Country Music, Music, On Tour

CMT On Tour Presents Cole Swindell’s Down Home Tour 2016

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Hey y’all, grab your down home crew because Cole Swindell is heading out on tour this Fall!  If you’re wondering if you should go, the only answer we have for you is that yes, you should be here, there or wherever Cole is playing!  He puts on an incredible performance and is a very talented songwriter.  Cole’s latest album, “You Should Be Here,” is one of our favorites of 2016.  He’s spent all Summer on tour with Florida Georgia Line, but sees the “Down Home” Tour as a way to connect with fans in smaller venues who have supported him along the way.

This is Cole’s 3rd annual headlining “Down Home” Tour and the first time he has teamed up with CMT On Tour, whose alumni include Kip Moore, Thomas Rhett and Brett Eldredge.  As with previous tours, Cole will drop the “Down Home Sessions III” EP on October 28th, so fans will have some new music to enjoy at the show.  Check out the dates below!  Opening acts are Cole Taylor, Travis Denning and Jon Langston.

Cole Swindell Down Home Tour 2016
Presented by CMT on Tour
October 26 – Cain’s Ballroom – Tulsa, OK
October 27 – The Cotillion Ballroom – Wichita, KS
October 29 – Dos Amigos – Odessa, TX
November 4 – The Lyric – Oxford, MS
November 9 – Terminal 5 – New York, NY
November 11 – The Norva – Norfolk, VA
November 12 – The Fillmore – Silver Spring, MD
November 17 – The Block – Fort Walton, FL
November 18 – House of Blues – Buena Vista, FL
November 25 – House of Blues – Houston, TX
November 26 – Billy Bob’s – Fort Worth, TX
December 2 – Myth Live Event Center – St. Paul, MN
December 3 – Eagles Ballroom – Milwaukee, WI
December 9 – Lupo’s Heartbreak Hotel – Providence, RI
December 10 – House of Blues – Boston, MA
December 15 – Cotton Eyed Joe’s – Knoxville, TN
December 16 – Blind Horse Saloon – Greenville, SC

Watch the video for “You Should Be Here” below and pickup a copy of Cole’s latest album on iTunes now!

Be sure to follow Cole Swindell & Secret Fangirls for more updates!

Music, On Tour

Rooney Announces The Groundswell Tour

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Rooney is heading back out on tour this Fall!  The Groundswell Tour kicks off in Austin in October and wraps up at the Marlin Room in NYC.  We suggest getting tickets ASAP, as the Summer Tour sold out fast!  Rooney’s new album, “Washed Away,” is one of our favorite releases of 2016.  We caught Rooney earlier this year on the Welcome Home Tour, and it was a blast! The show was a perfect mix of songs from the new album (which are SO GOOD live) along with all your favorite classic Rooney jams.  Opening acts Royal Teeth and Swimming With Bears will join the Fall Tour.

Pre-sale tickets are available now with tickets on sale to the general public this Friday, August 19th.

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Rooney The Groundswell Tour Dates
October 12 – Barracuda – Austin, TX
October 13 – Curtain Club – Dallas, TX
October 14 – Raven Tower – Houston, TX
October 15 – One Eyed Jacks – New Orleans, LA
October 17 – The Backbooth – Orlando, FL
October 18 – Culture Room – Ft. Lauderdale, FL
October 19 – High Drive – Gainesville, FL
October 20 – Vinyl Music Hall – Pensacola, FL
October 21 – The Loft – Atlanta, GA
October 22 – Zydeco – Birmingham, AL
October 23 – 12th & Porter – Nashville, TN
October 25 – Cat’s Cradle – Carrboro, NC
October 26 – Baltimore Sound Stage – Baltimore, MD
October 27 – Rex Theater – Pittsburgh, PA
October 28 – The Haunt – Ithaca, NY
October 29 – Marlin Room @ Webster Hall – New York, NY

Watch the video for “Why” featuring Soko and pickup a copy of “Washed Away” on iTunes now!

Be sure to follow Rooney & Secret Fangirls for more updates!

Music, On Tour

End The Madness! Tour Featuring Sleeping With Sirens, State Champs, and Waterparks

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It’s been a busy week for Fall tour announcements and they keep rolling in!   Sleeping With Sirens just announced the “End The Madness!” Tour featuring some of our favorite up and coming pop punk acts like State Champs and Waterparks.  This tour will sell out so be sure to grab your tickets while they last.  Tickets go on sale this Friday, August 19th at Noon local venue time.

