Big Gigantic, the "high-altitude club bangers" (LA Times) who specialize in a shape-shifting blend of electronic and hip-hop, will release 'Nocturnal' on January 11, a major artistic statement by an act already exploding on the live scene.Comprised of musical mad scientists Dominic Lalli (saxophonist/producer) and Jeremy Salken (drums), the Boulder, CO-based Big Gigantic formed in late 2008 with the idea of interpreting traditional DJ-based music through live instruments, and has since grown into a full-fledged monster of creativity and improvisation. In particular, Lalli's saxophone - an integral slice of the band's incomparable style - is in the forefront more than ever on 'Nocturnal,' floating through elements of hip-hop, funk, and electronic dance music."The Uprising" kicks things off with twisting, teasing synth lines that explode into an appropriately titled, festival-ready rager punctuated by Lalli's wailing sax. Like an entrance song from another galaxy, "The Heavyweight Champion" integrates jazz and anthemic hip-hop into the band's already provocative musical cocktail. On songs like "Hopscotch" and the title track, vocals are sampled, mutated, and looped into the mix in a fashion that will cause even Kanye to take notice. As Richmond Times-Dispatch put it: "The future never sounded so danceable."Listen to 'Nocturnal' on LA Times "Pop & Hiss" Blog hereBig Gigantic, a must-see live act already a draw at major festivals, will take their new material and a brand-new stage production nationwide throughout early 2012. The 'Nocturnal Tour' will include four shows in their home state of Colorado and stops in Boston, Philadelphia, New York, Nashville, Washington D.C, and more. Along with recent tourmates Bassnectar and Pretty Lights, Big Gigantic have leapfrogged to the forefront of an electronic music scene that is taking the mainstream by storm, as noted in both a SPIN cover and Billboard profile on the movement's 2011 success.Big Gigantic Tour Dates:Dec 29 - SnowGlobe Music Festival - Lake Tahoe, NVDec 30 - Lights All Night - Dallas, TXDec 31 - Riviera Theatre @ - Chicago, ILJan 18 - Belly Up Aspen # - Aspen, COJan 19 - Aggie Theatre # - Ft. Collins, COJan 20 - Boulder Theatre # - Boulder, COJan 21 - Ogden Theatre # - Denver, COJan 26-30 - Mayan Holidaze - Mayan Riviera, MEXFeb 1 - The Coliseum ~ - Tallahassee, FLFeb 2 - The Vault - Gainesville, FLFeb 3 - Crowbar ~ - Tampa, FLFeb 4 - Freebird Live ~ - Jacksonville, FLFeb 8 - WorkPlay Theatre * - Birmingham, ALFeb 9 - Cannery Ballroom * - Nashville, TNFeb 10 - Buckhead Theatre * - Atlanta, GAFeb 11 - Orange Peel * - Asheville, NCFeb 12 - Jefferson Theater * - Charlottesville, VAFeb 14 - Westcott Theater * - Syracuse, NYFeb 15 - Higher Ground Ballroom * - Burlington, VTFeb 16 - Royale * - Boston, MAFeb 17 - 9:30 Club * - Washington DCFeb 18 - Electric Factory * - Philadelphia, PAFeb 19 - Webster Hall * - New York, NYFeb 22 - Mr. Small's Theatre % - Pittsburgh, PAFeb 23 - Newport Music Hall % - Columbus, OHFeb 24 - Royal Oak Music Theatre - Detroit, MIFeb 25 - The Intersection % - Grand Rapids, MIFeb 26 - Grog Shop % - Cleveland, OHFeb 29 - The Blue Moose % - Iowa City, IAMarch 1 - Barrymore Theatre ^ - Madison, WIMarch 2 - The Vogue ^ - Indianapolis, INMarch 3 - The Pageant ^ - St. Louis, MOMarch 4 - Slowdown ^ - Omaha, NE@ The Polish Ambassador and LoBounce* Adventure Club supporting# Griz supporting~ Sir Charles supporting% Paper Diamond supporting^ Minnesota supporting
O.A.R., the "grassroots phenomenon" who transformed into one of rock's preeminent live acts, have jump-started their spring with a surprise collaboration with Wyclef Jean and Cris Cab at their recent, sold-out Bowery Ballroom show, a performance of their new single "Gotta Be Wrong Sometimes" on 'The Rachael Ray Show' on Monday, and the announcement that they will appear on American Public Television's 'Front Row Center' beginning on May 17th. The 'Rachael Ray' performance comes at the conclusion of the band's "Extended Stay" tour, which included multiple nights at intimate venues in Washington D.C., NYC, and Philadelphia. The shows featured an array of the band's hits including "Gotta Be Wrong Sometimes," the second single from 'King', and high-tech, 3D projection mapping unique to each city, with interactive elements that responded to fan noise or instrument solos, and a live feed of the audience projected onstage. The band will take their "stew of reggae, surf, and jazz-rock rhythms" (EW) on tour this summer, with full dates to be announced. O.A.R., which includes several die-hard sports fans, have teamed up with fashion lifestyle brand Sportiqe to create a line of t-shirts for NBA fans, fusing fashion, music, and sports - the first ever co-branded sports and music apparel offered at both retail and arenas.
Van Ghost's smoky southern rock and fine-tuned soul balladry will be unleashed July 17 with the release of their label debut, 'The Domino Effect.' Led by veteran Chicago music promoter Michael Harrison Berg and the inimitable, larger-than-life voice of Jennifer Hartswick - a veteran of the Trey Anastasio Band who has shared the stage with The Rolling Stones, Dave Matthews, Carlos Santana, and Herbie Hancock - Van Ghost recalls the sunny folk and pop sensibility of Grace Potter & The Nocturnals and Ryan Adams while channeling the unforgettable melodies of groups like Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young and Steely Dan.The music video for Van Ghost's "Cage" has premiered on myISH, a new YouTube channel dedicated to discovering new music. The video will be featured for the entire week and was hand-picked by Channel Manager Hallie Harris. Watch here.The tone for 'The Domino Effect' is introduced on the ethereal title track, with Hartswick's soulful croon swooping in mid-song, building toward a high-intensity guitar solo amid a repeated refrain. Hartswick takes the lead on "Drowning," a ballad that shows off the band's delicate harmonic interplay, while Grant Tye's swirling guitar bursts to the forefront on the blues-soaked "Decisions." 'The Domino Effect' was produced by GRAMMY-award-winning producer Justin Niebank (Kenny Chesney, Taylor Swift).Consisting of Berg, Hartswick, Grant Tye (guitar), Greg Marsh (drums), and Klem Hayes (bass) - Van Ghost will showcase songs from 'The Domino Effect' on the road this summer, including an appearance at the Summer Camp Music Festival on May 25-27 along with Common, Umphrey's McGee, Jane's Addiction, and Pretty Lights, a tour with Bruce Hornsby, and an appearance at the North Coast Music Festival along with The Rapture, Yacht, Rebirth Brass Band, and more.
Chicago is set to launch a 25-date summer tour with support from the Doobie Brothers next month. The relationship between the two bands dates back to the early 1970s, with this summer's tour marking the fifth time the legendary acts have hit the road together. Following separate sets loaded with their individual hits, the shows will culminate with a collaborative finale featuring classics from both acts.
With international album sales of more than 100 million, Chicago will return to Asia this fall where their fan-base has grown to extraordinary levels thanks to frequent tours in Japan, and recently, Korea, the Philippines and Australia. Chicago has also increased their touring presence in Europe, Scandinavia and South America over the past five years and expect to perform in these regions in the near future.
For the third consecutive year, the band is partnering with the American Cancer Society on the "Sing with Chicago" initiative, which gives fans the opportunity to sing “If You Leave Me Now” on-stage with the band at each of their shows. Know for their constant charitable work, Chicago has also recently supported WhyHunger, Musicians On Call, Guide Dogs of America, and The Foundation Fighting Blindness. Additionally, portions of every ticket sold go to two charities: the Ara Parseghian Medical Research Foundation, for whom the band has raised more than 1 million dollars over the last 17 years and whose research was recently taken over by the University Of Notre Dame; and to Hannah & Friends, an organization that helps adults and children with special needs. The band and their manager recently build a four-unit home for the residents of Hannah & Friends.
Hailed as one of the "most important bands in music since the dawn of the rock and roll era" by former President Bill Clinton, Chicago is the first American band to chart Top 40 albums in five consecutive decades and Billboard's highest charting American band of all time. They have sold nearly 40 million albums in the US alone, and have had five #1 albums, 21 top ten singles, and 25 platinum albums.
Fans can get a taste of what's to come this summer with 'Chicago In Chicago,' a new DVD that captures the hometown headliners wowing a sold-out crowd in Chicago's Charter One Pavilion, culminating in an encore with the Doobie Brothers, which includes "25 or 6 to 4" and "Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?"
Chicago Tour Dates:
July 11 - Tucson, AZ - Anselmo Valencia Amphitheatre*
July 13 - Stateline, CA - Harvey’s Lake Tahoe*
July 14 - Concord, CA - Sleep Train Amphitheatre*
July 15 - Los Angeles, CA - Gibson Amphitheatre*
July 17 - Denver, CO - Red Rocks Amphitheatre*
July 19 - Quapaw, OK - Downstream Casino Resort
July 20 - Kansas City, MO - Starlight Theatre*
July 21 - Dallas, TX - Gexa Energy Pavilion*
July 22 - Houston, TX - Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion*
July 24 - Atlanta, GA - Chastain Park*
July 25 - Boone, NC - Holmes Convocation Ctr., Appalachian State Univ.*
July 27 - Columbus, OH - Ohio State Fair*
July 28 - Chicago, IL - Charter One Pavilion*
July 29 - Cincinnati, OH - Riverbend Music Center*
August 1 - Detroit, MI - DTE Energy Music Theatre*
August 2 - Pittsburgh, PA - First Niagara Pavilion*
August 4 - Atlantic City, NJ - Borgata*
August 5 - Raleigh, NC - Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion at Walnut Creek*
August 7 - Sylvania, OH - Centennial Terrace
August 16 - Mansfield, MA - Comcast Center*
August 18 - Wantagh, NY - Nikon at Jones Beach Theatre*
August 19 - Holmdel, NJ - PNC Bank Arts Center*
August 21 - Saratoga Springs, NY - Saratoga Performing Arts Center*
August 23 - Virginia Beach, VA - Farm Bureau Live at Virginia Beach*
August 24 - Scranton, PA - Toyota Pavilion*
August 25 - Gilford, NH - Meadowbrook U.S. Cellular Pavilion*
August 26 - Hartford, CT - Comcast Theatre*
August 28 - Binghampton, NY - Anderson Ctr. For The Performing Arts (BU)
August 31 - Tuscaloosa, AL - Tuscaloosa Amphitheatre
September 2 - Orange Beach, AL - The Amphitheatre At The Wharf
September 7 - Las Vegas, NV - Las Vegas Hilton Theatre
September 8 - Las Vegas, NV - Las Vegas Hilton Theatre
September 11 - San Diego, CA - Humphrey’s
September 12 - San Jose, CA - Center For The Performing Arts
September 14 - Portland, OR - Oregon Zoo Amphitheatre
September 15 - Woodinville, WA - Chateau Ste. Michelle
September 16 - Boise, ID - Morrison Center For The Performing Arts
*w/ Doobie Brothers
Non-profit HeadCount.org Rallies over 200 Musicians, Actors and Comedians to Support "National Voter Registration Day"The largest social media-driven voter registration campaign ever was unleashed today by the non-partisan organization HeadCount, to mark the inaugural National Voter Registration Day. More than 200 celebrities and musicians from 50 Cent to George Lopez to Dave Matthews took photos holding up HeadCount's "Register To Vote" clipboards. They are sharing their photos on Twitter and Facebook today, along with a link to an online voter registration form.Register to vote HERE!The musicians, actors, and comics featured in the campaign have a combined social-media reach of over 100 million followers. Other participants include Stephen Colbert, John Legend, Sarah Silverman, Jack Johnson, and Edward Norton. Dave Matthews Band also released a special video for their new single Mercy that links to the online voter registration form and ends with Matthews writing "Register to Vote" on a writing pad.
Rockabye Baby will release their lullaby versions of The White Stripes songs on April 30, the latest in their acclaimed series of baby-friendly rock favorites. Lullaby Renditions of The White Stripes features the Detroit duo’s hit songs performed on xylophone, woodblocks and bells — soothing arrangements perfect for helping babies (and their parents) wind down.With takes on “Fell in Love with a Girl,” “Seven Nation Army” and “Icky Thump,” the Rockabye Baby versions channel the energy of The White Stripes — just a little more quietly. Jack White’s howling riffs and vocals and Meg White’s thundering drums lose nothing in the dulcet bedtime translations. Available on CD, digitally, and as a colored-wax LP with download for Record Store Day 2013, the album includes White Stripes-themed kids’ activities and even a "Fruity Thump" baby food recipe inside.Rockabye Baby has given its lullaby treatment to the work of dozens of artists including Prince, Foo Fighters, Rush, Muse and Blur. As Wired UK notes, “There’s an undeniable draw for the adults listening to their favorite band re-imagined like this,” while Lullaby Renditions of The Flaming Lips led The Daily Oklahoman to gush, “For Lips fans who have children, have we got a deal for you.”All Rockabye Baby releases are available for purchase on iTunes and Amazon. To hear samples of “lullabied” music from The Beatles, Kanye West, Madonna and Guns N’ Roses, visit www.rockabyebabymusic.com. Check out animated videos for Rockabye Baby renditions at www.youtube.com/rockabyebabymusic1Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of The White Stripes track listing:1. Fell in Love with a Girl2. Blue Orchid3. I Just Don’t Know What to Do with Myself4. My Doorbell5. You Don’t Know What Love Is (You Just Do as You’re Told)6. The Hardest Button to Button7. Seven Nation Army8. Icky Thump9. Jolene10. Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground11. Hotel Yorba12. We’re Going to Be Friends
“I am drunk on whiskey and I’m half your age," sings Julie Kathryn, "and I would do anything if you’d just let me stay.” That balance of wit and candor runs through 'Black Trees' (8.27), the debut album from the NYC singer / songwriter. The seven original tracks and three covers explore the blossoming and ultimate unraveling of a relationship for a result Crushable calls “vulnerable and sweet but tinged with darkness.”Fusing the immediacy of Norah Jones and Natalie Merchant with the indie leanings of Neko Case and Cat Power, Kathryn lays bare her romantic wins and losses on ‘Black Trees,’ honing an aesthetic that's been described as Americana Noir or “Audrey Hepburn meets Joni Mitchell.” The album was produced and engineered by Felix McTeigue (Carrie Underwood, Lori McKenna, sami.the.great) and Drew Guido (Lady Lamb the Beekeeper, The Bengsons) at Vel Studios in Brooklyn. On the title track, Kathryn describes meeting a man who, like her, is spending the Fourth of July alone -- the pair's "sadness collided," but they end up as lonely as they were before they met. Kathryn proves her mettle as a narrative songwriter with “Johnny,” which was awarded third place in the Indie International Songwriting Contest in the Americana/Country category. 'Black Trees' also includes Bob Dylan's “Emotionally Yours,” Greg Brown's "Blue Car," and a version of Jay Farrar's “Windfall” featuring songwriter Ari Hest, who also duets with Kathryn on the piano ballad “In My Dreams.”A relative newcomer to the NYC music scene, Kathryn -- who plays both guitar and piano on 'Black Trees' -- spent more than five years as a social worker after earning a Bachelor's degree in psychology from Cornell University and a Master of Social Work from Columbia University. The singer recalls, “After interviewing clients in the Tombs [New York jail] during the day, I would go out at night and play gigs.” Ultimately, it was her passion for helping others that led to her decision to pursue music full time: “When I stopped feeling spiritually connected to [social work],” she explains, “I realized I could serve a higher calling through music.”
We Will Rock You, the "rock theatrical" produced in conjunction with Queen's Brian May and Roger Taylor, will tour North America for the first time this year, after a massive 12 year run in London's West End and over 15 million tickets sold worldwide. The show is built around 24 of Queen's biggest hits and was written by celebrated British comedian and writer Ben Elton (TV’s “Mr. Bean” and “The Young Ones”).The North American cast was just announced and the show opens at Baltimore's historic Hippodrome Theatre on October 15; more info here:http://bit.ly/157LRFy
David Bromberg is a flat picker on par with Doc Watson and Clarence White, an inimitable, expressive singer, a witty songwriter and a gifted interpreter. His mastery of American vernacular music as a guitarist and vocalist, fluid in country blues and Dixieland, bluegrass and fingerpicking folk, is widely envied as is his "storied career" (Rolling Stone) that began in the late 60s. Now, the multi-instrumentalist's full range of Americana roots are on display on ‘Only Slightly Mad,’ (September 24, Appleseed) -- an album shot through with an unhinged intensity that is unmistakably Bromberg. He's taking these blues, gospel and ersatz British drinking songs (and more) on the road for a tour that include a feature slot at the Americana Music Festival in Nashville on September 19. With Bromberg on lead vocals, guitar, fiddle and mandolin, his band for the tour will feature the players from ‘Only Slightly Mad,’ an album that arrives as a crowning moment in a career that has included collaborations with Bob Dylan, George Harrison and Jerry Garcia. A high-energy outfit that's equally capable of full-volume stomps and hushed sing-alongs, the band is Mark Cosgrove (guitar, mandolin, vocals), Butch Amiot (bass, vocals), Nate Grower (fiddle, mandolin) and Josh Kanusky (drums). In addition to Bromberg's appearance at the star-studded Americana Music Festival, where he'll perform as one of the legendary artists of the genre, the tour includes several solo shows as well as a date with multiple Grammy-winner and ‘Only Slightly Mad' producer Larry Campbell. Recorded at Levon Helm's barn and released on Appleseed Recordings, ‘Only Slightly Mad’ Listen to the album’s first single, “Nobody’s Fault But Mine,” at Rolling Stone: http://rol.st/16DIxPq David Bromberg Tour Dates:Sept. 13 — Salt Lake City, UT — State RoomSept. 14 — Denver, CO — Oriental TheatreSept. 19 — Nashville, TN — Americana Music Festival at The Station Inn (part of Americana Music Conference)Sept. 20 — St. Louis, MO — Old Rock House *Sept. 21 — Kansas City, MO — Knuckleheads Saloon *Sept. 27 — Woodstock, NY — Bearsville Theater * (with Larry Campbell)Oct. 1 — New York City, NY — City WineryOct. 4 — Fall River, MA — Narrows Center for the ArtsOct. 5 — Stowe, VT — Spruce Peak Performing Arts CenterOct. 10 — Cincinnati, OH — 20th Century TheaterOct. 11 — Ann Arbor, MI — The ArkOct. 12 — Evanston, IL — The SpaceOct. 13 — Evanston, IL — The SpaceOct. 25 — Bethlehem, PA — Musikfest Café at the Artsquest Center at SteelStacksOct. 26 — Norfolk, CT — Infinity HallNov. 1 — Roanoke, VA — Kirk Ave Music HallNov. 2 — High Point, NC — High Point TheatreNov. 3 — Carrboro, NC — Cat’s CradleNov. 8 — Alexandria, VA — BirchmereNov. 9 — Tarrytown, NY — Tarrytown Music HallNov. 15 — South Orange, NJ — South Orange Performing Arts CenterNov. 16 — Port Washington, NY — Landmark on Main StreetNov. 17 — Harrisburg, PA — Appalachian Brewing Company *Dec. 4 — Portland, OR — The Aladdin TheaterDec. 5 — Seattle, WA — The Triple DoorDec. 11 — Charlotte, NC — Visulite Theatre *Dec. 12 — Decatur, GA — Eddie’s Attic *Dec. 13 — Athens, GA — The Melting Pot *Dec. 14 — Bloomingdale, GA — Randy Wood Guitars * * David Bromberg solo
Jeremy Loops - a South African born modern folk artist - will bring his music stateside with a U.S. tour this fall and the January 2015 U.S. release of his debut album 'Trading Change.' With the help of his signature loop pedal, which allows him to layer multiple instruments and melodies in real time as he performs, Jeremy becomes a "one man folk band," blending urban inspired rhythms with lilting folk.
'Trading Change' is inspired by Jeremy's experience of growing up in a small town in South Africa, and the universal desire to break free from society's limitations to forge your own path. After graduating from business school, Jeremy decided to forgo a career in finance and travel the world, where he began writing songs with his guitar, harmonica, and loops pedal. Originally a stand-in for his bandmates during his time spent on a boat, the loops pedal gave Jeremy the freedom to break rules with his music, mixing and matching rhythms to create his own unique sound. Jeremy's decision to travel, make music, and give back to those in need inspired the album's title, 'Trading Change.' Jeremy explains, "The word 'change' can refer to money, but it also refers to making a positive difference in the world. I choose to live life with the latter as my currency."
In keeping with this ambition, Jeremy co-founded Greenpop, an organization that educates students in southern Africa about their environmental impact and facilitates tree plantings in small communities throughout the region. Greenpop was hatched as a small effort to educate underprivileged schoolchildren about the importance of protecting the planet, and rapidly exploded into a movement backed by hundreds of volunteers.
Check out a four song teaser from ’Trading Change’ - https://soundcloud.com/
Like the image their name evokes, Dirty River Boys' music flows from dirty, raucous roots to self-described "outlaw folk" to straight rock anthems on their latest self-titled album, out October 14.
Inspired by 200,000 miles of cross-country touring and living between two culturally different worlds in the border town of El Paso, Dirty River Boys enlisted GRAMMY-nominated producer Chris "Frenchie" Smith for the album (Meat Puppets, ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead, Ringo Deathstar) and recorded at Sonic Ranch, a spot that's appropriately bordered by the Rio Grande and Old Mexico.
The album also personifies the band's myriad musical influences taking cues from their heroes ranging from Hank Williams to the Rolling Stones to Rancid. Co-written with Cory Morrow, lead single "Thought I'd Let You Know" is a hammering four-on-the-floor rocker laced with gorgeous harmonies. Other standout songs on the album include opener "Down By The River", a dark driving tale of drug war violence on the border that was co-written with country singer Ray Wylie Hubbard, and "Loser" which captures the band's adrenaline-fueled punk tendencies.
Nino Cooper and Marco Gutierrez's shared lead vocals are intertwined across the album and often form a double-edged sword layered with harmonies from bassist Colton James and percussionist Travis Stearns. Together the quartet have written and recorded a raw foot-stomping sing-along that bursts with Texas swagger.
Country Weekly is now streaming "Thought I'd Let You Know", the first single from this "raucous Texas-foursome" - http://www.countryweekly.com/
In 2012, Dirty River Boys raised over $30K for their self-released debut album 'Science of Flight' and with its release established their arrival on the Red Dirt music scene in Texas. The band immediately drew comparisons to Mumford & Sons and The Lumineers earning praise for their "ballsy temperament" (Lone Star Music), "whiskey slamming, foot stomping energy" and named Austin City Limit Live's 2012 Band of the Year.
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In ANATOMY OF A SONG: The Oral History of 45 Iconic Hits That Changed Rock, R&B and Pop (Grove Press; November 1, 2016), writer Marc Myers tells the stories behind five decades of rock, pop and R&B hits through intimate oral history interviews with the artists who wrote and recorded them. The book features interviews with Joni Mitchell, Mick Jagger, Jimmy Page, Bonnie Raitt, Rod Stewart, Stevie Wonder, Elvis Costello and more.
Publishers Weekly raves, “Music fans will enjoy the behind-the-songs stories” and No Depression declares, “Who doesn’t like to listen to musicians tell their stories about the genesis of a song? Myers’ book has something for everyone.”
Read like a literary jukebox, Anatomy contains the following songs:
1: Lawdy Miss Clawdy, Lloyd Price
2: K.C. Loving, Little Willie Littlefield
3: Shout, The Isley Brothers
4: Please Mr. Postman, The Marvelettes
5: Runaround Sue, Dion Dimucci
6: Chapel Of Love, The Dixie Cups
7: You Really Got Me, The Kinks
8: You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin,’ The Righteous Brothers
9: My Girl, The Temptations
10: Reach Out I’ll Be There,The Four Tops
11: Darling Be Home Soon, John Sebastian
12: Light My Fire, The Doors
13: Groovin’, The Young Rascals
14: White Rabbit, Jefferson Airplane
15: Di.Erent Drum, The Stone Poneys
16: (Sittin’ On) The Dock Of The Bay, Otis Redding
17: Fist City, Loretta Lynn
18. Street Fighting Man, The Rolling Stones,
19: Stand By Your Man, Tammy Wynette
20: Magic Carpet Ride, Steppenwolf
21: Proud Mary, Creedence Clearwater Revival
22: Oh Happy Day, The Edwin Hawkins Singers
23: Suspicious Minds, Elvis Presley
24: Whole Lotta Love, Led Zeppelin
25: Mercedes Benz, Janis Joplin
26: Moonlight Mile, The Rolling Stones
27: Maggie May, Rod Stewart
28: Carey, Joni Mitchell
29: Respect Yourself, The Staple Singers
30: The Harder They Come, Jimmy Cliff
31: Midnight Train To Georgia, Gladys Knight And The Pips
32: Ramblin’ Man, The Allman Brothers
33: Rock The Boat, The Hues Corporation
34: Walk This Way, Aerosmith
35: Love’s In Need Of Love Today, Stevie Wonder
36: Deacon Blues, Steely Dan
37: (The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes,Elvis Costello
38: Heart Of Glass, Blondie
39: Another Brick In The Wall, Pink Floyd
40: London Calling, The Clash ,
41: Brother John/Iko Iko, The Neville Brothers
42: Big City, Merle Haggard
43: Time After Time, Cyndi Lauper
44: Nick Of Time, Bonnie Raitt
45: Losing My Religion, R.E.M.
Throughout generations, troubadours and singers have harnessed the cultural landscape and passed it along, with the likes of John Prine, Bob Dylan and Townes Van Zandt paving the way with the telling of their stories. Following in those footsteps, 29-year-old Sonoma County singer/songwriter David Luning's new record is the product of a massive turn in his life and taps into that cultural archive. Listening to 'Souvenirs' by John Prine was a cornerstone moment, compelling Luning to leave Berklee College and follow in the tradition of these iconic troubadours. Blue Rose Music just released Luning's new 12-song record 'Restless' February 3, 2017.
As he left the east coast to return to his native Forestville, CA, Luning's travels across America playing shows and meeting people on the road set him on his way to record the soulful, endearing songs on 'Restless' with the help of engineer/producer Karl Derfler (Tom Waits, Dave Matthews). All the while, Prine's upbeat-yet-downhearted takes on modern life would change Luning's musical DNA from a melancholy composer to that of a lyrical storyteller.
Luning's collection of songs explores ideas of love, acceptance, and real life with a heartfelt universality. Much of the album is up-tempo and exuberant and is both an evolution sonically and emotionally--"Almost Sounds Like Laughing" is a foot-stomping folk tune with the energy of a runaway train--but Luning shows off his remarkable depth and range on some of the record's more restrained tracks, like the slow-burning "Brother In Chains" and delicate "Gonna Forget About You," which finds him pulling his vocals back to an intimate near-whisper that conveys a world of heartache and regret. "In Hell I Am" started life as an acoustic blues on a resonator guitar before morphing into a fiery, electric rocker, while "Bet It All On Black" takes on a harder, Southern edge, with Luning repeating the mantra, "Ain't no use in holding back."
"It's essentially about a person who's kind of carefree," Luning says, "and they know that something might not be the best thing to do, but they're going all in with it anyway. They're just going for it, regardless of the outcome and any repercussions they might face."
David Luning started his career playing the Northern California open mic circuit before touring the west coast with Dave and Phil Alvin, Elvin Bishop, and Jackie Greene with festival appearances as well. Luning performs with his longtime live bandmates Ben Dubin (bass & harmonica), Linden Reed (drums), and Dave Sampson (guitar & mandolin). His music has been featured in film and television, most recently on NBC's 'Grimm'.
Academy Award-nominated “king of indie animation” Bill Plympton takes viewers on a Technicolor ride to outer space, an underwater world filled with robots, and a concert performed by banjo-slinging aliens in the new video for roots-rocker Jackie Greene’s “Modern Lives."
Set to absurdist lyrics comparing Times Square to a graveyard and a rollicking, fiddle-heavy groove, the seemingly innocuous psychedelic visuals take on a darkly sardonic meaning and reflect the dystopia Greene sees when he looks at “this modern life.”
WATCH the Billboaed premiere of Plympton-animated “Modern Lives”:
“Modern Lives” is the lead single off Greene’s upcoming EP ‘The Modern Lives - Vol 1' out October 13 on The End Records/Blue Rose Music). With wailing electric guitars, sultry piano ballads, and Southern honky-tonk, the six-track EP proves that Greene is “unburdened by adherence to genre” (NPR) and that he has earned his place as a peer to artists the likes of colleagues and friends Phil Lesh, Bob Weir, and Chris Robinson.
Dead On Live, a multi-instrumentalist Grateful Dead cover band will perform at The Capitol Theatre on Friday, December 14th. This impressive cast of world class musicians is working with Asbury Audio to recreate a modern-day, monster sound system based on the Dead's historic Wall of Sound and are among a group that are turning to the sounds and styles of the world’s most freewheeling band (Noisey).
Dead On Live has built a reputation based on their note for note reproductions of the Dead’s classic and stylistically diverse catalog. This show will be based on the Grateful Dead’s Winterland run of October 1974, as heard in The Grateful Dead Movie and the Steal Your Face album.
GRAMMY-winning, LA-based quartet La Santa Cecilia will release their new album, ‘La Santa Cecilia,’ on October 11th, via Rebeleon Entertainment / Universal. Produced by Sebastian Krys, the five-time GRAMMY and 12-time Latin GRAMMY winner who most recently produced Elvis Costello’s ‘Look Now’ and has worked with Luis Fonsi, Shakira and many others, the sonically wide-ranging collection is a thematic fusion of pain and persistence written after a year in which three of the four band member’s fathers passed.
The first single “Winning” is a take on social media oversaturation and was mixed by legendary Grammy winner Dave Pensadoset. Musically set to spoken word and acoustic guitar licks that turn, within seconds, into an 80s-inspired surf-rock riot ignited by powerhouse frontwoman “La Marisoul” (whose vivacious performance NPR named a highlight of last year’s star-studded ‘Joni Mitchell at 75’ tribute), the band said of the track, “Our reality is online, and rarely do we actually experience firsthand what the true meaning behind things actually are. Mass shootings, police brutality, and justice, in general, are just examples of how in arms we become online and 3 days later it’s like we all forget all about it.”
Watch the video for “Winning,” featuring the band’s real-life fans mimicking the actions of “If I don’t share, then it didn’t happen” minded concert-goers HERE
Inspired by the classic rock, funk, soul, jazz, and blues they all grew up on in their respective corners of LA, as well as the kaleidoscopic sounds of their combined Mexican, Nicaraguan, and Venezuelan heritages, the new album showcases the band at their freest musically. It will be the newest addition to a resume that includes the GRAMMY for Best Latin Rock Album in 2014 and several other nominations in that category, Elvis Costello, Los Lobos, and John Paul Jones collaborations, shows at the Hollywood Bowl, The Walt Disney Concert Hall, and more.
Ranging from the “revenge of the nerds” 80s vibes of “Winning,” to “A Thousand Times,” which blends La Marisoul’s powerful voice (“like the love child of Janis Joplin and Celia Cruz” - The LA Times) with traditional Mexican instrumentation and hip hop beats, to a faithfully Vaudevillian rendition of the Bessie Smith classic “Nobody Knows You When You Are Down and Out,” the album revels in experimentation of sound and theme. NPR Music’s World Cafe lauded: "La Santa Cecilia's upcoming album seems to be a turning point in the band's musical career: The members pave the way with a genuine, personal and ingenious approach to making music, despite life wreaking havoc."
La Santa Cecilia is accordionist and requinto player Jose “Pepe” Carlos, bassist Alex Bendaña, percussionist Miguel “Oso” Ramirez, and La Marisoul. The band will be hitting the road around the new album, beginning with a Lincoln Center Out of Doors date on July 25th, their biggest NYC show yet, and a Hollywood Bowl show in August.
Check out photos from their recent show @ Hollywood Bowl!
Today, Nahko And Medicine For The People announce their uplifting and vulnerable new album, ‘Take Your Power Back,’ out May 15th on SideOneDummy records. Recorded in Los Angeles and Executive Produced by cut&dry and Dan Fratoni, ‘Take Your Power Back’ grapples with grief, trauma, reconciliation, self-love and acceptance, fusing conscious folk-rock with alternative R&B production to create a genre bending body of sound.
Nahko And Medicine For The People also release their new single, "Garden," a propulsive track about growth, unity and the meaning of home. “It takes courage to tend the garden of your body, mind, and soul,” Nahko told Relix of the song. Listen to “Garden” here: https://youtu.be/v8-qiMJAaSw
Like the band’s previous singles, the release of “Garden” intentionally coincides with the lunar calendar and more specifically, the arrival of the new moon. The new moon is recognized in astrology as a time of resetting intentions and direction. For Nahko and his fans, it is a celebration of new music.
“I had half a year just to cultivate and create on a deeper level with this record,” Nahko explains. “I realized that I hadn’t allowed myself to explore some of the darker parts of my psyche before because I’d never had the language for it. Sometimes you have to go through the mud to find the flowers.”
Early singles “Lifeguard” and “Slow Down” have earned praise from Paste and American Songwriter, and “Slow Down” landed on Spotify’s New Music Friday Canada playlist the week it came out. “Lifeguard” uses the metaphor of drowning as an allegory for society’s need to make sweeping change, while “Slow Down” - a song that Nahko calls “a lullaby and ode to our plant teachers” - encourages listeners to do just that: live slowly, more intentionally, and with gratitude.
Born Joel Miguel Nahkohe-ese Parayno of Puerto Rican, Filipino, and Apache origins, Nahko was adopted at birth into a conservative Christian family. Instead of choosing to accept the orthodox lifestyle inherited from his adoptive parents, Nahko elected to challenge them. At the age of 17, he left his adopted family home in Portland, Oregon behind, headed first to Alaska and then to Hawaii, embarking on a voyage of self-discovery and marking the beginning of a deconstruction process, a reclaiming of identity, and the rebirth of Nahko and his unique heritage. Nahko released his debut album ‘On The Verge’ in 2011, but his breakthrough came two years later with ‘Dark As Night,’ which landed in the Top Ten on the Billboard Heatseekers Chart. Over the course of two more albums, Nahko solidified his reputation along the way as an outspoken activist and advocate for both social and environmental justice. Today, Nahko And Medicine For The People have built a fervent fan community (self-dubbed The Medicine Tribe) and lend support to charities close that resonate with the group’s core values, including Amazon Watch, Indigenous Regeneration, and Honor the Earth.
Nahko And Medicine For The People have sold out major venues including Red Rocks Amphitheater and performed at festivals like Glastonbury, Bonnaroo and more. They will head out on an extensive international tour this year, including a performance at Lollapalooza Chile in March and a return to Red Rocks in June. Full tour routing below.
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NAHKO AND MEDICINE FOR THE PEOPLE 2020 TOUR DATES
FEB 21 – Uvita, Costa Rica – Envision Festival
FEB 23 – Uvita, Costa Rica – Envision Festival (Solo)
MAR 3 – San Luis Obispo, CA – Fremont Theatre
MAR 4 – Petaluma, CA – Mystic Theatre
MAR 7 – Santa Cruz, CA – The Catalyst Club
MAR 8 – Stateline, NV – MontBleu Resort Showroom
MAR 20 – St. Petersburg, FL – Reggae Rise Up
MAR 27 – Santiago, Chile – Lollapalooza Chile
APR 24 - Tulum, Mexico - Art With Me (Solo)
MAY 22 - Monterey, CA - Cali Roots Music and Arts Festival
The official trailer and poster were revealed today at Rolling Stone for the documentary ‘Gordon Lightfoot: If You Could Read My Mind’ - an exploration of the career, music and influence of the Canadian musical icon, which will be released later this summer via Greenwich Entertainment. Watch here: https://youtu.be/Ftmy3xjup8c
With unprecedented access to the artist, directors Martha Kehoe and Joan Tosoni chart Gordon Lightfoot's profound evolution from Christian choirboy to troubled troubadour, international star and beloved Canadian icon with 5 Grammy Nominations and over 10 million albums sold. The film is an intimate and emotional examination of Lightfoot's relationship to his music while intertwining his indelible legacy and unpacking key songs within the cultural history of folk and rock music along the way.
Produced by Insight Productions, the documentary takes audiences from high school auditoriums in straight-laced, small town Ontario in the ‘50s to the coffee houses of Toronto’s Yorkville and NYC’s Greenwich Village in the ‘60s, through Gordon’s turbulent, substance-fueled arena shows of the ‘70s, and finally to the artist - older, wiser - in present day. The documentary features interviews with multiple generations of Lightfoot fans, in and outside the music industry - from Steve Earle and Sarah McLachlan, to Alec Baldwin and Geddy Lee - as well as behind the scenes stories from members of his longtime band.
‘Gordon Lightfoot: If You Could Read My Mind,’ a CBC Docs and documentary Channel Original, is presented by Greenwich Entertainment and Insight Productions in association with Canada Media Fund, Slaight Communications, Telefilm Canada and the Rogers Group of Funds through the Theatrical Documentary Program and with the participation of the Canada Media Fund, the Rogers Cable Network Fund and the Rogers Documentary Fund.
Greenwich Entertainment announced today that CREEM: America’s Only Rock ‘n’ Roll Magazine will be released as theaters reopen later this summer. Featuring appearances from Alice Cooper, Cameron Crowe, Joan Jett, Wayne Kramer, Michael Stipe, Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons, Kirk Hammett, Thurston Moore, Peter Wolf and many more CREEM contributors and famous fans, the highly-anticipated documentary celebrates the irreverent, wild-child publication out of Detroit.
Produced by JJ Kramer (son of CREEM co-founder and publisher Barry Kramer) and Jaan Uhelszki (original CREEM alum), directed by Scott Crawford (Salad Days: A Decade of Punk in Washington DC, 1980-90), and scored by MC5 founder Wayne Kramer, CREEM: America’s Only Rock ‘n’ Roll Magazine captures the messy upheaval of the '70s just as rock was reinventing itself. The film explores CREEM's humble beginnings in post-riot Detroit and follows its upward trajectory from underground paper to national powerhouse. Along the way, we meet the rock critics who would influence a generation — Crowe, Uhelszki, Dave Marsh, Lester Bangs, Susan Whitall, Sylvie Simmons and Patti Smith — before bearing witness to CREEM’s imminent demise following the tragic deaths of Bangs and Barry Kramer.
Over fifty years after publishing its first issue, CREEM remains a seditious spirit in music and culture. After the film premiered at SXSW, Variety said "this compact, well-crafted documentary will no doubt make viewers comb eBay and garage sale print stacks for all the old CREEM issues they can find.”
The Ries Brothers release “Troubadour,” a stand-out preview of their upcoming LP ‘Paint Your Emotion,’ out September 18 on CSSL/Megaforce Records.
“Troubadour” joins a list of classic, bittersweet odes to life on the road made famous by Creedence Clearwater Revival (“Travelin’ Band”), Bob Seger (“Turn the Page”), Journey (“Faithfully”), Jackson Browne (“The Load-Out”), and other staples of American rock ‘n’ roll - and it was written by two brothers in their teens and early 20s from south Florida.
The song is not a fantasy, either. Charlie (25 years old) and Kevin Jordan (21) Ries have been performing for most of their lives, first playing small bars during puberty and then touring with Chicago and sharing bills with G Love, 311, and more just a few years later. They’ve paid their dues from road testing their Millennial take on classic rock, where the genre is less important than the song’s soul. The life of a troubadour, however, is timeless -- the rewards and costs of leaving your loved ones in order to provide for them. Over a thousand shows later, Charlie and Kevin Jordan understand better than most people the pleasures and loneliness of living your life outside of cars, hotels, and venues.
“This song is a story about a touring musician traveling throughout the south, playing ‘any hangout that will let him in to play,’” says Charlie on the autobiographical lyrics, which follow a troubadour trying to make enough money to catch a (figurative and literal) train home. “But as it states in the song, ‘home is wherever you are.’ Home itself refers more-so to a person than a place. There isn't a distance too long if you really love someone. You'll do whatever it takes to go out and make money to provide for them, and then make it back home to them as soon as possible.”
“Troubadour” also features a special co-write by Iya Terra’s Nathan Joel Feinstein, a Ries Brothers tourmate who also appears on the song with a feature verse. Listen to “Troubadour” now on Parade, which compares the song’s funky wah-wah guitars to Santana and declares that it “brings the feel of an outdoor summer concert straight to you for a much needed living room hang”: parade.com/1073092/laurawhitmore/the-ries-brothers-troubador
Growing up, Charlie and Kevin Jordan wanted to be their own band so badly that they learned to play multiple instruments as early as middle school. By early high school, the two were performing multiple nights a week at bars in South Florida. What was simply a passion turned into a career when The Ries Brothers were discovered by the band Chicago and asked to go on tour with them at the young ages of 18 and 15. Since then, the brothers toured nonstop ever since until March 2020 when they were pulled off the road due to COVID-19. Prior, they were performing with Stick Figure, Iration, Galactic, Butch Trucks and others. ‘Paint Your Emotion’ was produced by John Agnello (Kurt Vile, Sonic Youth, Social Distortion), and its previously released singles include “No More Lonely Nights,” “Save You,” and “Recluse.”
‘Paint Your Emotion’ tracklist:
1. Tennessee
2. Save You
3. Recluse
4. Take It Back
6. My Friends
7. Troubadour (feat. Iya Terra)
8. Broadway
9. Hold On
10. Morphine
In this week’s episode of Mighty SONG Writers, Rhett Miller sings songs from the Great American Songbook. Coming off his band Old 97s’ critically-acclaimed new album Twelfth, Miller covers Johnny Cash, Carole King, Otis Redding, and more, breaking down the songs and explaining their history, before ending with an Old 97’s classic.
He also gives aspiring young writers some advice he’s learned from his own writing. “I think of what I spend my life doing, writing songs, as a craft,” he says. “It’s something you get better at as you go. It’s not magic; it’s work.”
Watch the video at Literary Hub: https://lithub.com/watch-rhett-miller-covers-the-great-american-songbook
Mighty SONG Writers continues through September with a new video every Wednesday. The rest of this month’s artists are: “Despacito” co-writer Erika Ender (Sep 16), AAA radio chart-topping indie-folk artist Matt Quinn of Mt. Joy (Sep. 23), and GLAAD Award-nominated pop songwriter Wrabel (Sep. 30).
Previous performers in the Mighty SONG Writers series include Amanda Shires with Jason Isbell, Marcus Roberts, Jewel, Phil Augusta Jackson, Devon Gilfillian, and Valerie June. Catch up on the full series here: https://lithub.com/story-type/mighty-song-writers
Mighty SONG Writers aims to raise money to support Philadelphia-based non-profit Mighty Writers, which teaches reading and writing to thousands of low-income and marginalized students every year and is seeing more need than ever during the pandemic.
About Mighty Writers
Mighty Writers was founded in 2009 with the mission to teach kids to think clearly and write with clarity. The organization offers free programs for students from elementary through high school at nine centers in diverse neighborhoods around Philadelphia and New Jersey, including several bilingual locations for Spanish-speaking students. Mighty Writers offers daily afterschool academies, long- and short-term writing classes nights and weekends, teen scholar programs, mentorships, College Prep courses and college essay writing classes. Over 400 of the city’s best creative minds (writers, teachers, journalists, etc.) teach 150 writing classes a year to 3,500 kids at Mighty Writers annually.
About Literary Hub
LitHub.com is a daily source for all the news, ideas and richness of contemporary literary life, a website readers can trust for smart, engaged, entertaining writing about all things books.
Bruce Springsteen’s new studio album with the E Street Band, Letter To You, will be released by Columbia Records on October 23. A rock album fueled by the band's heart-stopping, house-rocking signature sound, the 12 track Letter To You is Springsteen's 20th studio album, and was recorded at his home studio in New Jersey.
Watch the video for the album's title track here: https://brucespringsteen.lnk.to/LTYSPS/youtube
Pre-order Letter To You here: https://brucespringsteen.lnk.to/LTY-POPS
“I love the emotional nature of Letter To You,” says Springsteen. “And I love the sound of the E Street Band playing completely live in the studio, in a way we’ve never done before, and with no overdubs. We made the album in only five days, and it turned out to be one of the greatest recording experiences I’ve ever had.”
Letter to You includes nine recently written Springsteen songs, as well as new recordings of three of his legendary, but previously unreleased, compositions from the 1970s, “Janey Needs a Shooter,” “If I Was the Priest,” and “Song for Orphans.” Springsteen is joined on Letter To You by Roy Bittan, Nils Lofgren, Patti Scialfa, Garry Tallent, Stevie Van Zandt, Max Weinberg, Charlie Giordano and Jake Clemons. The album was produced by Ron Aniello with Bruce Springsteen, mixed by Bob Clearmountain and mastered by Bob Ludwig. Letter To You is Springsteen's first time performing with the E Street Band since The River 2016 tour, which was named the year's top global tour by both Billboard and Pollstar.
Bruce Springsteen’s recording career spans over 40 years, beginning with 1973's ‘Greetings from Asbury Park, NJ’ (Columbia Records). He has garnered 20 Grammys, won an Oscar and a Tony, been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, received a Kennedy Center Honor and was MusiCares’ 2013 Person of the Year. Springsteen’s memoir ‘Born to Run’ (Simon & Schuster) and its companion album ‘Chapter and Verse’ were released in September 2016, and he was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in November 2016. His historic 236-show run of ‘Springsteen on Broadway’ at Jujamcyn’s Walter Kerr Theatre from October 2017 to December 2018 also yielded an accompanying soundtrack album and Netflix special. In 2019, Springsteen released 'Western Stars,' his first studio album in five years, and together with longtime collaborator Thom Zimny he co-directed ‘Western Stars,’ a feature film released through Warner Bros.
“Harry Chapin was one of the greatest storytellers of all time. He wanted to change the world. And he did.” — Ken Kragen, Harry Chapin’s manager and co-creator of USA for Africa and Hands Across America
This October, the incredible life of Harry Chapin will be seen like never before in Harry Chapin: When In Doubt, Do Something. This documentary, directed by Rick Korn and released by Greenwich Entertainment (Jimmy Carter Rock & Roll President, Creem: America’s Only Rock ‘n’ Roll Magazine, Gordon Lightfoot: If You Could Read My Mind), follows the renowned GRAMMY-nominated folk singer from childhood - spent under the shadow of his jazz drummer father - throughout his tragically short life and captures the up-and-down spirit of one of folk’s great humanitarians. The film’s theatrical release is set for October 16 on World Food Day — a fitting coincidence for a man who co-founded the influential hunger non-profit WhyHunger.
Told through archival footages and new interviews, When In Doubt, Do Something explores like never before the key moments in Chapin’s life, including performing with his brothers and working on the Academy Award-nominated documentary Legendary Champions, to his solo success with hits like “Taxi,” “W.O.L.D.” and “Cat’s In The Cradle” and his tireless philanthropic work, which included his efforts with WhyHunger and a seemingly endless run of benefit performances, all of which led to him being posthumously awarded the Congressional Gold Medal. This documentary paints a new picture of the singer-songwriter who used his fame as a launching point to help others and influence politics. It features testimonials from Chapin's family (including Tom Chapin and Steve Chapin), as well as peers including Billy Joel, Bruce Springsteen, Pete Seeger, Kenny Rogers, Robert Lamm (Chicago), Darryl “DMC” McDaniels, Pat Benatar, Bob Geldof, Ken Kragen, longtime bassist John Wallace, and WhyHunger co-founder Bill Ayres.
“Harry Chapin was one of the greatest storytellers of all time. He wanted to change the world. And he did.” These words kick off the debut trailer of When In Doubt, Do Something: The Harry Chapin Story. Watch the trailer, which premiered this morning on Rolling Stone: https://bit.ly/32y9dHs
A portion of proceeds from the film will go to both WhyHunger and The Harry Chapin Foundation. The film was produced by Korn, S.A. Baron, and Chapin’s son, Jason Chapin.
Harry Chapin sold over 16 million records, had 14 hit singles, and garnered two GRAMMY nominations. In 1977 he was a key participant in the creation of the Presidential Commission on World Hunger. In 1986, he was posthumously awarded the GRAMMY President’s Merit Award. He was inducted into the GRAMMY Hall of Fame in 2011.
About WhyHunger
Founded in 1975 by the late Harry Chapin and radio DJ Bill Ayres, WhyHunger believes a world without hunger is possible. They provide critical resources to support grassroots movements and fuel community solutions rooted in social, environmental, racial and economic justice. A four-star rated charity by Charity Navigator, WhyHunger is working to end hunger and advance the human right to nutritious food in the U.S. and around the world. Learn more at whyhunger.org
This week’s episode of Mighty SONG Writers comes from AAA radio chart-topping indie-folk artist Matt Quinn of Mt. Joy. In his video, Quinn covers the Grateful Dead’s “Dire Wolf,” explaining that that song’s storytelling drove him to become a songwriter, and plays one of his own songs that was inspired by Jerry Garcia. Quinn also thanks a formative English teacher, passes on songwriting advice that’s helped him, and explains why John Prine should be the second musician to win the Nobel Prize.
Watch the video at Literary Hub
Previous performers in the Mighty SONG Writers series include Amanda Shires with Jason Isbell, Marcus Roberts, Jewel, Phil Augusta Jackson, Devon Gilfillian, Valerie June, Rhett Miller, and Erika Ender. Catch up on the full series here.
Mighty SONG Writers aims to raise money to support Philadelphia-based non-profit Mighty Writers, which teaches reading and writing to thousands of low-income and marginalized students every year and is seeing more need than ever during the pandemic.
About Matt Quinn of Mt. Joy
Mt. Joy has evolved from Matt Quinn’s literal bedroom project into the band Rolling Stone deemed “your new folk-rock heroes.” The five-piece group has garnered No. 1s on the AAA Radio Charts, hundreds of millions of streams, tours with The Lumineers, The Shins, Whitney, The Head and The Heart, Neko Case, and more, late night TV performances, and major festival appearances at Bonnaroo, Lollapalooza, Newport Folk Festival, and more. The band’s new album Rearrange Us is out now.
About Mighty Writers
Mighty Writers was founded in 2009 with the mission to teach kids to think clearly and write with clarity. The organization offers free programs for students from elementary through high school at nine centers in diverse neighborhoods around Philadelphia and New Jersey, including several bilingual locations for Spanish-speaking students. Mighty Writers offers daily afterschool academies, long- and short-term writing classes nights and weekends, teen scholar programs, mentorships, College Prep courses and college essay writing classes. Over 400 of the city’s best creative minds (writers, teachers, journalists, etc.) teach 150 writing classes a year to 3,500 kids at Mighty Writers annually.
About Literary Hub
LitHub.com is a daily source for all the news, ideas and richness of contemporary literary life, a website readers can trust for smart, engaged, entertaining writing about all things books.
Bruce Springsteen has released "Ghosts" from his new album Letter To You, out October 23rd on Columbia Records. The new song arrives with a video that includes clips of the E Street Band tracking Letter To You in-studio, interspersed with archival snapshots of Springsteen's earliest years as a musician in local bands like The Castiles. "Ghosts" was recorded by the E Street Band live and together at Springsteen's home studio, resulting in a sound that complements the career-spanning concert footage that also appears within the Thom Zimny-directed visual.
Listen to "Ghosts" and watch here: https://brucespringsteen.lnk.to/GhostsPS
Pre-order Letter To You here: https://brucespringsteen.lnk.to/LTY-POPS
“'Ghosts' is about the beauty and joy of being in a band, and the pain of losing one another to illness and time," says Springsteen. “'Ghosts' tries to speak to the spirit of the music itself, something none of us owns but can only discover and share together. In the E Street Band, it resides in our collective soul, powered by the heart."
"Ghosts" is the second song released in advance of Letter To You, following the record's title track. Letter To You is Springsteen's 20th studio album and marks his first time performing with the E Street Band since The River 2016 tour. The album was produced by Ron Aniello with Bruce Springsteen, mixed by Bob Clearmountain and mastered by Bob Ludwig.
Today, singer/songwriter, composer, producer, multi-instrumentalist and all-around keyboard master Cory Henry announces his new studio album ‘Something To Say.’ Due on October 30 the eleven-track collection further highlights Henry’s self-described genre of “future soul.”
Born in the midst of one of the most challenging times our world has ever seen, ‘Something To Say’ tackles subjects like love, breakups, social consciousness, injustices and the effects of being emotionally drained. On the recently released “Rise,” which was named a Top Tune by KCRW and is set to feature in ESPN’s Monday Night Football programming, Cory delivers a powerful and unifying song written to inspire people in every country to come together and rise to make it a better world. The song features Henry’s virtuosic Hammond B-3 organ playing and The Funk Apostles’ signature blend of uplifting funk, soul and gospel. On “Happy Days,” the bouncy first single from the album, Henry tells the listener “if you want my love just say,” promising brighter days ahead.
'Something To Say' is the studio follow up to Henry’s 2018 debut with the Funk Apostles, Art Of Love. His first venture with The Funk Apostles (Adam Agati, Guitar; TaRon Lockett, Percussion; Nick Semrad, Keyboard; Sharay Reed, Bass), the album was praised by the New York Times and Billboard and found the band performing an incredible Tiny Desk Concert for NPR Music.
LISTEN TO “HAPPY DAYS” HERE
LISTEN TO “RISE” HERE
WATCH CORY HENRY ON NPR’S TINY DESK HERE
Above all, with Something To Say, Cory Henry made music to fulfill him and he’s hoping to spread that message to the world. “I feel good because all of the songs came together and they mean something to me,” he humbly advises, “so I hope they mean something to other people.”
For the past ten weeks, the Mighty SONG Writers video series from Philadelphia nonprofit Mighty Writers and media partner Literary Hub has showcased singer-songwriters across genres playing their songs and answering questions about their music.
One question was the best piece of writing advice they ever got. See what they said below, and catch up on all their videos at this YouTube playlist
Amanda Shires:
“One of the best pieces of advice I ever got was when I was studying at Sewanee University in the south. My professor, Andrew Hudgins, who is a fantastic and wonderful poet, told me that a lot of times when you’re writing, the actual start of where you think the start is, isn’t at the start. Like, your first paragraph, your first few verses, first lines or whatever it is… usually you’re doing the work to get to the start. After having thought about that some, internalizing it, I found it to be true, and so now it’s easier for me to get rid of that beginning, working stuff and get to the actual start.”
Jason Isbell:
“There’s a book that Tom T. Hall wrote on songwriting—wrote a couple of them—and the first one had a paragraph in there about not being bitter. And I really enjoy that because I write a lot of sad songs… I think most songwriters do, you know. And he talked about being angry or sad without being bitter; he said people don’t want to hear a bitter song but sad is ok and angry is ok. And so I’ve very often tried to ride the line between, you know, being sad or being unhappy about something and what I’m writing, and also pointing the finger at somebody and being bitter or resentful… I try to keep that out of there.”
Marcus Roberts:
"When I was in 11th grade, I had a really hip English teacher, Mrs. Simpson. One day she said, today we're just going to listen to someone. She was talking about the great French composer Maurice Ravel. That whole lecture was about the fantastic piece he wrote, "Bolero." That’s the first example I heard of what you might call creative repetition. The two great themes that are used to build that masterpiece are repeated over and over, but Ravel uses different colors, different orchestrations, bringing out different instruments that keep you engaged and on the edge of your seat. And that's what great writers do in literature."
Jewel:
"My fifth-grade writing teacher was a big influence. Mr. Duncan. I had very bad handwriting and very dyslexic; I was very bad at spelling. But he saw that I was very, very creative and he let me write creatively. I would write these long, creative things with very bad spelling and very bad grammar. If he had forced me to follow the format and drill in the spelling and everything else, I would have fallen out of love with writing. I had these thoughts spilling out of me and, if he forced me to worry about all the details, I really think it would have killed my spirit. And he knew it… The best writing advice I ever got was him letting me be creative."
Phil Augusta Jackson:
“The best writing advice I’ve ever received is to judge the draft and not the process. Writing is hard, so difficult, and I found early on when I started to write that I would get in my head about where I was at in the current moment and asking if it was any good, if it was even worth it to put it down—but those are all questions you should have for yourself after you finish a draft. Get out of your own head; focus on getting a page done or however many. It’s key that you just have something to react to instead of getting in your own way. I would also say to write about what is interesting to you. Don’t write about what you think others expect you should—write from the heart and from your own experience. People can sense the authenticity that comes from creative writing.”
Devon Gilfillian:
"If you are looking for any good tips on writing, the book On Writing by Stephen King is amazing. One of the great things he says is that writing is telepathy. You are literally telling somebody what is in your brain. You are putting what is in your head on a page and then someone else is taking that in. One of the greatest tips in the book is to just put your head down, and write. Write for hours, or 30 minutes, but just don’t critique it until you’re done. Write for you.”
Valerie June:
“Some of the best writing advice I have ever gotten actually came from teenage poets at the Library of Congress. I was invited there to judge a poetry contest, and it was just a group of amazing poets. I thought to myself, these students are just brilliant. Hearing them read made me so hopeful for future writers. One of the poets there, when I asked how poems come to them and how they get started, she said, “To me, poems always start with one sentence. So if you can just write one line, then the rest will come.” I took that and I said, okay, I can see how that could be applied to anything. To a story, a poem, a song, anything. Thinking of writing a whole song or a whole book, that can feel too big and too much. Breaking it down to one line, one sentence, that’s how to start.”
Rhett Miller:
"[After finishing playing Somewhere Over the Rainbow] I always thought that was a good question to ask ourselves. “Why can’t I? Why not me?” If you are interested in writing and creating, why does anyone else have a better chance of succeeding in creating than you? The truth is, they don’t. You just have to do it. Don’t let the internal voices stop you."
Erika Ender:
"The best writing advice I ever received is to share. When you write with someone else, you not only avoid repeating yourself, but also learn from another person. And what I've learned when writing is that it is a business of emotions. Whenever you connect to a message that people need to express or need to hear, it is so powerful. Getting into people's minds and hearts makes all the difference."
Matt Quinn (Mt. Joy):
"No matter how exciting or amazing you think the thing you've written is, there's probably an easier way to say it. When you say things with less words and allow them to have more space, it's more likely than not going to be more impactful."
Wrabel:
"There's so much power in writing. Even just journaling, there really is so much power in putting words down and seeing them go from your brain to the page. I find that so cathartic. Even just ideas or little notes to self."
Today, singer/songwriter, composer, producer, multi-instrumentalist and all-around keyboard master Cory Henry has announced a special Halloween livestream performance in celebration of his new album ‘Something To Say,’ out October 30 via Culture Collective.
Recorded at the iconic Apogee Studios, the Halloween performance marks the first show featuring Cory Henry and The Funk Apostles since February when the pandemic forced them off the road. The concert was mixed by legendary sound engineer Bob Clearmountain, whose previous work includes David Bowie, The Rolling Stones, Chic, Kool & the Gang and many more. Tickets and virtual meet and greet passes for the Halloween livestream are available at www.coryhenry.com and will be broadcast globally at 3 p.m. PST / 6 p.m. EST / 11 p.m. BST / 7 a.m. JST / 9 a.m. ACT to accommodate Henry’s international fans. Tickets go on-sale at 12 p.m. PST today with prices set at $10 for a webcast ticket or $50 for a webcast ticket plus a one-on-one virtual meet and greet with Henry.
Henry also releases his new song “Don’t Forget” today, an electrifying introduction to his highly anticipated 11-track collection release, which tackles the subjects of love, breakups, social consciousness, injustices and emotional drainage. “Time means nothing without change, so don’t waste it. Hate is fear that is not tamed so we keep trying, we keep trying everyday”, says Henry in the song. However, through his signature “future soul” sound and elastic beats, Henry overarchingly instills hope for the future on “Don’t Forget,” reminding listeners “Please don’t forget what you’re living for and please don’t forget what you’re fighting for.”
LISTEN TO “DON’T FORGET”: HERE
‘Something To Say’ has already been making headlines with standout singles “Rise” and “Happy Days.” On “Rise,” which was named a Top Tune by KCRW Henry delivers a powerful and unifying song written to inspire people in every country to come together and rise to make a better world. On “Happy Days,” the bouncy debut single from the album, Henry beckons the listener “if you want my love just say,” promising brighter days ahead. This follows Henry’s 2018 debut with the Funk Apostles: Adam Agati, Guitar; TaRon Lockett, Percussion; Nick Semrad, Keyboard; Sharay Reed, Bass. The album, ‘Art Of Love,’ was praised by the New York Times and Billboard, and it brought the band to an incredible NPR Tiny Desk Concert.
Bruce Springsteen's new album Letter To You captures the incomparable power of performing in a rock band, marking the E Street Band's first time recording live together in decades on a collection centered around the unbreakable bonds formed by a life in music. Out today on Columbia Records, Letter To You is filled with the energy of a live show from Springsteen and the E Street Band as they return together for the first time since The River 2016 tour. The album's twelve tracks include material recently written by Springsteen for the E Street Band, as well as new versions of legendary but previously unreleased compositions from the 1970s. Each serves as a tribute to the E Street Band, to rock music itself and to the role it has played in Springsteen's life.
Letter To You also arrives with a feature-length accompanying documentary titled Bruce Springsteen's Letter To You, which is out now exclusively through Apple TV+. The film, directed by Thom Zimny, features full performances from the E Street Band, in-studio footage and never-before-seen archival material. Throughout the documentary, Springsteen provides a deeper look into Letter To You, sharing the thoughts and feelings behind the record and putting the new music into the context of his entire body of work.
LETTER TO YOU QUOTES
"Letter to You sounds live enough to make you feel a little guilty listening to it...possibly the rawest album they’ve ever made." - Rolling Stone
"Mining rich veins of nostalgia, gratitude, and hope...Letter to You feels like yet another piece of art that was crafted for just this moment." - Entertainment Weekly
"Fresh and vital...love and camaraderie fill Letter To You...made to raise the spirit." - USA Today
"A mighty roar that will make old fans smile...reminiscing about the warmth and companionship a lifetime in music has brought." - Associated Press
"Letter To You is one of the finest achievements of Bruce Springsteen’s career...an absolute triumph...one for the ages." - AV Club
"Fans can't afford to miss...a testament to the power of communion." - Indiewire
"Springsteen’s beaming new album masterfully captures the icon and his perennially sensational E Street Band...their spirits aligned and alight once more." - NJ.com
“One of the Boss’s best yet…an album that makes you feel good to be alive.” - The Times
“We’re on E Street with sparks flying…. irresistible” - Uncut
“The Bruce record his disciples have been yearning for; a return to E Street, where even with so much sadness in the world, things feel that little bit better” - MOJO
“Buy this album and play it loud. For an hour your home will be full of warmth, and decency, and people” - Mail on Sunday
Cory Henry released his anticipated solo album ‘Something To Say’ (STS). As his first body of work that he solely produced, the 11-song project is a reflection of his impressive musical mind and multi-instrumentalist mastery. The project is “right on time with this message to remind us all to not forget what we’re living and fighting for” (Essence).
STS is an artistic reflection of the current social and emotional climate we find ourselves in. On the focus track “No Guns,” Henry paints a picture of unity and hopes for a society rooted in understanding rather than petty differences. “I don’t need to punish the lawless, everyone’s got to bear their crosses,” Henry sings over his organ groove before launching into the song’s mantra: “I got no guns to stick by.”
LISTEN TO “NO GUNS”: HERE
Earlier this month Henry released “Don’t Forget”, his third single from the album, which has already seen early spins support from WFUV - New York, WXPN - Philadelphia, KCRW - Los Angeles, KUTX - Austin and many more. Last week he teamed up with platinum-selling R&B artist Marc E. Bassy on the track “Free Like Me,” which Out Now Magazine called “a deeply personal track with a positive message at its heart.” Henry also sat down with music critic Charlie Harding in an episode of Switched on Pop that explores Henry’s songwriting process and how the tumultuous political climate played a role in the album’s conception.
Bruce Springsteen's new Columbia Records album ‘Letter To You,’ the artist’s 20th studio album and a twelve-track paean to rock music and rock bands, enjoys one of the strongest worldwide sales debuts of the year, entering at #1 in 11 countries. In the U.S., the album enters at #2 on the Billboard 200 and #1 on the Albums Chart, #1 on the Top Rock Albums Chart, and #1 on the Vinyl Albums and Tastemaker Albums charts. In the UK, 'Letter To You' is Springsteen’s twelfth #1 and the second biggest album of the year to date. In Ireland, 'Letter To You' is the fastest selling album of 2020 so far, outselling the others in the top five combined, and Springsteen’s sixth consecutive #1 studio album. The #4 debut for ‘Letter To You’ in France makes it the top international debut of the year. 'Letter To You' was also the top selling international album in Germany in its first week, and brought 2019 release 'Western Stars' back onto the charts.
'Letter To You' was recorded live with the E Street Band over five days last year at Springsteen’s home studio in NJ, and includes nine recent Springsteen compositions, as well as new recordings of three of his legendary, previously unreleased songs from the 1970s, “Janey Needs a Shooter,” “If I Was the Priest,” and “Song for Orphans.” Springsteen is joined on 'Letter To You' by Roy Bittan, Nils Lofgren, Patti Scialfa, Garry Tallent, Stevie Van Zandt, Max Weinberg, Charlie Giordano and Jake Clemons. The album was produced by Ron Aniello with Bruce Springsteen, mixed by Bob Clearmountain and mastered by Bob Ludwig. The 'Letter To You’ sessions reunited Springsteen and the E Street Band for the first time since The River tour, the top global tour of 2016.
Official Album Chart Debuts:
#1 AUSTRALIA
#1 AUSTRIA
#1 BELGIUM
#2 CANADA
#2 FINLAND
#4 FRANCE
#2 GERMANY
#1 IRELAND
#1 ITALY
#1 NETHERLANDS
#1 NEW ZEALAND
#1 NORWAY
#1 SWEDEN
#1 SWITZERLAND
#1 UK
#2 US
The recording sessions for 'Letter To You' were beautifully captured in a feature-length documentary film, "Bruce Springsteen’s Letter to You," that was released by Apple Original Films and premiered on Apple TV+ simultaneous with the album release on October 23. The film, directed by Thom Zimny, features full performances from the E Street Band, in-studio footage and never-before-seen archival material. Springsteen also shares his thoughts and feelings behind the new music and his career as a musician. The film “Bruce Springsteen’s Letter to You” was produced by Jon Landau and Thom Zimny and co-produced by Barbara Carr, with Bruce Springsteen serving as executive producer.
Bruce Springsteen’s recording career spans over 40 years, beginning with 1973's ‘Greetings from Asbury Park, NJ’ (Columbia Records). He has garnered 20 Grammys, won an Oscar and a Tony, been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, received a Kennedy Center Honor and has been a MusiCares Person of the Year. Springsteen’s memoir ‘Born to Run’ (Simon & Schuster) and its companion album ‘Chapter and Verse’ were released in September 2016, and he was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in November 2016. His historic 236-show run of ‘Springsteen on Broadway’ at Jujamcyn’s Walter Kerr Theatre from October 2017 to December 2018 also yielded an accompanying soundtrack album and Netflix special. In 2019, Springsteen released 'Western Stars,' his first studio album in five years, and together with longtime collaborator Thom Zimny he co-directed ‘Western Stars,’ a feature film released through Warner Bros. In 2020, fans have enjoyed Springsteen’s frequent guest DJ appearances on Sirius XM’s E Street Radio channel.
Today, the Tennessee-born, Brooklyn-based artist Valerie June — ”a true star in the making” (Okayplayer) — returns with her first new music since her acclaimed 2017 album The Order Of Time. The new and original three-song suite, produced by Jack Splash (Kendrick Lamar, Alicia Keys, John Legend) and Valerie June, unveils an ambitious leap forward.
From the yearning and mystical country-soul of “Stay” through to the dreamy, flute-abetted interlude “Stay Meditation,” and concluding with “You And I” — which fuses R&B and African rhythms into something restorative, danceable, and distinctly Valerie — these songs invite listeners into an immersive world painted in a rich sonic palette.
Watch the visualizer for the three-song suite, which begins with Valerie posing statuesque before she simultaneously commands and disintegrates into the cosmos, at Rolling Stone: https://bit.ly/3pqHfXp
Listen and/or purchase “Stay” / “Stay Meditation” / “You And I” HERE
Watch the visualizer HERE
In addition, Valerie will host a guided “Stay” themed meditation tomorrow Saturday, November 14th via her YouTube page from her home in Brooklyn, where she’ll also talk about the new two songs and the meditation track she’s releasing today.
In the lead-up to last week’s election, Valerie June — inspired by the enthusiastic reaction to her “Young, Gifted, & Black” Spotify playlist, as well as the spirit of late musician and civil rights activist Nina Simone — curated a voter mobilization livestream entitled “Voice Your Vote” that platformed exciting young black artists like Brittany Howard, Jon Batiste, Black Pumas, Rhiannon Giddens, and more in an effort to mobilize voters and stop voter suppression endemic in Black and brown communities. Proceeds from the stream went to Stacey Abram’s Fair Fight and Movement Voter Project’s Black-Led Organizing Fund. Read more here: https://bit.ly/3lgW1O8
Valerie June’s previous two records — 2013’s Pushin’ Against A Stone and 2017’s The Order Of Time — established her as a vital voice in the world of roots music, earning the admiration of Bob Dylan and landing on best-of-the-year lists from the New York Times, The New Yorker and more.
Keep an eye out for more new music from Valerie June in 2021.
Music virtuoso Cory Henry announced a holiday album “Christmas With You” on December 11, 2020. The project showcases soulful renditions of classic holiday songs with collaborations from Jay White, and Gospel Legends Lenny Smith and Anaysha Figueroa-Cooper.
On December 5, Henry performs the album at the Kennedy Center Opera House for NPR's annual Jazz Piano Christmas and will broadcast online and over the NPR radio network.
LISTEN TO ‘CHRISTMAS WITH YOU’ HERE
Today, Henry also released the “Don’t Forget” lyric video from his new solely produced album ‘Something To Say.’ The video pairs ‘80s stylings with Henry’s signature “future soul” sound that provides a unifying message of love, social consciousness and the fight against injustice.
WATCH THE “DON’T FORGET LYRIC VIDEO HERE
Recently, Henry teamed up with R&B songstress Jazmine Sullivan for a soulful rendition of “The First Noel” as part of the “Spotify Holiday Singles” series. The duo are a perfect musical matchup, gliding through expansive harmonies with ease. Henry and Sullivan’s take on the Christmas classic is available now on Spotify.
LISTEN TO “THE FIRST NOEL” BY JAZMINE SULLIVAN FT. CORY HENRY HERE
‘CHRISTMAS WITH YOU’ TRACKLIST
1. Christmas With You (Feat. Jay White)
2. Misty Christmas
3. Little Drummer Boy (Feat. Carlin White)
4. Angels (Feat. Lenny Smith)
5. 1st Noel
6. Oh Holy Night (Feat. Anaysha Figueroa-Cooper)
7. Joy to the World
On March 5, composer, multi-instrumentalist and twenty time GRAMMY-winner Pat Metheny will release Road To The Sun, his debut for BMG Modern Recordings and the latest chapter in an endlessly innovative career that spans nearly five decades. A collection of two major new works composed by Metheny and performed by five of the world ́s leading guitarists, Road To The Sun unveils new facets of an already expansive personal language while obliterating any genre boundaries that stand in its way.
Metheny tapped Grammy-winner Jason Vieaux, hailed by NPR as “perhaps the most precise and soulful classical guitarist of his generation,” to perform his four-movement solo guitar suite Four Paths Of Light, which opens the album. It’s followed by the landmark centerpiece Road To The Sun, a six-movement cycle for fellow Grammy-award winners Los Angeles Guitar Quartet (LAGQ) – described by Metheny as “one of the best bands in the world.”
The performers of these two works for classical guitar have voiced what has long been hiding in plain sight; in addition to his accomplishments as a bandleader and performer, Pat Metheny is one of the most important composers of our time.
“Originally, I came to composing as a way of expanding my reach as an improviser,” says Metheny. “Improvising and composing are related activities that happen at wildly different temperatures. But at the same time, ideally the kinds of things that I love as a listener and a music lover are what I aspire to represent, regardless of how they come to be.” There are aspects of Metheny’s own unique and innovative guitar style woven throughout these compositions, not the least being the joyous melodic content that has distinguished so much of Metheny’s work.
Over nearly half a century, across an unprecedented range, the common thread in Metheny’s music is that it is unmistakably his. No matter the setting, within a few notes, you know it is Pat Metheny. And with Road To The Sun, the depth of his personal conception is presented in a context that is as clarifying as it is bracing.
First bursting onto the international scene in 1974, Pat Metheny’s unbounded musical range is nearly without peer. Over the years, he has performed with artists as diverse as Steve Reich, Ornette Coleman, Herbie Hancock and David Bowie, while seamlessly projecting his own identity regardless of setting. He is the only artist to be awarded Grammys in 12 different categories including Best Rock Instrumental, Best Contemporary Jazz Recording, Best Jazz Instrumental Solo, and Best Instrumental Composition, among others.
Jerry Castle honors the memory of legendary saxophonist Bobby Keys’ (The Rolling Stones, John Lennon, Lynyrd Skynyrd) with his new single “With The Band feat. Bobby Keys,” which Rolling Stone calls “a loose, country-tinged, Keith Richards-esque ode to rocking out”
Listen to the new single, here: youtu.be/nZhhxuXvqEA
Castle talks to Rolling Stone about meeting his musical hero, re-writing the track around Keys’ recording and what it means to release “With The Band” 6 years later on Keys’ birthday, here: rollingstone.com/music/music-news/bobby-keys-jerry-castle-with-the-band-1105665
"Bobby Keys' saxophone track was originally recorded in 2014, shortly before he went on his last tour with The Rolling Stones,” says Castle. "In late 2019, I pulled up the track and was disappointed that my song didn’t feel like a proper tribute to the musician that Bobby was, so I began the process of re-writing the song around Bobby’s saxophone performance. I knew I was on the path to accomplishing a proper re-write when the hook “With The Band” found its way into the song. Anyone that has dedicated their life to music and spent extensive time on the road knows how difficult it is to navigate keeping relationships in tact while living on the road. When things in “the real world” get too overwhelming, we musicians usually have the overwhelming desire to take to the open road. No matter how in love we are with someone, we never love them more than we love music.”
With his self-penned new single, Castle follows a longstanding tradition of great American road songs (CCR's Travelin’ Band, Bob Seger’s Turn the Page, Journey's Faithfully). He enlists a stellar crew of musicians for the track including electric guitarist Audley Freed (Sheryl Crow, Peter Frampton), pianist and organist Micah Hulscher (Margo Price, Alabama Shakes) and more. “With The Band” is mixed by Warren Riker (Santana, The Fugees) and mastered by Greg Calbi (Kacey Musgraves’ Golden Hour).
Castle has shared the bill with acts like Sturgill Simpson, Justin Townes Earle and Old Dominion and draws on influences stretching from old-school country to 60s and 70s-era rock. “With The Band” follows his recently released ‘Midnight Testaments’ (10.16) album and previews new music to come early 2021. For more information, visit jerrycastlemusic.com.
The East Nashville-based singer/songwriter Matt Urmy muses on the duality of the human experience today with the release of his new concept album ‘South of the Sky.’ Inspired by Willie Nelson’s two-sided narrative album ‘Phases and Stages,’ Urmy’s ‘South of the Sky’ attempts to explore and celebrate the multi-dimensionality of human life.
Listen to ‘South of the Sky’ HERE
Early praise for ‘South of the Sky’ has come from American Songwriter who said the music “boldly dives headfirst into the multi-dimensionality of human nature” and NPR Music, who featured early album singles “Raging Hearts” and "Blind" in their New Music Friday playlists.
Each song on the album has a mirror image of itself on the opposite side. While Side A single “Helpless Fool,” is a moment of self-introspection, “Family,” on the other end, examines outward interactions and how one's actions and relationships with others can help inspire and ignite change.
Also an accomplished entrepreneur, father and author, Urmy was recently featured on The First Act podcast where he spoke about his company Artist Growth, a cloud-based software which helps streamline workflow for music industry professionals. In the episode, Urmy dove into his expertise and perspective on how indie artists can use social media to connect with and grow their audience. Listen to the full interview here: https://linktr.ee/firstactpodcast
Urmy also recently released his first-ever children’s book, Go Ask The Moon, which follows its non-binary protagonist Hoo, as they attempt to discover what makes them unique. As Hoo attempts to find the peace of a good night’s sleep, as well as passion, they come across various creatures of the night who help guide them. The book follows Urmy’s two previous collections of poems, Ghosts In A House (2007) and The Rain In The Bell (2015).
More about Matt Urmy
Born in New York City and raised in Nashville, TN, Matt Urmy is a singer/songwriter, poet and entrepreneur. He founded Artist Growth, a cloud-based artist management & record label collaboration platform, which services both Universal Music Group and Warner Music Group as well as artist managers at companies like Red Light Management, Vector Management, C3, Maverick, ROAR and many others. Urmy lives and works in Nashville with his partner Jaime - a pastry chef at popular East Nashville restaurant Lockeland Table - and their two boys, Ezra and Ocean. Matt’s debut album, 2017’s Out Of The Ashes, was a Rolling Stone favorite and compelled them to call Urmy, who dueted with the late John Prine on the album, an Artist To Watch.
Jim Keller has shared "Find My Shadow," a brand new song and video from his upcoming album By No Means (February 12). While each song on the new album features Los Lobos frontman David Hidalgo on guitar, this new offering is particularly special for the legend's work accentuating Keller's rich bass notes on vocal duties. The pair are joined on "Find My Shadow," and throughout the new album, by the top-notch rhythm section of Michael Urbano (Todd Rundgren, John Hiatt) and Bob Glaub (Jackson Browne, Warren Zevon), as well as by producer Mitchell Froom (Randy Newman, Crowded House) - who also hosted the recording sessions in his Los Angeles home studio as seen in the accompanying "Find My Shadow" visual. Keller adds: "what I love about the song is the melody is upbeat and happy, like a Roger Miller tune, but the lyrics are really about being lost."
Pre-order By No Means here: https://ffm.to/bynomeans
By No Means marks the next chapter in one of music’s most unusual careers. In addition to his lauded solo work, Keller penned the smash hit “867-5309 / Jenny” as a member of Tommy Tutone in the 80s and has served as Philip Glass’ manager over many of the intervening years. His songs have earned high praise from Tom Waits, who noted they “make me feel like I have big plans, no worries and all my hair.” Keller also counts Nels Cline and Marc Ribot as supporters and collaborators, and they are among over two dozen musicians who’ve re-worked “Don’t Get Me Started,” another track from By No Means, over the past year. Check out all those performances here: https://www.jimkellermusic.com/dont-get-me-started-video-project
Improvisational titan John Medeski (Medeski Martin & Wood) and scientist and ceremonial folk healer Jeff Firewalker Schmitt had no idea they’d meet and strike up a friendship when they traveled independently to the heart of the Amazon to work with a shaman healer in 2008. But meet they did, and a collaborative creative relationship was born. Twelve years after that fateful meeting, in the midst of a global pandemic, Medeski and Schmitt felt an urgent need to join forces and make music as Saint Disruption, a spirit-driven, soul-inspired new musical collective led by Medeski and Schmitt. Today, Saint Disruption announces their debut album ‘Rose In The Oblivion,’ a sweeping seven-track opus of probing and political neo-funk featuring contributions from Lyric Jones and Last Poets founder Umar Bin Hassan amongst others.
Saint Disruption announced their debut album 'Rose in the Oblivion' today and released their new song “Choke A Man,” an explosive track that unpacks the many forms oppression can take. A portion of the proceeds from “Choke A Man” will benefit the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). Watch the official video for “Choke A Man” here.
Rhiannon Giddens’ new album They’re Calling Me Home, recorded with Italian multi-instrumentalist Francesco Turrisi, will be released April 9 on Nonesuch Records. Giddens and Turrisi, who both live in Ireland when they aren’t on tour, have been there since March 2020 due to the pandemic. The two expats found themselves drawn to the music of their native and adoptive countries of America, Italy, and Ireland during lockdown. Exploring the emotions brought up by the moment, Giddens and Turrisi decamped to Hellfire, a small studio on a working farm outside of Dublin, to record these songs over six days. The result is They’re Calling Me Home, a twelve-track album that speaks of the longing for the comfort of home as well as the metaphorical “call home” of death, which has been a tragic reality for so many during the COVID-19 crisis.
Watch the video for “Calling Me Home” here: https://youtu.be/3siE2xbVD34
They’re Calling Me Home features several traditional songs that Giddens hasn't played for years, including some of the first old-time pieces she ever learned: "I Shall Not Be Moved," "Black As Crow (Dearest Dear)" and "Waterbound." The album also includes a new song Giddens wrote, “Avalon,” as well as an Italian lullaby, “Nenna Nenna,” that Turrisi used to sing to his infant daughter that took on new resonance during the lockdown.
Giddens says of Alice Gerrard, the folk music pioneer, who wrote “Calling Me Home”: “Some people just know how to tap into a tradition and an emotion so deep that it sounds like a song that has always been around — Alice Gerrard is one of those rarities; ‘Calling Me Home’ struck me forcefully and deeply the first time I heard it, and every time since. This song just wanted to be sung and so I listened.”
They’re Calling Me Home also includes two well known songs about death: “Amazing Grace” and “O Death.”
The minstrel banjo, accordion and frame drums that have become characteristic of the pair’s sound are well represented on the album, but it’s the viola and cello banjo combination that captures unexpected emotion and intensity. Joining them at key moments are Congolese guitarist Niwel Tsumbu and Irish traditional musician Emer Mayock on flute, whistle, and pipes. Engineer Ben Rawlins was key to the shape and sound of the record while Giddens and Turrisi produced and Kim Rosen mastered.
They’re Calling Me Home is the follow-up to Giddens’ 2019 album with Turrisi, there is no Other (Nonesuch), of which Pitchfork said, “There are few artists so fearless and so ravenous in their exploration." Giddens earned a GRAMMY nomination (her sixth) for the album, which is at once a condemnation of “othering” and a celebration of the spread of ideas, connectivity, and shared experience.
In the past two years alone Rhiannon Giddens has been profiled in the New Yorker, featured on multiple magazine covers, and appeared in Ken Burns' Country Music on PBS and Samuel L. Jackson's Epix series Enslaved, among other appearances. She received the inaugural Legacy of Americana Award at the Americana Awards & Honors, composed her first opera (with a forthcoming debut at Spoleto Festival USA), shared remote performances for the Late Show with Stephen Colbert and NPR’s Tiny Desk (Home) Concert, and was named Artistic Director of the Silk Road Ensemble.
They’re Calling Me Home Track List:
1. Calling Me Home
2. Avalon
3. Si Dolce È’l Tormento
4. I Shall Not Be Moved
5. Black as Crow
6. O Death
7. Niwel Goes to Town
8. When I Was In My Prime
9. Waterbound
10. Bully For You
11. Nenna Nenna
12. Amazing Grace
Pre-order They’re Calling Me Home : http://smarturl.it/theyrecallingmehome
Jim Keller has released his new album By No Means, an eleven-song collection which features an illustrious group of collaborators including producer Mitchell Froom (Randy Newman, Crowded House), Los Lobos legend David Hidalgo on guitar and a rhythm section of Michael Urbano (Todd Rundgren, John Hiatt) and Bob Glaub (Jackson Browne, Warren Zevon). By No Means is Keller's first album in seven years, a group of songs strengthened by his rough-hewn, worldly-wise vocals and unadorned arrangements that are seemingly simple but ultimately sophisticated in structure.
By No Means marks the next chapter in one of music’s most unusual careers. In addition to his lauded solo work, Keller penned the smash hit “867-5309 / Jenny” as a member of Tommy Tutone in the 80s and has served as Philip Glass’ manager over many of the intervening years. Keller also counts Nels Cline and Marc Ribot as supporters and collaborators, and they are among over two dozen musicians who’ve re-worked “Don’t Get Me Started” from By No Means, over the past year.Check out all those performances here: https://www.jimkellermusic.com/dont-get-me-started-video-project
BY NO MEANS TRACKLIST
Easy Rider
Laying On The Tracks
I Don’t Want To Fight Anymore
Mistakes
Find My Shadow
Maria Come Home
Don’t Get Me Started
Pretending
Love On The Line
Wild Love
Done Walking The Line
Pat Metheny will embark on the next chapter in his universally celebrated and endlessly inventive career on March 5, with the release of Road To The Sun - a collection of two substantial multi-movement classical suites penned by Metheny and performed by five of today's foremost classical guitarists. Late last year, Metheny shared an excerpt from the title composition "Road To The Sun," performed by the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet - and today he returns to preview the four-movement solo guitar suite "Four Paths of Light" performed by GRAMMY-winner Jason Vieaux. Together, the two original works mark Pat Metheny's debut as a chamber composer, expanding on an unprecedented body of work that has been lauded across genres from jazz and rock to country and new age.
Listen to "Four Paths Of Light (Part 2)" here: https://patmetheny.lnk.to/FourPathsOfLightPart2/pr
Road To The Sun is available for pre-order now: https://patmetheny.lnk.to/RoadToTheSun/PR
In collaborating with Jason Vieaux, Metheny joins with a guitarist who (as he puts it) "has been one of my favorite musicians from the first moment I heard him," adding that Vieaux "excels at playing passages that border on being technically impossible." Metheny is adept in pursuits of this nature in his own right, including on "Für Alina" - Road To The Sun's "bonus track" - which finds him interpreting a piano miniature by Estonian composer Arvo Pärt on his signature "Pikasso" 42-string guitar. Jason Vieaux adds that "it was kind of a dream of mine to work with Pat. Even though I know so many of his improvised solos by heart, the compositional aspect of his music was always the biggest factor....whenever an artist of Pat’s significance writes not only a substantial work but a piece that requires real virtuosity to perform it, with his musical imprint all over it, it’s a big moment for classical guitar."
First bursting onto the international scene in 1974, Pat Metheny’s unbounded musical range is nearly without peer. Over the years, he has performed with artists as diverse as Steve Reich, Ornette Coleman, Herbie Hancock and David Bowie, while seamlessly projecting his own identity regardless of setting. He is the only artist to be awarded Grammys in 12 different categories including Best Rock Instrumental, Best Contemporary Jazz Recording, Best Jazz Instrumental Solo, and Best Instrumental Composition, among others.
Andrew Marlin — who’s risen to prominence with his acclaimed folk duo Mandolin Orange releases Fable & Fire, an album that reflects on the storm of the last year with an introspective grandeur and epic soundscapes. Recorded at Asheville, NC’s Echo Mountain Studio, this is an album that, despite being instrumental, finds Marlin in as vulnerable a headspace as ever as he ponders loved ones since past, childhood innocence and the collective trauma of the past year.
Listen to Fable & Fire: https://orcd.co/fableandfire
Listen to Fable & Fire’s lead single “Salter Path / Throes Of Night,” a strikingly beautiful moment of contemplation: https://youtu.be/anLFPxzO558
Says Marlin about Fable & Fire: “Amidst global trauma, it’s difficult to feel like your own experience is unique and relevant. The record is a sonic account of how the journey within has no destination. It’s like looking at the stars and knowing you’ll never touch them, or believing in magic and seeing it for what it isn’t. This is my most honest work to date and without saying anything it somehow says it all.”
Fable & Fire follows the release of Witching Hour earlier this month. Both records indicate this as an incredibly fertile period for Marlin’s songwriting. No Depression describes them as “impressive and courageous” and that “both albums serve as credible witnesses to two primary elements at work: Andrew Marlin’s incredible range as an artist and the excellence of this gathered musical community.”
Witching Hour and Fable & Fire follow the runaway success of Mandolin Orange’s 2019 album Tides Of A Teardrop, which lead to the band’s first ever national TV performances on CBS Saturday and the TODAY Show as well as an NPR Tiny Desk.
In a guest DJ set for Folk Alley, Andrew Marlin plays and discusses some of the biggest influences on Witching Hour and Fable & Fire, including Tony Rice, Khruangbin, David Grisman and Bitchin’ Bajas. Listen here: https://bit.ly/3ubUFsU
Order both albums on Andrew’s Bandcamp: http://andrewmarlin.bandcamp.com
Pat Metheny has unveiled Road To The Sun today, a new album out via BMG Modern Recordings which primarily consists of two multi-movement classical guitar works marking his debut as a chamber composer. Metheny has previously shared excerpts from "Four Paths Of Lights," his four-movement solo guitar suite performed by Jason Vieaux ("perhaps the most precise and soulful classical guitarist of his generation," per NPR) and of "Road To The Sun," the six-movement title composition for four guitars played by the GRAMMY-winning Los Angeles Quartet. Now Metheny, a 20-time GRAMMY winner across a dozen categories, shares both in full as well as "Fur Alina" - which finds him returning to the guitar in grand fashion to interpret Estonian composer Arvo Pärt's piano miniature on his 42-string wonder "Pikasso."
Listen to the new album Road To The Sun in full here: https://patmetheny.lnk.to/RoadToTheSun/PR
A collection that "presents significant additions to the solo, ensemble and transcription repertory" per Wall Street Journal classical guitar scholar Allan Kozinn and hailed within the community as "one of the most important new works" (LAGQ's William Kanengiser) and "a big moment for classical guitar" (Jason Vieaux), Road To The Sun is the latest cross-genre triumph for an artist who has made a decades-long career of exactly that. From jazz and rock to country and new age - Metheny has collaborated with legendary artists across fields including David Bowie, Ornette Coleman, Steve Reich, Joni Mitchell and Chick Corea. With the Wall Street Journal comparing the album's musical language to that of both Debussy and Django Reinhardt, this new collection expands that celebrated legacy of genre exploration while remaining at its core distinctively Pat Metheny.
Todd Snider has described the First Agnostic Church of Hope And Wonder - the namesake for his remarkable nineteenth studio album out April 23 on Aimless Records / Thirty Tigers - as a house of worship presided over by "a preacher who's full of shit, and when everyone starts to realize it, he asks God to help and God does, proving once and for all that God is hilarious." With this premise, the groundwork is laid for Todd's one-of-a-kind writing style to thrive - irreverent humor, somehow seamlessly woven with intricate and poignant storytelling. In the case of the First Agnostic Church of Hope and Wonder (a concept derived from Todd's Sunday livestreams throughout the pandemic), much of that profundity comes in the form of remembering friends and mentors lost too soon.
Snider offers "Handsome John" as a tribute to the great John Prine ("nobody had ever been kinder to me, more vulnerable with me," Snider remembers) and "Turn Me Loose (I'll Never Be The Same),” which is an off-the-cuff one-liner once shouted by his late hero Jerry Jeff Walker. Other friends who have sadly passed, like Colonel Bruce Hampton and Neal Casal, serve as inspirations throughout the record, and "Sail On, My Friend" - the album's lead track - is dedicated to the late Yonder Mountain String Band founder Jeff Austin.
Listen to "Sail, On My Friend" here and read Snider's thoughts behind the track at Rolling Stone.
Watch the official "Sail On, My Friend" performance video here, shot at Snider's Purple Building headquarters in Nashville
Tune into Snider's next "The Get Together" Sunday livestream from the Purple Building on March 7 at 11AM CT: https://purplebuildinglive.com/snider
In the midst of the touching remembrances and off-the-wall character creation, Snider manages to explore a completely fresh slate of musical territory - working with Midland drummer Robbie Crowell and multi-instrumentalist Tchad Blake (who is perhaps best known as one of music’s leading engineers, but here plays piano, flute, tuba, guitar and much more) to capture the “fatback” rhythms made famous by the funk and reggae stars of the 60s and 70s. The sound, described as "funk in back and busking up front," was driven by "something idiosyncratic, without any reference to other records...we were trying to get drum sounds and grooves that made their own kind of sense." In that respect, it stands as singularly in the musical landscape as Snider himself.
Pre-order First Agnostic Church of Hope and Wonder here: https://orcd.co/hopeandwonder
Snider has also announced a series of COVID-willing, cautiously optimistic tour dates for summer and fall 2021 (with many of these shows rescheduled from 2020) - which will be produced with all safety precautions and regulations as the foremost priority. Many more dates will be announced soon:
June 2 - George's Majestic - Fayetteville, AR
June 4 - Paramount Theatre - Austin, TX*
June 5 - The Kessler Theater - Dallas, TX*
June 6 - The Heights Theater - Houston, TX*
June 8 - Iron City - Birmingham, AL
July 24 - The Caverns - Pelham, TN (sold out)
August 23 - Music Box Supper Club - Cleveland, OH
August 25 - 20th Century Theater - Cincinnati, OH
September 1 - The Ramkat - Winston-Salem, NC
September 9 - Sellersville Theater - Sellersville, PA
September 10 - Infinity Hall - Norfolk, CT
September 11 - Infinity Hall - Hartford, CT
September 16 - The Center for Arts - Natick, MA
October 23 - Montbleu Resort & Casino - Stateline, NV^
October 25 - State Room - Salt Lake City, UT
November 4 - Barrymore Theatre - Madison, WI
November 17 - Bijou Theatre - Knoxville, TN
November 18 - The Vogue - Indianapolis, IN
November 19 - Sheldon Concert Hall - St. Louis, MO
* - with special guest Jamie Lin Wilson
^ - with special guest David Lindley
On May 14, Alabama’s wildly prolific cult heroes The Pine Hill Haints will release The Song Companion of a Lonestar Cowboy, their debut for Muscle Shoals, AL-based independent label Single Lock Records. Featuring new, original songs by founder/leader Jamie Barrier in addition to multiple interpretations of traditional folk, blues, and gospel tunes, the album unfurls with raucous abandon through tracks that veer into swampy blues, Sun Records-style country and rockabilly, and cajun flavored squeezebox pop with visits from Satchel Paige, John Henry and Billy The Kid along the way.
Find out why the Haints put the GAWD! in “road dawgs” by watching their new video for "Back To Alabama," directed by local Muscle Shoals filmmaker Andrew Johnston and featuring stolen moments from their never-ending, pre-pandemic van life: https://youtu.be/u1nLpHVsadQ
To address the obvious question: the word “haint,” of archaic English origin, means to haunt or to inhabit aggressively. And with a medium-like connection, The Haints have spent the last two decades resurrecting all kinds of music that has passed out of the mainstream – in a style they call “Alabama Ghost Country.” The Song Companion of a Lonestar Cowboy is the latest evidence of their trailblazing brand or radical preservation. It was produced by Ben Tanner (Alabama Shakes) and features Haints mainstays Katie Barrier on washboard, singing saw and mandolin, Stevie LeBlanc on washtub bass, Brian Bordan on snare drum, and Justin Ward on accordion. Special guest J.D. Wilkes plays harmonica on select tracks.
“These songs are prayers and simple meditations, cool shadows to ease the mind in the turbulent times,” says Jamie Barrier. “They reflect our love of Irish jigs and North Mississippi chants, the invisible rhythm of the Cherokee and Choctaw, the ballads of Sam Barrett and old Yorkshire. Any kid with a skateboard can re-write them.”
Saint Disruption, the soul-inspired, collaborative music group consisting of John Medeski and scientist and folk healer Jeff Firewalker Schmitt, have released their latest single “Last Poet First / Ukupacha,” an ode to New York City’s Last Poets and the founder, Umar Bin Hassan. Listen to “Last Poet First / Ukupacha” here.
“Last Poet First / Ukupacha” includes vocals from Boston-based musician Leeda Lyric Jones and Austn Haynes of Free Radio, and is one of the seven tracks on Saint Disruption’s debut album ‘Rose In The Oblivion,’ out April 8th. It’s an invitation into the spiritual duality of Saint Disruption’s music, paying tribute to Umar Bin Hassan and the Last Poets while showcasing Medeski’s solo prowess and highlighting the lyrical tour de force that is Haynes’ who speaks of Martin Luther King Jr. and others who have championed equality and justice for all.
“I’m a student of history,” Schmitt told American Songwriter in a recent interview. “And I always go back to the artists who build new bridges of understanding that never existed before. The Last Poets did that in New York City in the 70s by bringing poetry and music together in a way that gave the oppressed a voice and allowed that voice to enter our bodies. And before long, hip-hop walked across that bridge.”
The band’s debut will also be accompanied by an art book that features visual art contributions from 10 North Carolina artists, including Daniel McClendon, Cleaster Cotton and nineteen-year-old Sovah Woydak who each created original works inspired by the album. For more on the collaborative process visit HERE.
Rachel Baiman is known for “testing music's potential to carry a timely message” (NPR), and now, she is sharing “Joke’s On Me,” the first single off her forthcoming ‘Cycles’ album due June 11 via Signature Sounds. Listen here: youtu.be/H_2aKuRNObU
Co-written by Baiman and Oh Pep!’s lead singer Olivia Hally, who also co-produced the record, “Joke’s On Me” shows us the flaws of too much ambition and how it can lead to burnout in mental health and creativity. The song is the first from Baiman’s sophomore solo album ‘Cycles’ (6.11), which includes 10 tracks exemplifying Baiman’s versatility as an artist.
“'Joke’s On Me’ was written in a moment of frustration, self-loathing and ridicule of my own mind,” says Baiman. “I'm an ambitious person and find it impossible to stop working towards a goal. I realize I’ve gone too far too make something happen when I'm no longer enjoying it. Pressure on artists to self-promote is at an all time high, and it takes a toll on mental health. I could easily destroy my own happiness in the pursuit of my career, so I try to find balance between making great art, working towards the next step, enjoying the process, and remembering my dream: to spend each day creatively... much easier said than done.”
The new album pushes the boundaries of her folk roots and experiments with indie-pop and grunge-rock sonics alongside a predominantly women crew of collaborators including Hally, GRAMMY-winning engineer Shani Gandhi (Sarah Jarosz, Sierra Hull, Mandolin Orange), drummer Bree Hartley and others. Baiman recruited several other top-notch musicians for the album including Cy Winstanley (Brandy Clark), Josh Oliver (Mandolin Orange), CMA Musician of the Year Jenee Fleenor (Dolly Parton, Kathy Mattea) who took on the role of Baiman’s co-writer for album closer, “The Distance."
Armed with "defiant and pointed [lyrics]” (Paste), Baiman narrates the joys and hardships of the female experience from miscarriage to self-discovery, betrayal, dementia, growing pains of love and more, while taking an honest look at the ways in which people destroy and rebuild (as individuals, families and communities).
“These songs are about the cycle of life inspired by the birth of a nephew and the loss of a grandmother, songs about internal mental cycles of ambition and self-doubt, the cycle of progress and regression in our country’s political journey, and the cycles of growth and reinvention that relationships take on,” says Baiman. "At times heartbreaking, at times celebratory, the album is a reflection of a lot of life experienced in a relatively short amount of time, a desire to hold fast to the people we love in the wake of so much uncertainty, and an exploration of the immense and unique strength of women in the face of adversity.”
‘Cycles’ follows Baiman’s debut solo album ’Shame’ which received praise from NPR, VICE, Paste and many others. Fans can pre-order ‘Cycles’ now, HERE. For more information, visit rachelbaiman.com.
esperanza spalding continues her singular, audacious approach to creating and releasing new music with the unveiling of her Songwrights Apothecary Lab today. The Songwrights Apothecary Lab is a curated portal of new work that is growing out of spalding’s collaborative practice over the past years, exploring how songwriters might meaningfully incorporate therapeutic practices and knowledge into their process and production. Today she is sharing new music forged in the lab, which will continue to grow over the next several months as spalding continues to experiment with creating in this way. The Songwrights Apothecary Lab follows her GRAMMY-winning and "truly intoxicating" (NY Times) 12 Little Spells album, which explored the salutary power of sound and words, and how music and the body interact.
Available to listen at songwrightsapothecarylab.com today is the three song “TRIANGLE” suite - “formwela 1,” “formwela 2 (feat. Ganavya),” and “formwela 3.” Each song is designed to have a unique yet related affect to benefit the listener, intended to relieve the tension, grief, and isolation experienced while being home-bound during this global pandemic.
Read more about the Songwrights Apothecary Lab in this New York Times piece: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/01/arts/music/esperanza-spalding-triangle.html
Listen to the 3-song “TRIANGLE” suite and watch the corresponding short film here: SONGWRIGHTSAPOTHECARYLAB.COM. The short film was directed by Matthew Hayes with art direction from Rob Lewis.
Watch via YouTube HERE
“If one of my friends is ill, I'd like to play a certain song and he will be cured.”
-John Coltrane
“us too…”
-the Songwrights Apothecary Lab
Handmade objects that relate with each song are also available for purchase, they help support the lab, at songwrightsapothecarylab.com. The objects include a chime, incense holder and bell, created out of clay and designed by a ceramics artist in spalding’s hometown of Portland, Oregon.
The “TRIANGLE” suite was composed via consultation with practitioners from various disciplines, including: music-therapy, neuroscience, Black American music, Sufism, South Indian Carnatic music, and her students and colleagues at Harvard. It was created and performed by esperanza spalding with collaborators including PHOELIX (instruments and production), Raphael Saadiq (production), Leo Genovese (piano), Justin Tyson (drums), Ganavya Doraiswamy (vocals), Thrive Choir, and Wayne Shorter (saxophone).
Over the coming months, more music will be created in the lab, in consultation with practitioners from various fields, and shared via the Songwrights Apothecary Lab website. Each creation will be shared with its intended use and ingredients.
spalding also plans to host an in-person lab in New York City this summer, in which visitors will be able to interact with the lab and the music. More details will be announced soon. A physical album with selections from the lab will be released later this fall, entitled: AVAILABLE AT SONGWRIGHTSAPOTHECARYLAB.COM.
“TRIANGLE” Listening Guide:
formwela 1: designed for memorizing, then hearing internally (via audiation) as an aide to self-soothe during an acute moment of stress in the home.
formwela 2 (featuring Ganavya): to be discreetly played as background-music. This song is designed to fill the room with a subtle vibrational-atmosphere that envelops and de-escalates interpersonal aggression.
formwela 3: designed as accompanying support for the listeners’ personal re-grounding process, after an acute moment (or general-state) of personal and/or interpersonal upset in the home.
Saint Disruption, the spirit-driven music collective consisting of improvisational pianist John Medeski and folk-healer, musician Jeff Firewalker Schmitt, today releases their debut album Rose in the Oblivion: https://orcd.co/saintdisruption
The band was created after John and Jeff’s fateful meeting in the heart of the Amazon jungle. The dynamic duo share a devotion to spiritual healing and the natural world, creating the motivation that drives their music. The album is born from the world of spirits but void of the trappings often found surrounding that terrain. “I’m not looking for spiritual music,” Medeski says, “I’m looking for Spirit to come through.”
"For me, music is clearly the greatest language we have, says Medeski. “With this project, the opportunity to use music as a way to express, transform, and heal has been an incredible honor during this time."
“We are not a conventional band, but rather a music and art collective that is about community, trust and supporting each other in creating art,” adds Schmitt. “Our aspiration is that we are sharing something that is true and enjoyable.”
The explosive 7-track collection is a collaborative project that features the Last Poets’ founder Umar Bin Hassan, and a number of Asheville-based artists including Datrian Johnson, Michael Hynes, Austin Haynes of Free Radio, and GRAMMY winners Agent 23 and Debrissa McKinney. Their latest single “Last Poet First / Ukupacha,” is a hip-hop-inspired ode to New York City’s Last Poets and the founder, Umar Bin Hassan, the inspiration that brought the group together and the vision for Saint Disruption’s first song, “Painstorms”.
Previously released singles “Instant Gratification" and “Choke a Man” were inspired by impactful societal issues, from the darkness of consumer capitalism to the ongoing civil rights issues. Rose in the Oblivion’s intent is to illustrate the ongoing issues of identity and systemic oppression while dissolving the barriers of spiritual development.
Recently, Schmit spoke about his relationship to poetry and music with The Untangle Podcast, as well as his mediation practices, his scientific experiences, exploring spirituality, and how it all in turn inspires the music he produces. Listen HERE.
And tune in to Saint Disruption’s Reddit Ask Me Anything (AMA) at r/Music on Monday, April 12 at 1 PM ET/ 10 AM PT to hear Schmitt and Medeski answer questions about the writing process and how they captured the darkness in the world around them.
The album is also accompanied by an art book that features visual art contributions from 10 North Carolina artists, including Daniel McClendon, Cleaster Cotton, Scott Mills, and nineteen-year-old Sovah Woydak who each created visual art pieces inspired by the album.
“Knowing that there were writers, musicians, and other visual artists all converging on one project takes a special willingness to just dive in because it's impossible to know the source and meaning of everyone's expression,” says. McClendon.
This is normally where we'd describe Todd Snider's new song "The Get Together," but as the man himself says in the track's liner notes "language is a trick...as soon as you buy into it you’re hooked. now you gotta learn the name of everything. if you want to make it sound mature you can call it expanding your vocabulary, but it’s just a bunch of nonsense. flim flam, rigmarole, razzmatazz, wack a doo." What we don't think is a trick is Rolling Stone praising Snider's new album First Agnostic Church of Hope and Wonder (out April 23) as "funky, funny...hilarious and heartbreaking," and The East Nashvillian adding "it’s hard to think of a more appropriate statement of purpose after a year of freefall" in their cover story on stands now. Snider, who in addition to playing the part of a conman reverend throughout the new album also plays guitar, bass, banjo and sings all his own backing vocal parts on "The Get Together," recently sat down with American Songwriter to discuss the new track (co-written with Mark McClendon, Daryl Sanders, and Tom Cook) in his own words.
Listen to "The Get Together" and watch the official music video, featuring behind-the-scenes content from the First Agnostic Church of Hope and Wonder recording sessions here.
"The Get Together" shares its name with the Sunday livestream series Snider has been putting on from East Nashville's Purple Building throughout quarantine. Tune-in each week here at 11AM CT
"The Get Together" is a prime example of the "funk in back and busking up front" musical style that Snider explores on First Agnostic Church Of Hope and Wonder - capturing the “fatback” rhythms made famous by the funk and reggae stars of the 60s and 70s with Midland drummer Robbie Crowell and multi-instrumentalist Tchad Blake (who is best known as one of music’s leading engineers, but here plays piano, flute, tuba, guitar and much more). “It’s a concept album,” Snider recently told Rolling Stone,“Like when KISS did Songs from the Elder or when W.A.S.P. did The Crimson Idol."
The Blind Boys of Alabama are gospel icons. Bela Fleck occupies a similarly lofty perch in the world of bluegrass. Together, they have earned 20 GRAMMY Awards and scores of other accolades. For Record Store Day 2021, The Blind Boys of Alabama and Bela Fleck have joined together on record for the first time to release a special 45RPM 7” to be released on Alabama-based label Single Lock Records.
On the A Side of this historic collaboration, The Blind Boys and Bela cover "I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free", the Billy Taylor and Dick Dallas: a classic made famous by Nina Simone, which continues to be an anthem for the Civil Rights Movement. On the B Side, the artists bring "See By Faith" to a physical format for the first time. A bonus track from the Blind Boys acclaimed LP, Almost Home, "See By Faith" is a previously unreleased song written by Bob Dylan.
“We’ve crossed paths with Béla Fleck on stage and socially for many years,” says the Blind Boys’ Jimmy Carter. “He’s an incredible talent. This is one of the most unique collaborations for the Blind Boys. I’m excited for the song and 45 to be shared with the fans.”
Ricky McKinnie of the Blind Boys adds: “After sharing stages with Béla Fleck in the past years, I find it to be both exciting and a pleasure to sing on a track with him. Anyone that misses this collaboration is missing one of the best.”
"I loved having the chance to work with the Blind Boys,” says Bela Fleck. “I’ve dug their music since I first heard them, and it was such a thrill to be in the band!"
This Single Lock Records release is limited to 2000 copies worldwide.
After more than a year of no large scale concerts or music festivals in Columbus, across Ohio and throughout the United States, The Elevation Group announced today the return of the WonderBus Music & Arts Festival to Columbus. The Lawn at CAS (2540 Olentangy River Road) provides the perfect site for the music festival as Ohio begins to emerge from COVID-19. The property at CAS offers 54 acres of open-air, outdoor space that will allow festivalgoers that opportunity to comfortably spread out.
On Saturday, August 29, WonderBus will present some of music's top hitmakers including Kesha; AJR; The Band CAMINO and more. On Sunday, August 29, Wilco will make their only Ohio appearance in 2021 and their only appearance in a six state region including all of Ohio's border states: Michigan; Indiana; Kentucky; West Virginia and Pennsylvania. Joining Wilco will be Grouplove, Black Pumas and other fantastic artists.
Additional performers include: Bob Moses, The Knocks, St. Paul & The Broken Bones, Grandson, Ritt Monmey, Absofacto, Dreamers, Smallpools and more - 28 artists in total. All tickets will go on sale this Thursday, April 15, 2021 at 12:00 p.m. (see below for all ticket info).
WonderBus is an all-ages festival featuring great music, a wide variety of culinary options, a robust artisan village and more. Situated a few hundred yards from The Ohio State University campus, WonderBus debuted in 2019 and was cancelled in 2020 due to the pandemic. The first WonderBus festival featured Ben Harper, Trombone Shorty, the Revivalists and Walk The Moon. According to the Columbus Dispatch, the inaugural WonderBus was "A big success on almost all counts. The fans, clearly responded to the fest’s design and execution. The layout of the site promoted exploration, the vendors, amusements, and a few key organizations playfully spread as if tossed onto a board game surface."
"The inaugural WonderBus, staged in 2019, was a grand slam homerun and it was devastating that we could not run in 2020," stated Elevation president Denny Young. "We feel confident that by the end of Summer, Ohio will be largely back to normal. The safety of our fans, artists and staff remains our top priority, but with the increased mental health challenges facing each and every one of us during the past year, we believe the time is right to promote live music and the positive impact that this music festival can have on the hearts and minds of everyone in Central Ohio and throughout the Midwest."
The festival has partnered with the Ohio State Wexner Medical Center’s Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Health to promote and raise funds for critical mental health initiatives focused on recovery and resilience.
TICKET INFO
Due to the evolving guidance from the State of Ohio regarding capacity, there will be a reduced number of tickets available on a first come, first served basis. As guidance becomes more clear between now and August, we hope to add more tickets. If you are interested in attending the festival, we encourage you to buy early.
Tickets go on sale this Thursday, April 15 at 12:00 p.m. ET through both WonderBusfest.com and SeeTickets.us. Single Day tickets are available for $89.00. Weekend passes are $159.00. Wonder passes (offering weekend admission to both theWonderBus Music & Arts Festival and WonderStruck in Cleveland); VIP passes and specially-priced tickets for children ages 3-10 are also available. Infants 2 years and under are admitted free.
Onsite parking for many festival attendees is also available for advance purchase. Parking is not unlimited, so we encourage getting your parking pass early.
WonderBus Safe Reopening Powered By Germ-X
WonderBus will follow the recommended health and safety guidelines put forth by state and county authorities. Additionally, the festival has aligned with St. Louis-based Germ-X to create an aggressive and innovative reopening platform based on the basic principles of responsible health and hygiene. A recent NBC News story ranked Germ-X the #1 Hand Sanitizer "meeting CDC guidance, shared by doctors."
"We wanted the very best partner to power our safe reopening," stated WonderBus executive producer Steve Lindecke. "Germ-X is #1. In our opinion, there is no better product and Germ-X will have a heavy presence at the festival."
"On behalf of the entire Germ-X team, I want to communicate to fans that Germ-X is excited to support safe reopening of music festivals across the country," said Darren Baker, President and Chief Operating Officer at Vi-Jon, LLC, the maker of Germ-X. "We will be providing complimentary samples of Germ-X to festivalgoers at entry points. We will also be providing other Germ-X products as additional support during WonderBus."
If COVID-19 forces a postponement or cancellation of the festival, ticket refunds will absolutely be an option for each buyer.
On September 24, the Owsley Stanley Foundation and Renew Records/BMG will release Bear’s Sonic Journals: Johnny Cash, At The Carousel Ballroom, April 24 1968, an historic and never-heard live concert recorded in San Francisco by innovative sound wizard Owsley Stanley. Captured in the heart of Haight-Ashbury, just days before the release of Cash’s iconic At Folsom Prison album (and over six months before the arrival of the equally revered At San Quentin), At The Carousel Ballroom serves as a third essential - and wholly unique - live document from the era, a moment of cultural collision, with Cash leaning into songs about society’s outcasts, while playing a venue operated by The Jefferson Airplane and Grateful Dead.
The live album, which will be released on CD/2LP, features new essays by Johnny and June Carter Cash’s son John Carter Cash, Owsley Stanley’s son Starfinder Stanley, The Grateful Dead’s Bob Weir, and Widespread Panic’s Dave Schools, as well as new art by Susan Archie, and a reproduction of the original Carousel Ballroom concert poster by Steve Catron. The release will also be widely available in all digital formats by Legacy Recordings, the catalog division of Sony Music Entertainment.
Listen to “I’m Going to Memphis” from the Carousel Ballroom live recording now and pre-order the album here: https://johnnycash.lnk.to/CarouselPR
Read interviews with key players behind the release at Rolling Stone: https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/johnny-cash-at-the-carousel-ballroom-new-live-album-owsley-stanley-1188746
At The Carousel Ballroom captures Cash at the height of his charismatic powers, in playful and powerful dialogue with his then-new bride June Carter, and backed by his legendary band The Tennessee Three: guitarist Luther Perkins, bassist Marshall Grant and drummer W.S. Holland. His set list that evening diverged from other concerts of the time, as Cash chose to cover two Bob Dylan compositions (“Don’t Think Twice It’s Alright,” and his earliest known recording of “One Too Many Mornings”) and perform songs of the overlooked and underserved such as “The Ballad of Ira Hayes.”
Recorded by Stanley in a verité style, the album startles with its clarity and dimension. Many of the sound reproduction techniques that Stanley pioneered while serving as the in-house engineer at the Carousel are accepted sonic gospel today. When he listened back to the Cash concert, he knew he had captured something special, immediately earmarking it for preservation. This release marks the latest entry in the Owsley Stanley Foundation’s ‘Bear’s Sonic Journals’ series, which has previously included Stanley’s live recordings of The Allman Brothers Band, Tim Buckley, Doc & Merle Watson and many more.
“When you hear this, you feel like you are on the stage with the band,” says Starfinder. John Carter Cash agrees, describing At The Carousel Ballroom as “what I believe to be one of the most intimate and connected shows I have ever heard.
JOHNNY CASH AT THE CAROUSEL BALLROOM, APRIL 24, 1968 TRACKLIST
1. Cocaine Blues
2. Long Black Veil
3. Orange Blossom Special (CD and Digital only)
4. Going to Memphis
5. The Ballad of Ira Hayes
6. Rock Island Line
7. Guess Things Happen That Way
8. One Too Many Mornings
9. Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right
10. Give My Love to Rose
11. Green, Green Grass of Home
12. Old Apache Squaw
13. Lorena
14. Forty Shades of Green
15. Bad News
16. Jackson
17. Tall Lover Man
18. June's Song Introduction
19. Wildwood Flower
20. Foggy Mountain Top
21. This Land Is Your Land
22. Wabash Cannonball
23. Worried Man Blues
24. Long Legged Guitar Pickin' Man
25. Ring of Fire
26. Big River
27. Don't Take Your Guns to Town
28. I Walk the Line
Today, Dave Matthews Band announced rescheduled dates for its 2021 North American summer tour, which will kick off on July 23 in Raleigh, NC at Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek. The headline run will include two-night stands in West Palm Beach, FL, Chicago, IL, Noblesville, IN, Gilford, NH, Irvine, CA and Saratoga Springs, NY.
The band will also make its annual return to the Gorge Amphitheatre for its traditional three-night Labor Day run. The band will be joined by support artists Dumpstaphunk and Allen Stone on Friday; Robert Randolph and the Family Band on Saturday, as well as Mavis Staples on Sunday.
An online ticket presale for members of the DMB Warehouse Fan Association will begin today at 12pm EDT at www.warehouse.davematthewsband.com for the newly added shows in Tampa, FL and Denver, CO. Citi is the official presale credit card for the Dave Matthews Band 2021 Tour. As such, Citi cardmembers will have access to purchase presale tickets through Citi Entertainment® beginning Tuesday, April 27, at 10 AM local time through Thursday, April 29, at 10 PM local venue time. For complete presale details visit www.citientertainment.com.
Tickets for the Tampa and Denver shows will go on sale to the general public on Friday, April 30th, at 10 AM local venue time. For the complete itinerary, see below or visit http://www.davematthewsband.com.
