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Sludgy grungy metal act PARSON CITY began as a side project which would slowly develop into the band it is now. Since forming they have gone on to release a few tracks of content including an EP release with follow-up EP in the making! The band catches up to disclose the matters of themselves and the music they create.


1. Please tell us about the history of your band and its members.

We started out as a little side project between Kyle Roberts and Sam Leek way back in 2013 but never actually managed to get it off the ground. Come 2017 we decided to give it another shot and brought in drummer Anthony Richards. Quickly we all gelled as a band and began to put out song after song, releasing a 2 track demo and a single “Parsons 3:16” shortly after we began playing shows in 2018. Throughout that year we managed to play shows with top acts such as OHHMS, Opium Lord, Boss Keloid & The Hazytones. Releasing our debut EP “The Green One" in November 2018 we started to feel more confident with our music and really began to hone our live show to be more engaging. Now we released the first single “Hypocrite” on the 26th of July off our upcoming EP “The Pink One" which we aim to release late this year.

2. What’s the origin of the band’s name?

We tooled around with a few ideas for the name until Sam suggested Parson City. It was an in-joke between friends, simply put we used the word Parson or Parsons to describe something bad or messed up. Then we decided Parson City as somewhere completely messed up as a reflection on our home and for other people to try and associate with. But really it can mean anything to anyone.

3. Where is the band based out of and what is your music scene like there? Are there any local bands you could recommend?

We are all from Dudley, in the Black Country. The scene here is pretty alive compared to what we've seen elsewhere and theres some absolute killer bands round here like King Corpse, Atarka, Skull Fox & Eyes of the Raven to name a few!

4. How would you describe your style?

Like a really heavy Alice in Chains. Honestly we find it a bit hard to describe, you'd just have to listen for yourself.

5. What have you released so far and what can someone expect from your works?

We have released a 2 track demo, 2 separate singles and an EP. You can check them all out at our bandcamp or online streaming services. We are also releasing a follow up EP “The Pink One" later this year.

6. Do you have any new music in the works?

We are always writing new music, we are just finishing the last few tracks for our upcoming EP.

7. How about playing shows and touring, have anything planned out?

The odd show for the rest of the year but we are currently booking a number of shows in January/February next year, aiming to do a few weekend tours and such.

8. What plans do you have for the future as a band?

Play some riffs and have a blast doing so!

9. Where can we listen to your band and where can we buy your stuff?

Pretty much any online streaming service and you can download all our music for free at our bandcamp (http://parsoncity.bandcamp.com).

10. What is it you’d like a listener to remember the most when hearing your music for the first time?

Try to not take it too seriously, we are holding a mirror up on society as we see it, and we are incredibly sarcastic and pessimistic. You might see something different to what we see. Have fun!
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The whimsy and wonder of MY LITTLE PONY is heading to your town in an all-new musical delight for all ages! Hasbro, Inc. (NASDAQ: HAS), a global play and entertainment company, and Mills Entertainment, a leading producer and promoter of branded live entertainment, today announced the inaugural U.S. tour of MY LITTLE PONY LIVE, set to premiere March 2020.

Inspired by the My Little Pony’s signature themes of friendship and magic, the original stage production features the beloved pony characters affectionately called “the Mane Six”—Twilight Sparkle, Pinkie Pie, Rarity, Fluttershy, Applejack and Rainbow Dash.  Rounding out the lineup is Spike the Dragon, a fan favorite from the hugely successful MY LITTLE PONY: Friendship is Magic television series, which is currently airing its ninth season.

The fantastical, sensation-filled musical tells an exciting new tale.  As the ponies prepare for the blossoming of Ponyville’s Rainbow Tree, promising another hundred years of friendship, trouble arises in Equestria.  The Mane Six must set out to save the ailing Rainbow Tree with strength, determination, creativity and — of course — the magic of friendship!  Come one pony, come all, on this unforgettable journey to Equestria!

MY LITTLE PONY LIVE is the ultimate live celebration of the magic of MY LITTLE PONY – brought to life for the whole family!

