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BuzzFest 2011 w/ Evans Blue, Nonpoint, Egypt Central, Sore Eyes, Motograter Less Than Two Weeks Away

2011-07-30T17:50:00.001-07:00

In two weeks Tim Corser, and Kings of Rock Entertainment fire up the monster music machinery for one last run this summer as they join 102.5 to present BuzzFest 2011, August 14

23 bands will take one of three big stages Sunday, August 14 as Tim Corser, the King of Rock Entertainment and 102.5 FM presents Buzzfest 2011. This show will take place at the Riverwalk Amphitheater. Jackson, Michigan.

Although it has only been a month since Tim Corser and the Kings of Rock Entertainment produced Rockapalooza 2011, in less than a month they will crank up the monster music machinery again and present Buzzfest 2011. Rockapalooza 2011, which an estimated 8,000 people attended kicked off what was the official start of summer; Buzzfest 2011 will mark summer's coming end. Firing on all cylinders this machine will a emit a sound that will once rock downtown Jackson, Michigan area and shake the walls of the city.

Featuring twenty three big bands on three separate stages, this show will be an almost non-stop, hard charging thirteen hours long. Featured are:

Main Stage: Evans Blue, Nonpoint, Egypt Central, Janus, Sore Eyes, Lifeline Revolution, Heads of Our Enemies, Jackson, Blackened Earth, Miles Away

Stage 2: Motograter, It Lies Within, Hollow Drive, Blackstone Masquerade, Evan Russell Safer, Last Born Legend, Caeser.

Stage 3: Anew Revolution, State Your Cause, As Summer Dies, Dreams for the Sleepless, In This Life From Standish, Thee Unknown, Circus Asylum, Know Lyfe.

If you have never attended a Tim Corser and Kings of Rock Entertainment show before, but your tastes in music favor alternative rock with an emphasis on original songwriting, these shows are a "can't miss."

C'mon out. Make the drive. Make this music the soundtrack of your summer 2011.

Riverwalk Amphitheater
1 Energy Plaza Dr.
Jackson, MI 49201

For more information:
Kings of Rock Entertainment
823 N. Wisner St.
Jackson, MI 49202
timcorser AT hotmail DOT com
For the official Buzzfest Facebook page:
http://ping.fm/OiMre

Kings of Rock Entertainment and 102.5 Present Buzzfest 2011, August 14

2011-07-23T08:25:00.001-07:00

Tim Corser, Kings of Rock Entertainment fire up the monster music machinery for one last run this summer as they join 102.5 to present BuzzFest 2011, August 14

23 bands will take one of three big stages Sunday, August 14 as Tim Corser, the King of Rock Entertainment and 102.5 FM presents Buzzfest 2011. This show will take place at the Riverwalk Amphitheater. Jackson, Michigan.

Although it has only been a month since Tim Corser and the Kings of Rock Entertainment produced Rockapalooza 2011, in less than a month they will crank up the monster music machinery again and present Buzzfest 2011. Rockapalooza 2011, which an estimated 8,000 people attended kicked off what was the official start of summer; Buzzfest 2011 will mark summer's coming end.

Featuring twenty three big bands on three separate stages, this show will be an almost non-stop, hard charging thirteen hours long. Featured are:

Main Stage: Evans Blue, Nonpoint, Egypt Central, Janus, Sore Eyes, Lifeline Revolution, Heads of Our Enemies, Jackson, Blackened Earth, Miles Away

Stage 2: Motograter, It Lies Within, Hollow Drive, Blackstone Masquerade, Evan Russell Safer, Last Born Legend, Caeser.

Stage 3: Anew Revolution, State Your Cause, As Summer Dies, Dreams for the Sleepless, In This Life From Standish, Thee Unknown, Circus Asylum, Know Lyfe.

If you have never attended a Tim Corser and Kings of Rock Entertainment show before, but your tastes in music favor hard edged alternative rock with an emphasis on original songwriting, these shows are a "can't miss" event. Rockapalooza 2011 was a genuine crowd pleasing experience.

Some of the bands which played Rockapalooza 2011 also play Buzzfest 2011. (In case you weren't able to attend Rockapalooza 2011.) Here are some video links:

Motograter Rockapalooza 2011 Faceless
http://ping.fm/UNCJs

Rockapalooza 2011 - Mushroomhead w/ Motograter
http://ping.fm/kHyOP

Big Black & BamBam (from MTV) with Sore Eyes at Rockapalooza 2011
http://ping.fm/bt3NP

Violets For Verona Rockapalooza 2011
http://ping.fm/HmHRq

Although shot at Rockapalooza 2010, Egypt Central will appear at Buzzfest 2011. Here we are introduced on stage to the man, Tim Corser.
http://ping.fm/fJylI

What Rockapalooza 2011 attendees had to say regarding the show:

Great show guys, great atmosphere. m/ This was my first Rockapalooza but I'm already looking forward to next year. B.Wozny

Thanks Tim and the rest of the Rockapalooza staff for putting on a great show today!! I can't wait to be back next year! Natalie Jones of The Jack Town Derby Girls

Last night was awesome I love Mushroomhead and i love Rockapalooza Z. Willis

Congrats guys on a job well done so much better laid out then last year and most of the bands were great; very approchable nice people! .... I will be counting down the days till next year, I can't wait! B. Foor

Yesterday was awesome. Can't wait for next year S.Stone

Doors for this show will open at 12PM and will the show will run until 1:00AM Tickets are $10advance; $15 day of show Purchase tickets at CK Barrymore in downtown Jackson or Wizards Smoke Shop located at 2008 Lansing Ave, Jackson, MI Or online at etix.com

C'mon out. Make the drive and make this music the soundtrack of your summer 2011.

Presented by Budweiser, Jam Heads, A Logo Tee.

Location:
Riverwalk Amphitheater
1 Energy Plaza Dr.
Jackson, MI 49201

For more information:
Kings of Rock Entertainment
823 N. Wisner St.
Jackson, MI 49202
timcorser AT hotmail DOT com
For the official Facebook page for Buzzfest:
http://ping.fm/Q5ljF

Hybrid Car to Blame for Neil Young Warehouse Fire

2010-11-18T16:22:00.001-08:00

A one-of-a-kind hybrid vehicle is the cause of a recent fire at a San Francisco warehouse that stored Neil Young’s musical equipment, memorabilia and more. Belmont-San Carlos Fire Marshal Jim Palisi said that the three-alarm blaze began in Young’s 1959 Lincoln Continental, called LincVolt because it runs on electric batteries and a biodiesel-powered generator, according to MercuryNews.com.

Young famously hired workers to turn the Continental into a hybrid vehicle and documented the process in a four-part film series in 2008. In a statement, the Canadian rocker said the problem with LincVolt seems “to be an operator error that occurred in an untested part of the charging system.” The car’s computer was recovered from the fire and might provide more information.

The fire did more than $1 million worth of damage to Young’s items and the 10,000 square-foot building they were housed in. Young praised firefighters, who prevented the destruction of 70 percent of the contents, including five other classic cars. “A lot of archival items were threatened and the fire department did a first-class job protecting them,” he said.

Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue Join Forces with Los Amigos Invisibles; Co-Headline Tour Dates Set for February 2011

2010-11-18T16:21:00.001-08:00

LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue join forces with Los Amigos Invisibles for what promises to be a knockout, high-energy tour that celebrates the new year. Troy “Trombone Shorty” Andrews, the fast-rising 24-year-old funk/rock star, has kicked his already impressive career into high gear worldwide with the release of Backatown, his Verve Forecast debut in April of this year. Los Amigos Invisibles, the Grammy-nominated, Venezuelan-rooted, New York City-based Latin-funk sextet, are sure to be the perfect match to create an explosive mix of musical and cultural styles destined to wring every bit of energy out of their audiences.

The February co-headline tour includes such highlights as a double bill at San Francisco’s legendary Fillmore Auditorium, a Grammy eve performance at L.A. Live’s Conga Room and a very special show during Fan Appreciation Week celebrating the new Austin City Limits Live venue at Moody Theatre.

Trombone Shorty, who possesses “the presence of a rock star” (The New York Times) and has built his reputation on “blistering, bold, exuberant and cutting edge” (USA Today) live performances, has a style perfectly complemented by co-headliners Los Amigos Invisibles, who “emanate pure Groove . . . walking bass lines, percolating percussion, scratchy guitar and relentless drums of a band that knows no difference between arty fun and sensual fire” (Rolling Stone).

Both artists have developed into global touring machines, each with a high level of swagger and visibility.

Los Amigos Invisibles were originally discovered by David Byrne in a Manhattan record shop. The multi-dimensional disco funk stars signed with Luaka Bop, moved to New York City from their native Venezuela and soon established themselves in the dance music scene with their elevated grooves. Los Amigos have appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live and played major festivals including Coachella, Bonnaroo and Lollapalooza. The band won their first career Latin Grammy in 2009 with an acclaimed studio album, Commercial (Nacional Records), which includes guests Dimitri From Paris and Mexican singer Natalia Lafourcade. Their new EP, Not So Commercial, features B-sides and alternate versions from the group’s award-winning album’s studio sessions.

For Trombone Shorty and his six-piece touring band, Orleans Avenue, 2010 was a breakout year. Their live performance schedule caught fire when Backatown debuted at #1 on Billboard’s Contemporary Jazz chart, holding the top spot for nine weeks and currently at #3 over six months later. Shorty and the band headlined concerts across North America, including a triumphant set with special guest Mystikal at Jazzfest, a rousing return to Bonnaroo, and a debut performance at the Hollywood Bowl for the Playboy Jazz Festival. They made their Japanese debut at the acclaimed Fuji Rock Festival, followed by gigs in Rio and Sao Paolo. After an historic performance at the Monterey Jazz Festival (and breaking the Festival’s all-time CD sales record), Shorty set off on a cross-Europe tour, highlighted by five shows in the coveted opening slot on Jeff Beck’s U.K. tour. This November Shorty and Orleans Avenue support Dave Matthews Band on tour and in December, Troy will serve as curator for the Brooklyn Academy of Music’s Red Hot + New Orleans, a premiere concert event dedicated to funding AIDS research.

Trombone Shorty’s visibility quotient on national television continues at an explosive pace including recent appearances on the Late Show With David Letterman, NFL Kickoff 2010, Jimmy Kimmel Live, The Tonight Show, Austin City Limits, and HBO’s hit New Orleans drama Tremé. The band’s “Hurricane Season” was heard weekly on MTV’s The Real World, New Orleans as the opening title track and there is much more to come.

Los Amigos Invisibles and Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue itinerary:

Mon., Feb. 7 SEATTLE, WA Neumos

Tues., Feb. 8 PORTLAND, OR Dante’s

Wed., Feb. 9 ARCATA, CA Humboldt Brews

Thurs., Feb. 10 SANTA CRUZ, CA The Catalyst

Fri., Feb. 11 SAN FRANCISCO, CA The Fillmore

Sat., Feb. 12 LOS ANGELES, CA Conga Room

Tues., Feb. 15 DENVER, CO Bluebird Theatre

Wed., Feb. 16 BOULDER, CO Fox Theatre

Fri., Feb. 18 AUSTIN, TX Austin City Limits Live at Moody Theater

Sat., Feb. 19 HOUSTON, TX House of Blues

Sun., Feb. 20 DALLAS, TX House of Blues

Wed., Feb. 23 ASHEVILLE, NC The Orange Peel

Thurs., Feb 24 ATLANTA, GA Variety Playhouse

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For more information about Troy “Trombone Shorty” Andrews and to arrange interviews, please contact Conqueroo:

Cary Baker • (323) 656-1600 • cary@conqueroo.com
Brian O’Neal • (310) 702-8844 • brian@conqueroo.com

UME/Verve:
Sujata Murthy • (310) 865 7812 • sujata.murthy@umusic.com

For more information about Los Amigos Invisibles and the arrange interviews, please contact:
Nacional Records: Paul Dryden • 818-763-1397 • paul.dryden@cookman.com

Ballet Featuring White Stripes Songs Coming to Canada

2010-11-18T16:18:00.001-08:00

TORONTO — When British composer Joby Talbot set out to adapt the White Stripes' stripped-down garage-blues tunes for the grandeur of a full orchestra, he felt he first needed the blessing of the Detroit duo's frontman Jack White.

If White -- famously fastidious about every esthetic detail of his band's sound and look -- didn't approve of the idea, it would be bound for the "dust bin."

So Talbot was understandably nervous when XL recordings honcho Richard Russell played a couple of Talbot's preliminary tracks for White while the band was on tour.

As Talbot remembers it, the tour had been taxing and White was exhausted and dealing with "various problems in his life" when he first heard Talbot's clattering, unsettled take on "Aluminium." Still, he responded well.

What happened next surprised even Talbot. Award-winning British choreographer Wayne McGregor heard "Aluminium" and decided he wanted to develop Talbot's arrangements into a piece of dance by London's Royal Ballet called "Chroma."

The production, featuring three White Stripes songs alongside some of Talbot's original compositions, opened in the U.K. in 2006 and will make its Canadian debut with performances by the National Ballet of Canada beginning Nov. 24. It will be performed with George Balanchine's "Serenade" and Crystal Pite's "Emergence."

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smallsLIVE Releases 5 New Albums By Jimmy Greene, Ari Hoenig, Omer Avital, Ben Wolfe and Spike Wilner - Available on November 22

2010-11-18T16:17:00.001-08:00

The new record label smallsLIVE, which captures live performances at the famed New York venue, Smalls Jazz Club, is set to release five new albums by saxophonist Jimmy Greene, drummer Ari Hoenig, bassists Omer Avital and Ben Wolfe, and a solo piano recording by club owner Spike Wilner.

Each CD is simply titled Live at Smalls and features similarly striking black and white photographs of the artists. Each disc is generally the result of a two or three-night run, after which the artist is free to choose the best selection for their album.

The goal of the smallsLIVE releases is to capture every aspect of that experience (except for the drinks, which CD buyers will have to provide themselves).

"We have this very unique environment called Smalls Jazz Club where night after night you have unbelievable artists performing," says Spike Wilner, "and my goal is to preserve that and get it out to the world so people can hear it and appreciate it."

Since it opened in 1993, Smalls has become a hothouse for modern jazz, where up-and-coming musicians can hone their craft before an enthusiastic crowd, and veteran artists can stretch out in front of an audience full of attentive and discerning ears. The smallsLIVE label is the latest and most visible result of the ongoing effort to retain the best qualities of a classic jazz club while taking advantage of new opportunities offered by modern technology. The label will have a digital distribution deal with iTunes.

Each performance at the club is streamed live on the internet to approximately 40-50,000 listeners per month. Wilner has also posted an online archive of virtually every performance at Smalls, available through his website, www.smallsjazzclub.com.

"We've already got an international reputation among jazz musicians," Wilner says, "but the audio archive and the video stream have increased our visibility and become a resource for musicians to discover new artists or hear the artists that they love. It's creating a buzz internationally and we're really reaching a very broad audience."

Along with raising the profile of Smalls Jazz Club, the archive is rapidly becoming an important resource for the documentation of the modern jazz scene, which Wilner sees as an important outgrowth of the site and the label. "It's a mission more than a business. We're trying to preserve the music for as long as we can. I don't know how long Smalls will last, but I want to make sure that when it does finally go, there is a legacy left behind for future historians."

The smallsLIVE discs strive to recreate the atmosphere of the club by capturing the environment along with the music itself - a factor that many live albums try desperately to eliminate.

"One of the stars of the show is Smalls itself," Wilner says. "The sound of the room is remarkable, and we want people to have the experience of being in the club, to hear the applause, the cash register ringing, glasses tinkling, announcements. We're not a studio label. We're going for a Saturday night at Smalls, where it's packed, the waitresses are trying to get by with drinks, the artists are up on the stage joking around. That's live jazz. That's Smalls Jazz Club."

For additional information on smallsLIVE, please visit http://ping.fm/JyDjd

For more information, please contact:
DL Media · 610-667-0501
Jordy Freed · jordy@dlmediamusic.com
Don Lucoff · don@dlmediamusic.com

Rock Hall Brings New Orleans to Cleveland for One Week for 2010 American Music Mastersï¿½ Series

2010-11-18T16:14:00.001-08:00

Walking to New Orleans: The Music of Fats Domino
and Dave Bartholomew
Honored Rock and Roll Pioneers

CLEVELAND,OH- - The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum and Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) honored Antoine "Fats" Domino and Dave Bartholomew, one of the most important partnerships in the history of rock and roll music, during the 15th annual American Music Masters® series. More than 40 members of the New Orleans music scene traveled to Cleveland for a week of events which included films, interviews and panel discussions.

Nearly 2,000 people attended the all-star tribute concert at the Palace Theater in downtown Cleveland. Performers included American Music Masters honoree and Inductee Dave Bartholomew, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductee Lloyd Price, Irma Thomas, The Rebirth Brass Band, Robert Parker, Toots and the Maytals and several artists from New Orleans, including vocal group the Dixie Cups ("Iko Iko," "Chapel of Love") and multi-instrumentalist Theresa Andersson.　 Dr. John and the Lower 911 were the house band for the evening. The event was sponsored by Infiniti.

Actor Wendell Pierce from the HBO television series "Treme" was the show’s emcee. Julian Bond, former Chairman of the NAACP was a special guest and read a poem he wrote in college that illustrated the importance of music in dissolving racial barriers.

Bartholomew accepted the American Music Masters award accompanied by a standing ovation. Members of Domino's family attended the tribute and his grandson Chevis Brimmer accepted the American Music Masters award on his behalf.

For additional pictures of the tribute concert, please contact Margaret Thresher at mthresher at rockhall.org.

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum 15th Annual American Music Masters SET LIST

REBIRTH BRASS BAND "Mardi Gras in New Orleans"

JAMES ANDREWS "What a Wonderful World"

JON CLEARY"Swanee River Hop"

THE DIXIE CUPS "I'm Walkin'" (with Herb Hardesty)
"Chapel of Love"
"Iko Iko"

THERESA ANDERSSON "It Keeps Rainin'"
"I Want to Walk You Home"

ROBERT PARKER "I Hear You Knocking"
"Barefootin'"

IRMA THOMAS "Blueberry Hill"
"Time Is on My Side"

LLOYD PRICE "Ain't That a Shame"
"Lawdy Miss Clawdy"

REBIRTH BRASS BAND "Shrimp and Gumbo"

TOOTS AND THE MAYTALS"Be My Guest"
"Let the Four Winds Blow"
"54-46 That's My Number"

DAVE BARTHOLOMEW
"Blues in B Flat" (with Amadee Castenell)
"The Monkey (Speaks His Mind)" (with Castenell)
"Tenderly" (with Castenell and Hardesty)

DR. JOHN
"Who Drank My Beer While I Was in the Rear"
"The Fat Man" (with Ernest McLean)
"Blue Monday" (with McLean)
"One Night" (with McLean)
"I Can't Go On (Rosalie)" (with McLean)
"Walking to New Orleans" (with McLean, Thomas and Price)

FULL ENSEMBLE "When the Saints Go Marching In"

About the American Music Masters® Series
Each year, the American Music Masters® series explores the legacy of a pioneering rock and roll figure in a range of events that includes Museum exhibits, lectures, films, a major conference at Case Western Reserve University and a tribute concert benefiting the Rock Hall’s education programs. Drawing together experts, artists, fans and friends, these events provide new perspectives on the most beloved and influential musicians of the past century.

The tribute concert brings together a diverse mix of artists and musical styles, and as a result, many magical moments have taken place over the years. In 2004, Robert Plant and Alison Krauss performed onstage together for the first time to honor Lead Belly. This year the pair was awarded the highest honors of Album of the Year for Raising Sand and Record of the Year for "Please Read the Letter" at the 51st annual Grammy awards. Honoree Jerry Lee Lewis, who was not scheduled to perform at the 2007 concert, was moved to take the stage at the end of the show. Lewis tenderly played the piano and sang "Somewhere Over the Rainbow." At the first American Music Masters tribute concert, Bruce Springsteen set the bar high and performed in honor of Woody Guthrie. The most star-studded and unique performance by a trio was Aretha Franklin, Solomon Burke and Elvis Costello paying tribute to Sam Cooke in 2005. Two years ago, a 93-year-old Les Paul took the stage with his trio and then led an epic jam with some of rock and roll’s greatest guitarists, from Jennifer Batten to Slash.　 In 2009, Lucinda Williams penned an original song to honor Janis Joplin.

