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The Sling Sisters Release Tender New Single “The Reason” and Announce Packed 2026 Tour Schedule

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The Sling Sisters Release Tender New Single “The Reason” and Announce Packed 2026 Tour Schedule

The Sling Sisters, the powerhouse Blues-Americana-Country trio from Cambridge and Toronto, Ontario, release their gorgeous new single “The Reason” today, a warm, string-kissed love song that showcases an entirely different dimension of a band already celebrated for their grit, groove, and three-part harmonic fire. Where their debut album ‘What I Hope to Find’ arrived in January 2026 with Nashville swagger and roots-driven confidence, “The Reason” pulls the lens in close, trading the dance floor for something quieter and more lasting: the moment you realise that someone you love has become the thing you believe in most. It is a song for anyone who has ever been caught off guard by the depth of their own heart.

Written by Elana Harte and Kim Jarrett and produced with the same meticulous global sensibility that has defined the Slings’ recorded work, “The Reason” features lead vocals from Suzie Burmester and a stunning ensemble that spans four countries: drums by Chris Barber from Sheffield, UK, bass by Bruno Migliari from Rio de Janeiro, electric guitars by Vitaliy Tkachuk from Odesa, Ukraine, acoustic guitar by Elana Harte in Toronto, and cello by Ben Trigg in London, England. That cello is central to what makes the track so striking, lending the song the kind of orchestral warmth and emotional depth that few roots acts dare reach for. The result is one of the most fully realised performances Suzie Burmester has ever committed to tape, her voice carrying the song’s central turn with completely disarming ease: “I could’ve lived my life in black and white / But you looked at me / Took me absolutely by surprise / And I can see / I was pretty sure I had it right / But now I know.”

The song’s journey from cynicism to conviction is mapped across its verses with the kind of unhurried honesty that has always been the Slings’ greatest strength. “There are just so many things / That I can’t believe in / Like wishes, prayers, and fairy tales / That everything has a reason,” it opens, before the chorus arrives with the warmth of something genuinely earned: “You, you are the reason.” It is a song that trusts its listener to meet it where it lives.

The Sling Sisters formed in one of those origin stories that sounds almost too good to be true but is entirely real. Elana Harte and Suzie Burmester had orbited each other’s world since their teenage years in Montreal without ever properly meeting, until a chance gig in Kitchener brought them together when Elana’s duo partner fell ill, Suzie sat in, and Kelly Mulholland jumped on stage from the audience. That night the Slings sound was born, fully formed and unmistakable, built on three voices that lock together with the kind of instinctive harmonic intelligence that cannot be taught. The band has since built a devoted following across Ontario and Quebec through exactly the kind of honest, community-rooted live music that “The Reason” so perfectly embodies.

Led by award-winning songwriter, vocalist, and producer Elana Harte, whose production approach draws on old-school principles of stereo field and placement to create recordings that feel genuinely alive and three-dimensional, the Slings have developed a sound that sits at the intersection of Blues, Americana, and Alt-Country while remaining entirely their own. Their debut album ‘What I Hope to Find,’ released January 31, 2026, drew coverage from Canadian Beats, Roots Music Canada, Cashbox Canada, The Table Read Magazine UK, and The Path Radio, among others, and the Nashville-recorded lead single “Chasing Whiskey With A Kiss,” featuring session legends Buddy Hyatt of TOTO on keys and Brent Mason on electric guitar, announced the band to a national and international audience with considerable force.

“The Reason” deepens that story beautifully, demonstrating a trio capable of moving between full-hearted swagger and the quietest kind of emotional truth without losing a step.

The Sling Sisters are headed to stages across Ontario and Quebec throughout 2026, with a full schedule that takes them from to listening rooms to summer festivals and autumn club dates. 

