Evan Honer – IDK SH*T ABOUT TOURS

Evan Honer is a songwriter originally from Surprise, Arizona. Influenced by esteemed artists like Jason Isbell, Tyler Childers, and Colter Wall, Evan has masterfully crafted a captivating blend of modern outlaw country, indie folk, and pop sensibilities. Despite only being 22 years old, Evan has garnered an impressive 50 million+ streams across platforms and currently is in the midst of recording of a highly anticipated new album and will be extensively touring as a 100% independent artist.Website | Instagram | Facebook | Twitter | YouTube | TikTok | Spotify

Calva Louise x Vukovi

Calva LouiseCalva Louise is a multicultural British band from Venezuela, France and New Zealand, aiming at London’s underground live scene and driven by the creative vision of Jess Allanic since their beginning, end of 2016. They soon started playing iconic festivals such as Reading & Leeds Festival in England, Riot Fest and SXSW in the United States and Rock For People in Czech Republic. With two albums, several EPs, and a handful of collaborations to their name, Calva Louise has gathered support from BBC Radio 1, 6 Music, Radio X, Clash, The Line Of Best Fit, and DIY Mag. To date, they’ve toured with the likes of Cassyette, Slothrust, Highly Suspect, Psychedelic Porn Crumpets, Death Valley Girls, and Albert Hammond Jr. The band self-released their latest mixtape ‘Over The Threshold,’ in December 2023 with 7 impressive self-made music videos produced with Unreal Engine. In November 2023 the band signed a deal with Mascot Records for an album that is set to be released later this year.Calva Louise are preparing for a busy 2024 with worldwide tour dates announced already including Download Festival, Welcome To Rockville & Sonic Temple as well as a co-headline tour in the US with the Scottish band Vukovi.Website | Instagram | Twitter | Facebook | Spotify | YouTube | Soundcloud | TikTokVukovi Two years on from their critically lauded second album, Fall Better – and a whole load of global weirdness in-between – Vukovi return with a record that is the best distillation of their unique musical vision yet.“NULA is a concept record,” says singer JanineNow a two piece, Janine and guitarist Hamish Reilly have spent these strange two years gone plotting in their Glasgow base as to how best to achieve this. Like any artist who’s toiled over their work, Janine is keen for the record to tell its own story. And yet excitingly, they are planning a novella book supplement to the record down the line.“I’ve always been into sci-fi,” Janine says. “Growing up I loved Star Wars, The Fifth Element, Alien and sci-fi was an escape from the pain. I could sit in my bedroom and look out the window and know that there was something so much bigger going on. That’s what I want this album to be for people. An escape.”“We were probably always going to end up doing something like this,” laughs Hamish. “I grew up obsessed with bands like Rush and Dream Theatre, so music that tells a story has always been something I’ve been into. I think there’s always been a sci-fi element to Vukovi too, or at least a cinematic one.” Janine worked on the framework for NULA with the Scottish based scientist and young adult fiction writer Lisa Gourley. “It was important to me that the science made sense,” says Janine, “and that I worked with a woman, and that she was someone I could get pissed with.”Website | Twitter | Facebook | Spotify | YouTube

King Buzzo & Trevor Dunn

King Buzzo, a.k.a. Buzz Osborne, is the singer, guitar player and founder of the enormously influential band, the Melvins. His innovative approach to songwriting, and guitar playing, has influenced countless musicians, and turned leagues of music lovers into ardent fans. Renowned for his pioneering use of down-tuned strings, Buzzo masterfully blended his punk and metal influences, and in turn, he created a groundbreaking new sound in heavy music. Over Osborne’s extensive career, which originated in the small hamlet of Montesano, Wash. in 1983, he has released over 30 albums under the Melvins’ moniker, two solo albums [Gift of Sacrifice (2020) and This Machine Kills Artists (2014)], as well as a number of collaborative projects including Fantômas and Crystal Fairy. Trevor Dunn might be most widely known for his work with Mr. Bungle, the eclectic and unpredictable Northern California band he co-founded in 1985, but his career outside of Mr. Bungle has been just as notable. Also a member of Fantômas, Trevor Dunn’s Trio-Convulsant, Tomahawk and Melvins Lite, Dunn has also written music for various ensembles, performed extensively with John Zorn, and recently formed Riverworm Records, a label home for “discarded, forgotten, and misunderstood music.”Instagram | Facebook

