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Leyla McCalla Releasing One Off Single On NOLA's Special Man Industries
by Tori Hartshorn - January 30, 2019 Special Man Industries is proud to announce its fourth release, 'Eh La Bas' by Leyla McCalla & the Special Men (the Special Man Industries house band) b/w 'Eat That Chicken' by the Special Man Brass Band. This release will be available exclusively via digital download and limited edition 45 rpm reco...
Neal Francis Drops New THESE ARE THE DAYS Single Today
by Tori Hartshorn - January 16, 2019 'I just wanted to be honest about everything, from my musical influences to my story,' muses Neal Francis. After years of dishonest living -- consumed by drugs, alcohol, and addiction -- such sincerity is jarring from the 30-year-old Chicago-based musician. Liberated from a self-destructive past and...
Craft Recordings to Release Feelin' Right Saturday Night: The Ric & Ron Anthology 12/7
by Tori Hartshorn - November 15, 2018 Craft Recordings has announced the release of Feelin' Right Saturday Night: The Ric & Ron Anthology,in celebration of the 60th anniversary of pioneering New Orleans R&B label Ric Records and its sister label Ron Records. The CD and digital formats are due out on December 7th, following the exclusive...
Whiskey Bayou Records Releases 'Pain By Numbers' By Acclaimed Guitarist, Eric McFadden
by A.A. Cristi - September 28, 2018 Whiskey Bayou Records proudly releases Pain By Numbers, the new album by acclaimed guitarist-vocalist, Eric McFadden....
Great Performances: GRAMMY Salute To Music Legends 2018® Honors Neil Diamond, Emmylou Harris, John Williams, Louis Jordan, The Meters, Queen, Tina Turner and More
by Tori Hartshorn - September 24, 2018 In collaboration with the Recording Academy, Great Performances presents GRAMMY Salute To Music Legends 2018®, the third annual all-star concert offering a primetime spotlight for the Recording Academy's 2018 Special Merit Awards recipients. The celebration and tribute concert feature rare performan...
Brooklyn Comes Alive Releases 2018 Schedule
by Kaitlin Milligan - September 19, 2018 The festivities for Brooklyn Comes Alive's fourth installment are right around the corner, and today, the festival is excited to release the daily schedule of events taking place at Brooklyn Bowl, Music Hall of Williamsburg and Rough Trade on September 29th....
Recording Academy Presents GRAMMY SALUTE TO MUSIC LEGENDS on PBS
by Kaitlin Milligan - September 12, 2018 In collaboration with PBS' 'Great Performances' series, the Recording Academy presents 'GRAMMY Salute To Music Legends®', the third annual all-star concert offering a primetime spotlight for the Academy's 2018 Special Merit Awards recipients. The celebration and tribute concert feature rare performa...
The Get You Releases New Album TAKE COVER Featuring Sheryl Crow, Kacey Musgraves
by Kaitlin Milligan - September 05, 2018 For the first time in his 20+ year career as one of music's most in demand drummers, Fred Eltringham, steps away from the kit and up to the mic with his basement band, The Get You, and their debut album, Take Cover (The Noise Company). The Get You reimagines pre-existing songs with an edgy, lo-fi sw...
Keyboardist David Garfield Breaks 'Outside The Box'
by Stephi Wild - August 23, 2018 Veteran keyboardist David Garfield entered the year with a single in the Billboard Top 10 (“Go Home”) before announcing the details of his ambitious recording project, “Outside the Box.” The multidisc, multi-genre series of albums trickling out over a multi-year span features high-wattage assemblage...
Anne Akiko Meyers To Perform Tribute To John Williams At 2018 GRAMMY Salute To Music Legends
by Stephi Wild - July 10, 2018 The Recording Academy has expanded its lineup for the 'GRAMMY Salute To Music Legends,' an awards ceremony and live tribute concert celebrating the 2018 Special Merit Awards honorees on Saturday, July 14, 2018, at Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles....
