LEON MAJCEN PLAYING THE EASTERN IN ATLANTA ON NOV 19 AND 20

Posted by Liz and John Attaway, 10/28/25

MAKING A LIVIN’ (NOT A KILLIN’) OUT TODAY VIA CLOVERDALE RECORDS

ON TOUR THIS FALL AND WINTER

Dates Include Support For Margo Price, Kip Moore, Sam Barber + Headline Shows

Majcen makes music reflective of his journey from growing up in the Gulf Coast of Florida as the son of Bosnian war refugees, to honing his craft in New York City, to finding his voice in Nashville’s Americana scene. Influenced by legends like Townes Van Zandt, John Prine, Bob Dylan, and Guy Clark, he blends Americana, folk, and country into songs that are as soulful as they are sincere. Making A Livin’ (Not a Killin’) – out October 17 –is his fourth album in five years and produced with multi-instrumentalist Pat Lyons (Colter Wall), who helped Majcen expand his sonic palette while staying true to his roots. Inspired by the tours that have taken him far beyond his adopted home of Nashville, the result is an album alive with motion, roadside revelations, and the lessons learned along the way.

“The 12-song experience tells a tale that is inspired by a journey of growth for a songwriter but also a man. It is a quintessential offering for an early summer sit down with a record player and a thunderstorm in the background, a perfect escapism opportunity.” – American Songwriter on Better Days

“Leon Majcen is an up & comer you need to know, & his new record Better Days is proof” Whiskey Riff

“his live performance made me an instant fan” The Pitch

Today, singer-songwriter Leon Majcen releases his fourth full-length album in five years, Making A Livin’ (Not a Killin’), via Cloverdale. A modern-day folk singer in the tradition of Townes Van Zandt and John Prine, Majcen was by Bosnian refugee parents who moved the family to Florida in search of a better life. His father introduced him to outlaw country at an early age, and he soon began developing his own voice while performing locally. Majcen gained national attention as a teenager when his single “Love and Misery” became a hit on SiriusXM’s The Coffee House Channel.  The new album reflects a decade spent touring, performing, and chasing stories across the country, balancing solo acoustic intimacy with full-band energy. From the reflective “Down The Road” to the bluesy rocker “Walking Down The Street,” Making A Livin’ (Not a Killin’) captures the highs, lows, and humor of life on the move, marking it Leon’s most layered and honest work to date. Stream/purchase Making A Livin’ (Not a Killin’) here

Majcen’s unmistakable talent has earned the attention of Nashville’s finest including Margo Price, who personally invited him to join her on tour. He’ll be on the road throughout 2025, performing both headline shows and support slots alongside Price, Kip Moore, and more. All dates are below and tickets are available here.

Leon Majcen tour dates

10/17 – Pueblo Memorial Hall – Pueblo, CO*

10/18 – The Lincoln – Cheyenne, WY*

10/23 – Knitting Factory Concert House – Boise, ID*

10/24 & 10/25 – The Elm – Bozeman, MT*

10/30 – The Intersection – Grand Rapids, MI*

10/31 & 11/1 – Saint Andrew’s Hall – Detroit, MI*

11/6 – Petersen Events Center – Pittsburgh, PA%

11/7 – The Anthem – Washington, D.C.%

11/8 – Wolstein Center – Cleveland, OH%

11/11 – The Commonwealth Room – Salt Lake City, UT^

11/12 – Belly Up Aspen – Aspen, CO^

11/14 – Longhorn Ballroom – Dallas, TX^

11/15 – Emo’s – Austin, TX^

11/16 – John T. Floore’s Country Store – Helotes, TX^

11/19 & 11/20 – The Eastern – Atlanta, GA+

11/22 – St. Pete Country Festival – St. Petersburg, FL

12/5 – Billy Bob’s Texas – Fort Worth, TX+

12/12 – Jack Rabbits – Jacksonville, FL***

12/13 – The Merry Widow – Mobile, AL***

*support for Kip Moore

+support for Sam Barber

%support for Turnpike Troubadours

^support for Margo Price

***support for Liam St. John

^^^support for American Aquarium

PALMYRA! HEADING TO TERMINAL WEST IN ATLANTA ON NOVEMBER, 20TH!

Posted by Liz and John Attaway, 10/27/25

The wildly talented trio, Palmyra, are heading to Atlanta on Nov 20th and will be opening for Ethan Regan at Terminal West

PALMYRA 

SHARES NEW SINGLE “ARIZONA”

DEBUT ALBUM RESTLESS

OUT MARCH 28TH ON OH BOY RECORDS

Listen Here

Watch Live Performance Video Here

“a spiritual, tender trip unbound to any one genre.” – Paste Magazine

“a throwback to the heart-on-sleeve catharses that bands like Sunny Day Real Estate and Texas is the Reason were able to so successfully mine in the 90s”- Beats Per Minute

“Vulnerable And Dynamic” – UPROXX

Last month, rising Virginia trio Palmyra announced that their debut album Restless will arrive on March 28th via Oh Boy Records. Today, the band returns with the standout track – an on-the-road rambler titled “Arizona.” The track explores the conflict between the pleasure and loneliness one feels on a journey. Of the song, Teddy shares, “Arizona was a moment of joy in a dark, uncertain period of my life. I was roadtripping with my brother through the southwest, driving through national parks and living off of energy drinks, cigarettes, and hot dogs. The car was filled with sand from having to break down our tent during a sandstorm, and it reeked of lighter fluid (my brother left it open and it drenched the backseat). It was a beautiful, brief escape from facing reality, and I never wanted it to end.” 

Peppered with electric bass and organ, the song journeys into retro soundscapes fitting for a desert road trip. Mānoa adds, “It has become a core live song for us and one that I think will exist for Palmyra forever. I’m so glad we didn’t give up on it after the demo.” 

The live performance video is the band in their happiest and purest form— camped in a tent with just themselves and a stripped-back setup, letting their voices steal the show. The video was filmed in a friend’s backyard in Richmond, Virginia.  