The production kicks off in March 2020 and tours throughout the country with stops including Boston, Milwaukee, Atlanta, Houston and more.

"We’re thrilled to work with Mills Entertainment to bring MY LITTLE PONY and the magic of friendship to life in a whole new way," said Samantha Lomow, President, Hasbro Entertainment Brands.  "Mills Entertainment has produced some of the most exciting stage shows with a variety of brands, and we can’t wait for fans to experience MY LITTLE PONY LIVE."

"Having expanded from a consumer products brand in its early days to a powerful entertainment player, MY LITTLE PONY is an iconic brand that has touched people everywhere.  We’re proud to partner with Hasbro to bring the live show to fans across the country," says Michael Mills, CEO of Mills Entertainment.

MY LITTLE PONY LIVE is a creative collaboration between Hasbro and Mills Entertainment.  The original stage production was developed by writer and lyricist, Jeremy Desmon (Disney’s Rockin’ Ever After, Nick Jr.’s Move To The Music!, Nancy Drew), composer, Jeff Thomson (Jawbreaker, Pump Up The Volume, Nancy Drew), and director, Jenn Rapp (Broadway’s The Illusionists, Disney’s D Cappella, Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood Live).

Tickets and VIP packages go on sale Friday, August 9, 2019, in select cities.  For more information, please visit www.mylittleponylive.com.

(Should additional dates confirm, the full tour schedule will be reflected on the official tour website, www.mylittleponylive.com).

TOUR DATES:


3/07/20                        The Ordway Center                                         St. Paul, MN

3/08/20                        Riverside Theatre                                            Milwaukee, WI

3/21/20                        Rosemont Theatre                                           Rosemont, IL

3/28/20                        Clowes Memorial Hall                                      Indianapolis, IN

3/29/20                        Palace Theatre                                                Columbus, OH

4/08/20                        The Tower Theatre                                          Philadelphia, PA

4/09/20                        Tilles Center for the Performing Arts                Brookville, NY

4/10/20                        Chevalier Theatre                                            Boston, MA

4/11/20                        Mayo Performing Arts Center                          Morristown, NJ

4/15/20                        Count Basie Theatre                                        Red Bank, NJ

4/17/20                        The Hanover Theatre                                      Worcester, MA

4/18/20                        Shubert Theatre                                              New Haven, CT

4/19/20                        Kodak Theatre                                                 Rochester, NY

5/02/20                        Times Union Center                                         Jacksonville, FL

5/03/20                        Carol Morsani Hall at the Straz Center             Tampa, FL

5/30/20                        Fox Theatre                                                     Atlanta, GA

6/02/20                        Steven Tanger Center                                     Greensboro, NC

6/09/20                        The Theatre at Grand Prairie                           Grand Prairie, TX

6/10/20                        Wagner Noel Performing Arts Center              Midland, TX

6/11/20                        The Tobin Center                                            San Antonio, TX

6/26/20                        Center for the Performing Arts                         San Jose, CA

6/28/20                        Gallo Center for the Arts                                  Modesto, CA
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On Saturday, August 3 at 11:30a/10:30c, Discovery Family will air the thrilling mid-season premiere of MY LITTLE PONY: FRIENDSHIP IS MAGIC, marking just 13 original episodes left in the final season of the hit pop-culture series. New episodes of the Allspark Animation produced animated series will also stream live and on demand on Discovery Family GO, the network’s TV Everywhere app. See the trailer HERE!
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This fall marks the 10 year anniversary of Blessthefall's album "Witness"! The band will be celebrating with some special shows by playing it in its entirety. Joining them will be Escape The Fate who will be celebrating 10 years of "This War Is Ours"! Openers will be Islander. Check out the VIP and tour dates below!

VIPs on sale now: http://www.showstubs.com/blessthefall.

