RIGHT ARM RESOURCE UPDATE JESSE BARNETT [email protected] (508) 238-5654 www.rightarmresource.com www.facebook.com/rightarmresource 9/9/2015 Darlingside Collective Soul Greg Holden “Go Back” “AYTA (Are You The Answer)” “Boys In The Street” The first single from Birds Say, in stores 9/18 The first single from See What You Started By Con- The powerful second single from Chase The Sun Headlining now, with Patty Griffin after 10/7 tinuing, their Vanguard debut, in stores October 2 Added early at WXPN, KCMP, WFUV, KVNA, WNKU... Early: WRSI, WFIV, WNTI, KSMF, KDEC, MPR, KFMG Early: WXRV, KCSN, WAPS, WFIV, KLRR, WOCM, Extensive tour with Vintage Trouble kicks off 9/12 “Darlingside are doing something new in pop KVNA, KDBB This is the band’s 21st year together “I have a lot of gay friends and I know a lot of music, which is kind of astonishing this late and their ninth album overall Hitting the road this people who have been through the struggle of in the game (ground the Beach Boys, Bea- fall: 9/29 Lake Buena Vista FL, 9/30 Clearwater FL, their family not understanding them. The song tles, Joni Mitchell, Pink Floyd, David Bowie, 10/1 Ft. Lauderdale FL, 10/3 Atlanta GA, 10/4 Lou- isn’t necessarily just supposed to be about a gay Talking Heads, Prince, Phish and Radiohead isville KY, 10/6 Columbia SC, 10/7 Raleigh NC, 10/9 kid and his dad. That song is a really a song of didn’t cover is hard to find).” - Boston Herald Charlotte NC, 10/10 Greensboro NC, 10/13 DC... acceptance on any sort of level.” - Greg Holden Austin Plaine “Never Come Back Again” The first single from his self-titled debut on Razor & Tie, in stores Friday Full cd and cd-pro on your desk, also on PlayMPE New: WJCU, KHUM, KKAL, KRCC, WERU Already on SiriusXM Coffeehouse, KCMP, KRSH, KPIG, WAPS, KFMU, KSPN, KSMT, WBJB, KMTN, KROK, WCBE, WZLO, WFIV, KCLC... Great syncs already for his music in Hart Of Dixie, The Biggest Loser, Battle Creek, Gainsville and many more “[Plaine] has an approachable country-tinged style that comes through on his latest release.” - Billboard Beautiful video debuting online soon The Saint Johns “Shadowplay” The first single from their upcoming album, available on PlayMPE New at WJCU and WCBE, already on WFIV, KVNA Great in Boulder! The Saint Johns’ Jordan Meredith on their song to Paste, where the acoustic video was premiered: “This song was therapy for me. Sometimes a song can hit you in so many different places that it kind of breaks you open. That’s what ‘Shadowplay’ did to me.” Did a run of dates with Jackie Greene last month, more touring coming soon Drew Holcomb and The Neighbors “Here We Go” The second single from Medicine, on PlayMPE New at WUIN, KSLU Already on WRLT, WBJB, WFIV, WNRN, WEXT, KNBA, KRCL, KVNA, KDBB, KRVM “Here We Go” explores universal themes of alienation - who hasn’t, at some point, felt like a castaway on a private island of misfit toys? The song provides a useful reminder that we’re all in the same boat, and that it’s a good thing we’ve got people and music around to make it better.” - NPR Fun video online now On tour all fall EL VY “Return To The Moon” The title track first single from the new project from Matt Berninger of The National and producer Brent Knopf, in stores 10/30 Mediabase 45*, BDS #1 New & Active, FMQB Tracks 35*, Public 25*! New: KINK, KPND, KRSH, KUTX, WYEP, KXT, KROK, KUNC, KNBA, WMSR... Already on SiriusXM, KPRI, KCSN, WXPN, WFUV, KCMP, WEZZ, WNCS, WTMD, WERS, WYMS, WWNU, WFPK, WCNR, WJCU, KCLC, WAPS... US tour dates in November: 11/2 & 3 Portland, 11/4 Seattle, 11/6 San Francisco, 11/7 LA, 11/10 Philadelphia, 11/11 DC... Gavin James “Bitter Pill” The first single from his upcoming album New: KKAL Already on KRSH, WJCU, WFIV, KVNA, KBAC, KFMU, KSPN, KSMT, WCBE, KDEC, KDBB Just wrapped a month of US touring with Sam Smith “This is a smash hit record from an incredible artist” - Zane Lowe/Beats 1 Just performed with BORNS, Pia Mia and Rae Sremmurd as part of the American Express Unstaged: Artists In Residence show