Yolanda Adams, Gustavo Dudamel, Anne Akiko Meyers, & More Added To The Lineup For Grammy Salute To Music Legends Television Special
by Macon Prickett - July 10, 2018 The Recording Academy has expanded its lineup for the 'GRAMMY Salute To Music Legends®,' an awards ceremony and live tribute concert celebrating the 2018 Special Merit Awards honorees on Saturday, July 14, 2018, at Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. Added to the lineup are four-time GRAMMY® winner Yoland...
Brooklyn Comes Alive Announces 2018 Band & Artist Lineup
by Macon Prickett - June 20, 2018 Last week, the fourth annual Brooklyn Comes Alive announced their September 29th return to Brooklyn's beloved Williamsburg neighborhood for a music marathon takeover at Brooklyn Bowl, Music Hall of Williamsburg and the latest addition, Rough Trade. Today, the one-of-a-kind festival lineup was reveal...
The Recording Academy Will Honor 2018 Special Merit Awards Recipients with GRAMMY Salute to Music Legends this July
by Macon Prickett - June 12, 2018 The Recording Academy will honor its 2018 Special Merit Awards recipients with 'GRAMMY Salute To Music Legends®,' an awards ceremony and live tribute concert on Saturday, July 14, 2018, at Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. This year's Lifetime Achievement Award honorees are Hal Blaine, Neil Diamond, Emm...
Ryan Adams Announces EXILE ON BOURBON ST. Special Guests
by Macon Prickett - May 02, 2018 Blackbird Presents is proud to announce iconic singer-songwriter Ryan Adams will perform with New Orleans' music royalty at Exile on Bourbon St., a once-in-a-lifetime concert event set to take place Saturday, May 5 at New Orleans' Saenger Theatre....
BWW Interview: The Benjamin Vo Blues Band, Pennsylvania's Unsigned Secret
by Tory Gates - January 24, 2018 'I think the most important element I like to keep in the music is the blues feeling, regardless of different chord or what we do with the notes, it's just the blues feeling has to be there....
Neil Diamond, Tina Turner & More to Receive Recording Academy's Lifetime Achievement Award
by Caryn Robbins - January 09, 2018 The Recording Academy announced its Special Merit Awards recipients today, and this year's Lifetime Achievement Award honorees are Hal Blaine, Neil Diamond, Emmylou Harris, Louis Jordan, the Meters, Queen, and Tina Turner....
JAZZnJAM 2018: Benefit Concert Featuring Icon Charles Neville in Port Washington, NY 1/12
by Tori Hartshorn - December 15, 2017 On Friday, January 12th, 2018 at 8:00PM, the The John and Alice Coltrane Home in Dix Hills along with Integrated Medical Foundation have the pleasure of hosting JAZZnJAM 2018 - A Benefit Concert for Prostate Cancer Awareness and The John and Alice Coltrane Home honoring Michael Blueweiss at Port Was...
The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Announces Nominees for 2018 Induction
by Richard Best - October 05, 2017 On Thursday, the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame announced the 19 artists nominated to join the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame next year....
Crowd Company Announce New Album, Drop Funky New Single 'Saw You Yesterday'
by Caryn Robbins - September 12, 2017 Crowd Company, the critically acclaimed 8-piece funk soul outfit, has confirmed details on their upcoming album Stone & Sky, due out October 20th on the newly minted indie imprint Vintage League Music...
Kermit Ruffins & Irvin Mayfield Announce Debut Collaborative Album
by Caryn Robbins - August 08, 2017 In celebration of their 20th anniversary, Basin Street Records has announced forthcoming the collaborative album between its two most recorded artists, Kermit Ruffins and Irvin Mayfield, A Beautiful World, out September 22....
Dwight & Nicole Release New Single; New Album Out This Fall
by Caryn Robbins - July 17, 2017 Dwight & Nicole just released their powerful new single, 'Wait,' on July 4th digitally, and the accompanying video is set for release on the morning of Monday, July 24th via the band's social media pages.... |