FEBRUARY 2025 NEWSLETTER

Shortly after the calendar turned to 2025, there was an awful natural disaster in our country.  Much of the greater Los Angeles area burned down, because a potent cocktail of dry heat, hurricane force winds, and lack of rain led to some of the worst wildfires in American history.  

Chances are good that you know someone or several someones who were affected by the fires--their houses either burned down completely or partially, or they had to evacuate and watch in horror hoping the fires would spare their homes, cars and other property.  

Climate change and a very pissed off Mother Nature do not care who you are or where you live or what your social status is or who you voted for.  The stark reality is that we haven't done nearly enough to counteract the man-made causes of global warming, and the frequency of 100-year storms, floods, and other weather events are happening with terrifying regularity.

What makes the fires different from the damage caused by hurricanes or tornadoes or flooding, is that the fires could not be put out overnight or within a few days.  I'm not even sure as I write this on Feb. 3 that all of those L.A. fires have been put out.  And it's going to take years for those affected neighborhoods to be rebuilt.   

Anyway, it's difficult to do much from another part of the country, except for letting our west coast friends and relatives know that we are here for them.  Or donating what we can financially, and there are many good organizations to support such as the Red Cross, World Central Kitchen, and countless crowd funding sites.  We found a few that were from or about musicians and/or people in the music business including colleagues of ours.  

It's at least been nice to see how much we can all come together to help out, but it's going to be a challenging year for so many of us.  Stay strong, Los Angeles, as well as the rest of you.  Because you never know who or where Mother Nature will offload that ever-increasing anger.

Oh, and of course, music can heal better than almost anything, so here is what we have on tap......

New projects
Cowboy Junkies (tour press)--Canadian alt-country/folk/rock band Cowboy Junkies are celebrating 40 years as a band with several upcoming tours.  "An Evening with Cowboy Junkies" promises a career-spanning show, including songs from their recent album, Such Ferocious Beauty, which was released worldwide in 2023, to universal critical acclaim.
Website: www.cowboyjunkies.com
Tour dates: www.cowboyjunkies.com/tour

Previously announced upcoming releases       
The Wildwoods--Dear Meadowlark (April 11)
The first three singles are out now.  Listen to "Hideaway" HERE, "Sweet Niobrara" HERE, and "Poster Child" HERE.  
Website: www.thewildwoodsband.com
Tour dates: www.thewildwoodsband.com/shows

The Barlow--High Spirits (April 25)
Website: www.thebarlowband.com
Tour dates: www.thebarlowband.com/shows

Recent releases
Pure Prairie League--Back on Track 
Website: www.pureprairieleague.com
Tour dates: www.pureprairieleague.com/tour-dates

Jesse Terry--Arcadia 
Website: www.jesseterrymusic.com
Tour dates: www.jesseterrymusic.com/tour

Don't forget these other 2024 releases
Michael McDermott: Lighthouse on the Shore/East Jesus
Website: www.michael-mcdermott.com
Tour dates: www.michael-mcdermott.com/shows

Brian Lisik: "Why I'm Here" single
Website: www.brianlisik.com
Tour dates: www.brianlisik.com/shows

The Dip--Love Direction (Dualtone Records)
Website: www.thedipmusic.com
Label: www.dualtone.com
Tour dates: www.thedipmusic.com/#tour

Red Wanting Blue: "Lawyers, Guns and Money" (single) (Blue Elan Records)
Website: www.redwantingblue.com
Tour dates: www.redwantingblue.com/tour
Label: www.blueelan.com
 
Badfish: "F You Pay Me" (with Grieves)
Website: www.badfish.com
Tour dates: www.badfish.com/tour

Will Kimbrough: For the Life of Me
Website: www.willkimbrough.com 
Tour dates: www.willkimbrough.com/shows

Companies we currently partner with:
Rounder/Concord Records—We are currently working tour press for Concord Records and Rounder Records --  including some of Rounder's rising stars, such as Amythyst Kiah, Sarah Jarosz, Logan Ledger, John R. Miller, Katie Pruitt, and Bella White.  On the Concord side, we are working with Billy Gibbons, I Don't Know How but They Found Me (iDKHow for short), Lindsey Stirling, and John Vincent III; and jazz artists Keyon Harrold, esperanza spalding, and Hiromi's Sonicwonder.  There are some new releases that these artists are supporting, so we have hyperlinked their respective online media kits.

Also on tour
American Patchwork Quartet--www.americanpatchworkquartet.com

David Wilcox
www.davidwilcox.com/shows 

Chris Knight
www.chrisknight.net/tour

Church of Cash
www.churchofcashmusic.com/gigs
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