Acclaimed southern rockers BLACKBERRY SMOKE have announced a brand new acoustic release, 'The Southern Ground Sessions', which is due to be released on October 26th on vinyl and digital platforms.
Created as an accompaniment to their new album 'Find a Light' - which landed in the Official UK Albums Chart at number 12, as well as taking top spots on the Rock and Americana charts - the 6-song release was recorded live at Southern Ground studio in Nashville, Tennessee and features acoustic versions of five album tracks as well as a rendition of Tom Petty's "You Got Lucky" featuring Amanda Shires.
In advance of the release, "Run Away from It All" is premiering today. Watch the video now here <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOJnrTmcIYA> and listen to it on all major digital platforms from tomorrow.
'The Southern Ground Sessions' track list:
1. Run Away from It All
2. Medicate My Mind
3. Let Me Down Easy (feat. Amanda Shires)
4. Best Seat in the House
5. You Got Lucky (feat. Amanda Shires)
6. Mother Mountain (feat. Oliver Wood)
The new acoustic tracks are also being included in a brand new 6 Bonus Track Tour Edition of 'Find a Light' releasing exclusively in Europe to coincide with the band's upcoming tour, which kicks off on October 12th in Germany and runs through Switzerland, Italy, Sweden, Norway, the Netherlands, Belgium, France, the UK and Ireland.
Don't miss BLACKBERRY SMOKE on tour in Europe at the following shows:
Oct. 12 - Frankfurt, Germany - Batschkapp
Oct. 13 - Bonn, Germany - Harmonie Club
Oct. 14 - Basel, Switzerland - Z7 Pratteln
Oct. 16 - Zurich, Switzerland - Kaufleuten
Oct. 17 - Munich, Germany - Tonhalle
Oct. 18 - Milan, Italy - Alcatraz
Oct. 20 - Berlin, Germany - Huxley's
Oct. 21 - Hannover, Germany - Capitol
Oct. 23 - Stockholm, Sweden - Cirkus
Oct. 24 - Gothenburg, Sweden - Pustervik
Oct. 25 - Oslo, Norway - Sentrum Scene
Oct. 27 - Weert, Netherlands - Bosuil
Oct. 28 - Amsterdam, Netherlands - Melkweg
Oct. 29 - Brussels, Belgium - Ancienne Belgique
Oct. 31 - Paris, France - Le Cabaret Sauvage
Nov. 02 - Newcastle, UK - O2 Academy
Nov. 03 - Glasgow, UK - O2 Academy
Nov. 04 - Nottingham, UK - Rock City
Nov. 06 - Belfast, UK - The Telegraph Building
Nov. 07 - Dublin, Ireland - National Stadium
Nov. 09 - Cardiff, UK - Tramshed
Nov. 10 - Birmingham, UK - O2 Academy
Nov. 11 - Bristol, UK - O2 Academy
Nov. 13 - Southampton, UK - Guildhall
Nov. 15 - London, UK - O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire
Nov. 16 - London, UK - O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire
Nov. 17 - Manchester, UK - O2 Apollo
Tickets for the tour are available now here <http://www.blackberrysmoke.com/tour>.
BLACKBERRY SMOKE is Charlie Starr (vocals, guitar), Richard Turner (bass, vocals), Brit Turner (drums), Paul Jackson (guitar, vocals), and Brandon Still (keyboards). Since their debut in 2004, the band has released six full-length records and has toured relentlessly, regularly playing over 250 shows a year and building a strong and loyal community of fans. In addition, the band remains committed to charitable work and has raised nearly $200,000 benefitting children's cancer research.
Follow BLACKBERRY SMOKE online for the latest news and info:
Official Site <http://www.blackberrysmoke.com>
Facebook <http://www.facebook.com/blackberrysmoke>
Twitter <http://twitter.com/blackberrysmoke>
Instagram <http://www.instagram.com/blackberrysmoke>
For more info on BLACKBERRY SMOKE, please contact Michelle Kerr at Cosa Nostra PR - michelle@cosanostrapr.com
Thursday, July 19, 2018
Friday, July 06, 2018
ROCK BAND MASSIVE WAGONS AIM TO MAKE LANCASTER MUSIC HISTORY
There is something special brewing up in the North West of England right now in the city of Lancaster. Local band MASSIVE WAGONS have been relentlessly working the live circuit whilst also trying to juggle family life & full time jobs but their luck may just be about to change. Signing a record deal, national radio love, major UK festival slots and the chance to open for their heroes Status Quo at Mint Bridge Stadium have seen MASSIVE WAGONS’ meteoric rise from a likeable local band to one of the hottest new Rock bands in the UK that many in the know are tipping for mainstream success.
