Wednesday Alternative Artist Discovery #Happens#
Happy Wednesday! This week’s #Happens Alternative Artist Discovery is The Kooks. Luke Pritchard says, “I never expected to be the frontman of a band but when I was a teenager at music college I was playing a song I wrote “sofa song” on the street and was approached by Mr Hugh Harris who asked if I had more songs - that was the birth of the band!” The Kooks latest single “Sunny Baby” is from the band’s new album, Never/Know, out May 9th. The Kooks have US tour dates in June with lovelytheband. Big thanks to Terry Anzaldo with TA
The Kooks
The Kooks #HAPPENS VIP Access Let's meet The Kooks. Band Members: Luke Pritchard, Hugh Harris, Alexis Nuñez, Jonathan Harvey ARTIST The Kooks SONG "Sunny Baby" LABEL Virgin Music Group UK ORIGIN Brighton, England Hi, I’m Luke Pritchard and I never expected to be the frontman of a band but when I was a teenager at music college I was playing a song I wrote “sofa song” on the street and was approached by Mr Hugh Harris who asked if I had more songs - that was the birth of the band!
Arcade Fire To Release New Album, Pink Elephant, On May 9
Arcade Fire announces their seventh album Pink Elephant will be released on May 9th. The 10 track collection was produced by Win Butler, Régine Chassagne and Daniel Lanois. The term “pink elephant” refers to that paradoxical effect where the effort to suppress a thought leads to it being impossible to avoid. The album announcement arrives with a new single "Year Of The Snake" lassic buoyed by the enveloping warmth of Régine’s vocals and features her Arcade Fire debut on bass, and Win’s debut on drums. The song’s title refers to 2025 being the Lunar Year of the Snake, which represents
Famous Firsts & New Music Discovery #Happens
Happy Monday! Hope you had an amazin’ weekend! We kickoff the first day of the week with Kiernan from WRIS (106.7 The Resistance)/Madison, WI sharing her fun stories on #HAPPENS Famous Firsts. By the way, Kiernan, Miranda & Ski are gearing up for "Kibble 4 A Cause 2025" this Thursday, April 10th with a live broadcast for 13 hours to raise money for local animal rescues and shelters, including an online auction for listeners to bid on awesome artist swag. Wet Leg “catch these fists” is the #1 Most Picked song on Alternative Picks this week. Find the rest of
Week of 4/7
ALT Happy Birthday wishes this week to KVOQ (Indie 102.3)/Denver's Shawn Lucero (4/8), SiriusXM's Chris Muckley (4/10), KTCL (Channel 93.3)/Denver APD/Mornings Steve Burrell (4/11), A&R Worldwide’s Sat Bisla (4/11), A&R Worldwide's Joe Arnold (4/12), Photo Finish's Matt Galle (4/13), KNRK/Portland, OR Morning Host & The Bottom Forty’s Greg Glover (4/13).
KKDO (ALT 94.7)/Sacramento Has Free Concerts In The Park With Phantogram, Dexter And The Moonrocks, Winona Fighter
Audacy Alternative KKDO (ALT 94.7)/Sacramento has just announced its lineup for "Concerts In The Park Sacramento. The Friday night free concerts at Cesar Chavez Park in downtown Sacramento include: May 30th - Phantogram June 6th - Dexter And The Moonrocks June 20th - Winona Fighter Find more info on the May and June free summer concert series HERE.
GROUPLOVE Announces Rock N’ Roll Won’t Save Me [Live] Is Coming May 30
GROUPLOVE will release a live album, Rock N' Roll Won't Save Me [Live] on May 30th via Glassnote Records. The upcoming release was recorded during their Winter 2024 tour at the Riviera Theatre in Chicago. A double single with live versions of "Colours” and "Malachi" is out now. Building on the raw intensity of their studio work, "Colours" and "Malachi" showcase the fan-favorite tracks in their most dynamic form from the GROUPLOVE show. "Colours live is a different experience," says vocalist Hannah Hooper. "It is a cathartic reminder from Christian to reach inside yourself and figure out who the F
