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DittyTV is a 24/7 television network featuring music-focused entertainment including concerts, music videos, music news, interviews, and more. You can watch it on all connected devices or on our partner cable tv networks in a growing number of cities. Our television network features live concerts, music videos, interviews, documentaries, and more. We produce and broad

cast our own live shows and feature video from a variety of passionate music inspired video producers. Similar to cable and satellite on-screen guides, our broadcast schedule tells you which shows will be playing at specific times of the day. Just tune in and enjoy world class americana inspired music entertainment from your favorite artists and artists you will love to discover.

07/03/2025

We had an incredible experience last weekend at the 37th Annual Live Oak Music Festival!

This family friendly festival is held annually to benefit KCBX Public Radio and features musicians across multiple stages performing a variety of genres, including funk, soul, folk, gospel, roots rock, Americana, jazz, bluegrass, blues, world music and more.

Nestled in the beautiful El Chorro Valley that runs between Morro Bay and San Luis Obispo at the scenic El Chorro Regional Park in San Luis Obispo, California~ it's hard to imagine a better way to kick off the lazy days of summer than with great music, family and friends!

This year’s lineup included Chuck Prophet Official and his Cumbia Shoes, The California Honeydrops, Cimafunk, AJ Lee & Blue Summit, Miko Marks, Rob Ickes and Trey Hensley, Margo Cilker, Hot 45 Band+ more!

Food from local vendors, shopping from a wide variety of artists and merchants, a silent auction, yoga class, music workshops, fireside jamming, and entertainment for children of all ages~ Live Oak Music Festival had something for everyone!

We're thrilled to share some of the sights and sounds from this wonderful weekend and we hope to see you next year!

For future festival info
🎫 https://my805tix.com/e/liveoak2025/tickets

To learn more about and support KCBX
📻 https://www.kcbx.org/

07/01/2025

Australian indie-folk trio Sons Of The East have released their highly anticipated sophomore album!

“SONS”is out NOW via MGM (Metropolitan Groove Merchants)!

The band’s acoustic-electric sound has become a unique and charismatic trademark: soulful, joyous and irresistible.

Originally hailing from the Northern Beaches of Sydney, Sons Of The East have established themselves internationally with a catalogue of hits that runs deep with their now legendary live shows thrilling audiences the world over.

The band was formed in 2011 by Nic Johnston, Dan Wallage, and Jack Rollins.

Their music blends classic folk and country blues influences with modern indie sensibilities, creating a distinct sound marked by soulful melodies, rich harmonies, and dynamic instrumentation that includes keys, guitar, and banjo.

The Music recently hailed Sons Of The East as “living proof of the genre’s sustained popularity,” praising the trio for building a massive international following on little more than harmonies, acoustic strings, and heart.

With over 700 million global streams, 75 million YouTube views, and 200,000+ headline tickets sold, the band has built a global reputation as one of Australia’s most exciting live acts. Their 2025 World Tour marks their biggest yet, with stops at iconic venues including London’s O2 Forum, New York’s Webster Hall, and Madrid’s La Riviera. Their previous international run earned famous fans along the way, from Bill Murray to Emma Thompson.

From the near 100-million-streamed debut album "Palomar Parade" to this explosive new chapter, Sons Of The East continue to expand the boundaries of indie-folk with an effortless charisma. Blending folk, blues, soul, and classic country, their music channels the raw vulnerability of Townes Van Zandt and Gram Parsons, combined with the soaring harmonies of Crosby, Stills & Nash and The Avett Brothers.

Sons of the East’s expansive yet intimate songwriting defines "SONS", a record born from long touring stretches, Sydney studio sessions, and a desire to connect deeply with listeners around the world. "SONS" is the sound of a band stepping confidently into their moment!

For tour info
🎫 https://www.sonsoftheeast.com/tour

To purchase / stream “SONS”
🎧 https://ffm.to/sote-sons

Like the Neon Cowgirl in Nashville that inspired her upcoming album, our friend absolutely lit up Memphis and last nig...
06/28/2025

Like the Neon Cowgirl in Nashville that inspired her upcoming album, our friend absolutely lit up Memphis and last night!

“Neon Cowgirl” is out on July 11th via !

It was her very first time playing here in our hometown and hopefully not the last! Thank you + !

Pre-save “Neon Cowgirl” here!
🎧 https://ffm.to/neon-cowgirl

06/26/2025

It's RELEASE EVE for beloved Texas country-punk ensemble and our longtime family members DittyTV Concert Series alum Vandoliers!

