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LORD NELSON release new album – “Transmission”

LORD NELSON RELEASE “TRANSMISSION”

Rocky Mountain Artists is very pleased to present the new album release from
LORD NELSON out of Charlottesville, VA, “Transmission.”

“Transmission” marks Lord Nelson’s first release since 2018’s critically acclaimed “Through The Night.”  The new album has been getting excellent press from its advance singles, including an exclusive Jam Base release of the latest single “Country Desperation” and a feature in Entertainment Tonight’s new releases for the second single “Drag Me Down.”

The band will be touring nationally to support with the first leg of their national tour starting on Friday 4/1/2022.  The album release show was 3/12/2022 at the Southern in the band’s hometown of Charlottesville, VA.

Check out the new album on iTunes, Spotify, etc. and all other media and streaming platforms, and look out for more national tour dates coming soon!

0 ENVY ALO spring 2020 Mountain West tour

ENVY ALO SPRING 2020 MOUNTAIN WEST TOUR

Rocky Mountain Artists is very pleased to announce a late winter/early spring tour for
ENVY ALO out of Denver.

ENVY ALO is steadily building a solid fan base regionally and is poised to make a big leap nationally in 2020 with the release of their outstanding new album “SHIP IT.” This tour will run through proceed through a series of ski resort dates and markets in the Mountain West region including Sun Valley, Jackson Hole and Grand Targhee.

You can catch ENVY ALO at the following dates:

3/12 (Thu) – The Celt – Idaho Falls, ID
3/13 (Fri) – The Olympic – Boise, ID
3/14 (Sat day) – River Run Lodge – Sun Valley, ID
3/14 (Sat night) – Whiskey Jacques – Ketchum, ID
3/15 (Sun) – Warm Springs – Sun Valley, ID
3/17 (Tue) – John’s Alley – Moscow, ID
3/19 (Thu) – Lewis & Clark Brewing – Helena, MT
3/20 (Fri) – The Remington – Whitefish, MT
3/21 (Sat) – Silver Dollar Bar – Jackson, WY
3/22 (Sun) – Trap Bar – Alta, WY

https://www.envyalo.com

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Since their inception in late 2015, Denver Colorado’s Envy Alo has been crafting their unique brand of Cookin’ Colorado Soul, complete with funky grooves, sultry vocals, and fresh songwriting. Over this period of time the group has evolved from a traditional organ-trio to a six-piece powerhouse of funk that keeps fans dancing night after night.

Envy Alo is Aaron Pettine on Keyboards, Kevin Hinder on Guitar/Vocals, Nate Etter on Drums, Karl Summers on Bass, Kevin Supina on Saxophone/Vocals, and Callie Morrocco on Lead Vocals.

Ringing in 2019, Envy Alo shared the stage with legends Cut Chemist and Chali 2na of Jurassic 5 during a New Year’s Eve performance at the Pink Garter Theatre in Jackson Hole, WY. The band went on to perform at festivals including Frozen Dead Guy Days, Beanstalk Music Festival, and Westword Music Showcase. They had the honor to perform at the first ever L4LM “Funk Sessions” at Cervantes in Denver with members of Tauk, Lettuce, and The Motet, solidifying themselves as a premier act in high demand.

The band recently released their newest full-length studio album “Ship It” in January 2020. Recorded with Brad Smalling at Evergroove Studios, “Ship It” gives listeners a cohesive collection that will please fans of jam, funk, and soul music alike.
The Denver, CO based band has a charismatic approach fueled by conscious thinking, with lyrics that are uplifting, relatable, and insightful. Bringing an energetic and moving live performance, A-Mac & The Height encourages their audience to partake in a genuine and united musical journey with them. Similarly, the group is known for creating intricate and extended musical passages through improvisation and faith in the unknown.

 

 

0 A MAC & THE HEIGHT album release tour

A MAC & THE HEIGHT

Rocky Mountain Artists is very pleased to announce the album release tour for
A MAC & THE HEIGHT out of Denver.