TOUR DATES

June 20, 2026 – The Prop House – Hamilton, ON
July 3, 2026 – TWB – Kitchener, ON
July 9, 2026 – Sankofa Square – Toronto, ON
July 23, 2026 – Endless Summer – Sauble Beach, ON
September 11, 2026 – Bestival – Kitchener, ON
September 19, 2026 – Cafe Mariposa – Montreal, QC
October 3, 2026 – Paris Pub – Paris, ON
November 21, 2026 – Paris Pub – Paris, ON

For Ernest Release Debut Album ‘Cinema,’ a Handcrafted Orchestral Folk Journey Through Grief, Healing, and the Quiet Work of Rebuilding

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For Ernest Release Debut Album ‘Cinema,’ a Handcrafted Orchestral Folk Journey Through Grief, Healing, and the Quiet Work of Rebuilding

For Ernest, the Niagara-rooted indie folk duo of Michael Saracino and Tara Stanclik, release their debut full-length album ‘Cinema’ today, a luminous and deeply considered record that arrives as one of the most moving and fully realised singer-songwriter statements to emerge from Ontario in recent memory. Written, produced, and performed by Saracino and Stanclik in their own barn studio and brought to life over two extraordinary months in early 2026 with nine guest musicians, ‘Cinema’ is a ten-track album conceived and sequenced as a single continuous thirty-minute piece, a film score without a film, as the duo themselves have described it, and an unflinching, ultimately hopeful passage through some of the heaviest experiences two people can carry.

The album’s origins are rooted in a period of profound and compounding grief. Tara lost her brother to addiction, and shortly thereafter Michael’s mother was hospitalised in the ICU with Guillain-Barré syndrome, leaving the duo in what they describe as an emotional vacuum where nothing could be fully processed. The songs that slowly emerged from that period became the framework for ‘Cinema,’ and as the pieces accumulated and connected, the duo recognised something genuinely cinematic taking shape. They responded by fully embracing the score format, opening the album with an overture that previews the musical themes to come and closing it with a reprise that draws those threads together, giving the whole work the narrative architecture and emotional coherence of something built to be experienced in full, from first note to last.

The result is a record of rare intimacy and ambition in equal measure. At its acoustic heart, ‘Cinema’ moves with the fingerpicked warmth and male-female vocal harmonies that define the For Ernest sound at its most elemental, the kind of close, unhurried musical conversation that has earned the duo airplay on SiriusXM’s North Americana channel, placement on Spotify editorial playlists, and hundreds of thousands of streams since they formed in 2023. But ‘Cinema’ reaches considerably further, with the duo assembling a remarkable ensemble that includes violinist Joelle Crigger, who has performed with both the Toronto Symphony Orchestra and The National Ballet of Canada, alongside Niagara-based musicians Phil Martin on double bass, Marshall Bureau on vibraphone and drums, Taylor Hulley and Al Saracino on percussion, Dan Serre on ambient electric guitars, and vocalists Laurel Minnes, Jillian Rene Smith, and Connie O’Connor. Mastered by Kristian Montano with artwork by Charlotte Mikolajewski, the album is a genuinely handcrafted work, each element chosen and placed with the care that only artists recording in their own space, on their own terms, can bring to bear.

The album’s five song titles map the emotional terrain of the journey with quiet precision: ‘Darker Score,’ ‘Be My Only,’ ‘Unlearning,’ ‘Recovery,’ and ‘Rebuild.’ Each one earns its place in the sequence. “Plant seeds in times of peace,” Saracino and Stanclik sing on the opening track, “then the roots are down deep when things burn / Nothing here is evergreen / These changes come in waves / And we can’t ignore the darker score / That plays us out sometimes.” By ‘Unlearning,’ the album reaches toward something more active and purposeful: “There is more life / On the other side of grief / You are not your wounds / You’re not your darker score / You’ll carry this / While finding a space for more.” And by ‘Rebuild,’ the final destination, the language has turned toward the tangible and the generous: “Just beyond that old hill / There’s a skyline that’s filled / With everything you’ll ever need / You’re allowed to be still / You’re allowed to take time / To rebuild.” It is the kind of songwriting that trusts its listeners completely, offering no easy resolutions, only the steady, earned movement toward light.

