Month: July 2024

After months of teases, Zach Bryan has dropped his new album, The Great American Bar Scene, which serves as the follow-up to his critically-acclaimed, self-titled debut LP.  The album features 19 tracks (comprising 18 songs and a poem) including collaborations with Bruce Springsteen (“Sandpaper”), John Mayer (“Better Days”), and (“Memphis; The Blues”).

Bryan had originally announced his new album after dropping the singles Purple Gas (featuring duet partner/original songwriter, Noeline Hofmann) and Pink Skies, as well as previewing the LP at 23 bars across the country. Taking to social media recently, Zach teased the LP, writing: “A preface to the record is coming soon. Thank you guys and I am blown away daily. I am the most blessed man on the planet and from everyone that worked on this record: we love you more than words could say.”  Later in a message on Instagram, Bryan wrote: “My intent with all this is to give everyone an early glimpse of this album, but more importantly, this is in the spirit of bringing people together for a memorable moment. I have chose(n) 23 bars across the country that embody the spirit of American culture. These bars will play select cuts from ‘The Great American Bar Scene’ starting June 24th. As much as I’d kill to play all these timeless bars, it won’t be possible. I will be visiting a few off the list to have a drink with ya’ll. ‘The Great American Bar Scene’ will be released on July 4th. With love from the road, ZB.”

Bryan is currently on the road with a his headlining tour through December, hitting Philadelphia, Atlanta, Vancouver, Brooklyn, and more.

The Great American Bar Scene is available to pre-order on 2LP standard black vinyl in a gatefold cover – here.
Stream The Great American Bar Scene on Spotify: here.

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The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum is featuring the new display “Tom Petty: Where I Come From”, highlighting the legendary artist’s southern roots and continued influence on today’s country artists. The display is included with museum admission, and runs through summer of 2025.

Petty’s music bridged the gap between his southern upbringing and his life in southern California, where he cites country-rock bands The Byrds, Buffalo Springfield and other Los Angeles groups as inspiration for his sound. The display works to complement the museum’s current exhibit, “Western Edge: The Roots and Reverberations of Los Angeles Country-Rock,” presented by City National Bank.

The Tom Petty exhibit features various artifacts from his career, including a Gretsch Roundup guitar, a jacket worn during the 1985 Live Aid concert and the Southern Accents Tour and stage wear from Mudcrutch reunion tours. Also on display are the handwritten lyrics for “Southern Accents,” the title track of his 1985 album, recently covered by Dolly Parton.

Petty collaborated with several Country Music Hall of Fame members throughout his career, such as Parton, Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, George Strait and Marty Stuart. The artist’s influence on country music is evident by the tribute album, Petty Country: A Country Music Celebration of Tom Petty, which includes performances by stars Luke Combs, Rhiannon Giddens, Chris Stapleton and many more.

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Following a record-breaking combined attendance of 330,000 fans at Welcome To Rockville and Sonic Temple Art & Music Festival in 2024, the festival’s organizer, Danny Wimmer Presents, has confirmed the 2025 festival dates for Sonic Temple.

Sonic Temple will take place May 8-11, 2025, at Historic Crew Stadium in Columbus, Ohio, with passes available later this summer. Fans can sign up to get first access to details and passes at sonictemplefestival.com.

Welcome To Rockville is confirmed for May 15-18, 2025 at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. The 2024 festival was the biggest ever, hosting more than 200,000 people and 150 bands on five stages for the first time.  Welcome To Rockville Weekend General Admission, VIP and Camping passes are on sale now at welcometorockville.com.
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Coldplay will release their highly-anticipated tenth album, Moon Music, on October 4th:  “Moon Music. The new album, landing October 4. Limited signed editions available. Pre-order at store.coldplay.com (link in bio)”

Moon Music, which was produced by Max Martin, is available to pre-order everywhere now, with a limited number of hand-signed editions available from the official Coldplay Store. Moon Music is Coldplay’s first album since 2021’s Music Of The Spheres, which spawned the US No. 1 single with “BTS, My Universe,” and was nominated for ‘Album of the Year’ at the Grammy Awards.

The album will be the world’s first album released as a 140-gram EcoRecord LP, with each copy made from nine recycled PET-plastic bottles recovered from post-consumer waste. This will prevent the manufacture of more than 25 metric tonnes of virgin plastic, and provide an 85% reduction in manufacturing process CO2 emissions/kg compared to traditional 140-gram vinyl. Additionally, the band has collaborated with long-time partners The Ocean Cleanup to create an additional format: the Notebook Edition EcoRecord LP. The rPET for this edition comprises 70% river plastic, intercepted by The Ocean Cleanup from the Rio Las Vacas, Guatemala, and prevented from reaching the Gulf of Honduras and the Atlantic Ocean.

The CD editions will be the world’s first released on EcoCD, created from 90% recycled polycarbonate, sourced from post-consumer waste streams. This will provide at least a 78% CO2/kg emission reduction and avoids the manufacturing of more than five metric tonnes of virgin plastic. To reduce waste, the first edition run of Moon Music (both EcoRecord LP and EcoCD) will be strictly limited and produced at a higher specification than any future editions. All First Edition EcoRecord LP products will be individually numbered.

The album’s first single, “FeelsLikeImFallingInLove,” was just released, after the band performed it for first time during their sold-out stadium show at Budapest’s Puskás Aréna.

Check out the video for “FeelsLikeImFallingInLove” – here.
To pre-order Moon Music, head HERE.

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Due to popular demand, The Eagles have adding December dates to their upcoming Las Vegas residency at the Sphere. The new dates are as follows: Dec. 6, 7, 13, 14.

A post on the band’s social media pages read: “Due to overwhelming demand, the Eagles have announced four additional shows for the band’s residency at Sphere in Las Vegas on Friday, December 6th, Saturday, December 7th, Friday, December 13th, and Saturday, December 14th. The residency will feature 16 shows over eight exclusive weekends, from Friday, September 20th through Saturday, December 14th. Presale registration is available now at Eagles.com. The presale begins Tuesday, July 9th at 10 AM PT Vibee Hotel & Experience Packages are on sale now at eagles.vibee.com. The general on-sale begins Friday, July 12th at 10 AM PT.” 

According to the Sphere website, The Eagles’ residency at the Sphere offers fans “the ultimate connection to the band’s legendary catalog in an immersive experience that only Sphere can provide.”

The Eagles initially announced an eight-date residency at the Sphere, and then later added four shows in November to their original run.  Including the December shows, the Eagles will now perform a total of 16 shows over eight weekends at the Sphere.

Tickets for the December dates go on sale July 12 at 1 p.m. EDT, with pre-sales to begin July 9 at 1 p.m. Head to eagles.vibee.com for more information.

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