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“Must Be” is Award-Winning Toronto Electro-Pop Artist Mauve’s Newest ‘Must Hear’ Single

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Canadian electro pop dynamo Mauve has released her dazzling, must-hear and newest single, “Must Be” — the latest off her recent and award-winning EP, Palette.

To say Mauve delivers a velvety lush voice perfectly folded within her infectiously catchy, light but layered brand of chill-bop tropical house and RnB beats would be understating just how immersive and engaging the listening experience for this self-produced artist’s work is.

With more than 1,460,000 streams across all platforms — including features on more than 350 influential playlists — the rapidly emerging artist has stacked those stats with good reason; Mauve was nominated for a 2018 Niagara Music Award for “Best New Artist” and her single “Come Around” took top honours at the 2019 InterContinental Music Awards for “Best of North America.”

The extended features the Toronto-based artist’s recently released EP, Palette, have received are lengthy — including, but not limited to, NBC-2, FOX40 News, ABC7 News, CBC Music, 107.3 Virgin Radio, Buzz Music LA, Talk About Pop Music, WFMZ-TV 69, Best Kept Montreal, Tinnitist, KOTV-TV CBS-6, IndieCan Radio on SiriusXM, MediaPro Music, Beat Lounge, Canadian Beats, Cashbox Canada, The Girls at the Rock Show, Daily Herald, 100FM, CHUO FM, and many many more. A frequent live performer, she has taken the stage at events such as YOUTH DAY Global at Yonge-Dundas Square, and the 2020 Toronto Music Expo.

“Sometimes love can come to you unexpectedly,” Mauve says of the new song, “Must Be.” “I wrote this after thinking back in awe at how suddenly the emotions can come to you…

“It just changes everything from night to day,” she continues. “Suddenly everything you once saw as dull and grey is now beaming and bursting with light, and that’s because this startling feeling of love has popped into your life. This song represents that extra boost in your stride and the never-ending smile you get on your face due to the elated feelings of love.

“And it’s not just talking about love in the relationship sense — it can be the love you get through the birth of a child or through accomplishing something you never thought would be possible. It’s about that innate sense of joy that you feel comes effortlessly to you, which to me is the sign of true love.”

“Must Be” is the newest single off Mauve’s debut EP, Palette, released Fall 2019.

A rich voice in a small frame, Mauve grew up inspired by theatrical performances before turning to her piano; from the age of 14, she has worn her heart on her sleeve as she has learned to play and write her own songs.

“I have always been a lover of all forms of art, because to me there is no limit for what can move and inspire somebody,” she says, on her inspiration behind her recently released album, Palette. “Of course, the musical form of art is what stuck with me the most, but visual arts is another form that can express emotions through colour and shape.”

Influenced by the deep and emotional vocals of Amy Winehouse and Sia, you can feel the vulnerability in Mauve’s lyrics from start to finish across the EP, as they are placed over a catchy, tropical house beat. She gives credit to her home city of Toronto for providing many outlets and opportunities to explore different styles of music through its vibrancy and the diversity of its people.

“I see sound as having the ability to express feelings and connect people through the different colours of tone as well,” she continues. “When creating a song, it is like you are an artist with a paintbrush, combining different colours together and layering them to set a scene for someone else to imagine. It’s like you are painting, but with sounds.

“I feel like this new collection of songs is an embodiment of different emotions and experiences, like the different colours you experience in life.

“I hope to create an expression of music that people can visualize, and evoke different feelings from, just as a painting would. I am not one to create a song that is dull or meaningless to me, so that is why I want all of my work to feature splashes and pops of colours that spark life and creativity to those who are listening.”

“Must Be” and Palette are available now.

Lucinda WIlliams To Release Her Boldest Album Yet With ‘Good Souls Better Angels’ On April 24

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On April 24th, three-time Grammy Award winner Lucinda Williams unabashedly takes on some of the human, social and political issues of our day with her boldest and most direct album to date, Good Souls Better Angels (Highway 20/Thirty Tigers). During the course of her celebrated four-decade, pioneering career Williams has never rested on her laurels as she continues to push herself as a songwriter. On Good Souls Better Angels, she has much she needs to get out.