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Palmyra will play a string of shows in Virginia this February before they officially kick off their headline tour this March 27th in Pittsburgh, PA and wrap May 8th in Amherst, MA. Highlights include The Basement in Nashville, TN on April 3rd, DC9 in Washington DC on April 29th and The Mercury Lounge in NYC on May 1st. They’ll play an album release show at The Jefferson Theatre in Charlottesville, VA on the album’s release day, March 28th. The band will also play at Iron Blossom Music Festival alongside artists like Vampire Weekend, Rainbow Kitten Surprise, and The Lumineers this September. Find tickets here: https://www.palmyratheband.com/

Palmyra Tour Dates

February 20 – The Vault – Tysons, VA

February 21 – Sipe Theatre – Bridgewater, VA

February 22 – Grand Caverns – Grottoes, VA

March 9 –  Continuum Art – Hendersonville, NC

March 21 – The Harvester – Rocky Mount, VA

March 27 – Crafthouse Stage & Grill – Pittsburgh, PA

March 28 – Jefferson Theater – Charlottesville, VA

March 29 – Cat’s Cradle Back Room – Carrboro, NC

March 30 – Live at Ted’s – Wilmington, NC

April 1 – Charleston Pour House – Charleston, SC

April 2 – Georgia Theater Rooftop – Athens, GA

April 3 – The Basement – Nashville, TN

April 4 – Open Chord – Knoxville, TN

April 5 – Center Stage Vinyl – Atlanta, GA

April 6 – Doodad Farm – Greensboro, NC

April 24 – The Palm Room – Wrightsville Beach, NC

April 25 – Petra’s – Charlotte, NC

April 27 – Eulogy – Asheville, NC

April 29 – DC9 Nightclub – Washington, DC

April 30 – MilkBoy – Philadelphia, PA

May 1 – Mercury Lounge – New York, NY

May 2 – Middle East Upstairs – Cambridge, MA

May 3 – High Ground Lounge – South Burlington, VT

May 4 – Billsville House Concert – Manchester, VT

May 5 – 9th Ward – Buffalo, NY

May 6 – Fan Club Collective – Ithaca, NY

May 8 – The Drake – Amherst, MA

September 21 – Richmond, VA – Iron Blossom Music Festival 

Palmyra’s members met in a college music class. All three members- Landon, Teddy Chipouras and Mānoa Bell grew up in Virginia, all three excellent songwriters, singers and players. But rather than starting their own projects, they formed a trio built on democracy, respect and equal agency. They immediately hit the road and found deep inspiration in the connection they felt communing with their audiences each night. But becoming an adult while living out of a suitcase is complicated, and it’s these experiences that inform the music on Restless. Once they were prepared to write the album, heading to a big city recording studio felt like an impossibility and instead they chose to set up shop in a rural Virginia lakehouse, making for an album that is immediate, warm and unadorned. 

Palmyra may have roots in the South, their music steeped in the sounds of traditional instruments and shaped by their time there, but their spirit defies easy categorization. Palmyra is also a band that confronts complex, often painful topics in their lyrics: suicide, gender dysphoria, identity, and the relentless pressure of capitalism. Their songs, which shift from folk to post-rock and even flirt with emo, reflect a band unafraid to push boundaries. In this way, Palmyra joins the ranks of Southern acts like Julien Baker, Band of Horses, and Cat Power—artists who’ve redefined what it means to come from the South, offering a sound that’s as expansive and evolving as the region itself. It’s this admixture of place and perspective that define the material on Restless.

IRISH SONGWRITER DOVE ELLIS WITH GEESE AT TERMINAL WEST ON NOVEMBER 8TH

Posted by Liz and John Attaway, 10/24/25

OVE ELLIS

ANNOUNCES DEBUT ALBUM

BLIZZARD

OUT DEC 5TH VIA BLACK BUTTER / AMF RECORDS

RELEASES TWO SINGLES – 

PALE SONG” & “LOVE IS

LISTEN HERE

ON TOUR WITH GEESE

ANNOUNCES LA & NYC HEADLINING SHOWS

“the elegant/violent way Ellis throws his voice around reminds me of Jeff Buckley, Rufus Wainwright, and Thom Yorke.. a lush and oft-morphing sophistipop thing that carries traces of British collectives like caroline and Black Country, New Road” – Stereogum on “To The Sandals”

“The indie folk song has a rustic quality to the guitar playing, loose and homespun, while Ellis’ vocals take center stage, conjuring memories of Jeff Buckley’s soaring theatrics” – The FADER on “To The Sandals”

“gravitates toward tonal contrasts; instruments collide until they coalesce. The guitar reminds me of David Gilmour’s on “Wot’s… Uh the Deal?” and Ellis’ vocal isn’t too far away from Thom Yorke’s, his decaying holler never raising itself above Fred Donlon-Mansbridge’s wilted saxophone” – Paste Magazine on “To The Sandals”


Today, Irish artist and songwriter Dove Ellis releases “Love Is / Pale Song”. The two-track offering arrives alongside the announcement of his highly anticipated debut album, Blizzard, set for release on Friday, December 5th. With “Love Is” as the focus track, the double single captures Dove at his most direct and immediate yet, pairing raw lyricism with driving rhythms and atmospheric textures. The album was self-produced and recorded in London and Liverpool with mixing by Sophie Ellis and Andrew Sarlo (Big Thief, Dijon, Mk.Gee, Bon Iver). Next week, Dove Ellis will embark on his first-ever US Tour. He’ll open for New York rock band Geese and also play newly announced select headline shows in Los Angeles & New York City. Full tour dates below. Watch a live performance of “Love Is” below, recorded at The Horse Hospital in London before his recent headline show.

His debut single “To The Sandals” introduced this world with striking clarity. A tender, reflective moment, it has earned near unanimous praise from the likes of Stereogum, The FADER, Wonderland, DIY, and others. “Every song could sound like this and I’d still beg for a thousand more,” said Paste. “He sounds like he’s been here forever.”  With incredible Spotify support that saw Dove’s debut added to over 40 Spotify playlists; ‘To The Sandals’ has amassed 400k global streams, establishing Dove as a rare new voice capable of bridging emotional depth with understated scale.

