We are excited to announce the second leg of HURT’s extremely successful acoustic tour.  After hitting major cities all over the country in late 2011, HURT is raring to get back out on the road again to see anyone they may have missed the first time. HURT will be promoting their upcoming album, THE CRUX, in stores April 24, 2012, and their current single making radio waves across the US, How We End Up Alone.  See them on the road this February at one of the cities below. 2/2 St Louis, MO  Pop’s 2/4 Dayton, OH  McGruffy’s 2/5 Columbus, OH  The Basement 2/6 Roanoke, VA  Kirk Ave Hall 2/7 Richmond, VA  Canal Club 2/8 Raleigh, NC  Lincoln Theatre 2/9...

HURT RELEASES  NEW SINGLE “HOW WE END UP ALONE”   AVAILABLE EVERYWHERE TODAY FORTHCOMING STUDIO ALBUM ‘THE CRUX’ WILL BE IN-STORES ON April 24th ON CARVED RECORDS  January 3, 2011 (Los Angeles, CA): “How We End Up Alone,” the long awaited first single from HURT’s sixth studio album, ‘The Crux,’ is available everywhere today. Produced by HURT, engineered by HURT’s Michael Roberts and mixed by John Kurzweg (Puddle Of Mud, GodSmack), “How We End Up Alone” embodies the introspective lyrics written by J. Loren, Hurt’s singer and founder. Loren, who is known for running a sonic scale that includes a soaring chorus to ‘pin-drop’ whispers resulting in nothing short of anthemic. “How We End Up Alone.” which is already garnering...

Congratulations to all the recipients of this year’s Carve A Future, Give A Guitar giveaway! Carved is looking forward to seeing and hearing great things from all the winners. Seeing the excitment from the kids with their new guitars shows us that music is most definitely NOT dead, and the reason why Carved continues to support music. Who knows, maybe one day we will be able to welcome one of you to the Carved Family! With the end of 2011, all of the Carved artists have been working hard in the studio creating amazing music. We’re excited for all of the fans to hear it in 2012. Thanks to the fans and everyone that supports our artists and Carved...

During the last weekend of their acoustic tour, HURT rolled through Fayetteville, AR and made a stop at the local Fox television studios.  Below you can see the interview with the band in which they discuss preparing their music for the acoustic tour, switching labels, and the new record.  Then catch their performance of Fighting Tao. Interview Performance

For those of you HURT fans dying for a sneak peak at the new album, the band has just released a 90 second teaser of the first single, How We End Up Alone. You can check the track out at their Facebook, streaming now.  The song, which is the leading single from their upcoming March release THE CRUX, will be available for digital download beginning January 3, 2012. Stay tuned for more exclusive looks and news from the HURT camp.

Take a visit to the studio with Juke Kartel and have an introduction to the newest member, AJ. And then head to Memphis with Toby, Tommy, and Dale as they hit up Graceland.

After a very successful second year doing Carve A Future, Give A Guitar, we are pleased to announce the 2011 recipients.  Each person receives a guitar to give to their nominated child to brighten up their Christmas this year.  We also teamed up with each of our artists for them to give away additional guitars to their fans.  And lastly, we had a last minute sponsor in B&J Guitars, who donated a guitar for a lucky family – thanks to them for their amazing generosity!  Thanks to everyone who nominated a child, it was truly an inspiration to read all of your heartfelt letters. Congratulations to our recipients, we’re already looking forward to doing it again next year! HURT:...

Catch Juke Kartel as they make their second appearance in McAllen, TX this year at the KVLY MixMas concert. Catch the boys along with a host of other acts at the Pharr Events Center in McAllen for all the festivities. The band will also be on the air to talk about all things JK – stay tuned to facebook.com/jukekartel1 for all the info and exact times.