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BIO:
RICHARD THOMPSON is a critically acclaimed, prolific songwriter (Ivor Novello Award), recipient of BBC's Lifetime Achievement Award and was named one of Rolling Stone Magazine's Top 20 Guitarists of All Time for his acoustic and electric virtuosity. Robert Plant, REM, Elvis Costello, Los Lobos, David Byrne, Del McCoury, Bonnie Raitt, and many others have recorded his work. Consistently extolled as a dazzling live performer, Thompson's live-tour CD Dream Attic received a 2011 Grammy nod. In 2010 Thompson was appointed Artistic Director of London's prestigious Meltdown Festival at South Bank Centre, received the Mojo Les Paul Award, and for his service to music - was named on the Queen's 2011 New Year Honours List as an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE).

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Midlake Celebrate 'The Trials of Van Occupanther' with Limited-Edition Vinyl Release Photo Midlake Celebrate 'The Trials of Van Occupanther' with Limited-Edition Vinyl Release
by Josh Sharpe - December 16, 2024

Midlake have announced a very special new vinyl pressing of their landmark 2006 second album, The Trials of Van Occupanther, available Friday, January 17. Watch a newly released music video here!...

Wilderado Cover 'Wall Of Death' on TWISTERS Soundtrack Photo Wilderado Cover 'Wall Of Death' on TWISTERS Soundtrack
by Josh Sharpe - July 19, 2024

Wilderado's Max Rainer joined forces with Ken Pomeroy and James McAlister for a cover of 'Wall Of Death' - written by Richard Thompson and previously covered by REM - for the new Twisters album and movie out now. The soundtrack hits as the Tulsa, Oklahoma band gear up for the release of their new fu...

Wilderado Set to Join Mt. Joy on August 9th at Red Rocks Amphitheatre Photo Wilderado Set to Join Mt. Joy on August 9th at Red Rocks Amphitheatre
by Josh Sharpe - July 11, 2024

Tulsa, Oklahoma's Wilderado will be joining Mt. Joy on August 9th for a show at Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Morrison, CO. The news of the show comes as the band gets ready to hit the road again on July 19th and gears up for the release of their new full-length studio album Talker – due out September 2...

The Third Mind Announce First U.S. Tour Photo The Third Mind Announce First U.S. Tour
by Michael Major - December 13, 2023

The Third Mind, the improvisational music collective dedicated to experimenting with new, unorthodox, and unrehearsed sounds while paying tribute to groundbreaking artists like Michael Bloomfield and Fred Neil, set their first U.S. tour in support of their recently released critically acclaimed soph...

Louis Cole Scores GRAMMY Nom for Best Alternative Jazz Album; Announces Tour Dates Photo Louis Cole Scores GRAMMY Nom for Best Alternative Jazz Album; Announces Tour Dates
by Michael Major - November 14, 2023

Louis Cole’s album Quality Over Opinion (Brainfeeder) has been nominated for Best Alternative Jazz Album at the upcoming 66th annual GRAMMY Awards ceremony, scheduled to take place on Monday February 5th, 2024. 20 tracks deep, Quality Over Opinion was written, performed and produced on his own....

The Third Mind Share 'Groovin' Is Easy' Photo The Third Mind Share 'Groovin' Is Easy'
by Michael Major - September 13, 2023

The brainchild of GRAMMY award-winning guitarist Dave Alvin and veteran alternative music bassist Victor Krummenacher (Camper Van Beethoven, Monks of Doom, Eyelids), The Third Mind also features guitarist David Immerglück (Counting Crows, Monks of Doom, Camper Van Beethoven), and more....

Otherish Release 'How Lucky We Are Being Us and Each Other' Photo Otherish Release 'How Lucky We Are Being Us and Each Other'
by Michael Major - July 31, 2023

In the darkness of the unknown, where it’s too far to turn back but there’s still no sense of where one might arrive... that is the place where the Belfast-via-Bristol quartet Otherish find themselves on their third album How Lucky We Are Being Us And Each Other....