About the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Inc. is the nonprofit organization that exists to educate visitors, fans and scholars from around the world about the history and continuing significance of rock and roll music. It carries out this mission through its operation of a world-class museum that collects, preserves, exhibits and interprets this art form and through its library and archives as well as its educational programs.

The Museum is open seven days a week from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. On Wednesdays (and Saturdays through Labor Day), the Museum is open until 9 p.m. Museum admission is $22 for adults, $18 for adult residents of Greater Cleveland, $17 for seniors (65+), $13 for youth (9-12), children under 8 and Museum Members are always free, for information or to join the membership program call 216. 515.8425. For general inquiries, please call 216.781.ROCK (7625) or visit www.rockhall.com

Sarah Mclachlan Announces Additional "Sarah And Friends" 2011 Tour Dates

2010-11-18T16:11:00.001-08:00

SARAH MCLACHLAN announces 23 additional dates across the US and Canada (including a New Year's Eve show in Atlantic City), with more dates to be announced in the coming weeks of her "Sarah and Friends" tour.

The "Sarah And Friends" tour offers fans an intimate evening with Sarah McLachlan as she not only performs classic hits and new favorites from her critically-acclaimed new release LAWS OF ILLUSION (Arista Records), but also takes moments throughout the evening to answer questions from the audience. Sarah's two friends and band members, Butterfly Boucher and Melissa McClelland, also have their moment in the spotlight, each performing their own short sets.

Said the Dallas Morning News of the November 1 opening night show of "Sarah and Friends" at the Verizon Theatre, "The revered Canadian singer-songwriter was personable, engaging and in great voice during two-and-a-half hours of stage time," while the Ft. Worth Star Telegram called Boucher and McClelland "a pair of promising talents - burgeoning troubadours..."

This summer's Lilith tour saw Sarah rejoin new and old friends on the road, and her live performances were among the best in her career. In a live review of the Los Angeles-area Lilith tour date, the Los Angeles Times raved "McLachlan ...was almost levitating with radiant energy," the Hollywood Reporter observed, "Sarah isn't just back. She's better," and the Orange County Register said Sarah was "at her finest."

Of LAWS OF ILLUSION, her first album of brand new material in 7 years, USA Today raves: "Some of her most buoyant and beautifully crafted songs ever. Candid and thoughtful,LAWS OF ILLUSION, finds her tackling heartache head-on and leaves no doubt that she wants to find love again - and will." AndThe New York Times glows: "The songs are as direct as Ms. McLachlan's have ever been, and as finely tuned...The album is as lush and measured...It's a collection of ballads, hymns, and waltzes, sung in long arcs of melody with a voice that enfolds its strength in breathy intimacy. Acoustic instruments gleam, with unearthly keyboards and electric guitars billowing up around them."

"Sarah and Friends" Tour Dates:
Fri, Dec 31 Atlantic City, NJ @ Caesars Atlantic City - Circus Maximus
Sat, Jan 1 Mashantucket, CT @ MGM Grand Theatre
Sun, Jan 2 Concord, NH @ Capitol Center for the Arts
Mon, Jan 3 Kingston, ON @ K-Rock
Wed, Jan 5 Akron, OH @ EJ Thomas Performing Arts Hall
Thur, Jan 6 Buffalo, NY @ Shea's Performing Arts Center
Fri, Jan 7 Windsor, ON @ The Colossium at Caesars Windsor
Sat, Jan 8 Pittsburgh, PA @ Heinz Hall For The Performing Arts
Mon, Jan 10 Washington, DC @ Constitution Hall
Tue, Jan 11 Boston, MA @ Opera House
Wed, Jan 12 New York, NY @ Beacon Theatre
Tue, Mar 1 Victoria, BC @ Save on Foods Memorial Center
Wed, Mar 2 Kelowna, BC @ Prospera Place
Thur, Mar 3 Prince George, BC @ CN Centre
Fri, Mar 4 Edmonton, AB @ Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium
Sun, Mar 6 Calgary, AB @ Jack Singer Concert Hall
Mon, Mar 7 Regina, SK @ Conexus
Tue, Mar 8 Winnipeg, MA @ MTS Center
Wed, Mar 16 Hamilton, ON @ Hamilton Place
Thur, Mar 17 Toronto, ON @ Massey Hall
Mon, Mar 21 Moncton, NB @ Coliseum
Tue, Mar 22 Halifax, NS @ Metro Centre
Thur, Mar 24 Montreal, QC @ St. Denis

Neil Young's Music Equipment, Cars Destroyed in Fire

2010-11-11T17:25:00.001-08:00

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A San Carlos warehouse filled with rock legend Neil Young's music equipment, vintage cars and other memorabilia burned in a three-alarm blaze early Tuesday, causing an estimated $1.1 million in damage.

Workers and friends of the longtime Peninsula resident spent the day moving guitars, canisters of film, framed photos and other items that had been in the warehouse at 593 Quarry Road. Young, who lives in a home near La Honda, arrived at the site late in the day and surveyed the destruction.

Investigators have ruled out arson but didn't say Tuesday what caused the fire.

The roughly 10,000-square-foot building sustained $300,000 in damage, and Young's possessions that burned were worth about $800,000,
Belmont-San Carlos Fire Marshal Jim Palisi. No one was injured in the fire.

The fire broke out about 2:55 a.m., and crews had the flames under control by 3:45 a.m., said Belmont-San Carlos Fire Chief Doug Fry, adding that firefighters saved up to 70 percent of the memorabilia, including six classic cars, that were stored in the warehouse.

A documentary Young made about Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, "CSNY/Déjà Vu," was shown at the close of the Sundance Film Festival in 2008. Young rents the warehouse, which is on a street lined with industrial businesses, Fry said.

A Young spokesman declined to comment Tuesday on what items were in the warehouse.

Gibson to Reproduce Eric Clapton?s Classic ?Beano? Les Paul

2010-11-11T17:22:00.001-08:00

One of the most important guitars in the history of rock and blues music will be released this December: Eric Clapton’s 1960 “Beano” Les Paul. The axe that Slowhand wielded on the classic John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers album Blues Breakers with Eric Clapton — when Londoners were declaring him “God” — will soon be available in stores, courtesy of the Gibson Custom Shop.

Check back in the coming weeks for more details!

John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers (featuring Eric Clapton),“Steppin’ Out”

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Detroit International Jazz Festival Receives $100,000 from Knight Foundation to Support DJF's Jazz Planet

2010-11-11T17:19:00.001-08:00

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DETROIT,MI-- The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation has awarded the Detroit International Jazz Festival (DJF) a $100,000 grant to help the festival reach a global audience through an exciting web-based initiative, DJF's Jazz Planet.

DJF's Jazz Planet – a streaming news magazine and music channel, featuring performances, news flashes, interviews and behind-the-scenes commentary from the 2010 Detroit International Jazz Festival – was created to showcase Detroit as a significant center for jazz, provide a platform for artists to share their projects, and develop a mainstream audience for jazz and the festival through the internet.

Building upon the festival's year-round commitment to educational programming and events, the Knight Foundation grant will help DJF achieve the following goals:

* Engage communities on a global scale through social media;

* Develop an online portal of information and activity for jazz in Southeast Michigan;

* Provide opportunities for urban students to enhance skills, compete with their suburban counterparts and be inspired by great artists.

"Our advocacy efforts for jazz and Detroit were magnified with the introduction of the Planet," says festival director Terri Pontremoli. "In addition to reaching hundreds of thousands of jazz fans around the globe, we were able to deliver an unsurpassed cultural experience to new audiences."

"The festival is on the cutting edge of engaging new audiences," said Dennis Scholl, Knight Foundation's vice president/arts. "The site allows the festival to expand its reach far beyond one stellar weekend in Detroit."

Produced by ShowAds Network and in partnership with Livestream, DJF's Jazz Planet was full of spontaneity and fun, featuring interviews with artists and by artists, fan and student commentary, and segments of performances.

In its first year, DJF's Jazz Planet reached 700,000 viewers in 157 countries. It went "live" at 6:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) on the festival's opening night, with a 30-minute red carpet segment co-hosted by bassist Christian McBride and festival director Terri Pontremoli. Red carpet guests included: Detroit Mayor Dave Bing; Tower of Power's Emilio Castillo; and 2010 DJF artist in residence, pianist Mulgrew Miller.

DJF's Jazz Planet highlights can still be seen on the festival website – detroitjazzfest.com/jazzplanet – through November 25, 2010.

New video content featuring festival performances, jazz master classes and special interviews will be added to DJF's Jazz Planet in the coming months. Please visit the Jazz Planet Blog for details and updates on this project.

About the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation

The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation advances journalism in the digital age and invests in the vitality of communities where the Knight brothers owned newspapers. Knight Foundation focuses on projects that promote informed and engaged communities and lead to transformational change. For more, visit www.knightfoundation.org.

About Detroit International Jazz Festival

The Detroit International Jazz Festival (DJF) is an independent, non-profit organization that presents jazz and educational workshops throughout the year. With an audience of 750,000, this free event has a $90M impact on the city. It is supported through foundation grants, individual donations, and customized sponsorships for businesses that benefit from exposure to DJF's large, diverse and educated audience. For more information visit www.detroitjazzfest.com.

Carolina Chocolate Drops, Luminescent Orchestrii to Release EP on January 25; Pre-Order Now to Download Opening Track

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Nonesuch releases its second record from North Carolina-based string band the Carolina Chocolate Drops—a four-song EP—on January 25. The record is a collaboration with the New York City–based Romanian gypsy punk band Luminescent Orchestrii; it was co-produced by that group’s sound engineer, Joseph “Bass” DeJarnette, with the Carolina Chocolate Drops and Luminescent Orchestrii.

This self-titled EP is available for pre-order from the Nonesuch Store, where the first 100 copies of the CD and the first 100 copies of the 10" vinyl EP will be signed by the Carolina Chocolate Drops. All pre-orders include an instant digital download of the record’s opening track, “Short Dress Gal.” (As always, purchases from the Nonesuch Store include a high-quality digital download of the record at no additional charge, available release day.)

The project began when both the Luminescent Orchestrii and the Carolina Chocolate Drops, longtime admirers of each others’ music, were performing at the Folk Alliance festival in Memphis, Tennessee. Every day in Memphis, the Lumiis would set up in the hall and do a short set for the passersby. One day the Lumiis’ Sxip Shirey noticed that the Drops’ Rhiannon Giddens was watching and asked her to join them. What followed was “magic … one of those rare festival moments that never happens again,” as Shirey said.

The Chocolate Drops were soon invited to Brooklyn to join the Luminescent Orchestrii and their friend human beatboxer Adam Matta to record “Knockin’,” from the Lumiis’ record Too Hot to Sleep, and Blu Cantrell’s “Hit ’Em Up Style,” which was on the Drops’ album Genuine Negro Jig. Next the Lumiis and Matta went down to Winston-Salem, North Carolina, to record a new version of the Sam Morgan jazz classic “Short Dress Gal” and the Lumii song “Escoutas (Diga Diga Diga).” These four songs comprise Carolina Chocolate Drops / Luminescent Orchestrii.

The Carolina Chocolate Drops formed after band members Dom Flemons, Rhiannon Giddens, and Justin Robinson met at the Black Banjo Gathering in Boone, North Carolina, in 2005; they have toured continuously since the band’s inception. All three trained in the Piedmont banjo and fiddle musical tradition under the tutelage of Joe Thompson. The members come from diverse musical backgrounds, sharing singing duties and swapping instruments throughout their sets. Flemons has immersed himself in the music of the past, with a prodigious record collection and an immense knowledge of the different playing styles of the blues, country, and string band traditions. In addition to her work with Joe Thompson, Giddens—a Piedmont native—studied opera at Oberlin Conservatory, performs with a Celtic band and is also an avid contra dancer and caller. Robinson, the group’s main fiddler, also plays banjo; he grew up in a house full of musicians—his mother is a classically trained opera singer and cellist, his sister a classical pianist and his grandfather a harmonica player.

The Luminescent Orchestrii’s music features Romanian gypsy melodies, punk frenzy, salty tangos, hard-rocking klezmer, haunting Balkan harmony, hip-hop beats, and Appalachian fiddle, all eaten and spit out by two violins, resophonic guitar, bullhorn harmonica, and bass. The band members are from different scenes in New York City, yet come together through their love of Balkan and Gypsy music. Sxip Shirey is an international circus composer, Sarah Alden is an old-time fiddle player, Rima Fand is an experimental theater composer, and Benjy Fox-Rosen is a free-jazz bassist. It is not uncommon to find Shirey playing with the Bindlestiff Family Cirkus, Fand composing music for a Lorca puppet show, Fox-Rosen at a jazz gig, or Alden fiddling away at an all-night old-time session. Since 2002, when the band was formed, the Luminescent Orchestrii has toured the East Coast, England, Scotland, and Germany.

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Kim Waters Saturday-Nov. 20 SPECIAL TICKET PRICE

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"Buy two tickets and get one ticket free of equal value".

Don't miss this great saxophonist in a rare LA/OC appearance. He will perform at the Huntington Beach Library Theatre, an intimate 319 seat theatre located at 7111 Talbert Avenue, HuntingtonBeach,CA 92648.Enjoy the collection of music he has given us over the years in an up close and personal theatre. Orange County's best kept secret!

Dancing to the sounds of DJ Jonathan Phillips will take place in the dining room after 9:30pm.

Don't wait this will be a sell out show!!

Two Shows: 7pm and 9pm
Vip w/dinner (Rows 1-4) $90.00 per person
Gold Seats (Rows 5-8) $60.00 per person
General Seats (Rows 9-14) $45.00 per person
Dinner is available for Gold and General seats for an additional charge of $20.00. Dinner is served 1- 1/2 hours before each show across the hall from the theare.

TICKETS: Buy on line or go to www.bbjazz.com
For more information call BB Jazz (714) 377-7574 or call Corky (323) 864-8690

Thank you for all of your support and please tell a friend.

Betty & Corky

Available Today: Randy Weston and his African Rhythms Sextet, the Storyteller: Live at Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola

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"...a lifelong scholar of Africa, (Randy Weston's) playing has always had a ring of the ancient in it; his percussive, resounding bass-clef chords are among the great pleasures in jazz piano." - Ben Ratliff, The New York Times

For over five decades, pianist, composer, bandleader and NEA Jazz Master Randy Weston has enjoyed a distinguished career in music. With over 46 CDs as a leader, Weston has continued to perform his Africa-inspired jazz throughout the world and has been the recipient of many international awards and honors.

Today, Motéma Music releases Randy Weston's new live album with his African Rhythms sextet, The Storyteller: Live At Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola. The CD is a musical companion to Weston's highly anticipated memoir, African Rhythms: The Autobiography of Randy Weston, a collaboration with Willard Jenkins and published by Duke University Press.

The Storyteller is Weston's first recording with the whole African Rhythms ensemble since 1999's Spirit! The Power of Music. Recorded live at Jazz at Lincoln Center's Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola, the set features drummer Lewis Nash with members of Weston's regular quintet: trombonist Benny Powell; alto saxophonist TK Blue; bassist Alex Blake; and percussionist Neil Clarke.

Additionally, the session is Weston's final recording with long-time collaborator and friend, Benny Powell (who "joined the ancestors" in June, 2010). The Storyteller documents Powell's final contribution to Weston's sound. "Benny Powell represented the essence of the blues that is the foundation of our music," Weston reflects. "Benny captured the sound of love and peace in his instrument."

In the liner notes for The Storyteller, author and American culture and music historian Robin D.G. Kelley writes, "Weston employs his 84 years of wisdom and experience, but plays with the agility and imagination of a 24 year old. At times his grand piano sounds like a Kalimba (African "thumb piano"), and then a few measures later he is making thunder in the bass clef, while his right hand dances briskly along the upper register."

Born in Brooklyn, New York in 1926, Randy Weston didn't have to travel far to hear the great jazz artists that were to shape his sound, such as Duke Ellington, Thelonious Monk, and his idol, Coleman Hawkins. During the 1950s, when he gigged around New York with Cecil Payne and Kenny Dorham, he wrote many of his beloved tunes, such as "Little Niles," "Pam's Waltz," "Saucer Eyes" and "Hi Fly." His first recording as a leader was Cole Porter In A Modern Mood (1954, Riverside). His connections between African and American music is due in large part to his father, Frank Edward Weston, who told his son that he was "an African born in America." In the late '60s, Weston traveled throughout the continent of Africa to get a feel for each nation's musical style. Settling in Morocco, he ran his African Rhythms Club there from 1969 to 1972.

Weston began incorporating African elements into his compositions, as heard on Uhuru Afrika, Highlife: Music From The New African Nations and African Cookbook. After a long stretch of infrequent recordings, he made quite an impact with The Spirits of Our Ancestors (1992), a 2-CD recording of new, expanded versions of his well-known pieces, featuring arrangements by Melba Liston, guests such as Gillespie and Pharoah Sanders, and an ensemble comprised of African musicians.

Kelley historically explains the eleven songs on The Storyteller in the following track by track excerpts referenced from the CD liner notes:

The opening track "Chano Pozo" is a solo piano dedication to the Afro-Cuban percussionist whose work with Dizzy Gillespie in the '40s played a major role in the foundation of Latin jazz. The ensemble continues the Afro-Cuban vibe with "African Sunrise," a Weston classic that was commissioned for the 1984 Chicago Jazz Festival in tribute to Gillespie and his rich association with the Machito Orchestra.

"The African Cookbook Suite" elaborates on another Weston classic. First recorded in 1964, the composition grew out of Weston's travels to Nigeria in 1961 and 1963, and his deep immersion in traditional and popular music across the African continent. This version is based on the original, but is divided into three distinct movements: "Tehuti," named after the ancient Egyptian deity of wisdom and knowledge; "Jus' Blues," a soulful blues that pays homage to the Memphis-based Jus' Blues Foundation, "featuring a gut wrenching solo by Powell;" and "The Bridge," featuring Alex Blake, with an extraordinary solo for bass and voice.

"The Shrine" is a recent Weston composition, first recorded on Khepera in 1998. Weston explains, "The Shrine represents all the places of worship, regardless of religion, particularly of African people."

The chromatic and Monkish "Loose Wig" appeared on his 1956 LP The Modern Art of Jazz. "A loose wig - that's a nice way of saying someone's insane," explains Weston in Kelley's liner notes. "Wig Loose," which builds on the rhythmic energy of its melodic counterpart, is a two-and-a-half minute display of virtuoso piano over galloping tempos set by the rhythm section.

Considered as Weston's first bona fide hit, "Hi Fly" made its recording debut at the 1958 Newport Jazz Festival. A tongue-in-cheek commentary on his height (6'7"), it also refers to an exciting period in his life when his apartment on 13th Street in Manhattan became an important gathering place for musicians as well as a source of artistic stimulation and political engagement. As Weston himself acknowledged, the song's unique accents may "have come from a rhythm I heard in African drumming." A constant in his repertoire, the band transforms this one-time mid-tempo, happy-go-lucky romp into a lush romantic ballad. Then the very next track, "Fly Hi," brings the song back to its roots.

Weston concludes The Storyteller set with "Love, The Mystery Of," a composition written in 1958 by the late Ghanaian drummer Guy Warren (Kofi Ghanaba), about a young maiden and a hunter drawn together by the mysterious power of love. At the end of the set, Weston says: "You know, we try to capture the spirits of the ancients, because they had the secrets of rhythm and sound, and how they knew their music is really a healing, spiritual force. And when you write music, you can feel good, you can go home and rest and imagine beautiful things."

To encapsulate the overall experience of the recording, Weston remarks: "The Storyteller is about our lives, history and our creativity. Benny Powell was our spiritual voice, his trombone speaks, and we will miss him. Lewis Nash, Neil Clarke, TK Blue, Alex Blake, all are great musicians with a great respect for those before us: we are not a band, we are an African Rhythms Family."

