On April 20, Island Def Jam/UMe is set to release Summer: The Original Hits, a companion to Summer: The Donna Summer Musical, an exciting new Broadway musical based on the late disco diva and pop/R&B singer's life.
Previews for Summer: The Donna Summer Musical commenced on March 28, at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre in New York City with the official opening on April 23.
Summer’s influential work is given a fresh, respectful update with two rare remixes headed by renowned Grammy-nominated remix producer Ralphi Rosario: “MacArthur Park (Rosabel’s Radio Mix),” a No. 1 Dance hit in 2013, and “Hot Stuff,” a new rework in collaboration with Erick Ibiza, that debuts on this collection. Another rarity on the collection is Summer’s German-language rendition of “White Boys” that she recorded while in the German musical cast of Hair.
Even though Summer passed away in 2012, her cultural impact and sonic legacy carries on and she garnered a well-deserved posthumous induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2013.
Preorder Summer: The Original Hits here:
Track listing:
[CD & DIGITAL DELUXE VERSION]
I Feel Love
Love To Love You Baby
I Remember Yesterday
On My Honor
White Boys – From “Haare (Hair)”
Faster And Faster To Nowhere
MacArthur Park
Heaven Knows – With Brooklyn Dreams
No More Tears (Enough Is Enough) – Duet With Barbra Streisand
Pandora’s Box
On The Radio
I Love You
Bad Girls
She Works Hard For The Money
Dim All The Lights
Unconditional Love
Hot Stuff
Last Dance
The Dance Continues…
MacArthur Park (Rosabel’s Radio Mix)**
Hot Stuff (Ralph Rosario & Erick Ibiza 2018 Rework)**
** Exclusive bonus tracks to the Digital Deluxe Version
Some very exciting news here. Not only will some of my favorite 1990s albums get reissued this year, but there is also a tour with past band members that sees the guys venture beyond Los Angeles here in SoCal for a change. Read all the details below...
Omnivore Recordings will reissue three classic albums by the Posies, who celebrate their 30th anniversary this year. A PledgeMusic pre-order campaign has launched at https://www.pledgemusic.com/projects/the-posies
Dear 23 will arrive June 15; Frosting on the Beater on Aug. 3. Each of these titles comes as a 2-CD set featuring the original album remastered from original master tapes, plus almost all previously unissued bonus tracks, and on vinyl as a 2-LP set of the original album — mastered at 45 rpm.
Amazing Disgrace will be released Oct. 28 as a 2-CD set, also with the original album remastered from original master tapes, plus almost all previously unissued bonus tracks, and as a 2-LP package — unlike the others, mastered at 33 1/3 as it was simply too long for 45 rpm.
This is a milestone year for the Posies, fronted by Ken Stringfellow and Jon Auer. The band began its career exactly 30 years prior by releasing a home-recorded cassette called Failure, which to their complete surprise became an instant favorite around the Northwest, earning them critical accolades, radio airplay, and major label interest all in a very short time. They were lucky to find themselves living just a few doors down the road in Seattle from Arthur “Rick” Roberts and Mike Musburger, who joined the band on bass and drums, respectively.
Signed to Geffen Records, the Posies recorded their second album, Dear 23, and toured the U.S., including as support for both Redd Kross and the Replacements. Arthur left the Posies in 1991, Dave Fox joined on bass, and they made the album that put them into the international spotlight: 1993’s Frosting on the Beater.
After blowing away audiences in Europe while supporting Teenage Fanclub, Pulp, and Superchunk, among others, the Posies cemented a following in Europe that remains loyal to this day. The band changed the rhythm section yet again: Enter Brian Young (Fountains of Wayne, Jesus & Mary Chain) on drums and the late Joe “Bass” Skyward (Sky Cries Mary, Sunny Day Real Estate) on bass. With this lineup, they recorded Amazing Disgrace and were packing venues on four continents.
That was the end of the Posies’ tenure with Geffen; the band, overworked and struggling with various issues, released the Success album in 1998 and went dormant for a couple of years. But these three albums on Geffen remain beloved by fans and are the band’s most popular, most often cited, most requested works.
With major changes in the way music is consumed having largely arrived after these albums were originally released, the albums have not been regularly available: CDs out of print, inconsistent presences on streaming, LPs either long out of print (Frosting LPs on Discogs go for at least $150 these days) or not issued at all, depending on the territory. The CDs themselves, especially Dear 23,which came out in the early days of the format, were not exactly true to the analog masters from which the albums were made.
