The NYC blues-rock band JD & The Straight Shot announces today they will play four Canadian dates in support of rock legends, ZZ Top. The shows will be held on November 3rd, 4th, 7th and 8th with performances in both Ontario and Quebec provinces. Founder and frontman, James Dolan, commented, “We’re honored to open for ZZ. We look… Continue reading JD & The Straight Shot joins ZZ Top for 4 Canadian Shows
Satellite EDM has teamed up with none other than the legendary Alan Parsons, for your chance to remix his classic track The Raven, courtesy of Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment and The Raven out now on Blu-ray and DVD! That’s right. This is your chance to put your own twist on this classic track, with… Continue reading Remix the Alan Parsons Track, 'The Raven' + DVD Contest
Dr. Dog is one of those genre-defying bands whose sound is difficult to describe to someone who hasn’t heard them before. There is no other band that they can easily be compared to. It’s indie rock mixed with 60’s psychedelia, splashed with some punk and funk and soul. The result is a delicious musical cocktail,… Continue reading The Doctor is In – the Boulder Theater, that is
Just back from a short European tour, French-born guitarist/composer Stephane Wrembel and His Band bring their jaw-dropping live show back to the U.S this fall. Winding up and down the east coast, Wrembel’s tour will return to Philadelphia, PA and Baltimore, MD before heading south to Charlotte, NC and Atlanta, GA, among several other stops.… Continue reading Stephane Wrembel and His Band On Tour This Fall
On November 13, independent Blix Street Records will release THE BEST OF EVA CASSIDY, a compilation of the music of the versatile, much-missed vocalist praised for her emotional range and interpretive skills. Proof of both qualities abounds on the collection, which gathers 19 performances from the Washington, D.C.-based Cassidy’s previous albums and adds a previously… Continue reading Blix Street Records Prepares "Best of Eva Cassidy" Collection
I despise the term “jamband” – wait – let me take that back – I dislike the word “jamband” when trying to describe a genre of music. This hasn’t always been the case. In the early 90’s, I was into Phish, the Grateful Dead and Widespread Panic, and these bands, while vastly different, did kind… Continue reading Death of the JAMBAND
Free Magic. Isn’t that what jazz-fusion is? Using a launch pad of some familiar melody, rhythmic riff, or instrumentation, and building it forward and outward until it gets really weird. That’s what Miles Davis realized about jazz music in the late 60s, that it was the root of all American music, and with that in… Continue reading Medeski Martin & Wood | 'Free Magic' | New Music Review
Tonight’s premiere of Nashville will have a very special guest appearance. The Del McCoury Band will show up in the halls of The Grand Ole Opry (in reality a second home to the band) and Ronnie even has himself a line! Listen carefully at the beginning after Rayna walks off stage and you’ll hear Eddie… Continue reading The Del McCoury Band on Nashville
Tomorrow, Thursday, October 11, 2012, indie-folk cellist Ben Sollee will kick off the official 2012 Vice Presidential Debate in his home state of Kentucky. Just before Vice President Joe Biden and Congressman Paul Ryan square off inside Centre College’s Norton Center for the Arts, Sollee and his trio have the prestigious honor of performing on the campus’… Continue reading Ben Sollee To Open Vice Presidential Debate @ Centre College
Yo Mama’s Big Fat Booty Band unleashed a promotional trifecta this week in support of their new album, Re-Doin’ It Hard, a remix of their March, 2012 studio release: Doin’ It Hard. Armed with the new album, a beautifully produced music video, and a brand new website to boot, the six-piece powerhouse is currently touring… Continue reading Yo Mama’s Big Fat Booty Band Unleashes A Trifecta