In addition to the Geese run, Dove will make his debut TV live performance at Other Voices in Dingle, Ireland performing alongside Olivia Dean, Dry Cleaning, and Florence Road, before returning to London for a headline show at the prestigious ICA (Institute of Contemporary Arts) to mark the release of the album (Dec 9).

Dove Ellis Live: 

Tickets

Oct 29th – Los Angeles, CA @ Permanent Records

Oct 31st – San Diego, CA @ Quartyard *

Nov 1st – Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom *

Nov 4th – Fort Worth, TX @ Tulips*

Nov 5th – Austin, TX @ Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheater *

Nov 6th – Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall *

Nov 8th – Atlanta, GA @ Terminal West *

Nov 9th – Asheville, NC @ The Grey Eagle *

Nov 10th – Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle *

Nov 12th – Washington, D.C. @ 9:30am Club *

Nov 13th – Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer *

Nov 14th – Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club *

Nov 15th – Woodstock, NY @ Levon Helm Studios *

Nov 18th – Brooklyn, NY @ Main Drag Music

Nov 20th – New York, NY @ Brooklyn Paramount *

Nov 21st – New York, NY @ Brooklyn Paramount *

Dec 9th – London, UK @ The ICA

* w/ Geese

PHOEBE RINGS SUPPORTING THE BETHS AT VARIETY PLAYHOUSE THIS HALLOWEEN

Posted by Liz and John Attaway, 10/24/25

EBUT ALBUM ASEURAI OUT TODAY ON CARPARK

WATCH VIDEO FOR ALBUM HIGHLIGHT “PLAYGROUND SONG

2025 TOURS ANNOUNCED

DATES WITH JAPANESE BREAKFAST & THE BETHS

Rising New Zealand band, Phoebe Rings release their debut album, Aseurai, today via Carpark Records. The band, who will be supporting Japanese Breakfast in Auckland, NZ tomorrow night, have also announced their first ever North America tour with The Beths in the fall.

On Aseurai, Phoebe Rings continue to explore their disco and city-pop influences while staying true to the dream-pop sound of their self-titled EP. “Aseurai means around you in the atmosphere, hard to reach, fading away,” Choi says. “It’s a poetic expression. You wouldn’t say it in normal conversation, but I like that.” The album has garnered praise from outlets like Pitchfork, FLOOD, Beats Per Minute, and Paste Magazine, who said the album finds the band “sharply in the pocket that makes them terrific.”

Alongside the album, the band shares a live video of album standout “Playground Song,” directed by Nahyeon Lee, and filmed in Whangaripo Valley, North of the band’s home town Tāmaki Makaurau, Auckland.

Tour Dates:

06/07 – Auckland, NZ @ Town Hall ~

06/21 – Incheon, KR @ Asian Pop Festival

06/23 – Seoul, KR @ Gimbab Records

06/25 – Busan, KR @ Ovantgarde

06/27 – Tokyo, JP @ Tower Records Shibuya

06/28 – Tokyo, JP @ SPACE

06/29 – Osaka, JP @ Flake Records

06/30 – Osaka, JP @ CONPASS

10/30 – Asheville, NC @ The Orange Peel &

10/31 – Atlanta, GA @ Variety Playhouse &

11/01 – Nashville, TN @ Brooklyn Bowl &

11/03 – Dallas, TX @ The Studio At The Bomb Factory &

11/04 – Austin, TX @ Emo’s &

11/06 – Phoenix, AZ @ The Van Buren &

11/07 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern &

11/08 – San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore &

11/09 – San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore &

11/12 – Sacramento, CA @ Ace of Spades &

11/14 – Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom &

11/15 – Seattle, WA @ The Moore Theatre &

11/16 – Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom &

11/18 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Metro Music Hall &

11/19 – Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre &

11/21 – Kansas City, MO @ The Truman &

11/22 – Saint Paul, MN @ Palace Theatre &

11/23 – Chicago, IL @ The Salt Shed (Indoor) &

11/24 – Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle !

11/25 – Cleveland, OH @ Globe Iron &

11/26 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Roxian Theatre &

11/28 – Toronto, ON @ Danforth Music Hall &

11/29 – Montreal, QC @ Beanfield Theatre &

11/30 – Boston, MA @ Deep Cuts $

12/02 – Boston, MA @ Royale &

12/03 – Providence, RI @ Fete Music Hall &

12/04 – New York, NY @ Night Club 101

12/05 – Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Paramount &

12/06 – Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer &

12/08 – Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda’s ^

12/09 – Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club &

12/10 – Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club &

12/11 – Washington, DC @ Songbyrd *

12/13 – Seattle, WA @ Vera Project

12/14 – Portland, OR @ Lollipop Shoppe

~ w/ Japanese Breakfast
& w/ The Beths
^ w/ @, Dylan Baldi (solo sax)
* w/ Memory Tapes

MOTHE PLAYING THE MASQUERADE ATLANTA NOV 3

Posted by Liz and John Attaway, 10/19/25

MOTHÉ

NEW ALBUM TOTAL POPSTAR 

OUT NOW

HEADLINING SHOWS IN AUSTIN, DENVER, SEATTLE, LOS ANGELES & MORE

SUPPORTING INDIGO DE SOUZA ON 

PRECIPICE FALL TOUR

Inspired by club culture and the aura of late-night DJ sets, pop artist, DJ and producer Mothè (they/them or she/her) embodies the spirit of their new album Total Popstar. Their most honest record yet is a journal of raw experiences – from rowdy encounters in after hours warehouses to introspective reflections on the emotional complexities of relationships and self-discovery. Each moment spent within Los Angeles’ underground rave/party scene answered their understanding of freedom, resulting in 10 tracks primarily freestyled in their 1800s Victorian-stylized home following a night’s adventures. “The album is a story about an extremely messy year in my life,” they say. “There’s not a huge throughline to the way life goes, but it does touch on every emotionally complicated aspect of my life while emphasizing the need to let loose.”