A MAC & THE HEIGHT has built a solid fan base regionally and is poised to make a big leap nationally in 2020 with the release of their new album “FINALLY WOKE.” This tour will be highlighted by the band’s album release show at the Bluebird Theater in Denver on 2/6 and proceed through a series of ski resort dates in the Big Sky region.

You can catch A MAC & THE HEIGHT at the following dates:

2/6 (Thu) – Bluebird Theater – Denver, CO
2/13 (Thu) – The Celt – Idaho Falls, ID
2/14 (Fri day) – River Run Lodge – Sun Valley, ID (apres ski)
2/14 (Fri night) – Whiskey Jacques – Ketchum, ID
2/15 (Sat) – Mangy Moose – Jackson, WY
2/16 (Sun) – Powder Mountain Resort – Eden, UT
2/17 (Mon) – Powder Mountain Resort – Eden, UT
2/19 (Wed) – The Cabin – Park City, UT
2/20 (Thu) – The Filling Station – Bozeman, MT
2/21 (Fri) – Trap Bar – Alta, WY
2/22 (Sat) – Trap Bar – Alta, WY
2/23 (Sun) – Mystic Hot Springs – Monroe, UT

https://amacandtheheight.com/

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A-Mac & The Height represents a unique musical experience of unity and adventurous fusion of genres. With hook-driven songwriting and a cohesive blend of reggae, hip-hop, funk and alternative rock, the group thrives on overcoming musical boundaries. Their immersive message and feel good energy has proven to bring together beautiful people from coast to coast.

The Denver, CO based band has a charismatic approach fueled by conscious thinking, with lyrics that are uplifting, relatable, and insightful. Bringing an energetic and moving live performance, A-Mac & The Height encourages their audience to partake in a genuine and united musical journey with them. Similarly, the group is known for creating intricate and extended musical passages through improvisation and faith in the unknown.

In addition to fearlessly touring the majority of the United States within their first year of forming, the band has also put out two full length albums. Young, bold and determined, the group is fascinated with pushing the envelope of artistic expression, paying homage to many of the greats including Sublime, Bob Marley, Dr. Dre and Grateful Dead.

After years of experiment and development, Alex Mackenzie-Low (a.k.a. A-Mac – Vocals & Guitar) has united his latest musical brotherhood, known as The Height. The band features six of Denver’s premiere musicians including Stephen “Eski” Edwards (Bass), KarlRivers (Keyboards), John Sayers (Lead Guitar) and Jake Setters (Drums). A-Mac & The Height continues to break the mold and expand impact over a wide range of music lovers.

 

 

0 JOSH HOYER & SOUL COLOSSAL winter 2019 tour

JOSH HOYER & SOUL COLOSSAL WINTER 2019 TOUR

Rocky Mountain Artists is very pleased to announce the winter tour for JOSH HOYER & SOUL COLOSSAL (Lincoln, NE)

JOSH HOYER & SOUL COLOSSAL will set out an extensive 3 week tour of the west marking the US release of their excellent new album “Do It Now” which will be released on January 18. The tour will see the band play 18 shows in Colorado, Utah, Montana, Idaho and Wyoming highlighted by weekend multi night runs at ski resort areas Jackson, WY and Sun Valley, ID.

You can check out JOSH HOYER & SOUL COLOSSAL at the following dates:

