JANUARY 2025 NEWSLETTER

Happy New Year, everyone!  I hope you had or are continuing to have a nice holiday break.  

One of my New Year's resolutions in 2025 is going to be one that you may be surprised or even shocked to hear.  It's that I need to listen to more music.  Sure, I work in the business and have for almost 25 years. Sure, I love what I do and of course I'm thankful every day for that.  But at the end of the day, I don't think I spend enough time listening to music.

These days I listen to music mostly when I'm driving, cooking, or working out.  But during the work day itself, I've taken to having podcasts and clips of podcasts going on, typically via my YouTube feed which tends to reflect my main interests which are music, sports and politics; but not necessarily in that order.  Of course, it's not like my full attention is on any of that content, and maybe that's the point; that it's just white noise as I work in my home office.  

Back when I had first discovered iTunes, and that I could have my entire music library played randomly and on repeat, was fantastic.  Twenty years later, I can still do this by streaming my Spotify catalog of curated songs, but for whatever reason I don't do this enough while at work, or to just listen for the love of music.  And with a "Liked Songs" folder of 7,144 tracks, why would I choose to listen to another debate over whether or not the Giants should have tried to lose last Sunday to avoid losing their grip on the #1 picks in 2025?

So yeah, that's going to be one of my resolutions.  Let me know what some of yours are, if you feel like responding.  And as always, thanks for listening!

New releases
The Barlow--High Spirits (April 25)--When Colorado country band The Barlow buckled down to write and record High Spirits, the follow-up to 2022’s New Year, Old Me, there were no constraints, no parameters. With High Spirits, The Barlow solidifies its reputation as a Colorado country band that proves heartland authenticity comes from creativity and inspiration, not from geographical location.  
Website: www.thebarlowband.com
Tour dates: www/thebarlowband.com/shows

Previously announced upcoming releases       
The Wildwoods--Dear Meadowlark (April 11--click title to listen or download advance copy)  The Wildwoods have once again taken the hallmarks of the folk-Americana sound and dressed it in indie sensibilities a la heroes Nickel Creek and Gillian Welch as well as genre mainstays Bon Iver and Mumford & Sons. The first two singles are out now listen to "Sweet Niobrara" HERE and "Poster Child" HERE.  The third single "HIdeaway" will release on Jan. 17.
Website: www.thewildwoodsband.com
Tour dates: www.thewildwoodsband.com/shows

Recent releases
Pure Prairie League--Back on Track (click title to listen or download)
Website: www.pureprairieleague.com
Tour dates: www.pureprairieleague.com/tour-dates

The Wildwoods--Christmas through the Years EP (click title to listen or download)
Website: www.thewildwoodsband.com
Tour dates: www.thewildwoodsband.com/shows

Jesse Terry--Arcadia (click title to listen or download) Website: www.jesseterrymusic.com
Tour dates: www.jesseterrymusic.com/tour

Don't forget these 2024 releases
Michael McDermott: Lighthouse on the Shore/East Jesus (click title to listen or download)
Website: www.michael-mcdermott.com
Tour dates: www.michael-mcdermott.com/shows

Brian Lisik: "Why I'm Here" single (click title to listen) 
Website: www.brianlisik.com
Tour dates: www.brianlisik.com/shows

The Dip--Love Direction (Dualtone Records) click title to listen or download
Website: www.thedipmusic.com
Label: www.dualtone.com
Tour dates: www.thedipmusic.com/#tour

Red Wanting Blue: "Lawyers, Guns and Money" (single) click title to listen or download (Blue Elan Records)
Website: www.redwantingblue.com
Tour dates: www.redwantingblue.com/tour
Label: www.blueelan.com
 
Badfish: "F You Pay Me" (with Grieves) single click title to listen or download--video coming soon!
Website: www.badfish.com
Tour dates: www.badfish.com/tour

Will Kimbrough: For the Life of Me --click title to listen or download
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 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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