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Texas-born, California-based singer-songwriter Carolann Ames, about whose sound one writer enthused, “pretty doesn’t do this music justice,” will release on Tuesday, January 17, her latest album, LAUREL CANYON ROAD, which features her strong but tender vocals and her country roots as the artist expands the wide range of Americana.On songs such as “Everybody’s Somebody in a Honky Tonk,” “Bed of Roses” and “Laurel Canyon Road” — about which AcousticRainbow.com wrote, “We particularly like the harmony vocals and poetic imagery
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The quintessential Bay Area band, ZERO, will return to San Francisco's Great American Music Hall, giving everyone a reason for a real party. The show will be a Celebration of Life for lead vocalist, Judge Murphy, who beat liver cancer & received a successful transplant in September of 2011."They didn't think I would make it. I'm very lucky to be here. During my darkest hour, my musical brethren, friends, & fans showed tremendous support for me & my family.
Nashville rocker Will Hoge is set to make his late night TV debut on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Tues., Jan. 10 at 11:00P CT/12:00A ET. He will perform “Too Old To Die Young” from his seventh studio album, NUMBER SEVEN.Critics are praising NUMBER SEVEN, calling it “a rich, textured album”- (3 1/2 stars) Chicago Sun-Times.“Number Seven may prove to be a lucky number for Will Hoge.
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Acoustic guitarist Leo Kottke was born in Athens, Georgia, but left town after a year and a half. Raised in 12 different states, he absorbed a variety of musical influences as a child, flirting with both violin and trombone, before abandoning Stravinsky for the guitar at age 11.Kottke's 1971 major-label debut, "Mudlark," positioned him somewhat uneasily in the singer/songwriter vein, despite his own wishes to remain an instrumental performer.
Out of over 200 live acts I was fortunate to catch this past year, here are 10 of my favorites:
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The Hi-Dive is anything but expansive. But when Other Lives played on December 14th, on the last night of their eight month tour, the progressive folk band brought cinematic space and light to the stage with a shimmering performance. The crowd at the sold out show was clearly enamored with these five, who between them played enough instruments for a small orchestra, and sounded like one, too.
