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Jacob Collier Announces DJESSE WORLD TOUR for Spring 2020

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From the beginning of April to the end of May 2020, Collier and his new group will embark on the next leg of his DJESSE WORLD TOUR, including 35 dates and 29 North American performances. At Los Angeles’s Wiltern, New York City’s Brooklyn Steel, and stops in every US region between, fans will hear music from Djesse – Volumes 1, 2 and 3 .

Currently halfway complete, Djesse is a four-album expedition through sonic space and style. The intimate and intricate acoustics of Djesse – Volume 2 fit perfectly behind NPR’s Tiny Desk, while the orchestral scope of Djesse – Volume 1 had all of Toronto’s sold-out Opera House harmonizing with him (during a concert that featured a surprise appearance from Daniel Caesar).

Djesse – Volume 3 (Hajanga/Decca/Geffen) is due out in the coming months, and – like Volume 2’s collaborations with JoJo, Lianne La Havas, Chris Thile, Steve Vai, a cover of “Moon River” with a chorus of Chris Martin, Ty Dolla $ign, Tori Kelly, and 140-some others – exciting guests and astonishing feats are ensured.

After revealing the Volume 3 album artwork to his social media followers this past Friday, Collier will have many more details to share soon. In the meantime, check out his 5 Favorite Tiny Desks for NPR Music, his guide to making songs out of any sound at Interview Magazine, a deep dive into creativity with Sodajerker, and a Crocs-clad breakdown of Stevie Wonder for Vox’s Earworm.

DJESSE WORLD TOUR – SPRING 2020 DATES
1-April – Berlin, DE – Huxleys
3-April – Utrecht, NL- Transition Festival
4-April – Cologne, DE – Carlswerk Victoria
5-April – Paris, FR – Le Trianon
7-April – Manchester, UK – The Ritz
8-April – London, UK – Roundhouse
14-April – Vancouver, BC – Vogue Theatre
15-April – Seattle, WA – Showbox SODO
16-April – Portland, OR – Crystal Ballroom
18-April – San Francisco, CA – The Warfield
21-April – Los Angeles, CA – The Wiltern
22-April – San Diego, CA – House of Blues
23-April – Phoenix, AZ – The Van Buren
25-April – Salt Lake City, UT – The Depot
26-April – Englewood, CO – The Gothic Theatre
28-April – Dallas, TX – The Bomb Factory
29-April – Austin, TX – Emo’s
30-April – Houston, TX – House of Blues
2-May – Orlando, FL – House of Blues
3-May – Ft. Lauderdale, FL – Revolution Live
5-May – Atlanta, GA -Variety Playhouse
7-May – Charlotte, NC -The Underground
9-May – Philadelphia, PA – Union Transfer
10-May – Washington, D.C. – 9:30 Club
14-May – Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Steel
15-May – Boston, MA – House of Blues
17-May – Toronto, ON – Danforth Music Hall
19-May – Cleveland, OH – Agora Theater
20-May – Detroit, MI – The Majestic Theatre
22-May – Chicago, IL – Vic Theatre
23-May – Minneapolis, MN – Varsity Theater
26-May – Kansas City, MO – The Truman
27-May – Memphis, TN – Minglewood Hall
28-May – Nashville, TN – Cannery Ballroom
30-May – Columbus, OH – Newport Music Hall

My Next Read: New Waves, Old Hands, And Unknown Pleasures: The Music Of 1979

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The year 1979 was a seminal watershed moment in rock music. The year saw the release of Pink Floyd’s The Wall, David Bowie’s Lodger, Led Zeppelin’s In Through the Out Door, Bob Dylan’s Slow Train Coming, Fleetwood Mac’s Tusk, Elvis Costello and the Attractions’ Armed Forces, Joe Jackson’s Look Sharp! and I’m the Man, Stiff Little Fingers’ Inflammable Material, Gary Numan/Tubeway Army’s Replicas and the Pleasure Principle, Joy Division’s Unknown Pleasures, the Jam’s Setting Sons, the Clash’s London Calling, and the UK 2-Tone phenomenon. It also saw a slump in album sales, a resurgence in single sales, and the peak and bloody death of disco.

