Big Loud Rock Names Brooks Roach SVP Of Marketing
Big Loud Rock, the alternative/rock imprint of Big Loud Records, has announced the appointment of Brooks Roach as SVP/Marketing. Roach previously was SVP/Marketing at Giant Music, VP/Marketing at Atlantic Records, and began his career at The Agency Group, where he honed his skills in tour marketing and artist representation. "I am very excited to join the innovative team at Big Loud Rock," said Roach. "I'd like to thank Joey, Seth and Lloyd for their trust and their amazing team for welcoming me." Big Loud Partner Joey Moi added, "We are thrilled to welcome Brooks to the Big Loud Rock team.
Dexter And The Moonrocks Release New Single ‘Ritalin’
Abilene, TX 4-piece Dexter And The Moonrocks released their newest single "Ritalin" today (2/12) via Severance/Big Loud Rock. The angsty, distorted guitar-driven single underlines the "grunge" tone within their fan-coined "Western Space Grunge" brand. It arrives with a medicating" lyric video highlighting the song's very personal tale of despair and addiction. Watch it HERE. "Ritalin" follows the surprise success of the band's live cover of Tyler Childers' "Messed Up Kid," which averaged 900,000 streams per week following its release last fall, with Whiskey Riff claiming the band proved that the song "was destined to be a rock song." The band's
Hozier, The Killers, The Lumineers Headline Summerfest 2025
The lineup has been announced for Summerfest 2025. The massive 3 weekend festival in Milwaukee happens over 9 days on June 19-21, June 26-28, and July 3-5 on 12 stages. Hozier, The Killers, The Lumineers are among the headliners. The lineup features Gigi Perez, Gary Clark Jr., The Head And The Heart, Japanese Breakfast, Artemas, Good Neighbours, The Record Company, The Avett Brothers, Young The Giant, Cake, Mayday Parade, The Maine, The Psychedlic Furs, Dirty Heads, Social Distortion, Lovejoy, and so many more. Find Summerfest 2025 tickets and more HERE.
Green Day, Noah Kahan, Fall Out Boy To Headline Oceans Calling Festival 2025
Oceans Calling Festival 2025 has revealed its 2025 lineup for September 26-28 in Ocean City, MD at the Maryland Boardwalk. The 3-day festival will be headlined by Green Day (9/26), Noah Kahan (9/27), and Fall Out Boy (9/28). The lineup includes Cake, Vampire Weekend, Good Charlotte, Modest Mouse, Jack's Mannequin, Franz Ferdinand, Weezer, DEVO, Vance Joy, 4 Non Blondes, and more. Pre-sale begins February 14th at 10am (ET). More info on Oceans Calling, produced by C3 Presents HERE.
Wednesday Alternative Artist Discovery #Happens
Happy Wednesday! This week’s Alternative Artist Discovery is Momma. The Brooklyn, NY band is buzzing at Alternative with their new single “I Want You (Fever).” Allegra & Etta from Momma says, “We are influenced by the music that we loved and bonded over as teenagers. Throughout the years we have evolved our sound into something more uniquely ‘Momma’ - big guitars, strong hooks, and some unexpected production aspects thanks to Aron.” Thanks to Rob Wilcox from Polyvinyl for VIP Access on your Artist Discovery Of The Week. The Black Keys “The Night Before” is #1 Most Added this week on
Jack White Kicks Off Sold-Out No Name Tour With New Live EP
Jack White celebrated the start of his 2025 No Name Tour yesterday (2/11) with a new No Name Live EP via Third Man Records. The EP is a 5-song collection of live tracks taken from White’s 2024 edition of the tour, which was characterized by surprise shows in historic clubs around the world to support the 2024 album No Name. The new live No Name Live EP collection includes: "That’s How I’m Feeling" – Live at Bluebird Theater, October 8, 2024 "Old Scratch Blues" – Live at Odeon Theatre, December 11, 2024 "Archbishop Harold Holmes" – Live at The Earl,
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Momma #HAPPENS VIP Access Let's meet Momma. Band Members: Allegra Weingarten (co-vocals/guitars), Etta ("ee-tuh") Friedman (co-vocals/guitars), Aron Kobayashi Ritch (bass/producer), Preston Fulks (drums/percussion) ARTIST Momma SONG "I Want You (Fever)" LABEL Polyvinyl Record Co. ORIGIN Brooklyn, NY Hello! We are Allegra and Etta from Momma :) We first met in high school in Los Angeles, and we started writing songs together when we were 16 and 17 years old. After going to separate colleges, (Etta in New York, and Allegra in New Orleans), and some trial and error with band members,
RADIOHEART: Kevin Cole Film Illustrates The Power Of Music To Inspire, Comfort, Connect & Build Community
Longtime Alternative programmer/on-air personality Kevin Cole checks in with some exciting news. There is a full-length, indie documentary film in production entitled RADIOHEART: The Drive and Times of DJ Kevin Cole. Directed by Peter Hilgendorf, the film follows Cole’s 50 years in the music business, from the early First Avenue days, through the founding of Alternative REV 105 in Minneapolis, helping launch Amazon.com’s music store (back when Amazon was a small, independent bookseller) to 25 years at KEXP/Seattle. Cole stepped down last summer from KEXP, where he was Director Of Programming/Afternoon Drive for the last 18 years. He continues to
Magdalena Bay Announces Fall 2025 Headline Tour Dates
Magdalena Bay has added Fall 2025 headline dates to its Imaginal Mystery Tour, beginning in San Francisco on September 18th with stops in Phoenix, Los Angeles, Dallas, Indianapolis, Nashville, Oklahoma City, Houston, New Orleans, St. Petersburg, Atlanta, Raleigh, Norfolk, Boston, Washington D.C., and Philadelphia. This fall run will find Magdalena Bay playing their largest rooms to date, including The Anthem in Washington D.C., MGM Music Hall in Boston and two nights at Los Angeles’ Fairbanks Lawn at Hollywood Forever Cemetery. The upcoming headline run is in support of the band’s sophomore album, Imaginal Disk, released last August via Mom+Pop Music.
Famous Firsts #Happens On Monday
Happy Monday! Hope you had an amazin’ weekend! We kickoff the first day of the week with Nik Rivers from WZNE (94.1 The Zone)/Rochester, NY sharing his fun stories on #HAPPENS Famous Firsts. Momma is buzzing at Alternative! “I Want You (Fever)” is the #1 Most Picked song on this week’s Alternative Picks. Momma says, "'I Want You (Fever)' is a song we wrote about wanting to be with someone who has a girlfriend, or someone who isn’t over their ex. "It’s pining after someone, but there’s also some confidence knowing that that person wants to be with you. The
