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Tanya Tucker Announces Live From The Troubadour Available Everywhere On October 16

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Legendary country music icon Tanya Tucker will release Live From The Troubadour on October 16, 2020, the one-year anniversary of Tanya’s historic, standing-room only set from which it originates. In October 2019, Tanya was in the midst of resurgent visibility and acclaim generated by her Brandi Carlile and Shooter Jennings produced album While I’m Livin’, released two months earlier – so the brief stand in front of the West Hollywood tastemaker crowd took on a palpable air of significance. P

“There are so many people and places hurting right now, and for me, being on the road since I was a kid and knowing these legendary venues like the Troubadour aren’t bringing in a dime right now without performances, it just makes sense to give back. I can’t be with the fans, so this is my love letter to them, a live album with some of those old records, and our new songs from While I’m Livin’,” shared Tanya.

“Tanya Tucker Brings Sensitivity and Classic Swagger to the Troubadour,” raved Variety’s Chris Willman (whose full-length review is included in the album’s liner notes.) “Her L.A. gigs showed how essential her new Brandi Carlile/Shooter Jennings-aided album is… and how rocking her touring show already was.”

Live From The Troubadour features 15 songs including Tanya’s smash first single “Delta Dawn,” and a cache of Tanya’s No. 1 country hits such as “Strong Enough To Bend,” “What’s Your Mama’s Name, Child”, “Blood Red and Goin’ Down” and “Would You Lay with Me (In a Field of Stone).” The set also includes a sublime medley of Bruce Springsteen’s “I’m on Fire” and Johnny Cash’s “Ring of Fire,” along with six songs from While I’m Livin’, including “Mustang Ridge,” “The Wheels of Laredo,” “Hard Luck” and the poignant, “Bring My Flowers Now.” The album, While I’m Livin’ and the song, “Bring My Flowers Now,” would, a few short months later, win GRAMMYs for Best Country Album and Best Country Song, the first GRAMMY wins of Tanya’s illustrious career.

The accolades haven’t stopped there. Tanya has also been nominated for three 2020 Americana Honors and Awards, including Album of the Year, Song of the Year and Artist of the Year. The awards will take place September 16th at Nashville’s legendary Ryman Auditorium.

As someone who’s been center stage for over 50 years, Tanya is donating a portion of the proceeds from the sale of this album directly to The Troubadour, including 100% of the revenue generated by the custom Live From The Troubadour poster available at Tanya’s online store, HERE.

The Troubadour is a member of NIVA: National Independent Venue Association. Formed at the onset of the COVID-19 shutdown, NIVA now represents more than 2,600 members in all 50 states and D.C. These independent venues and promoters were the first to close and will be the last to fully reopen. NIVA’s mission is to preserve and nurture the ecosystem of independent live music venues, promoters and festivals throughout the US.

TANYA TUCKER – LIVE FROM THE TROUBADOUR TRACK LIST:

Would You Lay With Me (In A Field Of Stone)
Jamestown Ferry
What’s Your Mama’s Name, Child
Blood Red And Goin’ Down
Strong Enough To Bend
I’m On Fire / Ring Of Fire (Medley)
Mustang Ridge
The Wheels Of Laredo
I Don’t Owe You Anything
High Ridin’ Heroes
Hard Luck
Interlude
Bring My Flowers Now
Texas (When I Die)
It’s A Little Too Late
Delta Dawn