Their 5th studio album "Life Behind Bars" is out on 6/27 via Break Maiden Records / Thirty Tigers

The album marks a number of firsts for the band, but most importantly this collection of songs offers a window into frontwoman Jenni Rose's journey through addiction & gender dysphoria – a journey has culminated in her decision to come out as a trans woman.

In 2023, when Rose was barely 6 months sober, the Vandoliers were scheduled to play a show in Maryville, TN on the same day that the state's governor signed a "drag ban" bill. Bandmate Cory Graves suggested the band wear dresses on stage in protest & auction them off to benefit LGBTQ+ causes.

Photos from the show went viral, generating widespread news coverage, but for Jenni it was a public moment that would change everything. "That was the first time I had ever worn a dress in public, but not the first time I had worn a dress — & then the entire planet saw it," she says. "The wall that I had keeping this side of me invisible was completely shattered. I wrote down in my journal, 'F**k, I think I'm trans.'"

She spent months grappling with that realization, while putting together the songs for the next Vandoliers album & continuing their dizzying touring schedule. It wasn't until the band entered the studio with Grammy-winning producer Ted Hutt (The Gaslight Anthem, Flogging Molly, Lucero), that Rose realized she had been writing about the experience of dysphoria.

Whittled down from 40 songs to 10 of the most vulnerable & carefully honed tracks, "Life Behind Bars" may feel a little more stripped & intimate than the band's typical raucous fare, but it’s still chock-full of upbeat& sing-a-long-ready Vandoliers classics.

"It's heavier than our other stuff," says Rose. "Why is this country punk band that's usually a source of positive energy so melancholy? It's because I was dealing with accepting my gender dysphoria, while also trying to get sober."

Even the most melancholy Vandoliers song has a degree of exuberance & verve, full of an irrepressible energy.

These are the songs of a fearless band hellbent on spreading joy wherever they go, a band who has made a career of pushing boundaries & taking all-comers, of making a bigger, brighter, bolder tent in a musical space that is still too often hidebound by tradition.

"We've been breaking rules in country for 10 years," says Rose. "'You play too fast.' 'You're too loud.' 'You sing too high.' 'You're more of a punk band.' All that matters, though, is that people hear our songs & they help them in any way — that's all we can hope for. I'm struggling so much on this record, but I hope that another trans girl listens to it and finds something in it for themselves."

To pre-save
🎧 https://orcd.co/v-lbb

06/25/2025

DittyTV Concert Series Alum Robert Randolph will release his new Shooter Jennings produced full-length album “Preacher Kids” on 6/27 via Sun Records!

Randolph is stepping into his own on “Preacher Kids”—not as a solo artist, but as a builder of something fresh.

It’s not just a new chapter for the 6-time Grammy nominee.

It’s a new sound, a new band, & a raw, unfiltered leap forward that builds on his musical roots while chasing the kind of groove and grit that can’t be manufactured.

This album’s gritty & swampy roots vibe makes it the perfect record to kick off my journey with Sun Records,” Randolph said. “It’s a full-circle moment for me to team up with a label that not only shaped the foundation of American music but continues to champion artists pushing that legacy forward.”

“It’s not about going solo”, he continues “It’s about building something with new energy. I wanted to get outside the box & make something gritty, jammy, swampy, & real.

With “Preacher Kids”, Randolph steps into the spotlight, uniting the raw energy of his church upbringing with the expansive, genre-blurring collaborations that have defined his career.

Raised in a close-knit, music-loving family, Randolph started his musical journey in the House of God Church in Orange, New Jersey. It was there that he learned to play the pedal steel guitar, or "Sacred Steel," a cornerstone of the church's musical tradition. As a teenager, he honed his skills during church services, channeling the soulful, ecstatic energy of worship through his instrument.

It wasn’t long before Randolph began taking that energy outside the church, bringing his gospel-infused style to secular audiences & blazing a trail in the jam band, rock, & blues scenes, as well as being embraced by the world of country music.

“Everyone involved in this record — from the band to the people who inspired it — shares a similar story. We’re all preacher’s kids,” Randolph said. “This album feels like our collective diary, rooted in gospel & shaped by the journey from the church to the stages of rock and blues.”

Pre-order
🎧 https://sunrecords.lnk.to/PreacherKids

06/24/2025

Canadian native, New Zealand musical royalty & our dear friend Tami Neilson will release her brand new album “Neon Cowgirl” on 7/11 via Outside Music!

The Neon Cowgirl, towering over Broadway like the patron saint of heartbreak in downtown Nashville as she smiles coyly over her shoulder in red cowboy boots, watched Tami grow up.