My Next Read: Blues From Laurel Canyon: My Life As A Bluesman by John Mayall

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John Mayall has played with them all; Eric Clapton, Peter Green, Jack Bruce, Mick Fleetwood, Mick Taylor, Andy Fraser… the list goes on. Now, in his 80’s, John continues to tour all over the world and perform to sell-out crowds. With an incredible blues career spanning over sixty years, which rightly earning him the title “The Godfather of British Blues,” John shares his experiences and encounters in what will be a must read autobiography for any true blues fans.

Video: Phil Collins On His 1989 “But Seriously” Album and Serious Tour

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“I feel I’m treading new ground … writing about things that I’ve felt for a long time but never really written about,” he said in a promotional interview from 1989 to promote his But Seriously album. The was a huge commercial success worldwide, reaching No. 1 in the UK and the US for 15 and 4 non-consecutive weeks, respectively. It was the best selling album of 1990 in the UK, eventually selling 2.75 million copies there and 4 million in the US. The lead single “Another Day in Paradise” won a Grammy Award for Record of the Year.

Bikini Kill Announce International 2020 Tour Dates

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Legendary feminist punk band, Bikini Kill recently regrouped for 10 thrilling performances in select cities NYC, LA and London + a special headlining Riot Fest appearance. Marking their first full shows since 1997, the enthusiastic fan response saw these shows selling out quickly. The band is thrilled to announce today, a more expansive, international tour in 2020.

The run kicks off with a valiant return to Olympia, WA and a benefit concert for Interfaith Works Nightly Shelter, a local non-profit acting as the only shelter/homeless services program that explicitly prioritizes women and LGBT single adults in the Olympia community.

These shows sees the band performing with their iconic line-up of Kathleen Hanna on vocals, Tobi Vail on drums, and Kathi Wilcox on bass — along with guitarist Erica Dawn Lyle. Hailed by The New York Times, Rolling Stone, Pitchfork and The Los Angeles Times, the reunion has sparked critical discussion on the band’s legacy and influence on culture and music today with Entertainment Weekly, NYLON, The New York Times.

Active from 1990 to 1998, Bikini Kill is a feminist punk band that started in Olympia, WA, and later moved to Washington, DC. Billy Karren joined Kathleen Hanna, Kathi Wilcox and Tobi Vail on guitar after the band had played several shows as a three-piece. Credited with instigating the Riot Grrrl movement in the early ’90s via their political lyrics, zines and confrontational live shows, Bikini Kill encouraged women and girls to start bands as a means of cultural resistance. They used touring as a way to create an underground network between girls who played music, put on shows and made fanzines. This informal network created a forum for multiple female voices to be heard.

Bikini Kill started touring in June 1991, serving up their radical feminist punk rage to crowds across the US several times, as well as making their way through Europe, Australia and Japan. The band recorded and released a demo tape, two EPs, two LPs and three singles which are available via their independent label Bikini Kill Records. The band has just re-issued Pussy Whipped and Reject All American, available now on vinyl & CD for the first time since they went out of print 7 years ago. They also uploaded their entire catalog on streaming services last Fall. Now available for streaming on Spotify, Tidal and Apple Music, the catalog includes landmark releases from 1991’s Revolution Girl Style Now to 1998’s The Singles, which features production, guitar and vocals from Joan Jett.

3/13: Olympia, WA @ Capitol Theater & *Benefit For Interfaith Works*
3/16: Seattle, WA @ Paramount Theatre &
3/19: Victoria, BC @ Distrikt #
3/23: Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom ^
5/12: Silver Spring, MD @ The Fillmore Silver Spring
5/13: Philadelphia, PA @ Franklin Music Hall
5/14: Boston, MA @ Boch Center Wang Theatre
5/16: Winooski, VT @ Higher Ground
5/18: Montreal, QB @ M Telus
5/20: Toronto, ON @ Danforth Music Hall
5/22: Cleveland, OH @ Agora Theatre
5/23: Royal Oak, MI @ Royal Oak Music Theatre
5/24: Milwaukee, WI @ Riverside Theater
08/12: Oslo, Norway @ Øya Festival

& w/ Table Sugar
^ w/ Lithics
# w/ Mecca Normal

Video: Pearl Jam plays basketball at a suburban high school outside of Cleveland for charity in 1992

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Here’s high school television coverage of Pearl Jam back in May, 1992 playing a charity basketball game versus local Cleveland rock radio station WMMS.