To celebrate the release of Total Popstar, Mothé has kicked off their headlining tour, making notable stops in cities including Austin at Empire Control Room, Salt Lake City at Kilby Court, Denver at Globe Hall, ending in Los Angeles at The Echo. This fall, they will support Indigo De Souza for her Precipice tour, starting October 18 in Columbus at Athenaeum Theatre and wrapping November 2 in Asheville at Orange Peel – find a show near you and get tickets HERE. Full list of tour dates below. 

TOUR DATES

8/19 – San Antonio, TX – Paper Tiger Small Room

8/20 -Austin, TX -Empire Control Room

8/22 – Denver, CO – Globe Hall

8/23 – Salt Lake City, UT – Kilby Court

8/25 – Portland, OR – Holocene

8/26 – Seattle, WA – Madame Lou’s

8/29 – Sacramento, CA – Starlet Room

8/30 – Los Angeles, CA – The Echo

10/18 – Columbus, OH – Athenaeum Theatre +

10/19 – Chicago, IL – Thalia Hall +

10/20 – Chicago, IL – Thalia Hall +

10/22 – Philadelphia, PA – Union Transfer +

10/23 – Washington DC – 9:30 Club +

10/25 – Norwalk, CT – District Music Hall +

10/26 – Boston, MA – The Royale +

10/27 – New York, NY – Webster Hall +

10/30 – Charlottesville, VA – The Jefferson +

11/02 – Asheville, NC – Orange Peel +

11/3 – Atlanta, GA – Purgatory

+ supporting Indigo De Souza

ROCKET PERFORMING AT AISLE 5 ON NOV 4TH!

Posted by Liz and John Attaway, 10/15/25

R is for Rocket, out Oct 3rd via Transgressive Records / Canvasback (Greg Freeman, War on Drugs) sees the band deliver on all of the promise of their 2023 self-released debut EP. Great introductory story at Rolling Stone if you’re unfamiliar. Stream the new album, check out the Press Kit, and watch videos for “Wide Awake” & “Crossing Fingers,” both great examples of their fully formed sound. 

The band’s jagged, fuzzed-out sound has antecedents in ‘90s guitar bands like Sonic Youth and My Bloody Valentine, but Rocket are doing something uniquely their own with those touchstones. It’s no wonder they are widely considered one of the most promising guitar-forward bands of their generation. They’ve just wrapped up a tour with Smashing Pumpkins, and this will be their debut headline tour. Definitely worth catching this very promising band at this stage!

“an explosive introduction.. levels up their dynamic, Nineties-inspired rock sound” – Rolling Stone

“nods to ’90s indie rock staples..blissfully detached dream-pop..hard-hitting numbers..Rocket have built themselves a solid launching pad” – Stereogum ‘Best New Artists of 2024’

“It’s rare to find a band so fully developed without an album out.. they’re certainly not lacking in the songwriting department” – Consequence ‘Artists to Watch in 2025’

“combines a laid-back California charm with biting lyricism and tight, synergetic compositions. If Sonic Youth made pop chart-friendly hits, you’d have Rocket”- Paste Magazine 

“The harmonies glide, whereas the riffy, daydreamy guitars build to a glorious climax in the back half, reminiscent of Sonic Youth and Momma” – Alternative Press ‘Rising Artists to Know’

“this underground band are making big, open-hearted anthems for a new generation to rally around” – NME ‘Cover Story’

“catchy, yearning ballads that evoke nostalgia for adolescent frustrations” – Document Journal

Los Angeles, CA’s Rocket have released their highly anticipated debut album, R is for Rocket, their first for Transgressive Records / Canvasback. “We dedicated this record to Alithea’s dad, who passed away unexpectedly this year,” the band shared in a heartfelt statement. “Choosing him as the cover was the perfect way to immortalize him forever on our first record. This record is so special and close to our hearts and we spent years getting it to the place it is now.”

Comprised of Alithea Tuttle (vocals, bass), Baron Rinzler (Guitar), Cooper Ladomade (Drums) and Desi Scaglione (Guitar), Rocket have had a busy few years. The Los Angeles crew with friendships stretching back to their childhood formed in 2021, convening in an unmarked shed to put their debut EP to tape. Despite it being the first time any of them had seriously approached the idea of a ‘band,’ they seemed to arrive fully formed with combustible, airtight songs.

R is for Rocket, the quartet’s remarkable debut album, is a joyride through sonic terrain that is gloriously loud, anthemic, bombastic and beautiful, with instantly captivating songs that achieve the rare feat of evoking nostalgia while sounding completely new. The band’s jagged, fuzzed-out sound has antecedents in ‘90s guitar bands like Sonic Youth and My Bloody Valentine, but Rocket are doing something uniquely their own with those touchstones. It’s no wonder they are widely considered one of the most promising guitar-forward bands of their generation.

While the album builds on the energy of their critically lauded Versions of You EP, R is for Rocket is also hugely evolutionary, elevating the band’s craft in major ways. By the time they began work on the album in early 2024, they’d been on a near constant touring schedule, spending countless hours on the road opening for their heroes Ride, Sunny Day Real Estate and Silversun Pickups, and writing in their modest studio – a back house in drummer Cooper Ladomade’s parents’ yard – both refining and expanding their sound.