Watch the official tour trailer and check out the dates below!

“End The Madness! Tour” ft. Sleeping With Sirens, State Champs, & Waterparks
Nov 3rd – Concord Music Hall – Chicago, IL – Buy Tickets
Nov 4th – The Intersection – Grand Rapids, MI – Buy Tickets
Nov 5th – Eagles Ballroom – Milwaukee, WI – Buy Tickets
Nov 6th – The Fillmore – Detroit, MI – Buy Tickets
Nov 8th – House Of Blues – Boston, MA – Buy Tickets
Nov 10th – Starland Ballroom – Sayreville, NJ – Buy Tickets
Nov 11th – Baltimore Soundstage – Baltimore, MD – Buy Tickets
Nov 12th – The Paramount – Huntington, NY – Buy Tickets
Nov 13th – The Fillmore – Philadelphia, PA – Buy Tickets
Nov 15th – Playstation Theater – New York, NY – Buy Tickets
Nov 16th – Masonic Auditorium – Cleveland, OH – Buy Tickets
Nov 17th – The NorVa – Norfolk, VA – Buy Tickets
Nov 18th – The Ritz – Raleigh, NC – Buy Tickets
Nov 19th – Hard Rock Live – Orlando, FL – Buy Tickets
Nov 20th – Tabernacle – Atlanta, GA – Buy Tickets
Nov 22nd – House Of Blues – Dallas, TX – Buy Tickets
Nov 23rd – Alamo City Music Hall – San Antonio, TX – Buy Tickets
Nov 25th – Livewire – Scottsdale, AZ – Buy Tickets
Nov 26th – SOMA – San Diego, CA – Buy Tickets
Nov 27th – The Wiltern – Los Angeles, CA – Buy Tickets
Nov 28th – The Warfield – San Francisco, CA – Buy Tickets
Nov 30th – Crystal Ballroom – Portland, OR – Buy Tickets
Dec 1st – Showbox SoDo – Seattle, WA – Buy Tickets
Dec 2nd – The Complex – Salt Lake City, UT – Buy Tickets
Dec 3rd – Ogden Theater – Denver, CO – Buy Tickets

Be sure to follow Sleeping With Sirens, Tonight Alive, State Champs, Waterparks, and Secret Fangirls on Twitter for the latest news!

Sports, Tennis

Tennis Tuesday: News Roundup

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This Week’s Tournament:
Western & Southern Open – Cincinatti, OH

Between all the withdrawls and negativity surrounding the games, we weren’t that excited about tennis at the Olympics before it started.  But man, did this week prove us wrong!  The tennis games at the Olympics turned into a compelling and emotional week, starting with that epic match between Novak Djokovic and Juan Martin del Potro which feels like ages ago.

Men’s Singles
Gold: Andy Murray (GBR)
Silver: Juan Martin del Potro (ARG)
Bronze: Kei Nishikori (JPN)
It was just SO. GOOD.  to see Del Potro and Rafael Nadal (who finished 4th) playing well again.  SO.  GOOD.

 

Men’s Doubles
Gold: Rafael Nadal & Marc Lopez (ESP)
Silver: Florin Mergia & Horia Tecau (ROU)
Bronze: Stevie Johnson & Jack Sock (USA)
Impressive that Nadal, the flag bearer for Spain, wasn’t sure if he would even be able to play in every event on site.  He ended up making it to the semis in singles and won the gold with good friend Marc Lopez in doubles.

 

Mixed Doubles
Gold: Bethanie Mattek-Sands & Jack Sock (USA)
Silver: Venus Williams & Rajev Ram (USA)
Bronze: Lucie Hradecka & Radek Stepanek (CZE)
How awesome was it to see two American teams on the podium for the medal ceremony?  Also Jack Sock now has a Gold Medal and Bronze medal along with Wimbledon and US Open Doubles/Mixed titles.

 

Women’s Doubles
Gold: Ekaterina Makarova & Elena Vesnina (RUS)
Silver: Martina Hingis & Timea Bacsinszky (SUI)
Bronze: Lucie Safarova & Andrea Hlavackova (CZE)

 

Women’s Singles
Gold: Monica Puig (PUR)
Silver: Angelique Kerber (GER)
Bronze: Petra Kvitova (CZE)
Puig made history, winning Puerto Rico’s first ever gold medal, in ANY sport.  Great for the country and great for the sport!