On this Earth Day, and in keeping with the band’s original plans on the 2020 tour to plant one million trees, the band is proud to once again pledge to plant another Million Trees, having fully funded a million trees in 2020. Along with support from DocuSign and Dreaming Tree Wines, the band invites the fans to join them in this mission by adding an optional $2 to their ticket price to plant a tree with The Nature Conservancy as part of TNC’s Plant a Billion Campaign. Fans can learn more about the campaign by visiting the Eco-Village on each stop of the tour, curated by REVERB, in partnership with DocuSign. More info: www.plantabillion.org/DMB
In addition to planting one million trees, Dave Matthews Band, who was named a UN Environment Goodwill Ambassador in 2019, will be neutralizing the biggest contributor to a concert’s carbon footprint – fan travel. On top of the band’s own footprint, REVERB will be calculating the carbon footprint associated with fan travel to DMB shows in 2021 and the band will be neutralizing these emissions by supporting carbon reduction projects. The band has a long history of reducing their environmental footprint and neutralizing tour carbon emissions from flights, busses and trucks, hotel stays and venue energy use going back to their first shows in 1991.
Dave Matthews Band has sold more than 25 million tickets since its inception and a collective 38 million CDs and DVDs combined. With the release of 2018's Come Tomorrow, Dave Matthews Band became the first group in history to have seven consecutive studio albums debut at No. 1 on the Billboard 200. The New York Times, in a Critic's Pick review, observed, "willed optimism fills the songs on 'Come Tomorrow,' while cynicism and irony are nowhere within earshot."
DAVE MATTHEWS BAND –2021 SUMMER TOUR DATES
Date - City/State/Province - Venue
*denotes rescheduled date
+ denotes new date added, public on sale April 30
7/23 - Raleigh, NC - Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek
7/24 - Charlotte, NC - PNC Music Pavilion*
7/27 - Alpharetta, GA - Ameris Bank Amphitheatre
7/28 - Tampa, FL - MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre at the FL State Fairgrounds+
7/30 - West Palm Beach, FL - iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre
7/31 - West Palm Beach, FL - iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre
8/6 - Chicago, IL - Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island*
8/7 - Chicago, IL - Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island*
8/11 - Clarkston, MI - DTE Energy Music Theatre*
8/13 - Noblesville, IN - Ruoff Music Center*
8/14 - Noblesville, IN - Ruoff Music Center*
8/18 - Syracuse, NY - St. Joseph's Health Amphitheater at Lakeview*
8/20 - Mansfield, MA - Xfinity Center*
8/21 - Columbia, MD - Merriweather Post Pavilion*
8/24 - Gilford, NH - Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion*
8/25 - Gilford, NH - Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion*
8/27 - Burgettstown, PA - The Pavilion at Star Lake*
8/28 - Virginia Beach, VA - Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater at Virginia Beach*
9/3 - George, WA - Gorge Amphitheatre
9/4 - George, WA - Gorge Amphitheatre
9/5 - George, WA - Gorge Amphitheatre
9/8 - Bend, OR - Les Schwab Amphitheater
9/10 - Irvine, CA - FivePoint Amphitheatre
9/11 - Irvine, CA - FivePoint Amphitheatre
9/15 - Milwaukee, WI - Summerfest*
9/17 - Saratoga Springs, NY - Saratoga Performing Arts Center*
9/18 - Saratoga Springs, NY - Saratoga Performing Arts Center*
9/21 - Wantagh, NY - Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater*
9/22 - Holmdel, NJ - PNC Bank Arts Center*
9/28 - Cincinnati, OH - Riverbend Music Center*
9/29 - Cuyahoga Falls, OH - Blossom Music Center*
10/8 - Greenwood Village, CO - Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre+
10/9 - Greenwood Village, CO - Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre+
10/11 - Albuquerque, NM - Isleta Amphitheater*
10/13 - Rogers, AR - Walmart AMP*
10/15 - Durant, OK - Choctaw Grand Theater*
10/16 - Durant, OK - Choctaw Grand Theater*
11/6 - Grand Rapids, MI - Van Andel Arena*
11/9 - Uncasville, CT - Mohegan Sun Arena*
11/10 - Uncasville, CT - Mohegan Sun Arena*
On Wednesday, critically acclaimed folk duo Mandolin Orange made up of Andrew Marlin and Emily Frantz who went from performing in coffee shops to headlining music festivals shared some huge news that they are now called Watchhouse. While Anais Mitchell loved it, Milk Carton Kids' Joey Ryan's reaction was even more notable: "Damn, can we do this too??"
Alongside the name change announcement, Watchhouse also unveiled new single and video "Better Way," produced by Josh Kaufman (The National, Bonny Light Horseman, Taylor Swift). New Commute says the new track "follows the smoke from outsider artists like Bitchin Bajas, Bing & Ruth and the Grateful Dead" and American Songwriter calls it "a soothing centerpiece to what may be their best work to-date."
Watch the gorgeous and geometric video for "Better Way" (directed by Lachlan Turczan) here: https://youtu.be/FKkhYwJsa3c
Saint Disruption, the spirit-driven artistic duo led by pianist John Medeski and folk healer Jeff Firewalker Schmitt, has teamed up with Asheville-based hip-hop quartet Free Radio to release a split single and reimagined version of Yoko Ono’s “Where Do We Go From Here.” Listen to “Where Do We Go From Here” here: https://youtu.be/osZPO10zDe8
“Where Do We Go From Here” is a timely ballad that recognizes the darkness in the world today, from the contemporary civil rights movement and ongoing police brutality to the COVID-19 pandemic that forced the world indoors. “Where Do We Go From Here” furthers the bands’ mission to shine a hopeful light in the darkest of days as they continue to hold out a hand to help everyone rise up.
The Free Radio collective is featured on Saint Disruption’s latest seven-track debut album ‘Rose in The Oblivion,’ a collaborative album that illustrates the turmoil of identity and systemic oppression in the 21st century. Revisit the full album here: https://orcd.co/saintdisruption
Free Radio is a hip-hop group consisting of North Carolina-based artists such as Austn Haynes, GRAMMY winner Debrissa McKinney, rising powerhouse vocalist Datrian Johnson and Johnny Reynolds. The group has performed alongside hip-hop titans such as Wu-Tang Clan, Ice Cube and Slick Rick.
"Silence can become betrayal,” says Free Radio’s Johnny Reynolds. “The last thing we as Free Radio want to do is stay silent in times filled with chaos and insecurities. In collaboration with Saint Disruption we revisited this Yoko Ono masterpiece as a way to shine a light on matters from BLM to COVID-19. We have all witnessed corruption across a broad spectrum from corporate execs, policing, healthcare and more. This is our way of communicating how we feel about the state of the world."
"'Where Do We Go From Here' is a question that invokes solutions, says Austn Haynes. “How do we move forward? With U.S. cities protesting systemic injustices and rioting, 'WDWGFH' sheds light on some of the reasons why, while attempting to sprinkle in tiny amounts of optimism, tied to hints of individual awakening."
Austn Haynes’ vocals are front and center on Saint Disruption’s single “Last Poet First / Ukupacha,” an ode to New York City’s Last Poets. Free Radio’s Datrian Johnson sings lead and is the main character in the video for "Choke a Man” and the band’s Debrissa McKinney joins Johnson for Saint Disruption’s “Instant Gratification,” a song that considers the dark effects of consumerism in the age of the internet. The bands also crossed paths with their recent collaboration “Outer Limits” which Schmitt direct the video for. Revisit the “Outer Limits” video here: https://youtu.be/eUriwZUECPs
Saint Disruption and Free Radio share a devotion to spiritual healing and a potent connection to nature, allowing these forces to continue to drive their collaborative music.
‘Rose in the Oblivion,’ Saint Disruption’s inaugural album, is out now. Released on April 8th, the album aims to dissolve the barriers of spiritual development while also serving as gritty political commentary.
The album was released alongside an art book that features visual art contributions from 10 North Carolina-based artists. Artists such as nineteen-year-old Sovah Woydak, Cleaster Cotton, Scott Mills, and Daniel McClendon, each produced original visual art inspired by ‘Rose in the Oblivion’. Stay tuned for more art initiatives from Saint Disruption on the way.
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After a year when plenty discovered what "the blues" really means, Cedric Burnside returns with I Be Trying; a new collection of 13 original songs that chart a course through dark times and towards the resonant love waiting to be found on the other side. A masterclass in Mississippi Hill Country Blues from its greatest living practitioner and two-time Grammy nominee, I Be Trying features stories of connection, hurt and redemption in the South as Burnside’s blistering guitar riffs become one with his emotive vocal melodies; sometimes conjuring what words can not.
I Be Trying finds Cedric, a student of and collaborator with his legendary grandfather RL Burnside, teaming with producer Boo Mitchell (“Uptown Funk” etc.) and Luther Dickinson (North Mississippi All-Stars) - themselves descendants of the great musical traditions of the American Delta - at Memphis' hallowed Royal Studios, where Al Green, Solomon Burke, Buddy Guy and so many other legends came before. Despite this pedigree, or because of it, I Be Trying feels thoroughly modern, reinterpreting those musical legacies into a bold, contemporary Black American sound that expands the sonic landscape while respecting and honoring its roots. Nowhere is this more evident than on lead single "Step In," which finds Burnside praying to the heavens to escape hardship and despair but with metaphors reflecting the ails of our present-day world: "like an addict fiending for crack...Lord step in."
Listen to "Step In" here and watch the accompanying visual captured at Royal Studios: https://youtu.be/2KBFUWQY8MA
Pre-order I Be Trying here: https://link.singlelock.com/cedric
I Be Trying marks Cedric's newest chapter in a career that began at age 13 with an unmatched musical education in his grandfather’s touring band. Now serving as the leading global ambassador for the Hill Country Blues, a genre at once African and American, southern and Mississippian - local and universal - the album also features musicians like Alabama Shakes bassist Zac Cockrell and New Orleans drummer Reed Watson (John Paul White etc). With a release on the artist-run Southern independent label Single Lock Records, the collection unmistakably charts a path forward for the Mississippi blues of a modern South.
Todd Snider has released First Agnostic Church of Hope And Wonder today, a new record which led the East Nashvillian to comment that "it’s hard to think of a more appropriate statement of purpose"...and that's despite the fact Snider appears in character as a conman reverend throughout. Or perhaps because of it. A concept record ("like when Kiss did Songs from the Elder or when W.A.S.P. did The Crimson Idol," says Snider) coupled with a musical style "different than anything he has done before" per the Associated Press, Snider appears on guitar, piano, banjo, bass, lead vocals, backing vocals (all of them), cowbell and harmonica - alongside drummer Robbie Crowell (Midland, Deer Tick) and GRAMMY winner Tchad Blake - to build a sonic world "filled with funky rhythms while Snider makes like Sly Stoner" (AP).
In the midst of this sonic experimentation and one-of-a-kind character creation, the emotional core of First Agnostic Church of Hope and Wonder lies in Snider's tributes to friends and mentors gone too soon; including John Prine, Jerry Jeff Walker, Colonel Bruce Hampton, Neal Casal and Jeff Austin. It's these poignant remembrances to his musical community that add a spiritual depth to the record which is fitting of the highest order of agnostic worship. As described by Rolling Stone in a recent feature, who else but Snider could make a record at once so "funny, funky...hilarious and heartbreaking"?
Listen to First Agnostic Church Of Hope And Wonder here via Aimless Records (which Snider has once again regained control of): https://orcd.co/hopeandwonder
Snider has also announced a series of tour dates for Fall and Summer 2021, which will be produced with all safety precautions and regulations as the foremost priority. Announced dates are below, with many more additions to come soon:
June 2 - George's Majestic - Fayetteville, AR
June 4 - Paramount Theatre - Austin, TX*
June 5 - The Kessler Theater - Dallas, TX*
June 6 - The Heights Theater - Houston, TX*
June 8 - Iron City - Birmingham, AL
July 24 - The Caverns - Pelham, TN (sold out)
August 23 - Music Box Supper Club - Cleveland, OH
August 25 - 20th Century Theater - Cincinnati, OH
September 1 - The Ramkat - Winston-Salem, NC
September 8 - Harvester Performance Center - Rocky Mount, VA
September 9 - Sellersville Theater - Sellersville, PA
September 10 - Infinity Hall - Norfolk, CT
September 11 - Infinity Hall - Hartford, CT
September 16 - The Center for Arts - Natick, MA
September 17 - Fairfield Theatre - Fairfield, CT
September 18 - Jefferson Theater - Charlottesville, VA
September 19 - Culture Center Theater - North Charleston, WV
September 24 - Ryman Auditorium - Nashville, TN
September 29 - The Oriental Theater - Denver, CO
October 23 - Montbleu Resort & Casino - Stateline, NV^
October 25 - State Room - Salt Lake City, UT
October 30 - Scottish Rite Masonic Center - Omaha, NE
October 31 - Wooly's - Des Moines, IA
November 1 - Wooly's - Des Moines, IA
November 4 - Barrymore Theatre - Madison, WI
November 17 - Bijou Theatre - Knoxville, TN
November 18 - The Vogue - Indianapolis, IN
November 19 - Sheldon Concert Hall - St. Louis, MO
* - with special guest Jamie Lin Wilson
^ - with special guest David Lindley
Fantasy Records will release Tedeschi Trucks Band’s Layla Revisited (Live At LOCKN'), a one-off live recording of the seminal Derek & The Dominos album Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs, performed in its entirety with special guest Trey Anastasio. Recorded on August 24, 2019 at the LOCKN' Festival in Arrington, VA, Layla Revisited captures Tedeschi Trucks Band at their incendiary best, with Anastasio proving the perfect foil to the transcendent musical union of guitarist Derek Trucks and guitarist/vocalist Susan Tedeschi, and frequent TTB collaborator Doyle Bramhall II, further supporting a live experience that, in the words of Uproxx’s Steven Hyden, provides “life-affirming shelter from the soul-destroying storm.”
Watch the album performance of “Why Does Love Got To Be So Sad?” — which builds to a climax amidst cyclonic, concurrent solos from Trucks and Anastasio — here: https://found.ee/TTBWhyDoesLoveVEVO
The performance of Layla came as a complete surprise to fans lucky enough to be in attendance at LOCKN' that evening. Initially billed only as “Tedeschi Trucks Band featuring Trey Anastasio,” the artists made no mention of the set of music they diligently rehearsed and planned ahead of time. But the links between the band and the album are deeply woven into the fabric of their existence. Propelled by two of the twentieth century’s greatest guitarists, Eric Clapton and Duane Allman, Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs was serendipitously released on November 9,1970, the very day of Susan Tedeschi’s birth. Later, Chris and Debbie Trucks were such fans of the album that they were inspired to name their firstborn son Derek. Decades later, Trucks would enjoy a fifteen-year tenure as a member of The Allman Brothers Band, and tour extensively with Clapton. Such is the depth of connection between the music and the performers that this album feels almost preordained.
“By the time that I started playing guitar, the sound of Duane Allman’s slide was almost an obsession,” says Derek Trucks about Layla. “His playing on Layla is still one of the high-water marks for me. The spirit, the joy, the recklessness, and the inevitability of it. My dad would play that record for me and my brother to fall asleep to and further sear it into my DNA.”
These cosmic coincidences all align on Layla Revisited as Tedeschi Trucks Band give fans an invigorated, inventive take on beloved classics from “I Looked Away” and “Bell Bottom Blues,” to the album’s iconic title track. For the live festival concert the band ended with “Layla” and decided to play the original version of the album closer over the PA system as walk-out music. To complete this release Layla Revisited concludes with a history-making moment of its own, as Derek and Susan deliver a studio version of “Thorn Tree In The Garden,” for the first time ever as a duo with no additional accompaniment.
Pre-order Layla Revisited (Live At LOCKN') here:
https://found.ee/TTBLaylaRevisited
Inspired by the creative chemistry of The Fireside Sessions, the intimate at-home performance series on nugs.net, Tedeschi Trucks are gearing up to hit the road for some limited capacity shows as part of their Fireside LIVE tour. The shows will be the first fully live public performances for the ensemble since February 2020, and come on the heels of the recent postponement of their annual summer Wheels of Soul Tour to next year (2022). As circumstances currently prevent the 12-piece ensemble from touring safely, the group returns in a new form, billed as Tedeschi Trucks as a nod to their band members back at home. With 4-8 band members slated to appear at socially-distant, limited-capacity venues, these special shows are long-awaited by band and fans alike. Venues will include a mix of small or reduced-capacity outdoor amphitheaters, drive-ins, and pod set-ups, all of which are COVID-19 compliant and will take precautions to ensure the safety of fans, staff, band and crew. Full dates are below.
TRACKLIST:
1. I Looked Away
2. Bell Bottom Blues
3. Keep On Growing
4. Nobody Knows You When You’re Down and Out
5. I Am Yours
6. Anyday
7. Key To The Highway
8. Tell The Truth
9. Why Does Love Got To Be So Sad?
10. Have You Ever Loved A Woman?
11. Little Wing
12. It’s Too Late
13. Layla
14. Thorn Tree In The Garden (studio)
FIRESIDE LIVE TOUR DATES:
June 11-12 Jacksonville, FL Daily’s Place Amphitheater
June 15 Brandon, MS Brandon Amphitheater
June 16 Orange Beach, AL The Wharf Amphitheater
June 18 Huntsville, AL Von Braun Center
June 19-20 Murfreesboro, TN Hop Springs Brew Park
June 22 Winston-Salem, NC The Drive
June 24-25 N. Charleston, SC The Bend
June 26 Columbia, SC Columbia Speedway Entertainment Center
July 1-3 Frederick, MD Showtime at the Drive-In
July 6-7 New Haven, CT Westville Music Bowl
July 9-11 Lafayette, NY Apple Valley Park
July 13-14 Ridgefield, CT Ridgefield Playhouse Outdoor Stage
July 16-17 Gilford, NH Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion
July 18 Elmer, NJ Appel Farm Arts & Music Center
July 20-21 Eatontown, NJ Concerts on the Green
July 23 Shelburne, VT The Green at Shelburne Museum
July 24 Martha’s Vineyard, MA Beach Road Weekend Festival
July 30-31 Morrison, CO Red Rocks ON SALE TBA *
Today, Andrew Marlin and Emily Frantz of Watchhouse – the critically acclaimed roots music duo who until recently were known as Mandolin Orange – announce their new self-titled album Watchhouse, out August 13 on Tiptoe Tiger Music / Thirty Tigers. With the change of name comes an artistic rebirth: While still firmly rooted in poetic Appalachian folk, there’s a sonic adventurousness informed by American primitivism and ambient soundscapes that gives Marlin and Frantz’s songs a new, unknowable allure. Watchhouse is audacious, spectral music that wrestles with and finds magic in the relationships we build with our families, our society, our planet, and ourselves.
Alongside the album announcement, Watchhouse also share the music video for “New Star,” a song about familial solidarity and self-sacrifice that is plain-spoken but vital. Directed by Sylvan Esso’s Amelia Meath, the video centers on the almost instinctual rituals of our lives that tie us to our various communities: children playing, friends sharing a cigarette, families gathering for dinner. After a year that forced many of us apart, it’s a reminder of the joys we are just beginning to return to and the strength we draw from each other.
Watch “New Star” here: http://found.ee/WHNewStarVideo
Produced by Andrew Marlin and Josh Kaufman — who has produced records for The National and Bonny Light Horseman, and also played on Taylor Swift’s folklore and evermore — Watchhouse, as the name change suggests, is a reinvention. These nine songs are both personal and political, touching upon Marlin and Frantz’s newfound parenthood as well as climate change and caustic online interactions as they parse out how to live a kinder, more decent life on their own terms.
“We’re different people than when we started this band,” Marlin says, reflecting on all these shifts. “We’re setting new intentions, taking control of this thing again.”
To create the album, Watchhouse decamped to Smith Mountain Lake, a sprawling hideaway at the foot of the Appalachians. Kaufman urged Marlin and Frantz to approach the process with new eyes and throw out their old conceptions about what their music sounds like. Alongside drummer Joe Westerlund, guitarist Josh Oliver, and bassist Clint Mullican, Marlin and Frantz broke loose, surprising themselves as they indulged in novel structures and textures. “Belly Of The Beast” is an astral waltz, while “Better Way” shifts from nimble harmonies to an acoustic drone. “Beautiful Flowers” is a particular highlight: A sparse elegy for a butterfly crushed by an car windshield that ponders industry and environmental degradation, it climaxes with funereal horns and Frantz’s affecting vocal.
Watch the gorgeous and geometric video for “Better Way” (directed by Lachlan Turczan) here: https://found.ee/WHBetterWayVideo
It’s been a long road for Watchhouse, who have "redefined roots music for a younger generation" (Washington Post) as they’ve gone from coffee shops to the Ryman and Red Rocks. Their 2019 album Tides Of A Teardrop was a runaway hit that lead to the band’s first ever national TV performances on CBS Saturday and the TODAY Show as well as an NPR Tiny Desk. Rolling Stone says Tides is "compelling...a new step for the band, and one that's rewarding to hear.”
Watchhouse also have announced 2021 and 2022 tour dates, including a headlining show at the Beacon Theatre in April 2022. See full dates below.
Pre-order Watchhouse here: https://orcd.co/watchhouse
Watchhouse Tracklist
“Wondrous Love”
“Better Way”
“Belly of the Beast”
“New Star”
“Upside Down”
“Lonely Love Affair”
“Coming Down From Green Mountain”
“Beautiful Flowers”
“Nightbird”
Watchhouse Tour Schedule
6/5 & 6/6 - The Caverns - Pelham, TN
6/17 to 6/20 - Telluride Bluegrass Festival - Telluride, CO %
6/25 to 6/26 - Bluegrass in the Bottoms - Kansas City, MO %
7/7 - Wolf Trap - Vienna, VA
7/9 & 7/10 - Greenfield Lake Amphitheater - Wilmington, NC +
7/17 to 7/18 - Under the Big Sky Festival - Whitefish, MT %
7/21 & 7/22 - Pine Creek Lodge - Livingston, MT +
8/7 - Open Highway Festival - St. Louis, MO
8/27 - Fayetteville Roots Festival, Fayetteville, AR
8/29 - Green River Festival, Greenfield, MA
9/3 & 9/4 - Ryman Auditorium - Nashville, TN
9/3 to 9/5 - BottleRock - Napa Valley, Napa, CA %
9/15 to 9/18 - ROMP - Owensboro, KY %
9/23 to 9/26 - DelFest - Cumberland, MD %
9/24 to 9/26 - FreshGrass Music Festival - North Adams, MA %
10/3 - Red Rocks Amphitheatre - Morrison, CO
10/16 - Stubb’s Austin - Austin, TX +
11/10 - Tennessee Theatre - Knoxville, TN +
11/11 - The Eastern - Atlanta, GA
11/12 - Georgia Theatre - Athens, GA +
11/19 & 11/20 - Durham Performing Arts Center - Durham, NC +
12/3 - Thomas Wolfe Auditorium - Asheville, NC +
4/16/22 - Beacon Theatre - New York, NY +
% - Festival appearance. Exact performance date announced later
+ - New headlining show. Fan pre-sale on Monday, May 24
Today, Tedeschi Trucks Band featuring Trey Anastasio share a smoldering live performance of the Derek & The Dominoes classic “Nobody Knows Your When You’re Down And Out.” With masterful solos from Derek Trucks, invaluable TTB collaborator Doyle Bramhall II, and Trey Anastasio — not to mention a smoky, passionate vocal from Susan Tedeschi — the track is exemplary of the fiery chemistry and intoxicating musicianship on display on Layla Revisited (Live At LOCKN'), the new TTB live album out July 16 on Fantasy Records.
Watch the album performance of “Nobody Knows Your When You’re Down And Out” here: https://found.ee/TTBNobodyKnowsVEVO
Recorded on August 24, 2019 at the LOCKN' Festival in Arrington, VA, Layla Revisited (Live At LOCKN') captures an enthralling surprise performance that finds the Tedeschi Trucks Band — with Anastasio and Bramhall in tow — paying tribute to Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs, the 1970 masterpiece that finds legendary guitarists Eric Clapton and Duane Allman in unparalleled form. The cosmic connections run deep: the original was not only released on the day of Susan Tedeschi’s birth, it inspired Chris and Debbie Trucks to name their firstborn son Derek. Decades later, Derek Trucks would enjoy a fifteen-year tenure as a member of The Allman Brothers Band, and tour extensively with Clapton. The resulting album is pure kismet: A lively, adventurous interpretation of one of the 20th century’s most singular rock & roll recordings.
Pre-order Layla Revisited (Live At LOCKN') here:
https://found.ee/TTBLaylaRevisited
Tedeschi Trucks Band are gearing up to hit the road for some limited capacity shows as part of their Fireside LIVE tour. The shows will be the first fully live public performances for the ensemble since February 2020, and come on the heels of the recent postponement of their annual summer Wheels of Soul Tour to next year (2022). Venues will include a mix of small or reduced-capacity outdoor amphitheaters, drive-ins, and pod set-ups, all of which are COVID-19 compliant and will take precautions to ensure the safety of fans, staff, band and crew. New dates have been added, including TKTK.
TRACKLIST:
1. I Looked Away
2. Bell Bottom Blues
3. Keep On Growing
4. Nobody Knows You When You’re Down and Out
5. I Am Yours
6. Anyday
7. Key To The Highway
8. Tell The Truth
9. Why Does Love Got To Be So Sad?
10. Have You Ever Loved A Woman?
11. Little Wing
12. It’s Too Late
13. Layla
14. Thorn Tree In The Garden (studio)
FIRESIDE LIVE TOUR DATES:
June 11-12 Jacksonville, FL Daily’s Place Amphitheater
June 15 Brandon, MS Brandon Amphitheater
June 16 Orange Beach, AL The Wharf Amphitheater
June 18 Huntsville, AL Von Braun Center
June 19-20 Murfreesboro, TN Hop Springs Brew Park
June 22 Winston-Salem, NC The Drive
June 24-25 N. Charleston, SC The Bend
June 26 Columbia, SC Columbia Speedway Entertainment Center
July 1-3 Frederick, MD Showtime at the Drive-In
July 6-7 New Haven, CT Westville Music Bowl
July 9-11 Lafayette, NY Apple Valley Park
July 13-14 Ridgefield, CT Ridgefield Playhouse Outdoor Stage
July 16-17 Gilford, NH Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion
July 18 Elmer, NJ Appel Farm Arts & Music Center
July 20-21 Eatontown, NJ Concerts on the Green
July 23 Shelburne, VT The Green at Shelburne Museum
July 24 Martha’s Vineyard, MA Beach Road Weekend Festival
July 30-31 Morrison, CO Red Rocks ON SALE TBA *
August 14 Beech Mountain, NC Beech Mountain Summer Series
August 17 Selbyville, DE The Freeman Stage at Bayside
August 21 Lawrenceville, GA Coolray Field
August 22 Lawrenceville, GA Coolray Field
September 17 Wilkesboro, NC Merlefest
November 10 Orlando, FL Dr. Phillips Center For The Performing Arts
November 11 West Palm Beach, FL Kravis Center For The Performing Arts
November 12 Fort Myers, FL Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall
November 16 Clearwater, FL Ruth Eckerd Hall
November 20 Savannah, GA Johnny Mercer Theatre
esperanza spalding’s new musical journey continues in June as she creates and shares music with her Songwrights Apothecary Lab. A curated online portal of new work that represents spalding’s collaborative practice over the past several years, the Songwrights Apothecary Lab explores how songwriters may incorporate knowledge in consultation with practitioners of music therapy, neuroscience and more to create music that can have a specific effect on the listener.
On June 12 she will open an in-person installation of her Songwrights Apothecary Lab in New York City, as part of the River To River festival. The New York lab will run for 10 days, and spalding will be working with in-house researchers and close musical collaborators, creating music designed to enhance a specific salutary effect. Throughout this in-person event, esperanza will open the lab for “shareback” sessions in which the public will be able to experience the lab and hear what is being worked on. More details will be announced soon.
Just before the NYC installation, on June 11 esperanza will also unveil a new single that was recently created and recorded in the Portland, OR edition of her Songwrights Apothecary Lab. For this iteration of the lab, she worked with collaborator Corey King, prompted by their shared need to enhance the ability to say what is most difficult to say between loved ones. “Formwela 4” will be released via the Songwrights Apothecary Lab at 12:00AM Eastern Time June 11. Additional songs created in the Portland iteration of her lab will be released in the coming weeks as well.
The first three songs she created in her lab - the TRIANGLE suite, “Formwela’s 1, 2 and 3” - were released on April 3, and offered as a salve and release for feelings of angst and constriction brought on by the pandemic. The launch of the Songwrights Apothecary Lab led to features with the NY Times and Vogue, and praise from Pitchfork, NPR, Paste and beyond. Revisit the TRIANGLE suite here: https://found.ee/es_YouTubePremiere
spalding will additionally open the River To River festival on June 10. She will perform in concert outdoors with longtime collaborators Terri Lyne Carrington and Leo Genovese. A new film directed by Arthur Jafa - WS, a longer supernova - will also premiere, an intimate conversation between Wayne Shorter and spalding that was filmed in the house of architect Frank Gehry. Following each screening, a separate film will be shown that captures a conversation between Shorter and spalding, moderated by Greg Tate and Craig Street, that delves into the creation of their operatic reimagining of Iphigenia.
Bruce Springsteen will return to Broadway this summer for a limited run of "Springsteen on Broadway" performances at Jujamcyn's St. James Theatre (246 W 44th Street). Shows begin Saturday June 26, with additional performances taking place through September 4.
Tickets for "Springsteen on Broadway" will go on sale Thursday, June 10 at 12pm ET through the show's official ticketing provider SeatGeek at https://seatgeek.com/springsteen-on-broadway-tickets
Said Springsteen: “I loved doing Springsteen on Broadway and I’m thrilled to have been asked to reprise the show as part of the reopening of Broadway.”
Proceeds from Opening Night of "Springsteen on Broadway" at the St. James Theatre will be donated to a group of local New York and New Jersey charities including the Boys and Girls Club of Monmouth County, Broadway Cares/Equity Fights Aids, Community FoodBank of New Jersey, Food Bank for New York City, Fulfill (Monmouth & Ocean Counties Foodbank), Long Island Cares, NJ Pandemic Relief Fund and The Actor’s Fund.
The creative team for “Springsteen on Broadway” includes Heather Wolensky (scenic design), Natasha Katz (lighting design) and Brian Ronan (sound design).
Based on his worldwide best-selling autobiography 'Born to Run,' “Springsteen on Broadway” is a unique evening with Bruce, his guitar, a piano, and his very personal stories. The show's original run included 236 sold-out performances at Jujamcyn's Walter Kerr Theatre, beginning in October 2017 and concluding in December 2018. Springsteen earned a Special Tony Award for the performances, which were later adapted into a film and a soundtrack album.
Audience members will be required to provide proof of full COVID-19 vaccination in order to enter the theater. For more information visit brucespringsteen.net or jujamcyn.com/springsteenFAQ
'Springsteen on Broadway' quotes:
"As portraits of artists go, there may never have been anything as real — and beautiful — on Broadway." - New York Times
“An intimate triumph… one of the most compelling and profound shows by a rock musician in recent memory." - Rolling Stone
“Two spellbinding hours of stories, reimagined hits and a dissection of his own legend..... something deep and joyful has occurred here tonight” - The Guardian
Today, Tedeschi Trucks Band announces the return of their Beacon Theatre residency. Proudly proclaiming, "We're Back," these will be some of the first performances featuring the full, reunited 12-piece band since February of 2020. The shows will be presented by Live Nation and will take place on September 30, October 1, 2, 5, 6, 8, and 9. Tickets for all seven shows will go on sale on Friday, June 18 at 10:00AM EST.
Since their first performance at The Beacon in 2011, Tedeschi Trucks Band have played 39 sold-out shows at the legendary theatre. These Beacon Theatre residencies offer the multi-talented, Grammy Award-winning group an opportunity to explore an especially large range of musical territory, often exceeding 100 different songs across the run. Guest sit-ins in the past have made these shows extra special.
The 2021 edition will additionally feature support acts Nels Cline: Consentrik Quartet on September 30, Anders Osborn on October 5 and Jorma Kaukonen on October 6. All other shows will feature two full sets by Tedeschi Trucks Band.
Ahead of the July 16 release of Layla Revisited (Live At LOCKN'), the new live album featuring Trey Anastasio, Tedeschi Trucks Band also shared their performance of “Little Wing.” What was initially a tribute to a recently departed Jimi Hendrix becomes, in the hands of TTB, one to both Hendrix and Duane Allman. It’s a blues rock symphony that finds Derek Trucks, Trey Anastasio, and Doyle Bramhall II standing on the shoulders of giants, finding new seams in a singular composition.
Listen to “Little Wing” here
Recorded on August 24, 2019 at the LOCKN' Festival in Arrington, VA, Layla Revisited (Live At LOCKN') captures an enthralling surprise performance that finds the Tedeschi Trucks Band — alongside Anastasio and Bramhall II — paying tribute to Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs. The cosmic connections to Eric Clapton and Duane Allman’s 1970 masterpiece run deep: the original was not only released on the day of Susan Tedeschi’s birth, it inspired Chris and Debbie Trucks to name their firstborn son Derek. Decades later, Derek Trucks would enjoy a fifteen-year tenure as a member of The Allman Brothers Band, and tour extensively with Clapton. The resulting album is pure kismet: A lively, adventurous interpretation of one of the 20th century’s most singular rock & roll recordings.
Pre-order Layla Revisited (Live At LOCKN') here
This Friday, June 11, Tedeschi Trucks commence their Fireside Live tour, a series of small ensemble, limited-capacity shows inspired by their mid-pandemic Fireside livestreams. The shows will be the first fully live public performances for the group since February 2020, and come on the heels of the recent postponement of their annual summer Wheels of Soul Tour to next year (2022). Venues will include a mix of small or reduced-capacity outdoor amphitheaters, drive-ins, and pod set-ups, all of which are COVID-19 compliant and will take precautions to ensure the safety of fans, staff, band and crew. From the Beacon Theatre dates onward, the full 12-piece Tedeschi Trucks Band will be back on the road for select dates playing to full capacity audiences. Full dates below.
TRACKLIST:
1. I Looked Away
2. Bell Bottom Blues
3. Keep On Growing
4. Nobody Knows You When You’re Down and Out
5. I Am Yours
6. Anyday
7. Key To The Highway
8. Tell The Truth
9. Why Does Love Got To Be So Sad?
10. Have You Ever Loved A Woman?
11. Little Wing
12. It’s Too Late
13. Layla
14. Thorn Tree In The Garden (studio)
FIRESIDE LIVE TOUR DATES:
June 11-12 — Jacksonville, FL — Daily’s Place Amphitheater
June 15 — Brandon, MS — Brandon Amphitheater
June 16 — Orange Beach, AL — The Wharf Amphitheater
June 18 — Huntsville, AL — Von Braun Center
June 19-20 — Murfreesboro, TN — Hop Springs Brew Park
June 22 — Winston-Salem, NC — The Drive
June 24-25 — N. Charleston, SC — The Bend
June 26 — Columbia, SC — Columbia Speedway Entertainment Center
June 29 — Wilmington, NC — Greenfield Lake Amphitheater
July 1-3 — Frederick, MD — Showtime at the Drive-In
July 6-7 — New Haven, CT — Westville Music Bowl
July 9-11 — Lafayette, NY — Apple Valley Park
July 13-14 — Ridgefield, CT — Ridgefield Playhouse Outdoor Stage
July 16-17 — Gilford, NH — Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion
July 18 — Elmer, NJ — Appel Farm Arts & Music Center
July 20-21 — Eatontown, NJ — Concerts on the Green
July 23 — Shelburne, VT — The Green at Shelburne Museum
July 24 — Martha’s Vineyard, MA — Beach Road Weekend Festival
July 25 — Martha’s Vineyard, MA — Beach Road Weekend Festival
July 30-31 — Morrison, CO — Red Rocks
August 1 — Dillon, CO — Dillon Amphitheater
August 14 — Beech Mountain, NC — Beech Mountain Summer Series
August 16 — Northampton, MA — The Pines Theater at Look Park
August 17 — Selbyville, DE — The Freeman Stage at Bayside
August 18 — Wilkes-Barre, PA — FM Kirby Center For The Performing Arts
August 21 — Lawrenceville, GA — Coolray Field
August 22 — Lawrenceville, GA — Coolray Field
August 28-29 — Arrington, VA — LOCKN’ - Infinity Downs Farms
September 17 — Wilkesboro, NC — Merlefest
TEDESCHI TRUCKS BAND DATES:
September 30* — New York, NY — Beacon Theatre Lexus Concert Series
October 1 — New York, NY — Beacon Theatre Lexus Concert Series
October 2 — New York, NY — Beacon Theatre Lexus Concert Series
October 5^ — New York, NY — Beacon Theatre Lexus Concert Series
October 6~ — New York, NY — Beacon Theatre Lexus Concert Series
October 8 — New York, NY — Beacon Theatre Lexus Concert Series
October 9 — New York, NY — Beacon Theatre Lexus Concert Series
November 10 — Orlando, FL — Dr. Phillips Center For The Performing Arts
November 12 — Fort Myers, FL — Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall
November 16 — Clearwater, FL — Ruth Eckerd Hall
November 20 — Savannah, GA — Johnny Mercer Theatre
* = with Nels Cline: Consentrik Quartet
^ = Anders Osborne
~ = Jorma Kaukonen
Esperanza Spalding’s new musical journey continues as she releases her single “Formwela 4”, created and recorded in her Songwrights Apothecary Lab last month in Portland, OR. Connected by their need to enhance the ability to say what is most difficult to say between loved ones, she worked with collaborator Corey King on the soaring and stripped back single, featuring arpeggiated acoustic guitar and duetting vocals.
Watch/listen to “Formwela 4” via the Songwrights Apothecary Lab here: https://songwrightsapothecarylab.com. Esperanza will share two other new songs created in Portland with Corey King on Friday, June 18 and Friday, June 25.
Esperanza launched the Songwrights Apothecary Lab in April with “Formwela 1” “Formwela 2” and “Formwela 3,” a suite created as a salve for the grief and loneliness brought on by the pandemic, featuring a number of musicians including Wayne Shorter, Phoelix and Raphael Saadiq.
The Songwrights Apothecary Lab explores how songwriters may meaningfully incorporate therapeutic practices and knowledge into their process and production. Esperanza is creating music this way through consultation with researchers, practitioners, and musicians, creating music designed to enhance a specific salutary effect. Read more about the Songwrights Apothecary Lab in this NY Times feature, and more at Vogue, Pitchfork and KCRW.
Esperanza shares that she crafted “Formwela 4” "for when an un-revealed current at the river bottom of your being needs to rise up and be made lovingly legible."
Instead of coming in a plastic compact disc, or polyvinyl chloride record, songs created in the Songwrights Apothercary Lab will be sold with a functional object, collaboratively designed to embody the intended salutary effect and use of each formwela. Sales of these objects will help fund the ongoing experimentations and sharings of the Songwrights Apothecary Lab. For “Formwela 4” an iron-on patch in the form of a blue ear is available for pre-order. The purpose of this object is to cup the ear in your hands, and practice saying what you need. Alternative uses include ironing onto a sweater cuff, living room curtain seam, pillowcase, or any location you can readily reach with your saying apparatus to practice saying what you need, as well as practicing saying words into this ear while imagining you are speaking ease-fully at the lobe of a tenderly lapping sea, blue and glittering in its consummate receptivity.
On June 12 she will open an in-person installation of her Songwrights Apothecary Lab in New York City, as part of the River To River festival. Spalding will be working with in-house researchers and close musical collaborators for 10 days at the New York lab. She also looks forward to “shareback” sessions with the public, in which they will be able to experience the lab and listen to what is being worked on throughout this event. The “shareback” schedule is available here: https://lmcc.net/river-to-river-festival/esperanza-spalding
“Formwela 4” Listening Guide:
For tuning oneself to expect and receive attunement when speaking intimately to the heart’s un-articulated needs. Use to remind oneself that loving and self-giving are not individual undertakings; that even in the most intimate circumstances, ancestors and earth’s support forces are in attendance, for the honoring of their beauty via the truth of how you really are, and what you really need.
Today, Watchhouse shares “Beautiful Flowers,” a slow-blooming elegy to a butterfly that takes an existential look at automotive expansion, the interconnectedness of nature, and the little-considered costs of industrialized society. Though the song’s topics are ambitious, it’s delivered in a thoughtful and poetic cadence by Watchhouse’s Emily Frantz — a plainspoken reflection that exemplifies the ingenious songwriting of her bandmate Andrew Marlin and the duo’s bewitching musical chemistry.
Listen to “Beautiful Flowers” here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tEiJ0vY7To
“Beautiful Flowers” comes from Watchhouse (out August 13 on Tiptoe Tiger Music / Thirty Tigers), the first record from the duo formerly known as Mandolin Orange. Produced by Andrew Marlin and Josh Kaufman (Bonny Light Horseman, The National), Watchhouse weaves Andrew Marlin’s Appalachian-steeped songwriting into sonic patchworks that pull from American primitivism and ambient composition. Watchhouse is Andrew Marlin and Emily Frantz embarking on a new artistic journey into an uncharted wilderness — and finding a clarity of purpose through it all.
“We’re different people than when we started this band,” Marlin says, reflecting on all these shifts. “We’re setting new intentions, taking control of this thing again.” Pre-order Watchhouse here: https://orcd.co/watchhouse
Alongside last month’s album announcement, Watchhouse shared the music video for “New Star.” Directed by Sylvan Esso’s Amelia Meath, the video explores the communal rituals that color our existence and tie us to society. Watch “New Star” here: http://found.ee/WHNewStarVideo
And watch the gorgeous and geometric video for “Better Way” (directed by Lachlan Turczan), which accompanied the announcement of the group’s name change, here: https://found.ee/WHBetterWayVideo
Watchhouse have "redefined roots music for a younger generation" (Washington Post) as over the past decade they’ve gone from playing coffee shops to headlining the Ryman and Red Rocks. Their 2019 album Tides Of A Teardrop was a runaway hit that lead to the band’s first ever national TV performances on CBS Saturday and the TODAY Show as well as an NPR Tiny Desk. Rolling Stone says Tides is "compelling...a new step for the band, and one that's rewarding to hear.”
Watchhouse Tour Schedule
6/17 - Telluride, CO - Telluride Bluegrass Festival
6/25 - Kansas City, MO - Bluegrass in the Bottoms
7/7 - Vienna, VA - Wolf Trap
7/9 - Wilmington, NC - Greenfield Lake Amphitheater
7/10 - Wilmington, NC - Greenfield Lake Amphitheater
7/17-7/18 - Whitefish, MT - Under the Big Sky Festival %
7/21 - Paradise Valley, MT - Pine Creek Lodge
7/22 - Paradise Valley, MT - Pine Creek Lodge
7/23 - White Sulphur Springs, MT- Red Ants Pants Music Festival
8/5 - Grand Rapids, MI - Meijer Gardens
8/7 - St. Louis, MO - Open Highway Festival
8/19- Salt Lake City, UT - Red Butte Garden
8/20- Boise, ID - Idaho Botanical Garden
8/27 - Fayetteville, AR - Fayetteville Roots Festival
8/29 - Greenfield, MA - Green River Festival
9/3 - Nashville, TN - Ryman Auditorium
9/4 - Nashville, TN - Ryman Auditorium
9/5 - Napa, CA - BottleRock
9/6 - Berkeley, CA - UC Theatre
9/15-9/18 - Owensboro, KY - ROMP %
9/16 - Lake Orion, MI - Wildwood Amphitheater
9/18- Indianapolis, IN - Holler on the Square
9/23-9/26 - Cumberland, MD - DelFest %
9/26 - North Adams, MA - FreshGrass
10/3 - Morrison, CO - Red Rocks Amphitheatre
10/16 - Austin, TX - Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheater
11/10 - Knoxville, TN - Tennessee Theatre
11/11 - Atlanta, GA - The Eastern
11/12 - Athens, GA - Georgia Theatre
11/19 - Durham, NC - Durham Performing Arts Center
11/20 - Durham, NC - Durham Performing Arts Center
12/3 - Asheville, NC - Thomas Wolfe Auditorium
4/16/22 - New York, NY - Beacon Theatre
% - Festival performance. Exact date TBA
The art of the remix has been around for decades, from the fervid imaginations of Jamaican record producers like Sir Coxsone Dodd, Duke Reid or King Tubby to the disco enthusiasts of New York City, such as Tom Moulton. The remix has long acted as a song’s extension - some completely deconstructing an idea or sound, others devastating dancefloors or reaching entirely new audiences.
Today, Houston, Texas’ multilingual collagists Khruangbin announce their very own remix album, Mordechai Remixes out August 6th and to be released physically October 29th on Dead Oceans, in association with Night Time Stories, Ltd.
Carefully curated by the trio comprised of bassist Laura Lee, guitarist Mark Speer and drummer Donald “DJ” Johnson, each remixer on Mordechai Remixes has a musical or cosmic connection to Khruangbin. Whether it be personal friendships or simply mutual musical appreciation, the selected artists’ reimagining of the band’s 2020 Mordechai album is pure kismet. Kadhja Bonet, who lends her creamy soprano flutters to “Father, Mother Bird” was a fan, along with house legend Ron Trent. Harvey Sutherland and Ginger Roots have both toured with the band, Anderson .Paak and NxWorries. collaborator Knxwledge sampled “White Gloves” on a mixtape, Natasha Diggs and Soul Clap are recent friends of the band, Quantic is a mutual friend of Bonobo who is crucial in the band’s origin story, Lee is godmother to one of Felix Dickinson’s kids and Bill Brewster, one half of the DJ duo Mang Dynasty, has known Lee for years. Plus, Brewster wrote the album’s inner sleeve gatefold notes.
Entering the tight-knit world of a Khruangbin song can be daunting task, though it has been done - previously in 2016, with the highly collectible EP on Boogiefuturo, the off shoot label of Bristol-based Futureboogie Recordings, with a special collaborative 12" disc featuring remixes/re-edits from a veritable line up of cutting edge producers including DJ Milo, Maribou State and more. Khruangbin has created an entire universe in which they seem to function telepathically in the way the genre-bending music is composed, arranged and played to the audience. To mess with their delicate ecosystem can invoke feelings similar to that of an unwanted guest crashing a good-time party. But Khruangbin reassures, “We write our music to be interpreted; this is another wonderful interpretation of the music. There is something very vulnerable about letting others work on your music,” they continue. But through the correspondence with the different artists, we gained a bigger connection to the songs themselves.”
A recurring visual theme, and further tethering of the remixers to the band, Laura Lee has also hand drawn inner gatefold illustrations of each remixer. Also, over the past couple months Khruangbin has been in the process of releasing a very limited number of 12” records in select record stores. There has been zero promotion or announcement of these 12’s inches until now, and it's one for the heads, honoring the electronic music sphere’s word of mouth tradition of releasing music.
This Sunday, June 27th, the band will debut their Khruangbin Curates live set on Boiler Room with three sets from Mordechai remixers - Kadhja Bonet, Felix Dickinson and Ron Trent.
There is lots to come from Khruangbin this summer and fall, too, including festival performances at Newport Jazz, two headlining shows at Red Rocks, three sold-out nights at Los Angeles’ Greek Theatre and Atlanta’s The Eastern, III Points Festival, Outside Lands and more.
The band recently announced a two-night run at New York City’s Radio City Music Hall in March 2022, too, marking yet another milestone in a journey which will see them touring the majority of the next year, playing major festivals and showcasing their incredible, immersive live show that puts emphasis on the band members themselves. To watch Khurangbin perform live, after all, is to see them.
Mordechai Remixes Tracklist:
Father Bird, Mother Bird (Sunbirds) - Kadhja Bonet
Connaissais de Face (Tiger?) - Ginger Root
Dearest Alfred (MyJoy) - Knxwledge
First Class (Soul In The Horn Remix) - Natasha Diggs
If There Is No Question (Soul Clap’s Wild, But Not Crazy Mix) - Soul Clap
Pelota (Cut A Rug Mix) - Quantic
Time (You And I) (Put A Smile On DJ's Face Mix) - Felix Dickinson
Shida (Bella’s Suite) - Ron Trent
So We Won’t Forget (Mang Dynasty Version) - Mang Dynasty
One To Remember (Forget Me Nots Dub) - Harvey Sutherland
Pre-order/Pre-Save Mordechai Remixes:
https://khruangbin.deadoc.co/mordechai-remixes
Khruangbin 2021 - 2022 Tour Dates
Friday, July 30 - Newport Jazz Festival - Newport, Rhode Island
Sat, Jul 31, - Maha Festival - Aksarben Village, Omaha, NE
Sun, Aug 8 - Hinterland - St. Charles, IA
Sun, Aug 29 - Railbird Festival - Lexington, KY
Wed, Sept 15 - Stubb’s Bar-B-Q - Waller Creek Amphitheatre - Austin, TX
Thurs, Sept 16 - Stubb’s Bar-B-Q - Waller Creek Amphitheatre - Austin, TX
Fri, Sept 17 - Stubb’s Bar-B-Q - Waller Creek Amphitheatre - Austin, TX
Sat, Sept 18 - Stubb’s Bar-B-Q - Waller Creek Amphitheatre - Austin, TX
Mon, Sept 20 - Red Rocks Amphitheatre - Morrison, CO
Tues, Sept 21 - Red Rocks Amphitheatre - Morrison, CO
Sun, Sept 26 - Pilgrimage Festival - Franklin, TN
Sat, Oct 23 - Band Together Benefit - Raleigh, NC
Fri, Oct 29 - Outside Lands - San Francisco, CA
Sun, Oct 31 - Suwannee Hulaween - Live Oak, FL
Wed, Nov 3 - Greek Theatre - Los Angeles, CA
Thurs, Nov 4 - Greek Theatre - Los Angeles, CA
Fri, Nov 5 - Greek Theatre - Los Angeles, CA
Thurs, Dec 2 - The Eastern - Atlanta, GA
Fri, Dec 3 - The Eastern - Atlanta, GA
Sat, Dec 4 - The Eastern - Atlanta, GA
Wed, Mar 9, 2022 - Radio City Music Hall - New York, NY
Thurs, Mar 10, 2022 - Radio City Music Hall - New York, NY
Today, Tedeschi Trucks Band share “Tell The Truth,” their latest live performance from Layla Revisited (Live At LOCKN’), a historic, one-off live recording of the seminal Derek & The Dominos album Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs, performed in its entirety with special guest Trey Anastasio. With gut-punch vocals from Susan Tedeschi and break-neck backing from the 14-piece band (including guitarist and frequent collaborator Doyle Bramhall II), this recording features dueling guitar solos from Derek Trucks and Phish’s Trey Anastasio that weave masterfully in and out of one another while building to a breathtaking crescendo, ultimately fusing into a single, fiery riff.
Watch the captivating multi-camera shoot of “Tell The Truth” here
Recorded on August 24th, 2019 at the LOCKN’ Festival in Arrington, VA, Layla Revisited captured an intoxicating surprise performance that reinvents a well-loved classic without abandoning the core of the music and its history. Featuring Phish’s Trey Anastasio as the ideal counterpart to Derek’s virtuosic slide guitar and Susan’s soaring vocals, the live record “carries forward the Allmans’ legacy of Southern rock expansionism… with an electrifying sound” (Rolling Stone)
Pre-order Layla Revisited (Live At LOCKN') here: https://found.ee/TTBLaylaRevisited
Earlier this month, Tedeschi Trucks Band announced the return of their annual Beacon Theatre Residency in NYC, featuring seven full-capacity shows on select dates between September 30 and October 9, and adding to the 39 sold out shows the band have played at the Theatre since their first in 2011. Also in June, Tedeschi Trucks Band returned to the road for a series of limited capacity shows as a part of their Fireside LIVE tour. Inspired by the creative chemistry of The Fireside Sessions, the band’s intimate virtual pandemic performance series, this long-awaited tour has allowed 4-8 members of the ensemble to return to the stage to the delight of the band and fans alike. Venues include a mix of small or reduced-capacity outdoor amphitheaters, drive-ins, and pod set-ups, all of which are COVID-19 compliant and take precautions to ensure the safety of fans, staff, band and crew. Full dates are below.
Layla Revisited (Live At LOCKN’) TRACKLIST:
1. I Looked Away
2. Bell Bottom Blues
3. Keep On Growing
4. Nobody Knows You When You’re Down and Out
5. I Am Yours
6. Anyday
7. Key To The Highway
8. Tell The Truth
9. Why Does Love Got To Be So Sad?
10. Have You Ever Loved A Woman?
11. Little Wing
12. It’s Too Late
13. Layla
14. Thorn Tree In The Garden (studio)
UPCOMING FIRESIDE LIVE TOUR DATES:
July 1-3 — Frederick, MD @ Showtime at the Drive-In
July 6-7 — New Haven, CT @ Westville Music Bowl
July 9-11 — Lafayette, NY @ Apple Valley Park
July 13-14 — Ridgefield, CT @ Ridgefield Playhouse Outdoor Stage
July 16-17 — Gilford, NH @ Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion
July 18 — Elmer, NJ @ Appel Farm Arts & Music Center
July 20-21 — Eatontown, NJ @ Concerts on the Green
July 23 — Shelburne, VT @ The Green at Shelburne Museum
July 24-25 — Martha’s Vineyard, MA @ Beach Road Weekend Festival
July 30-31 — Morrison, CO @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre
August 1 — Dillon, CO @ Dillon Amphitheater
August 3 — Beaver Creek, CO @ Vilar Performing Arts Center
August 14 — Beech Mountain, NC @ Beech Mountain Summer Series
August 16 — Northampton, MA @ The Pines Theater
August 17 — Selbyville, DE @ The Freeman Stage
August 18 — Wilkes-Barre, PA @ F.M. Kirby Center * TICKETS TBA
August 21-22 — Lawrenceville, GA @ Coolray Field
August 27-29 — Arrington, VA @ LOCKN’ Farm
September 17 — Wilkesboro, NC @ Merlefest
BEACON THEATRE RESIDENCY DATES:
September 30* — New York, NY — Beacon Theatre Lexus Concert Series
October 1 — New York, NY — Beacon Theatre Lexus Concert Series
October 2 — New York, NY — Beacon Theatre Lexus Concert Series
October 5^ — New York, NY — Beacon Theatre Lexus Concert Series
October 6~ — New York, NY — Beacon Theatre Lexus Concert Series
October 8 — New York, NY — Beacon Theatre Lexus Concert Series
October 9 — New York, NY — Beacon Theatre Lexus Concert Series
* = with Nels Cline: Consentrik Quartet
^ = Anders Osborne
~ = Jorma Kaukonen
New York City’s Blue Note Jazz Club announces the return of Grammy Award-winning trumpet icon Chris Botti to the Blue Note stage for his 17th annual holiday residency. From December 6 to January 2, Botti will perform two shows a night at 8 pm and 10:30 pm ET. The schedule includes performances on Christmas and New Year’s Eve, ringing in 2022 and rounding out Blue Note’s historic 40th anniversary celebration.
Since his last holiday residency in 2019, fans have anxiously awaited Botti’s return to Blue Note Jazz Club. Previous concert-goers have seen the jazz-pop powerhouse’s usual “high-gloss production value” (NYT) paired with Blue Note’s usual surprise drop-ins and celebrity cameos, including Sting, John Mayer, Caroline Campbell and Veronica Swift. Following the jazz club’s 15-month closure due to the pandemic, this year promises even more surprises and star power.
“Speaking not only for myself, but for my band as well, it’s the gig we look forward to all year long,” says Botti. “Blue Note is the best jazz club in the world, in the best city, at the best time of the year. We’ve been doing it for 17 years, and to come to such an incredible environment with fans from all over the world, many who have seen us in various cities throughout the world earlier that year, and who then come to our gig at the Blue Note is a very special feeling. We hope it never ends.”
“The Chris Botti holiday residency at the Blue Note has become an iconic tradition in New York City,” says Steven Bensusan, CEO of Blue Note Entertainment Group. “We are so happy to be able to announce the return of this month-long celebration which also coincides with our 40th anniversary.”
Recently, Botti performed at SummerStage in Central Park as part of Blue Note Jazz Festival, which celebrated the return of live music in New York City. Watch ABC7 NY’s recent interview with Botti and Bensusan, here.
Tickets for Blue Note Jazz Festival and Botti’s residency shows can be purchased at https://www.bluenotejazz.com
ABOUT CHRIS BOTTI
For over two decades, Grammy Award-winning master trumpeter and composer Chris Botti has amassed a spectacular variety of honors, including multiple Gold and Platinum albums, to become the nation’s largest selling instrumental artist. His mesmerizing performances with a stunning array of legends such as Sting, Barbra Streisand, Tony Bennett, Yo-Yo Ma, Frank Sinatra, Paul Simon and Andrea Bocelli have cemented his place as one of the most brilliant and inspiring forces of the contemporary music scene. Whether he’s performing with illustrious symphonies or at renowned venues around the globe, his unparalleled crystalline and poetic sound transcends musical boundaries.
ABOUT BLUE NOTE JAZZ CLUB
Since 1981, Blue Note Jazz Club has been a cultural institution in New York City and one of the premiere jazz clubs in the world. Blue Note strives to preserve the history of jazz, and the club is a place where progression and innovation - the foundations of jazz - are encouraged and practiced on a nightly basis. In addition to the main acts that feature the likes of Robert Glasper, Pat Metheny, Christain McBride, Joshua Redman, Ron Carter and Chris Botti, Blue Note regularly showcases up-and-coming jazz, soul, hip-hop, R&B and funk artists. After 40 years of success, Blue Note continues to carry the torch for jazz into the 21st century in the cultural heart of New York, Greenwich Village.
BLUE NOTE JAZZ CLUB ON THE WEB
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Today, Houston, Texas’ multilingual collagists Khruangbin, who have been on countless global tours and graced nearly every major festival stage in the world, officially announce their 2021-2022 North American Tour. Especially praised for their telepathic musicianship, enigmatic-driven looks on stage and mesmerizing live shows, the upcoming 40+ run of dates sees Khruangbin playing their largest rooms to date including two sold-out nights headlining iconic Colorado venue Red Rocks, three sold-out nights at LA’s legendary Greek Theatre, two headlining shows at New York City’s Radio City Music Hall in early 2022 and a first-ever headlining performance at London’s Alexandra Palace. Support for the upcoming tour includes an impressive array of curated artists including Nick Hakim, Kadhja Bonet, Kikagaku Moyo, Robert Ellis, Kelly Doyle, Ruben Moreno, The Suffers, Vleux Farka Toure and Brijean.
The band’s previously announced tour dates are almost entirely sold out, a milestone for the trio that puts so much emphasis on their live performances. They’ve previously shared the stage with everyone from Father John Misty, Tycho and Vulfpeck, to fellow Texan Leon Bridges, Chicano Batman, The Marias, Harvey Sutherland and more. See the full 2021-2022 tour routing below.
Purchase Tickets Here: https://www.khruangbin.com/tour
Khruangbin’s hazy instrumentals that NME has said are so “outside the box and confounding expectations and preconceptions' are truly otherworldly on stage. Bassist Laura Lee flaunts funky basslines, drummer Donald “DJ” Johnson pensively holds the steady groove, while guitarist Mark Speer rocks downtempo, wailing guitar melodies. Fans savor the night and “howl along to the strings, trying to keep up with [Khruangbin’s] electric range” (The Guardian).
Recently, Khruangbin announced their new album Mordechai Remixes reimagining their 2020 album Mordechai out August 6th and to be released physically October 29th on Dead Oceans, in association with Night Time Stories, Ltd. Remixers include Kadhja Bonet, Harvey Sutherland, Ginger Roots, Knxwledge, Natasha Diggs, Soul Clap, Ron Trent, Quantic, Felix Dickinson and the DJ duo Mang Dynasty.
Listen to the recently released “Pelota (Cut A Rug Mix)” remix by Quantic
Revisit the Video for the "Dearest Alfred (MyJoy)” Remix by Knxwledge
Carefully curated by the trio, each remixer on Mordechai Remixes has a musical or cosmic connection to Khruangbin. Whether it be personal or newfound friendships (Natasha Diggs, Bill Brewster, Soul Clap, Quantic, Felix Dickinson) touring together (Harvey Sutherland) musical connection (Knxwledge) or simply mutual musical appreciation (Kadhja Bonet, Ron Trent), the selected artists’ reimagining of the band’s 2020 Mordechai album is pure kismet. Some of these remixes were specifically made so you can dance your ass off while getting down to the Khruangbin sound, while some might better be appreciated horizontally with headphones on, wearing fashionable clothes. “A good remix deconstructs, recontextualizes, or simply extends a good time,” says the band.
Pre-order/Pre-Save Mordechai Remixes:
https://khruangbin.deadoc.co/mordechai-remixes
Khruangbin 2021 - 2022 US Tour Dates
Friday, July 30 - Newport Jazz Festival - Newport, RI
Sat, Jul 31 - Maha Festival - Omaha, NE
Sun, Aug 8 - Hinterland Festival - St. Charles, IA
Sun, Aug 29 - Railbird Festival - Lexington, KY
Fri, Sept 3 - Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival - Manchester, TN
Wed, Sept 15 - Stubb’s Bar-B-Q (Waller Creek Amphitheatre) - Austin, TX *w/ Kelly Doyle
Thurs, Sept 16 - Stubb’s Bar-B-Q (Waller Creek Amphitheatre) - Austin, TX *w/ Ruben Moreno
Fri, Sept 17 - Stubb’s Bar-B-Q (Waller Creek Amphitheatre) - Austin, TX *w/ The Suffers
Sat, Sept 18 - Stubb’s Bar-B-Q (Waller Creek Amphitheatre) - Austin, TX *w/ Robert Ellis
Mon, Sept 20 - Red Rocks Amphitheatre - Morrison, CO *w/ Nick Hakim & Kadhja Bonet
Tues, Sept 21 - Red Rocks Amphitheatre - Morrison, CO *w/ Nick Hakim & Kadhja Bonet
Wed, Sept 22 - Belly Up - Aspen, CO *w/ Pachyman
Thurs, Sept 23 - Red Butte Garden - Salt Lake City, UT *w/ Pachyman
Sat, Sept 25 - Firefly Festival - Dover, DE
Sun, Sept 26 - Pilgrimage Festival - Franklin, TN
Fri, October 22 - III Points Festival - Miami, FL
Sat, Oct 23 - Comeback Festival @ Red Hat Amphitheater - Raleigh, NC
Fri, Oct 29 - Outside Lands - San Francisco, CA
Sun, Oct 31 - Suwannee Hulaween - Live Oak, FL
Wed, Nov 3 - The Greek Theatre - Los Angeles, CA *w/ Vleux Farka Toure
Thurs, Nov 4 - The Greek Theatre - Los Angeles, CA *w/ Brijean
Fri, Nov 5 - The Greek Theatre - Los Angeles, CA *w/ Kikagaku Moyo
Sat, Nov 6 - Santa Barbara Bowl - Santa Barbara, CA *w/ Kikagaku Moyo
Sun, Nov 7 - CalCoast Credit Union Open Air Theatre - San Diego, CA *w/ Kikagaku Moyo
Wed, Dec 1 - Orpheum Theatre - New Orleans, LA *w/ Nick Hakim
Thurs, Dec 2 - The Eastern - Atlanta, GA *w/ Nick Hakim
Fri, Dec 3 - The Eastern - Atlanta, GA *w/ Nick Hakim
Sat, Dec 4 - The Eastern - Atlanta, GA *w/ Nick Hakim
Mon, Dec 6 - Egyptian Room - Indianapolis, IN *w/ Nick Hakim
Tues, Dec 7 - Agora Theatre - Cleveland, OH *w/ Nick Hakim
Fri, Dec 10 - Royal Oak Music Theatre - Detroit, MI *w/ Nick Hakim
Sat, Dec 11 - Express LIVE! - Columbus, OH *w/ Nick Hakim
Tues, Dec 14 - The Pageant - St. Louis, MO *w/ Nick Hakim
Thurs, Dec 16 - The Criterion - Oklahoma City, OK *w/ Nick Hakim
Fri, Dec 17 - Bomb Factory - Dallas, TX *w/ Nick Hakim
Sat, Dec 18 - Tobin Center - San Antonio, TX *w/ Nick Hakim
Sun, Dec 19 - Tobin Center - San Antonio, TX *w/ Nick Hakim
2022:
Wed, Mar 9 - Radio City Music Hall - New York, NY * w/ Nubya Garcia
Thurs, Mar 10 - Radio City Music Hall - New York, NY * w/ Nubya Garcia
Thurs, Apr 14 - Alexandra Palace - London, UK
About Khruangbin
Khruangbin is a three-piece band from Houston, Texas, formed in 2009 with Laura Lee on bass, Mark Speer on guitar and Donald Johnson on drums. Taking influence from 1960's Thai funk - their name literally translates to "Engine Fly" in Thai - Khruangbin is steeped in the bass heavy, psychedelic sound of their inspiration, Tarantino soundtracks and surf-rock cool. By the summer of 2019, the trio had been on tour for nearly three-and-a-half years, playing to audiences across North and South America, Europe, and southeast Asia behind its acclaimed albums The Universe Smiles Upon You and Con Todo El Mundo. They returned to their farmhouse studio in Burton, Texas, and recorded and released their third studio album Mordechai via Dead Oceans in association with Night Time Stories in the summer of 2020 earning glowing praise from The New York Times, W Magazine, Billboard, The Los Angeles Times, The FADER and more.
The Grammy Award-winning Tedeschi Trucks Band release their historic, one-off live recording of the seminal Derek and the Dominos album Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs, performed in its entirety at LOCKN’ Festival in August 2019 alongside special guest, Trey Anastasio, and longtime collaborator, guitarist Doyle Bramhall II. Blazing with nonstop guitar riffs and Tedeschi’s searing and soulful vocals, the 14-piece ensemble’s reimagination of Duane Allman and Eric Clapton’s landmark release is a reminder of TTB’s live show genius and unparalleled musical alchemy.
Layla Revisited captures an unforgettable live experience by one of the few bands capable of taking on such seminal works, take a moment to listen here: https://found.ee/TTBLaylaRevisited
While “Tell The Truth” pays “pristine homage to the ragged boogie of the original” (Rolling Stone), tracks like “Key To The Highway” and “Layla” showcase Trucks’ “world-beating slide skills” (Guitar World) as he masterfully goes lick for lick with Anastasio and Bramhall II, every solo soaring to electrifying heights.
Watch the performance of the iconic title track here: https://found.ee/TTBLaylaVEVO
Released on November 9th, 1970 — Susan Tedeschi’s birth date — Derek & The Dominos Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs immortalized Allman and Clapton’s fiery musical chemistry and slide guitar prowess in a record so timeless, it inspired Chris and Debbie Trucks to name their son Derek some years later. Derek Trucks would go on to join The Allman Brothers Band and join Clapton’s band for a yearlong worldwide tour, further searing Layla’s spirit into his musical DNA. So deep is the connection between the music and its performers that the release feels almost preordained.
“By the time that I started playing guitar, the sound of Duane Allman’s slide [on Layla] was almost an obsession,” says Derek. “The spirit, the joy, the recklessness, and the inevitability of the record finds a way to pull you back in. And of course, being a part of their history was the honor of a lifetime.”
To complete this momentous release, Layla Revisited concludes with a history-making addition of its own: for the first time ever as a duo, Derek and Susan deliver an intimate, stripped-down studio version of “Thorn Tree In The Garden” with no additional accompaniment. Listen to the delicately sung remake HERE.
This Saturday, July 17th, CBS This Morning Saturday will feature a ripping performance of 3 of the tracks from Layla Revisited. Check your local listings.
Tedeschi Trucks Band are currently on tour, full dates below.
UPCOMING FIRESIDE LIVE TOUR DATES:
July 16-17 — Gilford, NH @ Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion
July 18 — Elmer, NJ @ Appel Farm Arts & Music Center
July 20-21 — Eatontown, NJ @ Concerts on the Green
July 23 — Shelburne, VT @ The Green at Shelburne Museum
July 24-25 — Martha’s Vineyard, MA @ Beach Road Weekend Festival
July 30-31 — Morrison, CO @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre
August 1 — Dillon, CO @ Dillon Amphitheater
August 3 — Beaver Creek, CO @ Vilar Performing Arts Center
August 14 — Beech Mountain, NC @ Beech Mountain Summer Series
August 16 — Northampton, MA @ The Pines Theater
August 17 — Selbyville, DE @ The Freeman Stage
August 18 — Wilkes-Barre, PA @ F.M. Kirby Center * TICKETS TBA
August 21-22 — Lawrenceville, GA @ Coolray Field
August 27-29 — Arrington, VA @ LOCKN’ Farm
September 17 — Wilkesboro, NC @ Merlefest
September 18 — Camden, NJ @ XPoNential Music Festival
BEACON THEATRE RESIDENCY DATES:
September 30* — New York, NY — Beacon Theatre
October 1 — New York, NY — Beacon Theatre
October 2 — New York, NY — Beacon Theatre
October 5^ — New York, NY — Beacon Theatre
October 6~ — New York, NY — Beacon Theatre
October 8 — New York, NY — Beacon Theatre
October 9 — New York, NY — Beacon Theatre
* = with Nels Cline: Consentrik Quartet
^ = Anders Osborne
~ = Jorma Kaukonen
The 49th Annual RockyGrass Festival is returning in-person to Lyons, Colorado, this July 23rd - July 25th, and Mandolin, the tech-focused digital fan engagement company, will be livestreaming the weekend to give at-home viewers their own festival experience. In-person tickets are sold-out, but with Mandolin’s new Live+ platform, those who can’t physically attend will still be able to get in on all the action.
2021 RockyGrass lineup here
Virtual tickets, at Mandolin, here
The Rocky Grass festival is part of Mandolin’s exclusive partnership with Planet Bluegrass to take all their festivals hybrid this summer. For the fans, the hybrid show value is clear - get in on a “sold out” or far away event, get high-res replays of favorite performances, watch stages and performances you’d never be able to get back and forth between in time at a real festival. And for venues and organizers, the value is just as obvious - a solution for ticketing “sold out” shows past physical capacities, replays for sale (the best souvenirs there could be), and fan data and behavior that cannot be learned through physical events alone.
Grace Barrett of Planet Bluegrass said “We’re thrilled to be partnering with Mandolin on RockyGrass and our other festivals this summer. RockyGrass has an incredible lineup that we cannot wait to share with fans near and far.”
Mary Kay Huse, CEO of Mandolin, said “RockyGrass is going to be an awesome event for everyone attending - both at home and on the ground. With Live+, we’re making sure everyone gets a top-notch festival experience, regardless of location and if in-person tickets have sold out.”
Dave Matthews Band announced today that they will add two nights at New York City’s Madison Square Garden to their upcoming tour on November 12 and 13. The two shows mark the band’s first return to the famed venue since 2018. The band has also added a new date in Columbus, OH on Nov. 5 at the Nationwide Arena.
An online ticket presale for members of the DMB Warehouse Fan Association will begin on Tuesday, July 20 at 9:00 am EDT and will close on Monday, 26 at 3:00 pm EDT. Fans can visit here for the newly added shows at Madison Square Garden in New York City as well as the show in Columbus, OH on Nov. 5 at the Nationwide Arena. Citi is the official presale credit card for the Dave Matthews Band 2021 Tour. As such, Citi cardmembers will have access to purchase presale tickets through Citi Entertainment® beginning Wednesday, July 28 at 10:00 am ET. For complete presale details visit www.citientertainment.com. General on-sale will be begin on Friday, July 30 at 10:00 am EDT. For the complete itinerary, see below or visit http://www.davematthewsband.com.
Fans can enter to win a trip to New York to see Dave Matthews Band at Madison Square Garden and also support the band’s mission to plant a million more trees. A donation of $10 or more to The Nature Conservancy via The Bama Works Fund will go towards planting trees across the globe, helping to restore healthy forests, curb the effects of climate change, provide clean air and fresh drinking water and secure homes for thousands of species of plants and animals. The grand prize includes 2 premium VIP tickets to both of the Madison Square Garden shows, a meet and greet with Dave, plus hotel accommodations, and round trip airfare. For more information on how to enter to win, please click HERE.
Having fully funded a million trees in 2020, Dave Matthews Band has invited fans to help in the mission to plant another Million Trees by adding an optional $2 to their ticket price to plant a tree with The Nature Conservancy as part of TNC’s Plant a Billion Campaign. Fans can learn more about the campaign by visiting the Eco-Village on each stop of the tour, curated by REVERB, and in partnership with DocuSign. More info: www.plantabillion.org/DMB
Dave Matthews Band, who was named a UN Environment Goodwill Ambassador in 2019, will also be neutralizing the biggest contributor to a concert’s carbon footprint – fan travel. On top of the band’s own footprint, REVERB will be calculating the carbon footprint associated with fan travel to DMB shows in 2021 and the band will be neutralizing these emissions by supporting carbon reduction projects. The band has a long history of reducing their environmental footprint and neutralizing tour carbon emissions from flights, busses and trucks, hotel stays and venue energy use going back to their first shows in 1991.
Dave Matthews Band’s 2021 North American summer tour kicks off this Thursday, July 23 in Raleigh, NC at Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek. The headline run will include two-night stands in West Palm Beach, FL, Chicago, IL, Noblesville, IN, Gilford, NH, Irvine, CA and Saratoga Springs, NY.
The band will also make its annual return to the Gorge Amphitheatre for its traditional three-night Labor Day run. The band will be joined by support artists Dumpstaphunk and Allen Stone on Friday; Robert Randolph and the Family Band and Ruston Kelly on Saturday, as well as Mavis Staples on Sunday. Click HERE for complete tour routing.
Dave Matthews Band has sold more than 25 million tickets since its inception and a collective 38 million CDs and DVDs combined. With the release of 2018's Come Tomorrow, Dave Matthews Band became the first group in history to have seven consecutive studio albums debut at No. 1 on the Billboard 200. The New York Times, in a Critic's Pick review, observed, "willed optimism fills the songs on 'Come Tomorrow,' while cynicism and irony are nowhere within earshot."
Today, Grammy-winner Aoife O’Donovan has released two new, original songs — “More Than We Know” and “Captain’s Clock.” It’s the debut of a collaboration with Grammy-winning producer Joe Henry (Rhiannon Giddens, Bonnie Raitt) that will yield more music in the coming months. “More Than We Know” was co-written by Henry, and features special guests The Milk Carton Kids. Both songs were recorded this Spring while Aoife was in-residence at Full Sail University in Orlando, FL, with Joe bringing in a collection of musicians from around the country.
O’Donovan and Henry will be joined by Full Sail University engineer Darren Schneider at this year’s Americanafest in September for a behind-the-scenes discussion of their collaboration. For more information go HERE
With a deceptively easy lilt buttressing pinpoint harmonic interplay between O’Donovan and The Milk Carton Kids, “More Than We Know” pierces as it soothes. “Captain’s Clock” charts an unexpected course defined by impressionistic horn arrangements, plucked bass and gently psychedelic guitars. Listen to both new songs HERE
The two new songs arrive ahead of a busy and uniquely varied 2021 tour schedule that will find O’Donovan playing headlining dates both with Alan Hampton (Andrew Bird) and Griffin Goldsmith (from Dawes) and introducing an expanded group later this year that will include second vocalist Isa Burke (Lula Wiles); performances of her newly written song cycle on the women's suffrage movement “America, Come;” shows with string quartet highlighting material from her 2020 EP Bull Frog’s Croon; dates with Goat Rodeo Sessions, the collaborative group of Yo-Yo Ma, Chris Thile, Edgar Meyer and Stuart Duncan; appearances at Newport Folk, Freshgrass and more.
Keep an eye out for more news from Aoife this year.
ABOUT AOIFE O’DONOVAN
Grammy award-winning artist Aoife O'Donovan operates in a thrilling musical world beyond genre. Deemed “a vocalist of unerring instinct” by The New York Times, she has released two critically-acclaimed and boundary-blurring solo albums including In the Magic Hour, which Rolling Stone hailed for its "Impressionistic, atmospheric songs [that] relay their narratives against gorgeous pastoral backdrops."
A savvy and generous collaborator, Aoife is one third of the group I’m With Her with bandmates Sara Watkins and Sarah Jarosz. The trio’s debut album, See You Around, was hailed as "willfully open-hearted” by NPR Music. I’m With Her earned an Americana Music Association Award in 2019 for Duo/Group of the Year, and a Grammy-award in 2020 for Best American Roots Song.
O'Donovan spent the preceding decade as co-founder and frontwoman of the string band, Crooked Still and is the featured vocalist and a songwriting contributor on The Goat Rodeo Sessions - the group with Yo-Yo Ma, Stuart Duncan, Edgar Meyer, and Chris Thile. She has appeared as a featured vocalist with over a dozen symphonies including the National Symphony Orchestra, written for Alison Krauss, performed with jazz trumpeter Dave Douglas, and spent a decade as a regular contributor to the radio variety shows "Live From Here” and “A Prairie Home Companion.”
2021 TOUR DATES
July 22 - Shalin Liu Performance Center, Rockport, MA
July 23 - United Theatre - Westerly, RI ~
July 24 - Payomet Performing Arts Center - North Truro, MA
July 26 - Newport Folk Festival - Newport, RI
July 28 - Filene Center at Wolf Trap - Vienna, VA *
July 29 - Festy at Chisholm Vineyards - Charlottesville, VA!
July 30 - Shenandoah Valley Music Festival - Orkney Springs, VA^
July 31 - Booth Playhouse - Charlotte, NC^
Aug 1 - The Peace Center - Greenville, SC^
August 11 - Ascend Amphitheater - Nashville, TN +
August 13 - Amphitheatre at the City of Auburn - Auburn, AL +
August 15 - Vilar Performing Arts Center - Beaver Creek, CO +
August 16 - Red Rocks Amphitheatre - Morrison, CO +
August 17 - Red Butte Garden - Salt Lake City, UT +
August 18 - Edgefield - Portland, OR +
August 20 - Frost Amphitheater - Palo Alto, CA +
August 21 - Greek Theatre - Berkeley, CA +
August 22 - The Shell - San Diego, CA +
September 24 - Fuller Hall - St. Johnsbury, VT %
September 25 - Freshgrass, MASS MoCA - North Adams, MA
September 30 - Clemens Fine Arts Center - Paducah, KY#
October 1 - Freshgrass The Momentary - Bentonville, AR#
Oct 7 - Swasey Chapel - Granville, OH (performing with Bull Frogs Croon string quartet)
Oct 9 - Stoughton Opera House - Stoughton, WI (performing with Bull Frogs Croon string quartet)
Oct 19 - Cincinnati Symphony Music Hall - Cincinnati, OH
October 20 - Buskirk-Chumley Theater - Bloomington, IN
October 21 - Old Town School of Folk - Chicago, IL
Oct 23 - St. Louis Symphony Orchestra - St. Louis, MO
~ w/ Yasmin Williams
# performing a duo set with Noam Pikelny
& performing on the Not Our First Goat Rodeo tour
* w/ The Knights
! w/ Jesse Harper
^ w/ Carsie Blanton
% w/Hawktail
2022 EUROPEAN TOUR DATES
January 28 - Out To Lunch Festival at Rosemary Street Church - Belfast, UK
January 29 - Liberty Hall - Dublin, IE
January 30 - Live at St. Luke’s - Cork, IE
February 1 - St. Paul’s Church -- Birmingham, UK
February 2 -- Barbican, Milton Court Concert Hall - London, UK
February 3 - Hallé St. Peter’s - Manchester, UK
February 4 - Sage 2 - Gateshead, UK
February 5 - Junction 2 - Cambridge, UK
February 8 - Tivoli Vredenburg - Utrecht, NL
February 9 - Alice - Copenhagen, DK
February 11 - Haus der Musik 2 - Vienna, AT
February 12 - Orpheum - Graz, AT
Donovan Woods supporting all European shows
SPRING 2022 DATES
February 25 - Kennedy Center Terrace Theater - Washington DC
March 18-25 - Cayamo
April 7 - Freight & Salvage - Berkeley, CA
April 10 - Sunset Center - Carmel, CA
May 13 - Bitterroot Performing Art Center - Hamilton, MT
Today, New York City’s historic Blue Note Jazz Club announces two nights with Cuban visionary musician Cimafunk. On August 26 and September 2, at 8 pm and 10:30 pm, Cimafunk will bring his “electrifying combination of funk & soul” (Rolling Stone) and “hypnotic performance” (Wall Street Journal) to NYC’s premier jazz club.
Cimafunk’s Blue Note shows—the first U.S. show since his 2019 Blue Note Jazz Club debut—mark the Cuban funk sensation’s only New York appearances of 2021 and are a part of his upcoming limited northeast tour. In June, he performed at Blue Note’s Miami Summer series alongside Big Freedia and The Soul Rebels and made a special appearance during Robert Glasper’s electrifying set. In addition to his upcoming tour, Cimafunk is slated to release new music including a highly anticipated collaboration with one of funk’s biggest names and a fellow Blue Note performer.
“I can’t wait to bring the house down again at the Blue Note with some Afrocuban Funk. It’s been exactly two years since our last Blue Note gigs and we have lots of new music and many surprises; some really funky stuff,” says Cimafunk. “We love New York. We love the Blue Note. And we’re bringing the funk straight from Cuba to the Big Apple.”
“My band and I are filled with emotion, suffering from the hardships Cubans are passing and the repression peaceful protestors have suffered. We feel blessed to share our music with the world, and try to find peace and understanding through culture,” he added.
“Cimafunk is one of the most extraordinary, culturally important and powerhouse artists and individuals we’re proud to work with,” says Alex Kurland, Director of Programming at Blue Note. “His grace, wisdom, explosive style, and strength as a performer is why he is truly a phenomenon, pioneering an entire movement of funky progressive music. It is a sincere honor working with and presenting Cimafunk at Blue Note, not only because he is a sensational, progressive and genre-bending artist, but because he is an extraordinary and special person deserving of the utmost respect, recognition and opportunity. We feel gratitude for Cimafunk performing at Blue Note, and we are infinitely excited for these upcoming special shows.”
Supporting partners for Cimafunk at Blue Note New York include globalFEST, Remezcla, and SummerStage at Central Park.
Tickets for Cimafunk’s Blue Note shows can be purchased at https://www.bluenotejazz.com
ABOUT BLUE NOTE JAZZ CLUB
Since 1981, Blue Note Jazz Club has been a cultural institution in New York City and one of the premiere jazz clubs in the world. Blue Note strives to preserve the history of jazz, and the club is a place where progression and innovation - the foundations of jazz - are encouraged and practiced on a nightly basis. In addition to the main acts that feature the likes of Robert Glasper, Pat Metheny, Christain McBride, Joshua Redman, Ron Carter and Chris Botti, Blue Note regularly showcases up-and-coming jazz, soul, hip-hop, R&B and funk artists. After 40 years of success, Blue Note continues to carry the torch for jazz into the 21st century in the cultural heart of New York, Greenwich Village.
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Today, Watchhouse (formerly Mandolin Orange) share the video for the loping, romantic “Upside Down,” the latest single from their new self-titled album out August 13. Directed by Elizabeth Weinberg and inspired by what Watchhouse’s Emily Frantz calls “the notion of having missed someone your whole life before you meet them,” the video captures a fleeting gas station ballet.
Says Weinberg: "I wanted to create a video about the wild, transformative experience of having a child that was more universal, something anyone could appreciate—the feeling of meeting someone whom you feel like you’ve known your whole life. I took inspiration from stories I’ve read about time slips: people driving into strange old towns on road trips, and the places they see and people they interact with are gone the next time they try to find them. I like the idea of the transient nature of the experience and the magic of this quick but meaningful interaction."
Watch “Upside Down” here: https://youtu.be/Dmj6Qqr5-dA
Says Watchhouse’s Emily Frantz about the track: "This song had a long and generous evolution. Andrew kept writing more parts and every time we’d think it was getting too twisty, we’d realize it was too late and the sections had become one. There are so many words here that resonate deeply, especially the notion of having missed someone your whole life before you meet them. In our case the inspiration came from a newborn, but it could be any person or relationship. I love how Elizabeth Weinberg’s video for the song expresses that feeling perfectly."
Produced by Andrew Marlin and Josh Kaufman (Bonny Light Horseman, The National), Watchhouse is a bold evolution from a group that for 10 years "redefined roots music for a younger generation" (Washington Post) as Mandolin Orange. MOJO, in a rave 4 star review, says that Watchhouse “celebrates the highs of new parenthood in all its dazed, anxious tenderness,” while American Songwriter says the album “may be their best work to date.”
“We’re different people than when we started this band,” Marlin says, reflecting on all these shifts. “We’re setting new intentions, taking control of this thing again.” Pre-order Watchhouse here: https://orcd.co/watchhouse
And watch the gorgeous and geometric video for “Better Way” (directed by Lachlan Turczan), which, according to Rolling Stone, “finds their typical pristine acoustic picking collides with hazy, dream-like psychedelia”: https://found.ee/WHBetterWayVideo
Watchhouse are currently on tour, with upcoming dates at the Ryman, BottleRock, FreshGrass, Red Rocks, and more. See full Watchhouse tour dates below.
Watchhouse Tracklist
“Wondrous Love”
“Better Way”
“Belly of the Beast”
“New Star”
“Upside Down”
“Lonely Love Affair”
“Coming Down From Green Mountain”
“Beautiful Flowers”
“Nightbird”
Watchhouse Tour Schedule
7/21 - Paradise Valley, MT - Pine Creek Lodge
7/22 - Paradise Valley, MT - Pine Creek Lodge
7/23 - White Sulphur Springs, MT- Red Ants Pants Music Festival
7/28 - Newport, RI - Newport Folk Festival
8/5 - Grand Rapids, MI - Meijer Gardens
8/6 - Louisville, KY - Iroquois Amphitheatre
8/7 - St. Louis, MO - Open Highway Festival
8/18 - Beaver Creek, CO - Vilar Performing Arts Center
8/19- Salt Lake City, UT - Red Butte Garden
8/20- Boise, ID - Idaho Botanical Garden
8/21 - Redmond, WA - CHOMP
8/27 - Fayetteville, AR - Fayetteville Roots Festival
8/29 - Greenfield, MA - Green River Festival
9/3 - Nashville, TN - Ryman Auditorium
9/4 - Nashville, TN - Ryman Auditorium
9/5 - Napa, CA - BottleRock
9/6 - Berkeley, CA - UC Theatre
9/16 - Lake Orion, MI - Wildwood Amphitheater
9/17 - Owensboro, KY - ROMP
9/18- Indianapolis, IN - Holler on the Square
9/25 - Cumberland, MD - DelFest
9/26 - North Adams, MA - FreshGrass
10/3 - Morrison, CO - Red Rocks Amphitheatre
10/8 - Rockbridge, OH - Hocking Hills Music Festival
10/9 - Decatur, AL - Princess Theatre
10/10 - Birmingham, AL - Lyric Theatre
10/13 - Houston, TX - The Heights Theater
10/14- Tulsa, OK - Cain’s Ballroom
10/15 - Dallas, TX - Majestic Theatre
10/16 - Austin, TX - Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheater
11/10 - Knoxville, TN - Tennessee Theatre
11/11 - Atlanta, GA - The Eastern
11/12 - Athens, GA - Georgia Theatre
11/19 - Durham, NC - Durham Performing Arts Center
11/20 - Durham, NC - Durham Performing Arts Center
12/3 - Asheville, NC - Thomas Wolfe Auditorium
4/16/22 - New York, NY - Beacon Theatre
Acclaimed roots-rock duo Larkin Poe partners with innovative hybrid orchestra Nu Deco Ensemble for Paint the Roses: Live in Concert — a new album that reinterprets Larkin Poe’s music, including their 2020 release Self Made Man and more, through an orchestral lens. The album’s single, “Every Bird That Flies,” is out today - watch here & listen here.
Paint the Roses documents a collaborative, streamed concert by the two artistic groups in December, 2020 at Miami’s North Beach Bandshell. The performance was part of Nu Deco’s 2020-21 virtual and socially-distanced concert season, which featured the ensemble’s genre-bending orchestral music and its powerful first collaboration with Larkin Poe.
Larkin Poe — a Nashville-based sister-duo comprising multi-instrumentalists Rebecca and Megan Lovell — had recorded their fifth album Self Made Man (which topped the Billboard Blues Album chart and UK’s Independent and Americana Albums charts) in the summer of 2020 but could not take the music on the road due to COVID-19 restrictions. Nu Deco Ensemble’s collaborative concert provided the duo their first chance to play the new record’s songs for a live audience. The tracks on Self Made Man (and now on Paint the Roses) draw on wide influences but are rooted in the creative heritage of Larkin Poe’s beloved American South and Southern Gothic themes.
“During the challenging times of this past year, music served the critical purpose of connection to one another,” say Nu Deco Ensemble Co-Founders and Artistic Directors Jacomo Bairos and Sam Hyken. “Among those valuable connections was our first collaboration with the amazing duo Larkin Poe and the live album that resulted from it. ‘Every Bird that Flies’ was a song that we immediately knew had to be a part of this collaboration. One of our favorite moments of production week with Larkin Poe was watching Rebecca and Megan’s faces when they first heard how massive the lap steel solo section of this combined with an orchestra.”
Larkin Poe added, “Before we could even speak in full sentences, our introduction to the language of music began with classical violin and piano lessons; ever since then, music has been the bedrock upon which we’ve built our lives. Over the years we have drawn inspiration from a wide range of genres, but it has always been a dream of ours to find a way to honor our classical upbringing. ‘Paint The Roses’ was born out of a fortuitous, one-night collaboration with Nu Deco Ensemble. In hearing our Roots Rock n Roll repertoire reinterpreted through an orchestral lens, it felt like a creative circle was being completed; we wanted to share the performance on a grander scale and, thus, our first-ever live album came into being. We are deeply indebted to Sam Hyken for writing such incredible orchestra arrangements and also to Jacomo Bairos for conducting such a magical evening of music.”
Paint the Roses launches today with the single, “Every Bird That Flies.” Originally a somber, swampy bluesy song, this new version is reinvigorated with the sweeping orchestration of Nu Deco Ensemble. Together they build this slowburner skywards, escalating the hushed opening ambience into a full-blooded crescendo.
Larkin Poe says, "When we recorded 'Every Bird That Flies' for Self Made Man we wanted the song to feel like a journey. So when Nu Deco’s team suggested working up a version together we were pumped to explore a new musical destination. The song is beautifully heightened by the cinematic soaring of the orchestra and we’re so pleased to share this adventure with y’all.” The orchestra also adds grandeur to Larkin Poe’s southern rocker “Back Down South,” which incorporates their take on The Allman Brothers’ “Blue Sky.” In addition, Paint the Roses features powerful collaborative versions of earlier Larkin Poe tracks including the electrifying album opener “Sometimes” and “Mad as a Hatter” — a huge fan favorite with seven million YouTube views that pays moving tribute to the women’s grandfather, who struggled with mental illness. It was previously unreleased, so this will be the first official version coming out with the album.
Paint the Roses: Live in Concert is available for pre-order here.
Multi-time GRAMMY nominee Kate McGarry, "one of the country's premier jazz singers today" per NPR, has teamed with renowned guitarist Keith Ganz (Harry Connick Jr, Luciana Souza) - her partner in life and music - for What To Wear In The Dark, a new collaborative collection out September 3rd via Resilience Music Alliance. Teaming with Downbeat Critics Poll winner Gary Versace on keyboard, Blue Note recording artist Ron Miles on trumpet, and a host of jazz A-listers, What To Wear In The Dark finds McGarry and Ganz using their decorated jazz backgrounds to offer imaginative and fresh perspectives on the indelible pop standards that have helped them transcend their own challenges.
During a stretch of life which included "loss of home, health and tribe” as McGarry puts it, the couple found an inner strength and guiding light in the music of their youth...finding new hope in Paul Simon so definitively crooning "life I love you" on "59th Street Bridge Song," or the similarly unbridled optimism of Cat Stevens' "On The Road To Find Out" or "Here Comes The Sun." For McGarry and Ganz, this helped them cut through the disorientation and fear that came with a career-threatening vocal injury for McGarry, the loss of parents and mentors in quick succession, and their exodus from New York City. As the world at large has grappled with so many heartbreaking challenges in the past few years, McGarry and Ganz decided to share their singular arrangements of these beloved classics on What to Wear In The Dark in the hopes others might draw the strength from them that they did.
Listen to The Kate McGarry and Keith Ganz Ensemble's inventive cover of Leonard Cohen’s classic “Anthem,” which feels timelier than ever with themes centered on fighting corruption, having empathy for refugees, isolation and the toxicity of religious fanaticism: https://youtu.be/WhxWKHrBOZc
Recorded over years in short bursts of inspiration - one right after the 2016 Presidential election, one as the pandemic was altering life as we knew it - many of the arrangements were inspired by the defining events of our era. A stunning cover of The Eagles’ “Desperado” entered their setlist after the tragedy at Sandy Hook as a response to the culture of fear mongering and violence that permeated conversations around gun violence. A rework of Steely Dan’s “Barrytown” was a reaction to the dangerous hatreds created by the rhetoric of “otherism,” and a message of solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement. “God Moves on the City,” written the day after September 11th, 2001 by Paul Curreri, speaks to the power of tragedy to undo our reality in an instant. And covers like “Here Comes The Sun” serve as reminders of brighter days ahead. Kate McGarry and Keith Ganz have shaped these familiar gems into a sophisticated jazz collection perfectly suited for these times.
The Blind Boys of Alabama and Bela Fleck have joined together on record for the first time to release a special 45RPM 7” on Alabama-based label Single Lock Records. Gospel icons The Blind Boys of Alabama and Bela Fleck, who occupies a similarly lofty perch in the world of bluegrass, have collectively earned 20 GRAMMY Awards and scores of other accolades. Today, they shared the A Side of this historic collaboration, "I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free", the Billy Taylor and Dick Dallas classic made famous by Nina Simone, which continues to be an anthem for the Civil Rights Movement.
“We’ve crossed paths with Béla Fleck on stage and socially for many years,” says the Blind Boys’ Jimmy Carter. “He’s an incredible talent. This is one of the most unique collaborations for the Blind Boys. I’m excited for the song and 45 to be shared with the fans.”
Ricky McKinnie of the Blind Boys adds: “After sharing stages with Béla Fleck in the past years, I find it to be both exciting and a pleasure to sing on a track with him. Anyone that misses this collaboration is missing one of the best.”
"I loved having the chance to work with the Blind Boys,” says Bela Fleck. “I’ve dug their music since I first heard them, and it was such a thrill to be in the band!"
This Single Lock Records release is limited to 2000 copies worldwide for Record Store Day 2021.
As Johnny Cash prepared to perform his soon-to-be classic "Cocaine Blues" at San Francisco's Carousel Ballroom in April 1968, he offered an introduction that is fascinating in its matter-of-factness: "here's another song from the show we did at Folsom prison. It's in the album that's out next week." In that instant, nobody at the Carousel Ballroom - not Cash nor his Tennessee Three, not the show’s legendary soundman Owsley "Bear" Stanley nor the 700 or so hippies in attendance - could have known that casually referenced live album would become one of history's most illustrious and influential. As Cash historian Mark Stielper has noted, this version of "Cocaine Blues" underscores the Carousel show as "the last picture of Cash before he was a prophet and a pilgrim and mover of mountains and a friend of presidents and the voice of God.” And, in this way, adds a wholly new chapter to the story of Cash's redemptive rise that's so extraordinarily documented on At Folsom Prison and At San Quentin.
Listen to Johnny Cash's never-heard April 1968 version of "Cocaine Blues" from San Francisco's Carousel Ballroom
Pre-order Bear’s Sonic Journals: Johnny Cash, At The Carousel Ballroom, April 24 1968 here
Adding another layer of singularity to the recording is the sonic touch of Owsley Stanley, the live sound pioneer and 60s counterculture icon known as the architect of The Grateful Dead's "Wall of Sound." While seemingly an unlikely pairing with Johnny Cash, Stanley delivers a mix that's been described as "probably the closest to what it actually sounded like to be in the audience for a Johnny Cash show in 1968." Featuring Cash entirely on the right channel and the Tennessee Three all on the left - a decision even Starfinder Stanley, Owsley's son, admits is "a bit weird until your brain adjusts" - he sets the listener right between Johnny and his band, as if they were center stage at the Carousel that evening. It's a testament to the unconventional genius of a sonic innovator whose avant garde techniques are accepted as gospel today.
At The Carousel Ballroom will be released widely on all digital formats by Legacy Recordings, the catalog division of Sony Music Entertainment, on October 29. It will also be available on CD/2LP from Renew Records/BMG with new essays by Johnny and June Carter Cash’s son John Carter Cash, Starfinder Stanley, The Grateful Dead’s Bob Weir, and Widespread Panic’s Dave Schools, as well as new art by Susan Archie, and a reproduction of the original Carousel Ballroom concert poster by Steve Catron. This release marks the latest entry in the Owsley Stanley Foundation’s ‘Bear’s Sonic Journals’ series, which has previously included Stanley’s live recordings of The Allman Brothers Band, Tim Buckley, Doc & Merle Watson and many more.
Today, innovative hybrid orchestra Nu Deco Ensemble and acclaimed jazz pianist Aaron Parks share an incredible collaboration together that brings home the joy of live music again. The EP Nu Deco Ensemble + Aaron Parks: Live from Miami is out now, along with the video of their May 2019 performance here. Listeners can hear more about the collaboration on the Nu Deco Unfiltered podcast here.
Nu Deco Ensemble co-founder, composer, arranger and producer Sam Hyken - who has also collaborated with the likes of Bad Bunny, Wycelf Jean, Robert Glasper, Luke James - explains: “Jacomo and I were introduced to Aaron’s music through our keyboard player Jason Matthews and fortunate enough to meet him when he attended one of our concerts in Miami. We soon after fell in love with his music. It was inspiring to collaborate with Aaron on the orchestration of his incredible music, a process that always felt completely organic. Nu Deco was thrilled to highlight the colors and complexities of his writing and extraordinary musicianship, which in turn helped elevate our ensemble.”
Jacomo Bairos - Nu Deco Ensemble co-founder & conductor who has led orchestras including the Boston Pops, San Francisco and St. Louis Symphonies - continues: “Genius composer, pianist and profound intellect Aaron Parks elevated Nu Deco to profound and musically dynamic heights. His music is so inspired and deeply moving, drawing inspiration from Greek Mythology to Thelonius Monk. Sam Hyken's arrangements transformed Parks’ music into poetic renderings with exhilarating performances by the musicians of Nu Deco. Aaron’s musicianship elevates anyone in its orbit and his artistry provoked us to be our best. These live performances with Aaron brought a new layer of quality to who we are and what we aspire to be.”
Aaron Parks has previously worked with veteran trumpeter Terence Blanchard - including on the soundtrack to Spike Lee’s Inside Man and Grammy-winning opus A Tale of God's Will (A Requiem for Katrina) - and studied with eminent pianist Kenny Barron. He was named the 2001 Cole Porter Fellow of the American Pianists Association. Following his 2008 Blue Note debut Invisible Cinema, Parks also recorded with Christian Scott, Kendrick Scott, Ambrose Akinmusire, and Kurt Rosenwinkel, and was an integral part of the James Farm Quartet with Joshua Redman, Matt Penman, and Eric Harland -- Nonesuch released their self-titled album in 2011.
“Collaborating with Nu Deco Ensemble has been a true pleasure,” Aaron Parks said. “Sam Hyken took my tunes and exploded them into full technicolor with wildly creative and masterful orchestrations, Jacomo Bairos brought embodied presence and dynamic leadership to the role of conductor, and the ensemble as a whole channeled both open-hearted joy and consummate badassery in every note they played. An unforgettable experience in every way."
Amos Lee has returned with "Worry No More," his first new release of the year which masterfully utilizes his "soulful voice and empathetic lyrics" (NPR Music). "Worry No More" finds Amos candidly reflecting on his own mental health, his response to an ever-present feeling that no matter how much he accomplishes, as he puts it, “for most of my life I’ve walked into rooms thinking, ‘I don’t belong here.'" "Worry No More," however, is the feeling of finding "beauty in the broken lines," pushing past the anxiety and isolation and despair to find one moment of peace. Though written before the pandemic, it's a true modern day mantra for these challenging times.
Listen to "Worry No More" here: https://youtu.be/VENQQzKDW9c
“It’s a moment of pause, of praising the extraordinarily ordinary,” says Amos Lee. “We may not have more than a moment, both metaphorically and in real time, but the door is open, there is a place to exist in the mind that isn’t purely controlled by fear. I have always loved the Bob Marley line ‘emancipate yourself from mental slavery, none but ourselves can free our mind.’ The song plays off of this idea. We can choose fear, worry, hatred, or-we can, at the very least, allow ourselves to let go and drift through the madness for a moment, like a ghost, or like a breath on the wings of a song.”
Recorded in Los Angeles with producer Christian “Leggy” Langdon (Meg Myers, Banks), "Worry No More" is Amos' first new original song since his 2018 album My New Moon, which was met with critical praise from Pitchfork, NPR and more while simultaneously debuting at #1 on Billboard's Rock and Americana/Folk charts. Around the album, he appeared on the podcast 10% Happier with Dan Harris where he openly discussed battling anxiety and using music as a tool to persevere: https://radiopublic.com/ten-percent-happier-with-dan-harr-WwE9m8/s1!e052c
Lee will follow up "Worry No More" with more music throughout the year, and a run of tour dates this fall.
AMOS LEE TOUR DATES
September 3 - Chautauqua Auditorium - Boulder, CO
September 4 - Chautauqua Auditorium - Boulder, CO
September 16 - Cape Cod Melody Tent - Hyannis, MA
September 17 - South Shore Music Circus - Cohasset, MA
September 22 - District Live - Savannah, GA
September 24 - Atlanta Symphony Hall - Atlanta, GA
September 25 - Pilgrimage Music & Cultural Festival - Franklin, TN
September 26 - Iroquois Amphitheater - Louisville, KY
November 13 - Highlands Food & Wine Festival - Highlands, NC
Smithsonian Folkways is proud to announce the release of The Village Out West: The Lost Tapes of Alan Oakes, out September 24. This expansive new collection of music challenges the historical preconception that New York’s Greenwich Village was the sole epicenter of folk music in the 1960s, and brings to life the nearly forgotten but equally vibrant contemporaneous scene emerging in Northern and Central California.
In this compilation are never-before-heard live performances by Doc Watson, Fred McDowell, Rev. Gary Davis, the New Lost City Ramblers, and Kilby Snow, alongside then-local and up-and-coming musicians Mark Spoelstra, Larry Hanks, Kenny Hall, Jim Ringer, and Hank Bradley, among many others. All the recordings—from fabled festivals like the Berkeley Folk Music Festival and the Jabberwock, clubs like The Cabale and the Blind Lemon, and innumerable house concerts, workshops, and impromptu interviews—were lovingly and expertly recorded on over 60 open reel tapes by forgotten autodidact documentarian Alan Oakes between 1960 and 1975.
Oakes, the self-appointed sonic Boswell of the California folk music world of the 1960s, was born in Fresno, California, in 1940. His tapes offer listeners a ringside seat at the early and enthusiastic days of musical rediscovery in California. These tapes reveal not only a destination for some of the greatest traditional musicians in America, but also the fecund breeding ground for many of their successors, themselves critical carriers of American vernacular music.
That this remarkable and unique collection survived at all is due to a chance reuniting of Alan and Marnie Oakes with project co-producer Deborah Robins and Larry Hanks several years ago. A subsequent phone call to Robins from Mrs. Oakes telling her about her husband’s death in 2019—and her plans to throw out his heretofore unknown audio archives—jolted Robins into both guaranteeing the collection’s proper preservation and long-term suitable housing and the creation of this new collection. Smithsonian Folkways, which promises that titles will be kept in print in perpetuity and houses other legendary recordings by many of the artists featured on the collection, was the natural fit to release the material.
Co-produced by Deborah Robins, Henry H. Sapoznik, and Jeff Place, the 80-page accompanying booklet contains essays by Robins, Sapoznik, and Hank Bradley plus extensive notes on the biographies of the performers, song histories, and numerous historic period photos and graphics.
As the only musician to win GRAMMYs in twelve separate categories, Pat Metheny’s passion for “seeking breathtaking new vistas” (NPR) at every turn is synonymous with his storied career - from embarking on sonic explorations in jazz, classical, rock, and country to collaborating with cross-genre legends including David Bowie, Herbie Hancock and Steve Reich. But, for Metheny, as much as obliterating the premise of genre is a way of life, so follows his natural impulse to reach across generations.
On his new album SIDE-EYE NYC (V1.IV), out September 10 on BMG Modern Recordings, Metheny has handpicked some of the most exciting and innovative new musicians on the New York scene. “I wanted to create an ongoing platform to host a rotating cast of the newer generations of musicians who have particularly caught my interest along the way,” says Metheny. “From my earliest days in Kansas City onward, I was the beneficiary of so many older musicians hiring me, which gave me a chance to develop through the prism of their experiences.”
Pre-order SIDE-EYE NYC (V1.IV) here: https://patmetheny.lnk.to/SideEyeNYC/PR
Better Days Ahead:
The latest offering from this SIDE-EYE project comes today, a reworking of Metheny’s harmonically challenging composition, “Better Days Ahead.” An anchor of his GRAMMY-winning and Billboard chart-topping 1989 collection Letter From Home, you can hear this Metheny classic interpreted in a completely new way. Pat says, “It is fascinating to me which of the older tunes have continued to interest new players as they come along, and this one has a form and changes that folks want to play and talk about. What is cool here is the way that James set up a whole different approach to it. He brought a vibe to it that set up a fresh way of looking at it.”
Metheny is joined on this new version by 26-year-old Blue Note recording artist James Francies on keyboards (previous collaborators include Questlove and Chance The Rapper) and multi-time GRAMMY-winning drummer Marcus Gilmore “It’s a natural and organic thing for me to play with them,” says Metheny. “They have literally grown up listening to the recordings and playing those compositions as a part of their early musical diets”.
Listen to “Better Days Ahead” here: https://patmetheny.lnk.to/BetterDaysAhead/PR
Pat Metheny Side-Eye on Tour 2021-22:
Metheny has added even more shows to his massive 100+ concert dates already set for a 2021-2022 global run. A full, updated list of shows is below; including the tour kick-off in Eugene, OR next month and a just-announced Los Angeles date at The Theatre At Ace Hotel in October.
THE SIDE-EYE TOUR will feature the phenomenally talented
pianist/organist/keyboardist James Francies and the newest addition to the ongoing SIDE-EYE family is the exciting young New Orleans drummer Joe Dyson.
September 14, 2021 - McDonald Theater - Eugene, OR
September 15, 2021 - Washington Center for the Performing Arts - Olympia, WA
September 16, 2021 - Jazz Alley - Seattle, WA
September 17, 2021 - Jazz Alley - Seattle, WA
September 18, 2021 - Jazz Alley - Seattle, WA
September 19, 2021 - Jazz Alley - Seattle, WA
September 21, 2021 - Revolution Hall - Portland, OR
September 22, 2021 - Cascade Theater - Redding, CA
September 24, 2021 - Monterey Jazz Fest - Monterey, CA
September 25, 2021 - SFJazz Center Miner Auditorium - San Francisco, CA
September 26, 2021 - SFJazz Center Miner Auditorium - San Francisco, CA
September 27, 2021 - Crest Theater - Sacramento, CA
September 29, 2021 - Lobero Theatre - Santa Barbara, CA
September 30, 2021 - The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park - San Diego, CA
October 1, 2021 - Irvine Barclay Theatre - Irvine, CA
October 2, 2021 - The Theatre at Ace Hotel - Los Angeles, CA
October 3, 2021 - Mesa Arts Center - Mesa, AZ
October 5, 2021 - Fox Tucson Theatre - Tucson, AZ
October 6, 2021 - National Hispanic Cultural Center - Albuquerque, NM
October 7, 2021 - Boulder Theatre - Boulder, CO
October 8, 2021 - Strings Music Pavilion - Steamboat Springs, CO
October 9, 2021 - Paramount Theatre - Denver, CO
October 11, 2021 - Lied Center Performing Arts - Lincoln, NB
October 12, 2021 - Pantages Theatre - Minneapolis, MN
October 14, 2021 - Pabst Theatre - Milwaukee, WI
October 15, 2021 - Thalia Hall (2 shows) - Chicago, IL
October 16, 2021 - Memorial Hall - Cincinnati, OH
October 17, 2021 -Orchestra Hall - Detroit, MI
November 4, 2021 - Flying Monkey - Plymouth, NH
November 5, 2021 - State Theatre - Portland, ME
November 6, 2021 - Foxwoods- The Fox Theater - Mashantucket, CT
November 7, 2021 - Wilbur Theatre - Boston, MA
November 9, 2021 - Ridgefield Playhouse - Ridgefield, CT
November 11, 2021 - Keswick Theater - Glenside, PA
November 12, 2021 - State Theatre New Jersey - New Brunswick, NJ
November 13, 2021 - The Music Center at Strathmore - N Bethesda, MD
November 14, 2021 - Patchogue Theater of Performing Arts - Patchogue, NY
November 16, 2021 - Williams Center for the Arts - Easton, PA
November 18, 2021 - Kodak Theater - Rochester, NY
November 19, 2021 - Troy Music Hall - Troy, NY
November 20, 2021 - Academy of Music - Northampton, MA
February 3, 2022 - State Theatre - State College, PA
February 4, 2022 - Ferguson Center for the Arts - Newport News, VA
February 5, 2022 - Jefferson Center - Roanoke, VA
February 7, 2022 - Schermerhorn Symphony Center - Nashville, TN
February 8, 2022 - Thomas Wolfe Auditorium - Asheville, NC
February 9, 2022 - Carolina Theater - Durham, NC
February 11, 2022 - Blumenthal Knight Arts Theater - Charlotte, NC
February 12, 2022 - Variety Theater (2 Shows) - Atlanta, GA
February 13, 2022 - UAB’s Alys Stephens Center - Birmingham, AL
February 14, 2022 - Charleston Music Hall - Charleston, SC
February 16, 2022 - Lyric Center - Stuart, FL
February 17, 2022 - Dr. Phillips Center - Orlando, FL
February 18, 2022 - Arsht Center Knight Concert Hall - Miami, FL
February 19, 2022 - Florida Theatre - Jacksonville, FL
February 20, 2022 - Capitol Theatre - Clearwater, FL
February 23, 2022 - One World Theater - Austin, TX
February 24, 2022 - One World Theater - Austin, TX
February 25, 2022 - Cullen Theater - Houston, TX
February 26, 2022 - Majestic Theatre- Dallas, TX
April 26, 2022 - Sono Centrum- Brno, Cz
April 27, 2022 - Wiener Konzerthaus- Vienna, Au
April 28, 2022 - MUPA - Budapest, Hgy
April 29, 2022 - Forum Karlin - Prague, Cz
May 1, 2022 - Alte Oper Erfurt - Erfurt, Gr
May 2, 2022 - Alte Oper - Frankfurt, Gr
May 3, 2022 - Tollhaus Karlsruhe - Karlsruhe, Gr
May 4, 2022 - Tonhalle Dusseldorf - Dusseldorf, Gr
May 6, 2022 - Grand Teatro Geox - Padova, It
May 7, 2022 - Teatro Alighieri -Ravenna, It
May 8, 2022 - Teatro Umberto Giordano - Foggia, It
May 9, 2022 - Auditorium Parco della Musica - Rome, It
May 11, 2022 - Auditorium Del Lingotto - Torino, It
May 12, 2022 - Teatro degli Arcimboldi - Milano, It
May 13, 2022 - Volkhaus - Zurich, Sw
May 14, 2022 - Philharmonie im Gasteig - Munich, Gr
May 15, 2022 - Philharmonic Luxembourg - Luxembourg
May 17, 2022 - Admiralspalast - Berlin, Gr
May 19, 2022 - Oetkerhalle Halle - Bielefeld, Gr
May 20, 2022 - Geblasehalle - Neunkirchen, Gr
May 21, 2022 - L’Olympia - Paris, Fr
May 22, 2022 - Ancienne Belgique - Brussels, Bl
May 24, 2022 - Beethoven Saal - Stuttgart, Gr
May 25, 2022 - Konzerthaus Dortmund - Dortmund, Gr
May 27, 2022 - Haus Auensee - Leipzig, Gr
May 28, 2022 - Laeiszhalle - Hamburg, Gr
May 29, 2022 - De Roma - Antwerp, Bl
May 30, 2022 - Tivoli Vredenberg - Utrecht, Hld
May 31, 2022 - Glocke - Bremen, Gr
June 2, 2022 - Opera Nova - Bydgoszcz, Pl
June 3, 2022 - Opera Lesna - Sopot, Pl
June 4, 2022 - Palladium - Warsaw, Pl
June 6, 2022 - National Forum of Music - Wroclaw, Pl
June 7, 2022 - Centrum Spotkania Kultur - Lublin, Pl
June 8, 2022 - Church of St. Kolbe - Bielsko-Biala, Pl
June 9, 2022 - Kunsthaus Weiz - Weiz, Aus
June 12, 2022 - Hammersmith - London, UK
June 14, 2022 - Rocher de Palmer - Cenon, Fr
June 15, 2022 - Sala Mozart - Zaragoza, Sp
June 17, 2022 - Aud. Mar de Vigo - Vigo, Sp
June 18, 2022 - Botanical Garden - Madrid, Sp
June 19, 2022 - Teatro de la Maestranza - Seville, Sp
June 21, 2022 - Palau de la Musica - Barcelona, Sp
June 22, 2022 - Palau de les Arts - Valencia, Sp
Today, New York City’s Blue Note Jazz Club announces the return of multi-Grammy Award-winning artist Robert Glasper to the Blue Note stage for a stacked “Robtober” Fall residency. From October 1 to November 7, Glasper will perform a total of 66 shows across 33 nights, including Halloween weekend. The run of shows continues Blue Note’s historic 40th anniversary festivities.
Robtober is already shaping into an incredible run of shows with high-caliber guests who are sure to command the stage alongside Robert Glasper. Glasper’s previous Blue Note shows have included tributes to Stevie Wonder, Roy Hargrove and J Dilla. A-list celebrities and unannounced special guests, including Dave Chappelle, Kanye West, Chris Rock, Questlove, Jill Scott, Common, Yasiin Bey and Talib Kweli (Black Star) and Yebba are known to pop by the Blue Note to join Glasper for impromptu performances when he is in town.
In 2018, Glasper became just the 4th musician to hold a month-long residency at Blue Note, joining a short list that includes jazz legends Dizzy Gillespie, Chick Corea and Chris Botti. The residency was spotlighted in the New York Times, which proclaimed that Glasper is “probably the most prominent jazz musician of his generation.”
"The Blue Note is special to me because it's the pinnacle of jazz, but it doesn't stop there,” states Robert Glasper. "They allow me to step outside the box and be who I really am, unapologetically. They give me the venue to do it. The first two residences were amazing. We had to take a break but I'm really excited to be back and see my fans again. Not being able to perform for so long made it really clear how important the fans are so I can't wait to go there and make some more history.”
“We're thankful and appreciative to be able to uphold the tradition of Robert's unprecedented annual residency at Blue Note,” says Alex Kurland, Director of Programming at Blue Note. “This residency is a monumental and historic event within culture, with each show an experience and literally unforgettable. Robert's residency always produces landmark and extraordinary moments, and to be able to move forward with it after such challenging times is deeply meaningful to the Blue Note, New York City, and to art and music culture. The caliber and range of Robert's to-be-announced projects, special guests and collaborations, are an incredible testament to his icon status.”
Tickets for Robert Glasper’s residency shows can be purchased at https://www.bluenotejazz.com
Sound Mind Live announces “Un-Heard Mentality Oct. 21, 2021 in celebration of World Mental Health Day (Oct. 10.) This pioneering benefit concert will be hosted by comedian Tristan Miller and feature sets from Langhorne Slim, Fantastic Negrito, Aisha Bardu, and poet/artist Patrick Roche.
"The past year has reminded us all how we need a supportive community to survive," said Sound Mind Live Executive Director Chris Bullard. “Un-Heard Mentality is about fostering and celebrating community through great music and open, authentic dialogue on mental health – which can save lives and create a better world for all of us.”
In partnership with American Foudation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) and Relix, the event represents a collaboration across artists and organizations to support social change on mental health during a critical time. Experts from American Foundation for Suicide Prevention will provide information on mental health resources, support programs and best practices for self-care as we navigate these still challenging times. Proceeds will support the New York City chapter of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.
Tickets for the event go on sale today. Prices start at $30 for General Admission, with VIP packages starting at $50. For additional event information and to purchase tickets visit www.brooklynbowl.com. The event will also be streamed live to Relix’s Twitch channel and available free of charge.
Leading up to the event, in partnership with TikTok, AFSP, and JED Foundation, a wide array of artists will be sharing about their own mental health in a first-of-its-kind #SongsThatSaveMe campaign. Beginning on World Mental Health Day (October 10th), artists will share on TikTok songs that have saved them in their own mental health journeys. Participating in the campaign include UPSAHLand Adelaine Morin.
A recent CDC report found that over 40% of individuals are experiencing elevated adverse mental health conditions associated with the pandemic, and as high as 63% of adults between the ages of 18 to 24 report experiencing pandemic-related anxiety and depression.
Additional event partners include AbbVie, who is generously acting as the presenting sponsor of the event, along with Backline and DoNYC.
