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Sparks & Shadows to Release 'Brendan McCreary Sings the Love Songs of Mike Stoller' Photo Sparks & Shadows to Release 'Brendan McCreary Sings the Love Songs of Mike Stoller'
by Michael Major - September 05, 2023

Recorded in Los Angeles at Tritone Recording, the album includes players Reggie Hamilton (bass), Peter Erskine (drums), James Harrah (acoustic, electric guitars), Dean Parks (pedal steel guitar), and Roni Eytan (harmonica), with Reade Pryor and Pete Griffin (drums and bass on “That Old Tune Called R...

TX Americana Supergroup The Panhandlers Announces Winter Tour Dates Photo TX Americana Supergroup The Panhandlers Announces Winter Tour Dates
by Michael Major - August 28, 2023

The Panhandlers have announced a run of tour dates next January. Highly anticipated by the band and fans alike. The short tour will take the band to Denver, Oklahoma City, Houston, Dallas and more. Formed in 2019, The Panhandlers consists of singers/songwriters Josh Abbott, John Baumann, William Cla...

Swans Add New Dates to Extensive World Tour & Release New Song Photo Swans Add New Dates to Extensive World Tour & Release New Song
by Michael Major - May 24, 2023

The Beggar was recorded and mixed at Candy Bomber Studio, Berlin, engineered by Ingo Krauss and mastered by Doug Henderson at Micro-Moose, Berlin. The album was written and produced by Michael Gira and features contributions from recent and former Swans, members of Angels of Light, as well as Guest ...

VIDEO: Stephen McCarthy & Carla Olson Share 'Night Comes Falling' Video Photo VIDEO: Stephen McCarthy & Carla Olson Share 'Night Comes Falling' Video
by Michael Major - September 21, 2022

STEPHEN McCARTHY (Long Ryders, Jayhawks, Dream Syndicate) and CARLA OLSON (Textones, solo artist, producer) have unveiled the video for the title cut of their first-ever duet album, NIGHT COMES FALLING. The album brings them together again in exciting ways on this 11-song album of stirring and rocki...

VIDEO: Amy Ray Shares a Video for 'A Mighty Thing' (Feat. Sarah Jarosz) Photo VIDEO: Amy Ray Shares a Video for 'A Mighty Thing' (Feat. Sarah Jarosz)
by Michael Major - August 09, 2022

The song, which captures the fervor of a tent revival meeting and features the propulsive banjo picking of Alison Brown, deals with how Jesus figures into the identity of gay Southerners raised surrounded by the Christian faith — 'they taught me how to hate myself' Amy sings. Watch the new music vid...

Margo Cilker Announces Summer Headlining Tour Photo Margo Cilker Announces Summer Headlining Tour
by Michael Major - April 21, 2022

She is currently touring with Hayes Carll with shows in Seattle tonight and tomorrow. Cilker will continue with Carll for performances in Portland, Sacramento, San Francisco, and more before heading to Ireland and the United Kingdom for the first half of May. This summer, she is also slotted for mul...

Flatland Cavalry Debut New Performance Video for Single, 'Daydreamer' Photo Flatland Cavalry Debut New Performance Video for Single, 'Daydreamer'
by Marissa Tomeo - April 01, 2022

The video is the second installment of the band’s new series, “Far Out West Sessions,” which consists of seven stripped-down versions of songs from their acclaimed album, Welcome to Countryland (stream/purchase here). Produced by Fernando Garcia and filmed by Garcia and John Park at unique locations...

David Ferguson Releases 'White Dove' Featuring Dan Auerbach & Ronnie McCoury Photo David Ferguson Releases 'White Dove' Featuring Dan Auerbach & Ronnie McCoury
by Michael Major - January 19, 2022

Ferguson is a Grammy Award-winning recording engineer, studio owner, video game soundtrack composer, and collaborator with the likes of Johnny Cash, John Prine, and Sturgill Simpson. The track was previously only available to those who purchased the record on vinyl from Fat Possum. Listen to the new...

Lost Horizons Share New Single 'Heart of a Hummingbird' Photo Lost Horizons Share New Single 'Heart of a Hummingbird'
by Sarah Jae Leiber - February 16, 2021

Today, the duo shares one more track before the double-album is out next week. Featuring Penelope Isles’ Lily Wolter, a.k.a. KookieLou, “Heart of a Hummingbird” is the final look at the incredible forthcoming record - check out the song and its music video now below. ...

MARISSA NADLER Featured On Latest Single From LOST HORIZONS Photo MARISSA NADLER Featured On Latest Single From LOST HORIZONS
by Sarah Jae Leiber - January 27, 2021

Lost Horizons – the project of Cocteau Twins’ Simon Raymonde & Richie Thomas of Dif Juz – released part one of its new album In Quiet Moments at the end of 2020 and is set to release part two, as well as the physical of the double album, on February 26th via Bella Union....

BWW Exclusive: THE 101 GREATEST PROTEST SONGS OF ALL TIME - with Bob Dylan, Aretha Fr Photo BWW Exclusive: THE 101 GREATEST PROTEST SONGS OF ALL TIME - with Bob Dylan, Aretha Franklin, John Lennon, Kendrick Lamar & More
by Peter Nason - June 18, 2020

BWW Reviewer Peter Nason chooses the 101 greatest protest songs from 1939-2020. See if your favorite songs or artists made the list!...

