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The Capitol Theatre kicks off the new year with performances from Bobby Weir & Wolf Bros, Brandi Carlile, Regina Spektor, Elvis Costello, Goose, Lake Street Dive and more.
More great shows coming up include Long Island Medium: Theresa Caputo, Joe Gatto's Night Of Comedy, Greenwich Wine + Food bringing the sights, sounds and flavors of NOLA and beyond.
On December 15, 2022, blues icon Charlie Musselwhite was honored with the coveted Charles Cros Academy Grand Prix Blues Award for his Grammy Award-nominated Alligator Records album, Mississippi Son. The Grand Prix Awards for Jazz, Blues and Soul Favorites were announced on France Musique (French national radio) on Alex Dutilh's Open Jazz show. The full list of jazz and soul winners can be found here.
deadmau5 serves a bouncy beat for YTCracker’s hacking lore reckoning ‘anti security.’ The track first started appearing in mau5’ pandemic drive-in sets in 2021 and then landed YT a guest appearance during his annual ‘Day of the deadmau5 – Red Rocks’ shows. Now the track will appear on the WAF compilation as the second deadmau5 offering following “XYZ.”
Bellingham, Wash. folk duo Raveis Kole released their new meditative psychedelic-folk single “Glacier,” a treatise on climate change and the shrinking glaciers. Written after a trip to Glacier National Park, this droning and ethereal journey to the top of Logan's Pass is about contemplating ourselves, our world and the glacier itself. The song is a visceral and elegant experience as it lyrical paints an emotional picture of a beautiful vista of our changing world.
On Wednesday, January 4, award-winning roots, blues and Americana vocalist Shemekia Copeland will appear on the nationally broadcast NPR radio program, World Cafe. On the show, Copeland discusses her career with host Stephen Kallao and performs (along with her full band) songs from her Grammy-nominated 2022 album, Done Come Too Far. World Cafe originates from WXPN-FM in Philadelphia, where it airs daily at 2:00pm Eastern time.
Singer, songwriter and musician Channing Wilson’s new song, “Sunday Morning Blues,” is out now. Listen/share HERE.
Spafford closed out a massive 2022 campaign with two nights in their hometown of Phoenix, AZ.
These were the final shows with keyboardist Andrew “Red” Johnson, who concluded his tenure with the band after an amazing 11 year run.
Night 1 Highlights: Former Spafford drummer Cam LaForest joined the band for nearly the entire show on 12/30. Opened with a 21-minute “Comfortable”. They played “Simon & Lilly” with just Cameron before Nick came back for the rest of the show. Fiery “Whipping Post” to close the first set.
The latest GRAMMY-nominated recording by engineer/producer duo Ulrike Schwarz and Jim Anderson, Picturing the Invisible: Focus 1, is featured on this month’s digital cover of MIX. The 4-page story highlights the mind-boggling recording process that “pushed [soprano saxophonist and composer Jane Ira Bloom] to the creative limits,” and ultimately led to a nomination for Best Immersive Audio Album at the 65th Annual GRAMMY Awards®.
11x GRAMMY award-winning arranger/trumpeter Philip Lassiter makes his Color Red debut with “Simmer Down,” featuring a vivacious 24-piece ensemble. Recorded live with 8 horns and a 6-piece vocal ensemble, Lassiter’s acclaimed arranging prowess is showcased with all players in the room recording simultaneously. The track exudes playful interplay between the horns and vocals over a groove that cross-pollinates funk and Latin influences with ear-twisting jazz harmonies and piercing guitar leads.