Today, Fantastic Negrito shares “Rolling Through California,” a blues-funk rallying cry that calls for solidarity and collective action in the wake of drought, water management challenges, accelerating climate change, and the growing calamity of California’s annual fire season. Recorded at Fantastic Negrito’s own Storefront Records studio in Oakland, the track features a powerful backing vocal performance from fellow Bay-Area artist Miko Marks, who herself has earned recent praise from the New York Times, NPR, Rolling Stone and more.
“I remember waking up to an apocalyptic sky,” says Fantastic Negrito. “The sky was orange, the sun looked bloodshot and people's anxiety levels were very high. It felt and looked like doomsday. It really made me think about climate change and the environment - how our actions impact where we live and the choices we make.”
Alongside the new single, Fantastic Negrito has also shared the new music video for “Rolling Through California.” Set on a ranch, the video follows a dejected and exhausted young firefighter seeking refuge on a ranch run by the Oakland Black Cowboy Association. “The little fireman feels so alone because he's looking at a fast changing world of climate change, displaced people and a California fire season that makes the air more toxic to breathe every year,” Fantastic Negrito explains. “He finds his home in a group that is historically marginalized, overlooked and that's the Black Cowboys of America who are at home on their farm.”
Fantastic Negrito has partnered with Defy:Disaster so that a portion of the song proceeds will go to support firefighters, first responders, and communities impacted by wildfires throughout North America. To donate and find out more information, please visit: https://bit.ly/donatefirefund
Stream and watch “Rolling Through California” HERE
Fantastic Negrito broke onto the national radar by winning the inaugural NPR Tiny Desk Contest in 2015. Since then, Negrito has gone on to win the Best Contemporary Blues Album Grammy-Award for each of the three albums he has released: The Last Days of Oakland (2017), Please Don’t Be Dead (2019), and Have You Lost Your Mind Yet? (2020), which includes features from fellow Tiny Desk winner Tank and the Bangas and Bay Area legend E-40.
Fantastic Negrito has a truly enthralling story rooted in struggle and strife: from the highs of a million-dollar record deal to the lows of a near fatal car accident that left him in a coma and changed his entire outlook on life. Outside of music, Negrito puts his socially progressive lyrics into action. His Storefront Market, a monthly marketplace free of charge to the public, features vendors representing the community of West Oakland and surrounding neighborhoods. He also runs his own farm on his Oakland property called Revolution Plantation where he teaches the surrounding community to garden — an effort to pass on practices that can sustain local neighborhoods and our planet alike.
Fantastic Negrito will share more new music in the coming months.
The debut album from Watchhouse — the duo of Andrew Marlin and Emily Frantz formerly known as Mandolin Orange — has gone #1 on Billboard’s Bluegrass Albums Chart. It’s a tribute to the unique alchemy of the new album, which sees the band embarking on a bold and poetic artistic reinvention that imbues their Appalachian-steeped folk with ambient drone, gauzy soul horns, and experimental texture.
Watchhouse, co-produced by Josh Kaufman (The National, Bonny Light Horseman), has already received praise from Rolling Stone, MOJO, NPR Music, American Songwriter, No Depression, GLIDE and more. See quotes below, and listen here: https://orcd.co/watchhouse
Watchhouse recently discussed the name change, new parenthood, and the influence of the late Nanci Griffith on NPR’s Here & Now. “We’re different people than when we started this band. We’re setting new intentions, taking control of this thing again.” Listen to the Here & Now interview here: https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2021/08/23/watchhouse-mandolin-orange
Starting over a decade ago playing coffee shops and local restaurants, Andrew Marlin and Emily Frantz have “redefined roots music for a new generation” (Washington Post) as they’ve taken their music to millions of Spotify listeners, historic venues from Red Rocks to Newport Folk Festival, NPR’s Tiny Desk, and more. Watchhouse are currently on tour, with upcoming dates at the Ryman, BottleRock, FreshGrass, Red Rocks, and more. See full Watchhouse tour dates below.
NPR Music recently highlighted “New Star” as part of their #NowPlaying series. Says NPR: “New Star" carries many of the same hallmarks of the pair's previous work, but with the addition of producer Josh Kaufman (Bonny Light Horseman) it also bring a sense of musical exploration; this is a song of hope and kindness, with Frantz and Marlin's vocals and guitar and mandolin arrangements complementing each other perfectly, as they sing about setting a good example for the next generation.” Watch “New Star” here: https://youtu.be/CAPJev2yOFo
Praise for Watchhouse
“Pristine acoustic picking collides with hazy, dream-like psychedelia”
– Rolling Stone
“Celebrates the highs of new parenthood in all its dazed, anxious treatment"
– MOJO (4 Stars)
“May be their best work to date.”
– American Songwriter (4 Stars)
“Beautiful arrangements. Laudable instrumental and vocal performances. Heartfelt lyrics.”
– No Depression
“the essence of the duo of Marlin and Franz still floats and soars – breaking through like those splinters of sunlight even more brightly.”
– GLIDE Mag
“As with Frantz and Marlin’s other harmonies, the songs on Watchhouse evoke the intimacy of working through a problem. But there’s also something fresh: a persistent, textured shimmering and droning with inflections of pop”
– INDY Week
“Watchhouse offers a lush soundscape, a carefully tended garden of sound in which colorful tendrils of sound wrap around us softly, swaying us with gentle rhythms of solace, hope, and love.”
– Folk Alley
Their music is deeply personal and raw, a result of persistent soul-searching… In many ways, the album is a discovery of the band’s new identity. The music is incredibly different, including elements of psychedelia and droning that are unique in bluegrass music.
– Raleigh News and Observer
Watchhouse Tracklist
“Wondrous Love”
“Better Way”
“Belly of the Beast”
“New Star”
“Upside Down”
“Lonely Love Affair”
“Coming Down From Green Mountain”
“Beautiful Flowers”
“Nightbird"
Watchhouse Tour Schedule
8/27 - Fayetteville, AR - Fayetteville Roots Festival
8/29 - Greenfield, MA - Green River Festival
9/3 - Nashville, TN - Ryman Auditorium
9/4 - Nashville, TN - Ryman Auditorium
9/5 - Napa, CA - BottleRock
9/6 - Berkeley, CA - UC Theatre
9/16 - Lake Orion, MI - Wildwood Amphitheater
9/17 - Owensboro, KY - ROMP
9/18- Indianapolis, IN - Holler on the Square
9/25 - Cumberland, MD - DelFest
9/26 - North Adams, MA - FreshGrass
10/3 - Morrison, CO - Red Rocks Amphitheatre
10/8 - Rockbridge, OH - Hocking Hills Music Festival
10/9 - Decatur, AL - Princess Theatre
10/10 - Birmingham, AL - Lyric Theatre
10/13 - Houston, TX - The Heights Theater
10/14- Tulsa, OK - Cain’s Ballroom
10/15 - Dallas, TX - Majestic Theatre
10/16 - Austin, TX - Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheater
11/10 - Knoxville, TN - Tennessee Theatre
11/11 - Atlanta, GA - The Eastern
11/12 - Athens, GA - Georgia Theatre
11/19 - Durham, NC - Durham Performing Arts Center
11/20 - Durham, NC - Durham Performing Arts Center
12/3 - Asheville, NC - Thomas Wolfe Auditorium
4/16/22 - New York, NY - Beacon Theatre
On its surface Johnny Cash’s visit to the heart of hippie San Francisco in April 1968 might have seemed unexpected, but with a rare performance of “The Ballad Of Ira Hayes” the deep kinship between performer and audience that evening comes into full focus. Telling the tale of the famed Native American war hero at Iwo Jima, who gave everything to his country and received nothing in return, “The Ballad Of Ira Hayes” is the ultimate song for the systematically oppressed, the underserved, the overlooked and marginalized; an anthem for those who, with another war raging, felt disillusioned with their country all over again. In conjunction with legendary live records of the era, including At Folsom Prison and At San Quentin, “The Ballad Of Ira Hayes” cements At The Carousel Ballroom as a wholly unique example of Cash’s ability to give voice to the downtrodden and voiceless.
Listen to this live version of “The Ballad Of Ira Hayes,” released today to commemorate the 79th anniversary of Ira Hayes first enlisting in the United States Marine Corps on August 26, 1942, and read more via Garden & Gun: https://gardenandgun.com/articles/a-never-before-released-johnny-cash-performance/
Recorded by innovative sound wizard Owsley “Bear” Stanley, the entirety of this historic concert will be available for the first time on October 29 as ‘Bear’s Sonic Journals: Johnny Cash, At The Carousel Ballroom, April 24, 1968’ from the Owsley Stanley Foundation and Renew Records/BMG. Considered a sonic pioneer and unconventional genius, Stanley’s mix captures Cash’s unadorned voice entirely on the right channel and the Tennessee Three all on the left; setting the listener right between Johnny and his band as if they were center stage at the Carousel. It’s been deemed "probably the closest to what it actually sounded like to be in the audience for a Johnny Cash show in 1968” and proves once again why the avant garde techniques of Stanley (also the architect of The Grateful Dead's "Wall of Sound”) are accepted as gospel today.
At The Carousel Ballroom will be released widely on all digital formats by Legacy Recordings, the catalog division of Sony Music Entertainment, on October 29. It will also be available on CD/2LP from Renew Records/BMG with new essays by Johnny and June Carter Cash’s son John Carter Cash, Starfinder Stanley, The Grateful Dead’s Bob Weir, and Widespread Panic’s Dave Schools, as well as new art by Susan Archie, and a reproduction of the original Carousel Ballroom concert poster by Steve Catron. This release marks the latest entry in the Owsley Stanley Foundation’s ‘Bear’s Sonic Journals’ series, which has previously included Stanley’s live recordings of The Allman Brothers Band, Tim Buckley, Doc & Merle Watson and many more.
JOHNNY CASH AT THE CAROUSEL BALLROOM, APRIL 24, 1968 TRACKLIST
1. Cocaine Blues
2. Long Black Veil
3. Orange Blossom Special (CD and Digital only)
4. Going to Memphis
5. The Ballad of Ira Hayes
6. Rock Island Line
7. Guess Things Happen That Way
8. One Too Many Mornings
9. Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right
10. Give My Love to Rose
11. Green, Green Grass of Home
12. Old Apache Squaw
13. Lorena
14. Forty Shades of Green
15. Bad News
16. Jackson
17. Tall Lover Man
18. June's Song Introduction
19. Wildwood Flower
20. Foggy Mountain Top
21. This Land Is Your Land
22. Wabash Cannonball
23. Worried Man Blues
24. Long Legged Guitar Pickin' Man
25. Ring of Fire
26. Big River
27. Don't Take Your Guns to Town
28. I Walk the Line
esperanza spalding has announced her new album SONGWRIGHTS APOTHECARY LAB, to be released September 24 on Concord Records. SONGWRIGHTS APOTHECARY LAB features 12 pieces of music, created and recorded over the past several months in her traveling laboratory, in collaboration with a host of musicians, researchers and practitioners. Each song was designed to have an intended effect for the listener, from grounding yourself in a moment of chaos and de-escalating interpersonal aggression to addressing the feelings of grief and loneliness brought on by the pandemic.
The Songwrights Apothecary Lab is a curated portal of new work that is growing out of spalding’s collaborative practice over the past years, exploring how songwriters might meaningfully incorporate therapeutic practices and knowledge into their process and production. The researchers and practitioners that partook in the labs specialize in fields ranging from neuroscience and music therapy to psychology and ethnomusicology.
spalding has also shared a new song today. Watch / listen to “Formwela 10” here: https://found.ee/es_songwrightsapothecarylab
Intended effect of “Formwela 10”: For grieving the consequences of, becoming more alert to, and dissolving one’s own romantic-entitlement tendencies.
Go to https://songwrightsapothecarylab.com to hear additional “Formwela’s” created in her lab, along with functional objects sold with each song.
Pitchfork describes spalding’s recent work as “a vessel for boundless creativity and experimentalism” and her 2018 album 12 Little Spells earned her a 4th GRAMMY Award. In a profile that ran in April, around the release of the TRIANGLE suite crafted and released via her Songwrights Apothecary Lab, she told the New York Times: “What we want to do is hear what people are wishing for from the music, like, what do you need? It’s an invitation to hear what you need a song for, and then that informs what we look for in our research, in our investigation.”
spalding even invited the public into the creative process, hosting a series of nightly presentations following a day of writing and recording. This took place over 10 days in June, when she set up her Songwrights Apothecary Lab in New York City. The second half of the album, “Formwela’s 7-13,” were all created and recorded then, and feature a mix of music that is intended to be both soothing and jarring. On these six pieces, esperanza is joined by drummer Francisco Mela, pianist Leo Genovese, guitarist Matthew Stevens, and saxophonist Aaron Burnett.
Earlier iterations of the lab took place in Wasco County, Oregon, and Portland, Oregon - where the first six pieces of music featured on the new album were created by spalding and include contributions from Wayne Shorter, Phoelix, Raphael Saadiq, Justin Tyson, Ganavya Doraiswamy and Corey King.
“The well of this interdisciplinary mode of music creation is deep. we dip and dip and draw and draw and pour the best of what we find into each Formwela…,” says spalding.
Go here https://songwrightsapothecarylab.com to read about each Formwela’s intended effect.
Along with the option to pre-order the CD, the vinyl will also be available for pre-order and will include a bonus track “Formwela 12.” The 2LP set will be available on April 1, 2022, along with exclusive colored vinyl, signed 11x11 vinyl album art prints and 5x5 collectors CD art prints.
Judy Collins has released her new album Live At The Town Hall, NYC, today. She recorded it live at the Town Hall in New York City with a full band in February of this year, when she hosted a livestream concert from the historic and otherwise empty venue due to the pandemic. This new live recording revisits her legendary 1964 performance at the Town Hall, which was her solo concert debut in NYC. In February, Collins revisited nearly the same setlist as her 1964 concert, including “Winter Sky,” “My Ramblin Boy,” “Coal Tattoo” and “Cruel Mother.” Collins’ setlist reflected the need for comfort and protest in light of the turmoil that beset the nation, both then and now. New additions to the setlist include longtime standards in her repertoire including “Both Sides Now” and “Send In The Clowns.”
Listen to the Judy Collins - Live At The Town Hall, NYC - here on Spotify or Amazon
In July, Collins also premiered Since You’ve Asked, her very own podcast series. Hosted by Collins, it features some of her favorite musicians, artists and luminaries from her colorful life including Jeff Daniels, Julia Cameron, Ben Harper, Arlo Guthrie, Clive Davis, Molly Jong Fast, Christiane Amanpour, Jac Holzman, Betty Buckley and Pat Allerton. Several episodes have aired, with the remainder of the season posting every other Thursday into October. The most recent episode features London’s “portable priest” and Vicar Pat Allerton, who broadcast Collins’ famous 1970 recording of “Amazing Grace” onto the streets and outside of hospitals in London during his sermons as the pandemic first unfolded in spring of 2020. The next episode will feature Betty Buckley on September 9th.
The podcast is available on all major platforms and distributed by SIMPLECAST: https://since-youve-asked.simplecast.com/
Collins has also returned to the road this summer and fall, see below for tour dates:
JUDY COLLINS - LIVE AT THE TOWN HALL, NYC tracklist:
1. Winter Sky
2. My Ramblin’ Boy
3. Anathea
4. Me And My Uncle
5. Wild Rippling Water
6. Tambourine Man
7. Both Sides Now
8. Cruel Mother
9. Coal Tattoo
10. Last Thing On My Mind
11. John Riley
12. Send In The Clowns
Fri - September 17 - Humphreys Concerts By the Bay - San Diego, CA
Mon - September 20 - Yoshi's Oakland - Oakland, CA
Tue - September 21 - Yoshi's Oakland - Oakland, CA
Wed - September 22 - Yoshi's Oakland - Oakland, CA
Fri - September 24 - Uptown Theatre Napa - Napa, CA
Sat - September 25 - Golden State Theatre - Monterey, CA
Sun - October 3 - Clayton Center for the Arts - Maryville, TN
Thu - October 7 - Hangar Theatre - Ithaca, NY
Sun - October 10 - The Academy of Music Theatre - Northampton, MA
Tue - October 12 - State Theatre - Portland, ME
Sun - October 17 - Birchmere - Alexandria, VA
Thu - October 21 - The Colonial Theatre - Phoenixville, PA
Fri - October 22 - Scottish Rite Auditorium - Collingswood, NJ
Sun - October 24 - Mayo Performing Arts Center - Morristown, NJ
Thu - October 28 - Plymouth Memorial Hall, Plymouth, MA
Fri - October 29 - Jonathan’s, Ogunquit, ME
Wed - November 10 - Mabel Tainter Center for the Arts, Menomonie, WI
Thu - November 11 - Thrasher Opera House, Green Lake, WI
Mon - November 18 - Fox Theatre - Hutchinson, KS
Fri - December 3 - The Cabot - Beverly, MA
Sat - December 4 - Weinberg Center for the Arts, Frederick, MD
Fri - December 10 - Cary Memorial Hall, Lexington MA
Fri - December 17 - Town Hall, New York, NY
Sat - January 16 - Bilheimer Capitol Theatre, Clearwater, FL
Tue - January 18 - Florida Theatre, Jacksonville, FL
Fri - February 11 - Carriage House Theater, Saratoga
Sat - February 12 - Carriage House Theater, Saratoga
Tue - February 15 - Lobero Theatre, Santa Barbara, CA
Fri - February 18 - Blue Note, Honolulu, HI
Sat - February 19 - Blue Note, Honolulu, HI
Fri - February 25 - Washington Center for the Performing Arts, Olympia, WA
Sat - February 26 - Admiral Theatre, Bremerton, WA
Mon - February 28 - Alberta Rose Theatre, Portland OR
Tue - March 1 - Alberta Rose Theatre - Portland OR
Wed - March 2 - Tower Theatre - Bend, OR
Tue - March 8 - Fox Tucson Theatre, Tucson, AZ
Thu - March 10 - Celebrity Theatre - Phoenix, AZ
Fri - March 11 - McCullum Theatre for the Performing Arts, Palm Desert, CA
Tue - March 29 - Schermerhorn Symphony Center - Nashville, TN
Thu - March 31 - Grand Theatre - Frankfort, KY
Sat - November 5 (2022) - DE ROMA - Borgerhout, Belgium
As is only fitting for a musician known for an extensive touring regime, Pat Metheny has announced over 100 concerts world-wide to accompany the release of his brand new album SIDE-EYE NYC V1.IV. Kicking off on September 14th in Eugene, OR, the SIDE-EYE tour will travel to every city from Seattle to Prague, Los Angeles to Orlando, Houston to Vienna and beyond. The live shows, spanning well into 2022, will feature the phenomenally talented pianist/organist/keyboardist James Francies. The drum chair has been filled to-date by some of the most exciting players around including Eric Harland, Anwar Marshall and most notably, Marcus Gilmore, who is spotlighted on the upcoming record as well. The exciting young New Orleans drummer, Joe Dyson, will be also featured in the live performances around the world.
The full, updated list of shows is below:
September 14, 2021 - McDonald Theater - Eugene, OR
September 15, 2021 - Washington Center for the Performing Arts - Olympia, WA
September 16, 2021 - Jazz Alley - Seattle, WA
September 17, 2021 - Jazz Alley - Seattle, WA
September 18, 2021 - Jazz Alley - Seattle, WA
September 19, 2021 - Jazz Alley - Seattle, WA
September 21, 2021 - Revolution Hall - Portland, OR
September 22, 2021 - Cascade Theater - Redding, CA
September 24, 2021 - Monterey Jazz Fest - Monterey, CA
September 25, 2021 - SFJazz Center Miner Auditorium - San Francisco, CA
September 26, 2021 - SFJazz Center Miner Auditorium - San Francisco, CA
September 27, 2021 - Crest Theater - Sacramento, CA
September 29, 2021 - Lobero Theatre - Santa Barbara, CA
September 30, 2021 - The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park - San Diego, CA
October 1, 2021 - Irvine Barclay Theatre - Irvine, CA
October 2, 2021 - The Theatre at Ace Hotel - Los Angeles, CA
October 3, 2021 - Mesa Arts Center - Mesa, AZ
October 5, 2021 - Fox Tucson Theatre - Tucson, AZ
October 6, 2021 - National Hispanic Cultural Center - Albuquerque, NM
October 7, 2021 - Boulder Theatre - Boulder, CO
October 8, 2021 - Strings Music Pavilion - Steamboat Springs, CO
October 9, 2021 - Paramount Theatre - Denver, CO
October 11, 2021 - Lied Center Performing Arts - Lincoln, NB
October 12, 2021 - Pantages Theatre - Minneapolis, MN
October 14, 2021 - Pabst Theatre - Milwaukee, WI
October 15, 2021 - Thalia Hall (2 shows) - Chicago, IL
October 16, 2021 - Memorial Hall - Cincinnati, OH
October 17, 2021 - Orchestra Hall - Detroit, MI
November 4, 2021 - Flying Monkey - Plymouth, NH
November 5, 2021 - State Theatre - Portland, ME
November 6, 2021 - Foxwoods- The Fox Theater - Mashantucket, CT
November 7, 2021 - Wilbur Theatre - Boston, MA
November 9, 2021 - Ridgefield Playhouse - Ridgefield, CT
November 11, 2021 - Keswick Theater - Glenside, PA
November 12, 2021 - State Theatre New Jersey - New Brunswick, NJ
November 13, 2021 - The Music Center at Strathmore - N Bethesda, MD
November 14, 2021 - Patchogue Theater of Performing Arts - Patchogue, NY
November 16, 2021 - Williams Center for the Arts - Easton, PA
November 18, 2021 - Kodak Theater - Rochester, NY
November 19, 2021 - Troy Music Hall - Troy, NY
November 20, 2021 - Academy of Music - Northampton, MA
February 3, 2022 - State Theatre - State College, PA
February 4, 2022 - Ferguson Center for the Arts - Newport News, VA
February 5, 2022 - Jefferson Center - Roanoke, VA
February 7, 2022 - Schermerhorn Symphony Center - Nashville, TN
February 8, 2022 - Thomas Wolfe Auditorium - Asheville, NC
February 9, 2022 - Carolina Theater - Durham, NC
February 11, 2022 - Blumenthal Knight Arts Theater - Charlotte, NC
February 12, 2022 - Variety Theater (2 Shows) - Atlanta, GA
February 13, 2022 - UAB’s Alys Stephens Center - Birmingham, AL
February 14, 2022 - Charleston Music Hall - Charleston, SC
February 16, 2022 - Lyric Center - Stuart, FL
February 17, 2022 - Dr. Phillips Center - Orlando, FL
February 18, 2022 - Arsht Center Knight Concert Hall - Miami, FL
February 19, 2022 - Florida Theatre - Jacksonville, FL
February 20, 2022 - Capitol Theatre - Clearwater, FL
February 23, 2022 - One World Theater - Austin, TX
February 24, 2022 - One World Theater - Austin, TX
February 25, 2022 - Cullen Theater - Houston, TX
February 26, 2022 - Majestic Theatre- Dallas, TX
April 26, 2022 - Sono Centrum- Brno, Cz
April 27, 2022 - Wiener Konzerthaus- Vienna, Au
April 28, 2022 - MUPA - Budapest, Hgy
April 29, 2022 - Forum Karlin - Prague, Cz
May 1, 2022 - Alte Oper Erfurt - Erfurt, Gr
May 2, 2022 - Alte Oper - Frankfurt, Gr
May 3, 2022 - Tollhaus Karlsruhe - Karlsruhe, Gr
May 4, 2022 - Tonhalle Dusseldorf - Dusseldorf, Gr
May 6, 2022 - Grand Teatro Geox - Padova, It
May 7, 2022 - Teatro Alighieri -Ravenna, It
May 8, 2022 - Teatro Umberto Giordano - Foggia, It
May 9, 2022 - Auditorium Parco della Musica - Rome, It
May 11, 2022 - Auditorium Del Lingotto - Torino, It
May 12, 2022 - Teatro degli Arcimboldi - Milano, It
May 13, 2022 - Volkhaus - Zurich, Sw
May 14, 2022 - Philharmonie im Gasteig - Munich, Gr
May 15, 2022 - Philharmonic Luxembourg - Luxembourg
May 17, 2022 - Admiralspalast - Berlin, Gr
May 19, 2022 - Oetkerhalle Halle - Bielefeld, Gr
May 20, 2022 - Geblasehalle - Neunkirchen, Gr
May 21, 2022 - L’Olympia - Paris, Fr
May 22, 2022 - Ancienne Belgique - Brussels, Bl
May 24, 2022 - Beethoven Saal - Stuttgart, Gr
May 25, 2022 - Konzerthaus Dortmund - Dortmund, Gr
May 27, 2022 - Haus Auensee - Leipzig, Gr
May 28, 2022 - Laeiszhalle - Hamburg, Gr
May 29, 2022 - De Roma - Antwerp, Bl
May 30, 2022 - Tivoli Vredenberg - Utrecht, Hld
May 31, 2022 - Glocke - Bremen, Gr
June 2, 2022 - Opera Nova - Bydgoszcz, Pl
June 3, 2022 - Opera Lesna - Sopot, Pl
June 4, 2022 - Palladium - Warsaw, Pl
June 6, 2022 - National Forum of Music - Wroclaw, Pl
June 7, 2022 - Centrum Spotkania Kultur - Lublin, Pl
June 8, 2022 - Church of St. Kolbe - Bielsko-Biala, Pl
June 9, 2022 - Kunsthaus Weiz - Weiz, Aus
June 12, 2022 - Hammersmith - London, UK
June 14, 2022 - Rocher de Palmer - Cenon, Fr
June 15, 2022 - Sala Mozart - Zaragoza, Sp
June 17, 2022 - Aud. Mar de Vigo - Vigo, Sp
June 18, 2022 - Botanical Garden - Madrid, Sp
June 19, 2022 - Teatro de la Maestranza - Seville, Sp
June 21, 2022 - Palau de la Musica - Barcelona, Sp
June 22, 2022 - Palau de les Arts - Valencia, Sp
Internationally renowned keyboard master, soul singer, composer, and producer Cory Henry will release his new solo album, Best of Me, on September 17th with the album’s title track releasing worldwide today!
STREAM “BEST OF ME” SINGLE HERE
Produced, arranged, performed and co-written by Henry, the 11-track album, largely instrumental, features the prodigious musician on vocals, Hammond B3 organ, Moog and Harpejji—a rare electric stringed instrument. With a sound that Cory has christened “future soul”—a groove-heavy fusion of funk, blues, gospel, jazz and R&B—Best of Me calls upon influences including Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, Donny Hathaway, P-Funk, and James Brown. The album’s title references Henry’s appreciation for those who came before him, creators of the 70s soul that he cites as “the greatest era of music.”
“Music is a universal language, something we all can understand,” Henry says. “It’s amazing to witness people from all over the globe come together, despite having different backgrounds/views to experience the power of music. My new album Best of Me is a collection of songs written and inspired by my musical heroes. These songs capture the entire essence of my musical journey so far. I hope they inspire you on your journey. Much love!”
Not one to stand still when the world has stopped, Henry, whose early-2020 world tour with Lenny Kravitz was canceled, turned inward and recorded Something to Say, his acclaimed sophomore solo effort that addressed the social and emotional climate of the time. He and his band, the Funk Apostles, live streamed a special Halloween concert—their first since the shutdown—to mark the album release. He also released the powerful and unifying single “Rise,” with proceeds supporting the civil rights group Color of Change, and the holiday track “Christmas with You”—an instant hit with fans and critics. Henry performed the track, and other Christmas classics, on NPR’s Tiny Desk ‘Home’ Concert last December.
Most recently, Henry contributed to multiple tracks on Kanye West’s streaming record-breaking album Donda, including “24” (aka “Run to Glory”) which premiered in a Beats by Dre ad starring track star Sha’Carri Richardson.
Showing his depth as the ultimate creative, Cory also contributed to two songs, “Follow You” and “Cut-Throat,” on the most recent Imagine Dragons album Act -1.
Last night, Henry took on something entirely new---performing the national anthem with Michelle Williams in front of over 20 million viewers at yesterday’s NFL’s season opener in Tampa Bay, FL: Link
With the release of Best of Me, Henry will perform live in the following locations:
09/17 - Xponential Music Festival - Philadelphia, PA
09/18 - Sea Hear Now Festival – Asbury Park, NJ
09/19 - Indy Jazz Festival - Indianapolis, IN
09/20 - Space - Evanston, IL
09/22 - Blue Note Jazz Club - New York, NY (two shows)
09/23 - Blue Note Jazz Club - New York, NY (two shows)
09/24 - Blue Note Jazz Club - New York, NY (two shows)
09/25 - Blue Note Jazz Club - New York, NY (two shows)
09/26 - Blue Note Jazz Club - New York, NY (two shows)
09/30 - Gold-Diggers - Los Angeles, CA - Album Release Underplay
10/09 - Shakori Hills Grassroots Festival of Music and Dance - Pittsboro, NC
12/02 - Boulder Theater w/ Robert Glasper - Boulder, CO
12/03 - Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom w/ Robert Glasper - Denver, CO
Pat Metheny has released SIDE-EYE NYC (V1.IV) today, the recording debut of his SIDE-EYE trio project featuring the 20-time GRAMMY winner accompanied by a handpicked and rotating selection of, as he puts it, “newer generation musicians who have particularly caught my interest along the way.” Throughout SIDE-EYE NYC’s eight compositions, Metheny completely reinvents his classics including “Better Days Ahead” and “Timeline” alongside brand new and characteristically genre-defying work revealed for the first time. For a song like “Timeline,” which Metheny originally recorded with fellow icons Michael Brecker and Elvin Jones, hearing 26-year-old pianist/organist/keyboardist James Francies and 34-year-old GRAMMY-winning drummer Marcus Gilmore give their innovative interpretations provides an exhilaratingly fresh perspective.“It’s a very natural and organic thing for me to play with them,” says Metheny. “They have literally grown up listening to the recordings and playing these compositions from their beginnings, just as I did with many of the folks that I eventually wound up playing with.”
Order SIDE-EYE NYC (V1.IV) here: https://patmetheny.lnk.to/SideEyeNYC/PR
Listen to “Timeline” here: https://youtu.be/aBjRxSN41bE
This evening, Houston, Texas' Khruangbin, the band that’s known for serving up a rich, genre-blurring combination of Thai funk, bass-stepped Tarantino soundtracks and surf-rock cool will make their national TV debut on Austin City Limits, performing songs off their 2020 album 'Mordechai (Dead Oceans, in association with Late Night Stories).
The atmospheric and eccentric group, which has been on countless global tours and graced nearly every major festival stage in the world, is a live force to be reckoned with.
Bassist Laura Lee flaunts funky baselines, drummer Donald “DJ” Johnson pensively holds the steady groove, while guitarist Mark Speer rocks downtempo, wailing guitar melodies. Fans savor the night and “howl along to the strings, trying to keep up with [Khruangbin’s] electric range” (The Guardian).
If you haven’t seen Khruangbin live, you haven’t really heard them yet. Watch their psychedelic performance @ The Villain for Pitchfork to get a feel for their exceptionally visual and otherworldly live shows
Be sure to tune into the live ACL taping this evening at 6 PM PT / 8 PM CT / 9 PM ET here
Aoife O’Donovan — the GRAMMY-winning singer/songwriter known not only for her own "gorgeous" (Rolling Stone) solo music but her esteemed work with I'm With Her, The Goat Rodeo Sessions, and many more — announces the January 21, 2022 release of her new album Age Of Apathy. Produced by fellow GRAMMY-winner Joe Henry (Bonnie Raitt, Rhiannon Giddens) and featuring guest appearances from Allison Russell and Madison Cunningham, Age Of Apathy finds O’Donovan’s gift for poetic imagery and unconventionally alluring melody in full bloom as she confronts the sense-dulling barrage of the digital age. Amid symphonic arrangements that reveal a stunning mastery of her craft, Aoife puts forth a statement of defiance and radical love — one that reaffirms her as one of our most vital songwriters today.
Lead single “Phoenix” soars, O’Donovan calling upon her resilience despite “quaking like the San Andreas fault.” Open chord strums and dramatic flourishes of percussion convey a sense of possibility as O’Donovan concludes with a cry of “I’m ready now.” “I remember writing “Phoenix” late at night in my sunroom,” says O’Donovan. “It was in early February of this year — a gorgeous Florida winter night — and I came across the first line of the song, all alone, in an old note on my computer. Late 2020 and early 2021 brought a wave of clarity and inspiration after a very difficult period of creative malaise, and “Phoenix” is truly an ode to my own muse.”
Directed by photographer Omar Cruz, the video finds Aoife in a gorgeous desert landscape, embracing the open skies and windswept landscape. Watch “Phoenix” here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gse9eGYim74
O’Donovan recorded Age Of Apathy through a unique arrangement with Full Sail University in Winter Park, FL, logging daily hours on-site at their studio with GRAMMY-nominated engineer Darren Schneider (Deep Purple, Koryn Hawthorne, Trivium) — who also mixed the album — all the while collaborating entirely remotely with Henry. While her previous albums were composed and recorded in an adrenalized rush between tours, the creation of Age Of Apathy was more deliberate and methodical — a rare silver lining amid the stillness of COVID living.
O’Donovan found the routine freeing. Remote collaborations — particularly with bassist David Piltch and drummer Jay Bellerose — introduced unexpected rhythms and textures into the architecture of the songs, allowing O’Donovan to bend her sound into more expansive shapes. And with the expert guidance of Joe Henry, she was able to develop the dreamy, richly orchestrated — but never overwrought — soundworld that gives Age Of Apathy its distinct and enveloping aesthetic.
As tragedy after tragedy threatens to render us numb to the human cost of it all, Age Of Apathy finds O’Donovan endeavoring to carve out a joyous and purposeful existence. On the tense yet beautiful “Elevators,” O’Donovan attempts to augur the future from fragments of her past as strings ratchet up the intensity and Alison Russell’s harmonies lend it all a bluesy lilt. “B61” begins as a patient recounting of days spent wandering Gowanus before an almost panicked urgency sets in, and “Prodigal Daughter,” which also features Russell, examines a young adult’s drift away from and return to the stability of family. Album closer “Passengers” — featuring Madison Cunningham — is all rise, an optimistic and almost celestial moment of clarity. “My apathy is losing ground, open my mouth and make a sound,” O’Donovan sings, finding that righteous struggle and solidarity can provide both ballast and intention as one wards off abject hopelessness.
Pre-order Age Of Apathy here: https://ffm.to/ageofapathy
Earlier this month, O’Donovan shared an album-length live cover performance of Bruce Springsteen’s Nebraska for Bandcamp Friday. Says Greil Marcus of Aoife's interpretation of the title track: "As exposed in a vacuum as Bruce Springsteen was when he made the song, she lets you hear how meticulously his first-person account of Charlie Starkweather’s death rampage was crafted to follow the structure of a traditional murder ballad — or maybe it’s her voice, the way it hovers over the details in the story, that’s rewriting the song that way."
“The original album was desperate and dark, with doubt coursing through its tracks like murky blood,” says The New York Times. “O’Donovan treats them as canon, saluting Springsteen’s songcraft with clear, pitch-perfect articulation and affable delivery.”
Listen to Aoife O’Donovan’s version of Nebraska here: https://aoifeodonovan.bandcamp.com/album/aoife-plays-nebraska
Following both solo dates and shows with The Goat Rodeo Sessions this summer, O’Donovan continues to tour through the end of 2021 and into 2022. See full dates below.
2021 TOUR DATES
September 16 - Planet Bluegrass - Lyons, CO
September 22 - Americanafest Panel - Nashville, TN
September 24 - Fuller Hall - St. Johnsbury, VT %
September 25 - Freshgrass, MASS MoCA - North Adams, MA
October 1 - Freshgrass The Momentary - Bentonville, AR#
Oct 8 - The Listening Room - Grand Rapids, MI (performing with Bull Frogs Croon string quartet)
Oct 9 - Stoughton Opera House - Stoughton, WI (performing with Bull Frogs Croon string quartet)
Oct 19 - Cincinnati Symphony Music Hall - Cincinnati, OH
October 20 - Buskirk-Chumley Theater - Bloomington, IN
October 21 - Old Town School of Folk - Chicago, IL
Oct 23 - St. Louis Symphony Orchestra - St. Louis, MO
Dec 19 - Doral Downtown Park - Doral, FL ^
# duo set with Noam Pikelny
% w/Hawktail
^ duo set with Chris Thile
2022 EUROPEAN TOUR DATES
January 28 - Out To Lunch Festival at Rosemary Street Church - Belfast, UK
January 29 - Liberty Hall - Dublin, IE
January 30 - Live at St. Luke’s - Cork, IE
February 1 - St. Paul’s Church -- Birmingham, UK
February 2 -- Barbican, Milton Court Concert Hall - London, UK
February 3 - Hallé St. Peter’s - Manchester, UK
February 4 - Sage 2 - Gateshead, UK
February 5 - Junction 2 - Cambridge, UK
February 8 - Tivoli Vredenburg - Utrecht, NL
February 9 - Alice - Copenhagen, DK
February 11 - Haus der Musik 2 - Vienna, AT
February 12 - Orpheum - Graz, AT
Donovan Woods supporting all European shows
SPRING 2022 DATES
February 24 - Odell Williamson Auditorium - Bolivia, NC
February 25 - Kennedy Center Terrace Theater - Washington DC
March 18-25 - Cayamo
April 7 - Freight & Salvage - Berkeley, CA
April 10 - Sunset Center - Carmel, CA
April 15 - Scottsdale Center for the Arts - Scottsdale, AZ ***
May 13 - Bitterroot Performing Art Center - Hamilton, MT
Acclaimed roots-rock duo Larkin Poe has partnered with innovative hybrid orchestra Nu Deco Ensemble for Paint the Roses: Live in Concert -- a new album out tomorrow that reinterprets Larkin Poe’s music, including their 2020 release Self Made Man and more, through an orchestral lens. Fans can watch the full performance via Facebook here on September 17@ 12pm ET.
American Songwriter premiered the touching fan favorite “Mad As A Hatter” today. Following “Every Bird That Flies” and their version of Bessie Jones’ stomp and clap “Sometimes,” Larkin Poe’s Rebecca Lovell explains: “I wrote ‘Mad As A Hatter’ in memory of our late grandfather. He battled with mental illness in his lifetime and spent the majority of his years undiagnosed. The song has become a touchstone in the Larkin Poe community and sparked countless conversations around the world between people who find resonance in the lyrics. At long last, the stars have aligned through our collaboration with Nu Deco Ensemble, and we are so excited to finally be able to share a deeply meaningful performance of one of our nearest and dearest songs.”
“‘Mad as a Hatter’ is my personal favorite song from our collaboration with Larkin Poe, as well as to have arranged, so it is no surprise to me that it remains one of their most requested works,” Nu Deco Ensemble’s Sam Hyken said. “The combination of the twists and turns of the song’s musical journey combined with the powerful subject matter allows for the orchestra to truly shine and heighten the emotion. We are honored to play a part in helping this special song be released to the public for the very first time.”
“For me, this collaboration and connection we have with Larkin Poe is epitomized by this powerful track,” Nu Deco Ensemble’s Jacomo Bairos said. “We’re humbled and grateful to share with people around the world who may be going through their own personal journey with mental health issues.”
Paint the Roses documents a collaborative, streamed concert by the two artistic groups in December, 2020 at Miami’s North Beach Bandshell. The performance was part of Nu Deco’s 2020-21 virtual and socially-distanced concert season, which featured the ensemble’s genre-bending orchestral music and its powerful first collaboration with Larkin Poe.
Larkin Poe — a Nashville-based sister-duo comprising multi-instrumentalists Rebecca and Megan Lovell — had recorded their fifth album Self Made Man (which topped the Billboard Blues Album chart and UK’s Independent and Americana Albums charts) in the summer of 2020 but could not take the music on the road due to COVID-19 restrictions. Nu Deco Ensemble’s collaborative concert provided the duo their first chance to play the new record’s songs for a live audience. The tracks on Self Made Man (and now on Paint the Roses) draw on wide influences but are rooted in the creative heritage of Larkin Poe’s beloved American South and Southern Gothic themes.
“During the challenging times of this past year, music served the critical purpose of connection to one another,” Nu Deco Ensemble Co-Founders and Artistic Directors Jacomo Bairos and Sam Hyken explain. “Among those valuable connections was our first collaboration with the amazing duo Larkin Poe and the live album that resulted from it.”
Larkin Poe added, “Before we could even speak in full sentences, our introduction to the language of music began with classical violin and piano lessons; ever since then, music has been the bedrock upon which we’ve built our lives. Over the years we have drawn inspiration from a wide range of genres, but it has always been a dream of ours to find a way to honor our classical upbringing. ‘Paint The Roses’ was born out of a fortuitous, one-night collaboration with Nu Deco Ensemble. In hearing our Roots Rock n Roll repertoire reinterpreted through an orchestral lens, it felt like a creative circle was being completed; we wanted to share the performance on a grander scale and, thus, our first-ever live album came into being. We are deeply indebted to Sam Hyken for writing such incredible orchestra arrangements and also to Jacomo Bairos for conducting such a magical evening of music.”
Summerfest 2022 will take place June 23-25, June 30-July 1, and July 7-9, Thursday through Saturday, from Noon - Midnight. More details on the lineup will be forthcoming in the months ahead.
Summerfest in Milwaukee, WI has successfully hosted over 1,000 different performances, all spanning across three weekends this month (September 2-4, 9-11, and 16-18, 2021). The final weekend of Summerfest presented by American Family Insurance kicked off on 9/15 with the Dave Matthews Band concert and the music will continue Thursday, September 16 through Saturday, September 18, 2021. The blockbuster lineup this weekend includes Megan Thee Stallion and Miley Cyrus with opener Wiz Khalifa, and Guns N' Roses closing out the festival. Other can't miss artists -- Ludacris, Bleachers, Run The Jewels, Jake Owen, Flaming Lips, Turkuaz featuring Jerry Harrison & Adrian Belew, and many more.
This year's headliners also included: Chris Stapleton, Jonas Brothers, Luke Bryan, Chance the Rapper, Wilco, Diplo, Fitz and The Tantrums, Bleachers, Black Pumas, Run the Jewels, Rise Against, Goo Goo Dolls plus. Located on 75 acres of permanent grounds in downtown Milwaukee adjacent to Lake Michigan, there is ample room for fans who will be in attendance. Bringing back festivity fun while still adhering to COVID-19 safety guidelines, Summerfest followed vaccination or testing mandates for all three weekends.
Catch highlights of the first and second weekend along with additional photos here.
"As we approached a September Summerfest, we knew it would be an experiment. That said, it was the only viable option to accommodate artists and fans within this fluid environment," said Don Smiley, President and CEO of Milwaukee World Festival, Inc. "Our team pulled it off and provided an economic boost to the local economy and gave patrons live music on the lakefront. We want to thank all our attendees, vendors, and sponsors for their support - we cant wait to see them again next year."
Smithsonian Folkways is proud to announce that the award-winning bluegrass group Po’ Ramblin’ Boys will release their third studio album on the label in 2022. The new album follows the acclaimed 2019 release Toil, Tears & Trouble on Rounder, which earned them praise from No Depression, American Songwriter, PopMatters, and a coveted appearances on NPR’s Mountain Stage and Nashville’s famed Grand Ole Opry. The GRAMMY-nominated quintet won Emerging Artist of the Year at the 2018 IBMA awards, and have been nominated for Entertainer of the Year at this year’s ceremony taking place next week in Raleigh, NC.
On the signing, the band says,
“The Po’ Ramblin’ Boys take pride in preserving legacies along with carving out our own musical path, just like Smithsonian Folkways. We feel this is the perfect partnership and are proud to be the newest members of the family as we look forward to the upcoming album. Together we can help bring our version of Bluegrass music to audiences all over the world.”
The group is currently on tour, and will be showcasing at AmericanaFest this Thursday, September 23. They will also be performing at the IBMA Awards Show in October, and Joe Mullins’ inaugural Industrial Strength Bluegrass Festival November 12.
Po’ Ramblin’ Boys On Tour
Sept. 22 – Vine Grove, KY – Vine Grove Bluegrass Festival
Sept. 23 – Nashville, TN – Cannery Ballroom – AmericanaFest Showcase
Sept. 24 – Vine Grove, KY – Vine Grove Bluegrass Festival
Sept. 30 – Raleigh, NC – IBMA Awards Show Presented by Yamaha
Oct. 2. – Raleigh, NC – Red Hat Amphitheater / IBMA World of Bluegrass LIVE!
Oct. 6 – Pigeon Forge, TN – Dollywood
Oct. 9 – Tunbridge, VT – Jenny Brook Mini Fest
Oct. 21 – Dale, TX – Old Settler’s Music Festival
Oct. 30 – Lexington, KY – BooGrass at the Clarion
Nov. 12 – Wilmington, OH – Industrial Strength Bluegrass Festival
Harvard-bred sibling rock duo Jocelyn & Chris released “Sugar and Spice” (Semi-Acoustic Live), a reimagined version of their latest retro-funk anthem “Sugar and Spice,” recorded live from the historic Proctors Theatre stage in Troy, NY.
Listen to “Sugar and Spice" (Semi-Acoustic Live) here
The live reimagining follows the latest radio success of "Sugar and Spice," which entered the Billboard AAA Top 40 on August 16, earning a “Most Added” designation for three consecutive weeks. Jocelyn & Chris -- known for their “millennial spin on classic rock” (TODAY) -- will release their eighth studio album Favorite Ghosts in early 2022.
Sony Music Entertainment’s Premium Content Division, in partnership with Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, has announced "The Legendary 1979 No Nukes Concerts," a Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band film featuring ten never-before released performances from the Madison Square Garden MUSE benefit concerts, and full footage of the band's entire setlist for the first time. Edited by longtime Springsteen collaborator Thom Zimny from the original 16mm film alongside remixed audio from Bob Clearmountain, "The Legendary 1979 No Nukes Concerts" represent the highest quality and best recorded Bruce Springsteen performances from an explosive, ascendant and rarely-filmed era of the E Street Band. "The Legendary 1979 No Nukes Concerts" film will be released in HD on physical formats November 19, including on two CD with DVD, two CD with Blu-Ray and two LP formats. The film will be available globally in HD for digital download on November 16 and digital rental on November 23.
"A few years ago, I started re-examining the filmed archives for Bruce and the Band’s appearances at the No Nukes concerts of 1979," said Thom Zimny. "I quickly realized that these were the best performances and best filming from the Band’s legendary Seventies, and dedicated myself to bringing out the full potential of the footage. Having worked as Bruce’s principal director and editor for the last 20 years, I can say without reservation that this newly re-edited, re-mixed and restored ninety minute film is the gold standard for Bruce and the Band live during one of their greatest creative periods."
“The Seventies were a golden period in the history of Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, and the Legendary 1979 No Nukes Concerts is the greatest document of that era we will ever have," said Jon Landau. "It’s a pure rock show from beginning to end, the energy level is transcendent, and the mastery of the art and the craft of rock music is awe inspiring.”
“We’re thrilled to be able to give audiences around the world the opportunity to witness these groundbreaking performances,” said Tom Mackay, President, Premium Content, Sony Music Entertainment. “‘The Legendary 1979 No Nukes Concerts’ is a rare opportunity to experience an event that became an instant classic and marked a pivotal moment for Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band.”
Watch "The Legendary 1979 No Nukes Concerts" trailer here: https://youtu.be/HUO41TDicD0
Pre-order the film and live album here: brucespringsteen.lnk.to/NoNukes
A composite of two performances captured during the multi-day 'No Nukes' concerts, the film packs the intensity of a marathon Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band show into a crackling 90 minute run-time. Among the highlights are then-unreleased versions of "The River" and "Sherry Darling," live staples "Badlands," "Born To Run" and "Thunder Road," plus covers of Buddy Holly’s “Rave On” and a version of Maurice Williams’ “Stay" featuring special guests Jackson Browne, Tom Petty and Rosemary Butler. Noted film producer Jon Kilik, who served in the camera crew for the No Nukes concerts and penned liner notes for this release, reflects that "magic was in the air. The energy on stage and from the crowd was beyond measure and description." "The Legendary 1979 No Nukes Concerts" were captured while Springsteen and the E Street Band were in the midst of recording The River and just after the conclusion of their breakout 1978 Darkness Tour, marking a rare chance to witness the future Rock and Roll Hall of Famers comprehensively in the heart of their reputation-making rise.
"The Legendary 1979 No Nukes Concerts" Setlist
1. Prove It All Night
2. Badlands
3. The Promised Land
4. The River
5. Sherry Darling
6. Thunder Road
7. Jungleland
8. Rosalita Come Out Tonight
9. Born To Run
10. Stay
11. Detroit Medley
12. Quarter To Three
13. Rave On
Amos Lee has announced Dreamland, a new studio album coming February 11 via Dualtone Records which finds the Billboard chart-topping artist returning with "pensive beauty" (NPR) and "his greatest asset: the weathered voice which he uses to plumb emotional depths" (Pitchfork). While Lee has long made "music to help listeners heal" (Salon), he's most often shined a light on others' stories, whether it be those he's met through Musicians on Call or fans reckoning with loved ones gone too soon. But throughout Dreamland's eleven tracks, each produced by Christian “Leggy” Langdon (Banks, Meg Myers), Lee takes perhaps his most profound turn inward to chronicle his own struggles with anxiety and isolation and despair - opening up in an effort to help destigmatize mental health challenges; and especially in our current moment.
With the announcement of Dreamland, Lee has also shared "Shoulda Known Better," a radiant and euphoric new track which grapples with forgiving yourself when filled with remorse and moving past those moments of "lying awake in the dark" with regret. Listen to "Shoulda Known Better" and pre-order Dreamland here: https://www.dualtonestore.com/collections/amos-lee
As displayed on both "Shoulda Known Better" and the recently-released Dreamland single "Worry No More," Lee is prone to meet these challenges with a sense of unwavering optimism and penchant for connectivity. He shares that, “I’ve had a lot of episodes with anxiety in my life and now I feel much more equipped to handle them, partly because my family and friends have always been so supportive of me...thinking about healing in terms of our personal relationship to the people and the world around us. Over the course of my life I’ve come to understand that music is my bridge to other people. I have no idea what the waters are like below that bridge—it might be lava for all I know—but music allows me to float over the whole thing and connect."
Lee has also partnered with the Soundwaves Art Foundation to create original art out of the waveforms from his most beloved songs, including "Worry No More," with proceeds benefiting MusicCares: https://soundwavesartfoundation.com
An extensive run of 2022 full-band US tour dates have also been announced around Dreamland, with a full list below. Tickets will go on sale to the public on Friday October 1st at 10AM local time, with artist presale via Tickets Today beginning on September 28th at 10AM local time, Spotify presale beginning on September 29th at 10AM local time and local presales beginning on September 30th at 10AM local time. Jensen McRae will serve as support throughout the run.
DREAMLAND TRACKLIST
Dreamland
Worry No More
How You Run
Into The Clearing
Hold You
See The Light
It's Real
Seeing Ghosts
Shoulda Known Better
Clean
Invisible Oceans
AMOS LEE TOUR DATES
April 8 - State Theatre - Portland, ME
April 9 - Lynn Memorial Auditorium - Lynn, MA
April 11 - The Flynn - Burlington, VT
April 12 - Zeiterion PAC - New Bedford, MA
April 14 - Beacon Theatre - New York, NY
April 15 - The Met Philadelphia - Philadelphia, PA
April 16 - UMass Fine Arts Center - Amherst, MA
April 18 - The Egg - Albany, NY
April 19 - Kennedy Center - Washington, DC*
April 20 - Byham Theater - Pittsburgh, PA
April 22 - Pabst Theater - Milwaukee, WI
April 23 - Orpheum Theater Madison - Madison, WI
April 24 - Orpheum Theatre - Minneapolis, MN
April 26 - Uptown Theater - Kansas City, MO
April 27 - Cannon Center for the Performing Arts - Memphis, TN
April 29 - Tennessee Theatre - Knoxville, TN
April 30 - Thomas Wolfe Auditorium - Asheville, NC
* with the National Symphony Orchestra
While Johnny Cash had covered Bob Dylan throughout the 1960s leading up to his 4/24/68 show at San Francisco’s Carousel Ballroom, his performance of “Don’t Think Twice It’s Alright” from that evening takes on a special level of significance due to the show’s audio engineer: Grateful Dead sonic innovator and “Wall Of Sound” architect Owsley “Bear” Stanley. As Cash and his Tennessee Three infuse the folk anthem with signature “boom-chicka-boom” flair, Stanley’s recording is similarly rich in sonic experimentation and filled with the idiosyncrasies of his own corners of the musical universe.
Each bringing their own distinctive touch to the cover, Cash and Stanley simultaneously bring the impacts of Sun Studios and Haight-Ashbury to a Greenwich Village classic; marking a rare and early confluence of perhaps the 20th century’s most important musical movements. Today, Stanley’s recording of the Cash cover has officially been released, making it public for the first time beyond just the 700 or so audience members who heard it live. “Don’t Think Twice It’s Alright” is one of two Dylan covers which Cash played and Stanley recorded at the Carousel that evening, joined in the set - and on the new album - by his first-known performance of “One Too Many Mornings.”
Listen to Johnny Cash cover Bob Dylan’s “Don’t Think Twice It’s Alright” from San Francisco’s Carousel Ballroom here: https://JohnnyCash.lnk.to/DTWPR
Pre-order the full album Bear’s Sonic Journals: Johnny Cash, At The Carousel Ballroom, April 24 1968 here before its October 29 release:
https://johnnycash.lnk.to/CarouselPR
At The Carousel Ballroom will be released widely on all digital formats by Legacy Recordings, the catalog division of Sony Music Entertainment, and also be available on CD/2LP from Renew Records/BMG. It will feature new essays by Johnny and June Carter Cash’s son John Carter Cash, Starfinder Stanley, The Grateful Dead’s Bob Weir, and Widespread Panic’s Dave Schools, as well as new art by Susan Archie, and a reproduction of the original Carousel Ballroom concert poster by Steve Catron. This release marks the latest entry in the Owsley Stanley Foundation’s ‘Bear’s Sonic Journals’ series, which has previously included Stanley’s live recordings of The Allman Brothers Band, Tim Buckley, Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen, Doc & Merle Watson and many more.
Last night, roots supergroup Appalachian Road Show was named the Instrumental Group of the Year and New Artist of the Year at the 2021 IBMA Bluegrass Music Awards. The band was one of four 2x winning artists alongside Billy Strings, Sierra Hull and Dale Ann Bradley. Billboard announced the winners, here: billboard.com/articles/news/awards/9638941/2021-ibma-bluegrass-music-awards-winners-billy-strings
"We are beyond grateful to the IBMA and its members for this recognition," says Appalachian Road Show fiddler Jim VanCleve. "It is so appreciated and encouraging to be validated, and to know for sure that people are responding to the authentic brand of art we're trying to bring forth. We will certainly continue to work hard to be deserving of these honors."
Appalachian Road Show was the second most nominated group at the 2020 IBMA Awards with a whopping five nominations including Album of the Year and New Artist of the Year, following the release of the group’s ’Tribulation’ album, which was deemed a “masterpiece” by NPR’s WPLN, “fierce and versatile” by American Songwriter, and earned recognition from NPR All Things Considered, TODAY Show, Now This, Folk Alley and many others. Listen to ’Tribulation,’ HERE.
Members of Appalachian Road Show include 2x GRAMMY-winning bassist Todd Phillips, GRAMMY-nominated musicians Jim VanCleve and Barry Abernathy, mandolin phenom Darrell Webb, and protégé guitarist Zeb Snyder. Together, they continue to deliver riveting instrumental jams, theatrical and historical storytelling and an interactive musical experience.
Appalachian Road Show's founding members Jim VanCleve and Barry Abernathy earned a third IBMA Award for Gospel Recording of The Year for co-producing "In the Resurrection Morning" (featuring Vince Gill) a touching tribute to their late bandmate, Steve Gulley, who recently passed of cancer.
The supergroup is currently working on its third studio album, which will be announced early 2022. Fans can see the group on tour with several festival appearances across the U.S.
For tickets and more information, visit theappalachianroadshow.com/ourtour.
March 11 (“311 Day”) is a holiday to 311 fans worldwide. Every other year, 311 plays an arena show on March 11 that attracts its biggest fans from around the globe who come together to celebrate the band, its music and the 311 community. 311 will celebrate 311 DAY 2022 over two nights when they return to Park Theater at Park MGM in Las Vegas. The band, who has maintained its original lineup for a landmark 31 years, will play a unique set list each night. For 311 Day 2020, the band played 102 different songs over 3 nights. 311 DAY 2022 promises to be another epic event.
Billed as “The Ultimate 311 Concert Experience,” the special Las Vegas shows will include an extended set list and state-of-the-art production Friday, March 11, 2022 and Saturday, March 12, 2022. 311 Day typically attracts more than 10,000 fans from all 50 U.S. states and 10+ countries. Park Theater will offer a capacity of 5,800 guests, promising to make for an intimate and immersive experience from any seat in the house.
Tickets include access to both shows and start at $170.00, not including applicable service charges, and go on sale to the general public Friday, Oct. 22 at 10 a.m. PT with the VIP Package pre-sale starting beforehand Tuesday, Oct. 19 at 10 a.m. PT. Tickets can be purchased online at ParkTheaterLV.com or Ticketmaster.com.
The 311 Day Ultimate VIP Package, which features interaction with the band and other perks, will be sold separately at 311dayultimatevip.com, starting Monday, Oct. 11 at 10 a.m. PT.
For more information on 311 DAY 2022, visit 311.com/311day2022 or ParkTheaterLV.com.
In the best interest of fans and staff, the Event Organizer is monitoring local COVID-19 trends and will meet or exceed local mandates. By purchasing tickets to this event, the guest agrees to abide by the health and safety measures in effect at the time of the event, which may include, but not limited to, wearing masks, providing proof of vaccination status and/or providing proof of negative COVID-19 test.
St. Paul & The Broken Bones have announced their new album The Alien Coast will be released January 28, 2022 on ATO Records. Produced by Matt Ross-Spang, and featuring eleven new, original songs, The Alien Coast is the first SPATBB album tracked in the band’s hometown of Birmingham, AL. The arrangement allowed the octet to spend more time and tap a broader creative community than ever before, resulting in their most ambitious work to date.
Led by singer and lyricist Paul Janeway - a former bank teller and preacher-in-training who learned to sing in his church choir - the octet explore thrilling new territory on The Alien Coast, a fever dream convergence of soul and psychedelia, stoner metal and funk, animated by the very “fire and brimstone” which Janeway invokes in the album’s opening line. Unlimited studio-time allowed individual members of the band to experiment with synths and samples on The Alien Coast, and even collaborate with Birmingham beatmaker and hip-hop artist Randall Turner.
Janeway cites a similarly disparate range of influences that wove their way into the writing for The Alien Coast, from Greek mythology and dystopian sci-fi, to works of art like Bartolomé Bermejo’s Saint Michael Triumphs over the Devil and 17th-century Italian sculpture, to colonial-period history books. “The title actually came from reading about the history of the Gulf of Mexico, which is home for us,” he recalls. “When the settlers—or invaders, really—first came to the Gulf Coast they couldn’t figure out what it was, and started referring to it as the Alien Coast. That term really stuck with me, partly because it feels almost apocalyptic.”
Lead single “The Last Dance” has been released along with today’s announcement, with a video directed by Machete Bang Bang (Coldplay, Jeff Goldblum, Evan Rachel Wood). The primary dancer featured in the video is Liv Mai, whose credits include Euphoria, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend and Transparent. Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=knRbqdSnrd8
“The juxtaposition of dancing while facing certain doom is what “Last Dance” is all about. Like dancing through a Mad Max scene. So naturally the video had to be a dance video. It was a pleasure to work with Machete Bang Bang and all the folks involved on this. I hope y’all enjoy” - Paul Janeway.
Another new track and album opener “3000 AD Mass,” which was teased with an ATO signing announcement last month, has also been released in full today. Listen here: https://atorecords-ffm.com/thealiencoast
St. Paul & The Broken Bones has reached incredible heights since breaking out with their first album in 2014. Their previous three albums each debuted in the Billboard 200, their legendary NPR Tiny Desk has over 7 million views, they’ve opened for the Rolling Stones, shared the stage with Elton John, and appeared on several television shows including Jimmy Kimmel Live, Austin City Limits and more. They were also the first-ever musical performance on Stephen Colbert’s Late Show.
St. Paul & The Broken Bones is Paul Janeway, Jesse Phillips (bass), Browan Lollar (guitar), Kevin Leon (drums), Al Gamble (keyboards), Allen Branstetter (trumpet), Chad Fisher (trombone), and Amari Ansari (saxophone). International tour dates from this fall into next year have been announced, with more being revealed soon. The band will kick off their album release with a short in-store tour of the southeastern US, hitting some of their favorite record shops and selling an exclusive vinyl version only available at these performances. See below for current itinerary.
October 10, 2021: Saturn in Birmingham, AL SOLD OUT
October 12, 2021: Saturn in Birmingham, AL
October 14, 2021: Tipitina’s in New Orleans, LA SOLD OUT
October 15, 2021: Tipitina’s in New Orleans, LA SOLD OUT
October 22, 2021: Hangtown Music Festival in Placerville, CA
October 23, 2021: WhiskeyX in Las Vegas, NV
October 31, 2021: World’s Fair Park in Knoxville, TN
December 2, 2021: Georgia Theatre in Athens, GA*
December 3, 2021: Georgia Theatre in Athens, GA*
December 4, 2021: The Senate in Columbia, SC*
December 30, 2021: Brooklyn Bowl Nashville in Nashville, TN
December 31, 2021: Brooklyn Bowl Nashville in Nashville, TN
January 26, 2022: Criminal Records in Atlanta, GA+
January 27, 2022: Seasick Records in Birmingham, AL+
January 28, 2022: Grimey’s in Nashville, TN+
February 1, 2022: Electric Ballroom in London, UK
February 3, 2022: Brudenell Social Club in Leeds, UK
February 4, 2022: Old Fruitmarket in Glasgow, Scotland
February 6, 2022: Bataclan in Paris, Île-de-France
February 8, 2022: Hole 44 in Berlin, Germany
February 9, 2022: Le Botanique in Belgium, Brussels
February 10, 2022: Paradiso in Amsterdam, Netherlands
*Support from Buffalo Nichols
+Record store tour dates where an exclusive vinyl version will be available
Steve Martin and the board of The Steve Martin Banjo Prize have announced two winners for the 2nd annual edition of the Prize. Building on the board’s mission to recognize excellence across the spectrum of banjo styles, this year’s winners embody the best of both 5-string bluegrass and 4-string jazz traditions. Each of the winners will receive an unrestricted check for $25,000.
“I am so proud to have my name on the new, expanded Banjo prize, with its wider scope and broader considerations," says Martin. "The world of the banjo is expanding and our goal is to bring it under one roof.”
On October 6th at 3:30 PM PT / 6:30 PM ET, Martin will introduce viewers to each of the winners on the Deering Banjo Company’s livestream channel, Deering Live, to be followed by a video feature of each winner together with interviews and live performance, as well as remarks from Wynton Marsalis and Sam Bush. Deering Live will also be available to view on the Facebook pages of the following co-sponsors and friends of the prize: The FreshGrass Festival, Compass Records, No Depression, Folk Alley and The International Bluegrass Music Association. Viewers can click HERE to watch.
The 2021 winners are:
Alan Munde: One of the true titans of the 5-string banjo, Alan Munde launched his professional career in the late 1960s playing with bluegrass legend Jimmy Martin. He went on to join the Flying Burrito Brothers, and later, The Country Gazette, whose members included fiddler Byron Berline. A master of both traditional and melodic styles with a discography of over 20 recordings, Munde has influenced generations of bluegrass banjo players, including progressive stylists Béla Fleck, Alison Brown and Noam Pikelny, and has been pivotal in reimagining the possibilities for the 5-string banjo.
Don Vappie: 4-string banjo maestro, Creole cultural expert, and jazzman extraordinaire, Don Vappie is a living embodiment of 300 years of New Orleans music. Vappie began playing at Preservation Hall in the late ’80s and for over 25 years has appeared regularly with Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra. He has presented educational programs for Carnegie Hall, NPR, and the Smithsonian Institution, recorded eight albums, and composed music for film and television, including Treme and American Creole: New Orleans Reunion, a PBS documentary which he co-produced and in which he was also featured.
About The Steve Martin Banjo Prize:
Originally conceived of and launched in 2010 by comedy legend and banjo player Steve Martin, the Steve Martin Banjo Prize for Excellence in Banjo & Bluegrass put half a million dollars into the banjo community over the course of a decade with an unrestricted $50K award given annually to a master bluegrass or old-time banjo player. Winners included some of the instrument's brightest stars: Rhiannon Giddens, Noam Pikelny, Jens Kruger and Kristin Scott Benson. At the end of 2019, having fulfilled its initial mission of giving ten awards, Martin and the board determined that the Banjo Prize needed a new vision and infrastructure to move forward. Sponsored by The FreshGrass Foundation, The Steve Martin Charitable Foundation and The Compass Records Group, the new Steve Martin Banjo Prize recognizes outstanding achievement across all styles of 5 and 4 string banjo with an unrestricted cash award. Current board members include Steve Martin, Alison Brown, Béla Fleck, Noam Pikelny, Anne Stringfield, Tony Trischka, Pete Wernick, Johnny Baier, Kristin Scott Benson, Roger Brown, Jaime Deering, Dom Flemons, Paul Schiminger, Chris Wadsworth and Garry West. Please visit, Steve Martin Banjo Prize.
About The FreshGrass Foundation:
The FreshGrass Foundation's mission is to preserve, support and create innovative grassroots music, and to help push roots music forward while also embracing and celebrating its past. FreshGrass pursues this mission through many programs and partnerships including the FreshGrass Festival, the Steve Martin Banjo Prize, through various commissions and awards for roots musicians, and through its media properties No Depression and Folk Alley. Please visit, FreshGrass Foundation.
About Compass Records Group:
The Compass Records Group has staked out remarkable territory over the past quarter of a century. Located on the edge of Nashville's renowned Music Row, Compass has earned a reputation as an award-winning, full-service music company with an artist-centered focus and a global aesthetic for acoustic, folk, singer-songwriter and roots-based music. The label boasts wide-ranging roster of acclaimed artists beneath the Compass umbrella, which includes Compass Records, Red House Records, Green Linnet, and Mulligan Records and currently counts nearly 1,000 titles in its combined catalog. Please visit, The Compass Records Group.
The Painted Turtle, a camp for children with serious medical conditions and their families welcome longtime supporter, George Lopez as he hosts CAMP-A-THON, a virtual celebration of Camp and familia, on Thursday, October 28, 2021.
George Lopez, along with Reeve Carney, Danny DeVito, Daryl Hannah, Eva Noblezada, Rob Pelinka, legendary Dodger Fernando Valenzuela and Jaime Jarrín (the Spanish voice of the Dodgers) will highlight how The Painted Turtle has continued its mission to deliver camp experiences to children with chronic illnesses.
Stories about The Painted Turtle and its impact will stream throughout the day, culminating into a virtual Campfire at 7:00 pm. The event will also feature music performances by Brett Dennen, Los Lobos, Cheech Marin, and Neil Young.
For information on attending this FREE event, donating, and sponsoring opportunities visit https://www.thepaintedturtle.org/post/camp-a-thon-2021 or contact Jessica Santos at [email protected]
CAMP-A-THON, themed “We are Family, Somos Familia,” is about bringing together The Painted Turtle’s incredible community of campers and their families, volunteers, and supporters to celebrate another successful year of Camp!
“This summer kids couldn’t go to the campsite and have a week long experience, but what The Painted Turtle did was bring Camp to all the campers wherever they may be, home or the hospital and they delivered what they always deliver; hope, magic, and a whole lot of fun!” –George Lopez
The Painted Turtle’s mission is to provide a life-changing, and authentic camp experience for children with chronic and life-threatening illnesses. The Painted Turtle supports children’s medical needs, inspires them to reach beyond their illness, and provides care, education, and respite for their families. All campers and families attend free of charge. A member of the SeriousFun Children’s Network, an international family of camps founded by Paul Newman, The Painted Turtle is the only medical camp of its kind in California. www.thepaintedturtle.org
Sam Outlaw's new wave-inspired record 'Popular Mechanics' is due on November 12th, and today (10.8), he's sharing another preview of what to expect from the ambitious project with the release of "Sun Ain't Set." Written solely by Outlaw and produced by Cheyenne Medders, the song is a prime example of Outlaw's creative evolution. A folk-rooted tune with an aesthetic makeover, the track pairs fretless bass and subtle synths with an effortless, Lauper-inspired hook that feels just as fresh as it is nostalgic.
"This story is all about choice -- specifically, that each one of us can decide to linger in the pain of the past, or process it, learn from it, and step out into the new day," Outlaw explains. "The lyrics took on new meaning during the seemingly endless 'Groundhog Day' effect of the COVID lockdown, and after reworking the track with Cheyenne [Medders], we ended up with a pop song that perfectly fits into the album's ecosystem, while also staying true to my voice."
LISTEN TO "SUN AIN'T SET" HERE
"Sun Ain't Set" is one of seven tracks written solely by the LA-turned-Nashville resident on his forthcoming album 'Popular Mechanics,' out Nov. 12th and available for pre-order today (10.8). The song follows in the footsteps of "For The Rest of Our Lives," the project's romantic debut.
Earning praise from NPR Music, Rolling Stone, The New Yorker, LA Times, Wall Street Journal and many more - with LA Weekly hailing him as a "contender to be the biggest country star L.A. has produced since Dwight Yoakam," Outlaw has continued to make waves since the release of his debut album 'Angeleno' in 2015, landing tours with Kacey Musgraves and Yoakam and making his TV debut on CBS Saturday Morning.
Now, just weeks away from the release of 'Popular Mechanics,' he’s celebrating this new musical chapter in true Outlaw fashion, lining up three back-to-back shows at his own neighborhood bar in East Nashville, The Underdog. Kicking off the special performances on Thursday evening (10.7), the intimate setup will continue with shows tonight (10.8) and tomorrow (10.9). Outlaw has also joined the acclaimed Grand Ole Opry lineup on Saturday, where he’ll hit the stage prior to his final performance at The Underdog that evening. Tickets are on-sale now at samoutlaw.com/tour.
'Popular Mechanics' Track List:
1. Here On a Mission (Sam Outlaw)
2. Popular Mechanics (Sam Outlaw, Cheyenne Medders)
3. Half a World Away (Sam Outlaw)
4. For The Rest of Our Lives (Sam Outlaw, Steven Fiore)
5. Sun Ain't Set (Sam Outlaw)
6. Polyamorous (Sam Outlaw)
7. Stay The Night (Sam Outlaw)
8. Bad Enough (Sam Outlaw)
9. Language of Love (Sam Outlaw)
10. Daydreaming (Sam Outlaw, Cheyenne Medders)
11. When You Feel It (Sam Outlaw, Sean Van Vleet)
Houndmouth — vocalist/guitarist Matthew Myers, drummer/vocalist Shane Cody, and bassist/vocalist Zak Appleby — share “Make It To Midnight,” the latest single off their Dualtone Records debut, Good For You (Nov 5). An ode to blurred faculties and the ephemeral beauty of midnight revelry, “Make It To Midnight” paints a well worn midwestern gothic with simple instrumental flourishes and magical lyricism.
The accompanying performance video captures the warmth of Houndmouth’s harmonies and magic of their treasured recording space, an 18th century shotgun style home fondly called “The Green House.” Cozy lamplight sets the scene of a stumbling after hours session, flailing blues guitar and joyous shout-along vocals fighting against a last call they hope never comes.
Watch “Make It To Midnight” here: https://youtu.be/jbzf5X3r2MM
“Make It To Midnight” is a quintessential taste of what’s to come off Good For You, where Houndmouth’s surrealist storytelling breathes new life into their beloved pastiche of modern Americana. Over ten tracks produced by Brad Cook (Waxahatchee) and Jon Ashley (The War on Drugs), Houndmouth enfolds entire novels within their lyrics: while Elvis faces his demise in “Las Vegas”, the band emerges in the likeness of an intoxicated Cinderella “Cool Jam,” confronting the fleeting joys of aging with fairytale flair.
From Lollapalooza, Bonnaroo, and SXSW to CBS This Morning Saturday, Conan, Letterman, and more, Houndmouth has continuously transformed humble, Indiana-bred folk into platinum-selling singles (the “defiant, free-wheeling” “Sedona” (NPR)) and sold-out tours. The band is currently gearing up for their first post-pandemic tour dates, including Webster Hall in NYC, DC’s Lincoln Theater, and two nights at Thalia Hall in Chicago. See full dates below.
Listen and pre-order the album on limited edition vinyl and more here: https://www.dualtonestore.com/collections/houndmouth-1
Charlie Parr has shared a new video for “817 Oakland Avenue,” a standout from his recent Smithsonian Folkways debut Last of the Better Days Ahead. The dazzling animated clip was directed by Drew Christie, and features ever-evolving splashes of color that morph into the poetic imagery Parr sings about in the song. He sings of gratitude for friendship and community, and urges the listener to spread our love around – “It’s got to be all given away, so we can all feel the heat of its rays,” he sings. It is one of the songs that inspired No Depression to say, “The songs on Last of the Better Days Ahead show an artist at peak poetic lyricism. They don’t make them like Parr anymore — the sponge-like folk troubadour that imparts all he’s absorbed, beckoning us closer to sit cross-legged at his feet and listen, and to find crumbs of our own stories within his.”
Watch: Charlie Parr – “817 Oakland Avenue” Video
Last of the Better Days Ahead is available now on CD and digitally from Smithsonian Folkways. LP will be released November 19th 2021.
Charlie Parr is touring the US this fall and winter, bringing his remarkable live show to audiences around the country twice over. Parr is able to command a room with only his voice and acoustic guitar, often displaying his remarkable storytelling abilities. A full list of dates is below.
Charlie Parr’s new album is a collection of powerful songs about how one looks back on a life lived, as well as forward on what’s still to come. Its spare production foregrounds Parr’s poetic lyricism, his expressive, gritty voice ringing clear over deft acoustic guitar playing that references folk and blues motifs in Parr’s own exploratory, idiosyncratic style. “Last of the Better Days Ahead is a way for me to refer to the times I’m living in,” says Parr. “I’m getting on in years, experiencing a shift in perspective that was once described by my mom as ‘a time when we turn from gazing into the future to gazing back at the past, as if we’re adrift in the current, slowly turning around.’ Some songs came from meditations on the fact that the portion of our brain devoted to memory is also the portion responsible for imagination, and what that entails for the collected experiences that we refer to as our lives. Other songs are cultivated primarily from the imagination, but also contain memories of what may be a real landscape, or at least one inspired by vivid dreaming.”
Tour dates:
10.06 | San Diego, CA - Casbah
10.07 | Flagstaff, AZ - Coconino Center for the Arts
10.08 | Salt Lake City, UT - The State Room
10.09 | Denver, CO - Globe Hall
10.10 | Ft. Collins, CO - The Armory (SOLD OUT)
10.12 | Hill City, SD - Miner Brewing Company
10.14 | Billings, MT - The Pub Station
10.15 | Bozeman, MT - The Elm
10.16 | Missoula, MT - The Wilma
10.19 | Arcata, CA - Humboldt Brews
10.20 | San Francisco, CA - The Chapel
10.22 | Mariposa, CA - The Grove House
10.24 | Pioneertown, CA - Pappy & Harriets
10.26 | Phoenix, AZ - MIM
11.04 | Rochester, MN - The Castle
11.05 | Duluth, MN - NorShor Theatre
11.10 | Madison, WI - Majestic Theatre
11.11 | Indianapolis, IN - Square Cat Vinyl
11.12 | Berwyn, IL - Fitzgeralds
11.13 | St. Paul, MN - Palace Theater
11.14 | Mankato, MN - Halling Recital Hall
12.03 | Faribault, MN - Shattuck St. Mary's
12.04 | Milwaukee, WI - Colectivo
12.05 | Benton Harbor, MI - The Livery
12.06 | Ann Arbor, MI - The Ark ^
12.07 | Pittsburgh, PA - Club Cafe ^
12.08 | Philadelphia, PA - City Winery ^
12.09 | Brooklyn, NY - Union Pool ^
12.10 | Boston, MA - Sonia ^
12.11 | Washington, DC - DC9 ^
12.14 | Raleigh, NC - Cat's Cradle ^
12.15 | Asheville, NC - Grey Eagle ^
12.16 | Nashville, TN - Mercy Lounge ^
12.17 | Atlanta, GA - Smiths Olde Bar ^
12.18 | Memphis, TN - Hernandos Hideaway ^
12.19 | St. Louis, MO - Old Rock House ^
^ w/ Dead Horses
Bonobo has announced Fragments, a new album that will be released January 14, 2022 (Ninja Tune), along with a 2022 world tour. Fragments is the most emotionally intense record that he - aka Simon Green - has ever had to make. It’s no surprise that it’s also his masterpiece. The album features Jamila Woods, Joji, Kadhja Bonet, Jordan Rakei, O’Flynn and Miguel Atwood-Ferguson. Born first out of fragments of ideas and experimentation, the album ultimately was fused together in a burst of creativity fueled by both collaboration and Green’s escape into the wild.
One of the biggest names in dance music, Green’s career includes 3 Grammy nominations and playing to over 2 million people for the tour supporting his 2017 album Migration. Migration also reached #1 on Billboard’s Dance album chart and hit Top Ten positions in several countries. He’s also a favorite mainstage performer at the world’s greatest music festivals.
Along with today’s announcement, Bonobo has shared “Rosewood,” which debuted on Zane Lowe’s Apple Music program earlier today.
Listen to “Rosewood” and watch the visualizer here:
https://bonobo.lnk.to/fragmentsPR
https://bonobo.lnk.to/fragmentsPR/youtube
Both the artwork for Fragments and the visualizer for “Rosewood” were created by Neil Krug, who returns after doing the artwork for 2017’s Migration.
Fragments is a series of 12 sonic affirmations, featuring some of the hardest and most hip-shaking grooves that Green has ever created. The ballads are perfectly placed throughout; they capture a world in flux and glow with hope. Coaxing the ideas out initially took some hard work. The constantly-touring Green creates best while on the move; the global shutdown forced him to stand still.
Musical themes began to arise through Green’s exploration of modular synthesis, recordings he had made of harpist Lara Somogyi, his work with arranger and string player Miguel Atwood-Ferguson, his own playing of the Fender Rhodes and more, as the album was created, recorded and mixed by Green over the past two years. The album also came into focus as he sought refuge on solo adventures into nature, away from the shutdowns and wildfires and into the blazing California desert.
“Tides,” featuring Chicagoan singer and poet Jamila Woods, acted as a catalyst, and the album began to click into place around it. “I knew I had a centrepiece, I knew how it was all going to sound,” he says. Working with Miguel Atwood-Ferguson, musical themes began to emerge. Recording orchestral musicians in actual studios helped bring the songs “out of the box” even more.
A rhythmic framework started to come together too: the structures of UK bass music and rave began to seep into beats that would become tracks like “Otomo” (eventually co-produced by O’Flynn and featuring a sample of the Bulgarian choir 100 Kaba-Gaidi), and “Sapien.” The ”old school, Detroity, Moodymann and Theo Parrish inspired” “Shadows” was recorded with friend Jordan Rakei. “Rosewood,” “Closer” and “Counterpart” each start with an ecstatic snap to them, but snake down surprisingly different paths. Somogyi's harp and Atwood-Ferguson's strings mingle together on the beatless “Elysian.” Two ballads flesh out the second half of the record: “Day by Day” featuring Kadhja Bonet and “From You” featuring Joji.
FRAGMENTS LIVE TOUR DATES - 2022
North America
18-Feb: Wildhorse Saloon, Nashville, TN
19-Feb: PromoWest Pavilion at Ovation, Newport, KY
20-Feb: EXPRESS LIVE!, Columbus, OH
21-Feb: Stage AE, Pittsburgh, PA
25-Feb: Great Hall, Brooklyn, NY
27-Feb: Royale, Boston, MA
28-Feb: Echostage, Washington, DC
02-Mar: Franklin Music Hall, Philadelphia, PA
05-Mar: Higher Ground, Burlington, VT
06-Mar: Mtelus, Montreal, QC
09-Mar: History, Toronto, ON
10-Mar: Royal Oak Music Hall, Royal Oak, MI
11-Mar: Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, IL
12-Mar: The Sylvee, Madison, WI
13-Mar: Turner Hall, Milwaukee, WI
15-Mar: The Palace, Minneapolis, MN
17-Mar: Mission Ballroom, Denver, CO
18-Mar: The Complex, Salt Lake City, UT
19-Mar: Knitting Factory, Boise, ID
21-Mar: PNE Forum, Vancouver, BC
22-Mar: Showbox SoDo, Seattle, WA
24-Mar: Roseland Theater, Portland, OR
Europe
20-Apr: AFAS Live, Amsterdam, NL
21-Apr: edel-optics.de Arena, Hamburg, DE
23- Apr: UFO im Velodrom, Berlin, De
24-Apr: Palladium, Cologne, De
25-Apr: TonHalle, Munich, De
26-Apr: Xtra, Zurich, CH
28-Apr: Le Centquatre, Paris, FR
UK
03-May: The Brighton Centre, Brighton, UK
04-May: O2 Academy, Birmingham, UK
06-May: Victoria Warehouse, Manchester, UK
07-May: O2 Academy, Leeds, UK
08-May: Rock City, Nottingham, UK
16-May: Royal Albert Hall, London, UK
17-May: Royal Albert Hall, London, UK
18-May: Royal Albert Hall, London, UK
It's about the dancefloor in many ways, about how “I remembered all over again how much I loved crowds and movement and people connecting with each other,” Green reflects. But the positivity isn’t just in the uptempo rhythms: even the most introspective and melancholic pieces have joy in them.
L.A-based singer-songwriter Dana Williams, who’s been dubbed a “modern day Ella Fitzgerald” by InStyle releases a visual for her new single “Let Me,” a flirtatious track about the fear and excitement at the beginning of a relationship. Swooning with jazzy nonchalance and huge emotion, the video, directed by @Hustlecake (Khalid, Wiz Khalifa), places Dana’s vocal and lyrical subtleties center stage. Williams co-wrote the song with Jack Laboz, who also produced the track.
"Shooting the ‘Let Me’ music video was such a fun experience,” says Dana. “The director Alex Di Marco rented a black box studio which was really cool. He played around with primary colors using a yellow dress against blue curtains. It was really nice to be able to perform this song on a stage since it’s been such a long time since I’ve performed live.”
Watch “Let Me” HERE
In recent years, Dana has gained an ardent following by matching graceful urgency with disarmingly intimate songwriting—a dynamic that landed her single “Honey” on Spotify’s Fresh Finds playlist, with over 5 million streams amassed so far. With her hypnotically shape-shifting breed of R&B— symphonic yet raw, understated yet impactful, heavy-hearted yet transcendent, Dana is gearing up for a massive closeout to 2021 with a slew of singles set for release.
Growing up in L.A. and New York, Williams first began experimenting with songwriting in middle school, often in collaboration with her father, the late David Williams, a rhythm guitarist who performed on such iconic songs as Madonna’s “Like A Prayer,” Stevie Nicks’s “Stand Back,” and Michael Jackson’s “Billie Jean.” Along with honing her vocal skills with the help of her grandmother (a big band singer who performed with Vic Damone), Williams underwent training in classical fingerstyle guitar. “I saw how fulfilled my dad was when he was in the studio or on stage, and his passion inspired me to make music too.”
Within a year of booking her first show, Williams made her debut with The Lonely One—a 2013 EP whose opening track, “Keep Me Waiting,” earned the distinction of being the only original vocal composition featured in Damien Chazelle’s Oscar-winning film 'Whiplash.' Delivering her sophomore EP Let’s Fall in 2015, she then switched her focus to releasing singles, putting out a track a month for over a year. She also appeared as a featured artist alongside Aminé on Rejjie Snow’s “Egyptian Luvr” — a single that’s garnered over 20 million streams on Spotify to date.
ABOUT DANA WILLIAMS:
Dana has the rare ability to bend time and turn feeling bad into something impossibly lovely. Dana’s debut release - The Lonely One - in 2013, whose track “Keep Me Waiting” earned the distinction of being the only original vocal composition featured in Damien Chazelle’s Oscar-winning film Whiplash. Her sophomore album Let's Fall featuring Fooling Myself was released in 2015. She has since collaborated with many artists from hip hop like Freddie Gibbs, Boogie (Sunroof), and Rejjie Snow (Egyptian Luvr (feat. Aminé and Dana Williams)) to electronic acts like MELVV (Lifeline), Fakear (Give Me a Sign) and AKA Block (Roses) amassing millions of streams.
Dolly Parton is an American treasure who continues to captivate one generation after another. Following her GRAMMY-winning bluegrass album 'The Grass Is Blue’ (1999), Parton hinted at another bluegrass-adjacent album in the works earlier this summer. Featured on the upcoming project are virtuosic musicians Jim VanCleve, Barry Abernathy and Darrell Webb, who make up three parts of “roots supergroup” (NPR) Appalachian Road Show.
Recognized by NPR All Things Considered, TODAY Show, Now This, Folk Alley, American Songwriter and more, Appalachian Road Show has established itself as a force to be reckoned with in the world of bluegrass and folk music.
Appalachian Road Show took home two IBMA Awards this year including Instrumental Group of the Year and New Artist of the Year, becoming one of only four artists to win multiple awards alongside Billy Strings, Sierra Hull and Dale Ann Bradley. At the 2020 IBMA Awards, Appalachian Road Show was the second-most nominated group with five nominations.
The “fierce and versatile” (American Songwriter) group released its ’Tribulation’ album in 2020, which NPR’s WPLN called a “masterpiece” and Folk Alley said “perfectly speaks to out dark and unsettling times.” In 2022, they’re set to release a follow up album, working with GRAMMY-winning engineer Shani Gandhi (Sarah Jarosz, Sierra Hull, Mandolin Orange).
For more information on Appalachian Road Show, visit theappalachianroadshow.com.
Rhiannon Giddens will perform select US dates beginning November 5, in support of They’re Calling Me Home, released in April and deemed “her finest work to date” (No Depression). It has been another remarkable year for the accomplished musician, composer, author, podcast host and beyond.
Giddens was not planning to release an album in 2021 but was moved by the moment to do so. They’re Calling Me Home (Nonesuch) was recorded in just a few days in a small studio in her adopted home near Dublin during lockdown in the early phases of the pandemic. Created with her musical partner Francesco Turrisi, the album is brimming with the feelings of missing home and loss, and features the songs that Giddens and Turrisi reached to in need of comfort.
They’re Calling Me Home was celebrated widely and led to interviews with NPR Music, NPR’s Here & Now, the Washington Post, Rolling Stone, Object of Sound with Hanif Aburraqib and beyond. Giddens has been featured in several pieces in the New York Times over the past 6 months that spotlight not only the new album but the Aria Code podcast she hosts in partnership with WNYC and the Metropolitan Opera, and even her love for soprano Maria Callas.
Giddens and Turrisi will be playing selections from the album on this tour in November. It was also recently announced that she’ll be performing at Stagecoach in 2022. Other recent live performance highlights include her debut at the Ojai Festival in California this past September. She also performed at the Kennedy Center Honors (in tribute to Joan Baez), and appeared at the CMT Awards to pay tribute to the pioneering country artist Linda Martell.
In July Giddens shared an audio documentary that explores her remarkable life and the music that shaped her in this Audible Original Balance To Bridges episode. She also revealed a 4-book publishing deal with Candlewick Press, the first of which will be released in fall 2022.
US Tour Dates:
November 5 – Poughkeepsie, NY – Bardavon
November 6 - Potsdam, NY - Helen Hosmer Concert Hall
November 8 – Ann Arbor, MI – Michigan Theater
November 9 – Stoughton, WI – Stoughton Opera House
November 10 – Chicago, IL – Old Town School of Folk Music
November 11 - Lexington, KY - Mitchell Fine Arts Center
November 19-21 - Boston, MA - Loeb Drama Center / Phoenix Rising with Silkroad Ensemble
January 21 - Greensboro, NC - Steven Tanger Center for the Performing Arts / Greensboro Opera Presents Porgy and Bess
January 23 - Greensboro, NC - Steven Tanger Center for the Performing Arts / Greensboro Opera Presents Porgy and Bess
April 28 - Greencastle, IN - Kresge Auditorium
May 1 - Indio, CA - Stagecoach
May 21 - Richmond, VA - The Richmond Forum
Bruce Springsteen joined the Late Show with Stephen Colbert last night for a conversation and solo performance around the release of his 'Renegades: Born In The USA' book with President Barack Obama and his upcoming "The Legendary 1979 No Nukes Concerts" film; recently deemed by Rolling Stone to be "without question, the best representation of a Seventies Springsteen concert ever captured on film." Colbert and Springsteen discussed the new film, the story behind the performances and the similarities and differences Springsteen sees in himself as a live performer 42 years on. Watch the full conversation between Springsteen and Colbert here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-KlomDM7t4
"The Legendary 1979 No Nukes Concerts" features ten never-before released performances from Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band's shows at the Madison Square Garden MUSE benefit concerts, and full footage of their entire setlist for the first time. Edited by longtime Springsteen collaborator Thom Zimny from the original 16mm film, it will be released worldwide for the first time next month through Sony Music Entertainment’s Premium Content Division, in partnership with Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. The film will be released in HD on physical formats November 19, including on two CD with DVD, two CD with Blu-Ray and two LP formats; and will be available globally in HD for digital download on November 16 and digital rental on November 23.
Springsteen was also The Late Show's musical guest with a rare solo performance of "The River"; a song he first debuted during the 1979 No Nukes concerts and which appears in the new film. Watch Springsteen's performance of "The River" from The Late Show with Stephen Colbert last night here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLUAKmry3RA
Pre-order the No Nukes film and live album here: https://brucespringsteen.lnk.to/NoNukes
Around their new book 'Renegades: Born In The USA' out today, Springsteen also appeared alongside President Barack Obama for a two-part conversation with CBS This Morning's Anthony Mason which aired on Sunday and Monday. During the interview, Springsteen and President Obama discuss bringing people together with their respective styles of storytelling, the shared narratives between them and the journeys that led them to their places in the worlds of music and politics. To accompany the interview, an exclusive clip from "No Nukes" appeared during the CBS Sunday Morning broadcast. Watch the conversation with Bruce Springsteen and President Barack Obama here: https://www.cbsnews.com/video/barack-obama-and-bruce-springsteen-talk-renegades/#x
GRAMMY-winning singer and songwriter Aoife O’Donovan shares “Prodigal Daughter,” the latest preview of her new album Age Of Apathy (out January 21 on Yep Roc Records). Featuring Allison Russell and co-written with Tim O’Brien, “Prodigal Daughter” recasts the biblical parable as a multigenerational tale of abandonment and tentative reconciliation. O’Donovan’s emotive performance — bolstered by Russell’s echoing harmonies and O’Brien’s mandolin — tugs at the tension and guilt at the heart of the song’s mother and daughter reunion. Aoife ties it together with heart-wrenching detail: pleading with her mother for forgiveness, the daughter points to a granddaughter that “resembles me resembling you” — a stark reminder of their interconnectedness and the almost cyclical rebellions of children against their parents.
Listen to “Prodigal Daughter” here
Produced by fellow GRAMMY-winner Joe Henry (Bonnie Raitt, Rhiannon Giddens), Age Of Apathy finds O’Donovan in rare form. Atop richly textured arrangements — ornate but never fussy — O’Donovan reflects on the emotional disconnect wrought by the internet age and strives to reconnect with more visceral motivations: flesh-and-blood relationships, calls to social justice, and carving out a joyful existence amid apocalyptic forecasts of the future. Her melodies are distinct and beautiful, and her ability to thread together various songwriting traditions is evidence of a master at work.
O’Donovan recorded Age Of Apathy through a unique arrangement with Full Sail University in Winter Park, FL, logging daily hours on-site at their studio with GRAMMY-nominated engineer Darren Schneider (Deep Purple, Koryn Hawthorne, Trivium) — who also mixed the album — all the while collaborating entirely remotely with Henry.
Released last month, lead single “Phoenix” soars. Directed by photographer Omar Cruz, the video finds Aoife in a gorgeous desert landscape, embracing the open skies and windswept landscape. Watch “Phoenix” here
Keep an eye out for more tour dates coming soon, and pre-order Age Of Apathy here
Fantastic Negrito's single "Rolling Through California'', featuring Miko Marks is one of the most timely tracks of 2021. Centered around the ubiquity and tragedy of the California wildfires - specifically the 2021 Dixie Fire, the largest single wildfire in the state's history burning over 960K acres of land - "Rolling Through California" is a rallying cry addressing a myriad of issues, including water management, accelerating climate change and forced displacement. "Rolling Through California" garnered praise from The New York Times, Guitar World, American Songwriter, The San Francisco Chronicle, WNYC, KQED, Loudwire, Under the Radar Mag, and more!
The accompanying music video is truly a powerful statement as well. Set on a ranch, the video follows a dejected and exhausted young Black firefighter seeking refuge who eventually finds home with another historically marginalized and overlooked group, the Black Cowboys of America.
Fantastic Negrito has a truly enthralling story rooted in struggle and strife: from the highs of a million-dollar record deal to the lows of a near fatal car accident that left him in a coma and changed his entire outlook on life. Negrito broke onto the national radar by winning the NPR Tiny Desk. Since then, he has gone on to win the Best Contemporary Blues Album Grammy-Award for each of the three albums he has released: The Last Days of Oakland (2017), Please Don't Be Dead (2019), and Have You Lost Your Mind Yet? (2020), which includes features from fellow Tiny Desk winner Tank and the Bangas and Bay Area legend E-40.
Today, Los Angeles based singer-songwriter and “Edgy Norah Jones” (H.E.R), Dana Williams, releases her new EP “Happy Holidaze (Bonus Version)” which features a new hauntingly beautiful rendition of “California Dreamin,”the iconic The Mamas and the Papas track about missing the warmth and safety of California during a cold winter.
Produced by Phinisey, the song is centered around Dana's incredible guitar and filled out with walking bass and heavier drums, to put a more modern R&B spin on the song while keeping the lyrics as the focus of the track.
With the release of “Happy Holidaze (Bonus Version)” comes a visual for “California Dreamin.” Filmed on Martha’s Vineyard, the video represents a nostalgic sentimentality for Dana, as she spent much of her time there as a child.
"For this holiday season, I wanted to cover an iconic wintery song rather than a traditional song,” Dana shares. “I've always loved "California Dreamin'" and the feeling the lyrics evoke. I have been spending a lot of time on the East Coast and while I love it, there is nothing like the familiarity of my hometown of LA. I think a lot of people can relate to wanting to be somewhere else after the past two years we've had."
The new EP features Dana’s 2020 single “Happy Holidaze,” which was co-written with frequent collaborators Jordan Ware (Brent Faiyaz) and L.3.G.I.O.N. (Pop Smoke).Originally written as a pandemic holiday song, the track has over 175k streams to date and was featured on Spotify’s New Music Holiday Playlist. Additionally, Dana worked with guitarist Rohan Arora on a stunning rendition of the holiday classic, "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas,” to round out the project.
Recently, Dana recorded an exclusive track, “Meet Me Tonight in Dreamland,” a cover of one of the most beloved songs of the 20th century, for Aveda’s new Holiday collection campaign. Garnering vocal comparisons to iconic artists like Lianne La Havas and Billie Holiday, Dana’s shimmering voice is a perfect complement to a product line dedicated to bringing botanical beauty to life.
For the campaign, Dana’s jazzy nonchalance and timelessness is on full display and the “undeniably talented modern jazz singer” (Interview Magazine) looks stunning in a black gown, makeup by Janell Geason, Aveda’s Global Artistic Director for Makeup, and hair styled by Antoinette Beenders, Aveda’s Senior Vice President Global Professional Artistry.
Stay tuned for more music from Dana throughout the rest of this year.
ABOUT DANA WILLIAMS:
Dana Williams has the rare ability to bend time and turn feeling bad into something impossibly lovely. Raised on singers like Ella Fitzgerald and Billie Holiday, the L.A.-based artist brings a jazzy nonchalance to her delivery while drawing big emotion from the subtlest vocal movement. Dana’s debut release - The Lonely One - in 2013, featured breakout single “Keep Me Waiting,” which earned the distinction of being the only original vocal composition featured in Damien Chazelle’s Oscar-winning film Whiplash and was later followed by singles “Fooling Myself” and “Honey,” which have garnered over 9MM streams to date. Dana has collaborated with artists like Freddie Gibbs, Boogie, and Rejjie Snow and Aminé on “Egyptian Luvr" and in 2020, was named an Idolator Artist To Watch, a Fender Next Artist and was selected by H.E.R. to perform on Girls With Guitars livestream show. The “retro Norah Jones” (Pigeons and Planes) has released multiple singles this year including “You Win” -- an intimate and bittersweet breakup song -- and “Let Me,” a flirtatious track about the fear and excitement at the beginning of a relationship, and will be releasing more music throughout the rest of the year.
Danielia Cotton, who The New York Times says is “soulful enough to fill a revival tent” today announces her new studio album Good Day out January 21st, 2022. The new record channels Danielia’s eclectic mix of soul and rock while honoring the notion that “we are all warriors.” The album announcement is heralded by the new track “Super Cool,” a charming love song filled with euphonious verses and rollicking guitar riffs.
“Super Cool” was recorded at the Power Station at BerkleeNYC with musicians Charlie Drayton (The Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash), Marc Copley ( Rosanne Cash, Billy Squier, Kiefer Sutherland) on guitar, Andy Hess (The Black Crowes, Gov’t Mule) on bass with production by the Grammy-winning Dave O'Donnell (James Taylor, Sheryl Crow, Bettye LaVette). The song is currently active at non-comm radio.
Danielia also worked alongside an array of talented musicians on the album including Kareem Devlin (Lady Gaga) and Grammy-nominated Jeff Cohen (Josh Groban, The Band Perry, Sugarland).
“I'm 54 years old, I've been making music whether in my bedroom or on a stage for the past 30 years. Maybe it's taken me that long to realize that there need not be a theme to a collection of songs, that endangered species we used to call an album. What I will say is I have never been more proud of a collection or of my collaboration with the best producer, musicians and fellow songwriters that I have ever worked with. This album is called ‘Good Day,’ not because it's the theme but because it's what I wanted most fervently these songs to give me when I listened to them, and thus also my audience: a good day, or at least a good mood for 3, 6, 9, 50 minutes. As it says in the title song, it's been a long, long year, so let's dance, let's sing.”
Most recently, Danielia paid tribute to the late Charley Pride with a moving cover of his number one single “(I’m So) Afraid Of Losing You Again.”
Danielia fills the song with her own soulful vocals following her uplifting rock and Motown-charged single “Good Day” released earlier this year. Produced by Cohen, “Good Day” arrived with a video shot on the streets of Danielia’s hometown and a bustling Hopewell, New Jersey. Revisit “Good Day’ here https://youtu.be/6u2iIPVAFQU
Having been compared to rock counterparts Lenny Kravitz and The Black Crowes, Danielia steps into the rock landscape without sacrificing her musical values or sound. an authentic flare for her audience.
Danielia’s soulful vocals merged with gritty, rock ‘n’ roll elements, and her lyrics are spawned by her angst-ridden youth and early life experiences confronting race, gender and wealth disparity. Danielia not only has embraced the notion of Black Rock--she has redefined it. Coming from a small town in New Jersey with few faces of color like her own, Danielia was raised by a single mother who showcased the value of music and education. Although her hometown is more racially diverse now, it was her no-shortcut-taking upbringing that helped her discover rock ’n roll music.
‘GOOD DAY’ TRACKLIST
1. Good Day
2. Elysian Plains
3. Forgive Me
5. Won't Get It From Me
6. Follow Me
7. Supercool
8. Lies
9. If U Don't Want Me
10. Good Soldier
11. Ferris Wheel
ABOUT DANIELIA COTTON
All of Cotton’s original work has been influenced and pulled from her life. She makes a habit of choosing the events and experiences that affected her, that she is able to emotionally recall safely as her powerful performances, as she puts it in her own words, “are a recreation of those life defining moments”.
“I’ve been out here so long, I’ve dwindled down to just: “Call me Chuck.”” And with that, Chuck Berry — an icon of American culture that none other than Bob Dylan described as “the Shakespeare of rock and roll” — rips into the opening riff of “Let It Rock” from Live From Blueberry Hill, a new live album out December 17 on Dualtone Records. It’s a masterclass: Chuck’s inimitable storyteller phrasing, the Blueberry Hill Band’s relentless rhythm, and a drama-infused harmonica solo from Chuck’s daughter Ingrid coalescing into the rock and roll alchemy that made these shows at Blueberry Hill’s Duck Room a necessary pilgrimage for any music fan — including artists like The Band’s Robbie Robertson, Motorhead’s Lemmy, Lorde, and Nelly — passing through Berry’s hometown of St. Louis.
Listen to Live From Blueberry Hill’s version of “Let It Rock” here.
Taken from performances recorded between July 2005 and January 2006, Live From Blueberry Hill features Berry tearing through classics like “Roll Over Beethoven,” “Sweet Little Sixteen,” and “Johnny B. Goode” on the stage that he performed on more than 200 times during the final decades of his life. With his Blueberry Hill Band — daughter Ingrid Berry on harmonica, son Charles Berry, Jr. on guitar, bassist and band leader Jimmy Marsala, pianist Robert Lohr, and drummer Keith Robinson — in tow, Chuck’s Duck Room performances were a rare opportunity to witness the godfather of rock and roll savoring his own talents and putting a raucous, freewheeling spin on classics that are now permanently woven into the fabric of modern music.
Pre-order Live From Blueberry Hill here.
Chuck Berry’s accomplishments hardly need elaboration: He was the first member inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, a member of the Songwriters Hall of Fame, a recipient of a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award and a Kennedy Center Honor. John Lennon declared that Berry’s name was synonymous with rock and roll itself.
On Chuck Berry’s 90th birthday in 2016, he announced the release of final studio release Chuck, also released on Dualtone Records. NPR’s Fresh Air described it as “wonderful...fresh and forward-looking,” while Rolling Stone said it “finds Berry raging against the dying of the light, but in a vulnerable and tender way his earlier music had not prepared us for.” The New Yorker said that “After all those years of duck-walking, crisscrossing the United States on tour, and giving his disciples and imitators hell, the man still had it.”
Track List:
Roll Over Beethoven
Rock And Roll Music
Let It Rock
Carol / Little Queenie
Sweet Little Sixteen
Around And Around
Nadine
Bio
Mean Old World
Johnny B. Goode
"The Legendary 1979 No Nukes Concerts," a Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band film featuring never-before released footage of the band's explosive performances at the Madison Square Garden MUSE benefit shows, is available for the first time today via Sony Music Entertainment’s Premium Content Division in partnership with Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. Captured during an ascendant but rarely-filmed period for Springsteen and the E Street Band, the footage in "The Legendary 1979 No Nukes Concerts" marks the highest quality and most comprehensive live experience from the heart of the band's reputation-making rise. Highlights from the 90 minute set include the live debut of "The River," guest appearances from Tom Petty and Jackson Browne, Springsteen's on-stage 30th birthday celebrations, an exuberant cover-packed grand finale and live favorites "Born To Run," "Badlands" and "Thunder Road." For a full list of options to watch and listen to "The Legendary 1979 No Nukes Concerts," visit brucespringsteen.lnk.to/NoNukes
NO NUKES QUOTES:
“A flawless, herculean 90-minute set." - LA Times
“Without question, it is the best representation of a Seventies Springsteen concert ever captured on film.” - Rolling Stone
“The power and majesty of the E Street Band combined with youthful exuberance for a truly epic concert experience.” - Associated Press
“Springsteen and the E Street Band are at the peak of their powers...rock ‘n’ roll perfection." - NJ Arts
"One of the world’s best ever rock performances...the film is a joyful blast from the past and a treasure trove of Springsteen anthems." - The Times UK
Edited by longtime Springsteen collaborator Thom Zimny from the original 16mm reels, "The Legendary 1979 No Nukes Concerts" film features the band's entire setlist from the MUSE shows for the first time, including footage of ten never-before-released performances from within its thirteen songs. "No Nukes" is now globally available for digital download in HD, as well as in physical formats including bundles of two CD with DVD, two CD with Blu-Ray and a two LP set. An accompanying soundtrack album, remixed by Bob Clearmountain, is similarly available to stream and download globally today. In advance of the release, Springsteen also sat down with Thom Zimny, Jon Landau and Steven Van Zandt for a behind-the-scenes roundtable discussion of the film: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-YaKwrzaS0
Today, Mapache — the “quintessentially laid-back” (UNCUT) Los Angeles-based duo of Sam Blasucci and Clay Finch whose “angelic harmonies weave between traditional folk and modern cosmic country music” (FLOOD) — release their new covers project 3 via Innovative Leisure. A tenderly crafted tribute to beloved music from past legends and admired contemporaries, 3 is a showcase for the seemingly effortless, unmistakably Californian musicality that has quickly become Mapache’s signature.
Listen to 3 here: https://smarturl.it/mapache3
Created in the midst of the pandemic shutdown that interrupted the touring of their 2020 album From Liberty Street, 3 emerged after Sam and Clay hunkered down with their close friend and record producer Dan Horne (Beachwood Sparks, Cass McCombs, Allah-Las) and began to work on vulnerable reinterpretations on some of their favorite songs. There are tributes to acknowledged classics — including a sun-dappled and swaying take on Stevie Wonder’s “You Are The Sunshine Of My Life” and a romantically unhurried version of Sade’s “All About Our Love” — as well as inventive spins on songs by Allah-Las and Aussie psych-rockers Babe Rainbow.
The performances on 3 embody exactly what makes Mapache’s music so intoxicating: close harmonies, masterful musicianship, and a unique ability to tap into the innate vibrations of a song and tease out its moments of wonder. It’s a welcoming record that posits deep, thoughtful listening as the greatest means of escape.
Watch a live performance of Sade’s “All About Our Love” filmed in Big Sur here: https://youtu.be/peTyQoR2OsY
Mapache’s 2020 album From Liberty Street — also recorded with Dan Horne — was described by Aquarium Drunkard as “a warm, pacific-breezed collection of country rock, western twang, Mexican boleros, and a touch of that Gram Parsons cosmic Americana fairy dust.” The group’s self-titled debut was cut live and raw around a single microphone and helped the Mapache earn festival appearances at Hardly Strictly Bluegrass and Pickathon, where Rolling Stone named their set one of the weekend's top highlights.
Mapache tour dates can be found here, more to be announced soon: https://www.mapachesounds.com/tour
Multi-platinum Scottish rock band Travis take on Queen’s “Killer Queen,” for their own harmoniously crisp rendition of the 70s classic hit. The previously unreleased reimagined version was originally destined as the B-side for their smash hit single “Sing.” Now the track is available with a cheeky preamble in a special extended, remastered cut as part of the band’s upcoming 20th anniversary deluxe reissue of their critically-acclaimed album The Invisible Band, out December 3rd on Craft Recordings.
Lead guitarist Andy Dunlop shares, “Killer Queen was fun; it was like when you’re young and you take something apart just to see how it ticks. We literally tried to make it as close to the Queen version as possible – take every part and go ‘I want to recreate that.’ It was great because it’s such a brilliant song and such a good recording.”
The deluxe reissue of The Invisible Band features the original album remastered by GRAMMY® Award-winning engineer Emily Lazar, all the original B-sides and a selection of completely unreleased demos, live sessions and alternate takes.
A special limited-edition 20th Anniversary box set features the material across two CDs and two 180-gram heavyweight, ultra-clear vinyl LPs, cut at London’s Air Studios. The set includes an extensive book with unseen session photography, handwritten lyrics and essays from the band plus contributions from the original producer Nigel Godrich. A limited number of hand-numbered prints, signed by all four of the band, are available via the Travis official store here.
The Invisible Band will also be reissued on standard black vinyl, available for the first time on the format since its original release. A limited green vinyl pressing is available via independent record stores, as well as a 2-CD standard edition.
The band are scheduled to tour across North America and the United Kingdom with The Invisible Band in Concert in April 2022, along with a show in Paris at Le Trianon on May 8, 2022. This marks the first time the seminal album will be played in full, plus material from 2020’s 10 Songs and more from the group's extensive catalogue of hits. The tour is currently on sale here. Earlier this month, the band was also announced as part of the 2022 Shaky Knees Festival lineup for Day 1, April 29, 2022. Tickets for the festival are available here.
See all of Travis’ The Invisible Band in Concert tour dates below and visit TravisOnline.com for ticket information.
Congratulations to Rhiannon Giddens & Francesco Turrisi. Their album They’re Calling Me Home (Nonesuch) was nominated for two GRAMMY Awards today: Best Folk Album and Best American Roots Song for “Avalon” (Giddens’ first nomination in this category). Giddens is now an 8-time nominee and won a GRAMMY Award in 2010 for Best Traditional Folk Album for Genuine Negro Jig. Her 2019 album with Francesco Turrisi, there is no Other, earned a nomination as well, for Best American Roots Performance.
They’re Calling Me Home (Nonesuch) has been widely celebrated by the NY Times, NPR Music, NPR, Rolling Stone, People, Associated Press and far beyond, including features with the Washington Post, Object of Sound with Hanif Aburraqib and more. Giddens has also been featured in several pieces in the New York Times over the past 6 months that spotlight not only the new album but also the Aria Code podcast she hosts in partnership with WNYC and the Metropolitan Opera. Other recent live performance highlights include her debut at the Ojai Festival in California this past September. She also performed at the Kennedy Center Honors (in tribute to Joan Baez), and appeared at the CMT Awards to pay tribute to the pioneering country artist Linda Martell. In July Giddens shared an audio documentary that explores her remarkable life and the music that shaped her in this Audible Original Balance To Bridges episode.
Recorded over six days in the early phase of the pandemic in a small studio outside of Dublin, Ireland - where both Giddens and Turrisi live - They’re Calling Me Home manages to effortlessly blend the music of their native and adoptive countries: America, Italy, and Ireland. The album speaks of the longing for the comfort of home as well as the metaphorical “call home” of death.
Giddens also recently detailed a tremendous 2022, including the long-awaited world premiere of her opera, Omar, and the very first tour of the Lucy Negro Redux ballet that she composed the score for and performs music in. She will also make her publishing debut next fall, in a previously announced 4-book deal with Candlewick Press and other key appearances include Stagecoach next May. See below for her upcoming itinerary.
Omar performances:
May 27 to June 12, 2022 - Charleston, SC - Spoleto Festival USA
Fall 2022 - Los Angeles, CA - LA Opera
To be announced: Carolina Performing Arts Presents Omar
To be announced: Boston Lyric Opera
To be announced: Lyric Opera Chicago
To be announced: San Francisco Opera
Lucy Negro Redux dates:
March 18 – Nashville, TN – Tennessee Performing Arts Center
March 19 – Nashville, TN – Tennessee Performing Arts Center
March 20 – Nashville, TN – Tennessee Performing Arts Center
March 25 – Nashville, TN – Tennessee Performing Arts Center
March 26 – Nashville, TN – Tennessee Performing Arts Center
March 29 – Denver, CO – June Swaner Gates Concert Hall
March 30 – Denver, CO – June Swaner Gates Concert Hall
April 3 – Santa Fe, NM – Lensic Performing Arts Center
April 8 – Kansas City, MO – Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts
April 22 – Norfolk, VA – Chrysler Hall
April 23 – Norfolk, VA – Chrysler Hall
2022 Tour Dates:
January 21 - Greensboro, NC - Steven Tanger Center for the Performing Arts / Greensboro Opera Presents Porgy and Bess
January 23 - Greensboro, NC - Steven Tanger Center for the Performing Arts / Greensboro Opera Presents Porgy and Bess
April 28 - Greencastle, IN - Kresge Auditorium
May 1 - Indio, CA - Stagecoach
May 21 - Richmond, VA - The Richmond Forum
Single Lock Records, the artist-run and independent Southern American music label, congratulates Cedric Burnside, Cha Wa and The Blind Boys of Alabama on their 2022 GRAMMY Award nominations for releases on Single Lock this year. The nominations come for Mississippi Hill Country Blues master Cedric Burnside's I Be Trying in the Best Traditional Blues Album category, New Orleans' modern-day Mardi Gras Indian collective Cha Wa and their album My People for Best Regional Roots Album and the legendary Blind Boys of Alabama for their collaboration with Bela Fleck, “I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to be Free," in Best American Roots Performance.
This group of nominations marks Single Lock's most ever at one GRAMMY Awards, and caps off a banner year for the Muscle Shoals, Alabama label - including the announcement of a worldwide partnership with Secretly Distribution and their first-ever expansion with the opening of a New Orleans office. Spotlighted in Billboard's "Label Look" column earlier this year, the publication praised the label's "for-musicians, by-musicians ethos, with simplified, often one-off profit-split contracts and an easygoing vibe that has seen the label not only survive, but grow and expand." Maintaining their focus on community above all, Single Lock has also successfully launched the Advocacy Fund for Alabama Musicians, a program providing no-strings-attached COVID-19 relief grants for in-state musicians and one they'll continue to grow in the year to come. Single Lock will also release new music from Jackson, Tennessee's The Kernal and Birmingham, Alabama's Duquette Johnston in early 2022, with more announcements to follow.
"I am so proud of Cedric Burnside, Cha Wa, the Blind Boys of Alabama and Bela Fleck. They represent the best of Southern music, and I’m grateful that GRAMMY voters agree," says Reed Watson, Co-Owner and General Manager of Single Lock Records. "Single Lock is built on lifting the careers of artists like these— unique artists that transcend genre and help listeners around the world gain a new perspective on the South. I’m grateful that they would trust us with their art. On that note, I’m also proud of this company. Three nominations is a big deal for us and I want to recognize the hard work of Addy Kimbrell and Ben Tanner this year as we’ve bounced back from the pandemic and demonstrated the healing power of music. I also want to acknowledge the incredible and driven teams that surround these artists and assist us in this mission. Now let’s win these things!!"
Congratulations to Bonobo, who today earned two GRAMMY Nominations in the Best Dance/Electronic Recording category and is now a 5-time GRAMMY Nominee.
The nominations are for: *“Heartbreak,” by Bonobo and Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs. The song was issued in November 2020 and was the first single released on Bonobo’s own OUTLIER label, a partnership with Ninja Tune.
*“Loom,” by Olafur Arnalds and featuring Bonobo
Bonobo will also release a new album - Fragments - on January 14 (Ninja Tune) and earlier today shared the first official music video for the album. Watch “Otomo” here. Fragments features Jamila Woods, Joji, Kadhja Bonet, O’Flynn and others. Born first out of fragments of ideas and experimentation in his Los Angeles studio in 2020 and 2021, the album ultimately was fused together in a burst of creativity fueled by both collaboration and Green’s escape into the wild. Fragments has already been covered by Pitchfork, The Fader, Billboard, SPIN and beyond. Read more in this recent Rolling Stone feature.
One of the biggest names in dance music, Green earned two GRAMMY nominations for his previous full-length, 2017’s Migration. Migration reached #1 on Billboard’s Dance album chart, hit Top Ten positions in several countries and 2 million fans attended the tour in support of that album. He’s also a favorite mainstage performer at the world’s greatest music festivals and has revealed an extensive 2022 tour.
Congratulations to Cory Henry, who received four GRAMMY nominations today. His solo album ‘Something to Say’ is nominated in the Best Progressive R&B Album category. Henry is also nominated as a co-producer/writer on Eric Bellinger's ‘New Light,’ nominated in the same category, and as a co-producer/writer on Kanye West's ‘Donda,’ nominated for both Album Of The Year and Best Rap Album. Henry has previously won three GRAMMY Awards during his time with Snarky Puppy, including Best Contemporary Instrumental Album for their critically acclaimed ‘Culcha Vulcha’ LP.
Released on October 30, 2020, ‘Something to Say’ is the sophomore album from Brooklyn-born and LA-based “future soul” maestro Cory Henry. It is the first body of work that he solely produced and serves as a powerful reflection of Henry’s musical mind and multi-instrumentalist mastery. Born in the midst of one of the most challenging times our world has ever seen, ‘Something to Say’ tackles subjects like love, breakups, social consciousness, injustices and the effects of being emotionally drained. The 11-track project is “right on time with this message to remind us all to not forget what we’re living and fighting for” (Essence).
Blue Bear School of Music, San Francisco’s preeminent school for rock, blues, jazz, folk, and pop, celebrates its 50th anniversary this fall. A home for aspiring musicians of all ages and skill levels, the nonprofit organization makes music education accessible to all-- guided by the firm belief that making music benefits individuals and their communities.
In honor of Blue Bear’s 50th year, actor/rocker Jack Black has filmed a rendition of David Bowie’s “Suffragette City” in a performance with Blue Bear teen student band, The Dietary Supplements. Here's Blue Bear's 50th Anniversary video, which celebrates the history and mission of the school, with help from Jack: https://youtu.be/ScJs5Ey422I
Here's the full song performance of Jack with Blue Bear's teen all-star band: https://youtu.be/-vK7_iRzjiY
Black says, “A good friend of mine (Paul Cummins) told me about Blue Bear and the incredible work they’ve been doing. I jumped at the chance to celebrate their 50th anniversary by jamming some Bowie with their teen all-star band. So fun. What an honor. They’ve been teaching kids to rock since 1971! I love Blue Bear...the original school of rock!!!”