Upcoming Randy Weston Events:

Nov 13: Tribeca Performing Arts Center, NYC - Uhuru Afrika 50th Anniversary Concert

Nov 18: Bowker Auditorium, UMASS, Amherst, MA - solo concert, book signing

Dec 12: Brooklyn Museum, NYC - African Rhythms Trio Performance, book signing

Randy Weston and his African Rhythms Sextet · The Storyteller

Motéma Music · Release Date: November 9, 2010

For additional information on Randy Weston,
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For press information and to request a copy of The Storyteller for review,
please contact: DL MEDIA · 610-667-0501
Steph Brown · steph@dlmediamusic.com

Spike Hill Presents Spirit Kid On Friday, November 19th at 11:00 PM

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New York, NY - Cambridge singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Spirit Kid will perform at Spike Hill on Friday, November 19th at 11:00 PM.

There's something about a well-turned pop song that gets you every time. You start catching the melody and nodding your head to the hook, and three minutes later you notice that the world suddenly looks like a better place. That's just the reaction that singer/writer and multi-instrumentalist Emeen Zarookian is looking for under his current guise of Spirit Kid.

Sporting ten sharp and beautifully produced tunes it aims to hit you in the same magic place where he got hit by his British Invasion heroes. And in the grand tradition of McCartney, Prince, Rundgren and Emmitt Rhodes, this is a true solo effort on which he wrote, sang and played every note. For more info on Spirit Kid, please visit http://ping.fm/0vB6E .

Spike Hill - 184 and 186 Bedford Avenue and North 7th Street

Williamsburg, Brooklyn

(718) 218-9737- www.spikehill.com

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Amphora Records To Release Alma Afrobeat Ensemble's Toubab Soul On Wednesday, December 1, 2010

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Nine-Piece Barcelona Band To Release Full-length CD Stateside

"['Toubab Soul' is] an Afrobeat delight, full of endless driving rhythms manifesting a polyrhythmic stew of life-affirming funk, protest, dance and social commentary in song to some of the best African beats." -- Latin Beat Magazine

"To talk about this disk and this Barcelona band is to talk about an historic moment for Afrobeat in Spain."-- Spain's EnlanceFunk Magazine

"The best representative of Afrobeat in the Spanish state is the Alma Afrobeat Ensemble." -- DJ Foro

New York, NY - Amphora Records will release Toubab Soul, the first full-length studio recording by Barcelona's Alma Afrobeat Ensemble, on Wednesday, December 1, 2010. Providing a healthy dose of original, spirited Afrobeat, Toubab Soul pulsates continuously from the hip-hop inflected opening tune "Taskmaster," which features Ugandan MC Krukid, to the Afro-psychedelia of the closing track, a cover of Wallias Band's "Muziqawi Silt."

Featuring some of the most prolific musicians from Europe, the United States, Latin America and Africa, Toubab Soul is an endlessly danceable CD. The driving rhythms of the Ensemble's music were captured in Barcelona's La Ramona and BCN Arts studios over the course three months, making it the first Afrobeat album ever recorded in Spain.

Bandleader, composer and guitarist Aaron Feder originally formed the Ensemble as a tribute to the music of Fela Kuti in the U.S. in 2003. The native Chicagoan moved to Barcelona in 2006, forming a second incarnation of the band to include a stellar array of European, South American and African musicians. Since then, the Ensemble has been playing festivals all across the Iberian Peninsula and, most notably, has shared the stage with Konono No. 1 and Chicago Afrobeat Orchestra.

"In parts of Africa, the word 'toubab' means 'white man,' but the musicians on Toubab Soul are actually come from across the globe. All of them are musically like-minded, as well as in other ways, and we've come together under the flag of Afrobeat and the principle of social justice through music," says Feder, who studied music at the University of Illinois.

The Barcelona band currently includes percussionist John "Kwame" Adzraku, bassist Fernando "Dinky" Redondo, trumpeter Audun Waage, saxophonist Gonzalo Levin, guitarist Octavio Hernandez, percussionist Tato Sassone, keyboardist Oscar Bayester and rapper Babacar "Baba" Gaya. Special guests on Toubab Soul include saxophonist Kike Perdomo, reggae singer Rasta Glover, rapper Krukid and kalimba player Seydu.

For more information on The Alma Afrobeat Ensemble, visit http://ping.fm/7uP5K For a review copy of Toubab Soul, please contact Eva Dilmanian at 646.675.8550 or eva@buzzwordpr.com.

Vandarray Gets Crunk for Christ in Gospel CD "None Like You"

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Vandarray Gets Crunk for Christ

Releases Debut CD &

Launches Gulf Coast Tour

Gospel CD "None Like You" includes popular single "Crush on Jesus"

featuring hip-hop artist The Minista

Atlanta, GA - Just returning from a stellar performance for Bobby Jones Gospel, JacksO Records (www.jacksorecords.com) recording artist, Vandarray (Vandarray Jackson-Derico), put on an electrifying mini-concert for enthusiastic friends, fans, and entertainment executives gathered at the Hilton Hotel in Atlanta to celebrate the release of her much awaited CD, NONE LIKE YOU, and kick-off of her ten-city Gulf Coast Promotional Tour.

"I Praise God for all of the people who came out in bad weather to join me to celebrate the release of None Like You," said Vandarray, affectionately known as Pastor V. "This album is another step in my journey to minister to people through music."

Tobago Benito, president of DBS Management and half of Vandarray's management team comments, "I am honored to work with Pastor V. She's a professional, hard-working woman of faith that has a unique ability to touch people that she comes in contact with in a very personal and positive way. Her music is an extension of that rare gift."

Produced by the talented songwriter/producer, Marlon Stokes, "None Like You" is an eclectic mixture of inspiring urban gospel featuring reality-based lyrics that deal with many of the destructive and debilitating issues facing our society today, while inspiring people to search for love in God. Vandarray's powerful and emotive delivery is juxtaposed with traditional melodies as well as contemporary "Crunk" tunes.

"Vandarray has the ability to inspire diverse audiences from young to old. None Like You is similar to the tunes of Mary Mary and CeCe Winans, appealing to every generation," said Tony Ricks, president of Tony Tony Entertainment and Vandarray's co-manager. Ricks continues, "She draws on her own life experiences to connect with people and encourages them to find strength in God."

On each of the eleven CD tracks Vandarray emphasizes the power of worshipping God while keeping her audience uplifted and "Crunk for Christ." The title track is an ode to Jesus, declaring there is NONE LIKE YOU. The track SOMEBODY NEEDS SOME LOVE points out the important fact that in times like these - when people are losing their jobs - we all need one another. "We need to lend a helping hand, show you care." CRUSH ON JESUS, featuring hip-hop lyricist, The Minista (JacksO Records), is a funky, upbeat hip-hop tune demonstrating Vandarray's ability to get "Crunk for Christ." HOLD ON is a mid-tempo tune urging those who are going through hard times and don't think they're going to make it to HOLD ON to His hand and have faith.

"I hope my music serves as a message to all people that in spite of any challenges you may experience, God loves you and you should feel good about serving Him," said Vandarray. "As my song says, no matter what you may be going through, through the hurt, through the pain, through the hard trials, when all hope is gone and you feel all alone, praise Him, 'ANYHOW'. That's the message I want my audience to leave with," she adds.

Although NONE LIKE YOU marks Pastor V's first CD, she is not at all new to the gospel arena. The daughter of a pastor and a bishop, Vandarray grew up in an Apostolic Church of God in Christ (COGIC) Church and at a young age embarked upon her life-long mission to turn sinners to saints through the power of music. Vandarray started out directing a church choir and performing in the regionally successful group "Jackson 5 Gospel Singers." Her journey to impact the lives of others intensified as she triumphed over her own trials and tribulations - including domestic abuse - which landed the South Carolina native in Atlanta with a vibrant ministry and her own television show. "The Vandarray Show" airs on WATC 57 in Atlanta and has expanded to WCSC Live 5 in Charleston, South Carolina.

Vandarray will be busy this month. In addition to filming the music video for the title cut, NONE LIKE YOU, her Gulf Coast Promo Tour will visit radio stations and retailers in Atlanta, GA; Birmingham, Montgomery and Mobile, AL; Jackson, MS; New Orleans, Baton Rouge, and Shreveport, LA; along with Houston and Dallas, TX.

The CD is available at several music retailers throughout the Southern region and all online retailers, including iTunes, Amazon, and Vandarray.com. The music video for SOMEBODY NEEDS SOME LOVE can be viewed at www.vandarray.com.

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NOTE TO MEDIA: Vandarray is available for interviews contact Edrea @ edmedia@dogonvillage.com or 770.961.6200. For review copies of NONE LIKE YOU email your name, address, and media outlet to Edrea. Find us on Facebook

Management Team:

Tobago Benito, DBS Management, (678) 725-7321

Tony Ricks, Tony Tony Entertainment (404) 925-8669

Radio promotions:

Daphanie S. Cassel, DW Promotions (713) 226-7112 dcassel@dwpromotions.net

NONE LIKE YOU Track Listings:

- It's Not Over

- None Like You

- Crush On Jesus ft The Minista

- Get It On

- Hold On

- Protector

- Somebody Needs Some Love

- Oh Lamb of God

- Any How

- Reprise

- You Deserve

The Black Raven Band 2010 Los Angeles Music Awards Winner!

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The BlackRaven Band will be presented with the 2010 Producers Choice "Spiritual Artist of the Year" and will be performing at the 2010 Los Angeles Music Awards!

Don't miss The BlackRaven Band at 7:30pm on the Red Carpet Stage, as they will give an unforgettable performance.

Contemporary indigenous flute artist Daniel Hicks takes the unique sound of the Native American flute in imaginative new directions, with highly personal flute styles which have earned him international demand, acclaim and awards, including the 2009 Phoenix Music Awards "Instrumental Artist of the Year", and for his featured work with Black Raven Band's debut release, "First Flight" earned the 2009 Los Angeles Music Awards "Instrumental Album of the Year", 2009 West Coast American Indian Music Awards "Traditional Instruments" award.

Now together with the new line up which includes Gonzo Sandoval (Percussion and Vocals), Phil Sandoval (Guitars) (both Sandoval brothers are from the legendary Pasadena rock band Armored Saint), and Jon Saxon (Percussion). BlackRaven are working on finishing their next album entitled "Native Knight", due out by Dec. 2010.

Performing with The BlackRaven Band as special guest, Jim Maropoulos also will be presented with the 2010 Producers Choice "Spiritual Artist of the Year"!

Jim is currently performing with Generations Band in Yuma, Arizona for Generations Church.

Philadephia Music Community to Stage Joyouse Celebration Remembering Influential ?Philly Soul? Producer Weldon A. McDougal II

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Benefit Concert and Memorial Service to Commemorate Life of Larks Vocalist and Phila. International and Motown Records Promotion Exec Who Helped Discover Michael Jackson and Jackson 5

WHAT: The Philadelphia music community will gather to stage a joyous celebration commemorating the life of WELDON ARTHUR McDOUGAL III, influential vocalist and producer and founding member of The Larks in a benefit concert and memorial service at the Clef Club.

McDougal, a West Philadelphia native who died Oct. 21 of pancreatic cancer at 74, was a promotions executive for Philadelphia International Records and Motown Records. He is credited with helping to shape Philadelphia soul music and helping to discover Michael Jackson and the Jackson 5.

WHEN: Tuesday, November 9, 2010

6 p.m. – Doors Open

7 p.m – Program Begins

WHO: The Intruders - performer

The Soul Survivors - performer

Sounds of the Blue Notes – performer

The Delfonics – performer

Jamie Knight - performer

Rheel Menn - performer

Weldon McDougal IV - speaker

Ju-Taun - performer

Carol Riddick – performer

Earl Young, MFSB – speaker

Bunny Sigler - performer

Kimberly Roberts, Philadelphia Tribune – speaker

WHERE: The Clef Club

Avenue of the Arts

738 S. Broad St., Philadelphia, PA

MANDATORY RSVP:

Randy Alexander / Randex Communications / 856.596.1410; 609.280.6140 (m) / randex@randexpr.com

Online press kit at www.randexpr.com

Weldon Arthur McDougal III

A Musical Life

Born in 1936 and hailing from West Philadelphia, Weldon Arthur McDougal III for over four decades contributed to the musical evolution of the Sound of Philadelphia.

As songwriter, recording artist, group bandleader of the The Larks and independent producer, he helped shape and influence the creation and development of Philly sound since the early 1960s. The Larks became known nationally in 1961 with their national hit "It’s Unbelievable," and during the same year the same year, Weldon appeared with The Larks on American Bandstand.

As a founding member and co-owner of the Harthon record label alongside his partners Luther Randolph and Johnny Stiles, Weldon produced diverse local Philly artists including Eddie Holman, the Volcanoes, Larry Clinton, Nella Dodds, Cindy Gibson, Herb Ward, The Tiffanies and many others.

Many of those songs Weldon produced are now collectors classics across both sides of Atlantic in rare soul music circles, and are held up as being some of the most momentous early examples of Philly soul.

Weldon was instrumental in helping shape the early Philly sound and produced Barbara Mason’s Philly classic Top 10 hit, "Yes, I'm Ready," which is one of the era 's defining first examples of the sweet, lush orchestrated sound that came to be called Philly soul and would soon herald the arrival of "The Sound of Philadelphia" in the early 1970s. Weldon was the first artist to record and produce Sharon Paige before she came to national prominence with Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes.

Weldon first brought together the trio of Earl Young, Norman Harris and Ronnie Baker, who would become the heart of MFSB and would back The Larks in the studio, including the much revered classic soul tracks "I Still Love You," "Rain" and "Groovin' at the Go Go."

Weldon became the first black promotions man on the East Coast, working for Chips Distributors. He subsequently joined Motown Records, becoming Head of Special projects -- promoting artists on the road and records to DJ’s nationally. Weldon was instrumental in introducing and helping discover the Jackson 5 while at Motown Records. He had a special relationship with the group and Michael as they grew up and developed their music, on and off the road.

In the 1970s, Weldon continued to produce while working nationally at Motown and Philadelphia International Records. He recorded many artists at Sigma Sound Studios, including his band, Universal Love, Love Committee, Dap ‘Sugar’ Willy, Lois Sneed, Melba Moore, Gerri Grainger, Lou Gordon, Gwen Owens, Jimmy Randolph, Dahlia, Phyllis Smith, Rhonda Berg and many more.

Weldon produced a national hit album in 1978 again for Barbara Mason, I Am Your Woman, She Is Your Wife’. He toured with many artists overseas, including Bunny Sigler, Archie Bell and the Three Degrees, while acting as head of Special Projects at Motown Records.

As a celebrated photographer with a gift for photography, Weldon's photographs of Michael Jackson are known internationally. He published The Michael Jackson Scrapbook to acclaim in 1981 and contributed rare photos of all the Motown luminaries in Motown: The Golden Years, published 2001.

In 2006 he produced a popular album for local artist Shirley Slaughter.

In 2008 and 2009 he published two CD volumes of his independent production work to critical acclaim in the USA, UK and Japan.

In 2010 Weldon spoke at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, and took part in numerous television documentaries and programs, including the life of Marvin Gaye and more recently, fellow Philadelphian Tammi Terrell.

In 2010 he took part in the filming of a to be televised life story of Michael Jackson which will finally publically recognize his role in the Michael Jackson story

Weldon was known locally and internationally for his work as an ambassador for the musical heritage of the City of Philadelphia and advised many in the music business over the years.

Weldon was a proud father to his son Weldon McDougal IV and a loving grandfather to his granddaughters Martina and Tierra. He was immensely proud of what they have achieved.

His work and legacy will continue to be source of inspiration for all, and he leaves a wealth of devoted family, friends and colleagues who will continue to treasure his friendship and musical contribution.

20th Annual Los Angeles Music Awards Announces Justin Foutz as "Country Artist of the Year"

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Curb Records, Sky Productions and RainboRecords presents

Justin Foutz with the annual prestigious award at

The Theatre at Paramount Studios, Hollywood.

LOS ANGELES- Young musician and rising star Justin Foutz (www.justinfoutz.com) is set to take the music industry by storm as he receives Los Angeles' most prestigious music award at the star studded event held in Hollywood on November 18th 2010.

Foutz achieved his Los Angeles Music Awards (LAMA) victory, at the recent LAMA Voting Party, over five worthy competitors in his category. He also finished second in the "Country Album of the Year" category. As a result of winning "Country Artist of the Year", Foutz will be presented with his trophy in the presence of some of the world's most influential music moguls and media on the Red Carpet at the 20th Annual Los Angeles Music Awards ceremony.

"I am delighted, winning country artist of the year proves a point to anyone who wants something bad enough that anything can happen," says Foutz beaming with pride about his award. "This is a great accomplishment for me and all of my fans. I can not thank everyone enough for giving me their continued support and believing in my work as an artist."

This talented songwriter and guitar player born in Indianapolis, Indiana is already getting used to the limelight as he has been spotted on various Los Angeles red carpets and performing to some of Hollywood's highly acclaimed influential community and press including accompanying country singer/actress Michelle Murray's during the launch of her authentic vodka brand "Taylor Street Vodka" and performing before music legend Englebert Humperdinck at this years "18th Annual American Society of Young Musicians". Justin is scheduled to play at the forthcoming Breast Cancer Benefit in Hollywood on November 17th ahead of the awards at Paramount Studios.

If this roller coaster ride isn't enough, Foutz, who has recently completed his debut album "Justin Foutz" recorded in Nashville, and his management team are currently negotiating an international recording deal. "It feels like a dream, I have worked so hard with my song writing and performances that finally all my hard work is being recognized," says Foutz.. "I am celebrating by giving my fans an amazing 'Thank You Concert" at EVO Lounge, Long Beach on Sunday November 21st at 2 p.m."

Justin Foutz is up for"Artist of the Month of December" on Rockwired Radio, where fans are encouraged to vote for their favorite artist, and he can also be heard on American Veterans Radio (www.avradio.org) the week of November 7-14 on 'Spotlight Artist'. Fans can join him and his band at EVO Lounge, 5300 E. Second St. Long Beach, Sunday November 21st at2 p.m. (www.evolounge.com). Entrance to this special "Thank You" concert is complimentary.

www.justinfoutz.com
www.myspace.com/justinfoutz

B? Mavr?& The Stars of Buena Vista "Un Soplo En El Aire (A Breeze In The Wind)" CD + Bonus-DVD To Be Released December 7

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Latin flavored release from tenor Béla Mavrák, currently on tour with Andre Rieu!
"Music is a human thing, a warm thing, something that touches the heart."

That is the view of the world-famous Hungarian Béla Mavrák, who takes a great personal interest in the most far-flung tribes in the world. This quotation was the result of his visit to a tribe in Papua New Guinea, who received him as their first white visitor and adorned his farewell aria with unusual Aborigine vocals.

His voice is heard and loved all over the globe. No lesser a personage than Lord Yehudi Menuhin accompanied the star tenor in 1999 at a concert performance in aid of the German Yehudi Menuhin Fund. It was from him that Mavrák adopted the humility of a great star which has gained him the worldwide affection of his fans, although since 2006 his international stage performances have become a little more ostentatious. Star violinist André Rieu enlisted Béla Mavrák to join his ensemble and made him known to an audience of millions in all the continents of the earth.

Now, with "Un Soplo en el Aire" Mavrák has fulfilled a long-held dream in between his world tours with the great violinist Rieu from Maastricht. Whilst visiting Cuba he once again felt that strong urge to get to know the people and the origins of their culture. It was in some ways a melancholy experience, because the Cuba of the past has changed dramatically. His brand-new album expresses this change: grandiose vocals - Buena Vista feeling - passion and emotion!

Mavrák was born in Austria to Hungarian parents and christened in St. Steven's Cathedral in Vienna; he grew up in Vojvodina (now a part of Serbia) and his youth years of learning and traveling took him to Italy and all over Europe. This time was followed by numerous tours of the great concert halls and opera houses around the globe. He started to study Song at Belgrade Musical Academy in 1989 and continued his studies at the College of Music and Dance in Cologne, Germany, where he graduated with an artistic diploma in 1994.

