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!
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
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.
Rocky Mountain Artists is very pleased to announce our first full tour for
THE PHRYG out of Brooklyn, NY
THE PHRYG will be touring the southeast for the first time in June 2019 as part of their extensive SEXY SUMMER touring schedule.
You can check out THE PHRYG at the following dates: 6/13 (Thu) – Mountain Valley Brewing – Axton, VA
6/14 (Fri) – Pour Taproom – Greenville, SC
6/15 (Sat) – Nowhere Bar – Athens, GA
6/17 (Mon) – Preservation Pub – Knoxville, TN
6/18 (Tue) – The Boardroom – Hilton Head Island, SC
6/19 (Wed) – Surf Bar – Folly Beach, SC
6/20 (Thu) – Pisgah Brewing – Black Mountain, NC
6/21 (Fri) – Congress Street Social Club – Savannah, GA
6/22 (Sat) – Thomas Street Tavern – Charlotte, NC
Born of stardust and cosmic slop in a distant galaxy, The Phryg traveled light years in space to share his knowledge of deep interstellar vibrations. He spent years posing as an ordinary refrigerator across the globe before carefully selecting four elite earthlings in whom he bestowed the great power of the funk. After intense physical and mental training, the students would go on to form a band manufacturing melodious sounds unlike anything heard by the ears of mankind. Infectious grooves and tantalizing melodies woven into exploratory soundscapes seething with virtuosic solos and mind-blowing jams all while keeping that booty shaking. Born was the future of music This is…THE PHRYG
Recently The Phryg has shared the stage with phenomenal performers such as Bob Lanzetti of Snarky Puppy, The Fritz, Electric Love Machine, Tweed and many more. Having drawn attention from publications such as Performer Magazine, The Jamwich, The Journal News and Pittsburgh Music Magazine, The Phryg released their self-titled full length album in July 2016 as a follow up to their debut EP “Midnight Snack”.
“These bad boys from Brooklyn were hard to peg, with elements of rock, prog and jam, spread thick on a toast of funk. It was delicious to my ears.”– Sound and Silence Magazine
Rocky Mountain Artists is very pleased to announce our first full tour for
COUSIN EARTH out of Brooklyn, NY
COUSIN EARTH will be touring the southeast for the first time in April 2019 as part of their extensive touring schedule for the first half of the year.
The tour includes multiple major markets and is highlighted by a double header in Charleston on Saturday 4/20 with shows at the Pour House in the afternoon and Surf Bar in the evening.
You can check out COUSIN EARTH at the following dates: 4/19 (Fri) – Pour Taproom – Greenville, SC 4/20 (Sat day) – Pour House – Charleston, SC* 4/20 (Sat night) – Surf Bar – Folly Beach, SC 4/21 (Sun) – Preservation Pub – Knoxville, TN 4/22 (Mon) – One World Brewing – Asheville, NC** 4/23 (Tue) – Nowhere Bar – Athens, GA 4/24 (Wed) – Pour House – Raleigh, NC*** 4/25 (Thu) – Salvage Station – Asheville, NC 4/26 (Fri) – Congress Street Social Club – Savannah, GA 4/27 (Sat) – The Whiskey – Wilmington, NC
* = all day event with Acoustic Syndicate, Marshgrass Mamas, Reckoning ** = Cousin EARTH DAY show *** = with Cosmic Superheroes
Pushing the limits of both genre and musicality, Brooklyn’s Cousin Earth delivers catchy tunes with a progressive spirit. Featuring both an original repertoire and a vast array of covers, the band delivers a wide tonal palette that has as much a sense of humor as it does a sense of purpose. From shredding ukulele solos and 4-part vocal breakdowns to interweaving themed medleys, Cousin Earth is sure to catch the attention of any music lover. Presenting a multitude of styles including Rock, Funk, Ragtime, Latin, Bluegrass, Hip Hop, and even electronica, no musical style is off-limits for this otherworldly live act.
Cousin Earth (originally called Ukulelien) was formed in 2013 by Joey Calfa and Nate Searing. The two met while playing in a Frank Zappa cover band in college called the Mothers of Intention. Before founding Cousin Earth, Calfa and Searing went on to play together in the progressive jam band Mercury Landing. It was from this group that they recruited Tara Lawton, Corey J. Feldman, and Terry Brennan to join the band. Melissa Goscinski took over for Lawton on vocals in 2018.
Having played over 300 shows throughout the Northeastern United States, Cousin Earth has built their fan base from the ground up. From Maine to North Carolina, the band has played with notable acts including Melvin Seals and the Jerry Garcia Band, Sister Sparrow and the Dirty Birds, the Werks, Aqueous, Future Folk, Andy Frasco, Rustic Overtones, and many more. The group has also cultivated a strong internet following through their engaging videos and consistent attention to fans. With over a million cumulative views from Youtube and Facebook videos, the band brings in thousands of visitors from around the world every month. Their music video for “Universoul” is in Hard Rock Café’s video library and can be seen at locations across the globe. Always striving to be creative in providing the best experience for their followers, “Color-Me-In” t-shirts, choreographed dance moves, and a tap-dancing / light-saber wielding dinosaur mascot are just some things you can expect from these Cousin Earthlings.
On November 20th 2015, Cousin Earth released a self-titled debut EP on all major platforms. To follow up their EP, the group released a full-length album entitled “Human Music” on April 27th, 2018. This release fully embodies the intricate musicality, sense of humor, and tight vocal harmonies that have become a staple of their live act.
“Cousin Earth blew my socks off last time I saw them in DC. They released their newest album, “Human Music” this week and it is all at once masterful, funky, and fun. Their on-stage presence is infectious” – Nina Goodman DC Music Review
“they are a special experience due to the eccentric and original style and flair, including unique time signatures and song structure … Cousin Earth is an ascending band that one should watch and expect great things from in the immediate future.”– Chadbyrne R. Dickens Live For Live Music
Rocky Mountain Artists is very pleased to announce a June 2018 tour for
MOONLIGHT BLOOM (Denver, CO)
MOONLIGHT BLOOM will be playing a series of June dates through the Big Sky Region as part of their Walking Trees Tour 2018.
You can check out MOONLIGHT BLOOM at the following dates: 6/20 (Wed) – Crusty’s Pizza – McCall, ID 6/21 (Thu) – Yacht Club – McCall, ID 6/22 (Fri) – Reef – Boise, ID 6/23 (Sat) – The Craggy Range – Whitefish, MT 6/27 (Wed) – Stonefly Lounge – Coram, MT 6/29 (Fri) – The Murray Bar – Livingston, MT 6/30 (Sat) – The Celt – Idaho Falls, ID
Drawing influence from the vast swath of 60s and 70s music that formed the birth of psychedelic rock, Moonlight Bloom has developed a wide-ranging sound akin to the likes of Cream and Jimi Hendrix Experience — experimental live improvisation in a style that hints at blues, jazz, rock and beyond.
Charlie Harmon – Guitar
Dan Timmers – Bass
Andre DuBose – Drums
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
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.
Rocky Mountain Artists is very pleased to announce a June Colorado tour for the THE AQUADUCKS (Nashville, TN)
The AQUADUCKS out of Nashville will be touring Colorado for the first time this June. The tour is highlighted by an appearance at the FIBARK music festival in Salida as well as several other Front Range and prominent ski market shows.
You can check out THE AQUADUCKS at the following dates: 6/8 (Thu) – Slow Groovin’ BBQ – Snowmass, CO 6/9 (Fri) – Slow Groovin’ BBQ – Snowmass, CO 6/10 (Sat day) – Cactus Jack’s – Evergreen, CO 6/10 (Sat night) – Ullr’s Tavern – Winter Park, CO 6/11 (Sun) – Your Mom’s House – Denver, CO* 6/13 (Tue) – Cervante’s Other Side – Denver, CO** 6/15 (Thu) – FIBARK Whitewater Festival – Salida, CO+ 6/16 (Fri) – The Eldo – Crested Butte, CO 6/17 (Sat) – Lazy Dog – Boulder, CO * = with Legato ** = with Struttin’ Tribute to NOLA Funk + = with The New Orleans Suspects
The Aquaducks have been making waves in and around Music City as a high octane funk and soul band with a live energy that is rarely matched. The Ducks’ first two singles “Nightlife” and “Bill’s Toupée” immediately caught the attention of local radio station Lighting 100, and have continued to receive regular air play. Described by Brooklyn, NY blog Pancakes and Whiskey as “Dripping with enough funk to fill several swimming pools,” The Aquaducks have created a new sound with influences ranging from Earth Wind & Fire and Stevie Wonder to Lettuce and James Brown.
The Fall of 2016 has seen The Aquaducks’ song “What’s Goodington” featured the movie trailer for “Baked in Brooklyn” as well as the release of their debut full length live album “Live at the Beast.” Fans new and old are now able to experience the high energy show that has critics calling them “probably one of the best duck-themed funk bands of all time.” In the meantime, if The Aquaducks are playing in your town, put on some dancing shoes and go see one of the best live bands that Nashville has to offer.
Rocky Mountain Artists is very pleased to announce a spring southeast tour for the DYRTY BYRDS (Denver, CO)
The DYRTY BYRDS out of Denver will be returning to southeast in May for their first tour of the region since spring 2016. The band is touring in support of their excellent newest album “Failure Is Feedback” and will return to several familiar markets while also playing shows in Charlotte, Asheville and Savannah for the first time.
You can check out the DYRTY BYRDS at the following dates: 5/13 (Sat) – Thomas Street Tavern – Charlotte, NC 5/14 (Sun) – Isis – Asheville, NC* 5/15 (Mon) – Georgia Theatre rooftop – Athens, GA 5/16 (Tue) – Pour House – Charleston, SC** 5/17 (Wed) – The Boardroom – Hilton Head Island, SC 5/18 (Thu) – Tiki Hut – Hilton Head Island, SC 5/19 (Fri) – Congress Street Social Club – Savannah, GA 5/20 (Sat) – Clyde’s – Chattanooga, TN * = with Grace Pettis and The Moon & You ** = with Roxy Roca
Leaving a trail of burned up bars and sweat soaked guitars since 2009, the Dyrty Byrds have shown no mercy in their pursuit of original guitar driven rock and roll. Tori Pater, Eric Martinez, Mike “Spanky” McCluer, and Andrew Clapp are a four-piece rock band from Denver, CO that would fit as easily into the 1970’s classic/southern rock scene as they do in modern day American music.
Playing on their love of songwriting and rock & roll, Tori Pater (Polytoxic) and Eric Martinez (Bloodkin) have been playing music together since 2004 and have eased into a prolific songwriting partnership which is deeply solidified on the new Dyrty Byrds release Failure is Feedback, due out March 18, 2016. The vast majority of the new songs were born and flushed out in Tori’s basement with just he and Eric and a couple of acoustic guitars.
Seeing a few different formations after their debut, Dyrty Byrds have worn the tried and true rock & roll recipe of two guitars, bass, and drums as a badge of honor for the better part of their existence. Mike “Spanky” McCluer (Larry) and Andrew Clapp (Forever In Blue Jeans) on Bass and drums (respectively) bring a “freight train through the Rockies” type sound to the band that only Spanky and Andy can produce.
Failure Is Feedback is the Dyrty Byrds’ third release and second album done with Chad “Chadzilla” Johnson at 25 BPM Studios in Denver, CO. Failure touches on outlaw country, a little punk rock, and funk with steady doses of rock & roll through out the record. It takes you to a place where guitars rule, truth is paramount, and the bar is always open.
Rocky Mountain Artists is very pleased to announce an early spring Colorado tour for CRANFORD HOLLOW (Hilton Head Island, SC)
CRANFORD HOLLOW returns to Colorado for a late ski season tour in late March and early April supporting their outstanding new Swampfire Records release “Color/Sound/Renew/Revive.” The band has toured Colorado regularly since late 2013 and this tour is highlighted by the bands first appearance at the Belly Up in Aspen as well as a return to Fly Me To The Moon in Telluride on the resort closing Sunday.
You can check out CRANFORD HOLLOW at the following dates: 3/23 (Thu) – Blue Canoe – Tupelo, MS 3/24 (Fri) – Hi Tone – Memphis, TN 3/25 (Sat) – Smoke and Barrel – Fayetteville, AR 3/29 (Wed) – Cactus Jack’s – Evergreen, CO 3/30 (Thu) – Schmiggity’s – Steamboat Springs, CO 3/31 (Fri) – Snake River Saloon – Keystone, CO 4/1 (Sat) – Snake River Saloon – Keystone, CO 4/2 (Sun) – The Moon @ O’Bannon’s – Telluride, CO 4/3 (Mon) – Belly Up – Aspen, CO 4/5 (Wed) – Globe Hall – Denver, CO* 4/6 (Thu) – Historic Brown Hotel – Breckenridge, CO 4/7 (Fri) – Black Nugget – Carbondale, CO 4/8 (Sat) – Bohemian Biergarten – Boulder, CO * = with Augustus
It’s a boot stomp on a dusty bar floor. It’s the clang of a whiskey bottle at last call. It’s grit. It’s the sounds of the South. It’s Cranford Hollow, a blended mix of Southern Rock, Appalachian Fiddle Music and American Rock and Roll.
The Hilton Head Island quintet, comprised of vocalist and guitarist John Cranford, bass man Phillip Sirmans, drummer Randy Rockalotta, fiddler and vocalist Eric Reid and newest member guitarist Yannie Renencke, have won over thousands of loyal fans with what they call Lowcountry Stomp, a sound that is at once eclectic but uniquely their own. Elements of Blues, Old-Time Country, and Southern Psychedelic Rock come together with ancient mountain melodies in an energetic, engaging musical root bag sprinkled with some Sea Island hoodoo. Since 2011 Cranford Hollow has been playing upwards of 200 shows a year, steadily expanding from the South Carolina Lowcountry to places far afield including multiple western tours. The band’s most recent Swampfire records release “Color/Sound/Renew/Revive” has the band poised to break nationally in 2017 as they tour to support.