Genius Builds an Electric Guitar Out of 800 Pieces of Paper

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Burl of Burl’s Art, who regularly builds guitars made from unusual materials, takes the unconventional route and makes a bright red guitar out of 800 sheets of paper.

Dolly Parton’s ‘Heartstrings’ Official Trailer Is Here

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Eight Dolly songs. Eight Dolly stories. Dolly Parton’s Heartstrings is an anthology series that showcases the stories, memories, and inspirations behind her most beloved songs. Dolly Parton’s Heartstrings premiered on November 22, only on Netflix.

https://youtu.be/Rk0dfTAH7ME

Niall Horan Announces Nice To Meet Ya Tour

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Niall Horan has announced his Nice To Meet Ya tour with special guest Lewis Capaldi plus Fletcher.

“Nice To Meet Ya”, the first single from Horan’s new album, has already amassed more than 35 million combined global streams. Over 30,000 fans tuned in for the live premiere of the official video and the clip racked up more than 13 million views in the first week of release.

Rolling Stone praised the “alluring single” and TIME named “Nice To Meet Ya” one of the “5 Best Songs of the Week” upon its release in October. Billboard declared it “Horan’s most daring track yet…”

Originally from Mullingar, Ireland, Horan has sold over 80 million records and toured the globe multiple times as part of the iconic One Direction. With his full-length solo debut Flicker (Capitol Records), he achieved massive global success and widespread critical acclaim. The album entered the Billboard 200 at No. 1 in October 2017 and soon earned Platinum certification or greater in 20 countries, including the U.S. In addition to surpassing three million in worldwide album sales and nearly 3.5 billion combined streams worldwide, it topped the iTunes Top Albums chart in 61 countries.

Flicker included the 2x Platinum single “This Town,” which has amassed over 800 million streams worldwide, and the 3x Platinum “Slow Hands,” which shot straight to No. 1 in 44 countries, claiming the top spot on Billboard’s Mainstream Top 40 chart for two weeks and surpassing 10 million in adjusted track sales globally with 1.5 billion streams worldwide. Horan’s Flicker World Tour included sold-out dates in the U.S., Canada, U.K., Europe, Singapore, Japan, Brazil and Australia.

After topping the U.K. Official Singles chart for a nearly unprecedented seven weeks, Lewis Capaldi’s “Someone You Loved” hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in its 24th consecutive week on the tally and is the first No. 1 single from a debut U.K. artist since February 2016. Worldwide streams of the track are approaching two billion. Already certified Platinum by the RIAA, “Someone You Loved” has now earned 2.5 million equivalent song units in the U.S. It is certified Platinum or greater in a total of 18 countries. Capaldi’s debut album, Divinely Uninspired To A Hellish Extent, is the fastest selling UK debut of 2019 with 90,000 albums sold in the first week. To date, it has sold over 1.5 million adjusted albums worldwide and combined global streams now exceed 2.6 billion. The 23-year-old Scottish singer-songwriter recently wrapped a sold-out headline tour of North America and his March 2020 tour of the UK and Ireland sold out in mere seconds, making him the first artist in history to sell out arenas prior to the release of a debut album. Capaldi was hailed as a 2018 Vevo DSCVR Artist To Watch and a 2019 Vevo LIFT Artist, longlisted for the BBC Sound Of 2018 Poll, and won Breakthrough Artist of the Year honors at the Scottish Music Awards. He was nominated for the BRIT Awards Critics’ Choice award and named an MTV UK PUSH Ones To Watch artist.