For Ernest live up fully to the ambition of this material on stage. Their performances range from deeply intimate acoustic sets to expansive, loop-layered soundscapes that feel considerably larger than the sum of their parts, and on April 30 they assembled a twelve-piece band to perform ‘Cinema’ in its entirety at Honsberger Estate Winery in Jordan, Ontario, playing to a sold-out crowd of 150 people in what those present described as a captivating and genuinely singular evening. The duo perform next on June 6 at Motel Chelsea in Gatineau, Quebec.

Tom Lavin & The Legendary Powder Blues Bring Their Landmark Blues to Toronto and London, Ontario This June

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Tom Lavin & The Legendary Powder Blues Bring Their Landmark Blues to Toronto and London, Ontario This June

There are bands, and then there are institutions. Tom Lavin & The Legendary Powder Blues belong firmly in the second category, and this June they bring their irresistible, roof-raising blend of blues, swing, jazz, rock and roll, and R&B to two of Ontario’s finest listening rooms for what promises to be among the most celebrated shows of the summer. On June 24, the band takes the stage at Hugh’s Room Live in Toronto, and on June 26 they bring the party to Aeolian Hall in London, Ontario, both shows getting underway at 7:30 pm. Tickets for both dates are on sale now at powderblues.net/tour.

For over four decades, Powder Blues has stood as Canada’s premier blues band, a distinction earned not through industry favour but through the sheer, undeniable force of the music itself. The story of how they got here is the stuff of legend. When their debut album ‘Uncut’ was dismissed by major labels who declared there was no market for the blues, the band bypassed the gatekeepers entirely and went straight to radio, where switchboards lit up with listeners demanding to know who they were hearing. 30,000 sold in a matter of weeks later, those same labels came running. To date, Powder Blues has sold over a million records worldwide, a number that speaks for itself with the kind of authority only the music itself can earn.

The band’s journey has taken them to stages and festivals that read like a hall of fame itinerary all on their own. They have headlined the Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland, won the Blues Foundation Award in Memphis, Tennessee, taken home a Juno Award for Best New Band, and toured the United States and Europe alongside an almost unbelievable roster of legends including Willie Dixon, John Lee Hooker, B.B. King, James Brown, Albert Collins, James Cotton, and Stevie Ray Vaughan.

At the heart of it all is Tom Lavin, the Vancouver-based guitarist, singer, songwriter, producer, and bandleader who has shaped Powder Blues from its very first note. Raised in the city where the blues found its electric soul, Lavin came to Vancouver carrying that inheritance and proceeded to build something entirely his own, writing the band’s best-known and most beloved songs including ‘Doin’ It Right (On the Wrong Side of Town)’ and ‘Boppin’ With the Blues.’ His influence has extended far beyond the Powder Blues catalogue, with gold and platinum records to his credit for work with Prism, April Wine, Long John Baldry, Amos Garrett, and many others. The BCMIA has recognised him as Guitarist, Singer, Songwriter, and Producer of the Year, and the American W.C. Handy Award stands alongside his Juno as testament to an artist respected on both sides of the border and well beyond.

2026 marks the band’s extraordinary 48th anniversary, a milestone that would be remarkable for any act and is all the more so for a band that has never stopped swinging, never stopped touring, and never stopped bringing the kind of joy that fills a room the moment the first note lands. A Powder Blues concert is one of those rare live experiences where people from seven to seventy find themselves side by side on the dance floor, united by music that is too good to resist. More than a dozen CD titles and a DVD continue to sell worldwide, making Tom Lavin & The Legendary Powder Blues one of the longest-standing and most beloved musical ambassadors this country has ever produced.

TOUR DATES

Jun 24 — Toronto, ON — Hugh’s Room Live — 7:30 PM

Jun 26 — London, ON — Aeolian Hall — 7:30 PM

Seattle’s All-Women Garage-Rock Road Warriors The Darts Light the Bonfire on ‘Halloween Love Songs’

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Seattle’s All-Women Garage-Rock Road Warriors The Darts Light the Bonfire on ‘Halloween Love Songs’

A joke in a Paris interview grew teeth and became a whole record. Seattle’s The Darts return with their most ambitious album yet, ‘Halloween Love Songs,’ out now on Adrenalin Fix Music. Produced by Grammy winner Mark Rains at Station House Studio in Los Angeles, it captures a band at full voltage, a road-seasoned unit distilling years of touring and late-night writing into a sharp, cinematic garage-punk statement. Listen here.

