Funky, psychedelic, and extraordinarily groovy, Vancouver three-piece rock outfit Brass Camel’s debut record Brass was released last fall. Invoking the musical aptitude of heavy-hitting prog rock legends like Yes with the glitter-drenched, stadium-ready theatricality of Queen, Brass Camel’s sound will blast you through the annals of time and space into a previously extinct psychotropic fantasyland… Continue reading Brass Camel releases debut album + upcoming tour later in 2023
On Wednesday, March 15th, Seattle-based original instrumental funk and soul powerhouse, True Loves, will embark on a west coast headlining tour in support of the re-mastered vinyl repress of their debut instrumental album, Famous Last Words, on Color Red. The band is an 8 piece all-star cast, featuring players Jimmy James (formerly of Delvon Lamarr… Continue reading True Loves Announce 2023 West Coast Tour
Denver-based funk-ska-reggae-jam-rock septet, Float Like a Buffalo, announced on Monday the first round of dates of the Day Late, Dollar Short Tour, taking their high-energy show on the road from Colorado to Canada with Winnipeg-based psychedelic jazz rock/funk fusion band, Apollo Suns. Float Like a Buffalo has been touring nationally for the past 3 years,… Continue reading Float Like a Buffalo Announces First International Tour
On February 3, 2023, ambitious multi-form music project Unquiet Music Ltd issues its second official album “MEMEmusic” on CD and download (via Bandcamp). The album is composed by JP Rossi, and produced by Markus Reuter (Stick Men, Reuter/Motzer/Grohowski, Anchor & Burden), crossing multiple boundaries between the electronic and the acoustic, between complexity and simplicity, between… Continue reading Unquiet Music Ltd New Concept Album “MEMEmusic” Feat. Members of King Crimson
Tunisian oud master and vocalist Dhafer Youssef has announced his forthcoming studio album, Street of Minarets, out January 27th via Back Beat Edition. The album is available now for pre-save HERE. The new single, and the album’s closer, “Ondes of Chakras” features a meditative build of sound created by a flurry of woodwind flourishes, groovy… Continue reading DHAFER YOUSSEF NEW ALBUM STREET OF MINARETS OUT NEXT WEEK
Singer/songwriter/guitarist David Crosby, who passed away on Wednesday, January 18, at age 81, was a Renaissance Man among musicians. When a good many artists of his generation stopped producing meaningful new music as they entered their ‘Golden Years’ – and were apparently content to ride on the coattails of their own career, it seemed that… Continue reading David Crosby: What’s In A Name?
Join us as acclaimed jazz guitarist Ron Affif and his formidable trio take the stage at Zinc. Supported by bassist Neil Caine and drummer Jeff “Tain” Watts, this is a performance you won’t want to miss. Ron Affif is known for his unique approach to jazz, playing with a muscular realism as he explores new… Continue reading Guitarist Ron Affif hits the stage at Zinc on Monday, January 23
Erik Vincent Huey releases his debut, Appalachian Gothic, today through the Orchard/CEN and his own Appalachian AF Records. The album was recorded at Cowboy Technical Studios in Greenpoint, Brooklyn and produced by Eric “Roscoe” Ambel, the legendary Rock ‘n’ Roll guitarist (Joan Jett, Del-Lords, Steve Earle & The Dukes) and producer (Bottle Rockets, Jimbo Mathus, Yayhoos, Sarah Borges).… Continue reading ERIK VINCENT HUEY (Surreal McCoys) releases his debut album, Appalachian Gothic
Modern roots-rock band Rose’s Pawn Shop releases their latest single “Fugitive” as they gear up to release their long-awaited new album Punch-Drunk Life on February 24 via KZZ Music. With twangy notes surrounded by lush harmonies, “Fugitive” is a double entendre, recalling a metaphorical fugitive trying to escape an emotional past. Frontman Paul Givant notes, “The song… Continue reading ROSE’S PAWN SHOP RELEASES “FUGITIVE” FROM ANTICIPATED NEW ALBUM PUNCH-DRUNK LIFE OUT FEBRUARY 24
Steely Dead is a musical hybrid of the Grateful Dead and Steely Dan. Sonic worlds collide, between the structure, arrangement and precision studio recordings of rock legends Steely Dan, cross-pollinated with the Grateful Dead’s free-flowing, melodic improvisation and masterful song segues. Steely Dead merges these major concepts together while infusing the influence unto each band.… Continue reading Steely Dead to play FREE show after Dead & Company in Boulder