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US Open Wild Cards Announced
Get excited if you’re not already (or in case you haven’t been counting down since last September like us).  The US Open Qualifying Tournament starts in just ONE WEEK!  The USTA announced Wild Cards for the Main Draw & Qualifying Draw, including former champ Juan Martin del Potro.  Vamos!

Main Draw Wildcards
Juan Martin del Potro
Francis Tiafoe
Rajeev Ram
Michael Mmoh
Ernesto Escobedo
Bjorn Frantangelo
Mackenzie McDonald

Qualifying Wildcards
Reilly Opelka
Vasil Kirkov
Mitchell Krueger
Sekou Bangoura
Tennys Sandgren
Ryan Shane
Thai-Son Kwiatkowski
Christian Harrison

The US Open Qualifying Tournament starts on Tuesday, August 23rd and is free and open to the public.  Get all the info at USOpen.org!

Music, On Tour

The Wonder Years Announce Tour with Moose Blood and Knuckle Puck

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The last day of Warped Tour is basically Christmas for fans of ANY and all bands that were on Warped all Summer long.  The day after Warped brings so many Fall tour announcements from new friendships that were formed over the hot sweaty sunburned days spent in parking lots playing for tons of new and old fans every day.

The Wonder Years and Real Friends just announced that they’re heading out on a special tour this Fall and they’ve tapped some really awesome bands to share the stage with this year.  Knuckle Puck, Moose Blood, and Seaway are three groups that have shown some huge potential to break out into the scene within the next year!  This tour is bound to sell out so get your tickets while they’re available and don’t miss this tour!  Tickets go on sale this Wednesday at 10AM local time.  Don’t miss this tour!

The Wonder Years/Real Friends/Knuckle Puck/MooseBlood dates
Oct 15th – Park Street Saloon – Columbus, OH – Buy Tickets
Oct 16th – Anthology – Rochester, NY – Buy Tickets
Oct 18th – Sherman Theater – Stroudsburg, PA – Buy Tickets
Oct 19th – Starland Ballroom – Sayreville, NJ – Buy Tickets
Oct 21st – Rams Head Live – Baltimore, MD – Buy Tickets
Oct 22nd – Webster Hall – New York, NY – Buy Tickets
Oct 23rd – Webster Hall – New York, NY – Buy Tickets
Oct 24th – Phoenix Concert Hall – Toronto, ON – Buy Tickets
Oct 26th – Agora Theater – Cleveland, OH – Buy Tickets
Oct 27th – Royal Oak Music Theater – Royal Oak, MI – Buy Tickets
Oct 28th – Pop’s – Sauget, IL – Buy Tickets
Oct 29th – Granada Theater – Lawrence, KS – Buy Tickets
Nov 1st – Crystal Ballroom – Portland, OR – Buy Tickets
Nov 2nd – The Showbox – Seattle, WA – Buy Tickets
Nov 4th – Ace Of Spades – Sacramento, CA – Buy Tickets
Nov 5th – SOMA – San Diego, CA – Buy Tickets
Nov 6th – The Fonda Theater – Los Angeles, CA – Buy Tickets
Nov 8th – Brooklyn Bowl – Las Vegas, NV – Buy Tickets
Nov 9th – The Marquee – Tempe, AZ – Buy Tickets
Nov 11th –  House Of Blues – Dallas, TX – Buy Tickets
Nov 12th – Alamo City Music Hall – San Antonio, TX – Buy Tickets
Nov 13th – House Of Blues – Houston, TX – Buy Tickets
Nov 15th – Canary Ballroom – Nashville, TN – Buy Tickets
Nov 16th – Masquerade – Atlanta, GA – Buy Tickets
Nov 17th – Ritz Theater – Tampa, FL – Buy Tickets
Nov 18th-  Revolution – Ft. Lauderdale, FL – Buy Tickets
Nov 19th – Maverick’s Live – Jacksonville, FL – Buy Tickets
Nov 20th – Amo’s Southland – Charlotte, NC – Buy Tickets
Nov 22nd – House Of Blues – Boston, MA – Buy Tickets
Nov 23rd – The Fillmore – Philadelphia, PA – Buy Tickets

Watch the official video for Moose Blood’s new single “Knuckles” now!

Be sure to follow Moose Blood, Knuckle Puck, Real Friends, The Wonder Years, and Secret Fangirls on Twitter.