The spark came during a 2024 Rock n Folk interview, when singer and keyboard player Nicole Laurenne joked that Halloween deserved more than one novelty hit. By the time she got home, the idea had sharpened. “I didn’t want an album that was just monster-costumes on the playground,” she says. “Side A is full of colorful, early-evening energy, the kind of songs you could blast while the neighborhood lights are flicking on. But Side B is the soundtrack for after dark, when the bonfire is raging. It’s for sweaty middle-of-the-night dancing, making out on a bed of empty candy wrappers, and spinning through an all-nighter apocalypse.”

It’s a concept album without the gimmick, more a two-sided mood built from years of shows where danger, joy, humor, sweat, and catharsis all live in the same hour. Side A opens with the slinky strut of “Midnight Creep,” a live favorite with its own custom dance, then expands the early-evening palette through “Zombies on the Metro” and “Every Night Is Halloween,” driven by Nicole’s Farfisa grit, Rebecca Davidson’s guitar snarl, Lindsay Scarey’s low end, and the heavy snap of returning original drummer Rikki Styxx.

Side B is where the night deepens. “Apocalypse,” inspired by the medieval Apocalypse Tapestry in Angers, France, hits with a caveman stomp, Mudhoney-thick fuzz, and a “No Kings” refrain Nicole wrote about shedding oppression, a line that later surfaced as a protest chant across the US before the band had released a note. Cuts like “The Devil Made Me Do It” and “Darkness” push into heavier, chant-driven, hypnotic territory built for sweaty clubs at one in the morning. It’s garage rock with a pulse and a shadow, still wired to The Cramps, The Trashwomen, The Seeds, and Death Valley Girls, but sharpened with modern muscle.

What sets this record apart is the sense of intent. It’s bigger, more focused, and feels like a culmination of years spent on trains, in vans, on festival stages, in basements, and through lineup changes inside the tight-knit world of international garage-punk. The Darts are no strangers to global attention, having sold out shows across Europe, the UK, and North America, moved vinyl faster than labels could repress it, landed KEXP sessions, and earned fans from Dave Vanian to Stephen King to Jello Biafra. True to form, they’ll follow the release with another year of heavy touring across the US, Europe, the UK, and Japan.

The Darts On Tour 2026:

6.10 Jersey City, NJ

6.11 Washington, DC

6.12 Richmond, VA

6.13 Raleigh, NC

6.14 Wilmington, NC

6.17 Savannah, GA

6.18 Athens, GA

6.19 Atlanta, GA

6.20 Nashville, TN

6.21 Louisville, KY

6.23 Indianapolis, IN

6.24 Cleveland, OH

6.25 Rochester, NY

6.26 Lake George, NY

6.27 New Haven, CT

6.28 Brooklyn, NY

8.26 Eugene, OR

8.27 Portland, OR

8.28 Seattle, WA

8.29 Vancouver, BC

8.30 Olympia, WA

Liverpool Experimentalists DBA! Let Go on New Single “Falling Out”

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Liverpool Experimentalists DBA! Let Go on New Single “Falling Out”

The feeling of clinging to something for the wrong reasons drives the latest from DBA!. The Liverpool alt-rock specialists have shared new single “Falling Out,” out now, alongside the announcement of their second EP ‘I was born, I was dead,’ which is also out now.

Frontman Sam Warren laid out the song’s emotional core. “It’s a track touching on the feelings of restriction and claustrophobia in situations that you find yourself clinging on to for the wrong reasons,” he explained, “and then the subsequent sentiments of relief and renewal that come with the decision to let go.”

