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Classified And The East Pointers Lead 2023 East Coast Music Award Nominations

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Jan 25, 2023

Classified And The East Pointers Lead 2023 East Coast Music Award Nominations

The East Coast Music Association (ECMA) is thrilled to announce the 2023 East Coast Music Award nominees. Classified (NS) and The East Pointers (PEI) lead the pack with 6 nominations each. Followed closely by Jason Benoit (NL) with 5. Coming in with 4 a piece is David Myles (NB), Madison Violet (CB), Andrew Waite (PEI), and Lisa Leblanc (NB).

A full list of Music Award and Industry Award nominations follows below.

This year, ECMA celebrates a major milestone with the 35th anniversary of the festival, bringing with it the opportunity to shine a spotlight on the past, present, and future of music in Atlantic Canada. Join ECMA this year in the host city of Halifax, NS, as the event lights up the stages with East Coast music from May 3 – 7, 2023. Further announcements from ECMA, including showcasing artists, conference details, and more will be unveiled in the coming weeks.

MUSIC NOMINEES / FINALISTES DES PRIX DE LA MUSIQUE

African Canadian Artist of the Year / Artiste afro-canadien ou afro-canadienne de l’année

Aquakultre
Jah’Mila
Maggie Andrew
Owen O’Sound Lee
Zamani Folade

Album of the Year / Album de l’année

Andrew Waite – Andrew Waite (Self Titled)
Classified – Retrospected
David Myles – It’s Only A Little Loneliness
Fortunate Ones – That Was You and Me
Jason Benoit – TIME TRAVELLER – SIDE A
Kristen Martell – Every Season

Blues Recording of the Year / Enregistrement blues de l’année

Allen Snow – The Quorum
Charlie A’Court & Witchitaw – When Country Gets The Blues
Mark Riley – PM BLUE
Mike Trask – TV Dinner
Rev. Dave and The Sin Eaters – Beams of Love

Children’s Entertainer of the Year / Artiste jeunesse de l’année:

Bingly and the Rogues (with The Villains Theatre)
Heather Feather
Matt the Music Man
Pete

Choral Recording of the Year / Entregistrement choral de l’année

Dr. Zoo Featuring South African Singers Choir – We May Win
Halifax Camerata Singers – The Last Evening
Luminos Ensemble – I Am an Island That Dreams
Men of the Deeps – Remember the Miner
Sirens – In Her Image

Classical Composer Of The Year / Compositeur ou compositrice classique de l’année

Andrew Staniland
Derek Charke
Edward Enman
Grej
Natalie Williams Calhoun

Classical Recording of the Year / Enregistrement classique de l’année

Andrew Staniland – Reddened by Hammer: Earthquakes & Islands Remixed
Atlantic String Machine – A Single Juniper Post
Duo Concertante – Ecology of Being
Jennifer King – O Mistress Moon (Canadian Edition)
SHHH!! Ensemble – Meanwhile

Contemporary Roots Recording of the Year / Enregistrement roots contemporain de l’année

Carleton Stone – Papercut
David Myles – It’s Only A Little Loneliness
Madison Violet – eleven
Rawlins Cross – Sunrise
The East Pointers – House Of Dreams

Country Recording of the Year / Enregistrement country de l’année

La Patente – L’Illusion d’la perfection
Mallory Johnson – Surprise Party
Pretty Archie – Pretty Archie (Self Titled)
Rev. Dave and The Sin Eaters – Beams of Love
Willie Stratton – Drugstore Dreamin’

Dance Recording of the Year / Enregistrement de danse de l’année

Alex Byrne – Nothing but a Liar
Bishu – WYGD
Cloverdale & DJ Susan – Talkin
Corey LeRue – IDTYK
PINEO & LOEB x Joel Freck – Hope feat. Karl Wolf

Electronic Recording of the Year / Enregistrement électronique de l’année

It Could Be Franky – Edena
Maura Whitman – Introspection
Mear – Soft Chains
Rich Aucoin – Synthetic Season 1
Sparkee – Snack Pack

Folk Recording of the Year / Enregistrement folk de l’année

Dylan Menzie – Modern Classic
Fortunate Ones – That Was You and Me
Julie Aubé – Contentement
Kristen Martell – Every Season
Madison Violet – eleven

Enregistrement francophone de l’année / Francophone Recording of the Year

Caroline Savoie – Bruits blancs
Laurie LeBlanc – Long Weekend
Les Hôtesses d’Hilaire – Pas l’temps d’niaiser
Lisa LeBlanc – Chiac Disco
Plywood Joe – Et les mangeux de baloni
P’tit Belliveau – Un homme et son piano

Global Recording of the Year / Enregistrement global de l’année

Andru Branch & Halfway Tree – Weather the Storm
Jah’Mila – Roots Girl
Jing Xia – The Numinous Journey
Kubasonics – Kubasongs
Vineet Vyas – Satyam

Group Recording of the Year / Enregistrement groupe de l’année

Fortunate Ones – That Was You and Me
Moira & Claire – I’m not usually this forward but…
Pretty Archie – Pretty Archie(Self Titled)
The East Pointers – House Of Dreams
The Trews – Wanderer

Indigenous Artist of the Year / Artiste autochtone de l’année

Deantha Edmunds
Gearl
Jason Benoit
Morgan Toney
Silver Wolf Band

Inspirational/Gospel Recording of the Year / Enregistrement inspirant ou gospel de l’année

Dr. Zoo – 20
Elijah MacDougall – The Boy Who Would Be
Keith Mullins – Vets for Healings Song Camp 1
One8tea – Say Amen
Yvette Lorraine – Same Story

Instrumental Recording of the Year / Enregistrement instrumental de l’année

Atlantic String Machine – A Single Juniper Post
Florian Hoefner – Desert Bloom
Quilting – Quilting (Self Titled)
Sarah Hagen – Johann Sebastian Bach: Goldberg Variations
Shannon Quinn – 20 Summers

Jazz Recording of the Year / Enregistrement jazz de l’année

Behrooz Mihankhah – Lydium
Big Space – In Relation To
Duane Andrews and the Hot Club of Conception Bay – Djangology
Florian Hoefner – Desert Bloom
JOYFULTALK – Familiar Science

Loud Recording of the Year / Enregistrement loud de l’année

Dali Van Gogh – New Blood, Old Wounds
Electric Spoonful – 2 Poor 4 a Two Four
Red Usurper – Abandon
Swimming – That’s OK
TRUCE. – Unentitled

Pop Recording of the Year / Enregistrement pop de l’année

Caroline Savoie – Bruits blancs
Lisa LeBlanc – Chiac Disco
Maura Whitman – Introspective
The East Pointers – House Of Dreams
Yvette Lorraine – Same Story