From being cradled as a baby in the arms of Roy Orbison, to performing a duet with Willie Nelson, you would think that Tami Neilson lived a country music fantasy life.

But in between these monumental occurrences, The Neilson Family Band, with Tami’s parents, & 2 brothers, had to busk in the streets of small-town Ontario in order to put food on the table, performing gospel concerts to prisoners, & roaring down the Trans-Canada Highway in an exploding RV on her way to open for Johnny Cash, which she managed to do, at 18 in her pajamas.

Tami says
"Neon Cowgirl" represents a lifelong dream of chasing Nashville and country music. I’ve loved her my whole life, even when she breaks my heart over and over again.

This album came rumbling to life on 6 wheels over the highways of North America. I wanted our children, born & raised in NZ, to get a taste of their Neilson family heritage - a 5 month pilgrimage from coast to coast & back in a 36 foot RV. It was also my once-in-a-lifetime chance to really give it my all with my career, which I’d built slowly and steadily in small 2-3 week increments over a decade, running back & forth from the other side of the world. Then, only two months before our trip, I landed in the hospital for a month, battling for my life in ICU with sepsis. Our trip changed from one of me going full throttle to make a good dent in my career to one of recovery & slow healing. It became a time of embracing life fully & savoring the precious time with my family in a way one does only after a near-death experience"

From the halls of Graceland to the technicolor desert of Salvation Mountain, across neon graveyards in Vegas to driving alongside herds of buffalo in Montana, Tami collected the seeds for these songs in each place along the way. When they blossomed, there were crossbreeds of Presley & Patsy, Orbison & kd lang- the blues of Memphis, the twang of Texas, the cinematic torch of Judy Garland on a Hollywood soundstage.

But, mostly, it became a love letter to her Neon Cowgirl. Or, more accurately, a lovelorn letter.

Because as Tami says "she’ll just keep on breaking a foolish heart if you let her."

Tami is on the road again and is a part of Willie Nelson's Outlaw Music Festival including a stop here in Memphis on 6/27!
She hits the stage at 4pm and you don't want to miss her set!
Brought to you by Mempho Presents!!!

🎫 https://memphopresents.com/events/outlaw-music-festival

To pre-save "Neon Cowgirl"
🎧 https://ffm.to/neon-cowgirl

Who's ready to Outlaw?Here's everything you need to know before Outlaw Music Festival takes over Memphis on Friday!
06/24/2025

Who's ready to Outlaw?
Here's everything you need to know before Outlaw Music Festival takes over Memphis on Friday!

06/18/2025

We first introduced you to Elijah Johnston in 2023 in support of his debut release “Hometown Vampire”.

We're thrilled that he’s back with a brand new record!
“Stupid Soul” out June 20th via Strolling Bones Records!

"Stupid Soul" It's either Elijah's 4th record or his 7th, depending on who you ask, and possibly the first you’ve heard.

The 12-track set was produced by Tommy Trautwein at The Zoo in Athens, GA. They recorded songs at Trautwein’s home studio in the Normaltown neighborhood of Athens, a relaxed space where they could take their time tinkering with the songs. It was summer in a college town, so it was hot and humid but “nobody was around. Athens in the summertime feels like you’re living on Mars. Everybody’s gone. So there were no distractions.

Sometimes sharply witty and sometimes achingly plainspoken, “Stupid Soul” conveys big, complicated ideas with grace and generosity. The logical next step in a career of slow burns, "Stupid Soul" is neither a record of morose self-reflection nor a frenetic series of genre experiments, settling into a comfortable steady pace: a record built to fit like a glove.

Whether the Atlanta-based songwriter is singing about young people struggling with their own bodies or baby bands trying to find their sound or anybody weathering football season in a college town, Johnston writes songs about figuring things out.

Supported by arrangements that ingeniously blend Beach Boys pomp, girl group harmonies, Rundgren melodicism, and Athens, GA jangle, his lyrics pose questions rather than present answers. It’s an approach that leaves space for listeners to find a little bit of themselves in there.

Daring and vulnerable, “Stupid Soul” is not concerned with overcoming demons or breaking bad habits. It’s more about living with those dark thoughts and finding sparks of joy in other people - a lover, a friend, or even his bandmates.

Elijah will celebrate the night of the album release with a set at the legendary 40 Watt Club in Athens, GA during the town’s annual AthFest Music & Arts Festival on June 20!

For tour/tix info
🎫 https://www.elijahjohnston.net/tourdates

"Stupid Soul" is available for pre-order across digital platforms, compact disc, and green color vinyl via Strolling Bones Records
🎧 https://lnk.to/stupid-soulPR

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