TANYA TUCKER TOUR DATES:
Oct. 2 Beaver Dam Amphitheater – Beaver Dam, Ky.^^
July 11 Club Regent Casino – Event Centre – Winnipeg, MB, Canada
July 13 Door Community Auditorium – Fish Creek, Wis.
July 31 Sugar Creek Casino – Hinton, Okla.
Aug. 6 Knuckleheads – Kansas City, Mo.^^
Aug. 10 Royal Oak Music Theatre – Royal Oak, Mich.^^
Aug. 12 Danforth Music Hall – Toronto, Ont.^^
Aug. 13 The Egg – Center for Performing Arts – Albany, N.Y.^^
Aug. 14 Foxwoods Casino – The Fox Theater – Mashantucket, Conn.^^
Aug. 17 The Wilbur – Boston, Mass.^^
Aug. 25 The National – Richmond, Va.^^
Aug. 26 Jefferson Center – Roanoke, Va.^^
Aug. 27 Harrah’s Cherokee Event Center – Cherokee, N.C.^^
Sept. 10 Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion – Bristol, Tenn.
Sept. 11 Red Rocks Amphitheatre – Morrison, Colo.**
Sept. 12 Red Rocks Amphitheatre – Morrison, Colo.**
Sept. 14 Ent. Center for the Arts at the University of Colorado – Colorado Springs, Colo.^^
Sept. 17 The Kessler Theater – Dallas, Texas^^
Sept. 18 Women Who Wander Outdoor Retreat – Concan, Texas
Sept. 19 The Heights Theater – Houston, Texas^^
Sept. 29 Deadwood Mountain Grand Event Center – Deadwood, S.D.
Oct. 1 Bluebird Theater – Denver, Colo.^^
Oct. 5 Knitting Factory – Boise, Idaho^^
Oct. 6 The Bing Crosby Theater – Spokane, Wash.^^
Oct. 8 Showbox Theatre – Seattle, Wash.^^
Oct. 9 Crystal Ballroom – Portland, Ore.^^
Oct. 10 Vogue Theatre – Vancouver, B.C., Canada^^
Oct. 12 State Theatre For The Arts – Red Bluff, Calif.^^
Oct. 17 Fox Theatre – Bakersfield, Calif.^^
Oct. 18 Fremont Theater – San Luis Obispo, Calif.^^
Oct. 20 Crest Theatre – Sacramento, Calif.^^
Oct. 21 Great American Music Hall – San Francisco, Calif.^^
Nov. 02 Royal Concert Hall – Glasgow, U.K.
Nov. 05 Royal Festival Hall – London, U.K.
Nov. 08 DR Koncerhuset (Studio 2) – Copenhagen, Denmark
Nov. 09 Sentrum Scene – Oslo, Norway

^^CMT Next Women of Country: Bring My Flowers Now Tour
**with Brandi Carlile

NOTE: As part of the “CMT Next Women of Country: Bring My Flowers Now Tour,” the Oct. 5, 2021 show at Knitting Factory in Boise, Idaho is a venue change where tickets are honored. The Oct. 21, 2021 date at Great American Music Hall, in San Francisco, Calif. is a venue change where previous ticket holders will be refunded.

1-minute tip for artists: London Music Week.

The creative landscape of media has changed over the years. Long gone are the days of dropping your tracks off at your local radio station in hopes that it would catch fire or chasing down a local report to try to get some airtime or ink. Now you need to be a strategic player in the game by using creative pitches of influence and social media traction.

Join myself, Leigh Robert, Jully Black, Liz Trinnear, Nicole Arbour discussing Making the Media Want You, on September 16 from 7-8pmET and it’s free on Zoom. Sign-up here.

Barenaked Ladies Celebrate 20th Anniversary Of Maroon With Exclusive Double Vinyl And Deluxe Digital Edition

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Barenaked Ladies celebrate a milestone 20th anniversary of their fifth studio album Maroon with an Exclusive Double Vinyl and Deluxe Digital edition for the first time ever. Originally released on September 12, 2000, Maroon debuted at #1 in Canada, and #5 on the U.S. Billboard 200, selling over 1M records in the U.S. alone, spawning the classic hit singles, “Pinch Me”, “Too Little Too Late”, and “Falling for the First Time”.

As of today, fans are able to pre-order an exclusive vinyl package that features 180-gram double vinyl in a beautiful, gatefold sleeve. A limited number of maroon-coloured vinyl will also be available. The original twelve tracks are featured on both the vinyl and digital Deluxe versions’ along with rarities, b-sides and demos, including an alternative version of ‘Green Christmas’.

The hilarious video for the hit song “Pinch Me” features brand new 2020 band commentary.

