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Zoe FitzGerald Carter's 'Before the Machine' Due June 7th
by Josh Sharpe - April 29, 2024 Singer, songwriter, and memoirist, Zoe FitzGerald Carter, will release her newest LP, Before the Machine, on June 7, 2024. Featuring nine original Americana songs tinged in folk, jazz, blues, and rock, the album was produced by Jeffrey Wood, mixed by Alberto Hernandez, mastered by Ken Lee, and recor... 
Musical Storyteller Liz Kennedy Releases New Holiday Single And Video 'Snow In San Francisco'
by Chloe Rabinowitz - October 25, 2023 Musical Storyteller Liz Kennedy has released a new holiday single and video: 'Snow In San Francisco'.... 
Grammy-Winning Roots Music Legend Taj Mahal to Release New Album 'Savoy'
by Michael Major - January 09, 2023 With guest vocals of Maria Muldaur on “Baby It’s Cold Outside” and Evan Price’s violin on two tracks, the album covers 14 standards composed by the likes of Duke Ellington, Louis Jordan, George Gershwin and Louis Armstrong, brought to life by the unique voice and character of the one and only Taj Ma... 
Liz Kennedy Releases 'It's Late' Single & Video From Past Album NOTHING LIKE AN ANGEL
by Chloe Rabinowitz - September 12, 2022 Liz Kennedy revisits the insightful and humorous song 'It's Late' from her critically acclaimed 2008 album 'Nothing Like An Angel.' The song, produced by Joel Jaffe (Maria Muldaur), features Kennedy on piano alongside several top bay area musicians.... 
Liz Kennedy Releases “It's Late” Single From Past Album 'Nothing Like An Angel'
by Michael Major - September 12, 2022 The song, produced by Joel Jaffe (Maria Muldaur), features Kennedy on piano alongside several top bay area musicians including Eamonn Flynn (The Commitments) on keyboards, Jamie Brewer (Michelle Shocked) on bass, Billy Johnson (Santana) on drums, Dale Chung (Con Funk Shun) on percussion and producer... 
Mountain City Four Announce New Record Feat. 15 Previously Unissued Tracks
by Michael Major - August 11, 2022 1960/70s Canadian folk group Mountain City Four have announced a self-titled album which features fifteen previously unissued recordings from 1963–1970, which document the early beginnings of Kate and Anna McGarrigle, in addition to a live performance from a 2012 reunion show with family members of ... 
Singer Linda Imperial Releases Blues Anthem 'The Storm Is Over'
by Chloe Rabinowitz - June 01, 2022 The veteran singer serves up the final single from her critically acclaimed EP 'Heart Rock' on her own Myriad Class Records.... 
Grammy Nominee Maria Muldaur Says 'I'm Vaccinated & I'm Ready For Love!' In New Single
by A.A. Cristi - October 20, 2021 Six-time Grammy nominee Maria Muldaur, who's been dubbed 'The First Lady of Roots Music' for previous albums touching on her wide-ranging influences from blues, country, folk, jazz and even jug band music, releases her new single 'I'm Vaccinated and Ready for Love!,' on Stony Plain Records.... 
Linda Imperial Releases New Single 'You're A Fake'
by Chloe Rabinowitz - August 30, 2021 Linda Imperial continues to showcase her trademark emotional, stand and deliver, heartfelt vocals on this latest track on the heels of her new EP release 'Heart Rock.'... 
Linda Imperial Releases New Single 'Just Right' From Latest EP HEART ROCK
by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 19, 2021 Linda Imperial continues to showcase her trademark emotional, stand and deliver, heartfelt vocals on this latest upbeat track on the heels of her new EP release 'Heart Rock.' The grooving shuffle, produced by noted San Francisco Bay Area producer/engineer Joel Jaffe features a stellar selection of B... 
Singer Linda Imperial Releases The Blues Rocker 'My Heart Rocks' From Forthcoming EP Due In Spring
by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 26, 2021 For a tune written from such a personal place, Linda Imperial's latest single 'My Heart Rocks' truly meets (and ultimately offers hope in the midst of) the strange, anxiety-ridden moment we are collectively experiencing. Over edgy guitars and keys, and surro... 
Blues Rocker Linda Imperial Releases New Single 'I Found Me'
by Chloe Rabinowitz - October 01, 2020 Using her raw, passionate vocals from a life deeply lived to convey personal yet universal truths, Linda pierces the pretension and tells it like it is on her new single 'I Found Me,' a self-empowerment anthem that finds her coming to terms with her life.'... 
Herzen & Moffett Will Perform An Online Residency Tour
by A.A. Cristi - July 17, 2020 As Covid has eliminated touring for new releases Herzen and Moffett will take their road show online via Motema's Facebook channel. Each show will be posted for 24 hours, and will come down before the new show posts. The final show in the run on July 31 will also serve as a release celebration for... 