Zach Seabaugh

Zach Seabaugh is an indie singer/songwriter, from the relatable perspective of a 25-year old. Influenced by Ben Rector, Jack Johnson, John Mayer and more – Seabaugh channels his own unique sound blending elements of pop, folk & rock. In 2023, Zach released his debut project, “Mr Nobody” – including top songs such as “Slingshot”, “Christmas Lights”, “Girl in a Coffee Shop” and more. Zach has shared the stage with friends such as Drew Holcomb, The National Parks, Chance Peña, Daniel Nunnelee, Stephen Day plus many others. The singer/songwriter is thrilled to embark on his debut headline tour stretching throughout 2024.Website | Instagram | Twitter | Facebook | Spotify | YouTube | TikTok

Color Green

Color Green is an expansive rock and roll band made up of Noah Kohll, Corey Madden, Kyla Perlmutter and Corey Rose. The dynamic unit throws extremes of raw energy contrasted by a night’s vulnerability into their performances, keeping their audience unsure of what to expect next. An infinite pool of influences, from The Rolling Stones to Spiritualized, gives Color Green their charm: an unlikely blend between explosions of sound and gentle harmonies. Kohll and Madden, the fleet-fingered guitar gurus, formed the group in 2018 after jamming their way through the astral plane. Their debut, self-titled EP arrived on Maximum Exposure in 2020, following two strange years of jamming late into the mysterious desert nights. In an aimless onslaught of moving through the American west, Kohll and Madden landed foot in LA. Their Self-titled debut, released in 2022 on Aquarium Drunkard and ORG, blasts out of the gates at full strength. Equal parts fuzzy and twangy, the songs cull from many decades of the strange sounds of American music. Joining forces with the devilish rhythm section of Perlmutter and Rose, Madden and Kohll are tethered down to earth with an unfaltering backbone. With all four voices featured throughout each performance, the band calls all colors of emotion into play. Color Green’s dedication to mastering the live show has established a cult like following across the country— opening for acts like Fuzz, Kikagaku Moyo, Circles Around the Sun, and Etran De L’air only begins to paint the picture of the malleability of the band. Like the cotton comedown after a potent tab of Orange Sunshine, Color Green is a gentle melter.Website | Instagram | Twitter | Spotify | YouTube | TikTok

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5th Annual Cupid’s Jam – Benefit Concert for TABLE

On Sunday, February 18, 2024, we are hosting the 5th Annual Cupid’s Jam – a festival show to benefit TABLE!This show will feature regional School of Rock House Bands from School of Rock Cary, School of Rock Chapel Hill, School of Rock (Chesapeake), School of Rock Raleigh, School of Rock Virginia Beach, School of Rock Wake Forest, and School of Rock Wilmington NC! $20 at the door is requested for this worthwhile cause, and gets you a full afternoon of LIVE MUSIC from the most dedicated and talented young musicians in the region! All are welcomed and encouraged to come! See you then. TABLE delivers healthy food and nutrition education to children in Orange County, North Carolina. Learn more about this important organization at: https://tablenc.orgFacebook