All that’s about to change thanks to the band’s “favorite label,” Omnivore Recordings, which has, among many releases new and old, previously reissued Failure, as well as releases from Big Star and Game Theory, among others.
The band needs to raise a significant advance fee to license these albums from Universal Music Group, and thus are offering many personal items, experiences, and exclusive merchandise via a fundraiser on PledgeMusic, from clothes they’ve worn onstage or in videos to spending quality time with Jon and/or Ken in their adopted city of Paris, or a coffee date in Seattle.
Also offered are private shows, music lessons, plus exclusive Jon- and Ken-style guitars. Finally, the band offers VIP experiences and souvenirs from the upcoming 30th Anniversary Tour around the world.
Quoting from the band’s PledgeMusic page: “We are basically putting a museum’s worth of items on this campaign … If you’ve ever wanted an authentic artifact of our music, our career, our lives — now is the time! Thank you in advance for your support and we’re very excited to make this music available again to our fans new and old alike.”
To take this celebration around the globe, the Posies, who have had a few lineup changes over the years (always based around the founding duo of Auer and Stringfellow) will be on tour as the 1992-1994 lineup that made Frosting on the Beater — Jon and Ken will be complemented by drummer Mike Musburger and bassist Dave Fox.
It’s been almost a quarter century since this quartet has been on the road, and recent warm-up shows have been as explosive as those played by the twentysomethings of yore. Catch the band on tour this spring in North America, and this fall in Europe — their time is now, again.
On-sale date for North American Posies shows is Friday, March 30th.
North American Tour Dates:
Fri., May 18 VICTORIA, BC Capital Ballroom
Sat., May 19 PORTLAND, OR Doug Fir Lounge
Sun., May 20 EUGENE, OR WOW Hall
Mon., May 21 BEND, OR Volcanic Theatre Pub
Tues., May 22 SACRAMENTO, CA Harlow's
Wed., May 23 SAN FRANCISCO, CA The Independent
Thurs., May 24 SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, CA Coach House
Fri., May 25 LOS ANGELES, CA Bootleg Theater
Sat., May 26 SAN DIEGO, CA Soda Bar
Mon., May 28 PHOENIX, AZ Valley Bar
Wed., May 30 SANTA FE, NM Santa Fe Brewing Co.
Thurs., May 31 DALLAS, TX Club Dada
Fri., June 1 SAN ANTONIO, TX Paper Tiger
Sat., June 2 AUSTIN, TX The Parish
Sun., June 3 HOUSTON, TX Bronze Peacock at House of Blues
Mon., June 4 LITTLE ROCK, AR Capitol View Studios
Wed., June 6 NEW ORLEANS, LA The Parish at House of Blues
Thurs., June 7 NASHVILLE, TN Mercy Lounge
Fri., June 8 BIRMINGHAM, AL Saturn
Sat., June 9 ATHENS, GA Georgia Theatre
Sun., June 10 CHARLOTTE, NC Neighborhood Theatre
Mon., June 11 ANNAPOLIS, MD Ram's Head On Stage
Wed., June 13 PHILADELPHIA, PA World Cafe Live
Thurs., June 14 FAIRFIELD, CT Stage One at Fairfield Theatre
Fri., June 15 SOMERVILLE, MA ONCE Somerville
Sat., June 16 WASHINGTON, DC The Hamilton
Sun., June 17 NEW YORK, NY The Bowery Ballroom
Tues., June 19 PITTSBURGH, PA Club Cafe
Wed., June 20 CLEVELAND, OH Music Box Supper Club
Thurs, June 21 KALAMAZOO, MI Bell's Eccentric Cafe
Fri., June 22 DETROIT, MI The Magic Bag
Sat., June 23 CHICAGO, IL Park West
Sun., June 24 MADISON, WI High Noon Saloon
Mon., June 25 DES MOINES, IA Vaudeville Mews
Tues., June 26 ST. PAUL, MN Turf Club
Thurs., June 28 MILWAUKEE, WI Summerfest
Sat., June 30 DENVER, CO Levitt Pavilion
Sun., July 1 SALT LAKE CITY, UT The State Room
Fri., July 6 BELLINGHAM, WA Wild Buffalo
Sat., July 7 SEATTLE, WA Neptune Theatre