1/17 (Thu) – Hodi’s Half Note – Fort Collins, CO*
1/18 (Fri) – Gracie’s – Salt Lake City, UT
1/19 (Sat day) – Trap Bar – Alta, WY
1/19 (Sat) – Mangy Moose – Jackson, WY
1/20 (Sun) – Trap Bar – Alta, WY
1/23 (Wed) – Covellite Theatre – Butte, MT
1/24 (Thu) – Lewis & Clark Brewing – Helena, MT
1/25 (Fri) – private event – Butte, MT
1/26 (Sat) – Wild West Saloon – Yellowstone, MT
1/27 (Sun) – Zebra Cocktail Lounge – Bozeman, MT**
1/30 (Wed) – Gracie’s – Salt Lake City, UT
1/31 (Thu) – The Olympic – Boise, ID
2/1 (Fri) – Whiskey Jacques – Ketchum, ID
2/2 (Sat) – River Run Lodge – Sun Valley, ID
2/3 (Sun) – Crusty’s – McCall, ID
2/6 (Wed) – Larimer Lounge – Denver, CO+
2/7 (Thu) – Moxi Tehater – Greeley, CO
2/8 (Fri) – The Lariat – Buena Vista, CO
2/9 (Sat) – The Temporary – Basalt, CO

* = with Blue Taboo
** = with Steady Trees
+ = with Leon and the Revival

https://www.joshhoyer.com/

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Night after night at their live shows, Josh Hoyer & Soul Colossal leave it all on the table, bringing crowds palpably authentic music. This is a real working band; music for the people, by the people. You hear the veracity in Hoyer’s voice. You hear the strife of a guitar amp being pushed to its limits. You hear keyboards hammering notes home while emboldened horns soar over the top of a rhythm section akin to a freight train. The raucous funk and smooth soul emanating from the stage dutifully pays homage to the past soul giants while simultaneously charging forward, piloting themselves into the modern era. This is soul music.

Hoyer formed Josh Hoyer & Soul Colossal in 2012 in famed blues town Lincoln, Nebraska. The award-winning five-piece band includes some of the area’s most revered and accomplished musicians. Joining Hoyer (keyboards/vocals) is Blake DeForest (trumpet), Mike Keeling (bass), Benjamin Kushner (guitar), and Larell Ware (drums). Inspired by the sounds of Stax, Motown, Muscle Shoals, New Orleans, Philly and San Francisco, the band continuously crosses musical boundaries both in style and era, and joins forces each show with a common goal – to have the crowd dancing so much they forget even their smallest troubles.

On January 26th, 2018, Hoyer released The End of the Night, a 3-song EP and solo side project with veteran Nashville songwriters Jay Knowles (Harry Connick Jr, Blake Shelton), and Jon Coleman (Trace Adkins). In the spring of 2018, Josh Hoyer & Soul Colossal recorded their fourth full length record, Do It Now, which was released in Europe in August 2018, concurrent with a 35-city tour spanning 7 countries. Do It Now is slated for a US release on January 18th, 2019.

In 2017, Josh was featured as a contestant on NBC’s The Voice, and the band completed their first European tour; a 27-city stint capped with a live album release from their show in Brussels, Belgium.The hard working band completed several national tours from 2015-2017, playing more than 150 shows in 32 states each year, including opening for George Clinton, Charles Bradley, Booker T Jones, and Muscle Shoals Revue. Their year-round touring schedule took them from coast to coast, including several major summer music festivals.

In 2016, the magic of their live show caught the attention of producer Ken Coomer (Wilco, Uncle Tupelo), who joined with the band to record their third full-length album. Running From Love, was recorded at Nashville’s historic Sound Emporium, and once again features Hoyer’s trademark vocals and the band’s signature groove. The album was released on April 8, 2016, on Silver Street Records, and is available on vinyl, CD, and digital formats.

“If James Brown and Otis Redding had a love child, it would be Josh Hoyer. The Lincoln, Nebraska, soul shouter, and his band of merry soulsters, Soul Colossal, deliver a sound so big, so funky, so wring-the-sweat-out-of-you energetic that it reaches through the speakers and shakes you until you start moving to its groove.” – No Depression

 

 

0 LORD NELSON releases “Through The Night”

LORD NELSON “THROUGH THE NIGHT” RELEASE TOUR

Rocky Mountain Artists is very pleased to present the new album release from
LORD NELSON out of Charlottesville, VA , “Through The Night.”

