New Frontier Touring News
October 19, 2021
Rolling Stone recently highlighted Dave Hause’s latest single Gary, a unique twist on the anti-bullying message that is gaining more momentum in the country. In the song, Hause takes an unexpected approach by writing from the perspective of the bully. While it is a role that Hause admits to playing in his youth, we find him seeking atonement in Gary. The new single comes from Hause’s new album Blood Harmony, which was recorded in Nashville with fellow NFT artist, Will Hoge as the producer. Check out the song and the rest of the article here.
October 8, 2021
Today, The Steel Wheels announced the second installment of songs based on listeners’ personal stories – Everyone A Song Vol. 2. What started as a project for fans to commission works and send musical greetings to their loved ones, sparked a surprisingly impactful and intimate songwriting process. To pre-order or pre-save the album, click here.
September 28, 2021
Rolling Stone recently published the best things they saw at Americanafest 2021 and NFT’s own Dave Hause was mentioned on the list. On Saturday, Hause decimated a late-night crowd at High Watt, delivering furious versions of songs from his upcoming album Blood Harmony. Dave performed several songs, including recent single Sandy Sheets, which recalls his bittersweet nostalgic weekends at Jersey Shore. The highlight of the night, per Rolling Stone, was Hause’s harmonies with his brother Tim. Read more about Dave’s show and more here.
September 27, 2021
AmericanaFest closed out on a high note Saturday night at 3rd and Lindsley with Carlene Carter. With a superb band that included guitarist Chris Casell, Carter did it all, essaying one-chord rockers that turned the beat around, swung like crazy and never let up for a second. It was like catching a handbill that advertised the mastery of the rock-country past in a newly developed Nashville neighborhood. Rolling Stone stated that, “It was the kind of set that reaffirmed your faith in music.” Check out the rest of the review here.
September 10, 2021
Today, Reckless Kelly released the project The 9/11 Demos. Recorded 20 years ago, on September 11th, 2001, Reckless Kelly was scheduled to record at Arlyn Studios in Austin, TX. Not knowing how the day was going to end, the band ended up recording 16 songs, in-between hours spent glued to the television. Most of the songs would eventually be re-recorded and find their way to an album or two, but the original demos were never released and sat untouched for 20 years, until today. The project is being released to honor and remember the lives lost that day. All songs are sequenced in the exact order they were recorded. Click here to go and stream the new project.
August 19, 2021
Today, The Bluegrass Situation premiered Everything’s Made Out of Sand, the latest single from The Way Down Wanderers. The song is the latest single from their upcoming album More Like Tomorrow, which comes out September 10th via Soundly Music. Collin from the band stated that “Everything’s Made Out of Sand was written to create a dialogue on the temporary nature of all things.” Check out the article and the new single here.
August 18, 2021
Recently, the production team for the upcoming musical Swept Away, a musical set to the music of The Avett Brothers, shared a preview with a cast performance of Murder In The City.
A description of Swept Away reads,
1888, off the coast of New Bedford, MA. When a violent storm sinks their whaling ship, the four surviving souls—a young man in search of adventure, his older brother who has sworn to protect him, a captain at the end of a long career at sea, and a worldly first mate who has fallen from grace—each face a reckoning: How far will I go to stay alive? And can I live with the consequences?
Swept Away is set to open at the Rep’s Peet’s Theatre in Berkeley, CA on January 9th, 2022. To see the beautiful performance and find out more about Swept Away, click here.
August 12, 2021
Paul Thorn’s new album Never Too Late To Call is officially out for sale and streaming on all platforms. The album shows a more personal and heartfelt side of Thorn, especially on tracks like Breaking Up for Good Again, title track It’s Never Too Late to Call and Two Tears of Joy. The title to the album is something his sister always said to him when he would call late. She died of cancer last year and Thorn says he will always remember her for the feeling of comfort and security those five words brought to him. Stream Never Too Late to Call today or purchase it here.
August 9, 2021
On night one of SCI’s Northern Cali celebration at Berkeley’s Greek Theatre, special guest Peter Rowan joined the prolific jam band onstage, performing fan favorites from the likes of New Riders of the Purple Sage and John Denver. For a look at the setlist, as well as night two’s special guest, click here.
August 4, 2021
Riders in the Sky will be joining the Grand Ole Opry Performance at Bonnaroo 2021, making it the third time that they have performed there. Ranger Doug, the Idol of American Youth, stated that he’s “Overjoyed to bring The Cowboy Way to the greatest music festival of them all!” Too Slim says “See you there, Saddlepals! You’ll know me. I’ll be the old guy in the enormous God-given hat and the even bigger grin.” This year’s performance also includes Tommy Emmanuel, Amythyst Kiah, Chris Shiflett and many more! Hope to see you on the farm!
