Posts by Joseph Lo

In 1980 on a cold November night in Montreal, two iconic landmarks of jazz history were channeled by a group of musicians under the leadership of Dizzy Gillespie for a concert entitled Concert of the Century – a Tribute to Charlie Parker. Along with Parker, Dizzy was a key participant in both of those events:…

Boy & Bear will release Live At The Hordern Pavilion on November 4th. The album was recorded at their sold-out show at Sydney’s iconic Hordern Pavilion earlier this year following the release of their third studio album, Limit Of Love, which debuted at #1 on the ARIA Album Chart in their native Australia. The set…

The aptly titled Bruises is the sophomore solo album from singer/songwriter Dia Frampton.  Set for release on March 3, the 12 songs form an autobiographical narrative arc that intersperses light and dark, traveling from self-doubt to fierce determination.  Partnering with Entertainment Weekly, Dia shares first single “Golden Years.”  Listen To (& Share) Golden Years EP Here: “Keep going” – the theme…

As he wraps a UK tour with label mates The Paper Kites, Vancouver based singer-songwriter Joshua Hyslop announces his return to eastern Canada with dates supporting Justin Rutledge, starting October 13 in Kingston, Ontario at The Mansion and ending on October 22 in Toronto, Ontario at The Great Hall.  A complete routing can be found…

Australian singer/songwriter Stu Larsen shares “By The River,” his first new piece of music since his 2014 debut album Vagabond. With “By The River,” Larsen shares with fans what he’s been up to for the last two years, explaining “the song was written after spending some time on my own, in a little cottage on the…

Passenger’s latest album, Young As The Morning Old As The Sea, beat out both Bruce Springsteen and Shawn Mendes to land at #1 in his native UK, as well as Australia, New Zealand and Switzerland, a career milestone for the British troubadour.  Mike Rosenberg (Passenger) spent release week connecting with his fans via his various…

Norwegian electro-pop artist Mr Little Jeans (aka Monica Birkenes) gears up to release a new EP F E V E R S (Out October 21 via Nettwerk Records), featuring pop hymnal “Stitches.”   Produced by longtime collaborator Tim Anderson (Banks, Halsey), the F E V E R S EP features two brand new songs – the aforementioned “Stitches” and title track “Fevers” –…

Nettwerk Music Group announced today that it has acquired from Warner Music Group the worldwide rights to the recorded music catalogs of three artists: Guster, The LeeVees and Airbourne.  The titles were acquired as part of the catalog divestment agreement between Warner, Impala and Merlin.   The announcement follows the news of Nettwerk’s sale of a large majority of its…

Nettwerk Music Group is happy to announce the signing of Singaporean artist Linying to its label roster. The indie-electronic songstress releases her debut EP, Paris 12, this Friday, September 30th. Watch The Video For “Paris 12”: Linying first gained recognition from her collaborations with some of European house music’s biggest names, leading to a #1 on Hype Machine and over 10…

Los Angeles-based artist Caroline Pennell has a new single out today called “Say It In The Silence,” co-written and produced by Nashville singer/songwriter Aaron Espe.  The beautiful, piano-driven song is released as a four-track EP, including a stripped down version where piano is replaced with only an acoustic guitar and Caroline’s signature vocals, as well…