Are you ready for a new week? We are constantly amazed at the quality of music being made by indie musicians each and every day. We were stunned at the singles and videos we chose over the weekend for our Ten Amazing Videos and Ten Great Singles articles, and can’t wait to hear and see what comes next. We have some news for you today, as well as five new singles and music videos to share, so let’s get going.
MINT FILM FESTIVAL RUNS SEPTEMBER 14-16
The First Annual Montana International Film Festival today announced its main slate of over 55 films, panels and events from September 14 – 16 in Billings, Montana.
The inaugural festival will see six narrative and eight documentary features competing for $15,000 in cash and in-kind prizes, including the first-ever MINT Spirit Award, as well as six juried awards: Best Female Director, Best Narrative Feature, Best Narrative Short Film, Best Documentary Feature Film, Best Documentary Short Film and the Made In Montana award.
The historic Babcock Theater in Billings will host many of the MINT screenings and other programming and is re-emerging as a robust cinema, an effort kindled in part by MINT. Murnion says, “The time seemed right for creating space for the unlikely moments that occur when people get together in the same room—well, rooms—at the same time to witness and engage in great storytelling.” Other theaters include the Art House Cinema, a non-profit, independent cinema and pub in the heart of downtown Billings and the 2905 Montana, a pop-up space transformed for MINT on Montana Avenue in the Historic District of Billings.
Passes and individual tickets for MINT are on sale now. Please visit https://mintfilmfestival.org/ for tickets, passes and all other film festival information.
PASADENA TO HOST TASTES AND SOUNDS OF SOUTH LAKE
Date: Saturday September 29th, 12 pm – 5 pm
Location Live Cooking Demos: The Commons, 140 S. Lake Avenue
Location Music Stage: The Shops on Lake, 345 S. Lake Avenue
Admission: FREE
o Arms Akimbo – Named by Billboard as a band to watch, Arms Akimbo create infectious feel-good indie rock.
o The Sound of Ghosts – The LA based, Americana roots musical collective delivers an engaging, explosive yet intimate live performance.
o The Regrettes – The LA based four-piece create infectious, punk driven tracks with a pop aesthetic reminiscent of 50’s and 60’s acts a la the Temptations or Buddy Holly.
o VÉRITÉ – Indie pop artist praised by TIME for her ‘rich and ethereal vocals’
o Larkin Poe – Acclaimed roots rock n’ roll sister duo praised by Rolling Stone among other high profile outlets.
o *DJ William Reed spinning between sets
o 12:00 pm: Luisa Fabbri – Owner of Contessa Foods. Join Luisa for an olive oil tasting the way professionals do it!
o 1:00 pm: Jose Acevedo – Mercado Pasadena’s Executive Chef/Partner. Classic and contemporary cuisine inspired by fresh, local ingredients and Chef Jose’s Mexican roots.
o 2:00 pm: Ronald Russell – Renowned vegan and raw food chef, co-owner of celeb hangout Sun Café in Studio City.
o 3:00 pm: RG Enriquez – Host of Astig Vegan Cooking Show, making healthy Filipino cuisine.For more information, please visit www.southlakeavenue.org
Our first single comes from former Mouseketeer and The Voice contestant Tony Lucca. Here’s his latest tune, “Nashville,” which was released on August 31.
Next up is SNEAK PREVIEW of a new band to us, represented by our friend Gayle Davidson of AGD Entertainment, who brought us Wendy Sweetlove, among others. Here is “In the Woods,” the first single off the forthcoming EP Folklore by Haunted Like Human. Check out their website and pre-order the new album if you like the single.
https://soundcloud.com/user-343830607/in-the-woods/s-eiLWY
Our third single this week is from Kinney, an artist that reminds us of Ingrid Michaelson. Her voice is so sweet and the music is so much fun that you just want to stop the world and bask in the beauty of the song. Please let us know what you think about “Petah Bread Rocketship.”
Our fourth single is from another client of Davidson named Drunken Logic. Here is their latest single, “Alone in America.” We love their indie folk/alternative rock sound and those horns are amazing.
Our final single this week is from Colin Devlin, former member of The Devlins and currently both a producer and an artist for Blue Élan Records. His new album, High Point, will be out soon, but he has just released his first single, “Just a Fire.”
NEW MUSIC VIDEOS
Our first video this week is the long awaited follow-up to the smash “Narcissist” by Alison Iraheta and Matthew Hager, aka Halo Circus. The new video is for their song “Oh, Money,” and is just as powerful as the previous one. Let’s rock out!
Next is “Play me Birdie” from Sexy Dex and the Fresh. It is upbeat and fun, with lots of funky guitar. We think you’ll like it.
Our next video features some interesting images to the theme “Decline in U.S. Civics” and is an instrumental number from He Arrived by Helicopter. This one definitely deserves your attention.
Video number four is a definite hit for Saint Slumber and their song “Infinite.” This one is simply amazing and belongs on the radio. Let us know what you think.
Our final video this hit comes from Royal Canoe, which recently signed with Paper Bag Records. Their first single is “Rayz,” and we can’t wait to hear the rest of the album which will be released next January.