Gavin has had a busy year including touring with Kodaline, a massive show in Ireland with Ed Sheeran and more More US dates soon The Kickback “Sting’s Teacher Years” The first single from Sorry All Over The Place Full cd on your desk now, FCC-clean edit of the single on PlayMPE In stores 9/18 New at WYCE, WCBE, KVNA, MSPR Already on KROK, WFIV, WBJB, WFHB, KUWR, KRCC and WYSO “The band conjures the very best part of the Veils and the Walkmen and the Killers, writing lean, nervy songs that snarl and snap” - Rolling Stone National fall tour dates! The single has been licensed by SXSW for promo in the fall and spring Produced by Jim Eno of Spoon Grace Potter “Empty Heart” From the album Midnight, in stores! Mediabase 36*, BDS New & Active, Indicator 20*, FMQB Tracks 31*! New: KMMS, KROK, WMSR, KDEC... Already on KFOG, KINK, WRLT, WNCS, WXPN, KCSN, WQKL, WEZZ, WCLZ, WZEW, KPND, WCOO, KTBG, WNKU, WJCU, WDST, WCNR... Killer on Conan! Amazing reviews “In Grace Potter’s hands, on her first solo album Midnight, pop rock gets a real kick in the cherry-red pants.” - NPR Clara-Nova “An Island” The first single from their upcoming album, on PlayMPE now Killer set in Boulder New at KUTX Already on WFIV, WCBE, EAV Something big happened at Spotify: hit top 20 on the Viral chart, now with over 40,000 streams to date See them on the Communion residency: 9/9 New York City, 9/11 Vienna VA, 9/15 Nashville, 9/16 Atlanta, 9/17 Louisville... David Gilmour “Rattle That Lock” The title track from his first release since 2006, in stores September 18 Already on SiriusXM Spectrum, WXPK, WCOO, WWCT, WXPN, WNCS, KCSN, WEHM, WEXT, WFIV, WBJB, KOZT, WDST, WZLO, WCBE, KROK, WMSR, WUSM, KZYR, KSNO, KVNA, WNTI, WUKY... First North American tour dates in 10 years: 3/24 Los Angeles, 3/31-4/1 Toronto, 4/4 & 4/8 Chicago, 4/11-12 New York City Sister Sparrow & The Dirty Birds “Sugar” The new single from The Weather Below Played it on The Today Show and had a killer performance in Boulder New at KKAL Already added at WRLT, Music Choice, WEXT, WVOD, WKZE, WJCU, KNBA WOCM, WYCE, WZLO, WFIV, KSMT, KSPN, KFMU, KROK, KUNC, KXCI, KVNA, KDBB, KSLU, WSGE, WUSM, KDEC and WUKY On tour for the rest of the year Amazon Acoustics / 32 track playlist A new Amazon Music playlist now live online at http://www.amazon.com/acoustics, featuring 32 covers, reworked songs, and originals from a great roster of AAA favorites New add at WDVX Already on Acoustic Café, SiriusXM Coffeehouse, WEHM, WBJB, KFMU, KSPN, KSMT, KRML, KVNA, KSNO, KZYR, KSLU, WUMB, WYCE... This playlist is free to stream for Prime members and tracks can be purchased exclusively via Amazon Music Ben Folds “Phone In A Pool” The first single from So There, in stores Friday Mediabase #38, BDS Monitored 28*, Indicator 21*, FMQB Tracks 18*, Public 16*! New at KDHX, KHUM, KSMF Already on: WRLT, KPRI, WNCS, WCOO, WERS, WEZZ, WFUV, KCSN, KCMP, KRSH, WTMD, WJCU, WFPK, WNKU, WEHM, WYEP, KTBG, WZEW, WCNR, WYMS... eTown airs this month! Fall tour with yMusic, winter dates with local symphonies Jonathan Tyler “Riverbottom” The first single from Holy Smokes, in stores and on your desk now Already on KXT, WJCU, KKAL, WYCE, WCBE, KROK, KNBA, KYSL, WNCW, KPIG, WFIV, WZLO, KCLC, WOCM, KRCC, WFHB, KDBB, KVNA... “Fierce youthful abandon mixed with the serenity of an old soul makes for some rockin’ songs and smooth ballads.” - Chicago Sun-Times Premiered on American Songwriter On tour now Family Of The Year “Make You Mine” The first single from their self-titled album, in stores Friday New at WHRV Already on WRLT, KCMP, KCSN, WEZZ, WTMD, KBAC, KSMT, WEHM, KLRR, KCLC, KROK, WFIV, WOCM, WAPS, KOHO, KFMU, KSPN, KSMT, WZLO... West coast promo run this week “The track electrifies the Family of the Year sound many listeners know by injecting some Grouplove-style carefree cheer.” - EW Walk The Moon “Different Colors” Mediabase #32 AAA and nearing top 10 at Alternative! Already on