R&B / Soul Recording of the Year / Enregistrement R&B/soul de l’année

Aquakultre – Don’t Trip
Boy T – Ride Your Name
DEE HERNANDEZ – Remember Those Days
JRDN – Red Eye
Nicole Ariana – Crybaby

Rap/Hip-Hop Recording of the Year / Enregistrement rap/hip-hop de l’année

Albert Dalton – If I Can’t Have It
City Natives – The People of the Dawn
Classified – Retrospected
Owen O’Sound Lee – 235
Reggie Morales – Regicide

Rising Star Recording of the Year / Enregistrement Étoiles de demain de l’année

Daniel James McFadyen – Hot Sun
Dylan Menzie – A Piece of Me
Isabella Samson – Love Takes You Home
Marian – Astral Plane
Moira & Claire – South Shore

Rock Recording of the Year / Enregistrement rock de l’année

Dali Van Gogh – New Blood, Old Wound
Julie & Dany – Julie & Dany (Self Titled)
Les Hôtesses d’Hilaire – Pas l’temps d’niaiser
Motherhood – Winded
Nick Earle – No More Hiding
The Trews – Wanderer

Roots/Traditional Recording of the Year / Enregistrement folklorique/traditionnel de l’année

Gina Burgess – ISNOW
Jing Xia – The Numinous Journey
Kubasonics – Kubasongs
Les Fireflies – Day by Day
Shane Pendergast – The House Before the Bridge

Solo Recording of the Year / Enregistrement Artiste Solo de l’année

Adam Baldwin – Concertos & Serenades
David Myles – It’s Only A Little Loneliness
Jason Benoit – TIME TRAVELLER – SIDE A
Lisa LeBlanc – Chiac Disco
Owen O’Sound Lee – 235

Song of the Year / Chanson de l’année

Adam Baldwin – “Lighthouse in Little Lorraine”
Andrew Waite – “Ain’t Goin’ Out Like That”
Braden Lam – “Silence feat. Wolf Castle”
Brandon Howard Roy – “Give Me Love”
Daniel James McFadyen – “Hot Sun”

Songwriter of the Year / Compositeur ou compositrice de l’année

Andrew Waite
Kellie Loder
Madison Violet
Quote the Raven
The East Pointers

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INDUSTRY NOMINEES / FINALISTES DES PRIX DE L’INDUSTRIE

Artist Innovator of the Year / Artiste Innovateur ou artiste Innovatrice de l’année

Carolina East
Classified
Dr. Zoo
Hillary Ladd
Jason Benoit

Company of the Year / Compagnie de l’année

Atlantic Music
East Track Mind
Jones & Co
Lawnya Vawnya
Sound of Pop

Event of the Year / Événement de l’année

Cloggeroo – The Island Folk Festival
Lawnya Vawnya 12
TD Halifax Jazz Festival
The Jibfest Weekender
The Smokey Sessions Songwriters’ Circle

Industry Innovator of the Year / Innovateur ou innovatrice de l’année dans l’industrie

Cartermusic Presents
East Track Mind
Eirinn Fraser
Rozalind MacPhail
Secret Key Media

Live Sound Engineer of the Year / Ingénieur ou ingénieure de son de l’année pour un spectacle

Evan Cormier
John Ellingbo
Kyle Gallagher
Michelle Lacour
Peter Green
Steve Everett

Artist Management Of The Year / Gérant(e), Maison de gérance de l’année

Derrick Sturge, Pharos Music Inc.
Faye WilliamsWood
Mary Beth Waldram
Todd Mercer

Media Person Of The Year / Représentant ou représentante des médias de l’année

Doug Gallant
Greg Smith
Heidi-Lyn O’Connor
Katie Kelly
Richard Lann

Producer Of The Year / Réalisateur ou réalisatrice de l’année

Chris Kirby
Classified
Clint Curtis
Corey LeRue
Mark Howard

Studio Engineer of the Year / Ingénieur ou ingénieure de studio de l’année

Scott Ferguson
John D. S. Adams
Future Dad
Mike “Sheppy” Shepherd
Chris Iannetti
Thomas Stajcer

Studio of the Year / Studio de l’année

Future Dad
Iannetti Recording
Lakewind Sound Studios
Scott Ferguson
Stonehouse Sound

Venue of the Year / Salle de spectacle de l’année

Broken Record Bar & Music Room
First Light Center For Performance & Creativity
The Carleton
The Ship Pub
Under The Spire Music Festival: Historic St. Mary’s

Video Director of the Year / Réalisateur ou réalisatrice de vidéoclip de l’année

Cecil Johnson
HARMZ
Jamie Miller
Jeff Miller
Matthew Ingraham

Visual Artist of the Year / Artiste visuel ou artiste visuelle de l’année

Alex MacAskill – Midnight Oil Print & Design House
Ashley Anne Clark
Heidi-Lyn O’Connor
Jud Haynes
Krista Power

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TD FANS’ CHOICE AWARDS / PRIX CHOIX DU PUBLIC

TD Fans’ Choice Entertainer of the Year / Artiste de l’année – TD Choix du public

Classified
David Myles
Jason Benoit
Kellie Loder
Lisa LeBlanc
Madison Violet
Neon Dreams
Rich Aucoin
Robert Thomas and the Sessionmen
The East Pointers

TD Fans’ Choice Video of the Year / Vidéoclip de l’année – TD Choix du public

Andrew Waite – “Full Time, Tryin’ 2 Luv” (Director: Brendan Henry)
Braden Lam – “don’t let go (Chapter 1 of 2)” (Directors: Tim Mombourquette, Braden Lam)
Classified – “Accept It (Retrospected)” (Directors: The Boyd Brothers)
Dave Sampson – “All My Friends” (Directors: Ryker Titus, Andy Hines)
Les Hôtesses d’Hilaire – “Safe to Say” (Directors: Katrine Noël, Kevin McIntyre)
Moira & Claire – “Delaney’s Dad” (Director: Ray Antonison)
Neon Dreams – “ITS ALL GOOD” (Directors: Dan Lewis Cole,Frank Kadillac)
Nicole Ariana – “Master of Denial” (Directors: Griffin O’Toole, Brendan Lyle (MooseCanFly))
PINEO & LOEB – “Attached 2 U” (Director: Gee Clarke)
The East Pointers – “Save Your Lonely” (Director: Lucas Eastmure)

Toronto Rocker Blaine Walker Releases New Anthem In “Party In The 6ix”

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Jan 25, 2023

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Toronto Rocker Blaine Walker Releases New Anthem In “Party In The 6ix”

At the drop of midnight on New Year’s Eve, an explosion of positivity erupted in Toronto. No, not the city-sanctioned fireworks display on the unfortunately foggy night. It was Blaine Walker’s new single, “Party in the 6ix,” a song destined to go down in Toronto history. It’s not just a civic anthem—it’s consciously written as an anthem, designed to celebrate everything Walker loves about his city. Especially its sports teams. When the Raptors won the 2019 NBA Championships, or when Toronto FC won the 2017 MLS Championship or the recent Grey Cup win by the Argos, there should have been a song tailor-made for just such moments. Blaine Walker didn’t think there was. So, he wrote one.