Europe: Festivals on sale now, club dates on sale March 29
Fri., Aug. 31 VLIELAND, NETHERLANDS Into the Great Wide Open Festival (sold out)
Sat., Sept. 1 HOOGWOUD, NETHERLANDS Zomerpop Festival
Sat., Sept. 29 BARCELONA, SPAIN Upload
Sun., Sept. 30 ZARAGOZA, SPAIN La Lata de Bombillas
Mon., Oct. 1 CORDOBA, SPAIN Hangar Cordoba
Tues., Oct. 2 CADIZ SPAIN Aulario de la Bomba,
Wed., Oct. 3 GRANADA, SPAIN Lemon Rock
Thurs., Oct. 4 VALENCIA, SPAIN 16 Toneladas
Fri., Oct. 5 MADRID, SPAIN Sala Caracol
Sat., Oct. 6 PONTEVEDRA, SPAIN Teatro Principal (matinee)
Sat., Oct. 6 GALICIA, SPAIN TBA (evening)
Sun., Oct. 7 AZPEITIA, SPAIN San Augustin Kulturgunea
Tues., Oct. 9 PARIS, FRANCE La Maroquinerie
Wed., Oct. 10 UTRECHT, NETHERLANDS Tivoli
Thurs., Oct. 11 GRONINGEN, NETHERLANDS Vera
Fri., Oct. 12 HEERLEN, NETHERLANDS Poppodium Nieuwe Nor
Sat., Oct. 13 ALKMAAR, NETHERLANDS Podium Victorie
Sun., Oct. 14 HENGELO, NETHERLANDS Metropol
Tues., Oct. 16 DÜSSELDORF, GERMANY Zakk
Wed., Oct. 17 KORTRIJK, BELGIUM Wilde Westen
Thurs., Oct. 18 MECHELEN, BELGIUM Cultuurcentrum Mechelen
Fri., Oct. 19 LONDON, UK The Garage
Sat., Oct. 20 LEEDS, UK Brudenell Social Club
Sun., Oct. 21 GLASGOW, UK King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut
Tues., Oct. 23 MANCHESTER, UK The Deaf Institute
Thurs., Oct. 25 BREMEN, GERMANY Tower
Fri., Oct. 26 HAMBURG, GERMANY Häkken
Sat., Oct. 27 BERLIN, GERMANY Berghain Kantine
Mon., Oct. 29 HELSINKI, FINLAND Savoy Theatre
Wed., Oct. 31 LARVIK, NORWAY Sanden Kafe at Kulturhuset Bølgen
Thurs., Nov. 1 STAVANGER, NORWAY Folken
Fri., Nov. 2 BERGEN, NORWAY Madam Felle
Sat., Nov. 3 TRONDHEIM, NORWAY Teaterhuset Avant Garden
Sun., Nov. 4 OSLO, NORWAY John Dee
Tues., Nov. 6 GOTHENBURG, SWEDEN Pustervik
Wed., Nov. 7 STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN Fasching
Thurs., Nov. 8 MALMÖ, SWEDEN Inkonst
For more information and tickets, head to www.theposies.com
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| Big Machine Records |
Trent Harmon's debut album You Got 'Em All will be released May 18 via Big Machine Records. It features several songs that he co-wrote, including the hit title track and was recorded in Nashville with producers Jimmy Robbins and Scott Borchetta.
Pre-order on TrentHarmon.com will be available in the coming weeks, but fans can preview the lead single now – http://smarturl.it/YouGotEmAll.
Watch the recent Good Morning America segment here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7hc2FQK4YA
“It is surreal that this moment is almost here,” said Trent. “My album is two years in the making, and it was worth every minute. I’m grateful to have taken the time to write songs, which was never something I had never done before. The fact that I have been able to make this album so personal is very special to me.’
Track List/Songwriters:
1. “You Got ‘Em All” | Trent Harmon, Justin Ebach, Jordan Minton
2. “There’s a Girl” | Trent Harmon, Jimmy Robbins, Laura Veltz
3. “Hold On” | Jim Beavers, Chris Stapleton
4. “Her” | Trent Harmon, Jimmy Robbins, Laura Veltz
5. “First Five Minutes” | Trent Harmon, Paul DiGiovanni, Adam Hambrick
6. “Money’s On You” | Trent Harmon, Justin Ebach, Josh Thompson
7. “’Cause I Do” | Trent Harmon, Josh Kerr, Nick Wayne
8. “On Paper” | Trent Harmon, Jimmy Robbins, Laura Veltz
9. “My Somebody” | Trent Harmon, Jimmy Robbins, Laura Veltz
10. “Falling (Remix)” | Dallas Davidson, Brett James, Keith Urban
11. “Chandelier” | Sia Furler, Jesse Shatkin
As the reigning American Idol, Trent also spoke about his experience on the show and offered advice on how to navigate the pressures of competition.
