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Drummer and Composer Larnell Lewis Releases New Recording 'SLICE OF LIFE'
by Blair Ingenthron - April 06, 2024 Drummer and Composer Larnell Lewis has released a new recording 'SLICE OF LIFE,' out now....
Paul Reed Smith & His Band to Release New Album, 'Lions Roaring In Quicksand'
by Michael Major - October 17, 2023 World-famous guitar-maker Paul Reed Smith and his band, Eightlock, are set to release their new CD, 'Lions Roaring in Quicksand,' on December 1st. The album showcases their unique blend of blues, soul, rock, funk, and other roots sounds, with a lineup featuring three drummers, a bass player, a femal...
Blues Guitarist Jon Geiger Releases New Album 'Live At Harvelle's'
by Michael Major - October 13, 2023 Blues guitarist Jon Geiger has released a new album titled 'Live at Harvelle's.' Check out his latest work filled with soulful blues tunes. The thirteen-track album was recorded completely live this past Spring and Summer at famed blues club Harvelle's in Santa Monica, Calif., where Geiger was a reg...
Gideon King & City Blog Drop Soul-Stirring Single 'Skunks Misery Road'
by Michael Major - September 18, 2023 The band is rounded out by drummer Jake Goldbas, drums, percussion (Dave Brubeck, Aretha Franklin, Christian McBride, and the Broadway productions of The Color Purple and Dear Evan Hansen), Jeff Hanley, bass (Will Bernard, Morgan James, Doug Wamble), Christian McGhee drums, percussion (Lauryn Hill, ...
Wolfgang Muthspiel Shares New Song From New Album
by Michael Major - September 05, 2023 Wolfgang Muthspiel has shared the title track from his upcoming new album. 'Dance of the Elders' is streaming at all DSPs now. The album, Dance of the Elders, sees the award-winning Austrian musician accompanied by bassist Scott Colley (Jim Hall, Andrew Hill, Donny McCaslin) and drummer Brian Blade ...
Soul/Pop Collective Reimagines Keane's 'Somewhere Only We Know'
by Michael Major - July 20, 2023 The group also has the rare distinction of being joined by such masterful musicians as John Scofield (Charlies Mingus, Miles Davis), sax legend Donny McCaslin (David Bowie, Bobby McFerrin), renowned “Bayou-soul” singer-songwriter Marc Broussard, and SNL bassist James Genus (Herbie Hancock, Chick Cor...
John McLaughlin and Zakir Hussain Release SHAKTI 'This Moment'
by Michael Major - June 23, 2023 The compositions making up This Moment each pass through a series of connected movements, highlighting different vocal and instrumental sub-groups within Shakti while transitioning between taut thematic statements, riveting solos from McLaughlin and Rajagopalan, invigorating rhythmic shifts, and soa...
Grace Jones to Headline Blue Note Jazz Festival in New York City
by Michael Major - March 14, 2023 The lineup includes Grace Jones, Pat Metheny, NxWorries (Anderson .Paak and Knxwledge,) Robert Glasper, BJ The Chicago Kid and Bruce Hornsby & The Noisemakers, as well as a stop on legendary blues guitarist and singer Buddy Guy’s Damn Right Farewell tour. Check out the complete list of artists now!...
Jesse Roper To Return With New LP 'Horizons' Tomorrow
by Michael Major - September 29, 2022 With a famously raucous live show, a diverse history of international touring, burgeoning streaming numbers, sync placements in major TV shows, and an ever-expanding fanbase, Jesse Roper returns tomorrow with Horizons, his third album and first full-length release in over four years. And now, announ...
Franco Ambrosetti's Strings Album 'NORA' To Be Released In Immersive Sound Format
by Michael Major - September 26, 2022 Anchored by a core of world-class musicians (guitarist John Scofield, bassist Scott Colley, pianist Uri Caine, drummer Peter Erskine) and featuring a 22-piece string orchestra conducted by Grammy-winning pianist-arranger Alan Broadbent, Ambrosetti’s Nora is his answer to Charlie Parker with Strings ...
Rick Beato Partners with Gibson for a Limited-Edition Gibson Les Paul Special Double Cut
by Michael Major - September 13, 2022 Acclaimed record producer, songwriter, musician, and educator Rick Beato is well-known for his YouTube videos on Everything Music. Rick worked closely with Gibson luthiers to create the Les Paul Double Cut to his exact specifications. A striking new model in TV Blue Mist, the Gibson Rick Beato Les P...
NUFFER Releases Debut EP 'A-OK'
by Michael Major - August 16, 2022 California guitarist, vocalist, and self-described recovering masochist NUFFER releases his debut EP A-OK. As a means of digging himself out of the self-deprecating hole he spent most of his life tunneling into, this EP takes a stab at repairing relationships within oneself and with others; or cutti...
Jesse Roper Returns With 'Cool Whip' From Third LP 'Horizons'
by Michael Major - August 15, 2022 Canadian rocker Jesse Roper is back with the sultry and Motown-inspired new single “Cool Whip.” Working closely with famed JUNO-nominated producer Gus Van Go (Metric, The Stills, Whitehorse, Arkells, The Trews, Sam Roberts) on this new collection of songs has pushed Roper into creating some of his b...
Vieux Farka Touré Releases New Single 'Ngala Kaourene'
by Michael Major - May 11, 2022 Touré—who is known as the “Hendrix of the Sahara” and the son of the late Desert Blues pioneer Ali Farka Touré—spent two years making Les Racines, representing a deep reconnection with the Songhai music of Northern Mali known as Desert Blues, made famous by his father. Watch the music video for the ...
New Yorker Illustrator David Heatley Announces Solo Debut Album
by Michael Major - January 04, 2022 Life Our Own Way is the debut full-length solo debut from David Heatley, better known to the public at large for his work as a cartoonist and animation director. The album was recorded at Piety Street Recording in Henderson, Louisiana with additional recording done at Marigny Studios and House of 1,...
Blues Traveler Release New Album 'Traveler's Blues' Today
by A.A. Cristi - July 30, 2021 On July 30th, Blues Traveler will release Traveler's Blues a collection of re-imagined and re-charged classics from The American Blues Songbook (on Round Hill Records) and featuring special guests Christone “Kingfish” Ingram, Warren Haynes and Keb' Mo' as well as Rita Wilson and John Scofield who jo... |