“I was born and raised in Toronto,” says the guitarist, who’s been harbouring stadium-sized rock-star dreams since he was a child. “I wanted to write a song that could be used to represent our city in the 2026 World Cup at BMO Field and to get played as a staple at all of our teams’ home games. Our battle cry. Our call to arms. Something that would become synonymous with Toronto. A song that would hype up both the players and the fans. A song that you could dance and party to in the clubs and bars. This is my tribute to one of the greatest cities on Earth.” The song references one of Toronto’s oldest nicknames when Walker sings, “We play to win / you know this city is driven / We’re called the Big Smoke coz we smoke the competition”—punctuated by whoas, yeahs and woos for maximum crowd participation.

The title uses a phrase, “the 6ix,” coined by Toronto’s biggest global pop superstar, Drake. But it also employs Kardinal Offishall’s “T-Dot-O,” heard in his 2001 single “Bakardi Slang” as well as his 2011 song “The Anthem.” Blaine Walker isn’t a hip-hop artist, however: the former guitarist of Hollywood Sins makes fist-pumping, foot-stomping, singalong arena rock in the vein of Queen, Kiss or Bon Jovi. “The only thing I’ve ever wanted to be was a rock star,” he says, “so settling for something else other than what you’ve always dreamed of makes absolutely no sense to me at all. If you can’t stop thinking about it then don’t stop working for it. You can create your life the way you want it to be with the power of your mind. The first step is envisioning what you want, because you can’t hit a target if you don’t know what your target is. You’ve only got one life to live, so why not shoot for the moon?”

That competitive attitude served Blaine Walker well while writing a sports anthem. “Party in the 6ix” is destined to become a worthy successor to Kardinal’s “Anthem,” or to the Bat Boys’ 1983 hit “OK Blue Jays”—but with a lot more rock’n’roll fuel to fire up crowds. It’s a party in the 6ix. Time to get your fix.

Stony Plain Records Announces 3-Time Grammy Winner TAJ MAHAL To Release New Album ‘Savoy’ on April 28

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Stony Plain Records Announces 3-Time Grammy Winner TAJ MAHAL To Release New Album ‘Savoy’ on April 28

Stony Plain Records today announces the release of roots music legend Taj Mahal’s ground-breaking new album Savoy, on April 28. 2023.

Taj Mahal can rightfully be called a living legend for his contributions to popular music. With a voice as instantly recognizable as Louis Armstrong, Ray Charles, or Johnny Cash, throughout his career Taj has pushed the envelope of American roots music forward by incorporating sounds from the Caribbean, Africa, traditional blues and jazz. He has won three Grammy Awards from 14 nominations, was inducted into the Blues Foundation Hall of Fame, and presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Americana Music Association.

With Savoy, Taj takes a new direction in his musical journey, exploring a collection of blues-tinged classic material with his good friend and acclaimed record producer John Simon, whose resume includes producing classic albums by The Band, Leonard Cohen, Gordon Lightfoot and Blood Sweat & Tears. Recording Savoy is the realization of a musical collaboration they had been discussing for decades, finally locking in the studio time in Oakland, California to make it happen in August, 2022.

In the introduction to the first track “Stompin’ at the Savoy,” Taj Mahal talks about his parents meeting for the first time at the famous Savoy Ballroom in Harlem during the initial run of Ella Fitzgerald with the Chick Webb Band in 1938, writes Stony Plain Records co-founder Holger Petersen in the album’s informative liner notes. The album is a loving throwback to the sounds of the swing jazz big band era. With guest vocals of Maria Muldaur on “Baby It’s Cold Outside” and Evan Price’s violin on two tracks, the album covers 14 standards composed by the likes of Duke Ellington, Louis Jordan, George Gershwin and Louis Armstrong, brought to life by the unique voice and character of the one and only Taj Mahal.

Taj explains, “I heard [the songs on Savoy] as a kid when all of those people who made those musics were alive and speaking to us through the records. Those weren’t just records to collect. Those were like listening to your relatives, your uncles, your cousins, your grandparents speaking to you through that medium, the medium of music.”

“The music was good then. It’s going to be good now,” concludes Taj, “especially when you got people who really respect what it is. Also, [who] respect the gift they’ve been given. It’s a gift to be able to play music, art, dance, write, do science, whatever, ‘cause you’re contributing to humanity. What you’ve been sent to do, that’s the whole thing.

Taj’s exploration of music began as an exploration of self. He was born in 1942 in Harlem to musical parents — his father was a jazz pianist with Caribbean roots who collaborated with Buddy Johnson, Taj’s godfather. His mother was a gospel-singing schoolteacher from South Carolina — who cultivated an appreciation for both personal history and the arts in their son. “I was raised really conscious of my African roots,” Taj says. ”My parents came together around music, which was swing and the beginnings of bebop. That was significant, in terms of what kind of music I heard from them.”

Fans of Taj know that he started working with Ry Cooder in the mid-60s LA band, The Rising Sons. His first two solo Columbia albums, Taj Mahal’ (1967) and The Natch’l Blues (1968), are two of the most influential blues albums of all time. Never one to be pigeonholed, Taj has recorded more styles of roots music than any other artist. Those releases include music from the Caribbean, Hawaii, Africa, and India, as well as gospel, rock, early R&B, children’s music, soundtracks, and nearly every kind of acoustic and electric blues. He brings a musicologist’s quest to each project.

Taj first met producer John Simon at the New York City Columbia Records Studios in 1968. John was producing and playing piano on the first Electric Flag album. Taj was already a fan of John’s productions, playing and arrangements, in particular his arrangements for an album featuring Marshall McLuhan, the influential media guru. At the time, John was a staff producer at Columbia. Taj invited John to play keyboards on his tours during the ‘70s and he also played on Taj’s landmark The Real Thing (1972) album as part of an adventurous band that included four tuba players. Taj and John have remained close friends and kept in touch over the years and toured together again in 2006. Talk eventually turned to their mutual love of classic standards with a blues twist and to doing another album together. Trading songs, the two came up with a list of 59 possibilities before settling in on the 14 contained in Savoy.