To date, Blue Bear has taught 40,000 students, currently 850 per quarter. Through 62 community partnerships, the school has enrolled 4,000 kids in free classes and offers free music education courses in local schools, community centers, churches, and family shelters. With 300 teaching musicians in its history, Blue Bear’s range of courses has grown to include electronic music, DJing, and the Little Bears program for toddlers. Blue Bear also has been the catalyst for dozens of marriages in its community.
Executive Director Dr. Steven Savage — a musician, producer, engineer, teacher, and a co-founder of the organization — returned to lead the school in 2013 after several decades of being a key advisor but less involved in daily operations.
Executive Director Steven Savage said, “For all the growth Blue Bear has enjoyed over the years, and for all the students who’ve come through our doors, the one thing that hasn’t changed is the palpable joy and spirit that we felt when we started in 1971 and continue to feel today. Music changes people’s lives, and to play a role in that process is a rich reward for Blue Bear.”
Over the years, Blue Bear has garnered support from music’s top talent, including Pat Benatar, Cake, Tracy Chapman, Clarence Clemons, Counting Crows, Robert Cray, The Doobie Brothers, Green Day, Bruce Hornsby, Booker T. Jones, Bobby McFerrin, Metallica, Bonnie Raitt, Keith Richards, and Carlos Santana.
The value of music education at Blue Bear has been acknowledged by many of the field’s most accomplished artists:
Steve Earle (GRAMMY Award-winning singer/songwriter and producer): “Before music and other arts virtually vanished from our public schools they were referred to as “electives.” Arts are not electives. They are sustenance for the human spirit and no education is complete without them.”
Don Was (musician, GRAMMY Award-winning record producer and president of Blue Note Records): “No artist can create anything meaningful without a grasp of their medium’s fundamentals and a sense of the work that has preceded them. Blue Bear fills your tank with that high octane fuel--where you subsequently drive the car is up to you!”
Barbara Boxer, (Former Senator from CA): “In these times of deep divides we need music! It brings us together and lifts our spirit. Thanks to Blue Bear School of Music for their fifty years of giving students of all ages a skill that will bring them a lifetime of rewards.”
Blue Bear’s programs include:
Individual and group instrumental instruction, songwriting, vocal training, DJing, band workshops, electronic music, and more.
Blue Bear Workshop Bands -- student bands take their music around San Francisco, performing at venues including The Fillmore, Café du Nord, Sweetwater, Boom Boom Room, and The Chapel.
Blue Bear Live features youth all-star bands. These performances have been headlined by artists including Elvin Bishop, Los Lobos, Mavis Staples, and Trombone Shorty
Outreach Programs bring music to those who need it most. Blue Bear’s 60+ community partnerships include SFUSD, Glide Memorial, Tenderloin Rec Center, Bayview YMCA, and many more.
Scholarship Program – A longstanding program supported by generous donors and celebrity sponsors including Bobby McFerrin and Carlos Santana.
ABOUT BLUE BEAR SCHOOL OF MUSIC
Established in 1971, Blue Bear School of Music is San Francisco’s preeminent, nonprofit school of rock, blues, jazz, folk, and pop music---empowering people to make the music they love for 50 years. A home for aspiring musicians of all ages and all skill levels, the school offers a wide variety of free music education programs in local schools, community centers, churches, and family shelters through donor support. Over the years, Blue Bear has taught 40,000 students. It has grown and adapted to changes in the music field (adding courses in DJing, electronic music, and digital engineering) and to the needs of its community (adding the Little Bear program for toddlers). Blue Bear is revered by its hometown and has been named one of San Francisco’s Legacy Businesses—a prestigious group of community-serving businesses recognized as valuable cultural assets. The school is led by Executive Director Dr. Steven Savage.
Today, GRAMMY-winning singer-songwriter Aoife O’Donovan shares “Age Of Apathy,” the haunting title track from her first studio album in six years, out January 21, 2022 on Yep Roc Records. As O’Donovan’s hypnotizing vocals wander across sparse but beautiful instrumentation, her lyrics recount memories of a distant New England summer when a relationship was transformed. “Hold me like you held me on the day the towers fell,” she sings, searching for a greater lesson to pull from a small gesture in the shadow of tragedy. “When we stumbled over to the Christian Science Center pool / was it the end or the beginning?”
Listen to “Age Of Apathy” here: https://ffm.to/ageofapathy
Produced by fellow GRAMMY-winner Joe Henry (Bonnie Raitt, Rhiannon Giddens), Age Of Apathy finds O’Donovan in rare form. With melodies distinct and beautiful, delicate yet heartwrenching, she carves out a joyful existence amid apocalyptic forecasts of the future. Last month, the New York Times called her single “Prodigal Daughter” “a musical hint at multi-generational bonds,” adding that “as drama and tension rise, [O’Donovan’s] voice grows quieter and clearer.”
Watch a touching performance of the track with guest vocalist Allison Russell, filmed backstage at Newport Folk Festival earlier this year: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2mtABt3iFDY
Recorded through a unique residency with Full Sail University in Winter Park, FL, Aoife worked both on-site at their studio with GRAMMY-nominated engineer Darren Schneider while collaborating entirely remotely with GRAMMY-winner Joe Henry (Bonnie Raitt, Rhiannon Giddens). The result: A singular work that synthesizes O’Donovan’s peerless melodic construction and literary ambition into a statement on self-determination and the need to create your own purpose.
Pre-order Age Of Apathy here: https://ffm.to/ageofapathy
Khruangbin and Leon Bridges today announce their latest collaborative EP, Texas Moon out February 18th on Dead Oceans, in partnership with Columbia Records and Night Time Stories Ltd. An extension of the two’s chart-topping four-song Texas Sunjourney, Texas Moon is an introspective stroll through the dark. “Without joy, there can be no real perspective on sorrow,” says Khruangbin. “Without sunlight, all this rain keeps things from growing. How can you have the sun without the moon?”
Also in conjunction with the news Khruangbin and Leon Bridges present the video for “B-Side,” a wandering Western shot in the J. Lorraine Ghost Town and directed by Philip Andelman starring the artists all for the very first time.
Crediting their mutual home state for inspiration, Texas Moon pensively examines Texas’ musical perception, while paying homage to the marriage of country and R&B that’s become synonymous with the lone star state. Propelled by rolling guitar licks, conga and bongo, the lead single “B-Side” meditates on meeting in a dream and frolics across the nearing contemplative nighttime state with its longing’s joy.
Elsewhere on Texas Moon, the artists channel a newly intimate musical scope that’s illustrated most dramatically when the spacy sensuality of the minimalistic “Chocolate Hills” leads into the stark spirituality addressed on “Father Father,” a reminder of both acts’ gospel roots. Over a simple rolling guitar figure, Bridges pleads with the heavens—“Look at the mess that I made/Just a man with unclean hands”—only to be reminded of God’s eternal love.
For Khruangbin, one song in particular was indicative of the trust that Bridges put in them. “The song ‘Doris’ is about his grandmother making the transition from this world to the next realm,” says Johnson. “It’s a very somber, very deep record. And when someone places that kind of work into your hands, the last thing you want to do is junk it up, overproduce it, or do too much. We treated it with the respect it deserved and treated Doris with the respect she deserves.”
“It’s like a short story...,” Lee says of the music. “And it leaves room to continue having these stories together. It’s not Khruangbin, it’s not Leon, it’s this world we created together.”
Upon its release, Texas Sun soared to the No. 1 slot on Billboard’s Emerging Artists Chart along with landing the No.1 on spot on “Americana/Folk Albums,” No. 2 on “Vinyl Albums,” No. 4 on “Top Rock Albums” and No. 6 on “Top R&B Albums.” Significantly, both parties’ musical directions were deeply affected by their time working together on Texas Sun.
Khruangbin’s most recent studio album, Mordechai, moved their own vocals to the forefront, a change they readily admit was a direct result of working with Bridges. Their sound was also tapped for remix/reinterpretation of a Paul McCartney song for the McCartney III Imagined project. Meanwhile, in addition to his genre-defying Grammy-nominated album Gold-Digger’s Sound, Bridges has put out several other challenging, shared collaborative tracks, including work with John Mayer, Lucky Daye, and most recently Jazmine Sullivan. Each of the artists appeared recently on Austin City Limits and will tour throughout the new year.
PRE-ORDER / PRE-SAVE TEXAS MOON
Texas Moon Track Listing
1. Doris
2.B-Side
3.Chocolate Hills
4. Father Father
5. Mariella
The Recording Academy® announced today that Bonnie Raitt will join the honorees receiving Lifetime Achievement Awards at the Special Merit Awards Ceremony and 64th Annual GRAMMY® Nominees Reception event, to be held at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre on Sunday, Jan. 30, 2022. The Lifetime Achievement Award celebrates performers who have made outstanding contributions of artistic significance to the field of recording. Ten-time Grammy winner Raitt will be joined by Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five, Lionel Hampton, Marilyn Horne, Salt-N-Pepa, Selena, and Talking Heads. Ed Cherney, Benny Golson and Kenny "Babyface" Edmonds were named Trustees Award honorees; and Daniel Weiss is the Technical GRAMMY® Award recipient.
“Wow what a surprise, I’m speechless!” Raitt shared upon hearing the news. “Thank you so much to all those at The Recording Academy for selecting me to receive a Lifetime Achievement Award!”
Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Raitt just finished working on her 21st album, ‘Just Like That…,’ the third release on her independent label Redwing Records. Raitt continues to draw on the range of influences that have shaped her legendary career, while creating something that speaks to the circumstances and challenges of these unprecedented times. ‘Just Like That…,’ a ten song album with four penned by Raitt, is set for release in April, preceded by a new single in January. The album is available for pre-sale starting January 28th at www.bonnieraitt.com
Bonnie Raitt has never felt more grateful that she can continue to make music, contribute to causes, keep her crew working and connect with her audience. "I’m really aware of how lucky we were to be able to safely come together and record this album last summer,” Raitt says. "After this particularly tough time, we can’t wait to get back on the road to do what we love and have some great new songs to play.”
Blue Bear School of Music, San Francisco’s preeminent school for rock, blues, jazz, folk, and pop, today unveils its plans for a momentous 2022, including community expansion, new programming, and staffing updates. Following the nonprofit’s 50th-anniversary, celebrated singer/songwriter, Bonnie Hayes, announces she will return to the school as the Executive Director at Blue Bear’s new East Bay Campus, slated to open in September, 2022.
The announcement follows Hayes’ seven-year stint as the Chair of the Songwriting Department at Berklee School of Music.
“I am thrilled to be returning to Blue Bear to establish their East Bay campus,” says Hayes. “Blue Bear is where I came of age as a musician, and I then had the opportunity to build the curriculum for a variety of their programs. Blue Bear reaches hundreds of at-risk kids each year with free music programs, and I look forward to helping expand their reach.”
Bonnie Hayes is a singer/songwriter, musician, record producer and educator. She wrote two songs on Bonnie Raitt’s Grammy Album of the Year Nick of Time, and her songs have been recorded by Cher, Bette Midler, Natalie Cole, Robert Cray, David Crosby, Adam Ant and Booker T and the MG’s.
Blue Bear is also planning a partnership with Mission Bay’s Mercy Housing, a national developer of affordable housing, offering free music programming to Mercy Housing residents and other low-income housing tenants in the neighborhood.
Also of particular note, in the age of the pandemic, is Blue Bear’s commitment not only to at-risk youth and communities but to its teaching artists.
Professional musicians have been amongst the hardest hit vocations. Even now, as venues have started to reopen, there are significantly fewer opportunities for musicians to earn a living. For 50 years, Blue Bear has provided a stable income for professional musicians. Over 300 teaching artists have benefited from their work at Blue Bear and over 30 professionals currently have dependable income from teaching at the Bear.
Thanks to its supporters, Blue Bear can continue to provide a safe place for people of all ages, skill levels, and economic backgrounds to play the music they love. This month the school will also kick off its annual Feed the Bear fundraiser, which fuels the school’s extensive outreach programming. Breakdown of funding potential below:
$100 funds one hour of music instruction at a school or community center.
$350 buys one music kit that can be used to run programming at a homeless shelter.
$500 sends one kid with financial need to a week-long music summer camp at the Bear.
$1,000 helps fund one complete 12-week music program.
$3,000 fully funds 12 weeks of Blue Bear programming at a school or community center.
$12,000 funds a community outreach site for an entire year!
$20,000 funds a mobile laptop-based digital audio program to be used in underserved areas of our community outreach program!
$24,000 funds a “Music & Coding” class at a San Francisco elementary school for a year!
Learn more about Feed the Bear, visit here: https://bluebearmusic.org/outreach/feed-the-bear/
To date, Blue Bear has taught over 40,000 students. Currently, the school teaches around 850 per quarter. In addition, through 62 community partnerships, the school has enrolled 4,000 kids in free classes. It offers free music education courses in local schools, community centers, churches, and family shelters. With 300 teaching musicians in its history, Blue Bear’s range of courses has grown to include electronic music, DJing, and the Little Bears program for toddlers.
Blue Bear is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit; all donations made are tax-deductible as permitted by law. More information is available at https://bluebearmusic.org
Bonnie Raitt will return to the live stage with Just Like That… a national tour in 2022 launching in April and running through November which includes music from her forthcoming, long-awaited studio album, ‘Just Like That...’ Raitt will release her first single off the upcoming album as well as launch a pre-order campaign January 28th. The first round of shows in April with special guest NRBQ are on sale now and the second round of shows are on sale December 17th with special guest Lucinda Williams.
Raitt said, "I’m excited to share the stage with Lucinda. Having been a fan from afar for years, it’s great that we’re finally getting to tour together next year. Can’t wait to hit the road!"
Tickets for the May/June shows will go on sale December 17th via bonnieraitt.com
‘JUST LIKE THAT…’ MAY / JUNE 2022 TOUR DATES
20-May The Cove at River Spirit Casino Resort Tulsa, OK
21-May Orpheum Theatre Memphis, TN
23-May Robinson Center Little Rock, AR
26-May Ryman Auditorium Nashville, TN
27-May Ryman Auditorium Nashville, TN
29-May Tennessee Theatre Knoxville, TN
1-Jun Ovens Auditorium Charlotte, NC
3-Jun Cadence Bank Amphitheatre at Chastain Park Atlanta, GA
4-Jun Township Auditorium Columbia, SC
7-Jun DPAC Durham, NC
10-Jun Wolf Trap Vienna, VA (on sale 2/19)
11-Jun Wolf Trap Vienna, VA (on sale 2/19)
15-Jun TD Pavilion at The Mann Philadelphia, PA
17-Jun Leader Bank Pavilion Boston, MA
18-Jun Tanglewood Music Center Lenox, MA (on sale TBD)
21-Jun Beacon Theater New York, NY
22-Jun Beacon Theater New York, NY
24-Jun Freeman Arts Pavilion Selbyville, DE (on sale TBD)
25-Jun Pier Six Pavilion. Baltimore, MD
Continuing a long-standing tradition in conjunction with The Guacamole Fund and Raitt's Green Highway campaign, one dollar from every ticket purchased will be donated to grassroots local, regional, and national organizations whose work focuses on safe and sustainable energy, social justice and human rights, environmental protection, and blues/music education.
Full list of 2022 tour dates including Fan Pre-sale and Special Benefit Seat information is listed at www.bonnieraitt.com. More tour dates go on sale in early February.
On May 10, 2022, the life and music of Ron Carter — the iconic GRAMMY-winning double bassist who is among jazz music’s most prolific and celebrated band leaders and sidemen — will be fêted at a one-night-only 85th birthday celebration filled with music and memories at Carnegie Hall’s Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage.
Presented by Tzedakah 4 All, the event will feature performances by Carter-led groups in three combinations - Trio, Quartet, and Nonet - exploring material from his illustrious six decade career.
NBC newscaster Lester Holt will serve as emcee, with appearances from fellow artists Stanley Clarke and Buster Williams already confirmed, and additional guests to be announced in the coming weeks.
Tickets are on-sale today through Carnegie Hall. Purchase tickets here.
NPR calls Ron Carter “one of the most influential and widely recorded bassists in jazz history,” and The New York Times adds “Playing with Mr. Carter can be a fearsome experience. Legendary for his professionalism and his rigorousness, he challenges musicians to stretch and improvise, not just piece together rehearsed ideas and phrases.” Fellow bassist Clarke adds: “Ron Carter to me is the most important bass player of the last fifty years. He defined the role.”
WHAT: Ron Carter & Friends Concert
WHERE: Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage At Carnegie Hall
WHEN: May 10, 2022 at 8pm EST
Today, Dualtone Records releases Live From Blueberry Hill, a new album that documents the famous run of hundreds of shows that the late Chuck Berry — the American music icon Bob Dylan called “the Shakespeare of rock and roll” — performed on the Duck Room stage in the famed St. Louis venue. Taken from performances recorded between July 2005 and January 2006, Live From Blueberry Hill finds Berry in rare form, putting in masterful performances of classics that have long been enshrined in the rock and roll canon — “Roll Over Beethoven,” “Sweet Little Sixteen,” “Johnny B. Goode” — while beaming with pride at his own towering legacy.
MOJO says that on Live From Blueberry Hill “the magic is very definitely still there,” while Ultimate Classic Rock says that “Berry could still muster age-defying fire…the set has the kind of immediacy and muscularity you expect from a bar band in the best sense of the term.”
Read a St. Louis Post-Dispatch feature on Live From Blueberry Hill, where Chuck’s son Charles Berry Jr. discusses playing in his father’s band, Chuck’s determination to put on an excellent show every night, and the process of digging into the archives to put the album together.
With his Blueberry Hill Band — daughter Ingrid Berry on harmonica, son Charles Berry, Jr. on guitar, bassist and band leader Jimmy Marsala, pianist Robert Lohr, and drummer Keith Robinson — in tow, Chuck’s Duck Room performances offered raucous, freewheeling spins on classics that are now permanently woven into the fabric of modern music. Such a rare opportunity meant that music fans of all stripes — including artists like The Band’s Robbie Robertson, Motorhead’s Lemmy, Lorde, and Nelly — came from around the world to witness the godfather of rock and roll savoring his own talents and giving it his all in every set.
Listen to Live From Blueberry Hill here.
Chuck Berry was the first member inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, a member of the Songwriters Hall of Fame, a recipient of a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award and a Kennedy Center Honor. His seminal song “Johnny B. Goode” was included on the Voyager Gold Record and sent into space as an example of one of mankind’s finest musical achievements.
Live From Blueberry Hill follows his final studio album Chuck, announced on his 90th birthday and released in 2017. NPR’s Fresh Air described it as “wonderful...fresh and forward-looking,” while Rolling Stone said it “finds Berry raging against the dying of the light, but in a vulnerable and tender way his earlier music had not prepared us for.” The New Yorker said that “After all those years of duck-walking, crisscrossing the United States on tour, and giving his disciples and imitators hell, the man still had it.”
Track List:
Roll Over Beethoven
Rock And Roll Music
Let It Rock
Carol / Little Queenie
Sweet Little Sixteen
Around And Around
Nadine
Bio
Mean Old World
Johnny B. Goode
This week the Black Pumas, Derek Trucks, Susan Tedeschi, Jack Johnson, John Paul Jones, Keb' Mo', Mickey Hart, Sir David Attenborough and more joined in the fight for the environment.
They were a part of a 200+ lineup for Playing For Change and the United Nations Population Fund’s Peace Through Music: A Global Event for the Environment, which sought to amplify the voices of the most left behind, namely Indigenous communities. Watch select performances from Black Pumas, Slash, Sarah Bareilles and more here.
Through the universal language of music and the art of storytelling, Peace Through Music: A Global Event for The Environment raised global awareness for environmental sustainability. Artist performances, Songs Around The World and special documentaries which captured the beauty and fragility of the environment during the hour-long event.
All net proceeds will go to organizations that prioritize real time solutions including Conservation International, American Rivers, World Wildlife Fund, REVERB, and the Playing For Change Foundation.
Cat Power, the singer/songwriter/producer Chan Marshall, today previews her forthcoming album Covers (January 14, 2022/Domino) with a fresh interpretation of Billie Holiday's "I'll Be Seeing You" along with an updated rendition of the Cat Power song "Hate" from The Greatest (2006), retitled "Unhate" for the album.
She’s also released a music video for “I’ll Be Seeing You” which nods to Lady Day as Marshall sings behind a classic 1940’s-style Shure microphone in a cabaret hall evoking the jazz legend’s beautifully restrained vocals.
Watch the Greg Hunt-directed video for “I’ll Be Seeing You” here
“I’ll Be Seeing You” was inspired by recent losses surrounding Marshall’s inner circle of life—including Sun collaborator Philippe Zdar, who tragically passed in 2019.
“When people who you love have been taken from you, there’s always a song that holds their memory in your mind,” Marshall ruminates while talking about the importance that the cover itself holds in her heart. “It’s a conversation with those on the other side, and it’s really important for me to reach out to people that way.”
Since Marshall announced the highly-anticipated Covers in early October with her take on Frank Ocean's "Bad Religion" and the Pogues' "A Pair Of Brown Eyes,” she's appeared on The Late Late Show With James Corden and announced a 32-date US tour that begins January 16, includes Brooklyn Steel on January 19, and continues into May. She also recently shared the first official music video for the album, with her take on Dead Man's Bones' "Pa Pa Power."
The previously released album previews have been highlighted everywhere from NYLON ("hits like a freight train") to Pitchfork, Vulture, FADER ("windblown and expansive'") and Rolling Stone, all echoing Marshall’s multi-generational impact.
As Marshall explains herself, creating a conversation that spans generations is part of what drives her to continue performing and recording renditions of others’ songs like she’s done here: “I play covers all the time, and it’s important for me to record them because it’s what me and my listeners both get…,” she explains, and in that regard Covers is an impressive document of artistic interpretation that is truly built to last.
More details including the full Covers tracklist and 2022 tour dates below.
PRE-ORDER/PRE-SAVE COVERS
COVERS TRACKLIST
Bad Religion - Frank Ocean
Unhate - Cat Power - Chan Marshall
Pa Pa Power - Dead Man’s Bones
White Mustang - Lana Del Rey
A Pair of Brown Eyes - The Pogues
Against the Wind - Bob Seger
Endless Sea - Iggy Pop
These Days - Jackson Browne
It Wasn’t God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels - Kitty Wells
I Had a Dream Joe - Nick Cave
Here Comes a Regular - The Replacements
I’ll Be Seeing You - Billie Holiday
TOUR DATES
1-16 Albany, NY - Empire Live
1-18 Boston, MA - Paradise Rock Club
1-19 Brooklyn, NY - Brooklyn Steel
1-20 Philadelphia, PA - Theatre of Living Arts
1-22 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
1-24 Atlanta, GA - Eastern
1-25 Nashville, TN - Brooklyn Bowl
1-27 Houston, TX - House of Blues
1-28 Dallas, TX - Granada Theatre
1-29 Austin, TX - Emo’s
1-31 Tulsa, OK - Cain’s Ballroom
2-02 Denver, CO - Ogden Theatre
2-04 Boise, ID - Knitting Factory
2-05 Eugene, OR - McDonald Theatre
2-06 Portland, OR - Revolution Hall
2-07 Seattle, WA - The Showbox
2-09 Sacramento, CA - Ace of Spades
2-10 San Francisco, CA - Castro Theatre
2-11 Los Angeles, CA - The Orpheum Theatre
4-19 Toronto, ON - Danforth Music Hall
4-21 Detroit, MI -St. Andrews
4-22 Milwaukee, WI - Turner Hall Ballroom
4-23 Minneapolis, MN - Varsity Theater
4-25 St. Louis, MO - Red Flag
4-26 Indianapolis, IN - The Vogue
4-27 Cleveland, OH - House of Blues
4-29 Pittsburgh, PA - Mr. Smalls Theatre
4-30 Jersey City, NJ - White Eagle Hall
5-1 Port Chester, NY - The Capitol Theatre
5-3 New Haven, CT - Toad's Place
5-5 Charlottesville, VA - Jefferson Theater
5-6 Charlotte, NC - Neighborhood Theatre
Brooklyn-born, Los Angeles-based keyboard master, soul singer, composer, and producer Cory Henry is amidst a career breakout. While the world hit pause at the quarter-way mark of 2020, Henry, who was scheduled to be on a world tour with Lenny Kravitz, turned inward, reflecting on moments in his own life and voicing them within his music. He culminated his thoughts and energy into his sophomore album, Something to Say. Almost a year later, he returned to the spotlight with Best of Me, a largely instrumental album that highlights his adeptness playing the Hammond B3 organ, Moog and Harpejji--a rare electric stringed instrument. Alongside these releases, Henry remains passionate about songwriting and producing for others, lending his skills to dozens of artists. Cory can be heard playing emotional soundscapes on Frank Ocean's new music, premiered over the weekend via Blonded Radio: https://music.apple.com/us/station/blonded-xmas/ra.1490633668
This year Henry received four 2022 Grammy nominations: his solo album Something to Say is nominated in the Best Progressive R&B Album category, he's nominated as a co-producer/writer on Kanye West's Donda in both Album of The Year and Best Rap Album categories, and he's nominated as co-producer/writer on Eric Bellinger's New Light (also in the Best Progressive R&B Album category).
Henry recently sat down with SPIN to chat about his career, his latest Grammy nominations and Best Of Me. Read the full interview here: https://www.spin.com/2021/12/cory-henry-best-of-me-interview
Henry discusses these topics with SPIN:
*His top highlights of the year, from Grammy nominations to working on Donda with Kanye West to headlining a five-night run at Blue Note New York.
*His journey to get these new GRAMMY nominations. "I moved to L.A. and uprooted my life, so seeing this body of work get nominated truly feels like the journey is worth it."
*The impact GRAMMY nominations have on his life. "Being Grammy-nominated signifies a turning point in my life from the standpoint of me getting to play music I enjoy to play and create."
*What it was like performing at Harlem's famed Apollo Theater when he was only six years old.
*The emotional depth behind his self-proclaimed "future soul" sound and how 60s and 70s soul musicians influenced it. Cory explains, "I want to make music that makes people feel like how I feel when I listen to my favorite artists. The first time I heard Stevie Wonder as a kid I cried."
*The meaning behind Best of Me. "I came up with the title Best of Me because I wanted to give the best of myself as a time capsule," he explains. "I thought, what's the best thing I can do at this time, and every time I look back at it I'll be thinking it was the best of me in 2021."
Listen to Something to Say Here: https://ingroov.es/somethingtosay
Listen to Best of Me Here: https://ingroov.es/best-of-me-imco3
Today, Moonalice, the 10-piece Bay Area collective known for bringing peace, love, and happiness wherever they go, releases their uplifting anthem “Woo Woo.” As fans reset for the new year and look to the future, Moonalice reminds them to reflect on the present, where sometimes the destination is actually the journey itself. Written by The T Sisters’ Rachel Tietjen, who now is a member of Moonalice along with her sisters, “Woo Woo” is a song about living in the moment. Featuring upbeat instrumentation that mirrors the clickety-clack sound of a train in motion, the song’s rhythmic flow invites listeners to awaken a greater sense of self-awareness and embrace today’s offerings.
“Woo Woo'' is the second single that the renowned group has released since signing to Nettwerk in late 2021. It follows Moonalice’s rendition of “Time Has Come Today” fronted by Lester Chambers, an original member of influential psychedelic soul band The Chambers Brothers who were featured prominently throughout Questlove’s acclaimed Summer of Soul documentary and their single “Uptown” will be on the official soundtrack, due out next year. The San Francisco Chronicle praised Moonalice’s take on “Time Has Come Today,” proclaiming that it is “the type of jam you’d want to hear in the Golden Gate Park afternoon sunshine at Hardly Strictly Bluegrass or during the Summer of Love.” Moonalice’s version has also received radio support and Nashville’s Lightning 100 recently selected it as their DJ Pick of the Week.
Now, Moonalice releases "Woo Woo,” a song that was in high demand for a studio version after their fans faithfully sang along to the joyful ‘Woo! Woo!’ chorus at concerts all across North America, from the LOCKN’ festival in Arrington, VA to Terrapin Crossroads in San Rafael, CA. Throughout the pandemic, the song was performed during Moonalice’s frequent livestreams, which have become an essential way for the band to stay connected to audiences. Moonalice’s founder, Roger McNamee, continues to hold a weekly “Saturday Stream” to fill the digital airwaves with positive vibrations.
To help fans ring in 2022, Moonalice has created a special playlist featuring “Woo Woo” alongside a collection of songs that have influenced them. Head to Spotify to listen: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3R6HdFqg8RGawcBZa0ENGP?si=ede0758710ed4a60
“Woo Woo” comes packaged with colorful artwork designed by Dennis Larkins, an artist renowned for his work for the Grateful Dead and Rolling Stones. Larkins has also designed several concert posters for Moonalice, which can be purchased here: https://store.moonalice.com/collections/posters
Moonalice is looking forward to performing live for North American audiences throughout 2022. California fans will have plenty of chances to see the group, as they are scheduled to perform at the Skull & Roses Festival in Ventura, San Francisco’s Great American Music Hall, and plenty of other cities, with more national dates to be announced soon. See their current schedule below:
Moonalice 2022 Tour Dates
Feb 25 – Felton Music Hall – Felton, CA
Feb 26 – Sweetwater Music Hall – Mill Valley, CA
April 10 – Skull & Roses – Ventura, CA
April 15 & 16 – Soul Revival’s Grateful Easter Weekend – Ukiah, CA
April 22 – Great American Music Hall – San Francisco, CA
April 23 – River Theater – Guerneville, CA
June 4 – Freight & Salvage Festival – Berkeley, CA
June 5 – Redwood Mountain Faire – Felton, CA
June 12 – Hog Farm Hideaway – Laytonville, CA
Today, Aoife O’Donovan releases “B61”, an arresting ode to apocalyptic refuge and the bittersweet nature of remembering. Written while lamenting the loneliness of mid-winter lockdown, the track shimmers with the fading intimacy of the Brooklyn bars Aoife loved. “how will i know if i’m the last one alive?” she sings, wavering between warm harmonies and more urgent melodies, “for forty one days and as many nights / i’ll be standing where we stood under an indigo sky.”
First conceptualized on a piano in Aoife’s New York apartment, “B61” truly crystallized upon the addition of David Piltch’s swaying bass and the slight swells of Jay Bellerose’s drums. Delicately wrought and gorgeously orchestrated, today’s release previews the hypnotizing ethos of her new record Age Of Apathy, out January 21st on Yep Roc Records.
Produced by GRAMMY-winner Joe Henry (Bonnie Raitt, Rhiannon Giddens), Age Of Apathy places O’Donovan’s vocals front and center. With melodies distinct and beautiful, delicate yet heartwrenching, she carves out a joyful existence amid grim forecasts of the future. Last month, the New York Times called her single “Prodigal Daughter” “a musical hint at multi-generational bonds,” adding that “as drama and tension rise, [O’Donovan’s] voice grows quieter and clearer.”
Watch a gorgeous performance of the track with guest vocalist Allison Russell, filmed backstage at Newport Folk Festival earlier this year, here.
Recorded through a unique residency with Full Sail University in Winter Park, FL, Aoife worked both on-site at their studio with GRAMMY-nominated engineer Darren Schneider while collaborating entirely remotely with Henry. Remote collaborations introduced unexpected rhythms and textures into the architecture of the songs, allowing O’Donovan to bend her sound into more expansive shapes. The result: an enveloping soundworld that singularly showcases Aoife’s masterful songwriting and emergent literary prowess.
Pre-order Age Of Apathy here: https://ffm.to/ageofapathy
Aoife O’Donovan will be touring Age Of Apathy throughout 2022. See full dates below.
2022 EUROPEAN TOUR DATES
January 26 - Mitchell Theatre - Glasgow, UK
January 28 - Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival 2022 - Belfast, UK *
February 1 - St. Paul’s Church -- Birmingham, UK *
February 2 -- Barbican, Milton Court Concert Hall - London, UK *
February 3 - Hallé St. Peter’s - Manchester, UK *
February 4 - The Sage - Gateshead, UK *
February 5 - Cambridge Junction - Cambridge, UK *
SPRING 2022 DATES
February 24 - Bolivia, NC - Odell Williamson Auditorium %
February 25 - Washington DC - Kennedy Center’s Terrace Theater %
February 26 - Fairfield, CT - The Warehouse %
February 27 - South Burlington, VT - Higher Ground %
March 1 - Portsmouth, NH - The Music Hall %
March 2 - Cambridge, MA - The Sinclair %
March 3 - Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg %
March 4 - Northampton, MA - Academy Of Music Theatre % ^
March 5 - Albany, NY - Swyer Theatre %
March 18-25 - Miami, FL - Cayamo Cruise
March 25 - Charleston, SC - Charleston Music Hall ~
March 26 - Atlanta, GA - Tabernacle ~
March 27 - Asheville, NC - The Orange Peel ~
March 29 - Nashville, TN - The Ryman Auditorium ~
April 7 - Berkeley, CA - Freight & Salvage ^
April 9 - Grass Valley, CA - Center for the Arts ^
April 10 - Carmel, CA - Sunset Center ^
April 12 - Santa Barbara, CA - Lobero Theatre ^
April 13 - La Jolla, CA - The Loft
April 14 - West Hollywood, CA - The Troubadour ^
April 15 - Scottsdale, AZ - Virginia Piper Theatre ^
May 13 - Hamilton, MT - Bitterroot Performing Arts Center ^
May 14 - Denver, CO - First Baptist Church ^
May 25 - Washington DC - The Kennedy Center Concert Hall !
May 26 - Washington DC - The Kennedy Center Concert Hall !
Jun 10 - Copenhagen, DK - CPH Americana
June 11 - Stockholm, SE - STHLM Americana
June 12 - Oslo, NO - Oslo Americana
June 16-19 - Telluride, CO - Telluride Bluegrass Festival
Aug 26 - Vineyard Haven, MA - Beach Road Weekender
Oct 28 - Copenhagen, DK - Musikhuset
* support from Donovan Woods
% support from Yasmin Williams
^ support from Taylor Ashton
~ supporting Gregory Alan Isakov
! performing with the National Symphony Orchestra, Renée Fleming, Lalah Hathaway, Moses Sumney
Corite, the fan-powered music platform that brings fans and artists closer together than ever before, has announced that it will be releasing the latest single from 14 year-old Swedish rock sensation, Oscar Stembridge. The song will be available everywhere on January 7th.
Stembridge wrote “Don’t Lie To Me” in support of the Climate Live event in Sweden this past year, where he debuted the song in front of a live televised audience. Influential climate activists such as Greta Thunberg were in attendance and also participated in the event. Stembridge’s song addresses the political side of climate change, boldly challenging those in power by telling them “Don’t Lie To Me” as they deny the harsh realities of climate change and its impact on humanity.
"’Don't Lie To Me’ is a message from my generation to big business and governments who continue to sugarcoat and lie about the facts in front of us,” said Oscar Stembridge. “Three years ago I stood on a stage in front of 60,000 people singing my song ‘We March’ calling for a change in policies to address the climate issues we face. ‘Don’t Lie To Me’ is about how we feel today - more anger, more realism and represents what my generation feels about those in charge.”
Stembridge has previously performed in front of the Swedish royal family and he holds the distinction of being the youngest artist to ever be signed to Universal Music Sweden. Shortly after his performance at Climate Live, he received a personal invitation from Greta Thunberg to participate in, and perform at, the Fridays For Future march, which Thunberg personally organized.
Corite has been leading a fan-powered campaign for the song’s release on streaming platforms in which supporters can contribute initial funding to later receive a portion of the future royalties from the song. 50% of the streaming proceeds from the song will directly support Climate Live and their work to raise awareness of climate issues while organizing events that aim to hold world leaders accountable.
ABOUT OSCAR STEMBRIDGE
Oscar Stembridge is the most exciting talent to emerge from Sweden in many years. He is not only the youngest artist ever to sign with Universal Music Sweden, Oscar is also a multi-talented musician, capable of playing piano, drums, ukulele, and his trademark guitar.
Now 14, Oscar has already built a global following online and performed at many prestigious events including Climate Live in front of 60,000 people, and for the Swedish Royal Family in front of millions of TV viewers. He starred in the lead role of the Swedish hit TV show, “KAR” and recently filmed a new TV series that will air this year.
An accomplished singer-songwriter, Oscar’s compelling persona is matched only by his ability to pen authentic songs that tackle today’s youth issues such as climate change, bullying and social alienation. With millions of streams already and a new EP on the horizon, Oscar’s fanbase is certain to grow exponentially.
The world is his stage and Oscar Stembridge has only just begun!
Today, Valerie June celebrates the new year with the release of “Within You” (Moon and Stars / Acoustic). LISTEN HERE. This special stripped-down version along with the previously released acoustic versions of “You And I” and “Why The Bright Stars Glow” featuring Mavis Staples preview the forthcoming deluxe version of June’s critically acclaimed album The Moon And Stars: Prescriptions for Dreamers, due later this month.
“This version of “Within You” infuses earthy instruments like banjo, fiddle, upright bass, and acoustic guitar,” June explains. “‘Within You’ is a song prescribed for Creativity, Believe, and Sacred Space. There is the potential to create more beauty and peace within every person.”
June achieved many career highlights this past year. Her latest LP, The Moon And Stars: Prescriptions for Dreamers, landed on numerous ‘Best Of’ lists in 2021 including Rolling Stone, NPR, and Bitter Southerner. Additionally, her song “Call Me A Fool” featuring Stax legend Carla Thomas was nominated for Best American Roots Song at the upcoming 64th GRAMMY Awards, the first nomination of June’s illustrious career. Also, “You and I,” the gorgeous lead track from The Moon and Stars: Prescriptions For Dreamers is featured in Apple’s brand-new #ShotOniPhone film. The poignant short film is called Saving Simon and was directed by Oscar® Nominee Jason Reitman and his father, Oscar® Nominee Ivan Reitman. Watch the full-length version here via Apple’s YouTube channel: https://found.ee/ValerieJuneAppleAd
Tickets are on sale now for June’s 2022 headlining tour which kicks off on March 31st in Seattle, WA. Full routing is below and for more information visit https://valeriejune.com/#tour.
The Moon and Stars: Prescriptions For Dreamers, produced by June and Jack Splash, is sweeping and ambitious with earthy R&B production and a touch of psychedelia amidst its astral folk-pop orchestration. Uncut calls it “a psychedelic tour de force” that is “powerfully, elegantly subversive,” and Rolling Stone proclaimed it, “career making.” At the center is June’s spellbinding vocals and infectious sense of wonder that finds the Brooklyn-via-Memphis artist narrating the often-precarious journey to joyful possibility. The follow-up to her 2013 breakthrough, Pushin’ Against A Stone, and the widely adored The Order of Time—a 2017 effort that earned the admiration of Bob Dylan and landed on best-of-the-year lists—The Moon and Stars: Prescriptions For Dreamers is a transportive, deeply affecting work - a potent catalyst for those foolish enough to dream.
Buy/Listen to The Moon and Stars: Prescriptions For Dreamers: HERE
The David Bowie Estate today announced a series of releases from David Bowie’s catalog that have been remixed and reimagined exclusively in 360 Reality Audio, a new immersive music experience driven by Sony’s spatial sound technology. The content is the latest David Bowie music to be mixed in 360 Reality Audio, following Space Oddity, which is currently available on 360 Reality Audio-supported streaming platforms.
In conjunction with the ongoing Bowie 75 - an extended celebration of David Bowie’s 75th birthday on January 8th, 2022 featuring two physical pop up locations in NYC and London equipped with 360 Reality Audio listening experiences at each location - longtime Bowie producer Tony Visconti crafted 360 Reality Audio mixes of Heathen, Reality, A Reality Tour (Live), The Next Day, and ★ (pronounced “Blackstar”). The albums will be available for streaming in 360 Reality Audio beginning January 21st on Amazon Music Unlimited, Deezer, and TIDAL.
Additionally, the David Bowie Estate and Sony are making available four archival live performance recordings that have been mixed and reimagined in 360 Reality Audio (which makes it possible to create a lifelike music experience, giving listeners the feeling that they are in a live concert setting). The four songs are from David Bowie’s A Reality Tour, featuring live audio and video from Bowie’s final concert tour, to be livestreamed in 360 Reality Audio today, January 6th at 4:00 pm PST / 7:00 pm EST on the Online Platform "Sony Square" (via David Bowie’s YouTube channel). Listeners everywhere can use any set of headphones to hear the music in 360 Reality Audio.
Immediately following the livestream, viewers will be able to stream this performance with the Artist Connection app on a smartphone. With Sony certified headphones and the Sony | Headphones Connect app, users can also optimize their experience by analyzing their individual ear shape to enjoy a custom immersive musical field. This sound field personalization feature is only available for streaming with the Artist Connection experience.
Both the YouTube livestream and the Artist Connection viewing experiences will be available to the general public.
“The fan response to Bowie 75 has been nothing short of amazing,” said Lawrence Peryer, Producer of Bowie 75. “David was always on the cutting edge of the latest developments in technology, so it was a natural fit to collaborate with Sony’s 360 Reality Audio team to bring fans a whole new way to experience his music. The reimagining of David’s music, which can be experienced at the pop-ups or via streaming, has given his lifelong fans and new listeners alike a reason to celebrate.”
Tune into the livestream here: https://square.sony.com/ces2022/360ra/
Download, Watch & Listen on Artist Connection here: https://share.artistconnection.net/content/yjThJI
“It’s been an honor partnering with the David Bowie Estate to help deliver special new fan experiences as part of Bowie 75,” said Jordy Freed, Head of Partner Marketing & Strategy, Sony Corporation of America. “We hope David Bowie fans everywhere enjoy listening to this iconic music in 360 Reality Audio.”
The Bowie 75 pop up locations will remain open through late January, 2022. The Bowie 75 locations are at 150 Wooster Street, NY — steps away from Bowie’s longtime downtown New York City neighborhood — and 14 Heddon Street — the London location where the cover of The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars was shot.
The pop-ups offer visitors a unique and immersive career-spanning deep dive into the sound and vision of David Bowie, with features including:
Immersive audio and HD video screening rooms in partnership with 360 Reality Audio, an immersive music experience using Sony’s spatial sound technologies. With music in 360 Reality Audio, fans will be able to hear and see Bowie content available for the first time in immersive audio, exclusively in the Bowie 75 locations.
Hours of video content including previously unseen behind-the-scenes material, rare footage from the Heathen and Reality eras, and more.
Opportunities to purchase limited edition releases of exclusive Bowie apparel and collectibles, as well as limited run LPs and CDs.
Exclusive fine art photography including gallery installations documenting Bowie’s many iconic eras, personae, and Ch-changes.
Fans can place themselves in iconic costumes and set pieces to create fun and shareable social media moments
And more— For store hours, events calendars and other announcements and information, sign up and stay tuned to www.bowie75.com
Opening in select theaters and on-demand February 11, 2022, Greenwich Entertainment presents Ronnie’s, a definitive and intimate documentary directed by Oliver Murray that chronicles the life and times of saxophonist Ronnie Scott and his world-famous London jazz club. Featuring previously unseen and unheard performances by some of the most iconic figures in musical history — including Ella Fitzgerald, Miles Davis, Jimi Hendrix, Nina Simone, Dizzy Gillespie, Thelonious Monk, Chet Baker, Van Morrison, Sarah Vaughan, Roland Kirk and so many more — the film paints a touching portrait of a man and venue that became a vital thoroughfare in the global music scene.
Watch a trailer here: https://youtu.be/oe_EPoTzTjY
Ronnie Scott founded his namesake club alongside business partner Pete King in 1959, setting up Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club in London’s bohemian Soho neighborhood. Scott, part of a trailblazing generation of British musicians who worshipped at the altar of Charlie Parker and a highly accomplished saxophonist himself, opened the club in order to provide a home to contemporaries who sought to play the modern and forward-thinking music that was thriving in New York’s post-war music scene.
On the back of stellar and adventurous bookings — Miles Davis, Chet Baker, Nina Simone, and a veritable who’s who of musical legends — Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club quickly became the most famous music venue in all of London. Ronnie Scott, the man, was just as beloved. From the great and famous who frequented his club, to the many down-at-heel musicians who turned to him for a break, Ronnie was universally known for his warm demeanor and generous spirit.
However, Ronnie was as complex and colourful as the music played on his stage. In private he battled depression, and when he died in 1996 at age 69, it left the jazz community bereft of a singular figure.
Says director Oliver Murray: "To music fans all over the world, Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club is a temple built to witness and honour musical excellence. This film is a celebration of the men and women who dreamt of building such a place and in doing so changed the landscape of live music across the world forever.
My hope is that the film offers a look at the truest, most honest version of Ronnie. This is Ronnie telling his story in his own words. It’s a tale of great achievement and wonderful music but also a deep-seated struggle with a traumatic illness - it was unknown to everyone except those closest to him that Ronnie suffered terribly from depression. Art has always been about taking your emotions and expressing them in your work, and music was Ronnie’s medicine for his trauma."
Singer-songwriter Charlie Parr is out today with the official music video for "Blues For Whitefish Lake, 1975," from his latest album 'Last of the Better Days Ahead' (out now via Smithsonian Folkways)
Watch HERE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uiNNhovE6cA
Directed by Charlie's friend, Whitefish Productions' Lance Lindahl, the video takes the viewer on a peaceful, introspective fishing trip on a lake. Rooted in nostalgia, and inspired by both Parr and Lindahl's relationships with their fathers and children, the video stars Lindahl's son, Gar, and was filmed by Gar's mother Lei Shi.
Parr reminisces on the memories that inspired the track: "It was in the mid-seventies, maybe, when I went fishing with my Dad and since the fish werent biting we went to the far end of the lake and up a long wooden staircase to a bar that I hadnt been able to see from the water at all. The bartender knew my Dad and gave me a grape soda and even though Im sure my memory of it is all wrong like memories tend to be, I long for that little bit of time every now and then."
On working with Parr to create the video, Lindahl said: "After seeing Charlie and doing the self-reflection thing as many did during the pandemic, I told Charlie that I needed to be a better dad. He told me he needed to do the same ... I was very moved by the sacrifice his father made by breaking his back [work-wise], so Charlie didnt have to. My father had done the same for me by working his ass off, so I could have things he never did ... This is something important for me to pass on. Understanding the significance of a father and that they have a very important role to play in their childs life if they have the privilege of being a constant for them."
esperanza spalding returns to NPR’s Tiny Desk to celebrate her Grammy-nominated album Songwrights Apothecary Lab, which was also featured on several key Best of 2021 lists: two from the New York Times, NPR Music, Vulture, Variety, and even Barack Obama’s.
The performance brings viewers on a journey through time and space, unlike any Tiny Desk set you’ve seen before. Traveling from the NPR Music office to the pyramids in Sudan and beyond, "Formwela 3," "Formwela 4" and "Formwela 8" soundtrack a cosmic exploration. esperanza performs with a full band, accompanied by “loving presences” and a “magical dancing presence."
Watch the Tiny Desk here:
https://www.npr.org/2022/01/07/1070176679/esperanza-spalding-tiny-desk-home-concert / https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2arc30068Wk
Watch the Songwrights Apothecary Lab album it in its entirety on YouTube.
Songwrights Apothecary Lab is a collection of 12 songs, or “Formwela’s,” that were crafted over the past year in a traveling creative space. spalding invited researchers, practitioners - including music therapists and neuroscientists - and musicians to make music designed to have a specific and intentional effect on the listener. The intended effects range from de-stressing and de-escalation, to finding the right words to say among loved ones and a reminder to respect and give time to our elders. She released the first lab results in April of 2021, and wrote/recorded the second half of the album during a residency in NYC in June.
Seminal pop/alternative rock band Gin Blossoms is set to celebrate the 30th Anniversary of their multi-platinum breakthrough 1992 album New Miserable Experience on tour beginning in February before hitting the road with Canadian alternative act Barenaked Ladies this Summer. The Gin Blossoms will kick off the year “Celebrating 30 Miserable Years” Tour playing the album in its entirety starting in Florida on February 18th and will hit such markets as Nashville, TN, Houston,TX and St Louis, MO. The 30 city summer tour will include stops in Los Angeles, New York (Summerstage) as well as Red Rocks.
Lead vocalist Robin Wilson was recently featured in Forbes discussing the importance of live performance as well as the band’s fun reference in season 2 of Apple TV’s sports drama series Ted Lasso.
“New Miserable Experience” sold over 5 million albums, was on the charts for almost three years and produced five hit singles that played on four radio formats. Ubiquitous on pop, rock and alternative radio in the 90s, the Gin Blossoms classics include “Hey Jealousy”, “Follow You Down”, “Found Out About You” and others. “Till I Hear it From You” was the lead single on the Empire Records soundtrack and was described by Billboard as "the closest thing to a perfect pop song to hit radio in recent memory". The Grammy Nominated band’s songs remain a constant at radio today and the band continues to play them in concert at an astounding 100+ shows per year. Rolling Stone (2017) raved the band excels “at marrying world-weary lyrics with ebullient melodies.”
Lead vocalist Robin Wilson on the anniversary of the album, “It was a hard to make NME, but we knew it was special. It’s humbling that it still resonates and we still have jobs in the music biz.” Guitarist Jesse Valenzuela adds, “Its funny how time slips away. We are still so proud that even after all these years the album still resonates with fans."
The Gin Blossoms is Robin Wilson (lead vocals & guitar), Jesse Valenzuela (vocals & guitar), Scott Johnson (guitar) and Bill Leen (bass). More about the Gin Blossoms HERE.
Celebrating 30 Miserable Years Tour
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2/18/22 |
Fort Pierce, FL |
Sunrise Theatre for the Performing Arts |
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2/19/22 |
Orlando, FL |
House of Blues Orlando |
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2/20/22 |
Charlotte, NC |
The Underground |
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2/22/22 |
Bristol, VA |
Cameo Theatre |
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2/25/22 |
Louisville, KY |
Mercury Ballroom |
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2/26/22 |
New Buffalo, MI |
Four Winds Casino Resort - Silver Creek Event Center |
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2/27/22 |
Des Moines, IA |
Wooly's |
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3/1/22 |
Oklahoma City, OK |
Tower Theatre |
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3/2/22 |
San Antonio, TX |
The Aztec Theatre |
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3/3/22 |
Houston, TX |
The Heights Theater |
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3/6/22 |
Knoxville, TN |
Bijou Theatre |
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3/9/22 |
Marion, IL |
Marion Cultural & Civic Center |
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3/10/22 |
Nashville, TN |
Brooklyn Bowl |
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3/11/22 |
St. Louis, MO |
The Pageant |
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3/12/22 |
Little Rock, AR |
Little Rock Music Hall |
Bonobo aka Simon Green has released his highly-anticipated new album Fragments today (Ninja Tune), which features Jamila Woods, Joji, Kadhja Bonet, Jordan Rakei, O’Flynn, and Miguel Atwood-Ferguson. Fragments arrives with tremendous momentum: rave reviews, NPR Music’s New Music Friday program this morning, an interview to air later today on WNYC, coverage from Rolling Stone, Billboard, Pitchfork, The Fader, SPIN, Hypebeast, Zane Lowe, a DJ Mag cover story and more. The release also arrives on the heels of two 2021 GRAMMY Nominations that Green earned in the Best Dance/Electronic Recording category last month, making him a five-time GRAMMY nominee.
Listen to Fragments HERE
Several songs from Fragments were shared in advance of today, including “Tides” featuring Jamila Woods, which was a catalyst for the album, “From You” featuring Joji, and “Shadows” featuring Jordan Rakei, which Green describes as "old school, Detroity, Moodymann and Theo Parrish-inspired.” The first official music video for the album was released in November: “Otomo” was shot over three days in South Africa using a 360 camera that follows a roller skater as he glides through stunning natural settings and cityscapes. As the 360 camera twists and turns, the effect is both dazzling and dizzying, as if the viewer is sent hurtling through a vortex. Lead single “Rosewood” also landed at #3 on Spotify’s Best Electronic Songs of 2021.
After coming back from touring for two years, Green felt a sense of everything shifting and unraveling with the California wildfires and ongoing pandemic as he set out to make this new album. Born first out of fragments of ideas and experimentation in his Los Angeles studio in 2020 and 2021, the album ultimately was fused together in a burst of creativity fueled by collaboration, Green’s solo adventures into the deserts of California and even his use of modular synths for the first time. Fragments is the sound of struggle and isolation, personally and collectively - and of a surging, joyous return. It is a reminder that out of struggle and disillusionment, creativity and hope can emerge at the most unexpected moments.
Fragments is the follow up to 2017’s Migration, which reached #1 on Billboard’s Dance album chart and hit Top Ten positions in several countries. Over 2 million fans attended Green’s tour supporting the album.
Green is a favorite mainstage performer at the world’s greatest music festivals and will tour the US, Europe, and the UK from February to May - see full itinerary below.
Listen to Fragments here - https://bonobo.lnk.to/fragmentsPR
FRAGMENTS ALBUM TRACKLIST
1. Polyghost (feat. Miguel Atwood-Ferguson)
2. Shadows (feat. Jordan Rakei)
3. Rosewood
4. Otomo (feat. O’Flynn)
5. Tides (feat. Jamila Woods)
6. Elysian
7. Closer
8. Age of Phase
9. From You (feat. Joji)
10. Counterpart
11. Sapien
12. Day by Day (feat. Kadhja Bonet)
FRAGMENTS LIVE TOUR DATES - 2022
North America
18-Feb: Wildhorse Saloon, Nashville, TN
19-Feb: PromoWest Pavilion at Ovation, Newport, KY
20-Feb: KEMBA Live!, Columbus, OH
21-Feb: Stage AE, Pittsburgh, PA
23-Feb: College Street Music Hall, New Haven, CT
25-Feb: Great Hall at Avant Gardner, Brooklyn, NY
27-Feb: Royale, Boston, MA
28-Feb: Echostage, Washington, DC
02-Mar: Franklin Music Hall, Philadelphia, PA
04-Mar: ANTHOLOGY, Rochester, NY
05-Mar: Higher Ground, Burlington, VT
06-Mar: MTELUS, Montreal, QC
09-Mar: HISTORY, Toronto, ON
10-Mar: Royal Oak Music Hall, Royal Oak, MI
11-Mar: Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, IL
12-Mar: The Sylvee, Madison, WI
13-Mar: Turner Hall, Milwaukee, WI
15-Mar: The Palace, Minneapolis, MN
17-Mar: Mission Ballroom, Denver, CO
18-Mar: The Complex, Salt Lake City, UT
19-Mar: Knitting Factory, Boise, ID
21-Mar: PNE Forum, Vancouver, BC
22-Mar: Showbox SoDo, Seattle, WA
23-Mar: McDonald Theatre, Eugene, OR
24-Mar: Roseland Theater, Portland, OR
Europe/UK:
20-Apr: AFAS Live, Amsterdam, NL
21-Apr: edel-optics.de Arena, Hamburg, DE
23- Apr: UFO im Velodrom, Berlin, De
24-Apr: Palladium, Cologne, De
25-Apr: TonHalle, Munich, De
26-Apr: Xtra, Zurich, CH
28-Apr: Le Centquatre, Paris, FR
29-Apr: Le Centquatre, Paris, FR
03-May: The Brighton Centre, Brighton, UK
04-May: O2 Academy, Birmingham, UK
06-May: Victoria Warehouse, Manchester, UK
07-May: O2 Academy, Leeds, UK
08-May: Rock City, Nottingham, UK
16-May: Royal Albert Hall, London, UK
17-May: Royal Albert Hall, London, UK
18-May: Royal Albert Hall, London, UK
19-May: Royal Albert Hall, London, UK
10-Jun: Maifeld Derby, Mannheim, DE
17-Jun: Sónar by Night, Barcelona, ES
09-Sep: Cala Mijas, Mijas, ES
The Soul Rebels today announced the release of two previously unreleased songs from their latest album, Poetry In Motion, which have been mixed in exclusively in Sony’s 360 Reality Audio. The tracks, “Groove Train” and “Musica”, are being released for the first time as an extension of their 2019 album.
360 Reality Audio is an immersive music experience that uses Sony's object-based 360 Spatial Sound technologies. Individual sounds such as vocals, chorus, piano, guitar, bass and even sounds of the live audience can be placed in a 360 spherical sound field, giving artists and creators a new way to express their creativity.
The eight member brass group has captivated fans around the world with their upbeat performances and dynamic sound. Appearing on shows like The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and NPR’s “Tiny Desk” series, The Soul Rebels have quickly gained a large and loyal following.
“We are so excited to share these new songs with our fans in Sony’s 360 Reality Audio, “ said The Soul Rebels. “We’re committed to delivering the best listening experience and spatial audio allows us to provide a truly live sound experience to our fans.”
In addition to the two single releases, The Soul Rebels are debuting their previously released music video for “Good Time” in Sony’s 360 Reality Audio, which can be watched here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pEwYOJiihss
The 360 Reality Audio release of the two songs follows on the heels of the band’s recent EPIC VIBES tour announcement, with headlining shows across The United States. See upcoming tour dates below:
DATE CITY VENUE
1/14 Memphis, TN RAILGARTEN
1/15 Baton Rouge, LA CHELSEA’S
1/22 New Orleans BLUE NILE
2/11 New Orleans DBA
2/16 San Diego, CA MUSIC BOX
2/17 Los Angeles, CA TERAGRAM BALLROOM
2/18 San Francisco, CA THE INDEPENDENT
2/19 Oakland, CA THE NEW PARISH
2/20 Felton, CA FELTON MUSIC HALL
2/23 Seattle, WA NECTAR LOUNGE
2/24 Olympia, WA CAPITOL THEATER
2/25 Portland, OR PDX JAZZ FESTIVAL
2/26 Bellingham, WA WILD BUFFALO
2/27 Victoria, BC UPSTAIRS CABARET
3/24 Waterloo, NY THE VINE @ DELLAGO CASINO RESORT
3/25 Philadelphia, PA BROOKLYN BOWL
3/26 Washington, DC 930 CLUB
3/27 Pittsburg, PA THUNDERBIRD CAFE
3/29 Buffalo, NY BUFFALO IRON WORKS
3/30 Albany, NY LARK HALL
3/31 Boston, MA BIG NIGHT LIVE *w/ GZA & Talib Kweli
4/1 NYC BROOKLYN BOWL
4/2 NYC BROOKLYN BOWL
4/3 Millersville, PA PHANTOM POWER
4/6 Bridgeport, CT PARK CITY MUSIC HALL
4/7 Fall River, MA NARROWS CENTER FOR THE ARTS
4/8 Greenfield, MA HAWKS AND REED
4/9 Westhampton, NY WESTHAMPTON BEACH PAC
4/10 Ventura, CA SKULL & ROSES
4/23 New Orleans DBA
311 returns to the road in 2022 with a 20-date Spring Tour, spanning March 6th to April 6th. (Full tour schedule below, support acts to be announced). The Spring Tour includes the 12th biennial 311 Day featuring two extended performances in Las Vegas, as well as an appearance at the Tampa Innings Festival, alongside Green Day & Incubus.
Spring 2022 marks the exciting return of one of rock’s most entertaining and dynamic live bands. 311 erupts on stage, mixing rock, rap, reggae, and funk into their own unique, hybrid sound.
311 Spring Tour Tickets & VIP Package drop dates:
Pre-Sale – Wednesday, January 19th (10 AM – local time).
Public Sale – Friday, January 21st at (10 AM – local time).
311 VIP Packages include:
Best tickets, virtual 311 meet & greets, early-entry, merch bundles & more.
Full ticket & VIP Package info at 311.com.
Tickets for 311 Day 2022 are on-sale NOW at Ticketmaster (ticketmaster.com).
March 11th – 311 Day, celebrates the band, their music, and their global community. This unique fan holiday attracts thousands of attendees from around the world.
311 DAY 2022 will be celebrated on March 11th & 12th at the Dolby Live Theater at Park MGM in Las Vegas, Nevada. On both days, 311 will play multiple extended sets. This “Ultimate 311 Concert Experience” will feature a different set list each night and stunning, state-of-the-art production.
Select Spring Tour performances will be available online through 311 Streamsystem (www.311streamsystem.com), 311’s own streaming platform. 311 launched Streamsystem in October 2020 to reach fans, new and old, during the pandemic. Streamsystem 2022 continues to offer virtual “front-row seats” from the comfort of home.
311 is one of the longest-running original lineups in rock. The band formed in 1990 in Omaha, Nebraska. 311’s celebrated live show and dedicated touring schedule have earned them a massive, grassroots following. Over their 32-year history, 311 played more than 2,000 performances across 27 countries, released thirteen studio albums, achieved 10 “Billboard Top 10’s” on Billboard’s “Top 200 Sales Chart,” and sold over 9 million albums in the U.S. alone.
Their list of Top 10 radio hits includes: Down, All Mixed Up, Amber, Love Song, Come Original, Beautiful Disaster, Don’t Tread on Me, You Wouldn’t Believe, Hey You and Sunset in July.
311’s line-up features: Nick Hexum (vocals/guitar), Tim Mahoney (guitar),
SA Martinez (singer, DJ), Chad Sexton (drums), and P-Nut (bass).
311 SPRING TOUR 2022 DATES
3/6 BEAVER CREEK, CO - Vilar Performing Arts Center
3/7 ASPEN, CO - Belly Up
3/11 LAS VEGAS, NV – Dolby Live theater at Park MGM
3/12 LAS VEGAS, NV - Dolby Live theater at Park MGM
3/15 FAYETTEVILLE AR - JJ’s Live
3/18 KEY WEST, FL - Coffee Butler Amphitheater
3/19 TAMPA, FL - Innings Festival at Raymond James Stadium
3/20 ORLANDO, FL - House of Blues
3/22 CHARLOTTE, NC - The Fillmore
3/23 RALEIGH, NC - The Ritz
3/25 NORFOLK, VA - The Norva
3/26 N. MYRTLE BEACH, SC - House of Blues
3/28 NASHVILLE, TN - Ryman Auditorium
3/29 HUNTSVILLE, AL- Von Braun Center’s Mars Music Hall
3/30 NEW ORLEANS, LA - The Fillmore at Harrah’s
4/1 SAN ANTONIO, TX - Majestic Theatre
4/2 CORPUS CHRISTI, TX - Concrete Street Amphitheater
4/3 AUSTIN, TX - Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheater
4/5 TULSA, OK - Tulsa Theater
4/6 WICHITA, KS - The Cotillion
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Amos Lee has unveiled details of a coast-to-coast US tour this summer, kicking off just after Memorial Day at Los Angeles' The Theatre at Ace Hotel before stops at iconic venues like Nashville's Ryman Auditorium and Austin City Limits Live at The Moody Theater. Tickets for each of the fifteen just-announced shows will go on sale to the public on Friday January 21 at 10AM local time, with artist presale via Tickets Today beginning on Wednesday January 19 at 10AM local time and local presales beginning on Thursday January 20 at 10AM local time. The string of new dates add to an already-extensive 2022 tour schedule for Lee, which also includes seventeen East Coast and Midwest dates across three weeks this April. Highlights of that April run include Lee's first hometown show since the pandemic at The Met in Philadelphia, and a special performance at The Kennedy Center in Washington DC alongside The National Symphony Orchestra. Find full information on Lee's 2022 US tour here: https://www.amoslee.com/tour
With new details of his return to the road, Lee has also shared the uplifting and joyous original "See The Light," the Billboard chart-topping artist's latest look at his upcoming new album Dreamland (out February 11 on Dualtone Records). The song finds Lee courageously opening up about struggles with isolation ("when I fall off the map / disappear without a trace") and panic attacks ("when I can't breathe in / and I'm falling out of line") and the mantras he's leaned on to overcome - see the light...hold on. Listen to "See The Light" and watch the accompanying visual, directed by GOODNICETHANKS and featuring Shaina Cardwell and Emerson Davis, here: https://youtu.be/BCUC4KBnFYQ
This past week, Lee also brought Dreamland to national television with an appearance on The Kelly Clarkson Show; where he performed a special stripped-down version of the album's "Worry No More" from the California coast. An enduring radio hit from the new record, "Worry No More" has been met with Top 5 success as it continues to climb both the AAA and Americana singles charts. Watch Amos' performance of "Worry No More" on The Kelly Clarkson Show here: https://youtu.be/Tt88D3dVL4w
"See The Light" and "Worry No More" are both cornerstones of Dreamland, an eleven-song collection which sees Lee taking perhaps his most profound turn inward to chronicle his own struggles with anxiety, loneliness and despair. The album channels Lee's "greatest asset: the weathered voice which he uses to plumb emotional depths" (Pitchfork) as he crafts music "to help listeners heal" (Salon) and to destigmatize conversations around mental health. Pre-order Dreamland here: https://www.dualtonestore.com/collections/amos-lee
AMOS LEE 2022 US TOUR DATES:
April 8 - State Theatre - Portland, ME+
April 9 - Lynn Memorial Auditorium - Lynn, MA+
April 11 - The Flynn - Burlington, VT+
April 12 - Zeiterion PAC - New Bedford, MA+
April 14 - Beacon Theatre - New York, NY+
April 15 - The Met Philadelphia - Philadelphia, PA+
April 16 - UMass Fine Arts Center - Amherst, MA+
April 18 - The Egg - Albany, NY+
April 19 - Kennedy Center - Washington, DC*
April 20 - Byham Theater - Pittsburgh, PA+
April 22 - Pabst Theater - Milwaukee, WI+
April 23 - Orpheum Theater Madison - Madison, WI+
April 24 - Orpheum Theatre - Minneapolis, MN+
April 26 - Uptown Theater - Kansas City, MO+
April 27 - Cannon Center for the Performing Arts - Memphis, TN+
April 29 - Tennessee Theatre - Knoxville, TN+
April 30 - Thomas Wolfe Auditorium - Asheville, NC+
May 29 - Bottle Rock - Napa, CA
May 31 - The Theatre at Ace Hotel - Los Angeles, CA
June 3 - Humphreys Concerts by the Bay - San Diego, CA
June 4 - Fox Tucson Theatre - Tucson, AZ~
June 5 - Ikeda Theater - Mesa, AZ~
June 7 - Lensic Performing Arts Center - Santa Fe, NM~
June 9 - Tobin Center for the Performing Arts - San Antonio, TX~
June 10 - Cullen Performance Hall - Houston, TX~
June 11 - Austin City Limits Live at The Moody Theater - Austin, TX
June 14 - The Pageant - St. Louis, MO~
June 19 - Rock The Ruins at Holliday Park - Indianapolis, IN~
June 20 - Ryman Auditorium - Nashville, TN
June 21 - Ryman Auditorium - Nashville, TN
June 23 - Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Auditorium - Chattanooga, TN
June 24 - Charleston Music Hall - Charleston, SC~
June 25 - Durham Performing Arts Center - Durham, NC~
* with the National Symphony Orchestra
+ support from Jensen McRae
~ support from Neal Francis
St. Paul & the Broken Bones will partner with Fitz and the Tantrums for a 17-date, co-headlining U.S. tour beginning June 1. The just-announced dates will be added to a major headlining tour for St. Paul & The Broken Bones, which will now see them perform a 50-show run that includes their biggest NYC show yet at The Beacon Theatre on March 11. The Birmingham, Alabama octet’s new album The Alien Coast will be released January 28 (ATO Records).
Coinciding with The Alien Coast, St. Paul & the Broken Bones will make return appearances on two national TV shows---The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on January 27 and CBS Saturday Morning on January 29 (the group garnered a Daytime Emmy nomination for a previous CBS Saturday Morning appearance).
The band has shared a number of previews of the new album leading up to release day, including “Love Letter from a Red Roof Inn,” “Minotaur” and “The Last Dance.” The singles showcase the most adventurous and original output yet from an ever-evolving musical powerhouse. In a profound shift, the band’s fourth full-length and first for ATO Records, strays far from the time-bending soul of past work like their 2014 debut, arriving at a convergence of soul and psychedelia, stoner metal and funk. At turns explosive, elegant, and unhinged, that sound makes for a majestic backdrop to St. Paul & The Broken Bones’ visceral exploration of the strangest dimensions of the human psyche - inspired by sci-fi, Bermejo’s famous St. Michael Triumphs Over The Devil painting, Greek Mythology and colonial-period history books on the Gulf of Mexico.
St. Paul & The Broken Bones has earned three Billboard 200 debuts, an opening slot with the Rolling Stones, a legendary NPR Tiny Desk performance with over seven million views, and multiple national TV bookings including the first-ever musical performance on Stephen Colbert’s Late Show and a Daytime EMMY nomination for one of their CBS Saturday Morning appearances. Recently on his Rocket Hour radio show, Elton John, who is a longtime fan of the band and has hosted them at his Oscar party, said that "Paul Janeway is one of my favorite vocalists" and also shared a song from the new album.St. Paul & The Broken Bones is: Paul Janeway (vocals), Jesse Phillips (bass), Browan Lollar (guitar), Kevin Leon (drums), Al Gamble (keyboards), Allen Branstetter (trumpet), Chad Fisher (trombone), and Amari Ansari (saxophone).
St. Paul & the Broken Bones X Fitz and the Tantrums Tour Dates 2022:
*Local Presale: Thurs, Jan 20 (10AM – 10PM Local)
*Public On Sale: Fri, Jan 21 (10AM Local)
Jun 1: Asheville, NC - Rabbit Rabbit
Jun 3: Nashville, TN – Ascend Amp
Jun 4: Wilmington, NC – Riverfront Amp
Jun 5: Doswell, VA – Meadowbrook Park
Jun 7: Burlington, VT – Shelburne Museum Green
Jun 8: Portland, ME – Thompson’s Point
Jun 10: New Haven, CT – Westville Bowl
Jun 11: Asbury Park, NJ – Stone Pony
Jun 12: Bethlehem, PA – Steelstacks
Jun 14: Canandaigua, NY- CMAC
Jun 15: Cleveland, OH – Jacobs Pavillion
Jun 17: Kettering, OH – Fraze Pavillion
Jun 18: Indianapolis, IN – TCU White Water Amp
Jun 21: Kansas City, MO – Grinders
Jun 23: Rogers, AR – Walmart Amp
Jun 24: Des Moines, IA – Water Works Park
Jun 25: Council Bluffs, IA – Harrah’s
SUPPORT:
Seratones - June 1-12
Devon Gilfillian June 14 - June 25
Additional 2022 Tour Dates:
March 2-March 6 – North Charleston, SC – Riverfront Park Performance Pavilion
March 4 – Atlanta, GA – The Eastern *
March 5 – Charleston, SC – Charleston Wine & Food Festival
March 6 – Raleigh, NC – The Ritz *
March 8 – Washington, DC – Lincoln Theatre *
March 9 – Washington, DC – 9:30 Club *
March 11 – New York, NY – The Beacon Theatre *
March 12 – Lebanon, NH – Lebanon Opera House *
March 13 – Boston, MA – House of Blues *
March 15 – Philadelphia, PA – The Fillmore *
March 16 – Pittsburgh, PA – Stage AE *
March 18 – Toronto, ON – Queen Elizabeth Theatre *
March 19 – Ottawa, ON – Bronson Centre *
March 20 – Detroit, MI – St. Andrews Hall *
March 22 – Chicago, IL – Thalia Hall *
March 23 – Chicago, IL – Thalia Hall *
March 25 – Minneapolis, MN – Palace Theatre *
March 26 – St. Louis, MO – The Pageant
April 16 – Birmingham, AL – Alabama Theatre
April 22 – Houston, TX – House of Blues
April 23 – Dallas, TX – The Granada Theater ^
April 24 – Austin, TX – Stubb’s ^
April 26 – Tulsa, OK – Cain’s Ballroom ^
April 28 – Denver, CO – Mission Ballroom ^
April 29 – Aspen, CO – Belly Up ^
April 30 – Salt Lake City – Commonwealth Room ^
May 3 – Seattle, WA – The Neptune ^
May 5 – Portland, OR – Crystal Ballroom ^
May 6 – San Francisco, CA/Oakland, CA – Fox Theater ^
May 7 – San Diego, CA – Humphreys Concerts By The Bay ^
May 10 – Los Angeles, CA – The Theatre at Ace Hotel ^
May 11 – Pioneertown, CA – Pappy & Harriet’s ^
May 12 – Phoenix, AR – The Van Buren ^
May 14 – Huntsville, AL – Orion Amphitheater (with Brittany Howard, Drive-By Truckers, and Mavis Staples)
* with Thee Sacred Souls
^ with Danielle Ponder
Khruangbin and Leon Bridges know the time and place for a big production, with a wealth of material that crosses genres, honors multi-cultures, generations and sees the latter tapping fellow modern-day R&B savants. Today, on the pairings’ new song “Chocolate Hills,” the artists embrace spacey sensuality, as Bridges’ honeyed tones ooze into the song’s steady bassline, swirling guitar, Hammond organ and synthesizer.
The technicolor love song is the latest single from their collaborative EP, Texas Moon out February 18th on Dead Oceans, in partnership with Columbia Records and Night Time Stories Ltd.
Watch the visualizer for “Chocolate Hills” here:
There’s a new sense of liberation and possibility from the musicians in these Texas Moon sessions, a scope that’s illustrated dramatically with the stripped down nature of “Chocolate Hills.” Bridges' vocals are laid easily across the elastic sounds conjured by Khruangbin and provide a hushed preview to the new world the two ground-breaking Texas acts create that pensively examines the dualities of life and love.
Thus far the artists have previewed Texas Moon with the song “B-Side” complete with a video shot in the J. Lorraine Ghost Town and directed by Philip Andelman starring the artists all for the very first time. Watch “B-Side” here: https://texassuntexasmoon.com
Significantly, both parties’ musical directions were affected by their time working together. For Khruangbin, the Houston trio has moved their own vocals much further forward, a change they readily admit was a direct result of working with Bridges. Earlier this year the four appeared on Austin City Limits for performances and will embark on their respective tours beginning in the spring. Performing songs from their otherworldly discography, Khruangbin delivered a gorgeous ACL performance running through their 2014 EP, The Infamous Bill, fan favorites "People Everywhere (Still Alive)" & "White Gloves" from their debut album The Universe Smiles Upon You along with additional standouts from 2020's Mordechai. Watch it here: pbs.org/austincitylimits
Bonobo (aka Simon Green) has released the music video for “Shadows,” from his just-released and widely celebrated new album Fragments (Ninja Tune). Fragments has hit #1 on the iTunes Albums Chart on both the main chart and electronic charts in the UK, is Top 10 on the main albums chart in the US and hit #1 on the electronic albums chart in 23 territories including the US. The album is also currently at number 2 in the UK Official Album Chart Midweeks with the final Chart set to land this Friday. A 40+ date, full band international tour will also launch in just under a month, beginning February 18 in Nashville. See below for the full itinerary.
Watch the video for “Shadows” https://bonobo.lnk.to/shadowsPR. The song, which features Jordan Rakei, is described by Green as "old school, Detroity, Moodymann and Theo Parrish-inspired.” The twitching, flickering video captures the song’s mysterious energy, and was directed by BWTV.
“Poetry is an echo, asking a shadow to dance.” Carl Sandburg
"Shadows are reflections of ourselves, our movements, whims, wants and urges. Like memories happening in the present; like scars that leave no mark. They are a creeping measure of passing moments: alive, immediate and fleeting. They stretch and bend to the world around them and they thicken and fade as the days roll on. We wanted to make a video that meditates on these ideas; using found captured and created material to investigate the patterns and visual metaphors that emerge as we experimented with the footage. Using the emotional language of the shadow we began to build sequences and patterns reminiscent of how one might compose a multitrack piece of music. Layers, lots of layers." - BWTV
Fragments also features Jamila Woods, Joji, Kadhja Bonet, O’Flynn, and Miguel Atwood-Ferguson.
The album has earned a tremendous range of rave reviews in the US, UK and beyond. Green has offered deep dives into the process of making Fragments - and the struggle to find creative inspiration while the world stood still - in interviews that have run in the past week including The Fader Interview, Billboard and WNYC, plus coverage from NPR Music, Pitchfork, SPIN, Zane Lowe, Spotify’s Best Electronic Songs of 2021 and cover stories with DJ Mag and Electronic Musician. The release also arrives on the heels of two 2022 GRAMMY Nominations that Green earned in the Best Dance/Electronic Recording category last month, making him a five-time GRAMMY nominee.
Fragments is the sound of struggle and isolation, personally and collectively - and of a surging, joyous return. It is a reminder that out of struggle and disillusionment, creativity and hope can emerge at the most unexpected moments. As he set out to make his new album, Green felt a sense of shifting and unraveling of the world around him. Born first out of fragments of ideas and experimentation in his Los Angeles studio in 2020 and 2021, the album ultimately was fused together in a burst of creativity fueled by collaboration, Green’s solo adventures into the deserts of California and even his use of modular synths for the first time.
FRAGMENTS LIVE TOUR DATES - 2022
North America
18-Feb: Wildhorse Saloon, Nashville, TN
19-Feb: PromoWest Pavilion at Ovation, Newport, KY
20-Feb: KEMBA Live!, Columbus, OH
21-Feb: Stage AE, Pittsburgh, PA
23-Feb: College Street Music Hall, New Haven, CT
25-Feb: Great Hall at Avant Gardner, Brooklyn, NY
27-Feb: Royale, Boston, MA
28-Feb: Echostage, Washington, DC
02-Mar: Franklin Music Hall, Philadelphia, PA
04-Mar: ANTHOLOGY, Rochester, NY
05-Mar: Higher Ground, Burlington, VT
06-Mar: MTELUS, Montreal, QC
09-Mar: HISTORY, Toronto, ON
10-Mar: Royal Oak Music Hall, Royal Oak, MI
11-Mar: Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, IL
12-Mar: The Sylvee, Madison, WI
13-Mar: Turner Hall, Milwaukee, WI
15-Mar: The Palace, Minneapolis, MN
17-Mar: Mission Ballroom, Denver, CO
18-Mar: The Complex, Salt Lake City, UT
19-Mar: Knitting Factory, Boise, ID
21-Mar: PNE Forum, Vancouver, BC
22-Mar: Showbox SoDo, Seattle, WA
23-Mar: McDonald Theatre, Eugene, OR
24-Mar: Roseland Theater, Portland, OR
Europe/UK:
20-Apr: AFAS Live, Amsterdam, NL
21-Apr: edel-optics.de Arena, Hamburg, DE
23- Apr: UFO im Velodrom, Berlin, De
24-Apr: Palladium, Cologne, De
25-Apr: TonHalle, Munich, De
26-Apr: Xtra, Zurich, CH
28-Apr: Le Centquatre, Paris, FR
29-Apr: Le Centquatre, Paris, FR
03-May: The Brighton Centre, Brighton, UK
04-May: O2 Academy, Birmingham, UK
06-May: Victoria Warehouse, Manchester, UK
07-May: O2 Academy, Leeds, UK
08-May: Rock City, Nottingham, UK
16-May: Royal Albert Hall, London, UK
17-May: Royal Albert Hall, London, UK
18-May: Royal Albert Hall, London, UK
19-May: Royal Albert Hall, London, UK
10-Jun: Maifeld Derby, Mannheim, DE
17-Jun: Sónar by Night, Barcelona, ES
01-Sep: Cala Mijas, Mijas, ES
Over the course of her decades-spanning, accomplished discography, singer/songwriter/producer Cat Power AKA Chan Marshall has consistently contributed a musical conversation that spans genres and generations, and her new album Covers out now on Domino is no exception. The album has been met with widespread praise from The New Yorker, MOJO, Pitchfork, Vulture, FADER, NYLON, Rolling Stone and more, all highlighting her unmatched art of song interpretation, as well as echoing Marshall’s multi-generational impact. Read recent features with Stereogum, an in-conversation with Pretenders’ Chrissie Hynde for Interview Magazine, a recent appearance on WTF with Marc Maron and listen to Covers here.
The self-produced Covers is Marshall’s third collection of covers, following 2000’s seminal The Covers Record and the blockbuster Jukebox from 2008 and features fresh interpretations of Frank Ocean, Nick Cave, Iggy Pop, The Pogues, The Replacements, Lana Del Rey, Bob Seger, Jackson Browne and more.
“When I do covers, I feel such a responsibility to the artists I love—some I’ve never met, some I have,” Marshall explains, and longtime fans will instantly recognize some of the covers included here from live sets in recent years.”
The new album showcases Marshall’s singular chronicling of the ever-evolving great American songbook - featuring her own personal rendition of Billie Holiday's “I’ll Be Seeing You,” an owe to a lost friend, Frank Ocean's "Bad Religion," the Dead Man's Bones' "Pa Pa Power,” the Pogues' "A Pair Of Brown Eyes,” plus an updated rendition of the Cat Power song "Hate" from The Greatest (2006), retitled “Unhate” for the album. Covers is at once a reminder of Marshall’s artistically intuitive power and the latest chapter in a truly illustrious career.
Earlier this year she appeared on The Late Late Show With James Corden and will embark on an extensive full band US tour that begins April 13, includes Brooklyn Steel on April 18, and continues into the summer. Additionally, Marshall recently scored, alongside Eddie Vedder and Glen Hansard, the soundtrack to Sean Penn’s film Flag Day. Marshall’s work continues to ripple through genres, and was recently covered by Depeche Mode’s lead singer Dave Gahan and Soulsavers, for a fresh reinterpretation of her song “Metal Heart,” the first single from their forthcoming album.
See the full Covers tracklist and list of 2022 tour dates below.
COVERS TRACKLIST
Bad Religion - Frank Ocean
Unhate - Cat Power - Chan Marshall
Pa Pa Power - Dead Man’s Bones
White Mustang - Lana Del Rey
A Pair of Brown Eyes - The Pogues
Against the Wind - Bob Seger
Endless Sea - Iggy Pop
These Days - Jackson Browne
It Wasn’t God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels - Kitty Wells
I Had a Dream Joe - Nick Cave
Here Comes a Regular - The Replacements
I’ll Be Seeing You - Billie Holiday
TOUR DATES
April 13, 2022 - Variety Playhouse in Atlanta, GA
April 14, 2022 - Neighborhood Theatre in Charlotte, NC
April 15, 2022 - Lincoln Theatre in Washington, DC
April 17, 2022 - Theatre of Living Arts (TLA) in Philadelphia, PA
April 18, 2022 - Brooklyn Steel in Brooklyn, NY
April 19, 2022 - Danforth Music Hall in Toronto, ON
April 21, 2022 - St. Andrews Hall in Detroit, MI
April 22, 2022 - Turner Hall Ballroom in Milwaukee, WI
April 23, 2022 - Varsity Theater in Minneapolis, MN
April 25, 2022 - Red Flag in St. Louis, MO
April 26, 2022 - The Vogue in Indianapolis, IN
April 27, 2022 - House of Blues in Cleveland, OH
April 29, 2022 - Mr. Smalls Theatre in Pittsburgh, PA
April 30, 2022 - White Eagle Hall in Jersey City, NJ
May 1, 2022 - The Capitol Theatre in Port Chester, NY
May 2, 2022 - Paradise Rock Club in Boston, MA
May 22, 2022 - Salle Pleyel in Paris, France
May 28, 2022 - Les Docks in Lausanne, Switzerland
May 29, 2022 - Salle Pleyel in Paris, France
May 31, 2022 - La Cooperative de Mai in Clermont-Ferrand, France
June 1, 2022 - L’Atelier in Luxembourg, Luxembourg
June 3, 2022 - Tempodrom in Berlin, Germany
June 6, 2022 - Le Rocher de Palmer in Cenon, France
June 7, 2022 - Stereolux in Nantes, France
June 8, 2022 - Le Mem - Rennes in Rennes, France
June 12, 2022 - Tivoli Vredenburg in Utrecht, Netherlands
June 13, 2022 - Kampnagel in Hamburg, Germany
June 15, 2022 - La Sirene in La Rochelle, France
June 16, 2022 - Le 106 in Rouen, France
June 20, 2022 - Auditorium Parco Della Musica in Roma, Italy
June 21, 2022 - Sexto ‘Nplugged 2022 in Sesto Al Reghena, Italy
June 22, 2022 - Kaufleuten in Zürich, Switzerland
July 16, 2022 - The Orpheum Theatre in Los Angeles, CA
July 18, 2022 - Ace of Spades in Sacramento, CA
July 20, 2022 - The Showbox in Seattle, WA
July 22, 2022 - Roseland Theater in Portland, OR
July 25, 2022 - Ogden Theatre in Denver, CO
July 27, 2022 - Cain’s Ballroom in Tulsa, OK
July 28, 2022 - Granada Theatre in Dallas, TX
July 29, 2022 - Emo’s in Austin, TX
July 30, 2022 - House of Blues in Houston, TX
August 1, 2022 - Brooklyn Bowl in Nashville, TN
Aoife O’Donovan shares Age Of Apathy (Yep Roc Records), an acclaimed new album produced by GRAMMY-winner Joe Henry (Bonnie Raitt, Rhiannon Giddens). Already the subject of praise from Rolling Stone, NPR Music, No Depression and many more, Age Of Apathy finds the GRAMMY- and Americana Award-winning singer and songwriter composing astute examinations of life, love and existence that, according to The New York Times, are filled with “musical surprises: daring melodic leaps, unexpected chord progressions, [and] subtle rhythmic shifts.” It’s the culmination of O’Donovan’s lifelong dedication to her craft, and an artful articulation of the philosophy behind her work.
Says O’Donovan in a new Jon Pareles-penned The New York Times profile: “Music is everything to me — it’s literally the most important thing. When I think about where do I want my life to go, where do I want to be when I’m older, what’s going to happen after we die — the music is the thing that will get us through to the end. And music is what will be there after we’re gone.” Read the full profile here.
Listen to Age Of Apathy here: https://ffm.to/ageofapathy
And watch O’Donovan’s new Omar Cruz-directed video for “Passengers” featuring Madison Cunningham here.
Recorded through a unique residency with Full Sail University in Winter Park, FL, O’Donovan wrote and recorded Age Of Apathy on-site at their studio with GRAMMY-nominated engineer Darren Schneider while collaborating entirely remotely with Henry. Remote collaborations introduced unexpected rhythms and textures into the architecture of the songs, allowing O’Donovan to bend her sound into more expansive shapes. The result: an enveloping soundworld that singularly showcases Aoife’s masterful songwriting and emergent literary prowess.
Aoife O’Donovan will be touring Age Of Apathy throughout 2022. See full dates below.
AGE OF APATHY
Sister Starling
B61
Phoenix
Age Of Apathy
Elevators
Prodigal Daughter
Galahad
Town Of Mercy
Lucky Star
What Do You Want From Yourself?
Passengers
SPRING 2022 DATES
February 24 - Bolivia, NC - Odell Williamson Auditorium %
February 25 - Washington DC - Kennedy Center’s Terrace Theater %
February 26 - Fairfield, CT - The Warehouse %
February 27 - South Burlington, VT - Higher Ground %
March 1 - Portsmouth, NH - The Music Hall %
March 2 - Cambridge, MA - The Sinclair %
March 3 - Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg %
March 4 - Northampton, MA - Academy Of Music Theatre % ^
March 5 - Albany, NY - Swyer Theatre %
March 18-25 - Miami, FL - Cayamo Cruise
March 25 - Charleston, SC - Charleston Music Hall ~
March 26 - Atlanta, GA - Tabernacle ~
March 27 - Asheville, NC - The Orange Peel ~
March 29 - Nashville, TN - The Ryman Auditorium ~
April 7 - Berkeley, CA - Freight & Salvage ^
April 9 - Grass Valley, CA - Center for the Arts ^
April 10 - Carmel, CA - Sunset Center ^
April 12 - Santa Barbara, CA - Lobero Theatre ^
April 13 - La Jolla, CA - The Loft
April 14 - West Hollywood, CA - The Troubadour ^
April 15 - Scottsdale, AZ - Virginia Piper Theatre ^
May 13 - Hamilton, MT - Bitterroot Performing Arts Center ^
May 14 - Denver, CO - First Baptist Church ^
May 25 - Washington DC - The Kennedy Center Concert Hall !
May 26 - Washington DC - The Kennedy Center Concert Hall !
Jun 10 - Copenhagen, DK - CPH Americana
June 11 - Stockholm, SE - STHLM Americana
June 12 - Oslo, NO - Oslo Americana
June 16-19 - Telluride, CO - Telluride Bluegrass Festival
Aug 26 - Vineyard Haven, MA - Beach Road Weekender
% support from Yasmin Williams
^ support from Taylor Ashton
~ supporting Gregory Alan Isakov
! performing with the National Symphony Orchestra, Renée Fleming, Lalah Hathaway, Moses Sumney
2022 EUROPEAN TOUR DATES
June 2 - Manchester, UK - Hallé St. Peter's
June 3 - Dublin, IRE - Liberty Hall
June 4 - Cork, IRE - St. Lukes
June 5 - Belfast, UK - The Black Box
June 7 - Budapest, HU - House of Hungarian Music
June 8 - Vienna, AT - Haus Der Musik
June 10 - Copenhagen, DK - CPH Americana
June 11 - Stockholm, SE - STHLM Americana
June 12 - Oslo, NO - Oslo Americana
October 28 - Copenhagen, DK - Musikhuset
Oct 31 - Cambridge, UK - Junction 2
Nov 1 - Birmingham, UK - St. Paul’s Church
Nov 2 - London, UK - Barbican Milton Court Concert Hall
Danielia Cotton, multi-hyphenate singer/songwriter who The New York Times says is “soulful enough to fill a revival tent” today releases “A Different War." With a backing gospel choir reminiscent of Pastor T.L Barrett’s soaring ballad “Like a Ship,” and with a vocal delivery with clear parallels to artists like Tina Turner, Danielia Cotton reaches for the stars and higher than ever before. "A Different War" arrives ahead of her forthcoming album, “Good Day,” out March 18. Listen to “A Different War” here, and watch the accompanying music video here.
With the release of “A Different War” comes a stunningly gorgeous music video. Directed by filmmaker Ray Foley, the video pulls from Danielia’s own experiences with racism as a child, such as having to sing “Cotton Needs Pickin’'' in front of her all-white classmates.
In Danielia’s own words she says, “The fight for equal rights for all who are different, or in the minority is really ‘A Different War.’ This song addresses a lot for me about how every human being deserves equal rights. Many are unaware, don’t understand or truly realize the magnitude of the fight that continues to go on out there for equal justice for all.”
Continuing, she says,” The song begins with a conversation between two people, where one party questions the other’s awareness of the injustice. I think we must always remind ourselves that there is still quite a bit of work to do before we see real equality across the board for all and as Martin Luther King Jr., warned us in his famous ‘I have a dream speech,’ beware of taking the tranquilizer drug of gradualism.`` Change sometimes is hard work and only achieved through undying, relentless effort. This has been a long battle and we still have a ways to travel but there is light….I do believe there is light at the end.”
Danielia Cotton "Different War" Final from Ray Foley on Vimeo.
“Supercool,” her first single from “Good Day” (mixed by Dave O’Donnell, mastered by Greg Calbi/Sterling Sound, engineered by Roman Klun and recorded at Innsbruck/HisHouse Studios in Bushwick, NY), is a bluesy romantic throwback song filled with euphonious verses and rollicking guitar riffs, “Super Cool” masterfully traverses the territory halfway between rock and soul. Revisit “Super Cool'' here.
Danielia’s soulful vocals merged with gritty, rock ‘n’ roll elements, and her lyrics are spawned by her angst-ridden youth and early life experiences confronting race, gender and wealth disparity. Danielia not only has embraced the notion of Black Rock--she has redefined it. Growing up in the small town of Hopewell, NJ with few faces of color like her own, Danielia was raised by a single mother who stressed the value of music and education. It was her no-shortcut-taking upbringing that helped her discover rock ’n roll music.
'GOOD DAY’ TRACKLIST
1. Supercool
2. Follow Me
3. Good Day
4. Forgive Me
5. Lies
6. Elysian Plains
7. A Different War
8. Good Soilder
9. If You Don’t Want Me
10. Won’t Get It From Me
11. Ferris Wheel
ABOUT DANIELIA COTTON:
Danielia Cotton is no stranger to reinventing herself. Growing up in Hopewell, NJ, Danielia was raised on a steady diet of classic rock behemoths like AC/DC, Led Zeppelin and the Rolling Stones. Her exposure to other genres was limited until the age of 12, when her mother gifted her a guitar and she began singing in the choir. This was the zenith of Danielia’s journey into music; one from which she would never look back, developing a warm appreciation for Jazz, Gospel and beyond. Danielia took no shortcuts, as her single mother stressed education and supported her attending Bennington College. She was one of the first of three generations in her family to attend college. After graduating she eventually found herself relocating to New York City, where she began her professional musical journey. With a powerful first album that launched her career, “Small White Town,” Danielia was selected as “Artist to Watch'' by WXPN out of Philadelphia. Danielia’s personal life is just as varied as the genres explored in her music, embracing a variety of religions as “JewBu'' (a Jewish Buddhist), a cancer survivor and a woman who today channels her struggles within her gritty, Motown-steeped music. Now a mother of a three-year old daughter and training for her 6th cancer marathon - Danielia uses her gritty rock ‘n’ roll music to confront the social, political and racial turmoils of the past and looks to grander, grounded possibilities in the future.
Legacy Recordings, a division of Sony Music Entertainment, will release BeforeAfter, the first-ever solo retrospective from Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Daryl Hall, as a two-disc set and across all digital platforms, on Friday, April 1. On the same date, Hall will also embark on his first solo tour in a decade, performing on historic stages like NYC’s Carnegie Hall and Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium, with special guest and fellow Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Todd Rundgren supporting. Tickets for the Carnegie Hall show go on sale Friday, January 28th at 11AM ET on livenation.com. Tickets for all other dates go on sale starting Friday, January 28th at 10AM local time on livenation.com.
Daryl Hall’s 2022 Live Nation tour will launch on April 1st in Chicago at the Auditorium Theatre and will continue through April 16th with stops at iconic venues such as Ryman Theater in Nashville on April 3rd and Carnegie Hall in New York on April 14th. He will play a hometown show at The Met Philadelphia on April 9th. Todd Rundgren will be a special guest on all dates.
Pre-order BeforeAfter now: https://legacyrecordings.lnk.to/BeforeAfterPR
Compiled and sequenced by Hall, BeforeAfter features thirty tracks spanning all five of his solo albums, from the 1980’s Robert Fripp-produced Sacred Songs through 2011’s Laughing Down Crying, which was co-produced with longtime Hall compatriot T-Bone Wolk, who sadly passed before the album was released. Additionally, the collection features six never-released performances from the pathbreaking web and television series Live From Daryl’s House, which Hall launched in 2007 with the then-novel idea of “playing with my friends and putting it up on the internet.” Special guests on the Live From Daryl’s House tracks include Rundgren, Dave Stewart, and Monte Montgomery. Taken as a whole, BeforeAfter draws unexpected and satisfying connections between the esoteric and accessible sides of Daryl Hall’s creativity.
“I picked this collection of songs from my solo albums because I feel they encapsulate certain periods of my career.” says Hall. “It also shows the diversity of working with collaborators like Robert Fripp or Dave Stewart. And, having some tracks from LFDH on it, really makes the compilation complete.”
As Jeremy Holiday writes in the accompanying BeforeAfter liner notes, “How paradoxical that Daryl Hall is most associated in the public imagination with a long-term musical partner. Because few artists are as individualistic, and individually complete … Yet Daryl Hall is also a brilliant collaborator, and, perhaps ironically, that quality is equally if not more apparent within his solo work. More than a chance to work ‘alone,’ Hall’s individual pursuits have granted him license to be more eclectic in his choice of collaborators and to push further outside the expected bounds.”
Those collaborators include not only Fripp and Wolk, but Stewart, who co-produced Hall’s 1986 album Three Hearts in the Happy Ending Machine and co-wrote a number of its tracks, and even Mariah Carey who contributed vocals to 1993’s Soul Alone.
That spirit of collaboration has also guided Live From Daryl’s House from its inception, with Hall welcoming multiple generations of artists - from Smokey Robinson and Cheap Trick to Aloe Blacc and Grace Potter - over the show’s fifteen year history.
About Daryl Hall:
Daryl Hall is a modern-day renaissance man, an inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with the best-selling duo of all time, the star of his very own award-winning web series-turned-TV staple, Live from Daryl’s House, as well as a successful venue owner with “Daryl’s House,” a restored live music space in Pawling, N.Y.
Before After Track list:
Disc One:
1. Dreamtime
2. Babs and Babs
3. Foolish Pride
4. Can’t Stop Dreaming
5. Here Comes The Rain Again (Live From Daryl’s House) with Dave Stewart
6. Someone Like You
7. Talking to You (Is Like Talking to Myself)
8. Sacred Songs
9. Right as Rain
10. Survive
11. North Star (Live From Daryl’s House) with Monte Montgomery
12. In My Own Dream (Live From Daryl’s House)
13. NYCNY
14. What’s Gonna Happen to Us
Disc Two:
1. Love Revelation
2. Fools Rush In
3. I’m in a Philly Mood
4. Send Me
5. Justify
6. Borderline
7. Stop Loving Me, Stop Loving You
8. Eyes for You (Ain’t No Doubt About It)
9. The Farther Away I Am
10. Why Was It So Easy
11. Can We Still Be Friends (Live From Daryl’s House) with Todd Rundgren
12. Cab Driver
13. Our Day Will Come (Live From Daryl’s House)
14. Laughing Down Crying (Live From Daryl’s House)
15. Problem with You (Live From Daryl’s House)
16. Neither One of Us (Wants To Be the First to Say Goodbye) (Live From Daryl’s House)
Daryl Hall East Coast Tour Dates
April 1 – Auditorium Theatre – Chicago, IL ^
April 3 – Ryman Auditorium – Nashville, TN ^
April 5 – Atlanta Symphony Hall – Atlanta, GA ^
April 7 – MGM Northfield Park – Northfield, OH ^
April 9 – The Met Philadelphia – Philadelphia, PA ^
April 11 – Orpheum Theatre – Boston, MA ^
April 14 – Carnegie Hall – New York, NY ^
April 16 – The Theatre at MGM National Harbor – National Harbor, MD ^
^ w/ Todd Rundgren
Country and soul might seem worlds apart, but they come powerfully together on the new collection from Eli Paperboy Reed - Down Every Road (out April 29 on Yep Roc Records) - the "inspired and raw" (NPR) musician's tribute to country legend Merle Haggard. Best known as a soul shouter and balladeer, Reed returns with a twelve-song album that reveals country roots dating all the way back to his childhood. From those earliest days sifting through his father's record collection, it was country music that first captivated Reed's imagination...the voice of George Jones, the attitude of Waylon Jennings and, above all, the songwriting of Merle Haggard. "It was so aggressively honest and edgy," Reed remembers of first hearing Haggard. "He could get to the heart of these extraordinarily complicated emotional sentiments in two-and-a-half minutes, and that was something that really stuck with me." Even years before his world-class education in the juke joints of Mississippi and gospel choirs of Chicago, it was Merle that first set this soulman on a path to becoming the lauded creator, interpreter and curator of American music he is today.
Down Every Road stems from an idea that Reed has contemplated since the earliest days of his career, setting Haggard favorites against the soul music that he's become best-known for in his own celebrated work. Keeping almost all of the country legend's original melodies and song structures intact, Reed brings fresh perspective by adding Pops Staples-inspired guitar, FAME production trademarks, Stax horns, ferociously cathartic vocals and organs conjuring Memphis soul. Ultimately, with this deferential but radically-reworked approach, he proves that the heart and guts and truth at the core of Merle Haggard's songwriting defy genre altogether. Listen to Eli Paperboy Reed's take on "Mama Tried" and pre-order Down Every Road here: https://ffm.to/downeveryroad
Developed alongside frequent musical partner Vince Chiarito (Black Pumas, Charles Bradley) and tracked live to tape at Brooklyn's Hive Mind Recording with his longtime band of Mike Montgomery (bass) and Noah Rubin (drums), Down Every Road bristles with the same "urgent, electric energy" (Uncut) that's helped Reed establish himself as one of the most compelling and consistent soul men of the 21st century. Alongside Down Every Road, Reed will share multiple additional projects this year that not only honor the past of American music, but also work to foster its future. Learn more here: http://www.elipaperboyreed.com
DOWN EVERY ROAD TRACKLIST
Mama Tried
I'm Bringing Home Good News
Somewhere Between
Teach me to Forget
It's Not Love (But It's Not Bad)
If We Make it Through December
Silver Wings
I'm Gonna Break Every Heart I Can
I'm a Lonesome Fugitive
One Sweet Hello
Workin' Man Blues
On February 11th, Greenwich Entertainment will present Ronnie’s, the definitive chronicle of the life and times of saxophonist Ronnie Scott and his world-famous London jazz club. Directed by Oliver Murray, the film features previously unseen and unheard performances by some of the most iconic figures in musical history — Ella Fitzgerald, Miles Davis, Nina Simone, Dizzy Gillespie, Thelonious Monk, Chet Baker, Van Morrison, and so many more — including a never-before-heard bootleg of Jimi Hendrix sitting in with Eric Burdon and War at Ronnie’s.
The September 16, 1970 taping is the last-ever performance from Hendrix before his untimely death on September 18, 1970 — a touching and vital example of how legendary the nights at Ronnie’s were and have always been.
Listen to the clip over at Rolling Stone here.
Founded alongside business partner Pete King in 1959, Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club quickly became the most famous music venue in all of London on the back of its stellar bookings and Ronnie’s warm and generous spirit. From the great and famous who frequented his club, to the many down-at-heel musicians who turned to him for a break, Ronnie Scott became a vital figure in the global music scene.
Ronnie’s will open in select theaters and on-demand February 11, 2022. Watch the trailer here: https://youtu.be/oe_EPoTzTjY
Featuring Performances By:
OSCAR PETERSON
RONNIE SCOTT
DIZZY GILLESPIE
ROLAND KIRK
SONNY ROLLINS
CLEO LANE & JOHN DANKWORTH
MARY LOU WILLIAMS
BUDDY RICH
SARAH VAUGHAN
MILES DAVIS
JIMI HENDRIX
ELLA FITZGERALD
NINA SIMONE
VAN MORRISON & CHET BAKER
BEN WEBSTER
AJAO
Featuring New Interviews With:
BARBARA JAY
BILL BAKER
BRUCE FLEMING
CATHY RICH
CHRIS KING
CHRIS BLACKWELL
FRANCOISE VANET
GEORGIE FAME
GILES PETERSON
JIM HUNT
JOHN FORDHAM
KYLE EASTWOOD
LENNY BRESLAW
MARY SCOTT
MICHAEL PARKINSON
MICHAEL WATT
PAUL PACE
REBECCA SCOTT
SALLY GREENE
SIMON COOKE
SONNY ROLLINS
STELLA KING
VAL WILMER
WALLY HOUSER
QUINCY JONES
Credits:
Writer & Director OLIVER MURRAY
Producer KIRSTY BELL
Executive Producer PHIL MCKENZIE
Co Producer OLIVER MURRAY
Producer for Orofena Films MILLY RILEY
Cinematographer BEN THOMAS
Production Designer SARAH KANE
Graphic Design INTRO
Archive Producer JAMES RM HUNT
Editor PAUL TREWARTHA
Music Supervisor GARY WELCH
Composer ALEX HEFFES
Post Production MOLINARE
Rhiannon Giddens’ 2022 will include the publication of her first book, the long-awaited debut of her opera, and a tour with the Nashville ballet. All on the heels of two GRAMMY nominations for her 2021 album release, They’re Calling Me Home (Nonesuch) and her opera debut as Bess in the Greensboro Opera’s rendition of Porgy and Bess which is Giddens’ first professional opera at the age of 44, and her first return to the operatic stage after 18 years. Today Giddens has revealed the striking cover for her debut picture book, Build a House, ahead of its October 11, 2022 publication date (Candlewick Press).
Written as a song to commemorate the 155th anniversary of Juneteenth, Build a House is boldly illustrated by painter Monica Mikai, and tells the moving story of a people who would not be moved and the music that sustained them. Steeped in sorrow and joy, resilience and resolve, turmoil and transcendence, this dramatic debut offers a proud view of history and a vital message for readers of all ages: honor your heritage, express your truth, and let your voice soar, even—or perhaps especially—when your heart is heaviest.
The cover and preorder information are available here: https://www.rhiannongiddens.com/build-a-house
"I released this song on Juneteenth in 2020 with the great Yo-Yo Ma. We made a socially distanced recording (very -- there was an ocean between us!) and put it out on socials and that was that. A few days later, someone said the lyrics would make for a great children’s book. Fast forward two years and that children’s book is almost here! It has been an absolute honor and pleasure to work with my fantastic publisher Candlewick on this book, and a revelation to see what gifted artist Monica Mikai has done with this story,” said Giddens.
Build a House is the first of four children’s books that Giddens has planned with Candlewick Press. The second scheduled book, We Could Fly, is slated for publication in fall 2023 and is based on “We Could Fly,” written with Dirk Powell, a powerful and affecting dialogue between mother and daughter drawing on African folklore and celebrating resilience and love. It will be illustrated by Briana Mukodiri Uchendu.
This announcement follows the recent news of Giddens’ two GRAMMY Award nominations with her partner Francesco Turrisi: Best Folk Album for They’re Calling Me Home and Best American Roots Song for “Avalon.” Giddens is now an 8-time nominee and won in 2010 for Best Traditional Folk Album for Genuine Negro Jig. They’re Calling Me Home has been widely celebrated by the NY Times, NPR Music, NPR, Rolling Stone, People, Associated Press and far beyond - with No Depression deeming it “a near perfect album…her finest work to date.”
Giddens also recently detailed a tremendous 2022, including the long-awaited world premiere of her opera, Omar, and the very first tour of the Lucy Negro Redux ballet that she composed the score for. Omar is based on the life and autobiography of enslaved Muslim American Omar Ibn Said, forcefully brought to Charleston, S.C. from Africa in 1807. Read more about Omar in these pieces in the NY Times and Garden & Gun. Lucy Negro Redux, is a ballet based on a book of poetry by Nashville writer Caroline Randall Williams that explores a character referred to as the "Dark Lady" in Shakespeare's sonnets. See below for her upcoming itinerary.
Pre-order Build a House:
Parnassus (Nashville) Limited copies are available with signed bookplates: https://www.parnassusbooks.net/buildahouse
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Build-House-Rhiannon-Giddens/dp/1536222526
Barnes & Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/build-a-house-rhiannon-giddens/1140907…
Indiebound: https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781536222524
Bookshop: https://bookshop.org/books/build-a-house/9781536222524
Omar performances:
May 27 to June 12, 2022 - Charleston, SC - Spoleto Festival USA
Fall 2022 - Los Angeles, CA - LA Opera
To be announced: Carolina Performing Arts Presents Omar
To be announced: Boston Lyric Opera
To be announced: Lyric Opera Chicago
To be announced: San Francisco Opera
Lucy Negro Redux dates:
March 18 – Nashville, TN – Tennessee Performing Arts Center (Lucy Negro Redux)
March 19 – Nashville, TN – Tennessee Performing Arts Center (Lucy Negro Redux)
March 20 – Nashville, TN – Tennessee Performing Arts Center
March 25 – Nashville, TN – Tennessee Performing Arts Center
March 26 – Nashville, TN – Tennessee Performing Arts Center
March 29 – Denver, CO – June Swaner Gates Concert Hall
March 30 – Denver, CO – June Swaner Gates Concert Hall
April 3 – Santa Fe, NM – Lensic Performing Arts Center
April 8 – Kansas City, MO – Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts
April 22 – Norfolk, VA – Chrysler Hall
April 23 – Norfolk, VA – Chrysler Hall
2022 Tour Dates:
April 28 - Greencastle, IN - Kresge Auditorium
May 1 - Indio, CA - Stagecoach
May 21 - Richmond, VA - The Richmond Forum
GRAMMY-nominated duo ODESZA return with their first new music in nearly four years with the ominously titled “The Last Goodbye” - a cinematic triumph that features acclaimed blues & soul singer Bettye LaVette. LISTEN HERE.
“The Last Goodbye”, which they have cryptically teased on socials over the past week causing a frenzy among their fanbase, was initially conceived when the duo discovered the original vocal in Bettye LaVette’s 1965 song “Let Me Down Easy”. Taken by the power of the Blues Hall of Famer’s voice, they deconstructed and rebuilt a meticulously composed track that balances sweeping synths with a uniquely syncopated backbone that embraces the beating heart of the vocal track.
On the track, ODESZA notes: “This song was born out of the concept of trying to bring these lasting, defining musical pieces like the 1965 release of “Let Me Down Easy” by Bettye LaVette into a modern and contemporary electronic setting. The idea of bringing two worlds together, that at first seem distant, has always been something we’ve been drawn to. It was an absolute honor to be able to work with Bettye’s voice over the course of writing the track. She’s able to convey emotion with her vocal work unlike any other. To date, this has been one of the more fulfilling songs we’ve had the chance to work on as artists. We hope everyone who listens enjoys the track as much as we did making it.”
With over 4.8 billion total streams, ODESZA have masterfully reemerged to remind the world what has made the duo of Harrison Mills and Clayton Knight cornerstones of the modern electronic landscape. Their last album ‘A Moment Apart’ was not only a commercial success (going gold and debuting at no. 3 on the Billboard 200), but it also earned critical acclaim including two GRAMMY nominations and praise from the likes of NPR, Rolling Stone, Billboard, Complex, Consequence and more.
The duo has cultivated a diehard fanbase of massive proportions: known for their groundbreaking, awe-inspiring and immersive live performance, that reached 2.85m+ fans over the course of their ‘A Moment Apart’ tour. They also have had headline performances at the likes of Coachella, Lollapalooza & more, as well as performed on Jimmy Kimmel Live! and Conan, and launched their own music festival SUNDARA in Riviera Maya, Mexico in 2019.
Three-time Grammy-winning singer, songwriter, musician and activist Fantastic Negrito (neé Xavier Dphrepaulezz) announces his most ambitious project to date, White Jesus Black Problems, out June 3 via his own label, Storefront Records. To accompany the full-length studio album, Fantastic Negrito created an entire companion film set to the music. White Jesus Black Problems was written, recorded, and filmed in Oakland, where the artist grew up and currently resides. The multi-media work is based on the true story of Negrito’s seventh generation white Scottish grandmother (Grandma Gallamore), an indentured servant, living in a common law marriage with his seventh generation African American enslaved grandfather (Grandfather Courage); in open defiance of the racist, separatist, laws of 1750s colonial Virginia
Watch the trailer for White Jesus Black Problems HERE
Pre-Order White Jesus Black Problems HERE
The album and film’s first official single “Highest Bidder” is a confluence of so much, tackling themes of racism, capitalism, and the very meaning of freedom itself in a provocative fashion. Ranging from African rhythms to Delta blues, the new track traverses genres, all while examining the inner workings of society, where any and everything is up for sale. The music video follows Fantastic Negrito – wearing one of his signature eccentric outfits – as he displays the wants of human nature and what people will pay to acquire them; whether it be the best cars, the best weapons, the best food, the best servants or the best sex, everything goes to the “Highest Bidder.”
Watch the music video for “Highest Bidder” HERE
Fantastic Negrito on “Highest Bidder” –“That song’s as true today as it’s ever been. The Egyptians, the Persians, the Greeks, the Romans, the Americans, everything goes to the highest bidder. It’s human nature. People always want to have the best.” He goes on to say, “It’s all predicated on extracting the most out of other people for the least. In this country, we worship billionaires while parts of some cities look like what we’d call the third world. I’m trying to convey what I see when I walk down the street here in Oakland.”
Over the course of a little more than a year, Negrito wrote nearly 50 tracks inspired by Gallamore and Grandfather Courage, eventually whittling the collection down to a mix of 13 songs and interludes that captured the struggle and triumph of the couple’s story. For the first time ever, he recorded the core of each song live in the studio with his drummer, James Small (who also plays Grandfather Courage in the film), before later layering up additional instruments on his own and bringing in outside collaborators like bassist Cornelius Mims, guitarist Masa Kohama, keyboardist Lionel LJ Holoman, and cellist Mia Pixley.
Fantastic Negrito broke onto the national radar by winning the inaugural NPR Tiny Desk Contest in 2015. Since then, he has gone on to win the Best Contemporary Blues Album Grammy-Award for each of the three albums he has released: The Last Days of Oakland (2017), Please Don’t Be Dead (2019), and Have You Lost Your Mind Yet? (2020).
Fantastic Negrito has a truly enthralling story rooted in struggle and strife: from the highs of a million-dollar record deal to the lows of a near fatal car accident that left him in a coma, permanently damaging his guitar playing hand and changing his outlook on life. Outside of music, Xavier puts his socially progressive lyrics into action. He created Storefront Market, a marketplace free of charge to the public, featuring vendors representing the community of West Oakland and surrounding neighborhoods. He runs his own urban farm Revolution Plantation, where he teaches the surrounding community to garden – an effort to pass on practices that can sustain local neighborhoods and our planet alike, while connecting with his newly discovered Free Negro Farmer ancestors.
Over the summer, Fantastic Negrito released single "Rolling Through California,” a "twangy, country-soul groove" (New York Times) rallying cry that calls for solidarity and collective action in the wake of drought, water management challenges, accelerating climate change, and the growing calamity of California’s annual fire season. Recorded at his own Storefront Records studio in Oakland, the track features a powerful backing vocal performance from fellow Bay-Area artist Miko Marks.
Stream and watch “Rolling Through California” HERE
Fantastic Negrito will be announcing a string of shows to premiere White Jesus Black Problems live over the next few weeks. Stay tuned for more details.
Pre-Order White Jesus Black Problems HERE
White Jesus Black Problems tracklist
1. Venomous Dogma
2. Highest Bidder
3. Mayor of Wasteland
4. They Go Low
5. Nibbadip
6. Oh Betty
7. You Don’t Belong Here
8. Man With No Name
9. You Better Have A Gun
10. Trudoo
11. In My Head
12. Register of Free Negroes
13. Virginia Soil
Luke Steele announces his debut solo album Listen To The Water, set for release on May 13. Listen To The Water is a record of psychedelic provenance that finds the Empire Of The Sun frontman pulling disparate strains of searching, astrally amplified music — from Syd Barrett’s hermetic folk experiments to the technicolor rush of the Flaming Lips at their most open-armed — into an adventurous, philosophically cogent whole. The result: a work of pointed words cloaked in a richly swirling atmosphere, an album that captures a blend of innocence and wisdom. Listen To The Water is Steele’s journey to himself, a chance to be naked, fearless, and on his own.
The first single, “Common Man,” sets a heartfelt tone of human frailty to the strum of a simple acoustic guitar, a bed of synths, and shards of pedal steel. Probing for purpose, Steele confronts the relentless nature of work, the torment of feeling small in society’s hands.
“‘Common Man’ is about the underdog. The working class, forever hustling but sometimes it gets to be too much. Finding a place of rest is unpredictable, it comes in waves. But triumph is born from that struggle, and you'll see the glory within all the moments and tests.” says Steele of the track.
WATCH THE VIDEO FOR “COMMON MAN,” DIRECTED BY JODI STEELE, HERE
WATCH AN ALBUM TRAILER FOR LISTEN TO THE WATER HERE
Recorded in a secluded cabin on a private lake in Northern California, aptly named Eccentric Farm, a stiller version of life birthed a new chapter of music for Steele. In searching for a distinctive sonic palette, Steele was deliberate in his approach. "I gave myself some limitations, a few guitar pedals, don't add too many effects. It was basically acoustic guitars, a Japanese synth, and two legends: 72-year-old pedal steel veteran, Dan Dugmore from Nashville, and world-renowned LA percussionist, Brian Kilgore.”
While it’s rare for an artist with more than 20 years in the industry to break new ground, Listen To The Water is Steele's first solo musical release after garnering critical acclaim with The Sleepy Jackson and conquering the world with multi-platinum selling act Empire Of The Sun.
“The crown is off, the make-up is off and this is where we find out what is left,” says Steele. “Sometimes the only way to let something go is through a song. In a way this record has been a bit of a ‘Luke Steele unboxing’, so to speak.”
PRE-ORDER LISTEN TO THE WATER HERE
Today, Ronnie’s (Greenwich Entertainment), an acclaimed documentary that chronicles the life and times of saxophonist Ronnie Scott and his world-famous London jazz club, opens in select theaters and on-demand. Directed by Oliver Murray, the film “offers a multidimensional view of Scott and the nightclub through the perspective of journalists, friends and musicians who knew him” (NY Times). However the “jewels of the documentary” (Houston Press) are the unseen and unheard performances by some of the most iconic figures in musical history — Ella Fitzgerald, Jimi Hendrix, Miles Davis, Nina Simone, Dizzy Gillespie, Thelonious Monk, Chet Baker, Van Morrison, and so many more.
Read a new New York Times feature on Ronnie’s that features interviews with director Oliver Murray, longtime club booker Paul Pace, and Sonny Rollins here.