In 2014 and 2015, Williams released two critically acclaimed double albums back to back with Down Where The Spirit Meets The Bone and The Ghosts Of Highway 20, respectively. Both releases found her experimenting with arrangements, vocals, song structure and personal subject matter. On Good Souls Better Angels, Williams changes course and chooses to forgo the personal and narrative-based songcraft that has become synonymous with her name and instead speaks to some of the injustices permeating our society. The new songs cut straight to the core with frank and honest commentary on domestic abuse (“Wakin’ Up”), the constant barrage of news (“Bad News Blues”), the dangerous, quick to judge and convict aspects of social media (“Shadows & Doubts) and the haunting reality of the “Man Without A Soul”.

Williams recorded Good Souls Better Angels backed by her remarkable, long time band, featuring Butch Norton (drums), Stuart Mathis (guitar) and David Sutton (bass). The rock-solid unit propels the music with both fire and finesse, particularly on the raw blues number “You Can’t Rule Me”, which kicks off the album with equal parts attitude and swing.

Good Souls Better Angels also features some of Williams’ most intimate and up front vocals on record. She addresses the pain of depression on the achingly beautiful “Big Black Train” and tenderly delivers a poignant song of hope with “When The Way Gets Dark”. She encourages us to push forward on the path of promise and perseverance on the deeply soulful and moving album closer “Good Souls”.

Good Souls Better Angels marks the first time Williams’ husband/manager Tom Overby is credited as a co-writer on many of the new songs. The album was co-produced by Williams, Overby and Ray Kennedy, who last worked with Williams on her 1998 landmark album Car Wheels On A Gravel Road.

Juanes Announces 2020 North American ‘Mas Futuro Que Pasado’ Tour

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Today Latin rock icon and multiple Grammy award-winning artist Juanes announced his 2020 North American Mas Futuro Que Pasado Tour-an up close and immersive journey through all the greatest hits of his past, combined with the future looking guitar interpretations of Latin America’s most beloved rhythms found on his new album – for which the tour is named. Produced by Live Nation, the extensive 40+ date North American trek will kick off April 14th in Indianapolis, IN and make stops in New York, Toronto, Atlanta, Chicago and more, before wrapping October 25th in Temecula, CA.

A multiple Grammy and all-time leading solo Latin Grammy winner (with 23), Colombian superstar JUANES is Latin Rock’s leading global ambassador. Juanes has sold millions of albums around world, while notching 12 #1 singles and continually opening doors for the global growth of contemporary Spanish language music. Juanes is the only artist holding TWO of Billboard’s”Top-5 Latin Pop Songs of All-Time” – while Rolling Stone praised his 2017 groundbreaking “Mis Planes Son Amarte” with a rare 5-star review – declaring: “on the stunner of a visual album he cares about creating timeless songs [with] meticulous craftsmanship in every note.”

With his most recent “Más Futuro Que Pasado” album (2019), Juanes has provided his most immersive and forward looking fusions yet of traditional and contemporary guitar, to create a 21st century take on Cumbia, Guasca, Vallenato and more folkloric styles. The end of 2019 saw continued high critical praise for the new album: “a hooky, rhythm-heavy study in why Juanes remains a prime mover in Latin popular music. …a soulful celebration of the Latin folk tradition” – while Juanes was also honored as “The 2019 Latin Recording Academy Person Of The Year” recognizing his “creative artistry, unprecedented humanitarian efforts, support for rising artists, and philanthropic contributions to the world”

JUANES 2020 NORTH AMERICAN MAS FUTURO QUE PASADO TOUR DATES:

