February 2019 | Music Junkie Press

Pre-Order the new album from Andy Black and listen to the first single, Westwood Road

February 14, 2019

Earlier this week Andy Black announced dates for The Ghost of North America Tour. The new album The Ghost of Ohio is set to release on April 12th. You can pre-order the album now and get the first single, Westwood Road. Head over now to https://www.theghostofohio.com/ and get your order in. The infectious new track will have you in high anticipation of the album. You can listen to the new song below or head over to the following link for other streaming options: https://andyblack.lnk.to/TheGhostofOhioTw Tickets for The Ghost of North America tour go on sale tomorrow and the tour will kick off at Ace of Spades in Sacramento. We hope to see you all there! THE GHOST OF NORTH AMERICA TOUR Tickets On Sale This Friday Feb.15th. With Special Guests The Faim and Kulick! www.bandsintown.com/AndyBlack VIP packages Coming Soon! Apr. 07: Sacramento, CA – Ace Of Spades Apr. 09: Seattle, WA – El Corazon Apr. 10: Portland, OR – Hawthorne Theatre Apr. 12: Las Vegas, NV – Vinyl Las Vegas Apr. 13: Los Angeles, CA – El Rey Theatre Apr. [Read More]

PledgeMusic Fiasco: See how you can help Latin Pop artist Melissa Otero complete her album campaign

February 14, 2019

We would like to introduce you to another amazing hard working artist that has been affected by the PledgeMusic fiasco. Latin pop artist Melissa Otero was hard at work gearing with her campaign at PledgeMusic for the release of her new album, Erotomania. Shortly after becoming aware of PledgeMusic’s ongoing financial situation, she had to immediately pull her campaign to protect her fans and their money. Melissa is still on track to release her album on April 27th. She has created a PRE-ORDER GoFundMe campaign where you can contribute to the making of the album as well as order items that were originally available through PledgeMusic. Head over to her GoFundMe page and place your order or contribution here: https://www.gofundme.com/melissaotero-erotomania Check out the details on the new campaign here: PLEASE READ THROUGH: Welcome! After working so hard for almost two months on our original campaign over at PledgeMusic, we decided to cancel the campaign due to an ongoing situation with the platform’s finances. I kindly invite you to look through this entire page and see what [Read More]

Space Monkeys get creative as they deal with the PledgeMusic fiasco

February 13, 2019

As the PledgeMusic crowdfunding fiasco still in a limbo state, and plenty of artists who are waiting on their payments, many bands have had to get creative in order to finish their projects. The crowdfunding platform PledgeMusic has still not paid out the funds to so many campaigns. Artists are left on hold, fans are left waiting for their pledged items, and there has been no resolution in site, just a waiting game. The last statement from PledgeMusic was on February 1st. Check it out below: A Statement from PledgeMusic To the PledgeMusic community, The situation that PledgeMusic has found itself in is unacceptable and to all of the artists, managers, labels and fans who have put their trust in us, we are deeply sorry. All of us at the company are working around the clock to address everybody’s concerns and are hopeful of reaching a positive resolution soon. To you artists especially, we understand that every last penny is vital to your project’s successful delivery and as such we wanted to share with you [Read More]

Billy Raffoul’s new song, Hell or High Water featured on Playstation Game “Days Gone”

February 13, 2019

Billy Raffoul has just released a new song which he wrote for the new Playstation Game “Days Gone”. The song is called Hell or High Water and you can check it out here: The game is set to release on April 26, 2019 but you can pre-order your copy now. Billy has also announced a couple upcoming tour dates with Julia Michaels this Spring. Check the dates below: In addition, you will be able to catch Billy out on tour this Spring/Summer with PARACHUTE. Check the dates below: We are happy to see a San Francisco stop on June 7th at the beautiful venue, August Hall. We hope to see you there and we will see if we can bring you an interview. Make sure to visit his social media sites and stay up date on his latest news. Information & Links: Website: http://www.billyraffoul.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BillyRaffoul Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/BillyRaffoul Twitter: https://twitter.com/BillyRaffoul

Andy Black announces tour dates for The Ghost of North America Tour!

February 12, 2019

With all the teasing of the new Andy Black album, you can get really excited as he has announced tour dates! Andy just released dates for The Ghost of North America Tour. Tickets go on sale this Friday and the tour will kick off at Ace of Spades in Sacramento. We hope to see you all there! THE GHOST OF NORTH AMERICA TOUR Tickets On Sale This Friday Feb.15th. With Special Guests The Faim and Kulick! www.bandsintown.com/AndyBlack VIP packages Coming Soon! Apr. 07: Sacramento, CA – Ace Of Spades Apr. 09: Seattle, WA – El Corazon Apr. 10: Portland, OR – Hawthorne Theatre Apr. 12: Las Vegas, NV – Vinyl Las Vegas Apr. 13: Los Angeles, CA – El Rey Theatre Apr. 14: Phoenix, AZ – Nile Theatre Apr. 16: Salt Lake City, UT – The Depot Apr. 17: Denver, CO – Gothic Theatre Apr. 19: Dallas, TX – Gas Monkey Bar N’ Grill & Gas Monkey Live Apr. 20: San Antonio, TX – The Rock Box Apr. 22: Atlanta, GA – The Masquerade Apr. 23: Orlando, FL – The Plaza Live Apr. 25: Cincinnati, [Read More]

Catch Future Feats out on tour with The Kooks

February 12, 2019

What do you do when you wake up with a 102 fever and you are kicking off night one of your tour with The Kooks? For Josh, the singer/songwriter of Future Feats, you perform and give a kick ass set! That is exactly what he did last night and it was great. There was no slowing down for Josh as he raced the stage and unleashed his energy on to the venue. It was our first introduction to the alternative pop band, Future Feats and they have left a lasting impression on us. Their infectiously catchy tracks had the crowd moving. Check out photos from their set by our Rockin Ryan: You can catch Future Feats out on tour now. Check the dates below and get yourself to a show. To get you geared up check out their video for their track Cities In Wonder: Visit their social media sites and stay up to date on their latest news. Information & Links: Website: http://www.futurefeats.com/ Instagram: http://instagram.com/futurefeats Facebook: http://facebook.com/futurefeats Twitter: http://twitter.com/futurefeats

Barns Courtney delivers high energy set out on tour with The Kooks

February 12, 2019

Last night The Kooks kicked off their tour with an epic performance at the Fox Theater in Oakland. We were doubly excited to see that Barns Courtney is out on the tour as support for The Kooks. One thing is certain, when Barns performs; the energy explodes. He hit the stage and it was a set of non-stop energy. You couldn’t help but feel the adrenaline transfer from the stage to the crowd. The band was spot on and the crowd went wild. Once again, he delivered a rousing set and gave 115% of himself out on that stage, unleashing emotions with each and every note. Check out photos of his set by our Rockin Ryan: Check out the tour dates below and get yourself to a show. Have you checked out the latest video from Barns Courtney for his infectious new track 99? We are hooked on it and love the retro vibe! Check it out here: Make sure to visit his social media sites and stay up to date on his latest news. Information [Read More]