Savoy was recorded at 25 th Street Recording in Oakland with engineer Gabriel Shepard. Taj showed up the first day about 1:00 PM and settled in with cups of sweet tea. Backing Taj Mahal vocals and harmonica on Savoy is a rhythm section comprised of Danny Caron – guitar; Ruth Davies – bass; John Simon – piano; and Leon Joyce, Jr. – drums; with background vocals by Carla Holbrook, Leesa Humphrey, Charlotte McKinnon, Sandy Cressman, Sandy Griffith and Leah Tysse.

On the first day of recording, the band was running down John Simon’s arrangement of “Stompin’ at the Savoy” with encouragement from Taj. Chick Webb had the first hit with the song in 1934 and Ella later recorded it with Louis Armstrong. Taj said, “It needs a little more sashay. You’ll know it when you hear it.” Co-Executive Producer Holger Petersen who was at the session shares, “and everybody did! Taj’s scat singing is a highlight. Except for “Killer Joe, fans would likely have heard all the others at one time or another at the Savoy Ballroom during its long run from 1926 to 1958. This is a Taj album like no other and a deep part of his long history. “

Savoy will be released on compact disc, vinyl, and digital formats on April 28, 2023.

Savoy Track Listing:
1. STOMPIN’ AT THE SAVOY – 3:44
2. I’M JUST A LUCKY SO AND SO – 3:23
3. GEE BABY, AIN’T I GOOD TO YOU – 3:51
4. SUMMERTIME – 2:50
5. MOOD INDIGO – 4:09
6. IS YOU IS OR IS YOU AIN’T MY BABY – 4:37
7. DO NOTHIN’ TILL YOU HEAR FROM ME – 5:05
8. SWEET GEORGIA BROWN – 3:18
9. BABY IT’S COLD OUTSIDE – 4:33 (duet with Maria Muldaur)
10. LADY BE GOOD – 3:52
11. BABY WON’T YOU PLEASE COME HOME – 3:25
12. CALDONIA – 3:32
13. KILLER JOE – 4:09
14. ONE FOR MY BABY – 9:14

Sultans of String and Northern Cree Release “Nîmihito (Dance)” And Announce 2023 Tour Dates

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Sultans of String and Northern Cree Release “Nîmihito (Dance)” And Announce 2023 Tour Dates

“Nîmihito (Dance)” is a collaboration between 3x JUNO nominated, 4x CFMA winning Sultans of String and Northern Cree, a nine-time Grammy nominated pow wow and round dance group from Treaty 6 territory in Canada, who have released more than 50 albums over their 40-year history.

It is the first single off the upcoming Sultans of String album entitled Walking Through the Fire (Sept 22, 2023 release), the most ambitious and important project of their career, a CD and concert of collaborations with First Nations, Metis, and Inuit artists across Turtle Island.

“We are creating this recording in the spirit of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s 94 Calls to Action, and Final Report that asks for Indigenous and non-Indigenous people to work together as an opportunity to show a path forward” says Sultans of String bandleader and violinist Chris McKhool, who was recently awarded the Dr. Duke Redbird Lifetime Achievement Award from the JAYU Festival For Human Rights x Arts.

Steve Wood from Northern Cree continues: “When you’re collaborating with mainstream music, it shows that we can work together to bring out the very best in who we are as human beings. And that’s what music does. It shows that we can work together and we can bring out something very beautiful. And it’s giving our music an opportunity for a different type of audience out there. There’s a lot of people that are just catching on to our type of music, which has been here since time immemorial. I think it’s great.”

The Cree lyrics, written by Leroy Woodstone, talk to the dancer about dancing and dancing hard and feeling the beat of the drum, encouraging the dancer to get down.

But there’s also an educational role in the song, says Steve: “A big, strong component of it is to teach our people and other First Nations people about the Cree language. It’s the very tip of who we are and of our ceremonies, pow wow is. It brings other people into our circle.”

Studio sessions were spread across two provinces, with Northern Cree parts recorded at StudioBell at The National Music Centre in Calgary, produced by The Halluci Nation (Bear Witness, 2oolman) with recording Engineer Graham Lessard. Sultans of String tracks were recorded at Jukasa Studios, an Indigenous-owned world-class recording facility on the Six Nations reserve south of Hamilton Ontario, with Sultans band members Chris McKhool and Kevin Laliberté co-producing along with Grammy and JUNO winning John ‘Beetle’ Bailey.

The two groups met at Kettle and Stony Point’s Annual Pow Wow in the summer of ’22, where Steve shared that “The drum is also a very spiritual tool because when you look at the drum, somebody’s grandparent, mother, father, child gave its life for that head of the drum, because that was an animal, and is very much alive. Now, the rim is made from the tree. And we really look deep, the tree can teach us a lot because they’re alive. They can teach us about the relationships we have with everything around us and everyone else. And that person, those people that came to put that drum together, they had spirits, too. And they put their own spirit in the drum. And that’s where all the energy comes from.

UPCOMING SULTANS OF STRING TOUR DATES:
19 JAN – SRSS Theatre, Steinbach, MB
20 JAN – Pinawa Community Centre, Pinawa, MB
21 JAN – William Glesby Centre, Portage la Prairie, MB
5 FEB – Hillside Inside, Guelph, ON
17 MAR – Shelton Auditorium, Shelton, WA
18 MAR – Edmonds Center for the Arts, Edmonds, WA
20 MAR – Poncan Theatre, Ponca City, OK
23 MAR – Fine Arts Center – Western NM University, Silver City, NM
25 MAR – Payson Auditorium, Payson, AZ
27 MAR – Performing Arts Center, Lake Havasu City, AZ
28 MAR – Mohave High School Auditorium, Bullhead City, AZ
30 MAR – Borrego Springs Performing Arts Center, Borrego Springs, CA
15 APR – First Presbyterian Church, Lincoln, NE
12 MAY – Marble Arts Centre, Tweed ON
13 MAY – Bancroft Village Playhouse, Bancroft ON
14 MAY – Bryan Jones Theatre, Lakefield College, Lakefield, ON
26 MAY – Brockville Arts Centre, Brockville, ON

Toronto Folk-Rock Luminary Evelynne Ross Releases Soulful New Song “Old Oak Tree”

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Jan 24, 2023

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Toronto Folk-Rock Luminary Evelynne Ross Releases Soulful New Song “Old Oak Tree”

Toronto’s feel-good folk-rock performer Evelynne Ross has released the stirring new single “Old Oak Tree,” available now.

Taken from Ross’ new EP, Against the Fence, “Old Oak Tree” is built on twanging, riffing guitars, mid-tempo percussion, and Ross’ own soulful vocal. Thematically about strong family roots, Ross weaves a tale about a woman ready to make a difficult decision in her life: “Nobody, nah nobody is gonna hold her back/ Throw her off the track/ You’ll see/ She’s got her roots from her mother/ She’s like an old oak tree.”

