Week of 6/10
ALT Happy Birthday wishes today (6/14) to KRBZ (ALT 96.5)/Kansas City Middayer Jordin Silver.
MisterWives Announce Fall Tour
New York City/Los Angeles-based MisterWives announce a fall tour, MisterWives: Just For One Night! with support from Joan, Juliana Madrid, Moody Joody and Meg Smith. MisterWives also share a fiery new track "Other Side (featuring Charlotte Sands)” Check it out HERE. This marks the first collaboration of many more to come later this summer from the group as they gear up to share Nosebleeds: Encore which promises reworked music with a host of exciting features on each track. MisterWives will kick off their upcoming tour with an appearance at Austin City Limits stage on October 6th and October 13th. Tickets
Valley Announce Third Album
Canada 3-piece Valley announce their third full-length album Water the Flowers, Pray For A Garden, will arrive August 30 via Capitol Records/Universal Music Canada. The band also dropped the title track “Water the Flowers, Pray For A Garden.” Valley’s lead single “When You Know Someone” was released May 10th. For the first time, Valley welcomed in an executive producer, COIN’s Chase Lawrence, who helped them to navigate their collective grief after the exit of their fourth band member. Valley is comprised of Rob Laska (Lead Vocals, Guitar), Alex Dimauro (Bass) and Karah James (Vocals, Drums). Laska said, “We wanted to
Brian Phillips Lands Mornings At Rewind 103.5/104.3/Columbus, OH
Former longtime WWCD Ltd. Alternative WWCD (CD 92.9)/Columbus, OH morning host Brian Phillips has resurfaced at cross-town Saga Classic Hits WNND/WNNP (Rewind 103.5/104.3) for mornings, effective today. “My first day was tremendous,” said Phillips. “Great group of people at the CBUS Media Group. It's been a long long time since I've been the new kid in school and everyone was very kind. I also learned where the coffee maker lives so we're off to a productive start." Phillips first started working at WWCD in 1994.
Silver Patron Saints: The Songs Of Jesse Malin Benefit Album To Be Released September 20
A benefit compilation, Silver Patron Saints: The Songs Of Jesse Malin will be released on September 20th via Glassnote Records. In May 2023, Malin suffered a rare spinal stroke that left him paralyzed from the waist down. The charity compilation will have all proceeds benefit Jesse Malin’s Sweet Relief Fund. "As always in my songs, the themes are all there— transcendence, positivity and global unity through music,” said Malin. “This is what I love to do, and I’m going to do everything I can to keep doing it.” Silver Patron Saints: The Songs of Jesse Malin is tribute and benefit
Alternative New Music Friday #Happens
Happy Friday! It’s National Donut Day! YUM! Alternative New Music Friday #Happens With A Benefit For Jesse Malin. On September 20th, Glassnote Records will release a benefit compilation, Silver Patron Saints: The Songs Of Jesse Malin to support Malin who had a stroke last year that left him paralyzed from the waist down. The compilation is full of guest artists. The first song released features Bleachers. New Music this week from 311, The Offspring, Washed Out, and Clairo is now available for airplay on Happens.vip Alternative Downloads. The Governors Ball Festival is this weekend in Flushing Meadows, NY. The GOV
Dogstar Heading Out On ‘Summer Vacation’ Tour
Southern California's Dogstar confirm their "Summer Vacation" Tour of the US in August and September in support of their new album Somewhere Between The Power Lines And Palm Trees. The band shared, "We are having the best time out here on the road interacting with fans at these shows, we wanted to keep it going! For this next US run starting in August, we will be planning to try out some new songs as well—hope to see you out there!" "Summer Vacation" begins August 8th in Indianapolis. On-sale starts Friday, June 7th at 10am local time. Find tour dates HERE.
Wednesday New Artist Discovery #Happens
Happy Wednesday! Your Happens.vip Alternative New Artist Discovery Of The Week is SMITH. Today you get VIP Access with the artist and producer, who has been mostly incognito until now. Foster The People “Lost In Space” claims #1 Most Added this week. Congrats to 300 Elektra/Atlantic’s Greg Dorfman & the team! It’s Foster The People’s Atlantic debut from their long awaited fourth studio album, Paradise State of Mind, set to drop on August 16th. Mark Foster notes, "The record started as a case study of the late Seventies crossover between disco, funk, gospel, jazz, and all those sounds. It was