After receiving private tuition from the world-famous Milanese tenor Franco Corelli and attending master classes given by Italian opera tenor Gianni Raimondi and the Swedish lyric Mavrák was born in Austria to Hungarian parents and christened in St. Steven's Cathedral in Vienna; he grew up in Vojvodina (now a part of Serbia) and his youth years of learning and traveling took him to Italy and all over Europe. This time was followed by numerous tours of the great concert halls and opera houses around the globe.

He started to study Song at Belgrade Musical Academy in 1989 and continued his studies at the College of Music and Dance in Cologne, Germany, where he graduated with an artistic diploma in 1994. After receiving private tuition from the world-famous Milanese tenor al tenor Nicolai Gedda, he did not have to wait long for the first great parts and awards.

He performed the leading role of Rodolfo in Puccini's opera La Bohème at Belgrade State Opera, for which he was awarded first prize at the International Singing Contest in Italy.

Numerous further roles took Béla Mavrák to Germany, Japan, Argentina and Brazil and around the world several times, until in 2006 André Rieu asked him to be guest tenor at 110 concerts on his Europe/Asia/America tour. Rieu and the audiences were delighted with him, and his contract was extended for hundreds more guest appearances. That is the glamorous side of this exceptional singer.

Mavrák's artistic soul always draws him back to the originality of cultures, currently Cuba. "That is where I dis-covered the origins of a cultivated music with a simplicity, modesty, warmth and radiance that can capture the hearts of so many people of all generations all over the world," he answered, when he was asked what so fascinated him about the Caribbean island of Cuba. Because if music is pure emotion - and who could doubt it - then the legendary "Buena Vista Social Club" is the personification of emotional Cuban music in its purest and most original form.

"When I was given the opportunity to select the tracks for this CD, I was keen to combine two things: the music I as a classical tenor have sung to people on stages all over the world in so many delightful years; and the original sound and authentic playing of the Buena Vista Social Club, sounds which have been touching people's hearts for more than twenty years."

He was gentle and cautious in the way he led the Cuban musicians toward a culture which was foreign to them, and the result is a respectful mixture of traditional Cuban folklore and European, largely immortal, melodies. "In the course of our work together, I recognized how great and significant a remark by Yehudi Menuhin was that he made at the close of our joint concert: 'Singing is the mother tongue of all humanity'."

This album is remarkable for its honesty and for the melancholy moments which Béla Mavrák describes like this: "The original music of Cuba combined with gentle references to modern western pop music and music from home country, supported by Indian tablas, Turkish drums and electric guitars in Latino sound have given the classics and evergreens of this CD a very special, unmistakable character. With no other song on the CD was I asked quite so often why I had chosen to record a new version of it: the immortal classic 'Lili Marleen'. The answer is simple and it stands for the universal, unbounded power of music. Whenever this song was played over the loudspeakers on the warfronts of World War Two, the gunfire stopped and there was silence - on both sides.... And that is why I still believe in the power and magic of music!"

Barriers between genres? Definitely not here, because "Un Soplo en el Aire" is an atmospherically dense work, not of contrasts but rather of successful connections.

Cover ArtBela Mavrak tour dates with André Rieu in USA

11/29 Phoenix Jobin.com Arena

11/30 Las Vegas Orleans Arena

12/1 San Diego San Diego Sports Arena

12/2 Ontario Citizen Business Bank Arena

12/3 Los Angeles NOKIA Theater LA Live

12/4 San José HP Pavillion

12/6 Seattle Key Arena

12/7 Vancouver General Motors Place

12/9 Ft. Lauderdale Bank Atlantic Centre

12/10 Tampa St. Pete Tomes FORUM

12/11 Orlando Amway Center

12/12 Toronto Air Canada Center

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Herbie Hancock Set to Perform at Noble Peace Prize Ceremony

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Herbie Hancock and his Imagine Project Band have been invited by the Norwegian Nobel Committee to perform at this year’s Nobel Peace Prize Concert in Oslo, Norway, December 11th.

Academy Award-winning actor Denzel Washington will host the 17th annual Nobel Peace Prize Concert which will take place at the Oslo Spektrum arena and be televised worldwide.

In addition to Hancock, the show will feature performances by world-renowned artists including Florence + the Machine, Colbie Caillat and many others to be announced in coming weeks.

Legendary Saxophonist James Moody Battling Pancreatic Cancer

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Jazz saxophone legend James Moody, a San Diego resident for the past 21 years, has disclosed that he has had pancreatic cancer since at least February — and that he had decided not to receive any chemo therapy or radiation treatment.

At his behest, Moody’s condition was previously only shared with family members and some of his most trusted confidantes in the music world. Moody, 85, and his wife, Linda, decided to inform their friends and his fans of his condition in an e-mail letter she sent out the 1st week in November.

“We decided to let people know about his condition now, mainly because I felt he should feel the love from people around the world whose lives he has touched,” said Linda Moody, who invited fans to e-mail her husband at: moodysmountain@cox.net.

Ramsey Lewis? Proclamation of Hope Honors Lincoln?s Legacy

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On Sunday, November 14, 2010, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts will present the East Coast premiere of Ramsey Lewis’ Proclamation of Hope: A Symphonic Poem.

The work was written in commemoration of Abraham Lincoln’s 200th birthday, and reflects upon the life and legacy of the 16th president.

Conducted by Scott Hall, Proclamation of Hope will be performed by 23 musicians, including Lewis, bassist Josh Ramos, drummer Leon Joyce and vocalist Dee Alexander.

In addition, the performance will be taped by WTTW for future national broadcast on PBS stations.

The symphonic piece originally debuted at Chicago’s Ravinia Festival in 2009.

Chicago Tribune jazz critic Howard Reich called the piece “stirring… some of the most eloquent music of Lewis’ career.”

Monterey Jazz Festival's Next Generation Jazz Festival

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The Monterey Jazz Festival, a leader in jazz education since its inception in 1958, is pleased to announce the 7th Annual Next Generation Jazz Festival, featuring the nation's most talented middle school, high school, conglomerate, and college jazz musicians and vocalists. The Next Generation Jazz Festival will take place in historic downtown Monterey from April 1 - 3, 2011.

Now in its seventh successful year in downtown Monterey, the Next Generation Jazz Festival evolved from MJF's "California High School Jazz Competition" which started in 1971 and was presented at the Monterey County Fairgrounds for 35 of its 41-year run. Now named the Next Generation Jazz Festival, the weekend salute to the future of jazz has expanded to include middle school, conglomerate bands, and college level musicians and vocalists.

The Next Generation Jazz Festival Jazz Competition is now accepting applications from middle school, high school, and college big bands; from high school, college level, and conglomerate bands; from high school, college, and conglomerate combos, and from high school and college level vocal jazz ensembles through January 21, 2011. Application forms may be downloaded at the Monterey Jazz Festival's website, www.montereyjazzfestival.org. The application process is free of charge, as is participation in the prestigious event.

Next Generation Jazz Festival Application Process

Next Generation Jazz Festival finalists are selected through recorded auditions reviewed and ranked by faculty from the Berklee College of Music. The High School Division will include twelve big bands, six combos, and eight vocal ensembles. The College Division will include six college-level big bands and six college vocal ensembles. In the Conglomerate Division, six conglomerate big bands will be selected, and in the Middle School Division, six middle school big bands will be selected. Returning in 2011 is the Open Combo Division for college and conglomerate high school ensembles. Six finalist combos will be selected to participate in this newest division. In addition, specially-invited groups will also perform. In 2010, over sixty groups from across the United States attended the Next Generation Festival.

The high school, conglomerate, and college divisions of the Next Generation Jazz Festival Jazz Competition are open to superior rated big bands, combos, and vocal ensembles. The top big bands, combos, and vocal ensembles will win cash awards and be invited to perform at the 54th Annual Monterey Jazz Festival, September 16 - 18, 2011.

Auditions will also be held for chairs in the Monterey Jazz Festival's Next Generation Jazz Orchestra, which is slated to tour Japan in the summer of 2011, as well as being featured on the Monterey Jazz Festival's Sunday afternoon Arena/Lyons Stage.

The event also includes a big band composition competition, open to high school composers. Judged by college faculty from leading music schools across the country, the winning composer will receive the Gerald Wilson Award and a cash prize, with the winning composition to be performed by the Next Generation Jazz Orchestra at the 54th Annual Monterey Jazz Festival, on September 18, 2011, on the Jimmy Lyons Stage in the Arena before a crowd of thousands.

Next Generation Jazz Festival Activities and Performers

All Next Generation Jazz Festival events and activities -- from Friday night's Kick-Off Concert through Saturday and Sunday's Next Generation Jazz Festival Jazz Competition -- are open to the public, free of charge. The Festival will also conduct clinics, workshops, jam sessions, and auditions in the heart of historic Monterey, with music to be performed at the Monterey Conference Center, the host Portola Plaza Hotel, Fisherman's Wharf, Cannery Row, and a downtown jazz club.

"The first weekend of April, 2011 marks our 7th annual Next Generation Jazz Festival, an event that has truly transformed into a celebration of this great American art form and the youth it inspires," said Dr. Rob Klevan, Education Director for the Monterey Jazz Festival. "I know those who come to the NGJF both as participants and patrons will enjoy the "festive" atmosphere and are sure to witness extraordinary performances not only by some of the greatest pros in the business, but by the next generation of rising jazz stars. I'm truly looking forward to another incredible weekend of jazz in Monterey next April 1 - 3."

Featured during the weekend of music will be the award-winning saxophonist, Joshua Redman, who has been selected as the MJF's Artist-In-Residence for 2011. As the MJF/54 Artist-In-Residence, Redman will work year-round with young student musicians in performances, clinics, and one-on-one sessions at the Next Generation Jazz Festival and the MJF Summer Jazz Camp, in addition to performing at the 54th Annual Monterey Jazz Festival and at other MJF concerts and events throughout the year. Also slated to appear at the Next Generation Jazz Festival as performers and judges of the bands and vocal ensembles are internationally-renowned jazz artists, including pianist and composer Alan Pasqua, drummer and composer Peter Erskine; guitarist Corey Christiansen; saxophonist Mary Fettig; trombonist Andy Martin; clinician, conductor and composer Matt Harris; vocalists Michele Weir and Jennifer Barnes; and bassist Ray Drummond. Additional performers and judges will be announced in early 2011.

Interested schools and students should visit www.montereyjazzfestival.org for instructions on how to apply to the Next Generation Festival. Applications materials should be mailed to: Next Generation Jazz Festival, c/o Dr. Rob Klevan, Jazz Education Director, 9699 Blue Larkspur Lane, Suite 204, Monterey, CA, 93940.Dr. Klevan will be representing the Monterey Jazz Festival's Next Generation Jazz Festival while attending the 64th Annual Midwest Clinic in Chicago, Illinois, on December 15 - 18, 2010 at booth 966; and at the 2nd Annual Jazz Educators Network Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana from January 6 - 8, 2011 at booth 616. Interested parties are encouraged to visit with Dr. Klevan at these events for more information.

Financial support for the Next Generation Jazz Festival comes from the AT&T Foundation, the D'Addario Music Foundation, the Joseph Drown Foundation, the Clarence Heller Foundation, and generous individuals. In addition, we are pleased to acknowledge the Surdna Foundation for their past generous support over the last three years of the Next Generation Jazz Festival and the Next Generation Jazz Orchestra.

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U.S. Postal Serviceï¿½ and Concord Music Group Reunite for Second Holiday-Themed Compact Disc, Let It Snow

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CD includes holiday classics featuring Paul McCartney,
Jason Mraz, Frank Sinatra, Mary Chapin Carpenter,
Ray Charles duet with Betty Carter and more!

Available exclusively at select U.S. post offices
throughout the country.

LOS ANGELES, Calif. â€” Following up on the success of Letters to Santa during the 2009 holiday season, Concord Music Group is once again partnering with the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) to release their second holiday-themed collection, Let It Snow, on November 1, 2010. The compilation will be displayed â€” alongside a DVD of the perennial holiday TV classic, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer â€” at select USPS outlets throughout the season.

This exclusive 11-track CD includes timeless holiday favorites by an eclectic mix of legends and luminaries representing a wide range of genres and styles: Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra, Ray Charles with Betty Carter, Jason Mraz, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Chris Isaak, Mel TormÃ©, Rosemary Clooney, Vince Guaraldi, Paul McCartney, and the Jackson 5. The point-of-purchase CD offer provides the ultimate musical keepsake for those among the vast USPS customer base seeking an exclusive, pre-packaged gift for easy shipping.

Concord Music Group has been a consistent leader in bringing timeless music to non-traditional retail, as evidenced by two previous exclusive releases with USPS â€” Letters to Santa in 2009 and Ella Fitzgeraldâ€™s Love Letters from Ella in February 2010. Letters to Santa climbed to the top of the Billboard Seasonal Holiday Chart last November and stayed there for more than six weeks. To date, the 2009 holiday release has sold more than 130,000 units.

Let It Snow

Track Listing

1. Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! â€“ Ella Fitzgerald

2. Santa Claus Is Coming to Town â€“ Frank Sinatra

3. Baby, Itâ€™s Cold Outside â€“ Ray Charles and Betty Carter

4. Winter Wonderland â€“ Jason Mraz

5. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas â€“ Mary Chapin Carpenter

6. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer â€“ Chris Isaak

7. The Christmas Song â€“ Mel TormÃ©

8. Itâ€™s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year â€“ Rosemary Clooney

9. Linus and Lucy (from A Charlie Brown Christmas) â€“ Vince Guaraldi

10. Wonderful Christmastime â€“ Paul McCartney

11. I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus â€“ Jackson 5

Exclusive Red Vinyl Of 4 Tom Waits Albums For Holidays

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Ahead of the general December 21 Rhino retail release, TOMWAITS.COM is offering limited edition 180 gram red vinyl versions of Closing Time, The Heart of Saturday Night, Nighthawks at the Diner and Small Change. Those who pre-order by December 18 should have their packages arrive by December 24.

The red vinyl limited editions (only 1000 pressed of each title) will be available exclusively at www.tomwaitsstore.com and are available for pre-order now.

After signing with Asylum in the early 70â€™s, Tom Waits recorded a series of groundbreaking albums whose noir tales of the after-midnight underworld transformed the seedy into the sublime in songs laced with both dark humor and profound longing. Nearly 40 years and several musical evolutions later, Waitsâ€™ Asylum years still hold a special place in the hearts of many.

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Rhino will celebrate Waits this December by reissuing the Grammy-winning/Oscar nominated artistsâ€™ first four Asylum albums on 180-gram heavy vinyl each packaged with their original artwork. Released on December 21 at retail outlets, including www.rhino.com.

Rickie Lee Jones To Do A Short Tour In Dec. Featuring The Music From Her First Two Albums

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Los Angeles--Legendary musician and Grammy winner Rickie Lee Jones will embark on a short tour appearing in only six venues in Dec.

For the first time in her career she will feature the music from her debut album Rickie Lee Jones and her follow-up project Pirates in their entirety.

The singer/songwriter will be joined by some special friends, many of whom performed on her original recordings.

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Her debut record, Rickie Lee Jones was released in March 1979 and went to #3 on the charts powered by the success of the single â€œChuck E.'s in Love" (#4 in the U.S.) and the soulful jazzy feel of her music, new to the pop charts of America.

Following a successful world tour, and an appearance on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine, Jones secured five nominations at the 1979 Grammy Awards for Record of the Year; Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female; Best Rock Vocal Performance, Female; Song of the Year ("Chuck E.'s in Love"), and Best New Artist, which she won at the January 1980 ceremony. She was also voted Best Jazz Singer by Playboy magazine's critic and reader polls.

In 1981 Rickie Lee completed her second full album, Pirates which also received critical and commercial success getting to number five in the U.S.

The six exclusive dates are:

Dec. 3 Rochester, NY, Harro East Ballroom

Dec. 4, Philadelphia, PA, Baptist Temple

Dec. 5, Tarrytown, NY, Music Hall

Dec. 7, Alexandria, Va., The Birchmere

Dec. 8, Englewood, NJ, Bergen Performing Arts Center

Dec. 9, Westbury, Conn., The Westbury Theatre

For more information on Rickie Lee Jones, please visit http://ping.fm/vO1Lw

3rd Annual Nu Jazz Festival: Live In Toronto, Canada Nov 5-15

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www.nufunk.ca presents...
The 3rd Annual Nu Jazz Festival
A 5-night state of the artform celebration
featuring:
DJ Shadow, Aloe Blacc, Rich Medina, Tortured Soul,
Mark de Clive-Lowe & Souljazz Orchestra
+ many more fantastic artists from the nu-jazz universe...

**Launch Party Friday November 5th, 2010
feat. DJ Rich Medina & The Souljazz Orchestra @ The Great Hall**

The spirit of nu-jazz is to bring jazz into a modern context by blending this essential improvisation-based art form with other styles like funk, hiphop, soul, electronica and more, to create music for todayÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s dancefloors. This year, Nufunk.ca is proud to present our most exciting NuJazz Festival lineup ever! Confirmed artists this year include DJ Shadow, Tortured Soul, Aloe Blacc, Rich Medina, The Souljazz Orchestra, Mark de Clive-Lowe and many others in the city's most happening spaces -- presented in partnership with other leading promoters like Embrace Presents, Union Events, Fusicology, The Main Ingredient and MusicStylist.

The NuJazz Festival is made possible by the support of The Ontario Council of the Arts.

Contacts:
Jay Cleary, Artistic Director
416-877-4075 * jay@nufunk.ca

Sebastian Cook, Publicity & Marketing Coordinator
647-764-4418 * sebastiancook@gmail.com

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3rd Annual Nu Jazz Festival
Schedule & Info

Friday, November 5th, 2010
**Nu Jazz Launch Party**
Rich Medina (Jump N Funk, NYC) & The Souljazz Orchestra (Strut Records, Ottawa)
+ Minotaurs (Static Clang, Toronto) & dj nana
@ The Great Hall (1087 Queen St. W.)
$15.00 Get Tickets >> http://bit.ly/cZzck9
Produced in association with Fusicology & Sapporo Beer

Links:
www.richmedina.com
www.souljazzorchestra.com
www.myspace.com/nathanlawr
www.fusicology.com

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Thursday, November 11th, 2010
Mark de Clive-Lowe featuring Sy Smith
+ Sunny Albeau (Australia)
& DJs Jason Palma, John Kong, General Eclectic & Goldfinger
@ Revival Bar (783 College St.)
$15.00 Get Tickets >> http://bit.ly/dbyXol
Presented in association with The Main Ingredient

Links:
www.markdeclivelowe.net
www.myspace.com/sysmith
www.myspace.com/footprintstoronto
www.dorightmusic.com
www.myspace.com/whatishipradio

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Friday, November 12th, 2010
DJ Shadow
Live From the Shadowsphere
+ Pigeon John
@ The Phoenix Concert Theatre (410 Sherbourne St.)
$29.50 Get Tickets >> http://bit.ly/cfHCq6
presented in association with The Union

Links:
www.djshadow.com
www.pigeonjohn.com
www.unionevents.com

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Saturday, November 13th, 2010
Tortured Soul (NYC) & King Sunshine (T.O)
+ Groove Institute & DJ Gadget
$20.00 Get Tickets >> http://bit.ly/cxLBax
@ The Great Hall (1087 Queen St W)
presented in association with United Soul, MusicStylist & Sapporo Beer

Links:
www.torturedsoulmusic.com
www.kingsunshine.com
www.unitedsoul.ca
www.musicstylist.ca

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Monday, November 15th, 2010
NuJazz Festival Wrap Party
Aloe Blacc
+ Maya Jupiter & Maylee Todd
@ Wrongbar (1279 Queen St. W.)
$15.00 Get Tickets >> http://bit.ly/a6Akkn
presented in association with Embrace Presents

Links:
www.aloeblacc.com
www.mayajupiter.com
www.mayleetodd.com

Special thanks to all our partners & supporters: Fusicology Toronto, MusicStylist, Embrace Presents, The Union, Sapporo Beer, Cadence Music & Marketing, Ticketweb.ca,The Main Ingredient, Eye Weekly, CIUT 89.5 FM, TheCyberkrib.com, Soundscapes, Rotate This,Play De Record, MakeItFunky.ca, The Shaman, DoRight! Music, Footprints Djs & Jambands.ca.