AJR, Music, Sports

AJR and Jacob Whitesides To Play Mets Jam Music Festival at MCU Park

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Summer is winding down fast but there is still time for one more outdoor concert! AJR and Jacob Whitesides are headlining the Mets Jam Music Festival this Saturday, August 20th at MCU Park in Brooklyn! The fest is FREE and in addition to catching these two awesome performers you’ll have the chance to meet New York Mets players like Mookie Wilson and Cliff Floyd!   There will also be games the whole fam can enjoy, like a home run derby and batting cages.

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And let’s not forget the best part of all – MCU Park is in Coney Island so you can hit the beach or ride some roller coasters after the show!  Come out and support your home team, the New York Mets, and your hometown band, NYC’s AJR, for a fun day under the sun!

Mets Jam Music Festival 2016
Saturday, August 20th
12pm to 4pm
MCU Park
1904 Surf Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11224

AJR have the perfect song for the occasion!  Watch the video for “Let The Games Begin” below and pickup a copy of the single on iTunes now.

Be sure to follow AJR, Jacob Whitesides and Secret Fangirls for more updates!

Music

The Shadowboxers Drop “Build The Beat”

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The Shadowboxers just dropped a funky new track, “Build The Beat!”  We dare you to listen to this and not start dancing along (it’s impossible).  Rawshawn Ross (Lettuce, Soulive) is featured on the track, helping build the beat on horns.   The track is a preview of The Shadowboxers’ upcoming album, which the band has been hard at work on this year.  Listen to “Build The Beat” now!

Pickup a copy of The Shadowboxers’ debut album, “Red Room,” on iTunes now!  You can catch them performing at Music Midtown in Atlanta on September 18th.  (Their live show is not to be missed!)  Click here for more info.

Be sure to follow The Shadowboxers & Secret Fangirls for more updates!

Boys We Like, Jake Miller, Music

Jake Miller Releases “Good Thing” From “Overnight” EP

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Jake Miller’s new “Overnight” EP is finally out next week!  We’ve been eagerly waiting for new music from Jake, so it’s a good thing he’s been releasing tracks early!  First Jake dropped the title track, “Overnight,” and he just released the latest song from the EP, “Good Thing.”  Listen below and make sure to get a copy of the “Overnight” EP when it’s out on August 19th!

Pre-order the “Overnight” EP on iTunes now!  Catch Jake on tour with 5th Harmony this Summer on select dates.

Be sure to follow Jake Miller & Secret Fangirls for more updates!

Album Release, Music

Nathan Sykes Announces “Unfinished Business” Track Listing

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It’s been a long time coming but Nathan Sykes debut album, “Unfinished Business”  is almost here!  The album is set to be released on November 4th, 2016 and while the UK gets the chance to pre-order the album first, the US will have to wait a little bit longer as usual.  While we wait, check out the track listing below for “Unfinished Business!”

Nathan Sykes – “Unfinished Business” Track Listing
1. Good Things Come To Those Who Wait
2. Kiss Me Quick
3. Money
4. Freedom
5. Twist
6. I Can’t Be Mad
7. There’s Only One Of You
8. Famous
9. Give It Up (ft. G-Eazy)
10. More Than You’ll Ever Know
11. Over And Over Again
12. I’ll Remember You

Nathan’s new song “Twist” is available as an instant grat track for UK pre-orders and the US gets a special live video of the song from his sold out Gramercy Theater show!  Watch the video below or listen to the single on Spotify.

UK pre-orders are available on iTunes and Amazon.

Be sure to follow Nathan Sykes and Secret Fangirls on Twitter!

Music, On Tour

The Weekend Riot Announce Fall Headlining Tour Dates

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The Weekend Riot announced recently that they’re getting their own Idobi radio show which is super exciting!   Their musical talents and fun personalities are the perfect combination.  We can’t wait for that to start airing but while we anxiously wait, Bruce and Johnny surprised fans with a bunch of tour dates.  You can catch The Weekend Riot on a headlining tour this Fall.  Check out the dates below and get your tickets now!

The Weekend Riot Fall 2016 Tour
Sept 29th – Dosey Doe – The Woodlands, TX – Buy Tickets
Oct 20th – Revolution – Amityville, NY – Buy Tickets
Oct 21st – Gamechanger World – Howell, NJ – Buy Tickets
Oct 22nd – Toquet Hall – Westport, CT – Buy Tickets

Watch The Weekend Riot’s Impression Cover of Sia’s “Cheap Thrills” now.

Grab a copy of The Weekend Riot’s EP “Remember This Night” on iTunes and Amazon.

Be sure to follow The Weekend Riot and Secret Fangirls on Twitter!

We are all fangirls at heart.