Tonight they are celebrating with a huge MASSIVE WAGONS ‘Full Nelson’ mural being painted onto the side of Rock venue ‘The Pub” in the centre of Lancaster. The venue, located on China Street, is the spiritual home of MASSIVE WAGONS as it was where they played their first ever gig live show.
Surprisingly, no band formed in Lancaster has ever achieved a Top 40 in the Official UK Album Chart before despite the city being a hotbed of live music for several decades. John Waite achieved a #1 Billboard single in the USA with “When I See You Smile” but the album charts have remained mostly unbothered. That is about to change. MASSIVE WAGONS have a very real chance of making history next month with new album ‘Full Nelson’ and you can help make it happen.
Frontman Baz Mills (who works a full time job driving lorries) said:
”The Pub Lancaster, when the band was in its infancy, was THE place we went, all the time, live music rock bar, we stood and watched hundreds of bands Friday and Saturday nights in there, great times, we always said our goal was to get a gig in The Pub, if we can manage that then we can die happy haha, the buzz when it happened was just incredible, and now we must have played there countless times, to this day some of our best most memorable gigs were in there, so to have the new album art emblazoned on the side of the building 20 feet tall is an honour, the plan is to hopefully hit the official charts with 'Full Nelson' no other Lancaster band has charted an album and we wanna do it, with the people of Lancaster behind us, put the place on the map, it's a stunning city and its rich in musical talent and heritage, it's been good to us so we wanna represent the place, tonight's album launch and the painting unveiling is just the start, what better place to kick the campaign off than the place that kicked us off to start with.”
Massive Wagons band manager Terri Chapman said: “Massive Wagons really do love their beautiful city of Lancaster and to have this mural painted in the city centre truly has been one of their biggest highlights as musicians. To have the people of Lancaster supporting and backing the band all the way would just be incredible, together we can not only put Lancaster back on the rock n roll map but encourage the youngsters that anything is possible. Massive Wagons are one of the hardest working bands I know and to see them hit the Top 40 UK charts and be the first band from Lancaster to do so would be a historical event that we can all be proud of.”
Tom Hadfield, from the band’s record label Earache Records, said: “We set up the mural because we want the people of Lancaster to be proud of Massive Wagons. They are proving that you don’t have to be from London to get national press attention and that if you work hard, rock harder and don’t give up you can be a successful band. Wagons are carving out a new path for Lancaster bands to follow in their footsteps and hopefully this will inspire a new generation of kids in the city to form a band and go for it like Massive Wagons have. “If they can achieve the target of a first ever Top 40 album for the city then this will give the local music scene a lot of attention and as they say ‘a rising tide raises all ships’.”
‘Full Nelson” is released 10th August on Earache Records. Pre order from: https://smarturl.it/fullnelson
Live Dates
30 JUNE - THE PICTUREDROME - HOLMFIRTH, UK *w/ Blackberry Smoke
03 JULY - THE PUB – LANCASTER (MURAL PARTY SHOW)
15 JULY - SOS FESTIVAL - MANCHESTER - UK
28 JULY - CUSTOM ROCK N BLUES FESTIVAL - PENTRICH
29 JULY - STEELHOUSE FESTIVAL - EBBW VALE, UK
04 AUG - THE PLATFORM - MORECAMBE, UK
09 AUG - VINYL TAP - HUDDERSFIELD
10 AUG - CRASH RECORDS - HEADROW HOUSE
11 AUG - EARACHE FACTORY - BOOMTOWN FAIR, UK
12 AUG - ROUGH TRADE - NOTTINGHAM, UK
13 AUG - HMV - LANCASTER, UK
16 AUG - ACTION RECORDS - PRESTON, UK
24 AUG - REAPERFEST - MELBOURNE, UK
25 AUG - STONEDEAF FESTIVAL - NEWARK, UK
27 AUG - OPENING FOR STATUS QUO - KENDALL STADIUM, UK
07 OCT - NEW CROSS INN - LONDON, UK
#JumpOnTheMassiveBandWagon
Stay up-to-date with the latest MASSIVE WAGONS news and info by following the band online:
Official Site http://www.massivewagons.com
Facebook http://www.facebook.com/MassiveWagons
Twitter http://twitter.com/massivewagons
Instagram http://www.instagram.com/massivewagons
MASSIVE WAGONS PRESS
Dan Tobin - Earache Records
E-mail: dan@earache.com
MASSIVE WAGONS MANAGEMENT
Terri Chapman - Rock People Management
E-mail: terri@rockpeoplemanagement.com
Tonight they are celebrating with a huge MASSIVE WAGONS ‘Full Nelson’ mural being painted onto the side of Rock venue ‘The Pub” in the centre of Lancaster. The venue, located on China Street, is the spiritual home of MASSIVE WAGONS as it was where they played their first ever gig live show.