Founded alongside business partner Pete King in 1959, Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club quickly became the most famous music venue in all of London on the back of its stellar and adventurous bookings and Ronnie Scott’s warm demeanor and generous spirit. From the great and famous who frequented his club, to the many down-at-heel musicians who turned to him for a break, Ronnie Scott became a vital figure in the global music scene. However, Ronnie was as complex and colourful as the music played on his stage. In private he battled depression and a gambling addiction, and when he died in 1996 at age 69, it left the jazz community bereft of a singular figure.
Watch the trailer for Ronnie’s here: https://youtu.be/oe_EPoTzTjY
Ron Carter is Jazz’s most prolific and widely known bassist in history – with over 2,100 recordings and counting, he’s even earned the Guinness World Record for Most Recorded Jazz Bassist in History to show for it. From the crystalline jazz of Miles Davis and Alice Coltrane, to the rich soul of Aretha Franklin and Roberta Flack, the artistic rap of Tribe Called Quest and more, Ron Carter has influenced eras of musical greats across countless genres.
It’s challenging to sum up such a legend’s decades-long career, but the following highlights provide an adequate sample of Carter’s contributions to musical history.
1950’s
At the very end of the decade, a 22-year old Ron Carter hit the scene alongside Chico Hamilton…
…before kickin’ out freelance work alongside Jaki Byard, Cannonball Adderley, Randy Weston, Bobby Timmons, and Thelonious Monk.
1960’s
Did you know the venerable bassist is also a master of the cello? Check out Eric Dolphy's Out There, featuring George Duvivier on bass, Roy Haynes on drums, and Carter on cello.
In addition to his first recordings as a band leader, the 60s introduced Carter as a member of the second Miles Davis Quintet (alongside Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter and drummer Tony Williams).
1970’s
Carter became a mainstay of CTI Records, pursuing solo work and partnering with countless notable musicians, including Joe Henderson, Chet Baker, Houston Person, Hank Jones, Gabor Szabo and Cedar Walton and joining the New York Jazz Quartet.
A long time lover of Brazilian music, the 70s saw Ron joining forces with Antonio Carlos Jobim, Airto Moreira, Hermeto Pascoal, and many more. \
1980’s
Ron Carter joins the lexicon of Rock and Roll, playing bass on "Big Man on Mulberry Street" on Billy Joel's album The Bridge.
In 1987, Carter won his first GRAMMY for his composition in the film Round Midnight…
1990’s
… and in 1994, he won his second GRAMMY for Best Jazz Instrumental Group in a tribute album to Miles Davis.
Carter makes his mark on Hip Hop, underscoring the political nature of a Tribe Called Quest’s seminal Low End Theory, with Q-Tip dubbing him as “one of the premier bassists of the century.”
2000’s
Throughout the 2000’s, Carter releases a host of solo records, plus recordings alongside Houston Person, Gerry Allen, Benny Golson, and many more.
2010’s
Hello, Hall of Famer! In 2012, Ron Carter was rightfully elected to the DownBeat Jazz Hall of Fame.
So here we land, in the present day: wherein Ron is preparing to celebrate his illustrious ongoing career on May 10, 2022, at Carnegie Hall. Featuring performances by Carter-led groups in three combinations, NBC newscaster Lester Holt serving as emcee, and appearances from fellow artists Stanley Clarke, Buster Williams, and additional guests TBA, the night will uplift Carter’s continuous work — let me know if you’re interested in story in light of the momentous occasion and his venerable career.
San Francisco-based psychedelic soul group Moonalice is set to release their latest studio EP, ‘Full Moonalice Vol. 1’, on the high holy day of April 20. The six song record is the group’s label debut on Nettwerk and features the previously released single “Woo Woo” and an extended version of the band's first single, “Time Has Come Today.” ‘Full Moonalice Vol. 1’ is their first full body of work since transforming into a ten-piece in 2019 through the addition of Lester Chambers and Dylan Chambers of the New Chambers Brothers, and Erika, Rachel, and Chloe Tietjen of the T Sisters. Today, Moonalice shares “Let’s Get Funky,” the latest single from their upcoming EP.
Mixed and mastered by 4x-Grammy Award-winning engineer Dave Way, “Let’s Get Funky” is a fresh take on the Chambers Brothers’ hit “Funky.” Originally released in 1970, the song was written by Lester Chambers, a co-founder and lead vocalist of the Chambers Brothers, who is now a member of Moonalice. “Funky” broke the Billboard Top 100 despite being deemed “too risqué of a song for the time,” explains the 81-year-old Chambers. Moonalice delivers a new version of the song with tight grooving from Pete Sears and John Molo on bass and drums, funky guitar riffs from Barry Sless, an electric synth solo by Jason Crosby, soulful harmonica playing by Lester Chambers, and lively backing vocals from the T Sisters and Dylan Chambers.
Moonalice will spend the next few months on the road, touring across California, including festival performances at BottleRock and Skull & Roses. The group is also planning an extra special event in San Francisco to coincide with their annual 4/20 celebration. Stay tuned for more details and national headline dates to be announced soon.
Moonalice 2022 Tour Dates
Feb 25 – Felton Music Hall – Felton, CA
Feb 26 – Sweetwater Music Hall – Mill Valley, CA
April 10 – Skull & Roses – Ventura, CA
April 15 & 16 – Soul Revival’s Grateful Easter Weekend – Ukiah, CA
April 22 – Annual 4/20 Celebration – San Francisco, CA
April 23 – River Theater – Guerneville, CA
May 7 & 8 – Good Old Days Festival – Pacific Grove, CA
May 28 – BottleRock Festival – Napa, CA
June 4 – Freight & Salvage Festival – Berkeley, CA
June 5 – Redwood Mountain Faire – Felton, CA
June 12 – Hog Farm Hideaway – Laytonville, CA
October 8 – Fur Peace Ranch – Pomeroy, OH
More dates coming soon..
Trombone Shorty will release his highly anticipated new studio album Lifted April 29 on Blue Note Records. For his first album in five years, the born-and-bred New Orleans musical icon and ambassador harnesses the raw power and exhilarating grooves of his legendary live shows, over ten tracks recorded at his own Buckjump Studio with producer Chris Seefried (Fitz and the Tantrums, Andra Day). Shorty and his bandmates crash through funk, soul and psychedelic rock with transcendent performances, set to bold songwriting that explores grit and determination in hard times. The album features special guests Gary Clark, Jr., Lauren Daigle, and the New Breed Brass Band.
The run-up to Lifted kicks off today with “Come Back,” an infectious lovelorn plea over a hip-hop beat with hard rock energy. Though it’s a reckoning with loss and regret, “Come Back”—like much of the album—conveys a staunch resilience.
Listen to "Come Back" here: https://tsoa.lnk.to/ComeBack + https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_nNkZDenc88
The Lifted album title and cover photo references the relationship Trombone Shorty had with his mother, Lois Nelson Andrews. In dedicating the album to her memory he says, “She passed recently, but she continued to inspire me right up until she transitioned, and that’s why I put a picture of her holding me up at a second line on the cover of this album. She lifted me up my whole life.”
Shorty continues, “I think Lifted is the closest we’ve ever gotten to bottling up the live show and putting it on a record. This time around I told everybody to really cut loose, to perform like they were onstage at a festival.”
He speaks from experience: Shorty’s live performances have taken him to six continents, the GRAMMY Awards telecast, the White House (multiple times), and major tours with everyone from the Red Hot Chili Peppers to the Rolling Stones. This May he will perform at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, where he’s taken over the fest’s hallowed final set; during Mardi Gras he will ride on his own float leading the Krewe of Freret parade and perform at the after-party gala dubbed “Shorty Gras.” Shorty will also bring his once-in-a-lifetime Voodoo Threaxdown tour featuring Big Freedia, Tank & the Bangas, George Porter and Dumpstaphunk across the U.S. this summer.
Lifted pulses with performances from an artist and band operating at the peak of their powers. The effervescent “What It Takes” gets profoundly funky as it celebrates the strength and growth that can emerge from times of struggle, while the bittersweet “Forgiveness” leans into the band’s R&B influences as it works to move on from pain and betrayal. The blistering “I’m Standing Here” (which features a mind bending guitar solo from Gary Clark Jr.) rushes headlong into the maelstrom.
Trombone Shorty (born Troy Andrews) is a native of New Orleans’ Tremé neighborhood and got his start earlier than most, performing at Jazz Fest with Bo Diddley at age four and leading his own brass band at six. Since 2010, he’s released four chart-topping studio albums; collaborated across genres with Pharrell, Bruno Mars, Mark Ronson, Foo Fighters, ZHU, Zac Brown, Normani, Ringo Star and countless others; played Coachella, Bonnaroo, Lollapalooza, Newport Folk, Newport Jazz, and nearly every other major festival; appeared on dozens of tv shows, and at the star-studded Sesame Street Gala, where he was honored with his own muppet. The New York Times has called him an “unstoppable force,” who recently made a cameo on The Simpsons, was profiled by Vanity Fair in 2021 and has been featured in campaigns for Crown Royal and Folgers.
Pre-order Lifted here: https://TSOA.lnk.to/Lifted
Lifted track list:
1. Come Back
2. Lie to Me
3. I'm Standing Here (Feat. Gary Clark, Jr.)
4. What It Takes (Feat. Lauren Daigle)
5. Everybody in the World (Feat. New Breed Brass Band)
6. Lifted
7. Forgiveness
8. Miss Beautiful
9. Might Not Make It Home
10. Good Company
2022 Tour dates:
February 19, 2022 - Shorty Gras in New Orleans, LA
February 24, 2022 - Culture Room in Fort Lauderdale, FL
February 25, 2022 - Culture Room in Fort Lauderdale, FL
February 26, 2022 - Fort Mose Jazz and Blues Series in St. Augustine, FL
February 27, 2022 - Gasparilla Music Festival in Tampa, FL
April 23, 2022 - Double Decker Arts Festival in Oxford, MS
April 30, 2022 - Saenger Theatre in New Orleans, LA
May 8, 2022 - New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival in New Orleans, LA
May 20, 2022 - Academy 2 in Birmingham, UK
May 21, 2022 - SWG3 Studio Warehouse in Glasgow, UK
May 23, 2022 - Roundhouse in London, UK
May 24, 2022 - O2 Ritz Manchester in Manchester, UK
May 26, 2022 - Mojo Club in Hamburg, Germany
May 27, 2022 - 013 Poppodium in Tilburg, The Netherlands
May 28, 2022 - Salle Pleyel in Paris, France
May 30, 2022 - Huxley’s in Berlin, Germany
May 31, 2022 - Muffathalle in Munich, Germany
June 1, 2022 - Ancienne Belgique in Brussels, Belgium
June 3, 2022 - Barcelona Guitar Festival in Barcelona, Spain
June 4, 2022 - Kapital in Madrid, Spain
June 10, 2022 - Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom in Hampton, NH
June 11, 2022 - Leader Bank Pavilion in Boston, MA
June 13, 2022 - SummerStage in Central Park in New York, NY
June 14, 2022 - Tuesdays in the Park Concert Series in Lewiston, NY
June 15, 2022 - Massey Hall in Toronto, ON
June 17, 2022 - Bold Point Park in East Providence, RI
June 18, 2022 - Wolf Trap in Vienna, VA
June 19, 2022 - Ting Pavilion in Charlottesville, VA
June 21, 2022 - Koka Booth Amphitheatre in Cary, NC
June 22, 2022 - Cadence Bank Amphitheatre at Chastain Park in Atlanta, GA
June 24, 2022 - Venue TBA in Grand Rapids, MI
June 25, 2022 - The Aretha Franklin Amphitheatre in Detroit, MI
June 26, 2022 - Ravinia Festival in Highland Park, IL
June 28, 2022 - Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Morrison, CO
June 29, 2022 - Venue TBA in Salt Lake City, UT
July 1, 2022 - KettleHouse Amphitheatre in Bonner, MT
July 2, 2022 - Venue TBA in Seattle, WA
July 3, 2022 - Edgefield in Troutdale, OR
August 10, 2022 - Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, CA
August 11, 2022 - Mountain Winery in Saratoga, CA
August 12, 2022 - Oxbow River Stage Concert Series in Napa, CA
August 13, 2022 - Santa Barbara Bowl in Santa Barbara, CA
August 14, 2022 - The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park in San Diego, CA
Two of the acts boldly leading Texas music into the future have delivered a second chapter of their groundbreaking collaboration, further extending the region’s sonic possibilities. Grammy-winning R&B singer/songwriter Leon Bridges, from Ft. Worth, and trailblazing Houston trio Khruangbin have joined for their Texas Moon EP, a follow-up to 2020’s acclaimed Texas Sun. While the five new songs are a continuation of the first EP, they also have an identity all their own— “I think we’re redefining how people perceive Texas music—that beautiful marriage of country and R&B—and really paying homage to that,” says Bridges.
The writing is a reflection of their mutual trust and Texan influences, the vast array of artists embedded in the state’s DNA — from Beyonce and ZZ Top to Stevie Ray Vaughan and the Geto Boys, or Willie Nelson and Erykah Badu — Khruangbin and Leon, too, expound upon the state’s diverse range of sounds, this time with a sharp set of lyrics that touch on love, faith and death while exploring new dimensions of inventive, hypnotic grooves.
“Doris,” a song about Bridges’ grandmother passing to the other side, is one of the EP’s most intimate moments, fully indicative of Bridges’ trust in the band. In their recent NPR Weekend Edition appearance, Khruangbin’s Mark Speer says “We have a thing in the studio — nothing is sacred except for the song, right? So it doesn't matter how long you took on whatever part — if it doesn't bring something into the song and make it better, then it's just not staying. And the more space you leave in the music, the more space there is for the spirit to be there.” Listen to the full interview HERE.
Elsewhere the pairing embraces Bridges' honeyed vocals with pared-down production, like on the song, “Chocolate Hils” which the FADER says “could easily sit next to Al Green's 'Let's Stay Together,' Barry White's 'Can't Get Enough of Your Love Baby,' and Marvin Gaye's 'Sexual Healing’ and “Father, Father” where Bridges pleads with the heavens over a simple rolling guitar lick—“Look at the mess that I made/Just a man with unclean hands”—only to be reminded of God’s eternal love.
Lead single “B-Side” frolics across a contemplative nighttime state with congo, bonga and joy. The New York Times says it sounds like a “jam that went on much longer…” and Uproxx says the music is “celestial, otherworldly and incredibly psychedelic.”
Visit their recent cover story on the pairing for more here: https://uproxx.com/indie/khruangbin-leon-bridges-interview-cover-story/
Watch the “B-Side” video shot in the J. Lorraine Ghost Town and directed by Philip Andelman starring the artists for the very first time here: https://texassuntexasmoon.com
Khruangbin and Leon have also hand-selected a cadre of Texan luminaries to curate playlists on TexasSunTexasMoon.com and via the artists Apple Music and Spotify profiles called "The Stars At Night. "Following their own playlists, they've handed the torch to and ethnomusicologist Flash Gordon Parks, visual artist Tierney Malone, Houston nightclub legend Gracie Chavez, and mentor to Khruangbin themselves, DJ Sun, to showcase the music that permeates the nightclubs, sports bars, airwaves and streets of Houston; a survey of the complex fabric that is the Sound of Texas.
This Spring Khruangbin will embark on a run of US tour dates in Miami, Berkeley, Houston, and more with support from Toro Y Moi & Men I Trust. The run will top off the band's extensive European tour (where they will make their headlining debut performance at London's iconic Alexandra Palace and play cities such as Switzerland, Amsterdam, Paris, and more) and the band's debut headlining two-night-run at Radio City Music Hall this March, solidifying Khruangbin's most monumental tour to date. Bridges will also set out on the road in Europe this March with support from Chiiild and play a US headlining stadium tour this fall with shows at the Forum in LA, NYC’s Forest Hills and more with support from Little Dragon in support of his two time Grammy-nominated album ‘Gold-Diggers’ Sound.
Texas Moon Track Listing
1. Doris
2. B-Side
3.Chocolate Hills
4. Father Father
5. Mariella
In celebration of Black History Month, singer/songwriter Danielia Cotton honors the music of the late Charley Pride with her cover of his 1981 classic “Roll on Mississippi.” As one of only three African-American members of the Grand Ole Opry, Charley Pride was a trailblazer for Black country artists. Danielia’s vocals on this track encapsulate the spirit of serene summers and breezy walks along the river; channeling Charley’s energy perfectly. Listen to “Roll on Mississippi” HERE.
Danielia recently released “A Different War,” a track that sees her wading through the emotions of experiencing blatant racism as a young child in a small, mostly-white New Jersey town. Paired with a gorgeously shot music video, the accompanying visuals tell the story of the struggle for racial justice through Danielia’s eyes. Watch the music video for “A Different War” HERE. With a thunderous backing gospel choir reminiscent of Pastor T.L Barrett’s soaring ballad “Like a Ship,” Danielia’s vocal delivery has clear parallels to artists like Tina Turner and Etta James as she reaches to the moon and back.
Next month, Danielia will release her newest album Good Day, out March 18th. Brimming with a classic motown edge and distinctly gritty rock and roll, Good Day sees Danielia masterfully explore and traverse multiple genres.
Good Day is Danielia’s most varied and energetic album to date. Pre-save Good Day HERE.
'GOOD DAY’ TRACKLIST
1. Supercool
2. Follow Me
3. Good Day
5. Forgive Me
6. Lies
7. Elysian Plains
8. A Different War
9. Good Soilder
10. If You Don’t Want Me
11. Won’t Get It From Me
12. Ferris Wheel
2x-Grammy-nominated artist Steve Aoki joins forces with platinum-selling artist grandson on the collaborative single “KULT.” Brimming with white-hot intensity, “KULT” lyrically approaches the cynicism and pressure of having the world on your back; cracking under the weight and looking for a way out.
Instrumentally frenetic, this track feels like a firefight with gasoline poured all over it. The song bursts into action with “breakout rocker” (Variety) grandson singing, “I’ve got the weight of the world on my back / It made me slip right through the cracks / It caused a chain reaction…” over Aoki’s foreboding guitar-driven soundscape.
The cathartic chorus kicks in with earworm-inducing lyrics, before dropping into a second verse sung by Jasiah, a Dayton, Ohio native known for his piercing cross-genre collaborations with the likes of Travis Barker, Yung Bans and 6ix9ine.
Arriving alongside the single is the official music video directed by cinematographer Ava Rikki. Through a gritty clandestine lens, the camera follows Aoki, grandson and Jasiah along as they slowly become the interests of a bizarre underworld cult.
“KULT is the first taste from my upcoming album and showcases some of the new and old sounds that have recently inspired me,” Aoki states. “grandson and Jasiah have both been killing it recently, so I was excited to get them together on a track. The energy and lyrics capture a certain kind of feeling that will shake you to your core and possibly even persuade you to join the KULT.”
“KULT is about what happens when the imaginary world becomes more attractive than the real world we inhabit,” grandson explains. “It’s about the cognitive disassociation with reality in a dystopian hellscape, but set at a Steve Aoki concert. Working with Steve was an awesome experience, I’ve been going to his shows since I was a broke college student, and Jasiah and I have talked about making genre-bending music together for a long time so this was the perfect opportunity to get the gang together and throw down.”
Jasiah adds, “I’m a huge fan of both Steve and grandson's music so being able to work with both of them on this has been amazing.”
Four-time Grammy-nominated, Multi-Platinum singer-songwriter Jewel announces Freewheelin’ Woman, her first new studio album in seven years due out on April 15th via her own Words Matter Music. The new album presents Jewel’s boldest and most unbridled body of work to date, revealing entirely new dimensions of her breathtaking voice. The Alaskan native also shared her brand new single “Dancing Slow,” featuring Train, who she’ll join on their recently announced North American Summer 2022 tour. Kicking off June 8th in Mansfield, MA, the tour makes 35+ stops including New York, Nashville, Dallas, San Diego, and more before concluding on August 6th at the legendary Red Rocks venue in Colorado, Jewel’s home state.
In sharing the new single, Jewel explains, "'Dancing Slow' is ultimately about the ebb and flow of life, and cherishing those moments of certainty that are shared when you’re with a trusted companion. It feels like time slows down for a moment. I'm so glad Train was able to join me on this track, with Pat Monahan's sweet vocals adding another layer to the melody."
Pre-order Freewheelin’ Woman here:
https://orcd.co/freewheelinwoman
Listen to “Dancing Slow” feat. Train:
https://orcd.co/dancingslow
The follow-up to Jewel’s self-produced and critically praised 2015 album Picking Up the Pieces, Freewheelin’ Woman finds Jewel working with producer Butch Walker (Taylor Swift, Gavin DeGraw, Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness), dreaming up a soulful and groove-heavy sound partly inspired by the classic R&B records made at Muscle Shoals.
“I cut my teeth on singers like Ella Fitzgerald and Sarah Vaughan and got into those Muscle Shoals records a little later on, and for some reason that’s where my voice and my writing wanted to go on this album,” says Jewel, who recorded Freewheelin’ Woman live with a full band. Along with lending the album a gritty vitality, that approach helped to capture the unfettered vocal work she’s increasingly brought to her live show in recent years. On “Dance Sing Laugh Love”—the album’s uplifting and luminous centerpiece—Jewel’s vocals hit a particularly thrilling intensity as she shares her insight on living in resistance to cynicism.
“No More Tears” feat. Darius Rucker set the standard for the album’s illuminating quality. In its soul-stirring homage to those who’ve endured hardship of all kinds, the song unfolds in warm gospel harmonies and smoldering piano melodies, taking on an exquisite power as Jewel and Rucker’s vocals merge at the bridge.
Elsewhere on Freewheelin’ Woman, Jewel embodies an irresistibly elated mood. A wildly catchy pop confection, “Alibis” revels in the radiant clarity that comes from conquering heartache, her voice telegraphing a carefree self-possession at the track’s sing-along-ready chorus.
A passionate mental-health advocate who struggled through a period of homelessness as a teenager, Jewel has been working alongside her Foundation, the Inspiring Children Foundation, for nearly two decades to provide mentorship and mental-health resources for at-risk youth. During the pandemic, Jewel expanded her outreach to help those in need build community and connection and, in turn, protect against the silent symptoms of COVID-19: anxiety, depression, and isolation.
Jewel has also partnered with SaksWorks to bring mental health to the workplace. Together with her Foundation, she is creating a curriculum for wellness to create a better work environment.
For more information on Jewel, please visit https://jeweljk.com
FREEWHEELIN’ WOMAN TRACKLIST
1. Long Way Round (Woohoo)
2. Dancing Slow feat. Train
3. Alibis
4. Grateful
5. Half Life
6. Almost
7. Dance Sing Laugh Love
8. Living With Your Memory
9. No More Tears feat. Darius Rucker
10. When You Loved Me
11. Love Wins
12. Nothing But Love
JEWEL TOUR DATES WITH TRAIN & BLUES TRAVELER
*Jewel (direct support across all dates), Blues Traveler (all dates except Red Rocks)
Wed, Jun 08 Mansfield, MA Xfinity Center*
Fri, Jun 10 Wantagh, NY Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater*
Sat, Jun 11 Saratoga Springs, NY Saratoga Performing Arts Center*
Sun, Jun 12 Holmdel, NJ P.N.C. Bank Arts Center*
Tue, Jun 14 Camden, NJ Waterfront Music Pavilion*
Wed, Jun 15 Bristow, VA Jiffy Lube Live*
Fri, Jun 17 Burgettstown, PA The Pavilion at Star Lake^
Sat, Jun 18 Cuyahoga Falls, OH Blossom Music Center^
Sun, Jun 19 Cincinnati, OH Riverbend Music Center^
Tue, Jun 21 Nashville, TN Ascend Amphitheater^
Fri, Jun 24 West Palm Beach, FL iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre^
Sat, Jun 25 Tampa, FL MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre^
Sun, Jun 26 Jacksonville, FL Daily’s Place^
Tue, Jun 28 Atlanta, GA Cellairis Amphitheatre at Lakewood^
Thu, Jun 30 Charlotte, NC PNC Music Pavilion^
Fri, Jul 1 Raleigh, NC Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek^
Sat, Jul 2 Virginia Beach, VA Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater^
Thu, Jul 07 Gilford, NH Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion^
Fri, Jul 08 Bethel, NY Bethel Woods Center for the Arts^
Sat, Jul 09 Darien Center, NY Darien Lake Amphitheater^
Sun, Jul 10 Toronto, ON Budweiser Stage^
Tue, Jul 12 Clarkston, MI Pine Knob Music Theatre*
Wed, Jul 13 Noblesville, IN Ruoff Music Center*
Fri, Jul 15 Tinley Park, IL Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre Chicago*
Sat, Jul 16 St. Louis, MO Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre St. Louis*
Sun, Jul 17 Rogers, AR Walmart Amp*
Tue, Jul 19 Austin, TX Germania Insurance Amphitheater*
Wed, Jul 20 Dallas, TX Dos Equis Pavilion*
Thu, Jul 21 The Woodlands, TX Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion presented by Huntsman*
Sat, Jul 23 Albuquerque, NM Isleta Amphitheater*
Sun, Jul 24 Phoenix, AZ Ak-Chin Pavilion*
Tue, Jul 26 San Diego, CA North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre*
Fri, Jul 29 Irvine, CA FivePoint Amphitheater*
Sat, Jul 30 Concord, CA Concord Pavilion*
Sun, Jul 31 Mountain View, CA Shoreline Amphitheatre*
Tue, Aug 02 Seattle, WA Climate Pledge Arena*
Wed, Aug 03 Bend, OR Hayden Homes Amphitheater*
Sat, Aug 06 Morrison, CO Red Rocks Amphitheatre*
*Thunderstorm Artis
^Will Anderson
Grammy-winning R&B singer/songwriter Leon Bridges and the otherworldly Houston trio Khruangbin released their collaborative Texas Moon EP, a follow-up to 2020’s acclaimed Texas Sun, recently with praise from The New York Times, NPR, Vulture, Uproxx and more. Today, the pairing shares an animated video for the EP’s sultry slowjam “Chocolate Hills,” a stripped-down song that highlights Bridges’ voice amidst its very own Willy Wonka-treatment. “Over Johnson’s calming snare taps, Lee’s gentle groove, and Speer’s subtle tweaks everywhere else, Bridges’ delivery hits distinctly different. Almost as if Khruangbin gave him something he’d been missing,” says Uproxx.
Watch the “Chocolate Hills” video directed by Cady Buche and Travis Barron here: https://youtu.be/IfcNgwtRccQ
An extension of the two's chart-topping four-song Texas Sun journey, Texas Moon is an introspective stroll through the dark. Crediting their mutual home state for inspiration, the second EP pensively examines Texas' musical perception, while paying homage to the marriage of country and R&B that's become synonymous with the lone star state. Bandcamp gives the EP’s fresh sounds a stamp of arrival, saying “Chocolate Hills” sounds like “an R&B love song in a stripped-down Frank Ocean vein,” while the FADER praised its equally timeless nature, saying the song “could easily sit next to Al Green's ‘Let's Stay Together,’ Barry White's ‘Can't Get Enough of Your Love Baby,’ and Marvin Gaye's ‘Sexual Healing’ on your special bedroom playlist.”
Elsewhere on Texas Moon, the song “Doris” pays tribute to Bridges’s late grandmother, and sets the project’s pensive mood with its slowed down instrumentation, while the funk-filled “B-Side” sits comfortably in the Khruangbin cannon with its prolonged guitar playing. Singing about romantic longing, Bridges’s velvety voice anchors Khruangbin’s trippy rock instrumentation in passion and poignancy.
On “Mariella,” the airy vocals that Khruangbin have sprinkled across previous projects find new purpose behind Bridges’s easy lead. “Maybe I’ll write a letter from this little old country town, down in Texas/ I’ll keep it here for you/ Mariella, Mariella, Mariella, Mariella, he sings over distant, delicate “oohs” and reverb-rich guitar strums.
Khruangbin will soon embark on a run of US tour dates in Miami, Berkeley, Houston and more with support from Toro Y Moi & Men I Trust. They’ll then head on an extensive European tour where they will make their headlining debut performance at London's iconic Alexandra Palace and play cities such as Switzerland, Amsterdam, Paris, and more with the band's debut headlining two-night-run at Radio City Music Hall this March, solidifying Khruangbin's most monumental tour to date. Bridges will also set out on the road in Europe this March with support from Chiiild and play a US headlining stadium tour this fall with shows at the Forum in LA, NYC’s Forest Hills and more with support from Little Dragon in support of his two time Grammy-nominated album ‘Gold-Diggers’ Sound.
In tandem with his Gold-Diggers Sound Grammy recognition, Bridges is also nominated for the Best Traditional R&B Performance for his Robert Glasper-featured track “Born Again.” Stay tuned for more to come from this pairing soon.
With 'Just Like That…', her 21st album and her first new release in more than six years, Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Bonnie Raitt continues to display the vitality and urgency that has defined her legendary career. Teaming up again with distributor ADA globally and new partner Sub Pop for physical product in the United States, Just Like That…, is set for release on April 22nd in all formats, including an Indie exclusive Teal LP and immersive audio formats Dolby Atmos and 360 Reality Audio. Raitt’s new single, “Made Up Mind,” is out now. Watch the lyric video and find album pre-sale information at her new website www.bonnieraitt.com.
Listen to “Made Up Mind” HERE
'Just Like That…' was recorded in the summer of 2021 in Sausalito, CA. The players include two longtime members of Raitt’s band, bassist James “Hutch” Hutchinson and drummer Ricky Fataar, as well as two new musicians, Canadian Glenn Patscha on keyboards and backing vocals and Nashville guitarist Kenny Greenberg. Her longtime guitarist/songwriting partner George Marinelli also joined in, playing and singing on “Livin’ for the Ones,” the song they co-wrote for the album. Once again, Bonnie took the producer reins, reuniting with her favorite recording and mixing engineer, Ryan Freeland, for their third collaboration (they each earned GRAMMY Awards for Raitt’s 2012 release, Slipstream).
The mix of sounds and approaches on 'Just Like That…' reveals how, 50 years after the release of her debut album, Raitt continues to personify what it means to stay creative, adventurous, and daring over the course of a life’s work. “On this record, I wanted to stretch,” she says. “I always want to find songs that excite me, and what’s different this time is that I’ve tried some styles and topics I haven’t touched on before.”
Raitt will receive the Billboard Icon Award and perform at this year's Women in Music Awards on Wednesday, March 2 at the YouTube Theatre in Los Angeles, CA. The annual event recognizes music's rising and A-List artists, creators, producers, and executives for their contributions to the industry and community. The 2022 Women in Music Awards will stream live on Twitter.com/Billboard.
Before the new year, The Recording Academy® announced that Bonnie Raitt will join the honorees receiving Lifetime Achievement Awards at the Special Merit Awards Ceremony and 64th Annual GRAMMY® Nominees Reception event. The Lifetime Achievement Award celebrates performers who have made outstanding contributions of artistic significance to the field of recording. Ten-time Grammy winner Raitt will be joined by Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five, Lionel Hampton, Marilyn Horne, Salt-N-Pepa, Selena, and Talking Heads. Ed Cherney, Benny Golson, and Kenny "Babyface" Edmonds were named Trustees Award honorees, and Daniel Weiss is the Technical GRAMMY® Award recipient.
Like the rest of the musicians around the world, sidelined for two years from their livelihood and great joy—touring live—Raitt and her band and crew are thrilled to return to the road in April for an eight-month U.S. tour. The tour’s special guests include NRBQ (from April 12—23), followed by Lucinda Williams and longtime friend Mavis Staples on various dates throughout the run. The full tour schedule, with info on Special Benefit Seat information, is listed at www.bonnieraitt.com
Raitt has never felt more grateful that she can continue making music, contributing to causes, keeping her crew working, and connecting with her audience. “I’m really aware of how lucky I am,” she says, “and I feel like it’s my responsibility to get out there and say something fresh and new—for me and for the fans. But I need to have something to say or I won’t put out a record.”
Judy Collins’ musical renaissance continues today with the release of her new album Spellbound. It has been met with tremendous support, including high-profile interviews with the New York Times for their My Ten feature which ran in the Arts & Leisure section last weekend, a Vulture Superlatives interview, and coverage from Pitchfork, Consequence of Sound, American Songwriter, and far beyond. Judy will also continue her international tour throughout all of 2022.
Ever prolific, Collins has released six albums in the past six years, for a total of 55 albums. She has also just shared a brand new episode of her podcast Since You’ve Asked, which she first debuted last summer. The episode is a lovely conversation between her and founder, chief executive officer and head of Elektra Records and Nonesuch Records, Jac Holzman. She credits Jac as the record executive that first “discovered” her. Listen here: https://since-youve-asked.simplecast.com/episodes/since-youve-asked-jac…
Collins dedicated Spellbound to Pete Seeger and Woody Guthrie who influenced her greatly, and it features 12 recently composed, modern folk songs and a bonus track of her evergreen “The Blizzard.” Watch the lyric video for focus track “Spellbound” here: https://youtu.be/JnTh7TkFK1U
Spellbound takes the listener into a deep-dive of Judy’s most transformative and remarkable moments. The lyrics showcase Judy’s painterly songwriting from “Grand Canyon” where she sings about running Fern Lake Lodge in Estes Park without any running water or electricity, to “So Alive” where she recalls her time in Greenwich Village in the early 60’s, “Arizona” where she shares her struggles with addiction and “Thomas Merton” which explores the life of the American Trappist monk who died under mysterious circumstances. While Collins has long been celebrated for her song interpretation and has shared a host of beloved original songs since her early albums, never before has she created an album entirely of her own work, until now.
In creating the album Collins worked with a trusted family of musicians including co-producer Alan Silverman and singer-songwriter-guitarist Ari Hest (Judy and Ari were nominated for a Best Folk Album GRAMMY in 2016 for their duet record, Silver Skies Blue). The album’s core studio musicians include multi-instrumentalist Thad DeBrock (Duncan Sheik, Nelly, Jonas Brothers), bassists Tony Levin (John Lennon, Sarah McLachlan, Pink Floyd) and Zev Katz (Marc Anthony, Elton John, Billy Joel), and drummer Doug Yowell (Suzanne Vega, Joe Jackson, Duncan Sheik). Spellbound’s instrumentation features acoustic guitar, electric guitar, piano, synthesizer, lyrical bass lines and brushed drums. Collins’ pristine vocals soar as though no time has passed since her mesmerizing 1967 debut, Wildflowers.
Order Spellbound:
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Spellbound Tracklist
Spellbound
Grand Canyon
So Alive
Hell on Wheels
Shipwrecked Mariner
When I Was A Girl In Colorado
Thomas Merton
Wild with Mist
Gilded Rooms
Prairie Dreams
City of Awakening
Arizona
Judy Collins 2022 Tour Dates:
February 25, 2022 - Washington Center for the Performing Arts in Olympia, WA
February 26, 2022 - Admiral Theatre in Bremerton, WA
February 28, 2022 - Alberta Rose Theatre in Portland, OR
March 1, 2022 - Alberta Rose Theatre in Portland, OR
March 2, 2022 - Tower Theatre in Bend, OR
March 7, 2022 - Lensic Performing Arts Center in Santa Fe, NM
March 8, 2022 - Fox Tucson Theatre in Tucson, AZ
March 10, 2022 - Celebrity Theatre in Phoenix, AZ
March 11, 2022 - McCallum Theatre for the Performing Arts in Palm Desert, CA
March 18, 2022 - Scottish Rite Auditorium in Collingswood, NJ
March 24, 2022 - Fox Theatre in Hutchinson, KS
March 26, 2022 - The Stanley - Estes Park, CO
March 29, 2022 - Schermerhorn Symphony Center in Nashville, TN
March 31, 2022 - Grand Theatre in Frankfort, KY
April 23, 2022 - 1932 Criterion Theatre in Bar Harbor, ME
April 29, 2022 - Sugarloaf PAC in Chester, NY
May 18, 2022 - St. Cecilia Music Center in Grand Rapids, MI
August 28, 2022 - Cottingham Folk Festival in Cottingham, UK
September 16, 2022 - Florida Theatre in Jacksonville, FL
October 14, 2022 - Soka Performing Arts Center in Aliso Viejo, CA
November 5, 2022 - De Roma in Borgerhout, Belgium
November 6, 2022 - TivoliVredenburg in Utrecht, Netherlands
November 8, 2022 - Theater am Tanzbrunnen in Cologne, Germany
November 9, 2022 - Passionskirche Kreuzberg in Berlin, Germany
November 11, 2022 - RNCM Concert Hall in Manchester, UK
November 12, 2022 - City Varieties in Leeds, UK
November 15, 2022 - St. David’s Hall in Cardiff, UK
November 16, 2022 - Apex in Bury Saint Edmunds, UK
November 18, 2022 - The Queen’s Hall in Edinburgh, UK
November 19, 2022 - Birmingham Town Hall in Birmingham, UK
November 21, 2022 - Barbican Centre in London, UK
After announcing his first-ever solo retrospective BeforeAfter (Legacy Recordings) and first solo tour in a decade - both launching April 1st - today, Daryl Hall has shared one of the collection’s exclusive previously unreleased tracks, a recording of the Eurythmics classic “Here Comes The Rain Again,” performed with that song’s co-writer and longtime Hall compatriot, Dave Stewart.
Originally released by the Eurythmics in 1984 and reaching #4 on the Billboard Hot 100, the version of “Here Comes The Rain Again” featured on BeforeAfter, was performed on Live From Daryl’s House Episode 46 in 2012, and reflected Hall and Stewart’s deep collaborative roots. Stewart produced Hall’s 1986 album Three Hearts in the Happy Ending Machine, and co-wrote three songs on the album as well.
Compiled and sequenced by Hall, BeforeAfter features thirty tracks spanning all five of his solo albums. Additionally, the collection features six never-released performances from the pathbreaking web and television series Live From Daryl’s House, which Hall launched in 2007 with the then-novel idea of “playing with my friends and putting it up on the internet.” Taken as a whole, BeforeAfter draws unexpected and satisfying connections between the esoteric and accessible sides of Daryl Hall’s creativity.
Hall is also set to embark on his first solo tour in a decade, performing on historic QQstages like NYC’s Carnegie Hall and Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium, with special guest and fellow Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Todd Rundgren supporting. Tickets for all shows are available at livenation.com.
About Daryl Hall:
Daryl Hall is a modern-day renaissance man, an inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with the best-selling duo of all time, the star of his very own award-winning web series-turned-TV staple, Live from Daryl’s House, as well as a successful venue owner with “Daryl’s House,” a restored live music space in Pawling, N.Y.
Before After Track list:
Disc One:
1. Dreamtime
2. Babs and Babs
3. Foolish Pride
4. Can’t Stop Dreaming
5. Here Comes The Rain Again (Live From Daryl’s House) with Dave Stewart
6. Someone Like You
7. Talking to You (Is Like Talking to Myself)
8. Sacred Songs
9. Right as Rain
10. Survive
11. North Star (Live From Daryl’s House) with Monte Montgomery
12. In My Own Dream (Live From Daryl’s House)
13. NYCNY
14. What’s Gonna Happen to Us
Disc Two:
1. Love Revelation
2. Fools Rush In
3. I’m in a Philly Mood
4. Send Me
5. Justify
6. Borderline
7. Stop Loving Me, Stop Loving You
8. Eyes for You (Ain’t No Doubt About It)
9. The Farther Away I Am
10. Why Was It So Easy
11. Can We Still Be Friends (Live From Daryl’s House) with Todd Rundgren
12. Cab Driver
13. Our Day Will Come (Live From Daryl’s House)
14. Laughing Down Crying (Live From Daryl’s House)
15. Problem with You (Live From Daryl’s House)
16. Neither One of Us (Wants To Be the First to Say Goodbye) (Live From Daryl’s House)
Daryl Hall East Coast Tour Dates
April 1 – Auditorium Theatre – Chicago, IL ^
April 3 – Ryman Auditorium – Nashville, TN ^
April 5 – Atlanta Symphony Hall – Atlanta, GA ^
April 7 – MGM Northfield Park – Northfield, OH ^
April 9 – The Met Philadelphia – Philadelphia, PA ^
April 11 – Orpheum Theatre – Boston, MA ^
April 14 – Carnegie Hall – New York, NY ^
April 16 – The Theatre at MGM National Harbor – National Harbor, MD ^
^ w/ Todd Rundgren
Like so many parents with young children, Aoife O’Donovan listens to lots of children’s movie soundtracks. Today, however, she pays tribute to one of her new favorites with a special cover version of “What Else Can I Do?”, the Lin-Manuel Miranda-penned original song from Disney’s Encanto. Aoife’s version strips down the original’s ecstatic arrangement, imbuing a philosophical thoroughness to the song as it patiently builds from a sparse acoustic pulse to a sweeping chorus accented by ribbons of cello and subtly urgent percussion. It’s further evidence of Aoife’s unique gift for putting her own unique spin on beloved songs.
Listen to “What Else Can I Do?” below. All proceeds go to Mi Familia Vota, a national civic engagement organization that unites Latino, immigrant, and allied communities to promote social and economic justice. More info here: https://www.mifamiliavota.org/
“What Else Can I Do?”
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Says Aoife: “Like so many people, I spent the entire month of January with the Encanto soundtrack on repeat. I’ve been a fan of Lin-Manuel Miranda for many years, and this new collection of songs just wove themselves into my head in a way that I loved. After singing along to Isabella’s song a million times and falling in love with the nature filled lyrics, I decided to work up a little acoustic version. “What Else Can I Do?” features Eric Jacobsen on cello and Griffin Goldsmith on drums.”
The cover follows the January release of Age Of Apathy (Yep Roc Records), O’Donovan’s acclaimed new album produced by GRAMMY-winner Joe Henry (Bonnie Raitt, Rhiannon Giddens). Age Of Apathy finds O’Donovan composing astute examinations of life, love and existence that, according to The New York Times, are filled with “musical surprises: daring melodic leaps, unexpected chord progressions, [and] subtle rhythmic shifts.” Pitchfork says the album “taps into the propulsion of prime Joni Mitchell: a restless mind bouncing against the blur of one’s surroundings.” NPR Music says O’Donovan “paints portraits of America like Simon and Garfunkel” as “her gorgeous voice floats through the arrangements like a clarinet.”
Listen to Age Of Apathy here: https://ffm.to/ageofapathy
Watch O’Donovan’s new Omar Cruz-directed video for “Passengers” featuring Madison Cunningham here.
Aoife O’Donovan will be touring Age Of Apathy throughout 2022. See full dates below, and read a new feature on Aoife O’Donovan over at The Boston Globe, where she discusses making the “subtly expansive and exploratory” new album, shooting music videos in Joshua Tree, and making a long-awaited return to live performance.
AGE OF APATHY
Sister Starling
B61
Phoenix
Age Of Apathy
Elevators
Prodigal Daughter
Galahad
Town Of Mercy
Lucky Star
What Do You Want From Yourself?
Passengers
SPRING 2022 DATES
March 5 - Albany, NY - Swyer Theatre %
March 18-25 - Miami, FL - Cayamo Cruise
March 25 - Charleston, SC - Charleston Music Hall ~
March 26 - Atlanta, GA - Tabernacle ~
March 27 - Asheville, NC - The Orange Peel ~
March 29 - Nashville, TN - The Ryman Auditorium ~
April 7 - Berkeley, CA - Freight & Salvage ^
April 8 - Mill Valley, CA - Sweetwater Music Hall ^
April 9 - Grass Valley, CA - Center for the Arts ^
April 10 - Carmel, CA - Sunset Center ^
April 12 - Santa Barbara, CA - Lobero Theatre ^
April 13 - La Jolla, CA - The Loft
April 14 - West Hollywood, CA - The Troubadour ^
April 15 - Scottsdale, AZ - Virginia Piper Theatre ^
May 13 - Hamilton, MT - Bitterroot Performing Arts Center ^
May 14 - Denver, CO - First Baptist Church ^
May 25 - Washington DC - The Kennedy Center Concert Hall !
May 26 - Washington DC - The Kennedy Center Concert Hall !
June 16-19 - Telluride, CO - Telluride Bluegrass Festival
Aug 26 - Vineyard Haven, MA - Beach Road Weekender
% support from Yasmin Williams
^ support from Taylor Ashton
~ supporting Gregory Alan Isakov
! performing with the National Symphony Orchestra, Renée Fleming, Lalah Hathaway, Moses Sumney
2022 EUROPEAN TOUR DATES
June 2 - Manchester, UK - Hallé St. Peter's
June 3 - Dublin, IRE - Liberty Hall
June 4 - Cork, IRE - St. Luke’s
June 5 - Belfast, UK - The Black Box
June 7 - Budapest, HU - House of Hungarian Music
June 8 - Vienna, AT - Haus Der Musik
June 10 - Copenhagen, DK - CPH Americana
June 11 - Stockholm, SE - STHLM Americana
June 12 - Oslo, NO - Oslo Americana
October 28 - Copenhagen, DK - Musikhuset
Oct 31 - Cambridge, UK - Junction 2
Nov 1 - Birmingham, UK - St. Paul’s Church
Nov 2 - London, UK - Barbican Milton Court Concert Hall
Grammy-winning R&B singer/songwriter Leon Bridges and trailblazing Houston trio Khruangbin’s new EP, Texas Moon officially debuted at #4 on “Top R&B Albums,” #2 on “Vinyl Albums”, #2 on “Top Album Sales,” #2 on “Top Alternative Albums,” #2 on “Top Rock Albums,” and #23 on the “Billboard 200.”
Texas Moon’s charting is a groundbreaking achievement and follows 2020’s acclaimed Texas Sun which soared to the No. 1 slot on Billboard’s Emerging Artists Chart along with landing the No.1 on spot on “Americana/Folk Albums,” No. 2 on “Vinyl Albums,” No. 4 on “Top Rock Albums” and No. 6 on “Top R&B Albums.”
While the five new Texas Moon songs are a continuation of the first EP, they also have an identity all their own— “I think we’re redefining how people perceive Texas music—that beautiful marriage of country and R&B—and really paying homage to that,” says Bridges.
The writing is a reflection of their mutual trust and Texan influences, the vast array of artists embedded in the state’s DNA — from Beyonce and ZZ Top to Stevie Ray Vaughan and the Geto Boys, or Willie Nelson and Erykah Badu — Khruangbin and Leon, too, expound upon the state’s diverse range of sounds, this time with a sharp set of lyrics that touch on love, faith and death while exploring new dimensions of inventive, hypnotic grooves.
Garnering critical acclaim from The New York Times, NPR, Uproxx and more Vulture’s Switched on Pop Podcast says the new EP “invokes the musical palette of their first release and inverts its lyrical themes.”
Listen to Khruangbin and Leon dissect their “less is more” approach to sounds on Texas Moon via Vulture’s Switched on Pop Podcast here: https://switchedonpop.com/episodes/leon-bridges-khruangbin-texas-moon
EP highlight “Doris,” a song about Bridges’ grandmother passing to the other side, is one of the EP’s most intimate moments, fully indicative of Bridges’ trust in the band. In their recent NPR Weekend Edition appearance, Khruangbin’s Mark Speer says “We have a thing in the studio — nothing is sacred except for the song, right? So it doesn't matter how long you took on whatever part — if it doesn't bring something into the song and make it better, then it's just not staying. And the more space you leave in the music, the more space there is for the spirit to be there.”
Elsewhere the pairing embraces Bridges' honeyed vocals with pared-down production, like on the song, “Chocolate Hils” which the FADER says “could easily sit next to Al Green's 'Let's Stay Together,' Barry White's 'Can't Get Enough of Your Love Baby,' and Marvin Gaye's 'Sexual Healing”
Watch the video that features Leon as an animated chocolatier in the brand new video for “Chocolate Hills” here: https://youtu.be/IfcNgwtRccQ
“Father, Father” where Bridges pleads with the heavens over a simple rolling guitar lick—“Look at the mess that I made/Just a man with unclean hands”—only to be reminded of God’s eternal love.
Lead single “B-Side” frolics across a contemplative nighttime state with congo, bonga and joy. The New York Times says it sounds like a “jam that went on much longer…” and Uproxx says the music is “celestial, otherworldly and incredibly psychedelic.”
Multi-platinum Scottish rock band Travis are going on tour this November in select US cities, with tickets and VIP packages on sale Friday, March 4th via the band’s website at travisonline.com. The tour includes show dates in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, New York City and Washington DC. The select string of performances are set to commemorate the 20th anniversary reissue of their worldwide chart topping album The Invisible Band, now available as a deluxe box set, as well as LP, CD, and digital formats via Craft Recordings.
Earlier this year, Travis were forced to cancel their extensive US tour dates due to an unexpected hand injury incurred when frontman Fran Healy rescued a dog caught amongst a multi-car accident outside of his home. See the full coverage on Rolling Stone here. Following Fran’s recovery, the band are excited to announce new select tour dates in the US for the fall and hope to return for more shows across the States in 2023.
In his own words, Healy shares, “In an attempt to save a dog, my finger was mashed up and so we had to cancel the April 2022 US tour. Now, we’re happy to announce 5 dates in the US in November. We will come around again for more but our recording schedule meant we could only do part of the tour. We look forward to seeing you there.”
On getting to revisit the album with a tour, Healy also remarked "To support the reissue of The Invisible Band on vinyl on its 20th birthday we are excited to bring it all back home... well, home to where the album was recorded, to the US. It's been such a long time since we toured America. We cannot wait to get out there and play the album live."
Travis has recently appeared on The Kelly Clarkson Show with a performance of their major hit single “Sing” from The Invisible Band. The electric performance of “Sing” took place inside the historic Saint Luke’s Church in Glasgow. Clarkson showed her appreciation for the musical guests, citing the longevity of Travis’ career as a “mainstay on the British rock scene for decades.” The band also recently appeared on The Late Late Show with James Corden.
The Invisible Band is an iconic album from Travis, one that inspired the careers of Keane and Coldplay, along with many others, while charting at #1 on the UK Albums Chart and holding rank on the Billboard 200 Chart for seven weeks in the US. After only one year of the album’s release, it was certified 4x platinum, marking Travis as one of the most influential bands of the era.
The deluxe reissue of The Invisible Band is out now and features the original album remastered by GRAMMY® Award-winning engineer Emily Lazar, as well as original B-sides, previously unreleased demos, live sessions and alternate takes.
The special limited-edition 20th Anniversary box set features the material across two CDs and two 180-gram, ultra-clear vinyl LPs, cut at London’s Air Studios. The set includes an extensive book with unseen session photography, handwritten lyrics and essays from the band plus contributions from the original producer Nigel Godrich. A limited number of hand-numbered postcards, signed by all four of the band, are available via the Travis official store here.
The Invisible Band reissue is also available on standard black vinyl for the first time on the format since its original release. A limited green vinyl pressing is available via independent record stores, as well as a 2-CD standard edition.
For more information on Travis and future tour updates, visit travisonline.com.
2022 US TOUR DATES:
Fri Nov 04 - San Francisco, CA - Fillmore
Sat Nov 05 - Los Angeles, CA - Theatre at The Ace
Mon Nov 07 - Philadelphia, PA - Union Transfer
Tue Nov 08 - New York, NY - Webster Hall
Wed Nov 09 - Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
The Brooklyn Bowl announces Robin Thicke will join New Orleans funk-brass maestros The Soul Rebels for their shows at Brooklyn Bowl on April 1st and 2nd as part of the band’s national Epic Vibes Tour. The performances mark The Soul Rebels’ triumphant return to Brooklyn and come exactly two years since their pandemic-canceled Brooklyn Bowl show with the late DMX.
“We are constantly working towards pushing the boundaries within music both artistically and culturally,” The Soul Rebels say. “The opportunity to host and bring Robin Thicke into our performance world is an immeasurable treat. Robin is a true powerhouse, and one of the most soulful and funky talents we've worked with. His entire vibe and style is fresh. We are thrilled to get with Robin again since our first and only performance together in Los Angeles a few years ago. Brooklyn is truly in for a special and big moment with the joining of forces between The Soul Rebels and Robin Thicke!”
More info here: https://bit.ly/SoulRebelsBBNY
A monumental special guest for The Soul Rebels, Robin Thicke has been one of the most charismatic stars in R&B and popular music. The Soul Rebels, who are known for their eclectic live show featuring horns, drums and funk, have built an extraordinary profile of collaborating and performing with the who’s who in hip hop, pop and contemporary music including artists like Nas, Katy Perry, Robert Glasper, Metallica and showcased on recent single “When You're Gone” with G-Eazy and Lil Wayne.
Together with pop hitmaker powerhouse Robin Thicke, The Soul Rebels will return to Brooklyn Bowl to bring down the house.
Today, Sound Mind Live announces the fourth annual Sound Mind Music Festival for Mental Health, presented this year as a live, outdoor event at New York City’s famed Central Park on May 21 at 4pm. Featuring performances by Cold War Kids, Big Boi, American Authors, KAMAUU, Wrabel, and Allison Russell, the festival is hosted by comedian Gina Brillon. For the first time, the event will be livestreamed on TikTok.
This year, the Sound Mind Music Festival for Mental Health focuses on the mental health impact of COVID-19 and the support needed to address the healing process—including information on mental health resources, suicide prevention, and best practices for self-care. It also gives the festival’s performers an opportunity to share their personal stories about their mental health struggles and empower others.
With the establishment of the nationwide 988 mental health crisis number this July – the need for this festival is even greater. Improved crisis response services are urgently needed across the country, and the event hopes to catalyze the public to take action to spur legislators to improve the inadequate system in place.
Fans can enter to win a signed snare drum from Cold War Kids and a signed microphone from Big Boi if they sign a petition to improve mental health crisis response services here: https://soundmindlive.info/TakeAction
"Mental health has always been an issue that I’ve recognized,” Big Boi says. “I’m hyped to be a part of an event that bridges the gap between music and raising awareness of how we can improve support systems.”
“I have been doing therapy for five years now,” Cold War Kids says. “The work we have done has changed my life and my relationships for the better. I am so grateful to advocate for mental health with the Sound Mind Music Festival.”
Kicking off Central Park’s programming, the Sound Mind Music Festival for Mental Health is part of the city-wide push to welcome citizens back to New York City and find healing since the pandemic. The festival’s ticket sales will benefit the National Alliance on Mental Health of New York City and its local affiliates, and ticket buyers will have the opportunity on the livestream to donate to their local NAMI affiliate. NAMI—the largest grassroots mental health organization in the U.S., provides free programs and services to individuals facing mental health issues.
Tickets for the May 21 event go on sale Friday, March 11th at 10am ET priced at $40 (general admission) and $149.50 (VIP). Purchase tickets here.
“There is an urgency to address the collective trauma experienced as a result of the pandemic,” says Sound Mind Live Executive Director Chris Bullard. “In this current climate, our work to end the stigma surrounding mental health is an essential first step in a healing process that includes open dialogue, knowledge, and empathy. We hope that this year’s festival, with its amazing performers, will generate awareness and open doors to needed support.”
Leading up to the festival, Sound Mind will hold an evening of intimate performances and mental health conversations on May 19 at Prime Produce Social Impact Cooperative on W. 54th St. Event artists will perform brief, stripped-down sets and then join a panel discussion with leading mental health experts. Topics include Mental Health in Communities of Color, Mental Health in the LGBTQ+ Community, and Mental Health in the Music Industry. Organizations participating in the discussions include Trevor Project, MusiCares, Black Mental Health Alliance, PFLAG National, and more.
Through its partnership with Sound Mind, TikTok will share news of the festival, galvanize its community members to take action on their personal mental health, and feature the event stream on its DISCOVER homepage.
Demonstrating the pervasiveness of the pandemic’s impact on mental health, a CDC study found that 41% of individuals in the U.S. are experiencing mental health conditions associated with the impact of COVID-19, a number that rises to 54% for essential workers and up to 75% for young adults. This data indicates the need for recovery across a broad population and along the full spectrum of mental health.
The annual Sound Mind Music Festival for Mental Health amplifies the voices of artists who are speaking openly about their mental health to elevate the conversation and build a community and culture that breaks the stigma that exists today.
This year's event is made possible by the generous support of AbbVie and The Sozosei Foundation. AbbVie's mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow, while Sozosei’s primary focus is to decriminalize mental illness in the United States.
ABOUT SOUND MIND LIVE
Sound Mind Live brings together musicians, music lovers, and forward-thinking organizations to build community and open dialogue around mental health. Much like Farm Aid has done for food and family farmers, Sound Mind Live’s mission is to catalyze social action to end the stigma that surrounds mental health through the power of music. Sound Mind Live events create a safe space where music and an open, inclusive conversation around mental health coexist through collaboration across artists and organizations.
Festival partners include founding partner National Alliance on Mental Illness of New York City, as well as NAMI National, TikTok, American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, JED Foundation, Sozosei Foundation, Black Mental Health Alliance, The Action Alliance, The Steve Fund, MusiCares, The Orchard, Alkermes, Sage Therapuetics, Compass Pathways, PFLAG National, Vibrant Health, Fountain House, and the NYC Mayor’s Office of Community Mental Health
ABOUT NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS:
The National Alliance on Mental Illness is the nation’s largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to improving the lives of individuals and families affected by mental illness. Join the conversation at www.nami.org | www.facebook.com/nami | www.instagram.com/namicommunicate | www.twitter.com/namicommunicate #Together4MH
In celebration of his 82nd birthday, Phil Lesh and The Capitol Theatre are gifting fans with the news that Lesh and his “Friends” are playing a 9-night extended October residency to celebrate Phil-o-Ween. The shows take place October 14 - 16, October 21 - 23, and October 28, 29, and 31. These residency shows will mark Phil's 100 show anniversary with The Cap, since 2012.
A Deadhead destination and a quintessential venue in Phil Lesh history, The Capitol Theatre's Phil-o-Ween shows are always filled with musicians who like to push boundaries and create a mind-bending, high-octane, psychedelic experience in the Grateful Dead tradition.
Stay tuned as Phil's friends will be announced at a later date. Tickets go on sale Friday, March 25 at 12PM ET here.
Today, Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Daryl Hall, has announced the expansion of his first solo tour in a decade. The second leg of the tour will follow previously announced dates playing historic venues such as NYC’s Carnegie Hall and Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium, plus the April 1 release of BeforeAfter (Legacy Recordings), Hall’s first-ever solo retrospective. As with the tour’s first leg, Todd Rundgren will be a special guest on all newly announced dates. Tickets for the second leg of the tour go on sale starting Friday, March 18 at 10AM local time at livenation.com.
Compiled and sequenced by Hall, BeforeAfter features thirty tracks spanning all five of his solo albums, from 1980’s Robert Fripp-produced Sacred Songs through 2011’s Laughing Down Crying, co-produced with longtime Hall compatriot T-Bone Wolk, who sadly passed before the album was released. Additionally, the collection features six never-released performances from the pathbreaking web and television series Live From Daryl’s House, which Hall launched in 2007 with the then-novel idea of “playing with my friends and putting it up on the internet.” One of those performances includes the recently shared recording of the Eurythmics classic “Here Comes The Rain Again,” performed with that song’s co-writer Dave Stewart. Other guests on the Live From Daryl’s House tracks include Rundgren, Monte Montgomery and more. Taken as a whole, BeforeAfter draws unexpected and satisfying connections between the esoteric and accessible sides of Daryl Hall’s creativity.
Pre-order BeforeAfter now: https://legacyrecordings.lnk.to/BeforeAfterPR
About Daryl Hall:
Daryl Hall is a modern-day renaissance man, an inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with the best-selling duo of all time, the star of his very own award-winning web series-turned-TV staple, Live from Daryl’s House, as well as a successful venue owner with “Daryl’s House,” a restored live music space in Pawling, N.Y.
Daryl Hall East Coast Tour Dates
April 1 – Auditorium Theatre – Chicago, IL ^
April 3 – Ryman Auditorium – Nashville, TN ^
April 5 – Atlanta Symphony Hall – Atlanta, GA ^
April 7 – MGM Northfield Park – Northfield, OH ^
April 9 – The Met Philadelphia – Philadelphia, PA ^
April 11 – Orpheum Theatre – Boston, MA ^
April 14 – Carnegie Hall – New York, NY ^
April 16 – The Theatre at MGM National Harbor – National Harbor, MD ^
Daryl Hall West Coast Tour Dates
May 12 – Paramount Theatre – Seattle, WA ^
May 14 – Golden Gate Theatre – San Francisco, CA ^
May 16 – The Wiltern – Los Angeles, CA ^
May 18 – Paramount Theatre – Denver, CO ^
May 20 – Tulsa Theater – Tulsa, OK ^
May 22 – ACL Live at the Moody Theater – Austin, TX ^
^ w/ Todd Rundgren
Before After Track list:
Disc One:
1. Dreamtime
2. Babs and Babs
3. Foolish Pride
4. Can’t Stop Dreaming
5. Here Comes The Rain Again (Live From Daryl’s House) with Dave Stewart
6. Someone Like You
7. Talking to You (Is Like Talking to Myself)
8. Sacred Songs
9. Right as Rain
10. Survive
11. North Star (Live From Daryl’s House) with Monte Montgomery
12. In My Own Dream (Live From Daryl’s House)
13. NYCNY
14. What’s Gonna Happen to Us
Disc Two:
1. Love Revelation
2. Fools Rush In
3. I’m in a Philly Mood
4. Send Me
5. Justify
6. Borderline
7. Stop Loving Me, Stop Loving You
8. Eyes for You (Ain’t No Doubt About It)
9. The Farther Away I Am
10. Why Was It So Easy
11. Can We Still Be Friends (Live From Daryl’s House) with Todd Rundgren
12. Cab Driver
13. Our Day Will Come (Live From Daryl’s House)
14. Laughing Down Crying (Live From Daryl’s House)
15. Problem with You (Live From Daryl’s House)
16. Neither One of Us (Wants To Be the First to Say Goodbye) (Live From Daryl’s House)
Aron Magner from the Disco Biscuits is set to make his solo debut on Thursday, April 7th at Denver ‘s premiere music venue Ophelia’s Electric Soapbox. He will perform a live synth set of classic Biscuit songs and exploratory improvisation on a grand piano. Joining Magner is @djwmusic (Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe / Shots Fired) who will be opening the show on solo guitar. Tickets are available here.
Magner’s show marks the first official show at Ophelia’s 2.0 since March 2020 with The Goonies.
Ophelia's is one of Denver's most eclectic venues. It's a dinner club, live-music venue, and late-night party spot, offering diverse entertainment for Denver locals and tourists to enjoy.
Ophelia’s Electric Soapbox has a lot of exciting updates coming soon including reopening details, additional shows and a revamped menu! More to come.
Trombone Shorty has announced Tank and the Bangas as the opening act for his Saturday, April 30 Treme Threauxdown headlining performance at The Saenger Theatre in New Orleans during the first weekend of the Jazz and Heritage Festival, making it his sixth time hosting this event at the historic Saenger venue. This show is just one day after his first album in five years is released. Lifted is out April 29 on Blue Note Records and harnesses the raw power and exhilarating grooves of his legendary live shows, over ten tracks recorded at his own Buckjump Studio with producer Chris Seefried (Fitz and the Tantrums, Andra Day). He recently released the NOLA-inspired music video for “Come Back” and you can listen to the title track here.
Trombone Shorty is kicking off a tremendous spring and summer of touring and appearances. He will have a large presence at the Jazz and Heritage Festival this year: following his April 30 show he will close the festival on May 8 with the hallowed final set that for years was performed by The Neville Brothers and Professor Longhair before that.
Past Threauxdown guests have included Usher, Nick Jonas, Shaggy, CeeLo Green, Andra Day, Leon Bridges, Amos Lee, Wyclef Jean, Chad Smith, Dr John, Allen Touissant, Warren Haynes, and Jon Batiste among others. Special guest Tank and the Bangas are based in New Orleans, and were nominated in the Best New Artist category for the 2020 Grammy Awards. They have released two studio albums, Thinktank (2013) and Green Balloon (2019), and their third album Red Balloon will be released on May 13.
Following Jazz Fest, Shorty will bring his once-in-a-lifetime Voodoo Threaxdown tour featuring Tank and the Bangas, Big Freedia, Cyril Neville the Uptown Ruler and The Soul Rebels across the US. The tour will also feature a tribute to the foundational work of funk pioneers The Meters led by founding bassist George Porter Jr. alongside Dumpstaphunk. The Voodoo Threauxdown tour is a lesson in New Orleans music history, and a vision of where that music is headed in the 21st century. The festival will kick off on June 10 and will move across the US, making stops at NYC’s Central Park Summerstage on June 13, Red Rocks Amphitheater on June 28 and The Hollywood Bowl on August 10.
Pre-order Lifted here.
2022 Tour dates:
April 23, 2022 - Double Decker Arts Festival in Oxford, MS
April 30, 2022 - Saenger Theatre in New Orleans, LA
May 8, 2022 - New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival in New Orleans, LA
May 20, 2022 - Academy 2 in Birmingham, UK
May 21, 2022 - SWG3 Studio Warehouse in Glasgow, UK
May 23, 2022 - Roundhouse in London, UK
May 24, 2022 - O2 Ritz Manchester in Manchester, UK
May 26, 2022 - Mojo Club in Hamburg, Germany
May 27, 2022 - 013 Poppodium in Tilburg, The Netherlands
May 28, 2022 - Salle Pleyel in Paris, France
May 30, 2022 - Huxley’s in Berlin, Germany
May 31, 2022 - Muffathalle in Munich, Germany
June 1, 2022 - Ancienne Belgique in Brussels, Belgium
June 3, 2022 - Barcelona Guitar Festival in Barcelona, Spain
June 4, 2022 - Sala But in Madrid, Spain
June 10, 2022 - Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom in Hampton, NH
June 11, 2022 - Leader Bank Pavilion in Boston, MA
June 13, 2022 - SummerStage in Central Park in New York, NY
June 14, 2022 - Tuesdays in the Park Concert Series in Lewiston, NY
June 15, 2022 - Massey Hall in Toronto, ON
June 17, 2022 - Bold Point Park in East Providence, RI
June 18, 2022 - Wolf Trap in Vienna, VA
June 19, 2022 - Ting Pavilion in Charlottesville, VA
June 21, 2022 - Koka Booth Amphitheatre in Cary, NC
June 22, 2022 - Cadence Bank Amphitheatre at Chastain Park in Atlanta, GA
June 24, 2022 - Venue TBA in Grand Rapids, MI
June 25, 2022 - The Aretha Franklin Amphitheatre in Detroit, MI
June 26, 2022 - Ravinia Festival in Highland Park, IL
June 28, 2022 - Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Morrison, CO
June 29, 2022 - Venue TBA in Salt Lake City, UT
July 1, 2022 - KettleHouse Amphitheatre in Bonner, MT
July 2, 2022 - Venue TBA in Seattle, WA
July 3, 2022 - McMenamins Edgefield Amphitheater in Troutdale, OR
August 10, 2022 - Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, CA
August 11, 2022 - Mountain Winery in Saratoga, CA
August 12, 2022 - Oxbow River Stage Concert Series in Napa, CA
August 13, 2022 - Santa Barbara Bowl in Santa Barbara, CA
August 14, 2022 - The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park in San Diego, CA
November 7, 2022 - Cancun Jazz Festival in Cancun, Mexico
Four-time Grammy-nominated, Multi-Platinum singer-songwriter Jewel shares her latest single, the Americana-tinged, lyrically uplifting “Long Way ‘Round” from her forthcoming new studio album, Freewheelin’ Woman, out April 15th via her own Words Matter Music. Freewheelin’ Woman is Jewel’s first new studio album in seven years and is her most adventurous collection yet.
“'Long Way ‘Round" is a song about overcoming something difficult, even if it requires getting lost or taking the longer way around,” says Jewel. “I'm celebrating some of the things I've overcome as well as the choices I've made that have brought me to where I am today. The heart and mind are powerful muscles that are always willing to adapt and grow when you let them."
Listen to “Long Way ‘Round” here: https://orcd.co/longwayround
Pre-order Freewheelin’ Woman here: https://orcd.co/freewheelinwoman
Freewheelin’ Woman presents Jewel’s boldest and most unbridled body of work to date, revealing entirely new dimensions of her breathtaking voice.
“It can be such a fight to cut through learned structure, older versions of yourself, ideas about what a hit song should or shouldn’t be,” says Jewel. “Even if we try to avoid becoming overly tamed, at some point we start to know too much. So the trick is to suspend all of that and create something you love, something that excites you. It took a lot of writing and digging and self-reflection, but I was finally able to do that with this album.”
The follow-up to Jewel’s self-produced and critically praised 2015 album Picking Up the Pieces, Freewheelin’ Woman finds Jewel working with producer Butch Walker (Taylor Swift, P!nk, Avril Lavigne), dreaming up a soulful and groove-heavy sound partly inspired by the classic R&B records made at Muscle Shoals.
“I cut my teeth on singers like Ella Fitzgerald and Sarah Vaughan and got into those Muscle Shoals records a little later on, and for some reason that’s where my voice and my writing wanted to go on this album,” says Jewel, who recorded Freewheelin’ Woman live with a full band. Along with lending the album a gritty vitality, that approach helped to capture the unfettered vocal work she’s increasingly brought to her live show in recent years.
Audiences will get a chance to see Jewel and her band live on tour this summer with Train, who are also featured on her recent single “Dancing Slow.” The tour kicks off on June 8 in Mansfield, MA, with 35+ shows including New York, Nashville, Dallas, San Diego, and more before concluding on August 6th at the legendary Red Rocks venue in Colorado, Jewel’s home state.
The Alaskan native has also been announced as a contender on NBC’s new upcoming music competition series American Song Contest, where she will represent the state of Alaska amongst 56 rising and established artists from across the country competing for best song. The show will be hosted by Kelly Clarkson and Snoop Dogg. American Song Contest premieres on March 21 at 8:00 PM local time. Visit the show’s page on NBC.com for local listings and more information.
For more information on Jewel, please visit jeweljk.com.
FREEWHEELIN’ WOMAN TRACKLIST
1. Long Way 'Round (Woohoo)
2. Dancing Slow feat. Train
3. Alibis
4. Grateful
5. Half Life
6. Almost
7. Dance Sing Laugh Love
8. Living With Your Memory
9. No More Tears feat. Darius Rucker
10. When You Loved Me
11. Love Wins
12. Nothing But Love
JEWEL TOUR DATES WITH TRAIN & BLUES TRAVELER
*Jewel (direct support across all dates), Blues Traveler (all dates except Red Rocks)
Wed, Jun 08 Mansfield, MA Xfinity Center*
Fri, Jun 10 Wantagh, NY Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater*
Sat, Jun 11 Saratoga Springs, NY Saratoga Performing Arts Center*
Sun, Jun 12 Holmdel, NJ P.N.C. Bank Arts Center*
Tue, Jun 14 Camden, NJ Waterfront Music Pavilion*
Wed, Jun 15 Bristow, VA Jiffy Lube Live*
Fri, Jun 17 Burgettstown, PA The Pavilion at Star Lake^
Sat, Jun 18 Cuyahoga Falls, OH Blossom Music Center^
Sun, Jun 19 Cincinnati, OH Riverbend Music Center^
Tue, Jun 21 Nashville, TN Ascend Amphitheater^
Fri, Jun 24 West Palm Beach, FL iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre^
Sat, Jun 25 Tampa, FL MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre^
Sun, Jun 26 Jacksonville, FL Daily’s Place^
Tue, Jun 28 Atlanta, GA Cellairis Amphitheatre at Lakewood^
Thu, Jun 30 Charlotte, NC PNC Music Pavilion^
Fri, Jul 1 Raleigh, NC Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek^
Sat, Jul 2 Virginia Beach, VA Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater^
Thu, Jul 07 Gilford, NH Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion^
Fri, Jul 08 Bethel, NY Bethel Woods Center for the Arts^
Sat, Jul 09 Darien Center, NY Darien Lake Amphitheater^
Sun, Jul 10 Toronto, ON Budweiser Stage^
Tue, Jul 12 Clarkston, MI Pine Knob Music Theatre*
Wed, Jul 13 Noblesville, IN Ruoff Music Center*
Fri, Jul 15 Tinley Park, IL Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre Chicago*
Sat, Jul 16 St. Louis, MO Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre St. Louis*
Sun, Jul 17 Rogers, AR Walmart Amp*
Tue, Jul 19 Austin, TX Germania Insurance Amphitheater*
Wed, Jul 20 Dallas, TX Dos Equis Pavilion*
Thu, Jul 21 The Woodlands, TX Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion presented by Huntsman*
Sat, Jul 23 Albuquerque, NM Isleta Amphitheater*
Sun, Jul 24 Phoenix, AZ Ak-Chin Pavilion*
Tue, Jul 26 San Diego, CA North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre*
Fri, Jul 29 Irvine, CA FivePoint Amphitheater*
Sat, Jul 30 Concord, CA Concord Pavilion*
Sun, Jul 31 Mountain View, CA Shoreline Amphitheatre*
Tue, Aug 02 Seattle, WA Climate Pledge Arena*
Wed, Aug 03 Bend, OR Hayden Homes Amphitheater*
Sat, Aug 06 Morrison, CO Red Rocks Amphitheatre*
*Thunderstorm Artis
^Will Anderson
Khruangbin, the three piece band from Houston, Texas,with Laura Lee on bass, Mark Speer on guitar and Donald Johnson on drums, announce additional dates to the Space Walk Tour 2022, which sees the trio traverse coasts with performances in Brooklyn, a hometown show in Houston, Las Vegas, and more, featuring support from Toro y Moi, Men I Trust, Vieux Farka Touré, Genesis Owusu and Pachyman.
Known for their marriage of sounds from across the world - including reggae dub, surf-rock, Southeast Asian funk, and Middle Eastern soul, Khruangbin has been on countless global tours, graced nearly every major festival stage in the world, and is a live force to be reckoned with.
These dates continue the band’s most monumental tour to date which has seen them perform two sold out nights at Red Rocks, three sold out nights at LA’s Greek Theatre, and two sold out nights at NYC’s Radio City Music Hall. Not to mention, the band sold out their upcoming show date at London's iconic Alexandra Palace amidst their expansive European tour which will see them play Berlin, Zurich, Amsterdam, Paris, and more.
Tickets will be available for Khru Club Presale & Spotify Presale on Wednesday, March 23rd at 10am local time and general on sale begins Friday, March 25th at 10am local time here: https://www.khruangbin.com/tour
Recently, Khruangbin joined Leon Bridges for their second collaborative EP together, the sultry, chart-topping Texas Moon, which garnered widespread critical acclaim from The New York Times, NPR, Uproxx (“celestial, otherworldly and incredibly psychedelic…”), Vulture, FADER (“could easily sit next to Al Green's 'Let's Stay Together,' Barry White's 'Can't Get Enough of Your Love Baby,' and Marvin Gaye's 'Sexual Healing”and more…”) and more. Upon release, the music debuted at #4 on Billboard’s Top R&B Albums Charts, landed in the Top 25 of the Billboard Top 200, as well as the Top 5 on Billboard’s Album Sales, Vinyl, Alternative Albums and Rock Albums charts. Texas Moon is out now on Dead Oceans, in partnership with Columbia Records and Night Time Stories Ltd.
See below for Khruangbin’s full 2022 tour routing and more information here: https://www.khruangbin.com/tour
Legendary British artist Bryan Ferry - widely regarded as a master of the cover song - announced today that he will release fresh interpretations of four classic love songs May 6th on BMG. The Love Letters EP will be the first all new Bryan Ferry recordings to be released since 2018.
Today, Ferry shares the title track “Love Letters,” in his words “a beautiful haunting ballad with a simple country flavored piano,” originally written by Victor Young and Edward Heyman, recorded by Dick Haymes in 1945 and later popularized by Ketty Lester in 1961. Watch the official video here: https://bryanferry.lnk.to/LoveLettersVideoPR
Each new recording on Love Letters brings Ferry’s uniquely wry and dramatic style to these beloved songs and adds to his tradition of interpreting works from across the musical spectrum. He notes:
“I like expanding my repertoire by covering songs from different genres and different times. It can be an interesting challenge, finding the best way to interpret them in my own style – whatever that may be.”
Alongside his own peerless songwriting both as frontman of Roxy Music, one of the most influential British acts of all time, and as a solo artist renowned for bringing innovation and classic style to rock, Ferry is one of the greatest proponents of the art of the cover version.Love Letters is no exception with fresh reinterpretations spanning multiple genres and generations.
On Love Letters Ferry also takes on “I Just Don’t Know What To Do With Myself” by Burt Bacharach with lyrics by Hal David, popularized by Dusty Springfield. “I’d always wanted to do one of their well-crafted songs, and this is one of their most famous,” he says.
Elsewhere Ferry puts a fresh stamp on the iconic love song “Fooled Around And Fell In Love” written by Elvin Bishop in the ‘70s, a US No. 3 hit which has been used in countless film soundtracks, as well as “The Very Thought Of You,” which Ferry calls one of his all-time favorite songs. The song was written and recorded by Ray Noble in 1934 and recorded by many others including Billie Holiday and Nat King Cole.
Recording Love Letters began in Nashville while Ferry was on tour in 2019, with work on the EP continuing in London in 2020. In the US the band included Luke Bullen on drums, Chris Spedding on guitar, Neil Jason on bass, Fonzi Thornton on backing vocals and Waddy Watchel on guitar. Back in London recording continued with Tom Vanstiphout on guitar, Chloe Smith on keyboards, Tugg (Nathan Curran) on drums, Marina Moore on viola and Lucy Wilkins on violin.
Since the release of his first solo album These Foolish Things in 1973, itself a collection of the doo-wop, rock ‘n’ roll and R&B songs so vital to his musical development, Ferry has paid tribute to songbooks from some of the most acclaimed artists of all time – from Stephen Sondheim to Lou Reed, Lennon/McCartney to Al Green. Ferry’s covers of classics like “Jealous Guy” (a UK Number 1 single), “Let’s Stick Together” and “A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall” have come to be regarded as the definitive versions.
Bryan Ferry has sold more than 30 million records worldwide, and in 2019 was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with Roxy Music. Additionally, to celebrate Roxy Music’s 50th anniversary this year, each of their 8 studio albums will be reissued via Virgin/UMe as special anniversary editions with a new half-speed cut, revised artwork and a deluxe gloss laminated finish. The first 2 LPs, Roxy Music and For Your Pleasure will be released on April 1st, 2022, with the remaining albums coming in paired drops throughout the year. Also out this May is Lyrics, a book of Ferry’s evocative aspirations and romantic longings, introduced by the author, including an insightful essay by James Truman and a previously unseen portrait of Ferry by Antony Price on the book’s cover.
Stay tuned for more music from Love Letters soon.
Pre-Save / Pre-Order Love Letters:
https://bryanferry.lnk.to/lovelettersPR
Love Letters EP Tracklist:
1. Love Letters
2. I Just Don’t Know What To Do With Myself
3. Fooled Around And Fell In Love
4. The Very Thought Of You
San Francisco-based psychedelic soul group Moonalice releases “People Get Ready.” The new single is a fresh take on the Curtis Mayfield track that The Chambers Brothers originally released on their 1965 debut album ‘People Get Ready.’ Named the unofficial anthem of the Civil Rights Movement by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., the song is often used to get people marching or to calm and comfort them. “People Get Ready” comes out right before the Academy Awards, where Questlove’s acclaimed Summer of Soul is nominated for Best Documentary Feature. The film documents the Harlem Culture Festival of 1969, where Lester Chambers and The Chambers Brothers performed, blazing through soul stompers including “People Get Ready.” Two of The Chambers Brothers' tunes from this legendary concert are included in Summer Of Soul.
“I’ve been singing ‘People Get Ready’ for almost 60 years now and the song is very meaningful to me,” explains Moonalice vocalist Lester Chambers and legendary co-founder of the pioneering ‘60s psychedelic soul group The Chambers Brothers. “I often preach to the audience that instead of a 'train a coming' there is a 'change a coming'. The train has already left the station and the time has come for the change that is long overdue.”
“People Get Ready” will be featured on Moonalice’s upcoming ‘Full Moonalice Vol. 1’ EP, out via Nettwerk on 4/20. The six-song record is the group’s label debut and features the previously released singles “Let’s Get Funky,” “Woo Woo” and an extended version of the band's first single, “Time Has Come Today.” ‘Full Moonalice Vol. 1’ is their first full body of work since transforming into a ten-piece in 2019 through the addition of Lester Chambers and Dylan Chambers of the New Chambers Brothers, and Erika, Rachel, and Chloe Tietjen of the T Sisters.
Moonalice will spend the next few months on the road, touring across North America, including festival performances at BottleRock and Skull & Roses. The group will also headline shows at Nectar Lounge in Seattle, Portland’s The Get Down, and a hometown record release party at San Francisco’s Great American Music Hall to coincide with their annual 4/20 celebration.
Moonalice 2022 Tour Dates
April 10 – Skull & Roses – Ventura, CA
April 15 & 16 – Soul Revival’s Grateful Easter Weekend – Ukiah, CA
April 22 – Great American Music Hall – San Francisco, CA
April 23 – Odd Fellows Hall – Auburn, CA
May 7 & 8 – Good Old Days Festival – Pacific Grove, CA
May 19 – Nectar Lounge – Seattle WA
May 20 – The Get Down – Portland, OR
May 21 – WOW Hall – Eugene, OR
May 28 – BottleRock Festival – Napa, CA
June 5 – Redwood Mountain Faire – Felton, CA
June 12 – Hog Farm Hideaway – Laytonville, CA
August 2 – Jerry Day w/ SF Giants @ Oracle Park – San Francisco, CA
September 10 – June Lake Jam Festival – June Lake, CA
October 6 & 7 - Salmonfest – Ninilchik, AK
October 8 – Fur Peach Ranch – Pomeroy, OH
More national headline dates coming soon..
Trombone Shorty has announced a list of very special guests for his Saturday, April 30 Treme Threauxdown headlining performance at The Saenger Theatre in New Orleans which includes: Joan Jett, Gary Clark Jr, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, David Shaw and James Andrews with more guests to be announced soon. The show is during the first weekend of the Jazz and Heritage Festival and will be Trombone Shorty’s sixth time hosting this event at the historic Saenger venue. The special guests will all join Shorty on stage with his band and just last week he announced Tank and the Bangas would be the opening act for the show.
This show is just one day after his first album in five years is released. Lifted is out April 29 on Blue Note Records and harnesses the raw power and exhilarating grooves of his legendary live shows, over ten tracks recorded at his own Buckjump Studio with producer Chris Seefried (Fitz and the Tantrums, Andra Day). He recently released the NOLA-inspired music video for “Come Back” and you can listen to the title track here.
Trombone Shorty is kicking off a tremendous spring and summer of touring and appearances. He will have a large presence at the Jazz and Heritage Festival this year: following his April 30 show, he will close the festival on May 8 with the hallowed final set that for years was performed by The Neville Brothers and Professor Longhair before that.
Past Threauxdown guests have included Usher, Nick Jonas, Shaggy, CeeLo Green, Andra Day, Leon Bridges, Amos Lee, Wyclef Jean, Chad Smith, Dr John, Allen Touissant, Warren Haynes, and Jon Batiste among others. Joan Jett, who will be joining Trombone Shorty this year, collaborated with him to rework her classic hit, “Bad Reputation” which you can listen to HERE.
Following Jazz Fest, Shorty will bring his once-in-a-lifetime Voodoo Threaxdown tour featuring Tank and the Bangas, Big Freedia, Cyril Neville the Uptown Ruler and The Soul Rebels across the US. The tour will also feature a tribute to the foundational work of funk pioneers The Meters led by founding bassist George Porter Jr. alongside Dumpstaphunk. The Voodoo Threauxdown tour is a lesson in New Orleans music history, and a vision of where that music is headed in the 21st century. The festival will kick off on June 10 and will move across the US, making stops at NYC’s Central Park Summerstage on June 13, Red Rocks Amphitheater on June 28 and The Hollywood Bowl on August 10.
Pre-order Lifted here.
2022 Tour dates:
April 23, 2022 - Double Decker Arts Festival in Oxford, MS
April 30, 2022 - Saenger Theatre in New Orleans, LA
May 8, 2022 - New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival in New Orleans, LA
May 20, 2022 - Academy 2 in Birmingham, UK
May 21, 2022 - SWG3 Studio Warehouse in Glasgow, UK
May 23, 2022 - Roundhouse in London, UK
May 24, 2022 - O2 Ritz Manchester in Manchester, UK
May 26, 2022 - Mojo Club in Hamburg, Germany
May 27, 2022 - 013 Poppodium in Tilburg, The Netherlands
May 28, 2022 - Salle Pleyel in Paris, France
May 30, 2022 - Huxley’s in Berlin, Germany
May 31, 2022 - Muffathalle in Munich, Germany
June 1, 2022 - Ancienne Belgique in Brussels, Belgium
June 3, 2022 - Barcelona Guitar Festival in Barcelona, Spain
June 4, 2022 - Sala But in Madrid, Spain
June 10, 2022 - Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom in Hampton, NH
June 11, 2022 - Leader Bank Pavilion in Boston, MA
June 13, 2022 - SummerStage in Central Park in New York, NY
June 14, 2022 - Tuesdays in the Park Concert Series in Lewiston, NY
June 15, 2022 - Massey Hall in Toronto, ON
June 17, 2022 - Bold Point Park in East Providence, RI
June 18, 2022 - Wolf Trap in Vienna, VA
June 19, 2022 - Ting Pavilion in Charlottesville, VA
June 21, 2022 - Koka Booth Amphitheatre in Cary, NC
June 22, 2022 - Cadence Bank Amphitheatre at Chastain Park in Atlanta, GA
June 24, 2022 - Venue TBA in Grand Rapids, MI
June 25, 2022 - The Aretha Franklin Amphitheatre in Detroit, MI
June 26, 2022 - Ravinia Festival in Highland Park, IL
June 28, 2022 - Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Morrison, CO
June 29, 2022 - Venue TBA in Salt Lake City, UT
July 1, 2022 - KettleHouse Amphitheatre in Bonner, MT
July 2, 2022 - Venue TBA in Seattle, WA
July 3, 2022 - McMenamins Edgefield Amphitheater in Troutdale, OR
August 10, 2022 - Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, CA
August 11, 2022 - Mountain Winery in Saratoga, CA
August 12, 2022 - Oxbow River Stage Concert Series in Napa, CA
August 13, 2022 - Santa Barbara Bowl in Santa Barbara, CA
August 14, 2022 - The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park in San Diego, CA
November 7, 2022 - Cancun Jazz Festival in Cancun, Mexico
Legendary recording artist and The Rolling Stones axeman, Keith Richards, today announced the debut digital and immersive audio release of his live album Winos Live in London ‘92. The release is part of an ongoing celebration of the 30th anniversary of Richards’ celebrated second solo release, Main Offender, available now as a super-deluxe boxset via BMG.
Remixed and reimagined in Sony’s 360 Reality Audio, a new immersive music experience powered by Sony’s 360 spatial sound technology, fans will be able to hear Winos Live in London ‘92 as if they’re inside an intimate venue listening to Richards and the band perform live on stage. Mixed by GRAMMY Award-winning engineer, Dave O’Donnell, the live album is available for streaming in 360 Reality Audio worldwide, exclusively on Amazon Music through the service’s Unlimited tier.
“To take this unreleased live performance from 30 years ago and put it out now, I knew we had to do something exciting,” said Keith Richards. “Live music has a different feel and a different sound - it’s about the experience. Hearing Winos Live in London ‘92 in 360 Reality Audio really makes it feel like you’re back in the room at the Town & Country Club with the sound moving all around you.”
In addition to frontman Keith Richards, Winos Live In London ‘92 features the much-loved X-Pensive Winos drummer and long-time collaborator, Steve Jordan (drummer of The Rolling Stones on their 2021 No Filter Tour of the US), guitarist Waddy Wachtel, bassist Charley Drayton, keyboard player Ivan Neville, singer Sarah Dash, and backing vocalists Bernard Fowler and Babi Floyd.
In honor of the 30th anniversary of Main Offender, BMG is celebrating the album with a limited edition super-deluxe boxset, which was released on March 18. The collection includes an 88-page book with never-before-seen photos, reproductions of handwritten lyrics, reprinted essays from the album’s release, and more, plus an archival envelope containing exact replicas of promotional and tour materials from Richard’s archive.
Main Offender is the latest album in the treasure trove of Keith Richards' material to be released via BMG and follows 2021’s Live At The Hollywood Palladium and the 2019 unveiling of his now legendary, first solo album Talk Is Cheap.
ODESZA will make music history this summer with their new tour in support of their forthcoming album, ‘The Last Goodbye’ scaling up to rooms that surpass capacities of 20k+, as one of the first electronic acts to do an amphitheater run of this stature. The tour will set out to not only be carbon neutral, but carbon negative, through a partnership with environmental nonprofit, REVERB, to make the tour more environmentally sustainable and engage fans to take action for people and the planet.
Renowned for their legendary live show, the GRAMMY-nominated duo returns with an all new set and visuals on their biggest headlining tour to date, featuring special guests Sylvan Esso, as well as a rotation of support from the likes of San Holo, Elderbrook, Ben Böhmer (Live) and Foreign Family Collective acts: ford., Gilligan Moss, & NASAYA.
Promoted by Live Nation, the tour will kick off with a previously announced and now officially sold-out three-night run at the Climate Pledge Arena in their hometown of Seattle July 29-31, followed by dates starting August 17 that will take them through New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Chicago, Boston, and more. Full dates below.
Artist pre-sale begins Thursday, March 31, at 10am Local Time
General on-sale to commence Friday, April 1 at 10am Local Time
More Info + Sign Up HERE
On the tour, the band notes the sentimentality of the announce for them: “We can’t wait to share this full-length project with you, along with our new show. It’s been a long time coming. From us to you, The Last Goodbye: The Tour.”
The ODESZA + REVERB Eco Village will be set up at each show where fans can take climate action, fill up at the free #RocknRefill water stations, and more. The band will also support projects that directly and measurably eliminate greenhouse gases while benefitting diverse global communities via REVERB’s Music Climate Revolution campaign. Learn more and get involved here.
Today’s tour announcement further revs the engine for ODESZA’s 2022 which has already included the critically acclaimed release of three singles – ”The Last Goodbye (feat. Bettye LaVette)”, “Better Now (feat. MARO)”, & “Love Letter (feat. The Knocks)” – and the announcement of their forthcoming album ‘The Last Goodbye’ that is set to drop on July 22 (via Foreign Family Collective/Ninja Tune – more info HERE). A project rife with brightness and emotion, nostalgic yet rooted in the present, it serves as a sweeping sonic experience that speaks to themes of connection, reminiscence and the impact we impart on one another, a vivid celebration of the people and moments that have left fingerprints on our existence - themes that the duo of Harrison Mills and Clayton Knight plan to bring to life while on the road this summer.
The duo has cultivated a diehard fanbase of massive proportions and become known for their groundbreaking, awe-inspiring and immersive live performances, that reached 2.85m+ fans over the course of their previous ‘A Moment Apart’ tour (2017-2019). They also have had headline performances at the likes of Coachella, Lollapalooza and more, as well as performed on Jimmy Kimmel Live! and Conan, and launched their own music festival SUNDARA in Riviera Maya, Mexico in 2019.
NORTH AMERICA
Fri, July 29 – Seattle, WA – Climate Pledge Arena * > SOLD OUT
Sat, July 30 – Seattle, WA – Climate Pledge Arena * > SOLD OUT
Sun, July 31 - Seattle, WA - Climate Pledge Arena * > SOLD OUT
Wed, August 17 – Phoenix, AZ – Ak-Chin Pavilion * ^ ~
Fri, August 19 – Austin, TX - Germania Insurance Amphitheater * ^ ~
Sat, August 20 – Dallas, TX – Dos Equis Pavilion * ^ ~
Tue, August 23 – Atlanta, GA – Lakewood Amphitheater * + ~
Thu, August 25 – Columbia, MD – Merriweather Post Pavilion * + ~
Fri, August 26 – New York, NY – Forest Hills Stadium * ^ ~
Tue, August 30 – Philadelphia, PA – TD Pavilion at the Mann * ^ ~
Thu, September 1 – Toronto, ON – Budweiser Stage * # ~
Fri, September 2 – Montreal, QC – Parc Jean-Drapeau * # ~
Sat, September 3 – Gilford, NH – Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion * # ~
Sun, September 4 – Boston, MA – Xfinity Center * # ~
Wed, September 7 – Cincinnati, OH – The ICON Festival Stage at Smale Park * # =
Thu, September 8 – Detroit, MI – Pine Knob Music Theatre * # =
Fri, September 9 – Chicago, IL – Huntington Bank Pavilion * # =
Mon, September 12 – Minneapolis, MN – Armory # =
Wed, September 14 – St. Louis, MO – Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre * # =
Fri, September 16 – Denver, CO - Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre * # =
Tue, September 20 – Salt Lake City, UT – USANA Amphitheatre * # =
Thu, September 22 – Ridgefield, WA – RV Inn Style Resorts Amphitheater * # =
Fri, September 23 – Vancouver, BC – PNE Amp * # =
Mon, September 26 – Bend, OR – Hayden Homes Amphitheater * # =
Tue, September 27 – Boise, ID – Fort Idaho Center Amphitheater * # =
Thu, September 29 – Sacramento, CA – Heart Health Park * # =
Fri, September 30 – San Francisco, CA – Shoreline Amphitheatre * # =
Support Key
* Sylvan Esso
^ San Holo
# Elderbrook
+ Ben Böhmer (Live)
> ford.
~ Gilligan Moss
= NASAYA
The “Godfather of Americana Music” is bringing the boogie to 2022 with his latest single “One Scotch, One Bourbon, One Beer.” Originally made famous by Amos Millburn (‘53) and John Lee Hooker (‘66), the iconic drinking anthem is soulfully reinvented today by 81-year-old living legend Delbert McClinton. With his smooth, charming voice backed by bouncy piano and his signature honkytonk blues sound, McClinton brings an energetic sense of nostalgia as he takes on one of his lifelong favorite tunes and reflects on a 6-decade career like no other. Listen to Delbert McClinton’s brand new single “One Scotch, One Bourbon, One Beer” here: https://orcd.co/outdatedemotion
From his early Fort Worth days to becoming one of the most celebrated guests on Saturday Night Live and Austin City Limits, McClinton has collaborated with everyone from Emmylou Harris to the Beatles to Etta James. The blues and soul rocker was among the first to lay the groundwork for the collision of Texas and Tennessee music, creating his own genre in a melting pot of American culture that would inspire generations to come.
Although he recently announced his retirement from touring, McClinton will return on May 13th with his 27th studio album Outdated Emotion. The record symbolizes a full-circle moment for the “Texas Treasure” (Houston Press) as he celebrates his coming-of-age musical heroes and performs the country, jazz, blues, and swing tunes that have inspired his career the most. Co-produced with Kevin McKendree at The Rock House in Franklin, TN, the tracklist includes a Ray Charles tribute, Hank Williams' country classics complete with steel guitar and fiddle, and Little Richard’s 1956 rock and roll ballad “Long Tall Sally.” The 16-song collection marks a return to McClinton’s roots and offers listeners a backstage pass to some of the most significant musical moments in American history.
Read more about Outdated Emotion, due out 5/13 via Hot Shot Records / Thirty Tigers, in Houston Press’ recent interview with McClinton HERE.
Congratulations to Rhiannon Giddens on her Grammy Award win for Best Folk Album for They're Calling Me Home. Giddens was also nominated for Best American Roots Song for “Avalon” from They’re Calling Me Home, which she made with multi-instrumentalist Francesco Turrisi. Giddens is now a 2-time winner and an 8-time nominee. On Wednesday, Giddens will also perform at Paul Simon’s tribute concert “Homeward Bound: A Grammy Salute to the Songs of Paul Simon,” alongside Brandi Carlile, Brad Paisley, Billy Porter, Dave Matthews, and Paul Simon himself.
The Grammy award-winning album, released by Nonesuch last April, has been widely celebrated by the NY Times, NPR Music, NPR, Rolling Stone, People, Associated Press and far beyond, with No Depression deeming it “a near perfect album…her finest work to date.” Recorded over six days in the early phase of the pandemic in a small studio outside of Dublin, Ireland - where both Giddens and Turrisi live - They’re Calling Me Home manages to effortlessly blend the music of their native and adoptive countries: America, Italy, and Ireland. The album speaks of the longing for the comfort of home as well as the metaphorical “call home” of death.
Giddens is in the midst of a tremendous 2022. She recently announced the publication of her first book, Build a House. Written as a song to commemorate the 155th anniversary of Juneteenth, Build a House is boldly illustrated by painter Monica Mikai, and tells the moving story of a people who would not be moved and the music that sustained them. Steeped in sorrow and joy, resilience and resolve, turmoil and transcendence, this dramatic debut offers a proud view of history and a vital message for readers of all ages: honor your heritage, express your truth, and let your voice soar, even—or perhaps especially—when your heart is heaviest. It will be released this fall.
2022 also includes the long-awaited world premiere of her opera, Omar, and the very first tour of the Lucy Negro Redux ballet which is happening now and which Giddens composed the score for. Omar is based on the life and autobiography of enslaved Muslim American Omar Ibn Said, forcefully brought to Charleston, S.C. from Africa in 1807. Read more about Omar in these pieces in the NY Times and Garden & Gun. Lucy Negro Redux is a ballet based on a book of poetry by Nashville writer Caroline Randall Williams that explores a character referred to as the "Dark Lady" in Shakespeare's sonnets. See below for her upcoming itinerary.
Omar performances:
May 27 to June 12, 2022 - Charleston, SC - Spoleto Festival USA
Fall 2022 - Los Angeles, CA - LA Opera
To be announced: Carolina Performing Arts Presents Omar
To be announced: Boston Lyric Opera
To be announced: Lyric Opera Chicago
To be announced: San Francisco Opera
Lucy Negro Redux dates:
April 8 – Kansas City, MO – Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts
April 23 – Norfolk, VA – Chrysler Hall
2022 Tour Dates:
April 28 - Greencastle, IN - Kresge Auditorium
May 1 - Indio, CA - Stagecoach
May 21 - Richmond, VA - The Richmond Forum
June 19 - Telluride, CO - Telluride Bluegrass Festival
June 24 - Owensboro, KY - ROMP Festival
July 1 to July 11 - Patmos, Greece - GoodWorld Journeys- Journeying Into the Common Good
July 22 - Newport, RI - Newport Folk Festival
August 23 - Chautauqua, NY - Chautauqua Amphitheater
November 12 - Los Angeles, CA - Walt Disney Concert Hall
Off the heels of his “‘Best’ Year Yet” (SPIN) and four 2022 Grammy nominations, keyboard virtuoso, producer, and multi-instrumentalist Cory Henry announces his 2022 world tour kicking off on April 13 in Australia. While down under, Cory will perform at the famous Byron Bay Bluesfest and headline shows in Melbourne and Sydney. In May, he’ll make a short return statewide to play at Beale Street Music Festival and Ground Up Music Festival, and then head to Japan for a run of dates at Billboard Live in Tokyo, Yokohama and Osaka. His summer rounds out with a series of includes festival performances including Bonnaroo, Summerfest, Electric Forest, Summer Camp, Festival International de Jazz de Montréal, Ottawa Jazz Festival, Madrid's Noches del Botánico, and shows at Red Rocks, KOKO (London), Amsterdam Bostheater, and Tel Aviv's Barby. This fall, Los Angeles fans can catch a hometown performance on October 15 when Cory headlines The Fonda.
Arriving alongside the tour announcement is Cory’s latest single “The Fool.” “The Fool” sees Cory continue to push soul music forward into uncharted territory while paying homage to great soul visionaries such as Stevie Wonder and Prince. Cory’s unique “future soul” sound earned him a Grammy nomination this year for his 2020 solo album Something to Say, nominated in the Best Progressive R&B Album category. The first body of work solely produced by Henry, Something to Say showcases his multi-instrumental skills and powerfully mines 2020’s challenging emotional terrain.
One of the music industry’s most in-demand collaborators, Cory earned three more Grammy nominations this year for his contributions as a co-producer/writer on Ye’s DONDA, nominated for both Album of the Year and Best Rap Album, and Eric Bellinger’s New Light, nominated in the Best Progressive R&B Album category. Cory’s soulful organ soundscapes can also be heard on Imagine Dragons’ “Follow You,” Frank Ocean's “Come On World, You Can't Go!,” Rosalía’s “G3 N15,” and the new Red Hot Chili Peppers single “Poster Child.”
For the most up-to-date tour information visit www.coryhenry.com
Cory Henry 2022 World Tour
April 13 — 170 Russell — Melbourne, AUS
April 14 — The Factory Theatre — Sydney, AUS
April 16-18 — Byron Bay Bluesfest — Byron Bay, AUS
May 1 — Beale Street Music Festival — Memphis, TN
May 6 — Groundup Music Festival — Miami, FL
May 16 — Billboard Live — Tokyo, JPN
May 17 — Billboard Live — Tokyo, JPN
May 18 — Billboard Live — Tokyo, JPN
May 20 — Billboard Live — Yokohama, JPN
May 23 — Billboard Live — Osaka, JPN
May 27 — Red Rocks — Morrison, CO
May 28 — Summer Camp — Chillicothe, IL
June 4 — Capital Jazz Festival — Columbia, MD
June 17 — Brown's Island: Friday Cheers — Richmond, VA
June 18 — Bonnaroo — Manchester, TN
June 23 — Electric Forest — Rothbury, MI
June 25 — Summerfest — Milwaukee, WI
June 30 — Ottawa Jazz Festival — Ottawa, ON
July 1 — Festival International de Jazz de Montréal — Montreal, QC
July 6 — KOKO — London, GB
July 8 — Bospop — Weert, NLD
July 10 — Amsterdamse Bostheater — Amsterdam, NLD
July 12 — Noches del Botánico — Madrid, ESP
July 14 — Barby — Tel Aviv, ISR
September 3 — Jazz Aspen Snowmass — Aspen, CO
October 15 — The Fonda — Los Angeles, CA
Amos Lee has expanded his upcoming Dreamland tour into August 2022 with the announcement of more than a dozen new North American dates today. The coast-to-coast full band tour - which kicked off this past Friday April 8 in Portland, Maine - will now include Lee's return to the hallowed Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Denver, Colorado on August 16, as well as a second hometown-area show for Lee at Lancaster, PA's American Music Theatre on August 25. Tickets for each of the sixteen just-announced shows will go on sale to the public on Friday April 8 at 10AM local time, with artist presale via Tickets Today beginning on Wednesday April 6 at 10AM local time and local presales beginning on Thursday April 7 at 10AM local time. The string of new dates takes the total number of shows on Lee's Dreamland tour well over 50, with highlights this month including New York's Beacon Theatre and The Kennedy Center in Washington DC alongside The National Symphony Orchestra. Find full information on Lee's 2022 US tour here: https://www.amoslee.com/tour
Throughout the upcoming tour, Lee has also announced a Tickets For Teachers and classroom supplies giveaway as a way to give back to those who’ve done so much to keep us going over the past two years. In each city, the former public school teacher is asking local students, parents, colleagues and community members to nominate educators in their area who made a special impact on their lives during the pandemic. Lee will then be giving away free tickets for each show, as well as helping to provide them with necessary classroom supplies; far too often which they are left to purchase on their own. Nominate a teacher in your area by visiting https://bit.ly/3t7vcSQ or via social media by tagging @amoslee and using the hashtag #ALTicketsForTeachers.
Lee recently stopped by MLB Network to talk about the tour, the Tickets For Teachers program, his new album Dreamland and the album's radio hit "Worry No More": https://www.mlb.com/video/amos-lee-on-his-album-phillies
AMOS LEE 2022 US TOUR DATES:
April 8 - State Theatre - Portland, ME+
April 9 - Lynn Memorial Auditorium - Lynn, MA+
April 11 - The Flynn - Burlington, VT+
April 12 - Zeiterion PAC - New Bedford, MA+
April 14 - Beacon Theatre - New York, NY+
April 15 - The Met Philadelphia - Philadelphia, PA+
April 16 - UMass Fine Arts Center - Amherst, MA+
April 18 - The Egg - Albany, NY+
April 19 - Kennedy Center - Washington, DC*
April 20 - Byham Theater - Pittsburgh, PA+
April 22 - Pabst Theater - Milwaukee, WI+
April 23 - Orpheum Theater Madison - Madison, WI+
April 24 - Orpheum Theatre - Minneapolis, MN+
April 26 - Uptown Theater - Kansas City, MO+
April 27 - Cannon Center for the Performing Arts - Memphis, TN+
April 29 - Tennessee Theatre - Knoxville, TN+
April 30 - Thomas Wolfe Auditorium - Asheville, NC+
May 21 - FreshGrass - Bentonville, AR
May 29 - Bottle Rock - Napa, CA
May 31 - The Theatre at Ace Hotel - Los Angeles, CA~
June 1 - Lobero Theatre - Santa Barbara, CA~
June 3 - Humphreys Concerts by the Bay - San Diego, CA~
June 4 - Fox Tucson Theatre - Tucson, AZ~
June 5 - Ikeda Theater - Mesa, AZ~
June 7 - Lensic Performing Arts Center - Santa Fe, NM~
June 9 - Tobin Center for the Performing Arts - San Antonio, TX~
June 10 - Cullen Performance Hall - Houston, TX~
June 11 - Austin City Limits Live at The Moody Theater - Austin, TX~
June 14 - The Pageant - St. Louis, MO~
June 15 - Ravinia - Chicago, IL~
June 19 - Rock The Ruins - Indianapolis, IN~
June 20 - Ryman Auditorium - Nashville, TN~
June 21 - Ryman Auditorium - Nashville, TN~
June 23 - Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Auditorium - Chattanooga, TN~
June 24 - Charleston Music Hall - Charleston, SC~
June 25 - Durham Performing Arts Center - Durham, NC~
August 4 - Hayden Homes Amphitheater - Bend, OR@
August 5 - Grand Lodge - Forest Grove, OR
August 6 - Chateau Ste Michelle Winery - Woodinville, WA
August 8 - Vogue Theatre - Vancouver, BC@
August 10 - Martin Woldson Theater at The Fox - Spokane, WA@
August 11 - The ELM - Bozeman, MT@
August 13 - Fort Desolation Festival - Torrey, UT
August 14 - Gerald R. Ford Amphitheater - Vail, CO%@
August 16 - Red Rocks Amphitheatre - Denver, CO&
August 18 - The Stiefel Theatre - Salina, KA@
August 19 - The Englert Theatre - Iowa City, IA@
August 20 - Blue Gate Theatre - Shipshewana, IN@
August 22 - Michigan Theater - Ann Arbor, MI@
August 23 - Taft Theatre - Cincinnati, OH@
August 25 - American Music Theatre - Lancaster, PA#
August 27 - Colonial Theatre - Laconia, MH#
* with the National Symphony Orchestra
% with the Colorado Symphony
+ support from Jensen McRae
~ support from Neal Francis
@ support from Danielle Ponder
# support from Mutlu
& support from Noah Kahan
Chef/Owner Justin Cucci has announced the reopening of downtown Denver’s acclaimed restaurant, bar, and music venue, Ophelia’s Electric Soapbox. Two years laying in wait, Ophelia’s can once again provide a unique dining and entertainment experience while adhering to ongoing health and safety recommendations. Restaurant, bar service, and live performances are scheduled to resume late spring. After two years of imposed live music celibacy, O’s is ready to rock hard and DTF !! (Down To Funk).
“Ophelia’s is one of Denver’s great gathering places. Its dynamic spirit—with friends enjoying great food, drink, and live music amid its boudoir-style decor—has been sorely missed. We’re excited to open our doors again for exceptional evenings out.” -Chef/owner Justin Cucci
Like the other five restaurants in Cucci’s acclaimed Edible Beats family, Ophelia’s Electric Soapbox honors the historical use of its space. Its 1890s-era Victorian brownstone, the Airedale Building, once housed a brothel and peep show; Ophelia’s flaunts its sultry origins in a playful style that also celebrates sexuality. The design aesthetic for Ophelia’s interior is inspired by vintage finds collected by Cucci over time, from the stage’s sex show booths and a backdrop festooned with 500 transistor radios, to the bars’ classic pinball machine tops and 400 Jager bottles. The décor pays homage to the building’s history and evokes an atmosphere of indulgence.
The ‘gastrobrothel’ offers fresh, interesting new takes on shared plates, flatbreads, skillets, and other pub fare, and reflects Cucci’s commitment to vegetable-forward healthful dishes, global flavors, and sustainability practices. The bar features bright handcrafted cocktails with local ingredients, bottles from around the world, and a 24-tap draft line of all-Colorado beers.
Ophelia’s sunken performance stage (the “Electric Soapbox”) hosts live groove-centric music, comedy sets, and DJ-led dance parties in a swanky Moroccan speakeasy décor. Shows can be enjoyed from all areas of the 8000-square-foot venue.There have been an array of notable performers in the past including Parliament-Funkadelic, Black Crows, and De La Soul, and more. Notably, Aron Magner from the Disco Biscuits is set to make his solo debut on tomorrow, April 7th at Ophelia’s. Tickets are available here.
Stay-tuned for this year’s line-up.
About Ophelia’s Electric Soapbox
Ophelia’s restaurant, bar, and live music venue—launched in 2015---knows how to throw down. This swank Ballpark gem serves up gastrobrothel fare paired with fresh kinks on classic cocktails and neo-old-school hospitality. The building, a Victorian brownstone on the National Register of Historic Places, was a brothel, sex shop, and peep show before becoming Ophelia’s, and now flaunts its sultry beginnings in a style both cheeky and sex positive. Ophelia’s is a boudoir-chic historical remix and Denver’s sexiest spot to indulge.
The Rock and Roll Playhouse---a family concert series where kids rock out to the classics---announces a national Earth Day Weekend celebration on April 23 & 24. In historic music venues across the country, The Rock and Roll Playhouse will honor Earth Day with music by the Grateful Dead for Kids, a band who famously advocated for the well-being of our planet. The Rock and Roll Playhouse Band will perform the music at all stops, and families can expect jubilant dance parties filled with love, peace, and environmental awareness. A portion of all proceeds will go to the Grateful Dead's official non-profit, Rex Foundation, which supports charitable organizations working to protect the Earth.
"We're excited to bring families together across the country to celebrate Earth Day Weekend," said Stephen Grybowski, Senior Director, The Rock and Roll Playhouse. "The Grateful Dead were not only a phenomenal band with classic songs, but they were environmentally aware---that's a connection that makes these shows an even more special celebration for families as we inspire the next generation of young rockers."
Providing kids with early music exposure and encouraging creativity, The Rock and Roll Playhouse is introducing the next generation to timeless music by artists including The Beatles, Fleetwood Mac, Phish, David Bowie, Prince, Aretha Franklin, Dave Matthews Band, and more. The Playhouse was founded in 2013 at its flagship venue Brooklyn Bowl by Peter Shapiro, entrepreneur and co-owner of the Bowl and owner of The Capitol Theatre, and Amy Striem, a certified Early Childhood and Elementary teacher. Designed to create opportunities for families to experience live music together in historic venues, The Rock and Roll Playhouse has presented hundreds of unforgettable shows nationwide.
Rock and Roll Playhouse Earth Day Weekend Schedule:
4/23: Garcia's---Port Chester, NY
4/23: Terminal West---Atlanta, GA
4/24: White Eagle Hall---Jersey City, NJ*
4/24: Brooklyn Bowl---Brooklyn, NY
4/24: Mission Theater---Portland, OR (AM show)
4/24: Mission Theater---Portland, OR (PM show)
4/24: Sweetwater Music Hall---Mill Valley, CA
4/24: Funky Biscuit---Boca Raton, FL
4/24: Grey Eagle---Asheville, NC
4/24: High Noon Saloon---Madison, WI
4/24: The Vogel---Red Bank NJ
4/24: Brooklyn Bowl Philadelphia---Philadelphia, PA
4/24: First Avenue---Minneapolis, MN
4/24: Brooklyn Bowl Nashville---Nashville, TN
4/24: Thalia Hall---Chicago, IL
*Program is David Bowie for Kids
To purchase tickets and find more information please visit: www.therockandrollplayhouse.com
This year, Rex Foundation is asking the community to help them meet the important milestone of $10,000,000 in grants, given to small nonprofit organizations since 1983, supporting grassroots efforts in the arts, sciences, education, environment, indigenous culture, and social justice. Donations can be made by texting 'REX' to (202) 858-1233 or directly at www.dazebetween.com
For years, rumors have circulated about a long-lost Creedence Clearwater Revival recording, captured in 1970 during the Rock and Roll Hall of Famers’ appearance at London, UK’s Royal Albert Hall. Now, more than 50 years later, fans can experience a first taste of that mythical recording on a special 7-inch pressing, released exclusively for Record Store Day by Craft Recordings. Limited to 9,000 copies worldwide, “Travelin’ Band”/“Who’ll Stop the Rain” will be available for RSD’s second drop date on June 18.
Mirroring the original double-sided “Travelin’ Band”/“Who’ll Stop the Rain” 45, which dropped in January 1970, this release showcases what were the band’s newest songs in a live setting. Side A features the Royal Albert Hall performance of the song from April 14, 1970 (celebrating its anniversary this week), and marks the very first release of this rare recording. Side B, meanwhile, offers a live version of “Who’ll Stop the Rain,” recorded at the Oakland Coliseum, and previously released on the platinum-selling live album, The Concert.
The original “Travelin’ Band”/“Who’ll Stop the Rain” single (featuring two songs from Creedence’s fifth studio album, 1970’s Cosmo’s Factory), was a global hit upon its release, peaking at No.2 in the US, No.8 in the UK, and No.5 in Canada. The double-sided single was also a Top 10 hit across Europe, landing at the top of the pop charts in Belgium and the Netherlands, and in the Top 5 in Germany and Norway, among other countries. Today, “Who’ll Stop the Rain,” remains one of Creedence Clearwater Revival’s most enduring songs. Ranked among Rolling Stone’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time, and written against a backdrop of the Vietnam War, the ballad continues to offer a poignant and timely message amid turbulent times.
Stay tuned for more special announcements from Creedence Clearwater Revival coming soon (follow CCR socials and subscribe to Commotion, the official CCR newsletter, here). In the meantime, fans can now own a piece of rock ’n’ roll lore with this collectible 7-inch disc.
Visit RecordStoreDay.com to find your nearest local participating retailer.
Travelin’ Band tracklist:
Side A
1. Travelin' Band’ (Live from the Royal Albert Hall, April 14, 1970)
Side B
1. Who'll Stop The Rain (Live at Oakland Coliseum, January 31, 1970)
Old Sea Brigade has returned today with his first new release of 2022, continuing a breakout stretch that's seen the Nashville songwriter praised for making "some of the best quarantine art" (Consequence) and as one of SPIN's "favorite musicians" of last year. On "Man Made By Delusion" (Nettwerk Music Group), he employs a pitch-perfect bluntness to capture those moments where nothing feels right....an awkward conversation, a bad glance in the mirror, those moods where even sunshine gets under your skin. But as the song's title suggests it's always less to do with reality than it appears, and it's in realizing that where you learn to reconcile with - and maybe even embrace - those moments of doubt. Returning with his "melodic and memorable, warm and hazy production" (WNYC), Old Sea Brigade shares yet another example of his ability to chronicle our shared experiences so potently.
Listen to "Man Made By Delusion" here: https://youtu.be/gS3RPuBT1NE
Written with Trent Dabbs, whose credits include Kacey Musgraves' smash "High Horse" as well as breakouts for Nashville indie staples like COIN and Liza Anne, "Man Made By Delusion" was recorded in a small cabin in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Asheville, North Carolina with longtime Old Sea Brigade collaborators Owen Lewis and Jeremy Griffith. The new release kicks off a busy spring and summer schedule for the "infectiously propulsive" (Uncut) musician - including a return to the road with Passenger this month, marking Old Sea Brigade's biggest North American shows to date and beginning at the legendary Town Hall in New York City on April 18. A full list of tour dates is below.
“Trent and I were talking about the mental chess one plays when someone you’ve met can’t remember your name," says Old Sea Brigade of "Man Made By Delusion." "So we decided to unpack it in a song.”
OLD SEA BRIGADE NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES (WITH PASSENGER):
April 18 - Town Hall - New York, NY
April 19 - Lincoln Theatre - Washington, DC
April 21 - House Of Blues - Boston, MA
April 23 - History - Toronto, ON
April 24 - Bronson Centre Theatre - Ottawa, ON
April 26 - Thalia Hall - Chicago, IL
April 28 - Burton Cummings Theatre - Winnipeg, MB
April 30 - Winspear Centre - Edmonton, AB
May 2 - Vogue Theatre - Vancouver, BC
May 3 - Wonder Ballroom - Portland, OR
May 5 - The Fillmore - San Francisco, CA
May 6 - Cathedral Sanctuary, Immanuel Presbyterian Church - Los Angeles, CA
Bonnie Raitt’s 21st album ‘Just Like That…’, is out now via Redwing Records on all formats, including an Indie exclusive teal LP and immersive audio formats Dolby Atmos and 360 Reality Audio. The 10-track album’s title comes from a line in one of Raitt’s new original songs (“Just like that, your life can change”). She is also teaming up again with distributor ADA globally and new partner Sub Pop for the physical album release in the United States.