The quartet have been slowly releasing their first new music since the 2023 EP this year, sharing album cuts “Crossing Fingers” & “One Million,” before formerly announcing the album in July with the head turning “Wide Awake,” which arrived alongside an in-depth Rolling Stone profile, and support from Alt Press, Stereogum, Brooklyn Vegan, FLOOD Magazine, Consequence and many more, and was followed by the euphoric and sparkling “Act Like Your Title.” The album’s final single, “Another Second Chance,” arrived alongside an iconic music video featuring a medley of homages to Devo, Kiss, The Beatles, and Blue Man Group, and an in-depth ‘Best of What’s Next’ feature with Paste Magazine

This Fall, Rocket will embark on their debut US headline tour, kicking off in October after having wrapped international festival appearances and a UK run supporting Smashing Pumpkins. They’ve also announced their debut headline tour of Europe kicking off in early 2026. They’ll perform a special LA show at Amoeba Hollywood next Tuesday, Oct 7th. Tickets on sale HERE

“All of the touring led to the songs changing for the better,” says Tuttle, “because we got to play them for so many different kinds of audiences and hear what worked and what didn’t.” Whenever they got home from a tour, they were infused with new ideas for how to finish the in-progress tunes, and many were upgraded in major ways thanks to the time Rocket took to hone them. “Recording the second half of the album eight months after the first half gave us a lot of time to think about what we were doing,” says Scaglione.

With guitarist Desi Scaglione again at the helm as their producer, Rocket logged time at two Los Angeles studios that provided the perfect balance between those extremes. They tracked the more introspective elements at 64 Sound in Highland Park, which offered an array of tasty vintage gear that was ideal for the quieter, more intimate tunes. The heavier moments were captured during sessions at the Foo Fighters’ Studio 606 in Northridge, where they could get the massive drum sound they wanted for tracks like “Crossing Fingers” and “Wide Awake.”

TOUR DATES:

Tickets Here

2025

Oct 7th – Los Angeles, CA @ Amoeba Hollywood

Oct 27th – Phoenix, AZ @ Rebel Lounge

Oct 30th – Denton, TX @ Rubber Gloves

Oct 31st – Austin, TX @ Mohawk (Indoors)

Nov 3rd – Nashville, TN @ drkmttr

Nov 4th – Atlanta, GA @ Aisle 5

Nov 6th – Washington, DC @ DC9

Nov 7th – Philadelphia, PA @ Warehouse on Watts

Nov 8th – New York, NY @ Baby’s All Right

Nov 11th – Toronto, ON @ The Garrison

Nov 13th – Columbus, OH @ Ace of Cups

Nov 14th – Chicago, IL @ Schubas Tavern

Nov 15th – Minneapolis, MN @ 7th St Entry

Nov 18th – Seattle, WA @ Barboza

Nov 19th – Portland, OR @ Polaris Hall

Nov 21st – San Francisco, CA @ Bottom of the Hill

Nov 22nd – Los Angeles, CA @ The Roxy 

2026

Feb 10 – Bristol, UK @ The Croft

Feb 11 – Leeds, UK @ Brudenell Social Club

Feb 12 – Glasgow, UK @ King Tut’s

Feb 14 – Dublin, IE @ The Workmans Club

Feb 16 – Manchester, UK @ Deaf Institute

Feb 17 – London, UK @ Scala

Feb 19 – Brussels, BE @ Botanique – Witloof Bar

Feb 20 – Rotterdam, NL @ Rotown

Feb 21 – Utrecht, NL @ EKKO

Feb 23 – Berlin, DE @ Neue Zukunft

Feb 24 – Cologne, DE @ Bumann & SOHN

Feb 26 – Paris, FR @ Point Ephémère

Feb 27 – Tourcoing, FR @ Le Grand Mix

RAY AND PAUL TO PLAY AT THE MASQUERADE ATLANTA ON OCT 28

Posted by Liz and John Attaway, 10/13/25

Ray and Paul Drop Fading — A Bold New EP Blending Surf and Garage Rock, Available Now

Music Video For Title Track “Fading” is Out now

 Ray and Paul are proud to share their brand-new EP, Fading, now streaming everywhere.

“These six songs reflect the past five years of our lives—love, heartbreak, sadness, doubt, confusion, and pain,” the duo says. “They’ve shaped who we are and changed how we see the world and our music. We’re so grateful to finally share this with you and excited for what’s ahead.”

Fading is a 6-track collection featuring the fan-favorite and top-streaming single “Pelican,” live staple “Blue,” three new tracks released earlier this year, and the title track “Fading.” The EP will also be available on limited edition vinyl.

CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE MUSIC VIDEO TO “FADING”

Hailing from the SF Bay Area, brothers Ray and Paul started the band at just 17 and 13 years old. After building a loyal local following, they found their stride playing house shows in Isla Vista while attending school in Santa Barbara. Their signature surf-rock-meets-garage-rock sound shines on Fading, shaped by producer Jarvis Taveniere (Mild High Club, Surf Curse, Allah-Las) and three tracks produced by John Goodmanson (Weezer, Pavement, Nada Surf, Hockey Dad).

2025 has been a breakthrough year for Ray and Paul. They’ve performed at SXSW, Treefort Festival, and toured in support of The Moss and Sun Room. This fall, they’ll hit the road for a California headline tour in September, followed by a full U.S. tour in October supporting Australian band Dice. See all tour dates below.

2025 TOUR DATES 

September 11 – Santa Barbara, CA – Soho Music Club

September 12 – San Francisco, CA – The Independent

September 19 – San Luis Obispo, CA – Libertine Brewing Company

September 20 – Fresno, CA – Strummers

October 4 – Santa Cruz, CA – The Catalyst

November 29 – Los Angeles, CA – The Troubadour

SUPPORTING DICE 

October 7 – Seattle, WA – Barboza

October 8 – Portland, OR – Polaris Hall

October 9 – Boise, ID – Shrine Social Club

October 10 – Salt Lake City, UT – The DLC at Quarters

October 11 – Denver, CO – Meow Wolf Denver

October 14 – St. Paul, MN – Turf Club

October 15 – Chicago, IL – Schubas Tavern

October 16 – Columbus, OH – A & R Music Bar

October 17 – Ferndale, MI – The Magic Bag

October 18 – Toronto, ON – Velvet Underground

October 21 – Cambridge, MA – Middle East Upstairs

October 23 – Brooklyn, NY – Baby’s All Right

October 24 – Philadelphia, PA – Johnny Brenda

October 25 – Washington, DC – DC9

October 26 – Durham, NC – Motorco Music Halle

October 28 – Atlanta, GA – The Masquerade

October 29 – Nashville, TN – The Basement

October 31 – Houston, TX – White Oak Music Hall

November 1 – Austin, TX – 3TEN ACL Live

November 2 – Dallas ,TX – Ruins

November 5 – Tucson, AZ – Club Congress

KING PRESS ON TOUR AT BUCKHEAD THEATRE 10/26

Posted by Liz and John Attaway, 10/1/25

New York City’s King Princess – the project of Brooklyn-based vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, producer and actor Mikaela Straus – recently released her triumphant third record Girl ViolenceIn celebration of the album’s release, she is headed on a headline tour and will make a stop in Atlanta, GA to play Buckhead Theatre on 10/26

