Alternative New Music Friday #Happens
Happy Friday! It’s been a slow week of new music. Alternative New Music Friday #Happens with new music from The Black Keys “The Night Before.” I have their new single queued up for you to listen, download and get song info below on Happens.vip Alternative Downloads. Mumford & Sons announce an intimate club tour for March. Get the dates in Alternative Music Info. Billy Burrs shares a photo from WRFF (ALT 104.5)/Philadelphia’s Winter Jawn with Judah & The Lion. Check out the smiles on Alternative Photos. ICYMI: Gigi Perez was on Jimmy Fallon on Wednesday night playing her Top 10
Mumford & Sons Confirm Intimate Global Club Tour
Mumford & Sons has announced nine intimate live dates for a Global Club Tour with shows in Amsterdam, Paris, Berlin, London, Sydney, Los Angeles, Chicago, Toronto, and New York. The Global Club Tour begins March 5th and leads into the band's new album, Rushmere, set to be released on March 28th via Glassnote. It will be Mumford & Sons' first album in seven years. The title-track and lead single off the album is marching up the Alternative chart. The band's North American run is March 20th in Los Angeles at the Hollywood Palladium, March 22nd in Chicago at Chicago Theater,
Wednesday Alternative Artist Discovery #Happens
Happy Wednesday! This week’s Alternative Artist Discovery is Bad Suns. The L.A. 3-piece released their new single “Communicating” on January 30th. Lead singer Christo Bowman says, “The idea for ‘Communicating’ was sparked on a drive to the studio one morning. It had been a cold and rainy couple of weeks in February. Days away from leaving on a trip to Tokyo, I had been listening to a lot of Japanese City Pop in my car. That morning, the clouds had vanished and the sun was shining. I was driving through Hollywood, palm trees all around me; it struck me as
Noah Kahan, The Lumineers, Jack White To Headline Bourbon & Beyond 2025 Lineup
The lineup for Bourbon & Beyond Festival has been revealed for September 11-14, 2025 at Highland Festival Grounds Kentucky Exposition Center. Danny Wimmer Presents announces a stacked music lineup led by The Lumineers, Benson Boone, and Alabama Shakes (reunion) on Thursday, Phish, Khruangbin and Joe Bonamassa on Friday, Sturgill “Johnny Blue Skies” Simpson, Jack White and Vance Joy on Saturday, and Noah Kahan, Goo Goo Dolls and Megan Moroney on Sunday. Now in its 7th year, Bourbon & Beyond will feature more than 120 artists performing on five stages during the 4-day music festival. The lineup includes Cage The Elephant,
Bad Suns
Bad Suns #HAPPENS VIP Access Let's meet Bad Suns. Band Members: Christo Bowman, Gavin Bennett, Miles Morris ARTIST Bad Suns SONG "Communicating" LABEL Epitaph Records ORIGIN Woodland Hills, CA My name is Christo Bowman and I’ve been writing songs for as long as I can remember. Kindred spirits brought together by the cosmos, we started this band in high school and we never looked back. Being awake within the dream, losing your balance in the clouds, shooting for the stars and hitting the pavement, finding beauty in what’s painful and
WRMR/Wilmington-Greenville, NC’s Randy Slack Celebrates The Morning Alternative’s 7th Birthday Bash With Last Prize Standing
Sunrise Broadcasting Alternative WRMR (Modern Rock 98.7)/Wilmington-Greenville, NC celebrates “The Morning Alternative 7th Birthday Bash” with the return of "Last Prize Standing" on Saturday, February 22nd at Bill’s Brewing Company. On Monday (2/3), PD/morning host Randy Slack began qualifying listeners on-air with each contestant removing one prize from the station's massive prize board (see list HERE) until the grand prize is the "Last Prize Standing." One listener will be randomly chosen to win the grand prize. Slack says, "When I came to WRMR in 2018, they had gone through several morning hosts and PDs. I started the Morning Alternative Birthday
Famous Firsts #Happens On Monday
Happy Monday! Hope you had an amazin’ weekend! We kickoff the first day of the week with Leslie Fram from WNNX (99X)/Atlanta sharing her fun stories on #HAPPENS Famous Firsts. St. Vincent had a big night at the GRAMMY Awards. She won "Best Alternative Music Album" for All Born Screaming, "Best Alternative Music Performance" for "Flea," and "Best Rock Song" for "Broken Man." Justice & Tame Impala won "Best Dance/Electronic Recording" for "Neverender." Djo is buzzing at Alternative! In addition to the highest chart debut, “Basic Being Basic” is the #1 Most Picked song this week on Alternative Picks. twenty
Garett Michaels Assumes AM Drive At 91X/San Diego With New On-Air Lineup
Local Media San Diego Alternative XTRA-FM (91X)/San Diego PD Garett Michaels takes over Morning Drive on the station from 6am-noon. Michaels says, "As of today, there are a couple of changes to the 91X weekday on-air lineup. Marty Whitney (mornings) and Zach Van Lue (afternoons) will no longer be with 91X in their full-time positions. However, they will both be staying with 91X in a part-time/fill capacity until they land full-time opportunities elsewhere." APD/MD/middayer Hilary will now be hosting 1pm-7pm weekdays and continue hosting her weekly new music show "Planet Nu Nu" on Sunday nights from 6pm-7pm. In addition to
Week of 2/3
ALT Happy Birthday wishes this week to Birmingham Mountain Radio PD Geno Pearson (2/3), Arista SVP/Promotion Nick Petropoulos (2/4), Republic SVP/Rock Promotion Amanda Dobbins (2/4), WTBV-HD2 (97X)/Tampa and WOKV-HD2 (X99.5)/Jacksonville Dir./Branding And Programming Jenna Kesneck (2/6), WEQX/Albany’s Jason Keller (2/6), Virgin Music SVP/Promotion Marni Halpern (2/7), WEDG (103.3 The Edge)/Buffalo Afternooner Lexi Ziccardi (2/7), Stephens Media Group/Rochester, NY OM Nik Rivers (2/8).