“The hardest part of the show is not knowing what comes next,” expressed Trent. “You just go out there and perform the best you can, but it is hard to prepare when you don’t know what lies ahead. It is so exciting but also nerve wracking.”
Trent will share music from the new album on his headline dates throughout the summer in addition to select shows on tour with Rascal Flatts. He will perform during CMA Fest in Nashville in June.
For more information, visit TrentHarmon.com.
Jake Owen, multiple No. 1 artist and past ACM Award winner, has another successful single with "I Was Jack (You Were Diane)," which reunites Owen with producer Joey Moi and marks his first release for Big Loud Records.
"It's been revitalizing. Making music with Joey is all about recording songs that reflect who I am," Jake says of his creative rebirth. "I've seen the negative side of life and the positive side – and I really like the positive side. I want my songs to put a smile on your face."
With "I Was Jack (You Were Diane)," Jake evokes the most golden of memories: a warm-weather romance set to one of rock & roll's essential songs, John Mellencamp's "Jack & Diane." Based around the 1982 hit's iconic melody, Jake both pays homage to and boldly reinvents the classic-rock staple.
"I never release a song without the intention of stepping up to the plate and knocking it out of the park," says Owen. "When I first heard ‘I Was Jack (You Were Diane),’ I thought, ‘How can I do this and re-create what is already a classic song?' But the more I listened to it, the more I saw my own life growing up. The original 'Jack & Diane' was about 'two American kids growing up in the heartland' and that image is exactly what so many country songs are based on. Plus, the most important thing to me and my team is that we sent the song to Mellencamp and he digs the track. Getting his stamp of approval sealed the deal for me that this song should be our debut single."
Along with "I Was Jack (You Were Diane)," Jake's tune entitled "Something to Ride To" has been released to all digital music partners. LISTEN HERE.
“I Was Jack (You Were Diane)” was an iHeart World Premiere, and Sirius XM’s “The Highway” immediately added it. Jake was on the cover of Spotify’s Hot Country playlist, the song topped Amazon Music’s Fresh Country playlist, was added to Apple Music’s A-List Country and Pandora’s New Country Now playlists.
In addition, Owen’s 2018 “Life’s Whatcha Make It Tour” kicks off on May 15 in Chattanooga, TN, at AT&T Field, with special guest Chris Janson and rising star Jordan Davis. The majority of shows will take place at baseball stadiums across the country. Check it out HERE. Tickets on sale NOW.
Owen returns to Stagecoach Festival in Indio, Calif. on Apr. 27.
While in Las Vegas for the 53rd Annual ACM Awards, EMI Nashville’s Brothers Osborne is set to perform at a special FRYEDAYS event as part of their ongoing partnership with the lifestyle brand Frye.
The event will be held downtown at the Zappos Headquarters on Friday, April 13 at 4pm PT. Fans at home will be able to watch a live stream of the event at Zappos.com/brothersosborneand thefryecompany.com
The Maryland natives are nominated again for “Vocal Duo of the Year” as well as “Music Video of the Year” for their Top 10 hit “It Ain’t My Fault” at the upcoming 53rd ACM Awards. In 2017, the singer/songwriter siblings added their name to the record books as the only duo besides Brooks & Dunn to win both ACM “Vocal Duo of the Year” and ACM “New Vocal Duo or Group of the Year” Awards in the same year.
Brothers Osborne recently released their new single “Shoot Me Straight” off their upcoming sophomore album Port Saint Joe, available April 20. To view in-studio video footage of “Shoot Me Straight” click HERE.
Last month, Frye announced their most recent Hometown Pride campaign featuring the GRAMMY-nominated duo. The partnership includes in-store activations such as exclusive “first listen” events for Brothers Osborne’s music and vinyl copies of the new album Port Saint Joe will be sold in select Frye stores starting April 20th.
As original craftsmen, The Frye Company continues its tradition of honoring makers and valuing community – connecting quality and craft to the music that is so deeply rooted in the brand’s history. The brand’s music series, FRYEDAYS, is a homegrown original program that features intimate live performances from established and emerging artists.
