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Nashville, TN (January 22, 2021) – Singer/songwriter and co-founder of Elephant Revival, Dango Rose, recently released his EP entitled “Banjo Poems.” You can listen to it HERE!

The six-song EP will feature songs recorded by Dango between 2008 and 2009.  Only three hundred copies were printed and handed out to family and friends at the time.

“It is with gratitude and appreciation that I offer these songs to you. Banjo Poems reminds me of a sweet time in life. It was a simpler time, too,” Dango explains. “Most of these pieces were written in the autumn and recorded during the longest night of winter. The banjo, being an heirloom of the Civil War, maintained a sweet spot in between the key of B and C, falling naturally into a 432hz tuning.”

Dango released the first single from the album, “Night Resumes,” on December 18, 2020. It garnered press from the likes of Medium, Rock ‘N’ Load Magazine, Grubs & Grooves, Volatile Weekly, The Mountain Ear, Music Update Central, Skope Magazine and more.

About Dango Rose:
Dango Rose embraces a passion for music as a vital healing influence and spiritual path. He creates and collaborates to support harmony and truth. Born with a poet’s soul and a warrior’s heart, his life’s journey has been one of transformation.

For seventeen years, Dango traveled nationally and internationally in touring bands. In 2006, he co-founded Elephant Revival and spent eleven years performing and recording with this influential outfit that pioneered the genre, Transcendental Folk. Rose penned band favorites like, When I Fall, The Pasture, Jet Lag Blues and others. Since Elephant Revival decided to go on hiatus in May 2018, Dango has taken refuge in the recording studio while focusing upon songwriting collaborations with various artists.  Here he melds his background in traditional forms with the more transformational elements of musical craft.  As journalist Marc Tonglen explains, “He reminds me of a cross between Leonard Cohen, Cat Stevens and Alan Parsons, while remaining deeply embedded in the progressive Indie-Folk scene.  His voice is distinctive, words penetrating and his arrangements — on the edge, yet engaging.”

Rose has shared the stage with the likes of Gregory Alan Isakov, The Lumineers, Nathaniel Rateliff, Mandolin Orange, Blind Pilot, Hiss Golden Messenger, Iron and Wine, The Oh Hellos, Billy Strings, Greensky Bluegrass, Bela Fleck & Abigail Washburn, Joan Baez, Ani DiFranco, Sam Bush, Little Feat, Donovan, Amy Helm, Aiofe O’Donovan, Chadwick Stokes, Carolina Chocolate Drops, Leftover Salmon, John Oates, Elvis Costello, Yonder Mountain String Band and many more. He was a three-time headliner at Red Rocks with Elephant Revival and performed several headlining shows with The Colorado Symphony Orchestra. In addition, he’s performed at high-profile national festivals, such as Newport Folk Festival, Telluride Bluegrass Festival, Hardly Strictly Bluegrass and more.

Rose released his song entitled Ring Out on September 25, 2020, which featured the A-Side of an old-school A-side/B-Side offering.  The second piece, Life’s Too Short, was released on November 13, 2020. His latest single, Night Resumes, was released on December 18, 2020.

For more information on Dango Rose, visit www.dangorose.com and connect with him on Facebook and Instagram.

For more information on Elephant Revival, visit www.elephantrevival.com and follow the band on Facebook and Instagram.

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Nashville, TN (January 11, 2021) – Country artist Carrie Cunningham took advantage of 2020 and is coming out with new music! She recently released her newest single, “Click” (co-written with Diann Hammer), featuring country-pop artist Clayton Jones. You can listen to the fun, feel-good relationship song HERE!

After years of releasing singles and EPs, Carrie will be releasing her first full-length album this year for the first time since 2007. She will be dropping a new single on the 11th of every month during 2021.

Carrie is based in both Nashville, Tennessee and Huntington Beach, California. She has been a touring artist for two decades and has performed on over 1,000 stages. She has had the pleasure of sharing the stage with over 50 national acts, such as Kacey Musgraves, Charlie Daniels, Jake Owen, Crystal Gayle, Diamond Rio, Collective Souland more.

For more information, visit www.carrielive.com and follow Carrie on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Spotify.

Nashville, TN (January 1, 2021) – Pop artist and singer/songwriter CASSANDRA recently released her new single “Drinking Games.” You can listen to the song HERE!

With sassy, yet empowering lyrics like I can almost smell the whiskey on your breath, staring at your midnight two-word text, just ’cause I’m up, don’t mean I’m down, just ’cause you say you want me now, “Drinking Games” is sure to be a hit amongst fans. Mixing her pop roots with a bit of country flare, CASSANDRA shows off her versatility on the new track.

