Fundraising Kicks Off Today For the Jackie Shane Historic Plaque in Downtown Toronto
by Stephi Wild
- Jan 23, 2023
Fans and the public are invited to contribute to a fundraising campaign to celebrate and honour musician Jackie Shane with a commemorative plaque in downtown Toronto. Her legacy and influence have enjoyed a resurgence in recent years, including a 2019 Grammy nomination, a Polaris Music Prize Heritage Award nomination, and a recent Heritage Minute featuring transgender activist Ravyn Wngz as Jackie.
Alice Howe Announces New LP Recorded at Fame Studios in Muscle Shoals
by Michael Major
- Jan 13, 2023
Produced and arranged by her creative partner, Freebo, a veteran bass player and former Bonnie Raitt band member, the album was recorded in two sessions at the legendary FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, where Etta James and Wilson Pickett once shook the walls, the record channels their spirits with 11 stirring tracks.
Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center Annual Gala Features Grammy Award Winner Take 6 And Chef Tom Pizzica
by A.A. Cristi
- Jan 9, 2023
Uptown Knauer Performing Arts Center will brighten January with its annual Gala. Light Up The Night will once again give audiences an incredible event to celebrate Uptown. Saturday, January 14 at 5:30pm audiences will gather at the Chester County History Center for signature cocktails, hors d'oeuvres by local native, “Big Chef” and Food Network Star Tom Pizzica of Philly Hots, live music from the Uptown! Singers, fun photos and a silent auction.
SPIDER WEBB UNTANGLED Documentary to Premiere in January
by Michael Major
- Dec 19, 2022
Spider Webb, the common denominator on hit records like “Cloud Nine” and “Runaway Child Running Wild” (The Temptations), “Keep On Truckin’” (Eddie Kendricks), “(You Can) Leave Your Hat One” (Etta James), “Band of Gold” (Freda Payne), “Home to You” (Martha Reeves) and “Mango, Coconut, Sugar Cane (Harry Belafonte).
'On Broadway Gala' Raises $300K For Diablo Regional Arts Association
by Stephi Wild
- Oct 18, 2022
Diablo Regional Arts Association's annual On Broadway Gala returned to kick off the Lesher Center for the Arts' 2022/23 season with a smashing evening of fine dining and rollicking entertainment. Leaders in the arts and civic communities came together in downtown Walnut Creek to celebrate the center and its work as a leading presenter of thrilling arts and culture events in the East Bay.
Pepper Lewis Releases New Single 'FABIO'
by Michael Major
- Oct 12, 2022
The Gen-Z pop anthem was produced by acclaimed producer/songwriter Teddy Geiger (Lizzo, Shawn Mendes, Niall Horan). FABIO confronts shallow, empty men who manipulate women into sleeping with them by being nice to them. The track is the first in an exciting collection of new songs that Pepper and Teddy are collaborating on together.
Justine Blazer Releases New Single 'Tears of Blue'
by Chloe Rabinowitz
- Oct 10, 2022
Blues/Americana singer/songwriter, producer and recording artist Justine Blazer recently released her newest single called 'Tears of Blue' (co-written with Grammy-nominated composer Armand Hutton).
Arum Rae Shares 'Headboards' Featuring Production From The Lumineers' Wesley Schultz
by Michael Major
- Oct 6, 2022
Arum Rae is the rare artist capable of conveying entire worlds of feeling with the subtlest movement of her voice. On her new album Loose Ends, mainly produced by Wesley Schultz of The Lumineers, the Wisconsin-based singer/songwriter shares a batch of songs rooted in stories of loss and hope and transformation, each delivered with exquisite nuance.
BLUES IS A WOMAN is in Concert at Berkeley's Freight & Salvage
by Stephi Wild
- Sep 29, 2022
BLUES IS A WOMAN's inception was first workshopped at the Freight & Salvage in 2016.
It made its theatrical debut in San Francisco in 2017, with a month long, sold out run and fantastic reviews. Now following a two year post-pandemic hiatus, show creator Pamela Rose is Re-launching BLUES IS A WOMAN – In Concert.
Ali McGuirk Releases New Album 'Til It's Gone'
by Michael Major
- Sep 16, 2022
Acting as co-producer along with celebrated folk-blues songwriter Jonah Tolchin, McGuirk let the songs of Til It’s Gone wander from shadowy emotional spaces to big, bad guitar workouts to delicate little confessions. But her bold and buttery voice carries each song to the next until the album’s end.
Little Theatre of Manchester Announces ROCKIN' THE BLUES AWAY
by A.A. Cristi
- Sep 12, 2022
Little Theatre of Manchester just announced their Rocktober concert event – Rockin' the Blues Away! October 7, three of the hottest local bands will rock the stage, serving up some of the best in blues, country, folk, jazz, classic rock, and more!
Jake La Botz Releases New Album 'Hair On Fire'
by Michael Major
- Sep 9, 2022
La Botz will be touring in support of the record on his Tattoo Across America Tour, where he’ll be playing across the country, with some unusual places along the way, including the Outsiders House Museum in Tulsa, which the executive director for, and rapper, Danny Boy O'Connor (House of Pain/La Coka Nostra) personally booked La Botz for.
China Forbes (Pink Martini) is Releasing Her First New Solo Material in 13 Years
by Michael Major
- Sep 7, 2022
Pink Martini, Portland Oregon’s globetrotting, self-described “little orchestra,” is excited to share that lead singer China Forbes, the Voice of Pink Martini since 1995, is releasing new solo material on the band’s label Heinz Records for the first time since her autobiographical album 78, which came out in 2008.
Justine Blazer Releases New Album GIRL SINGING THE BLUES
by Chloe Rabinowitz
- Aug 30, 2022
Multi-genre singer/songwriter, producer, recording artist and proud member of the Recording Academy (and a Grammy️ Voter since 2020), Justine Blazer, just released her highly anticipated debut blues album 'Girl Singing the Blues.'
The Casual Dots to Release First Album in 18 Years 'Sanguine Truth'
by Michael Major
- Aug 30, 2022
The Casual Dots is a trio formed in Washington, DC in 2002, featuring Christina Billotte (Slant 6, Quixotic, Autoclave) on vocals and guitar, Kathi Wilcox (Bikini Kill, Frumpies) on guitar and backing vocals, and Steve Dore (Snoozers, Deep Lust) on drums. The band has announced their new album, Sanguine Truth, produced by Fugazi's Guy Picciotto.
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