Maroon 20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition Track List:
01. Too Little Too Late
02. Never Do Anything
03. Pinch Me
04. Go Home
05. Falling For The First Time
06. Conventioneers
07. Sell Sell Sell
08. The Humour Of The Situation
09. Baby Seat
10. Off The Hook
11. Helicopters
12. Tonight Is The Night I Fell Asleep At The Wheel
13. Hidden Sun
14. Powder Blue
15. Inline Bowline
16. Born Human
17. Falling For The First Time (Demo)
18. Green Christmas (Alternative version)

UK’s Wonders of the Yukon Pause “Every Once In A While” for their New Single & Lynchian Video

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British alt-folk, alt-Americana ‘Indie for Grownups’ act Wonders of the Yukon step equal parts warily and curiously into the great unknown in this, their latest single and Lynchian-like video “Every Once In A While” — available now!

“There’s a sense of seductive serenity,” band co-front Andy Campbell muses about the track. “It’s an uneasy longing, and edgy anticipation.”

“It’s the bowler rearranging the field,” co-front Dave Langdale adds. “There’s a bouncer coming. You know it’s coming, you just don’t know when. It’s the shimmering image through the heat-haze.”

“You know something’s coming,” they both urge, now synced. “You just don’t know what.”

This hypnotic sense of floating mid-fever dream is par for the course when it comes to Wonders of the Yukon; set on a bouncing backdrop of squelching guitars and laser-guided melodies, this year’s previous single “Cartoon Dreams” captures the stark sense of one’s own mortality, delivering a tale of existential angst with a liberal sprinkling of surreal absurdism. “That song considers the dichotomy between religion and evolution, and pits God against Darwin,” they say. “Faith against genetics.”

As heard since their breakthrough EP Songs of Mild Peril (2018) and follow-up string of singles, Wonders of the Yukon’s growing body of work amplifies the band’s affinity for both toying with the darker side of American culture with their homegrown Northern England sensibility. With their sound described as having a liquor-soaked romance, replete with soothing harmony and rattling emotion, the results are a sonic library that equally finds its place in the Twin Peaks Bang Bang Bar as would in a weather-ravaged grog shop in the Yorkshire Moors.

And you’d never know this is a band that came together by chance; their partners are childhood best friends who also lived around the corner from each other. Previously, Andy Campbell and Dave Langdale have released records via Columbia and Jeepster Records, respectively. Years before meeting, they shared stages with the likes of Pavement, Granddaddy, Sparklehorse, Bootsy Collins, and more, before joining to create Wonders of the Yukon.

And as for that name… It’s worth recounting how that conversation came about:

Dave: “I really like the word ‘Yukon.’”

Andy: “Yeah, it’s cool. It’s a place, isn’t it?”

Dave: “It’s in Canada. It’s bleak and beautiful.”

Andy: “Hmmm. Sounds quite apt for our music.”

Dave: “I was reading about Yukon Territory… Fantastic wildlife, the Northern Lights, vast and wide open spaces, harmonious nature…”

Andy: “Yukon Territory sounds pretty good.”

From there, the pair did a quick Google search, as one does, and discovered like nearly every last (dot) com or Insta-handle or… Y’know, Territory. There was already something named it.

“I just still loved the word ‘Yukon,’” Campbell continued, not inclined to let it go so easily. “It sounded like something from a sci-fi movie, like it came straight out of Flash Gordon.

“‘Ming the Merciless approaching from the planet Yukon.’”

“Yeah, it sounded otherworldly,” Langdale agreed.

Soon, an image came to Campbell: “I just saw ‘Wonders of the Yukon…’ Like a heading or chapter in a novel or newspaper.”

Or… The name of a really great band from Wakefield, England.

“Every Once In A While” is available now.

Ottawa’s TAMING SARI Show Their “Loving Way” When it Comes to Rock ‘n’ Roll in Latest Single

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Known for strong-arming classic rock and old school blues into a decidedly modern package, Ottawa-area five-piece Taming Sari and their latest rollicking single “Loving Way” continue to stack the stats and deliver their unmistakably signature sound.