Sam Evian

It was New Years Eve 2022, the night before Sam Evian started recording Plunge, his fourth LP, now set for release on Flying Cloud Recordings via Thirty Tigers – his first album on his new imprint. He invited his friends and fellow musicians to his property in the Catskills, where he’d just painstakingly relocated and revamped his Flying Clouds Studios into a new barn on the property, restoring a vintage console and tape deck from 1974. Adrianne Lenker brought a jug of maple syrup from Vermont, Sufjan Stevens set off fireworks in the meadow, and at midnight, the group of friends cold-plunged into a nearby creek as it started snowing.The next day, the Plunge sessions began, and the album was tracked in the early winter months of 2023 over a 10-day period. Joined by a group of his closest friends and collaborators (including Liam Kazar, Sean Mullins, El Kempner of Palehound and Adrianne Lenker of Big Thief), the young artist / producer set out with a wide-open approach. “No-one knew the songs or what the plan was. We kept it loose and fun. This was the spirit of the sessions. No headphones, no playback, minimal overdubs, or bleed. Fast and loose.”The result is Evian’s best album to date: a cathartic rock record that melds power pop, iridescent guitar, raucous psychedelia, and Sam’s now sought-after grooves. The music is both fresh and familiar, sonically inspired by his penchant for early 70s production and creatively propelled by the free-spirited process depicted in the Beatles documentary Get Back, as well as his urge to let go. Hypnotic opener “Wild Days” is an uplifting overture centered around a pulsing rhythm section and a guitar solo designed for the open road, while “Jacket” opens with a tight guitar riff, Baroque pop elements and a strong nod to the Beatles. “Rollin In” is a psychedelic-infused blissed-out masterpiece, peppered with saxophone and Rhodes, both played by Sam.The unbridled, “Why Does It Take So Long,” features Lenker’s wild guitar solo, while “Another Way” features El Kempner of Palehound on guitar. “Stay,” is the Gram Parsons / John Lennon session we didn’t know we needed, while “Freakz” is an irreverent, funked-out album curveball, designed for a good time. And that’s just a taste of what Evian has cooked up here.Plunge is Evian’s first release on his own imprint, Flying Cloud Recordings, the new imprint of his Catskills-based studio. In 2017 Sam Evian decamped to the Catskills alongside his partner Hannah Cohen and their dog, Jan, creating an immersive recording experience, Flying Cloud Studios, tucked away in the mountains of upstate New York. Evian (née Sam Owens) has hosted/produced/engineered a slew of artists in his home studio including Big Thief (Grammy-nominated for Certainty), Palehound, Kate Bollinger, Blonde Redhead, Helena Deland and more. Plunge is his fourth LP and first partnered with Thirty Tigers. Prior to Plunge, Evian has released three LPS; Premium (2016), You, Forever (2018), and Time to Melt (2021), as well as a handful of singles.Website | Instagram | Twitter | Facebook | Spotify