DBA! have a genuinely distinctive origin story. The band was birthed in a DIY demo studio tucked into the literal basement drain of a Liverpool nightclub, and over the last 18 months they’ve become major figures in the city’s indie landscape. Heavily influenced by Eels, Pavement, The Breeders, Elastica, and Beck, they earned widespread recognition with debut EP ‘skip! Worried,’ picking up plaudits from BBC 6 Music figures including Iggy Pop, Huw Stephens, Craig Charles, Abbie McCarthy, and Emily Pilbeam.

“Falling Out” follows EP lead single “a poet and a clown” and showcases the band’s trademark sensibilities, with support from Dork, DIY, So Young, Rolling Stone UK, The Line Of Best Fit, CMU, and Rough Trade. The press has captured the appeal well, with Dork calling them chaotic, cathartic, and defiant, and DIY pointing to their raucous riffs and vocoder-splashed vocals.

On the live front, the band recently made their debut stateside trip for New Colossus Festival in New York City, with a summer of festival appearances now taking shape.

Indie-Folkster Luke James Williams Turns Greed Into a Cautionary Tale on “Full Moon”

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Indie-Folkster Luke James Williams Turns Greed Into a Cautionary Tale on “Full Moon”

A fable about wanting too much anchors the latest from Luke James Williams. The rising indie-folk artist has released “Full Moon,” another taste of his second album ‘Limes Hotel,’ which is out now. The track is a cautionary tale of greed that closes on a haunting, Kate Bush-esque outro.

The message sits right at the surface. “Full Moon is about the dangers of not knowing where to stop in our pursuit of what we want,” says Luke. “Gluttony can lead people to do very stupid things that put themselves and others in grave danger. The hunter becomes the hunted in this part fable, part cautionary tale.”

The accompanying video, made by UK-based filmmaker and photographer Matthew Oaten, features two ballet dancers in pursuit around London’s Barbican. “When I listened to Full Moon, I was struck by the sense of pursuit running through it, the idea of desire becoming predatory,” says Matthew. “I saw it as a reflection on greed, competition and the futility of capitalism, and wanted the video to express those ideas physically. I’m grateful to Luke for trusting me to follow that instinct and create something true to the song.”

‘Limes Hotel’ marks a bold step into a new chapter, an intimate collection rooted in contemporary folk yet unafraid to wander, full of unexpected textures, tonal shifts, and emotional risk. Guided by Luke’s unmistakably English vocal and sparse, atmospheric instrumentation, the album emerged from an intense period of grief following the loss of two close friends, tracing questions of mortality, belief, connection, and the quiet work of piecing yourself back together.

Despite its origins in sadness, the record leans toward renewal, what Luke calls “new shoots reaching up towards the sun; the hope and promise of new life rising from the darkness.” He adds: “Grief is universal but it often feels very isolating. I hope this album, whilst having been born out of a very dark time, can give a little light and some comfort to people going through similar experiences.”

Williams hails from Cambridgeshire, and his debut EP ‘Drove’ (2018) earned early support from BBC Radio 6 Music’s Tom Robinson, who named “Still In Bed” his 6 Music Recommends Track of the Week and later his Track of the Year So Far, with further airplay from Lauren Laverne, Steve Lamacq, and Tom Ravenscroft. His debut album ‘Our Blood Is Red’ arrived in July 2022 to glowing reviews, and Bandcamp tapped it as a New & Notable release.

Renowned for his emotionally resonant live shows, Williams has supported Thea Gilmore, Mark Chadwick of the Levellers, Charlie Dore, and Megson, and played Cambridge Folk Festival before his first UK headline tour in autumn 2022. Once called “the James Taylor of the Fens,” he’s carved out a distinctive voice in modern British folk, full of vivid, poetic songwriting delivered with warmth and honesty. With ‘Limes Hotel,’ he cements himself as a songwriter of rare emotional clarity.

Tour Dates:

Friday 12th June — Junction J3, Cambridge

Thursday 23rd July — South Mill Arts, Bishops Stortford

Indie Songwriter Ally Evenson Channels The Yearning on “Crash My Car For You” Video

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Indie Songwriter Ally Evenson Channels The Yearning on “Crash My Car For You” Video

A real-life crush gets the cinematic treatment on the latest from Ally Evenson. The indie singer-songwriter has dropped the official music video for “Crash My Car For You,” an emotionally poignant track from her sophomore album ‘Speed Kills,’ which is out now everywhere.