DATE CITY VENUE
4/14 Indianapolis, IN Murat Theatre at Old National Centre
4/16 New York, NY Hammerstein Ballroom
4/17 Providence, RI The Strand Ballroom & Theatre
4/18 Washington, DC MGM National Harbor
4/21 Boston, MA House of Blues
4/23 Montreal, QC MTELUS
4/24 Toronto, ON Meridian Hall
4/25 Columbus, OH Palace Theatre
4/27 Minneapolis, MN The Fillmore
4/28 Omaha, NE Ralston Arena
4/29 Kansas City, MO Arvest Bank Theatre at The Midland
5/1 Atlanta, GA Coca-Cola Roxy
5/3 St. Petersburg, FL Jannus Live
5/5 Nashville, TN Ryman Auditorium
5/7 Charlotte, NC Ovens Auditorium
5/9 Chicago, IL Rosemont Theatre
5/10 Detroit, MI The Fillmore
9/23 Oklahoma City, OK The Criterion
9/25 McAllen, TX McAllen Performing Arts Center
9/26 Houston, TX Smart Financial Centre
9/27 Dallas, TX Toyota Music Factory
9/29 San Antonio, TX Majestic Theatre
10/1 Midland, TX La Hacienda Event Center
10/2 El Paso, TX The Plaza Theatre
10/3 Tucson, AZ Ava Amphitheater
10/5 Denver, CO Bellco Theatre
10/6 Salt Lake City, UT Delta Hall at Eccles Theater
10/8 Spokane, WA Marlin Woodson Theater at The Fox
10/9 Boise, ID Revolution Concert House
10/10 Kennewick, WA Toyota Arena
10/11 Vancouver, BC Queen Elizabeth Theatre
10/15 Phoenix, AZ Arizona Federal Theatre
10/16 San Diego, CA Cal Coast Credit Union Amphitheatre
10/17 Primm, NV Star of the Desert Arena
10/18 San Francisco, CA SF Masonic Auditorium
10/22 Fresno, CA Saroyan Theatre
10/23 Santa Ynez, CA Chumash Casino Resort
10/24 Santa Ynez, CA Chumash Casino Resort
10/25 Temecula, CA Pechanga Theater

Goo Goo Dolls Announce “The Miracle Pill” Summer Tour

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Multi-platinum, four-time GRAMMY-nominated rock band Goo Goo Dolls have announced a summer 2020 headlining tour, produced by Live Nation. Coming on the heels of the band’s brand new 12th studio album Miracle Pill [Warner Records], the 29-date tour will kick off on July 23rd and visit illustrious outdoor venues across North America including Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Morrison, CO, Ascend Amphitheater in Nashville, TN and The Greek Theatre in Los Angeles. Lifehouse and Forest Blakk will provide support for all shows on the run and a complete list of dates can be found below.

Today, the band has also released a vibrant new live concert video for “Autumn Leaves”, a standout track from Miracle Pill that has been garnering rave reactions from audiences. The performance was filmed at the Kalamazoo State Theater in Kalamazoo, MI on their fall 2019 headlining tour.

Miracle Pill officially arrived in September 2019 via Warner Records. The album was described as “potentially the biggest Dolls album released to date [Planet Rock]”, as well as one that “easily stands alongside the best of their career [PopMatters].” In addition to “Autumn Leaves,” the engaging and timely album also features numerous other instant-classics such as the smash single “Miracle Pill” and the massive pop anthem “Fearless”, which was added to the LA Dodgers in-stadium playlist last season.