Meanwhile, Ross’ six-song EP Against the Fence (also featuring contributions from band members Howard Rabkin, Henry Lees, Murray Foster, Mark Thackway) features a powerful, melodic collection of songs that draw on the universal human experience. “The idea is inspired by a bullying period in grade school,” Ross says of Against the Fence. “The idea being that this little kid grew up and is no longer someone who can be bullied, no longer that vulnerable little kid. No one is going to push this woman around now.”

“All the songs were written and recorded during COVID — when I finally had the time and space to give ‘voice’ to my creative side and really let out all of the thoughts, feelings, words and melodies spill out in artistic form,” Ross says.

“In particular, my producer and band member Murray Foster and I have been close friends since high school,” Ross adds. “Our shared history, familiar musical influences and teenage experiences helped guide and support me in writing some of my earlier songs and ultimately led me to find my true voice and artistry writing this collection of songs. As well, my long-time musical partner and band member Howard Rabkin, also provided a strong sounding board and encouragement as these songs evolved and also really helped me find ‘my place’ as a songwriter.”

As a performer, Ross draws on a myriad of classic influences: Fleetwood Mac, The Bee Gees, Elton John, The Eagles, James Taylor, Carly Simon, Linda Ronstadt, The Rolling Stones, Neil Young, CSNY, Joni Mitchell, and Tom Petty, not to mention Canadian rock staples the Tragically Hip and ’80s/’90s acts like Prince, Annie Lennox/Eurythmics, Crowded House, Prince, and Squeeze. Raised on her father’s extensive record collection, she spent countless hours during her childhood in Toronto learning the words to every song so she could sing them back to her family in regular performances.

Playing in bands, trios and duos throughout her teens, by her early 20s Ross sold her few worldly possessions and moved to Barbados with a loose plan to record jingles for Bajan radio. There, she spent time in Eddy Grant’s studio with The Rolling Stones while they wrote and recorded their hit 1989 album Steel Wheels. Upon returning to Toronto, Ross started a family and shortly thereafter her band, Evolution, building a following in venues throughout Ontario.

As she grew older, Ross’ taste expanded to include an even wider spectrum of genres from every decade, including folk, rock, pop, country, blues and roots, with a particular interest in Canadian music. Warm melodies and the storytelling nature of songs hold equal motivation for her in her own songwriting.

These days, Ross is particularly drawn to writing songs about the human condition – songs that listeners will feel instantly drawn to. Her new EP Against the Fence soars with powerful melodies and heartfelt songwriting, telling compelling and relatable stories about everyday life.

Toronto’s Annual Winterfolk Blues and Roots Festival Marks 21st Year Featuring Sultans of String, Gary Kendall Band, Anne Lindsay & MORE

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Eric Alper

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Jan 24, 2023

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Toronto’s Annual Winterfolk Blues and Roots Festival Marks 21st Year Featuring Sultans of String, Gary Kendall Band, Anne Lindsay & MORE

After two years of an online-only hiatus due to the Covid pandemic, Toronto’s annual Winterfolk Blues and Roots Festival is back IRL, baby, for its 21^st Anniversary! The festival, which features a change of neighborhood this year to Kensington Market, will showcase some of the most talented blues and roots acts performing over the course of two nights of live performances, and one night of strictly online streaming.

This year’s Winterfolk lineup includes three-time JUNO Award nominees Sultans of String; eight-time Maple Blues Award winner Gary Kendall Band; Jazz Violinist of the Year Anne Lindsay, and many, many more, including Alfie Smith, Anne Lindsay, Black Suit Devil, Brian Blain, Brian Gladstone, Brian Morgan, Camie, Carmen Toth, Chris Birkett, D’Arcy Wickham, Danny Marks, David Celia Band, David Essig, David Laronde, Garnetta Cromwell & DaGroovmasters, Glen Hornblast, Graham Lindsey, Harpin’ Norm Lucien, Heather Luckhart, Hilario Duran, Howard Gladstone &the Gladtones, Isabel & The Uncommons, JESSA (aka Jessica Stuart), Joey O’Neil, Kevin Breit, Laura Fernandez, Laura Hubert Band, Mandy Goodhandy, Melanie Peterson, Myke Mazzei, Noah Zacharin, Ori Dagan, Paul Mills, Quarrington and Adams (Q & A), Robert Priest, Shawn Lawrie & Kendall Kiddie, Sultans of String, Tania Joy, Tannis Slimmon & Lewis Melville, Taylor Abrahamse, The Gary Kendall Band, The Swingin’ Blackjacks, The Vaudevillian, Tia McGraff, Toney Springer, and Tyler Ellis. View Full Artist List on the Winterfolk website.

Winterfolk has moved this year to a new neighborhood, Kensington Market. With its multicultural mix of supermarkets, street food, charming boutiques, vintage clothing stores, and hip bars and cafés, Kensington Market feels like a perfect ‘bohemian’ fit for the festival. “Due to this change, Winterfolk’s lineup will be slightly scaled back so as to ease comfortably into our new digs, yet we will hopefully return back to full-strength next year once we’ve settled in,” said festival director Brian Gladstone. Kensington Market also feels like the perfect environment for fostering Winterfolk’s aim of strengthening diversity and inclusivity by adding to its yearly lineups more artists of colour, artists representing the LGBTQ+ community, Indigenous artists, women performers, and new young emerging talent.

Here are the Kensington Market venues hosting this year’s performances:

Freetimes Café: 320 College St. Toronto, ON M5T 1S3; (416) 967-1078
Taco Taco (2 stages): 319 Augusta Avenue, Kensington Market. Toronto, ON (416) 277-1856
Supermarket: 268 Augusta Ave, Toronto (416) 840-0501
Church of St. Stephens (2 stages); 103 Bellevue Ave., Toronto, ON, M5T 2N8 (At the corner of Bellevue and College)
Trinity Common – 303 Augusta Ave, Toronto, ON M5T 2M2

Directions are available on Winterfolk.com. Wristbands will also be made available on Winterfolk’s website (www.winterfolk.com) available now. A Weekend Pass is $30 allowing admittance to more than 80 performances, (includes Friday stream), while Stream Passes are free, and donations are encouraged. A One Day Pass for either Saturday or Sunday is $20. Wristbands will be sent via post before February 10.Winterfolk will feature ‘cashless doors,’ meaning cash will not be accepted on entry. However, wristbands can be ordered from Winterfolk.com.