One Of The Most Recorded Drummers Of All Time, Steve Gadd Has Worked With Everyone From Chick Corea To Paul Simon, Maynard Ferguson To Eric Clapton.

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Steve Gadd's Live at Voce (Deluxe Edition) Features the Influential Drummer Playing the Music He Loves Most
Deluxe Edition features all new tracks from Edie Brickell

LOS ANGELES,-â€“ One of the most recorded drummers of all time, Steve Gadd has worked with everyone from Chick Corea to Paul Simon, Maynard Ferguson to Eric Clapton. When it comes to his own projects, Gadd loves to play good-time groove music that has the danceable qualities and bluesiness of the best R&B along with the adventurous solos and impeccable musicianship of jazz.

On Live At Voce (Deluxe Edition), Gadd is joined by Joey DeFrancesco (arguably the World's greatest organist), the passionate baritone-saxophonist Ronnie Cuber, and the versatile guitarist Paul Bollenbeck. Together they create grooves and hard-driving swing that are reminiscent of the best organ groups of the 1960s including an early George Benson band that featured Cuber. The infectious rhythms, catchy material, and colorful ensembles make this band impossible to resist.

For this project the quartet, which has been together since 2007, is heard at a popular club in Scottsdale, Arizona. â€œWatching The River Flow,â€ which is based on â€œSwanee River,â€ has exciting solos by all four musicians. The one-chord vamp â€œWay Back Homeâ€ gives Ronnie Cuber a chance to preach on his horn. â€œUndecidedâ€ is taken at a burning tempo that is perfect for the musicians, with DeFrancesco showing why he is considered the master of his instrument. â€œBye Bye Blackbirdâ€ starts out with a surprising duet between Gadd on brushes and DeFrancesco, who is heard on a muted trumpet a la Miles Davis. â€œThem Changesâ€ finds the group rocking out on an R&B groove that alternates with some furious straight ahead jamming.

Cuber is featured on a heartfelt rendition of â€œGeorgia On My Mind.â€ â€œBack At The Chicken Shackâ€ has the Gadd band returning to the blues, really digging into the music. Horace Silver's â€œSister Sadieâ€ is given quite a ride by the musicians, with this being the most stirring performance of the heated set.

As a bonus, the deluxe version of Live At Voce concludes with a pair of intriguing duets (â€œHere I Am Nowâ€ and â€œDownâ€) by Gadd and singer/songwriter Edie Brickell. Gadd and Brickell lead the newly formed band, The Gaddabouts, featuring Andrew Fairweather Low and Pino Palladino.

About The Musicians:
Steve Gadd has had a remarkable career during the past 40 years, and there are no signs that he plans to slow down. He began playing drums when he was three, sat in with Dizzy Gillespie at the age of 11, and became a major studio drummer in 1972. Since then his countless number of recordings include important sessions with Chuck Mangione, Bill Watrous, Jim Croce, Joe Farrell, Bette Midler, Chet Baker, Phoebe Snow, Bob James, Hubert Laws, Herbie Mann, George Benson, David Sanborn, Paul Simon, Tom Scott, Chick Corea, Grover Washington Jr, Jim Hall, Maynard Ferguson, Al DiMeola, Carla Bley, Judy Collins, Stanley Clarke, Stuff, Joe Cocker, the Brecker Brothers, Dave Grusin, Charles Mingus, Eddie Daniels, Weather Report, Lee Ritenour, Michael Franks, Carly Simon, Steely Dan, Al Jarreau, Grover Washington Jr, the Manhattan Transfer, Paul McCartney, Frank Sinatra, Diana Ross, James Brown, the Manhattan Jazz Quintet and Natalie Cole plus the Gadd Gang. Just in the past year, Gadd has toured and recorded with Eric Clapton, James Taylor, Alain Clark and Edie Brickell.

Joey DeFrancesco is largely responsible for the Hammond B-3 organ making a comeback in the 1990s. The son of organist Papa John DeFrancesco, Joey began sitting in at his father's gigs when he was just six. He learned from the masters, befriended Jimmy Smith, and toured with Miles Davis right after his high school graduation in 1988. His brilliant playing and enthusiasm led to the organ, which had been neglected in favor of electric keyboards, being restored to its former place of prominence. His success has led to many other young organists entering the scene, but Joey DeFrancesco still ranks at the very top.

Baritonist Ronnie Cuber, whose deep guttural tone is influenced by the late Pepper Adams, has been a major force on his instrument since the 1960s. His stints with the Maynard Ferguson big band and with George Benson made him well known in the jazz world. In recent years he has often been heard with the Mingus Big Band.

Guitarist Paul Bollenback started playing music when he was seven. Originally a rock player, he changed his musical direction after hearing Miles Davis. He has been associated with Joey DeFrancesco off and on since the early 1990s and has also worked with Mark Murphy, Gary Thomas, Ron Holloway, Joe Locke, Houston Person, Geoff Keezer, Jim Snider, Jack McDuff, and Tony Monaco.

Steve Gadd's Live At Voce lives up to its great potential, resulting in bluesy music that is both accessible and superbly played by four master musicians.

For more information about Live At Voce (Deluxe Edition), contact Heather Noonan at BFM Digital: pr@bfmdigital.com or 818-761-0191.

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BFM Digital is a global digital music company committed to serving the independent music community and delivering quality music, spoken word and video content to leading online retailers worldwide. Representing a diverse catalog of indie labels, artists and publishers, BFM distributes to all of the major music services including iTunes, Amazon, Rhapsody, eMusic, Napster, Walmart, Nokia and many more. With an unparalleled commitment to personalized service, BFM works closely with their content providers from around the world to ensure maximum exposure of their catalog by customizing marketing efforts and building strong relationships with BFM's digital store partners.

The American Red Cross, Willie Nelson and Lee Ann Womack to Honor Blood Donors and the Military at the Texas Motor Speedway

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WASHINGTONâ€“ The American Red Cross will have a strong presence throughout the Texas Motor Speedway during the AAA Texas 500. The organization will honor our military heroes and celebrate blood donors through Red Cross Racing. Celebrity Cabinet Member and proud blood donor Greg Biffle, driver of the No. 16 3M Ford Fusion, is raising awareness about the ongoing need for blood donations. The Red Cross will also host 150 military troops from the region at the race on Sunday, giving them special viewing access from the Donor Deck at turn three.

â€œIâ€™m proud to be identified within the NASCAR family as the American Red Cross driver and a blood donor. I give blood because itâ€™s easy to do and helps support the community,â€ says Biffle. â€œIâ€™m a type O donor and know how important it is to have enough type O blood on hand to meet the needs of patients across this country.â€

The Red Cross Service to the Armed Forces will also honor active duty military and veterans through the â€œSalute Our Troopsâ€ pre-race concert with the legendary Willie Nelson. In addition, Lee Ann Womack will represent the Red Cross as the AAA Grand Marshall of the Texas 500.

Please visit the Red Cross Racing booth along the midway at the Texas Motor Speedway between gates 5 and 6. The efforts of Red Cross Racing have resulted in more than 227,000 reported blood donations. Red Cross Racing members can get points for a variety of activities, including giving blood and/or platelets and recruiting other blood donors to join. Those points may be exchanged for prizes such as limited edition die cast cars, gardening sets, pocket tools and other exciting prizes. In addition, Red Cross Racing members can support the Red Cross Service to the Armed Forces by donating their donor rewards points back. These points will then be used to help the Red Cross provide even more comfort and support to our troops and their families.

For more information about Red Cross Racing, or to make a blood donation appointment, please visit us online at redcrossracing.com. All blood types are needed to ensure the Red Cross maintains an adequate blood supply. A blood donor card or driverâ€™s license or two other forms of identification are required at check-in. Donors must be in general good health, weigh at least 110 pounds and be at least 17 years old (16 with completed Parental Consent Form in some states). New height and weight restrictions apply to donors 18 and younger. Visit redcrossblood.org to learn more.

About the American Red Cross:

The American Red Cross shelters, feeds and provides emotional support to victims of disasters; supplies nearly half of the nationâ€™s blood; teaches lifesaving skills; provides international humanitarian aid; and supports military members and their families. The Red Cross is a charitable organization â€” not a government agency â€” and depends on volunteers and the generosity of the American public to perform its mission. For more information, please visit www.redcross.org or join our blog at http://ping.fm/yIWkx

Amos Lee, Punch Brothers, The Secret Sisters, and special guest Citizen Cope Perform at The Holiday Cheer for 'FUV Concert Monday, December 6th at 8:00 PM

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New York, NY- Public radio station WFUV (90.7 FM, wfuv.org) is proud to announce that soulful Philadelphia singer-songwriter Amos Lee, progressive California bluegrass band Punch Brothers (featuring Chris Thile), Alabama roots duo The Secret Sisters and bluesy Brooklyn alt-rocker Citizen Cope will perform at the sixth annual Holiday Cheer for â€˜FUV Concert, taking place at the Concert Hall at the New York Society for Ethical Culture (2 West 64th Street) on Monday, December 6th at 8:00 PM.

The Holiday Cheer for â€˜FUV Concert is in its sixth year of attracting some of the dayâ€™s most exciting singer-songwriter talent to share a stage with the common goal of supporting the non-commercial radio station which champions music across genre lines. Tickets are $52 and $82, while VIP tickets, which include passes to the pre-concert cocktail party, are $257-$507. (Prices include all ticketing fees via Ticketmaster and charge-by-phone at 800.745.3000). Tickets are available starting 10:00 AM on November 4th and sales benefit WFUV. This concert is produced by Metropolitan Talent Presents.

â€œAmos Lee played our first Holiday Cheer concert back in 2005 and weâ€™re so glad heâ€™s decided to come back to support us again this year. Weâ€™ve watched both him and Citizen Cope grow artistically over the years. It makes me proud that we were among the first stations to play their music when they were starting out,â€ said WFUV Music Director Rita Houston. â€œWeâ€™ re also thrilled to be introducing exciting new talent in The Secret Sisters and virtuoso performers Punch Brothers to our audience. Thatâ€™s what WFUV is all about-showcasing artists we believe in.â€

For press passes to Holiday Cheer for FUV, please contact Eva Dilmanian at 646-675-8550 or eva@buzzwordpr.com.

WFUV is a non-commercial, listener-supported public radio station, licensed to Fordham University for over 60 years. Serving the New York area as well as an international audience on the web, and a leader in contemporary music radio, WFUV is Rock & Roots Radio, offering an eclectic mix of rock, singer-songwriters, blues, world and other music, plus headlines from National Public Radio and local news.

Media Contact:

Eva Dilmanian

Telephone: 646-675-8550

Email: eva@buzzwordpr.com

Tina Turner Shares A Special Message About BEYOND, A New Recording of Buddhist and Christian Prayers Also Featuring Dechen Shak-Dagsay and Regula Curti

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Musical icon Tina Turner will celebrate her 71st birthday next month on November 26. She is most proud of BEYOND, her first spiritual recording that explores the oneness of religions through music with Buddhist and Christian prayers.

Released on New Earth Records, the collaboration features Buddhist prayers composed by Dechen Shak-Dagsay, a Tibetan Buddhist; traditional music and original compositions of Christian prayers by Regula Curti, a Christian; as well as chanting and readings by Turner, a practicing Buddhist.

In the near future, Tina will be returning to the studio to record a sequel to BEYOND. However, she would like to remind her fans about this special project and to share a personal message.

"I'm very happy to be a part of the BEYOND Project that was initiated by Regula Curti and Dechen Shak-Dagsay, both amazing singers, individuals and philanthropists from two different cultures - Christian and Tibetan. This project has taken on a life of its own and has expanded and attracted other artists of various faiths who will be involved with us in subsequent albums as this continues to grow.

As a collaborator I'd like to make very clear that the Project is not about me or Tina Turner the rock star. It's about being part of and supporting a movement for the awareness and acceptance of different religions and spiritual paths to awaken the truth of ultimate oneness within us all.

I am therefore contributing to this project with my chanting practice and my story of personal growth and development as a human being in continuous search for the ultimate peace within.

This is a movement that goes beyond the three of us and has already been embraced by many people, including the Dalai Lama, the Abbott Martin Werlen Osb, and Deepak Chopra.

I invite the press to understand that they too can be a part of this project with their contribution and their involvement. The BEYOND Project is an invitation to open up a space where it is possible to include each individual to contribute to this vision. We are all the same, looking to find our way back to the source." -Tina Turner

Dechen Shak-Dagsay, a native Tibetan mantra singer, is the eldest daughter of the late Yishi TsedÃ¶n Zatul and much respected Tibetan Lama Dagsay Tulku Rinpoche, author of the book "Practice of Tibetan Meditation." Dechen's family fled to India in 1959, escaping the Chinese occupation of Tibet, settling in Switzerland in 1963. Since 2005, she has released four CDs with New Earth Records. She has traveled and performed intensely all over the world and has been invited by His Holiness the Dalai Lama to sing at many of his events. His Holiness appointed her an Ambassador of Peace for the Tibetan people. "The many cultures and religions of the world offer a variety of paths to inner quiet and peace. For us Tibetans, reciting or singing mantras is one of the most effective ways of quickly producing a peaceful state of mind. The mantras play a very important role in the Buddhist Practice and they are an integral part for the practitioner on his spiritual path."

Regula Curti, the Founder and Managing Director of The Center of Therapy & Education SEESCHAU, The House of Resounding Emptiness in Zurich, Switzerland, is a music and art therapist, and a singing teacher. Additionally, she is trained in an ancient yoga technique, Yogi Bhajan's Kundalini Yoga, which allows Regula to complement the therapeutic offerings at the SEESCHAU Center with lessons on spiritual and contemplative practices. Having worked with Buddhist and Hindu prayers in the tradition of the Sikhs inspired Regula to also sing and teach the Christian prayers. This is her debut album. "For me, the realization of Beyond is a dream come true. Inspired by my students, patients, and colleagues at the SEESCHAU Center, I feel that this project will serve as a shining reminder of the Earth's heart ability to heal and to connect in gratitude to all those who contributed to this project."

All artist proceeds from the recording will go towards supporting three non-profit organizations affiliated with the artists with a focus on the welfare of children: The Dewa Che Foundation, The Seeschau Foundation and The Tina Foundation.
www.newearthrecords.com

For more information, please contact:

Stephanie Brown Â· DL MEDIA
610-667-0501Â· steph@jazzpublicity.com

Either/Orchestra Celebrates 25th Anniversary with an Award, a Video, & a New CD, "Mood Music for Time Travellers"

2010-10-28T17:42:00.001-07:00

Boston-Based Ensemble Also Plans Shows
In Arlington, Amherst, Addis Ababa, & New York

For 25 years, Boston's Either/Orchestra has been serving up musical repasts of savory, ever-evolving ingredients. Incorporating elements of American/Latin/Caribbean jazz and Ethiopian music with the big band format and the capacious musical vision of founder Russ Gershon, the 10-piece ensemble has long embraced a global array of influences and explored unforeseen improvisational frontiers.

Now, marking their silver anniversary with the release of their first CD in five years (Mood Music for Time Travellers) and a series of celebratory shows and events, the Either/Orchestra is in its creative prime, a venerable institution that's still hungry for new sounds.

"I'm proud of the continuing achievements of the talented and creative musicians who have come through the E/O," says saxophonist/composer Gershon. "And what's really wonderful about working with these great players is how each one has left his mark on what we play and how we play it to this day."

Alums of the band include Miguel Zenon, John Medeski, Matt Wilson, Josh Roseman, Jaleel Shaw, Andrea D'Angelo, Mike Rivard, and Curtis Hasselbring, as well as Ethiopian jazz stars Mulatu Astatke, Mahmoud Ahmed, and Getachew Mekurya. Among the E/O's current mainstays are charter trumpeter Tom Halter; Dominican-born conguero Vicente Lebron, a longtime member; and Venezuelan drummer Pablo Bencid, a relative newcomer of five years.

"I wanted to hear a band like this one," recalls Gershon, thinking about the E/O's origins. "I was hearing the Gil Evans Orchestra regularly in the early 80s in New York at Sweet Basil. I loved the combination of expansive horn section writing with a large and raucous rhythm section, and the way Gil would let his amazing soloists take over the band. I remember thinking I'd like to hear sounds like that in Boston, so I didn't have to come to New York every time I wanted the experience."

The group's debut performance on December 17, 1985 at the Cambridge Public Library was something of a sensation, and with the release of its first album, 1987's Dial 'E' for Either/Orchestra, the group quickly gained national stature as one of the most original new units on the scene.

Over the years, Gershon took the band on the road for a series of extended tours, "which enabled us to make quantum leaps forward" creatively, and formed his own label, Accurate Records, which quickly took on an essential role documenting Boston's progressive jazz scene, including the E/O's critically acclaimed albums: Radium (1988), The Half-Life of Desire (1990), The Calculus of Pleasure (1992), More Beautiful Than Death (2000, the start of E/O's ongoing Ethiopian odyssey), and Afro-Cubism (2002). The E/O's collaboration with Berklee-trained Ethio-jazz pioneer Mulatu Astatke and other Ethiopian stars was captured on Live in Addis (2005, Ethiopiques 20).

In June of this year, Gershon and the Either/Orchestra were awarded a Chamber Music America "Jazz New Works and Ensemble Development" grant for an as-yet-unwritten suite of pieces to be performed and recorded. The band released their eleventh album, Mood Music for Time Travellers, in August; completed a video of the CD's lead track, "The (One of a Kind) Shimmy"; and appeared at the Chicago Jazz Festival in September with special guest Teshome Mitiku.

And on Thursday, 12/16, the E/O will perform their 25th anniversary concert at the Regent Theater in Arlington, MA, at 7:30 pm. (Tickets $25, $15 for students.) Several dozen alumni have been invited to participate; confirmed guests thus far are Miguel Zenon, Josh Roseman, Bob Nieske, Chris Taylor, John Dirac, Curtis Hasselbring, Jerome Deupree, Kenny Freundlich, Dan Fox, Leo Blanco, Russell Jewell, Kurtis Rivers, and John Turner.

Coming up in the spring are concerts with Ethiopian superstar Mahmoud Ahmed (at Amherst [MA] College on 3/25 and the Regattabar in Cambridge on 3/24 or 3/26); a New York club date, now in the works; and a 5/13 appearance at the Ethiopian Music Festival in Addis Ababa, with the E/O performing the music of Armenian maestro Nerses Nalbandian. The E/O will return home with a 5/26 appearance at Scullers in Boston.

"Preparing for the 25th anniversary concert," says Gershon, "it's fascinating for me to search through our library of old music and old recordings, and see the interweaving of musical ideas, the career paths of so many wonderful musicians, and the evolution of jazz itself over the lifespan of the band, which actually covers a quarter of the history of jazz. We intend to bring all of these elements together into entertaining, edifying, and emotional shows over this coming season."

Web Site:

www.either-orchestra.org

Media Contact:

Terri Hinte

510-234-8781

hudba@sbcglobal.net

www.terrihinte.com

New CD Released plus Music & Words Video from "The All-Star Jam Live at Graves Mountain" project

2010-10-28T17:38:00.001-07:00
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Rural Rhythm Records is proud to announce the new album release THE ALL-STAR JAM â€“ LIVE AT GRAVES MOUNTAIN. This special project was recorded June 4, 2010 at Graves Mountain Festival of Music in Syria, Virginia and showcases an All-Star ensemble.

Rural Rhythm Records is proud to announce the new album release - "THE ALL-STAR JAM â€“ LIVE AT GRAVES MOUNTAIN." This special project was recorded June 4, 2010 at the 18th Annual Graves Mountain Festival of Music in Syria, Virginia and showcases an All-Star ensemble featuring one-of-a-kind performances never before heard live or in the studio.

The day was filled with an incredible line-up of talent including: Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out, Lonesome River Band, Lou Reid & Carolina, Carrie Hassler, Audie Blaylock and Redline, and The Crowe Brothers; along with a few special guests: Carl Jackson, Mark Newton, Brand New Strings, and marvelously emceed by popular Sirius-XM radio personality Kyle Cantrell. Mark Newton served as Producer and Production Coordinator with Rural Rhythm Records President, Sam Passamano, Jr. serving as Executive Producer.