The band will be playing a series of dates through the southeast in mid May in celebration of their album release highlighted by a headline hometown show at the Southern in Charlottesville on Friday May 18, 2018.

Check out the following tour dates, promo video and first single “Tail Lights” on iTunes, Spotify, etc. and check out the band on the road near you in May with more spring and summer dates on the way…

 

You can check out LORD NELSON live at the following dates:

5/9 (Wed) – Surf Bar – Folly Beach, SC
5/10 (Thu) – Home Team BBQ – Charleston, SC
5/11 (Fri) – Clyde’s – Chattanooga, TN
5/12 (Sat) – Rosewood Crawfish Boil – Columbia, SC
5/13 (Sun) – Sierra Nevada Brewing – Mills River, NC
5/14 (Mon) – Preservation Pub – Knoxville, TN
5/15 (Tue) – Tiki Hut – Hilton Head Island, SC
5/16 (Wed) – Tiki Hut – Hilton Head Island, SC
5/17 (Thu) – Mac’s Speed Shop – Greenville, SC
5/18 (Fri) – The Southern – Charlottesville, VA*
5/19 (Sat) – Clementine Cafe – Harrisonburg, VA**

* = album release show with Adams Plastic Pond and Sam Black
** = album release show with Adams Plastic Pond

https://lordnelsonband.com/

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Lord Nelson has won many fans over the last several years with their spirited live performances and serious musical chops. Those fans should raise a glass, because they’re about to get their ears blown off with the new full-length album Through the Night, set for a late spring release. The album possesses a depth of sound that can only come from the frequent addition of piano, organ, and horns to guitar-based rock. This set of songs, written on the road and between tours, explores dark themes of relationships, the political climate of the country, and what it means to spend your days in a van, traveling the highways of America.

Musically, the songs don’t hesitate to dive deep into grooves, peeling off that outer layer of song craft to illustrate a wide palate. With haunting guitars, a driving rhythm section, and big chorus’, this album represents a thin coat of finish on a hard worn sound. The lead-off single “Tail Lights” grapples with the joys and challenges of the road for those on it and those left at home. Other standout tracks include the powerful “Second Chances,” the zeitgeist commentary of “Southern Discomfort” and “Safety Meeting.” A moment of levity with the swamp tinged “Good Time” provides a snapshot into the simple pleasures.

Produced over the last year by Dave Stipe (Rockfish Music) at Monkeyclaus Studio in Nelson County, VA, the record has a full, Rock’n’Roll identity, heavily laced with Americana and Soul. Whether it’s a fat horn section under a slide guitar riff, propelling it powerfully forward, or a harmony vocal giving the song an extra dimension, the album illustrates the power of a band bringing lyric driven songs to full expression. As anyone who has seen their live show will tell you, while there are several excellent solos and impressive individual moments, the thing that gets you – the thing that keeps you coming back – is that full sound. Sonically, the band is greater than the sum of its parts, in the best possible way.

The unified musicianship of the band serves as a solid home base for the searching lyrics of lead singer and guitarist Kai Crowe-Getty. In addition, the band’s multi-instrumentalist, Henry Jones, takes a break from keys and trombone to jump on the mic for a few tracks, bringing an R&B urgency. The current lineup includes Jones’s brother Calloway on lead guitar, Andrew Hollifield on bass, and Johnny Stubblefield behind the sticks. With a full tour of the east coast and points west in the works, this is a band in command of their sound, bringing strong songs in hard times to towns across the country. Keep your head up.