The song digs into the ache of an unreturned crush. “This song is about a real-life crush I had/have on someone,” Ally shares. “It hurts to have a crush sometimes.” That push and pull between longing and frustration runs right through the track, giving it its raw, confessional pull.

The album rollout came with a memorable event. Evenson celebrated the release of ‘Speed Kills’ with a sold-out premiere of the album’s complete visual counterpart at Brain Dead Studios in Los Angeles. The one-night-only show was featured in galleries by PEOPLE Magazine and E! News.

The evening leaned into the personal too. Ally enchanted the crowd with an acoustic set and sat down for a live Q&A with director and frequent collaborator Antony Muse, moderated by Mikael Wood of the Los Angeles Times. With ‘Speed Kills’ now out and its full visual world unveiled, “Crash My Car For You” lands as one of its most affecting moments.

Michigan Alt-Rockers 84 Tigers Honor a Fallen Friend on “Two Rivers” With Rocky Votolato

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Michigan Alt-Rockers 84 Tigers Honor a Fallen Friend on “Two Rivers” With Rocky Votolato

Grief and remembrance sit at the heart of the latest from 84 Tigers. The Michigan alt-rock trio have unveiled the official music video for “Two Rivers,” featuring acclaimed singer-songwriter Rocky Votolato, who appears prominently throughout. The track is a centerpiece from the band’s latest album ‘Nothing Ends,’ released in October via Spartan Records.

The song stands as a heartfelt tribute to the late Travis Dopp of Small Brown Bike, weaving in lyrical nods to his work and honoring both his creative spirit and enduring influence. Votolato’s presence deepens the song’s sense of remembrance and connection, lending it real emotional gravity.

“‘Two Rivers’ is a tribute to our old friend and bandmate Travis. Some of his lyrics are quoted in the song,” says Mike Reed. “When Rocky and I realized that we had both written songs with the word ‘River’ in the title separately, it was cosmic fate that brought him into the song. I had no idea what it would become, but he took it to new heights and I still get choked up when I hear it.”

The video matched the song’s spirit. “Making this video was very special,” Reed continues. “Ben did all of the filming, drone work, and editing. It was all of us sitting in the woods by the river and a fire. It felt very Michigan and an awesome way to honor Travis.”

84 Tigers formed when brothers Mike and Ben Reed (Small Brown Bike) joined longtime friend Jono Diener (The Swellers). The trio first made waves in 2022 with ‘Time in the Lighthouse,’ earning acclaim for a widescreen blend of post-hardcore urgency, ’90s alternative grit, and sweeping melodic hooks.

The road to ‘Nothing Ends’ was shaped by profound loss. Travis Dopp’s sudden passing left the band reeling and uncertain about the future. “I questioned if losing a creative partner took the energy out of my process,” Reed recalls. “Songs started and stopped. I struggled. Then one day it broke, this mantra popped into my head: Tears in your eyes. Fist in the air. That became a path forward.”

Produced by Marc Jacob Hudson, ‘Nothing Ends’ turns grief into catharsis through a raw three-piece dynamic. From the aching “Two Rivers” to the hopeful “Only Light” and the rousing “Regeneration Days” (featuring Aaron Stauffer of Seaweed/Ghost Work), the album balances devastation with defiance, building toward its closing refrain: “Everything you love will hurt you someday.”

rank Turner Brings Lost Evenings IX to Dallas With a Stacked Bill

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rank Turner Brings Lost Evenings IX to Dallas With a Stacked Bill

Frank Turner’s traveling festival is heading to Texas for its ninth edition. Lost Evenings IX lands in Dallas from September 24 to 27 at the South Side Ballroom, and the full main-stage bill is now locked in, along with four very different headline sets from Turner himself.