Beck And Phoenix Announce 2023 Co-Headline ‘Summer Odyssey’ Tour

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Jan 23, 2023

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Beck And Phoenix Announce 2023 Co-Headline ‘Summer Odyssey’ Tour

Today, eight-time Grammy-winning artist Beck and Grammy-winning French band Phoenix announced their upcoming co-headline Summer Odyssey tour. Produced by Live Nation, the 19-city run kicks off on Tuesday, August 1st in Seattle at Climate Pledge Arena, with stops in Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Houston, Boston, New York, and more before wrapping up on Sunday, September 10th in Columbia at Merriweather Post Pavilion. The tour will feature Jenny Lewis, Japanese Breakfast, Weyes Blood, and Sir Chloe on select dates.

2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame nominee and eight-time Grammy-winner Beck has traveled light years from his emergence as a reluctant generational spokesperson when “Loser” exploded into a ubiquitous 1994 smash. Beck’s singular vision has since seen him utilize all manners and eras of music, blazing a path into the future while foraging through the past.

Surfacing just as mainstream and alternative intersected, no small thanks to his 1994 debut Mellow Gold, Beck quickly confounded expectations with subsequent releases including the lo-fi folk of One Foot in the Grave and 1996’s multi-platinum Odelay—which has remained a cultural touchstone for generations.

Beck’s creative evolution has always progressed at an exponential rate. From the atmospherics of 1998’s Mutations and the fluorescent funk of 1999’s Midnite Vultures, the somber reflections of 2002’s Sea Change, 2005’s tour de force Guero and 2006’s sprawling The Information, 2008’s acclaimed Modern Guilt, 2014’s Album of the Year Grammy-winning Morning Phase, the “euphoric blast of experimental pop” (Rolling Stone) that was 2017’s Colors and his 2019 “best in a decade” (People) Hyperspace… No Beck record has ever sounded like its predecessor — though The New York Times notes a consistent thread: “Though Beck’s records through the years have tended toward maximalism, a kind of meticulous sonic gorgeousness, melody remains central to his art.“

Phoenix is a critically-acclaimed band from France. Born out of high school friendships in Versailles, Phoenix have been nominated twice for Grammy awards, winning “Best Alternative Album” in 2010 for their record Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix which included hit singles ‘1901’ and ‘Lisztomania’. They also won “Best Rock Album” in 2014 for Bankrupt! at the French Victoires de La Musique.

Known for their sleek, highly stylized sonics and incredible, infectious melodies, Phoenix recently released their critically lauded new album Alpha Zulu featuring current single Tonight with Ezra Koenig. The band has headlined festivals including Coachella, Rock en Seine and Governors Ball They have sold out New York City’s prestigious Madison Square Garden and Los Angeles’ Hollywood Bowl, and played festivals from Glastonbury (UK) to Vieilles Charrues (FR) to Summer Sonic (JPN) and more around the globe.

SUMMER ODYSSEY 2023 TOUR DATES:
Tue Aug 01 – Seattle, WA – Climate Pledge Arena ^#
Thu Aug 03 – Bend, OR – Hayden Homes Amphitheater ^#
Sat Aug 05 – Concord, CA – Concord Pavilion ^#
Mon Aug 07 – Los Angeles, CA – Kia Forum ^#
Tue Aug 08 – San Diego, CA – Viejas Arena +#
Wed Aug 09 – Orange County, CA – OC Fair*
Fri Aug 11 – Phoenix, AZ – Footprint Center +#
Sat Aug 12 – Las Vegas, NV – Michelob ULTRA Arena +#
Tue Aug 15 – Morrison, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheatre +#
Fri Aug 18 – Rogers, AR – Walmart AMP ~#
Sun Aug 20 – Houston, TX – Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion ~#
Mon Aug 21 – Dallas, TX – Dos Equis Pavilion ~#
Tue Aug 22 – Austin, TX – Moody Center ~#
Thu Aug 31 – Chicago, IL – Huntington Bank Pavilion #
Sat Sep 02 – Detroit, MI – Pine Knob Music Theatre ~#
Sun Sep 03 – Toronto, ON – Budweiser Stage ~#
Tue Sep 05 – Boston, MA – MGM Music Hall at Fenway ~#
Fri Sep 08 – Philadelphia, PA – TD Pavilion at the Mann ~#
Sat Sep 09 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden ~
Sun Sep 10 – Columbia, MD – Merriweather Post Pavilion ~#

Support Key
^ Jenny Lewis
+ Japanese Breakfast
~ Weyes Blood
# Sir Chloe

Valley Announce 27-Date ‘Lost In Translation’ North American Headlining Tour

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Eric Alper

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Jan 23, 2023

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Valley Announce 27-Date ‘Lost In Translation’ North American Headlining Tour

Today, JUNO Award nominated alternative-pop band Valley announces a 27-date North American headlining tour in celebration of their sophomore album Lost In Translation, set to be released June 23 through Capitol Records / Universal Music Canada, the country’s leading music company. Produced by Live Nation and OnesToWatch, the ‘Lost In Translation’ tour will kick off on April 13 in Montreal then weaving through North America and wrapping up in Columbus, Ohio in June just ahead of album release. Valley are joined by fellow Canadian singer-songwriter Devon Cole and LA-based, Capitol Records labelmate Aidan Bissett, see tour dates and details below.

The ’Lost In Translation’ tour announcement arrives after the band share news of their second album Lost In Translation which arrived with the release of their lead single “Throwback Tears,” to kick off what is bound to be a monumental 2023 for Valley. Describing the track, lead vocalist Rob Laska says, “leading with ‘Throwback Tears’ as the first single always felt right. It has cheeky new year, new me energy. Sad yet playful, which we always gravitate to with our production and lyrics. It very much feels like the door swinging open to a breakbeat and us asking you to step into the new sonic world we’ve created around Lost In Translation,” describes lead vocalist Rob Laska.

Lost In Translation follows Valley’s debut album, MAYBE released in 2019. The upcoming full-length album captures the band’s evolution over the past four years both sonically and emotionally as a group of friends grow through the unpredictability of navigating creative careers. Laska explains further, “MAYBE will always be our teenage diary, our coming-of-age story, our first love and first record. Lost In Translation is those same best friends navigating their mid 20s and questioning ‘what now?…what really matters to us?’ and what might’ve been lost along the way. Between MAYBE and now, we’ve done more soul searching together than ever. We’ve travelled the world, we’ve accomplished a lot we never thought was possible. We’ve followed every single path to get nowhere and everywhere. It’s a very caught in a thought and seeking album. It poses more questions than answers. It’s honest, it’s confusing, it’s pop, it’s nostalgic, it’s black and white, its colourful, it’s unpredictable, it’s simple, it’s Valley, Lost In Translation.”