FLETCHER’s debut EP – you ruined new york city for me – is out now on Capitol Records. The EP is a highly personal story of first love and heartbreak and features FLETCHER’s breakout hit “Undrunk,” which has amassed more than 100 million streams worldwide, since earning the #1 spot on Spotify’s Viral Chart. The EP also includes follow up singles, “If You’re Gonna Lie” and “All Love.” FLETCHER made her late-night TV debut on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon with “Undrunk,” which spent several weeks on the Billboard Hot 100. Noted as the fastest rising song at pop radio from a new artist in the last 5 years, she also earned impressive slots on Wango Tango, The iHeartRadio Music Festival and Z100’s upcoming Jingle Ball at Madison Square Garden this year. FLETCHER has been performing sold out headline tours of both North America and Europe, with sets at Lollapalooza, Bonnaroo, Life is Beautiful, and other prominent festivals already under her belt. The singer-songwriter, who somehow also found time to graduate from NYU’s famed Clive Davis Institute for Recorded Music, has already begun carving out a space for herself in pop music. PAPER states FLETCHER is “one of the most exciting female artists to emerge in pop,” and it’s clear that she has much more to say.

Niall Horan – Nice To Meet Ya 2020 Tour – North American Dates

DATE CITY VENUE

4/20 Nashville, TN Bridgestone Arena
4/22 Atlanta, GA State Farm Arena
4/24 Miami, FL BB&T Center
4/25 Orlando, FL Amway Center
4/27 Washington, DC Capital One Arena
4/29 New York, NY Barclays Center
5/1 Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun Arena
5/2 Philadelphia, PA Wells Fargo Center
5/6 Toronto, ON Scotiabank Arena
5/8 Columbus, OH Schottenstein Center
5/9 Chicago, IL Allstate Arena
5/11 St. Paul, MN Xcel Energy Center
5/13 Tulsa, OK BOK Center
5/15 Glendale, AZ Gila River Arena
5/16 Las Vegas, NV MGM Garden Arena
5/18 Los Angeles, CA The Forum
5/20 San Jose, CA SAP Center

Fred Penner Announces The Cat Came Back 40th Anniversary Tour

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Calling all Fred Heads! Fred Penner announces his cross-Canada The Cat Came Back 40th Anniversary Tour, starting in Ottawa, ON on February 28.

A gentle giant with an undeniable ability to make you feel good about yourself, this musical master brings 40+ years of commitment, consistency and depth to a career that blends the many genres of performing and communication.

From delivering a prolific 13 albums to families across North America to countless energetic live shows for eager audiences; 12 seasons and over 900 episodes of Fred Penner’s Place TV series on CBC (Canada) and Nick Jr. (USA) to composing music for YTV’s Tipi Tales and keynote presenting at numerous early childhood conferences, Fred has, without a doubt, established himself as a fundamental part of the North American family entertainment scene. Always building on a common theme rooted in integrity and a “belief in what I can do” he has created a lasting impact that crosses generations and continues to grow.

Penner’s visibility has allowed him the privilege and joy of using his voice to support organizations including UNESCO, World Vision, UNICEF and the Canadian Down Syndrome Society.

Whether through Juno Award winning albums, concerts, videos, books or television, his cornerstone philosophy remains the same: “Never underestimate your ability to make the difference in the life of a child”.

FRED PENNER: THE CAT CAME BACK 40th ANNIVERSARY TOUR
Friday, February 28 – Ottawa, ON – Algonquin Commons Theatre
Sunday, March 1 – Belleville, ON – The Empire Theatre
Tuesday, March 3 – Toronto, ON – Danforth Music Hall
Wednesday, March 4 – Hamilton, ON – FirstOntario Concert Hall
Thursday, March 5 – London, ON – London Music Hall
Sunday, March 8 – Winnipeg, MB – Burton Cummings Theatre
Tuesday, March 10 – Calgary, AB – Jack Singer Concert Hall
Thursday, March 12 – Edmonton, AB – Winspear Centre
Sunday, March 15 – Red Deer, AB – Red Deer Memorial Centre
Saturday, March 21 – Nanaimo, BC – The Port Theatre
Sunday, March 22 – Victoria, BC – McPherson Theatre
Friday, March 27 – Vernon, BC – Vernon Performing Arts Centre
Sunday, March 29 – Kelowna, BC – Kelowna Community Centre
Sunday, April 5 – North Vancouver, BC – Centennial Theatre