There is truly no one like King Princess – with over one billion streams across platforms, a string of global certifications, collaborations with the likes of Fiona Apple, Florence Welch, Aaron Dessner, Mark Ronson, and Father John Misty, performances on Saturday Night Live, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, and NPR Tiny Desk, tours with The Strokes, Florence + The Machine, and Kacey Musgraves, fashion campaigns for Gucci and Calvin Klein, and a constant champion of LGBTQ+ visibility…King Princess is a singular artist that is ready for her big return.

Girl Violence was announced earlier this Summer with a performance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, and King Princess recently sat down with The New Yorker to discuss the new record. 

The album also comes in the midst of Straus’ television debut, as she stars in the recent season of Nine Perfect Strangers on Hulu, alongside Nicole Kidman, with her film debut to come later this year with Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson in Song Sung Blue. 

Let me know if you’d like to discuss preview or live coverage around this show, would love to set something up! 

“[King Princess’] striking third album, “Girl Violence”—her best yet—which cements her status not only as a virtuosic provocateur but as a generational talent.” – The New Yorker

“Like the best of her past work, the resulting songs, including the raw kiss-off “Cry Cry Cry,” feel as heart-wrenching as they do anthemic.” – The New York Times

“King Princess is back and better than ever.” – Billboard 

“a winsome ’80s pop pastiche, brimming with effervescent production flourishes and topped off with an ultra-catchy hook” – Stereogum

“At 26 years old, Straus is at her best yet just barely getting started…[a] one-of-one rock-star” – Paste

“a work of art” – SPIN

RICO NASTY COMING TO ATLANTA’S THE TABERNACLE ON 10/21

Posted by Liz and John Attaway, 9/29/25

FALL NORTH AMERICAN HEADLINE TOUR KICKS OFF IN SEPTEMBER 

NEW ALBUM LETHAL

OUT NOW ON FUELED BY RAMEN

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Last night, Rico Nasty performed the buoyant and radiant “CRASH” for Jimmy Kimmel Live! from her recent album LETHAL out now Fueled by Ramen (Atlantic Music Group). The performance marks LETHAL’s TV debut ahead of her fall tour kicking off on September 19th at Chicago’s Riot Fest and ends Nov 4th in Los Angeles at The Fonda. Recently, Rico and her band performed a stunning, raw set for NPR’s Tiny Desk. Tickets are on-sale HERE

Always the rap world’s biggest rock star, Rico Nasty is known for her own particular brand of rage-rap and for her outrageous on-stage, online, volume-up persona. But as she grew up, she started to feel trapped by the character she created. LETHAL is a reckoning of who Rico is at 27 with the trap-pop teen persona she created more than a decade ago. Executive produced by GRAMMY nominated producer Imad Royal, the album still features all the hallmarks of a Rico Nasty record – female rage, heavy guitars, humor – but there are also notes of femininity, introspection and a more complex framing of all the angles of Rico – the performer, the mother, the adult.

Alongside the new record, Rico will make her acting debut in Apple TV+ & A24’s Margo’s Got Money Troubles, created by David E. Kelley and based on the 2024 novel by Rufi Thorpe. Rico will star alongside Elle Fanning, Michelle Pfieffer, Nicole Kidman, Nick Offerman, Lindsey Normington & more.

Tour Dates

Sept 19th – Chicago, IL @ Riot Fest

Sept 21st – San Francisco, CA @ Portola

Sept 23rd – Seattle, WA @ Showbox SoDo

Sept 24th – Portland, OR @ McMenamins Crystal Ballroom

Sept 26th – Salt Lake City, UT @ The Complex – Rockwell

Sept 28th – Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre

Oct 1st – Chicago, IL @ Metro

Oct 2nd – Milwaukee, WI @ Turner Hall Ballroom

Oct 3rd – Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue

Oct 5th – Toronto, ON @ The Opera House

Oct 7th – Detroit, MI @ Majestic Theatre

Oct 8th – Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues – Cleveland

Oct 10th – Norfolk, VA @ The NorVa

Oct 11th – Baltimore, MD @ Nevermore Hall

Oct 12th – Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer

Oct 14th – Boston, MA @ House of Blues – Boston

Oct 15th – New York, NY @ Irving Plaza

Oct 18th – Silver Spring, MD @ The Fillmore – Silver Spring

Oct 19th – Columbus, OH @ Newport Music Hall

Oct 21st – Atlanta, GA @ Tabernacle

Oct 22nd – Nashville, TN @ Brooklyn Bowl

Oct 24th – Fort Lauderdale, FL @ Revolution

Oct 25th – Orlando, FL @ The Beacham

Oct 27th – Houston, TX @ House of Blues Houston

Oct 28th – Dallas, TX @ The Bomb Factory

Oct 29th – Austin, TX @ Empire Garage

Nov 2nd – Pomona, CA @ The Glass House

Nov 4th – Los Angeles, CA @ The Fonda Theatre

The album is preceded by lead single “TEETHSUCKER (YEA3X)”- a headturning statement of intent that Billboard praised, writing “Rico Nasty has always felt a bit ahead of the times, and this could be the moment the mainstream finally syncs up with her.” Rico followed the track with the sticky, hook-laced trap-pop of “ON THE LOW” and the more recent, playfully sophisticated combination of  “BUTTERFLY KISSES” & “CAN’T WIN EM ALL.” 