The label is also proud to announce a new Video, Part 1 that includes interviews with Sam Passamano, Jr., Lou Reid, The Crowe Brothers and Sammy Shelor; plus powerful performance clips of "Roll in My Sweet Baby's Arms" by Lonesome River Band with special guests Josh Crowe and Wayne Crowe; "Graves Mountain Memories" with the Rural Rhythm All-Stars; "Groundspeed" with the Rural Rhythm All-Stars; "Lonesome River" with Lou Reid & Carolina with special guest, Russell Moore. Video, Part II will be released next week featuring Russell Moore, Carrie Hassler and Audie Blaylock and will also include special video performance clips. The album and video certainly help to re-live those very special times throughout the day as you will see here:

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Sierra Guitars Donates to Children?s Miracle Network

2010-10-28T17:36:00.001-07:00
Sierra Guitars is happy to announce the donation of a Sierra guitar to The Childrenâ€™s Miracle Network for the 2011 KICKS Cares for Kids Radiothon and Celebrity Auction in Odessa, Texas.

Sierra Guitars is happy to announce the donation of a Sierra guitar to The Childrenâ€™s Miracle Network for the 2011 KICKS Cares for Kids Radiothon and Celebrity Auction in Odessa, Texas. Childrenâ€™s Miracle Network is a non-profit organization that raises funds for childrenâ€™s hospitals. The donations they receive create miracles by funding medical care, research and education that save and improve the lives of children each year.

[caption id="attachment_4308" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Jason Aldean signing sierra tahoe jumbo guitar"][/caption]Sierra Guitars donated a Sierra Tahoe Jumbo Acoustic-Electric guitar, which was signed by American Country Music Singer and Guitarist Jason Aldean. Various business donations and country music artists are instrumental in making this annual celebrity auction a success and Sierra Guitars was happy to play a part for the upcoming 2011 event.

Childrenâ€™s Miracle Network raises money to support childrenâ€™s services at Medical Center Hospital and provided care to nearly 19,000 kids last year. In 2010 the Radiothon and Celebrity Auction raised more than $104,000. One hundred percent of the donations received locally stay in West Texas to serve a 19 county area.

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Sierra Guitars brings an organic approach to acoustic guitar design, producing captivating sound across all ranges. Inspired by the Sierra Nevada Mountains, the naturalistic guitar line is designed to motivate musicians, encourage imagination and move audiences. Sierra musicians are the creators, the discoverers, and the inventors of music. Sierra Guitars are designed with the passionate and discerning musician in mind, utilizing high-quality materials and original, cutting-edge design techniques, resulting in a clean, earthy acoustic tone. Sierra is an environmentally conscious manufacturer using recycled paper products for its packaging and promotional materials. Sierra Guitars is exclusively distributed in North America through Musicorp. To find out more visit www.sierraguitars.net.

The 20th Annual Los Angeles Music Awards Main Event/Thurs., November 18

2010-10-28T17:35:00.001-07:00

HOLLYWOOD, Calif- The final countdown to the annual Red Carpet Gala has begun. The 20th Annual Los Angeles Music Awards and its sister productions the Hollywood F.A.M.E. Awards and the Phoenix Music Awards are all slated for presentation on one fantastic evening scheduled for Thursday, November 18th, 2010 on the lot at Paramount Studios inside the beautiful Paramount Theater.

This year's event coincides with the 50th anniversary of the Hollywood Walk of Fame and the 75th birthday of the historic Paramount piano, the instrument that composed the original score to the Wizard of Oz in 1935 when it was first delivered to the lot. Since that year, this piano has composed nearly 800 movie scores on its eighty-eight keys. The piano will be played at the L.A. Music Awards Main Event by Italian pianist Adriano Aponte and White House pianist David Osborne, who will also perform with local actress and singer, Juliette Goglia.

Celebrity honorees for the Hollywood F.A.M.E. Award presentations include Actress Sally Kirkland, Night Ranger's Jack Blades, legendary music producer Eddie Kramer, Senator Max Cleland for the literary award, Posthumous Award for Jaco Pastorious and Ronnie James Dio, former President Jimmy Carter for Lifetime Humanitarian, plus several others.

On Thursday, October 7th at the Whisky A Go-Go, 121 nominees in 26 musical categories were voted on by a music industry panel and fans. All of those recipients will be handed their award plaques at this event. An additional 13 artists and bands from Phoenix, Arizona will also be on hand to accept their accolades.

Red Carpet begins at 6:30 with the pre-event food and cocktail reception starting at 7:00 and show time at 8:00 p.m. Discount tickets are available for Hollywood Chamber of Commerce members as well as Nominees from all three programs. Purchase of a single VIP ticket includes parking, unlimited food and cocktails for one hour from 7:00 until 8:00, a gift bag and a reserved theater seat inside the 500 capacity venue. For production questions and all other inquiries, please call 310-798-0822 or visit online at www.lamusicawards.info.

20th Annual Los Angeles Music Awards - Winners & Producers Choice Recipients

Hot Adult Contemporary Single of the Year.

Truth On Earth: "Flip Flop from the Top"

Pop Artist: Sarah McMullen

Triple A Artist: Anne Simoni

Rock Artist: The Lost Boys

Hot Adult Contemporary Artist: Alexa James

Country Artist: Justin Foutz

Jazz Artist: Storeytime

Male Vocalist: Kirk Hulshoff of Zombie Shakerbox

Rock Drummer: Peter Lust of Feisty Piranhas

Female Singer / Songwriter(s): Truth On Earth

Female Vocalist: Juliette Goglia

Pop Single: Madisen Hill: "Suga"

Male Singer Songwriter: Gonzalo

Country Single: Hopdown Bilby Band: " Bad Times"

Record of the Year: Jesse Hiatt: "Choose Your Road"

Country Album: Keaton Scott: "Memories"

Hot Adult Contemporary Album: Sarah Lonsert: "Dreams & Poetry"

Americana, Blues & Roots Single: Shari Puorto: "Free"

Rock Album: Jon Magnificent: " You Won't Believe This"

Rock Single: Zoe Scott: "Eight Lovers and a One Night Stand"

Americana, Blues & Roots Artist: Patti Rain

Instrumental Artist: Adriano Aponte

Electronica-Dance Artist: Kris Serale

Showcase Artist: Spirit Soul and Friends

International Artist: Lace Bentley: Kingston, Jamaica

Music Video of the Year: The Spectaculars: "Hup Two"

Producer's Choice, Dance Single of the Year: Eileen Carey

Producer's Choice, Country Songwriter of the Year: Natasha James

Producer's Choice, Entertainer of the Year: Papa J

Producer's Choice, Live Album of the Year: Feisty Piranhas

L.A. MUSIC AWARDS FEATURE October 2010

The Who's Classic 1970 Live at Leeds Released in 4-CD 40th Anniversary Super-Deluxe Collectors' Edition Box Set

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â€˜What hits you when you listen to it is you realize how much you need to see the Who.â€™ â€” Pete Townshend, 1970

â€˜Hull was a better gig than Leeds. I remember it like it was yesterday, although in retrospect, Live At Hull doesnâ€™t really trip off the tongue.â€™ â€” Roger Daltrey, 2010

LOS ANGELESâ€“ One of the most critically acclaimed concert albums in rock history, from one of the greatest live bands of all time, just got even betterâ€“with the revelatory rediscovery of the recording of the following nightâ€™s performance.

The Whoâ€™s Live At Leeds â€“ 40th Anniversary Super-Deluxe Collectorsâ€™ Edition (MCA/UMe), released November 16, 2010, brings together not only the iconic bandâ€™s concert of February 14, 1970 in Leeds but also the following nightâ€™s previously unreleased concert in Hull, each with an entire performance of the â€œTommyâ€ rock opera. In addition, the 4-CD box set features a reissue of the original vinyl LP and its seven-inch vinyl single.

Hailed by Nik Cohn in his 1970 album review in The New York Times as â€œthe best live rock album ever made,â€ Live At Leeds has since been ranked by Rolling Stone among its â€œ500 Greatest Albums Of All Time.â€ Yet the original idea was for The Whoâ€™s first live album to be the recording of the next nightâ€™s performance, the February 15th concert in Hull. The Leeds recording was supposed to be the backup; the band members reportedly preferring the Hull show because of better acoustics at the more spacious venue.

But supposedly there were technical problems with the Hull show, notably that the bass guitar had not been recorded. The first reel of the Hull tapes consisting of four tracks had no bass. Everyone then assumed that the whole show had no bass and didnâ€™t listen to the rest of the tapes. As a result, the album became Live At Leeds.

Recently, however, an associate of the band returned to the vaults and was surprised to discover that most of the Hull set was wholly intactâ€“band, bass and audience! Through the wonders of modern technology, the full Hull recording has been repaired by flying in Entwistleâ€™s bass tracks from the Leeds recording to repair the Hull tapes and is now available in its entirety for the first time on Live At Leeds â€“ 40th Anniversary Super-Deluxe Collectorsâ€™ Edition.

That 1970 album included only the hard rockinâ€™ â€œYoung Man Blues,â€ â€œSubstitute,â€ â€œSummertime Blues,â€ â€œShakinâ€™ All Over,â€ â€œMy Generationâ€ and â€œMagic Bus.â€ A mid-â€™90s reissue doubled the length of the original with material from the same riveting performance, including â€œHappy Jack,â€ â€œI Canâ€™t Explain,â€ â€œIâ€™m A Boyâ€ and an excerpt from Tommy. In 2001, the two-CD Deluxe Edition went further, including for the first time all of the bandâ€™s almost one-hour long performance of Tommy, which many consider the best live version on record.

Now Live At Leeds â€“ 40th Anniversary Super-Deluxe Collectorsâ€™ Edition finally tells the whole story. Housed in a hard-back box with cover artwork reproducing the original black stamped pressing, the package also includes a classic poster of Pete Townshend and a new 64-page full-color book containing rare photos, including of memorabilia surrounding the original release, and liner notes detailing the history of this landmark album.

TRACKLISTING
CD One â€“ Leeds:

Heaven And Hell

I Canâ€™t Explain

Fortune Teller

Tattoo

Young Man Blues

Substitute

Happy Jack

Iâ€™m A Boy

A Quick One, While Heâ€™s Away

Summertime Blues

Shakinâ€™ All Over

My Generation

Magic Bus

CD Two â€“ Leeds â€œTommyâ€:

Overture

Itâ€™s A Boy

1921

Amazing Journey

Sparks

Eyesight To The Blind

Christmas

The Acid Queen

Pinball Wizard

Do You Think Itâ€™s Alright?

Fiddle About

Tommy, Can You Hear Me?

Thereâ€™s A Doctor

Go To The Mirror!

Smash The Mirror

Miracle Cure

Sally Simpson

Iâ€™m Free

Tommyâ€™s Holiday Camp

Weâ€™re Not Gonna Take It

CD Three â€“ Hull:

Heaven And Hell

I Canâ€™t Explain

Fortune Teller

Tattoo

Young Man Blues

Substitute

Happy Jack

Iâ€™m A Boy

A Quick One, While Heâ€™s Away

Summertime Blues

Shakinâ€™ All Over

My Generation

CD Four â€“ Hull â€œTommyâ€:

Overture

Itâ€™s A Boy

1921

Amazing Journey

Sparks

Eyesight To The Blind

Christmas The Acid Queen

Pinball Wizard

Do You Think Itâ€™s Alright?

Fiddle About

Tommy, Can You Hear Me?

Thereâ€™s A Doctor

Go To The Mirror!

Smash The Mirror

Miracle Cure

Sally Simpson

Iâ€™m Free

Tommyâ€™s Holiday Camp

Weâ€™re Not Gonna Take It

Original Vinyl LP

Side 1:

Young Man Blues

Substitute

Summertime Blues

Shakinâ€™ All Over

Side 2:

My Generation

Magic Bus

Seven-Inch Vinyl Single

Summertime Blues

Heaven And Hell

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The Rolling Stones 1964-1969 & The Rolling Stones 1971-2005 Re-Mastered Vinyl Box Sets

2010-10-22T06:09:00.001-07:00
For the very first time in the history of the â€œWorldâ€™s Greatest Rock â€˜nâ€™ Roll Bandâ€ The Rolling Stones, ABKCO Records and Universal Music Group have joined forces to offer two vinyl box set collections spanning over 40 years of The Rolling Stonesâ€™ career. The box sets include 23 original studio albums, two â€œBig Hitsâ€ collections as well as two rare EPs. They will be released from November 22 in the U.K. (and November 23 in the U.S.).

The Rolling Stones 1964-1969 and The Rolling Stones 1971-2005 Vinyl Box Sets offer the consumer a wealth of great Rolling Stones music, much of which hasnâ€™t been available on vinyl for a considerable period of time.

The limited edition numbered box sets chronologically kick off with The Rolling Stones 1964-1969 Vinyl Box Set, a collection that encompasses the Stonesâ€™ earlyU.K.releases. The set includes nine re-mastered Rolling Stones studio albums, two remastered EPs, plus two â€œBig Hitsâ€ collections. Itâ€™s the first vinyl reissue in decades for The Rolling Stones (EP), The Rolling Stones, Five by Five (EP), The Rolling Stones No. 2, Big Hits (High Tide and Green Grass) and Through the Past, Darkly (Big Hits Vol. 2).

The first five titles in the set are presented in their original mono format affording, for the first time in years, an opportunity for Stones fans to enjoy re-mastered versions of the tracks â€œI Canâ€™t Be Satisfied,â€ â€œTime Is On My Sideâ€ (Version 2) and â€œDown the Road Apieceâ€ as originally released. Through the Past, Darkly (Big Hits Vol. 2) is included with its original octagonal cover and artwork intact. Metamorphosisis also included in the set; the album was first released in 1975 but is wholly comprised of tracks recorded from the early-to-late sixties. The inclusion of the bandâ€™s original two â€œBig Hitsâ€ collections was mandated by the fact that U.K. album releases in that era most often did not include contemporaneously released hit singles.

The world really was The Rolling Stonesâ€™ oyster in the seventies, as their escapades made headlines around the world from the French Riviera to Switzerland and via the U.S. and Canada. They performed groundbreaking concerts in arenas and moved effortlessly into open-air stadiums. They stuck their collective tongue out at the British establishment and became citizens of the world.

They set up their own label and made the most of their new-found artistic freedom and, most importantly, they issued a series of definitive studio albums: Sticky Fingers, Exile On Main Street, Goats Head Soup, Itâ€™s Only Rock â€˜nâ€™ Roll, Black And Blue and Some Girls. They partied at Studio 54, came up with dance-floor hits â€œMiss Youâ€ and â€œEmotional Rescue,â€ and recorded in Paris, Nassau, Jamaica and New York.

The eighties saw the band stretch the envelope further still, working with jazz great Sonny Rollins, film directors Julien Temple and Michael Lindsay-Hogg, and producers Chris Kimsey and Steve Lillywhite on classics such as Emotional Rescue, Tattoo You, Undercover, Dirty Work and Steel Wheels.

Throughout the next two decades they filmed with Scorsese, recorded with Don Was and released further groundbreaking albumsâ€“Voodoo Lounge and Bridges To Babylon, right up to 2005â€²s triumphant A Bigger Bang.

Fans now get a chance to rediscover many of their past favourites and unearth some forgotten gems along the way too â€¦all re-mastered and sounding better than ever.

The two volumes, a compendium of the bandâ€™s U.K.-released studio recordings, will be marketed jointly by ABKCO and UMG and span the bandâ€™s output from the dawn of their recording career in early 1964 with the release of their debut LP The Rolling Stones, through to A Bigger Bang, originally released in 2005. Pressings in The Rolling Stones 1964-1969 and The Rolling Stones 1971-2005 Vinyl Box Sets are 180-gram virgin heavyweight vinyl and are part of the much lauded Back-to-Black classic vinyl reissue series.

Jody Klein, ABKCO Music and Records CEO, remarked, â€œWith the current marketplace resurgence of vinyl, these collections are certain to delight both long-standing Stones fans as well as contemporary vinyl devotees. The quality of the pressings and the care with which these historic releases have been re-mastered is breathtaking.â€

Andrew Kronfeld, Universal Music Group Internationalâ€™s Executive VP, International Marketing, said, â€œVinyl was the Rolling Stonesâ€™ accomplice from day one, so this is the way to hear the worldâ€™s greatest rock â€˜nâ€™ roll band. Thereâ€™s nothing else to sayâ€¦just listen.â€

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers Rock 'N' Roll Classic Damn The Torpedoes Expanded With Previously Unreleased Tracks for Deluxe Editions

2010-10-22T06:06:00.001-07:00
One of the greatest albums in rock history gets even better with the November 9 release on Backstreet/Geffen/UMe of the expanded and remastered Deluxe Edition of Damn The Torpedoes from Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers.

The Deluxe Edition release will be available with a choice of four formats (1) on two-CDs, (2) on one audiophile quality Blu-ray disc, (3) on 2 180-gram vinyl LPs and (4) as an iTunes LP.

All formats of the Deluxe Edition will come with nine additional bonus tracks not included on the original album. Seven of these tracks are previously unreleased including two studio tracks, â€œNowhereâ€ and â€œSurrender,â€ both written by Tom Petty and recorded and completed during the Damn The Torpedoes sessions. The never-before-heard â€œNowhereâ€ was thought to have been lost in 1979 when the tape boxes were being moved daily to avoid the possibility that court bailiffs would claim them as part of Pettyâ€™s assets in the lawsuit at the time. Recording engineer Ryan Ulyate found the song recently while he was listening to tapes searching for alternate versions of songs to be included on the current release. The original 1979 recording of â€œSurrenderâ€ is also included on the bonus disc. â€œSurrenderâ€ was a mainstay of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakersâ€™ concert setlists for many years although this original studio version recorded for Damn The Torpedoes, which includes Stan Lynch on drums, never saw the light of day until now. Also included on the bonus disc is an original demo for the B-side â€œCasa Degaâ€ and an alternate take of â€œRefugeeâ€ as well as a trio of live performances at Londonâ€™s Hammersmith Odeon (March 6, 1980), including â€œDonâ€™t Do Me Like That,â€ the first hit single from the album.

Digitally remastered from the original analog master tapes, all formats of Damn The Torpedoes â€“ Deluxe Edition also feature liner notes by noted rock journalist/author David Fricke, rare photos, and lyrics to each track.

The vinyl edition of Damn The Torpedoes â€“ Deluxe Edition will be released by ORG MUSIC on two 180 gram LPs mastered for vinyl from the original analog master tapes at Bernie Grundman Studios and pressed by Pallas in Germany. The Blu-ray version of the album will be released on a high-resolution audio Blu-ray disc, featuring the original stereo mix and new 5.1 surround sound mix. The 24-bit 96K audio on the Blu-ray disc contains 256 times more resolution than a CD, providing greater detail and reproducing the musicâ€™s full dynamic range, from the softest to the loudest sounds. As a bonus the Blu-ray disc also includes the original music videos for â€œHere Comes My Girlâ€ and â€œRefugee.â€

The first 15,000 copies of the vinyl and Blu-ray editions include a free download of the entire album in one of three high quality digital formats (320k MP3, 24/96 FLAC, or Apple Lossless), redeemable until November 9, 2011.

On August 3, Eagle Rock Entertainment released on DVD and Blu-ray an edition of their critically acclaimed Classic Albums series focusing on Damn The Torpedoes. The Damn The Torpedoes edition of Classic Albums unweaves the creative process behind the album featuring newly filmed interviews from Heartbreakers Tom Petty, Mike Campbell, Benmont Tench, and Ron Blair, as well as co-producer Jimmy Iovine and engineer Shelly Yakus.

Also to be released in conjunction with the Damn The Torpedoes Deluxe Edition is an exclusive, limited edition and individually numbered 7â€³ single featuring two previously unreleased tracks from the Damn The Torpedoes Deluxe Edition, â€œNowhereâ€ and â€œSurrender.â€ The 7â€³ will be released on November 26, 2010, and available only at independent retailers in celebration of the Back To Black Friday event.

