Nadine Khouri Releases New Single, "Song of a Caged Bird", UK Tour Starts Tonight

The London based sing-songwriter Nadine Khouri has released a new single ahead of her UK Tour which starts tonight.

Check out he song below along with her tour dates:

NADINE KHOURI UK TOUR 2023

MAY
31 LIVERPOOL Leaf

JUNE
8 SHEFFIELD Café #9
10 CORSHAM Pound Arts
14 LONDON Paper Dress Vintage
(w/ support from Jack Cheshire)

New Video/Single from Léa Sen "Again"

The guitarist, singer-songwriter, producer Léa Sen has a new single out "Again". It is off her newest EP You Of Now, PT. 2. 

The London based artist has also announced tour dates including playing London on June 1st. Check out the single "Again" below:

Blondshell Debuts New Single "Salad" and UK Tour Dates

Blondshell (aka Sabrina Teitelbaum) delivers her newest single "Salad".

Check out the NYC based artists new track below, which has a Cranberries sound and dark humor floating through the lyrics. Lots of talent here and RtBE will be reviewing the full album very soon. 

Catch her on tour in the UK, dates under "Salad":

Blondshell UK Live Dates
11^th May - The Great Escape, Brighton
12^th May – The Great Escape, Brighton (w/ The Pretenders)
24^th May – Moth Club, London
25^th May – YES, Manchester
26^th May – The Louisiana, Bristol
27^th May – Wide Awake Festival, London

NOLA's The Rumble Announce Debut Album and Tour

RtBE's favorite new New Orleans based act, The Rumble, have announced their debut album Live at The Maple Leaf.

To support this they also announced their first expanded tour and will be coming to New York City. As fans who have seen the band multiple times in NOLA, we can't wait to catch them in the big city. 

Grab the album, catch a show and peep some video below:

Run The Jewels Announce Tenth Anniversary Tour

The hip-hop duo Run The Jewels have announced RTJX the tenth anniversary tour from the band. 

El-P and Killer Mike will hit four cities, for four nights each and play each one of their four albums each night for a total of 16 shows. A pretty cool idea.  RtBE are big fans of RTJ, having reviewed their last three albums and caught them live twice already, even ranking RTJ4 the album of the year in 2020. 

For more info check out their site and peep some video below:

Newport Jazz Fest Announces Lineup: Jon Batiste, Thundercat and Many More

While RtBE are partial to New Orleans for our Jazz Festivals, Newport Jazz just announced a hell of a lineup for their fest in a August. 

The Newport Jazz Festival lineup is stacked. From RtBE favs like Thundercat, Jon Batiste and Herbie Hancock to historic soon to sets of Joe Russo Almost Dead with Kamasi Washington and lesser known (but still kick ass) acts like Butcher Brown and Pedrito Martinez; this is one loaded lineup.

Check out some tunes from the artists and buy some tickets to the festival. 

Ween Announce Summer 2023 Tour

The crazy Ween have announced their first extensive tour since 2016.

The band have played weekends here and there since the pandemic, but this summer they put it all together. 

Catch them live and peep some video below:

New Single from Jason Isbell "Death Wish" New Album and Tour Coming Soon

RtBE favorite Jason Isbell has a new album Weathervanes coming in June with supporting tour dates.

You can check out all of the supporting dates and the first single, "Death Wish", which is out now:

New Single from Mickelson, “Only Grey Matter Boiling In My Head”

US alternative folk/rock artist, Mickelson is back with the brand new single: “Only Grey Matter Boiling In My Head” and news of a fresh run of UK Dates.

The new single sees the San Francisco songwriter teaming-up with XTC legend Colin Moulding, who provides the track with its wandering bassline and production. 

Check out the tune and tour dates below. 

MICKELSON - UK TOUR: FEBRUARY 2023

14 - Worcester, Marr's Bar

15 - Birmingham, Flapper

16 - Leeds, The Grove Inn

17 - Glasgow, The 13th Note

18 - Meifod, Penylan Studios

22 - London, What's Cookin'

23 - Ramsgate, Red Arrow Music Club 

24 - Folkestone, The Chambers @ 8:00pm

25 - Brighton, The Folklore Rooms

26 - Swindon, The Victoria

TICKETS ON SALE HERE:

http://www.mickelsonmusic.com/tour

New Album and Twentieth Anniversary Shows from The Hold Steady

One of RtBE's personal favorites The Hold Steady turn twenty this year and to celebrate they announced a host of shows today and a new album. 

While RtBE weren't huge fans of their last release, we are always down to check out what they are doing and will certainly catch them live a few times next year after seeing them play last month at Massive Nights. 

Go to their site for more info/tour dates and peep a new song "Sideways Skull" below:

New Single/Video from Donzii Titled "Grave"

The newest single from industrial/dance outfit Donzii is "Grave" with a video directed by Javier Hernandez.

The Miami based group will have their debut album released on December 1st. It is titled Fishbowl and they will be playing Elsewhere in Brooklyn on 11/26. 

Until then, check out the video below:

New Single, Album and Tour from The Black Angels

One of the slickest purveyors of noise/psych based desert rock and roll The Black Angels have announced a new album, tour and single. 

The first album from the group in 5 years is Wilderness of Mirrors and a full tour is in the works, traversing the country this summer and fall. 

The first single, "El Jardin" can be checked out below: 

SummerStage Announces Full Lineup with Trombone Shorty, George Clinton & Many More

There are many cool things that go on during summer in the City, but SummerStage is near the top of that list. They have announced their lineup and there are a few RtBE favorites gracing the stage. 