Surprisingly, no band formed in Lancaster has ever achieved a Top 40 in the Official UK Album Chart before despite the city being a hotbed of live music for several decades. John Waite achieved a #1 Billboard single in the USA with “When I See You Smile” but the album charts have remained mostly unbothered. That is about to change. MASSIVE WAGONS have a very real chance of making history next month with new album ‘Full Nelson’ and you can help make it happen.
Frontman Baz Mills (who works a full time job driving lorries) said:
”The Pub Lancaster, when the band was in its infancy, was THE place we went, all the time, live music rock bar, we stood and watched hundreds of bands Friday and Saturday nights in there, great times, we always said our goal was to get a gig in The Pub, if we can manage that then we can die happy haha, the buzz when it happened was just incredible, and now we must have played there countless times, to this day some of our best most memorable gigs were in there, so to have the new album art emblazoned on the side of the building 20 feet tall is an honour, the plan is to hopefully hit the official charts with 'Full Nelson' no other Lancaster band has charted an album and we wanna do it, with the people of Lancaster behind us, put the place on the map, it's a stunning city and its rich in musical talent and heritage, it's been good to us so we wanna represent the place, tonight's album launch and the painting unveiling is just the start, what better place to kick the campaign off than the place that kicked us off to start with.”
Massive Wagons band manager Terri Chapman said: “Massive Wagons really do love their beautiful city of Lancaster and to have this mural painted in the city centre truly has been one of their biggest highlights as musicians. To have the people of Lancaster supporting and backing the band all the way would just be incredible, together we can not only put Lancaster back on the rock n roll map but encourage the youngsters that anything is possible. Massive Wagons are one of the hardest working bands I know and to see them hit the Top 40 UK charts and be the first band from Lancaster to do so would be a historical event that we can all be proud of.”
Tom Hadfield, from the band’s record label Earache Records, said: “We set up the mural because we want the people of Lancaster to be proud of Massive Wagons. They are proving that you don’t have to be from London to get national press attention and that if you work hard, rock harder and don’t give up you can be a successful band. Wagons are carving out a new path for Lancaster bands to follow in their footsteps and hopefully this will inspire a new generation of kids in the city to form a band and go for it like Massive Wagons have. “If they can achieve the target of a first ever Top 40 album for the city then this will give the local music scene a lot of attention and as they say ‘a rising tide raises all ships’.”
‘Full Nelson” is released 10th August on Earache Records. Pre order from: https://smarturl.it/fullnelson
Live Dates
30 JUNE - THE PICTUREDROME - HOLMFIRTH, UK *w/ Blackberry Smoke
03 JULY - THE PUB – LANCASTER (MURAL PARTY SHOW)
15 JULY - SOS FESTIVAL - MANCHESTER - UK
28 JULY - CUSTOM ROCK N BLUES FESTIVAL - PENTRICH
29 JULY - STEELHOUSE FESTIVAL - EBBW VALE, UK
04 AUG - THE PLATFORM - MORECAMBE, UK
09 AUG - VINYL TAP - HUDDERSFIELD
10 AUG - CRASH RECORDS - HEADROW HOUSE
11 AUG - EARACHE FACTORY - BOOMTOWN FAIR, UK
12 AUG - ROUGH TRADE - NOTTINGHAM, UK
13 AUG - HMV - LANCASTER, UK
16 AUG - ACTION RECORDS - PRESTON, UK
24 AUG - REAPERFEST - MELBOURNE, UK
25 AUG - STONEDEAF FESTIVAL - NEWARK, UK
27 AUG - OPENING FOR STATUS QUO - KENDALL STADIUM, UK
07 OCT - NEW CROSS INN - LONDON, UK
#JumpOnTheMassiveBandWagon
Stay up-to-date with the latest MASSIVE WAGONS news and info by following the band online:
Official Site http://www.massivewagons.com
Facebook http://www.facebook.com/MassiveWagons
Twitter http://twitter.com/massivewagons
Instagram http://www.instagram.com/massivewagons
MASSIVE WAGONS PRESS
Dan Tobin - Earache Records
E-mail: dan@earache.com
MASSIVE WAGONS MANAGEMENT
Terri Chapman - Rock People Management
E-mail: terri@rockpeoplemanagement.com
HAGGARD CAT ANNOUNCED AS MAIN SUPPORT FOR UGLY KID JOE UK/EUROPEAN TOUR
Fiery garage rock duo HAGGARD CAT have been announced as the main support act for Californian rockers UGLY KID JOE on their upcoming UK/European tour.
