Posts by Joseph Lo

Seven years since Dispatch became the first indie band to sell out Madison Square Garden, the trio returns to the legendary venue for two nights next month for “DISPATCH: HUNGER,” an event geared to shine a light on the issue of hunger in the United States. The Saturday, July 11th date (w/ special guest The…

NETTWERK NXNE SHOWCASE June 23rd @ The Drake Underground (8pm-12am) Artists from Nettwerk Music Group’s label, management and publishing divisions are heading to Toronto this week, including David Vertesi (Management), WILLA (Management/Publishing) and Twin Bandit (Label/Management/Publishing). Nettwerk will also be putting on a NXNE showcase on Tuesday June 23 from 8pm – 12am at The…

Canadian alt-pop duo Ash Koley share the official music video for “Criminal,” which entered both HOT AC & AC Top 20 radio charts this week. Co-written by Justin Grey (John Legend, Ryan Cabrera, Mariah Carey), “Criminal” is the debut single from their forthcoming album slated for release in 2015. Singer Ash Koley and producer/songwriter Phil…

Passenger’s upcoming album Whispers II will be released via his own label, Black Crow Records, on April 20, 2015 and 100% of all profits raised will go towards Unicef UK’s groundbreaking initiative in Liberia.  Every year ten thousand children die of malnutrition in Liberia. Over the next five years, Unicef UK aims to reach every…

  “The debut album from Boxed In will enhance your life…Oli Bayston is an impressive songwriter and his piano-pinned dance-pop album carries zero duds.” — NME “…a beauty, capturing Bayston’s housed-up, lo-fi appeal, which involves locked-in, Hot Chip recalling grooves, world-weary, Bernard Summer-like vocals and simple-as-pie melodies that worm their way into your soul and…

“Vagabond is a Kerouac-esque, declaration of living in the moment, because tomorrow there’s a bag to pack, a car to gas up, and an unknown, cash-strapped highway to explore.” – Baeble “…wind-blown folk songs…See him now before he blows up” – Seattle Weekly Australian singer-songwriter Stu Larsen announced his return to North America for a…

The 2015 JUNO Nominations were announced yesterday, and Nettwerk Music Group clients received nods in multiple categories. The Once (Nettwerk Records, Nettwerk One Publishing) are nominated for “Roots & Traditional Album of the Year: Group” for their 2014 release Departures, which took them on a worldwide tour with label mate Passenger and is their second…