“I grew up in the country, a hard working environment where your ass had to get out there and work,” laughs Ralph ‘Soul’ Jackson from Phenix City, AL, a rural city deep in the Black Belt across the Chattahoochee River from Columbus, GA, where the last battle of the Civil War was fought. During Jackson’s… Continue reading Ralph 'Soul' Jackson To Release New LP
Fifty years after a former art gallery on St. Peter Street became a haven and platform for the surviving musicians who made New Orleans the birthplace of jazz, The Preservation Hall 50th Anniversary Collection box set celebrates their contributions. This deluxe 4-CD, 58-track collection will be available September 25 through Legacy Recordings, a division of… Continue reading Preservation Hall Jazz Band Announces Box Set
Saturday saw some true veteran acts of NedFest returning for the 14th year. San Francisco jam-band New Monsoon returned to Colorado after an extended hiatus from national touring (people get married, have kids, you know?) I used to see New Monsoon a few times a year in Colorado back in the mid 2000s. Something about… Continue reading Day 2 @ 2012 NedFest | Saturday Recap
Z2 Entertainment is proud to present Hot Buttered Rum at the Fox Theatre on Thursday, October 11th. Tickets are now on sale for $13.00 in advance and $16.00 day of show. Initially formed as an acoustic string band, seven years of constant touring has transformed Hot Buttered Rum into a plugged-in, percussive powerhouse that wows critics… Continue reading Just Announced: Hot Buttered Rum @ Fox Theatre | 10/11/12
On the heels of The Cringe‘s tour dates with Trapt and in anticipation of their upcoming album Hiding In Plain Sight (out October 9th on Listen Records), The Cringe share “String You Along So Long,” which just premiered on AOL’s Noisecreep. Set to a prog-punk musical landscape, the track is a “middle-finger to the corporate… Continue reading The Cringe Release New Track Off Upcoming Album
Rural Rhythm Records is proud to announce the album LIFE GOES ON by the Musicians Against Childhood Cancer® (MACC) received five International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) Award Nominations. The album was Produced by: Jack Campitelli, Bob Kelley and Darrel Adkins.The title track, “Life Goes On” by Carl Jackson, Ronnie Bowman, Larry Cordle, Jerry Salley, Rickey… Continue reading LIFE GOES ON by Musicians Against Childhood Cancer Receives 5 IBMA Nominations
In 1996 Michael Goldwasser founded the reggae label Easy Star Records in New York City. Over the years ESR has produced records for artists including Toots & the Maytals, Steel Pulse, Matisyahu, Israel Vibrations and Sister Carol, and proved to be a force in the world of reggae music production. A year after starting ESR,… Continue reading Grateful Web Interview with Easy Star All-Stars
It was some lucky night. I got to see M. Ward perform at the Boulder Theatre. He has a new album out, A Wasteland Companion. It’s safe to say that Ward is devoted to his craft. Wasteland is Ward’s seventh studio LP since 1999. Some of Ward‘s other work includes a successful side project, She… Continue reading M. Ward | Boulder Theater | 8/25/2012 | Review & Photos
After fourteen full length albums, eight EPs and five record labels Thee Oh Sees are starting to relax. Well, sort of. In a press release for Putrifiers II out September 11, John Dwyer spells it out, “I will still strike an audience in the brain,” although he admits, “maybe every now and then it would… Continue reading Thee Oh Sees | Putrifiers II | New Music Review
Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros struck gold with their hit “Home” from their debut album Up From Below. You couldn’t turn the TV on or walk down the street without hearing the familiar melody being whistled. They recently released their second album, Here, and while one particular ditty doesn’t jump out over another, it’s… Continue reading Preview: Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros @ the Greek Theatre