0 Cranford Hollow “Color/Sound/Renew/Revive” review – No Depression

Cranford Hollow – Color/Sound/Renew/Revive
by jchillen75
May 17, 2017

http://nodepression.com/album-review/cranford-hollows-latest-album

Cranford Hollow is one of those bands who are uniquely American in every way. The band originally began life in 2011 as a tradition-minded quartet who revamped classic country and bluegrass sounds into a vibrant modern context, but the band gradually shifted direction over the course of five albums and innumerable live appearances into something much more uniquely their own. Perhaps it was the addition of lead guitarist Yannie Revnecke that propelled them from more retro minded fare towards a broad-based sound that never forsakes the band’s roots. It is, however, unlikely that alone. Instead, Cranford Hollow’s metamorphosis from their aforementioned beginnings into what they are on the latest album Color/Sound/Renew/Revive is the probable result of a band simply developing over time, exploring new textures, and challenging themselves with distinctly different fare than they have on preceding works. The eight songs on Color/Sound/Renew/Revive work because they are well-written, but even well written songs fall flat thanks to the lack of commitment from the performers involved. There’s no lack of commitment here. Cranford Hollow means it.

The languid tempo of “Songfield” should never be mistaken for a lack of urgency. There’s a subtle undercurrent of various emotions lending this song impetus – much of the electric guitar work and underlying acoustic guitar playing seems tense, crackling with unnamed longing. The band’s chief vocalist and songwriter, John Cranford, delivers an engaging performance full of grit and guile. It’s also infused with a sharp poetic edge thanks to his talents as a wordsmith – moreover, it’s a disciplined talent and there’s not a single extraneous word used to make the song’s point. “Long Shadows” doesn’t ramp up the tempo in a noticeable way, but Cranford Hollow show off their penchant for weaving a variety of tempos together into a coherent whole. Eric Reid’s fiddle playing is one of the driving forces behind this track and the band keys much of their focus based on what he’s doing. The guitar work in this song might be mistaken for ornamental, but it’s much more than that. Cranford Hollow isn’t the sort of band who layer tracks with unnecessary parts and the six string songs added here fuel the song with surfeit of color.

“Bury It Down” foregoes the band’s electric edge, for the most part, in favor an acoustic approach thankfully maintaining the same musical intensity. There’s some steel guitar creeping into the track during its second half and fills the arrangement with just the ghostly echoes required by a song so titled. The band’s vocal harmonies are another key component of their success. “And Your, Brutis” opens with some surprising, nearly prog rock, keyboard and synth explorations before settling into a highly individualistic groove. Lead guitarist Yannie Revnecke stands out here with his unique balancing act between guitar heroics and artful restraint. Some of the band’s wont for risk taking comes out on the album’s penultimate cut “Dark Turns” and the rare hybridization of traditional music with a very modern point of view emerges more strongly from this instrumental than any other on the album thus far. Color/Sound/Renew/Revive represents a quantum leap forward for the band’s songwriting and presentation, but it is also a mightily entertaining work and deeply rewarding.

OFFICIAL: http://www.cranfordhollowmusic.com/
FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/cranfordhollow/
INSTAGRAM: http://www.cranfordhollowmusic.com/#tour

VIDEOS: http://www.cranfordhollowmusic.com/#tour

0 Cranford Hollow “Color/Sound/Renew/Revive” review – Columbia SC Free Press

CRANFORD HOLLOW

Columbia, SC Free Press review – 2/1/2017

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Cranford Hollow

Color/Sound/Renew/Revive

Find It: cranfordhollow.bandcamp.com

Over its four previous studio albums, the Hilton Head quintet Cranford Hollow refined an all-smiles blend of country twang and acoustic-electric Southern rock, accented by singer/guitarist John Cranford’s gravelly vocals and the mournful fiddle of Jeff Reid. Sounding like some kind of Uncle Tupelo/Drive-By Truckers combo, the band seemed content to continue mining that roots-rock niche. At least until now.

Color/Sound/Renew/Revive is a telling title for an album that sounds like nothing these guys have done. The raw, loose rock ‘n’ roll feel is gone, replaced by infinitely more polished, atmospheric production and more keyboards than the outfit has ever used. On the opening “Songfield,” the rhythm section fashions a tight, slow-rolling pocket, and Reid’s fiddle seems to echo endlessly into the distance. Cranford’s vocals are less ragged, and his delivery is more melodic and focused. The songs in general are longer and more complex, with several moving past six minutes and into jam-band territory.

