to earning a place in baseball’s most exclusive club.
The series premieres on June 8th with a conversation with Hall of Fame catcher Johnny Bench. Ensuing episodes will feature fellow Cooperstown inductees Ozzie Smith, Cal Ripken Jr., George Brett, John Smoltz, Tom Glavine, Craig Biggio, Joe Torre and many more.
“Induction into the Hall of Fame is the greatest honor in all of sport, and each one of our 346 Hall of Famers faced and overcame challenges en route to a plaque in Cooperstown,” said Josh Rawitch, President of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. “‘The Road to Cooperstown’ brings these stories to listeners through the voices of the legends themselves, sharing with fans the amazing character and skill that made them the greatest players in the game’s history. We are proud to work with SiriusXM to bring this engaging and inspiring series to listeners around the world.”
Each episode of “The Road to Cooperstown” will be available as a podcast on all major podcast platforms the Tuesday after its Saturday SiriusXM premiere. Episode 1 of the series becomes available as a podcast on June 11th, the day before the Museum’s 85th birthday. On June 12, 1939, the Hall of Fame opened its doors for the first time in Cooperstown.
“A visit to the National Baseball Hall of Fame creates a very special connection between the fan and the game’s all-time great players,” said Eric Spitz, VP of Sports Programming for SiriusXM. “We’re producing ‘The Road to Cooperstown’ to create that same kind of connection for fans around the country through SiriusXM. And we’re the perfect medium to do it. After all, fans have connected with their favorite teams and players through radio broadcasts for more than a century. On this series fans will not only learn more about the living legends of the game, but hear them in their own words talk about the ups and downs of their careers, and what drove them to be great.”
Highlights from future conversations on “The Road to Cooperstown:”
John Smoltz: “My road to Cooperstown was an incredible ride. It was a roller coaster at times but it was an incredible ride. At the end of the day, I got a chance to compete in a ton of playoffs and win a World Series, but the journey was worth every single surgery and every single bump in the road because it was a unique one. It wasn’t one that was a cookie-cutter and that’s not who I am. I’m one that will do whatever it takes to try to win.”
Ozzie Smith: “People ask me, ‘Would I change anything?’ I wouldn’t change a thing. There were rocks in the road, there were boulders in the road, but making it to Cooperstown was one of the greatest achievements of my life. It’s not something that I set out to do. I think it became a byproduct of working hard to be the very best that I could be every day.”
SiriusXM’s MLB Network Radio channel is available to listeners nationwide in their cars on channel 89 and on the SiriusXM app.
Eligible customers can get their first three months of SiriusXM for free. Go to siriusxm.com/GetSiriusXM3mos to sign up and experience all that SiriusXM has to offer. See Offer Details.
LA LOM Signs To Verve Records, Announces Debut Album Out August 9
LA LOM has announced their debut album, to be released August 9 on Verve Records. The self-titled, 13-song collection of all original music seamlessly weaves together the diverse genres and cultures of Los Angeles, their hometown and a major source of inspiration. Short for The Los Angeles League of Musicians, LA LOM is composed of native Angelenos Zac Sokolow (Guitar), Jake Faulkner (Bass), and Nicholas Baker (Drums/Percussion). With just a handful of singles released so far, LA LOM’s rise has been meteoric: millions of views for their rich-hued and self-made videos, hundreds of thousands of followers on socials, and fans that include Beck, Zane Lowe and more. For a group that has just started touring nationally, they are selling out major rooms across the U.S., will make their festival debuts at Newport Folk and Pitchfork London among many others this year, and a run with Vampire Weekend begins tomorrow in Houston.
Listening to LA LOM is like turning the radio dial to discover a series of stations that music obsessives could only dream of. They find inspiration in the classic Mexican Boleros and the Cumbia Sonidera woven into the very fabric of LA’s soundscape, resonating through the streets from car stereos, backyard parties, and lively dance halls. Added to this is the guitar-driven twang of Peruvian Chicha, Bakersfield Country, traditional folk music from Sicily, Turkey and beyond, plus soulful ballads from the 1950s and ’60s that they grew up listening to on LA’s oldies station, K-EARTH 101, evoking the laid-back aesthetic that defines the region.
Says Sokolow, about “Danza de LA LOM”: “The song in a lot of ways is our homage to the Cumbia and Chicha from Peru. Bands like Los Mirlos, Los Shapis, Los Destellos, Los Wembler’s de Iquitos, and others have been a huge influence on us and the music we make. Particularly in the way they use the biting twangy guitar to lead the melody of the song. When we started out playing in bars full of dancers around Los Angeles, covers from the great Chicha and Cumbia bands of Peru were a big part of our repertoire. We knew we wanted to have our own ‘Danza de LA LOM,’ and this song gets people dancing as well as any song we have ever covered.”
