Wednesday Alternative Artist Discovery #Happens
Happy Wednesday! Your Happens.vip Alternative Artist Discovery Of The Week is Magdalena Bay. “Image” is the new single from the L.A. duo. Magdalena Bay says, “It’s got a little Yellow Magic Orchestra, a little Radiohead, maybe a little Phoenix? Think it combines a generally dancy energy with a dark strange mood. We like songs that do that. The lyrics are reflective of the album themes, exploring and playing with ideas of the self.” Thanks to David Jacobs from Mom+Pop Music for VIP Access. The Offspring “Ok, But This Is The Last Time” is #1 Most Added this week on Mediabase
97X/Tampa Reveals Lineup For 23rd Annual ‘Next Big Thing’ On December 7
Cox Media Group Alternative WTBV-HD2 (97X)/Tampa Bay announces its 23rd Annual "97X Next Big Thing" will be Saturday, December 7th at BayCare Sound in Clearwater, Florida. The lineup features The All-American Rejects, Something Corporate, Dayglow, Judah & The Lion, Gigi Perez, and Jonah Kagen. Plus, the winner of The Hard Rock Rising Finals local competition on November 13th at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino will open the 97X Next Big Thing. $1 from every ticket sold will benefit Metropolitan Ministries to help those affected by the hurricanes. Tickets on sale now. More NBT info HERE.
Magdalena Bay
Magdalena Bay VIP Access. Let's meet Magdalena Bay. Band Members: Mica Tenenbaum and Matthew Lewin ARTIST Magdalena Bay SONG "Image" LABEL Mom+Pop Music ORIGIN Los Angeles Hi, we’re Mica and Matthew. We started making music together when we were in high school. We met at an after school music program where at first we covered rock songs and then started writing our own music! We got really into writing and eventually production and recording for this band. When we went to college in different cities the band kinda fell apart. We
Dropkick Murphys Set St. Patrick’s Day 2025 Tour
The annual Dropkick Murphys St. Patrick’s Day 2025 Tour will kick off February 26, 2025 in Huntington, New York and wrap up with 4 hometown shows in Boston on March 14-17, 2025. The Menzingers and Teenage Bottlerocket will support most dates, with varying lineups for the special annual St. Patrick’s Day Weekend celebration in Boston. Dropkick Murphys recently released their new single "Sirens" from a forthcoming 2025 album. Listen & Download HERE. Dropkick Murphys frontman Ken Casey said, “2025 is year 29 of Dropkick Murphys — and we’re excited as hell to bring our annual St. Patrick’s Day Tour to
New Order To Headline Cruel World 2025
Cruel World has revealed the music festival lineup for May 17, 2025 at Brookside at The Rose Bowl in Pasadena, CA. The one day festIval features New Order, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, The Go-Go's, Devo, OMD, Death Cult, Garbage, Madness, 'Til Tuesday, She Wants Revenge, Alison Moyet, and more. Tickets to Cruel World 2025 will go on sale beginning Friday, October 25th at 11am (PT) and you can find the full lineup HERE.
Famous Firsts #Happens On Monday
Happy Monday! We kickoff the first day of the week with Alan Cross from Corus sharing his history of Famous Firsts. Fun stuff! Gigi Perez “Sailor Song” is buzzing at Alternative! It’s this week’s #1 Most Picked song on Alternative Picks and debuts this week on the Mediabase Alternative chart. Listen & Download to “Sailor Song” Listen & Download HERE. Malcolm Ryker checks in with a special Skratch N Sniff 311 Halloween All Mixed Up show available for this coming weekend. Get the scoop on the Halloween treat for your station in Alternative News. Nik Rivers from WZNE (94.1 The
Week of 10/21
ALT Happy Birthday wishes this week to Dave & Mahoney Producer Chris Jackson (10/21), former longtime record exec Mike Jacobs (10/23), KDKB (ALT AZ 93.3)/Phoenix OM/PD David Moore (10/25), In De Goot Entertainment's Chris Frank (10/25).