From the moment she arrived, Rico Nasty stood out. Since her breakthrough as a teenager from PG County, Maryland with her own signature blend of bubbly melodies, rage raps, and skull-rattling beats, the artist born Maria Kelly has been an iconoclastic presence in the rap game. She’s been drawn from the jump to the juxtaposition of hard and soft, countering her sweet-and-sour Sugar Trap sound with the kind of vocal cord-shredding mosh-rap you hear everywhere today. Back then, label executives called her weird for songs like 2018’s paradigm-shifting “Smack A Bitch,” which kicked open the doors to a dominant new era of “rapper as rockstar.” At a time when female rappers dressed like WWE wrestlers, Rico was serving Sex Pistols meets Rainbow Brite. But for Rico, the aesthetic wasn’t a costume or a phase. It’s one thing to dress like a rockstar — to be a rockstar is another.

Scan your favorite new rap playlist and you’ll hear a generation of up-and-coming artists inspired by Rico’s balance of high-femme trap-pop and nu-metal rage rap. But around the time of her last record, 2022’s Las Ruinas, the innovator felt trapped: “I was caught in the space of wanting to be understood by the masses, but also recognizing that maybe I’m not supposed to be.” She’d started to feel pigeonholed by her own outré persona, which hadn’t changed much since she’d stepped into the role of Rico Nasty as a teen. “I felt like I was living in character,” the 27-year old admits today. “And when I first started, that was the whole idea of it — but that gets exhausting.” Backstage at last year’s headlining tour, she caught a glimpse of herself in the mirror dressed as a teenage raver. “No shade, but dude, you’re 26,” she recalls thinking. “When are you going to grow up?”

So began Rico Nasty’s year of reckoning, which began as a conscious free-fall. “I just completely let life take me: letting myself indulge in things that made me excited, living real life experiences,” she says. She cleared her closet of the things that made her feel stuck at age 19, ditching the Demonia boots for grown-and-sexy heels. She dove deep into books, deleted social media from her phone, and started taking therapy seriously. For years, she’d withstood label pressure to give her songs more pop appeal or hop on passing trends. Now, working on the songs that would become LETHAL, Rico felt like she had back in the Sugar Trap days, before she’d known how bittersweet the industry could be. In short, she says: “I reconnected to myself.”

Meanwhile she’d parted ways with her entire management team, flying solo until an opportunity to perform with Paramore in summer 2023 introduced her to her new team. Rico had been signed to Atlantic Records since 2018, but dreamed of being “somewhere a little bit more edgy, where I had more space to grow and be whoever I felt like being.” When her new team mentioned Fueled By Ramen, the alternative label who launched bands like Fall Out Boy and Panic! at the Disco into the mainstream, Rico panicked that she’d be misunderstood: “I’m a rapper, and I want to be remembered as a rapper.” Instead, the label instructed Rico to stay true to no one but herself.

Praise for LETHAL

“explosive, expansive and razor-sharp, a sonic evolution that fuses her iconic “sugar trap” roots with searing rap-rock chaos and surprising softness.” 

– Billboard

“Fierce”

– Variety

“One of the premier rappers of her generation”

– Rolling Stone

“Rico Nasty gives us glimpses of a rap rockstar with no intentions of slowing down.”

– Paste Magazine

“Rico Nasty’s new era is shaping up to be electrifying…Full of charisma and unpredictable in a totally unique way, Rico Nasty is at her best when she’s controlling her own destiny.”

– Consequence

“Rico Nasty turns up the heat…reminding fans why she’s an original rage-rap iconoclast”

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“‘Lethal’ is one of her most wide-ranging projects yet, from her rock-oriented abrasion to the sweeter, brighter sounds of her trademark sugar trap, to dark, moody rap songs done in the way that only Rico Nasty can. “

– Brooklyn Vegan

FELLY COMING TO ATLANTA’S TERMINAL WEST ON OCT 9

Posted by Liz and John Attaway, 9/22/25

SHARES STANDOUT RECORD AMBROXYDE (LP)

OUT NOW  

HEADLINE TOUR KICKS OFF THIS SEPTEMBER

“He bounces between soft folk and rugged southern rock. Today, he’s shared another single called “Wildfire” that (ironically) feels perfect to blare outside in the blossoming weather.” 

Stereogum on “Wildfire”

“An elevation of FELLY’s jangle-pop directive, refining his already dream-seeped atmospheres with a buoyant rhythm section and a bed of delicate vocal melodies.”

Paste Magazine on ” High On You”

“There’s a quiet kind of magic to Felly’s “Ambroxyde” – a dreamy, gentle indie folk meditation that stirs the soul in ways I still can’t quite articulate.”

Atwood Magazine on “Ambroxyde”

“Ambroxyde” drips like incense smoke—slow, heady, and intoxicating. It’s a genre-blurring haze of psychedelia, R&B, and coastal cool, delivered with lyrical mystique.”

Glasse Factory on “High On You”

“Felly has continued to step into different comfort zones…and comes full circle as a stronger lyricist and storyteller.”

American Songwriter

“Felly is back to his independent roots”

Beats Per Minute

“[Felly’s] gathered a growing fan base along the way, with his laid-back demeanor and experimental approach”

Grammy.com

Connecticut-born, Los Angeles-based artist Felly is back today with the release of his standout record, Ambroxyde (LP). Produced alongside Grammy-nominated and Mercury Prize-winning producer Gianluca Buccellati (Lana Del Rey, Arlo Parks, The Marias), the album was created across a range of remote and inspiring locations—from the northernmost tip of Iceland to the sun-drenched Greek island of Hydra, to Tornillo, Texas. 