“I won’t let boys play with my heart,” CASSANDRA explains. “Drinking Games is an anthem for anyone who wants to stand up for themselves.”

About CASSANDRA:
Born in Rockville, MD, CASSANDRA began singing as soon as she could speak. She grew up in Duluth, GA before moving to Binghamton, NY for middle school and high school. Her family resides in Jacksonville, FL. “Every city I’ve lived in has taught me something about myself and the world around me,” she explains. “Although it was difficult to move often, I’m grateful for the memories I have made and the lessons I have learned in each place.”

In high school, CASSANDRA began to dabble with her songwriting skills, composing several pop songs but never releasing them. It wasn’t until the Coronavirus pandemic hit the U.S. in 2020 that she found what she loved most about the creative process of music. She started writing and co-writing pop music and began recording soon after. Her most recent single, “Wicked Ways,” was released to the public via all streaming platforms on November 13, 2020.

For more information, visit www.cassandraofficialmusic.com and follow CASSANDRA on Instagram, TikTok and Spotify.

Nashville, TN (December 18, 2020) – Singer/songwriter and co-founder of Elephant Revival, Dango Rose, recently released his new single “Night Resumes.” You can listen to the song HERE!

With despondent lyrics like the world outside keeps changing, locked inside this open room, through the coldest nights of December, tears from my eyes, make flowers bloom, “Night Resumes” paints a picture of noir, ending with beauty.

“Night Resumes was originally conceived on a civil war fretless banjo in an old miner’s cabin just below the continental divide,” Dango explains. “This song shares a willingness to embrace winter isolation as an opportunity…for even whilst in a dance with shadow, the coming of the light will reveal itself anew, and flowers will bloom again.”

About Dango Rose:
Dango Rose embraces a passion for music as a vital healing influence and spiritual path. He creates and collaborates to support harmony and truth. Born with a poet’s soul and a warrior’s heart, his life’s journey has been one of transformation.

For seventeen years, Dango traveled nationally and internationally in touring bands. In 2006, he co-founded Elephant Revival and spent eleven years performing and recording with this influential outfit that pioneered the genre, Transcendental Folk. Rose penned band favorites like, When I Fall, The Pasture, Jet Lag Blues and others. Since Elephant Revival decided to go on hiatus in May 2018, Dango has taken refuge in the recording studio while focusing upon songwriting collaborations with various artists.  Here he melds his background in traditional forms with the more transformational elements of musical craft.  As journalist Marc Tonglen explains, “He reminds me of a cross between Leonard Cohen, Cat Stevens and Alan Parsons, while remaining deeply embedded in the progressive Indie-Folk scene.  His voice is distinctive, words penetrating and his arrangements — on the edge, yet engaging.”

Rose has shared the stage with the likes of Gregory Alan Isakov, The Lumineers, Nathaniel Rateliff, Mandolin Orange, Blind Pilot, Hiss Golden Messenger, Iron and Wine, The Oh Hellos, Billy Strings, Greensky Bluegrass, Bela Fleck & Abigail Washburn, Joan Baez, Ani DiFranco, Sam Bush, Little Feat, Donovan, Amy Helm, Aiofe O’Donovan, Chadwick Stokes, Carolina Chocolate Drops, Leftover Salmon, John Oates, Elvis Costello, Yonder Mountain String Band and many more. He was a three-time headliner at Red Rocks with Elephant Revival and performed several headlining shows with The Colorado Symphony Orchestra. In addition, he’s performed at high-profile national festivals, such as Newport Folk Festival, Telluride Bluegrass Festival, Hardly Strictly Bluegrass and more.

Rose released a new song entitled Ring Out on September 25th, which will be the A-Side of an old school A-side/B-Side offering.  The second piece, Life’s Too Short, was released on November 13th.

For more information on Dango Rose, visit www.dangorose.com and connect with him on Facebook and Instagram.

For more information on Elephant Revival, visit www.elephantrevival.com and follow the band on Facebook and Instagram.

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Nashville, TN (December 14, 2020) – Fast rising country artist Joe Berk embarked on his socially-distanced, fan-funded “The Pandemic Tour” today. He will be making stops in Colorado, Wyoming, Montana, Washington, Oregon, California, Nevada and Utah during the first leg, ending on 12/21.

