In this eclectic album, Shannon and Barrett take turns singing lead, backing each other on harmony vocals, and playing various instrumentations with Shannon on ukulele, banjo and Barrett on electric and acoustic guitars, upright bass, and piano. Recorded in Asheville’s Echo Mountain Recording Studio with a team of talented friends and musicians from the Asheville… Continue reading Shannon Whitworth & Barrett Smith Release "Bring It On Home"
Artist Project Earth (APE) has recently joined forces with the World Bank’s Connect4Climate (C4C) initiative and is collaborating on C4C’s “campaign, coalition, and community that cares about climate change,” including support for the Voices4Climate global photo, video, and music video competition (see below).As part of this new partnership, C4C is organizing a major US launch… Continue reading 'Rhythms Del Mundo: Africa' At World Bank's Connect4Climate Event
Emily Hurd releases a full-length live studio album of original Christmas music on December 7th, 2012. The cost of the album is $10 and is available through the artist’s website and cdbaby.com. Unlike other Christmas records, listeners can enjoy ANY GIVEN DAY beyond the holiday season. Emily Hurd’s sultry vocals deliver messages of spontaneous celebration,… Continue reading Emily Hurd's Year 'Round Xmas album, ANY GIVEN DAY
Country duo Joey+Rory have released a video for “Josephine” – a poignant Civil War story song featured on their latest Sugar Hill Release His & Hers. Robert K. Oermann calls the song “a mini masterpiece”, encouraging listeners to “Do your ears a favor and listen to this entire awesome album with no distractions”. Inarguably their… Continue reading Joey+Rory Revive 1860's Love Story With New Video "Josephine"
“I wanted to think of a different way of working that would inspire me and keep me motivated,” Marshall Crenshaw says of his newest endeavor: a subscription-only service that addresses the recent seismic changes in the music-industry landscape by cutting out the record-company middle man to distribute his new recordings directly to fans. The subscription… Continue reading Marshall Crenshaw Announces 10" Vinyl EP & Distribution Model
Dear Strange Arrangement,Your Pre-Thanksgiving day bash is going to be off the hook. I know this because I’m still toasty from the sweater of love you gifted me from your last Park West show in January. The sassy sweaty sexy highway has been driving me through 2012. When I count my Thanksgiving blessings I count… Continue reading Strange Arrangment Pre-Thanksgiving in Chicago | Preview
Small venues are a mixed bag. Maybe it’s due to the prevalence of festivals popping up over the land or just the trend of me attending more concerts in larger venues, but smaller venues don’t sound quite as good as they did before. Don’t get me wrong, Cafe du Nord is a wonderful place. As… Continue reading Generationals & Races | Cafe du Nord | San Francisco | Review
Steve Kimock, one of Americas most original and innovative guitarists will be performing with his band at Stage 48, New York’s newest concert venue.Performing with Kimock will be Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Bernie Worrell, co-founding keyboardist of Parliament/Funkadelic (and a performer with Talking Heads), percussionist Wally Ingram (David Lindley, Sheryl Crow) and bassist… Continue reading Steve Kimock at Stage 48 in NY 2/23 for Sandy Victims
Brooklyn, NY based EDM record label Brooklyn Fire,and New York, NY based entertainment marketing & PR firm UG Strategies, in collaboration withLive Nation and New York, NY based GBH Events, are proud to announce “EDM For Sandy Relief,” a benefit concert for The American Red Cross and Hurricane Sandy victims, in association with SOL REPUBLIC. On Monday November 19th, some of the… Continue reading EDM For Sandy Relief New York Benefit Concert Tonight!
When Papadosio took over the Fox Theatre Thursday night and turned it into a hypnotic display of light, sound and video projections, the crowd and band both knew that something special was in store. This was documented at the end of the show when lead guitarist Anthony Thogmartin called Colorado a second home for the… Continue reading Papadosio | Fox Theater | Boulder, CO | 11/15/2012 | Review
