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Seminal, Six-Time, Platinum Rockers Blues Traveler To Kick Off Spring Concert Season With Select Shows
by Michael Major - January 26, 2024 Grammy-Award Winning Rockers Blues Traveler have provided the soundtrack to some of the most memorable Spring and Summer concert seasons of their fans' lives. 2024 will be no different. The Six-Time Platinum-Selling band has unveiled the first set of dates that will take them through California, Ari... 
Blues Traveler to Release New Album 'Traveler's Soul' In October
by Michael Major - October 19, 2023 The quintet, comprised of John Popper (vocals, harmonica), Chan Kinchla (guitar), Tad Kinchla (bass), Ben Wilson (keyboards) and Brendan Hill (drums), channel the same magic as always, but this time the group put their spin on R&B and soul staples straight out of the American Songbook, and it’s noth... 
Arkells Release Surprise New Single 'Floating Like'
by Michael Major - November 17, 2022 Arkells release new single, “Floating Like”, as a surprise addition to their just-released album, Blink Twice. Also just released - live video cuts from Arkells’ hometown stadium show “The Rally” - a sight to behold, with over 25,000 fans packed into Hamilton’s Tim Hortons Field. Listen to the new s... 
Mavis Staples & Levon Helm Releases Cover of Nina Simone's 'I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free'
by Michael Major - April 26, 2022 The pair’s mutual love and admiration is on full display on ‘Carry Me Home’, the new album out May 20 which features a mix of Staples’ and Helm’s bands operating at the peak of their powers as they work their way through an eclectic setlist of tunes made famous by the likes of Simone, The Impression... 
Mamas Gun Releases New Studio LP 'Cure the Jones'
by Michael Major - April 01, 2022 Written and produced during the pandemic by Mamas Gun frontman Andy Platts with additional intricate soundscaping from drummer Chris Boot, Cure The Jones was recorded direct to tape with an array of analogue gear at Platts’ home studio in just three days, focussing the soulful energy of the band int... 
Mamas Gun Shares New Single 'Good Foot'
by Michael Major - March 18, 2022 Formed in 2009, the current five-piece is Andy Platts (vocals), Terry Lewis (guitar), Dave Oliver (keys), Chris Boot (drums) and Cameron Dawson (bass). Platts has previously worked with Rod Temperton, Brian Jackson and John Oates (of Hall & Oates), and Lewis’ credits include collaborations with Leon... 
Mamas Gun Announces New Album 'Cure The Jones'
by Michael Major - January 24, 2022 Out of the turbulence of the last two years comes the fifth album from UK-based soul outfit Mamas Gun - a lush, nuanced and expansively contemporary meditation on a world turned upside down, embedded in the classic soul tradition of Bill Withers and Marvin Gaye. Listen to the first two lead singles... 
Craft Latino To Release 'It's a Good, Good Feeling: The Latin Soul of Fania Records (The Singles)' October 8
by Sarah Jae Leiber - August 04, 2021 Set for release on October 8th and available for pre-order today, It’s a Good, Good Feeling includes four CDs plus a bonus 7-inch single, all housed in a 60-page hardcover book, featuring extensive new liner notes by compilation co-producer and DJ Dean Rudland, as well as photos and ephemera from Fa... 
James Holvay Will Release EP 'Sweet Soul Song' on April 16
by Sarah Jae Leiber - March 11, 2021 “Curtis Mayfield was the guy that I always idolized,” says Holvay, who wrote his first song at the age of 12. “I always gravitated toward black music when I was a kid. My roots were always in black music.”... 
BWW Exclusive: THE 101 GREATEST PROTEST SONGS OF ALL TIME - with Bob Dylan, Aretha Franklin, John Lennon, Kendrick Lamar & More
by Peter Nason - June 18, 2020 BWW Reviewer Peter Nason chooses the 101 greatest protest songs from 1939-2020. See if your favorite songs or artists made the list!... 
Soular Order Shares 'Beholder' Single
by Kaitlin Milligan - September 30, 2019 Ambient Mancunian musician Soular Order has announced the release of his new single 'Beholder' on the 20th of September via his own imprint City By Night Records. He has featured numerous times on tastemaker Youtube channels Mr Suicide Sheep, Ambient, Fluidified and MOR Network, with his remix of Ha... 
BWW Interview: Billy Price Makes Gulf Coast Records Debut With DOG EAT DOG
by Tory Gates - September 03, 2019 'To have that kind of power, and that kind of control, and that kind of incredible musicality, it was what I wanted to be.' -- Billy Price, on James Brown... 
Billy Price Releases New Album 'Dog Eat Dog'
by Kaitlin Milligan - July 26, 2019 Renowned soul-blues singer Billy Price, whose new album, Dog Eat Dog, is released on Gulf Coast Records August 2, embarks on a year-long tour in support of the record, with a CD Release Party at Ottobar, 2549 N. Howard St., Thursday, August 1. Showtime: 8pm. Tickets: $15. Info: (410) 662-0069 or vis... 
Schimmel Center At Pace University Presents WE BANJO 3
by A.A. Cristi - March 14, 2019 Schimmel Center at Pace University continues its 2018-19 Folk Series with an evening of Irish 'Celtgrass' music featuring We Banjo 3 on Sunday, March 24, 2019 at 7:30pm. Tickets start at $29 and can be purchased at SchimmelCenter.org, by phone at 212-346-1715, or by visiting the Schimmel Center Box ... 
Juliana Daugherty's Stunning Debut LIGHT Out Today via Western Vinyl
by Macon Prickett - June 01, 2018 It's hard to imagine that Daugherty's softness and subtlety could materialize amid the tumult of current-day Charlottesville, Virginia, but every mode of being continues there, as it does elsewhere, despite the impressions headlines might give. Political outrage seems to inhabit every mental space i... 
Juliana Daugherty Debut Album LIGHT Out 6/1 on Western Vinyl
by Tori Hartshorn - May 29, 2018 It's hard to imagine that Daugherty's softness and subtlety could materialize amid the tumult of current-day Charlottesville, Virginia, but every mode of being continues there, as it does elsewhere, despite the impressions headlines might give. Political outrage seems to inhabit every mental space i... 
Charley Crockett's LONESOME AS A SHADOW Now Streaming at Cowboys & Indians
by Macon Prickett - April 17, 2018 Charley Crockett's anticipated new album, Lonesome As A Shadow, is now streaming in full at Cowboys & Indians. Of the album, Cowboys & Indians praises, “… a captivating blend of Memphis soul, Cajun blues, and Texas country.” ... 
Charley Crockett's AIN'T GOTTA WORRY CHILD Premieres at Billboard
by Tori Hartshorn - March 29, 2018 Charley Crockett's new single, “Ain't Gotta Worry Child,” premieres today at Billboard,who calls the song, “a soulful track that calls to mind Curtis Mayfield and the Impressions…” Watch the video/share HERE....
Craft Recordings Announces 'Jesus Rocked The Jukebox: Small Group Black Gospel (1951-1965)'
by Caryn Robbins - August 02, 2017 Craft Recordings is pleased to announce the release of a new compilation celebrating the roots of American popular music. Jesus Rocked the Jukebox: Small Group Black Gospel (1951-1965) delves deep into the Specialty and Vee-Jay Records' vaults... |
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