723, Cuffing Season, Madisinn

723 (pronounced seven twenty three) is a genre bending music collective from the North Carolina piedmont. The group was founded in 2021 by trio: Tramaine Bowman (guitarist, pianist), “Space Sam” Gabriel Alvarez (producer, engineer, guitarist) and “Amara” Maxx Alvarez (singer). Throughout 2021 the trio would release 4 singles that would lay the groundwork for the trajectory of the group. The true beginning of 723 saw the release of fan favorite single “ALMOST MEANT TO BE” a playful uptempo ode to a love that could have been. Released on the first day of 2022, it defined a new era for the group which also saw the inclusion of brotherly duo Brandon and Brian Finch (bassist and drummer) With new direction the group set out to produce their debut project. Dividing their time between performing their first shows and recording from Tramaine’s kitchen in Hillsborough, The humble yet lively space in which the groups music is written and rehearsed. The group’s efforts came to fruition in August with the release of “BRIGHT LIGHTS” followed by a near sold out show at Chapel Hill’s Local 506. Met with overwhelmingly positive response the project served as a spring board for the band as they wasted no time on tackling their sophomore up project “To Keep You”, this time featuring Maxx “Amara” as front woman. “Where the songs from their first effort established an audio weightlessness, the five songs from 723’s latest release introduced gravity.” Wrote Dale Edwards, writer for The News of Orange County. “To Keep You” steps firmly into new sonic territory, the project relies heavily on drama and contrast, the cathartic belting vocal performances from Maxx supported by spastic and raw power chords and a heavy hitting rhythm section. It’s vulnerable yet aggressive, pleading for reciprocity while also damning the muse for their indifference, perfectly reflecting the inner turmoil of a love gone sour. Though still being a low-budget DIY production like their debut, it is a considerable step up in fidelity, ambition and creativity. Truly showcasing the band’s dedication to growth and song-craft. Mirroring their last project’s roll out “To Keep You” was followed up by a highly anticipated “home town” summer show at Motorco music hall on 7/23 day which saw more than 200 of 723’s listeners in attendance. With two projects under their belt, today 723 is gearing up for their third, this time placing focus on Gabriel “Space Sam” Alvarez’s songwriting.Spotify Cuffing Season is an emo band based in Durham, NC. Although emo is their core genre, their sound also takes influence from indie, pop, shoegaze and more. They’ve been playing for over 5 years and have played at many venues throughout NC. SpotifyMadisinn is the personal project of Madison Grifaldo. Madisinn began writing in her teenage bedroom while she was studying music in school. It wasn’t until leaving music school when she finally decided to create her personal project and release music. Madisinn’s work has been inspired by a blend of artistry from the 70s and the 90s including Joni Mitchell, Neil Young, Mazzy Star, The Cowboy Junkies and more. She just released her first studio EP “The Sun on My Skin” which was recorded and produced by her good friend Samuel Beasley. Right now, she is writing and planning on recording new material further into the new year.Spotify

MAE

From the moment of their inception, MAE have existed in the cross-sectional spaces of creation. Art and innovation. Intricacy and accessibility. Beauty and chaos. Head and heart. Theirs was a meticulous crafting of soundscapes; painstakingly deliberate and blissfully spontaneous.This multidimensional juxtaposition formed the friction point that sparked the creation of their now-classic early releases (2003’s Destination: Beautiful and 2005’s The Everglow), as well as the flame that guided their continued exploration throughout the ensuing decade (Capitol debut, Singularity, and the self-released Morning, Afternoon and Evening E.P.s). Attempts to categorize the band’s sound were made regularly and typically culminated in a hyphenated variation of the nebulous “emo” catch-all. But, the defining thread of MAE’s creation was their uncanny ability to find the heartstrings of the listener and make them resonate with a sympathetic hum.However, within those juxtapositions lay a deeper revelation of MAE’s creative direction, a foreshadowing, perhaps. It was there if you listened closely—a tension within the manuka honey melodies, a yearning in the empty spaces, a kicking at the goads of limitation within the pre-determined structures. It was a longing for transcendence, not only of genre, but of consciousness—and not only of consciousness, but of perception. It was the entire reason and impetus behind the name, an acronym for “Multisensory Aesthetic Experience,” the evolving theory that enveloped drummer, Jacob Marshall’s foray into academia.It’s no accident that MAE’s fourth studio LP bears the self-fulfilling prophecy of their namesake. Multisensory Aesthetic Experience, the band’s first full-length release in nearly a decade, is the arguable realization of their aspirations since conception. There is a liberation that occurs within the first few notes of the album, an untethering of the straight jacket of expectations. Categories are tossed back to the game shows where they belong, and the music becomes music, gloriously expansive, explorative, and addictively melodic.The album dips and crescendos moment to moment, song to song with seamless ferocity. From the DMT-infused retro-space odyssey groove of “Kaleidoscope,” to the Byrne-esque mayhem of “The Overview,” to the contemplative hypnosis of “Simple Words,” it quickly becomes apparent that the heart-strings are no longer merely resonating; they’re playing full melodies that deftly counterbalance the compositions. The resulting experience is one that is visceral, impassioned, expansive—and yes, transcendent. The anthemic dynamism of the album’s progression is such that it pushes the listener to the very cusp of the multisensory aspect for which they’ve been striving since the beginning.Website | Instagram | Twitter | Facebook | Spotify | YouTube | Soundcloud

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