April 2013

Austin-based band Western Youth released its debut EP, LEAVING THE STATION, on April 9, 2013. Recorded in Austin and produced by Britton Beisenherz, the EP continues the Texas outlaw tradition of roots rock, blues and country, with five standout tracks written by the group’s songwriters.The band includes New Zealand native Matt Gregg on guitar and vocals, Fort Worth’s own Taylor Williams on guitar and vocals, Brian Bowe on drums, James Hart on bass and Joey Borja on pedal steel.

Two of trap music’s hottest stars, BAAUER and RL GRIME, will be teaming up for a special back-to-back set on Sunday, July 21 of Global Dance Festival. As creator of the ubiquitous anthem “Harlem Shake,” Baauer has become an unstoppable force in the trap takeover and one of the festival circuit’s most in-demand artists.Alongside fellow rising star, RL Grime, this back-to-back set is sure to be one of the weekend’s major highlights.

Black Prairie will continue touring this summer in support of their acclaimed second album, ‘A Tear in the Eye is a Wound in the Heart’ (Sugar Hill) and are proud to announce their debut at Bonnaroo, handpicked by Ed Helms to appear on his Bluegrass Situation Stage on Sunday, June 16, then play for the first time at the historic Newport Folk Festival on July 28.You can catch their network television debut on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

Slightly Stoopid and Atmosphere are joining forces for one of the most anticipated summer tours of 2013. "Kickin' Up Dust" Summer Tour 2013 features special guests The Budos Band, The Grouch & Eligh, and Tribal Seeds.

Harlem Blues & Jazz Band founder Al Vollmer was seized by the jazz bug at age sixteen while growing up in Sweden. He came to the US in 1947 and never left.  He went on to become an orthodontist and to follow his dream of meeting and getting to know some of the musicians he had only heard on recordings.

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Multi-award-winning blues singer/guitarist Rory Block will release the fourth CD in her “Mentor Series” on June 4 with Avalon on Stony Plain Records, a tribute to blues master Mississippi John Hurt. Previous Rory Block salutes have been to Rev.