TOUR DATES:

9/17 Salt Lake City, UT - In The Venue
9/18 Denver, CO - The Oriental Theater
9/20 St Louis, MO - Ready Room
9/21 Columbus, OH - Newport Music Hall
9/22 Detroit, MI - El Club
9/23 Toronto, ON - Lee’s Place
9/25 Montreal, QC - Fairmount Theatre
9/27 Providence, RI - Fete Music Hall
9/28 Lancaster, PA - Chameleon Club
9/29 Brooklyn, NY - Warsaw
9/30 Baltimore, MD - Baltimore Sound Stage
10/2 Atlanta, GA - The Masquerade (Hell)
10/3 Tampa, FL - The Orpheum
10/4 Pensacola, FL - Vinyl Music Hall
10/5 Dallas, TX - Gas Monkey Bar N’ Grill
10/6 Houston, TX - Scout Bar
10/8 Roswell, NM - The Liberty
10/9 Mesa, AZ - Club Red
10/10 Pomona, CA - The Glasshouse
10/11 Los Angeles, CA - 1720
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Fake Figures has inked a deal with War Against Records and will be releasing new music in 2019. The label also has others on the roster including Pressure Cracks (the side project of Jason Butler of Fever 333) and Rot.

Fake Figures features members Travis Miguel (guitarist of Atreyu), former Hotwire vocalist Rus Martin and others from bands such as Scars of Tomorrow and Nations Afire. The band has re-released their re-edited music video for "Hole in the Sky", which also features a newly recorded version of the song.

Label - https://www.waragainstrecords.com/
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/fakefigures/
Music Video - https://youtu.be/JD9zxVksGXQ

TOUR DATES:

8/16 - w/ OneSideZero at Slidebar in Fullerton, CA
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More than 7,000 competitors, spectators, and fans will converge in Washington, DC, from Friday, August 16, to Sunday, August 18, for the 2019 Pokémon World Championships. The Walter E. Washington Convention Center will host some of the world’s most elite Pokémon Trading Card Game (TCG) and Pokémon video game players from nearly 50 countries. These players will compete for the coveted title of World Champion and more than $500,000 in scholarships, cash, and prizes.

The Pokémon World Championships have always been the home of the most exciting, highest-stakes Pokémon battles, and this year Pokémon GO will join the premier gaming event with a special competition. Trainer Battles, a competitive battling feature within the mobile game, will be on display in the first Pokémon GO Invitational on Friday, August 16, immediately following the opening ceremony. Fans will be able to watch all the action in this officially streamed Pokémon GO Trainer Battle event live at Twitch.tv/Pokemon and at YouTube.com/Pokemon.

In celebration of this new event, The Pokémon Company International will select one lucky fan in the US to compete in the tournament. Starting today through Wednesday, July 31, at 5 p.m. PDT, aspiring champions currently registered as a spectator can enter the Pokémon GO Invitational Sweepstakes at https://www.pokemon.com/us/play-pokemon/worlds/2019/pokemon-go-invitational-tournament/ for a chance to showcase their Trainer Battle skills on the main stage of the Pokémon World Championships. The winner will be drawn at random prior to the event. The full terms and conditions can be found here.

The Pokémon Company International also unveiled the official 2019 Pokémon World Championships artwork today. Every year, special artwork is created for the Pokémon World Championships, often inspired by the location where the event is held. This year’s artwork celebrates exploration and draws inspiration from the world-class museums that can be found in Washington, DC.

Badged spectators and competitors can also be among the first to try out Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield and the upcoming mobile game, Pokémon Masters at the 2019 Pokémon World Championships. These highly anticipated games will be in a special demo area at the event.

For more information about the 2019 Pokémon World Championships, please visit https://www.pokemon.com/us/play-pokemon/worlds/2019/about/.
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Beloved children's songs and nursery rhymes have been sung and known by children and families for generations. Children's music today continues to expand with new artists, new visions, new directions and even more music creativity, as reflected by one new album, "School of Fish," by Cynthia Haring and World Nation with the Sue Sue Sisters featuring the World Nation Children's Choir.