Timeout has a run down plus links to BRIC shows, but a few of our favorites like the insane Trombone Shorty show on June 13th and George Clinton on June 15th make for a hell of a funky week of tunes in Central Park.  

To get in the mood here is some music from Clinton from the last time he played SummerStage which we saw and reviewed:

New Album Coming in June from Marco Benevento

The chameleon like keyboard player Marco Benevento is releasing a self recorded, self produced, last name self titled album where he plays all of the instruments. 

The record, Benevento is coming in May:

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He will be on tour to support the album and you can hear the newest single below "Marco & Mimo":

New Album From Delta Spirit in May, First Single Released

The indie pop rockers Delta Spirit have been reunited since 2020 and now they, semi-surprisingly, are releasing a new album titled One Is One. 

The announcement came over Instagram:

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The band has been up and down to RtBE's ears over the years and we have followed them from the beginning, catching them live way back in the summer of 2008. 

We loved their debut and self titled release and disliked their second album and their recent reunion record. That said, we will obviously check this one out and hope they are the Brett Saberhagen of indie rock bands.  

The first single "What's Done Is Done" is out now. Watch the video below and catch the band on tour now:

Yumi Zouma Share New Song "Where The Light Used To Lay" and Tour Dates

The New Zealand based alt-pop outfit Yumi Zouma released a new song "Where The Light Used To Lay", complete with Alex Ross Perry directed video.

You can see the video below as well as tour dates from the band.

New Single from Marco Benevento "Winter Rose"

Keyboardist Marco Benevento has released a new single "Winter Rose".

You can grab/stream/buy the single from the vendor of your choice.

Check it out right here and be sure to catch Benevento on tour at the dates below.

Marco Benevento
Tour Dates:

February 25 - Ardmore, PA - Ardmore Music Hall
February 26 - Washington, DC - Union Stage
April 7 - Cambridge, MA - The Sinclair
April 8 - Burlington, VT - Higher Ground
April 9 - Fairfield, CT - Stage One
June 26 - Rothbury, MI - Electric Forest Festival
July 1 - Scranton, PA - Peach Music Festival
July 3 - Quincy, CA - High Sierra Music Festival

Colin Hay Releases New Single "Love Is Everywhere"

Colin Hay has an album coming on March 18th titled Now And The Evermore on Compass Records and his most recent single is now released.

It is titled "Love Is Everywhere" 

You can check out the video and tour dates for Hay below:

March 18 - Fort Collins, CO @ The Lincoln Theater
March 19 - Denver, CO @ Paramount Theater
March 21 - Belleville, IL @ Lincoln Theatre
March 22 - Madison, WI @ Barrymore Theatre
March 24 - Minneapolis, MN @ Pantages Theatre
March 25 - Milwaukee, WI @ The Pabst Theater
March 26 - Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall
March 27 - Royal Oak, MI @ Royal Oak Music Theatre
March 29 - Cincinnati, OH @ The Andrew J Brady Music Center
March 30 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Carnegie Music Hall
April 1 - Patchogue, NY @ Patchogue Theatre for the Performing Arts
April 2 - Washington, DC @ Lincoln Theatre
April 5 - Annapolis, MD @ Maryland Hall For the Creative Arts
April 6 - Glenside, PA @ Keswick Theatre
April 7 - Tarrytown, NY @ Tarrytown Music Hall
April 8 - Concord, NH @ Capitol Center for the Arts
April 9 - Boston, MA @ The Wilbur
April 10 - Boston, MA @ The Wilbur
April 12 - New York City, NY @ City Winery
April 13 - New York City, NY @ City Winery
April 14 - West Long Branch, NJ @ Monmouth University
April 21 - Clearwater, FL @ Capitol Theatre
April 22 - Fort Lauderdale, FL @ Amaturo Theater at Broward Center for the Performing Arts
April 23 - Orlando, FL @ The Plaza Live
April 24 - Ponte Vedra, FL @ Ponte Vedra Concert Hall
April 27 - Charleston, SC @ Charleston Music Hall
April 29 - Atlanta, GA @ Buckhead Theatre
May 1 - Nashville, TN @ City Winery Nashville
May 2 - Nashville, TN @ City Winery Nashville
May 4 - Birmingham, AL @ The Lyric Theatre
May 5 - Baton Rouge, LA @ Manship Theatre
May 6 - Houston, TX @ The Heights Theater
May 7 - Austin, TX @ Texas Union
May 8 - Dallas, TX @ Majestic Theatre
May 10 - Albuquerque, NM @ Albuquerque Journal Theatre
May 12 - Scottsdale, AZ @ Virginia G. Piper Theater

Phish Announce Huge Spring and Summer Tour

Jamband legends Phish have announced a massive tour for Spring/Summer 2022. 

The band will hit the road starting in Alabama at the end of May and wrap up with their now annual stay over Labor Day weekend in Colorado.

Phish will embark on a 34-date Spring + Summer Tour beginning with three shows in Alabama Memorial Day weekend and culminating with the band's first four-night run at Dick's Sporting Goods Park in Colorado over Labor Day weekend. Complete details: https://t.co/fJmg1SjlM8 pic.twitter.com/XbnpZNG1P1

— Phish (@phish) February 15, 2022

Here is some video of the band live from 2021 to get you in the mood for the Summer tour. 

The Greyboy Allstars Announce New Album, Single and Tour Dates

The San Digeo California based The Greyboy Allstars have announced a new live, cover album titled Get A Job: Music From The Original Broadcast Series Soul Dream and unveiled tour dates.

RtBE enjoys the band, and reviewed their last album. Como De Allstars for Glide. The Greyboy's will play some great venues to promote it and we hope to catch them live.

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The first single "I've Got Reasons" has been released from the album. Check it out: