TOM KEIFER

 

‘THE WAY LIFE GOES,’

THE LONG-AWAITED, HIGHLY ANTICIPATED DEBUT SOLO ALBUM

OUT TODAY;

 

NEW DATES CONFIRMED FOR FIRST-EVER SOLO TOUR;

 

“ROCKLINE” CONFIRMED FOR WEDNESDAY, MAY 1

 

 

TOM KEIFER’s highly anticipated debut solo album, THE WAY LIFE GOES, is finally available everywhere via Merovee Records in conjunction with ADA Label Services.  It was self-produced along with Savannah Keifer and Chuck Turner, and recorded in Nashville.  Joe Bosso of Musicradar.com calls it “...one whopper of a solo album...a rocked-up, blues and American roots celebration that showcases the Cinderella frontman's most robust batch of original songs to date.”  And in a Vintage Guitar cover story, Ward Meeker described the album as:  “…14 songs that stay true to form – killer blues-rock playing and tones, hooks galore, and strong songwriting. If you’re a fan of harder-edged rock and long to hear genuinely enjoyable new tunes, it may be just the thing; the opener, ‘Solid Ground,’ offers pure Keifer guitar and vocals with a feel reminiscent the Stones’ EXILE ON MAIN STREET while the remaining tracks are, much like his life the last 15 years, an up-and-down ride.”

 

The album’s being featured in MSN Music's "Listening Booth" section all week at this location:  http://music.msn.com/music/listeningbooth.

 

“The Flower Song” and “Solid Ground” are the first two singles to be released to AAA and Rock radio, respectively, and are currently being spinned on stations nationwide, including SiriusXM’s “Top 20 On 20” channel.  An official video for “Solid Ground” can be found on Merovee Records’ official YouTube page at http://bit.ly/Xlst43. 

 

THE WAY LIFE GOES is a raw, introspective look at the roller coaster ride that has been KEIFER’s life for the past 15 years.  From being told that he would never sing again as a result of a partially paralyzed left vocal cord, to the emotional and personal battles that followed, his solo debut is a story of perseverance, a testament to the power of passion and will, when combined with a true love of music. 

 

In touring news, KEIFER has added new shows to his first-ever solo tour, which kicks off May 2 in Agoura Hills, CA at the Canyon Club.  He’ll travel across the U.S. to wrap-up this current trek in Buford, GA on Wednesday, May 22 at 37 Main.  More tour dates are currently in the works and will be announced in the coming weeks.

 

On Wednesday, May 1, KEIFER will be the featured guest on the nationally syndicated radio show “Rockline” with host Bob Coburn at 8:30pm PT/11:30pm ET.  Fans are encouraged to call the show toll free at 1-800-344-ROCK (7625) to speak with KEIFER.  For a list of stations and information about how to listen live on the Internet, fans should head towww.RocklineRadio.com.  The show will be streamed on the “Rockline” website for two weeks beginning the afternoon after the live broadcast.

 

Even before its release, THE WAY LIFE GOES has been racking up rave reviews:

 

 “...the record features such vital, vibrant guitar tones and parts that are immediate and honest.  They also have that cool, interlocking, layered quality that made so many classic rock albums so, well, classic.  Keifer flat-out knows how to play vibey guitar parts with ungodly tone, and fans of the Stones, Zeppelin, Steve Marriott, and early Aerosmith should definitely take notice.  And, although you wouldn’t wish hemorrhaging vocal cords on anyone, this guy is singing better than ever to complement his great 6-string parts.”     

 

                                                                        --Matt Blackett, Guitar Player,

                                                                        February 2013

 

 

“THE WAY LIFE GOES marks the first release of any kind by Keifer since Cinderella’s last record, 1994’s STILL CLIMBING. In many ways, it picks up right where the band left off. The first single, ‘The Flower Song,’ echoes ‘Maggie May,’ the familiar grit in Keifer’s voice approximating Faces-era Rod Stewart; but for the most part the album replicates the blend of pounding hard rock, soaring ballads and blues and country tinges that characterized Cinderella’s sound beginning with LONG COLD WINTER.”

 

                                                                        --Shaun Brady, Philadelphia City Paper,

                                                                        February 21, 2013

 

“...Tom Keifer’s first solo album showcases his versatility as a songwriter, vocalist, and guitarist from start to finish....With both hard rock heavies and love songs of loyalty and devotion, Keifer’s album is at once familiar and new, sung with a worn tenderness that only comes with experiencing life’s lows with the highs.”

 

                                                                        --Andrea Seastrand, Aquarian Weekly (NY/NJ),

                                                                        February 6, 2013

 

“’The Flower Song,’ his premiere solo offering, smacks of the Black Crowes/the Faces.”

 

                                                                        --Katherine Turman, Village Voice (NY),

                                                                        February 6, 2013

 

Check out TOM KEIFER at any of the following stops:

 

DATE               CITY                             VENUE

 

Thu 5/2             Agoura Hills, CA            Canyon Club

Fri 5/3               Tempe, AZ                    The Marquee

Sat 5/4              Anaheim, CA                 House of Blues

Thu 5/9             Dallas, TX                     Trees

Fri 5/10             West Houston, TX         Concert Pub North

Sat 5/11            San Antonio, TX            Backstage Live

Mon 5/13          Joplin, MO                    Guitars – Spring Fling

Tue 5/14            Kansas City, MO           Knuckleheads

Thu 5/16            Little Rock, AR              Revolution Music Room

Fri 5/17             Monroe, LA                   Live Oaks Bar and Ballroom

Sat 5/18            Broussard, LA               The Station

Mon 5/20          New Orleans, LA            Southport Hall

Wed 5/22          Buford, GA                   37 Main

 

www.TomKeifer.com

www.facebook.com/TomKeiferOfficial

http://twitter.com/TomKeiferMusic

 

LeAnn Rimes Rises Above Controversy 

with Spitfire      

                            

By BRIAN MANSFIELD

© 2013 CMA Close Up® News Service / Country Music Association®, Inc.

For the past four years, a tabloid-skewed version of LeAnn Rimes’ life has played out online and in public. With her new album, Spitfire, (released June 4) the twice-married, 30-year-old singer tries to set the record straight.

“It’s an emotional roller coaster ride of everything I felt, everything a human being could feel, in the last four years,” she said. “I didn’t set out to write a record that attacked the stories that have been out there. I’ve always said there’s 10 to 15 percent truth in those stories — the rest is BS. There’s a lot being thrown around out there. Any real artist takes what they’ve been through and uses it for their art. That’s basically what I’m doing.”

Rimes co-wrote eight of the 14 songs on Spitfire, her first album of mostly new material since Family in 2007. “She’s loosened her tongue, she’s loosened her heart, she’s loosened her spirit,” said producer Darrell Brown, who wrote many of those songs with her. “She’s writing ungodly better than she has in her entire life.”

Rimes signaled the direction of the new material in late 2012, when she released “What Have I Done?” (written by Rimes, Brown and David Baerwald) and “Borrowed” (Rimes, Brown and Dan Wilson), which acknowledge the guilt and shame she felt about the dissolution of her eight-year union with Dean Sheremet, and the circumstances under which her current marriage with actor Eddie Cibrian began. But these only hint at the emotional depths Rimes plumbs on the album. As she works through desire, anger and ultimately acceptance and wisdom, she sings honestly but never defensively. She may be the principal character in this drama, but she doesn’t see herself as its hero.

“I’m not perfect,” she says. “And I don’t want to be. At all. Anymore. I want to be imperfect — and I want to write about that.”

“God Takes Care of Your Kind,” which Rimes and Brown wrote with her then-husband Sheremet, is almost a harbinger of her ambition to honor her imperfections. “We always wrote together,” she remembered. “We had a great relationship that way. It probably was the first song we wrote for this record that ended up here. That’s life, isn’t it? It kind of works out like that.”

As Rimes’ personal life began to implode, she, Brown and their co-producer Vince Gill ended up recording Lady and Gentlemen, which features Rimes’ versions of classics written by John Anderson, Gill, Merle Haggard, Kris Kristofferson and other Country giants.

By the time Rimes returned to the studio, she was deep into the process of setting her life to song. “I didn’t set out to make a record that was true to my life,” she said. “At the same time, I didn’t know how to stop that train, because it was coming out of me, just so naturally. I didn’t want to record songs just to record songs anymore. I wanted everything to mean something to me. Even if I didn’t write it, I wanted it to be part of the story.”

A good example would be “Where I Stood,” which Australia’s Missy Higgins wrote and released as a single in 2007. Brown adjusted the song’s structure to accommodate Rimes’ broad vocal range, at one point modulating the chorus up a fourth for more dramatic impact. Its lyrics (“She will love you more than I could/She who dares to stand where I stood”) became Rimes’ message to Sheremet and his new wife, photographer Sarah Silver.

“It was important for her to say what she wanted to say with Dean, to apologize to him, but also to let him know that Sarah was going to love him more,” Brown noted.

Brown recruited top-notch songwriters Baerwald, Wilson and Nathan Chapman to write with Rimes. To bring out what he heard as “the blues and the soul” in her voice, as well as its Appalachian and Texas influences, he hired the R&B-based rhythm section of bassist Willie Weeks and drummer Steve Jordan. Then he fleshed out the band with Dean Parks, Dan Tyminski and Waddy Wachtel on acoustic instruments and Paul Franklin on pedal steel.

On all but a couple tracks, there’s no electric guitar. “I didn’t want any other frequency to interfere with that lower part of LeAnn’s voice, which is her natural voice,” Brown said. Instead, he instructed Franklin to play lines on steel that he thought an electric guitar player would add to the tracks.

Rimes also employed some unorthodox methods while recording her vocals. A hand-held microphone, much like the kind she would use in a live setting, allowed her mobility in the studio. Rimes recorded “Borrowed” on her knees and “What Have I Done” while lying flat on her back. That freedom of being able to move her hands and body appealed strongly to her. “It’s a very expressive thing I haven’t been able to do before,” she said.

Important as her messages are throughout Spitfire, Rimes now understands that the most important conversations are the internal ones. “Looking at this album, you see someone who’s talking to herself, almost, who’s being honest with herself for the first time and not worrying about everyone else,” she said. “From there, God knows where I go. But if I can start here, I’ll be so proud of myself.”

On the Web: www.LeAnnRimesWorld.com

On Twitter: @LeAnn Rimes

BRANTLEY GILBERT'S HELL ON WHEELS TOUR ENDS WITH RECORD CROWD
 

ACM New Male Vocalist Culminates Run with Shows in Roanoke (4/26) & Columbus (4/27)

MEDIA ONLY: https://bmlg.box.com/s/xw4ednz6lsx30ihm0vvp
Brantley Gilbert rocks out with over 10,000 fans Saturday night at Columbus’ Schottenstein Center.
 Photo Credit: David Heasley

 

NASHVILLE, TN (April 30, 2013) – ACM New Male Vocalist Brantley Gilbert wrapped up the final weekend of his HELL ON WHEELS TOUR with a recording-breaking accomplishment -- his largest crowd to date. Over 10,000 members of the BG Nation showed up to support the Country rocker on the final stop of his first headlining tour in Columbus, OH on Saturday night (4/27).

Boasting a trail of sold–out arena dates and shattered merchandise records, the massive weekend also concluded with a sold-out show Friday (4/26) night in Roanoke, VA.

The accomplishments are not lost on Gilbert, who said, "Man, the BG Nation really showed up this weekend to send us out with a bang.” He continued, “I couldn’t be more proud of everyone involved for making my first headlining tour one to remember. I can’t wait to get out on the road with Tim [McGraw] this summer and continue the fun.”

Music critics have often noted the relationship Gilbert shares with his fans…
         
“And the audience, which sold out the room, loved it. They sang along to the hits, from ‘My Kind of Party’ and ‘Dirt Road Anthem’ which Gilbert wrote […] to Gilbert’s own No. 1’s, “Country Must Be Country Wide”and “You Don’t  Know Her Like I   Do.” – The Roanoke Times

“The young, couples-dominated crowd (more than a few wearing T-shirts that read, ‘Stone cold country by the grace of God’) sang along to every song, prompting Gilbert to remove his cap and say,“’God bless you.’” – The Columbus Dispatch

Gilbert will kick off Tim McGraw’s TWO LANES OF FREEDOM 2013 TOUR next week with shows in Birmingham, AL (5/2); Charlotte, NC (5/3) and Raleigh, NC (5/4). The tour stops May 23 at Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at St. Louis. For tickets and show info, log on to www.livenation.com

PET SHOP BOYS WILL RELEASE THEIR BRAND NEW STUDIO ALBUM ELECTRIC ON JULY 15 ON THEIR OWN NEW LABEL x2 (VIA KOBALT LABEL SERVICES) THE ALBUM IS PRODUCED BY STUART PRICE 'AXIS' AND ITS ACCOMPANYING VIDEO ARE NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE, WITH A BOYS NOIZE REMIX TO FOLLOW

April 30, 2013 - Los Angeles, CA - On July 15th, Pet Shop Boys return in triumphant form with their new studio album 'Electric', the first to appear on their own label x2 (via Kobalt Label Services).    The album is the first Pet Shop Boys studio album to be produced by Stuart Price. Visit Stereogum for an extensive "Progress Report" interview with the duo -- along with the debut of the new track 'Axis' HERE. In March this year, a teaser video for 'Electric' appeared online. The accompanying music, 'Axis', which is the album's opening track, is now available in full online and is here accompanied by a video (below): http://smarturl.it/psbaxisvideo. A Boys Noize remix of the track will follow. Pet Shop Boys - Axis 'Electric' features nine tracks in total - eight brand new Pet Shop Boys' songs plus a cover of Bruce Springsteen's 'The Last To Die'.  The result is as uncompromising a collection of dance anthems as Pet Shop Boys have ever made. Pet Shop Boys said: "'Electric' is very much set on the dance floor.  Our latest album often evolves as a response to our previous album and, whereas 'Elysium' had a reflective mood, 'Electric' is pretty banging! And working with Stuart Price on a studio album is something we have wanted to do for a very long time". Stuart Price said: "Making 'Electric' was an exciting experience. We recorded it between Berlin, London and Los Angeles using various techniques between old school synth and drum machine programming and new school computer mangling. For me it was a chance to work with two people who shaped so much of my musical taste, yet who keep on pushing farther in both a natural and unexpected fashion. 'Disco' (from 1986) was an album that always spoke to me because it blended song arrangements with dance floor mixes, and that is what 'Electric' felt like to make. Allowing songs to be full length without considering the pop rules, disregarding classic structures and instead just working instinctively on what was fun and danceable." Singer/rapper Example, who won a BRIT award last year for Best British Single, appears as a guest vocalist on the track 'Thursday'. The track listing for 'Electric' is: 1. Axis 2. Bolshy 3. Love is a bourgeois construct 4. Fluorescent 5. Inside a dream 6. The last to die 7. Shouting in the evening 8. Thursday (featuring Example) 9. Vocal As previously announced, Pet Shop Boys will embark on the 'Electric' tour in May this year. The tour is created in collaboration with Es Devlin (creative director/designer) and Lynne Page (stage director/choreographer), and has already received rave reviews when it debuted in Mexico in March. Tour dates, including the newly announced North American dates, are as follows:    13 May - Movistar Arena, Santiago, Chile 16 May - Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina 18 May - Conmebol Bourbon Convention Center, Asunción, Paraguay 22 May - Credicard Hall, São Paulo, Brazil 25 May - Centro de Eventos Bima, Bogota, Colombia 3 June - Oktiaborski Concert Hall, St Petersburg, Russian Federation 5 June - Crocus City Hall, Moscow, Russian Federation 9 June - Falconer Salen, Copenhagen, Denmark 11 June - Grand Rex, Paris, France 15 June - Sónar Festival, Barcelona, Spain 18 June - O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom 20 June - Manchester Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom 23 June - Nokia Hall, Tel Aviv, Israel 26 June - Life Park, Istanbul, Turkey 29 June - Peace & Love Festival, Borlänge, Sweden 1 July - Dortmunder Music Week, Dortmund, Germany 3 July - KV Arena, Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic 5 July - Õllesummer 20, Song Festival Grounds, Tallinn, Estonia 7 July - Ruisrock Festival, Turku, Finland 9 July - ZMF, Freiburg, Germany 10 July - Tollwood Festival - Musik Arena, Munich, Germany 16 July - Ejekt Festival, Athens, Greece 9 August - SonicMania, Tokyo Makuhari Messe, Tokyo, Japan 11 August - Summer Sonic festival, Tokyo, Japan 17 August - Skeeno Hall, Jakarta, Indonesia 24 August - Impact Exhibition Center, Bangkok, Thailand 6 Sept - Berlin Festival, Berlin, Germany 12 Sept - The Jackie Gleason Theatre, Miami Beach, USA 13 Sept - Mahaffey Theatre, Saint Petersburg, Florida, USA 14 Sept - Symphony Hall, Atlanda, Georgia, USA 16 Sept - Beacon Theatre, New York, NY USA 17 Sept - Beacon Theatre, New York, NY USA 19 Sept - Music Centre at Strathmore, Bethesda, Maryland, USA 21 Sept - House of Blues, Boston, Massachusetts, USA 22 Sept - Mann Centre for the Performing Arts, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA 24 Sept - Olympia Theatre, Montreal, Canada 25 Sept - Sony Centre for the Performing Arts, Toronto, Canada 27 Sept - Caesars Windsor - The Colosseum, Windsor, Canada 28 Sept - Auditorium Theatre, Chicago Illinois, USA 2 Oct - Paramount Theatre, Seattle, Washington, USA 3 Oct - Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Vancouver, Canada 4 Oct - Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Portland, Oregon, USA 5 Oct - Fox Theatre, Oakland, California, USA 8 Oct - Copley Symphony Hall, San Diego, California, USA 11 Oct - Hard Rock Hotel & Casino - The Joint, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA 12 Oct - Shrine Auditorium, LA, California, USA 'Axis' Artwork:   'Electric' Artwork:   Axis is now available on iTunes here: http://smarturl.it/psbaxis Pre-order links: Electric (iTunes) http://smarturl.it/psbelectricdigital Electric Physical Album http://smarturl.it/psbelectricphysical Pet Shop Boys Store: http://smarturl.it/psbelectricd2c www.petshopboys.co.uk

LL COOL J's Upcoming New Album AUTHENTIC Available Now

Grammy® Award-winner Steps Back Up To The Mic With New Album Featuring Special Guests Including, Brad Paisley, Bootsy Collins, Chuck D, Charlie Wilson, Eddie Van Halen, Earth, Wind & Fire, Monica, Snoop Dogg, Seal & Travis Barker

LL To Tour This Summer In Support Of Authentic Kicking Off May 23

LOS ANGELES,  -- Two-time Grammy^®-winning recording artist, LL COOL J's new album AUTHENTIC is available now. With the release of his 14^th studio Album AUTHENTIC, on 429 Records/The Savoy Label Group, the multi-platinum artist returned to the studio and kicked the volume up to create a powerful new album that came from his true passion for music and would speak to his fans. AUTHENTIC is currently available at Amazon.com, iTunes, Target and other select retailers.
AUTHENTIC , which the Associated Press says, " hit[s] all the right notes from romantic to raucous to punk," features a diverse and wide array of legendary and new artists that underscore the Album's roots of being born out of the true love for music, including, Brad Paisley, Bootsy Collins, Chuck D, Charlie Wilson, Eddie Van Halen, Earth, Wind & Fire, Monica, Snoop Dogg, Seal, Travis Barker and many more. Collectively these artists have achieved tremendous success in music, including many Grammy^® Awards, multi-platinum albums, American Music Awards, MTV Video Music Awards, Billboard Awards, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductions and nominations, NAACP Awards, and Country Music Awards, among many other accolades. 
LL is promoting AUTHENTIC with appearances on PIERS MORGAN TONIGHT (May 3 ), LATE NIGHT WITH JIMMY FALLON (May 10), and THE VIEW (May 13).
"With AUTHENTIC, I wanted to work on a project that showed my genuine love for all music," LL says. "Collaborating with these myriad of artists was an amazing experience and this album got me back to my roots and is for the fans across all generations who love real music too."
Celebrating his 30^th year in music, AUTHENTIC features the iconic rapper in his element. The album is anchored by LL's expressive attitude where his sensitive side is as present as his slicing lyrical switchblades.  AUTHENTIC comes to life with rock-hip-hop anthems, crazy club jams, tender tracks, personal tributes, and hard-hitting commentary addressing the current hip-hop climate.
Fans have gotten a taste of the musically diverse and genre defying AUTHENTIC with the release of the Album tracks, including the up-tempo single "We Came To Party" feat. Snoop Dogg & Fatman Scoop, "Live For You" featuring Academy of Country Music Award winner Brad Paisley, an unexpected love song, which features a soulful guitar and bass-leaning mid-tempo Hip-Hop/R&B sound, and "We're The Greatest," featuring Eddie Van Halen and Travis Barker, a thunderous rock/rap anthem which includes symbolic lyrics, frenetic, over the top guitar licks played with reckless abandon and solid drum beats. 
On the heels of the release of LL's new album, LL will tour this summer all across the country in support of AUTHENTIC. As a part of performing this summer, LL featuring DJ Z-Trip, will headline "The Kings Of The Mic" Tour, joined by legendary Hip-Hop artists Ice Cube, Public Enemy and De La Soul.   LL will kick-off touring May 23, 2003 in Tucson, AZ and wrap-up in Los Angeles, CA on July 7, 2013. For a full list of LL's dates and cities, and to purchase tickets, visit here.
First introduced to the world in 1984 as a Def Jam Records flagship artist, LL is the first rap artist to amass ten consecutive platinum-plus selling albums.  The multi-platinum artist and two-time Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominee is currently tied for third place for the most Billboard chart debuts by a rapper. For three decades, LL has continued to influence hip-hop with rap ballads that captivate generations of audiences. Since then, the veteran rapper has evolved his scope of work across entertainment appearing in numerous television and film roles, among many other projects. 
AUTHENTIC was recorded in Los Angeles and is Executive Produced by LL COOL J and will be released as a joint venture by LL COOL J, Inc. and 429 Records. For more information, details and updates, visit ­­­­www.LLCOOLJ.com, Facebook.com/LLCOOLJ, Twitter.com/LLCOOLJ and Twitter.com/TeamLLGoat. 

AUTHENTIC TRACKLIST:

1.	"Bath Salt"
2.	"Not Leaving You Tonight" Feat. Fitz & The Tantrums with Eddie Van Halen
3.	"New Love" Feat. Charlie Wilson
4.	"We Came To Party" Feat. Snoop Dogg & Fatman Scoop
5.	"Give Me Love" Feat. Seal
6.	"Something About You" Feat. Charlie Wilson, Earth Wind & Fire and Melody Thornton
7.	"Bartender Please" Feat. Snoop Dogg, Bootsy Collins & Travis Barker
8.	"Whaddup" Feat. Chuck D, Travis Barker, Tom Morello and Z-Trip
9.	"Between The Sheetz" Feat. Mickey Shiloh
10.	"Closer" Feat. Monica
11.	"Live For You" Feat. Brad Paisley
12.	"We're The Greatest" Feat. Eddie Van Halen & Travis Barker

LL COOL J TOUR DATES

5/23	Tucson, AZ	Ava Amphitheater
5/24	Las Vegas, NV	Hard Rock Hotel & Casino - The Joint
5/25	San Francisco, CA	Shoreline Amphitheatre
5/26	Santa Barbara, CA	Santa Barbara Bowl
5/30	Minneapolis, MN	Target Center
5/31	Council Bluffs, IA	Harrah's Hotel & Casino - Stir Cove
6/1	Saint Louis, MO	Scottrade Center
6/4	Atlanta, GA	Fox Theatre
6/6	St Petersburg, FL	Mahaffey Theater
6/7	St Augustine, FL	St. Augustine Amphitheatre
6/8	Orlando, FL	94.5 Block party
6/12	Baltimore, MD	Lyric Opera House
6/14	Simpsonville, SC	Charter Amphitheater at Heritage Park
6/15	Portsmouth, VA	nTELOS Wireless Pavilion
6/16	Durham, NC	Durham Performing Arts Center
6/18	Newark, NJ	New Jersey Performing Arts Center
6/19	Boston, MA	Bank of America Pavilion
6/20	New York, NY	Roseland Ballroom
6/22	Canandaigua, NY	Constellation Brands Marvin Sands Performing Arts Center
6/23	Mount Pleasant, MI	Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort - Outdoor
6/25	Cleveland, OH	Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica
6/26	Clarkston, MI	DTE Energy Music Theatre
6/27	Cincinnati, OH	Riverbend Music Center
6/28	Milwaukee, WI	Summerfest
7/1	Grand Prairie, TX	Verizon Theatre at Grand Prairie
7/2	Austin, TX	Stubb's Waller Creek Outdoor Amphitheater
7/3	Houston, TX	Bayou Music Center
7/5	New Orleans, LA	Essence Festival
7/7	Los Angeles, CA	The Greek Theatre

ABOUT LL COOL J
LL COOL J is an entertainment icon who has found great success crossing into multiple mediums.  A two-time Grammy^® Award winner, recording artist, talented actor, New York Times best-selling author, NAACP Image Award winner, entrepreneur and philanthropist, LL continues to display his wide range of talents with every project.  LL currently stars on one of the consistently highest rated shows on television, the CBS hit primetime drama series, "NCIS: LOS ANGELES." His performance on the show has garnered him a NAACP Image Award for "Outstanding Male Actor in a Drama Series" three years in a row (2011 – 2013) for his role as 'Special Agent Sam Hanna,' which can now be seen in more than 200 countries.
ABOUT 429 RECORDS
429 Records is a unit of The Savoy Label Group (SLG).  SLG is the North American based division of Nippon Columbia the oldest music company in Japan.  The Savoy Label Group has evolved into a Grammy Award winning and chart topping independent music company consistently outperforming competitors in key music categories as monitored by Billboard Magazine. The Savoy Label Group is led by Steve Vining and is based in Los Angeles, CA. For more information visit: www.429records.com


SOURCE 429 Records

  LeAnn Rimes announces release of new album SPITFIRE

Physical CD Available Only at Walmart

 

14 song collection available June 4th, 2013 featuring Special Appearances
by Alison Krauss, Dan Tyminski, Rob Thomas and Jeff Beck

NASHVILLE, TN  – Grammy award-winning singer/songwriter LeAnn Rimes is releasing her new album, SPITFIRE, on June 4, 2013. Rimes, who co-wrote nine of the songs on her newest offering, says “This album is a peek into my world; who I am, what I’ve gone through, what my emotions are.  It’s an intimate conversation between me and whoever’s listening.  I hope I’m saying things that are hard for others to express.  It certainly took me a lot of work to get to this point. And it’s still easier to sing these thoughts than it is to say them out loud.  The intimacy in my music is just beginning.” “Curb Records is receiving global reviews for LeAnn’s brilliant album, Spitfire.  Her performances with Rob Thomas (Matchbox 20), Jeff Beck, Alison Krauss and Dan Tyminski are amazing and a great representation of LeAnn’s ability as an artist and songwriter, says Curb Records Chairman, Mike Curb.  “LeAnn and producer Darrell Brown have created a very special musical adventure that is delivered straight from LeAnn’s heart.  We’ve always known she is a great singer.  This album simply proves outright that LeAnn is a great, multi-faceted artist.” SPITFIRE is co-produced by Darrell Brown, LeAnn’s longtime friend, whom she calls her “writing soul mate”. Rimes speaks of this album as a “journey” and says there were several memorable moments along the way from having multi-Grammy award-winning engineer, Al Schmitt (Ray Charles, Natalie Cole, Norah Jones) mix several songs to having Alison Krauss and Dan Tyminsky sing background vocals on “What Have I Done?”.  After ten years of trying to write or record with Rob Thomas, the planets aligned as Rob added an undeniable groove to “Gasoline and Matches”, which also features the legendary signature guitar styling's of Jeff Beck, whom LeAnn previously worked with on a Barbra Streisand tribute at the Grammys to benefit MusiCares. “SPITFIRE covers a range of emotions that I’ve experienced in my lifetime, from anger to love, from frustrations to letting go”, says Rimes.  “Darrell and I talked about telling that story in chronological order, but that didn’t work sonically, so he said, ‘It’s the truth…in no particular order.’ And isn’t that what life is about?” The physical CD will launch exclusively at Walmart and is currently available for pre-order at http://bit.ly/Spitfire1 SPITFIRE Track Listing: 1. Spitfire (LeAnn Rimes / Darrell Brown / David Baerwald) 2.  What Have I Done? with Alison Krauss and Dan Tyminsky (LeAnn Rimes / Darrell Brown / David Baerwald) 3. Gasoline & Matches with Rob Thomas and Jeff Beck (Buddy and Julie Miller) 4. Borrowed (LeAnn Rimes / Darrell Brown  / Dan Wilson) 5. You Ain’t Right (Liz Rose / Chris Stapleton / Morgane Hayes) 6. I Do Now (LeAnn Rimes / Darrell Brown / Dan Wilson) 7. Where I Stood (Missy Higgins) 8. You’ve Ruined Me (LeAnn Rimes / Darrell Brown / John Shanks) 9. Bottle (Christina Aldendifer and Gary Burr) 10. A Waste Is A Terrible Thing To Mind (LeAnn Rimes / David Baerwald / Darrell Brown) 11. Just A Girl Like You (LeAnn Rimes / Darrell Brown / Nathan Chapman) 12. God Takes Care of Your Kind (LeAnn Rimes / Darrell Brown / Dean Sheremet) 13. Who We Really Are (Sarah Buxton and Darrell Brown) 14.  Borrowed (Live) - Bonus Track For more information on LeAnn Rimes, visit www.leannrimesworld.com About LeAnn Rimes: LeAnn Rimes has sold more than 30 million units, won two Grammy® Awards, three Academy of Country Music Awards and 12 Billboard Music Awards.  Rimes is the youngest recipient of a Grammy® Award, and was also the first country recording artist to win in the "Best New Artist" category. Rimes has placed 42 singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, 13 of which are top-10 hits, and has scored numerous hit singles in her career, including "Can't Fight the Moonlight" which went #1 in 11 countries, and "How Do I Live," which  is the second longest charting song ever on the Billboard  Hot 100 chart.

 “AMERICAN IDOL” WINNER FANTASIA BRINGS SOULFUL STYLE TO CHAIFETZ ARENA ON SATURDAY, MAY 25

(April 29, 2013) – Eight-time Grammy nominated singer Fantasia announced that will bring her soulful sound to Chaifetz Arena on Saturday, May 25 at 7:30 p.m. Funk group The Bar-Kays is also scheduled to perform.

Tickets for Fantasia with The Bar-Kays are $55, $65 and $75 are on sale at MetroTix.com, the Chaifetz Arena box office, and charge by phone at 314-534-1111.

The Season 3 “American Idol” winner was the first recording artist in history to debut at No. 1 on the Billboard charts with her debut single, “I Believe.” She returned to the “American Idol” stage this month to perform her newest single, “Lose to Win,” off her fourth studio album, “Side Effects of You.”

After her success on “American Idol,” Fantasia saw immediate success, as her debut album, “Free Yourself,” was certified Platinum. Her second album, “Fantasia,” was certified Gold, and the single “When I See U” topped the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Song chart for eight weeks. Her third studio album, “Back to Me,” earned Fantasia her first Grammy win in the category of Best Female R&B Vocal Performance for her single “Bittersweet.”

In addition to her successful singing career, the North Carolina native starred as Celie in the Broadway musical “The Color Purple.” Fantasia even included “I’m Here,” the signature anthem from the musical, on her newest album in the hopes of attracting fans of the musical to the rest of her music.

The Bar-Kays, a soul and funk group out of Memphis, Tenn., are scheduled to join Fantasia. Since forming in 1966, the group has produced hits over a span of four decades. Their first hit, “Soul Finger,” was released in 1967 and reached no. 3 on the R&B chart. Hits such as “Shake Your Rump To The Funk” and “Boogie Body Land” also performed well on the R&B charts, coming in at no. 5 and no. 7, respectively.