2020 NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES*
July 23 – Boise, ID – Ford Idaho Center Amphitheater
July 26 – Portland, OR – Oregon Zoo Amphitheater+
July 28 – Salt Lake City, UT – USANA Amphitheatre
July 29 – Morrison, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheatre^
July 31 – Maryland Heights, MO – Saint Louis Music Park
August 1 – Lincoln, NE – Pinewood Bowl Theater
August 3 – Kansas City, MO – Starlight Theatre
August 5 – Huber Heights, OH – Rose Music Center
August 6 – Indianapolis, IN – The Amphitheater At White River State Park
August 7 – Chicago, IL – Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island
August 9 – Sterling Heights, MI – Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre at Freedom Hill
August 10 – Toronto, ON – Budweiser Stage
August 12 – Cleveland, OH – Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica
August 13 – Vienna, VA – Wolf Trap+
August 15 – Holmdel, NJ – PNC Bank Arts Center
August 16 – Syracuse, NY – St. Joseph’s Health Amphitheater at Lakeview
August 18 – Boston, MA – Rockland Trust Bank Pavilion
August 19 – Gilford, NH – Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion
August 21 – Darien Center, NY – Darien Lake Amphitheater
August 22 – Philadelphia, PA – TD Pavilion at the Mann
August 23 – Saratoga Springs, NY – Saratoga Performing Arts Center
August 25 – Raleigh, NC – Red Hat Amphitheater
August 26 – Jacksonville, FL – Daily’s Place
August 28 – Charlotte, NC – Charlotte Metro Credit Union Amphitheatre
August 29 – Nashville, TN – Ascend Amphitheater
August 30 – Atlanta, GA – Cadence Bank Amphitheatre at Chastain Park
September 1 – Houston, TX – Smart Financial Centre at Sugar Land
September 2 – Irving, TX – The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory
September 5 – Los Angeles, CA – The Greek Theatre

*All listed dates with support from Lifehouse and Forest Blakk

Photo Gallery: Blue Rodeo with Elliott Brood at Hamilton’s FirstOntario Concert Hall

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Paul Simon explains his song “Mrs. Robinson” to Dick Cavett in 1970

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Paul Simon discusses The Graduate and explains the hit song ‘Mrs. Robinson’

48 Musicians Perform A Trombone Cover of Daft Punk’s ‘Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger’

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Christopher Bill reached out to 48 of his peers at the 2019 International Trombone Festival to perform a cover of the Daft Punk song “Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger”.

Heaven 17 announce North American Tour

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Taking their name from the Anthony Burgess novel A Clockwork Orange, the U.K. techno-pop trio Heaven 17 grew out of the experimental dance project the British Electric Foundation, itself an offshoot of the electro-pop outfit Human League. The core of Heaven 17 was originally comprised of Martyn Ware and Ian Craig Marsh, a pair of onetime computer operators who first teamed in 1977 as the Dead Daughters, a duo that integrated synthesizer patterns with a heavy reliance on tape loops. Soon, Ware and Marsh were joined by Philip Oakey and Adi Newton and changed their name to the Human League, where they remained before exiting together in 1980.

As a means of establishing the synthesizer as an expressive, human instrument, Marsh and Ware formed the British Electric Foundation, a production project that employed a variety of musicians and singers including Tina Turner, Sandie Shaw, and Gary Glitter. The B.E.F.’s debut, 1980’s Music of Quality and Distinction, Vol. 1, also included vocalist Glenn Gregory, a former photographer whom Ware and Marsh met at a Sheffield drama center; in 1981, the duo enlisted Gregory for Heaven 17, the first and most successful B.E.F. alter ego, and debuted with the single “(We Don’t Need This) Fascist Groove Thang,” a minor hit banned by the BBC over its title. An album, Penthouse and Pavement, followed the same year.

By the release of 1983’s The Luxury Gap, the B.E.F. had fallen by the wayside and Heaven 17 had become Ware and Marsh’s primary focus; the LP proved highly successful, spawning the hit singles “Temptation,” “Come Live with Me,” “Crushed by the Wheels of Industry,” and “Let Me Go.” The follow-up How Men Are, was another British hit, but Heaven 17 receded from view after its release; when they returned in 1986 with the album Pleasure One, it was with a number of guest musicians and vocalists. After the commercial failure of 1988’s Teddy Bear, Duke & Psycho, Heaven 17 officially disbanded; Ware focused on production chores and worked on Terence Trent D’Arby’s debut, Introducing the Hardline According to Terence Trent D’Arby. In 1990, he and Marsh resurrected the B.E.F. aegis, releasing Music of Quality and Distinction, Vol. 2 the following year.