The BB King Blues Band & The BB King Estate Have Joined Forces
by Sarah Jae Leiber - February 11, 2020 The B.B. King Blues Band are thrilled to announce their new partnership with The B.B. King Estate. This joint venture now finds the two forces working together to bring the world The B.B. King Experience, the band's new working name. In addition to the upcoming world tour (dates listed below), the s... 
Jana Herzen Will Release Third Album 'Nothing But Love'
by Sarah Jae Leiber - September 23, 2019 On 'Nothing But Love', Jana Herzen's diverse, soulful and sophisticated collection of folk/pop/world/jazz originals, the singer-songwriter and guitarist reaches new heights as a storyteller and composer. The wonderfully rich, mature, and complex song tapestry will be released on January 17, by the m... 
Singer-Songwriter Liz Kennedy Releases New Single
Attention' Ahead Of Upcoming Summer Performances
by Julie Musbach - August 08, 2019 On the third single from her critically acclaimed full album 'Hike Up Your Socks,' Liz Kennedy presents a light-hearted jazzy track in the vein of Leonard Cohen and Tom Waits.... 
Rory Block Continues Tour in Support of Her “Power Women of the Blues” Album
by A.A. Cristi - July 22, 2019 Fresh from her latest triumph at the May, 2019, Blues Music Awards in Memphis, where she won “Acoustic Blues Artist of the Year” honors, the now six-time BMA winner Rory Block continues to tour in support of her first “Power Women of the Blues” album series CD, A Woman's Soul, in tribute to the lege... 
Alice Howe Releases Debut EP VISIONS 5/17
by Tori Hartshorn - May 09, 2019 Alice Howe, the rising voice of modern folk in the United States, is set to release her debut LP, Visions on May 17th. Produced by iconic fretless bassist, Freebo (Bonnie Raitt, Crosby, Stills & Nash, Loudon Wainwright III, Maria Muldaur, Dr. John), the duo will perform on May 18th at McCabe's in Sa... 
New York Guitar Festival Announces Additional Artists to Lineup
by Kaitlin Milligan - May 08, 2019 The New York Guitar Festival and Arts Brookfield will present “Memphis Minnie: In Search of the Hoodoo Lady,” a free, outdoor concert celebrating the life and music of influential blues guitarist Memphis Minnie. The Saturday, June 1st, 7pm event will be held at Brookfield Place's Waterfront Plaza in... 
JJ Cale's STAY AROUND Gets Record Store Day Release Ahead Of Album
by Tori Hartshorn - April 12, 2019 To celebrate the release of beloved songwriter, guitarist and singer JJ Cale's Stay Around, Because Music will release an exclusive 7' vinyl for Record Store Day on April 13. The B-side features “Worrying Off Your Mind,” a bonus track from 2009's Roll On.... 
Bluegrass Legends Del McCoury and David Grisman at SOPAC 3/20
by Tori Hartshorn - March 05, 2019 Through the years generations of Bluegrass lovers have flocked to legend Del McCoury for an exciting musical ride through the decades, beginning in the 1960s. SOPAC is proud to present multi-award-winner Del McCoury, along with multi-instrument virtuoso David Grisman, on March 20 at 7:30 p.m. Still ... 
January Events At City Winery Chicago
by Tori Hartshorn - January 03, 2019 The following are acts performing at City Winery Chicago, 1200 W. Randolph Street, in January. Please consider including in your upcoming calendar and cultural listings. All City Winery Chicago events are open to all ages and start at 8:00 p.m., unless otherwise noted. Tickets can be purchased by ca... 
Maria Muldaur Releases 41st Album: “Don't You Feel My Leg: The Naughty Bawdy Blues Of Blue Lu Barker”
by Tori Hartshorn - September 26, 2018 Multiple Grammy nominee Maria Muldaur will release her 41stalbum, and her first studio album in 6 years on September 28th. “DON'T YOU FEEL MY LEG—The Naughty Bawdy Blues of Blue Lu Barker” is her first for the London-based Last Music Company.... 
Liz Kennedy Features Blues Legend Taj Mahal On New Single And Music Video
by Julie Musbach - March 13, 2018 San Francisco based singer-songwriter Liz Kennedy finds fresh ways to define rootsy - including bringing in legendary bluesman Taj Mahal who contributes his inimitable vocals and banjo to the buoyant tune 'Everyone Knows How It Goes.'... 
Peter Rowan's TWANG & GROOVE Featuring Bobby Black to Play Osher Marin JCC
by Macon Prickett - February 07, 2018 Grammy-award winning Peter Rowan returns to the Center with a collaboration of bluegrass luminaries featuring Bobby Black on pedal steel. This evening offers two legends for the price of one. Fabulous, original and traditional bluegrass music with vibrant harmonies.... |
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