Greg Dulli's Debut Solo Album RANDOM DESIRE is Out Now Photo Greg Dulli's Debut Solo Album RANDOM DESIRE is Out Now
by Kaitlin Milligan - February 21, 2020

For the last 30 years, Greg Dulli, frontman of The Afghan Whigs and The Twilight Singers, has been the poet laureate of the bizarre whims and cruel tangents of desire. A foremost authority on the sell-your-soul rewards of carnal lust, the high voltage epiphanies of chemical enhancement, and the sero...

Western Centuries To Release CALL THE CAPTAIN Photo Western Centuries To Release CALL THE CAPTAIN
by Kaitlin Milligan - February 19, 2020

In an age when independence is idolized and every person seems to be seeking their own lone wolf career path, Seattle-based roots band Western Centuries believe that the way forward is better together. Collaboration, inspiration and mutual admiration are what Cahalen Morrison, Ethan Lawton, and Jim ...

Sandbox Percussion Releases Andy Akiho's 'Haiku 2' Photo Sandbox Percussion Releases Andy Akiho's 'Haiku 2'
by Kaitlin Milligan - February 13, 2020

On Thursday, February 13, 2020, the New York-based ensemble Sandbox Percussion releases Andy Akiho's Haiku 2 as a music video and single from its debut album, And That One Too (Coviello Classics)....

Greg Dulli Previews 'Random Desire' LP with Single 'It Falls Apart' Photo Greg Dulli Previews 'Random Desire' LP with Single 'It Falls Apart'
by Abigail Charpentier - February 03, 2020

Greg Dulli, frontman of The Afghan Whigs and The Twilight Singers,releases “It Falls Apart,” the second single from his first-ever solo record, Random Desire out February 21st via Royal Cream/BMG. ...

Greg Dulli Shares New Single 'It Falls Apart' Photo Greg Dulli Shares New Single 'It Falls Apart'
by Kaitlin Milligan - January 30, 2020

Today, Greg Dulli, frontman of The Afghan Whigs and The Twilight Singers, releases “It Falls Apart,” the second single from his first-ever solo record, Random Desire out February 21st via Royal Cream/BMG.“'It Falls Apart' allows itself to get pulled into its darker inclinations. Perpetually falling ...

Lizzo, Billie Eilish, & Lil Nas X Lead GRAMMY Nominations - See Full List! Photo Lizzo, Billie Eilish, & Lil Nas X Lead GRAMMY Nominations - See Full List!
by Kaitlin Milligan - November 20, 2019

Recording Academy® President/CEO Deborah Dugan alongside Academy Chair of the Board of Trustees and renowned record producer Harvey Mason Jr., as well as GRAMMY Awards® host Alicia Keys and past two-time GRAMMY® nominee Bebe Rexha, today revealed nominees for the 62nd GRAMMY Awards in select categor...

Blue Note Hawaii Announces October Lineup Photo Blue Note Hawaii Announces October Lineup
by Abigail Charpentier - September 30, 2019

October's Blue Note Hawaii lineup has a little something for everyone including two comic powerhouses with Todd Barry and Donnell Rawlings continuing the Blue Note Hawaii Comedy Series. Eighties pop sensation Tiffany gets things rolling and Jane Monheit, one of today's best jazz vocalists makes her ...

Rediscover Patsy Cline with First-Ever Jazz Tribute, Debut from Artist Staci Griesbac Photo Rediscover Patsy Cline with First-Ever Jazz Tribute, Debut from Artist Staci Griesbach
by Sarah Jae Leiber - August 20, 2019

Patsy Cline's trailblazing spirit is remembered in a?oeMy Patsy Cline Songbook,a?? the first-ever, full-length jazz tribute album arriving August 23, 2019.  Drawing on her country roots, vocalist Staci Griesbach's debut album explores looking at the Nashville Songbook as another treasure trove to co...

Lyn Stanley Releases 'London With A Twist – Live At Bernie's' Photo Lyn Stanley Releases 'London With A Twist – Live At Bernie's'
by Kaitlin Milligan - July 29, 2019

Lyn Stanley has had a remarkable career in music. With the late pianist Paul Smith and singer-vocal coach Annette Warren as her mentors, she began her career out of nowhere in 2010. Her debut recording Lost In Romance ranked in the top 100 albums played by American radio stations and, virtually by h...

Tony Jackson Returns to the Grand Ole Opry Photo Tony Jackson Returns to the Grand Ole Opry
by Kaitlin Milligan - July 24, 2019

One of the most talked about singers in Nashville today, Tony Jackson, will return to perform at the Grand Ole Opry on Wednesday, July 24, 2019 at 7 p.m. CST. ...

Bang on a Can, The Jewish Museum Present Julia Wolfe's String Quartets Performed by E Photo Bang on a Can, The Jewish Museum Present Julia Wolfe's String Quartets Performed by ETHEL
by Kaitlin Milligan - January 15, 2019

Bang on a Can and the Jewish Museum's 2018-2019 concert season, pairing innovative music with the Museum's exhibitions and showcasing leading female performers and composers, continues on Thursday, February 28, 2019 at 7:30pm. The acclaimed string quartet ETHEL performs the complete string quartets ...












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