Happy Wednesday! This week’s Alternative Artist Discovery is The Rockyts. Jeremy Abboud is The Rockyts. He is a 20 year old, who recently relocated from Canada to LA and plays every instrument on his new single “A Girl Like You.” He says, “I decided to try & top my 1st harmonica solo in terms of insanity & make it sound like Bob Dylan on cocaine. I grabbed a handheld mic & ran around the room improvising until it sounded unhinged & explosive enough.” Thanks to Todd Sievers from CO5 Music for VIP Access on your Artist Discovery Of The Week.

Mumford & Sons “Rushmere” is #1 Most Added this week on the Mediabase Alternative Add Board. Congrats to Glassnote’s Michael Starr, Alex Whiley & team! The new single that arrived last Friday is trending inside the Top 30 on the Alternative chart. It’s the title track from their forthcoming March 28th album. Rushmere is the spot where it all began for the band. It’s a pond located on Wimbledon Common in southwest London, and it’s where Marcus, Ted, and Ben first hung out and imagined putting a band together.

Check out the video for Mumford & Sons “Rushmere” featured below on the #Happens ALT Video Spotlight Of The Week!

Changes happening at WNWV 107.3 Alternative Cleveland. Get the 411 in Alternative News.

almost monday announces a deluxe edition of their debut album, Dive. Find the details on new songs and the band’s upcoming tour, which kicks off this Friday 1/24 in Alternative Music Info. Buddy Deal & the Hollywood team have the band’s current single “can’t slow down” up to #2 RT on the Alternative chart.

FireAid Benefit Concert tickets go on sale today at noon (PT). Additional artists have been added to the lineup for the show happening simultaneously at Intuit Dome and Kia Forum on Thursday, January 30th to support the Southern California wildfire relief efforts. Find the FireAid lineup HERE. Get FireAid tickets HERE. 

Did you see Tommy Mattern from KPNT (105.7 The Point)/St. Louis was voted #1 Alternative Program Director and The Woody Show was voted #1 Alternative Radio Show in Barrett Media’s Top 20 of 2024 industry poll in the Alternative format? Congrats to everyone making the Top 20 lists from our Alternative community. You can also see the Top 20 ALT PD list HERE and the Top 20 ALT Radio Shows HERE. 

ICYMI: The discounted hotel link for #HAPPENS 2025 Las Vegas is now available. Find it HERE. The schedule for February 26-28 will be announced soon. If you haven’t registered yet, please sign up HERE.

Let’s meet The Rockyts.