Visitors to TomPetty.com can now enjoy a special mini-site devoted to the upcoming release of Damn The Torpedoes Deluxe Edition featuring a 5-minute film devoted to the history of the album and perspectives on the bonus material from Mike Campbell and engineer Ryan Ulyate, as well as a selection from David Frickeâ€™s liner notes, photos, videos, and more.

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers have just finished a successful tour of North America in support of their latest album, Mojo, during which they played to more than 600,000 people. The Mojo Tour was Tom Petty and The Heartbreakersâ€™ highest grossing tour ever.

Disc One â€“ Original Album

1. Refugee

2. Here Comes My Girl

3. Even The Losers

4. Shadow Of A Doubt (A Complex Kid)

5. Century City

6. Donâ€™t Do Me Like That

7. You Tell Me

8. What Are You Doinâ€™ In My Life?

9. Louisiana Rain

Disc Two â€“ Bonus Tracks

1. Nowhere*

2. Surrender*

3. Casa Dega/B-side

4. Itâ€™s Raininâ€™ Again/B-side

5. Shadow Of A Doubt (A Complex Kid)/Live â€“ Hammersmith Odeon 1980*

6. Donâ€™t Do Me Like That/Live â€“ Hammersmith Odeon 1980*

7. Somethinâ€™ Else/Live â€“ Hammersmith Odeon 1980*

8. Casa Dega/Demo*

9. Refugee/Alternate Take*

*Previously unreleased

About Damn The Torpedoes and Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers

Damn The Torpedoes, Tom Petty and The Heartbreakersâ€™ third album (and first on Backstreet/MCA,) proved to be the breakthrough for the singer-songwriter-guitarist and his band (guitarist Mike Campbell, keyboardist Benmont Tench, bassist Ron Blair and drummer Stan Lynch). The album was released on October 19, 1979, after a highly publicized lawsuit in which Petty made a groundbreaking stand for artist rights, refusing to be sold by one record company to another without his consent. Damn The Torpedoes became the groupâ€™s first Top 10, remaining at #2 for seven weeks (only Pink Floydâ€™s The Wall kept it from the top). It sold over 5-million copies, and had 3 top 40 hits and 4 top 5 rock-radio hits. The album was an immediate critical success, with Rolling Stone declaring Damn The Torpedoes â€œthe Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers album we have all been waiting for.â€

Produced by Petty and Jimmy Iovine, the album reached double platinum quickly and catapulted the band to arena performances where they played such classic cuts as the infectious Top 10 hit â€œDonâ€™t Do Me Like That,â€ blistering rockers â€œRefugeeâ€ and â€œHere Comes My Girl,â€ and the exhilarating â€œEven The Losers.â€ Bursting with full speed ahead American rock â€˜nâ€™ roll, the album brought together rock, folk, country and blues in what has become Petty and the Heartbreakersâ€™ signature style. The release garnered Petty his first Rolling Stone Magazine cover in February 1980. He has appeared on four covers since then. In 2003, nearly 25 years after its release, Rolling Stone honored Damn The Torpedoes on its list of â€œthe greatest albums ever made,â€ and in 2002 Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, during their first year of eligibility. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers are one of the very few artists to score a top five record on the Billboard charts in five consecutive decades.

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Various Artists Make Up The "How Weed Won The West" Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Sunset Records Soundtracks) CD Which Hits Stores On October 19

2010-10-21T17:03:00.001-07:00
â€œHow Weed Won The Westâ€ takes its message to the music by releasing an eclectic soundtrack CD with Sunset Records for the film that is opening in theaters this month.

Award Winning Film Documentarian Kevin Booth also makes his solo music career debut as a participant on the Sunset Records filmâ€™s soundtrack featuring an all-star various artist title compilation CD, very naturally, and the filmmaker opens and closes the soundtrack CD with his songs. His electronic ballad â€œBaby Kushâ€ stars as the albumâ€™s opening track with the album telling a story through to the closer â€œDrug War 2,â€ a Kevin Booth collaboration with Nick Knoc, with twelve (12) songs made up of rock, hip-hop, reggae, quirky, rap and electronic tunes on the compilation Soundtrack CD. (Kevin) Booth isnâ€™t the only eclectic artist that makes a contribution to the soundtrack, 3 All Mighty, Panjoma offer up quintessential mood driven songs also from the film with â€œDangerous Dragon Fly,â€ and â€Reelâ€ accordingly, while Travis Warren adds a blast of Southern down home rock n roll rock to the album with â€œI-40 Blues.â€

More highlights on the CD are rap and hip-hop driven with topical songs, and quintessential partying tunes, from Los Marijuanos (recently signed to Sunset Urban Records) with their hit song, â€œSummertimeâ€, along with Sunset Urban Recording act, Mista Latex with his â€œLet It Burnâ€ song and Philadelphia native, Neele Scar with the song that also dawns the name of the film, â€œWeed Won The West,â€ are the perfect blend of raucous, melodic hip-hop / rap tunes that do tell this story and send itsâ€™ messages, on this full length Soundtrack CD. The Ronnell Sessions neo-soul rendition of â€œN-Dayâ€ effortlessly seeps in its Spanish influences, while at the same time, the quirky, pop artist, Norman A. Norman brings his â€œThe Vapo Song (Vapo Vapo Vapo) song to the CD, and is â€œmust hearâ€ while the roots reggae legend, I Kong (Tropical Records) adds his reggae style to the Soundtrack, with the inclusion of his popular world music song, â€œA Soldier Went To War.â€

â€œThe soundtrack is not only a favorite of mine,â€ says Don Lichterman, the head of Sunset Records, â€œit also tells a story just like the film would tell its story.â€ (Don) Lichterman goes on to say â€œThe songs on the soundtrack are all dramatic in their own way,â€ and â€œthe CD is not only fun, I also want people to be able to leave the CD on at parties without having to change it. Plus, every song sends a message related to the documentary film made by Kevin (Booth).â€

All in all, the How Weed Won The West soundtrack CD is compiled very well while having songs on it, be able to send a message related to the subject matter in the documentary film (in theatres this month). Sunset put this soundtrack together and compiled the artists on the CD in a very eclectic way. All music fans in all genres and all styles make the CD a sure â€œbuy it nowâ€ after it hits stores on October 19th this year.

About Sunset Urban Records

Sunset is a privately owned Don Lichterman Company. Sunset is one of the leading independent record labels and entertainment companies in the world. Sunsetâ€™s Entertainment Companies, and its global operation, acquire, develop, and distribute major music recording artists, home visual entertainment products, online-digital entertainment technologies and music and filmed entertainment worldwide. Sunset's four major divisions are the Sunset Distributed Label Group, the Sunset Strategic Marketing and Licensing Division, the Radio Sunset Network and the Sunset Filmed Entertainment Division.

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Hennessy Invites Fans to Party Like Rock Stars in Celebration of the 11th Annual Latin GRAMMYï¿½ Awards Nov. 11, 2010

2010-10-21T16:58:00.001-07:00
One Week Left to Enter to Win A Trip to Las Vegas and Exclusive VIP Access to The Official Latin GRAMMY After Party and New After-After Party

NEW YORK--Hennessy, the number one selling cognac in the United States, is celebrating the success of today's premier Latin musical artists with a national sweepstakes to win a trip to the 11th Annual Latin GRAMMYÂ® Awards on November 11 in Las Vegas, which will be broadcast live on the Univision Network from 8 â€“ 11 p.m. ET/PT (7 p.m. Central).

Fans can enter multiple ways including online at www.lasvegassweepstakes.hennessy.com or by texting the word HennyLG to 44144 before the deadline of October 22, 2010 at 11:59 p.m. CT. Five lucky grand prize winners will receive a three-day prize package to join Hennessy in Las Vegas to salute Latin music's finest musical performers of the year. No purchase necessary.

A premier cultural event, Hennessy is proud to be returning for the third year as an official sponsor of the 11th Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards and of the Latin GRAMMY After Party. Guests, soaring with Latino pride after a magical night of recognizing top artists and break-through performances, will keep the celebration going all night long by hitting the dance floor of Mandalay Bay Events Center at the official Latin GRAMMY After Party and then the After-After Party at The Hotel's Mix Lounge. Hennessy signature cocktails will be on hand to make toasts to Latin music's ability to transcend language barriers and bring people together.

"Hennessy is honored to be a part of this prestigious event," said Manny Gonzalez, director of Hispanic Marketing for Hennessy. "Music is integral to the Latino lifestyle, playing a significant role in shaping our culture and inspiring our daily lives. Hennessy is proud to be supporting the Latin GRAMMY Awards and serving its premium spirits in tribute to these top artists."

To further commemorate the 11th Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards, Hennessy has unveiled a special edition golden gift box featuring the official Latin GRAMMY logo. The elegant packaging will be available for a limited time in Florida, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts and Duty Free (JFK Airport only). The suggested retail price per 750ml bottle is $44.99-49.99.

For more information on Hennessy Privilege in both English and Spanish, visit WWW.HENNESSY.COM.

About Hennessy

Hennessy is imported and distributed in the U.S. by Moet Hennessy USA and is a subsidiary of LVMH (Moet Hennessy-Louis Vuitton). Hennessy distills, ages and blends a full range of marques, including Hennessy V.S, Privilege V.S.O.P, Hennessy Black, X.O, Paradis and Richard Hennessy.

About The Latin Recording AcademyÂ®

The Latin Recording Academy is an International, membership-based organization comprised of Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking recording artists, musicians, songwriters, producers and other creative and technical recording professionals. The organization is dedicated to improving the quality of life and cultural condition for Latin music and its makers. In addition to producing the Latin GRAMMY Awards to honor excellence in the recorded arts and sciences, The Latin Recording Academy provides educational and outreach programs for the Latin music community. For more information about The Latin Recording Academy, please visit www.latingrammy.com. For breaking news and exclusive content, join the organization's social networks as a Twitter follower at www.twitter.com/latingrammys, and a Facebook fan at www.facebook.com/latingrammys.

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24-Hour Johnny Cash Internet Radio Station Launches

2010-10-21T16:53:00.003-07:00
Official Johnny Cash Internet radio station launches; Cash's friends and family involved in 24-hour programming highlighting the singer's five decades-plus career.

CORONA, CA-- Johnny Cash fans around the world can now tune in to Johnny Cash Radio, a new venture launched by Bill Miller who, along with the late Johnny Cash, founded the official Johnny Cash website 14 years ago.

The station, www.johnnycashradio.com, streams Johnny Cash music and content 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

"Johnny Cash Radio is a dream come true for Johnny's millions of fans around the globe. We are the source for all things Cash, and our lineup includes programming hosted by Johnny's own family members, friends, former band members and others in the music industry," said Miller.

Among the family members who host their own shows is the wife of John Carter Cash (Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash's only son), Laura Cash, and Johnny's youngest sister, Joanne Cash Yates. The programs range from DJ-style shows to documentaries featuring interviews with Cash friends and associates to rare vintage performances by the Man in Black spanning his five decades strong career.

Miller and his wife Shannon host the weekly webcast, The Johnny Cash Radio Show, which features guests such as Kris Kristofferson, Graham Nash, Merle Haggard, Rosanne Cash, Jane Seymour, Charlie Daniels, The Oak Ridge Boys and friends, family members and associates who knew Cash.

"There are few other entertainers whose body of work could sustain a 24 hour, seven days a week radio stream. With Johnny Cash's five decades of writing and recording, our station is always fresh and relevant," Miller said.

Johnny Cash began his career in music in 1954 and has sold over 100 million records. He is the only entertainer in history to be inducted into the Country Music, Rock & Roll and Songwriter's Halls of Fame. His life story was chronicled in the 2005 blockbuster film Walk the Line which starred Joaquin Phoenix and Reese Witherspoon as Johnny Cash and June Carter.

The Johnny Cash Radio stream is powered by Live365.Com

JohnnyCash.Com and JohnnyCashRadio.Com serve fans of the Man in Black from around the world. For further information, please contact Bill Miller at odysgroup@aol.com.

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Troy ?Trombone Shorty? Andrews Joined by Lenny Kravitz in Paris Jam Session; Shorty Plays on Kravitz? New Album

2010-10-21T16:53:00.001-07:00

Red Hot + New Orleans Announces
Trombone Shorty as Musical Director

LOS ANGELES, Calif. â€” In the midst of his second European tour in the last six months Trombone Shorty (Troy Andrews) was joined by his mentor and former bandleader Lenny Kravitz, who surprised Troyâ€™s fans onstage in Paris on October 13th to sit in on drums. This was followed by a late-night session in the studio, where Andrews added some touches to Mr. Kravitzâ€™ upcoming CD, which already includes horn parts Troy had recorded at Lennyâ€™s studio in Caribbean.

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Just two days later, Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue launched their UK tour supporting the legendary Jeff Beck, who called Troy and Orleans Avenue sax player Tim McFatter up for his encore on a searing rendition of Sly & the Family Stoneâ€™s "I Wanna Take You Higher" (after which Beck shouted out to the audience, â€œTrombone F***ing Shorty!â€).

In the meantime, this weekend PBS will begin airing Trombone Shortyâ€™s debut performance on Austin City Limits, followed on Thanksgiving weekend by PBSâ€™ airing of Jeff Beckâ€™s Les Paul Tribute, which also features Trombone Shorty.

All this and Troy still finds the time to serve as Music Director for two Red Hot + New Orleans concerts presented as part of the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) Next Wave Art series. For this salute to the music of the Crescent City, Troy has enlisted Dr. John, Ledisi, Marc Broussard, Partners-N-Crime, Kermit Ruffins and Irma Thomas, among others. Produced in association with the Red Hot Organization in recognition of World AIDS Day (Dec 1), the shows take place at the Howard Gilman Opera House on December 3 and 4. Part of the proceeds will benefit New Orleansâ€™ NO/AIDS Task Force.

Trombone Shorty continues to make touring history supporting the final four dates on Dave Matthews Bandâ€™s 2010 tour while he and his Orleans Avenue band crisscross the globe further spreading his patented â€œSupafunkrockâ€ sound as exemplified on his Verve/Forecast debut, Backatown. Andrews and Orleans Avenue recently soared in their Japanese debut at the acclaimed Fuji Rock Festival, followed by gigs in Rio and SÃ£o Paolo.

Backatown, at its six month mark, is Billboardâ€™s Greatest Gainer in this weekâ€™s top-selling jazz albums chart ranked by sales data compiled by Neilsen Soundscan for the week of October 23, according to Billboard.com. Trombone Shortyâ€™s Backatown leapfrogged Harry Connick Jr.â€™s Your Songs and the Treme soundtrack gaining two positions, stalwartly standing at # 6 while the band tours Europe.

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Rock and Roll's Darlene Love Releases Live Concert Album

2010-10-21T11:59:00.001-07:00
NEW YORK-- Darlene Love, lead singer of 60's Rock and Roll groups The Blossoms, The Crystals and Bob B. Soxx and the Blue Jeans is captured for all time in a new live concert album.

Recorded last February, "The Concert of Love", produced by REEL Good Productions LLC in association with SOBO Productions, features Darlene Love's classics including "He's a Rebel", "Da Doo Run Run", "(Today I Met) the Boy I'm Gonna Marry" and the song that's become an annual Love performance on Late Show With David Letterman: "Christmas (Baby, Please Come Home)". A companion DVD of "The Concert of Love" is planned for release later this year.

"'The Concert of Love' presents the Darlene Love the world adores, on stage singing the great songs that made her famous," explained Karen Braithwaite-Yarn, co-founder of REEL Good Productions, at this morning's announcement.

The album has already drawn rave reviews from icons including legendary radio host Cousin Brucie who calls it "remarkable and heartwarming" and adds that "the mountain has never been higher than on Love's version of 'River Deep Mountain High'."

Rocker Bruce Springsteen says Darlene's classics "sound as steam rolling fresh today as the day they were released."

Ms. Love continues to perform her hits on stages around the world and last week, was nominated a third time for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

"Darlene is the most powerful singer of all the girl group voices from the sixties," continues Mr. Springsteen. "She's one of my all time favorites and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame won't be complete without her."

"I'm thrilled and delighted to present this new live concert CD," said Darlene Love from her home outside of New York City. "What a simply blessed year this has been â€“ from the concerts, to the album, and now another nomination to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. I hope my fans will enjoy listening to 'The Concert of Love' as much as I enjoyed making it for them."

"The Concert of Love" retails for $19.95 and is available online at iTunes, Amazon.com, CDBaby.com, and via www.WhoisDarleneLove.com. It is also available at 1-888-221-LOV2 (5682).

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Legendary Rock 'N' Roll Pioneer Jerry Lee Lewis to Write Autobiography for It Books

2010-10-21T11:56:00.001-07:00
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It Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, announced today a deal to publish the memoir of rock 'n' roll legend Jerry Lee Lewis in 2012.

One of the greatest showmen of all time, Jerry Lee Lewis is one of the founding pioneers of rock -- and his life story is at least as dramatic as his famously outrageous performances. From his childhood in Louisiana and his evangelical upbringing (Jimmy Lee Swaggart was his double first cousin) to his expulsion from Bible college in Texas, Lewis always knew he was going to be a star.

In this long-awaited memoir, he will share a lifetime of untold stories, from his early years at Sun Records, where he lit up the music charts in 1957 with the back-to-back hits "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On" and "Great Balls of Fire"; to his longtime friendships with Sun stablemates Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, and others; to the scandal that scuttled his first UK tour and jeopardized his career; to his triumphant comeback in the late 1960s, when he became the #1 Country Music star in America; to the cycles of excess and tragedy that dogged him for decades -- to his present-day comeback with a pair of hit CDs, Last Man Standing and Mean Old Man. The result will be a truly no-holds-barred memoir -- a rock epic if ever there was one.

"I have spent my life listening to those who know so little say so much about me and my life," said Lewis. "I am ready to say a whole lot about why I lived my life the way I did. People can read it, burn it, or never give it another thought. Either way the truth is about to be told, and I'm the only man still standing who can touch it."

"Mr. Lewis personifies the American story, in all its richness and contradiction," said Morgan. "He's a man of astonishing natural talent, profound belief, and indomitable spirit. What a thrill to have the chance to work with him on this unforgettable book."

Jerry Lee Lewis was the first person inducted in the Rock n' Roll Hall of Fame, at its opening ceremony in 1986. His original recording of "Great Balls of Fire" was elected to the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1998 and "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On" received this honor in 1999. He has garnered countless honors, including the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. Rolling Stone ranked him one of their Top 25 Greatest Artists of All Time, and he is a member of the Rockabilly Hall of Fame, the Hit Parade Hall of Fame, and the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame. Lewis has had 14 #1 Hits, 47 Top 20 hits, and 10 Golden Records.

In 2010, actor Levi Kreis won a Tony Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of Lewis in the hit Broadway show Million Dollar Quartet.

At the age of 75, Lewis is currently on tour in support of his latest CD, Mean Old Man, a deluxe 18-track collection of duets and collaborations with some of the greatest musicians in rock and country music.

About It Books:

Launched in September 2009, It Books is dedicated to publishing exceptional books in entertainment, music, fashion, design, art, celebrity, pop culture and sports.

It Books has published numerous New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Los Angeles Times bestsellers including Sh*t My Dad Says by Justin Halpern, Mustaine by Dave Mustaine, My Appetite for Destruction by Steven Adler, Getting the Pretty Back by Molly Ringwald, Neon Angel: A Memoir of a Runaway by Cherie Currie, I Love Your Style by Amanda Brooks, and Satiristas by Paul Provenza and Dan Dion.

Upcoming publications include Blow by Blow by Detmar Blow with Tom Skyes, The Red Hot Chili Peppers by the Red Hot Chili Peppers, How to Beat Up Anybody by Judah Friedlander, True Whit by Whitney Port, Everyone Loves You When You're Dead by Neil Strauss, and Al Jaffee's Mad Life by Mary Lou Weisman.

It Books is an imprint HarperCollinsPublishers, one of the largest English-language publishers in the world and a subsidiary of News Corporation (NYSE: NWS, NWS.A; ASX: NWS, NWSLV).