Raitt has had a magnificent year: In addition to the new album, she received the Lifetime Achievement Award at this year’s GRAMMY Awards, was awarded the Icon Award at the Billboard Woman in Music, and her album Nick of Time was inducted into the Library of Congress’s National Recording Registry.
‘Just Like That…’ features several songs Raitt has been wanting to record for years, including “Made Up Mind” by the Bros. Landreth, “Something’s Got a Hold of My Heart” by NRBQ’s Al Anderson (NRBQ joins the first leg of Raitt’s tour), and Toots and the Maytals’ “Love So Strong,” which she had intended as a duet with her dear friend Toots Hibbert. Sadly, the reggae giant passed away in 2020; Raitt has included the track as a tribute.
The album has four songs written by Raitt. “Living for the Ones,” co-written with her longtime guitarist George Marinelli, is a rocking dedication to the friends and family she has lost in recent years, while the funky and sardonic “Waitin’ for You to Blow”—about the devil on Recovery’s shoulder—is equal parts Mose Allison, Eddie Harris, and ‘70s funk.
Two of the original songs came out of real-life scenarios: “Down the Hall” was inspired by a New York Times story about a prison hospice program, while the album’s title track was sparked by a news segment about two families deeply impacted on both sides of an organ donation. The power of writing about the life-changing personal experiences of others resonates deeply with Raitt. “I’ve always loved the early guitar songs of Dylan, Jackson Browne, Paul Brady, and especially John Prine,” she says. “With songs like ‘Angel from Montgomery’ and ‘Donald and Lydia,’ John was able to just climb inside and sing these people’s deepest lives. With his passing last year, finishing these songs has meant even more.”’
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‘Just Like That…’ was recorded in the summer of 2021 in Sausalito, CA. The players include two veteran members of Raitt’s band, bassist James “Hutch” Hutchinson and drummer Ricky Fataar, as well as two new musicians, Canadian Glenn Patscha on keyboards and backing vocals and Nashville guitarist Kenny Greenberg. Raitt’s frequent guitarist/songwriting partner George Marinelli also joined in, playing and singing on “Livin’ for the Ones.” Once again, Bonnie took the producer reins, reuniting with her favorite recording and mixing engineer, Ryan Freeland, for their third collaboration (they each earned GRAMMY Awards for Raitt’s 2012 release, Slipstream).
The mix of sounds and approaches on ‘Just Like That…’ reveals how, 50 years after the release of her debut album, Raitt continues to personify what it means to stay creative, adventurous, and daring over the course of a life’s work. “On this record, I wanted to stretch,” she says. “I always want to find songs that excite me, and what’s different this time is that I’ve tried some styles and topics I haven’t touched on before.”
Like the rest of the musicians around the world, sidelined for two years from their livelihood and great joy—touring and performing live—Raitt and her band and crew are thrilled to hit the road in April for an eight-month U.S. tour. The tour’s special guests include NRBQ (from April 12—23), followed by Lucinda Williams and longtime friend Mavis Staples on various dates throughout the run. The full tour schedule, with info on Special Benefit Seat information, is listed at www.bonnieraitt.com
Bonnie Raitt has never felt more grateful that she can continue making music, contributing to causes, keeping her crew working, and connecting with her audience. “I’m really aware of how lucky I am,” she says, “and I feel like it’s my responsibility to get out there and say something fresh and new—for me and for the fans. But I need to have something to say or I won’t put out a record.”
Today, Margo Price releases the deluxe edition of That's How Rumors Get Started, adding eight new recordings to the 2020 album hailed as her "most soaring and chugging" (Wall Street Journal), "most stirring and affecting" (Variety), "most raucous, and rocking, work yet" (Esquire). Alongside all ten of the record's original songs, the expanded collection now features the previously unheard "Goin' To The Country," resurrected from the LP's early sessions led by Price, David Ferguson and producer Sturgill Simpson. Bonus tracks also include 2021 single "Long Live The King," covers of Linda Ronstadt's "You're No Good," Lesley Gore's "You Don't Own Me" and Bobbie Gentry's "He Made a Woman Out Of Me," as well as Price's own "Hitman," "Later On" (feat. The Band of Heathens & Nicki Bluhm) and more that her record club subscribers will recognize.
Listen to That's How Rumors Get Started (Deluxe), out on digital platforms via Loma Vista Recordings: https://found.ee/MP_THRGSDeluxe
Since welcoming That's How Rumors Get Started into the world, Margo Price has remained as busy and bold as ever. Earlier this spring, she earned a nomination for the A2IM Humanitarian Award at the 2022 Liberas, honoring her work as the first-ever female artist on the Farm Aid Board of Directors. She also debuted a new song written for the latest season of Netflix series Big Mouth, paid tribute to Tina Turner on her Live From The Other Side EP featuring Adia Victoria, Allison Russell, Kam Franklin and Kyshona Armstrong, raised funds for reproductive justice via Noise For Now, and launched her mail-order vinyl record club called A Series of Rumors, where songs like "Better Than Nothin'" and others on That's How Rumors Get Started (Deluxe) were initially pressed as limited edition 7" singles. Today's release brings them to DSPs for the very first time.
In recent months, Margo Price has taken her unbeatable live show back on the road, sharing stages with the likes of Bob Weir, Brandi Carlile, Lucinda Williams, Nathaniel Rateliff and Tyler Childers, playing festivals such as Farm Aid, Ohana, Newport Folk and more. Later this month, Price and her band will return to Stagecoach, before heading out on a run of amphitheater and arena dates with Chris Stapleton. Find tickets and information here.
Margo Price's first book, Maybe We'll Make It: A Memoir, will be released on October 4th, 2022, by the University of Texas Press. "It's a love story about loyalty, loss, grief and forgiveness," says Price. "It's about finding freedom from substance abuse and addiction and fighting for the freedom to be myself in the music business."
That's How Rumors Get Started (Deluxe)
That's How Rumors Get Started
Letting Me Down
Twinkle Twinkle
Stone Me
Hey Child
Heartless Mind
What Happened To Our Love?
Gone To Stay
Prisoner Of The Highway
I'd Die For You
Goin' To The Country
Long Live The King
You Don't Own Me (Lesley Gore cover)
Hitman
He Made a Woman Out Of Me (Bobbie Gentry cover)
Later On (feat. The Band of Heathens & Nicki Bluhm)
You're No Good (Linda Ronstadt cover)
Better Than Nothin'
Margo Price 2022 Tour Dates
4/24 - Boulder, CO - Bluebird Music Festival
4/25 - Aspen, CO - Belly Up Aspen
4/26 - Salt Lake City, UT - The Commonwealth Room
4/30 - Indio, CA - Stagecoach Music Festival
5/1 - Spicewood, TX - To Willie: A Birthday Celebration
5/21 - Bentonville, AR - FreshGrass
6/2 - Nampa, ID - Ford Idaho Center*
6/3 - Ridgefield, WA - RV Inn Style Resorts Amphitheater
6/4 - George, WA - Gorge Amphitheatre*
6/5 - Bend, OR - Oregon Spirit Distillery
6/16 - Bakersfield, CA - Mechanics Bank Arena*
6/17 - Wheatland, CA - Toyota Amphitheatre*
6/18 - Mountain View, CA - Shoreline Amphitheatre*
7/15-7/17 - Whitefish, MT - Under The Big Sky
7/30 - Chesterfield, MO - Open Highway Music Festival
8/13 - Bellevue, NE - Outlandia Festival
8/26 - Bridgeview, IL - Sacred Rose Festival
9/2-9/4 - Weston, CO - Caveman Music Festival
10/7-10/8 - York, PA - White Rose Music Festival
12/2 - Lake Wales, FL - Orange Blossom Revue
*with Chris Stapleton
The debut of the Blue Note Jazz Festival Napa Valley marks the first Blue Note Jazz Festival presented as an outdoor, multi-day and multi-stage event. The especially intimate festival, with limited capacity, will feature top-tier talent at the historic Charles Krug Winery in St. Helena, CA on July 30 and 31.
Grammy Award-winning multi-genre pianist, songwriter, and producer Robert Glasper serves as the Festival’s Artist-In-Residence. Glasper’s set, hosted by comedian Dave Chappelle, includes performances by special guests Erykah Badu, Ledisi, D Smoke, Terrace Martin, and BJ the Chicago Kid.
"The idea for the Blue Note Jazz Festival Napa Valley came out of Robert Glasper’s month long residency at the Blue Note New York, held each October and dubbed Robtober,” says Blue Note Entertainment Group President Steven Bensusan. “Glasper curates a month of shows and collaborations spanning across the genres of jazz, R&B, hip hop, soul and comedy resulting in impromptu performances by celebrities and unannounced special guests. It is our plan to create an outdoor festival style version of Robtober in the spirit of a traditional jazz festival featuring spontaneous collaborations and once in a lifetime improvised performances.”
The two-day, three-stage festival will feature performances by Maxwell, yasiin bey & Talib Kweli reuniting as Black Star, Thundercat, Maurice “Mobetta” Brown featuring Anderson.Paak, Flying Lotus, The Soul Rebels featuring GZA & Talib Kweli, Corinne Bailey Rae, Emily King, Keyon Harrold, Domi & JD Beck, Phony PPL, Chief Adjuah (formerly Christian Scott), Derrick Hodge, Th1rt3en (Pharoahe Monch, Daru Jones & Marcus Machado), Butcher Brown, Isaiah Sharkey, and Frédéric Yonnet. Honoring the festival’s spirit of collaboration, artists will sit-in on each other’s sets.
“I can't wait to hold a festival with some of my favorite artists along with my boy Dave Chappelle in Napa,” says Glasper. “On a vineyard with music and wine?! It's going down! Come drink some wine with us!”
Blue Note Jazz Festival Napa Valley will also host a funk-filled after party for attendees on Saturday night, featuring two seasoned crate diggers, the legendary DJ Jazzy Jeff and DJ Lo Down Loretta Brown aka Erykah Badu plus special surprise guests.
“We’re honored to present a tastefully curated festival, gathering remarkable and culturally important artists with Robert Glasper as the cornerstone and helm,” says Director of Programming and Talent Buyer Alex Kurland. “The programming mirrors the extraordinary depth of Robert’s artistry, style and collaborative range, and is in the spirit of his annual residency at the iconic Blue Note New York. Just like at Blue Note, this festival reflects our tradition for bringing the highest caliber of artistry and star power to small-scale settings for a most intimate, high quality experience. Expect the unexpected with spontaneous special moments, and with Dave Chappelle in the house, this festival is bound to be historic.”
The Napa Valley outdoor weekend event represents a new audience experience for Blue Note fans by combining a more traditional festival style event with the local wine culture of Napa Valley. The weekend will include food by renowned area restaurants, wine tasting experiences and other VIP add-ons. Two-day passes, priced at $385 for General Admission and $850 for VIP can be purchased at bluenotejazzfestival.com.
During the pandemic Blue Note Napa, operating in the Valley for six years, partnered with Charles Krug Winery to present nearly 40 successful outdoor summer concerts at a time when few were offered. Charles Krug Winery, established in 1861 as the Napa Valley’s first winery, is remarkable for its historical significance and character. Blue Note Napa’s successful partnership with the winery demonstrated that Charles Krug was a natural fit as the venue for the upcoming festival, which will now use the Winery’s entire grounds for the July event.
Blue Note continues to present its popular annual Blue Note Jazz Festival, New York with an array of shows throughout the month of June at venues throughout New York City. A new Miami Beach pop-up festival is also planned across two weeks in June at the city’s North Beach Bandshell.
Grammy Award–winning singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Rhiannon Giddens curates a four-concert Perspectives series as part of Carnegie Hall’s 2022–2023 season. Ms. Giddens' spectacular banjo and fiddle playing, passionate vocals, and perceptive songwriting are all wed to a boundless musical curiosity that explores untold stories and reclaims American musical traditions for our time. Recently named artistic director of the Silkroad Ensemble and recipient of a 2017 MacArthur “Genius Grant” for exceptional creativity, her collaborative projects—including the Carolina Chocolate Drops, Our Native Daughters, a string of award-winning solo albums, among other projects—have made Ms. Giddens one the most vibrant musicians of our time.
Throughout her Perspectives series, Ms. Giddens sheds light on the shared history of a variety of musical traditions around the world, the complex history of Black influence in American music, and more. Beginning in October, she is joined by multi-instrumentalist and frequent collaborator Francesco Turrisi for an intimate concert in Weill Recital Hall that draws on diverse musical sources—such as American and Italian folk music, early Baroque songs, classical arrangements of African American spirituals, original songs, and deconstructed arias—to showcase the fluidity between classical and popular music. Next in the series, Ms. Giddens joins three of her kindred banjo players Amythyst Kiah, Leyla McCalla, and Allison Russell (all leading roots artists themselves) for Songs of Our Native Daughters. Drawing on historic sources and personal narratives, they bring to life stories of struggle, resistance, and hope from a powerful Black female perspective. Ms. Giddens and Mr. Turrisi come together again in January with bassist Jason Sypher, performing songs from their Grammy-winning album They’re Calling Me Home, conceived and recorded in Ireland during the COVID-19 lockdown. Her residency culminates in March with Indigenous Connections, a stunning collaboration of global instrumentation and strings led by Ms. Giddens, featuring women and nonbinary members of the Silkroad Ensemble and Tuscarora/Taino singer-songwriter Pura Fé that connects the music of indigenous North America to the world.
Ms. Giddens is an acclaimed musician who uses her art to excavate the past to reveal bold and candid truths about our present. She has performed for the Obamas at the White House and acted in two seasons of the hit television series Nashville. Her acclaimed solo albums, Tomorrow Is My Turn (along with the EP Factory Girl, produced by T Bone Burnett) and Freedom Highway, received three Grammy nominations; her work with the Carolina Chocolate Drops (which she co-founded) received a Grammy in 2010. Ms. Giddens is also featured in Ken Burns’s Country Music series on PBS. Songs of Our Native Daughters, a collaborative album that tells the stories of historic Black womanhood and survival, was released on Smithsonian Folkways in early 2019 to rave reviews. Named artistic director of the Silkroad Ensemble in 2020, Ms. Giddens is developing several new programs for the ensemble, including one inspired by the history of the American transcontinental railroad, and the cultures and music of its builders. She recently wrote the music for an original ballet, Lucy Negro Redux, for Nashville Ballet that premiered in 2019, and the libretto and music for an original opera, Omar, based on the autobiography of the enslaved man Omar Ibn Said for the Spoleto USA Festival, which debuts later this year.
Ms. Giddens, who first performed at Carnegie Hall in 2017 and was first announced as a Perspectives artist in the 2020–2021 season, has also been an active collaborator in education and social impact programs created by the Hall’s Weill Music Institute (WMI). Her album Freedom Highway launched in 2017 with a concert at Sing Sing Correctional Facility, part of Carnegie Hall’s Musical Connections program. In spring 2018, she was featured in A Time Like This: Music for Change, a concert presented by WMI during the Hall’s festival The ’60s: The Years that Changed America. Also in 2018, Ms. Giddens was among major artists featured on Hopes & Dreams, an album of lullabies written by New York parents through Carnegie Hall’s Lullaby Project, released by Decca Gold. Virtual performances by Ms. Giddens and guest artists were featured on the Hall’s digital platforms throughout the 2020–2021 season as part of her first Perspectives series.
Saturday, October 15 at 7:30 PM - Weill Recital Hall
Rhiannon Giddens with Francesco Turrisi: When I Am Laid in Earth
Rhiannon Giddens: Vocals
Francesco Turrisi: Piano
Friday, November 4 at 8 PM - Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage
Rhiannon Giddens: Songs of Our Native Daughters
Rhiannon Giddens, Banjo, Fiddle, and Vocals
Amythyst Kiah, Banjo, Guitar, and Vocals
Leyla McCalla, Banjo, Guitar, Cello, and Vocals
Allison Russell, Banjo, Clarinet, and Vocals
Tuesday, January 24 at 7:30 PM - Zankel Hall Center Stage
Rhiannon Giddens with Francesco Turrisi: They’re Calling Me Home
Rhiannon Giddens, Banjo, Fiddle, and Vocals
Francesco Turrisi, Percussion and Piano
Jason Sypher, Bass
Friday March 10 at 7:30 PM - Zankel Hall
Rhiannon Giddens with Members of the Silkroad Ensemble: Indigenous Connections
Rhiannon Giddens, Artistic Director, Banjo, Fiddle, and Vocals
Members of the Silkroad Ensemble
with Special Guest Pura Fé, Lap-Steel Slide Guitar and Vocals.
Tomorrow, April 28th, Arlo McKinley, Tyler Childers, and Jeremy Pinnell are banding together for a spring concert stream benefitting Healing Appalachia, an organization dedicated to raising funds and awareness to combat opioid addiction across the region.
I invite you to tune in at 8pm ET to see performances from the artists, along with voices from the Hope In The Hills Board and those on the frontlines of recovery. The concert will take place live on Mandolin, and is free to the public with a suggested donation.
RSVP to An Evening With Healing Appalachia
Arlo McKinley has long used his music to highlight "existential crises, addictions, and world-weary resilience" (The FADER). His new album This Mess We're In is out July 15th on John Prine's Oh Boy Records, and he says:
"I'm private with a lot of things I go through, but in my songs, I'm honest about everything...I hope listeners can identify with the things they're too ashamed to talk about or feel. There's such a stigma that goes along with things like addiction and mental health. I just want them to know that I go through all of that too."
Let me know if you're interested in learning more following tomorrow's livestream, Arlo and his band kick off a spring tour that will bring them to NYC's Mercury Lounge on May 9th and 14th, plus dozens of other stops you can find here: https://www.arlomckinley.com/#tour
Following the announcement of his first album in over 40 years, I Ran Down Every Dream (due out August 26 on Yep Roc), Swamp pop legend Tommy McLain will make his mark on Jazzfest 2022, supporting Lucinda Williams for two shows at The House of Blues New Orleans, playing the Fair Grounds with CC Addock and more. An extensive tour run supporting Nick Lowe’s Quality Rock & Roll Revue Starring Los Straitjackets will follow in June. See below for all upcoming dates.
Rolling Stone spoke with Tommy last week about his return to recording, hailing the new album’s “swamp noir” and “the host of veteran luminaries” who joined him for the project including Elvis Costello, Nick Lowe, Jon Cleary, Denny Freeman, Augie Meyers, Ivan Neville, Van Dyke Parks, Mickey Raphael, Steve Riley, Speedy Sparks, Warren Storm and more.
Check out the full story HERE
Listen to “I Ran Down Every Dream” HERE
Watch and album trailer HERE
Produced by his musical protege C.C. Adcock, I Ran Down Every Dream (Yep Roc Records), features thirteen tracks, including ten original songs written or co-written by McLain. It is both a celebration and a requiem. It bookends a career that has seen Tommy scale the upper reaches of the Billboard charts, share the stage with the likes of Sam Cooke, Otis Redding, The Yardbirds and ZZ Top, and become a global ambassador for the swamp pop sound - that singularly affecting combination of rhythm and blues, country and western, gospel, and traditional French Louisiana styles. The album also looks back, with more than a little heartache, in tribute to some of the fellow musical travelers that McLain has lost, including fellow Louisiana legends Bobby Charles and Warren Storm. For McLain himself, the years-long road to I Ran Down Every Dream was beset by a heart attack, two hurricanes and a house fire. With every obstacle he overcame, McLain's resolve to complete I Ran Down Every Dream grew stronger.
Jazzfest 2022 Dates
April 29 - NOLA House Of Blues (Supporting Lucinda Williams 9pm)
April 30 - NOLA House Of Blues (Supporting Lucinda Williams 9pm)
May 2 - LA US Mint LA Music Factory 45rpm record release in-store 3:30pm
May 6 - NOLA Jazz Fest Lagniappe Stage (4:30)
May 6 - NOLA The Rabbit Hole (10pm)
May 7 - LAFY Vermillionville Performing Arts Center (7:30pm)
Tommy McLain Supporting Nick Lowe’s Quality Rock & Roll Revue Starring Los Straitjackets:
June 8 - Memorial Hall OTR - Cincinnati, OH
June 9 - Beachland Ballroom - Cleveland, OH
June 11 - Buffalo Iron Works - Buffalo, NY
June 14 - Center for the Arts - Homer, NY
June 15 - Colony - Woodstock, NY
June 17 - Musikfest Café - Bethlehem, PA
June 18 - Tarrytown Music Hall - Tarrytown, NY
June 19 - SOPAC - South Orange, NY
June 22 - Landmark on Main Street - Washington, NY
June 23 - The Ardmore Music Hall - Ardmore, PA
June 25 - Narrow Center for the Arts - Fall River, MA
Capping an historic April that has included his first-ever Grammy win, an appearance on the Grammy Salute to Paul Simon (airing later this year on CBS), and a deeply revealing interview with Marc Maron’s WTF podcast, where Marc attested “I can’t remember the last time I heard a power horn band like that,” Trombone Shorty today has released Lifted, his first album of original music in five years. Recorded at his own Buckjump Studio with producer Chris Seefried (Fitz and the Tantrums, Andra Day), Shorty and his bandmates crash through funk, soul and psychedelic rock with transcendent performances, set to bold songwriting that explores grit and determination in hard times. The album features special guests Gary Clark Jr and Lauren Daigle as well as the New Breed Brass Band and has been widely celebrated by American Songwriter, No Depression and Bluegrass Situation, who state simply: “It’s true, it just doesn’t get cooler than Trombone Shorty.”
Focus track “Lie To Me” is a brass-heavy strut that showcases Shorty’s renowned soloing abilities on the trombone. The song comes charging out of the gate with powerful rhythmic chanting before the band kicks into gear with triumphant horn blasts and a marching band snare. Lyrically, the tune is about the end of a toxic relationship, with Shorty pleading : “If you don’t want this lie to me, you don’t even gotta waste your energy.” Listen to “Lie To Me” HERE.
Tomorrow, Trombone Shorty will host his sixth-annual Treme Threauxdown at the Saenger Theater in New Orleans. Special guests include Joan Jett, Gary Clark Jr, Tank and the Bangas, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, David Shaw, James Andrews and more to be announced soon. Following that show, he will close the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on May 8 with the hallowed final set that for years was performed by The Neville Brothers and Professor Longhair before that. After Jazz Fest, Shorty will bring his once-in-a-lifetime Voodoo Threaxdown tour featuring Tank and the Bangas, Big Freedia, Cyril Neville the Uptown Ruler and The Soul Rebels across the US. The tour will also feature a tribute to the foundational work of funk pioneers The Meters led by founding bassist George Porter Jr. alongside Dumpstaphunk. The Voodoo Threauxdown tour is a lesson in New Orleans music history, and a vision of where that music is headed in the 21st century. The festival will kick off on June 10 and will move across the US, making stops at NYC’s Central Park Summerstage on June 13, Red Rocks Amphitheater on June 28, and The Hollywood Bowl on August 10.
Trombone Shorty (born Troy Andrews) is a native of New Orleans’ Tremé neighborhood and got his start earlier than most, performing at Jazz Fest with Bo Diddley at age four and leading his own brass band at six. Since 2010, he’s released four chart-topping studio albums; collaborated across genres with Pharrell, Bruno Mars, Mark Ronson, Foo Fighters, ZHU, Zac Brown, Normani, Ringo Star, and countless others; played Coachella, Bonnaroo, Lollapalooza, Newport Folk, Newport Jazz, and nearly every other major festival; appeared on dozens of tv shows, and at the star-studded Sesame Street Gala, where he was honored with his own muppet. The New York Times has called him an “unstoppable force,” he recently made a cameo on The Simpsons, was profiled by Vanity Fair in 2021 and has been featured in campaigns for Crown Royal and Folgers.
Listen to Lifted here
Tracklist:
1. Come Back
2. Lie To Me
3. I’m Standing Here (feat. Gary Clark, Jr.)
4. What It Takes (feat. Lauren Daigle)
5. Everybody In The World
6. Lifted
7. Forgiveness
8. Miss Beautiful
9. Might Not Make It Home
10. Good Company
2022 Tour Dates:
April 30, 2022 - Saenger Theatre in New Orleans, LA
May 8, 2022 - New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival in New Orleans, LA
May 20, 2022 - Academy 2 in Birmingham, UK
May 21, 2022 - SWG3 Studio Warehouse in Glasgow, UK
May 23, 2022 - Roundhouse in London, UK
May 24, 2022 - O2 Ritz Manchester in Manchester, UK
May 26, 2022 - Mojo Club in Hamburg, Germany
May 27, 2022 - 013 Poppodium in Tilburg, The Netherlands
May 28, 2022 - Salle Pleyel in Paris, France
May 30, 2022 - Huxley’s in Berlin, Germany
May 31, 2022 - Muffathalle in Munich, Germany
June 1, 2022 - Ancienne Belgique in Brussels, Belgium
June 3, 2022 - Barcelona Guitar Festival in Barcelona, Spain
June 4, 2022 - Kapital in Madrid, Spain
June 10, 2022 - Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom in Hampton, NH
June 11, 2022 - Leader Bank Pavilion in Boston, MA
June 13, 2022 - SummerStage in Central Park in New York, NY
June 14, 2022 - Tuesdays in the Park Concert Series in Lewiston, NY
June 15, 2022 - Massey Hall in Toronto, ON
June 17, 2022 - Bold Point Park in East Providence, RI
June 18, 2022 - Wolf Trap in Vienna, VA
June 19, 2022 - Ting Pavilion in Charlottesville, VA
June 21, 2022 - Koka Booth Amphitheatre in Cary, NC
June 22, 2022 - Cadence Bank Amphitheatre at Chastain Park in Atlanta, GA
June 24, 2022 - Venue TBA in Grand Rapids, MI
June 25, 2022 - The Aretha Franklin Amphitheatre in Detroit, MI
June 26, 2022 - Ravinia Festival in Highland Park, IL
June 28, 2022 - Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Morrison, CO
June 29, 2022 - Venue TBA in Salt Lake City, UT
July 1, 2022 - KettleHouse Amphitheatre in Bonner, MT
July 2, 2022 - Venue TBA in Seattle, WA
July 3, 2022 - Edgefield in Troutdale, OR
August 10, 2022 - Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, CA
August 11, 2022 - Mountain Winery in Saratoga, CA
August 12, 2022 - Oxbow River Stage Concert Series in Napa, CA
August 13, 2022 - Santa Barbara Bowl in Santa Barbara, CA
August 14, 2022 - The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park in San Diego, CA
The Rock and Roll Playhouse --- a family concert series where kids and parents rock out to the classics --- announces a special run of shows to honor and celebrate mothers. Taking place May 7 and 8 on Mother's Day Weekend, The Rock and Roll Playhouse plays the music of The Beatles for Kids. The shows will occur nationwide at 15 historic venues, including Antone's (Austin, TX), Brooklyn Bowl (Las Vegas and Philadelphia), Cubby Bear (Chicago), Music Farm (Charleston, SC) and The Sinclair (Boston). A portion of the concert proceeds will benefit Unicef.
"Celebrating the amazing women who raise us---whether moms, grandmothers, or aunts---gives us a chance to let them know we love and appreciate them," states Stephen Grybowski, Senior Director, The Rock and Roll Playhouse. "I can't think of a more joyful experience than a family grooving to classics by The Beatles on a special day."
A portion of the weekend's sales will be donated to UNICEF.
Providing kids with early music exposure and encouraging creativity, The Rock and Roll Playhouse is introducing the next generation to timeless music by artists including The Beatles, Fleetwood Mac, Phish, David Bowie, Prince, Aretha Franklin, Dave Matthews Band, and more. The Playhouse was founded in 2013 at its flagship venue Brooklyn Bowl by Peter Shapiro, entrepreneur and co-owner of the Bowl and owner of The Capitol Theatre, and Amy Striem, a certified Early Childhood and Elementary teacher. Designed to create opportunities for families to experience live music together in historic venues, The Rock and Roll Playhouse has presented hundreds of unforgettable shows nationwide.
Rock and Roll Playhouse Mother's Day Weekend Schedule:
May 7: Garcia's -- Port Chester, NY
May 8: Bluebird Theater -- Denver, CO
May 8: The Vogel -- Red Bank, NJ
May 8: Grey Eagle -- Asheville, NC
May 8: Cubby Bear -- Chicago, IL
May 8: Funky Biscuit -- Boca Raton, FL
May 8: High Noon Saloon -- Madison, WI
May 8: White Eagle Hall -- Jersey City, NJ
May 8: Brooklyn Bowl Philly -- Philadelphia, PA
May 8: The Sinclair -- Boston, MA
May 8: The Guild -- Menlo Park, CA
May 8: Brooklyn Bowl -- Las Vegas, NV
May 8: The Coast -- Fort Collins, CO
May 8: Music Farm -- Charleston, SC
May 8: Antone's -- Austin TX
For tickets, visit Shows | The Rock and Roll Playhouse
All ages welcome; admission is free for children under one year.
Today (5.2), The Music of The World Games announces the addition of global superstar Lionel Richie as a featured performer at this year’s event. The Tuskegee, AL-native is set to return to his home state and headline the The World Games 2022 Closing Ceremony presented by Coca Cola, set for July 17th at Protective Stadium. This performance marks Richie’s first performance in his home state in over two decades.
“I'm honored to be joining all the talented artists performing at The World Games Closing Ceremony, and to be headlining the closing ceremonies is truly special. I am so excited to be coming home to perform in Alabama,” says Richie.
Serving as the grand finale of The World Games 2022 – One World-One People: Celebrating Legacy, Achievement & Unity – will commemorate The Games with incredible performances and the opportunity for athletes, fans and volunteers to bid farewell to Birmingham. Richie will headline the evening, joining some of the most iconic performers from the state of Alabama for a series of once-in-a-lifetime moments, including: the legendary group Alabama; a special duet between Blind Boys of Alabama and Jamey Johnson; Alabama’s American Idols Taylor Hicks, Ruben Studdard, and Bo Bice on stage together for the first time; the renowned Martha Reeves performing “Dancing in the Streets,” plus performances by The Voice’s mother/daughter trio Worth The Wait, gospel musician & 5x Stellar Award winner Pastor Mike Jr., and rising rap sensation Yung Bleu. The Closing Ceremony will cap with the ceremonial passing of The World Games flag to representatives of the 2025 host city: Chengdu, China.
Funk legend and Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Bootsy Collins will still serve as Master of Ceremonies for the Opening and Closing Ceremonies and guide audiences through a musical and theatrical presentation celebrating the rich musical and cultural history of Birmingham, AL. Featured during each ceremony will be a series of performances and can’t-miss moments from some of Alabama’s biggest stars. The Opening Ceremonies – set for July 7th at Protective Stadium – evening will be a colorful celebration of sport and Birmingham history. Titled Unlocking The Magic: Celebrating The Power of The One, this presentation will celebrate Birmingham’s past, present and future. Spoken word artist, musician, educator, and Birmingham native Sharrif Simmons will be delivering a poem in the Opening Ceremonies as well as performances by Alabama, Nelly, Sara Evans, Sheila E., Tony! Toni! Tone!, and Yolanda Adams.
Featured throughout both the Opening and Closing Ceremonies will be the The World Games 2022 official theme song, “Hope Of Alabama.” Available everywhere now, the star-studded track encapsulates the strength and power of a moment where athletes, teams, coaches, entertainers and fans from all different walks of life and cultures will come together with Birmingham, AL’s presentation of The World Games 2022. Produced by World Games Artistic Director Dr. Henry Panion III and penned by ALABAMA’s Randy Owen, his daughter Allison Owen, and Panion, “Hope Of Alabama” features some of Alabama's most iconic musical stars, including Randy Owen of the Group ALABAMA, Yung Bleu, Sara Evans, Jamey Johnson, Pastor Mike Jr., Worth the Wait, Chuck Leavell, Ruben Studdard, Taylor Hicks, Bo Bice, Martha Reeves, Blind Boys of Alabama, with the combined youth and adult choirs of The World Games 2022.
Listen to “Hope of Alabama” here
Don’t miss your chance to see these two nights of unforgettable performances. Purchase tickets here.
Music legend Bonnie Raitt’s newly-released (and 21st) album, 'Just Like That…', is capturing the attention of fans and critics alike while it scores on sales charts, radio airplay and DSP playlists nationwide. Billboard chart positions include #1 Current Album, #1 Current Rock Album, #1 Americana / Folk Album, #1 Blues Album, #1 Internet Album and #1 Independent Record Label Current Albums.
The album reached #2 on the iTunes U.S. Top Albums chart just behind the #1 Billboard 200 top album of the week, Pusha T’s It’s Almost Dry. At Amazon, 'Just Like That…' was the #1 New Release before the album was even available.
Debuting at #3 on the Americana Radio Albums Chart, its first single, “Made Up Mind,” remained at the #1 spot on the Americana Radio Singles Chart for four weeks, with the track also making it on top Spotify and Apple Music playlists including Rockin’ Vibes, Americana Icons, Got Blues,Grade A, Made for Spatial Audio, New Music Daily, and New In Rock & Roadhouse.
Bonnie was recently featured on Spotify’s Time Square billboard, and earned praise from the likes of the NY Times ("brings new depth to songs of love and loss"), NPR ("she's carried on in the groove that she established"), NPR Fresh Air (“That is a voice of compassion and generosity, qualities many of us encounter all too rarely these days.”) and Wall Street Journal ("a potent reminder that she’s still here, and still vital”) while her intimate conversation with Apple Music’s Zane Lowe unlocked the stories behind the four self-penned tracks.
The 10-track album is the latest milestone in an already magnificent year following being awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award at this year’s GRAMMY Awards, receiving the Icon Award at the Billboard Women in Music, and her iconic album Nick of Time being inducted into the Library of Congress’s National Recording Registry.
The mix of sounds and approaches on ‘Just Like That…’ reveals how, 50 years after the release of her debut album, Raitt continues to personify what it means to stay creative, adventurous, and daring over the course of a life’s work. “On this record, I wanted to stretch,” she says. “I always want to find songs that excite me, and what’s different this time is that I’ve tried some styles and topics I haven’t touched on before.”
Like the rest of the musicians around the world, sidelined for two years from their livelihood and great joy—touring and performing live—Raitt and her band finished the first leg of their current eight-month US tour and will be embarking on the second leg joined by Lucinda Williams and longtime friend Mavis Staples on various dates throughout the run. The full tour schedule with info on Special Benefit Seats, is listed at www.bonnieraitt.com
Today, Ron Carter — known as “Maestro” to some, a certified “jazz deity” (NYT) to others, and jazz history’s most prolific bassist to all — turns 85 years old. The celebrations are just getting started, with features on NPR’s All Things Considered and a performance for NPR Music’s Tiny Desk Concerts.
On May 10, Ron's 85 years of excellence will be fêted at a one-night-only 85th birthday celebration filled with music and memories at Carnegie Hall's Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage. The event will feature performances by Carter-led groups in three combinations — trio, quartet, and nonet — and explore material from across his entire career. Read more here.
To get a taste of what’s in store at Carnegie on May 10, watch Ron Carter’s new Tiny Desk (At Home) Performance. Dapper and distinguished in matching ties, Ron and the members of his trio — Russell Malone and Donald Vega — comfortably treat us to a taste of the bassist’s mastery on the prestigious stage of The Blue Note in Manhattan.
With over 2,100 recordings and counting, Ron Carter has performed with the most important figures in musical history. From the crystalline jazz of Miles Davis and Alice Coltrane, to the rich soul of Aretha Franklin and Roberta Flack, to the artistic rap of Tribe Called Quest and so much more, Ron Carter wields his instrument with quiet, self-assured power.
Today on NPR, Giovanni Russonello (NYT) says Carter has left as big a footprint on the genre as any musician, let alone bassists. "When I think of Ron Carter, I think of this incredible ability to be sure-footed everywhere, but also sound almost like a plasma, like some undefinable, mutable substance," he said. "His bass line is endlessly fascinating, and full of ideas. And on the move."
Carter is entering his 85th year with a recent GRAMMY award — his third career win for Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Skyline with Jack DeJohnette and Gonzalo Rubalcaba — plus recognition by the Counseling In Schools Organization for his work as an educator, teaching students at the collegiate and elementary level.
Today, Aoife O’Donovan stars in an all new NPR Tiny Desk that features the GRAMMY- and Americana Award-winning singer and songwriter performing songs from her acclaimed, Joe Henry-produced (Bonnie Raitt, Rhiannon Giddens) new album Age Of Apathy. As ever, the performance is filled with “musical surprises: daring melodic leaps, unexpected chord progressions, [and] subtle rhythmic shifts” (NY Times).
Watch Aoife O’Donovan perform for NPR Tiny Desk here.
The Tiny Desk concert comes ahead of a very special upcoming Kennedy Center performance for O’Donovan at Love: A Joni Mitchell Songbook. Scheduled for May 25 and 26, O’Donovan joins performers including Renée Fleming, Lalah Hathaway, Raul Midón, and Moses Sumney. The group will be led by six-time Grammy Award winner and 25-time nominee Vince Mendoza, who won two Grammys® for his arrangement of “Both Sides Now,” from Mitchell’s album of the same name, and for “Woodstock” from Travelogue.
O’Donovan, who Pitchfork says “taps into the propulsion of prime Joni Mitchell” on Age Of Apathy, says of the performance: “I am thrilled and honored to be included in the Kennedy Center’s tribute to Joni Mitchell later this month with the NSO, led by Vince Mendoza. I can’t wait to join Renée Fleming, Lalah Hathaway, Moses Sumney and Raul Midón in singing Joni’s songs.”
Tickets for Love: A Joni Mitchell Songbook can be purchased here.
Age Of Apathy has being recognized as one of the year’s strongest records. Rolling Stone called the album “stunning,” NPR Music “a moving self-portrait” and No Depression “an astounding accomplishment.” O’Donovan also was the subject of a Jon Pareles-penned The New York Times profile, read that here.
Listen to Age Of Apathy here: https://ffm.to/ageofapathy
Aoife O’Donovan will continue touring Age Of Apathy throughout 2022, including an already sold-out date at Nightgrass as part of Aoife, Sierra & Friends, her collaboration with Sierra Hull; shows with Hiss Golden Messenger; and an extensive European tour, which includes an all-new announced London date at Kings Place on February 4, 2023. See full dates below.
SPRING 2022 DATES
May 13 - Hamilton, MT - Bitterroot Performing Arts Center ^
May 14 - Denver, CO - First Baptist Church ^
May 20 - Charlotte, NC - Neighborhood Theatre*
May 21 - Lexington, VA - Lime Kiln Theater*
May 22 - Norfolk, VA - Virginia Arts Festival: Perry Pavilion
May 25 - Washington DC - The Kennedy Center Concert Hall !
May 26 - Washington DC - The Kennedy Center Concert Hall !
June 16 - Telluride, CO - Telluride Bluegrass Festival
June 18 - Telluride, CO - Sheridan Opera House
June 25 - Mount Solon, VA - Red Wing Roots Festival
June 26 - Charleston, WV - Mountain Stage, Culture Center Theater
July 21 - Jackson, WY - Grand Teton Music Festival
July 23 - Guelph, ON - Hillside Festival
Aug 12 - Westport, CT - Levitt Pavilion#
Aug 13 - Hammondsport, NY - Pavilion At Point Of The Bluff
Aug 15 - Grand Rapids, MI - The Listening Lawn
Aug 16 - Indianapolis, IN - Hi-Fi Annex
Aug 18 - Cleveland Heights, OH - Cain Park Evans Amphitheater
Aug 19 - Ann Arbor, MI - The Ark
Aug 20 - Chautauqua, NY - Chautauqua Amphitheater
Aug 23 - Hartford, CT - Infinity Music Hall, Hartford
Aug 24 - Jersey City, NJ - White Eagle Hall
Aug 26 - Vineyard Haven, MA - Beach Road Weekender
Aug 27 - Lowell, MA - Lowell Summer Music Series
Sep 23-25 - North Adams, MA - Freshgrass Music Festival
^ support from Taylor Ashton
* support from The Wildmans
# with Hiss Golden Messenger
! performing with the National Symphony Orchestra, Renée Fleming, Lalah Hathaway, Moses Sumney
2022 EUROPEAN TOUR DATES
June 2 - Manchester, UK - Hallé St. Peter's *
June 3 - Dublin, IRE - Liberty Hall *
June 4 - Cork, IRE - St. Luke’s *
June 5 - Belfast, UK - The Black Box *
June 7 - Budapest, HU - House of Hungarian Music
June 8 - Vienna, AT - Haus Der Musik
June 10 - Copenhagen, DK - CPH Americana
June 11 - Stockholm, SE - STHLM Americana
June 12 - Oslo, NO - Oslo Americana
October 28 - Copenhagen, DK - Musikhuset ^
Oct 31 - Cambridge, UK - Junction 2 ^
Nov 1 - Birmingham, UK - St. Paul’s Church ^
Nov 2 - London, UK - Barbican Milton Court Concert Hall ^
Nov 3 - Bristol, UK - St. Thomas ^
Nov 5 - Goningen, NL - TakeRoot Festival
Nov 7 - Utrecht, NL - Tivolivredenburg (Cloud 9) ^
Nov 8 - Gent, BE - Handelsbeurs ^
^ support from Donovan Woods
* support from Will Troy
2023
February 4 - London, UK - Kings Place
Today, with the release of rousing new single “To Die For,” Arlo McKinley delivers another brazen taste of rust belt rock and roll. On the latest preview of his forthcoming album This Mess We’re In, out July 15th on Oh Boy Records, he paints a vivid scene full of his signature “heart-on-your-sleeve songwriting” (Billboard), digging his heels into defiance over raucous layers of gritty guitar and raging organ. “The streets forever stained with our blood, in a town where dreams surely come to die,” he cries. “Every time the lights shine, yeah they’ll be thinking of us.”
Listen to “To Die For,” and watch the lyric video here.
As the follow up to Die Midwestern, one of 2020’s breakthrough releases, This Mess We’re In makes a compelling argument that bad days really do get better, that love is still alive. Written in the wake of his mother’s passing, the loss of his best friend and multiple others, This Mess We're In served as the main source of comfort for McKinley, allowing him to take a long look inward and reorient himself in a new, uncertain world.
Across the 11 tracks, recorded at Memphis' famed Sam Phillips Recording Service and produced by Matt Ross-Spang (Margo Price, Jason Isbell, St. Paul & The Broken Bones), the Cincinnati songwriter grapples with addiction’s devilish grip (“Back Home”), reckons with a life caught in limbo (“City Lights”), and seeks self-forgiveness (“I Don’t Mind”). From start to finish, backed by cinematic strings and an ace band, This Mess We're In revels in gorgeous arrangements that veer from delicately devastating to stirring, electric, and uplifting.
On first single "Stealing Dark From The Night Sky," NPR Music says that Arlo McKinley “draws the listener into its power and beauty in a subtle fashion, with elegant fiddle and his voice lifting up soft consolation in the midst of darkness.” Billboard called it “an unvarnished tale of finding comfort and momentary diversion from all manner of emotional demons,” and the animated music video shows a vampire and a cosmic cowgirl finding love on a dying plane.
With a warm, oaky voice and lyrical talent that won over John Prine at Nashville's High Watt in 2019, Arlo McKinley possesses a special ability to make his listeners feel seen and recognized. He has been praised for songs of "hard-won experience" (Rolling Stone), "wrecked dreams and displacement from middle America" (NPR Music), "existential crises, addictions and world-weary resilience" (The FADER), garnering comparisons to Tyler Childers, Jason Isbell, Sturgill Simpson and more.
Arlo McKinley is currently in the midst of another restless year of touring, bringing This Mess We're In to NYC, DC, his first international performances and more this spring and summer. Find the full dates below and tickets at arlomckinley.com/#tour.
This Mess We're In Tracklist
I Don't Mind
City Lights
Back Home
Stealing Dark From the Night Sky
To Die For
Dancing Days
This Mess We're In
Rushintherug
I Wish I
Where You Want Me
Here's to the Dying
Arlo McKinley Tour Dates
5/12 - Wayne, PA - 118 North
5/13 - Worcester, MA - Off The Rails
5/14 - New York, NY - Mercury Lounge
5/17 - Washington, DC - Hill Country Live DC
5/18 - Berlin, MD - Globe Gastro Theatre
5/20 - Abingdon, VA - Wolf Hills Brewing
5/21 - Sevierville, TN - Bloomin BBQ & Bluegrass Festival
6/9 - Kobenhavn, Denmark - CPH Americana
6/10 - Stockholm, Sweden - Sthlm Americana
6/11 - Oslo, Norway - Oslo Americana
6/14 - Hamburg, Germany - Nochtwache
6/15 - Amsterdam, Netherlands - Paradiso Noord
6/16 - London, England - St Pancras Old Church
6/18 - London, England - Old Blue Last
6/19 - Manchester, England - Gullivers
6/21 - Glasgow, Scotland - Oran Mor
6/22 - Dublin, Ireland - The Workman's Club
7/9 - Parkersburg, WV - Renegade Rebellion Country Music Festival
7/28 - Springfield, IL - Levitt AMP
8/19 - Wellston, MI - Hoxeyville Festival
9/10-11 - Bristol, TN - Bristol Rhythm & Roots Festival
10/7 - Memphis, TN - Overton Park Shell
Three-time Grammy-winning singer, songwriter, musician and activist Fantastic Negrito (neé Xavier Dphrepaulezz) is unafraid to call it like it is—to deliver the painful truth to our ears and let it soak into our eyes. Today, Fantastic Negrito delivers “They Go Low,” the fourth and final pre-release single off his forthcoming visual album White Jesus Black Problems, out June 3 via Storefront Records. White Jesus Black Problems is based on the true story of Negrito’s seventh-generation white Scottish grandmother (Grandma Gallimore), an indentured servant, living in a common-law marriage with his seventh-generation African American enslaved grandfather (Grandfather Courage); in open defiance of the racist, separatist laws of 1750s colonial Virginia.
“They Go Low” serves as an anti-anthem; a hymn, not of praise, but of condemnation of the American ruling class, the highest bidders who value money over everything else. This song is meant to be sung out loud, as a collective body—serving as an anthem for the disenfranchised, the socio-economically burdened, and really anyone outside of the 1% of white America. “They Go Low” opens up with a tinny upright piano that is almost reminiscent of a silent film, matching the cinematic character of the song’s intro and the project at large. The track is carried by a blend of old-school Americana sounds with a small, almost imperceptible hint of synth-pop in the drums. When the chorus hits, you are flooded with gang vocals spread wide and sung in unison as a gospel rock organ comes in and fills out the harmonic space. All of this combined with the song’s major key modulation and the repetitive lyric “they go low / low low low” feels like a real come to Jesus moment. Negrito’s vocals are full of anger throughout the verses, but switch to a sickly sweet tone in the chorus, further emphasizing the sarcastic, saccharine condemnation that “They Go Low” is sneaking to its listeners like a note being passed under the table.
Each of the song’s verses serves as a tableau about individuals in the neighborhood that Negrito is observing who want more, but are trapped within the confines of the wasteland of no-opportunity that they were born into. Not unlike Childish Gambino’s “This is America,” “They Go Low” utilizes African American sonic templates to happily and dancily condemn something unforgivable. “They Go Low” is a criticism of the 1%, but it is ultimately a happy-sounding track in a kind of tongue-in-cheek way. Negrito is joyfully singing and screaming out his message to the oppressors: countless people who deserved more are trapped here and it’s your fault.
Watch the music video for “They Go Low” HERE
Fantastic Negrito on “They Go Low” – “When the 1% are making their deals, we’re not at the table. We’re on the menu, so to speak. Especially when I was making the film, I wanted to be sure that I was telling the story of those oppressors, those high bidders. They go low. Low enough to sell your grandmother, low enough to enslave people, low enough to keep poor whites out of work. When people worship money, there’s no limit to how low they’ll go.”
Alongside the announcement of White Jesus Black Problems in February, Fantastic Negrito shared the album’s lead single “Highest Bidder,” a track tackling themes of racism, capitalism, and the meaning of freedom itself via African rhythms and Delta blues. The announcement and single were met with praise from NPR All Songs Considered, Pitchfork, Billboard, Spin, American Songwriter, Consequence, San Francisco Chronicle, and more! (See early highlights below)
Watch the music video for “Highest Bidder” HERE
Watch the music video for “Oh Betty” HERE
Watch the music video for “Trudoo” HERE
Last month, Fantastic Negrito announced a string of shows, including Bottlerock Festival, Electric Forest, and the Hollywood Bowl Jazz Fest. Find out more about Fantastic Negrito’s tour dates here: LINK (Full tour routing below)
Pre-Order White Jesus Black Problems HERE
Listen to They Go Low HERE
Listen to Trudoo HERE
Listen to Oh Betty HERE
Listen to Highest Bidder HERE
Tour Dates
May 21 - Pure Imagination Festival in Prescott, AZ
May 27 - BottleRock Festival in Napa, CA
June 10 - UC Theatre in Berkeley, CA
June 14 - Aladdin Theatre in Portland, OR
June 15 - Neptune Theatre in Seattle, WA
June 17 - Sound of Music Festival in Burlington, ONT (Canada)
June 18 - BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! in Brooklyn, NY
June 20 - Sinclair - Boston, MA
June 21 - Ardmore Music Hall - Philadelphia, PA
June 22 - 930 Club in Washington DC
June 24 - Electric Forest Festival in Rothbury, MI
June 25 - Hollywood Bowl Jazz Fest in Los Angeles, CA
Aug 13 - Craig Ranch Amphitheater in Las Vegas, NV (One Nation Under A Groove Tour w/ George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic)
Sept 9-11 - Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion in Bristol, TN
White Jesus Black Problems tracklist
1. Venomous Dogma
2. Highest Bidder
3. Mayor of Wasteland
4. They Go Low
5. Nibbadip
6. Oh Betty
7. You Don’t Belong Here
8. Man With No Name
9. You Better Have A Gun
10. Trudoo
11. In My Head
12. Register of Free Negroes
13. Virginia Soil
Following the release of her critically-acclaimed album The Moon & Stars: Prescriptions For Dreamers in March 2021, GRAMMY-nominated artist Valerie June embarked on a highly anticipated U.S. tour that kicked off in March and continues through May. Now the celebrated singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist is releasing a dazzling cover (and accompanying performance video) of one of the most achingly romantic songs of the 90s, Mazzy Star’s “Fade into You.” While the track has been covered many times since its initial release in 1993, it should come as no surprise that Valerie pulls in her exquisitely tender balance of modern and traditional sonic influences to create something between otherworldly and positively human.
The emotional honesty and deeply meditative spirit that the Memphis-born artist consistently delivers in all of her original work is certainly not lost in this cover. Valerie takes the immediacy that Hope Sandoval (Mazzy Star’s lead singer) originally brought to the track and molds it into something entirely her own. Listen and watch “Fade Into You” HERE
Valerie June’s album The Moon and Stars: Prescriptions For Dreamers was one of 2021’s most celebrated releases. Produced by June and Jack Splash, the album is “a psychedelic tour de force” that is “powerfully, elegantly subversive” (UNCUT) and “a stunning song cycle of redemption and reclamation” (Rolling Stone). June’s spellbinding vocals and infectious sense of wonder ground the record, and “her every quiver bespeaks emotional honesty” (New Yorker). The follow-up to her 2013 breakthrough, Pushin’ Against A Stone, and the widely adored The Order of Time — a 2017 effort that earned the admiration of Bob Dylan and landed on best-of-the-year lists — The Moon and Stars: Prescriptions For Dreamers is a landmark work for the Memphis-born, Brooklyn-based auteur. The recently released special digital Deluxe Edition features 23 tracks in all: The Moon and Stars’ 14 original tracks, six reimagined, acoustic versions plus three brand-new covers that align with the album’s theme: Nick Drake’s “Pink Moon,” John Lennon’s “Imagine” and Stephen Foster’s “Beautiful Dreamer.” Buy/Stream The Moon And Stars: Prescriptions for Dreamers Deluxe Edition HERE.
The album’s “Call Me A Fool,” featuring Stax legend Carla Thomas, was nominated for Best American Roots Song this year’s GRAMMY Awards, the first nomination of June’s illustrious career.
“You and I,” the gorgeous lead track from The Moon and Stars: Prescriptions For Dreamers was featured in Apple’s latest #ShotOniPhone Holiday ad. The poignant short film is called Saving Simon and was directed by Oscar® Nominee Jason Reitman and his father, Oscar® Nominee the late Ivan Reitman. Watch the full-length version: HERE
June’s tour is wrapping up on a sold-out date at Ram's Head On Stage in Annapolis, MD. Catch the end of her 2022 headlining tour while some tickets are still available. Full routing is below. For more information visit https://valeriejune.com/#tour
Upcoming The Moon & Stars 2022 Tour Dates
Wed May 11 – Ferndale, MI – Magic Bag
Fri May 13 – Cleveland, OH – Beachland Ballroom
Sat May 14 – Columbus, OH – The Athenaeum Theatre
Sun May 15 – Indianapolis, IN – HI-FI Annex
Mon May 16 – Bloomington, IL – The Castle Theatre
Wed May 18 – Chicago, IL – Old Town School EARLY SHOW SOLD OUT
Thu May 19 – Milwaukee, WI – Turner Hall
Fri May 20 – Minneapolis, MN – Pantages Theatre
Sat May 21 – Iowa City, IA – Englert Theatre
Sun May 22 – St. Louis, MO – Delmar Hall
Tue May 24 – Louisville, KY – Paristown Hall
Wed May 25 – Cincinnati, OH – Memorial Hall
Fri May 27 – Harrisburg, PA – Harrisburg Midtown Arts Center
Sat May 28 – Annapolis, MD – Ram's Head On Stage SOLD OUT
Today via Hot Shot Records/Thirty Tigers, Delbert McClinton releases Outdated Emotion, the 27th studio album from the 81-year-old legendary blues and soul rocker. The record marks a full-circle moment for the “Texas Treasure” (Houston Press) as he celebrates his coming-of-age musical heroes and performs the country, jazz, blues, and swing tunes that have shaped his career. Co-produced with Kevin McKendree at The Rock House in Franklin, TN, the Outdated Emotion tracklist includes a Ray Charles tribute, Hank Williams' country classics (complete with steel guitar and fiddle) and Little Richard’s 1956 rock and roll ballad “Long Tall Sally.” The 16-song collection marks a return to McClinton’s roots and offers listeners a backstage pass to some of the most significant musical moments in American history. He delivers every song “with his trademark charming twang, never pandering to listeners, but instead sharing his joy with them” (Blues Blast Magazine). Now over six decades into his chart-topping career, which has included solo hits as well as collaborations with Emmylou Harris, Etta James, George Strait and even The Beatles, McClinton revealed that “what he really wants to do is make people dance.” Outdated Emotion certainly accomplishes that goal while introducing the next generation to the music that influenced him. Ultimately it proves why he’s earned the title of “the Godfather of Americana Music” (Rolling Stone).
Listen to Outdated Emotion here: https://orcd.co/outdatedemotion
“I’ve always wanted to do an album of the songs that influenced me the most. It’s important music from another time. There is a whole generation, maybe two generations now, who don’t know this music. My whole idea here was to show them how it was and how we got here. Hank Williams, Jimmy Reed, Lloyd Price, Ray Charles. These songs take me to my youth. They are good if not better now than they were then, and they were great then. They are songs people should just get to hear.” - Delbert McClinton
From his early Fort Worth days to becoming one of the most celebrated guests on Saturday Night Live and Austin City Limits, McClinton was among the first to lay the groundwork for the collision of Texas and Tennessee music, creating his own genre in a melting pot of American culture that would inspire generations to come. To that end, Glide Magazine recently praised “his absorption and processing of blues and R&B influences highlights an astute exercise in musicology.” McClinton’s band brings the same sense of nostalgia and appreciation for 20th century American music as they reacquaint listeners with the tunes that have shaped the sounds of today (and a few songs McClinton either wrote or co-wrote himself). The album features guitarists Chris Scruggs (Loretta Lynn, Kacey Musgraves) and Jimmy Stewart (Rascal Flatts, Dolly Parton), “slap” bass player Mark Winchester (Emmylou Harris’ Nash Ramblers), Stuart Duncan on fiddle (Alan Jackson, George Strait), Danny Flowers on harmonica (Eric Clapton), Jim Hoke on sax (Paul McCartney), and background vocalists Wendy Moten (The Voice, season 21) and Vicki Hampton (Thomas Rhett, Mickey Guyton).
JUNO Award-winning duo The Bros. Landreth deliver soul-stirring lyrics, mesmerizing musicianship and heavenly blood harmonies on its “polished and profound” (American Songwriter) new album ‘Come Morning,’ out today, May 13. ‘Come Morning’ is cathartic, transformative, and Joey and Dave Landreth’s most vulnerable record to date. Across 10 tracks, the brothers confront past demons from abuse and addiction, challenge ideas of toxic masculinity, process heartbreaking loss and seek to change a cycle of toxic family narratives.
Listen to ‘Come Morning,’ here: birthdaycake.ffm.to/comemorning
While the born-to-collaborate brothers have been previously recognized for their spontaneous “bluesy instrumentation” (Pollstar) and “quiet storm of slide guitar solos” (Rolling Stone), and have drawn comparisons to The Band, The Allman Brothers and Jackson Browne, they step outside of their comfort zone on ‘Come Morning’ to create an album rooted in intentionality. Listeners will find The Bros. Landreth experimenting with new vocal runs, song arrangements and instrumentals that support the stories of each song — moody and atmospheric synth, organ, textured guitar and more.
"Every single album provides an opportunity for some type of growth and transformation,” says The Bros. Landreth. “It’s not mandatory of course, but every time we head into the sandbox to make something new, we feel that little incessant tug encouraging us to push a little bit further, to reach for something just slightly out of reach. You don’t have to answer that call every time and some days, try as you might, you just don’t rise to it, but it’s always there. I really believe that we rose to the occasion with these songs and we allowed ourselves to step outside of what was comfortable to make something honest, vulnerable, and real.”
On “Stay,” the opening track of ‘Come Morning,’ The Bros. Landreth express a wayfaring musician’s desire to settle down and plant family roots, while the grooving “Drive All Night” is a nod to the band’s progression as musicians with mellotron flutes and indie-pop rock vibes. The album’s title track gives permission to release feelings that we are often told to suppress, while Joey and Dave Landreth confront family skeletons on songs like “Shame” and “Corduroy.” The brothers enlist Republic Records’ Leith Ross on the album’s feature song “Don’t Feel Like Crying (feat. Leith Ross),” which remembers the emotional shadows that loved ones leave behind when they’re gone.
Listen to “Don’t Feel Like Crying (feat. Leith Ross),” HERE.
The Bros. Landreth will tour the U.S. in June, kicking off at Long's Park Amphitheater’s Summer Music Series in Lancaster, PA before heading to New York City, Philadelphia, D.C., Nashville, Chicago and Minneapolis. For a full list of tour dates, visit thebroslandreth.com/shows.
‘COME MORNING’ TRACKLIST:
*Produced by Joey Landreth and Murray Pulver
1. “Stay” (Joey Landreth, David Landreth, Roman Clarke)
2. “What in the World” (Joey Landreth, David Landreth, Jonathan Singleton)
3. “Drive All Night” (Joey Landreth, David Landreth)
4. “Shame” (Joey Landreth, David Landreth)
5. “You Don’t Know Me” (Joey Landreth, David Landreth)
6. "After the Rain” (Joey Landreth, David Landreth, Jonathan Singleton)
7. “Don’t Feel Like Crying (feat. Leith Ross)” (Joey Landreth, David Landreth)
8. “Corduroy” (Joey Landreth, David Landreth)
9. “Come Morning” (Joey Landreth, David Landreth, Roman Clarke)
10. “Back To Thee” (Joey Landreth, David Landreth)
THE BROS. LANDRETH ON TOUR:
Sun., Jun. 12 | Long's Park Amphitheater | Lancaster, PA
Mon., Jun. 13 | City Winery | New York, NY
Tues., Jun. 14 | City Winery | Philadelphia, PA
Wed. Jun. 15 | City Winery | Washington, DC
Sat., Jun. 18 | City Winery | Nashville, TN
Mon., Jun. 20 | City Winery | Chicago, IL
Tues., Jun. 21 | Dakota Jazz Club | Minneapolis, MN
Amos Lee will bring his biggest radio hit in a decade to late night television this month, with a full-band performance of "Worry No More" on CBS' The Late Late Show with James Corden slotted for Thursday May 26. The lead single off Lee's new album Dreamland, "Worry No More" is a gripping ode to finding tranquility amidst calamity that shines through with its deeply empathetic and vulnerable disposition. "Worry No More" hit the Top 5 of both the AAA and Americana Radio Charts, and has been a staple of of the "emotionally powerful live performances" (NPR Music) on Lee's Dreamland North American tour. That tour will resume its 50+ scheduled dates on May 21 and continue through iconic venues like Los Angeles' The Theatre at Ace Hotel (May 31), Austin's ACL Live at The Moody Theatre (June 11), two nights at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium (June 20, 21) and Denver's Red Rocks Amphitheatre (August 16).
Tune into Amos Lee on The Late Late Show with James Corden; Thursday May 26 at 11:37PM CT / 12:37AM ET on CBS.
Listen to Dreamland here: https://www.dualtonestore.com/collections/amos-lee
Amos' two night run at the Ryman Auditorium will be live-streamed via Mandolin on June 20 and 21. More info here: https://boxoffice.mandolin.com/products/amos-lee-from-ryman-auditorium-2-show-pass
Early highlights of Lee's return to the road include a mid-April homecoming show at The Met in Philadelphia, where the Inquirer lauded his live show for "moving through a Dreamland where beauty can be found in everyday strife." Lee also joined the National Symphony Orchestra at Washington DC's Kennedy Center, where Americana Highways praised him for "lifting others and finding ways to connect when we’ve all felt so disconnected for so long." Lee has also launched a Tickets For Teachers and classroom supplies giveaway in each tour stop, to help give back to those who've given so much to their communities through these unprecedented times.
Watch Lee, a former elementary school teacher himself, discuss Tickets For Teachers on MSNBC here: https://www.msnbc.com/morning-joe/watch/amos-lee-i-want-to-make-people-feel-better-about-life-with-my-music-137045573608
Nominate an educator in your community by visiting https://bit.ly/3t7vcSQ or via social media by tagging @amoslee and using the hashtag #ALTicketsForTeachers.
DREAMLAND TOUR DATES
May 21 - FreshGrass - Bentonville, AR
May 29 - Bottle Rock - Napa, CA
May 31 - The Theatre at Ace Hotel - Los Angeles, CA~
June 1 - Lobero Theatre - Santa Barbara, CA~
June 3 - Humphreys Concerts by the Bay - San Diego, CA~
June 4 - Fox Tucson Theatre - Tucson, AZ~
June 5 - Ikeda Theater - Mesa, AZ~
June 7 - Lensic Performing Arts Center - Santa Fe, NM~
June 9 - Tobin Center for the Performing Arts - San Antonio, TX~
June 10 - Cullen Performance Hall - Houston, TX~
June 11 - Austin City Limits Live at The Moody Theater - Austin, TX~
June 14 - The Pageant - St. Louis, MO~
June 15 - Ravinia - Chicago, IL~
June 19 - Rock The Ruins - Indianapolis, IN~
June 20 - Ryman Auditorium - Nashville, TN~
June 21 - Ryman Auditorium - Nashville, TN~
June 23 - Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Auditorium - Chattanooga, TN~
June 24 - Charleston Music Hall - Charleston, SC~
June 25 - Durham Performing Arts Center - Durham, NC~
August 4 - Hayden Homes Amphitheater - Bend, OR@
August 5 - Grand Lodge - Forest Grove, OR
August 6 - Chateau Ste Michelle Winery - Woodinville, WA
August 8 - Vogue Theatre - Vancouver, BC@
August 10 - Martin Woldson Theater at The Fox - Spokane, WA@
August 11 - The ELM - Bozeman, MT@
August 13 - Fort Desolation Festival - Torrey, UT
August 14 - Gerald R. Ford Amphitheater - Vail, CO%@
August 16 - Red Rocks Amphitheatre - Denver, CO&
August 18 - The Stiefel Theatre - Salina, KA@
August 19 - The Englert Theatre - Iowa City, IA@
August 20 - Blue Gate Theatre - Shipshewana, IN@
August 22 - Michigan Theater - Ann Arbor, MI@
August 23 - Taft Theatre - Cincinnati, OH@
August 25 - American Music Theatre - Lancaster, PA#
August 26 - Lowell Summer Music Series at Boarding House Park - Lowell, MA#
August 27 - Colonial Theatre - Laconia, NH#
% with the Colorado Symphony
~ support from Neal Francis
@ support from Danielle Ponder
# support from Mutlu
& support from Noah Kahan
311 is announcing a Fall Tour of 27 shows, spanning September 2nd - November 12th. Full tour schedule below; support act Tropidelic on 18 of the shows. The 311 Fall Tour also includes special album-themed shows in New York City, Chicago and Los Angeles. In each of the three cities, 311 will play 2 nights, with each of the nights representing one of the band's first 6 albums.
NYC: 311 will play ‘Music’ (10/1) and ‘Grassroots’ (10/2).
Chicago: 311 will play ‘Blue’ (10/22) and ‘Transistor’ (10/23).
Los Angeles: 311 will play ‘Soundsystem’ (11/11) and ‘From Chaos’ (11/12).
The album shows will feature support acts that opened for 311 during that era.
NYC: support act will be Bronx Slang (featuring members from Shootyz Groove & 2 Skinnee J’s).
Chicago: support act will be The Urge.
Los Angeles: support act will be Phunk Junkeez.
One of rock’s most entertaining and dynamic live bands, 311 erupt on stage, mixing rock, rap, reggae, and funk into their own unique, hybrid sound.
311 Fall Tour - Tickets & VIP Package on-sale dates:
· Pre-Sale – Wednesday, May 18 (10 AM – local time).
· Public Sale – Friday, May 20 (10 AM – local time).
311 VIP Packages include:
· Best tickets, virtual 311 meet & greets, early-entry, merch bundles & more.
· The Gold VIP package for the 6 album-themed shows will also include an album-themed NFT.
· Ticket & VIP Package info at 311.com.
311 is one of the longest-running original lineups in rock. The band formed in 1990 in Omaha, Nebraska. 311’s celebrated live show and dedicated touring schedule have earned them a massive, grassroots following. Over their 32-year history, 311 have played more than 2,000 performances across 27 countries, released thirteen studio albums, achieved 10 “Billboard Top 10’s” on Billboard’s “Top 200 Sales Chart,” and sold over 9 million albums in the U.S. alone.
The band's list of Top 10 radio hits includes: Down, All Mixed Up, Amber, Love Song, Come Original, Beautiful Disaster, Don’t Tread on Me, You Wouldn’t Believe, Hey You and Sunset in July.
311’s line-up features: Nick Hexum (vocals/guitar), Tim Mahoney (guitar), SA Martinez (singer, DJ), Chad Sexton (drums), and P-Nut (bass).
311 FALL TOUR 2022 DATES
9/2 - COLUMBUS, OH - KEMBA Live! Outdoor Amphitheater
9/3 - ROYAL OAK, MI - Arts, Beats & Eats Festival
9/4 - TBA
9/6 - DES MOINES, IA - Hoyt Sherman Place Theatre
9/7 - SPRINGFIELD, MO - Gillioz Theatre
9/9 - OMAHA, NE - Shadow Ridge Music Festival
9/10 - DAVENPORT, IA - Rhythm City Casino Resort
9/11 - FORT WAYNE, IN - Clyde Theatre
9/13 - LEXINGTON, KY - Manchester Music Hall
9/14 - MCKEES ROCKS, PA - Roxian Theatre
9/16 - ATLANTIC CITY, NJ - Ocean Resorts & Casino
9/17 - TBA
9/18 - RICHMOND, VA - The National
9/20 - NIAGARA FALLS, NY - Rapids Theatre
9/21 - NEW HAVEN, CT - College Street Music Hall
9/23 - HAMPTON, NH - Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom
9/24 - PORTLAND, ME - State Theatre
9/25 - WORCESTER, MA - The Palladium
9/27 - BURLINGTON, VT - Higher Ground Ballroom
9/28 - BURLINGTON, VT - Higher Ground Ballroom
9/30 - CHARLES TOWN, WV - Hollywood Casino Event Center
10/1 - NEW YORK, NY - Terminal 5
**311 performing ‘Music’ album in entirety & more
10/2 - NEW YORK, NY - Terminal 5
**311 performing ‘Grassroots’ album in entirety & more
10/22 - CHICAGO, IL - House of Blues
**311 performing the self-titled ‘Blue’ album in entirety & more
10/23 - CHICAGO, IL - House of Blues
**311 performing the ’Transistor’ album in entirety & more
11/11 - LOS ANGELES, CA - Wiltern Theatre
**311 performing the ’Soundsystem’ album in entirety & more
11/12 - LOS ANGELES, CA - Wiltern Theatre
**311 performing the ’From Chaos’ album in entirety & more
LEG 2: 311 SPRING TOUR 2022 DATES
5/12 VENTURA, CA - Majestic Ventura Theatre
5/13 REDONDO BEACH, CA - Beachlife Festival
5/14 FLAGSTAFF, AZ - Pepsi Amphitheater
5/17 RIVERSIDE, CA - Riverside Municipal Auditorium
5/18 MONTEREY, CA - Golden State Theatre
5/20 RENO, NV - Silver Legacy Resort Casino
5/21 GARDEN CITY, ID - Revolution Concert House
5/22 SPOKANE, WA - Knitting Factory Concert House
5/24 MISSOULA, MT - KettleHouse Amphitheater
5/25 BOZEMAN, MT - The Elm
5/27 FARGO, ND - Fargo Brewing Company - outdoors
5/28 SUPERIOR, WI - Earth Rider Brewery
5/29 GREEN BAY, WI - Epic Events Center
6/1 CASPER, WY - The Gaslight Social
6/2 SANDY, UT - Sandy City Amphitheater
6/3 ENGLEWOOD, CO - Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre
6/5 GRAND JUNCTION, CO - Las Colonias Park Amphitheater
On Wednesday, May 18th at 4 PM ET / 1 PM PT, Qobuz Live, Qobuz weekly livestream series, and Rhino Records will present a panel discussion, Celebrating Mingus Three in honor of the late Charles Mingus's centennial, life accomplishments and body of work, and the re-release of his 1957 Mingus Three album.
The panelists for "Celebrating Mingus Three" include A-list jazz musicians and experts: Charles McPherson (saxophonist and Mingus collaborator), Sy Johnson (pianist and Mingus collaborator), Helen Sung (composer and pianist, Terri Lynne Carrington and Wynton Marsalis collaborator), Florence Halfon (archival jazz catalog specialist), and Zach Kirsimae (bassist, co-director of The Charles Mingus Institute). Ashley Kahn, NYU jazz history professor, will moderate.
The event is one example of Qobuz continuing efforts to super-serve music lovers, taking a boutique in a superstore world approach to music streaming, and placing a special emphasis on jazz. Previous events and partnerships have included livestream panel discussions celebrating jazz greats Miles Davis and John Coltrane, an exclusive Hi-Res EP release, The Q Sessions, in collaboration with Christian McBride and Mack Avenue, sponsorship of events with Montclair Jazz Festival and Juilliard, and more.
Celebrating Mingus Three will stream across multiple platforms (Facebook, YouTube, and LinkedIn), and will be available afterward for on-demand viewing. FB event here.
Stream and download Mingus Three in Hi-Res at Qobuz: https://www.qobuz.com/us-en/album/mingus-three-feat-hampton-hawes-danny-richmond-charles-mingus/gkq8bjrqveo6b
For years, rumors have circulated about a long-lost Creedence Clearwater Revival recording, captured in 1970 during the Rock and Roll Hall of Famers’ appearance at London, UK’s Royal Albert Hall. Now, more than 50 years later, fans can experience a first taste of that mythical recording on a special 7-inch pressing, released exclusively for Record Store Day by Craft Recordings. Limited to 9,000 copies worldwide, “Travelin’ Band”/“Who’ll Stop the Rain” will be available for RSD’s second drop date on June 18.
Mirroring the original double-sided “Travelin’ Band”/“Who’ll Stop the Rain” 45, which dropped in January 1970, this release showcases what were the band’s newest songs in a live setting. Side A features the Royal Albert Hall performance of the song from April 14, 1970 (celebrating its anniversary this week), and marks the very first release of this rare recording. Side B, meanwhile, offers a live version of “Who’ll Stop the Rain,” recorded at the Oakland Coliseum, and previously released on the platinum-selling live album, The Concert.
The original “Travelin’ Band”/“Who’ll Stop the Rain” single (featuring two songs from Creedence’s fifth studio album, 1970’s Cosmo’s Factory), was a global hit upon its release, peaking at No.2 in the US, No.8 in the UK, and No.5 in Canada. The double-sided single was also a Top 10 hit across Europe, landing at the top of the pop charts in Belgium and the Netherlands, and in the Top 5 in Germany and Norway, among other countries. Today, “Who’ll Stop the Rain,” remains one of Creedence Clearwater Revival’s most enduring songs. Ranked among Rolling Stone’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time, and written against a backdrop of the Vietnam War, the ballad continues to offer a poignant and timely message amid turbulent times.
Stay tuned for more special announcements from Creedence Clearwater Revival coming soon (follow CCR socials and subscribe to Commotion, the official CCR newsletter, here). In the meantime, fans can now own a piece of rock ’n’ roll lore with this collectible 7-inch disc.
Visit RecordStoreDay.com to find your nearest local participating retailer.
Travelin’ Band tracklist:
Side A
1. Travelin' Band’ (Live from the Royal Albert Hall, April 14, 1970)
Side B
1. Who'll Stop The Rain (Live at Oakland Coliseum, January 31, 1970)
Today, platinum selling band & modern day live legends O.A.R. debuted their new song “In The Clouds,” the first single off their upcoming tenth studio album ‘The Arcade’, out this summer. O.A.R. is set to embark on their Summer tour in July alongside Dispatch. They will be making 37 stops in Los Angeles, San Diego, Denver, Atlanta, Cleveland, Nashville, Boston, Chicago, New York, Philly, Austin, Virginia Beach and more along with some solo shows (full routing below). For tickets and more details check it out HERE
“In The Clouds” transports you to your inner happy place with its downtempo and trance-like nature vibe along with a mixture of electronic instruments with acoustic instruments such as the trumpet, guitar, drums, etc. The track is about holding onto youthful freedom and celebrating your imagination, while spotlighting the beauty of being able to enjoy your private world no matter how old you are.
“In the Clouds is a song about the power of imagination,” stated lead singer Marc Roberge. “Each and every one of us deserve a break from the noise, some time in our thoughts. This is a song about taking that adventure whenever we can.”
The forthcoming album is an evolving collective representing the group's journey — intended not only to highlight the range in their songwriting, but more so the ever expanding range of the band’s imagination. Like games in an arcade, each song has its own story, look, feel and flow, but simultaneously exists comfortably inside the arcade it’s housed in. Stay tuned for more info on the album.
Later today, O.A.R. and Dispatch will be throwing a summer tour pre-party, hosted by Jason Biggs and presented by Capital One, that will stream live from Relix Studio in New York City today at 5pm ET. Fans can subscribe to the Relix Magazine Channel on Twitch to watch the full event for free. Find more info HERE.
Dispatch & O.A.R. Summer Tour
7/8 -Meijer Gardens - Grand Rapids, MI **
7/9 - Great American Ball Park - Cincinnati, OH**
7/15 – Mesa, AZ – Mesa Amphitheatre
7/16 – Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Palladium
7/17 – San Diego, CA – Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre
7/19 – Paso Robles, CA – Vina Robles Amphitheatre
7/20 – Rohnert Park, CA – SOMO Village Event Center
7/22 – Bend, OR – Les Schwab Amphitheater
7/23 – Redmond, WA – Marymoor Amphitheater
7/24 – Bonner, MT – KettleHouse Amphitheater
7/28 – Nampa, ID – Ford Idaho Center Amphitheater
7/29 – Salt Lake City, UT – Red Butte Garden *SOLD OUT*
7/30 – Denver, CO – Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre
8/5 – Atlanta, GA – Coca-Cola Roxy
8/6 – Nashville, TN – Ascend Amphitheater
8/7 – Columbus, OH – EXPRESS LIVE!
8/9 – Indianapolis, IN – TCU Amphitheater at White River State Park
8/10 – St. Louis, MO – St. Louis Music Park
8/12 – Cleveland, OH – Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica
8/13 – Highland Park, IL – Ravinia Festival
8/14 – Sterling Heights, MI – Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre Freedom Hill
8/15 – Pittsburgh, PA – Stage AE
8/18 – Philadelphia, PA – TD Pavilion at the Mann
8/19 – Gilford, NH – Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion
8/20 – Mansfield, MA – Xfinity Center
8/21 – Saratoga Springs, NY – Saratoga Performing Arts Center
8/23 – Lewiston, NY – Artpark
8/25 – Bridgeport, CT – Hartford HealthCare Amphitheater
8/26 – Columbia, MD – Merriweather Post Pavilion
8/27 – Wantagh, NY – Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater
8/28 – Holmdel, NJ – PNC Bank Arts Center
8/30 – Asheville, NC – Salvage Station
8/31 – Charlotte, NC – Charlotte Metro Credit Union Amphitheatre
9/2 – Virginia Beach, VA – Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater
9/3 – Wilmington, NC – Live Oak Bank Pavilion at Riverfront Park
9/4 – Augustine, FL – St. Augustine Amphitheatre
9/8 – Austin, TX – ACL Live at The Moody Theater
9/9 – Houston, TX – The Lawn at White Oak Music Hall
9/10 – Irving, TX – The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory
9/30- 10/ 2 -Ocean’s Calling Festival - Ocean City, MD**
**O.A.R. headlining
This past Tuesday night, born-and-bred New Orleans musical icon and ambassador Trombone Shorty performed an electrifying rendition of his new song “Lifted” with an 11-piece band on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. It marks his third time on The Late Show and kicks off a summer of key appearances and a major U.S. tour that includes headlining dates at Central Park SummerStage, Red Rocks and The Hollywood Bowl.
Watch Trombone Shorty on Colbert here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=glQ4bzfywBQ
Shorty released his album Lifted just 2 weeks ago, his first in 5 years.
It features special guests Gary Clark, Jr. and Lauren Daigle as well as the New Breed Brass Band and has led to key interviews on WTF with Marc Maron, NPR’s Here & Now, KCRW’s Press Play, WNYC’s All Of It and reviews from American Songwriter, No Depression and Bluegrass Situation, who state simply: “It’s true, it just doesn’t get cooler than Trombone Shorty.”
Lifted harnesses the raw power and exhilarating grooves of his legendary live shows, over ten tracks recorded at his own Buckjump Studio with producer Chris Seefried (Fitz and the Tantrums, Andra Day). Shorty and his bandmates crash through funk, soul and psychedelic rock with transcendent performances, set to bold songwriting that explores grit and determination in hard times.
Shorty just performed the hallowed closing set at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, and will bring his once-in-a-lifetime Voodoo Threaxdown tour featuring Tank and the Bangas, Big Freedia, Cyril Neville the Uptown Ruler and The Soul Rebels across the U.S. this summer. A lesson in New Orleans music history, the tour is a vision of where that music is headed in the 21st century. It launches June 10 and includes NYC’s Central Park SummerStage on June 13, Red Rocks Amphitheater on June 28, and The Hollywood Bowl on August 10.
Trombone Shorty (born Troy Andrews) is a native of New Orleans’ Tremé neighborhood and got his start earlier than most, performing at Jazz Fest with Bo Diddley at age four and leading his own brass band at six. Since 2010, he’s released four chart-topping studio albums; collaborated across genres with Pharrell, Bruno Mars, Mark Ronson, Foo Fighters, ZHU, Zac Brown, Normani, Ringo Star, and countless others; played Coachella, Bonnaroo, Lollapalooza, Newport Folk, Newport Jazz, and nearly every other major festival; appeared on dozens of tv shows, and at the star-studded Sesame Street Gala, where he was honored with his own muppet. The New York Times has called him an “unstoppable force,” he recently made a cameo on The Simpsons, and was profiled by Vanity Fair in 2021.
Omar, the opera composed by Rhiannon Giddens and Michael Abels, makes its long-awaited world premiere next Friday, May 27 in Charleston, SC at the Spoleto Festival USA. In the lead-up to this first performance, Giddens has released her own recording of the song “Julie’s Aria” that is featured in the opera. Today The New York Times shared “Julie’s Aria” as part of a profile of Giddens, who also wrote the opera’s libretto. The recording was recently made by Giddens with guitarist Bill Frisell and her frequent collaborator Francesco Turrisi (Giddens does not perform in the production of Omar).
Listen to “Julie’s Aria” here and read the NYT article here.
Omar is based on the life and autobiography of enslaved Muslim scholar Omar Ibn Said, who was forcefully brought to Charleston, SC from Africa in 1807. In a statement, Giddens notes: “My work as a whole is about excavating and shining a light on pieces of history that not only need to be seen and heard, but that can also add to the conversation about what’s going on now. This is a story that hasn’t been represented in the operatic world—or in any world.”
Other major opera companies will perform Omar as well, including LA Opera in the fall of 2022 followed by Lyric Opera of Chicago, Boston Lyric Opera, San Francisco Opera, and Carolina Performing Arts at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, a co-producer of the work (Omar was previously scheduled to debut at Spoleto in 2020 but was postponed that year and again in 2021 due to the pandemic). Giddens worked on the score with composer Michael Abels, who is known for his work on Jordan Peele's Get Out and Us films.
Giddens’ latest album release, They’re Calling Me Home (Nonesuch), won a GRAMMY for Best Folk Album earlier this year. She tours throughout 2022 and will release her first book this fall, entitled Build a House. Written as a song to commemorate the 155th anniversary of Juneteenth, Build a House is illustrated by painter Monica Mikai and tells the story of a people who would not be moved and the music that sustained them.
Omar Performance Dates:
May 27 – Charleston, SC – Spoleto Festival USA
May 30 – Charleston, SC – Spoleto Festival USA
June 2 – Charleston, SC – Spoleto Festival USA
June 5 – Charleston, SC – Spoleto Festival USA
June 8 – Charleston, SC – Spoleto Festival USA
June 12 – Charleston, SC – Spoleto Festival USA
October 22 - November 13 – Los Angeles, CA – LA Opera
May 4 (2023) – Boston, MA – Boston Lyric Opera
May 6 (2023) – Boston, MA – Boston Lyric Opera
May 7 (2023) – Boston, MA – Boston Lyric Opera
2022 Concert Tour Dates
May 21 – Richmond, VA – The Richmond Forum (speaking event)
June 16-17 – San Francisco, CA – Miner Auditorium *
June 18-19 – Telluride, CO – Telluride Bluegrass Festival *
June 24 – Owensboro, KY – ROMP Festival *
July 1-11 – Patmos, Greece – Journeying Into the Common Good (teaching residency)
July 19 – Hanover, NH – Hopkins Center of the Arts ~
July 22 – Newport, RI – Newport Folk Festival ~
July 23 – Newark, NJ – New Jersey Performing Arts Center ~
July 24 – Vienna, VA – Filene Center at Wolf Trap ~
July 27 – Worcester, MA – Music Worcester ~
July 28 – Lenox, MA – Seiji Ozawa Hall (Tanglewood) ~
July 30 – Skaneateles, NY – Skaneateles Festival ~
Aug. 23 – Chautauqua, NY – Chautauqua Amphitheater (with Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra)
Oct. 15 – New York, NY – Weill Recital Hall (Rhiannon Giddens with Francesco Turrisi: When I Am Laid in Earth)
Nov. 4 – New York, NY – Isaac Stern Auditorium ^
Nov. 12 – Los Angeles, CA – Walt Disney Concert Hall (with the LA Philharmonic and Resistance Revival Chorus)
Jan. 24, 2023 – New York, NY – Zankel Hall *
March 10, 2023 – New York, NY – Zankel Hall (Rhiannon Giddens with Members of the Silkroad Ensemble: Indigenous Connections)
* with Francesco Turrisi
~ Silkroad Ensemble with Rhiannon Giddens
^ Our Native Daughters
Last night in New York's Central Park, indie rock royalty kicked off the SummerStage season at the Sound Mind Live festival, raising awareness and support for mental health research and programs.
Performers included Outkast's Big Boi, Cold War Kids, American Authors, KAMAUU, Wrabel and Allison Russell, with ticket sales supporting the New York chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI). Guest speakers included Talinda Bennington (Chester Bennington of Linkin Park's widow), New York State Office of Mental Health Commissioner Ann M. Sullivan, NAMI-NYC Executive Director Matt Kudish and Sound Mind Live Executive Director Chris Bullard.
To preview the event, Cold War Kids' Nathan Willett spoke with CNN about his commitment to raising awareness for mental health support and his own struggles here. Watch pre-show interviews with actress and Movement Genius founder Alyson Stoner here.
Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band will mark their return to the road in early February, 2023 with a string of to-be-announced US arena dates, followed by European stadium shows kicking off on April 28th in Barcelona and a second North American tour leg starting in August.
Said Springsteen: “After six years, I’m looking forward to seeing our great and loyal fans next year. And I’m looking forward to once again sharing the stage with the legendary E Street Band. See you out there, next year — and beyond.”
The planned European stops are Barcelona, Dublin, Paris, Ferrara, Rome, Amsterdam, Landgraaf, Zurich, Düsseldorf, Gothenburg, Oslo, Copenhagen, Hamburg, Vienna, Munich and Monza. Additional cities and shows in the UK and Belgium will be announced at a later date.
These 2023 dates will mark the first live shows for Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band since the conclusion of their 14-month, worldwide The River Tour in Australia in February, 2017. The River Tour was named 2016’s top global tour by both Billboard and Pollstar.
For ticketing information, please visit brucespringsteen.net
Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band last reconnected to perform on Saturday Night Live in December 2020, where they launched live versions of two songs from their most recent studio album 'Letter To You’ (Columbia Records), which reached #1 in eleven countries and marked the band's first time recording live together in decades. Last year, Springsteen unveiled his never-before-released “The Legendary 1979 No Nukes Concerts” film, collaborated with President Barack Obama on the book 'Renegades: Born In The USA' and reprised his record setting show 'Springsteen On Broadway' to help reopen New York City theaters last summer.
The E Street Band's members are: Roy Bittan - piano, synthesizer; Nils Lofgren - guitar, vocals; Patti Scialfa - guitar, vocals; Garry Tallent - bass guitar; Stevie Van Zandt - guitar, vocals; and Max Weinberg - drums; with Soozie Tyrell - violin, guitar, vocals; Jake Clemons - saxophone; and Charlie Giordano - keyboards.
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CITY |
VENUE |
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April 28, 2023 |
Barcelona, Spain |
Estadi Olímpic |
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May 5, 2023 |
Dublin, Ireland |
RDS Arena |
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May 7, 2023 |
Dublin, Ireland |
RDS Arena |
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May 13, 2023 |
Paris, France |
La Défense Arena |
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May 18, 2023 |
Ferrara, Italy |
Parco Urbano G. Bassani |
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May 21, 2023 |
Rome, Italy |
Circo Massimo |
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May 25, 2023 |
Amsterdam, The Netherlands |
Johan Cruijff ArenA |
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June 11, 2023 |
Landgraaf, The Netherlands |
Megaland |
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June 13, 2023 |
Zurich, Switzerland |
Stadion Letzigrund |
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June 21, 2023 |
Düsseldorf, Germany |
Merkur Spiel Arena |
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June 24, 2023 |
Gothenburg, Sweden |
Ullevi |
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June 26, 2023 |
Gothenburg, Sweden |
Ullevi |
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June 30, 2023 |
Oslo, Norway |
Voldsløkka |
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July 11, 2023 |
Copenhagen, Denmark |
Parken |
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July 13, 2023 |
Copenhagen, Denmark |
Parken |
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July 15, 2023 |
Hamburg, Germany |
Volksparkstadion |
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July 18, 2023 |
Vienna, Austria |
Ernst Happel Stadion |
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July 23, 2023 |
Munich, Germany |
Olympiastadion |
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July 25, 2023 |
Monza, Italy |
Prato della Gerascia, Autodromo di Monza |
Delbert McClinton’s latest record Outdated Emotion debuted at #1 this week on the Billboard Blues Albums chart. Released this month on Hot Shot Records/Thirty Tigers, the “hip and down-to-earth” (No Depression) 16-song collection marks a return to McClinton’s roots as he reinvents the music of his childhood heroes. The tracklist includes a Ray Charles tribute, Hank Williams' country classics (complete with steel guitar and fiddle), Little Richard’s 1956 rock and roll ballad “Long Tall Sally,” and new originals that prove, sixty+ years into his career, Delbert’s writing chops are stronger than ever.
The album offers listeners a backstage pass to some of the most significant musical moments in American history. One particular highlight is McClinton’s energetic, harmonica-driven take on “Ain’t That Lovin’ You.” When he first heard the ‘56 original by bluesman Jimmy Reed, he realized he wanted to play music for a living. Now the “Texas musical treasure” (Houston Press) is teaching today’s youth a thing or two with his new music video for the classic track. Featuring an animated McClinton backed by a high-spirited band of kids, the video is a reminder why the legendary 81-year-old has rightfully earned his title as “the Godfather of Americana Music” (Rolling Stone).
On May 13th, JUNO-winning band The Bros. Landreth released its soul-stirring ‘Come Morning’ album, offering a vulnerable lens into topics like love, loss, abuse, addiction, toxic masculinity, mental health and more. Today (5.25), the duo shares its stunningly cinematic new video for the album’s “Drive All Night.” Watch here: youtu.be/7fo520e-plc
The “Drive All Night” video flips the script on the song’s lyrics, which share a story of ever-growing love, and depicts a new interpretation of two lovers growing apart. It’s a powerful video that turns the song into a devastating reflection of a relationship before it is broken.
“We’ve known Mike Linton for a few years now,” says The Bros. Landreth. "We’ve been really struck by how uncompromising his approach is, and when their crew commits to a project, they won’t stop until they get it just right. We started looking for excuses to collaborate with Mike, and one of the ideas was to have him write, direct, and produce a music video for Drive All Night. We talked through a few different treatments until we landed on this one. The script flipped the song on its head and offered a completely different perspective on the lyric — treating the song as a bitter sweet memory, looking back on a happier time in a relationship. The two actors that agreed to do the video, Stephanie Sy and Gabriel Daniels, were enormous on camera. Mike and his team did a brilliant job of giving the actors space to portray a heartbreaking story of two people falling apart and falling away from each other."
The Bros. Landreth have received praise from artists including Bonnie Raitt, and critics like Rolling Stone, Associated Press, Relix, Paste and more. Listen to the new ‘Come Morning’ album, here: birthdaycake.ffm.to/comemorning
The Bros. Landreth is known for its enamoring live performances. Fans can see the band perform across the U.S. this June with stops in New York City, D.C., Nashville and more. For show dates and more info, visit thebroslandreth.com/shows.
THE BROS. LANDRETH ON TOUR:
Sun., Jun. 12 | Long's Park Amphitheater | Lancaster, PA
Mon., Jun. 13 | City Winery | New York, NY
Tues., Jun. 14 | City Winery | Philadelphia, PA
Wed. Jun. 15 | City Winery | Washington, DC
Sat., Jun. 18 | City Winery | Nashville, TN
Mon., Jun. 20 | City Winery | Chicago, IL
Tues., Jun. 21 | Dakota Jazz Club | Minneapolis, MN
Craft Recordings is proud to share a brand-new music video for Creedence Clearwater Revival’s 1970 hit, “Travelin’ Band,” from their fifth studio album Cosmo’s Factory. The video offers a rare glimpse of the band on the road in 1969 and 1970—at the height of their international success—as the camera follows them from brightly lit stages to the hodgepodge of planes, buses, motorcycles and more, that brought them to perform for their growing number of adoring fans.
The music video releases in advance of Record Store Day’s exclusive Travelin’ Band (Live at the Royal Albert Hall) 7-inch coming on June 18th. Mirroring the original double A-sided “Travelin’ Band”/ “Who’ll Stop the Rain” 45, which dropped in January 1970, this release showcases what were the band’s newest songs in a live setting. Side A features the first-time release of Royal Albert Hall performance of the song from April 14, 1970. Side B, meanwhile, offers a live version of “Who’ll Stop the Rain,” recorded at the Oakland Coliseum. Visit RecordStoreDay.com for more details and to find your nearest local participating independent retailer.
Creedence Clearwater Revival’s 1968 self-titled debut album introduced the world to guitar-playing brothers John and Tom Fogerty, drummer Doug Clifford, and bassist Stu Cook, four young men out of the San Francisco Bay Area. After launching their debut with breakout hits like “Proud Mary” and “Born on the Bayou,” the band released an unparalleled three additional studio albums in one year (1969).
Cosmo’s Factory continued their creative burst through 1970, led by the “Travelin’ Band” and “Who’ll Stop the Rain” single which peaked at no. 2 on the Billboard charts. The former, with its on-the-nose lyrical depiction of the band’s new reality, found the band exploring a more traditional rock and roll sound compared to the “swamp rock” of their earlier releases. Cosmo’s Factory has since been certified 4x-platinum, and over the past 50-plus years, these songs and many more from Creedence’s canon have become part of the Great American Songbook as both rock staples and timeless standards.
The new “Travelin’ Band” music video comes on the heels of the announcement of a forthcoming feature documentary concert film, presented by Craft Recordings, Concord Originals, and Marathan Films. Travelin’ Band: Creedence Clearwater Revival at the Royal Albert Hall will feature the only full concert footage of the original Creedence Clearwater Revival members ever released, alongside unseen footage of the band as they ascended from humble beginnings in El Cerrito, CA to arguably the biggest band in the world. The film was directed by 2x-GRAMMY® Award-winner Bob Smeaton and narrated by Academy Award®-winner Jeff Bridges.
Click here to watch the “Travelin’ Band” official music video now.
Today, Tedeschi Trucks Band will premiere I Am The Moon: Crescent, the first episode in the bands epic four album and four film series.
The listening experience will kick off at 8:45pm ET TONIGHT on the band’s YouTube Channel with a pre-film chat, in which Tedeschi Trucks Band will be answering presubmitted and live questions as well as sharing the listening experience alongside their fans.
The album length film created in partnership with Alix Lambert is an opportunity to enjoy the episode collectively with the band and other fans around the globe before it is available in stores and digitally on 6/3.
What started as a pandemic book club has now been transformed into a living, evolving map of the soul: the enduring tale of star-crossed devotion in Layla and Majnun by the 12th-century Persian poet Nizami Ganjavi brought forward to present day, through universal experience, faith, and of course... blazing rock and roll.
This is only the beginning of Tedeschi Trucks Bands most ambitious project to-date.
Tune-in here: https://www.youtube.com/user/TTBFromTheRoad/featured
When: Tuesday, May 31st @ 9pm ET/6pm PT
The Rock and Roll Playhouse—the family concert series where kids and parents rock out to the classics—announces a special run of shows in celebration of fathers. Taking place June 18 and 19 on Father's Day and Juneteenth Weekend, The Rock and Roll Playhouse will be playing 19 concerts nationwide of the music of Bob Marley for Kids. This will be the playhouse’s biggest show return since pre-covid, occurring at 19 historic venues across North America, including their first ever shows in Orlando, FL (Hard Rock Live) and Los Angeles (Troubadour).
“The Rock and Roll Playhouse has established itself as the premier family-friendly national concert series and we are thrilled to welcome them to The Troubadour for their LA debut. Their incredible band will introduce the next generation to Bob Marley, spreading his messages of love, peace, freedom and unity, as we celebrate both Juneteenth and Father's Day.” states Jordan Anderson, Talent Buyer for the Troubadour.
The Rock and Roll Playhouse will also return to Helena, a suburb of Birmingham, Alabama, to celebrate the town’s second annual Family Day on June 18. Originally constructed around The Rock and Roll Playhouse headlining their town square, the band will play two 45 minutes sets of classic rock and southern jam.
A portion of the weekend’s sales will be donated to the Preservation Hall Foundation.
From The Beatles, Fleetwood Mac, Phish, David Bowie, Prince, Aretha Franklin, Dave Matthews Band and more, The Rock and Roll Playhouse is introducing the next generation to timeless music while providing kids with early music exposure and encouraging creativity. The Playhouse was founded in 2013 at its flagship venue Brooklyn Bowl by Peter Shapiro, entrepreneur and co-owner of the Bowl and owner of The Capitol Theatre, and Amy Striem, a certified Early Childhood and Elementary teacher. Designed to create opportunities for families to experience live music together in historic venues, The Rock and Roll Playhouse continues to unite families through music with hundreds of unforgettable shows nationwide.
Rock and Roll Playhouse Fathers Day and Juneteenth Weekend Schedule:
6/18 Industry City Aretha Franklin Brooklyn, NY
6/18 Helena Amphitheater Rock and Roll for Kids Helena, AL
6/18 Hard Rock Live Bob Marley Orlando, FL
6/19 Bluebird Theater Bob Marley Denver, CO
6/19 Music Farm Bob Marley Charleston, SC
6/19 Garcia's Bob Marley Port Chester, NY
6/19 Funky Biscuit Bob Marley Boca Raton, FL
6/19 High Noon Saloon Bob Marley Madison, WI
6/19 White Eagle Hall Bob Marley Jersey City, NJ
6/19 Mohawk Bob Marley Austin, TX
6/19 Brooklyn Bowl Bob Marley Philadelphia, PA
6/19 Brooklyn Bowl Bob Marley Brooklyn, NY
6/19 Troubadour Bob Marley Los Angeles, CA
6/19 Thalia Hall Bob Marley Chicago, IL
6/19 Terminal West Bob Marley Atlanta, GA
6/19 The Guild Bob Marley Menlo Park, CA
6/19 Brooklyn Bowl Bob Marley Nashville, TN
6/19 Grey Eagle Bob Marley Asheville, NC
6/19 The Sinclair Bob Marley Boston, MA
For tickets, visit Shows | The Rock and Roll Playhouse
All ages welcome; admission is free for children under one year.
Tedeschi Trucks Band — the revered, GRAMMY-winning, twelve-piece rock and soul band headed by Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi — releases I Am The Moon: Crescent, the first episode of their epic four-part I Am The Moon album series. Listen/Purchase HERE.
On Tuesday (5/31), the band premiered Crescent and it’s album-length companion film to over 10k fans via their YouTube Channel. Directed by Alix Lambert, the film featured kaleidoscopic visuals and footage of the band's creative process shot in Pasaquan in Georgia, and offered a unique opportunity to communally experience the music in full alongside members of the band. Watch it here.
Featuring I Am the Moon’s affecting title track and the project’s lone instrumental called, "Pasaquan," I Am The Moon: Crescent was borne of riffs and ideas developed collectively at the Trucks’ family farm in rural Georgia and their home studio in Jacksonville, FL. Across its five tracks, I Am the Moon: Crescent traverses life and love through a robust tapestry of blues, funk, country, jazz and gospel: the perfect introduction to the grand saga that Tedeschi Trucks Band have in store over next few months, full film and album release dates below.
Listen to Crescent and pre-order I AM THE MOON HERE
Watch the project trailer HERE.
The limited-edition, I Am The Moon Deluxe Box Set, including all four albums in the I Am The Moon series on 180g black vinyl, plus additional special items, will be available September 9th, 2022 — order EXCLUSIVELY through the TTB store and the Fantasy Records store.
Tedeschi Trucks Band have extensive tour dates planned for 2022. See below for the complete list or visit tedeschitrucksband.com
TEDESCHI TRUCKS BAND - I AM THE MOON: ALBUM + FILM RELEASE DATES:
I Am The Moon: I. Crescent
Film Premiere: May 31st
Album Release: June 3rd
I Am The Moon: II. Ascension
Film Premiere: June 28th
Album Release: July 1st
I Am The Moon: III. The Fall
Film Premiere: July 26th
Album Release: July 29th
I Am The Moon: IV. Farewell
Film Premiere: August 23rd
Album Release: August 26th
I Am The Moon – All Vinyl Configurations: individual LPs + the 4-LP Deluxe Box Available September 9th.
Tedeschi Trucks Band Tour Dates
June 24 / Jacksonville, FL / Daily’s Place Amphitheater
June 25 / Mobile, AL / Mobile Civic Center
June 26 / Tuscaloosa, AL / Tuscaloosa Amphitheater
June 28 / Indianapolis, IN / The Amphitheater at White River State Park
June 29 / Detroit, MI / Fox Theatre
July 1 / Canandaigua, NY / Constellation Brands Marvin
Sands Performing Arts Center
July 2 / Gilford, NH / Banks of New Hampshire Pavilion
July 3 / Saratoga Springs, NY / Saratoga Performing Arts Center
July 6 / New Haven, CT / Westville Music Bowl
July 8 / Philadelphia, PA / The Mann Center for the Performing Arts
July 9 / Essex Junction, VT / Midway Lawn
July 10 / Patchogue, NY / Great South Bay Music Festival
July 12 / Lewiston, NY / ArtPark
July 13 / Cincinnati, OH / PNC Pavilion at Riverbend
July 15-16 / Atlanta, GA / Fox Theatre
July 19 / Vienna, VA / Wolf Trap
July 20 / Richmond, VA / Virginia Credit Union LIVE!
July 21 / Raleigh, NC / Coastal Credit Union Music Park
July 23 / Charlotte, NC / PNC Music Pavilion
July 24 / Huber Heights, OH / Rose Music Center at The Heights
July 26 / Aurora, IL / RiverEdge Park
July 27 / St. Louis, MO / Fabulous Fox Theatre
July 29-30 / Morrison, CO / Red Rocks Amphitheatre
August 18 / San Diego, CA / Cal Coast Credit Union Amphitheater
August 19 / Los Angeles, CA / The Greek Theatre
August 20 / Berkeley, CA / The Greek Theatre
August 23 / Sacramento, CA / Sacramento Memorial Auditorium
August 24 / Eugene, OR / Cuthbert Amphitheater
August 26 / Auburn, WA / White River Amphitheater
August 27 / Bend, OR / Hayden Homes Amphitheater
August 28 / Reno, NV / Grand Sierra Resort & Casino
August 31 / Boise, ID / Outlaw Field at the Idaho Botanical Garden
September 1 / Bonner, MT / Kettlehouse Amphitheater
September 3 / Moorhead, MN / Bluestem Center for the Arts Amphitheater
September 29 – Oct 8 / New York, NY / Beacon Theatre
October 17 / Copenhagen, DK / Amager Bio
October 18 / Copenhagen, DK / Amager Bio
October 20 / Randers, DK / Vaerket
October 21 / Oslo, NO / Sentrum Scene
October 22 / Stockholm, SE / Annexet
October 25 / Berlin, DE / Verti Music Hall
October 26 / Hamburg, DE / Edel-optics.de Arena
October 27 / Prague, CZ / Forum Karlin
October 30 / Rotterdam, NL / RTM Stage
November 2 / Dublin, IE / The Helix
November 4 / London, UK / The London Palladium
November 5 / London, UK / The London Palladium
November 6 / London, UK / The London Palladium
November 9 / Manchester, UK / Manchester Academy
November 10 / Glasgow, UK / O2 Academy Glasgow
November 12 / Paris, FR / Le Trianon
November 13 / Paris, FR / Le Trianon
November 15 / Paris, FR / Bataclan
The 2022 Smithsonian Folklife Festival, returning to the National Mall June 22–27 and June 30–July 4 after a two-year hiatus, will present free performances by musicians steeped in traditions that span the globe. After daytime activities wrap at 6 p.m., the festival transforms into a lively music venue and outdoor movie theater. These events are free and open to the public and will be presented on the Ralph Rinzler Main Stage located on the National Mall between Seventh Street and 12th Street. In addition, the selected concerts will be livestreamed on the festival’s YouTube channel. Food is available for purchase at the festival’s concessions or visitors can bring their own and enjoy a picnic on the National Mall.
The schedule includes a dynamic lineup of concerts and film screenings:
Internationally acclaimed musician and arts education advocate Yo-Yo Ma hosts a concert featuring music and poetry from Afghanistan and beyond. Sharing the stage will be Homayoun Sakhi (rubab), Salar Nader (tabla), Stanley Clark (bass), Ahmad Fanoos (vocals), Elham Fanoos (keyboard), Mehran Fanoos (violin), Hamid Habibzada (tabla), Nazira Wali (cello); and Cheryl Green (violin), Alex and Sophie Sherzai (vocals) with others to be announced. Presented in partnership with Asia Society–NY, the American Anthropological Association and Events DC.
Thursday, June 23, at 6:30 p.m.: A Night of Global Jazz + Funk
UAE-based group NOON kicks off the evening with a mix of jazz, rock and traditional Middle Eastern elements. Washington, D.C.’s very own go-go/funk heroes, Experience Unlimited, close the evening with their trademark sound. Concertgoers are encouraged to bring their dancing shoes.
Friday, June 24, at 6 p.m.: Film Screening: My Garden of a Thousand Bees
The festival presents an outdoor screening of the one-hour documentary film, My Garden of a Thousand Bees. Taking refuge from the pandemic, acclaimed wildlife filmmaker Martin Dohrn sets out to record the incredible variety of wild bees in his small urban garden. The film is a production of Passion Planet, the WNET Group and HHMI Tangled Bank Studios in association with Ammonite Films. The screening is presented by HHMI Tangled Bank Studios, a mission-driven production company dedicated to crafting compelling, immersive films about science and scientists.
Friday, June 24, at 7 p.m.: Alice Gerrard and Leyla McCalla
Smithsonian Folkways Recordings co-presents an evening with two of the most inspired—and inspiring—voices of their respective generations. Bluegrass music icon Alice Gerrard brings her expressive voice, powerful songwriting and mastery of the guitar, fiddle and banjo. Americana powerhouse Leyla McCalla is deeply influenced by tradition Haitian music, American jazz and folk. Support is provided by the Smithsonian American Women’s History Initiative and complements the exhibition “Music HerStory: Women and Music of Social Change” on view at the National Museum of American History starting June 22. Co-presented by Smithsonian Folkways.
Saturday, June 25, at 6:30 p.m.: En Pura Plena: Celebrating the Life and Loves of Tito Matos
Friends and family gather to honor the life and 40-year career of fabled Puerto Rican plena musician, educator and community leader Tito Matos, who died suddenly this year. Sharing the stage are the John Santos Sextet and Friends, Los Pleneros de la 21, Los Pleneros de la Cresta, and Plenazo Cangrejero for a meaningful exploration of his music. Co-presented with Smithsonian Folkways.
Sunday, June 26, at 4 p.m.: Ode to the Ozarks
Providing a preview of the 2023 Folklife Festival, this special performance features old-time Ozarks music, blending fiddling, folk songs and mountain music. A trio led by David Scrivner will present an Ozarks jam session, followed by Sylamore Special, a group of five teenagers based in Mountain View, Arkansas.
Thursday, June 30, at 6:30 p.m.: Los Texmaniacs featuring La Marisoul
Tejano favorites Los Texmaniacs return to the festival stage, bringing Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter musician Marisol “La Marisoul” Hernandez to share previews of their upcoming album on Smithsonian Folkways Recordings. Opening act to be announced. Co-presented with Smithsonian Folkways.
Friday, July 1, at 6:30 p.m.: Sunny Jain’s Wild Wild East and REBOLU
Percussionist and Red Baraat founder Sunny Jain’s Wild Wild East takes its inspiration from Jain’s South Asian roots, Bollywood classics, Indian folk traditions, jazz improvisation and surf guitar styles. He is followed by the Smithsonian debut of Afro-Colombian music ensemble REBOLU who will offer vibrant, salsa-inspired music rooted in the diverse Afrocentric rhythms of Colombia’s Caribbean coast. Co-presented with Smithsonian Folkways.
Saturday, July 2, at 6:30 p.m.: A View from the Streets—Urban Culture in the UAE
From hip-hop and trap to “calligraffiti” and spoken word, the UAE is a global crossroads of culture and creativity. This concert illuminates the country’s sonic diversity with performances by Arabic drill and trap pioneer Mustafa Ismail aka Freek, spoken word artists Maitha Al Suwaidi, Dorian “Paul D” Rogers, and Jaysus Zain; polymath Philip Rachid aka Soultrotter with break dancers Lana Ramadan and Zilla, and a transmedia collaboration from Michael Ang, aka Mang, Diaa Allam and Tegan McDuffie. The night ends with a screening of Rachid’s It Ain’t Where You From, a portrait of the UAE’s underground street dance scene, by The Arts Center at NYU Abu Dhabi and the Shubbak Festival (London). Curated by Bill Bragin/The Arts Center at NYU-Abu Dhabi.
Sunday, July 3, at 4 p.m.: Riyaaz Qawwali
The final festival performance offers a look-ahead to 2023 and one of next year’s featured programs, “Creative Encounters: Living Religions in the U.S.” Dedicated to sharing a 700-year-old genre of Sufi devotional poetry and music from South Asia with a broad American audience, Houston-based Riyaaz Qawwali will offer a stirring program connecting faiths and cultures. Support is provided by Lilly Endowment’s Religious and Cultural Institutions Initiative.
Today, three-time Grammy-winning singer, songwriter, musician and activist Fantastic Negrito (neé Xavier Dphrepaulezz) shares his most ambitious and provocative project to date, White Jesus Black Problems, out now on Storefront Records. Accompanied by a companion film, White Jesus Black Problems is a synthesis of so much – an ancestral journey, an unlikely love story, and even a self-discovery of one’s true name. This new project follows the artists’ acclaimed 2020 album Have You Lost Your Mind Yet? Sonically, White Jesus Black Problems is emotionally charged, mixing blistering rock and roll grit with infectious R&B grooves and buoyant funk energy to deliver a sound that manages to feel both vintage and experimental all at once.
White Jesus Black Problems was written, recorded, and filmed in Oakland, where Negrito grew up and currently resides. Combined with the visuals, WJBP yields a transcendent and immersive sensory experience, one that challenges our notions of who we are, where we come from, and where we're headed. The multi-media work is based on the true story of his seventh generation white Scottish grandmother (Grandma Gallimore), an indentured servant, living in a common law marriage with his seventh generation African American enslaved grandfather (Grandfather Courage); in open defiance of the racist, separatist, laws of 1750s colonial Virginia.
Listen/Order White Jesus Black Problems HERE
Fantastic Negrito on White Jesus Black Problems –
“There’s a feeling out there right now that we can’t get anything done because we’re so polarized, so entrenched in our ideologies and unmoved by facts or logic, but I wanted to share this story because I think it smashes that narrative to pieces. I stand on the shoulders of my ancestors, both Black and white, who showed me that anything is possible. There was a lot of ugliness in their story, but there was a lot of beauty, too, because in the end, perseverance overcame.”
White Jesus Black Problems has been receiving applause across the board, including praising nods from NPR All Things Considered, NPR Music, MOJO, Pitchfork, Line of Best Fit, No Depression – just to name a few. In a four-star review, MOJO described the album as a “tremendous synthesis of righteous rhetoric and gnarly, funk-flecked blues-rock… a potent tour de force” and American Songwriter Mag draws comparisons to Prince as Negrito crafts his own, unique “musical and thematic groove that thrusts his music further.”
On Saturday, June 4, Negrito will host a YouTube premiere for the entire White Jesus Black Problems film. Make sure to tune in at 12pm PT/3pm ET HERE
Watch the music video for “Nibbadip” HERE
Watch the music video for “Highest Bidder” HERE
Watch the music video for “Oh Betty” HERE
Watch the music video for “Trudoo” HERE
Fantastic Negrito announced a string of shows, including Celebrate Brooklyn, Bottlerock Festival, Electric Forest, and the Hollywood Bowl Jazz Fest. Find out more about Fantastic Negrito’s tour dates here: HERE (Full tour routing below)
Order White Jesus Black Problems HERE
Listen to They Go Low HERE
Listen to Trudoo HERE
Listen to Oh Betty HERE
Listen to Highest Bidder HERE
Fast-rising jam band Grateful Shred headlines a benefit for the Ojai Valley Land Conservancy (OVLC) at stunning outdoor venue Libbey Bowl in Ojai, CA the weekend of July 30-31, 2022.
In addition to Grateful Shred, who perform both days, the concert event features an eclectic mix of musical acts, along with locally sourced vendors and more. Taking place in the sylvan confines of Ojai’s Libbey Park, it’s an exciting opportunity for the people of Ojai and its surrounding community to join together to enjoy two days of music and art this summer with friends and neighbors in support of an important wildlife and land conservation cause. Tickets are available now at https://ovlc.org/shred
LA-based, national touring band Grateful Shred, are known for their unique laid-back harmony driven sound, bringing their own flavor to the beloved music of Grateful Dead. For more information on the band, visit https://gratefulshredmusic.com/. The lineup also includes performances from Nate Mercereau with Carlos Niño, Cayucas, Dan Horne, Gifted & Blessed, Shelley Burgon, Service Human, Barbarelle, Chuck & Luisa, Melody Bird and more to be announced.
The two day festival is produced and sponsored by the local Ojai collective of OVLC, Ojai Playhouse, Little Creek Events and Rum & Humble. Sponsored by Sespe Creek Collective, The event will feature contributions from local Ojai artists, vendors, and production team. This will be one of the first events connected to the rejuvenated Ojai Playhouse, which is currently under renovation, opening their doors to a new theater-going experience in the 2022-2023 season.
For more information on the OVLC, visit https://ovlc.org/.
To sign up for updates on the Ojai Playhouse, visit https://ojaiplayhouse.com/.
About The Ojai Valley Land Conservancy:
The OVLC is a nonprofit, non-governmental, land protection organization supported by private donations. We work to protect and restore the open space, wildlife habitat, watersheds, and views of the Ojai Valley for current and future generations.
In the Ojai Valley, the OVLC manages roughly 2,300 acres of open space—this is an area roughly equal in size to 2/3 of the City of Ojai. Of this, 2,000 acres are open free for public access—this is five times as much land in this area as is managed, for free public access, by the City of Ojai and Ventura County combined. This includes 4.5 of the 16 miles of the Ventura River. On these lands the OVLC maintains 27 miles of trail, guides hundreds of visitors, and hosts tens of thousands of school children, hikers, equestrians, and others each year.
Open space protected by the OVLC is preserved in perpetuity for the benefit of the community. Working with willing landowners on a voluntary basis, land is either protected by its acquisition or through a land conservation agreement.
About Sespe Creek:
Sespe Creek is Ventura County's first licensed cannabis dispensary and delivery service, offering a wide craft selection of sustainable products and on-site expert budtenders. They are proudly woman owned and have been voted Ojai’s Best. At Sespe Creek the motto is “Our Grass is Greener” because they source from small sun-grown farms and operate ethically with a focus on giving back.
About Ojai Playhouse:
Located in the heart of Ojai, California, the Ojai Playhouse, built in 1914, stands strong as one of the first single cinema screens in California. Even for the standards of the early 1900s, it offered cutting-edge technology, setting a standard in the film industry in foresight of what the state of California would grow to have a reputation for, becoming the global epicenter for all things entertainment. Reopening in 2023, the Ojai Playhouse will offer an intimate and immersive experience for film and art enthusiasts locally and beyond.
In what has become another major year for Blondie, the New York legends mark a career milestone with the release of the first ever authorised and in-depth archive in their history, a rarity for a band almost 50 years into their career with 40 million records sold. Blondie: Against The Odds 1974-1982 will be released on August 26th via UMe and The Numero Group, and is available to pre-order now.
Pre-Order Blondie: Against The Odds 1974-1982: https://blondie.lnk.to/AgainstTheOddsPR
See the unboxing of the Super Deluxe Collectors’ Edition HERE, and listen to Blondie’s previously unreleased recording of “Moonlight Drive,” out today.
Remastered from the original analog tapes and cut at Abbey Road Studios, this expansive box set is available on four formats (Super Deluxe Collectors’ Edition, Deluxe 4LP, Deluxe 8CD and 3CD editions). Housed in a foil-wrapped carton, Against The Odds includes extensive liner notes by Erin Osmon, track by track commentary from Debbie Harry, Chris Stein, Clem Burke, Jimmy Destri, Nigel Harrison, Frank Infante, and Gary Valentine, essays by producers Mike Chapman, Richard Gottehrer, and Ken Shipley, a 120-page illustrated discography, and hundreds of period photographs.
Blondie has transcended the realms of mere bands, evolving out of pop and punk to become a vital strand of American music’s core DNA. What the seven members of Blondie, made up of iconic frontwoman/songwriter Debbie Harry, guitarist/conceptual mastermind Chris Stein, powerhouse drummer Clem Burke, keyboardist Jimmy Destri, bassist Gary Valentine, guitarist Frank Infante and bassist Nigel Harrison, set to tape over those first eight years remains among the most timeless music of its era.
This archive box set—the first band-authorised collection in their 50-year history—is a collective moment to celebrate their legacy and be immersed into Blondie’s genre-bending sonic universe, including their first six studio albums recorded for Chrysalis; Blondie, Plastic Letters, Parallel Lines, Eat To The Beat, Autoamerican, The Hunter, and in turn their catalogue of era-defining hits “Heart Of Glass,” “Atomic,” “Tide Is High,” “Sunday Girl,” “Rapture,” and “Call Me.” These six groundbreaking albums have been expanded to include over four dozen demos (including the group’s first-ever recording session), alternate versions, and studio outtakes, creating a near-complete document of Blondie’s studio sessions prior to their 1982 hiatus.
