Happy Wednesday! Welcome to May! Your Happens.vip Alternative New Artist Discovery Of The Week is StrateJacket.

The Bay Area 3-piece are on Edgeout Records and managed by In De Goot. Today you get VIP Access to StateJacket lead singer Jackson Roemers to get to know the band and their lead single “Bad Start” that is starting to pick up adds. 

For the second week in a row, Pearl Jam “Wreckage” picks up #1 Most Added at Alternative. Congrats to Republic’s Amanda Dobbins & team!

Bummed to hear that Audacy Director Of Imaging And Sound Design Jake Kaplan got caught up in the company layoffs last week. Exciting news for former longtime KROQ/Los Angeles on-air personality Richard Blade, who is among the just announced nominees for the Radio Hall Of Fame 2024. I have more details in The Latest Alternative News.

I wanted to pass along some talented folks on the beach looking for their next opportunity, following WWCD/Columbus, OH’s sign off this past Sunday. Please reach out to the following Free Agents:

Brian Phillips (Mornings) bpradio929@gmail.com 

Laura Lee (PD/Middays) Lauraleeradio@gmail.com

Tom Butler (MD/Afternoons)  Tomcotrm@gmail.com 

DJ Nate (Nights/”Radio Nowhere”) natepuderbaugh@gmail.com

Adam Latek (On-Air “Radio Nowhere” & “Big Room Brunch”)  Adam_G_L@yahoo.com 

Just Emma (On-Air Weekends)  Emmasedam@gmail.com 

Looking for Radio & Records contact info? Check out the Alternative Industry Rolodex I created for you on Happens.vip HERE. 

Andy Hawk from KKDO (ALT 94.7)/Sacramento shares a photo with almost monday from last night. dXn from WAQX (95X)/Syracuse had Blame My Youth in for an unplugged version of “The Break.” Check out the latest submissions posted on Happens.vip Alternative Photos.

Sub Pop serviced 4-piece Girl And Girl “Hello” via Happens.vip Alternative Downloads this week. Girl And Girl are supporting fellow Aussies Royel Otis on U.S. tour dates through May 22nd. Make sure to get to the show early to catch them live. I hear they are really good. Listen/Download/Song Info for “Hello”  HERE. 

Republic has a new single from Dayglow “Every Little Thing I Say I Do” coming this Friday.

Bleachers “Tiny Moves” has moved into the Top 15 on the Alternative chart and is the ALT Video Spotlight Of The Week! 

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