Ida Mae Release New Single 'Lost on Your Time' From 'Thunder Above You' Photo Ida Mae Release New Single 'Lost on Your Time' From 'Thunder Above You'
by Michael Major - July 06, 2023

The 11 song collection was conceived following Chris Turpin and Stephanie Jean discovering she was pregnant while on tour with Willie Nelson and Lucinda Williams in San Francisco. They also worked with Ethan Johns, who contributed drums on the album, and bassist Nick Pini (Laura Marling, Nick Mulvey...

Robert Ellis Releases New Album 'Yesterday's News' Photo Robert Ellis Releases New Album 'Yesterday's News'
by Michael Major - May 19, 2023

The arrangements are harmonically sophisticated, drawing on the open tunings and intricate fingerpicking of English songwriters like Nick Drake or Richard Thompson. Ellis’s performances are similarly subtle and nuanced, tapping into the bittersweet longing of Chet Baker and the playful poignancy of ...

Robert Ellis Releases Haunting New Single 'On The Run' Photo Robert Ellis Releases Haunting New Single 'On The Run'
by Michael Major - April 26, 2023

Ahead of the release of his anticipated new album Yesterday's News, Texas-based singer/songwriter Robert Ellis released a new single called 'On The Run.' An eerie, haunting track, 'On The Run' searches for meaning and escape in an empty horizon as Ellis channels a wayward, destitute outlaw. ...

Robert Ellis Shares Tranquil New Single 'Gene' From New Album Photo Robert Ellis Shares Tranquil New Single 'Gene' From New Album
by Michael Major - March 01, 2023

Texas-based singer/songwriter Robert Ellis released a new single titled 'Gene.' The song is the latest peak at his forthcoming album Yesterday's News. Like much of the record, 'Gene' is a tranquil rumination on a flawed and broken world, one that acknowledges the ugliness that surrounds us but still...

Robert Ellis Announces New Album 'Yesterday's News' Photo Robert Ellis Announces New Album 'Yesterday's News'
by Michael Major - February 08, 2023

Coming off his raucous 2019 album Texas Piano Man, Ellis is changing course and embracing a raw minimalist approach that prizes patience and restraint above all else. He also shared the stunning video for the title track “Yesterday’s News,” a wry tune that drifts like a cloud on the breeze as he cha...

Villages Share Lively New Single 'Play the Fiddle All Night' Photo Villages Share Lively New Single 'Play the Fiddle All Night'
by Michael Major - January 13, 2023

Canadian folk-rock quartet Villages have shared their new single “Play the Fiddle All Night,” the next offering from their upcoming album Dark Island, out via Sonic Records. Propelled by masterful rich instrumentation and timeless Celtic music influences, “Play the Fiddle All Night” arrived with a b...

Gretchen Peters Announces Upcoming Album 'The Show: Live From The UK' Photo Gretchen Peters Announces Upcoming Album 'The Show: Live From The UK'
by Michael Major - June 27, 2022

Folks like George Strait and Martina McBride cut her songs early on, and since then, she's penned hits for the likes of Trisha Yearwood, Pam Tillis, Bonnie Raitt, and Neil Diamond, and was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2014. The upcoming live album is now available for pre-...

The Brother Brothers Announce New Album 'Cover to Cover' Photo The Brother Brothers Announce New Album 'Cover to Cover'
by Michael Major - May 26, 2022

Adam and David Moss began earning Everly Brothers comparisons long before they officially joined their voices together as folk duo The Brother Brothers. But not even the late Phil and Don Everly, one of the greatest DNA-sharing duos in modern music history, could claim the kind of vocal symmetry Ada...

VIDEO: The Inflorescence Shares 'Tomorrow Night' Music Video Photo VIDEO: The Inflorescence Shares 'Tomorrow Night' Music Video
by Michael Major - March 24, 2022

The Inflorescence is singer/guitarist Tuesday Denekas (they/them), drummer Milla Merlini (she/her) and bassist Sasha A'Hearn (she/her), rose like punk-pop phoenix's from the ashes of their previous band to corral guitarist/singer Charlee Berlin. Watch the new music video now!...