KFOG, KGSR, CIDR, KRVB, WMMM, WEZZ, KTHX, WWCT, WERS, WZEW, KPND, KRSH, WCOO, WLCE, WCNR, KOHO, KCLC, WAPS, KFMU, KSPN, WNKU, KRML, WFIV, WJCU, KROK, WOCM, KKAL, KSKI, WVOD... Crossing formats! Hot AC campaign launched this week Played major summer festivals, national tour in the fall JJ Grey & Mofro “Light A Candle” FMQB Tracks #49! New: KDEC Already on WYEP, WCNR, WUIN, WEHM, WDST, KMMS, WFIV, WBJB, WMVY, Music Choice, WMWV, WOCM, KCLC, WJCU, WKZE, WZLO, KFMU, KSPN, KTAO, WCBE, KKAL, WSGE, KVNA... “A reminder of the otherwise forgotten glory of a uniquely American hybrid” - PopMatters Just wrapped up a tour with Big Head Todd & G. Love, headlining dates coming up Galactic feat. Macy Gray “Into The Deep” FMQB Tracks #42, Public #35! New at WCOO, WZLO Already on WFUV, WXPN, KPRI, WEZZ, WZEW, KPND, KRSH, WYEP, WDST, WOCM, WVMP, WCNR, WYCE, KROK, WFIV, KTAO, KSMT, KSPN, KFMU, KYSL, KRML, KSUT, KKAL... On tour for the rest of the year Galactic’s Stanton Moore named one of Rolling Stone’s top 100 drummers of all time! TIME: “How Greg Holden Did Gay Acceptance Right on ‘Boys in the Street’” “It’s a song that regularly makes people cry. It’s a song Tom Hanks called “perfect.” But it’s also a song that had the potential to rub a lot of people the wrong way. Greg Holden’s “Boys in the Street” is an emotional account of a father coming to accept his gay son, but over lunch in New York a few weeks before the premiere of its music video, Holden sounds a little nervous about how it will be received. “I think the radio folk want to push it quite fast,” he says. “I’m not really too keen on doing that. I don’t want to ram it down anyone’s throat. I don’t want to be announcing it from the rooftops: ‘This is my new single!’” It’s easy to understand why. The song, which Holden says he wrote in just 20 minutes and which was instrumental in getting his record deal, could be the big breakout track from his album Chase the Sun. But Holden, who is straight, has seen how pop culture sometimes criticizes artists who write about LGBTQ ac- ceptance. Some critics said Macklemore and Ryan Lewis’ advocacy on “Same Love”—it was the first song in Top 40 to explicitly endorse marriage equality— crossed the line into self-appointed spokesmanship; detractors felt that it took an oversimplified, even condescending approach to issues of sexuality and race. And Lady Gaga, even though she identifies as bisexual, faced backlash for her 2011 song “Born This Way,” which many dismissed as pandering. “Sometimes people can use the message,” says Holden, who heard from a fan who said “Boys in the Street” helped him through a period of suicidal thoughts. “My concern with the song is people might hear it and think, ‘Well, what does he know?’ I didn’t want it to just be advertising for Greg Holden. If it’s going to have a message, it has to follow through all the way.” Holden wrote “Boys in the Street” after Kristin Russo and Dannielle Owens-Reid, the co-founders of Everyone Is Gay, an organization that supports LGBTQ youth, asked him to contribute to their 2014 fundraiser compilation, The Gayest Compilation Ever Made II. There were no instructions, only that the song touch upon sexuality or gender identity in some way. “I have all these musicians who are close to me who have told me, ‘I want to stand up for equality but I’m afraid my audience will turn around and say, ‘You can’t talk about that stuff because you aren’t queer,’’” Russo says. “It’s a really fine line, and for Greg, he’s a really respectful and very aware person, and that makes all the difference when you’re tackling a project or topic like this.”

