Happy Wednesday! Your Happens.vip Alternative Artist Discovery Of The Week is almost monday. “can’t slow down” is now Top 30 on the Alternative chart and the band just announced their debut album, Dive, which will be released on September 25th. The San Diego band’s charismatic lead singer Dawson Daugherty says, “I remember someone saying to me a while back that our music feels like “you’re in a car packed full of your friends on a warm summer day, with the windows down, driving on the PCH.” This week, it’s almost monday all over again on #HAPPENS Alternative Artist Discovery. Big thanks to Buddy Deal from Hollywood Records for VIP Access. 

beabadoobee is #1 Most Added this week on Mediabase Alternative Add Board. Huge congrats to Karen Glauber & Ted Volk, who are leading the Dirty Hit team. Check out beabadoobee “Beaches” now playing on the #Happens ALT Video Spotlight Of The Week! 

Ratings Love! WAQX (95X)/Syracuse lands a second-consecutive ratings gain. The station is up 3.8-4.0 in the Nielsen July ‘24 Monthly 12+ Ratings. 95X PD Joe DeTomaso says, “It was another solid month for us. We held steady with Top 5 Adults 18-34, 18-49 and 25-54.”

Christine Malovetz is the new Brand Manager of Alternative WSFS (104.3 The Shark)/Miami. Find more details in Alternative News. 

blink-182 announce ONE MORE TIME Part-2 with new single coming this Friday. Katastro will release final album to honor late lead singer Andy Chaves in October. Get the 411 in Alternative Music Info. 

Happy to hear Laura Lee has landed a new job. More details soon.

Looking for Radio & Records contact info? Check out the Alternative Industry Rolodex I created for you on Happens.vip HERE. Send updates to shawn@happens.vip.