Category Archives New Artists

NEW SIGNING – Hustle Souls

Rocky Mountain Artists is very pleased to welcome Hustle Souls out of Asheville, NC to our booking roster!

Hustle Souls, based in Asheville, NC, masterfully blend Retro-Soul, Brass Band Funk, and Singer-Songwriter Americana into a unique and captivating sound. Lauded by American Blues Scene as a “generation-jumping mashup of new school second line funk with old school vintage soul,” and described by Bluestown Music as “intimate soul…with a Curtis Mayfield like warmth,” the band has earned a spot as one of Music Connection Magazine’s “Hot 100 Live Unsigned Artists & Bands.”

Overflowing with energy and spontaneity , Hustle Souls features roaring B3 organ and jubilant brass, balanced with three-part vocal harmonies and a passion for songwriting. Their music has been praised by Aldora Britian Records as “worthy of being included in that brilliant soul music canon, a heritage that features some of the greatest performers and writers that have ever graced this earth.”

In 2024, Hustle Souls released their vinyl debut and lead singer Billy Litz was invited to perform at the NAMM Show in Anaheim, CA, as an endorsing artist for the prestigious Santa Cruz Guitar Company. The band also represents Seydel Harmonicas as endorsing artists. Hustle Souls have been featured on major festival lineups such as Bristol Rhythm and Roots Reunion and Shakori Hills Grassroots Music Festival, and have shared the stage with legends including Kofi Burbridge and supported bands like Dumpstaphunk.

We welcome Hustle Souls to the RMA family!

http://www.hustlesouls.com/

NEW SIGNING – Rainy Eyes

Rocky Mountain Artists is thrilled to announce that Rainy Eyes out of Lafayette, LA will be joining our booking roster!

Originally from Norway, Rainy began her career in Northern California before relocating to Louisiana. She just released her excellent sophomore record “Lonesome Highway” through Royal Potato Family in July 2024. In a review of the album, Turnstyled Junkpiled raved, “a modern-day Emmylou Harris, Rainy Eyes combines folk and country influences to weave poignant stories of remorse and redemption,” while Americana Highways declared “…a voice of innocence with strains of sensitivity and illumination, Norway native Rainy Eyes most importantly graces each tune with honesty and emotion.”

This past year marked Rainy’s second appearance at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. She also had recent strong performances at Festival International de Louisiane and the Bajaja Music with John Medeski, The New Mastersounds, ALO and more. She has upcoming appearances at the AVL Festival in Asheville, NC and Fete Du Void. Rainy Eyes has shared the stage with artists including Ramblin Jack Elliott, Peter Rowan, Willie Watson, Patterson Hood, Jackie Greene, The Steel Wheels, Larry Campbell & Teresa Williams and many more.

We welcome Rainy Eyes to the RMA family and look forward to working with her in conjunction with The Royal Potato Family and Wingspan Music.

https://www.rainyeyesmusic.com/

0 Rocky Mountain Artists welcomes James and the Devil to our roster

Rocky Mountain Artists is very pleased to announce a new addition to our roster…

JAMES AND THE DEVIL
(Denver, CO)

James and The Devil perform their own brand of music, described as Rocky Mountain Fiddle Rock. They create an odd assortment of song writing, equipped with an intense, quick-tempo ed, vocal performance. The Electric Guitar and Fiddle take turns facing off, above a Rock-Solid Drum and Bass Section.

James & the Devil is a ying-yang concept representing people with enough open-mindedness to see it for what it really is- A normal man versus his personal demons. We believe it is healthy to always ask questions, and equally important to receive truthful non-skewed answers, to help guide us in the decisions we make as Earthlings. We promote Love and Unity through the stories we tell.

While merging acoustic rock, fiddle, modern pop, rap, and dance; J&theD has logged over 100,000 touring miles with a proclivity to consistently perform unforgettable genre-bending shows. Whether playing theaters or festivals, J&theD’s high energy original music is poised to redefine Rock&Roll!

James and the Devil has been growing recognition and achieving success in the Colorado music scene since 2009. They recently released a recorded set at Red Rocks Amphitheater, and a live CD/EP titled “Sample This”. In 2013 they we’re named Best “Avante-Pop” Band by the Denver Westword, and also Herman’s Hideaway’s Best of the West IV contest winners. They have proven time and again to be the victors of the Road to Summer Camp and Wakarusa Winter Classic battles, earning them performance slots at Wakarusa in 2011 & 2014; and at Summer Camp in 2012 and 2013. J&theD also won the title of Best Band in Denver by the CO Music Buzz in 2011.