While LA LOM has broken out over the past year, it didn’t happen overnight. Similar to The Beatles in Hamburg, LA LOM coalesced as they cut their teeth playing extensive sets, five nights a week, at the historic Roosevelt Hotel on Hollywood Boulevard. With buzz building around Los Angeles, they headed to the studio and began cutting singles – their first EP was released in 2022.
LA LOM was produced by Elliot Bergman (Cage the Elephant, Major Lazer, Wild Belle) and recorded mostly at his studio Figueroa. The 13 songs, recently written and recorded for this album, swirl together LA LOM’s aforementioned and widely varied influences. Laid back and lo-fi, they bottle up the energy of a crowded dance floor, a hot, sweaty night – songs that were designed to make you want to sway your hips. The album begins with the cumbia swagger of “Angels Point,” a nod to LA’s Elysian Park. With the rhythm section in lock step and dancing melodies from Sokolow’s fuzz-kissed guitar, it’s followed by one intoxicating groove after another. “San Fernando Rose” is an homage to groups like The Ronnettes, The Marvelletes, The Chantelles. “A lot of these melodies
in those kind of songs have a way of making you feel nostalgic and both uplifted and sad at the same time,” says Sokolow. “‘72 Monte Carlo” imagines an old spy film with a classic hot rod driving fast through the hills of Los Angeles.
The roots of LA LOM run deep. Zac Sokolow’s musical lineage spans generations, starting his creative journey performing alongside his father, a respected figure in LA’s bluegrass community, whose family relocated from Buenos Aires to LA in the 1930s. Jake Faulkner comes from a family of Venice artists and met Zac at age 16. Zac and Jake honed their craft through years of collaboration in various bands within Southern California’s vibrant Rockabilly scene before eventually joining to form LA LOM. Nicholas Baker was steeped in Latin music from childhood by his grandmother, who hailed from a musical family in Durango, Mexico, and gained fame as a DJ on a Spanish-language radio station in Tucson, Arizona. He studied Latin percussion with renowned Nuyorican bassist and percussionist Roberto Miranda.
LA LOM Tracklist
1. Angels Point
2. Figueroa
3. Maravilla
4. ’72 Monte Carlo
5. El Sereno
6. Lorena
7. Lucia
8. Danza de LA LOM
9. Espejismo
10. Ghosts of Gardena
11. Moonlight Over Montebello 12. Rebecca
13. San Fernando Rose
LA LOM Tour Dates
06/06/24 – 713 Music Hall – Houston, TX – WITH VAMPIRE WEEKEND
06/07/24 – The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory – Irving, TX – WITH VAMPIRE WEEKEND
06/09/24 – Arizona Financial Theatre – Phoenix, AZ – WITH VAMPIRE WEEKEND
06/10/24 – Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre – San Diego, CA – WITH VAMPIRE WEEKEND
06/25/24 – TD Victoria International JazzFest – Victoria, BC
06/27/24 – Le Festival International de Jazz de Montréal – Montréal, QC
06/28/24 – Longboat Hall – Toronto, ON
06/29/24 – Ottawa Jazz Festival – Ottawa, ON
07/01/24 – SummerStage in Central Park – New York, NY
07/26/24 – Nelsonville Music Festival – Nelsonville, OH
07/28/24 – Newport Folk Festival – Newport, RI
08/03/24 – Pickathon Festival – Happy Valley, OR
08/04/24 – Pickathon Festival – Happy Valley, OR
08/06/24 – Whiskey Creek Zócalo – Arenas Valley, NM
08/08/24 – Globe Hall – Denver, CO
08/09/24 – Fox Theatre – Boulder, CO
08/11/24 – Telluride Jazz Festival – Telluride, CO
08/12/24 – Launchpad – Albuquerque, NM
08/31/24 – Fool in Love – Inglewood, CA
09/14/24 – Lowbrow Palace – El Paso, TX
09/15/24 – Ballroom Marfa – Marfa, TX
09/18/24 – The Kessler Theater – Dallas, TX
09/19/24 – Scoot Inn – Austin, TX
09/20/24 – Stable Hall – San Antonio, TX
09/21/24 – The Heights Theater – Houston, TX
09/24/24 – Hotel Congress Plaza – Tucson, AZ
09/25/24 – The Orpheum Theater – Flagstaff, AZ
09/28/24 – Pappy & Harriet’s Outdoors – Pioneertown, CA
09/29/24 – Ohana Music and Arts Festival – Dana Point, CA
10/03/24 – The Observatory North Park – San Diego, CA
10/10/24 – Felton Music Hall – Felton, CA
10/12/24 – Bimbo’s 365 Club – San Francisco, CA
10/18/24 – The Mayan – Los Angeles, CA
10/19/24 – Ventura Music Hall – Ventura, CA
11/01/24 – Crossing Border Festival – The Hague, NL
11/02/24 – Take Root Festival – Groningen, NL
11/09/24 – Pitchfork Music Festival – London, UK