Rather than simply demoing the songs before heading into the studio as the act normally does, John Cranford made detailed pre-recordings of the songs with a couple of band members, with many of the instrumental arrangements already firmly in place, lending new precision to the group’s work.

It’s certainly a different direction, and it’s not hard to imagine this new keyboards-and-jams version of Cranford Hollow taking aback longtime fans. But the execution is so well-done, and the production (by Cranford and Preston Havill) and mixing (by Howard Willing) are so rich and detailed that it’s hard not to be seduced.

It might not translate so easily live — indeed, Cranford has had to switch almost entirely from guitar to keyboards onstage, and the band has added another guitarist, Yannie Reynecke — but the recorded results are tuneful, expertly played and polished without zapping the group’s energy. — Vincent Harris

0 CRANFORD HOLLOW releases “Color/Sound/Renew/Revive”

CRANFORD HOLLOW RELEASES “COLOR/SOUND/RENEW/REVIVE”

Psychedelic low country rock act CRANFORD HOLLOW will be releasing their fifth studio album “COLOR/SOUND/RENEW/REVIVE” on November 18, 2016 with a celebratory album release show on their home turf of Hilton Head, SC.

One of the hardest working bands in the southeast, Cranford Hollow has continued upward momentum nationally and will be touring heavily in 2017 to support their strongest release to date.

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0 Lord Nelson – “The County”

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0 CRANFORD HOLLOW ANNOUNCES RELEASE OF “ST. TELLURIDE”

CRANFORD HOLLOW ANNOUNCES RELEASE OF “ST. TELLURIDE”

Americana rock band CRANFORD HOLLOW has received widespread acclaim in their hometown of Hilton Head Island, South Carolina and has steadily been gaining a following in the Southeastern U.S. over the past four years. While building this fan base in places like North Carolina, Georgia, and Tennessee, Cranford Hollow has also struck out to reach new markets in an unexpected area: Colorado.

After partnering with Denver-based booking agency Rocky Mountain Artists, Cranford Hollow launched their first national tour in December of 2013, promoting their self-titled album released two months previously. Notable shows included the Black Nugget in Carbondale, Carl’s Tavern in Steamboat Springs, and Sancho’s in Denver. A venue that really reverberated with the band, however, was the Telluride watering hole known as the Fly Me to the Moon Saloon.

Cranford Hollow returned to the West in the summer of 2014, selling out Fly Me to the Moon with a raucous Fourth of July concert. The band also expanded into New Mexico, with shows at Taos Mesa Brewing and Albuquerque’s Marble Brewery. Another western run this past winter saw another sold out Fly Me to the Moon concert, this time for New Years’ Eve, as well as a return to Carbondale’s Black Nugget and a rowdy get-together with Whitewater Ramble at Cervantes’ Other Side in Denver.

Cranford Hollow will be embarking on their fourth journey to the Mountain West this summer, playing their first of 22 shows in Roanoke, Virginia on June 17. Over the span ofseven weeks and 7,000 miles, the band will make their way through Tennessee, Mississippi, Arkansas, and Kansas before returning to Taos Mesa Brewing July 1 and Marble Brewery in Albuquerque July 2. Cranford Hollow will be making their fourth appearance at Telluride’s FlyMe to the Moon Saloon with their second consecutive Fourth of July concert. The band will tour the west for the remainder of July, heading up to West Yellowstone, Montana for a show at the Wild West Saloon July 25.

The band will be promoting their fourth studio album St. Telluride, which was partially produced just outside of Telluride, Colorado, as well as in St. Augustine, Florida. The ten-track album will be released on August 11, 2015 on the band’s record label Swampfire Records. Check out Cranford Hollow’s full tour schedule and preorder St. Telluride today at https://cranfordhollow.bandcamp.com.