As one of the largest online retailers well known for their award-winning customer service, Zappos is a longtime supporter of downtown Las Vegas. Since moving its headquarters to Las Vegas in 2004, Zappos has championed countless initiatives, events and partnerships to help revitalize downtown and the surrounding area. At its heart, Zappos is a customer service company constantly seeking new ways to give back and provide a service to communities across the country, especially in their hometown of downtown Las Vegas.
Brothers Osborne recently announced their first headlining UK tour set to launch May 4 in Dublin, Ireland with additional stops in Belfast, London, Manchester, Glasgow and more. The duo will then join Dierks Bentley on the “Mountain High Tour” kicking off May 17 in Columbia, MD. Tickets and additional information can be found at www.brothersosborne.com
For a full list of tour dates, news, images and more, visit: www.BrothersOsborne.com
Purchase a unique Record Store Day version of the new album Port Saint Joe HERE
The duo returns to Stagecoach Festival in Indio, Calif. on Apr. 28.
Polydor/Republic Records will release The Who front man Roger Daltrey's new studio album As Long As I Have You on June 1. It was produced by Dave Eringa (Manic Street Preachers) and features Pete Townshend’s guitar on 7 tracks as well as a guest performance from Mick Talbot on keyboards (Style Council).
The album is a mixture of self-penned tracks such as Certified Rose and Always Heading Home, along with songs that have inspired Daltrey over the years including Nick Cave’s Into My Arms, You Haven’t Done Nothing by Stevie Wonder, Stephen Stills’ How Far and the title track originally recorded by Garnet Mimms in 1964; the year that Daltrey, Townshend, John Entwistle and Keith Moon changed their name from The High Numbers and became The Who.
“This is a return to the very beginning, to the time before Pete [Townshend] started writing our songs, to a time when we were a teenage band playing soul music to small crowds in church halls. That's what we were, a soul band. And now, I can sing soul with all the experience you need to sing it. Life puts the soul in. I’ve always sung from the heart but when you’re 19, you haven’t had the life experience with all its emotional trials and traumas that you have by the time you get to my age. You carry all the emotional bruises of life and when you sing these songs, those emotions are in your voice. You feel the pain of a lost love. You feel it and you sing it and that's soul. For a long time, I've wanted to return to the simplicity of these songs, to show people my voice, a voice they won't have heard before. It felt like the right time. It's where I am, looking back to that time, looking across all those years but also being here, now, in the soulful moment.”
-Roger Daltrey
He will be headlining the Royal Albert Hall on March 22 in aid of The Teenage Cancer Trust.
Track list:
As Long As I Have You
How Far
Where Is A Man To Go?
Get On Out Of The Rain
I’ve Got Your Love
Into My Arms
You Haven’t Done Nothing
Out Of Sight, Out Of Mind
Certified Rose
The Love You Save
Always Heading Home
The Oak Ridge Boys
17th Avenue Revival
(Lightning Rod)
I've been a fan of The Oak Ridge Boys ever since the Tennessee country vocal group crossed over to the pop charts with the No. 5 smash "Elvira" in 1981. On the country tally, it enjoyed a nearly 15-year run of top 40 hits. But the quartet's roots have always been in gospel music, which they've concentrated on for long periods in the intervening decades.
For 17th Avenue Revival, Duane Allen, Joe Bonsall, William Lee Golden and Richard Sterban re-teamed with producer du jour Dave Cobb (Chris Stapleton, Zac Brown Band), who also helmed The Oaks' 2009's secular release, The Boys Are Back.
This time, Cobb sought to get a raw, old time revival vibe in the style that might have inspired Elvis Presley and Jerry Lee Lewis back in the day. On some songs, the guys recorded around a single microphone. There was very little tinkering in the studio and minimal instrumentation.
Clocking in at just under a half hour, the album features nine songs. Several were penned by high profile Nashville songwriters like Brandy Clark, Shane McAnally, Ashley Monroe, Vince Gill, Jamey Johnson and Buddy Cannon.
Standouts include opener "Brand New Star," a joyous, hand-clapping ode to a recently departed love one, an inspirational "There Will Be Light" and the positivity of "Let it Shine on Me," where those old trademark harmonies are instantly familiar. During the humorous, lightly rollicking piano-led "Pray To Jesus" (courtesy of Clark/McAnally), the Oaks sing about the title activity as well as playing the Lotto "because there ain't but two ways we can change tomorrow." There are also a pair of public domain/traditional tunes: "Walk in Jerusalem" and "Where He Leads Me, I Will Follow."
All told, 17th Avenue Revival should satisfy longtime followers.