"School of Fish" is a collection of 10 tracks that are children's songs, but not those you know. Most of the songs are originals, written in a variety of song styles. They are fun, silly, tender and loving songs for kids and really everyone else ready to listen and enjoy. The songs include such originals as "Happy Birthday Mooey," "I Just Wanna Hold a Piglet," "Cockadoodle Doo Doo," "Pouty Face," "My Little One", and "Caught Me in Rollers." These songs are among those that producer Katia Valdeos chose for the collection, and they are arranged quite well. Each song is original and unique, and all are very upbeat in tone and styling. Two cover songs also appear on the album: "Rainbow Connection." made popular by Kermit of the Muppets, and a beautiful "Heal the World/We Are the World" medley. Both songs have fresh, new arrangements and are exceptionally performed.

Probably one of the more important tracks on the album is "Song for Erza," which was written for a little boy named Ezra who passed away of cancer at age two and a half. The track is moving and rather touching and a definite knob turner that makes you want to go back again and again to enjoy the track for all it is worth. The multi-layered vocals are full of intricate, refreshing harmonies, while the backing instrumentation is beautiful and downright entertaining.

Producer Katia Valdeos has done extensive production work on this release. Her creative genius guiding performance and song arrangements reflects caring, sensitivity, and creativity throughout the album.  Let it be known that "School of Fish," in its first month alone, placed at #4 on the Billboard West Central Heatseeker Regional chart, at #7 on Billboard's Atlantic South Heatseeker Regional chart, and managed to get a Hot Shot designation at #25 on a recent Kids Album chart, competing against major companies like Disney and even popular film soundtracks.

All the tracks on the “School of Fish” release are catchy and upbeat. They are full of originality making them engaging and meaningful, as well as fun loving. The listener can surely hear how much detail and care went into creating such a fine album. After playing "School of Fish" through a few times, the songs begin to grow on you, and you find yourself wanting to hear them again with hopes of some new material from this group. Perhaps some new World Nation songs will follow in the years to come.

While digital streaming is an option, physical copies of the album may be purchased via CD Baby or Amazon. The physical album includes some fine artwork within a 6-panel CD cover and 16-page booklet with the lyrics, photos, notes, and photos of the children and musicians featured on the album, as well as a photo of little Ezra! All in all, there is a nice mix of tracks that really makes "School of Fish" special - most of all, it is an album that both kids and adults will enjoy.

https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/cynthiaharingworldnation3
https://cynthiaharing.hearnow.com/
http://worldnationgroup.com/
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Sangeeta Kaur has released already four full-length albums but this fourth addition is a crossover album merely titled "Compassion". How is it exactly a crossover release, while it's been created with an elaborate orchestral and the choral magic of the Budapest Studio Orchestra, it's Budapest Studio Choir and Sterling Ensemble as well. Thus forth, it's raised her signature vocal works to levels that some would call "angelic". Sangeeta Kaur is an award winning singer/songwriter and producer to top of it off, but not only is she as such, she has worked with renowned composer and producer Nicolas Neidhardt, who is featured on the piano and keyboard. Providing choral compositions is Duy Tran and Danaë Vlasse. Together this group of crafty musicians have created something that is truly as the title calls it best "Compassion".

It's an album which provides such vocal efforts that Sangeeta Kaur's voice work is just truly emotional and deeply moving really. As it comes directly from the depths of her heart and soul. Bringing that altogether with such tracks as "Rise Up", "Transcendence", "May The Long Time Sun", and "We Are One", are just the grasp of reality that is purely sung within these tracks alone. The rest off this 10-track release are just as grand except these selections provided are more captivating.

The work done by the orchestrations and the like is flawless, capturing just so much at once. Melodic tone with harmonic guidance just make this album “Compassion”, just gripping and rather stunning at times even. There are just so many ways to put this album into a variety of wording it is hard not to name off every single one of them. It’s just how magically and mesmerizing it is with the performers and entertainers makes it shine on through.

As a whole “Compassion”, is an album of sorts that Sangeeta Kaur has made possible and probably one that many will adore and cherished as well. She has certainly made a fan out of me, after hearing the play through alone. IF soft and soothing is for you then by all means feel free to check out an album that is purely a “Compassion”, in itself.

https://www.sangeetakaurmusic.com/
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