Valley capped off 2022 with the special release of a live EP, Live In Seoul. Last year, Valley travelled to South Korea to perform at Slow Life, Slow Live Festival in Seoul, their first show outside of North America, alongside LANY, Jonas Blue, Tones and I, LAUV and more. The four track EP was recorded live off the stage of the festival where the band performed to over 15,000 fans that sang along to every word despite English not being their first language. Korea continues to be a key market for Valley, garnering over 100 million streams in that territory alone. From a warm welcome at the airport to interviews with some of Korea’s most impactful media, Valley was ecstatic to have the opportunity to connect with fans who have found their music from worlds away and the Live In Seoul EP captures the energy of that first trip. Listen to Live In Seoul for a preview of the ‘Lost In Translation’ tour here.

“Lost In Translation” 2023 Tour
April 13 – Montreal, QC @ Petit Campus^
April 14 – Ottawa, ON @The Bronson^+
April 15 – Toronto, ON @ The Danforth^
April 25 – Philadelphia, PA @ Theatre of The Living Arts*
April 26 – Boston, MA @ Big Night Live*
April 28 – New York, NY @ Irving Plaza*
April 30 – Washington, DC @ The Fillmore*
May 02 – Charlotte, NC @ The Underground*
May 03 – Nashville, TN @ Brooklyn Bowl*
May 05 – Atlanta, GA @ Buckhead Theatre*
May 06 – Orlando, FL @ The Beacham*
May 07 – Ft Lauderdale, FL @ Revolution Live*
May 09 – Birmingham, AL @ Zydeco*
May 11 – Houston, TX @ House Of Blues*
May 12 – Dallas, TX @ House Of Blues*
May 13 – Austin, TX @ Emo’s*
May 18 – Los Angeles, CA @ Regent Theater*
May 20 – San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore*
May 22 – Portland, OR @ Aladdin Theatre*
May 23 – Vancouver, BC @ Hollywood Theatre^*
May 24 – Seattle, WA @ Neptune Theatre*
May 26 – Salt Lake City, UT @ The Complex*
May 27 – Denver, CO @ Summit*
May 30 – Minneapolis, MN @ Varsity Theater*
May 31 – Chicago, IL @ House of Blues*
June 02 – Detroit, MI @ Saint Andrew’s Hall*
June 03 – Columbus, OH @ The Bluestone*
^w/ Devon Cole
*w/ Aidan Bissett

Coldplay Announce West Coast North America Run On ‘Music Of The Spheres’ Tour

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Eric Alper

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Jan 23, 2023

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Coldplay Announce West Coast North America Run On ‘Music Of The Spheres’ Tour

After a triumphant 2022 where Coldplay sold more concert tickets than any other artist and broke attendance records around the world, the band have announced their hugely-anticipated return to the U.S. and Canada with a special west coast run as part of their Music Of The Spheres World Tour.

The iconic band – who were crowned Favorite Touring Artist at the 2022 American Music Awards – will bring their spectacular stadium show to Seattle, Vancouver, San Diego and Los Angeles this September, where they will perform classic hits such as “Yellow”, “Viva La Vida”, “Clocks”, “A Sky Full Of Stars” and “My Universe” in stadiums bursting with lasers, fireworks and LED wristbands.

Support will be provided by the multi-Grammy winning H.E.R and fast-rising New Jersey artist 070 Shake. Complete tour dates are available below and at coldplay.com/tour. Stay tuned for more cities to be announced.

Tickets will go on sale starting Friday, January 27 at 10AM PT on Ticketmaster.com.

MUSIC OF THE SPHERES 2023 WEST COAST TOUR DATES:

SEPTEMBER
20: Seattle, WA – Lumen Field (Support: H.E.R. + 070 Shake)
22: Vancouver, BC – BC Place (Support: H.E.R. + 070 Shake)
27: San Diego, CA – Snapdragon Stadium (Support: H.E.R. + 070 Shake)
30: Los Angeles, CA – Rose Bowl (Support: H.E.R. + 070 Shake)

Since kicking off in March 2022, the Music Of The Spheres World Tour has sold over 6 million tickets across Europe, North America, and Latin America, receiving rave reviews from fans and critics alike, with the Dallas Observer calling the show “mind-blowing” and the Houston Chronicle describing the band’s performance as “pure joy”. The band rounded off an amazing 2022 with a leg of dates in Latin America, culminating with 10 incredible shows in Buenos Aires (one of which was live broadcast to cinemas in a record-breaking 81 countries around the world).

The tour has also made headlines for its groundbreaking sustainability initiatives which include the world’s first tourable battery system and the first ever stadium show powered by renewable energy. As part of their commitment to cut tour emissions by 50%, the band have pledged to plant one tree for every ticket sold and have offered fans incentives to travel by low-emission transport. Fans can even help to power the show by using kinetic bikes and energy-generating dance floors. Full info can be found at sustainability.coldplay.com.

DHL is the Official Logistics Partner of the Music Of The Spheres World Tour, supporting the band in their mission to cut tour emissions by 50%.

Additionally, the $20 Infinity Ticket Program will be available for the west coast shows above at a later date. These tickets allow more fans access to the Music Of The Spheres World Tour. They are restricted to a maximum of two tickets per purchaser and must be bought in pairs (which will be located next to each other).

The band are also nominated for three Grammy Awards next month, including Album of the Year for Music Of The Spheres.

MUSIC OF THE SPHERES 2023 WORLD TOUR DATES:

MARCH
10: São Paulo, BR – Estadio do Morumbi (Support: CHVRCHES)
11: São Paulo, BR – Estadio do Morumbi (Support: CHVRCHES)
13: São Paulo, BR – Estadio do Morumbi (Support: CHVRCHES)
14: São Paulo, BR – Estadio do Morumbi (Support: CHVRCHES)
17: São Paulo, BR – Estadio do Morumbi (Support: CHVRCHES)
18: São Paulo, BR – Estadio do Morumbi (Support: CHVRCHES)
21: Curitiba, BR – Estadio Couto Pereira (Support: CHVRCHES)
22: Curitiba, BR – Estadio Couto Pereira (Support: CHVRCHES)
25: Rio De Janeiro, BR – Estadio Nilton Santos Engenhão (Support: CHVRCHES)
26: Rio De Janeiro, BR – Estadio Nilton Santos Engenhão (Support: CHVRCHES)
28: Rio De Janeiro, BR – Estadio Nilton Santos Engenhão (Support: CHVRCHES)