Debbie Harry said, "It really is a treat to see how far we have come when I listen to these early attempts to capture our ideas on relatively primitive equipment. Fortunately the essence of being in a band in the early 70's held some of the anti-social, counter culture energies of the groups that were the influencers of the 60's. I am excited about this special collection. When I listen to these old tracks, it puts me there like I am a time traveler. As bad as it was sometimes, it was also equally as good. No regrets. More music.”
"I am hopeful that this project will provide a glimpse into the ‘process’ and some of the journey that the songs took from idea to final form,” guitarist Chris Stein said. “Some of this stuff is like early sketches; the old tape machines are like primitive notebooks. The trickiest thing for me was always about getting the melodies out of my head into reality and the changes that would happen along the way.”
“It is amazing that after all this time, and against the odds, our Blondie archival box set will finally be released. It’s been a long time coming and we are all very happy and excited with the final results,” drummer Clem Burke added.
“From the moment I walked into Chris Stein’s barn and saw a wall of tapes I knew we were on the precipice of something extraordinary,” producer Ken Shipley said. “Against The Odds is a treasure chest disguised as a box set.”
”Blondie is a group of extraordinary artists,” producer Steve Rosenthal said. “Years of searching, months of mixing, mastering and restoration, days of decisions went into this box set to highlight the unique path they travelled —from CBGB’s to MSG.”
Against The Odds has an unusual beginning; for nearly two decades, the bulk of Blondie’s audio and visual archive sat inside in Chris Stein’s unassuming barn just outside Woodstock, New York. One hundred reel-to-reel tapes, half a dozen cassettes, a few storage tubs crammed with records, bits of promotional flotsam, flyers, a stray Warhol print, and mirrored dressing room signage from four sold-out January 1980 nights at London’s Hammersmith Odeon. All of it lay in wait through twenty humid summers, twenty frigid winters.
From this chaotic hoard of ephemera, the long-gestating Against The Odds project was born, serving now as a new map of musical history.
Blondie: Against The Odds 1974-1982 Box Set is released on August 26th via UMe and The Numero Group, visit https://blondie.lnk.to/AgainstTheOdds
Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band have surpassed one million tickets sold on their just-announced 2023 tour dates in Europe and have added even more new shows across the continent for their return to the road next year. Popular demand has seen Springsteen and The E Street Band add second stadium dates in Barcelona (April 28 and 30), Paris (May 13 and 15), Amsterdam (May 25 and 27) and Oslo (June 30 and July 2), while third shows have been scheduled for Dublin (May 5, 7, 9) and Gothenburg (June 24, 26, 28). With the milestone in ticket sales, a new tour stop has also been added in Hockenheim, Germany for July 21. Shows in the UK and Belgium will be announced at a later date.
Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band's first live shows since the conclusion of The River Tour in February 2017, a 14-month run named 2016’s top global tour by both Billboard and Pollstar, will kick off in early February 2023 with a string of to-be-announced US arena dates. The tour will then continue into Europe over the spring and summer before returning to North America for a second leg in August. Initial European tour dates were announced in late May and over 500,000 tickets were sold in the first week alone, including over 100,000 each in Ireland and Sweden. For ticketing information, please visit brucespringsteen.net
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April 28, 2023 |
Barcelona, Spain |
Estadi Olímpic |
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April 30, 2023 |
Barcelona, Spain |
Estadi Olímpic |
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May 5, 2023 |
Dublin, Ireland |
RDS Arena |
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May 7, 2023 |
Dublin, Ireland |
RDS Arena |
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May 9, 2023 |
Dublin, Ireland |
RDS Arena |
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May 13, 2023 |
Paris, France |
La Défense Arena |
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May 15, 2023 |
Paris, France |
La Défense Arena |
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May 18, 2023 |
Ferrara, Italy |
Parco Urbano G. Bassani |
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May 21, 2023 |
Rome, Italy |
Circo Massimo |
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May 25, 2023 |
Amsterdam, The Netherlands |
Johan Cruijff ArenA |
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May 27, 2023 |
Amsterdam, The Netherlands |
Johan Cruijff ArenA |
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June 11, 2023 |
Landgraaf, The Netherlands |
Megaland |
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June 13, 2023 |
Zurich, Switzerland |
Stadion Letzigrund |
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June 21, 2023 |
Düsseldorf, Germany |
Merkur Spiel Arena |
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June 24, 2023 |
Gothenburg, Sweden |
Ullevi |
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June 26, 2023 |
Gothenburg, Sweden |
Ullevi |
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June 28, 2023 |
Gothenburg, Sweden |
Ullevi |
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June 30, 2023 |
Oslo, Norway |
Voldsløkka |
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July 2, 2023 |
Oslo, Norway |
Voldsløkka |
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July 11, 2023 |
Copenhagen, Denmark |
Parken |
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July 13, 2023 |
Copenhagen, Denmark |
Parken |
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July 15, 2023 |
Hamburg, Germany |
Volksparkstadion |
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July 18, 2023 |
Vienna, Austria |
Ernst Happel Stadion |
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July 21, 2023 |
Hockenheim, Germany |
Hockenheimring |
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July 23, 2023 |
Munich, Germany |
Olympiastadion |
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July 25, 2023 |
Monza, Italy |
Prato della Gerascia, Autodromo di Monza |
GRAMMY-nominated electronic groundbreakers ODESZA are teasing their eagerly anticipated forthcoming album ‘The Last Goodbye’ (out July 22 via Foreign Family Collective/Ninja Tune, preorder HERE) today with their otherworldly latest release, “Wide Awake” featuring Charlie Houston.
Charlie’s pristine voice opens the song while an effectively understated percussive section enters the fold, followed by the swirling of distant, illusive vocals and deftly layered electronic flourishes. It feels born from another universe, rising and falling with its intensity while remaining thoughtful and compelling throughout.
Of the song, ODESZA comments “What we like about “Wide Awake” is it feels like it encapsulates a lot of things we enjoy in one track: lots of percussive elements wrapped in emotive chords, with swirling distorted synths and leads, all centered around Charlie’s incredible vocal. It’s one of our favorites from the record and something we come back to a lot.”
‘The Last Goodbye’ is set to be the duo’s most ambitious album to date. A project rife with brightness and emotion, nostalgic yet rooted in the present, it serves as a sweeping sonic experience that speaks to themes of connection, reminiscence, and the impact we impart on one another. Pre-release tracks showcase the depth of the album, with the title track “The Last Goodbye (feat. Bettye LaVette)” being praised by the NY Times who said it “brings some Slavic melancholy to four-on-the-floor dance music” while fellow songs “Love Letter (feat. The Knocks)” features a dynamic, emotive vocal refrain that serves as a personal proclamation, speeding amongst curtains of orchestral synths, the mesmerizing “Behind The Sun” includes a beautiful vocal sample from Iranian singer Simin Ghanem’s “Seeb”, and “Better Now (feat. MARO)” is a study in delicately balancing ambient soundscapes and instrumentation.
ODESZA sold over 350k tickets during the initial 72-hour ticket on-sale period of their upcoming "The Last Goodbye Tour", reaffirming the Seattle duo as one of modern music live performance juggernauts. Three nights at Seattle’s Climate Pledge Arena, two nights at LA’s The Forum, and two nights at New York’s Forest Hills Stadium are just a few of the notable and massive sell-out shows. Full dates HERE.
Additionally, ODESZA is partnering with environmental nonprofit and music industry veterans REVERB to make their tour more environmentally sustainable and to engage fans to take action for people and the planet. Not only will the tour be carbon negative, eliminating substantially more greenhouse gas pollution than the tour creates, there will also be engagements at each show to encourage fans to get involved to take action against climate change.
With over 5 billion total streams, ODESZA have masterfully reemerged to remind the world what has made the duo of Harrison Mills and Clayton Knight cornerstones of the modern electronic landscape. Their last album ‘A Moment Apart’ was not only a commercial success (going gold and debuting at no. 3 on the Billboard 200), but it also earned critical acclaim including two GRAMMY nominations and praise from the likes of NPR, Rolling Stone, Billboard, Complex, Consequence and more.
The duo has cultivated a diehard fanbase of massive proportions: known for their groundbreaking, awe-inspiring and immersive live performance, which reached 2.85m+ fans over the course of their ‘A Moment Apart’ tour. They also have had headline performances at the likes of Coachella, Lollapalooza & more, as well as performed on Jimmy Kimmel Live! and Conan, and launched their own music festival SUNDARA in Riviera Maya, Mexico in 2019.
Todd Snider has announced his "American Troubadour Tour" for September and October of this year, or - as he refers to it - the continuation of his "second tour - because I went out on the road in '94 and never went home until the pandemic." The dates will begin on the East Coast, with a September 7th kick off at the Harvester Performance Center in Rocky Mount, VA, before continuing west through Denver's Paramount Theatre, Seattle's Neptune Theatre and San Francisco's Great American Music Hall among many many others. Ray Wylie Hubbard will join Snider for four shows across California, Nevada and Utah in late October, with Nicki Bluhm performing alongside him in Denver, Missoula and Bozeman. Additional special guests will include Lilly Winwood on shows from September 7th through 18th, and Ryan Montbleau from October 3rd through 19th. The tour's first leg culminates at Eau Claire, Wisconsin's Jamf Theatre on Halloween night, with more to-be-announced US shows taking place throughout November and December.
Snider's "American Troubadour Tour" is set to coincide with the release of his new record Live: Return Of The Storyteller, which was captured during his first shows back from the pandemic and follows up his acclaimed 2011 concert album The Storyteller. Snider also recently shared First Agnostic Church Of Hope And Wonder, a new studio release which led the Associated Press to proclaim that "his knack for high hilarity remains, but the music is different from anything he has done before...it's filled with funky rhythms while Snider makes like Sly Stoner."
Tickets for the "American Troubadour Tour" will go on sale this Friday June 10 at 10AM PT / 1PM ET, with a full list of dates below. Visit toddsnider.net for full ticketing information.
Todd Snider - American Troubadour Tour Dates
September 7 - Harvester Performance Center - Rocky Mount, VA*
September 9 - Infinity Hall Norfolk - Norfolk, CT*
September 10 - Narrows Center for the Arts - Fall River, MA*
September 11 - Infinity Hall Hartford - Hartford, CT*
September 13 - Swyer Theatre at The Egg - Albany, NY*
September 15 - StageOne - Fairfield, CT*
September 16 - The Center for Arts in Natick - Natick, MA*
September 17 - Sellersville Theater - Sellersville, PA*
September 18 - The Queen - Wilmington, DE*
September 29 - Paramount Theatre - Denver, CO+
October 1 - The Wilma - Missoula, MT+
October 2 - The ELM - Bozeman, MT+
October 3 - Egyptian Theatre - Boise, ID@
October 4 - Tower Theatre - Bend, OR@
October 6 - Revolution Hall - Portland, OR@
October 7 - Soreng Theater at Hult Center - Eugene, OR@
October 8 - Neptune Theatre - Seattle, WA@
October 9 - The Bing Crosby Theater - Spokane, WA@
October 12 - Arcata Theater Lounge - Arcata, CA@
October 13 - Raven Theatre - Healdsburg, CA@
October 14 - Great American Music Hall - San Francisco, CA@
October 16 - Rio Theatre - Santa Cruz, CA@
October 18 - The Fremont Theater - San Luis Obispo, CA@
October 19 - The Coach House - San Juan Capistrano, CA@
October 21 - Paradise Performing Arts Center - Paradise, CA~
October 22 - Bally’s Lake Tahoe Casino Resort - South Lake Tahoe, NV~
October 24 - The State Room - Salt Lake City, UT~
October 25 - The State Room - Salt Lake City, UT~
October 26 - Washington’s - Fort Collins, CO
October 28 - Knuckleheads - Kansas City, MO
October 29 - Scottish Rite Hall - Omaha, NE
October 30 - Wooly’s - Des Moines, IA
October 31 - Jamf Theatre - Eau Claire, WI
* with Lilly Winwood
+ with Nicki Bluhm
@ with Ryan Montbleau
~ with Ray Wylie Hubbard
On July 15th, Arlo McKinley will release new album This Mess We're In via Oh Boy Records, and today he shares its latest preview with the tender, troubled and turbulent "Back Home." As one of the first songs he wrote for his most meditative and cinematic collection of music to date, "Back Home" features Logan Halstead on accompanying vocals, and finds the Cincinnati-based McKinley reckoning with a life in limbo. Opening with allusions to past addictions and friends he has lost to similarly devastating demons, McKinley's warm, oaky voice and unflinching honesty offer a reflection on the grief that coexists with the places and people he loves most. "This city is a symphony, that never seems to be in key," he sings, backed by an ace band of drummer Ken Coomer (Wilco, Uncle Tupelo), pianist Rick Steff (Lucero, Cat Power), mellotron from album producer Matt Ross-Spang (Margo Price, Jason Isbell), plus guitarist Will Sexton, fiddle by Jessie Munson, and more. "I've tasted every sin, spit 'em out and I tried again."
Listen to "Back Home" (feat. Logan Halstead) Here
Following the previously released "Stealing Dark From The Night Sky," and the brazen barnburner of "To Die For," "Back Home" is another step taken in This Mess We're In's journey towards brighter days and a better self. In the two years since his breakthrough 2020 LP, Die Midwestern, Arlo McKinley has emerged from an emotional fog that included the passing of his mother and multiple other loved ones, using these new songs as an internal compass to navigate his next chapter in such an uncertain world. Through the music he delivers "soft consolation in the midst of darkness" (NPR Music), "diversion from all manner of emotional demons" (Billboard), and "vibrant vignettes that'll have you laughing, crying, angry and gracious all in the span of a few minutes" (The Boot).
Currently overseas for his first international performances, Arlo McKinley's year has already brought a nonstop run of shows that's about to get even busier. After headlining the East Coast this spring, he has just announced a new leg of tour dates for July and August, featuring stops at Nashville's Brooklyn Bowl, Indianapolis' Hi-Fi, multiple appearances across the Midwest, South and more, in addition to singing the national anthem before a Cincinnati Reds game at his hometown's Great American Ballpark on July 23rd. Find the full list below and tickets at arlomckinley.com/#tour.
Watch Arlo McKinley perform a stripped down "Back Home," plus more songs from This Mess We're In during new sessions with GemsOnVHS and Paste, where he's previously racked up millions of views for powerful songs of "hard-won experience" (Rolling Stone), "existential crises, addictions and world-weary resilience" (The FADER), garnering comparisons to Tyler Childers, Jason Isbell, Sturgill Simpson and more.
Mapache — Clay Finch and Sam Blasucci's cosmic-folk band best known for their “quintessentially laid-back” tunes (UNCUT) and “grooves so strong you can basically hear the sunshine” (NPR Music) — releases Roscoe's Dream on Innovative Leisure / Calico Discos. Brimming with the best of golden state folk, the band’s third LP of originals captures the sheer joy of sloppy face-kisses and sunny mid-afternoon walks between sweet harmonies and blissed-out guitar licks.
Listen to Roscoe’s Dream here.
On Mapache’s third LP of originals, the band’s 14-year-old Boston Terrier Roscoe takes center stage, scampering through a collection of deconstructed golden-age sketches, gentle rippers that pay homage to the DJ Art Laboe, and loving covers of Bo Diddley's "Diana" and Gabby Pahinui's "Kauai Beauty."
Having honed their distinct folk-western musicality on 2020’s From Liberty Street, Mapache’s Roscoe’s Dream proves that Blasucci and Finch’s chemistry, cultivated since they were young schoolmates, is alchemic. Calling in a handful of friends to play additional parts — including Farmer Dave Scher of Beachwood Sparks on melodica and lap steel plus Spencer Dunham of the Allah-las on bass — has allowed Mapache to expand their distinct style through the full-bodied musicality of a bigger band.
“Roscoe's Dream drips with escapist charm,” says Mojo in an all new four star review, while Shindig praises the duo as "wayfaring strangers with a penchant for evoking beloved sounds and moods of the past, Mapache have matured into an entity with its own accomplished sound."
Recent single “Light My Fire” is a cosmic cluster of unsuspecting, delicate sounds that feel like a smoldering daydream, a slow morning, or the sweet beginnings of a forever love. Listen here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_AhJZEMUXw
Roscoe’s Dream follow’s last year’s 3, a lovingly crafted collection of covers that Aquarium Drunkard praised for being “curated in the best possible way: tracks that still sound quintessentially Mapache." Mapache will be hitting the road for a string of West Coast shows this May and June — full dates below.
MAPACHE CALIFORNIA’S GOLD TOUR
6/15 ❊ Costa Mesa, CA ❊ The Wayfarer
6/18 ❊ Bolinas, CA ❊ Smiley’s
6/19 ❊ Sacramento, CA ❊ Harlow’s
6/21 ❊ Albany, CA ❊ Ivy Room
6/22 ❊ Sonoma, CA ❊ Sebastiani Theatre
6/23 ❊ Nevada City, CA ❊ Crazy Horse
6/25 ❊ Chico, CA ❊ Duffy’s
MAPACHE ROSCOE'S DREAM TOUR (PNW)
7/12 ❊ Phoenix, AZ ❊ Rebel
7/13 ❊ Tuscon, AZ ❊ Hotel Congress Plaza
7/15 ❊ Fort Collins, CO ❊ Washington’s
7/16 ❊ Denver, CO ❊ Globe Hall
7/17 ❊ Salt Lake City, UT ❊ Commonwealth Room
7/19 ❊ Boise, ID ❊ Neurolux
7/21 ❊ Seattle, WA ❊ Sunset
7/22 ❊ Portland, OR ❊ Doug Fir Lounge
7/23 ❊ Vancouver, BC ❊ Wise Hall
7/24 ❊ Eugene, OR ❊ Sessions Music Hall
7/26 ❊ San Francisco, CA ❊ The Chapel
7/28 ❊ Pioneertown, CA ❊ Pappy & Harriet’s
7/29 ❊ Los Angeles, CA ❊ Zebulon
7/30 ❊ Los Angeles, CA ❊ Zebulon
Roscoe’s Dream Tracklist
I Love My Dog
They Don't Know At the Beach
Man And Woman
Asi Es La Vida
Pearl To The Swine
Polishing A Band
Diana
Nicolette
Light My Fire
Far Out of Ear Shot
Tend Your Garden
The Garden
Feel So Young
Tell Him
Casas De Sueños
Kaua'i Beauty
Love Can't Hold Me
Roscoes Dream
San Francisco-based psychedelic soul group Moonalice releases “Love, Peace and Happiness.” The opening line serves as a mantra for vocalists Lester Chambers and his son Dylan: “All our love, peace, and happiness, we want to give to you yeah.” Initially written by The Chambers Brothers as the counterpart to “Time Has Come Today,” “Love, Peace and Happiness” has been a Chambers family anthem for over 50 years. The powerful single cracked the Billboard Hot 100 in 1970 and was subsequently covered by Santana and The Isley Brothers on their joint ‘Power of Peace’ album.
Backed by incredible playing from Pete Sears (bass), Barry Sless (guitar), John Molo (drums), Jason Crosby (keyboard), and Roger McNamee (guitar), Lester and Dylan continue the tradition with a renewed sense of energy, spreading love and hope for the new generation. “Love, Peace and Happiness” is the band’s first single following the release of Moonalice’s ‘Full Moonalice Vol. 1’ EP and their performance at BottleRock Napa, where the group was one of the festival’s closing acts.
Moonalice recently launched their “Moonalice Minute” series, hosted by legendary rock journalist and veteran Rolling Stone journalist Ben Fong Torres. Fans can watch byte-size episodes of the band discussing various aspects of their careers, like John Molo on playing the songs of The Grateful Dead, Jason Crosby on lessons learned from his tours with Jenny Lewis and Jackson Browne, and Lester and Dylan Chambers on how Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, Average White Band, and others were intimidated by the thought of taking the stage immediately after The Chambers Brothers.
Watch the series here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcAbT8SYOC_P5miaiIYDJfuuVzkgOUHgC
Fans across the country can catch Moonalice throughout Northern California this summer, and across the Midwest and east coast this fall, with more tour dates to be announced soon.
Moonalice 2022 Tour Dates
June 11 - Fairfax Festival – Fairfax, CA
June 12 – Hog Farm Hideaway – Laytonville, CA
July 8-9 – Oregon County Fair – Eugene, OR
July 20 – Music in the Park at Truckee River Park Amphitheater – Truckee, CA
July 21 – Moraga Commons Park – Moraga, CA
July 23 – Love on Haight, San Francisco, CA
August 2 – Jerry Day w/ SF Giants @ Oracle Park – San Francisco, CA
August 6-7 – Salmonfest – Ninilchik, AK
August 10 – Alice’s Champagne Palace – Homer, AK
September 8 – KRSH Backyard Concert – Santa Rosa, CA
September 10 – June Lake Jam Festival – June Lake, CA
September 16 – Red Dog Saloon – Virginia City, NV
October 5 – Martyrs – Chicago, IL
October 7 – Ludlow's Garage – Cincinnati, OH
October 8 – Fur Peach Ranch – Pomeroy, OH
October 9 – Woodlands Tavern – Columbus, OH
More national headline dates coming soon..
Due to overwhelming demand, the Blue Note Jazz Festival Napa Valley announces a third day of programming on Friday, July 29th. With standout additions including Dinner Party (Robert Glasper, Terrace Martin and Kamasi Washington) and Snoop Dogg, the third day also includes performances by Chaka Khan, Kamasi Washington, Madlib, Chris Dave & The Drumheadz, Kenny Garrett, Alex Isley, Domi & JD Beck, Kiefer and Amber (of Moonchild), Marcus Strickland Twi-Life and DJ Jahi Sundance. Tickets for Friday start at $225 for general admission and $450 for VIP, and go on sale Thursday, June 16th at 12:00pm PT.
“Following the initial sell-out response from our two-day festival lineup in a matter of hours, we're thrilled to announce a third festival date for the Blue Note Jazz Festival, Napa,” says Director of Programming and Talent Buyer Alex Kurland.
Kurland continues, “This third date features a jaw-dropping and exclusive headline collaboration between Snoop Dogg performing with Robert Glasper, Kamasi Washington and Terrace Martin as Dinner Party. We've strived to present a pure concentration of greatness and culturally meaningful artistry — from the legendary Chaka Kahn, and jazz icon Kenny Garrett, to the prolific producer Madlib — we have extraordinary artists and creators gracing the festival airwaves drawing from the inspiration, stylistic influence and vibe of Robert Glasper."
Announced alongside the Friday performances is the Wine Train Platinum VIP experience. This exclusive experience will let Platinum VIP’s ride in style to the festival in beautiful, perfectly restored vintage 20th-century Pullman cars. At $1,500 per person per day, VIPs will enjoy a 3-course gourmet brunch, complimentary wine & sparkling wine and will enjoy additional perks, including:
Access to the air-conditioned, Platinum VIP Wine Train with reserved seating.
Platinum VIP exclusive viewing platform on the Wine Train’s open air car, parked next to one of the stages.
Complimentary premium wine tasting at Charles Krug Winery during the festival.
Complimentary midday snacks.
Complimentary post-festival light meal with wine & sparkling wine, served on the Wine Train back to Napa.
Access to all on-site VIP lounges, viewing platforms and restrooms
Full cash bar available - the Wine Train is the only area in the entire festival where guests are allowed to consume hard liquor and cocktails.
While tickets for Saturday and Sunday have sold out, 70 additional weekend tickets are available exclusively to Wine Train Platinum VIP ticket holders. The Wine Train arrives at the festival grounds daily at 12:30pm and departs at 10:30pm sharp. Tickets for the Wine Train Platinum VIP Experience are on sale on Wednesday, June 22 at 12pm PT.
The debut of the Blue Note Jazz Festival Napa Valley marks the first Blue Note Jazz Festival presented as an outdoor, multi-day and multi-stage event. The especially intimate festival, with limited capacity, will feature top-tier talent at the historic Charles Krug Winery in St. Helena, CA from July 29 to 31.
Grammy Award-winning multi-genre pianist, songwriter, and producer Robert Glasper serves as the festival’s Artist-In-Residence. Glasper’s residency, hosted by comedian Dave Chappelle, includes performances by special guests Dinner Party with Terrace Martin and Kamasi Washington, Snoop Dogg, Erykah Badu, Ledisi, D Smoke, Terrace Martin, and BJ the Chicago Kid.
“The response from ticket buyers and the music industry to our first multi-day outdoor Blue Note Jazz Festival has been astounding. This year’s festival is a great model for the future of Blue Note Jazz Festivals. Our network of Blue Note Jazz Club venues spans over four continents. I plan to expand our festival throughout those markets and worldwide,” says Blue Note Entertainment Group President Steven Bensusan.
“Napa is particularly important to us. Not only do we have a Blue Note Jazz Club in downtown Napa, but our partnership with Charles Krug Winery has successfully expanded. We’ve grown from our outdoor series during the pandemic to this new three-day festival experience taking over the entirety of the winery property.”
The Napa Valley outdoor weekend event represents a new audience experience for Blue Note fans by combining a more traditional festival style event with the local wine culture of Napa Valley. The weekend will include food by renowned area restaurants, wine tasting experiences and other VIP add-ons.
During the pandemic Blue Note Napa, operating in the Valley for six years, partnered with Charles Krug Winery to present nearly 40 successful outdoor summer concerts at a time when few were offered. Charles Krug Winery, established in 1861 as the Napa Valley’s first winery, is remarkable for its historical significance and character. Blue Note Napa’s successful partnership with the winery demonstrated that Charles Krug was a natural fit as the venue for the upcoming festival, which will now use the Winery’s entire grounds for the July event.
Blue Note continues to present its popular annual Blue Note Jazz Festival, New York with an array of shows throughout the month of June at venues throughout New York City. A new Miami Beach pop-up festival took place across two weeks in June at the city’s North Beach Bandshell.
About Blue Note Entertainment Group
Founded in 1981, Blue Note Entertainment Group is a multi-faceted entertainment company that owns, operates, licenses and/or programs Blue Note Jazz Clubs worldwide, including New York, NY; Tokyo, Japan; Milan, Italy; Waikiki, Hawaii; Beijing & Shanghai, China; Napa, California; and Rio de Janeiro & São Paulo, Brazil. The company also owns and operates Sony Hall. Blue Note Entertainment Group presents shows outside of its club network. Blue Note Entertainment Group partners with Blue Note Records and Jazz Cruises to present Blue Note at Sea. The annual Blue Note Jazz Festival was established in 2011 and has since grown to become the largest jazz festival in New York City each June. Subsidiaries of Blue Note Entertainment Group include the GRAMMY®-nominated record label Half Note Records, whose catalog includes over 50 titles recorded live at New York's Blue Note Jazz Club, as well as Blue Note Travel and aManagement Group.
Funk legend and Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Bootsy Collins will serve as Master of Ceremonies for The Music of The World Games this July. Having shared stages with the likes of James Brown and Parliament-Funkadelic, Collins will bring his staple funk and energetic stage presence to the opening (July 7th) and closing ceremonies (July 17th) for The World Games 2022 held in Birmingham, Alabama. As Master of Ceremonies, Bootsy will present “Power of One”, an epic theatrical and musical production with a spectacular presentation of dance, lights, actors, and a 75-piece orchestra.
“It’s such an honor to be working with the World Games bringing sports & entertainment together to represent The Power Of The One!,” states Collins. Adding to that enthusiasm, Artistic Director Dr. Henry Panion states, “as we celebrate the importance of love, unity, and togetherness as primary themes of these ceremonies, we’ve incorporated the music of Bootsy Collins to set the tone and thought he would best captivate and bring excitement to such an international audience!"
Collins has become an icon in his own right, eventually forming his own Bootsy’s Rubber Band. In addition to being a vocalist, Collins is also a multi-talented instrumentalist (Bass, guitar, drums and keyboards) and Rolling Stone named him one of their top 50 greatest bassists of all time. Bootsy has been keeping busy in 2021 working on the Silk Sonic album, producing his new album and artists like Fantasama, working on a book, a documentary, a cartoon with Cartoon network, developing the Bootsy Metaverse called Funktropolis and even trying his hand at the cryptocurrency world with a Blockchain & Bootsy Bitcoin. He also just recently signed with UTA (United Talent Agency).
Bootsy Collins joins a list of world-class performers that includes: Lionel Richie, Yolanda Adams, Alabama, The Blind Boys of Alabama, Bo Bice, Sara Evans, Taylor Hicks, Jamey Johnson, Nelly, Pastor Mike Jr., Martha Reeves, Sheila E., Ruben Studdard, Tony! Toni! Tone!, Worth The Wait and Yung Bleu.
The World Games 2022 will kick off on July 7th at Protective Stadium with Unlocking The Magic: Celebrating The Power of The One. The evening will be a colorful celebration of sport and Birmingham history. Presented by Alabama Power, the presentation will feature live entertainment, special effects, honorable dignitaries and a parade of athletes representing more than 100 countries. Produced by Birmingham-based LRY Media Group, the Opening Ceremony will celebrate Birmingham’s past, present and future. Spoken word artist, musician, educator, and Birmingham native, Sharrif Simmons will be delivering a poem in the Opening Ceremonies. On July 17th at Protective Stadium, the grand finale of The World Games 2022 – One World-One People: Celebrating Legacy, Achievement & Unity – will commemorate The Games with incredible performances and the opportunity for athletes, fans and volunteers to bid farewell to Birmingham.
About The World Games:
The World Games is an extraordinary, international sports event held every four years, in the year following each Summer Olympic Games. Staged over 11 days, The Games represents the pinnacle of competition for 3,600 of the world’s best athletes in 30+ unique, multi-disciplinary sports. The World Games generates worldwide exposure for participating sports and provides a highly visible stage on which athletes from more than 100 countries compete for gold. More than 600 medals will be awarded to the competing athletes, including 200 gold medals for the ultimate champions in each discipline. The World Games is led by the International World Games Association (IWGA), a non-profit organization that is composed of 37 International Sports Federations and recognized by The International Olympic Committee (IOC).
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American Aquarium release their career-best album Chicamacomico, out via Thirty Tigers. The title of the album was inspired by a former life-saving station built-in 1874 on the Outer Banks of the band’s native North Carolina. Produced by Brad Cook (Bon Iver, Nathaniel Rateliff, Hurray for the Riff Raff) at Sonic Ranch, and with co-writes from Grammy-winner Lori McKenna and Grammy-nominee Hayes Carll, Chicamacomico is a moving reflection on how we pick up the pieces after losing someone dear to us and harness that loss into gratitude and a deeper understanding of the world we live in. Intricately penned from a range of perspectives–a spouse, a parent, a best friend, a child, and a grandchild—this project captures frontman BJ Barham’s ability to tackle real and harsh subjects in a manner that is both wildly insightful and unmistakably grounded.
Stream Chicamacomico HERE
The new project follow’s American Aquarium’s 2020 release Lamentations, which debuted at #1 on Billboard’s Heatseekers Chart. On the making of Chicamacomico, BJ Barham says, “In my sixteen-year career, I have never been prouder of a set of songs, lyrically or stylistically. They have weight, but they aren’t weighed down.” With backing from bandmates Shane Boeker (electric and acoustic guitars), Rhett Huffman (Hammond organ, Moog bass, acoustic guitar), Neil Jones (pedal steel, acoustic guitar), Ryan Van Fleet (drums, percussion, acoustic guitar) and Alden Hedges (bass guitar, vocals, acoustic guitar), Barham’s stories have never burned more brightly. “Chicamacomico sounds like nothing we've ever done, yet it sits comfortably amongst the rest of our catalog” says Barham.
American Aquarium are readying for their coast-to-coast tour, including dates in Brooklyn, Los Angeles, and their first-ever headlining show at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium set for the week after Chicamacomico is released, June 17. For complete tour routing, please visit HERE and see below.
Chicamacomico is available via cd, vinyl, and all digital platforms. Magnolia Record Club is offering an exclusive lavender marble-colored vinyl variant which is available for order now. For more information, please visit HERE.
Order Chicamacomico HERE.
AMERICAN AQUARIUM TOUR:
June 17 - Nashville, TN - The Ryman Auditorium
June 18 - Atlanta, GA - The Buckhead Theater+
June 19 - Birmingham, AL - Saturn+
June 21 - Ponte Vedra, FL - Ponte Vedra Concert Hall+
June 22 - Charleston, SC - The Pour House+
June 23 - Asheville, NC - The Orange Peel+
June 24 - Durham, NC - That Music Festival
June 25 – Greensboro, NC – Blind Tiger#
June 26 - Washington D.C. - 9:30 Club#
June 27 - Philadelphia, PA - Underground Arts#
June 28 - Brooklyn, NY - Brooklyn Made#
June 30 - Cambridge, MA - The Sinclair#
July 1 - Richmond, VA - The National#
July 2 - Louisville, KY - Mercury Ballroom#
July 16 - Whitefish, MT - Under the Big Sky
July 28 & 29 - Floyd, VA - Floydfest
July 30 - Charlotte, NC - Neighborhood Theatre
July 31 - Chattanooga, TN - The Signal
Aug 2 - Jackson, MS - Duling Hall
August 4 - Houston, TX - Heights Theatre
August 5 - Tulsa, OK - Cain’s Ballroom
August 6 - Hutto, TX - KOKE Fest
August 7 - Lubbock, TX - Cactus Theatre
August 9 - Albuquerque, NM - Launchpad
August 10 - Phoenix, AZ - Crescent Ballroom
August 11 - Los Angeles, CA - The Troubadour
August 12 - San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall
August 13 - Bend OR, The Domino Room
August 14 - Portland, OR - Hawthorne Theatre
August 15 - Seattle, WA - Tractor Tavern
August 16 - Boise, ID - The Olympic
August 17 - Salt Lake City, UT - Soundwell
August 18 - Denver, CO - Globe Hall
August 19 - Wichita, KS - The Wave
August 21 - Little Rock, AR - The Rev Room
September 15 - Kansas City, MO - Knuckleheads
September 18 – St. Louis, MO – Delmar Hall
September 20 - Omaha, NE - The Waiting Room
September 21 - Des Moines, IA – Wooly’s
September 22 – Minneapolis, MN – The Fine Line
September 23 - Milwaukee, WI - Shank Hall
September 24 - Evanston, IL - Space
September 25 - Ferndale, MI - Magic Bag
September 27 - Cleveland, OH - Beachland Ballroom
September 28 – Columbus, OH - Bluestone
September 29 - Indianapolis, IN - The Hi Fi Annex
September 30 - Newport, KY - Southgate House
+Adeem The Artist opening
# Caroline Spence opening
Today BMG announces The Byrds: 1964-1967, a new large-format 400-page collectible art book curated by the band’s three surviving founding members, and available in three versions, including a Super Deluxe Limited Edition signed by Roger McGuinn, Chris Hillman, and David Crosby.
The Byrds: 1964-1967 is available for preorder now at www.byrdsbook.com
When the Byrds released “Mr. Tambourine Man” in 1965, they introduced Bob Dylan’s songs to a new audience and launched a career that would see them grow to become one of the most influential rock bands of all time and eventual Rock & Roll Hall of Famers. With their unmistakable harmonies and Roger McGuinn’s innovative 12-string Rickenbacker guitar work, the Byrds never stopped experimenting. They incorporated folk, country, and jazz influences into a fresh blend that helped define an era. “And not to be too shallow,” Tom Petty once wrote, “but they also were just the best-dressed band around. They had those great clothes and hairdos.”
Now the band’s three surviving founding members — Roger McGuinn, Chris Hillman, and David Crosby — have come together to present The Byrds: 1964-1967, a large format tabletop book that offers a unique visual history of the group’s defining era. Featuring more than 500 images from legendary photographers such as Henry Diltz, Barry Feinstein, Curt Gunther, Jim Marshall, Linda McCartney, Tom Gundelfinger O’Neal, and Guy Webster, the book also includes restored images from the Columbia Records archives and the personal archives of the band’s original manager. Accompanied by a running commentary featuring McGuinn, Hillman, and Crosby’s memories of the group, the era, and their late compatriots Gene Clark and Michael Clarke, this carefully crafted volume is a truly unique collector’s item for Byrds fans and any collector of photography books featuring the pop culture of the 1960s.
Says Hillman: “I loved being in The Byrds. I absolutely loved it. And as crazy as we all were at times, when we were on our game, we soared, we flew high and mighty. I think we all shared a private belief and a strong faith that this was going to work. And it worked so well.”
Adds Roger McGuinn: “Being in The Byrds was a detour to my dream of being a folk singer. It was a very special detour, and one I will always hold close to my heart.”
The Byrds: 1964-1967 is available in four editions. Each is an oversized 10.5 x 13 inch large-format presentation with more than 500 photographs across 400 pages. Printed in Italy on 200 gsm premium art paper, all versions feature quality thread-sewn binding and a luxurious quarter-bound casing. The standard edition retails for $125 and is limited to only 3000 copies worldwide. Other options include:
Deluxe Edition
* Hand signed by Roger McGuinn and Chris Hillman
* Comes in a custom matching slipcase
* Limited to only 1600 copies worldwide
* Retail price of $350
Super Deluxe Edition
* Hand signed by Roger McGuinn, Chris Hillman, and David Crosby
* Comes in a custom clamshell case
* Features gold gilded edges
* Limited to only 800 copies worldwide
* Retail price of $475
Super Deluxe Edition with Fine Art Print
* Hand signed by Roger McGuinn, Chris Hillman, and David Crosby
* Comes in a custom clamshell case
* Features gold gilded edges
* Limited to only 75 copies worldwide
* Retail price of $1700
* Includes a choice of one of three exclusive 11 x 14 inch limited edition fine art prints (Roger McGuinn photographed by Henry Diltz in 1967, Chris Hillman photographed by Barry Feinstein in 1965, or David Crosby photographed by Jim Marshall in 1965)
Slated for a September release, all versions of the book are now available for presale at www.byrdsbook.com. Given the limited quantities of each version, books are expected to sell out quickly.
Blue Note Jazz Festival in Napa Valley, in partnership with Luminary, presents the first-ever live audience recording of the award-winning podcast, The Midnight Miracle, on Friday, July 29. Hosted by Dave Chappelle, yasiin bey & Talib Kweli, “The Midnight Miracle Live from Napa'' will feature special guests from the festival. Although held in an intimate setting with limited capacity, everyone will be in on the conversation when season two of The Midnight Miracle debuts later this year on Luminary. For more information on how to attend this free event, visit bluenotejazzfestival.com/midnightmiracle
Additionally, Dave Chappelle will host the Friday, July 29 Artist Residency featuring music collective Dinner Party (Terrace Martin, Robert Glasper & Kamasi Washington and Snoop Dogg).
Finally, Blue Note announced it will release a limited number of 3-day festival passes to the inaugural West Coast festival which had officially sold out. The new 3-day pass, which offers Friday, Saturday and Sunday admission will be available in both GA and VIP sections. Three-Day General Admission tickets are priced at $610.00 and VIP 3-Day tickets are $1300.00 and will go on sale Thursday, July 30, 2022 at 9:00 a.m. PST.
The announcements come after Blue Note’s recent addition of a third day of programming also including standout additions Chaka Khan, Kamasi Washington, Madlib, Chris Dave & The Drumhedz, Kenny Garrett, Alex Isley, Domi & JD Beck, Kiefer and Amber (of Moonchild), Marcus Strickland Twi-Life and DJ Jahi Sundance.
The debut of the Blue Note Jazz Festival Napa Valley marks the first Blue Note Jazz Festival presented as an outdoor, multi-day and multi-stage event. The especially intimate festival, with limited capacity, will feature top-tier talent at the historic Charles Krug Winery in St. Helena, CA from July 29 to 31.
Grammy Award-winning multi-genre pianist, songwriter, and producer Robert Glasper serves as the festival’s Artist-In-Residence. Glasper’s residency, hosted by comedian Dave Chappelle, includes performances by special guests Dinner Party with Terrace Martin and Kamasi Washington, Snoop Dogg, Erykah Badu, Ledisi, D Smoke, Terrace Martin, and BJ the Chicago Kid.
The Napa Valley outdoor weekend event represents a new audience experience for Blue Note fans by combining a more traditional festival style event with the local wine culture of Napa Valley. The weekend will include food by renowned area restaurants, wine tasting sessions and other additional experiences. During the pandemic Blue Note Napa, operating in the Valley for six years, partnered with Charles Krug Winery to present nearly 40 successful outdoor summer concerts at a time when few were offered. Charles Krug Winery, established in 1861 as the Napa Valley’s first winery, is remarkable for its historical significance and character. Blue Note Napa’s successful partnership with the winery demonstrated that Charles Krug was a natural fit as the venue for the upcoming festival, which will now use the Winery’s entire grounds for the July event.
Today, cultural collagists and Houston trio Khruangbin and Brooklyn based DJ/composer Quantic release an Amazon Original cover of Booker T. & The M.G.s' "Green Onions," the iconic instrumental R&B hit from 1962. Available only on Amazon Music, Khruangbin and Quantic’s take on the track is serene and celebrates the song’s 60th anniversary. Flowing, crisp guitar rhythms are paired with natural sounding drum patterns to create an airy and ethereal masterpiece fit for summertime grooving. “Green Onions” by Khruangbin ft. Quantic is now available to stream on Amazon Music.
Listen here: https://khruangbin.deadoc.co/green-onions
“Green Onions” reached #33 on the pop chart the month of its release and was ground-breakingly influential to many acts of the era. It’s been featured in a number of movies and television shows like Twin Peaks, The Sandlot, Happy Gilmore, the Sopranos, American Graffiti and more and Khruangbin and Quantic’s smooth rendition breathes new life into the track with fresh production, lush soundscapes and even funkier basslines.
“A very nice rendition of the song,” Booker T. & the M.G.'s guitarist Steve Cropper says. “I really like the modern touch with the rhythm.”
Khruangbin is currently amidst their largest tour to date, The Space Walk Tour, which has seen the band play two sold out nights at Red Rocks, two sold out debut performances at NYC’s Radio City Music Hall, an iconic Glastonbury performance with fellow Texan Leon Bridges, a sold out show at London’s Alexandra Palace and more. Pitchfork says their massive tour is “one of the most anticipated of the summer” and the band will join The Roots, Haim, The Flaming Lips and more for “The Big Climate Thing” festival at New York City’s Forest Hills Stadium in September.
Recently, Khruangbin joined Leon Bridges for their second collaborative EP together, the sultry, chart-topping Texas Moon, which garnered widespread critical acclaim from The New York Times, NPR, Uproxx (“celestial, otherworldly and incredibly psychedelic…”), Vulture, FADER (“could easily sit next to Al Green's 'Let's Stay Together,' Barry White's 'Can't Get Enough of Your Love Baby,' and Marvin Gaye's 'Sexual Healing”and more…”) and more. Upon release, the music debuted at #4 on Billboard’s Top R&B Albums Charts, landed in the Top 25 of the Billboard Top 200, as well as the Top 5 on Billboard’s Album Sales, Vinyl, Alternative Albums and Rock Albums charts. NPR Music included lead single “B-Side” in their “36 Favorite Songs of 2022” round-up and calls the track a “groove straight out of acid Western.” Texas Moon is out now on Dead Oceans, in partnership with Columbia Records and Night Time Stories Ltd.
Fans can hear Khruangbin cover of “Green Onions” on the The High End playlist or by simply asking "Alexa, play the Amazon Original from Khruangbin" in the Amazon Music app for iOS and Android, and on Alexa-enabled devices. In addition to the new track, Amazon Music listeners can access hundreds of Amazon Originals, featuring both emerging and established artists across numerous genres, available to stream and purchase only on Amazon Music.
Stay tuned for more music from Khruangbin this year.
After sold out crowds in Boston, Knoxville, Tulsa, Durham, and two nights in Nashville, Washington, DC and New York City, Bonnie Raitt has wrapped the second leg of her successful Just Like That… Tour alongside Lucinda Williams. With positive reviews from the likes of Billboard, Boston Globe, and more, Raitt is building excitement for her next run of shows with special guest Mavis Staples in July/ August which already has more sold out shows including the iconic Red Rocks venue in Colorado.
Raitt was recently interviewed by PBS NewsHour and performed her soulful track “Blame It On Me” on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert, which you can view HERE. She also performed three songs on CBS Saturday Morning; “Livin’ For The Ones,” a Stones-esque tribute to those who "will never feel the sun on their faces again,” “Made Up Mind,” the lead single from her most recent album ‘Just Like That…’ and fan-favorite, “Love Letter.”
Just Like That…, Raitt’s 21st album, captured the attention of fans and critics as it landed at #1 on six different Billboard charts in its week of release. The album has been perched at #1 on the Americana Radio Album Chart for 10 consecutive weeks. “Made Up Mind” remained in the top three spots on the Americana Radio Singles Chart for 17 weeks, with the track also making it on top Spotify and Apple Music playlists including Rockin’ Vibes, Americana Icons, Got Blues, Grade A, Made for Spatial Audio, New Music Daily, and New In Rock & Roadhouse.
You can find more information about Bonnie’s album release and upcoming shows at bonnieraitt.com
JUST LIKE THAT… July/August Tour Dates
With Special Guest Mavis Staples
19-Jul Andrew J. Brady Music Center Cincinnati, OH
20-Jul Rose Music Center Huber Heights, OH
22-Jul Meadow Brook Amphitheatre Detroit (Rochester Hills), MI
26-Jul Overture Center for the Arts Madison, WI
29-Jul The Ledge Amphitheater Waite Park, MN
30-Jul Orpheum Theatre Sioux City Sioux City, IA
2-Aug Pinewood Bowl Amphitheater Lincoln, NE
3-Aug McGrath Amphitheatre Cedar Rapids, IA
5-Aug The Fabulous Fox Theatre St. Louis, MO
6-Aug Starlight Theater Kansas City, MO
9-Aug Stiefel Theatre Salina, KS
11-Aug Red Rocks Amphitheatre Morrison, CO - SOLD OUT
13-Aug Red Butte Garden Salt Lake City, UT - SOLD OUT
14-Aug Outlaw Field at the Idaho Botanical Garden Boise, ID
17-Aug The Range Amphitheater Walla Walla, WA
19-Aug Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery Woodinville, WA - SOLD OUT
20-Aug Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery Woodinville, WA - SOLD OUT
22-Aug Hayden Homes Amphitheater Bend, OR
23-Aug Cuthbert Amphitheater Eugene, OR
26-Aug McMenamins Edgefield Troutdale (Portland), OR - SOLD OUT
27-Aug Britt Pavilion Jacksonville, OR
**Special guest for Ravinia Festival is TBD
With Special Guest Chris Smither
23-Jul Kresge Auditorium Interlochen, MI - SOLD OUT
JUST LIKE THAT… SEPTEMBER / OCTOBER / NOVEMBER 2022 TOUR DATES
With Special Guest Mavis Staples
17-Sept Oxbow RiverStage Napa, CA - SOLD OUT
18-Sept The Greek Theatre Berkleley, CA
20-Sept Vina Robles Amphitheatre Paso Robles, CA
22-Sept Santa Barbara Bowl Santa Barbara, CA
24-Sept The Greek Theatre Los Angeles, CA
27-Sept The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park San Diego, CA
With Special Guest Marc Cohn
30-Sep ASU Gammage Tempe, AZ
1-Oct Tucson Music Hall Tucson, AZ
4-Oct Kiva Auditorium Albuquerque, NM
5-Oct Abraham Chavez Theatre El Paso, TX
7-Oct Majestic Theatre San Antonio, TX
8-Oct Texas Trust CU Theatre Grand Prairie, TX
2-Nov ACL Live at The Moody Theater Austin, TX
4-Nov Smart Financial Centre at Sugar Land Sugar Land, TX
5-Nov Mahalia Jackson Theater New Orleans, LA
8-Nov Thalia Mara Hall Jackson, MS
9-Nov BJCC Concert Hall Birmingham, AL
11-Nov Johnny Mercer Theatre Savannah, GA
12-Nov St. Augustine Amphitheater St Augustine, FL
15-Nov King Center Melbourne, FL
16-Nov Au-Rene Theater at Broward Center for the Performing Arts Fort Lauderdale, FL
18-Nov Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall Sarasota, FL
19-Nov Ruth Eckerd Hall Clearwater, FL
Today, Cat Power - the singer/songwriter/producer Chan Marshall – announces details of a very special London show. On November 5th, Marshall will play the iconic Royal Albert Hall with a set recreating Bob Dylan’s legendary 1966 show at the same venue in full.
Dylan’s 1966 Royal Albert Hall concert was the culmination of one of the most consequential tours in the history of rock & roll—when he electrified his songs, and by doing so enraged his devoted audience. Recorded and released at first as a bootleg LP, the event actually occurred at Manchester Free Trade Hall, but was mistakenly attributed to Royal Albert Hall.
Cat Power will bring those songs to Royal Albert Hall on November 5th, performing them in the same order as Dylan himself: the first half of the show being an acoustic set before been joined by her electric band for the second half.
Cat Power is well known for her ability to “burrow right into the marrow of a song” (Mojo), and this November gig will be a showcase of that skill as she honours one of her biggest heroes.
Marshall says of the event: “When I finally got the opportunity to play The RAH, it was a no brainer. I just wanted to sing Dylan songs. And as much as any, this collection of his songs, to me, belong there.”
Marshall has previously covered Dylan several times on record, such as in 2007 for Todd Haynes’s film I’m Not There. Listen to her rendition of “Stuck Inside of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again” here.
Tickets are on sale here from Friday 15th July at 10am, and presale access begins Wednesday 13th July at 10 am GMT.
The gig will follow Cat Power’s recent acclaimed album Covers. Produced entirely by Marshall, the music was highlighted everywhere from The New Yorker (“in reinterpreting classics, she has furthered her stature as one”), to NYLON ("hits like a freight train"), Pitchfork, Vulture, FADER, Rolling Stone and more. Covers completes a trilogy of sorts, following beloved past collections Jukebox (2008) and The Covers Record (2000), and showcases Marshall’s extraordinary chronicling of the ever-evolving great American songbook — featuring her own personal rendition of Billie Holiday's “I’ll Be Seeing You,” Frank Ocean's "Bad Religion," Dead Man's Bones' "Pa Pa Power,” plus an updated rendition of the Cat Power song "Hate" from The Greatest (2006), retitled “Unhate” for the album. Marshall also recently shared her cover of The Rolling Stones’ “You Got The Silver”.
While she frequently delights and surprises with the songs she chooses to cover, it's Marshall's total commitment to the performance - imbuing the songs with a creative singularity that rivals her original work - that make Cat Power covers so special. Says Pitchfork, Marshall can “rearrange a song simply by squinting at it.”
Covers is available to buy on DomMart limited-edition silver vinyl with an exclusive 7”, LP, CD and digitally. Buy: Dom Mart | Digital
TOUR DATES
July 16, 2022 - The Orpheum Theatre in Los Angeles, CA
July 18, 2022 - Ace of Spades in Sacramento, CA
July 20, 2022 - The Showbox in Seattle, WA
July 21, 2022 - Vogue Theater in Vancouver, BC
July 22, 2022 - Roseland Theater in Portland, OR
July 25, 2022 - Ogden Theatre in Denver, CO
July 27, 2022 - Cain’s Ballroom in Tulsa, OK
July 28, 2022 - Granada Theatre in Dallas, TX
July 29, 2022 - Emo’s in Austin, TX
July 30, 2022 - House of Blues in Houston, TX
August 1, 2022 - Brooklyn Bowl in Nashville, TN
August 2, 2022 - Old Forester's Paristown Hall in Louisville, KY
August 3, 2022 - Thalia Hall in Chicago, IL
September 9, 2022 - Lobero Theater in Santa Barbara, CA
September 10, 2022 - Fremont Theater in San Luis Obispo, CA
September 12, 2022 - Palace Theatre in San Francisco, CA
September 13, 2022 - Gundlach Bundschu Winery in Sonoma, CA
September 14, 2022 - Center for the Arts in Grass Valley, CA
September 15, 2022 - Rifflandia 2022 in Victoria, CA
September 19, 2022 – St Augustine Amphitheatre, Florida – w/Jack White
September 20, 2022 – James L. Knight Center, Miami, Florida – w/Jack White
September 21, 2022 – Hard Rock Live, Orlando, Florida – w/Jack White
October 9, 2022 – Pepsi Center, Mexico City, MX – w/Jack White
Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band will kick off their 2023 international tour with 31 performances across the United States; spanning from February 1 in Tampa, Florida through an April 14 homecoming in Newark, New Jersey before heading to Europe. The shows will mark Springsteen and The E Street Band's first tour dates since February 2017, and their first in North America since September 2016.
European dates for the 2023 international tour were announced in May and over 1.2 million tickets have already been purchased across the continent, with many cities adding second or third stadium shows due to popular demand. At the conclusion of their European run, which is scheduled for April through July 2023, Springsteen and The E Street Band will begin a second to-be-announced North American tour leg in August. Tour dates in the UK will also take place next year, with cities and shows to be announced very soon.
Tickets for the 2023 U.S. arena shows will go on sale over the course of the next two weeks, with the first onsale beginning Wednesday July 20 at 10am local time (full details below).
The tour will be using Ticketmaster's Verified Fan platform for tickets sold via Ticketmaster. Fans can register for Ticketmaster Verified Fan starting now through Sunday, July 17 for the chance to buy tickets. All registrants who are verified will be equally eligible to receive a unique access code for the Verified Fan Onsale. Registering does not guarantee you will receive a code, or have the ability to purchase tickets.
For shows utilizing Verified Fan, the Verified Fan Onsale will take place between 10am and 2pm local time. If tickets remain, a general onsale for all fans begins the same day at 3pm local time with no code required.
For the performances at the Toyota Center (Houston, TX), Wells Fargo Center (Philadelphia, PA), Barclays Center (Brooklyn, NY) and Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse (Cleveland, OH), the general onsale will begin at 10am local time on their respective onsale dates with no Verified Fan code required.
To register for the Ticketmaster Verified Fan Onsale cities, visit https://verifiedfan.ticketmaster.com/springsteen
Springsteen and The E Street Band's most recent studio album, 2020's 'Letter To You' (Columbia Records), marked their first time recording live together in decades and debuted at #1 in eleven countries. Their most recent tour, The River Tour in 2016-2017, was named 2016’s top global tour by both Billboard and Pollstar.
The E Street Band's members are: Roy Bittan - piano, synthesizer; Nils Lofgren - guitar, vocals; Patti Scialfa - guitar, vocals; Garry Tallent - bass guitar; Stevie Van Zandt - guitar, vocals; and Max Weinberg - drums; with Soozie Tyrell - violin, guitar, vocals; Jake Clemons - saxophone; and Charlie Giordano - keyboards.
For more information, please visit brucespringsteen.net
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ODESZA’s forthcoming album ‘The Last Goodbye’ is out July 22nd (via Foreign Family Collective/Ninja Tune, preorder HERE), and as the GRAMMY-nominated duo of Harrison Mills and Clayton Knight inch towards its much-anticipated, full unveiling, they today have released the latest track “Light Of Day (feat. Ólafur Arnalds)”, giving fans one final taste of what’s to come before the LP finally drops.
The track is a cinematic escape that transforms from a futuristic piano-driven ballad into a complex electronic reveal with an enchanting vocal refrain courtesy of Stephen Ambrose. The song is a collaboration with longtime friend and Icelandic instrumentalist, Ólafur Arnalds – building the orchestral foundation together that gives this song this dichotomy of fragility and resilience, throughout. The vocal pulls from a folk song Ambrose released in 1972 titled "Mary". Ambrose, too, is a pioneer in the audio world, responsible for paving the way for touring musicians in his invention and development of the first wireless in-ear monitors, which are now found on stage around the world. Listen HERE.
On the collaboration, ODESZA notes:
"Light of Day was one of the first songs off the record we finished. It served as a bookend for the record - and really, a guiding light for the project as a whole. This song started with Ólafur, an incredible artist and longtime friend, sending an initial idea our way. The vocal sample is from a 1970s folk song titled “Mary” that we discovered digging through old records - featuring Stephen Ambrose. We see that vocal as a slow building mantra of sorts, something we that hoped would evoke this feeling of being at peace."
Last week, ODESZA further teased the upcoming LP by debuting the first phase of “The Maze”, an interactive & strategic web game which explores the themes of the album via “quests” assigned to each track. Very much like a virtual scavenger hunt, “The Maze” requires fans to scour ODESZA’s web and social channels in addition to real life activations and communal teamwork to uncover clues and unlock rewards and prizes. A nod to the bond they’ve forged with their fanbase, the maze has sparked a collective frenzy that’s engaged them in full force, as they work together to solve the puzzle.
A true testament to the connection they’ve developed with their community, ODESZA sold over 350k tickets during the initial 48-hour ticket on-sale period of their upcoming "The Last Goodbye Tour", reaffirming the Seattle duo as one of modern music's live performance juggernauts. Three nights at Seattle’s Climate Pledge Arena, two nights at LA’s The Forum, and two nights at New York’s Forest Hills Stadium are just a few of the notable and massive sell-out shows. In a recent cover feature, in reference to the tour, Pollstar plainly stated “ODESZA makes history”. Full dates HERE.
Additionally, ODESZA is partnering with environmental nonprofit and music industry veterans REVERB to make their tour more environmentally sustainable and to engage fans to take action for people and the planet. Not only will the tour be carbon negative, eliminating substantially more greenhouse gas pollution than the tour creates, there will also be engagements at each show to encourage fans to get involved to take action against climate change.
With over 5 billion total streams, ODESZA have masterfully reemerged to remind the world what has made the duo of Harrison Mills and Clayton Knight cornerstones of the modern electronic landscape. Their last album ‘A Moment Apart’ was not only a commercial success (going gold and debuting at no. 3 on the Billboard 200), but it also earned critical acclaim including two GRAMMY nominations and praise from the likes of NPR, Rolling Stone, Billboard, Complex, Consequence and more.
The duo has cultivated a diehard fan base of massive proportions: known for their groundbreaking, awe-inspiring and immersive live performance, which reached 2.85m+ fans over the course of their ‘A Moment Apart’ tour. They also have had headline performances at the likes of Coachella, Lollapalooza & more, as well as performed on Jimmy Kimmel Live! and Conan, and launched their own music festival SUNDARA in Riviera Maya, Mexico in 2019.
Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band have announced four UK dates on their 2023 international tour, which kicks off in the United States on February 1 in Tampa, Florida. After an April 14 homecoming in Newark, New Jersey, the tour heads to Europe from April 28th in Barcelona, Spain through July 25th in Monza, Italy. The newly announced dates mark Springsteen and The E Street Band’s first UK shows since June 5th, 2016 at Wembley Stadium.
Tickets for Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band go on sale 9am local time on Thursday 21 July 2022. Tickets for Edinburgh available at LiveNation.co.uk, Birmingham available at AXS.com and BST Hyde Park at bst-hydepark.com.
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European dates for the 2023 international tour were announced in May and over 1.2 million tickets have already been purchased across the continent, with many cities adding second or third stadium shows due to popular demand. At the conclusion of their European run, Springsteen and The E Street Band will begin a second to-be-announced North American tour leg in August.
Springsteen and The E Street Band's most recent studio album, 2020's 'Letter To You' (Columbia Records), marked their first time recording live together in decades and debuted at #1 in eleven countries. Their most recent tour, The River Tour in 2016-2017, was named 2016’s top global tour by both Billboard and Pollstar.
The E Street Band's members are: Roy Bittan - piano, synthesizer; Nils Lofgren - guitar, vocals; Patti Scialfa - guitar, vocals; Garry Tallent - bass guitar; Stevie Van Zandt - guitar, vocals; and Max Weinberg - drums; with Soozie Tyrell - violin, guitar, vocals; Jake Clemons - saxophone; and Charlie Giordano - keyboards.
For more information, please visit brucespringsteen.net
Arlo McKinley releases This Mess We’re In via Oh Boy Records. Offering "consolation in the midst of darkness" (NPR Music), the album is a collection of the Cincinnati songwriter’s best and most unabashed, unflinchingly honest music to date. Spanning multiple lives’ worth of experience with loss, addiction, mental health and self-forgiveness, each of the 11 tracks deliver “vibrant vignettes that'll have you laughing, crying, angry and gracious all in the span of a few minutes" (The Boot).
Listen to This Mess We’re In, and watch the brand new lyric video for “Rushintherug,” a Neil Young-inspired standout that captures the album’s rousing, rocking essence and steadfast mission to move forward: https://youtu.be/mqVjfyfoR3U
As the follow-up to 2020’s acclaimed Die Midwestern LP, This Mess We’re In provides “proof that Arlo McKinley is a talent who’s in it for the long haul” (The Boot). Produced by Matt Ross-Spang (Margo Price, Jason Isbell) and cut at Memphis' famed Sam Phillips Recording Service, each song serves as an internal compass navigating the next chapter of McKinley’s life and career. After a period that brought the passing of his mother, best friend, and multiple others, the music charts his path to becoming a better artist and person, driven by the hope that he can make his listeners feel seen, recognized and a little less alone.
Backed by an ace band of drummer Ken Coomer (Wilco, Uncle Tupelo), pianist Rick Steff (Lucero, Cat Power), guitar and mellotron from Matt Ross-Spang, plus guitarist Will Sexton, fiddle by Jessie Munson, and the new addition of cinematic string arrangements, This Mess We're In shows why Arlo McKinley has earned comparisons to the likes of Sturgill Simpson and Tyler Childers, while also revealing his love for the romantic melancholy of inspirations like Nick Cave and Nick Drake.
After headlining the East Coast and playing his first series of international dates this spring, Arlo McKinley and his live band just kicked off a summer tour that includes a performance of the national anthem before a Cincinnati Reds game, and much more stretching into October. Find the full list of upcoming dates below, and tickets at arlomckinley.com/#tour.
This Mess We're In Tracklist
I Don't Mind
City Lights
Back Home
Stealing Dark From the Night Sky
To Die For
Dancing Days
This Mess We're In
Rushintherug
I Wish I
Where You Want Me
Here's to the Dying
Arlo McKinley Tour Dates
7/15 - Indianapolis, IN - Hi-Fi
7/16 - Huntington, WV - Ritter Park Amphitheater
7/23 - Cincinnati, OH - National Anthem @ Great American Ballpark
7/28 - Springfield, IL - Levitt AMP Springfield
7/29 - St Louis, MO - Old Rock House
7/30 - Berwyn, IL - Fitzgerald's Club
8/13 - White Sulphur Springs, WV - Big Draft Brewing
8/17 - Lakewood, OH - The Winchester
8/18 - Fort Wayne, IN - The Ruin
8/19 - Wellston, MI - Hoxeyville Festival
8/25 - Murfreesboro, TN - Hop Springs
8/26 - Little Rock, AR - Stickyz Rock 'n' Roll Chicken Shack
8/27 - Fayetteville, AR - Fayetteville Roots Festival Late Night @ George's Majestic Lounge
8/28 - Springfield, MO - Southbound Bar & Grill
9/3 - Peoria, IL - Peoria Blues Festival
9/4 - Copper, CO - Copper Mountain Resort*
9/5 - Avon, CO - Avon Performance Pavilion*
9/10 - Bristol, TN - Bristol Rhythm and Roots
9/11 - Bristol, TN - Bristol Rhythm and Roots
9/24 - Lewisburg, WV - Healing Appalachia
10/7 - Memphis, TN - Overton Park Shell
*featuring Jeremy Pinnell
Today, platinum-selling artist and live band legends O.A.R. released their highly anticipated tenth studio album ‘The Arcade.’
‘The Arcade’ is a beautiful collision of organic instruments, modern production, and thought-provoking lyrics, a ten song reaction in real-time to the new world we are all suddenly living in. A true collaboration of the O.A.R band and production family working together in the room and over the miles.
O.A.R. joined forces with long time producers/co-writers Gregg Wattenberg (John Legend, Train), Kellen “Pom Pom” Pomeranz (John Legend, Tai Verdes), and Stephen Kellogg, and new producers/co-writers Adam Friedman (Tai Verdes, Allen Stone), Danny Chaimson, and Matchbox Twenty’s Rob Thomas.
“Like O.A.R. itself, the songs are a melding of multiple imaginations, games in the arcade, each one having it's own story, lights, and sounds, but all under the same roof.” - frontman Marc Roberge.
The first song written for ‘The Arcade’, “In the Clouds” set the tone for the album’s wide-eyed musical exploration. The accompanying video, starring Barstool Sports’ John Feitelberg, celebrates happiness and the gift of imagination - Watch HERE
Additional songs off the album include “Nightlight”, which explores the protective nature of being a parent in these times with its moody urgency and syncopated guitar, “Chicago” a love letter to the city that gave the band its first major break, “Nowhere Else I’d Rather Be” describes a lifelong love and the city they live in, “Life in the Big City” is a hopeful tribute to a close friend of Roberge’s who lost his life to gun violence standing up for a stranger and “Inside Out” that has a classic O.A.R. sound and is soon to be a live staple.
The band is also beginning their joint summer tour with Dispatch today in Mesa, AZ. Throughout this Summer tour, they will be making 37 stops in Los Angeles, San Diego, Denver, Atlanta, Cleveland, Nashville, Boston, Chicago, New York, Philadelphia, Austin, Virginia Beach and more along with some solo shows (full routing below). For tickets and more details check it out HERE.
In addition to the album release and tour, the band will be participating in a Reddit AMA today at 1pm ET. They also co-founded and will be performing at the Ocean’s Calling Festival, which will take place on September 30th - October 2nd in Ocean City Maryland.
O.A.R is set to perform on nationally syndicated daytime talk show ‘Live with Kelly and Ryan.’ Be sure to check local listings to see the epic performance.
‘The Arcade Tracklisting
1. You Don’t Have To Say Goodbye
2. Inside Out
3. In The Clouds
4. Nightlight
5. Nowhere Else I’d Rather Be
6. Chicago
7.Over My Head
8. What In the World
9. Alive
10. Life In the Big City
Dispatch & O.A.R. Summer Tour
7/15 – Mesa, AZ – Mesa Amphitheatre
7/16 – Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Palladium
7/17 – San Diego, CA – Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre
7/19 – Paso Robles, CA – Vina Robles Amphitheatre
7/20 – Rohnert Park, CA – SOMO Village Event Center
7/22 – Bend, OR – Les Schwab Amphitheater
7/23 – Redmond, WA – Marymoor Amphitheater
7/24 – Bonner, MT – KettleHouse Amphitheater
7/28 – Nampa, ID – Ford Idaho Center Amphitheater
7/29 – Salt Lake City, UT – Red Butte Garden
7/30 – Denver, CO – Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre
8/5 – Atlanta, GA – Coca-Cola Roxy
8/6 – Nashville, TN – Ascend Amphitheater
8/7 – Columbus, OH – EXPRESS LIVE!
8/9 – Indianapolis, IN – TCU Amphitheater at White River State Park
8/10 – St. Louis, MO – St. Louis Music Park
8/12 – Cleveland, OH – Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica
8/13 – Highland Park, IL – Ravinia Festival
8/14 – Sterling Heights, MI – Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre Freedom Hill
8/15 – Pittsburgh, PA – Stage AE
8/18 – Philadelphia, PA – TD Pavilion at the Mann
8/19 – Gilford, NH – Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion
8/20 – Mansfield, MA – Xfinity Center
8/21 – Saratoga Springs, NY – Saratoga Performing Arts Center
8/23 – Lewiston, NY – Artpark
8/25 – Bridgeport, CT – Hartford HealthCare Amphitheater
8/26 – Columbia, MD – Merriweather Post Pavilion
8/27 – Wantagh, NY – Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater
8/28 – Holmdel, NJ – PNC Bank Arts Center
8/30 – Asheville, NC – Salvage Station
8/31 – Charlotte, NC – Charlotte Metro Credit Union Amphitheatre
9/2 – Virginia Beach, VA – Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater
9/3 – Wilmington, NC – Live Oak Bank Pavilion at Riverfront Park
9/4 – Augustine, FL – St. Augustine Amphitheatre
9/8 – Austin, TX – ACL Live at The Moody Theater
9/9 – Houston, TX – The Lawn at White Oak Music Hall
9/10 – Irving, TX – The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory
9/30- 10/ 2 -Ocean’s Calling Festival - Ocean City, MD
Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds have announced their return to the white sand beaches of Mexico for their sixth annual “Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds Riviera Maya” event, hosted February 17-19, 2023. The weekend will kick off with a welcome party on Thursday, followed by a three-night run of Dave & Tim playing along the Caribbean shoreline.
All-inclusive packages will go on sale to the public July 27th at 4PM ET via daveandtimrivieramaya.com. Pre-sales for members of the DMB Warehouse Fan Association as well as Dave & Tim Riviera Maya alumni start on July 26th & July 27th at 1:00 PM ET, respectively. Citi is the official card of #DaveTimMexico. Citi cardmembers will have access to pre-sale packages beginning July 26th at 4:00PM ET.
The 2023 event will once again be hosted at the incredible AAA Four Diamond Awarded Moon Palace Cancún, providing guests with a wide range of luxury accommodations to indulge in just steps from Dave & Tim’s state of the art oceanfront concert venue. In addition to daytime pool parties, curated activities and nightly concerts on the beach, guests will be encouraged to enrich their weekend with exploration of the Yucatan Peninsula’s natural beauty and rich Mayan culture through various off-site adventures including diving in underground cenotes, visiting the lost capital of Chichen Itza, sailing on luxury catamarans to Isla Mujeres, and more.
Dave & Tim Riviera Maya’s ongoing commitment to a comprehensive greening program continues in partnership with Moon Palace, who has been designated as a low carbon tourism provider. In addition to a single-use plastic-free concert area, all waste discarded throughout the resort will be sorted during the event and diverted from landfill. These efforts have resulted in more responsible and sustainable event production while directly contributing to the fight against climate change.
Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds Riviera Maya will continue to closely monitor relevant recommendations and guidelines from the CDC, the WHO and local authorities in order to prioritize the health and safety of all guests, artists and staff.
For more information about Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds Riviera Maya 2023 including how to book all-inclusive packages and payment plan details, please visit: daveandtimrivieramaya.com.
About Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds
The two musicians met more than 25 years ago in Charlottesville, VA and have been collaborating ever since. Their rare performances as an acoustic duo allow fans to experience their special chemistry up-close, as they strip down each song to its essence and tell stories. Matthews and Reynolds have released three live double-CDs: 1999’s multi-Platinum Live At Luther College, Live At Radio City (2007) and Live In Las Vegas.
Matthews is best known as the vocalist/guitarist for Dave Matthews Band, which has sold a collective 38 million units (CD and DVD combined) since the 1994 release of its major label debut, Under the Table and Dreaming. In 2003, he released his solo debut, Some Devil, which Reynolds played on. Reynolds founded the breakthrough electric power trio TR3 (Tim Reynolds Trio) and has also released a series of solo albums. He has performed on nearly all of Dave Matthews Band’s albums and has been touring with them full-time since 2008.
Dave Matthews Band’s latest album Come Tomorrow (RCA Records) was released in 2018. Dave Matthews Band became the first group in history to have seven consecutive studio albums debut at No. 1 on the Billboard 200. Come Tomorrow also took the No. 1 spot on Billboard's Top Rock Albums chart, logging the biggest sales week for a rock album in more than four years.
From stunt yodeling and high lonesome harmonies to cosmic cowboy songs backed by a ghost orchestra of hair, nylon shorts, shoes, ice chunk, gravel, frog samples and other bizarre, makeshift instruments, Fruit is an album that "feels simultaneously from this moment and from another world" (Consequence of Sound). The debut LP from The A's - the new duo from old friends and Mountain Man bandmates Amelia Meath (Sylvan Esso) and Alexandra Sauser-Monnig (Daughter of Swords) - is out now on Psychic Hotline, and will soon see its live debut on stage at Newport Folk Festival this Friday, July 22nd.
Like their reimagining of Harry Nilsson and Shelley Duvall's "He Needs Me," Fruit features new interpretations of traditional folk music, lullabies and multiple standards about ponies, plus the original, Meath-written "When I Die," which The New York Times praises as "morbid but practical, and ultimately affectionate" as she outlines specific instructions for the celebration of her life's last goodbye. On the tracklist selection, Sauser-Monnig explains, "If it doesn't make you cackle or cry, it doesn't belong."
Listen to Fruit, and learn more about its weird, whimsical creation process in a conversation with NPR Weekend Edition
While Amelia Meath and Alexandra Sauser-Monnig have been yodeling together for upwards of 15 years, it wasn't until summer of 2021 that they thought seriously about making Fruit. For two weeks they decamped to Sylvan Esso's Chapel Hill studio, Betty's, where they recorded under the candle-lit night. Produced by Meath, Sauser-Monnig and Nick Sanborn (Sylvan Esso, Made of Oak), Fruit also features vocals from Jenn Wasner (Flock of Dimes, Wye Oak) on "When I Die," plus backing vocals from Fruit engineer and mixer Alli Rogers, string arrangements from Gabriel Kahane on "He Needs Me," saxophone from Sam Gendel on "Copper Kettle" and guitar from Alan Good Parker on "Swing and Turn Jubilee."
Ahead of more tour dates to be announced soon, The A's will deliver their first official performance at Newport Folk Festival alongside an expanded live band of Nick Sanborn, Jenn Wasner and drummer Joe Westerlund. Fans can catch them Friday afternoon, July 22nd on the Quad Stage, and stay tuned for more surprises throughout the weekend.
On August 12th, 2022, Sylvan Esso will release their most fearless and frenetic, intimate and enigmatic album to date: No Rules Sandy. After surprising the audience of Newport Folk Festival just moments ago, with a live performance of the project in its entirety, Amelia Meath and Nick Sanborn have marked the official launch and full embrace of their next, unpredictable chapter. Defined by a mentality of directness and disregard for preconceptions, Meath says that No Rules Sandy "feels like who we actually are. It just feels like us. We're not trying to fit into the mold, just happily being our freak selves."
"I think that the ultimate effect of our last record and the pandemic has been the feeling of like, 'Fuck that, I know what I want,'" adds Sanborn. "And it's now, or never. So let's get out there and do it."
Listen to new single "Didn't Care," out now via Loma Vista Recordings, and watch the visual here:
Tracing the emotional journey from a humble meeting to life-changing love, "Didn't Care" builds on recent singles "Sunburn" and "Your Reality." Like much of No Rules Sandy, the song leaps from the framework of pop music into a wilder unknown, full of the loose, live-wire energy that inspired the album's unforeseen creation.
Sylvan Esso had never been a band who could make a record on short-term writing jags, let alone the best of their career. But at the beginning of 2022, they drove from their home of Durham, NC to Los Angeles, CA, where they set up a makeshift studio in a small rental house and wrote a song. Then another, and another, until a full record took shape and they found themselves impressing each other like never before.
Describing their first three albums as a trilogy that is now complete - following multiple GRAMMY nominations and countless other, crowning milestones - No Rules Sandy marks the beginning of a new era that is stranger and more cathartic than Meath and Sanborn have ever been. Produced and written by Sylvan Esso, with additional recording taking place at their own Betty's studio in Chapel Hill, NC, No Rules Sandy coalesces as an unbroken ribbon of sound, featuring drummer TJ Maiani on "Your Reality" and "Alarm," a string arrangement from Gabriel Kahane on "Your Reality," and saxophone by Sam Gendel on "How Did You Know" and "Coming Back to You," the LP's haunting, acoustic closer that's unlike any song in the Sylvan Esso catalog. From the glitchy "Moving" to the delicate "Coming Back to You," to all the ecstatic, inspiring pieces in between, No Rules Sandy's most private moments come as interstitial diary entries, filling the spaces between tracks with voicemails from loved ones, birdsong from outside Betty's, children and other life sounds.
At a pair of free DJ Nights at Brooklyn's Pioneer Works on July 27th, and Los Angeles' Gold Diggers on August 4th, Sylvan Esso will present an early experience of No Rules Sandy in its full, seamless completion. Then the band will head out to play more than 30 of their biggest shows yet, joining ODESZA on a national tour of amphitheaters throughout the summer and fall, which arrive after Meath and Sanborn have headlined multiple festivals, hosted a sold-out residency at their hometown's Historic Durham Athletic Park, appeared on Ellen and Jimmy Kimmel Live!, taped an episode of Austin City Limits, expanded their own Psychic Hotline record label and Betty's studio, launched additional duos such as The A's and GRRL x Made of Oak, and more in this prolific year alone. Find the full list of dates here.
No Rules Sandy Tracklist:
Moving
Look at Me
(Bad Fills)
Echo Party
How Did You Know
(Betty's, May 4, 2022)
Didn't Care
(Vegas // Dad)
Your Reality
(#1vm)
Cloud Walker
Sunburn
(?)
Alarm
(No Rules Sandy)
Coming Back to You
Sylvan Esso 2022 Tour Dates
7/27 - Brooklyn, NY - Pioneer Works^ SOLD OUT
7/29 - Seattle, WA - Climate Pledge Arena* SOLD OUT
7/30 - Seattle, WA - Climate Pledge Arena* SOLD OUT
7/31 - Seattle, WA - Climate Pledge Arena* SOLD OUT
8/4 - Los Angeles, CA - Gold Diggers^ SOLD OUT
8/17 - Phoenix, AZ - Ak-Chin Pavilion*
8/19 - Austin, TX - Germania Insurance Amphitheater* SOLD OUT
8/20 - Dallas, TX - Dos Equis Pavilion* SOLD OUT
8/21 - Dallas, TX - Dos Equis Pavilion*
8/23 - Atlanta, GA - Lakewood Amphitheatre* SOLD OUT
8/25 - Columbia, MD - Merriweather Post Pavilion* SOLD OUT
8/26 - Forest Hills, NY - Forest Hills Stadium* SOLD OUT
8/27 - Forest Hills, NY - Forest Hills Stadium* SOLD OUT
8/30 - Philadelphia, PA - TD Pavilion at The Mann* SOLD OUT
9/1 - Toronto, ON - Budweiser Stage*
9/2 - Montreal, QC - Parc Jean-Drapeau*
9/3 - Gilford, NH - Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion* SOLD OUT
9/4 - Boston, MA - Xfinity Center*
9/7 - Cincinnati, OH - The ICON Festival Stage at Smale Park* SOLD OUT
9/8 - Detroit, MI - Pine Knob Music Theatre* SOLD OUT
9/9 - Chicago, IL - Huntington Bank Pavilion* SOLD OUT
9/10 - Chicago, IL - Huntington Bank Pavilion* SOLD OUT
9/14 - St. Louis, MO - Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre*
9/16 - Denver, CO - Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre* SOLD OUT
9/17 - Denver, CO - Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre* SOLD OUT
9/18 - Las Vegas, NV - Life is Beautiful Festival
9/20 - Salt Lake City, UT - USANA Amphitheatre*
9/22 - Ridgefield, WA - RV Inn Style Resorts Amphitheater*
9/23 - Vancouver, BC - PNE Amphitheatre* SOLD OUT
9/24 - Vancouver, BC - PNE Amphitheatre* SOLD OUT
9/26 - Bend, OR - Hayden Homes Amphitheater* SOLD OUT
9/27 - Boise, ID - Fort Idaho Center Amphitheater*
9/29 - Sacramento, CA - Heart Health Park*
9/30 - San Francisco, CA - Shoreline Amphitheatre* SOLD OUT
10/1 - San Francisco, CA - Shoreline Amphitheatre* SOLD OUT
10/27-30 - Live Oak, FL - Suwannee Hulaween
^DJ Set w/ GRRL x Made of Oak
*w/ ODESZA
Tonight, Tedeschi Trucks Band — the GRAMMY-winning 12-piece rock and soul group headed by Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi — will premiere I Am The Moon: Episode III. The Fall, the third record in their monumental four-album project, I Am The Moon. Fans can stream the album-length companion film from director Alix Lambert on the band's YouTube Channel beginning tonight at 9:00PM ET / 6:00PM PT, ahead of the album's digital and CD release this Friday, July 29th, 2022.
Following a groundswell of excitement surrounding the twelve I Am The Moon songs released so far, there’s palatable anticipation for The Fall at TTB concerts and around the world this summer as fans await the next chapter.
Inspired by the 12th century poem about lovers Layla and Majnun, The Fall continues I Am The Moon's portrait of passion and despair, with band members Susan Tedeschi, Mike Mattison and Gabe Dixon taking the lead on songwriting. It opens with "the vivid hurt and explicit challenge of "Somehow," an easy-rolling groove that soon turns into full-blown soul power," explains noted music journalist David Fricke in his bio notes - with Tedeschi demanding "How many times will you walk away?/How many times is the price I pay too high?"
From there, the next chapter in this love-and madness story unfolds in American-music technicolor – from the hymn-like “None Above,” (written by Mattison and Tedeschi) to Tedeschi’s bluesy, determined “Yes We Will,” and Dixon’s “Gravity,” a New-Orleans/R&B-flavored appraisal of love’s grip and pull (co-written with Oliver Wood). Mattison’s waltz-time ballad “Emmaline” offers a beautiful reflection on departed friends and loved ones (inspired in part by the loss of long-time keyboardist Kofi Burbridge, who passed away in 2019), before the slow-dance poignant plea of “Take Me As I Am,” the album’s closer.
Few groups are capable of the uniquely nuanced amalgamation of American music — jazz, blues, rock, soul, funk, roots, and psych that TTB integrate on a nightly basis and, on I Am The Moon, they take those studied forms and construct their own language out of it.
Excitement and anticipation around this project continues to build as each film and LP is released and the band unveil fresh performances of this new music on the road. Recognizing I Am the Moon’s unusual scope and depth, fans have validated the band’s ambitious strategy absorbing the new material with rapturous approval, giving each release a ‘can’t miss’ atmosphere. Live Music Daily recently noted: “Why do we love live music? For me, it is the journey that a band can take you on and the feeling that the audience is on that ride with the band, hand-in-hand. Riding the waves, hitting the peaks, enjoying the journey. To me, there is no better band to take the universal trip with than Tedeschi Trucks Band.” See full dates below.
I Am The Moon: I. Crescent — the highly-anticipated project’s first release — has been called “one of the strongest pieces of music they’ve ever done” by Rolling Stone, who go on to marvel at the album’s ambitious scope by asking, “Who even dares to do anything like this anymore?” A 4-star MOJO review praises Derek’s guitar playing on “Pasaquan,” Crescent’s instrumental climax, as “stinging, dexterous, raga-blues brilliance,” while AllMusic deems it “dazzling in concept and execution.”
On I Am The Moon: II. Ascension, “We hear TTB capturing in the studio what it does so well on stage, namely engaging every member of the 12-piece band in a beautifully conversational way," says Glide. The Arts Fuse adds: “As it slowly pulls back the curtain on the full reveal of I Am The Moon, TTB is dispensing an astonishing amount of detail and design to consider and appreciate. The band is cultivating anticipation in a way that feels more genuine than gimmicky."
In this thrilling new and creative chapter for TTB, the four albums that comprise I Am The Moon — I. Crescent, II. Ascension, III. The Fall, and IV. Farewell — feature staggered release dates over four successive months. In addition, each installment of I Am The Moon is accompanied by its own album-length companion film that will debut three days prior to each audio release. The immersive films offer fans the chance to experience the music as the band intended, in an unbroken, communal setting. Full film and audio release dates below.
Last week, Derek Trucks sat down for a fascinating, far-reaching interview with Rick Beato for his highly popular YouTube show that delves into Derek’s one-of-kind guitar/audio technique, his deep-rooted jazz influences, and so much more. Watch here.
Pre-Order I AM THE MOON HERE and watch the project trailer HERE
All vinyl configurations, including individual LPs and the 4-LP I Am The Moon Deluxe Box will be available on September 9th, 2022. (The TTB store has sold-out, please order EXCLUSIVELY through the Fantasy Records store.)
For Tedeschi Trucks Band’ extensive 2022 tour dates, see below. For ticket information, please visit tedeschitrucksband.com.
TEDESCHI TRUCKS BAND - I AM THE MOON: ALBUM + FILM RELEASE DATES:
I Am The Moon: I. Crescent
Film Premiere: May 31st
Album Release: June 3rd
I Am The Moon: II. Ascension
Film Premiere: June 28th
Album Release: July 1st
I Am The Moon: III. The Fall
Film Premiere: July 26th
Album Release: July 29th
I Am The Moon: IV. Farewell
Film Premiere: August 23rd
Album Release: August 26th
I Am The Moon – All Vinyl Configurations: individual LPs + the 4-LP Deluxe Box Available September 9th.
Tedeschi Trucks Band Tour Dates
July 26 / Aurora, IL / RiverEdge Park
July 27 / St. Louis, MO / Fabulous Fox Theatre
July 29-30 / Morrison, CO / Red Rocks Amphitheatre
August 18 / San Diego, CA / Cal Coast Credit Union Amphitheater
August 19 / Los Angeles, CA / The Greek Theatre
August 20 / Berkeley, CA / The Greek Theatre
August 23 / Sacramento, CA / Sacramento Memorial Auditorium
August 24 / Eugene, OR / Cuthbert Amphitheater
August 26 / Auburn, WA / White River Amphitheater
August 27 / Bend, OR / Hayden Homes Amphitheater
August 28 / Reno, NV / Grand Sierra Resort & Casino
August 31 / Boise, ID / Outlaw Field at the Idaho Botanical Garden
September 1 / Bonner, MT / Kettlehouse Amphitheater
September 3 / Moorhead, MN / Bluestem Center for the Arts Amphitheater
September 29 – Oct 8 / New York, NY / Beacon Theatre
October 17 / Copenhagen, DK / Amager Bio
October 18 / Copenhagen, DK / Amager Bio
October 20 / Randers, DK / Vaerket
October 21 / Oslo, NO / Sentrum Scene
October 22 / Stockholm, SE / Annexet
October 25 / Berlin, DE / Verti Music Hall
October 26 / Hamburg, DE / Edel-optics.de Arena
October 27 / Prague, CZ / Forum Karlin
October 30 / Rotterdam, NL / RTM Stage
November 2 / Dublin, IE / The Helix
November 4 / London, UK / The London Palladium
November 5 / London, UK / The London Palladium
November 6 / London, UK / The London Palladium
November 9 / Manchester, UK / Manchester Academy
November 10 / Glasgow, UK / O2 Academy Glasgow
November 12 / Paris, FR / Le Trianon
November 13 / Paris, FR / Le Trianon
November 15 / Paris, FR / Bataclan
Khruangbin and Malian guitarist Vieux Farka Touré today announce their collaborative album Ali honoring Vieux’s late father, Ali Farka Touré. Ali Farka Touré is well known as one of the most influential and talented guitarists that Africa has ever produced. His legacy and impact are hard to overstate. Ali’s sound merged his much-loved traditional Malian musical styles with distinct elements of the blues, singing in the local languages of Songhay, Tamasheq, Fulfulde and Bambara. The result was the creation of a groundbreaking new genre, now well known as the ‘desert blues’, earning him 3 Grammy awards, widespread reverence and the nickname of the ‘African John Lee Hooker’.
Out September 23rd on Dead Oceans, the music pays homage to Ali by recreating some of his most resonant work and experimenting with different sounds while maintaining the original’s integrity. The result is a rightful ode to a legend, creating a refreshed West African blend of musical reference the pairing hopes reaches new generations and audiences alike. The album will be released the day after Republic Day, Mali's National holiday commemorating the independence of the Republic of Mali from the Mali Federation on September 22nd, 1960.
Today, the four also share the first preview of the album, “Savanne” - a work that showcases the contrast between restraint and baroque guitar flourish - a juxtaposition of dub and Malian desert blues that has seen Vieux become revered as “the Hendrix of the Sahara”: https://deadoc.co/savanne
“Savanne” is a remarkable, emotive entry point to the album. The rhythm is relaxed and joyfully repetitive, just a few chords played on guitar, and Touré’s raspy vocal is similarly controlled. Vieux and Khruangbin play across 8 tracks together on Ali and their interaction -- Khruangbin’s guitarist Mark Speer plays synthesizer and conga on the album’s opening notes and gives Vieux's unmistakable guitar leads free reign, with welcome interjections from Laura Lee Ochoa’s bass and steadied drumming from Donald “DJ” Johnson Jr. -- is not surprisingly marked by deference and respect.
The specific songs played on this album are Vieux’s favorites and they also represent many different parts of Ali's career - there are very famous songs like “Diarabi,” originally featuring Ry Cooder, obscure songs like “Alakarra,” and everything in between. "Ali Hala Abada" is a slow and meditative instrumental spotlighted by a mellifluous lead from Vieux, into which Lee perfectly slips her anchored backing rhythm.
With Ali, the artists create a remembrance of Ali’s life, showcased in highlights and B-sides from his catalog where the quartet preserve the natural improvisation of Ali’s music and inject their own, too. It’s natural Vieux chose Khruangbin to honor his dad’s legacy. The trio’s mix of amorphous, psychedelic funk has garnered mass acclaim across continents, and their Earth music knows no bounds. The very core of the trio’s psychedelic music has long divulged displaced and untapped international cultures and tunes. Just see the band’s curated 2020 Late Night Tales album which saw the first-ever digital release of Gerald Lee’s “Can You Feel The Love (Reprise)” prominently featured in the Blaxploitation film Black Shampoo and Sanullium’s “Don’t Go” which Khruangbin found in Seoul in an underground arcade.
Says Vieux of the collaboration: “I want this album to convey love. It is about the love that Ali brought into the world. It is about the love that I have for him and that Khruangbin has for his music. It is about pouring your love into something old to make it new again.”
Adds Khruangbin, “We made this album to honor Ali's life and body of work. We hope this collaboration enlightens more people to Ali's musical legacy."
While often compared to American blues legend John Lee Hooker, Ali Farka Touré had a singular sound and style — from the raucous playing on his earliest recordings to a naturally meditative quality explored in great depth on his records with kora player Toumani Diabaté. Throughout his lifetime Touré spoke seven regional languages, and this music bestrides the music associated with all of them. Undoubtedly modern Saharan bands like Tinariwen and Etran Finatawa learned much from Touré, and now Khruangbin and Vieux are matching the hypnotic rhythms with scorching blues flair.
As a passionate champion for the people of Mali and The Sahel, Vieux founded the charity Amahrec Sahel in 2012. As part of Amahrec Sahel’s mission to support humanitarian reconstruction and culture, the charity has provided school supplies for children, supported an orphanage in Bamako and provided musical instruments for young musicians in Mali. Vieux is also the director of The Ali Farka Touré Foundation, an international organization dedicated to the preservation of Ali’s legacy and the cultural growth of Mali. This June, Vieux released his new album Les Racines in which he masterfully returns to the deep roots of the Desert Blues music that his father introduced to the world and writes of his country’s overlapping security, political, and humanitarian crises. With each new project Vieux broadens his horizons, embraces new challenges and further entrenches his reputation as one of the world’s most talented and innovative musicians.
Earlier this year, Khruangbin joined Leon Bridges for their second collaborative EP together, the sultry, chart-topping Texas Moon, which garnered widespread critical acclaim from The New York Times, NPR, Uproxx (“celestial, otherworldly and incredibly psychedelic…”), Vulture, FADER (“could easily sit next to Al Green's 'Let's Stay Together,' Barry White's 'Can't Get Enough of Your Love Baby,' and Marvin Gaye's 'Sexual Healing'…”) and more. Upon release, the music debuted at #4 on Billboard’s Top R&B Albums Charts, landed in the Top 25 of the Billboard Top 200, as well as the Top 5 on Billboard’s Album Sales, Vinyl, Alternative Albums and Rock Albums charts. NPR Music included lead single “B-Side” in their “36 Favorite Songs of 2022” round-up and calls the track a “groove straight out of an acid Western.” Texas Moon is out now on Dead Oceans, in partnership with Columbia Records and Night Time Stories Ltd. The band also recently released an Amazon Original cover of Booker T. & The M.G.’s “Green Onions” and is on their most extensive tour to date, which Pitchfork hailed as “one of the most anticipated of the summer.”
Stay tuned for more from Khruangbin and Vieux Farka Touré soon.
Todd Snider has announced 'Live: Return Of The Storyteller' (out September 23 via Todd's own Aimless Records and Thirty Tigers), a brand new live collection of songs and stories captured during his first performances after venues opened back up last year. With material spanning from his 1994 debut album Songs From The Daily Planet through 2021's First Agnostic Church Of Hope And Wonder, Snider uses much of his storytelling to pay homage to friends gone too soon including John Prine, Jerry Jeff Walker, Neal Casal and Colonel Bruce Hampton. But typical of a Snider live show, his stage banter also veers into one-of-a-kind road tales like conversing with haunted ghost children in California, raising hell with the inventor of Crocs in Montana and misadventures in the woods behind Johnny Cash's house in Tennessee.
In conjunction with the album announcement Snider has also shared a new live version of "Just Like Old Times," his 2006 fan favorite that was turned into a feature film - 'Hard Luck Love Song' - in 2020. Listen to "Just Like Old Times" from 'Live: Return Of The Storyteller' and watch the accompanying 'tour diary'-style music video here:
Pre-order 'Live: Return Of The Storyteller' here, and become eligible for a chance to win a harmonica and guitar pick used by Snider on his 2021 tour: toddsnidershop.com
A successor in spirit to Snider's 2011 collection 'Live: The Storyteller' - which found the New Yorker praising him for his "perfect timing, mastery of tiny details and sharply funny, lyrical songs" - the album was recorded between August and December of 2021 on stages across the United States. Musically it finds Snider reimagining a diverse array of his career-spanning material; adapting songs from his output with jam supergroup Hard Working Americans into folk-troubadour style, or channeling recent funk-inspired writing through inspiration from Jimmy Reed. Snider says:
"this album is dedicated to all the people
who come to these shows
whether this last tour was the first one you caught
you've been coming since 94,
or you joined the family somewhere in between
you have my undying gratitude
traveling and singing has been the great joy of my life
and it’s not lost on me who makes it possible
thank you."
Snider has also just announced a dozen new dates on his 2022 'American Troubadour Tour,’ which will include a September 24 album release show at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium and dates alongside legends like Robert Earl Keen, Ray Wylie Hubbard and Ramblin' Jack Elliott (who joins Snider at The Ryman). As of today all of Snider's 2022 tour dates are currently on sale, with a full list below.
'LIVE: RETURN OF THE STORYTELLER' TRACKLIST
01. Big Finish
02. [Col. Bruce Hampton Ret.]
03. Turn Me Loose
04. [East Nashville]
05. Play A Train Song
06. [Old Man Shakes Fist At Sky]
07. Too Soon To Tell
08. Like A Force Of Nature
09. [John Prine]
10. Handsome John
11. [Hard Luck Love Song]
12. Just Like Old Times
13. [Speakneck Speedball]
14. Roman Candles
15. The Very Last Time
16. Sail On, My Friend
17. [Being Outdoors]
18. Ballad Of The Devil's Backbone Tavern
19. Alright Guy
20. [Free Bird]
21. [Sock Water]
22. Just Like Overnight
23. [Alan Greenspan]
24. In Between Jobs
25. [Where Will I Go]
26. Working On A Song
27. Opening Statement
TODD SNIDER 2022 'AMERICAN TROUBADOUR TOUR' DATES
August 20 - Robert Earl Keen's Texas Uprising - Houston, TX!
August 25 - Grande Theatre - Frankfort, KY
September 7 - Harvester Performance Center - Rocky Mount, VA*
September 9 - Infinity Hall Norfolk - Norfolk, CT*
September 10 - Narrows Center for the Arts - Fall River, MA*
September 11 - Infinity Hall Hartford - Hartford, CT*
September 13 - Swyer Theatre at The Egg - Albany, NY*
September 15 - StageOne - Fairfield, CT*
September 16 - The Center for Arts in Natick - Natick, MA*
September 17 - Sellersville Theater - Sellersville, PA*
September 18 - The Queen - Wilmington, DE*
September 24 - Ryman Auditorium - Nashville, TN&
September 29 - Paramount Theatre - Denver, CO+%
October 1 - The Wilma - Missoula, MT+
October 2 - The ELM - Bozeman, MT+
October 3 - Egyptian Theatre - Boise, ID@
October 4 - Tower Theatre - Bend, OR@
October 6 - Revolution Hall - Portland, OR@
October 7 - Soreng Theater at Hult Center - Eugene, OR@
October 8 - Neptune Theatre - Seattle, WA@
October 9 - The Bing Crosby Theater - Spokane, WA@
October 12 - Arcata Theater Lounge - Arcata, CA@
October 13 - Raven Theatre - Healdsburg, CA@
October 14 - Great American Music Hall - San Francisco, CA@
October 16 - Rio Theatre - Santa Cruz, CA@
October 18 - The Fremont Theater - San Luis Obispo, CA@
October 19 - The Coach House - San Juan Capistrano, CA@
October 21 - Paradise Performing Arts Center - Paradise, CA~
October 22 - Bally’s Lake Tahoe Casino Resort - South Lake Tahoe, NV~
October 24 - The State Room - Salt Lake City, UT~
October 25 - The State Room - Salt Lake City, UT~
October 26 - Washington’s - Fort Collins, CO
October 28 - Knuckleheads - Kansas City, MO
October 29 - Scottish Rite Hall - Omaha, NE
October 30 - Wooly’s - Des Moines, IA
October 31 - Jamf Theatre - Eau Claire, WI
November 2 - The Englert Theatre - Iowa City, IA
November 3 - Park West - Chicago, IL
November 4 - Barrymore Theatre - Madison, WI
November 5 - The Intersection - Grand Rapids, MI
November 9 - Lincoln Theatre - Raleigh, NC
November 10 - Stuart's Opera House - Nelsonville, Ohio
November 11 - Roxian Theatre - Pittsburgh, PA
November 12 - Holland Theatre - Bellefontaine, OH
November 16 - Bijou Theatre - Knoxville, TN
November 17 - The Castle Theatre - Bloomington, IL
November 18 - Egyptian Room, Old National Centre - Indianapolis, IN
November 19 - Sheldon Concert Hall - St. Louis, MO
! with Robert Earl Keen
* with Lilly Winwood
& with Ramblin' Jack Elliott
+ with Nicki Bluhm
% with Lilly Hiatt
@ with Ryan Montbleau
~ with Ray Wylie Hubbard
For decades, rumors have circulated among Creedence Clearwater Revival’s fans about a long-lost recording of their legendary 1970 show at London’s Royal Albert Hall. Now, Craft Recordings is thrilled to announce that the rumors are, indeed, true. Available for pre-order today in multiple formats (detailed below), the long-awaited Creedence Clearwater Revival at the Royal Albert Hall presents the concert in its entirety and finds CCR at the apex of their career, playing the most prestigious venue in London. Placing listeners front and center at the show, the album features John Fogerty, Tom Fogerty, Doug Clifford, and Stu Cook performing such (now classic) hits as “Fortunate Son,” “Proud Mary,” and “Bad Moon Rising,” the latter of which is available to stream or download today.
Creedence Clearwater Revival at the Royal Albert Hall will be available September 16 on 180-gram vinyl, CD, and cassette tape, while select retailers will offer a variety of exclusive color variants, including Walmart (“Tombstone Shadow” vinyl) and Target (“Green River” vinyl). Additionally, the album will be available across digital platforms, including in hi-res and Dolby® ATMOS immersive audio formats. A limited Super Deluxe Edition Box Set will follow later in the year, more details below.
After spending roughly 50 years in storage, the original multitrack tapes were meticulously restored and mixed by the GRAMMY® Award-winning team of producer Giles Martin and engineer Sam Okell, who have helmed countless acclaimed projects together, including the Beatles’ 50th-anniversary editions of Abbey Road and Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, as well as audio for the Elton John biopic Rocketman and Peter Jackson’s The Beatles: Get Back Series. The LP was mastered by the celebrated engineer Miles Showell at Abbey Road Studios using half-speed technology for the highest-quality listening experience.
Creedence Clearwater Revival at the Royal Albert Hall will be released concurrently with the documentary concert feature film, Travelin’ Band: Creedence Clearwater Revival at the Royal Albert Hall. Directed by two-time GRAMMY® Award winner Bob Smeaton (The Beatles Anthology and Jimi Hendrix Band of Gypsies) and narrated by Academy Award®-winning actor Jeff Bridges, the film takes viewers from the band’s earliest years together in El Cerrito, CA through their meteoric rise to fame. Featuring a wealth of unseen footage, Travelin’ Band culminates with the band’s show at the Royal Albert Hall—marking the only concert footage of the original CCR lineup to be released in its entirety. The film will rollout internationally on September 16, stay tuned for more details coming soon.
On November 14, both the album and the film will be presented in a Super Deluxe Edition Box Set, available exclusively via CraftRecordings.com. The 2-LP/2-CD/1-Blu-ray collection includes Creedence Clearwater Revival at the Royal Albert Hall on two 45-RPM 180-gram vinyl LPs as well as on CD. A second CD features music from the film, including formative recordings from the band’s earliest incarnations (including Tommy Fogerty and the Blue Velvets and the Golliwogs). While the Blu-ray offers the complete Travelin’ Band: Creedence Clearwater Revival at the Royal Albert Hall film, plus the digital album in hi-res and Dolby ATMOS® immersive audio. Limited to 5,000 copies worldwide and available to pre-order now, each individually numbered set is housed in a 12” x 12” box, with embossed gold foil detail, and includes a reproduction of the original 1970 tour program, a 17” x 24” poster, and a 16-page booklet, featuring an excerpt from Bridges’ voice-over script, which offers background on the band’s incredible path to the London show. View the unboxing trailer here.
When Creedence Clearwater Revival stepped onto the Royal Albert Hall’s stage on April 14, 1970—just days after the Beatles announced their breakup—the California rockers had arguably just become the biggest band in the world. Leading up to the show, CCR had enjoyed an unprecedented “magical year,” as Jeff Bridges narrates in the film. “In only 12 months the band had achieved five Top 10 singles and three Top 10 albums [Bayou Country, Green River, Willy and the Poor Boys] on the American charts, outselling the Beatles. They had appeared on the legendary Ed Sullivan Show and played to over a million people across America, including the hundreds of thousands gathered at Woodstock. ‘John, Tom, Stu, and Doug’ may not have had the familiar ring to it of ‘John, Paul, George, and Ringo,’ but Creedence were challenging the Beatles for the title of the biggest group in the world.”
Indeed, the band’s Southern-steeped, “swamp rock” sound permeated global airwaves throughout 1969. Singles like “Proud Mary,” “Green River,” “Fortunate Son,” and “Down on the Corner” were in the Top Ten across Europe, North America, and Australasia, while “Bad Moon Rising” hit No.1 in the UK and New Zealand. But Creedence was more than just a commercial success. By the end of 1969, Bridges notes, “John Fogerty was considered one of America’s most politically significant songwriters,” following his biting commentary on class amid the Vietnam War in “Fortunate Son.” The critics were paying close attention to CCR, while Rolling Stone declared them to be the “Best American Band.” As the new decade dawned, Creedence played a triumphant hometown show at Oakland Coliseum. Less than four months later, in April, the four-piece embarked on their first European tour—an eight-show run that included stops in Holland, Germany, France, and Denmark.
The band considered their two sold-out London shows to be a test of sorts, to measure the success of their European tour. Opening their first night with “Born on the Bayou,” the band delivered a high-energy 12-song set. “What set Creedence apart from many of their contemporaries was their ability to produce the sound of their records on stage, and the primal excitement and joy of their concerts, which came from their love of live performance,” explains Bridges.
As they concluded the show with “Keep on Chooglin’,” the band was met with a 15-minute-long standing ovation from the audience. The next day, they would receive rave reviews from such stalwart publications as The Times and the NME, who boldly declared “Creedence Clearwater Revival had proved beyond a doubt that they are, in more opinions than mine, the Greatest Rock and Roll Band in the World. In their capable hands, not only is the true spirit of rock music alive and well, but it is kicking like a mule.” During their two-night residency at the iconic venue, CCR not only followed in the footsteps of acts like the Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix, and the Beatles, but they proved they were equals.
While Creedence Clearwater Revival would go their separate ways just two years later, speculation around a live recording of that legendary concert began to permeate their fanbase in 1980. That same year, Fantasy Records had released a live album by the band, mistakenly titled The Royal Albert Hall Concert. It was quickly discovered that the audio was, in fact, from the Oakland Coliseum show, captured months earlier. While the label rushed to sticker the album with correctional information—and properly re-named the January 1970 performance as The Concert for later production runs—actual footage from the Royal Albert Hall remained the stuff of rock ’n’ roll lore…until now.
Click here to pre-order or pre-save Creedence Clearwater Revival at the Royal Albert Hall.
The 2022 Blue Note Jazz Festival in Napa Valley, marking the first-ever Blue Note Jazz Festival presented as an outdoor, multi-day/multi-stage event, made its unforgettable, sold-out debut this past weekend at Charles Krug Winery in St. Helena, CA. With its electrifying mix of top-tier hip hop, jazz and comedy performances set amid the laid-back beauty of California wine country, the festival provided a unique and intimate experience for its 6,000 attendees.
“The inaugural festival brought together great cultural icons both through their love of outstanding music and the camaraderie of their artistic community,” said Alex Kurland, Director of Programming at the Blue Note.
The Napa festival’s all-star lineup, with Artist in Residence Robert Glasper and comedian host Dave Chappelle, featured the reunited Black Star yasiin bey and Talib Kweli, Maxwell, Chaka Khan, Snoop Dogg, Corinne Bailey Rae, D Smoke, Dinner Party featuring Robert Glasper, Kamasi Washington, Terrace Martin, Alex Isley, Madlib, Flying Lotus, Thundercat, The Soul Rebels featuring GZA and Talib Kweli, Phony Ppl, Emily King, Butcher Brown, BJ the Chicago Kid, Chief Adjuah, Frederic Yonnet and others, leading Glasper to call it his “dream come true,” noting the festival’s many “influencers and trailblazers.” The festival also marked the first-ever live audience recording of the award-winning podcast, The Midnight Miracle, presented by Luminary. Hosted by Dave Chappelle, yasiin bey & Talib Kweli, “The Midnight Miracle Live from Napa'' will debut as a part of season two of The Midnight Miracle later this year on Luminary.
“We are all witnesses to history. This is the best that America has to offer in music. What a festival. What a weekend,” said Chappelle from the stage.
The event also drew celebrity attendees including Nas, Dwayne Wade, Gabrielle Union, Michelle Wolf, Katt Williams, Anthony Anderson, Terry Crews, JEEZY, and more.
The Blue Note Napa Valley Jazz Festival grew from Robert Glasper’s month-long residency dubbed “Robtober, held each October at the Blue Note New York. “With Napa Valley, it was our plan to create an outdoor, festival-style version of Robtober in the spirit of a traditional jazz festival, with spontaneous collaborations, special guests, and once-in-a-lifetime improvised performances,” said Steven Bensusan, President, Blue Note Entertainment Group. “We couldn’t be happier with the result,” he added.
Read more about Glasper’s curational approach for the inaugural festival at Billboard, Uproxx and BET.
ODESZA’s much-anticipated new album ‘The Last Goodbye’ has launched onto the Billboard charts, landing at #2 on the Top Dance/Electronic Albums chart and #11 on the Billboard 200, as well as #2 on Top Vinyl Albums, #3 on Top Independent Albums, #3 on Top Current Album Sales and #3 on Top Album Sales. The album, which dropped July 22 via Foreign Family Collective/Ninja Tune, comes in advance of their forthcoming new video for album highlight “Love Letter (feat. The Knocks)” that will premiere this Thursday (August 4th) starring acclaimed Bridgerton-star Simone Ashley and featuring Yuji Okumoto (star of Cobra Kai), in a format more akin to a short film than standard music video. “Love Letter (feat. The Knocks)” serves as the perfect score as the camera follows Simone throughout a series of tribulations, and ultimately, triumphs.
The GRAMMY-nominated duo of Harrison Mills & Clayton Knight’s latest album was not only embraced by fans, but also by critics, with Associated Press proclaiming “ODESZA is back and more experimental than ever”, Billboard saying the album is “full of lush soundscapes, grandiose moments and productions that are equally complex and emotive”, and Pitchfork stating “Knight and Mills have found themselves at their most introspective just as they’re primed to make a bigger splash on the stage than ever before.”
ODESZA just kicked off their groundbreaking ‘The Last Goodbye’ amphitheater tour this past weekend with three sold-out shows in their hometown of Seattle. In honor of the tour and new album, Kings County executive Dow Constantine named July 29th “ODESZA Day” in Seattle, and of the opening night performance, Billboard proclaimed “ODESZA returns in dazzling form… ODESZA is meant to be seen, and heard, live” while the Seattle Times said “ODESZA’s mesmerizing first show in three years felt like a get-your-popcorn, dig-your-nails-into-the-armrest summer blockbuster, with all the CGI firepower and suspenseful plot twists of a big-budget Hollywood flick.”
A true testament to the connection they’ve developed with their community, ODESZA sold over 350k tickets during the initial 48-hour ticket on-sale period for the tour, reaffirming the Seattle duo as one of modern music's live performance juggernauts and making them one of the first electronic acts to attempt a tour of this magnitude. In addition to the three Seattle shows, the tour will also include two sold-out nights at LA’s The Forum, and two sold-out nights at New York’s Forest Hills Stadium, among many oth
With singles like the title track featuring the legendary Bettye LaVette and the recent Ólafur Arnalds-collab, “Light Of Day,” receiving acclaim from the likes of NY Times and Billboard, among others, ‘The Last Goodbye’ is a stirring collection rife with brightness and emotion, wistful yet rooted in the present. With additional guest appearances by Julianna Barwick, Izzy Bizu, Charlie Houston, Låpsley & MARO, the record is sweeping in nature, delicately and deftly crafted by the duo, as they create a score that mirrors the cyclic nature of life and interconnection.
Following the monumental success around their GRAMMY-nominated last album ‘A Moment Apart’, today’s new LP is an experience that speaks to themes of connection, reminiscence, and the impact we impart on one another. It’s a vivid celebration of the people and moments that have left their mark on our existences, reverberating throughout the record in the form of interwoven samples from personal home movies and childhood memories, showcasing the origins of Harrison Mills and Clayton Knight juxtaposed against the bold, boundary-pushing production techniques they have become synonymous with.
Loudon Wainwright III’s new album Lifetime Achievement (StorySound Records) is out now. His first album of original songs since 2014, Lifetime Achievement finds Wainwright in a state of deep reflection at age 75, featuring 15 witty, incisive tracks. The album was announced by Rolling Stone in June and has received rave reviews from Fresh Air, Under The Radar, No Depression and Mojo, which says the set is “imbued with an irresistible wink as he lays his life and neuroses on the line in a well-trodden but still welcome welter of wit and pathos.” An in-depth Associated Press interview with Wainwright just posted, he will be profiled in the upcoming Fall 2022 issue of No Depression and will appear on an episode of Office Hours with Tim Heidecker this Thursday August 25, live from Brooklyn’s The Bellhouse. Up next, Wainwright will embark on a 34-date international tour August 30 (City Winery NYC, a concert that will also be livestreamed by Mandolin) that includes some of his biggest-ever venues in the UK and Ireland.
Says Wainwright, “I remember when I made my first record for Atlantic in 1969. I was always saying, 'I want it to be a record – not only a recording, but a document that captures a moment.' I was 21 and very serious, and I thought I'd be dead in four years (laughs). So I wanted to make something that would last. A testament. Now, fifty years later, I guess I still want to make a testament. I want to write a group of songs and get them down in the best possible way. And I like to think they might last a while.”
The songs on Lifetime Achievement look back at Wainwright’s 50+ year career with his long-celebrated, brutally hilarious and heart wrenching storytelling. “Family Vacation” skewers the ritual. The title track finds him recounting his accomplishments but realizing that: “All these honors don’t add up to all that much, it’s true, that the biggest surprise, the great surprise, is I managed to win you.” “Town & Country” finds Wainwright returning to New York City after an extended stay in the country, framing the “city vs. country” debate in his own inimitable style, rats scurrying under his feet while dining on the streets of Manhattan.
Many tracks on Lifetime Achievement feature Wainwright on guitar with light accompaniment, some sung a capella, while others are seasoned with horns, strings, hand claps, the accordion, lap steel and electric guitar work, featuring many of his frequent collaborators: Chaim Tannenbaum, David Mansfield, Tony Scherr, Rich Pagano, Jon Cowherd, and others including a string arrangement by Rob Moose. It was recorded with two of his longtime producers, Dick Connette and Stewart Lerman.
After thirty albums, a Grammy, many film and TV credits, and songs recorded by such artists as Johnny Cash, Mose Allison, Bonnie Raitt and his son Rufus, Wainwright is perhaps our foremost six-string analyst and tragicomedian. And with Lifetime Achievement his “unmatched wit and wisdom” (NPR) has never been on sharper display. In the past few years, Wainwright has also published a widely celebrated memoir, Liner Notes, as well as Years in the Making - a 2-CD audiobiography of rarities, oddities, and never-before-released recordings made throughout his tremendous 50-year career.
Buy/stream Lifetime Achievement here: https://ffm.to/lifetimeachievement
Tonight, Tedeschi Trucks Band, the GRAMMY-winning rock and soul 12-piece led by Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi, will premiere I Am The Moon: Episode IV. Farewell, the final chapter of their monumental 4-LP project, I Am The Moon.
Fans can stream the album-length companion visual from filmmaker Alix Lambert on the band's YouTube Channel, beginning tonight at 9:00PM ET / 6:00PM PT, ahead of its digital and CD release this Friday, August 26th, 2022.
Last night, Tedeschi Trucks Band performed their uplifting and poignant new single, "Soul Sweet Song," on Jimmy Kimmel LIVE!, watch it HERE. TTB also performed three additional songs from I Am The Moon for a special KIMMEL ‘off-air’ live stream, watch it HERE.
In his bio notes, esteemed music journalist David Fricke summarized Farewell:
“Farewell – the final record in the groundbreaking studio release by Tedeschi Trucks Band, I Am The Moon – concludes a remarkable adventure and new beginning for the group, now in its 12th year as America's premier rock & roll big band: four distinct and, at the same time, deeply connected albums with a total of 24 original songs capturing the power of devotion in a time of crisis and separation, with a renewed energy in collective songwriting and performance. Opening with the lusty confrontation of "Last Night In The Rain" and ending with the rousing benediction "Another Day," Farewell is "a wish of well-being at parting," as one dictionary defines that word – with more road and love ahead.”
The groundswell of excitement surrounding each new I Am The Moon release reaches a crescendo this week in anticipation of the journey’s final chapter. As the band has rolled out the rich, new I Am The Moon material this summer, ecstatic fans, eager for the communal experience–both live in-concert and online– have embrace this project like no other in the band’s history.
This past week, TTB began the west coast run of their Wheels of Soul tour with triumphant shows at The Greek Theatre in Los Angeles and Berkeley. As a recent review at Live Music Daily noted: “Why do we love live music? For me, it is the journey that a band can take you on and the feeling that the audience is on that ride with the band, hand-in-hand. Riding the waves, hitting the peaks, enjoying the journey. To me, there is no better band to take the universal trip with than Tedeschi Trucks Band.” See full dates below.
TTB’s Mike Mattison recently sat down with PRX The World to discuss Persian poet Nizami Ganjavi’s “Layla & Majnun,” the influential epic romance poem that was the thematic throughline of I Am The Moon. Listen to the interview HERE.
Last month, Derek Trucks spoke with Rick Beato for a far-reaching interview that delves into Derek’s one-of-kind guitar/audio technique, his deep-rooted jazz influences, and so much more. Watch HERE.
Pre-Order I AM THE MOON HERE and watch the project trailer HERE
All vinyl configurations, including individual LPs and the 4-LP I Am The Moon Deluxe Box will be available on September 9th, 2022. (The TTB store has sold-out, please order EXCLUSIVELY through the Fantasy Records store.)
See below for the complete list of Tedeschi Trucks Band tour dates. For ticket information, visit tedeschitrucksband.com.
Tedeschi Trucks Band Tour Dates
August 23 / Sacramento, CA / Sacramento Memorial Auditorium
August 24 / Eugene, OR / Cuthbert Amphitheater
August 26 / Auburn, WA / White River Amphitheater
August 27 / Bend, OR / Hayden Homes Amphitheater
August 28 / Reno, NV / Grand Sierra Resort & Casino
August 31 / Boise, ID / Outlaw Field at the Idaho Botanical Garden
September 1 / Bonner, MT / Kettlehouse Amphitheater
September 3 / Moorhead, MN / Bluestem Center for the Arts Amphitheater
September 29 – Oct 8 / New York, NY / Beacon Theatre
October 17 / Copenhagen, DK / Amager Bio
October 18 / Copenhagen, DK / Amager Bio
October 20 / Randers, DK / Vaerket
October 21 / Oslo, NO / Sentrum Scene
October 22 / Stockholm, SE / Annexet
October 25 / Berlin, DE / Verti Music Hall
October 26 / Hamburg, DE / Edel-optics.de Arena
October 27 / Prague, CZ / Forum Karlin
October 30 / Rotterdam, NL / RTM Stage
November 2 / Dublin, IE / The Helix
November 4 / London, UK / The London Palladium
November 5 / London, UK / The London Palladium
November 6 / London, UK / The London Palladium
November 9 / Manchester, UK / Manchester Academy
November 10 / Glasgow, UK / O2 Academy Glasgow
November 12 / Paris, FR / Le Trianon
November 13 / Paris, FR / Le Trianon
November 15 / Paris, FR / Bataclan
The legendary Capitol Theatre in Port Chester, NY is celebrating its 10 year anniversary of reopening under Peter Shapiro’s ownership this fall. Today, the venue announced the kickoff of CAP10 season kicks with two sold-out shows from The Avett Brothers on August 27 & 28, continuing revelries through the end of 2022 with Ben Folds, The National, Pink Floyd’s Nick Mason, ZZ Top, Steve Vai, Jeff Beck, Rick Springfield, Lindsey Buckingham & nine nights with Grateful Dead co-founder Phil Lesh.