In 1996, a re-formed Heaven 17 returned with Bigger Than America and embarked on a tour, documented by the Live at Last CD released in 1999. The studio effort Before After was issued in 2005; the following year Marsh disappeared from the group’s live lineup, and by 2008 it was confirmed that he had left the band. The group soldiered on as a vehicle for Ware and Gregory, however (and with an expanded role for former backup singer Billie Godfrey), releasing the Naked as Advertised CD – including one new song and re-recordings of early tracks by both Heaven 17 and the Human League — on the Just Music label in 2009 following a tour held in December of the previous year.

HEAVEN 17 – 2020 TOUR DATES
Sat. Feb 15 Los Angeles Microsoft Theatre (’80s Weekend #9)
Thu, Mar 19 7:30 PM Sheffield, GB Sheffield City Hall
Fri, Mar 20 7:30 PM London, GB Roundhouse
Tue, Apr 14 7:30 PM Saarbrücken, DE Garage
Wed, Apr 15 7:30 PM Köln, DE Gloria
Fri, Apr 17 7:30 PM Oldenburg, DE Kulturetage
Sat, Apr 18 7:30 PM Hamburg, DE Fabrik
Sun, Apr 19 7:30 PM Berlin, DE Astra
Fri, May 8 7:30 PM Chicago Park West
Sun, May 10 7:30 PM San Francisco Independent
Mon, May 11 7:30 PM Seattle Triple Door
Tue, May 12 7:30 PM Vancouver, CA Commodore Ballroom
Thu, May 14 7:30 PM Toronto, CA Mod Club
Sat, May 16 7:30 PM Pawling Daryl’s House
Sun, May 17 7:30 PM New York City Le Poisson Rouge
Mon, May 18 7:30 PM Boston Sinclair
Fri, Nov 20 7:30 PM Sheffield, GB O2 Academy Sheffield
Sat, Nov 21 7:30 PM London, GB O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire
Fri, Nov 27 7:30 PM Bournemouth, GB O2 Academy Bournemouth
Sat, Nov 28 7:30 PM Cardiff, GB Cardiff Tramshed
Fri, Dec 4 7:30 PM Bristol, GB O2 Academy Bristol
Sat, Dec 5 7:30 PM Norwich, GB UEA LCR
Fri, Dec 11 7:30 PM Liverpool, GB O2 Academy Liverpool
Sat, Dec 12 7:30 PM Glasgow, GB O2 Academy Glasgow
Fri, Dec 18 7:30 PM Manchester, GB Manchester Albert Hall

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Rustin Man Announces new album Clockdust, out March 20; Shares new single “Jackie’s Room”

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Rustin Man a.k.a Paul Webb (of Talk Talk) will release a new album, Clockdust – his second in two years – on March 20th. The first song to be shared from the new record is “Jackie’s Room”, with a video directed by Edwin Burdis.

Having waited 17 years for Drift Code, some may be surprised at Clockdust’s swift arrival, but the album’s roots can be found in the same extended sessions. “Early on I realized I had two albums worth of material,” Webb explains. “The first tunes I wrote were electric guitar based, with long arrangements that built up in layers to something sonically quite dense. These became the bulk of Drift Code. As a reaction, I wrote a batch of songs that were tighter in their structure but had more feeling of space. These make up the bulk of Clockdust.”

Once he’d identified each song’s greater role, Webb took pains to ensure the albums would stand alone. “Through the year of mixing and releasing Drift Code,” he continues, “I made a conscious effort not to listen to Clockdust. It became some long-lost twin everybody had forgotten. There was an older, wiser atmosphere to it, more cinematic, but in a romantic way”.

Clockdust draws upon an armory of instruments, some, like the euphonium, unfamiliar in such contexts, and plenty – the kokoriko, the okónkolo – with even more unfamiliar names. Each track, too, indicates Webb’s fondness for the path less traveled, its twists and turns at first jarring but soon intuitive. That they’re embellished by a voice which has seemingly endured many lifetimes emphasizes their mysterious nature. That its recording was soundtracked by Jacques Brel, Jet Harris and Kurt Weill no doubt contributed too. That many songs are inspired by old movies enhances their ageless atmosphere yet further.

