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Marc Ribot's Ceramic Dog Sets West Coast Tour Ahead of New Album Out This Friday
by Michael Major - July 11, 2023 Marc Ribot’s Ceramic Dog – the visionary post-fusion rock trio comprising guitarist/songwriter/activist Marc Ribot, bassist Shahzad Ismaily, and drummer/percussionist Ches Smith – have announced plans for a West Coast co-headline tour alongside groundbreaking jazz quartet The Bad Plus....
Marc Ribot's Ceramic Dog Announces New Album & Releases First Song
by Michael Major - May 22, 2023 Connection sees Ceramic Dog fully entrenched in their signature approach to improvised music, augmented by contributions by such special guests as singer-songwriter Syd Straw, keyboardist Anthony Coleman, saxophonist James Brandon Lewis, organist Greg Lewis, clarinetist Oscar Noriega, and cellist Pe...
Eszter Balint Releasing New Album Based on Her Anti-Musical Co-Written With Stew
by Michael Major - September 26, 2022 Singer / songwriter / violinist / actress extraordinaire Eszter Balint is releasing her long-overdue fourth album, I HATE MEMORY! The album was recorded by Andy Taub at Brooklyn Recording with additional recording by Kato Hideki and Bryce Goggin at Trout Recording, produced by Balint and Hideki....
Dave Alvin Celebrates 25th Anniversary of KING OF CALIFORNIA with U.S. Tour
by Tori Hartshorn - June 06, 2019 In celebration of the 25th anniversary edition of King of California, out June 28 on Craft Recordings, acclaimed Los Angeles-based artist Dave Alvin will embark on a 22-date U.S. tour beginning June 11, with an intimate conversation and performance at GRAMMY Museum in Los Angeles. Dave will share th...
Dave Alvin Shares Previously Unreleased “Riverbed Rag” From 25th Anniversary Edition Of 'King Of California'
by A.A. Cristi - May 10, 2019 Dave Alvin's “Riverbed Rag” from the 25th Anniversary Edition of King of California Premieres at Los Angeles Times Previously Unreleased Track Featured On Expanded Remastered Set Out June 28 from Craft Recordings; Available on Vinyl for First Time GRAMMY MuseumProgram Slated for June 11 Summer...
Craft Recordings to Reissue Dave Alvin's KING OF CALIFORNIA, 25th Anniversary Remastered Edition Out 6/28
by Tori Hartshorn - April 17, 2019 Craft Recordings is pleased to announce the 25th anniversary reissue of GRAMMY®-award winning artist Dave Alvin's King of California. Available at streaming services and on CD, and for the first time on vinyl, the album was originally released in 1994, to critical acclaim on Hightone Records. The r...
I Am A Rocketship Announce MIND GRAFFITI Album, Preview First Single FACE OFF
by Tori Hartshorn - January 07, 2019 I Am a Rocketship, a Swedish-American electronic rock duo based in Georgia, announces the release of their second album 'Mind Grafitti'. As a taster ahead of that, they present the first single 'Face Off', which a tribute to Led Zeppelin's album 'Physical Graffiti'....
Steve Barton Makes Rare Live Solo Appearance for 'Wesley Stace's Cabinet of Wonders'
by Sarah Jae Leiber - September 12, 2018 Whether it's pure pop or moody acoustic ballads, singer/songwriter/guitarist, Steve Barton, has developed a reputation for crafting some of the most literate and poignant music in underground rock. In addition to being a founding member of the revered punk/psychedelic band Translator, perhaps best ...
Eric Ambel Releases ROSCOE SAMPLER, A Special Edition Mix of His First Three Albums
by Macon Prickett - April 12, 2018 Eric Ambel announces the release of Roscoe Sampler, a special edition mix of tracks from Ambel's first three albums, Roscoe's Gang, Loud & Lonesome, and Knucklehead, as well as a previously unreleased Ambel song, “A Charmer's Tale.”... |