Opening night sees Frank and The Sleeping Souls dig into the First Ten Years, pulling from ‘Sleep Is For The Week’ through ‘Tape Deck Heart.’ Support comes from Pennsylvanian punk-rock five-piece The Menzingers, Florida punk rockers Hot Water Music, and Lost Evenings stalwarts Koo Koo.

Friday is the solo acoustic night, celebrating 20 years of debut EP ‘Campfire Punkrock’ and the early solo years, with support from singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Ben Kweller, Long Island singer Laura Stevenson, and longtime friend Beans On Toast. Saturday flips the script as Frank rejoins The Sleeping Souls for a Next Ten Years set spanning ‘Positive Songs For Negative People’ to ‘Undefeated,’ joined by influential emo rockers The Get Up Kids, Texan country punks Vandoliers, and political punks The Iron Roses.

Sunday closes things out with a Greatest Hits set alongside Texan alternative rock legends …And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead, Oregon’s Larry And His Flask, and rock and roller Emily Wolfe. “Getting the line-up right for Lost Evenings each year is always a challenge and a joy,” Turner explains. “I feel like we’ve risen to it and surpassed ourselves this year.”

He continues: “I’m beyond excited to welcome old friends (The Menzingers, Hot Water Music, Beans On Toast, Larry & His Flask) and new (Ben Kweller, Laura Stevenson), musical legends (The Get Up Kids, …Trail Of Dead, Iron Roses) and thrilling new-comers (Vandoliers, Emily Wolfe). And of course my best buddies Koo Koo will be MCing the whole event as well as opening the main stage, as has now become tradition. There’s loads more to come. See you in Dallas!”

There’s plenty still to be revealed, including the full Nick Alexander Stage lineup of emerging acts hand-picked by Frank, plus the “Last Minutes” programme of pop-ups, open mic sessions, panels, masterclasses, workshops, and the annual Needles Flickering tattoo flash. A portion of proceeds from every ticket goes to The Ally Coalition, a non-profit that uses the power of music to support LGBTQ youth and has been part of the festival since 2019.

Built steadily since 2017, Lost Evenings has cemented its reputation as a festival with community and camaraderie at its core, moving from London’s Roundhouse to Boston, Berlin, Anaheim, Toronto, and most recently Edinburgh, selling out in advance every single year.

Country Newcomer Jet Jurgensmeyer Keeps It Personal on the “Nothing on You” Video

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Country Newcomer Jet Jurgensmeyer Keeps It Personal on the “Nothing on You” Video

Sometimes the simplest approach lands hardest. Emerging country artist and actor Jet Jurgensmeyer has debuted the new video for his single “Nothing on You,” filmed close to home in Franklin, Tennessee, and directed by Randy Shaffer of Vibe Entertainment. The performance-driven clip leans into sincerity, mirroring the song’s emotional core for a personal, authentic connection.

Jurgensmeyer kept the shoot intimate by design. “It was so much fun filming close to home down in Franklin, TN. Randy is so easy to work with,” he shares. “We wanted to make it as personal as possible, just me singing to the camera.”

The song itself captures that timeless feeling of falling for someone who outshines everything else. Co-written by Jurgensmeyer, Grant Bias, and Hannah Dorothy Bristow, “Nothing on You” blends modern country with classic romance, painting a cinematic picture of love, the kind you can almost see playing out under neon lights and across wooden dance floors.

Recorded at Farmland Studio in Berry Hill and co-produced by Jurgensmeyer and Dan Frizsell, the track balances intimacy with radio-ready polish. Its heartfelt lyrics and warm, organic production mark another step in his evolution and help solidify his place among country’s most promising young voices.

The video follows the success of his single “Red,” which has surpassed a million streams worldwide. Filmed at Galloway Farms in Franklin and directed by the Riker Brothers, its cinematic visuals featured sweeping rural landscapes and symbols of American pride, with an acoustic version filmed at Hilson Studio. In 2024, Jurgensmeyer released his sophomore album ‘The Ride: Phase 2,’ a genre-blending collection with fan favourites like “Good Days,” “Coffee Bar,” and “Falling Too.”

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