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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.

Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats Announces Fourth Album

Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats announces their fourth full-length studio album South Of Here, will drop on June 28th via Stax/Concord. Ahead of the album, the band has shared the first single "Heartless." Produced by Brad Cook (Waxahatchee, Bon Iver, Kevin Morby) and recorded at Sonic Ranch outside El Paso, TX, South of Here reckons with a lifetime of pain and trauma and transforms it into a stirring, soul-baring rumination on love, loss, hope and resolve. Rateliff said, "Brad was a great producer to write alongside. This album is a look into my own struggle with anxiety, insecurity and

April 19th, 2024|Alternative, Music Info|

Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is

Ella Red stopped by KRXP (X1039)/Colorado Springs on April 18th before her show in Denver at Globe Hall. Pictured are (l-r) Willy Will (X1039 Nights), Cliff Cage (X1039 Weekends), Ella Red, Carly Evans (X1039 PD/Afternoons), Summer Justice (X1039 News Director/Host of the 103 Free), Aubrey Bishop (X1039 Promo Director/Middays), Rianna Lundy (Account Executive/X1039 Weekends)

April 19th, 2024|Alternative, Radio and Records Exposure|

Alternative New Music Friday #Happens

Happy Friday! Alternative New Music Friday #Happens with Pearl Jam. The band’s 12th album, Dark Matter is out today. Before we dive into New Music Friday, I have some Alternative monthly ratings highlights I wanted to share from the latest Nielsen March ‘24 PPM 6+ Ratings: KNRK (94/7)/Portland 2.0-2.2, KKDO (ALT 94.7)/Sacramento 4.6-5.0, KXRK (X96)/Salt Lake City 3.9-4.1, WQMP (FM 101.9)/Orlando 1.7-2.2, WXDX (The X)/Pittsburgh 5.7-5.9, WROX (96X)/Norfolk 2.3-2.6, and WMRQ (Radio 104.1)/Hartford 2.9-3.5. Good times! Congrats to our latest winners! Audacy Alternative Regional Brand Manager Andy Hawk had this to share about the latest KKDO ratings: “So I want

April 19th, 2024|Alternative, Introduction|

Bleachers And Hozier Headline All Things Go Festival

All Things Go Music Festival 2024 has been announced for September 28-29 at Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, MD. The lineup on Saturday 9/28 includes Bleachers, Remi Wolf, Julien Baker, and Briston Maroney. Sunday 9/29 includes The Japanese House, Holly Humberstone, David Kushner, Del Water Gap, Soccer Mommy, and Blondshell. Presale begins Thursday, April 18 at 10am (ET) with tickets on sale Friday, April 19 at 10am (ET) at AllThingsGoFestival.com.

April 18th, 2024|Alternative, Music Info|

Wednesday New Artist Discovery #Happens

Happy Wednesday! Your Happens.vip Alternative New Artist Discovery Of The Week is Dead Pony. I just caught up with lead singer Anna Shield from the Glasgow, Scotland 4-piece. The band’s new single is “Rainbows” and it’s from their debut album, IGNORE THIS, released on April 5th on LAB Records/Music Is Fun via In2une Music. Today you get VIP Access to Dead Pony. Can’t ignore the ratings at KTBZ (94-5 The Buzz)/Houston! The station just posted a 5.1-5.5 increase in the Nielsen March 2024 PPM 6+ Ratings. PD Elliott Wood says, “Since January new music from core ALT artists and exciting

April 17th, 2024|Alternative, Introduction|

Dead Pony

Dead Pony VIP Access with Dead Pony Let's meet the band. Dead Pony is Anna Shields (vocals), Blair Crichton (guitar), Liam Adams (bass), and Euan Lyons (drums). ARTIST Dead Pony SONG "Rainbows" LABEL LAB Records/Music Is Fun ORIGIN Glasgow, Scotland I’m Anna. Blair and I had been making music together for years but it was only in 2020 that we started Dead Pony. We wanted to make a sound that was modern but still influenced by some of our favourite artists and we came up with the genre Nu Rock. We

April 17th, 2024|Alternative, New Artist Discovery of the Week|

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