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Rainbow Kitten Surprise Tour 2018 and album release

The Music Matters is following the
Rainbow Kitten Surprise 2018 tour in support of
their premier album release “How To: Friend, Love, Freefall”
on Elektra Records

So far we will be attending the following shows with more to follow:
April 4th The Fillmore Charlotte
https://www.facebook.com/events/1755172454557053/
April 10th,11th Brooklyn Steel
https://www.facebook.com/events/2235229043169512/
May 10th Fonda Theatre
https://www.facebook.com/events/153270258787178/

We highly recommend you purchase tickets asap if you are interested in attending any dates on this tour as well as check out the pre-sale of their vinyl records. #themusicmatters has purchased the entire set in anticipation of the tour and the new music.

RKS tour ticket and record pre-sale: (keep an eye out as changes and added shows happen almost daily)
http://www.rksband.com/friendlovefreefall/…

#indie #indierock #alternative #livemusic #festival

 

 

rainbow kitten surprise tour

Fabled Hoboken music venue Maxwell’s to close…..again….

Fabled Hoboken music venue Maxwell’s to close…..again….

This blogger feels the challenge with the “New Maxwell’s” was the disparaging remarks the owners made about the music. Had they respected the history of the fabled back room and concentrated on making the front the best restaurant possible, they could have retained it’s mystique as well as provided a future for The Hoboken Sound

 

Maxwell’s in Hoboken NJ to close again

 

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Pamnation Presents – Hollis Brown and Sir Cadian Rhythm @ Garcia’s in Port Chester NY Friday 19-2018.

Hollis Brown and Sir Cadian Rhythm are going to be #bringingtheheat to Garcia’s this Friday 1-19. Courtesy of everyone’s favorite music curator/promoter Pamnation.#bethere #bringafriend

 

Hollis Brown and SCR 1-19-2018

 

The Happy Fits – KGB Bar & Lit Mag – Red Door Sessions 1-12-2018

The Happy Fits
KGB Bar & Lit Mag
Red Door Sessions
1-12-2018

There are three elements of music.#melody,#harmony,#rhythm. So when folks get together to start a rock band they put it together with vocals, guitar, drums, cello…Stop! Cello? What’s that doing here? Electric Light Orchestrafans as well as Jeff Lynne will certainly tell you that’s nothing new however, it’s role in the happenstance formed #thehappyfits is quite unique. The Happy Fits are Luke Davis ( vocals,drums), Ross Monteith ( vocals,guitar), and Calvin Langman (vocals, cello). Starting in the Summer of 2016 to raise money for local charities while they were planning college, music in their life had other ideas. When their tune “While You Fade Away” exploded on Spotify gave them recognition, they had no choice but to go #fullthrottle with the combo.. First brought to the attention of The Music Matters by curator/promoter Pamnation who suggested (ok demanded) we view their performance this past week on Paste Music & Daytrotter live in studio feed. Astonished, we had to head into #NYC last night to see them as they were performing their first #reddoorsessions show at #kgbbar on W4th st.

The house was packed, and the entire audience seemed to know not just the lyrics but the clap and stomp routine to follow as we all rollicked through the 45 minute set. This blogger had the chance to meet and greet with all the members before and after the show. They were quite engaging to speak with and of course made us so #happy we had #fits. We look forward to watching this young band grow and wish them much #success. Please feel free to #comment and of course #follow them on social media, #share with friends too!

 

More about The Happy Fits – https://www.thehappyfits.com/
More about Paste Music – https://www.pastemagazine.com/music
More about Pamnation – http://www.pamnation.com/

 

 

Submit to the 2018 Pleasantville Music Festival

With this blog originating in #Pleasantville it only seems right as lovers of the best in #livemusic we share this opportunity for #bands to submit to our local #festival. If you have a top original local or touring band, #clickandsubmit Please feel free to #comment, #share #follow

Submit to the Fest

2018 PMF submission

 

 

Rainbow Kitten Surprise – Rough Trade NYC – 12-5-2017 – SOLD OUT

Rainbow Kitten Surprise
Rough Trade NYC
12-5-2017 SOLD OUT

Thanks to quick fingers (show was sold out in record time when tickets become available online) The Music Matters was able to attend a unique #livemusic event last evening at #RoughTrade in #Brooklyn. #RainbowKittenSurprise has been a fixture on the main stages of major festivals of late in addition to their growing legion of fans creating sell outs at the majority of their club dates. Last night, being their first NY appearance of 2017 (and last of any kind for the year) was no exception. As noted in previous blogs, we became aware of #RKS through music curator/promoter Pamnation as the band was THE number one recommendation from them.

Rolling into town with support and guidance from their long time road manager Rachel McKinney (known to followers and fans as the #RKSMomanger) the native to Boone,NC band members are:

Sam Melo – Vocalist, poetic lyricist, rhythm guitars, keyboard

Darrick “Bozzy” Keller – Colorful rhythm guitar, vocals

Ethan Goodpaster, – Searing lead guitar, vocals

Charlie Holt -Rhythmic,harmonic,melodic bass, vocals

Jess Haney – Sharp and accurate syncopation behind the kit

Unique features of this band include their camaraderie on stage as well as their delivery of the tunes as if to say “This music is our gift to you. Please enjoy”. Self described as Indie/Alternative this blogger has also heard the description “You’ll hear rock/blues/folk/country/pop/alternative and that’s just in their first song ! ” .Whatever label you’d like to give it, their tunes certainly resonate with fans who sing along word for word with every verse, chorus and chant (drummer Jess Haney kindly offered to coach the refrain of Mr. Redundant.The fans knew very well what to do).The group name truly uncommon and special. Fans and band enjoy playing with it. Even describing their merchandise as #RainbowKittenSupplies .

With an enthusiastically packed house (including a huge contingent of the #Pamnation)The band rolled through a 90 minute set consisting of favorites such as Devil Like Me, Goodnight Chicago, Seven, and First Class. They also provided an audience thirsting for more with two well deserved encores beginning with Cocaine Jesus. New material was debuted as well. The band promising an album was fully recorded and on the horizon for release.

Only news so far for 2018 is a first trip for the band overseas to perform in London in March. We have to believe a national tour is in the works in conjunction with the new music for our consumption. How high on the #Rainbow will these #Kittens fly? Nothing would #Surprise#TheMusicMatters. We recommend you #follow them closely on #socialmedia and on their #website to keep abreast with future activities of this #risingtothetop band

Please feel free to #share, #comment, #suggest

More on the band http://www.rksband.com/
More on Pamnation http://www.pamnation.com/
More on The Music Matters https://musicmakeslifematter.com/

#Indie #indierock #alternative #concert #seeingGrammyintheirfuture#MusicMattersHallofFameMembers