Across its 12 distinct tracks, Ambroxyde (LP) marks a bold new chapter for the ever-evolving artist. With Ambroxyde (LP), Felly dives deeper than he ever has. He made his name as a rapper and producer, but on the album, Felly taps into the indie and alternative music that has always soundtracked his life. This isn’t Felly 2.0 – it’s Felly as he has always been, removed from all expectation. “This is the album I’ve always wanted to make,” he says. 

Last week, Felly shared the latest tease of the record with the lilting “Route 44,” a pure love song. Watch HERE

Ambroxyde (LP) Tracklisting

Spinning Around

Black Shoes

Shoes in a Glasshouse

High on You

Route 44

Emmy

Wildfire

Let me down easy

Marigold

Ambroxyde

Song for the Crows

Cool River

Flóki Studios sits at the northernmost point of Iceland on a sliver of land abetted on both sides by water. On lucky nights, that water reflects the enchanting Aurora Borealis. Those lights drew Christian Robert Felner, BKA Felly, to Flóki, where he recorded part of his striking new album, Ambroxyde (LP). The title refers to a synthetic molecule found in perfume and the scent memories that carry us from one stage of life into the next.“ Ambroxyde (LP) is the start of something new being born,” Felly says. 

To make Ambroxyde (LP), Felly chased inspiration outside of his familiar Los Angeles. Accompanied by producer Gianluca Buccellati, he traveled to remote parts of California and far-flung parts of the world. “Luca approaches production holistically. He’ll pick up a project and work with the artist for a long time,” Felly says. In this case, the duo spent over a year on the road together between Felly’s tour dates. “We went to Iceland first where we were really far from the rest of the world and could really tune out any type of influence.” They wrote “Wildfire” inspired in part by the remote, natural beauty of their surroundings. Its chorus  blows in like an unanticipated gale-force wind as Felly sings: “Come around like a wildfire/ When my wells run dry/ You fill my desire/ And make it all feel alright.” 

Beyond Iceland, they wrote and recorded on the Greek island of Hydra, where cars have been banned since the 1950s and Felly could record at all hours of the night surrounded by crystalline Mediterranean water. There’s a hazy road narrative to be found on Ambroxyde (LP), heard especially on songs like “High on You” and “Route 44,” wherein whole passing days are distilled into a single detail. Felly wrapped the Ambroxyde (LP) at the storied Sonic Ranch in Tornillo, TX, alongside a group of eleven musicians, ten of whom he’s worked with on past tours and records. This tightknit group of longtime collaborators weaved the disparate threads of Ambroxyde (LP) together over the course of two weeks. “I pieced this record together over a year or so writing almost entirely just me and the guitar. It’s my first proper ‘studio’ album which is crazy to think about – First time you can hear all my friends actually playing with me.” Though the pieces of Ambroxyde (LP) were recorded across long distances, they converged in post-production. Each song on the album combines takes from the various studios Felly and Buccellati frequented over a transformative year. “As we pieced these songs together, we tried to catch the soul of different places we’d been. On a single song we might take the Greece drums, the Iceland vocals, and the guitars from Sonic Ranch,” Felly says.

That patchwork process contributes to the textural, sensory experience of the album. When Felly talks about Ambroxyde (LP), he tends to speak visually, using words like “dark indigo purple, northern sky at night, sunset” to describe it.
While Ambroxyde (LP) might mark a departure for Felly, he is still operating on a continuum. “This album might put people off who maybe hold me to a certain version of myself. “I’ve got to be honest with where I am, and who I am,” he reflects. That message of preserving authenticity resounds on “Black Shoes,” which has been sitting in Felly’s audio notes for years “just waiting for some context.” That context took time and experience to reveal itself. “I wrote that song when I was feeling wrapped up in a situation that didn’t feel right to me anymore,” he says. “It’s always nice when something you think is dead pokes its head up and takes in the light.” Like that song, this album didn’t emerge from the ether; it is in conversation with past iterations of an artist in a constant state of becoming. “It’s about coming into your being,” Felly says. With Ambroxyde (LP), Felly is closer to his truest self than he’s ever been as he continues to create authentically over vast physical and emotional distances. 

Felly will celebrate the release of the new record on the road this fall! The ‘For The Crows’ tour kicks off September 23rd in Louisville, KY, and will see stops in New York, Boston, Chicago, Nashville, Austin, Los Angeles, Seattle, and more! See below for full list of tour dates and find tickets HERE.

Felly – For The Crows Tour Dates

7/1 – Nantucket, MA – Chicken Box 

7/2 – Nantucket, MA – Chicken Box 

9/23 – Louisville, KY – Headliners

9/24 – Indianapolis, IN – Hi Fi

9/26 – Brooklyn, NY – Music Hall of Williamsburg 

9/27 – Boston, MA – Sinclair 

9/28 – Philadelphia, PA – The Foundry 

9/30 – Pittsburgh, PA – Thunderbird 

10/1 – Columbus, OH – Ace of Cups 

10/3 – Detroit, MI – Loving Touch 

10/4 – Chicago, IL – Lincoln Hall 

10/7 – Nashville, TN – Basement East 

10/9 – Atlanta, GA – Terminal West 

10/10 – Birmingham, AL – Saturn 

10/14 – Dallas, TX – Deep Ellum 

10/15 – Austin, TX – Antones 

10/17 – Phoenix, AZ – Crescent Ballroom 

10/23 – Los Angeles, CA – Echo 

10/25 – San Diego, CA – Music Box 

10/29 – Santa Barbara, CA – SoHo

10/30 – Santa Cruz, CA – Moes 

11/1 – San Francisco, CA – The Independent 

11/2 – Reno, NV – Cypress 

11/4 – Portland, OR – Holocene 

11/5 – Seattle, WA – Madame Lous 

11/7 – Vancouver, BC – The Pearl 

11/8 – Bellingham, WA – Wild Buffalo

11/11 – Boise, ID – Shrine Social Club 

11/12 – Salt Lake City, UT – Soundwell 

11/13 – Fort Collins, CO – Aggie

11/14 – Boulder, CO – Fox Theatre