With bandmates Warren Meredith, Adam Ouellette, Alex Pellerin-Auprix, Danny Seguin-Brunette, and Miguel Kingsberry-Brunette on deck, Taming Sari has been seen and heard on the likes of Canadian Beats, Rebel 101.7, CKDJ 107.9, 94.9 The Rock, Amherst Island Radio, and more, as well as on radio throughout the UK.

Their 2019 breakthrough LP Thirsty from the Drought prompted invites to play during the Ottawa Senator’s game intermission, as well as live events with Rebel 101.7 for their Real Rock Concert Series and Rebel Real Rock Search — the latter of which they were selected by fan vote to take part in the finals. The album’s fifth and fiery track “Wake Up Boy” hit the Top 100 in Canada for CBC Searchlight 2020.

2018’s debut EP, Forest, garnered attention from Emmy-nominated Toronto producer Ross Hayes Citrullo (The Sheepdogs, AWOLNATION, The Commoners, Samantha Martin), who is credited with helping them hone their unique and progressive sound.

Toronto Rapper M.Y.A. WRITER Releases Debut Two-Version Track, “WORLDISAMESS — Angel / Demon”

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Toronto rapper and songwriter M.Y.A. WRITER continues to observe life through two lenses with the release of his debut double-track: “WORLDISAMESS (ANGEL)” and “WORLDISAMESS (DEMON)” — available now.

The multiple versions of the single signify the different paths of life we can take, the Toronto-based artist explains. “The world is a mess, and how we react to it going forward will reveal a lot about us,” he adds. “Feelings like anger, sadness, and heartbreak are valid, but so too is acceptance and making peace with our reality for the sake of progress.

“This is why my first single has two versions: To tell this story, the one we’re all still writing together.”

With a pen name that pays tribute to his birth name, Mohammed Yousuf Ahmadi, and Middle Eastern heritage, M.Y.A. WRITER is from North York, Ontario’s 5 Field Sparroway with a University background in Physics.

Ultimately, however, it wasn’t the path for him, and M.Y.A. WRITER formally stepped out of the degree path shortly after. “I took the financial risk of withdrawing from the program knowing I had accrued debt for essentially nothing but the experience,” he shares. “I’m trying to beat the odds by taking a chance on myself and telling the stories I have to tell both as a person of colour and as a person who sees in so much colour.

“I grew up in a poor community with a history of gun violence and minor gang activity. My parents emigrated from Afghanistan, and were hoping for what most immigrants usually hope for: A better life, a safe community for their children, and being able to afford the right opportunities.

“In the community I grew up in, my parents were often too afraid to let us outside to play. Since I grew up sheltered and spent most of my time inside the tight confines of an apartment building with a family of six (at the time), most of my childhood was devoted to creating my own stories.

“This was my first love — writing — and I knew my writing and soul were too creative to be confined by the neat margins of a thesis page.”

And write, he does. Although a keen ear can tell the lyrics are mostly similar for “WORLDISAMESS (Angel)” and “WORLDISAMESS (Demon),” there are slight, subtle deviations at different parts; the main difference in both tracks is the sound with the “Angel” version a naturally light-hearted, acoustic song, while “Demon” plays rougher as a more rock-type take on the track.

“The multiple versions represent the multiple paths one can take on the journey of life. It will be an interesting task for fans to spot all the differences!”

Someone Turned Michael Jackson’s ‘Bad’ Into A Bluegrass Song And It’s Baaaad, As In Gooood

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It’s not the remix we asked for, nor need, which makes it gooood.

John Prine’s Records on Atlantic and Asylum Remastered for New 7-LP Box Set

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John Prine, who passed away in April, was one of the most celebrated singer/songwriters of his generation and recipient of the 2020 Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. Considered a true folk-singer, Prine was known for his raspy voice and equally admired for his unique songwriting ability. His career spanned over five decades, during which he created witty and sincere country-folk music that drew from his Midwestern American roots and incorporated sounds from rockabilly, R&B and rock ‘n’ roll.

Rhino remembers the man that Rolling Stone once called “The Mark Twain of American songwriting” with a newly remastered seven-CD boxed set that includes the first seven studio albums of his career, recorded with Atlantic Records and Asylum Records. CROOKED PIECE OF TIME: THE ATLANTIC & ASYLUM ALBUMS (1971-1980) will be available as a limited edition on October 23.