“The Pandemic Tour” is completely fan-funded, with incentives like t-shirts, drink koozies, music video credits, unique experiences and more rewarded to donors. Joe will start off the campaign by donating 10% of all proceeds to VH1’s Save The Music Foundation, which partners with local communities and school districts to build sustainable music programs. Due to Covid-19, many schools have been forced to cut musical arts programs from curriculums, causing extracurricular activities like chorus and band to suffer.  The more money raised during “The Pandemic Tour,” the higher percentage donated – with an ambitious goal of $1B. If Joe achieves this $1B goal, he has pledged to donate 100% of all proceeds. If you’d like to contribute to “The Pandemic Tour” click HERE!

The tour, which will take place in open fields, driveways and front lawns, will be completely live-streamed, with footage being used in Joe’s upcoming music video for his song “Firsts.” Covid-19 precautions will be taken at each stop, where attendees will be encouraged to wear masks, remain at least six-feet apart and follow all CDC guidelines.

“They said Joe, you’re crazy…there’s no way you can just come up with an idea, plan a tour and set off on your journey with only five days notice,” he explains. “Well, I’m here to prove all the haters wrong and hopefully put the biggest smile on their faces when I get to their town! My goal is to make this the biggest live music event of 2020, and I’m not going to stop until WE make it happen. Just stay distanced, shout to each other and let’s show the world we can still have a party. Imagine something as sick as Fyre Festival, but it actually happens!”

About Joe Berk:
What is country music these days anyways? While the genre has in a way become genre-less, it has always meant one thing to Joe Berk – the story of your roots and what you grew up on. As long as the lyrics tell a great story, and you incorporate country sounds like banjos and pedal steel – that’s country music.

Known for his high intellect, ambition and extreme work ethic, Joe graduated from University of Michigan with a 4.11 GPA. He spent a year and a half working as a Big 3 Management consultant with McKinsey & Company, helping multi-billion dollar companies solve their toughest problems. After spending up to 80 hours a week working in cars, planes and hotel rooms, Joe realized it was time to move on and chase his true passion – music.

Drawing inspiration from R&B, Motown, Rock, and Hip-Hop, he has fused those elements with traditional country songwriting to develop a unique sound with witty lyrics and catchy modern hooks.

Joe’s debut single “Tie A Knot”, which has been featured on Detroit’s biggest country station, 99.5 WYCD, is a prime example, which tells the story of a relationship through all the little moments.

Over the past month, Joe has absolutely BLOWN UP on social media – accumulating over 1M total views on his videos, 10K followers on Instagram and another 5K on TikTok. He is also now working with some of the best Grammy-nominated producers in Nashville, TN, and is starting to receive features and reposts on some of the biggest social media outlets in the country music space (e.g., Yee Yee Apparel, which has over 350K followers on Instagram and is owned by country music star Granger Smith).

Joe released his most recent single, “A Guy’s Girl,” in October 2020, with the music video acquiring almost 8,000 views. Joe has been featured in various publications, such as Medium, Vents Magazine, Grubs & Grooves, Music and Tour News, Divine Magazine, Volatile Weekly and more.

For more information on Joe, visit www.joeberkmusic.com and follow him on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and Spotify.

Nashville, TN (December 8, 2020) – Singer/Songwriter, producer, composer and recording artist Justine Blazer recently released her newest single “Just Sing.” You can listen HERE!

With motivational lyrics like my voice may break, quiver and shake, but keep love alive and diminish the hate, gonna raise my voice and sing about love, gonna share my gift that was sent from up above, “Just Sing” is sure to inspire listeners far and wide.

“I am a firm believer in just going for it,” Justine explains. “It’s never going to be the perfecttime. Life is too short – just go with your gut, follow your instinct and faith will lead the rest of the way! This song means so much to me. Singing is what I love to do and this is about new hope and new beginnings as we go into the year.”

About Justine Blazer:
Nashville-based producer, singer, songwriter, composer and recording artist Justine Blazer has been taking the musical world by storm – earning seven #1 singles on various independent charts. Her unique style of edgy country/pop/rock is infused with a hint of Detroit soul and modern vibes. She is a member of The Recording Academy/Grammy’s, Country Music Association and Academy of Country Music. Having opened for the likes of Jason Aldean, Justin Moore, Lee Brice, Kathy Mattea, Regis Philbin, Lonestar and more, Justine has also received endorsements from Luna Guitars, Dean Guitars, Ram Trucks, Chrysler Incorporated and more. Always setting her sights on achieving success, Justine is currently working on upcoming projects set to be released in 2021.

For more information, visit www.justineblazer.com and connect with her on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.