MAY
17: Coimbra, PT – Estádio Cidade de Coimbra
18: Coimbra, PT – Estádio Cidade de Coimbra
20: Coimbra, PT – Estádio Cidade de Coimbra
21: Coimbra, PT – Estádio Cidade de Coimbra
24: Barcelona, ES – Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys
25: Barcelona, ES – Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys
27: Barcelona, ES – Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys
28: Barcelona, ES – Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys
31: Manchester, UK – Etihad Stadium
JUNE
1: Manchester, UK – Etihad Stadium
3: Manchester, UK – Etihad Stadium
4: Manchester, UK – Etihad Stadium
6: Cardiff, UK – Principality Stadium
7: Cardiff, UK – Principality Stadium
21: Naples, IT – Stadio Diego Armando Maradona
22: Naples, IT – Stadio Diego Armando Maradona
25: Milan, IT – Stadio San Siro
26: Milan, IT – Stadio San Siro
28: Milan, IT – Stadio San Siro
29: Milan, IT – Stadio San Siro
JULY
1: Zurich, CH – Stadion Letzigrund
2: Zurich, CH – Stadion Letzigrund
5: Copenhagen, DK – Parken
6: Copenhagen, DK – Parken
8: Gothenburg, SE – Ullevi
9: Gothenburg, SE – Ullevi
11: Gothenburg, SE – Ullevi
12: Gothenburg, SE – Ullevi
15: Amsterdam, NL – Johan Cruijff ArenA
16: Amsterdam, NL – Johan Cruijff ArenA
18: Amsterdam, NL – Johan Cruijff ArenA
19: Amsterdam, NL – Johan Cruijff ArenA

SEPTEMBER
20: Seattle, WA – Lumen Field (Support: H.E.R. + 070 Shake)
22: Vancouver, BC – BC Place (Support: H.E.R. + 070 Shake)
27: San Diego, CA – Snapdragon Stadium (Support: H.E.R. + 070 Shake)
30: Los Angeles, CA – Rose Bowl (Support: H.E.R. + 070 Shake)

Kali Uchis Announces North American Tour and New Album ‘Red Moon In Venus’ Out March 3

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Eric Alper

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Jan 23, 2023

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Kali Uchis Announces North American Tour and New Album ‘Red Moon In Venus’ Out March 3

Grammy-winning artist Kali Uchis’ new English language album, Red Moon In Venus, is slated for release on March 3 via Interscope—pre-order/pre-save it here.

“Love is the message,” Uchis explains about the new album. “Red Moon In Venus is a timeless, burning expression of desire, heartbreak, faith, and honesty, reflecting the divine femininity of the moon and Venus. The moon and Venus work together to make key aspects of love and domestic life work well. This body of work represents all levels of love—releasing people with love, drawing love into your life and self-love. It’s believed by many astrologers that the blood moon can send your emotions into a spin, and that’s what I felt represented this body of work best.”

Simultaneously, Uchis confirms she will embark on a headline North American tour this spring produced by Live Nation, with stops at New York’s Radio City Music Hall, Chicago’s Aragon Ballroom, Washington D.C.’s Anthem and more—see full routing below. General on-sale begins Thursday, January 26 at 10am local time at kaliuchis.com. Uchis is among the top-billed performers at this year’s Coachella, Lollapalooza in Chile, Argentina and Brazil and Estéreo Picnic in Colombia.

Uchis went into the recording process intending to create an album that felt timeless, one that can be enjoyed any time and any place and will remain meaningful throughout the years to her and her fans. Red Moon In Venus floats between soul, R&B, pop, música urbana and more experimental textures. The result is an album that, as Uchis has come to perfect throughout her catalog, transcends genre or classification, a pure reflection of her soul.

Last year, Uchis won three Billboard Latin Awards, two Billboard Music Awards and an American Music Award. In 2021, Uchis took home her first Billboard Latin Music Award for her critically acclaimed Spanish language album, Sin Miedo (del Amor y Otros Demonios) ∞, released in 2020, which spawned the runaway, chart-topping hit, “telepatía,” which has been streamed more than 2 billion times to date and is the Billboard Hot 100’s longest running Spanish song by a solo act this decade with a 23-week streak. That same year, she took home her first Grammy Award, Premios Nuestra Tierra and Univision Premios Juventud, covered Office Magazine, performed on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” and toured arenas across North America with Tyler, the Creator.

Raised between Virginia and Colombia, Kali Uchis rose to prominence with Por Vida in 2015, following it up with her 2018 debut album, Isolation, which received widespread critical acclaim and was featured on Best Of lists in Rolling Stone, Pitchfork, NPR, Vulture and many more. Uchis has collaborated and shared stages with SZA, Gorillaz, Jorja Smith, Diplo, Major Lazer, Snoop Dogg, Kaytranada, Leon Bridges and more and has toured the world over, with much-lauded sets headlining Tropicalia, Coachella, Governors Ball, Bonnaroo, Austin City Limits, Lollapalooza and many others.

KALI UCHIS LIVE
March 17—Santiago, CL—Lollapalooza Chile
March 19—Buenos Aires, AR—Lollapalooza Argentina
March 24— São Paulo, BR—Lollapalooza Brazil
March 26—Bogotá, CO—Estéreo Picnic
April 16 & 23—Indio, CA—Coachella
April 25—Austin, TX—Moody Amphitheater at Waterloo Park*
April 26—Houston, TX—713 Music Hall*
April 27—Irving, TX—The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory*
April 30—Miami, FL— FPL Solar Amphitheater at Bayfront Park*
May 1—Orlando, FL—Hard Rock Live Orlando*
May 2—Atlanta, GA—Coca-Cola Roxy*
May 4—New York, NY—Radio City Music Hall*
May 7—Philadelphia, PA—The Met Philadelphia*
May 9—Washington, D.C.—The Anthem*
May 10—Boston, MA—MGM Music Hall at Fenway*
May 12—Toronto, ON—Coca-Cola Coliseum*
May 14— Detroit, MI—The Fillmore*
May 16—Chicago, IL—Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom*
May 18—Denver, CO—Fillmore Auditorium*
May 21—Portland, OR—Keller Auditorium*
May 23—Vancouver, BC—UBC Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre*
May 24—Seattle, WA—WAMU Theater*
May 26—San Francisco, CA—Bill Graham Civic Auditorium
May 28—Las Vegas, NV—The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas
May 30—Phoenix, AZ—Arizona Financial Theatre
* with RAYE

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Classified And The East Pointers Lead 2023 East Coast Music Award Nominations

MUSIC NOMINEES / FINALISTES DES PRIX DE LA MUSIQUE

INDUSTRY NOMINEES / FINALISTES DES PRIX DE L’INDUSTRIE

TD FANS’ CHOICE AWARDS / PRIX CHOIX DU PUBLIC

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Sultans of String and Northern Cree Release “Nîmihito (Dance)” And Announce 2023 Tour Dates

Toronto Folk-Rock Luminary Evelynne Ross Releases Soulful New Song “Old Oak Tree”

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