Here’s what Holden did right: Write what you know Much of the song was inspired by Holden’s relationship with his stepfather. “He was constantly telling me that I wasn’t going to achieve anything and would never amount to anything,” he says. “It was easy for me to say those things—it was coming from a genuine point of respect.” “I don’t think he was trying to tell a story that he didn’t know about,” Russo adds. “What works is that those emotions that he was feeling are very similar to the emotions that somebody feels when they are coming from a place of, ‘I’m gay, I’m queer, I’m trans, and I don’t want to tell my father because my father disapproves.’” But still do your homework Having knowledge about the community you’re writing about is paramount, says Russo, who is married to singer-songwriter Jenny Owen Youngs. “[When Youngs] has written songs about historic events and things like that, she doesn’t think, ‘I kind of know what happened, I’m going to write a song about it,’” she says. “She spends time learning and gathering information.” Russo says it’s the same lesson that guided the production of Amazon’s original series Transparent, which extensively consulted with and employed many members of the transgender community. “You have to be in a dialogue with the reality that’s happening with those communities,” she says. Had she raised an objection to something in Holden’s song, she says: “Without batting an eye he would have had a conversation with us, we would have been able to have a dialogue about what he learned, and he would have gone back to that lyric or that verse and amended it.” Get involved “I think it’s important [to] put my money where my mouth is,” Holden says. Because it was included it on the Everyone Is Gay compilation, “Boys in the Street” directly supported an organization working with LGBTQ youth, and he says he’d like to record more songs like “The Lost Boy,” his 2012 charity single that was inspired by the story of a Sudanese refugee and raised money for the Red Cross. But being responsible doesn’t always have to be about money. Whether it’s giving other artists who are LGBTQ a platform or advocating politically—Mackl- emore released “Same Love” to raise awareness about Referendum 74 in Washington and donated some profits to a marriage-equality group—the important thing is to make “sure the work you do is empowering the communities that you’re speaking about,” Russo says. Watch your message By just telling a simple story on “Boys in the Street,” Holden avoids making sweeping generalizations or assumptions about life as an LGBTQ person. And though Russo says she’s never challenged material submitted for her organization’s compilations, there are certain messages she cautions straight artists against. “If you say it’s not a choice, it implies that if you could choose you, you would not,” Russo explains. “It automatically makes the inference negative. [Many people] had never considered the larger implication.” That doesn’t mean you won’t hear LGBTQ artists themselves use that language, as Mary Lambert did on the chorus of “Same Love.” “That’s her experience and her story,” Russo says. Watch your visuals, too In the music video for “Boys in the Street,” you won’t see another human being besides performance shots of Holden, who hates starring in his videos—the entire story is told through simply dressed mannequins. “We didn’t want to stereotype the dad, we didn’t want to stereotype the child,” Holden says. “I just wanted to make it as completely neutral to tell the story through the body language.” Don’t speak up only when it’s convenient A few weeks after Holden and I speak, I learn from his label that he’s no longer doing interviews about the song and video, preferring to let the music speak for itself. That said, he won’t shy away from playing it live. “The places where you’d think [“Boys in the Street”] would go down badly, I get more excited about playing them,” Holden says. “The applause got less and less as I traveled south through the U.S. That gave me a rush. I’m really inspired by the artists who are trying to say something important in their songs. That always gave me chills. I want to try and do that, you know? If I think it’s going to make anybody uncom- fortable, I get excited.” - Time.com, June 23 2015 Going for adds September 28: SOAK “B A NoBody,” Genevieve Bellemare “Shenanigans,” Vanessa Carlton “Operator,” Bob Schneider “Han Solo” RIGHT ARM RESOURCE WEEKLY UPDATE - 9/9/2015