The set includes the following albums presented in mini-LP replica sleeves: John Prine (1971), Diamonds In The Rough (1972), Sweet Revenge (1973), Common Sense (1975), Bruised Orange (1978), Pink Cadillac (1979) and Storm Windows (1980). The clamshell box also contains poster inserts and a 20-page booklet with new liner notes written by acclaimed music journalist David Fricke. The cover art, commissioned especially for the set, is a painting by artist Joshua Petker that’s based on a photo of Prine taken by Jim Shea.

CROOKED PIECE OF TIME – which takes its name from a song on Bruised Orange – represents an essential and timeless American songbook and includes tracks that have become modern-day folk and country standards like: “Hello In There,” “Sam Stone,” “Illegal Smile,” “Angel From Montgomery,” “Paradise” and “That’s The Way The World Goes Round.” The expansive collection also contains favorites like: “Far From Me,” “Dear Abby,” “Christmas In Prison,” “Fish and Whistle” and “Automobile.”

In addition to earning the Lifetime Achievement Award this year, Prine also won Grammy Awards for The Missing Years (1991) and Fair and Square (2005). His songs have been recorded by a long list of well-respected artists, including Joan Baez, Johnny Cash, Bonnie Raitt, Kris Kristofferson, Carly Simon, George Strait, Norah Jones, John Denver, Miranda Lambert, The Everly Brothers, Bette Midler, Paul Westerberg, Tammy Wynette and Dwight Yoakam.

CROOKED PIECE OF TIME: THE ATLANTIC & ASYLUM ALBUMS (1971-1980)

Track Listing:

John Prine

  1. “Illegal Smile”
  2. “Spanish Pipedream”
  3. “Hello In There”
  4. “Sam Stone”
  5. “Paradise”
  6. “Pretty Good”
  7. “Your Flag Decal Won’t Get You Into Heaven Anymore”
  8. “Far From Me”
  9. “Angel From Montgomery”
  10. “Quiet Man”
  11. “Donald and Lydia”
  12. “Six O’Clock News”
  13. “Flashback Blues”

Diamonds In The Rough

  1. “Everybody”
  2. “The Torch Singer”
  3. “Souvenirs”
  4. “The Late John Garfield Blues”
  5. “Sour Grapes”
  6. “Billy the Bum”
  7. “The Frying Pan”
  8. “Yes I Guess They Oughta Name A Drink After You”
  9. “Take The Star Out Of The Window”
  10. “The Great Compromise”
  11. “Clocks And Spoons”
  12. “Rocky Mountain Time”
  13. “Diamonds In The Rough”

Sweet Revenge

  1. “Sweet Revenge”
  2. “Please Don’t Bury Me”
  3. “Christmas In Prison”
  4. “Dear Abby”
  5. “Blue Umbrella”
  6. “Often Is A Word I Seldom Use”
  7. “Onomatopoeia”
  8. “Grandpa Was A Carpenter”
  9. “The Accident (Things Could Be Worse)”
  10. “Mexican Home”
  11. “A Good Time”
  12. “Nine Pound Hammer”

Common Sense

  1. “Middle Man”
  2. “Common Sense”
  3. “Come Back To Us Barbara Lewis Hare Krishna Beauregard”
  4. “Wedding Day In Funeralville”
  5. “Way Down”
  6. “My Own Best Friend”
  7. “Forbidden Jimmy”
  8. “Saddle In The Rain”
  9. “That Close To You”
  10. “He Was In Heaven Before He Died”
  11. “You Never Can Tell”

Bruised Orange

  1. “Fish And Whistle”
  2. “There She Goes”
  3. “If You Don’t Want My Love”
  4. “That’s The Way That The World Goes ’round”
  5. “Bruised Orange (Chain Of Sorrow)”
  6. “Sabu Visits The Twin Cities Alone”
  7. “Aw Heck”
  8. “Crooked Piece Of Time”
  9. “Iron Ore Betty”
  10. “The Hobo Song”

