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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.

The Killers To Headline Sudden Little Thrills Music Festival

The Killers and SZA are set to headline the inaugural Sudden Little Thrills Music Festival on September 7-8 at Hazelwood Green in Pittsburgh. The new two-day music festival will feature a diverse lineup across three stages that will include St. Vincent, Del Water Gap, Good Neighbours, Hippos Campus, The Driver Era, Michael Marcagi, Royel Otis, and more. Sudden Little Thrills Music Festival will also put a spotlight on Pittsburgh artists Feeble Little Horse, Corook, Fedd the God and Krunk and the Center of Life Band. As part of its commitment to the community, a portion of every ticket for Sudden

April 16th, 2024|Alternative, Music Info|

Famous Firsts #Happens On Monday

Happy Monday! Hope you had an amazin’ weekend! We kickoff the first day of the week with Jeremy Pritchard from KBZT (ALT 94.9)/San Diego sharing Famous Firsts.  Alternative programmers continue buzzing about Glass Animals “Creatures In Heaven.” For the second week in a row, it’s the #1 Most Picked Song on New Music Discovery Picks. The new single soars into the top 15 this week on the Alternative chart. StrateJacket announces their debut EP. I have the details posted on Music Info.  The #1 merry go round continues. Green Day “Dilemma” hits #1 on the Alternative chart this week. Congrats

April 15th, 2024|Alternative, Introduction|

StrateJacket Announce Debut EP

Northern California's StrateJacket has announced their self-titled debut EP will drop on May 10th via EDGEOUT Records. The EP includes the band's lead single "Bad Start," originally featured on EA Sports’ NHL24 Soundtrack. The announcement arrived with a performance video release of another new song "Be My Drug." Watch the video HERE. "I hope we're seen as a response to the overproduced music that's coming out lately," said lead singer/guitarist Jackson Roemers. "We want to sound raw and stripped-down."  StrateJacket recorded a bulk of new music at Vancouver's Armoury Studios in November of 2022 with the Juno/BMI-winning Canadian producer/songwriter Brian

April 15th, 2024|Alternative, Music Info|

Alternative New Music Friday #Happens

Happy Friday! Alternative New Music Friday #Happens with Alice Merton. Her 5-song EP, Heron is out today via her own label Paper Plane Records. It’s weekend #1 of Coachella. The set times are HERE.  Speaking of the west coast, The Mission has announced a west coast run before playing at Cruel World Festival next month. I have details in the latest Music Info. Destroy Boys, Royel Otis, Michael Marcagi & Blame My Youth are on the free “Concerts In The Park 2024” lineup for KKDO (ALT 94.7)/Sacramento. More in The Latest Alternative News. After a whirlwind first quarter of superstar

April 12th, 2024|Alternative, Introduction|

KKDO (ALT 94.7)/Sacramento Has Destroy Boys, Royel Otis, Michael Marcagi & Blame My Youth On Lineup For Free ‘Concerts In The Park 2024’

Audacy Alternative KKDO (ALT 94.7)/Sacramento announces its partnership for the 31st annual "Concerts In The Park" in downtown Sacramento. The free shows are Friday evenings, May 3 through July 26 at Cesar Chavez Plaza. This year's lineup includes Destroy Boys (5/17), Royel Otis (5/24), Michael Marcagi (6/28), and Blame My Youth (7/26). More details HERE. KKDO Brand Manager Andy Hawk said, "Concerts In The Park is the centerpiece of Sacramento‘s Musical summer! In a world where concerts are insanely expensive it’s a true joy to able to put on these free shows for our city!  It’s literally the most fun

April 12th, 2024|Alternative, News Updates|

The Mission Announce West Coast Tour

British post-punk band The Mission will be hitting the West Coast at the end of the month for a nine shows before playing Cruel World Festival on May 11th. "I’ve always liked the West Coast," says vocalist/guitarist Wayne Hussey. "I even lived in SoCal for 4-5 years in the late ‘90s. I prefer to visit though than to live there." THE MISSION UPCOMING TOUR DATES: Apr 28 Las Vegas, NV Backstage Bar Apr 29 Fresno, CA Strummer’s May 1 Portland, OR Mission Theater May 2 Seattle, WA El Corazon May 3 Tacoma, WA Spanish Ballroom May 5 Eugene, OR W.O.W.

April 11th, 2024|Alternative, Music Info|

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