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Happy New Year from Powderfinger!

GREAT NEWS FROM THE LAST 365 DAYS

2016 was a great year for our artists, and we’re incredibly proud of their accomplishments. Here are just a few:

  • The Claypool Lennon Delirium, Roots of Creation, and Lotus all charted at #1 on the Relix/Jambands.com charts!
  • Morgan Heritage won a Grammy award for Reggae Album of the year for Strictly Roots.
  • King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard hit #1 on the CMJ Top 200!
  • Joseph Israel‘s Paradise was the #1 most added CMJ New World album!
  • Roots of Creation’s fan-funded “Livin’ Free” debuted at #1 on the Billboard reggae chart!
  • Bill Evans received an impressive 4.5 star review in DownBeat for Born Free.
  • Mandy Rowden received an incredible write up in the Austin Chronicle for her album 1000 Miles.
  • Powderfinger Publicity clients received over 250 reviews in worldwide and online publications!

We’ve got amazing new music to share with you in 2017, and we can’t wait to get started!  

Congrats to Morgan Heritage and Highly Suspect

It’s not everyday you get nominated for a Grammy award, and even rarer that you actually win! That’s why we’re thrilled to announce that Highly Suspect was nominated for Best Rock Album at the recent Grammy Awards presentation in Los Angeles. And we’re super thrilled to tell you that Morgan Heritage won a Grammy for Best Reggae Album. Continue reading

Fall 2015 Update!

2015 has been an exciting year for Powderfinger Promotions’ publicity department. We’ve incorporated new services to our digital promotions package including a new E-blast where our team creates a marketing email for the artist including press photo, streaming link, video, and marketing pitch to be sent to approximately 500 indie press contacts. Our goal is to obtain reviews and coverage for your new release. Check that out more details and pricing here.

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A Trio of Great Reviews for Charlie Wheeler!

The Charlie Wheeler Trio is getting some fantastic press.  Here’s what a few folks had to say:

“Gone is the standard blues-rock format in exchange for a more free-flowing fountain of rock ‘n’ roll ideas akin to, say, Gov’t Mule or The Black Crowes…I’m starting to find some good rock ‘n’ roll again…” (Aquarian Weekly)

“Solid blues rock with a small pinch of funk…Masterful rhythm that is very well spent…”  (Rootstime)

“The Charlie Wheeler Trio is one of those hard working bands who are trying to gain traction is the highly competitive field of American blues bands. Their new album should push them a little closer to the top…”  (Cashbox)

The band’s new album “Rewind” is available now.  Here’s “Big City Blues” for your listening pleasure …

Powderfinger’s Year in Review

We just finished counting, and…it was a great year for Powderfinger artists! Over the last 12 months, we’ve seen the following artists go to #1 on the Relix/Jambands.com charts:

  • Mike Gordon: “Overstep” (2 months!)
  • String Cheese Incident: “Song In My Head” (2 months!)
  • Umphrey’s McGee: “Similar Skin”
  • Moe.: “No Guts, No Glory”
  • Kyle Hollingsworth: “Speed Of Life” (2 months!)
  • Primus: “Primus & The Chocolate Factory”

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