J&theD has released 3 studio albums, and are about finish their 4th; dropping in the Spring of 2014, tentatively titled, “Checking For Signs Of Life”. They are already working on their next big project and intend to continue work on yet another record.

Formed in Denver, Colorado, James and The Devil perform their own brand of music, best described as rocky mountain fiddle rock. Rhythm guitarist & lyricist, Jim Campbell, brings a unique element, providing a clever assortment of song writing, rapidly delivering intense vocal performances. Leading the band on the violin, David Ross, takes a progressive approach to his fiddle-style, drawing from years of traditional experience, and sawing on the strings to whatever genre is thrown his way. J & the D, Bassist, Adam Carpenter, holds down the low-end, with an extensive background in music theory, punching in, and pushing out sound- A slapping, singing, and dancing, machine. J&theD, drummer, Matt Stoner, keeps the thunder thumping, metal crashing, and the people moving. A former producer, writer, and composer of the rock style. On lead guitar, Brian Knapp, joined the lineup to complete the 5-piece! Their songs are for every demographic, old and young. Their fans are made up of dreamers, drinkers, thinkers, smokers, and rebel-rousers.

http://www.jamesandthedevilmusic.com
https://www.facebook.com/JamesAndTheDevil
https://www.youtube.com/user/JamesandtheDevil

0 Johnny Campbell & the Bluegrass Drifters winter 2015 Colorado tour

Rocky Mountain Artists is very pleased to be bringing some outstanding Nashville bluegrass to Colorado to ring in 2015 with Johnny Campbell & the Bluegrass Drifters.  The band will be pickin’ through Colorado throughout January so check them out at these dates:

01.09 (Fri) Crested Butte, CO – The Eldo
01.10 (Sat) Evergreen, CO – Little Bear Saloon
01.12 (Mon) Boulder, CO – Southern Sun
01.13 (Tue) Laporte, CO – Swing Station
01.14 (Wed) Steamboat Springs, CO – Carl’s Tavern
01.16 (Fri) Grand Junction, CO – Cruiser’s
01.17 (Sat) Carbondale, CO – Black Nugget
01.18 (Sun) Aspen, CO – Justice Snow’s
01.21 (Wed) Frisco, CO – Barkley Ballroom

http://www.thebluegrassdrifters.com/
https://www.facebook.com/johnnycampbellandthebluegrassdrifters

Johnny Campbell is a third generation fiddler hailing from Nashville, Tennessee. He grew up listening to Bluegrass greats Bill Monroe, Jimmy Martin, Jim & Jesse & the Virginia Boys, and the Stanley Brothers. Johnny’s long-bow fiddling style is modeled after the late, great Kenny Baker, as well as his brother Jimmy Campbell, who played extensively with both Jim & Jesse and Bill Monroe. To Johnny, Bluegrass is not just a genre of music, but a lifestyle. Sticking strictly to the roots of first generation bluegrass musicians, Johnny brings enthusiasm and charisma to an oft mislabeled musical category. Johnny has won several fiddle competitions over the years, including Uncle Dave Macon Days, LaGrange Fiddle Competition, and Yeehaw Junction. He is a founding member of the Volunteer String Band (a Nashville Jamgrass band), has toured with James Monroe and helped San Francisco based band Windy Hill win several band competitions, including Emerging Artist in The California Bluegrass Association, First Place at Yonder Mountain String Band’s String Summit and Second Place at Rocky Grass. He currently plays with Chris Henry & The Hardcore Grass and David Davis & The Warrior River Boys. After 35 years as a sideman Johnny is now up front. In the oft’ heard words of Johnny himself, “Let’s Pick!” Johnny started the Bluegrass Drifters in Santa Cruz, California with his wife Whitney. The band has gone through some changes since moving back to Nashville and Johnny’s really excited about the current line-up.

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0 Rocky Mountain Artists welcomes The Saint Francis Band to our roster

Rocky Mountain Artists is very pleased to announce a new addition to our roster
The Saint Francis Band out of Athens, GA…

The band is currently wrapping up their new release “Cassidy’s Sky” for early 2015 and will hit the ground running heading into the new year…we look forward to working with this band and welcome to our roster!  Click on the album cover below for more information on the new record!

http://www.thesaintfrancisband.com
https://www.facebook.com/thesaintfrancisband

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