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Shawn Alexander

Shawn Alexander has been connecting the Alternative Community from Radio & Records (1989-1995) to All Access (1996-2023) to #Happens.

beabadoobee Announces ‘This Is How Tomorrow Moves’ Fall Tour

Following the announcement of her third studio album This Is How Tomorrow Moves (produced by Rick Rubin) out August 16 via Dirty Hit and the release of her new single “Take A Bite,” beabadoobee has announced a North American Fall tour. Her return to the U.S. after kicking off Taylor Swift’s 2023 The Eras Tour, the string of headline dates will bring beabadoobee to major cities coast-to-coast kicking off September 8th in Philadelphia, PA and including Washington, D.C., Chicago, Los Angeles, Boston, San Francisco, Denver, and more, as well as New York’s Central Park SummerStage. Pre-sales begin with beabadoobee’s artist

May 29th, 2024|Alternative, Music Info|

Wednesday New Artist Discovery #Happens

Happy Wednesday! Your Happens.vip Alternative New Artist Discovery Of The Week is Winnetka Bowling League. The L.A. 3-piece released their new single “America In Your 20’s” earlier this month. Today you get VIP Access with lead singer Matt Koma to get to know the band. A ratings shoutout to WRXL (ALT 102.1)/Richmond up 3.7-4.0 and KMYZ (Z104.5 The Edge)/Tulsa up 3.4-3.6 from last week’s Nielsen April 2024 12+ Ratings. WWCT/Peoria, IL has flipped to Alternative. Find more details in The Latest Alternative News. Jane’s Addiction and Love & Rockets announce a co-headline tour. Dropkick Murphys and Pennywise set a fall

May 29th, 2024|Alternative, Introduction|

Winnetka Bowling League

Winnetka Bowling League   VIP Access. Let's meet the band. Band Members:  Matthew Koma (singer/guitarist) Kris Mazzaris (drums) Sam Beresford (keys) ARTIST Winnetka Bowling League SONG "America In Your 20's" LABEL Local Weather/MDDN Records/The Orchard ORIGIN Los Angeles I’m Matt and my brother Kris and I started the band in 2018 with our friend Sam. We’re from California and some of us are allergic to shrimp. Eh Elvis Costello, The Muffs, Third Eye Blind The longing for a different / older life sorta thing that was never quite

May 29th, 2024|Alternative, New Artist Discovery of the Week|

Week of 5/27

ALT Happy Birthday wishes this weekend to Audacy RVP/Alternative Programming John Allers (5/31), Capitol Music Group EVP/Promotion Greg Marella (5/31), Photo Finish COO/Partner Mike Marquis (6/1), and Music Choice PD Mike Popadines (6/2).

May 28th, 2024|Alternative, Birthdays|

WWCT/Peoria Flips From Triple A To Alternative

Advanced Media Partners Triple A WWCT/Peoria IL switched to Alternative as "The New CT 99.9" heading into the Memorial Day Weekend under OM Scott Hecathorn.  The station is is locally owned and operated and using the positioning statement "Peoria's Alternative."  Check out The New CT 99.9 HERE. 

May 28th, 2024|Alternative, News Updates|

Jane’s Addiction And Love And Rockets Announce 2024 Tour

After reuniting for the first time in 14 years to perform an intimate show in London, Jane’s Addiction, with their original band members, and Love And Rockets announced they will hit the road for their 2024 co-headline tour. Produced by Live Nation, the 23-city tour kicks off on August 9th at Fontainebleau Las Vegas making stops across North America in Los Angeles, New York, Toronto and more before wrapping up in St. Louis at Evolution Festival on September 29th.  Tickets will be available with presales throughout the week with the general onsale beginning Friday, May 31at at 10am. Find the

May 28th, 2024|Alternative, Music Info|

Dropkick Murphys And Pennywise Set North American Fall Tour

Dropkick Murphys is hitting the road with punk legends Pennywise and hotly-tipped Dublin rock band The Scratch for a fall North American tour. The trek launches September 24 in New York City and wraps October 27 in Amherst, Massachusetts.  In addition, Dropkick Murphys will follow up a European festival run in June and July with North America festivals shows at Inkcarceration Music & Tattoo Festival (July 21 in Mansfield, OH), Newport Folk Festival (July 28 in Newport, RI), the New York State Fair (Aug. 25 in Syracuse, NY), Envol et Macadam (Sept. 12-14 festival in Quebec City, Quebec), Music 4

May 28th, 2024|Alternative, Music Info|

Bring Me The Horizon Surprise Release Of POST HUMAN: NeX GEn

On May 24th, Bring Me The Horizon released their new album, POST HUMAN: NeX GEn via Columbia Records. The surprise highly-anticipated release is the latest chapter in the series to be revealed and sees the band expanding both musically and conceptually. It follows their 2020 POST HUMAN: Survival Horror – which featured collaborations with YUNGBLUD, Nova Twins, BABYMETAL and Evanescence’s Amy Lee. The first part of the POST-HUMAN Series, Survival Horror was recorded during the first COVID lockdowns, almost entirely remotely, and leaned into the band’s heavy side to express its feelings of anger, fear, emptiness and despair. Of NeX

May 27th, 2024|Alternative, Music Info|

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