New Frontier Touring News
January 10, 2023
With the new year comes new changes.
As of January 1st, 2023, Michael Kelley, executive vice president and partner based in the Austin office of Atomic Music Group has moved to New Frontier Touring in Nashville. As Vice President of Performing Arts for New Frontier, Michael will be focused heavily on building out a strong PAC and theatre division for the company while continuing to work his non-PAC clients at theatres, casinos, festivals, fairs and ballrooms.
Prior to Atomic Music Group, Michael ran his own agency for many years working with artists ranging in diversity from punk acts Green Day & NOFX in the early nineties to classic acts such as Leon Russell and others. He also spent several years at Bruce Solar’s Absolute Artists working as a territorial agent with artists that included Cake, Fastball, Rickie Lee Jones, George Clinton and more, before that company was absorbed by The Agency Group, now UTA.
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December 15, 2022
After more than 25 years together, Reckless Kelly have announced their retirement plans. They will play roughly 35 shows a year starting in 2023 before retiring from the road altogether in 2025. Read the full article here.
Confirmed Reckless Kelly Tour Dates in 2023
Jan. 8-9 — Steamboat Springs, CO @ The MusicFest
Feb. 25 — Houston, TX @ Livestock Show and Rodeo
May 27 — Fort Worth, TX @ Billy Bob’s
June 10-11 — Puerto Penasco, Mexico @ Circus Mexicus
June 17 — Kaycee, WY @ Chris LeDoux Days
June 23-24 — New Braunfels, TX @ Gruene Hall
Aug. 12 — Challis, ID @ Braun Brothers Reunion
Aug. 18 — Austin, TX @ Stubb’s BBQ
Aug. 19 — Pampa, TX @ PampaFest
Sept. 16 — Nashville, TN @ Ryman Auditorium (with Jason Boland and the Stragglers)
December 8, 2022
On February 10th, Ickes and Hensley are set to release a new full-length album via Compass Records, Living In A Song. Featuring ten original tunes plus two timeless covers, and focusing on a classic country sound as heard in contemporaries like Chris Stapleton, Jamey Johnson, Sturgill Simpson, and Jason Isbell, Living In A Song is a love letter to a bygone Nashville and an in-depth look at the wonderful interplay between two masters of their craft. Listen to the title track here.
November 23, 2022
Watch the free livestream here tonight at 8PM PT / 10PM CT for an incredible evening of music and surprises celebrating the Dead. The show will include a special set of acoustic music performed with Peter Rowan, followed by a second electric-infused set.
November 17, 2022
The 2023 Grammy Awards Nominees were announced on Tuesday, and included New Frontier Touring’s Peter Rowan, who was nominated for Best Bluegrass Album. The nomination is for his most recent album, “Calling You From My Mountain”. This is his seventh Grammy nomination. Congratulations, Peter!
November 10, 2022
Darrell Scott was tapped to join Chris Stapleton and Patty Loveless for a performance on the 56th CMA Awards show, aired on ABC TV.
Stapleton and Loveless sang “You’ll Never Leave Harlan Alive,” which was penned by Scott and was recorded by Loveless (and many others) for her 2001 album “Mountain Soul.” Scott, who plays 13 different instruments, was recruited to play dobro for the occasion. Stapleton and Loveless shared the lead vocal duties, trading verses, and Stapleton’s wife/bandmate Morgane sang harmony as well. It was a rare live appearance for Loveless, a five-time CMA Award-winner, and the crowd showed their appreciation and enthusiasm by rising to their feet and clapping along as Loveless belted the final refrain. Scott has one public show left on his 2022 calendar, a concert in Bristol VA at the Birthplace of Country Music Museum on Dec. 8th.
November 8, 2022
THE BIRD DOGS ARE BACK, BABY: They have a new album ready to be recorded and are looking forward to touring it across the US in 2023! In just a week, they have already reached over half of their funding goal.
See their witty video promoting the campaign and donate to the production of their new album here.
September 23, 2022
Today, Seth Avett announces Seth Avett Sings Greg Brown, a 10-track tribute to songwriting hero and one of the most revered contemporary folk artists of the American Midwest, Greg Brown. Coming November 4th, Avett transcribed, interpreted and dove deep into the repertoire of the songwriting legend who’s been one of his musical guiding lights since the age of fifteen.
Recorded in hotels across the country while on tour with The Avett Brothers, the record penetratingly captures the spirit, sincerity and beloved characters that populate Brown’s best songs. Pulling from Avett’s favorite songs across Brown’s vast repertoire, the album touches on the simple human experiences that Brown is so known for bringing to life – trustworthiness, sincerity, intimacy, and surprising familiarity – highlighted by Avett’s rich voice and his precise, shimmering acoustics.
PRE-SAVE THE ALBUM HERE
ORDER THE LP HERE AND CD HERE
July 28, 2022
Nominees for the 33rd annual IBMA Bluegrass Music Awards were announced Tuesday in a live event at the SiriusXM studios in Nashville, Tennessee. Congratulations to the following New Frontier Touring artists were nominated:
Fireside Collective nominated for “New Artist of the Year”.
Trey Hensley nominated for “Guitar Player of the Year”.
Rob Ickes nominated for “Dobro Player of the Year”.
Peter Rowan is being inducted into the Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame!
Read more about the IBMA Awards and this year’s nominees here.
July 15, 2022
On Friday, Jessie Baylin released her 1970’s themed music video for “That’s the Way,” a sneak peak at her upcoming album, Jersey Girl, set to release in late September. The highly anticipated album will be her first LP in seven years. Find out more about the video and Jessie’s upcoming album in Rolling Stone.