September 23rd will also be officially proclaimed The Capitol Theatre Day in Port Chester, commemorating what The Cap stands for: live music, community, and spreading joy into the world through concerts. There will also be community volunteer events, a CAP10 beer brewed exclusively by Captain Lawrence, newly designed merch, unreleased archival video, and more.
Shapiro said on celebrating a decade: “Wow, 10 years! Still can’t believe we have had the good fortune to put on more than 1,000 shows since 2012 at what is the best live music venue (still) standing in America. The Capitol Theatre is a true one of a kind, as a rock palace like this just can’t be built new. We need more of the energy that these venues create, especially in the times we are in. The magic that The Cap emits is something that lifts both musicians and fans, and our entire team is thrilled to be crossing our 10th Anniversary. We remain super excited to keep bringing the magic of live music to people from across America, of all ages and backgrounds. Long Live The Cap!!!”
Mainstay Phil Lesh added: “Since the beginning of The Capitol Theatre in the early 1970s, between the Grateful Dead, Furthur and Phil Lesh & Friends, I have performed on this stage close to 100 times. Thanks to the fans and Cap Family for helping bring the magical adventure full circle, and congratulations on your first 10 years!”
Built in 1926 and listed as a Nationally Historic Place, The Capitol Theatre has become one of rock ‘n’ roll’s most iconic venues. Featuring top of the line acoustics, a 65-foot domed ceiling, and a state-of-the-art lighting and projection system, the venue has welcomed every artist imaginable, from The Rolling Stones, David Bowie, Bob Dylan and Tame Impala to Lauryn Hill, Kevin Hart, Snoop Dogg & Kacey Musgraves.
This year, New York Public Radio’s annual fundraising event at Brooklyn Bowl on Wednesday, September 21 at 7pm will celebrate 40 years of “New Sounds” with John Schaefer and his incomparable contributions to the NYC music scene and beyond. Featuring performances by Brooklyn-based bhangra fusion group Red Baraat and tropical futurism band Combo Chimbita, along with a DJ set by Yo La Tengo's Ira Kaplan & Georgia Hubley, the fundraiser will support all of New York Public Radio’s brands, including WNYC, WQXR, Gothamist and WNYC Studios. Tickets available here start at $40 for general admission with options for VIP packages and bowling lane rentals with WNYC hosts. Guests will have the opportunity to mingle with a stellar line-up of on-air and podcast talent, hosts, producers, and staff on and off the lanes.
WNYC’s “New Sounds” is a cherished radio program at the helm of music discovery and gleefully free from the confines of genre, airing every night at 11pm on 93.9FM and wnyc.org. Since its inception in 1982, the show expanded to include a New Sounds Live concert series in 1986 and the innovative Soundcheck podcast in 2002, featuring live performances and interviews with a variety of guests, from Mavis Staples, Mark Ronson and Sheryl Crow to Chuck Klosterman, Norah Jones, Danger Mouse, and others.
Host and producer of “New Sounds” John Schaefer came to WNYC in 1981, where he was hired to read newscasts and introduce classical music, but soon found himself hosting a new music show that quickly became the on-air hub of the fertile downtown music scene. Schaefer has been cited by New York Magazine as one of "the people whose ideas, power, and sheer will are changing New York" and was honored in 2003 with the American Music Center's prestigious Letter of Distinction for his "substantial contributions to advancing the field of contemporary American music in the United States and abroad."
He began blogging for WNYC while traveling with the New York Philharmonic on its historic trip to North Korea in 2008 and continues to blog at newsounds.org. When he’s not championing new music, international voices and obscure artists on air, Schaefer has written books and liner notes for more than 100 recordings, including those from Yo-Yo Ma, Ballaké Sissoko, and Terry Riley. He is also a regular contributor to the World Science Festival and the White Light Festival at Lincoln Center. On September 21, New York Public Radio will celebrate Schaefer’s invaluable contributions to public radio and the New York City cultural scene, with his limitless curiosity for music and commitment to boundless discovery.
For the Birds: The Birdsong Project today releases Volume IV of its wide-ranging collection of 242 recordings inspired by birdsong and supporting the conservation of birds and their habitats. Now available for streaming on all platforms, Volume IV features 48 recordings---songs, instrumental pieces and experimental works---across the stylistic spectrum along with compelling literary interludes. The volume’s musical artists include Sam Amidon, Andrew Bird, Mark Mothersbaugh, Arturo O’Farrill, Midori Hirano, Julian Lage & Bill Frisell, Robert Ames, Juliette Commagere, Haley Fohr feat. Rob Frye, Julia Holter, Angélica Negrón, Doug Wieselman, Steve Gunn, and many more. Spoken word recordings interspersed among the musical contributions feature performances by Suzan-Lori Parks, Toni Collette, John Lithgow, George Saunders, Jarvis Cocker, Sam Mendes, Olivia Wilde, Cazzie David, and others, reading works by authors including E.E. Cummings, Philip Larkin, and Jane Hirshfield.
Watch singer-songwriter Andrew Bird’s Volume IV track “Rare Birds” music video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQ_wSKpOvLU
And watch/share the video for harpist and experimental composer Mary Lattimore’s “Your Birthday at The Huntington,” created by Birdsong executive producer Rebecca Reagan, here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pa3AcF2q_Ss
Additional tracks with visualizers include: Carlos Niño & Nate Mercereau feat. Kamasi Washington - “Wild Birds in an Imagined Canoga Park With Lakes and Trees in Place of Streets and Buildings” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHzNiVYan_U
Written by Ada Limón. Read by Olivia Wilde - “Lies About Sea Creatures” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtuZ8NZDGl0
“It was an honor and delight to participate in this beautiful project. This is truly a singular collection of music and poetry that has never before been collected on this scale. Reading the poetry of Ada Limon into a microphone at Electric Lady Studios was a dream. It’s a thrill to be a part of the Birdsong creative collective” - Olivia Wilde
“Randall asked me to contribute to his endangered bird project last year and I decided to use the recording of the last. Kaua‘i ‘Ō‘ō Song (before it went extinct) as the basis for the melody. I know it sounds crazy obvious but since I started whistling at age 5 I have often attempted to imitate bird calls and see if I can get them to respond to me. At best they’ve probably just been humoring me all these years. Anyway I think what Randall has put together is incredible and obviously a labor of love. He is proving to be the rightful heir to the Hal Willner school of music curatorial brilliance” - Andrew Bird
“Music and poetry often help to express our relationship with nature and in that way, we learn more about ourselves. And, we are already seeing how these brilliant volumes from The Birdsong Project are inspiring people to better understand the conservation movement. Birds tell us we must act decisively to protect the places that they - and we all - need. By doing so, we are safeguarding our natural resources, and our way of life. The songs and poems in these volumes carry their message. Everyone has a role to play and sometimes that begins simply by building on an appreciation for the birds that sing to us from our own neighborhoods. We are incredibly grateful for this partnership with Randall, all the artists involved, and I can’t imagine another project like this existing on this scale,” said Sean O'Connor, the chief development officer for Audubon.” - Sean O'Connor, Chief Development Officer, National Audubon Society
“From the spirited dance of a Greater Prairie-Chicken to the intense gaze of a Snowy Owl, there’s nothing more captivating than watching birds being birds—especially when set to the soundtrack of Andrew Bird’s melodious whistle, itself a nod to the song of the last Kaua‘i ‘Ō‘ō,” said Jenny Bogo, vice president of content for the National Audubon Society. “This music video features footage from Audubon sanctuaries and other sites essential to supporting birds throughout their migrations, and it also includes many clips of bird behavior filmed by the talented photographers who share their joy of birds through the Audubon Photography Awards. Each moment is a reminder of the amazing diversity of avian life and the imperative of acting to protect it.”
The Birdsong Project was produced by Randall Poster, the Grammy Award-winning producer and music supervisor known for his longtime work with Wes Anderson and Martin Scorsese. It was conceived and inspired by Executive Producer Rebecca Reagan, who brought a grand creative vision and wisdom to the project. Additional executive producers are Elliot Bergman, Stewart Lerman and Lee Ranaldo.
Since the May release of Volume I, The Birdsong Project has been featured in the New York Times, The Guardian, New Yorker, CBC, Rolling Stone, Pitchfork, Stereogum, Apartment Therapy, Cool Hunting, WNYC, Uproxx, Brooklyn Vegan and more.
The final volume of The Birdsong Project (Volume V) will be released in September. The full collection is also available as a limited edition 20-LP deluxe box set, which features a 60-page book including an essay by musician-ornithologist Jonathan Meiburg of Shearwater and a package bursting with paintings and illustrations of birds by well-known artists.
The project’s expansive collection of 242 recordings represents a remarkable assemblage of diverse talent from across the creative community in support of an important cause, including GRAMMY, Oscar, Emmy, Pulitzer, Peabody and James Beard Award winners: Ad-Rock, Laurie Anderson, Animal Collective, Beck, Cassandra Jenkins, Dan Deacon, Daniel Lanois, Elvis Costello, Esperanza Spalding, Flaming Lips, Haden Triplets, Jeff Tweedy, Jim James, Julianna Barwick, Kamasi Washington, Karen O, Kurt Vile, Atlas Sound & L’Rain, Makaya McCraven, Hania Rani, Mark Ronson, Nick Cave, Stephin Merritt, Terry Riley, Tyondai Braxton, UNKLE, Yo-Yo Ma, and many more. The majority of the recordings were made specifically for this project.
Spoken-word contributions recorded and donated to the project feature an array of writers and actors including Jonathan Franzen, Maggie Smith, Ocean Vuong, Alice Waters, Bette Midler, Florence Welch, Greta Gerwig, Jeff Goldblum, Jelani Cobb, Matthew McConaughey, Natasha Lyonne, Regina King, Robert Pattinson, Sean Penn, Tilda Swinton, Tim Blake Nelson, Bobby Cannavale, and more.
All proceeds from The Birdsong Project will be donated to the National Audubon Society, the world’s oldest environmental society dedicated to the conservation of birds and their habitats.
In a project partnership, the Brooklyn Botanic Garden has mounted a multidisciplinary exhibition and program series in collaboration with exhibition creative director and Birdsong Project producer Randall Poster—running now through October 23. It includes an outdoor exhibition of birdhouses created by international artists and inspired by Brooklyn Botanic Garden’s resident birds as well as The Birdsong Project's recordings.
To help foster an awareness of—and love for—birds in future generations, The Birdsong Project has also partnered with eyewear brand Warby Parker to donate 20,000 limited-edition "Birdoculars" to numerous cultural institutions that support the conservation of the natural world and its avian inhabitants.
Additional gala and educational events will take place with the American Museum of Natural History in New York City (in conjunction with the re-opening of the Hall of Oceanic Birds in 2023).
VOLUME # 4 TRACK LIST:
ALBUM #13
SIDE A
1. Not-Yet - Written by Jane Hirshfield. Read by Victoria Legrand
2. Monteverde September 08 - Performed by The Album Leaf
3. Birdsong Call - Performed by Nick Zinner
4. Rare Birds - Performed by Andrew Bird
5. Bobcats, Beetles, Owls - Written by Jane Hirshfield. Read by Jane Alexander
SIDE B
1. Diary - Performed by Juliette Commagere
2. Cuckoo - Performed by Sam Amidon
3. Sorrow Is Not My Name - Written by Ross Gay. Read by Suzan-Lori Parks
4. County Route 41 - Performed by Cassandra Jenkins
5. Birdsong - Performed by Steve Gunn
ALBUM #14
SIDE A
1. Bye Bye Birdy - Performed by Mark Mothersbaugh
2. The Sparrows of Butyrka - Written by Irena Ratushinskaya. Read by George Saunders
3. Alula - Performed by GEORGIA
4. Mourning Dove in Buoyancy - Performed by Haley Fohr feat. Rob Frye
5. The Ayaymama Bird - Performed by Elvis Perkins
6. Boy With a Headset - Written and read by Edward Hirsch
SIDE B
1. Wild Birds in an Imagined Canoga Park With Lakes and Trees in Place of Streets and Buildings - Performed by Carlos Niño & Nate Mercereau feat. Kamasi Washington
2. Intone - Performed by Midori Hirano
3. In Wiry Winter - Written by James Schuyler. Read by Graydon Carter
4. Avi Sinistra - Performed by ROB
5. Central Park - Performed by Doug Wieselman
6. Birdy - Performed by Daniel Blumberg & Billy Steiger
7. BIRDSLAND - Performed by Arturo O'Farrill
8. To This May - Written by W.S. Merwin. Read by Cazzie David
ALBUM #15
SIDE A
1. Aure, Deh, Per Piertà - Performed by Anthony Roth Costanzo
2. Hope Is a Thing with Feathers - Performed by Angela McCluskey & The Cantelon Ensemble
3. Coming - Written by Philip Larkin. Read by Sam Mendes
4. Many Worlds - Performed by Robert Ames
5. I Put on My Fur Coat - Written by Jane Wong. Read by Sofia Subercaseaux
6. Planeaciones - Performed by Angélica Negrón
SIDE B
1. Wingspan - Performed by Briana Marela
2. Poems - Written by Ruth Stone. Read by Edwina von Gal
3. Jacob Riis - Stuart Bogie and Domenica Fossati. Performed by Domenica Fossati
4. Used Beak - Performed by Craig Wedren
5. ‘sweet spring is your - Written by E. E. Cummings. Read by John Lithgow
6. Pettirosso - Daniele Luppi. Performed by Giacomo Bianchi
ALBUM #16
SIDE A
1. Voice & Birds - Performed by Anton Pearson (Squid)
2. Lies About Sea Creatures - Written by Ada Limón. Read by Olivia Wilde
3. The Owl of Cranston - Performed by Julian Lage & Bill Frisell
4. Tanager Time - Performed by Mac McCaughan
5. Montezuma Oropendola - Performed by Chris Watson
6. In the World - Written by Brigid Lowry. Read by Toni Collette
SIDE B
1. Tweetstorm - Performed by Chilly Gonzales
2. Abide - Written by Jake Adam York. Read by Jarvis Cocker
3. Keep Me Warm (Crèche) - Performed by Julia Holter
4. Migration - Performed by Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith
5. Kría - Performed by Jana Winderen
6. The Wild Geese - Written by Wendell Berry. Read by Michael Pollan
Tedeschi Trucks Band, the GRAMMY-winning rock and soul 12-piece led by Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi, have released I Am The Moon: Episode IV. Farewell, the final chapter of their acclaimed 4-LP and 4-Companion album cycle, I Am The Moon. Listen to/purchase, I Am The Moon HERE. Fans can also stream the album-length companion visual from filmmaker Alix Lambert on the band's YouTube Channel.
An astonishing amalgamation of soul, rock, blues, funk, psyche, roots and Eastern influences, the project’s sweeping artistic ambition—and the sheer quality of its songwriting and musicianship—makes I Am The Moon one of the year’s most essential recordings. This week, the groundswell of excitement reached a crescendo in anticipation of the journey’s concluding episode as enthusiastic fans from all over the globe have embraced this project like no other in the band’s history.
In his bio notes, esteemed music journalist David Fricke summarized Farewell:
“Farewell – the final record in the groundbreaking studio release by Tedeschi Trucks Band, I Am The Moon – concludes a remarkable adventure and new beginning for the group, now in its 12th year as America's premier rock & roll big band: four distinct and, at the same time, deeply connected albums with a total of 24 original songs capturing the power of devotion in a time of crisis and separation, with a renewed energy in collective songwriting and performance. Opening with the lusty confrontation of "Last Night In The Rain" and ending with the rousing benediction "Another Day," Farewell is "a wish of well-being at parting," as one dictionary defines that word – with more road and love ahead.”
On Monday, August 22nd, Tedeschi Trucks Band performed their uplifting and poignant new single, "Soul Sweet Song," on Jimmy Kimmel LIVE!, watch it HERE. TTB also performed three additional songs from I Am The Moon for a special KIMMEL ‘off-air’ livestream, watch it HERE.
TTB began the west coast run of their Wheels of Soul tour this past week with triumphant performances at The Greek Theatre in Los Angeles and Berkeley. In their glowing show review, Glide Magazine raved, “The night of glorious soul, rock, and blues included guest sit-ins, powerful new music, and exceptional performances.” See full dates below.
TTB’s Mike Mattison recently sat down with PRX The World to discuss Persian poet Nizami Ganjavi’s “Layla & Majnun,” the influential epic romance poem that was the thematic throughline of I Am The Moon. Listen to the interview here. In addition, Derek Trucks spoke with Rick Beato for a far-reaching interview that delves into Derek’s one-of-kind guitar/audio technique, his deep-rooted jazz influences. Watch here.
Pre-Order I AM THE MOON HERE and watch the project trailer HERE
All vinyl configurations, including individual LPs and the 4-LP I Am The Moon Deluxe Box will be available on September 9th, 2022. (The TTB store has sold-out, please order EXCLUSIVELY through the Fantasy Records store.)
See below for the complete list of Tedeschi Trucks Band tour dates. For ticket information, visit tedeschitrucksband.com.
Tedeschi Trucks Band Tour Dates
August 26 / Auburn, WA / White River Amphitheater
August 27 / Bend, OR / Hayden Homes Amphitheater
August 28 / Reno, NV / Grand Sierra Resort & Casino
August 31 / Boise, ID / Outlaw Field at the Idaho Botanical Garden
September 1 / Bonner, MT / Kettlehouse Amphitheater
September 3 / Moorhead, MN / Bluestem Center for the Arts Amphitheater
September 29 – Oct 8 / New York, NY / Beacon Theatre
October 17 / Copenhagen, DK / Amager Bio
October 18 / Copenhagen, DK / Amager Bio
October 20 / Randers, DK / Vaerket
October 21 / Oslo, NO / Sentrum Scene
October 22 / Stockholm, SE / Annexet
October 25 / Berlin, DE / Verti Music Hall
October 26 / Hamburg, DE / Edel-optics.de Arena
October 27 / Prague, CZ / Forum Karlin
October 30 / Rotterdam, NL / RTM Stage
November 2 / Dublin, IE / The Helix
November 4 / London, UK / The London Palladium
November 5 / London, UK / The London Palladium
November 6 / London, UK / The London Palladium
November 9 / Manchester, UK / Manchester Academy
November 10 / Glasgow, UK / O2 Academy Glasgow
November 12 / Paris, FR / Le Trianon
November 13 / Paris, FR / Le Trianon
November 15 / Paris, FR / Bataclan
Todd Snider has released another early look at his upcoming album 'Live: Return Of The Storyteller' today, giving listeners a snapshot of how his shows kicked off after returning to the road last year. Fittingly for these topsy-turvy times, Snider was keen to start with "Big Finish" - the humorously self-aware acoustic blues number originally released on 2012's renowned 'Agnostic Hymns and Stoner Fables.' Before the set-opening "Big Finish" kicks off, we hear the exhilarated eruption of the Fall 2021 audience experiencing live music for the first time in a long time, as Snider beams and triumphantly proclaims "it's good to be back among ya!"
Listen to "Big Finish" here: https://toddsnider.net/bigfinish
Todd Snider says: "I wanted to put out a live album of a one man band show to remind the people who listen to me that I know I am a troubadour and folk singer. I am a glorified busker first and foremost and always. The reason I get to explore music in the studio is because I can play it alone on the road. It's like an unspoken agreement between myself and 'The Shithouse Choir.' I feel like we have a thirty year inside joke going. It seems like the only thing they are counting on me to do is whatever I want and I wanted to make this album for them. It starts with this song that on one level is directly to them. You can listen to this as the first song of a new show from an old singer to an audience he's lucked into for years through good gigs and bad, and he's back again explaining his side of it. He says 'it always seemed like the right thing at the time' just like being here now does...welcome to the show."
'Live: Return Of The Storyteller' comes September 23, Snider's successor-in-spirit to 2011's 'Live: The Storyteller,' which led the New Yorker to praise him for his "perfect timing, mastery of tiny details and sharply funny, lyrical songs." The new album features material spanning from his 1994 debut album Songs From The Daily Planet through last year's First Agnostic Church Of Hope And Wonder. Throughout, Snider uses much of his storytelling in between songs to pay homage to friends gone too soon including John Prine, Jerry Jeff Walker, Neal Casal and Colonel Bruce Hampton - but typical of his live shows, Snider's stage banter also veers into one-of-a-kind road tales like conversing with haunted ghost children in California, raising hell with the inventor of Crocs in Montana and misadventures in the woods behind Johnny Cash's house in Tennessee.
Snider will also be hitting the road this fall for his 'American Troubadour Tour,' highlighted by a Nashville album release show at the Ryman Auditorium on September 24 with Ramblin' Jack Elliott. A full list of dates is below.
'LIVE: RETURN OF THE STORYTELLER' TRACKLIST
01. Big Finish
02. [Col. Bruce Hampton Ret.]
03. Turn Me Loose
04. [East Nashville]
05. Play A Train Song
06. [Old Man Shakes Fist At Sky]
07. Too Soon To Tell
08. Like A Force Of Nature
09. [John Prine]
10. Handsome John
11. [Hard Luck Love Song]
12. Just Like Old Times
13. [Spreadneck Speedball]
14. Roman Candles
15. The Very Last Time
16. Sail On, My Friend
17. [Being Outdoors]
18. Ballad Of The Devil's Backbone Tavern
19. Alright Guy
20. [Free Bird]
21. [Sock Water]
22. Just Like Overnight
23. [Alan Greenspan]
24. In Between Jobs
25. [Where Will I Go]
26. Working On A Song
27. Opening Statement
TODD SNIDER 2022 'AMERICAN TROUBADOUR TOUR' DATES
September 7 - Harvester Performance Center - Rocky Mount, VA*
September 9 - Infinity Hall Norfolk - Norfolk, CT*
September 10 - Narrows Center for the Arts - Fall River, MA*
September 11 - Infinity Hall Hartford - Hartford, CT*
September 13 - Swyer Theatre at The Egg - Albany, NY*
September 15 - StageOne - Fairfield, CT*
September 16 - The Center for Arts in Natick - Natick, MA*
September 17 - Sellersville Theater - Sellersville, PA*
September 18 - The Queen - Wilmington, DE*
September 24 - Ryman Auditorium - Nashville, TN&
September 29 - Paramount Theatre - Denver, CO+%
October 1 - The Wilma - Missoula, MT+
October 2 - The ELM - Bozeman, MT+
October 3 - Egyptian Theatre - Boise, ID@
October 4 - Tower Theatre - Bend, OR@
October 6 - Revolution Hall - Portland, OR@
October 7 - Soreng Theater at Hult Center - Eugene, OR@
October 8 - Neptune Theatre - Seattle, WA@
October 9 - The Bing Crosby Theater - Spokane, WA@
October 12 - Arcata Theater Lounge - Arcata, CA@
October 13 - Raven Theatre - Healdsburg, CA@
October 14 - Great American Music Hall - San Francisco, CA@
October 16 - Rio Theatre - Santa Cruz, CA@
October 18 - The Fremont Theater - San Luis Obispo, CA@
October 19 - The Coach House - San Juan Capistrano, CA@
October 21 - Paradise Performing Arts Center - Paradise, CA~
October 22 - Bally’s Lake Tahoe Casino Resort - South Lake Tahoe, NV~
October 24 - The State Room - Salt Lake City, UT~
October 25 - The State Room - Salt Lake City, UT~
October 26 - Washington’s - Fort Collins, CO
October 28 - Knuckleheads - Kansas City, MO
October 29 - Scottish Rite Hall - Omaha, NE
October 30 - Wooly’s - Des Moines, IA
October 31 - Jamf Theatre - Eau Claire, WI
November 2 - The Englert Theatre - Iowa City, IA
November 3 - Park West - Chicago, IL
November 4 - Barrymore Theatre - Madison, WI
November 5 - The Intersection - Grand Rapids, MI
November 9 - Lincoln Theatre - Raleigh, NC!
November 10 - Stuart's Opera House - Nelsonville, Ohio!
November 11 - Roxian Theatre - Pittsburgh, PA!
November 12 - Holland Theatre - Bellefontaine, OH!
November 16 - Bijou Theatre - Knoxville, TN!
November 17 - The Castle Theatre - Bloomington, IL!
November 18 - Egyptian Room, Old National Centre - Indianapolis, IN!
November 19 - Sheldon Concert Hall - St. Louis, MO!
November 25 - Marigold Auditorium for Arts and Culture - Winterville, GA
November 26 - The Ramkat - Winston-Salem, NC
November 27 - Walhalla Performing Arts Center - Walhalla, SC
December 5 - Main Street Crossing - Tomball, TX
December 5 - Main Street Crossing - Tomball, TX
December 7 - Main Street Crossing - Tomball, TX
* with Lilly Winwood
& with Ramblin' Jack Elliott
+ with Nicki Bluhm
% with Lilly Hiatt
@ with Ryan Montbleau
~ with Ray Wylie Hubbard
! with Tommy Prine
Khruangbin and Malian guitarist Vieux Farka Touré share “Tongo Barra” today, a new preview from their collaborative album Ali honoring Vieux’s late father, the great Ali Farka Touré, out September 23rd on Dead Oceans in partnership with Night Time Stories Ltd. “Tongo Barra'' is an engrossing, nearly six-minute cornerstone of Ali sung in the Malian Songhai dialect, following the album’s beguiling lead single “Savanne.”
Already Ali has established itself as one of the most anticipated releases of the pairing’s celebrated careers, with “Savanne” earning widespread acclaim upon release, leading NPR Music to praise its “labyrinthine fusion of dub, blues and Malian grooves,” calling it “hypnotic” on an episode of All Songs Considered, naming it a top tune on their #NowPlaying column, and Fader calling it, "a mesmeric five minutes of music that manages to float dreamily to its finish without ever losing its harmonic and rhythmic moorings."
Revisit “Savanne” here: https://deadoc.co/savanne
The resulting 8 songs on Ali are a rightful ode to a legend, a refreshed West African blend of musical reference the pairing hopes reaches new generations and audiences alike. The album will be released the day after Republic Day, Mali's National holiday commemorating the independence of the Republic of Mali from the Mali Federation on September 22nd, 1960.
Ali, as GQ puts it, “expands Khruangbin’s sound into blues territory with a hint of West African palm wine music. It’s more pulsing and energetic. You can zone out and cut a rug.” “First they pull you in. Then they make you float….,” they continue.
Recently the pairing played a sold-out show in Brooklyn’s Prospect Park on one of the hottest days of the year as noted by Vanity Fair, and praised by Variety in a live review.
Vieux Farke Touré and Khruangbin also announce Ali listening sessions today, taking place the week prior to the album’s release at SEY in Brooklyn and Fringe in Paris. Attendees will get the chance to enter the world of Ali, immerse in the record’s full musical essence while drinking bespoke tea in a respectful conversation free setting. Attendees will be selected at random through ticket lottery on eventbrite with winners chosen Friday, September 9. Vieux Farke Touré and Khruangbin will not be in attendance but there will be voiceover introductions from the artists. See more and RSVP for a chance to attend here: https://deadoc.co/ali-listening-session
With each new project both Khruangbin and Vieux broaden their horizons, embrace new challenges and further entrench their shared reputation as some of the world’s most talented and innovative musicians. This June, Vieux released his latest album Les Racines in which he masterfully returns to the deep roots of the Desert Blues music that his father introduced to the world and writes of his country’s overlapping security, political, and humanitarian crises.
In February, Khruangbin released their second collaborative EP with soul singer Leon Bridges, the sultry, chart-topping Texas Moon, which garnered widespread critical acclaim and pushed the boundaries of R&B sound.
Today, San Francisco-based collective Moonalice releases “Yes We Can Can.” Originally written by Allen Toussaint and later recorded by The Pointer Sisters, “Yes We Can Can” has become a new motto for Moonalice with it’s motivating lyrics “We know we can make it work, I know we can make it if we try” and “Oh yes we can, great, gosh almighty yes we can.” The song’s message is loud and clear, yes we can!
“This song has such a positive message about bringing people together, taking care of all the children of the world and respecting women’s rights. I think that is something we can all agree on,” proclaims Lester Chambers.
“Yes We Can Can” follows Moonalice’s recent single “Love Me Today.” Both songs are featured on the group’s second Nettwerk EP, Full Moonalice Vol. 2, out on October 7. Mixed and co-produced by 4x-Grammy Award-winning engineer Dave Way (Fiona Apple, Pink, Norah Jones), Full Moonalice Vol. 2 sees the group add a touch of country-tinged folk rock to its psychedelic soul sound.
Coinciding with the new EP, Moonalice is presenting a special Double Feature at The Chapel in San Francisco, produced in partnership with the Hardly Strictly Bluegrass festival. On Tuesday, October 4, the group will perform a full Moonalice show immediately followed by a special screening of Questlove’s Academy Award-winning Summer of Soul. The film documents the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival, which took place in Harlem’s Mount Morris Park, the same summer as Woodstock. Lester Chambers and The Chambers Brothers rocked the festival stage, and two of their songs are included in the documentary. A stunning performance of their song “Uptown,” with the lyrics “Going uptown to Harlem,” opens the film and serves as the backbone of narration about Harlem’s rich cultural history and the political climate in America at the time. The Chambers Brothers’ 1969 track “Have a Little Faith” closes the film.
Lester is also telling his life story on his own terms this fall, through the release of a memoir Time Has Come: Revelations of a Mississippi Hippie. The book follows Lester’s whirlwind life, from his birth on a Mississippi cotton plantation, to fleeing to California to escape the family’s sharecropping plot, which was governed by a Grand Dragon of the local KKK. Despite signing with a major label in CA, and charting with their mega-hit, “Time Has Come Today,” the Chambers Brothers soon found themselves sharecropping again – for the label. Through Lester’s lens, this story details the mercurial rise of The Chambers Brothers and features glimpses of larger-than-culture figures like Jimmy Reed, Miles Davis, his ex-wife Betty Davis, John Lennon & Yoko Ono, Augustus Owsley Stanley III, Bob Dylan, Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee, and more. Time Has Come: Revelations of a Mississippi Hippie will be available in paperback and e-book formats when it is released on September 15, 2022. An audiobook will follow. Order on Amazon or www.lesterchambers.com
Moonalice 2022 Tour Dates
September 8 - KRSH Backyard Concert, Santa Rosa, CA
September 10 – June Lake Jam Festival – June Lake, CA
September 16 – Red Dog Saloon – Virginia City, NV
September 17 – Ain’t Necessarily Dead Fest – Auburn, CA
September 18 – KPFZ Radio Benefit Concert @ Cache Creek Vineyards – Clearlake Oaks, CA
October 2 - Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival, San Francisco, CA
October 4 – Double Feature! Moonalice + Summer of Soul (Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Out Of The Park Event) at The Chapel - San Francisco, CA
Craft Recordings have recently announced the forthcoming release of Creedence Clearwater Revival’s legendary long-lost recording of their 1970 show at London’s Royal Albert Hall, which will be available for the first time ever in multiple formats (detailed below) as Creedence Clearwater Revival at the Royal Albert Hall. The live album is set for release on September 16th and is available now for pre-order. Coinciding with the album launch, a new documentary concert film, titled Travelin’ Band: Creedence Clearwater Revival at the Royal Albert Hall, will be available for streaming on Netflix also beginning September 16 (in the US, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia, NZ, Latin America and Africa).
Today, ahead of the upcoming releases, CCR debuts the full live performance of their signature hit “Proud Mary.” The advance single is available now to stream or download. The video captures bandmates John Fogerty, Tom Fogerty, Doug Clifford, and Stu Cook teaming up on stage for one of their biggest hits, a song that became an instant classic and has been covered by countless artists to date, including Tina Turner, Tom Jones, James Bay and even the cast of “Glee.” “Proud Mary” originally started as a phrase without a home in Fogerty’s notebook. When he received his honorable-discharge papers in the mail in 1968, the song flowed right out of him. Peaking at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 in spring of 1969, “Proud Mary” became the first of five singles to reach No. 2 for the group. Watch the video now.
Creedence Clearwater Revival at the Royal Albert Hall will be available September 16 on 180-gram vinyl, CD, and cassette, while select retailers will offer a variety of exclusive color variants, including Walmart (“Tombstone Shadow” vinyl) and Target (“Green River” vinyl). Additionally, the album will be available across digital platforms, including in hi-res and Dolby ATMOS® immersive audio formats. A limited Super Deluxe Edition Box Set will follow later in the year, more details below.
After spending roughly 50 years in storage, the original multitrack tapes were meticulously restored and mixed by the GRAMMY® Award-winning team of producer Giles Martin and engineer Sam Okell, who have helmed countless acclaimed projects together, including the Beatles’ 50th-anniversary editions of Abbey Road and Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, as well as audio for the Elton John biopic Rocketman and Peter Jackson’s The Beatles: Get Back series. The LP was mastered by the celebrated engineer Miles Showell at Abbey Road Studios using half-speed technology for the highest-quality listening experience.
Creedence Clearwater Revival at the Royal Albert Hall will be released concurrently with the documentary concert feature film, Travelin’ Band: Creedence Clearwater Revival at the Royal Albert Hall. Directed by two-time GRAMMY® Award winner Bob Smeaton (The Beatles Anthology and Jimi Hendrix Band of Gypsies) and narrated by Academy Award®-winning actor Jeff Bridges, the film takes viewers from the band’s earliest years together in El Cerrito, CA through their meteoric rise to fame. Featuring a wealth of unseen footage, Travelin’ Band culminates with the band’s show at the Royal Albert Hall—marking the only concert footage of the original CCR lineup to be released in its entirety.
The film is a Craft Recordings, Concord Originals, and Marathan Films production and is produced by Sig Sigworth (R.E.M. by MTV), Jonathan Clyde (The Beatles: Get Back), Martin R. Smith (The Beatles: Sgt Pepper’s Musical Revolution) and John Beug (Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers: Runnin' Down a Dream). Concord’s Scott Pascucci (Martin Scorsese’s George Harrison: Living in the Material World), Bob Valentine and Concord Original’s Sophia Dilley (Billie) executive produce. Wesley Adams, Charles Hopkins, and Taylor Umphenour are serving as co-producers.
On November 18, both the album and the film will be presented in a Super Deluxe Edition Box Set, available exclusively via CraftRecordings.com. The 2-LP/2-CD/1-Blu-ray collection includes Creedence Clearwater Revival at the Royal Albert Hall on two 45-RPM 180-gram vinyl LPs as well as on CD. A second CD features music from the film, including formative recordings from the band’s earliest incarnations (including Tommy Fogerty and the Blue Velvets and the Golliwogs), while the Blu-ray offers the complete Travelin’ Band: Creedence Clearwater Revival at the Royal Albert Hall film, plus the digital album in hi-res and Dolby ATMOS® immersive audio. Limited to 5,000 copies worldwide and available to pre-order now, each individually numbered set is housed in a 12” x 12” box, with embossed gold foil detail, and includes a reproduction of the original 1970 tour program, a 17” x 24” poster, and a 16-page booklet, featuring an excerpt from Bridges’ voice-over script, which offers background on the band’s incredible path to the London show.
When Creedence Clearwater Revival stepped onto the Royal Albert Hall’s stage on April 14, 1970—just days after the Beatles announced their breakup—the California rockers had arguably just become the biggest band in the world. Leading up to the show, CCR had enjoyed an unprecedented “magical year,” as Jeff Bridges narrates in the film. “In only 12 months the band had achieved five Top 10 singles and three Top 10 albums [Bayou Country, Green River, Willy and the Poor Boys] on the American charts, outselling the Beatles. They had appeared on the legendary Ed Sullivan Show and played to over a million people across America, including the hundreds of thousands gathered at Woodstock. ‘John, Tom, Stu, and Doug’ may not have had the familiar ring to it of ‘John, Paul, George, and Ringo,’ but Creedence were challenging the Beatles for the title of the biggest group in the world.” During their two-night sold-out residency at the iconic venue, CCR not only followed in the footsteps of acts like the Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix, and the Beatles, but they proved they were equals.
While Creedence Clearwater Revival would go their separate ways just two years later, speculation around a live recording of that legendary concert began to permeate their fanbase in 1980. That same year, Fantasy Records had released a live album by the band, mistakenly titled The Royal Albert Hall Concert. It was quickly discovered that the audio was, in fact, from the Oakland Coliseum show, captured months earlier. While the label rushed to sticker the album with correctional information—and properly re-named the January 1970 performance as The Concert for later production runs—actual footage from the Royal Albert Hall remained the stuff of rock ’n’ roll lore…until now.
Click here to pre-order or pre-save Creedence Clearwater Revival at the Royal Albert Hall.
Creedence Clearwater Revival at the Royal Albert Hall tracklist (Deluxe Edition)
Creedence Clearwater Revival at the Royal Albert Hall (CD)
1. Born on the Bayou
2. Green River
3. Tombstone Shadow
4. Travelin’ Band
5. Fortunate Son
6. Commotion
7. Midnight Special
8. Bad Moon Rising
9. Proud Mary
10. The Night Time Is the Right Time
11. Good Golly Miss Molly
12. Keep on Chooglin’
Music from the Motion Picture: Travelin’ Band: Creedence Clearwater Revival at the Royal Albert Hall (CD)
1. Come On Baby – Tommy Fogerty and the Blue Velvets
2. Brown Eyed Girl – The Golliwogs
3. Porterville – The Golliwogs
4. Suzie Q.
5. I Put a Spell on You
6. Proud Mary
7. Born on the Bayou
8. Bad Moon Rising
9. Green River
10. The Night Time Is the Right Time
11. Down on the Corner
12. Who’ll Stop the Rain?
Blu-ray: Travelin’ Band: Creedence Clearwater Revival at the Royal Albert Hall
Creedence Clearwater Revival at the Royal Albert Hall (45-RPM Vinyl)
A1. Born on the Bayou
A2. Green River
A3. Tombstone Shadow
B1. Travelin’ Band
B2. Fortunate Son
B3. Commotion
B4. Midnight Special
C1. Bad Moon Rising
C2. Proud Mary
C3. The Night Time Is the Right Time
D1. Good Golly Miss Molly
D2. Keep on Chooglin’
Creedence Clearwater Revival at the Royal Albert Hall tracklist (CD, Digital)
1. Born on the Bayou
2. Green River
3. Tombstone Shadow
4. Travelin’ Band
5. Fortunate Son
6. Commotion
7. Midnight Special
8. Bad Moon Rising
9. Proud Mary
10. The Night Time Is the Right Time
11. Good Golly Miss Molly
12. Keep on Chooglin’
Creedence Clearwater Revival at the Royal Albert Hall tracklist (Vinyl, Cassette)
A1. Born on the Bayou
A2. Green River
A3. Tombstone Shadow
A4. Travelin’ Band
A5. Fortunate Son
A6. Commotion
A7. Midnight Special
B1. Bad Moon Rising
B2. Proud Mary
B3. The Night Time Is the Right Time
B4. Good Golly Miss Molly
B5. Keep on Chooglin’
Montreal-based jazz singer Nikki Yanofsky today announces her new album ‘Nikki By Starlight,’ via MNRK Music Group. A celebration of jazz for purists and new generations alike, ‘Nikki By Starlight’ is comprised of 15 standards from legends Frank Sinatra, Chet Baker, Billie Holiday and more. Out October 21st, ‘Nikki By Starlight’ was co-produced with the JUNO-winning producer/composer Paul Shrofel and features contributions from Stevie Wonder’s bandmate Greg Phillinganes, Nathan East (Bobby Womack, Herbie Hancock, Michael Jackson) and the iconic Cuban-American jazz trumpeter Arturo Sandoval.
Today Yanofsky also follows previously released tracks “Comes Love”, “I Get a Kick Out Of You”, “Crazy He Calls Me”, and “Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars (Corcovado)” with the French song “C’est Si Bon,” originally composed in 1947 by Henri Betti with lyrics by André Hornez. Popularized by Eartha Kitt, Nat King Cole, Bing Crosby, Dean Martin, Barbara Streisand, and more, Yanofsky’s poised rendition follows in the footsteps of these classic standard bearers.
Listen to “C’est Si Bon” here: https://lnk.to/cestsibon
Yanofsky’s commitment to reimagining the standards rings true all throughout the album, even going so far as recording on a vintage RCA 77C, the microphone that was used by Ella Fitzgerald. Yanofsky’s transportive musical touch brings the Great American Songbook into the 21st century, providing a chance for new audiences and existing fans alike to fall in love with a refreshed style.
Yanofsky describes the process of recording this album as an invigorating and joyful time that allowed her to tap into the purest part of herself again. She reconnected with the classics on her own terms — especially as an artist who did her first show at just 12 years old, and sometimes felt like a “party trick” singing songs from a bygone era when she was so young. Even so, jazz was her first love, and this record is a true homecoming.
Ultimately, ‘Nikki By Starlight’ is a mix of ballads, uptempo tracks and sambas. Plus, always one to take on a challenge, she gravitated towards tracks that are notoriously difficult to sing. She’s recruited some of the best names in the business in support: Greg Phillinganes is featured on “Crazy He Calls Me” and “West Coast Blues,” Nathan East provides bass on “Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars,” and Arturo Sandoval even makes an appearance with his signature trumpet on “Estate.”
With ‘Nikki By Starlight,’ Yanofsky continues to prove her artistry – stemming all the way back to when she sang the National Anthem on live television at the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver in front of 3.2 billion people. Yanofsky’s self-titled album ‘Nikki,’ released in 2010, gained the attention of the late prolific songwriter Rod Temperton (“Thriller,” “Rock With You,” “Boogie Nights”), who took her under his wing becoming her mentor, creative coach and musical champion. Her sophomore effort Little Secret, found Yanofsky exploring the velvet-clad sweet spot between jazz and pop with bold sentiments that signaled a self-assured coming of age. In 2020 she released ‘Turn Down The Sound,’ a 10-track LP (eOne Music) that showcases her independence and marks a newfound departure for her career as a young musician, earning praise upon release from Billboard, Uproxx, American Songwriter and more.
After stepping away for a time, Yanofsky writes in a letter about her homecoming to jazz, “My key still works. It’s not too late. Walking in on my own terms, even uninvited, I feel at home. You are familiar, safe and warm, and now that I’m here, I don’t ever want to know the cold again.”
Stay tuned for more to come from Nikki Yanofsky soon.
Dave Matthews Band announced a fall 2022 North American tour, which will launch on November 2 at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, BC – the first of three Pacific Northwest dates. The headline run, which will include shows at Target Center in Minneapolis (November 13) and Chicago’s United Center (November 15), will conclude the weekend before Thanksgiving with a two-night stand at Madison Square Garden in New York City (November 18 & 19).
An online ticket presale for members of the DMB Warehouse Fan Association is now underway at www.warehouse.davematthewsband.com. Citi is the official card for the U.S. dates on the Dave Matthews Band 2022 Fall Tour. Citi cardmembers will have access to presale tickets beginning Tuesday, September 20, at 9:00 a.m. local time until Thursday, September 22, at 10:00 p.m. local time through the Citi Entertainment program. For complete presale details visit www.citientertainment.com.
Tickets will go on sale to the general public on Friday, September 23, at 10:00 a.m. local time. For itinerary, see below or visit http://www.davematthewsband.com.
Sunday night, Dave Matthews Band wrapped up its traditional Labor Day weekend celebration at the scenic Gorge Amphitheatre in George, WA. The band’s summer tour will continue this weekend with two shows at Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre in Greenwood Village, CO (September 9 & 10) and wrap up with a two-night stand at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles (September 19 & 20).
With the 2022 tour, Dave Matthews Band will have funded the planting of an additional one million trees, bringing the total amount of trees funded to 3 million. DMB is proud to partner with The Nature Conservancy's Plant a Billion Trees program, a global forest restoration effort. Fans are invited to join the band, The Dreaming Tree Wines, DocuSign and other tour partners to help regreen our planet. For more information, visit dmbtrees.org.
Dave Matthews Band has sold more than 25 million tickets since its inception and a collective 38 million CDs and DVDs combined. With the release of 2018's Come Tomorrow, Dave Matthews Band became the first group in history to have seven consecutive studio albums debut at No. 1 on the Billboard 200.
DAVE MATTHEWS BAND – NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES
Date City/State/Province Venue
Summer 2022
9/9 Greenwood Village, CO Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre
9/10 Greenwood Village, CO Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre
9/14 Phoenix, AZ Ak-Chin Pavilion
9/16 Chula Vista, CA North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
9/17 Mountain View, CA Shoreline Amphitheatre
9/19 Hollywood, CA Hollywood Bowl
9/20 Hollywood, CA Hollywood Bowl
Fall 2022
11/2 Vancouver, BC Rogers Arena
11/4 Seattle, WA Climate Pledge Arena
11/5 Portland, OR Moda Center
11/8 Nampa, ID Ford Idaho Center Arena
11/9 Salt Lake City, UT Vivint Arena
11/12 Omaha, NE CHI Health Center Arena
11/13 Minneapolis, MN Target Center
11/15 Chicago, IL United Center
11/16 Fairborn, OH WSU Nutter Center
11/18 New York, NY Madison Square Garden
11/19 New York, NY Madison Square Garden
English singer/songwriter Beth Orton today releases the new song “Fractals” which features jazz poet Alabaster dePlume on the swirling saxophone, The Smile drummer Tom Skinner, multi-instrumentalist Shahzad Ismaily and Mercury Prize nominated bassist Tom Herbert of The Invisible. These musicians locked naturally into Orton’s sensibilities, expanding the new sonic world she’s created. Initially inspired by the 2020 deaths of the legendary producers Andrew Weatherall and Hal Willner, two of Orton’s most beloved musical compatriots, says Orton of the song, “The track is a beautiful example of the nature of collaboration, where people come in as they are,” she says. “You’re hearing the first take. I would never have been able to conjure that music without these musicians.”
“Fractals” is the latest preview from Orton’s first LP in six years and Partisan Records debut Weather Alive, out September 23rd. Listen and watch the “Fractals” visualizer here: https://youtu.be/RSDliZi9d6U
Already the array of released tracks has positioned Weather Alive as the album of Orton’s esteemed career which she herself calls a collaboration with the self, also her first self-produced LP in her nearly 30-year career. Recently Orton was also at the helm of the camera for her self-directed video for “Friday Night” shot in Hydra, Greece. Revisit the warm Proust-referencing track here: https://youtu.be/aYUXWwMWbGE
Praise for Weather Alive’s “Forever Young” and the lead single/title track (released in May) has poured in from The New York Times, NME, and Pitchfork who named “Weather Alive” a Best New Track calling it “a slow-burning tour de force.” MOJO added in their four-star review that the album “Nestles somewhere between Talk Talk’s final years and Bill Fay’s late beauties, between Alice Coltrane’s intimate hymns and Fiona Apple’s softest moments...the musical richness only mirrors Orton’s astounding writing.”
On November 1st, Orton will embark on her fist US headlining tour in over five years following her return to live shows on an arena stint with Alanis Morisette this Spring. Orton will play at Bowery Ballroom in NYC, The Teragram in Los Angeles, The Mayfield in Chicago and more. This Fall, she will also play a handful of UK and EU festivals before a headline UK tour through October including a KOKO Camden show on October 9th. See the full list of tour dates below and here: https://bethortonofficial.com/tour
BETH ORTON TOUR DATES
7 OCT 2022 / UK / Birmingham / Academy 2
8 OCT 2022 / UK / Brighton / St. Bartholomew’s Church
9 OCT 2022 / UK / London / KOKO
10 OCT 2022 / UK / Norwich / Arts Centre
12 OCT 2022 / UK / Bristol / St. George’s
13 OCT 2022 / UK / Glasgow / Classic Grand
15 OCT 2022 / UK / Manchester / RCMN Concert Hall
16 OCT 2022 / UK / Leeds / Brudenell Social Club
NOV 1 2022 / Washington, DC / Sixth & I
NOV 2 2022 / Philadelphia, PA / World Café Live
NOV 3 2022 / Montclair, NJ / First Congregational Church
NOV 5 2022 / New York, NY / Bowery Ballroom
NOV 6 2022 / Somerville, MA / Crystal Ballroom
NOV 7 2022 / Montreal, QUE / Le Studio TD
NOV 8 2022 / Toronto, ONT / The Great Hall
NOV 10 2022 / Chicago, IL / The Mayfield
NOV 11 2022 / Milwaukee, WI / Pabst Theatre
NOV 12 2022 / Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN / The Cedar
NOV 14 2022 / Denver, CO / Oriental Theater
NOV 17 2022 / Los Angeles, CA / Teragram Ballroom
NOV 18 2022 / San Francisco, CA / Bimbo's
NOV 20 2022 / Portland, OR / Mississippi Studios
NOV 21 2022 / Seattle, WA / Neptune
NOV 22 2022 / Vancouver, BC / Hollywood Theater
Blind Boys of Alabama have teamed with Black Violin for "The Message", an electrifying call-to-action rallying listeners to stay positive and rise above fear mongering, divisiveness and injustice. Over a spirited drum beat, anthemic string arrangement from Black Violin and blistering electric guitar (performed by Marcus King), "The Message" finds the GRAMMY Lifetime Achievement Award recipients dipping into contemporary instrumentation while reminding us of a classic and timeless truth: "we're all in this together."
Blind Boys of Alabama's Jimmy Carter on "The Message": "This song was written by our friend Peter Levin, who played keyboards with the Blind Boys for many years. We nicknamed him 'Church Boy' because he was so good at getting that gospel sound, especially from the Hammond B3. The sound of this song is very modern. It's not a gospel sound in the traditional sense, but the message is one the Blind Boys can stand behind - that God is still in control. We have enjoyed getting to know the guys in Black Violin and we loved collaborating with them on this song. They are pushing boundaries in their field of music, and we'd like to think we are doing the same in our field."
Black Violin's Wil Baptiste on "The Message": "We were blessed to be able to tour with the Blind Boys of Alabama last summer and they are truly an inspiration not only to Black Violin but to the world. Our mantra is that we ‘inspire, uplift, and entertain’ and the Blind Boys of Alabama do the same."
Listen to Blind Boys of Alabama's "The Message" (featuring Black Violin) here via Single Lock Records: link.singlelock.com/bbbv
"The Message" is shared today in honor of the late Benjamin Moore Jr, a longtime member of the Blind Boys who passed away at age 80 earlier this year. "He was an integral part of our group, not just as a talented singer but as a kind and dependable friend," said the group's Ricky McKinnie in remembering Moore. The song is the latest in a string of recent cross-genre collaborations for the Gospel Music Hall of Fame members, including last year's GRAMMY-nominated rendition of the Civil Rights anthem "I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free" with Béla Fleck. These collaborations build on a long tradition that's seen the Blind Boys work with a wide range of fellow legends including Stevie Wonder, Lou Reed, Willie Nelson, Bonnie Raitt and Tom Waits.
"The Message" songwriter Peter Levin: "It was a real honor to co-write and co-produce 'The Message' for the Blind Boys of Alabama featuring Black Violin. The song touches on some important social issues and feels very relevant to this moment in time. It was exciting to have Black Violin add their part and then having Marcus King add guitar was the cherry on top of the song. I have worked with the Blind Boys as a keyboard player since 2008 and we are like family at this point, so it was a thrill to collaborate with them in this new capacity. There is absolutely no one better to bring this song and message to life than the Blind Boys."
On September 3, 2017, attendees at the Detroit Jazz Festival witnessed a very special one-time-only performance: a historic set by a multi-generational jazz supergroup composed of Wayne Shorter, Terri Lyne Carrington, esperanza spalding, and Leo Genovese. Now, almost five years later, fans will finally have the opportunity to experience this magnificent performance, and one of Wayne Shorter's last live performances.
Listen to Live At The Detroit Jazz Festival, out today on Candid Records.
In a testament to the level of trust and respect shared between these great artists, Shorter, Carrington, Genovese and spalding had a mere outline of how the music might evolve when they took the stage, choosing instead to leave space for spontaneous expression — resulting in unprecedented sonic textures, exquisite improvisation, and assured interplay between four leaders of the modern jazz world.
Featuring the evocative and haunting “Midnight In Carlotta’s Hair,” the Shorter and spalding composition “Endangered Species” (a landmark of mood-shifting free-form exploration), and more, the album captures not only an unforgettable performance, but four lifetimes in music.
Live At The Detroit Jazz Festival is dedicated to the memory of pianist and composer Geri Allen, who was originally to be a part of the group, but passed away in June of 2017. Listen to the quartet perform her composition, “Drummer’s Song”, here: https://ws.lnk.to/DrummersSongPR
For Terri Lyne Carrington, Live At The Detroit Jazz Festival is the first of a number of new projects from the interdisciplinary artist, activist and educator. Next week, Candid Records and Carrington will release new STANDARDS - vol 1, 11 selections of recordings from the New Standards lead sheets book published by Hal Leonard — Carrington’s ambitious new endeavor that was created to shine a light on women composers in historic new ways.
New Standards will arrive next week in the form of a historic lead sheet book of jazz compositions dedicated entirely to female composers — featuring compositions by a dazzling list of 100+ women jazz titans, contemporary stars, and award winners, including Nubya Garcia, jaimie branch, Diane Reeves, Maria Schneider, Mary Lou Williams, Brandee Younger, Alicia Coltrane, Nicole Mitchell, Cassandra Wilson, and more — plus the Candid Records release featuring an all-star band and exciting line-up of special guests, and a dynamic multi-media exhibition at Detroit’s Carr Center. Read more about the project here, and hear Terri Lyne discuss her many new projects on WNYC’s All Of It here.
Appalachian Road Show shares the latest from its forthcoming album ‘Jubilation’ with a soul-swinging sing-a-long called “La La Blues.” The song is available everywhere today (9.9). Listen here: youtu.be/kGp-y1Ec-kM
"'La La Blues,' written by one of our favorites, Pokey LaFarge, is absolutely the most fun you can have without getting into (too much) trouble,” says Appalachian Road Show fiddler Jim VanCleve. "It will, guaranteed, put a great big smile on your face and has been an instant sing-a-long showstopper for the Appalachian Road Show.”
Appalachian Road Show’s Darrell Webb shares the story behind recording the song, here: youtu.be/tVxfFVCYAKQ
Appalachian Road Show has earned praise from NPR All Things Considered, American Songwriter, Folk Alley and more for its revival of Appalachian traditions and culture through fierce instrumentation and narrative lyrics. Following its 2020 “masterpiece” (WPLN) ‘Tribulation,’ the band returns with the celebratory ‘Jubilation,’ which is out October 7 via Billy Blue Records. For more information, visit theappalachianroadshow.com
GRAMMY Award-winner and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee James Taylor performed at the White House to celebrate the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. This historic bill will lower the cost of energy, prescription drugs, and health care for American families, combat the climate crisis, reduce the deficit, and make the largest corporations pay their fair share of taxes. Taylor kicked off the celebration, performing fan-favorites “Fire & Rain” and was joined by his wife Kim Taylor on vocals on “You Can Close Your Eyes” and “America the Beautiful,” just before remarks from both The President and Vice President.
Watch James Taylor’s performance at the White House here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YuHBzViSlGQ
James Taylor is a long-time supporter of environmental causes and has been a board member of the Natural Resources Defense Council for over 30 years. As a recording and touring artist, James Taylor has touched people with his warm baritone voice and distinctive style of guitar-playing for more than 50 years, while setting a precedent to which countless young musicians have aspired. Over the course of his celebrated songwriting and performing career, Taylor has sold more than 100 million albums, earning gold, platinum and multi-platinum awards since the release of his self-titled debut album in 1968. In 2015, Taylor released Before This World, the first-ever #1 album of his illustrious career. Taylor has won multiple GRAMMY Awards, has been inducted into both the Rock and Roll and the prestigious Songwriters Halls of Fame and in February 2006, The National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences selected him its MUSICARES Person of the Year. Taylor was also awarded the distinguished Chevalier of the Order of Arts and Letters by the French government and the National Medal of Arts by President Barack Obama in 2012. In November of 2015, Taylor was presented with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the Nation's highest civilian honor and in December of 2016 he received the Kennedy Center Honors, which are presented annually to individuals who have enriched American culture by distinguished achievement in the performing arts. In early 2020 Taylor released Break Shot, a deeply personal and authentic audio-only memoir detailing his first 21 years. He also released his newest album, American Standard, his 19th studio album, which earned Taylor the 2021 Grammy Award for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album and gave him the honor of being the first artist to have a Billboard Top 10 album in each of the past six decades.
James will continue touring this summer in the US and will head overseas for an extensive tour in Europe this fall across twelve countries. For more information, please visit www.jamestaylor.com
On November 11, International Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame member Sam Bush will pay tribute to his longtime friend and collaborator John Hartford on Radio John: Songs of John Hartford. Bush’s first album since 2016, Radio John is his heartfelt tribute to his hero and mentor, digging deep into the American roots music eccentric’s vast catalog to pull out personal favorite songs, including some he played with Hartford himself in the 1970s. Bush plays every instrument—acoustic guitar, mandolin, banjo, electric bass, fiddle—on every cut except the big, full band finale “Radio John,” the collection’s one original song and a tribute to Hartford that Bush wrote with John Pennell.
In the liner notes, Bush recalls a lifetime of Hartford fandom starting the day he heard Hartford playing three-finger banjo on The Wilburn Brothers Show on a Saturday afternoon in 1967. He first saw him in concert two years later, in Bush’s hometown of Bowling Green, Kentucky: “I was in the high school marching band my senior year. We did our rainy football halftime performance and I hightailed it to E.A. Diddle Arena in my muddy band uniform in time for his show.” Within just a few years, Bush’s new band New Grass Revival was opening up for Hartford and often joining him onstage performing the songs off Hartford’s pioneering 1971 album Aereo-Plain. The jam sessions continued until Hartford’s passing in 2001.
Today, Hartford’s best-known song is probably “Gentle on My Mind,” made a hit by Glen Campbell in 1967. But as Bush demonstrates on Radio John, Hartford’s catalog goes far deeper. The early success of “Gentle on My Mind” freed Hartford from a need to concern himself with the quotidian preoccupations of a performer—or a songwriter—just trying to keep a roof over his head and a biscuit on the table. So he meandered through the 1970s and ’80s, scattering musical and non-musical nuggets everywhere he went: consider the startlingly creative fusion of 1971’s Aereo-Plain or the solo-performance run that began with 1976’s Mark Twang, which won the GRAMMY award for Best Ethnic or Traditional Folk Recording—though it could be seen as traditional only through an act of imagination. By 1990, his precisely modulated drawl had become such a rich, expressive vehicle that documentary filmmaker Ken Burns drew on it for narration in his Civil War series. A decade later, Hartford helped spearhead the early 21st-century eruption of roots music into the mass consciousness, exemplified by 2000’s O Brother, Where Art Thou?, which featured several of his songs and was released shortly before he died.
Like Hartford, Bush is liable to turn up almost anywhere. A pioneer in the ʼ70s and ʼ80s progressive bluegrass movement sometimes termed “newgrass,” he recorded with icons including Doc Watson and Emmylou Harris and younger stars like Garth Brooks and Shania Twain. He won a Lifetime Achievement Award for Instrumentalist from the Americana Music Association in 2009 and was inducted into the International Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame in 2020. In 2010, Kentucky officially named his hometown of Bowling Green the "Birthplace of Newgrass" and him the "Father of Newgrass."
Bush first conceived of the album on a pre-pandemic trip with his wife to the Florida panhandle. He had brought an array of instruments and began playing around with songs from the vast Hartford catalog. He intended to record demos for his band, but, as he jokes, “in true Sam style, lack of engineering skills and patience, I was having a rough time overdubbing by myself.” When he mentioned his lack of home recording skills to a friend, Donnie Sundal, co-owner of Neptone Recording Studio in Destin, Florida, Sundal soon showed up at their beach carriage house dragging along all the equipment for a professional session. “In no time, we were laying down tracks (and he engineered),” Bush writes. “Only then did I realize this could be a true solo endeavor of my love affair with John Hartford’s music.” When the pandemic hit, he gave those recordings a final polish with sound engineer Rick Wheeler.
In his song selections, Bush focuses not on Hartford the curator and impresario of fiddle tunes, but rather on Hartford the singer-songwriter, who came to Nashville as a colleague of writers such as Kris Kristofferson and Tom T. Hall, shaking up Music Row with distinctive songs that channeled the growing tides of the counterculture into their publishing houses and studios. To do so, he digs beyond than “Gentle on My Mind” to mine songs of heartbreak (“A Simple Thing as Love”) and humor (“Granny Wontcha Smoke Some Marijuana”). Many of the songs Bush had played on with Hartford originally, and in the liner notes he shares memories of listening with him to the Mahavishnu Orchestra (“John McLaughlin”) and helping him rerecord songs he had first related to as a kid growing up on a farm (“In Tall Buildings”).
Radio John is a testament to the impact Hartford had on American traditional music as a songwriter, an instrumentalist, and, most importantly, someone who fostered the careers of musicians like Bush and countless others reinventing roots music in the last half of the 20th century. More simply, Bush calls it “my love letter to John Hartford’s music that I hold so dear.”
This Friday Khruangbin and Malian guitarist Vieux Farka Touré will release their highly-anticipated collaborative album Ali honoring Vieux’s late father, the great Ali Farka Touré, on Dead Oceans in partnership with Night Time Stories Ltd. Together, BBC says, “they've concocted a striking and stylish tribute album that honours Ali's music while spinning it off in unexpected new directions.”
Already the LP has been highlighted everywhere from The New York Times and NPR (“labyrinthine fusion of dub, blues and Malian grooves,”), to GQ and NME. And in a new profile for BBC the Houston trio explains the origin of the LP: “The songs on the album were hand-picked by Ali's 11 children…" we went in blind and recorded eight songs, with him [Vieux] teaching them to us, in a way,” says Khruangbin drummer DJ Johnson. Vieux says the sessions were informed by his father, who prioritized improvisation in the studio. “Unmoored from the weight of Ali's history, Khruangbin followed their instincts - adding elements of zydeco and cajun music to those west African rhythms.”
Ali’s legacy and impact are hard to overstate. Merging his much-loved traditional Malian musical styles with distinct elements of the blues, singing in the local languages of Songhay, Tamasheq, Fulfulde and Bambara. The result was the creation of a groundbreaking new genre, now well known as the ‘desert blues, earning him 3 Grammy awards, widespread reverence and the nickname of the ‘African John Lee Hooker.’
And there were no better musicians to take on the challenge than Vieux and Khruangbin as with each new project both broaden their horizons, embrace new challenges and further entrench their shared reputation as some of the world’s most innovative musicians.
Recently the pairing played a sold-out show in Brooklyn’s Prospect Park on one of the hottest days of the year as noted by Vanity Fair, and praised by Variety in a live review. There will be more live shows and appearances from the pairing this fall at festivals, and shows in Denver, Las Vegas, Mesa and Santa Fe.
For decades, rumors have circulated among Creedence Clearwater Revival’s fans about a long-lost recording of their legendary 1970 show at London’s Royal Albert Hall. Today, the long-fabled performance is available in its entirety on multiple formats (details below) via Craft Recordings as Creedence Clearwater Revival at the Royal Albert Hall. The live album is available to stream and purchase here. Coinciding with the album launch, a new documentary concert film, titled Travelin’ Band: Creedence Clearwater Revival at the Royal Albert Hall, is available today streaming on Netflix (in the US, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia, NZ, Latin America and Africa).
The stunning new concert album and film find CCR at the apex of their career, playing the most prestigious venue in London. Placing listeners front and center at the show, the album features John Fogerty, Tom Fogerty, Doug Clifford, and Stu Cook performing such hits as “Fortunate Son,” “Proud Mary,” “Bad Moon Rising,” and more.
After spending roughly 50 years in storage, the original multitrack tapes were meticulously restored and mixed by the GRAMMY® Award-winning team of producer Giles Martin and engineer Sam Okell, who have helmed countless acclaimed projects together, including the Beatles’ 50th-anniversary editions of Abbey Road and Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, as well as audio for the Elton John biopic Rocketman and Peter Jackson’s The Beatles: Get Back series. The LP was mastered by the celebrated engineer Miles Showell at Abbey Road Studios using half-speed technology for the highest-quality listening experience.
The concurrent documentary concert feature film, Travelin’ Band: Creedence Clearwater Revival at the Royal Albert Hall, out today, is directed by two-time GRAMMY® Award winner Bob Smeaton (The Beatles Anthology and Jimi Hendrix Band of Gypsies) and narrated by Academy Award®-winning actor Jeff Bridges. The film takes viewers from the band’s earliest years together in El Cerrito, CA through their meteoric rise to fame. Featuring a wealth of unseen footage, Travelin’ Band culminates with the band’s show at the Royal Albert Hall—marking the only concert footage of the original CCR lineup to be released in its entirety.
The film is a Craft Recordings, Concord Originals, and Marathan Films production and is produced by Sig Sigworth (R.E.M. by MTV), Jonathan Clyde (The Beatles: Get Back), Martin R. Smith (The Beatles: Sgt Pepper’s Musical Revolution) and John Beug (Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers: Runnin' Down a Dream). Concord’s Scott Pascucci (Martin Scorsese’s George Harrison: Living in the Material World), Bob Valentine and Concord Original’s Sophia Dilley (Billie) executive produce. Wesley Adams, Charles Hopkins, and Taylor Umphenour are serving as co-producers.
Creedence Clearwater Revival at the Royal Albert Hall is also now available to own on 180-gram vinyl, CD, and cassette, with select retail outlets offering a variety of exclusive color variants, including Walmart (“Tombstone Shadow” vinyl) and Target (“Green River” vinyl). Additionally, the album is available across all digital platforms, including in hi-res and Dolby ATMOS® immersive audio formats.
On November 18, both the album and the film will be presented in a Super Deluxe Edition Box Set, available exclusively via CraftRecordings.com. The 2-LP/2-CD/1-Blu-ray collection includes Creedence Clearwater Revival at the Royal Albert Hall on two 45-RPM 180-gram vinyl LPs as well as on CD. A second CD features music from the film, including formative recordings from the band’s earliest incarnations (including Tommy Fogerty and the Blue Velvets and the Golliwogs), while the Blu-ray offers the complete Travelin’ Band: Creedence Clearwater Revival at the Royal Albert Hall film, plus the digital album in hi-res and Dolby ATMOS® immersive audio. Limited to 5,000 copies worldwide and available to pre-order now, each individually numbered set is housed in a 12” x 12” box, with embossed gold foil detail, and includes a reproduction of the original 1970 tour program, a 17” x 24” poster, and a 16-page booklet, featuring an excerpt from Bridges’ voice-over script, which offers background on the band’s incredible path to the London show. View the unboxing trailer here.
When Creedence Clearwater Revival stepped onto the Royal Albert Hall’s stage on April 14, 1970—just days after the Beatles announced their breakup—the California rockers had arguably just become the biggest band in the world. Leading up to the show, CCR had enjoyed an unprecedented “magical year,” as Jeff Bridges narrates in the film. “In only 12 months the band had achieved five Top 10 singles and three Top 10 albums [Bayou Country, Green River, Willy and the Poor Boys] on the American charts, outselling the Beatles. They had appeared on the legendary Ed Sullivan Show and played to over a million people across America, including the hundreds of thousands gathered at Woodstock. ‘John, Tom, Stu, and Doug’ may not have had the familiar ring to it of ‘John, Paul, George, and Ringo,’ but Creedence were challenging the Beatles for the title of the biggest group in the world.” During their two-night sold-out residency at the iconic venue, CCR not only followed in the footsteps of acts like the Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix, and the Beatles, but they proved they were equals.
While Creedence Clearwater Revival would go their separate ways just two years later, speculation around a live recording of that legendary concert began to permeate their fanbase in 1980. That same year, Fantasy Records had released a live album by the band, mistakenly titled The Royal Albert Hall Concert. It was quickly discovered that the audio was, in fact, from the Oakland Coliseum show, captured months earlier. While the label rushed to sticker the album with correctional information—and properly re-named the January 1970 performance as The Concert for later production runs—actual footage from the Royal Albert Hall remained the stuff of rock ’n’ roll lore…until now.
Click here to order Creedence Clearwater Revival at the Royal Albert Hall.
Creedence Clearwater Revival at the Royal Albert Hall tracklist (Deluxe Edition)
Creedence Clearwater Revival at the Royal Albert Hall (CD)
1. Born on the Bayou
2. Green River
3. Tombstone Shadow
4. Travelin’ Band
5. Fortunate Son
6. Commotion
7. Midnight Special
8. Bad Moon Rising
9. Proud Mary
10. The Night Time Is the Right Time
11. Good Golly Miss Molly
12. Keep on Chooglin’
Music from the Motion Picture: Travelin’ Band: Creedence Clearwater Revival at the Royal Albert Hall (CD)
1. Come On Baby – Tommy Fogerty and the Blue Velvets
2. Brown Eyed Girl – The Golliwogs
3. Porterville – The Golliwogs
4. Suzie Q.
5. I Put a Spell on You
6. Proud Mary
7. Born on the Bayou
8. Bad Moon Rising
9. Green River
10. The Night Time Is the Right Time
11. Down on the Corner
12. Who’ll Stop the Rain?
Blu-ray: Travelin’ Band: Creedence Clearwater Revival at the Royal Albert Hall
Creedence Clearwater Revival at the Royal Albert Hall (45-RPM Vinyl)
A1. Born on the Bayou
A2. Green River
A3. Tombstone Shadow
B1. Travelin’ Band
B2. Fortunate Son
B3. Commotion
B4. Midnight Special
C1. Bad Moon Rising
C2. Proud Mary
C3. The Night Time Is the Right Time
D1. Good Golly Miss Molly
D2. Keep on Chooglin’
Creedence Clearwater Revival at the Royal Albert Hall tracklist (CD, Digital)
1. Born on the Bayou
2. Green River
3. Tombstone Shadow
4. Travelin’ Band
5. Fortunate Son
6. Commotion
7. Midnight Special
8. Bad Moon Rising
9. Proud Mary
10. The Night Time Is the Right Time
11. Good Golly Miss Molly
12. Keep on Chooglin’
Creedence Clearwater Revival at the Royal Albert Hall tracklist (Vinyl, Cassette)
A1. Born on the Bayou
A2. Green River
A3. Tombstone Shadow
A4. Travelin’ Band
A5. Fortunate Son
A6. Commotion
A7. Midnight Special
B1. Bad Moon Rising
B2. Proud Mary
B3. The Night Time Is the Right Time
B4. Good Golly Miss Molly
B5. Keep on Chooglin’
311 will livestream their 6 upcoming album-themed shows from Fall Tour, playing ‘MUSIC’ and ‘GRASSROOTS’ live from New York City, ‘BLUE’ and ‘TRANSISTOR’ live from Chicago and ‘SOUNDSYSTEM’ and ‘FROM CHAOS’ live from Los Angeles.
Those albums represent the band’s first 6 studio releases, spanning 1993 - 2001 - and feature some of 311’s biggest hits and live show favorites.
Each livestream show will begin with a unique 30 minute behind-the-scenes intro of footage from Fall Tour, followed by the full production concert featuring that specific album plus more songs each night.
All shows fall on weekend nights.
10/1 Sat. ‘Music’ live from NYC (Terminal 5)
10/2 Sun. ‘Grassroots’ live from NYC (Terminal 5)
10/22 Sat. ‘ Blue’ live from Chicago (House of Blues)
10/23 Sun. ‘Transistor’ live from Chicago (House of Blues)
11/11 Fri. ‘Soundsystem' live from LA (Wiltern Theater)
11/12 Sat. ‘From Chaos’ live from LA (Wiltern Theater)
Livestream tickets & limited-edition merch bundles are now available at 311Streamsystem.com
Tickets include a free 311 animated NFT collectible, the 30 minute intro of behind-the-scenes from Fall Tour, the full concert and a re-stream of the concert the following weekend.
Ticket with Merch Bundles also include a limited-edition event poster, t-shirt and sticker.
All info and details at 311Streamsystem.com
Todd Snider has unveiled 'Live: Return Of The Storyteller' today, a 27-track collection captured during his first shows back after audiences were allowed to gather again last year. For a lifelong troubadour, on the road for most of three decades before the pandemic, there's a rush of palpable emotion as Snider reunites with fans after such a period of uncertainty...joy, relief and gratitude; but also the poignant realities of friends lost along the way. For Snider, this includes some of the great American songwriters who took him under their wing, like late legends John Prine and Jerry Jeff Walker. On 'Live: Return Of The Storyteller,' he remembers these heroes with moving and incredibly human tributes, as he continues to carry on their musical spirit into an uncharted era for the troubadour tradition.
Listen to 'Live: Return Of The Storyteller' here: toddsnidershop.com
Along with the release of 'Live: Return Of The Storyteller,' Snider's songs continue to be celebrated across the spectrum of music and arts. Filmmaker Justin Corsbie took inspiration from the lyrics of Snider's mid-aughts fan favorite "Just Like Old Times," and turned the tune into Hard Luck Love Song; a full-length feature film released theatrically last fall. Music writer Brian T. Atkinson is currently working on a biography of Snider, in which he interviewed some of the songwriter's biggest fans including Loretta Lynn and Richard Lewis. Snider was also just inducted into his home state's Oregon Music Hall Of Fame, and his "Talking Reality Television Blues" was covered by Tom Jones on an album of work from his favorite songwriters (also including Bob Dylan and Cat Stevens). Through it all, Snider continues to shine a light on the incredible generation of troubadours who came before him, and will tour this year with Ramblin' Jack Elliott and Ray Wylie Hubbard, as well as the next generation including Lilly Hiatt and Tommy Prine.
Todd Snider will continue his American Troubadour Tour with a special hometown stop at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium tomorrow night alongside Ramblin' Jack, with dozens of dates continuing through the end of the year. A full list is below with tickets on sale here: https://toddsnider.net/tour
'LIVE: RETURN OF THE STORYTELLER' TRACKLIST
01. Big Finish
02. [Col. Bruce Hampton Ret.]
03. Turn Me Loose
04. [East Nashville]
05. Play A Train Song
06. [Old Man Shakes Fist At Sky]
07. Too Soon To Tell
08. Like A Force Of Nature
09. [John Prine]
10. Handsome John
11. [Hard Luck Love Song]
12. Just Like Old Times
13. [Spreadneck Speedball]
14. Roman Candles
15. The Very Last Time
16. Sail On, My Friend
17. [Being Outdoors]
18. Ballad Of The Devil's Backbone Tavern
19. Alright Guy
20. [Free Bird]
21. [Sock Water]
22. Just Like Overnight
23. [Alan Greenspan]
24. In Between Jobs
25. [Where Will I Go]
26. Working On A Song
27. Opening Statement
TODD SNIDER 2022 'AMERICAN TROUBADOUR TOUR' DATES
September 24 - Ryman Auditorium - Nashville, TN&
September 29 - Paramount Theatre - Denver, CO+%
October 1 - The Wilma - Missoula, MT+
October 2 - The ELM - Bozeman, MT+
October 3 - Egyptian Theatre - Boise, ID@
October 4 - Tower Theatre - Bend, OR@
October 6 - Revolution Hall - Portland, OR@
October 7 - Soreng Theater at Hult Center - Eugene, OR@
October 8 - Neptune Theatre - Seattle, WA@
October 9 - The Bing Crosby Theater - Spokane, WA@
October 12 - Arcata Theater Lounge - Arcata, CA@
October 13 - Raven Theatre - Healdsburg, CA@
October 14 - Great American Music Hall - San Francisco, CA@
October 16 - Rio Theatre - Santa Cruz, CA@
October 18 - The Fremont Theater - San Luis Obispo, CA@
October 19 - The Coach House - San Juan Capistrano, CA@
October 21 - Paradise Performing Arts Center - Paradise, CA~
October 22 - Bally’s Lake Tahoe Casino Resort - South Lake Tahoe, NV~
October 24 - The State Room - Salt Lake City, UT~
October 25 - The State Room - Salt Lake City, UT~
October 26 - Washington’s - Fort Collins, CO
October 28 - Knuckleheads - Kansas City, MO
October 29 - Scottish Rite Hall - Omaha, NE
October 30 - Wooly’s - Des Moines, IA
October 31 - Jamf Theatre - Eau Claire, WI
November 2 - The Englert Theatre - Iowa City, IA
November 3 - Park West - Chicago, IL
November 4 - Barrymore Theatre - Madison, WI
November 5 - The Intersection - Grand Rapids, MI
November 9 - Lincoln Theatre - Raleigh, NC!
November 10 - Stuart's Opera House - Nelsonville, Ohio!
November 11 - Roxian Theatre - Pittsburgh, PA!
November 12 - Holland Theatre - Bellefontaine, OH!
November 16 - Bijou Theatre - Knoxville, TN!
November 17 - The Castle Theatre - Bloomington, IL!
November 18 - Egyptian Room, Old National Centre - Indianapolis, IN!
November 19 - Sheldon Concert Hall - St. Louis, MO!
November 25 - Marigold Auditorium for Arts and Culture - Winterville, GA
November 26 - The Ramkat - Winston-Salem, NC
November 27 - Walhalla Performing Arts Center - Walhalla, SC
December 5 - Main Street Crossing - Tomball, TX
December 5 - Main Street Crossing - Tomball, TX
December 7 - Main Street Crossing - Tomball, TX
* with Lilly Winwood
& with Ramblin' Jack Elliott
+ with Nicki Bluhm
% with Lilly Hiatt
@ with Ryan Montbleau
~ with Ray Wylie Hubbard
! with Tommy Prine
Khruangbin and Malian guitarist Vieux Farka Touré have released their highly-anticipated collaborative album Ali honoring Vieux’s late father, the great Ali Farka Touré, on Dead Oceans in partnership with Night Time Stories Ltd. Together, says BBC, “they've concocted a striking and stylish tribute album that honours Ali's music while spinning it off in unexpected new directions.”
Also out now is a video for the song “Diarabi,” which captures the adventurous sentiment of the album while the quartet updates Ali’s original with pronounced drums, resulting in a sound rooted in R&B yet mysteriously distant. The album is a testament to what happens when creativity is approached through open arms and open hearts. “To me, music is magic, it is spontaneous, it is the energy between people,” Vieux says. “I think Khruangbin understands this very well.” Watch the “Diarabi” video here: https://youtu.be/NnE73tTRPmg
The video was shot in the capital and largest city of Mali, Bamako, which provides rich colors and landscapes as a backdrop as viewers follow the lovers meeting secretly away from prying eyes. Additionally, the visual offers an easter egg – a statue of Ali Farka Touré, the grandmaster guitarist himself.
Directed by French visual artist Kopeto (Nike Football, Canon France) and produced by Louise van Britsom, the “Diarabi” visual in the pair’s words, “Is an unfortunate universal story. We wanted to capture the realities of people who date outside of their (perceived) community. By doing so they become a target…”
“For me it was nice to see Bamako in this new way,” continues Louise. “As a kid I had imagined what it would have looked like if my mom never came to the Netherlands and instead had me over there. What would I have been doing in my teens? Who would I have met? With whom would I have fallen in love? The kid fantasies all flooded back as we went through the story of the lovers.”
Already Ali has been highlighted everywhere from The New York Times and NPR (“labyrinthine fusion of dub, blues and Malian grooves,”), to GQ who says “there’s a placelessness to the band Khruangbin that, counterintuitively, gives them their gravity.”
Ali’s legacy and impact are hard to overstate. Merging his much-loved traditional Malian musical styles with distinct elements of the blues, singing in the local languages of Songhay, Tamasheq, Fulfulde and Bambara. The result was the creation of a groundbreaking new genre, now well known as the ‘desert blues’, earning him 3 Grammy awards, widespread reverence and the nickname of the ‘African John Lee Hooker.’ And there were no better musicians to take on the challenge than Vieux and Khruangbin as with each new project both broaden their horizons, embrace new challenges and further entrench their shared reputation as some of the world’s most innovative musicians.
“As a passionate champion for the people of Mali and The Sahel, Vieux founded the charity Amahrec Sahel in 2012. As part of Amahrec Sahel’s mission to support humanitarian reconstruction and culture, the charity has provided school supplies for children, supported an orphanage in Bamako and provided musical instruments for young musicians in Mali. Vieux is also the director of The Ali Farka Touré Foundation, an international organization dedicated to the preservation of Ali’s legacy and the cultural growth of Mali.
This past June, Vieux released his new album Les Racines in which he masterfully returns to the deep roots of the Desert Blues music that his father introduced to the world and writes of his country’s overlapping security, political, and humanitarian crises. With each new project Vieux broadens his horizons, embraces new challenges and further entrenches his reputation as one of the world’s most talented and innovative musicians. In February, Khruangbin released their second collaborative EP with soul singer Leon Bridges, the sultry, chart-topping Texas Moon, which garnered widespread critical acclaim and pushed the boundaries of R&B sound.
Recently the pairing played a sold-out show in Brooklyn’s Prospect Park on one of the hottest days of the year as noted by Vanity Fair, and praised by Variety in a live review. There will be more live shows and appearances from the pairing this fall at festivals, and shows in Denver, Las Vegas, Mesa and Santa Fe.
ALI TRACKLIST
1. Savanne
2. Lobbo
3. Diarabi
4. Tongo Barra
5. Tamalla
6. Mahine Me
7. Ali Hala Abada
8. Alakarra
Montreal-based jazz singer Nikki Yanofsky today releases her distinctive version of “West Coast Blues” via MNRK Music Group, serving as an ode to the original writer, Wes Montgomery, and the mark that he’s left on jazz musicians and listeners worldwide. Yanofksy has always loved artists such as Ella Fitzgerald, Aretha Franklin and Stevie Wonder and continues to pay homage to artists alike by putting her own style on some of her favorite standards. She does exactly that on her new album ‘Nikki By Starlight,’ out October 21st – a project meant to celebrate jazz music for purists as well as a new generation of listeners.
Wes Montgomery has made a name for himself in jazz music with his unusual technique of plucking the guitar strings with the side of his thumb, his use of octaves and his masterful execution of complex lines. The power of his soloing influenced generations of players who followed him; guitar icons such as George Benson, Pat Metheny, Russell Malone and more. Greg Phillanganes graces the track with a bluesy organ solo and accompaniment throughout, setting Yanofsky’s version apart. “West Coast Blues” brings a new energy to the standard with Yanofsky’s sweet vocal tone and her compelling use of dynamics.
Listen to “West Coast Blues” here: https://lnk.to/westcoastblues
“West Coast Blues'' is the sixth single released from Nikki’s forthcoming album ‘Nikki By Starlight’ following previously released singles “Comes Love,” “I Get a Kick Out Of You,” “Crazy He Calls Me,” and “Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars (Corcovado)," and "C'est Si Bon.”
The project comprises 15 standards from jazz legends Frank Sinatra, Chet Baker, Billie Holiday and more. ‘Nikki By Starlight’ was co-produced with the JUNO-winning producer/composer Paul Shrofel and features contributions from Stevie Wonder’s bandmate Greg Phillinganes, Nathan East (Bobby Womack, Herbie Hancock, Michael Jackson) and the iconic Cuban-American jazz trumpeter Arturo Sandoval.
‘Nikki By Starlight’ is a mix of ballads, uptempo tracks and sambas, unveiling Yanofsky’s artistic versatility as a jazz singer. On this album she pushes her limits, choosing songs that are notoriously difficult to sing. She’s recruited some of the best names in the business in support: keyboardist Greg Phillinganes who’s played with Stevie Wonder and Eric Clapton for most of his career and bassist Nathan East who’s played with Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston, Beyoncé, Lionel Richie, and the list goes on.
With ‘Nikki By Starlight,’ Yanofsky continues to prove her artistry – stemming all the way back to when she sang the National Anthem on live television at the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver in front of 3.2 billion people. Over the years, Yanofsky has collaborated with well-known jazz musicians, including Quincy Jones, Herbie Hancock, Stevie Wonder, and more. Yanofsky’s self-titled album ‘Nikki,’ released in 2010, gained the attention of the late prolific songwriter Rod Temperton (“Thriller,” “Rock With You,” “Boogie Nights”), who took her under his wing becoming her mentor, creative coach and musical champion. Her sophomore effort Little Secret, found Yanofsky exploring the velvet-clad sweet spot between jazz and pop with bold sentiments that signaled a self-assured coming of age. In 2020 she released ‘Turn Down The Sound,’ a 10-track LP (eOne Music) that showcases her independence and marks a newfound departure for her career as a young musician, earning praise upon release from Billboard, Uproxx, American Songwriter and more.
After stepping away for a time, Yanofsky writes in a letter about her homecoming to jazz, “My key still works. It’s not too late. Walking in on my own terms, even uninvited, I feel at home. You are familiar, safe and warm, and now that I’m here, I don’t ever want to know the cold again.”
Stay tuned for more to come from Nikki Yanofsky soon.
GRAMMY-winning songwriter Jesse Harris shares “Yankee,” the latest song from his new album Silver Balloon, out October 21 on Harris’s own Secret Sun Recordings. “Yankee” is a drum-machine propelled bossa nova that paints a portrait of a character whose wandering days seem to be coming to an end, though the bubbling percussion and slightly ominous chord changes leave it unclear as to whether it’s a begrudging retirement or an untimely demise. It’s an enticing and writerly sketch, filled with a sci-fi-addled mystery befitting a project that Harris says was written in the midst of a deep Philip K. Dick fascination.
Watch the video for “Yankee” — a sandy travelogue depicting aimless wanderings and impromptu meals directed, filmed and edited by Silver Balloon collaborator Kenny Wollesen — here.
Alongside the debut of “Yankee,” Harris announces a special event: On October 13 at New York’s Roxy Cinema, Harris will debut a series of video accompaniments to Silver Balloon inspired by avant garde film, from Jonas Mekas and Warhol to Chris Marker (La Jetée). Using Super 8 film, still photography and digital cameras, Wollesen and Harris shot and edited everything themselves, creating a visual companion to the album that emphasizes its ephemeral and otherworldly collision between man and machine — a retrofuturist fantasia of sight and sound. Harris and Wollesen will do a short Q&A with program director Illyse Singer following the films and perform a few songs from the album.
More info on the event here.
Recorded over 8 days with collaborator and drummer Kenny Wollesen (Norah Jones, Tom Waits, Bill Frisell) in Harris’s home studio, Silver Balloon uses harmonizers and vintage Turkish synthesizers to create a technologically mediated world of waltzes, folk songs, and experimental new jazz standards. Utilizing a loose, anything-goes approach, Harris and Wollesen were able to capture serendipitous moments of genius throughout Silver Balloon. Whether it’s a smoky minimal blues (“On This Lonely Night”) or torch songs embossed with pixelated distortion and robotically-processed saxophone (“Hummingbird”), these 10 exquisite songs beckon you to examine their inner workings over and over again, just to figure out what exactly makes them tick.
Cool Hunting called lead single “The Hanged Man” “moody, macabre and offbeat…It’s strangely alluring and melodic—and an exciting glimpse of what’s to come.” Listen to “The Hanged Man” here.
Meanwhile, Jazziz highlighted “One In A Million” — a bleary-eyed ballad as performed by an after-hours romantic — as an Editor’s Choice. Watch the video for “One In A Million” — an isolated fireworks display — here.
Pre-order Silver Balloon here.
Harris — a New York native who is a published short story writer as well as a DJ of vintage Haitian and French Antilles vinyl — came to fame after he won the 2003 Song Of The Year GRAMMY for "Don't Know Why," a song he originally recorded in 1999 but was most notably performed by Norah Jones. He first linked up with Norah when he was hitchhiking to a gig in Texas — she gave him a ride and later on that night they jammed, and the rest was history.
From then he’s kept busy, whether playing on his own solo records or with famous friends. He played guitar on Bright Eyes' commercial breakout I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning; had his songs performed by Willie Nelson, Cat Power, and Emmylou Harris for the soundtrack to the film The Hottest State, written and directed by Ethan Hawke; he's also worked with John Zorn, Maya Hawke, Lana Del Rey and countless others. He now runs his own prolific independent label Secret Sun Recordings.
Jesse Harris will be performing songs from Silver Balloon at a series of upcoming performances, including a Brooklyn concert at the Sultan Room on November 9th with Tōth and Mirian Elhajli, as well as additional shows in Paris and Los Angeles — see dates below.
Silver Balloon
“The Hanged Man”
“Yankee”
“Out In The Storm”
“One In A Million”
“Hummingbird”
“On This Lonely Night”
“New Year’s Day”
“Silver Balloon”
“The Good Morning Song”
“Shadow”
Live Dates
Oct 5 — Paris, FR @ Le Baiser Sale
Oct 13 — New York, NY @ Roxy Cinema
Nov 5 — Los Angeles, CA @ Zebulon
Nov 9 — Brooklyn, NY @ The Sultan Room
Bruce Springsteen's new studio album, a collection of fifteen soul music greats titled Only The Strong Survive, will be released by Columbia Records on November 11. Featuring lead vocals by Springsteen, Only The Strong Survive celebrates soul music gems from the legendary catalogues of Motown, Gamble and Huff, Stax and many more. This 21st studio album from Bruce Springsteen will also feature guest vocals by Sam Moore, as well as contributions from The E Street Horns, full string arrangements by Rob Mathes, and backing vocals by Soozie Tyrell, Lisa Lowell, Michelle Moore, Curtis King Jr., Dennis Collins and Fonzi Thornton.
Bruce Springsteen commented: “I wanted to make an album where I just sang. And what better music to work with than the great American songbook of the Sixties and Seventies? I’ve taken my inspiration from Levi Stubbs, David Ruffin, Jimmy Ruffin, the Iceman Jerry Butler, Diana Ross, Dobie Gray, and Scott Walker, among many others. I’ve tried to do justice to them all—and to the fabulous writers of this glorious music. My goal is for the modern audience to experience its beauty and joy, just as I have since I first heard it. I hope you love listening to it as much as I loved making it.”
Watch a special video message from Bruce Springsteen about Only The Strong Survive here: https://brucespringsteen.lnk.to/OnlyTheStrongSurvive/YouTube
Listen to Springsteen's take on "Do I Love You (Indeed I Do)," originally performed and written by Frank Wilson, here: https://brucespringsteen.lnk.to/DoILoveYou
Watch Springsteen's "Do I Love You (Indeed I Do)" video directed by Thom Zimny here: https://brucespringsteen.lnk.to/DoILoveYou/YouTube
Pre-order Only The Strong Survive here: https://brucespringsteen.lnk.to/OnlyTheStrongSurvive
Only The Strong Survive was tracked at Thrill Hill Recording in New Jersey, produced by Ron Aniello, engineered by Rob Lebret and executive produced by Jon Landau. The release will mark Bruce Springsteen's first studio album since 2020's Letter To You (Columbia Records), which debuted at #1 in eleven countries. Springsteen will reunite with the legendary E Street Band in February for his 2023 international tour, which to date has sold over 1.6 million tickets across the United States and Europe.
ONLY THE STRONG SURVIVE
1. Only the Strong Survive
2. Soul Days feat. Sam Moore
3. Nightshift
4. Do I Love You (Indeed I Do)
5. The Sun Ain’t Gonna Shine Anymore
6. Turn Back the Hands of Time
7. When She Was My Girl
8. Hey, Western Union Man
9. I Wish It Would Rain
10. Don’t Play That Song
11. Any Other Way
12. I Forgot to Be Your Lover feat. Sam Moore
13. 7 Rooms of Gloom
14. What Becomes of the Brokenhearted
15. Someday We’ll Be Together
For the Birds: The Birdsong Project today releases Volume V, the final volume of its wide-ranging collection of 242 recordings inspired by birdsong and supporting the conservation of birds and their habitats. Now available for streaming on all platforms, Volume V features 47 recordings---songs, instrumental pieces, and experimental works---across the stylistic spectrum along with compelling literary interludes. The volume’s musical artists include Nico Muhly, Anohni & Yoko Ono, Alexandre Desplat, Animal Collective, David Van Tieghem, Bibio, Juliana Barwick, Holland Andrews, Mamadou Kelly, Tommy Guerrero, Shabaka Hutchings ft. Esperanza Spalding, Annie Gosfield, My Cat is an Alien, and many more. Spoken word recordings interspersed among the musical contributions feature performances by Bette Midler, Michael Keaton, Christiane Amanpour, Daryl Hannah, Adrien Brody, Lili Taylor, and others, reading works by authors including Pablo Neruda, W.S. Merwin, Joy Harjo, Seamus Heaney, Wendell Berry, Elizabeth Bishop, Andrea Potos, and more.
The Birdsong Project was produced by Randall Poster, the Grammy Award-winning producer and music supervisor known for his longtime work with Wes Anderson and Martin Scorsese. It was conceived and inspired by Executive Producer Rebecca Reagan, who brought a grand creative vision and wisdom to the project. Additional executive producers are Elliot Bergman, Stewart Lerman and Lee Ranaldo.
Yoko Ono, who with Anohni contributed the song “I Love You Earth (Thomas Bartlett remix),” said about The Birdsong Project:
“There are so many of us in the world who are now awakened, ready to act to save our world. So let’s work together to save this planet. Together. That’s how we will change the world. We change, and the world changes. Have trust in what you can do. Have trust in how fast we can change our world for the better. Why? Because we have to. Believe that we are one and together we will make it. Love is what connects all lives on Earth.
I LOVE YOU EARTH
love, yoko”
"We were all thrilled when Yoko agreed to support the birdsong project," said Randall Poster. "Her poems and performances were an inspiration to us as we began to connect with artists in this shared mission to celebrate the birds and birdsong.
Yoko continues to inspire us with music and helps us expand our sense of community. We find fortitude and fun in the simple declaration, I LOVE YOU EARTH.
The music that Yoko and Anhoni contributed to the collection of songs sweeps you away into the air and clouds above while grounding us in this very moment on earth.
Thanks to Thomas Bartlett who makes us all better for his contribution to this piece.
As always, FOR THE BIRDS"
“I love birds, and they tell us so much about the health of our own environment and communities. The Birdsong Project is a great demonstration of the joy and meaning birds bring to our lives,” said Lili Taylor (Outer Range, The Conjuring), who is an avid birder and National Audubon Society board member. “When Randall Poster approached me about the project last year, I knew it was an idea whose time had come, and I was so glad to introduce him to Audubon to kick off this wonderful partnership introducing people to birds and raising funds to support conservation.”
Since the May release of Volume I, The Birdsong Project has been featured in the New York Times, The Guardian, New Yorker, CBC, Rolling Stone, Pitchfork, Stereogum, Apartment Therapy, Cool Hunting, WNYC, Uproxx, Brooklyn Vegan and more. Earlier this month, Poster was interviewed by NPR’s All Songs Considered where he shares the story and inspiration behind the project. The interview highlights tracks from the 5-volume project. Listen HERE.
The complete 5-volume collection from The Birdsong Project is now available for streaming. The full collection is also available as a limited edition 20-LP deluxe box set, which features a 60-page book including an essay by musician-ornithologist Jonathan Meiburg of Shearwater and a package bursting with paintings and illustrations of birds by well-known artists.
The project’s expansive collection of 242 recordings represents a remarkable assemblage of diverse talent from across the creative community in support of an important cause, including GRAMMY, Oscar, Emmy, Pulitzer, Peabody and James Beard Award winners Ad-Rock, Sam Amidon, Laurie Anderson, Beck, Cassandra Jenkins, Dan Deacon, Julia Holter, Daniel Lanois, Elvis Costello, Flaming Lips, Haden Triplets, Jeff Tweedy, Jim James, Kamasi Washington, Karen O, Kurt Vile, Atlas Sound & L’Rain, Makaya McCraven, Arturo O’Farrill, Hania Rani, Mark Ronson, Nick Cave, Stephin Merritt, Mark Mothersbaugh, Terry Riley, Tyondai Braxton, UNKLE, Yo-Yo Ma, and many more. The majority of the recordings were made specifically for this project.
Spoken-word contributions recorded and donated to the project feature an array of writers and actors including Jonathan Franzen, Maggie Smith, Ocean Vuong, Alice Waters, George Saunders, Florence Welch, Greta Gerwig, Jeff Goldblum, Jelani Cobb, Matthew McConaughey, Natasha Lyonne, Regina King, Robert Pattinson, Sean Penn, Tilda Swinton, Tim Blake Nelson, Bobby Cannavale, Olivia Wilde, and more.
All proceeds from The Birdsong Project will be donated to the National Audubon Society, the world’s oldest environmental society dedicated to the conservation of birds and their habitats.
In a project partnership, the Brooklyn Botanic Garden has mounted a multidisciplinary exhibition and program series in collaboration with exhibition creative director and Birdsong Project producer Randall Poster—running now through October 23. It includes an outdoor exhibition of birdhouses created by international artists and inspired by Brooklyn Botanic Garden’s resident birds as well as The Birdsong Project's recordings.
To help foster an awareness of—and love for—birds in future generations, The Birdsong Project has also partnered with eyewear brand Warby Parker to donate 20,000 limited-edition "Birdoculars" to numerous cultural institutions that support the conservation of the natural world and its avian inhabitants.
Additional events will take place with the American Museum of Natural History in New York City (in conjunction with the re-opening of the Hall of Oceanic Birds in 2023).
Listen to Volume V here: https://orcd.co/allforthebirds
VOLUME 5 TRACK LISTINGS:
ALBUM #17
SIDE A
1. For the Robin on My Porch - Written by Andrea Potos. Read by Bette Midler
2. May Birds - Performed by Nico Muhly
3. Etude No. 2 (Thomas Bartlett remix) - Composed by Philip Glass. Performed by Maki Namekawa
4. Beginning - Written by W.S. Merwin. Read by Stephen Park
5. Passerine - Performed by Balmorhea
SIDE B
1. Here - Written by Kim Addonizio. Read by Odessa Young
2. Mourning Dove - Performed by Holland Andrews
3. One Heart - Written by Li-Young Lee. Read by Christiane Amanpour
4. Perched - Performed by Anna Clyne feat. Nathalie Joachim
5. Syrinx - Performed by Daniel Thorne
6. Toy Boat - Written and read by Ocean Vuong
ALBUM #18
SIDE A
1. I was popular in certain circles… - Written and read by Gabrielle Calvocoressi
2. Strange Signals From Jerry the Wood Pigeon - Performed by Peter Broderick
3. Birdbrain - Performed by David Van Tieghem
4. Ode to the Hummingbird - Written by Pablo Neruda. Read by Daryl Hannah
5. Bells and Birds - Performed by Alexandre Desplat
SIDE B
1. Skylarks & Magpies - Performed by Bibio
2. End-of-Summer Haibun - Written by Aimee Nezhukumatathil. Read by Winslow Bright
3. Screech for Scratch - Performed by Annie Gosfield
4. Rørsanger - Performed by David Rothenberg and Benedicte Maurseth
5. Sandpiper - Written by Elizabeth Bishop. Read by Michael Keaton
6. Silver Horns - Performed by Sarah Davachi
ALBUM #19
SIDE A
1. An Exercise in Love - Written by Diane Di Prima. Read by Riley Keough
2. Brown Thrasher - Performed by Animal Collective
3. Chant for the Swinging Swallows - Performed by My Cat Is An Alien
4. Coast - Written by Alice Jones. Read by Grace Gummer
5. In Her Secret Garden - Performed by Julianna Barwick
6. emu808 - Performed by Sam Gendel
SIDE B
1. Now Is the Time - Performed by Money Mark
2. Cocoa Morning - Written by Bob Kaufman. Read by Adrien Brody
3. Calthra - Performed by Tommy Guerrero
4. Morning Rituals - Performed by Shabaka Hutchings feat. Esperanza Spalding
5. Redbird Love - Written and read by Joy Harjo
6. The Ruined Spring - Performed by Zander Schloss
ALBUM #20
SIDE A
1. I Love You Earth (Thomas Bartlett remix) - Performed by ANOHNI & YOKO ONO
2. Murmuration - Performed by Robert M Thomas x Daisy Chute
3. St Kevin and the Blackbird - Written by Seamus Heaney. Read by Liam Neeson
4. Thirow Dio - Performed by Mamadou Kelly
5. Grus Grus - Performed by Evan Parker & John Coxon
6. Star and Crescent - Written by Kenneth Rexroth. Read by Elliot Bergman
SIDE B
1. Mockingbird Song - Performed by Saunder Jurriaans & Danny Bensi
2. Morning Calls - Performed by Carter Burwell
3. [“Always in the distance”] - Written by Wendell Berry. Read by Randall Poster
4. [“The cherries turn ripe, ripe,”] - Written by Wendell Berry. Read by Lili Taylor
5. Serenade at 2 - Performed by Anne Müller
6. paired: unpaired - Music by Oliver Coates. Performed by Rosa Arnold and Jeanita Vriens of the Ragazze Quartet
7. Re: Happiness, in Pursuit Thereof - Written by C. D. Wright. Read by Hailey Benton Gates
Darryl Jones: In The Blood – a look into the life and career of the legendary bass player who replaced Bill Wyman in the Rolling Stones – is out today in select theaters and available via Apple TV and Amazon Prime Video. Directed by Eric Hamburg in his directorial debut, Darryl Jones’ story has never been told like this, examining different aspects of his life: from race, music, and politics to growing up on the south side of Chicago, all of which play an essential role for him as an activist and musician. Darryl Jones: In the Blood features interviews with Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Ronnie Wood and the late Charlie Watts in one of his last filmed interviews.
Watch the trailer HERE
For more information and streaming options go to: https://greenwichentertainment.com/film/darryl-jones-in-the-blood/
Darryl Jones: In The Blood is the story of a young black man, born and raised on the South Side of Chicago in the 1960’s, who followed his dreams to become one of the world’s most sought-after musicians. Jones started his career gigging around Chicago after college for a few years, which led to him getting a call from Miles Davis, his musical muse that taught him to listen deeply and to let the music be his guide – lessons Jones still carries with him today. After joining Davis at the age of 21, Jones goes on to play with other legends like Herbie Hancock, Sting, Peter Gabriel, and Madonna, eventually finding home as bassist for the Rolling Stones, all shown in the film via montage. We also hear from other musicians and friends and see archival footage of his tenure with the Stones, as well as musings about Jones and praise for his rock-solid groove.
Credits
Directed by
Eric Hamburg
Produced by
Eric Hamburg
Joe Losurdo
Executive Producers
Darryl Jones
Dan Braun
Rick English
Herbert Weltler
Associate Producers
Masaki Uemura
Prentice Martin
Written by
Eric Hamburg
Joe Losurdo
Edited by
Joe Losurdo
Post Production Engineer
Randy Emata
Principal Photography
Joe Losurdo
Rick English
Original Score by
Darryl Jones
Score Co-Producer
Myron Chandler
Poster Design by
Christina Tillman
Poster Photograph by
Greg Vorobiov
Additional Photographs by
J Bouquet
AWARDS & FESTIVALS
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Appalachian Road Show is a 5-piece “roots supergroup” (NPR) known for creating music that speaks to the heart and shares the stories of part of America that is often overlooked. On the band’s new album ‘Jubilation,’ which is available everywhere today (10.7), it celebrates the endurance and resilience of Appalachian people after a trial of hardship. As the band’s fellow champion of Appalachia, Dolly Parton, proclaims in the album’s introduction: “the pride in this place and our people endures even into the modern age” and “every tribulation is answered, in time, with jubilation."
Listen to the full ‘Jubilation’ record, here
Appalachian Road Show’s music bridges stories from the past to what we all experience today. ‘Jubilation’ is a light-at-the-end-of-the-tunnel record that evokes the joy humankind is able to experience after a grueling pandemic season and follows the bands 'Tribulation’ record, which Folk Alley said “perfectly speaks to our dark and unsettling times.”
Through "fiery and versatile” (American Songwriter) string-bending instrumental riffs, riveting melodies, heavenly vocal pairings that make for perfect back-porch harmonies, ‘Jubilation’ delivers an exciting body of music with a sense of pride in America’s Appalachian history and culture. The band re-imagines songs made famous by some of the greatest rock artists including Bob Dylan (“Only A Hobo") and Led Zeppelin (“Gallows Pole”), and creates new arrangements for songs that have been at the core of Appalachian culture for hundreds of years. The album also features original tracks written by the band’s banjo player and vocalist Barry Abernathy and fiddler Jim VanCleve.
No Depression says the album’s “Tonight I’ll See You in My Dreams’” has the sonic architecture of Merle Haggard’s 'Big City' meet the high lonesome sound of Bill Monroe’s 'Blue Moon of Kentucky,’ here
“There are singers and there are musicians, and then there are “Artists,” says Jerry Salley, A&R/Creative Director, Billy Blue Records. "Appalachian Road Show are genuine “Artists” in every sense of the word. The amount of time, research and preparation they pour into every song is a true testament to their commitment in preserving the Appalachian history and culture. Their latest effort, “Jubilation,” is in my opinion, their very best project yet! From the love for a “Blue Ridge Mountain Baby,” to the ride with “Only A Hobo,” to the creaking of the “Gallows Pole,” this is pure art, presented by some of the very best musicians and singers who ever picked up an instrument. You can feel the emotion of “Jubilation” in every note they play and sing. It cannot be overstated what an honor it is to work with them and represent their music to the world.”
Members of Appalachian Road Show include GRAMMY-nominated and IBMA Award-winning artists who have performed with artists including Dolly Parton, Johnny Cash, Emmylou Harris, Vince Gill, Josh Turner, Ricky Skaggs, Rhonda Vincent, JD Crowe and more. The band is currently touring across the U.S. and full dates can be found, here: theappalachianroadshow.com/ourtour.
‘Jubilation’ Credits:
Produced by Appalachian Road Show
Executive Producers: Dottie Leonard Miller & Ed Leonard
Tracking Engineer ~ Shani Ghandi at The Studio Nashville
Assistant Engineers ~ Brook Sutton, Evan Wilber
All Additional Recording and Editing at Third Dawn Studio by Jim VanCleve
Mixed by Jim VanCleve at Third Dawn Studio
Mastered by Adam Grover at Sterling Sound, Nashville
Photography and Album Design by Erick Anderson
Darrell Webb ~ Mandolin, Octave Mandolin, Banjo, Vocals
Barry Abernathy ~ Banjo, Nosehorn, Whistles, Vocals
Zeb Snyder ~ Guitars, Slide Guitar, Vocals
Jim VanCleve ~ Fiddles, Vocals
Todd Phillips ~ Bass, Bowed Bass, Vibraslap, Vocals
‘Jubilation' Tracklist:
1. “In Time, Jubilation”
(Album intro narrated by Dolly Parton)
2. “Blue Ridge Mountain Baby”
(Barry Abernathy and Jim VanCleve)
3. “La La Blues”
(Pokey LaFarge)
4. “Tonight I’ll See You In My Dreams”
(Barry Abernathy and Jim VanCleve)
5. “Ballad of Kidder Cole”
(Felix E. Alley/Public Domain - Arranged by Barry Abernathy, Jim VanCleve and Darrell Webb)
6. “A Lonesome Road to Travel”
(Public Domain - Arranged by Barry Abernathy, Jim VanCleve and Darrell Webb)
7. “Graveyard Fields”
(Jim VanCleve)
8. “Troubled Life”
(Rick Lang and Tim Stafford)
9. “Hard Times In The Mines”
(Public Domain - Arranged by Barry Abernathy, Jim VanCleve and Darrell Webb)
10. “Gallows Pole”
(Public Domain - Arranged by Barry Abernathy, Jim VanCleve and Darrell Webb)
11. “In The Shadow of The Pines”
(Public Domain - Arranged by Barry Abernathy, Jim VanCleve and Darrell Webb)
12. “Only A Hobo”
(Bob Dylan)
13. “Brother Green”
(Public Domain - Arranged by Barry Abernathy, Jim VanCleve and Darrell Webb)
Appalachian Road Show on Tour:
Fri., Oct. 7 | Alahambra Theatre | Hopkinsville, KY
Sat., Oct. 8 | Wortham Center for the Performing Arts | Asheville, NC
Fri., Oct. 14 | Private Event | Charlotte, NC
Fri., Oct. 28| Bella Vista Estates | Steamboat Springs, CO
Sat., Oct. 29 | Monthaven Arts & Cultural Center | Hendersonville, TN
Mon., Oct. | First Baptist Church and Main Street | Ellijay, GA
Thurs., Nov. 3 | Newberry Opera House | Newberry, SC
Sat., Nov. 5 | Old Rock School | Valdese, NC
Fri., Nov. 18 | Edison And Ford Winter Estates | Fort Myers FL
Sat., Dec. 10 | Chapman Cultural Center | Spartanburg, SC
Bay Area collective Moonalice releases their latest body of work, Full Moonalice Vol. 2, a new volume of psychedelic soul to pair with their Nettwerk debut. Mixed and mastered by 4x-Grammy Award-winning engineer Dave Way, the six song EP exudes the positive energy and love for which the band is well known.
“What can I say about the new EP? Well it sure has some magical, musical, Moonalice memories,” proclaims Lester Chambers. “We are bringing you a whole new level of Love Peace and Happiness! The overall theme of the new EP is love and you sure can feel it. We have taken a few rockin’ classics and put our own psychedelic soul spin on ‘em! We hope you fall in love with our new EP and share our message to all your friends and family, because after all, you are all part of the Moonalice Family!”
Full Moonalice Vol. 2 opens with the joyful “Love, Peace and Happiness.” Initially written by The Chambers Brothers as the psychedelic counterpart to “Time Has Come Today,” Lester Chambers and Moonalice use the energy of the past to create something special for the present on their new version. Lester’s son Dylan Chambers takes the lead on the uplifting anthem “Yes We Can Can,” which features the T Sisters’ inspired backing vocals and Lester Chambers’ emphatic rally cry, “I know we can make it, I know we can make it if we try!” Through the Grateful Dead classic “Uncle John’s Band,” the rollicking shuffle “Love Me Today,” and a sparkling arrangement of the Ashford & Simpson classic, “You’re All I Need To Get By,” Moonalice puts the shining harmonies of the T Sisters’ Erika, Rachel, and Chloe Tietjen on center stage. The album also includes the “Love Medley,” a mashup of the Beatles classic “All You Need Is Love” with Jackie DeShannon’s “Put A Little Love In Your Heart,” arranged by Moonalice keyboardist Mookie Siegel.
Listen to the EP’s featured single, “You’re All I Need To Get By”
“‘You’re All I Need to Get By’ is an iconic love song that perfectly encapsulates the ‘power of love’ ethos of Moonalice,” states Chloe Teitjen. “Our arrangement pays homage to both the Marvin Gaye/Tammy Terrell version, with its conversational flow between voices, and the Aretha Franklin version, with its staccato counter refrain. We love how this song came together and hope you do, too.”
Coinciding with the new EP, Moonalice presented a special San Francisco screening of Questlove’s Academy Award-winning Summer of Soul, produced in partnership with the Hardly Strictly Bluegrass festival. The film documents the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival, which took place in Harlem’s Mount Morris Park, the same summer as Woodstock. Lester Chambers and The Chambers Brothers rocked the festival stage, and two of their songs are included in the documentary. A stunning performance of their song “Uptown,” with the lyrics “Going uptown to Harlem,” opens the film and serves as the backbone of narration about Harlem’s rich cultural history and the political climate in America at the time. The Chambers Brothers’ 1969 track “Have a Little Faith” closes the film.
Full Moonalice Vol. 2 EP Tracklist
1. Love, Peace and Happiness
2. You’re All I Need to Get By
3. Yes We Can Can
4. Love Me Today
5. Love Medley - All You Need Is Love / Put a Little Love in Your Heart
6. Uncle John’s Band
Grammy Award-winning 14-piece jazz ensemble the Mingus Big Band just announced a weekly residency at Manhattan West’s spectacular new variety venue Midnight Theatre. Beginning October 26, the residency performances will be every Wednesday night with doors at 6:00pm and 9:00pm. The band celebrates the music of legendary composer and virtuoso bassist Charles Mingus, now in his centennial year. Founded in 1991 by the late Sue Mingus, the group features new arrangements of Mingus compositions that encourage deep explorations and ideations of his music, as well as individual artistic expression in a dynamic ensemble.
With a rotation of the best musicians in the world, the Mingus Big Band is highly sought-after by festivals and prestigious venues around the world. The band has 11 recordings to its credit, with six nominated for Grammys, including a win in 2011 for Live at Jazz Standard. A new album, The Charles Mingus Centennial Sessions, was released in October 2022.
In addition to this jazz residency, the dazzling 160-seat theater will also present a diverse roster of future programming, including talent from the Broadway stage, comedy, music, DJs and other unique special events. On Halloween, psychic medium with a four-year wait list Craig McManus will host an evening of channeling, and November welcomes a New York Comedy Festival takeover, as well as BRIT-nominated songwriter RAYE.
Later that month, the theater will premiere an original show called A Brief History of Magic. Written and produced by Midnight Theatre Creative Director Warren Adcock, formerly of David Blaine Productions, the narrative one-woman magic show stars Broadway’s Holly James (Moulin Rouge, Hamilton). All events will be available here.
An escape from the everyday, Midnight Theatre is also a culinary destination. The venue’s pan-Asian restaurant and bar inside Midnight Theatre, Hidden Leaf was created by chef/restaurateur Josh Cohen (Chez Ma Tante, Lilia, Saint Vitus). With a kitchen helmed by Chef Chai Trivedi (Pranna, Tamarind, Buddakan, Eventi Hotel), the romantic and playfully chic dining room serves polished, table-sharing, pan-Asian cuisine.
Are drummers born that way or do they become that way? Does the urge to create rhythm and be an integral part of a band emanate from something within—or is it learned?
Ever since he was a young boy, director Justin Kreutzmann had the perfect perch to observe a great drummer: His dad, Bill Kreutzmann, was a founding member of the Grateful Dead, and with Mickey Hart provided the drums for the band since the mid-1960s. After Justin was born in 1969, he became a part of the Dead’s tours, often sitting on the riser behind his dad during rehearsals. While Bill hoped his son would become a drummer, the younger Kreutzmann gravitated towards filmmaking. The latter effort resulted in the creation of the rollicking, wild, and fascinating documentary Let There Be Drums! –– a deep-dive into the art of drumming, the musicians who’ve mastered it for 70 years, and the legacies parents pass on to their kids.
Watch the trailer for Let There Be Drums! HERE
To get the definitive take on the world and art of drumming, Kreutzmann sat with some of the best, including Ringo Starr, Stewart Copeland of the Police, Mickey Hart and Bill Kreutzmann of The Grateful Dead, Stephen Perkins of Jane’s Addiction, Chad Smith of The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Adrian Young of No Doubt, Matt Sorum of Guns N’ Roses, Tre Cool of Green Day, Steve Ferrone of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, and John Densmore of the Doors. Also among the interviews is the late Taylor Hawkins, drummer for Foo Fighters who passed away in March 2022, in what is his final filmed interview.
The documentary uses the 2015’s Fare Thee Well: Celebrating 50 Years of the Grateful Dead as its framework, in which the band’s surviving members — Kreutzmann, Hart, Bob Weir, and Phil Lesh — gathered for what was billed as the final time. Kreutzmann’s camera captured the shows at Levi Stadium and Soldier Field, providing the film with incredible performance and recording material, along with rare and/or never-before-seen footage. Highlights from the footage include Keith Moon speaking in outtakes from The Who’s 1979 documentary The Kids Are Alright, Led Zeppelin’s John “Bonzo” Bonham speaking about fatherhood, No Doubt performing in a basement before they made it big, and a snapshot of a teenage, pre-Beatles Ringo Starr posing with his new drum kit. Let There Be Drums! is sure to be an immediate, essential backbeat for music fans.
Let There Be Drums! takes its title from a famous 1961 song and album by Sandy Nelson of the same name. Nelson was one of the era’s major drummers who came to fame in the late 1950s, a group that also includes Gene Krupa and Buddy Rich. In the film, Nelson speaks with Kreutzmann about his own influences and fame. Nelson died in February 2022, after the film had been completed. The documentary shows how drummers who came up in the 1960s and ‘70s looked not only to artists like Nelson, but also jazz drummers as inspiration, part of a long chain of drummers influenced by other guys behind a drum kit.
CREDITS
Directed by Justin Kreutzmann
Written by Justin Kreutzmann, Kevin Lincoln
Produced by Alex Blavatnik, Sean Stuart, Bernie Cahill
Executive Producers, Mickey Hart, Bill Kreutzmann, Dan Braun.
Co-Producer, Maren Domzalski.
Associate Producers, Kelley Whitis, Louise Runge.
Archival Producer, Pam Madieros.
Edited by Justin Kreutzmann, Ryan Wilcox.
Director of Photography, Justin Kane.
Music by Sebastian Robertson, Daniel Davies.