Pink Cadillac

  1. “Chinatown”
  2. “Automobile”
  3. “Killing The Blues”
  4. “No Name Girl”
  5. “Saigon”
  6. “Cold War (This Cold War With You)”
  7. “Baby Let’s Play House”
  8. “Down By The Side Of The Road”
  9. “How Lucky”
  10. “Ubangi Stomp”

Storm Windows

  1. “Shop Talk”
  2. “Living In The Future”
  3. “It’s Happening To You”
  4. “Sleepy Eyed Boy”
  5. “All Night Blue”
  6. “Just Wanna Be With You”
  7. “Storm Windows”
  8. “Baby Ruth”
  9. “One Red Rose”
  10. “I Had A Dream”

1-minute tip for artists: Cover art.

Most of your cover art will be seen on a fan’s phone more than you realize. And you spent time designing it, so let’s talk about it.

6x JUNO Nominated Vocalist and Pianist Carol Welsman Releases “Dance With Me” Video Featuring Latin Superstar Juan Luis Guerra

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Six-time JUNO Award nominated jazz vocalist and pianist Carol Welsman is set to release her 13th album entitled Dance With Me, marking her foray into Latin jazz. The recording scheduled for release July 31, 2020 on Justin Time Records is an eclectic collection of international songs arranged with Latin rhythms including salsa, boleros, cha cha cha, Afro Cuban and calypso; all the while keeping within Latin jazz and traditional rhythms.

The selections include popular Latin standards adapted into English, Great American Songbook standards, original compositions, a Latin-flavored song penned by fellow Canadian Randy Bachman of Bachman Turner Overdrive, and a duet with multi-GRAMMY winning Latin superstar, Juan Luis Guerra on the title track and first single release, which is an English adaptation written by Carol of his song “Si Tú No Bailas Conmigo” (If You Don’t Dance With Me).

Carol’s co-producer, Oscar Hernández, is a four-time GRAMMY winning composer and arranger. Given Oscar’s depth of knowledge of the Latin jazz idiom, Carol commissioned him to arrange all the music for the recording. She is surrounded by a stellar line-up of Latin musicians; Justo Almario on saxophones and flute, Joey de Leon on percussion, Rene Camacho on bass and Jimmy Branly on drums. The players hail from Colombian, Puerto Rican, Mexican and Cuban ancestry respectively.

Carol met Juan Luis Guerra a few years ago in Santo Domingo and told him how much she particularly liked his composition “Si Tú No Bailas Conmigo.” She wrote an English adaptation for it, and when Juan Luis heard it, he graciously accepted her invitation to guest star on the track.

Carol’s long-time Cuban drummer Jimmy Branly was instrumental in introducing her to Latin music, especially the music of Beny Moré; one of the most popular singers Cuba has ever known. Co-lyricist Jo Perry and Carol chose a number of these Latin standards and wrote English adaptations to them, Like “Y Hoy Como Ayer” (I Think Of You), “Como Fue” (Yesterday), and “Ya Llegó La Hora” (Time to Dance Cha Cha Cha). This is likely the first time these Latin classics will be heard by English audiences.

Welsman had the good fortune of meeting fellow Canadian Randy Bachman recently, and when she heard him sing “A Taste of Paradise,” she immediately included it in her repertoire. Randy, better known for his rock-influenced songs, was deeply inspired in his youth by guitarist Lenny Breau who actually introduced him to the bossa nova and the music of Antonio Carlos Jobim.

Like on many of her previous recordings, Carol follows suit delivering two original songs on this album: “Island Lullaby” and “Revelations”; the latter of which is arranged with Afro Cuban and Venezuelan Horopo rhythms.

Carol’s strong connection with her fans has been front and center in her last two releases. For Dance With Me she embarked on her first Kickstarter campaign and the response was overwhelming. In keeping with the fan experience, Carol has launched a video contest asking fans to submit videos of them dancing to the title track. Winners of the contest, which runs through July 20th, will be included in her upcoming music video.

She has always had a passion for Latin rhythms, as can be witnessed on most of her recordings and with her debut Latin Jazz album, her international appeal now invites a whole new audience.