Lead single “Jackie’s Room” is about a dysfunctional yet romantic relationship in which the protagonist believes “as long as she’s desired, she’ll never grow old” and the resulting track sways with the grace of its aging seductress. “I think of the album as containing stories from people who’ve reached their present situation through many years of experiences,” Webb says.

Idiosyncratic and quietly haunting, Clockdust is steeped in sepia-tinted nostalgia, “a powerful force of nature,” Webb states, “up there with love and desire”. The album blurs the boundaries between past and present. Webb insists that he prefers to live in the here and now, but in looking back he’s found a magical, mesmerizing manner in which to forge a path forward: for him, for his music, and for his audience.

Rustin Man has also announced European live dates. These are the first live dates for Webb since 2003 – when he and Beth Gibbons performed their record Out of Season – and the first ever live dates in his Rustin Man solo guise.

Live shows
Thu Nov 12 – Het Zonnehuis, Amsterdam
Fri Nov 13 – 4AD Presenteert, Diksmuide
Sat Nov 14 – Union Chapel, London

Tracklisting for Clockdust
1. Carousel Days
2. Gold & Tinsel
3. Jackie’s Room
4. Love Turns Her On
5. Rubicon Song
6. Old Flamingo
7. Kinky Living
8. Night In Evening City
9. Man With A Remedy

The Head and The Heart Announces North American Spring Tour

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The Head and The Heart has announced a North American spring tour joined by special guest Margo Price, who has just released her excellent new single “Stone Me”. Hiss Golden Messenger will support the band on 3 shows in April. Presale and general on sale info below. Produced by Live Nation, the outing will kick off April 18th in Tilmon, TX and make stops in Toronto, Portland, New York and more, before wrapping July 19th.

Alongside the new tour dates, the band has released the official video for “Honeybee,” starring the band’s own Charity Rose Thielen, directed by Clare Gillen with creative direction from Charity and Gilly Studio. “Honeybee” has become a fan favorite and breakout track from the band’s fourth full-length album, Living Mirage, released to critical praise last year.

“Honeybee” follows on the heels of album track “Missed Connection” which secured the #1 position on the Alternative Chart and #1 at Mediabase and BDS alternative charts, already having achieved #1 on the AAA chart.

The Head and the Heart will perform “Honeybee” on The Late Late Show with James Corden on March 5th.

In addition to the tour, fans can also catch the band at Old Settler’s Music Festival, Something In The Water Festival, Hangout Music Festival, Green River Festival, Under The Big Sky Festival and Mountain Jam this spring – with more summer festival announcements coming soon. See below for a full rundown of dates.

TOUR DATES
04/18/2020 Tilmon, TX Old Settler’s Music Festival+
04/20/2020 Huntsville, AL Von Braun Center – Mars Music Hall*
04/22/2020 North Charleston, SC North Charleston Performing Arts Center*
04/23/2020 Wilmington, NC Greenfield Lake Amphitheatre*
04/25/2020 Virginia Beach, VA Something In The Water Festival
05/16/2020 Gulf Shores, AL Hangout Music Festival+
05/17/2020 Memphis, TN Orpheum Theatre^
05/18/2020 Louisville, KY Iroquois Amphitheater^
05/20/2020 Ann Arbor, MI Michigan Theater^
05/23/2020 Toronto, ON RBC Echo Beach^
05/24/2020 Shelburne, VT The Green at Shelburne Museum^+
05/26/2020 Portland, ME Thompson’s Point^+
05/27/2020 Lewiston, NY Artpark^
05/28/2020 Vienna, VA Wolf Trap^ (on sale 2/22)+
05/30/2020 Bethel, NY Mountain Jam Festival*^+ (on sale soon)
05/31/2020 LaFayette, NY Beak & Skiff Apple Orchards^+
06/02/2020 Philadelphia, PA The Met Philadelphia^
07/12/2020 Greenfield, MA Green River Festival+
07/18-19/2020 Whitefish, MT Under The Big Sky Festival+

*w/ Hiss Golden Messenger
^w/ Margo Price