Five-time GRAMMY award-winning bass player, producer, composer, author, and educator Victor Wooten will release his first album in five years, TRYPNOTYX, September 8. In support of the album, he will hit the road with the Victor Wooten Trio this fall following August dates with Béla Fleck & The Flecktones of which he is a founding… Continue reading Victor Wooten To Release TRYPNOTYX
Rising star and reggae band, Stick Figure released a music video for “In this Love” off of their latest album Set in Stone, in support of their New Year’s Eve show announcement. “In This Love,” comes from the musical imagination of Scott Woodruff and creates a vibrant sonic soundscape and the music video reflects just… Continue reading Stick Figure release new video & NYE Plans
Willie Watson‘s anticipated new solo album, Folksinger Vol. 2, will be released September 15 on Acony Records and is now available for pre-order here. In advance of the release, the album’s lead track, “Samson And Delilah,” which features special guest vocals from The Fairfield Four, is premiering today at Rolling Stone. Of the song Rolling… Continue reading Willie Watson's "Folksinger Vol. 2" out 9/15
Lauded American singer Lizz Wright‘s latest project, GRACE, reveals the web of deep running roots of story and song that bind together the vastly diverse traditions that are the soul of the American South. Wright summons her Southern heritage and the spirit of the earth to usher us into a nurturing space that pulses and… Continue reading Lizz Wright's new album due out in Sept.
Coinciding with Phish’s 13-night run at Madison Square Garden, American Beauty NYC will host a run of shows occurring before and after the Baker’s Dozen run. Located 1 block from MSG, American Beauty is a multi-room live music space & craft beer bar serving a free personal pizza with every drink purchase. The venue is… Continue reading American Beauty NYC – Venue Headquarters for the 13-night Baker's Dozen
With eight wildly successful shows in the books and 13 more to go, the 2017 incarnation of Tedeschi Trucks Band‘s third annual multi-artist “Wheels of Soul” tour is shaping up to be their biggest and best yet. Along with supporting acts Hot Tuna and The Wood Brothers, TTB’s 2017 “Wheels of Soul” run has already… Continue reading TTB @ Red Rocks, July 29th & July 30th
Boris Garcia‘s new album Around Some Corner is concurrently refreshing and reminiscent. Producer Tim Carbone gelled conspicuously with the pop-Americana sextet, polishing off their most developed offering to date. The Philadelphia based group doesn’t seem to care about proving themselves as genre bending or cutting edge since their songwriting, and musical sincerity shines beyond anything… Continue reading Boris Garcia: Around Some Corner | Review
On Saturday night Grateful Shred, an Americana Grateful Dead tribute act from Los Angeles, came to Pappy & Harriet’s in Pioneertown, CA to Steal the Face off of the High Desert. Pappy & Harriet’s is a gem of Southern California, holding a whopping 300 people on the indoor stage and having hosted rock-and-roll legends Robert… Continue reading Grateful Shred | Pioneertown, CA | 7/8/17
New Kingston, the Brooklyn-based progressive reggae group, has confirmed details on their upcoming album A Kingston Story: Come From Far, due out August 25th, on maverick indie imprint Easy Star Records. This marks the band’s fourth studio album and follows their 2015 breakout release Kingston City (Easy Star), which debuted at #1 on the Billboard… Continue reading New Kingston Releases New Single
Leslie Mendelson has released a video for “Chasing the Thrill”—a track off her new album, Love & Murder. Filmed and directed by iconic Saturday Night Live photographer Mary Ellen Matthews, the clip’s vulnerable, black and white imagery encapsulates the song’s raw emotion. “‘Chasing the Thrill’ is about karma,” says Leslie. “You’ll never find happiness in… Continue reading Watch Leslie Mendelson Chasing the Thrill
