Saltwater Sun has become a Kings favorite. Besides, sitting at #9 in Hype Machine’s Most Blogged Artists chart, this West London based five-piece has been receiving great reviews. GoldFlakePaint said, “There’s a ripple of London life trailing its way right through the heart of their debut track; the rush and the clamour, the full-hearted swagger of it all,” while EARMILK declared them “the perfect amalgamation of Alvvays and Best Coast.” The latest effort was produced by the band along with rising duo, Artery and will be released digitally through the independent label Hand In Hive. Saltwater Sun is an artist to watch.
tristan@handinhive.com
Synth-rock act The Eiffels released the new single I’m Ready. They were voted L.A.’s Band of the Month by The Deli Magazine and San Diego’s alternative rock station, 91X, spotlighted two of their upcoming singles, “I Did It Now,” and “More.” The Eiffels worked with producer Ethan Kaufmann (Wild Party) and Will Brierre (The Killers, Neon Trees, Walk The Moon, Imagine Dragons) on their self-titled debut. The band will release the new EP in May followed by a tour. A band to watch and fans of The Killers & Bloc Party will take notice.
Karla@TheMusebox.net
Asbury Park, NJ rockers Deal Casino released a new song and video “Downtown”, the third single off their Heck EP. The band previously released “Bang Bang Bang” and “Fortyfive”. The Aquarian called the EP “focused and slathered with pinpoint continuity – Heck is one “heck” of a calling card.” OnStage Magazine notes, “Over the past two months, the buzz surrounding New Jersey’s Deal Casino has grown into a low roar. Catchy and explosive and yeah, you do need to hear them in 2015.” Instantly becoming a staple of the music scene, the band played a summer long residency at The Saint, put out three EP’s with producer Jon Leidersdorff and won three Asbury Music Awards for Best Pop/Rock Band, Best Vocalist, and Best Live Performances.
Contact:thedealcasino@gmail.com
Kings favorite Kin Cayo has released a new track Shot The Sun Down. They have received praise from Stereo Embers Magazine calling them “one of the most exciting bands around melodically adventurous and musically cunning.” “Both in rhythm and in melody they evoke an idyllic island environment, where one can put on the tunes with nothing to worry about other than keeping the piña coladas coming along.” – Pop Matters. They have performed at venues such as Community and Greek Theater Plaza Stage and Little Joy in the neighborhood of Echo Park where they just wrapped up a two-month residency.
elyse@ei-pr.com
LAUNCH brings together two aspects of the music industry for one exciting weekend in beautiful historic Downtown Lancaster, PA for the seventh straight year. The Festival showcases nearly 200 artists from all over the country, representing a variety musical styles – from rock to folk, from pop to punk, from country to funk all performing in a three block radius for fans during one electric weekend. Today, we discussed the conference with creator & founder Jeremy Weiss.
What sparked the idea for the Launch Music Conference?
I had a co-creator for the first five years and we met at a few small conferences where we were panelists. We were really impressed with some of them and were talking about all the different things that really made it special. The developing artists, their enthusiasm, the opportunities they were given, hooking with some colleagues, meeting new people as a participant in the conference – comparing notes after having been to South by Southwest after a few decades a few times, CMJ, etc. and we started talking about my town of Lancaster. So there was a site visit, checked it out, saw that there were over 80 independent art galleries, tons of restaurants, music venues – everything was five to seven minute walk. Lancaster has a really good geographic advantage. We have gotten nearly every premier act from every genre of music because of our positioning between major markets like Phily, DC, Boston, New York, Baltimre. So it seemed like the right thing to do. Went to mayor’s office and they were really into it. We rented a facility and went for it.
How many artists are expected to attend?
We have hundreds and hundreds that submitted to perform. We can’t place them all obviously but we will have 184 unique performances with over 175 artists performing. What we do that I am pretty sure is the only festival of its size in the country that does so is anyone who submits is granted a badge to attend the full conference portion and most of the festival for free. That is due to a little bit of altruism and knowing that artists need advice – they are typically broke. We want to give them every opportunity to meet and communicate with our panelists and professionals. We want them to network with each other and maybe learn a few things. As long as we can keep the support from the sponsors in the community up we will be able to do that moving forward. We will probably have over three hundred artists attending. CONTINUE READING
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