Kicking off on September 3rd in HAGGARD CAT's own hometown of Nottingham, England, the tour celebrates the 25th anniversary of UGLY KID JOE's debut album and features HAGGARD CAT as main support, along with openers YELLOWCAKE (which also features UGLY KID JOE frontman Whitfield Crane).
"We feel humbled that Ugly Kid Joe have asked us to go out with them; they're living legends!" comments HAGGARD CAT frontman Matt Reynolds. "We can't wait to try out our brand new show on some bigger stages to lots of new faces!"
Don't miss HAGGARD CAT on tour with UGLY KID JOE at these dates:
Sep. 03 - Nottingham, UK - Rescue Rooms
Sep. 04 - Belfast, UK - Limelight
Sep. 05 - Dublin, Ireland - Whelans
Sep. 07 - Newcastle, UK - Riverside
Sep. 08 - Leeds, UK - Brudenell
Sep. 09 - Cardiff, UK - The Globe
Sep. 10 - Southampton, UK - Engine Rooms
Sep. 12 - Sint Niklaas, Belgium - De Casino
Sep. 13 - Papenburg, Germany - Kolpinghaus
Sep. 14 - Eindhoven, Netherlands - Dynamo
View the tour flyer here <http://earacherecords.com/myspace/haggardcat_ukj_sep18.jpg>.
HAGGARD CAT's new album 'Challenger' is available now via Earache, tracks from which have seen support on BBC Radio 1's Rock Show and BBC Introducing, as well as playlisting at Kerrang! TV and a coveted spot as Kerrang! Radio's Fresh Blood Track of the Week.
Pick up 'Challenger' now on CD and vinyl here <http://webstore.earache.com/haggard-cat> or on iTunes here <http://bit.ly/challenger-itunes>.
Check out the official HAGGARD CAT music videos for "American Graffiti" <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJtDu2wtAIo>, "Bone Shaker" <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVCzqcrjXh8> and "Bad News" <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnOF2y6AnR8>.
Official Site <http://haggardcat.com>
Facebook <http://www.facebook.com/HaggardCat>
Twitter <http://twitter.com/theHaggardCat>
Instagram <http://www.instagram.com/thehaggardcat>
Please contact Sarah Maynard at Major for further info etc:
maynard@majortransmission.com // 07919 313921
Kicking off on September 3rd in HAGGARD CAT's own hometown of Nottingham, England, the tour celebrates the 25th anniversary of UGLY KID JOE's debut album and features HAGGARD CAT as main support, along with openers YELLOWCAKE (which also features UGLY KID JOE frontman Whitfield Crane).
"We feel humbled that Ugly Kid Joe have asked us to go out with them; they're living legends!" comments HAGGARD CAT frontman Matt Reynolds. "We can't wait to try out our brand new show on some bigger stages to lots of new faces!"
Don't miss HAGGARD CAT on tour with UGLY KID JOE at these dates:
Sep. 03 - Nottingham, UK - Rescue Rooms
Sep. 04 - Belfast, UK - Limelight
Sep. 05 - Dublin, Ireland - Whelans
Sep. 07 - Newcastle, UK - Riverside
Sep. 08 - Leeds, UK - Brudenell
Sep. 09 - Cardiff, UK - The Globe
Sep. 10 - Southampton, UK - Engine Rooms
Sep. 12 - Sint Niklaas, Belgium - De Casino
Sep. 13 - Papenburg, Germany - Kolpinghaus
Sep. 14 - Eindhoven, Netherlands - Dynamo
View the tour flyer here <http://earacherecords.com/myspace/haggardcat_ukj_sep18.jpg>.
HAGGARD CAT's new album 'Challenger' is available now via Earache, tracks from which have seen support on BBC Radio 1's Rock Show and BBC Introducing, as well as playlisting at Kerrang! TV and a coveted spot as Kerrang! Radio's Fresh Blood Track of the Week.
Pick up 'Challenger' now on CD and vinyl here <http://webstore.earache.com/haggard-cat> or on iTunes here <http://bit.ly/challenger-itunes>.
Check out the official HAGGARD CAT music videos for "American Graffiti" <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJtDu2wtAIo>, "Bone Shaker" <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVCzqcrjXh8> and "Bad News" <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnOF2y6AnR8>.
Official Site <http://haggardcat.com>
Facebook <http://www.facebook.com/HaggardCat>
Twitter <http://twitter.com/theHaggardCat>
Instagram <http://www.instagram.com/thehaggardcat>
Please contact Sarah Maynard at Major for further info etc:
maynard@majortransmission.com // 07919 313921
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