Kurt Vile Drops New Song, 'Hey Like a Child' Photo Kurt Vile Drops New Song, 'Hey Like a Child'
by Marissa Tomeo - March 05, 2022

The song is the second unveiled from Vile’s highly-anticipated new album, (watch my moves), which will be released April 15 on Verve Records—his first in partnership with the label (pre-order). Recorded mainly at OKV Central—Vile’s newly created home studio in the Mount Airy neighborhood of Philad...

Kurt Vile Releases 'Like Exploding Stones' from Upcoming Album Photo Kurt Vile Releases 'Like Exploding Stones' from Upcoming Album
by Michael Major - February 15, 2022

Recorded mainly at OKV Central—Vile’s home studio in the Mount Airy neighborhood of Philadelphia—the new album was self-produced along with help from collaborator Rob Schnapf (Richard Thompson, Elliott Smith). Watch the official music video for 'Like Exploding Stones' featuring Sun Ra Arkestra’s Jam...

Emily Scott Robinson's 'Cheap Seats' Debuts Today Photo Emily Scott Robinson's 'Cheap Seats' Debuts Today
by Sarah Jae Leiber - August 12, 2021

With these ten new songs, all of which she wrote on her own, Robinson beckons to those who are lost, lonely and struggling, hoping to help listeners find their place and feel less alone. ...

Emily Scott Robinson's New Album 'American Siren' Out October 29 Photo Emily Scott Robinson's New Album 'American Siren' Out October 29
by Sarah Jae Leiber - July 27, 2021

In celebration of the new music, Robinson will embark on an extensive headline tour this fall including newly confirmed stops at New York’s City Vineyard, Atlanta’s Eddie’s Attic, Nashville’s High Watt, Greensboro’s Crown at Carolina Theatre, Asheville’s Grey Eagle, Denver’s Soiled Dove and Cambridg...

Matthew Fowler's Stunning Label-Debut 'The Grief We Gave Our Mother' Due Out Septembe Photo Matthew Fowler's Stunning Label-Debut 'The Grief We Gave Our Mother' Due Out September 10th
by TV News Desk - June 16, 2021

Written over the course of the past several years, The Grief We Gave Our Mother is indeed a profoundly personal work of self-discovery and introspection, but more than that, it’s an ode to growing up and chasing dreams....

Will Stratton Shares New Track 'When I've Been Born (I'll Love You)' Photo Will Stratton Shares New Track 'When I've Been Born (I'll Love You)'
by A.A. Cristi - March 30, 2021

With his new album The Changing Wilderness due for release on May 7th via Bella Union, and having previously shared lead track 'Tokens', today Will Stratton has shared new single 'When I've Been Born (I'll Love You)' and its accompanying visualizer. Watch and listen HERE....

Will Stratton Announces New Album THE CHANGING WILDERNESS, and Shares Track 'Tokens' Photo Will Stratton Announces New Album THE CHANGING WILDERNESS, and Shares Track 'Tokens'
by Chloe Rabinowitz - February 23, 2021

Today, Bella Union has announced the return of Will Stratton, whose new album The Changing Wilderness will be released on May 7th, 2021. Today Stratton has also shared first track titled 'Tokens' and its accompanying lyric video....

Eliza Gilkyson Premieres Stop-Motion Video for 'Promises to Keep' Photo Eliza Gilkyson Premieres Stop-Motion Video for 'Promises to Keep'
by Sarah Jae Leiber - December 08, 2020

Eliza Gilkyson, the two-time GRAMMY-nominated (2006/2014) folk singer, songwriter and activist is one of the most respected musicians in Folk Roots/Americana music today....

Robert Plant Anthology 'Digging Deep: Subterranea' Out Today Photo Robert Plant Anthology 'Digging Deep: Subterranea' Out Today
by Sarah Jae Leiber - October 02, 2020

Today, Robert Plant releases his career-spanning 2-CD set DIGGING DEEP: SUBTERRANEA....











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