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David Allan Coe Releases First New Single in 25 Years

2010-10-21T11:51:00.001-07:00
Country outlaw David Allan Coe has released a new single, "Single Father", his first radio single in nearly 25 years, from his upcoming new album release, Free My Mind, his first album of previously un-released music since his 2006 Rebel Meets Rebel rock/metal collaboration with the late "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott of Pantera fame.

"Single Father" was co-written with Kid Rock and was on Kid Rock's platinum-selling Kid Rock album and has been previously released on a couple of Coe's live projects.

The new album, due out in January, will also feature live performances of two other Kid Rock co-writes, "Free My Mind" and "59 Cadillac 57 Chevrolet", in addition to 16 other new songs written by Coe.

Coe was an outlaw country act before Waylon and Willie and is a legendary songwriter/artist having had monster hits as a writer with "Take This Job And Shove It", and Tanya Tucker's number 1, "Would You Lay With me In A Field Of Stone". He also had his own Top 10 hits as an artist with "You Never Even Called Me By My Name", "The Ride", and "Mona Lisa Lost Her Smile".

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Rock Hall brings New Orleans to Cleveland For One Week for 2010 American Music Mastersï¿½ series

2010-10-19T16:42:00.001-07:00

Weeklong schedule is announced for Walking to New Orleans:
The Music of Fats Domino and Dave Bartholomew

CLEVELAND - The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum and Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) will honor Antoine â€œFatsâ€ Domino and Dave Bartholomew, one of the most important partnerships in the history of rock and roll music, during the 15th annual American Music MastersÂ® series in November.

Over the course of a week, more than 40 members of the New Orleans music scene will travel to Cleveland including Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductees, artists, band members, authors, journalists and more for the special events that will honor two pioneers in a seminal rock and roll city. Many events are FREE to the public.

The annual series of events will begin Monday, November 8, 2010, culminating with a conference and a tribute concert on Saturday, November 13, 2010. Renowned New Orleans actor Wendell Pierce (HBOâ€™s The Wire and Treme) will serve as the eveningâ€™s emcee. Artists just added to the concert include reggae pioneers Toots and the Maytals and several artists from New Orleans, including vocal group the Dixie Cups (â€œIko Iko,â€ â€œChapel of Loveâ€) and multi-instrumentalist Theresa Andersson. Dr. John and the Lower 911 will be the house band for the evening.Previously announced artists include American Music Masters honoree and Inductee Dave Bartholomew, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductee Lloyd Price, Irma Thomas, The Rebirth Brass Band and Robert Parker. The tribute concert will be held Saturday, November 13, at 7:30 p.m. at PlayhouseSquareâ€™s Palace Theatre in Cleveland. Tickets are $30, $40 and $50. This event is sponsored by Infiniti. Tickets are available at the PlayhouseSquare box office, by calling (216) 241-6000, or by visiting www.rockhall.com. A limited number of Rock Hall VIP event packages starting at $250 are available by calling (216) 515-1207.

Additional ticketed events include:

Friday, November 12 at 8 p.m. - Concert by Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue and the Rebirth Brass Band at House of Blues, Cleveland, 308 Euclid Avenue, presented in conjunction with The Beachland Ballroom. New Orleansâ€™ own Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue and the Rebirth Brass Band will co-headline a show at Clevelandâ€™s House of Blues on Friday, November 12 at 8 p.m. Tickets are $20 and are available at www.LiveNation.com, www.HouseofBlues.com, the House of Blues Box Office, charge-by-phone (800-745-3000), or any Ticketmaster location.

Saturday, November 13 from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. â€“ American Music Masters Conference at Case Western Reserveâ€™s Wolstein Auditorium, 2103 Cornell Road, in the Wolstein Research Building. A reflection on the career of Fats Domino and Dave Bartholomew and their impact on rock and roll music. Participants will include Hall of Fame Inductees Dave Bartholomew and Lloyd Price; long-time collaborators of Fats Domino and Dave Bartholomew including musicians Billy Diamond, Herb Hardesty, Ernest McLean, and songwriter/producer Eddie Ray; key historians of New Orleans music Domino biographer Rick Coleman, John Broven, Jason Berry and Jeff Hannusch and Dr. Ike of Ponderosa Stomp. Every surviving band member of Fatsâ€™ will attend. Writer and director Daniel Wolff will discuss his on-going film projects about residents trying to return to New Orleans, Right to Return: New Home Movies From the Ninth Ward and Been in the Storm Too Long, directed by Oscar-winner Jonathan Demme.Tickets are $30 (Continental breakfast and lunch included) and are available through Ticketmaster and the Rock Hall box office.

Additional events for the 15th Annual American Music MastersÂ® series Walking to New Orleans: The Music of Fats Domino and Dave Bartholomew include (all are FREE with reservation. Seating is limited):

FREE with RSVP - Wednesday, October 20 at 7 p.m. â€“ Songwriters to Soundmen featuring New Orleans Songwriter and Producer Harold Battiste in the Rock Hallâ€™s Foster Theater on the 4th floor. Composer, producer, educator and jazz ambassador Harold Battiste has had an active and significant role in studio, stage, motion picture and television history. A native of New Orleans, Battiste has produced 10 gold records, including Barbara Georgeâ€™s â€œI Know (You Donâ€™t Love Me No More),â€ Joe Jonesâ€™ â€œYou Talk Too Much,â€ and Sam Cookeâ€™s â€œYou Send Me,â€ and is also credited with launching the pop careers of Sonny & Cher, Sam Cooke and Dr. John. Battiste is also responsible for founding All for One (AFO), the nationâ€™s first African American musician-owned and -operated record label. This event is free with a reservation. Email education@rockhall.org or call 216.515.8426 to RSVP.

FREE with RSVP - Wednesday, October 27 at 7 p.m. â€“ Rock and Roll Night School: â€œRock the city with their Congo dances,â€ a special presentation by Ned Sublette in the Rock Hallâ€™s Foster Theater on the 4th floor. The first known use of the verb rock to refer to African American music and dance referred to the jams at Congo Square in New Orleans in 1819 -- about a block from where Roy Brown recorded â€œGood Rockinâ€™ Tonightâ€ in 1947. Ned Sublette, author of The Year Before The Flood, The World that Made New Orleans, and Cuba and Its Music, will talk about the impact of music from Afro-New Orleans and Afro-Cuba on twentieth-century music in the United States, including a special shout out to the late New Orleans drummer Earl Palmer, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductee and founding drummer of rock and roll. This event is free with a reservation. Email education@rockhall.org or call 216.515.8426 to RSVP.

FREE with RSVP - Monday, November 8 at 7 p.m. - Rock and Roll Night School: A Spotlight on Fats Domino and Dave Bartholomew in the Rock Hallâ€™s Foster Theater on the 4th floor. Rock Hall educators Dr. Lauren Onkey and Jason Hanley will examine the careers of Inductees Fats Domino and Dave Bartholomew and their contribution to the birth of rock and roll. This evening takes us from the early days when Dave Bartholomew heard Fats Domino playing in Billy Diamondâ€™s band at the Hideaway Club in New Orleans, to the string of influential recordings they wrote and recorded at Cosimo Matassaâ€™s J&M Studio on the corner of Rampart and Dumaine starting in 1949 (including â€œThe Fat Man,â€ â€œAinâ€™t That A Shame,â€ â€œBlue Monday,â€ and â€œIâ€™m Walkinâ€). We will also explore how their music drew both black and white fans and pushed at the boundaries of racial segregation. This event is free with a reservation. Email education@rockhall.org or call 216.515.8426 to RSVP.

FREE with RSVP - Tuesday, November 9 at 7 p.m. â€“ Film Screening: Fats Domino Live From Austin, Texas (1986) in the Rock Hallâ€™s Foster Theater on the 4th floor. Recorded October 22, 1986, Fats Domino Live From Austin, Texas features previous unreleased performances from the award-winning Austin City Limits television show, featuring Dave Bartholomew on trumpet. Taken from the full concerts that were edited into the half hour TV show, these performances have been re-mixed and re-mastered. This event is free with a reservation. Email education@rockhall.org or call 216.515.8426 to RSVP.

FREE with RSVP - Wednesday, November 10 at 4:30 p.m. â€“ Roots of Music: After-School Music Education in Post-Katrina New Orleans in the Rock Hallâ€™s Foster Theater on the 4th floor. Join us for a special workshop celebrating the legacy of Fats Domino and Dave Bartholomew, with special guests from New Orleansâ€™ acclaimed Roots of Music program (co-founded by Rebirth Brass Band drummer Derrick Tabb). Learn more about ROMâ€™s amazing work in helping students across New Orleans succeed â€“ musically, scholastically, and personally. This workshop is designed for teachers and educators around Northeast Ohio. This event is free with a reservation. Email education@rockhall.org or call 216.515.8426 to RSVP.

FREE with RSVP - Wednesday, November 10 at 7 p.m. â€“ Songwriters to Soundmen with New Orleans Saxophonist Herb Hardesty in the Rock Hallâ€™s Foster Theater on the 4th floor. Herb Hardesty is most known for his association with Fats Domino, beginning in 1949, where he has been the featured sax soloist for most of Dominoâ€™s recordings. His easy, upbeat, distinctive style has been a trademark of Fatsâ€™ music and can be heard on rock and roll classics like â€œIâ€™m Walkinâ€™,â€ â€œAinâ€™t That a Shame,â€ â€œBlue Monday,â€ and many others. During his prolific career, Hardesty has worked with Hall of Fame Inductees Lloyd Price, BB King, and Little Richard as well as Tom Waits, Ella Fitzgerald, Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Dr. John, and Frank Sinatra. This event is free with a reservation. Email education@rockhall.org or call 216.515.8426 to RSVP.

FREE with RSVP - Thursday, November 11 at 7 p.m. â€“ Fats and Dave on Film: Their Music and Their Influences in the Rock Hallâ€™s Foster Theater on the 4th floor. Hosted by documentary filmmaker and archivist Joe Lauro, this 75 minute program of rare film footage tracing the golden years of the Fats Domino Band augmented with clips of musicians, bands and events that influenced both Fats Domino and Dave Bartholomew. Portions of the program will be seen in an upcoming documentary on Fats Domino & Dave Bartholomew slated for release in 2011. This event is free with a reservation. Email education@rockhall.org or call 216.515.8426 to RSVP.

Numerous events will be streamed live on rockhall.com. Please visit www.rockhall.com for up-to-date information about streamed events, the tribute concert, the weeklong series of events, and for more information about Fats Domino and Dave Bartholomew.

Rock Hall brings New Orleans to Northeast Ohio students; connects via distance learning to New Orleans youth

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame education department will offer a special class entitled â€œThe Big Beat: Fats Domino, Dave Bartholomew, and New Orleans Rock and Rollâ€to 7th grade students at the Intercultural Charter School of New Orleans East on Tuesday, October 26th at 2:30 p.m. Eastern time. This class, presented in partnership with New Orleansâ€™ arts integration organization KID smart, will be the Rock Hallâ€™s first connection to students in New Orleans.

The Rock Hall will also connect to Northeast Ohio students as part of its interdisciplinary educational program, Rockinâ€™ the Schools. Students will survey the music that made Domino and Bartholomew rock and roll pioneers (and superstars) and will trace these sounds back through the rich and complicated musical history of New Orleans.

The Rock Hall will once again partner with the Cuyahoga County Public Library to deliver special American Music Masters-related content. On Thursday, October 28 at 7 p.m., rock hall educator Stephanie Heriger will teach a special interactive videoconference class on Fats Domino and Dave Bartholomew, and the history of New Orleans rock and roll. This class will be held at the libraryâ€™s Brooklyn branch located at 4480 Ridge Road, Brooklyn, Ohio. Contact the Cuyahoga County Public Library at 216-398-4600 for more information.

About the American Music MastersÂ® Series
Each year, the American Music MastersÂ® series explores the legacy of a pioneering rock and roll figure in a range of events that includes Museum exhibits, lectures, films, a major conference at Case Western Reserve University and a tribute concert benefiting the Rock Hallâ€™s education programs. Drawing together experts, artists, fans and friends, these events provide new perspectives on the most beloved and influential musicians of the past century.

The tribute concert brings together a diverse mix of artists and musical styles, and as a result, many magical moments have taken place over the years. In 2004, Robert Plant and Alison Krauss performed onstage together for the first time to honor Lead Belly. This year the pair was awarded the highest honors of Album of the Year for Raising Sand and Record of the Year for "Please Read the Letter" at the 51st annual Grammy awards. Honoree Jerry Lee Lewis, who was not scheduled to perform at the 2007 concert, was moved to take the stage at the end of the show. Lewis tenderly played the piano and sang â€œSomewhere Over the Rainbow.â€ At the first American Music Masters tribute concert, Bruce Springsteen set the bar high and performed in honor of Woody Guthrie. The most star-studded and unique performance by a trio was Aretha Franklin, Solomon Burke and Elvis Costello paying tribute to Sam Cooke in 2005. Two years ago, a 93-year-old Les Paul took the stage with his trio and then led an epic jam with some of rock and rollâ€™s greatest guitarists, from Jennifer Batten to Slash. In 2009, Lucinda Williams penned an original song to honor Janis Joplin.

About the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Inc. is the nonprofit organization that exists to educate visitors, fans and scholars from around the world about the history and continuing significance of rock and roll music. It carries out this mission through its operation of a world-class museum that collects, preserves, exhibits and interprets this art form and through its library and archives as well as its educational programs.

The Museum is open seven days a week from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. On Wednesdays (and Saturdays through Labor Day), the Museum is open until 9 p.m. Museum admission is $22 for adults, $18 for adult residents of Greater Cleveland, $17 for seniors (65+), $13 for youth (9-12), children under 8 and Museum Members are always free, for information or to join the membership program call 216. 515.8425. For general inquiries, please call 216.781.ROCK (7625) or visit www.rockhall.com. The Museum is generously funded by Cuyahoga County residents through Cuyahoga Arts and Culture.

About Case Western Reserve University

Case Western Reserve University is among the nationâ€™s leading research institutions. Founded in 1826 and shaped by the unique merger of the Case Institute of Technology and Western Reserve University, Case Western Reserve is distinguished by its strengths in education, research, service, and experiential learning. Located in Cleveland, Case Western Reserve offers nationally recognized programs in the Arts and Sciences, Dental Medicine, Engineering, Law, Management, Medicine, Nursing, and Social Work. http://www.case.edu.

The Baker-Nord Center for the Humanities was established in 1996 with a generous gift of endowment from Eric and Jane Nord. Dedicated to celebrating achievements in the arts and humanities, the Center facilitates cross-disciplinary and inter-disciplinary collaborations that address questions and problems of broad human interest.

About Cuyahoga County Public Library

Cuyahoga County Public Library is ranked the Number Two library system in the nation among libraries that serve populations of 500,000 or more. It is the seventh busiest library in the nation with 28 branches that serve 47 communities. The Libraryâ€™s mission is to provide our community open access to resources that inform, entertain, and enrich. For more information, visit www.cuyahogalibrary.org .

Doc Watson Kicks Off 2010-2011 Down Home Concert Series

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North Carolina folk music icon Doc Watson performs with longtime friend David Holt and grandson Richard Watson on Friday, Nov. 12 at the Progress Energy Center for the Performing Arts to kick off PineConeâ€™s 2010-2011 Down Home Concert Series.

For more than half a century, Arthel "Doc" Watson has been a force in the creation, interpretation and preservation of American roots music. This year, he returns to the PineCone stage with his long-time friend and collaborator David Holt and his grandson Richard Watson to present Hills of Home, which combines hot flat-picking tunes, slow romantic ballads, gutsy blues numbers, delicately picked finger melodies and old-time gospel songs into an unforgettable evening of music. Join these two Grammy Award winning icons as they take you on a musical journey through North Carolina.

Holt and Watson earned a Grammy together in 2002 for Best Traditional Folk Recording for Legacy, a three-CD collection of songs and stories reflecting Watson's inspiring life story.

Born in Deep Gap, NC in 1923, Watson, who learned to play guitar and banjo as a child, has received numerous honors during his music career: in 2004, he received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Grammys (he has eight Grammy Awards to his credit), and he was recognized with the National Medal of Arts in 1997.

Watson was also a recipient of both a North Carolina Folk Heritage Award (1989) the North Carolina Award (1986). The North Carolina Award is the highest civilian award bestowed by the state of North Carolina, and it is awarded in the four fields of science, literature, the fine arts, and public service.

In October 2010, Watson was inducted in the NC Music Hall of Fame; in 2000, he was inducted into the International Bluegrass Music Associationâ€™s Hall of Fame. And efforts are currently underway to install a life-size bronze statue of Watson in downtown Boone, N.C., as part of the Downtown Boone Development Association (DBDA) public art program.

Watson, who attended Raleigh's Governor Morehead School for the Blind growing up and whose first guitar was a $12 Stella from Sears Roebuck, has been called "a living national treasure" for his virtuoso flat-picking and his repertoire of traditional folk and bluegrass tunes.

In 1953, he joined Johnson City, Tennessee-based Jack Williams' country and western swing band. The band seldom had a fiddle player, but often played square dances, so Watson taught himself to play fiddle tunes on his electric guitar. He later transferred the technique to acoustic guitar, and playing fiddle tunes became part of his signature sound. His big break came with a performance at the Newport Folk Festival in 1963.

Watson recorded his first solo album in 1964 and began performing with his 16-year-old son, Merle. The pair continued to tour and record together until 1985, when Merle died in a tragic tractor accident. In his memory, Watson started MerleFest, which today draws more than 50,000 people a year to North Carolinaâ€™s Wilkesboro College to hear what Doc calls â€œtraditional plusâ€ music.

David Holt is a four-time Grammy Award winner who traveled to the Appalachians to pursue his passion for old-time banjo music. He traveled to remote mountain communities like Kingdom Come, Kentucky and Sodom Laurel, North Carolina, searching for the best traditional musicians.

Holt discovered hundreds of old-time mountaineers with a wealth of folk music, stories and wisdom. There was banjoist Wade Mainer, ballad singer Dellie Norton, singing coal miner Nimrod Workman, and 122-year-old washboard player Susie Brunson. Holt learned to play not only banjo, but also many unusual instruments like the mouth bow, the bottleneck slide guitar and even the paper bag. For more than three decades, his passion for traditional music and culture has fueled a successful performing and recording career. He has performed and recorded with many of his mentors including Doc Watson, Grandpa Jones, Bill Monroe, Earl Scruggs, Roy Acuff and Chet Atkins. Today he tours the country perfoming solo, with Doc Watson and with his band The Lightning Bolts.

Holt is also well known for his television and radio series. He is host of public television's Folkways, a North Carolina program that takes the viewer through the Southern Mountains visiting traditional craftsmen and musicians. He served as host of The Nashville Network's Fire on the Mountain, Celebration Express and American Music Shop. He has been a frequent guest on Hee Haw, Nashville Now and The Grand Ole Opry. He can also be seen as a musician in the popular film O Brother, Where Art Thou?.

Guitarist Richard Watson, Doc's grandson (Merle's son) learned some blues runs from his dad, and Doc's tutored him for more than a decade. In 1999, Doc and Richard released an album together called Third Generation Blues.

This concert is the first in PineCone's 2010-2011 Down Home Concert Series at the Progress Energy Center for the Performing Arts, Raleigh's premier performing arts center. The show starts at 8 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 12. Tickets are available through PineCone's box office (919-664-8302) or online at http://ping.fm/oWH3V Tickets can also be purchased in person at the Progress Energy Center. We hope you'll join us for this special night featuring some of North Carolina's own finest traditional musicians!

The series resumes on Friday, Jan. 7 with a special duo performance by Tim O'Brien and Bryan Sutton, and IBMA's 2010 Entertainers of the Year Dailey & Vincent return to Raleigh on Wednesday, Jan. 26. Hawaiian ukulele virtuoso Jake Shimabukuro makes a repeat performance on the PineCone stage on Saturday, Feb. 12, and the Sam Bush Band performs five days later with special guests Bearfoot (Thursday, Feb. 17). The series concludes on Sunday, March 13 with The Chieftains, which PineCone presents with Broadway Series South. Complete information about the 2010-2011 Down Home Concert Series is available at http://ping.fm/XwDnn

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PineConeâ€”the Piedmont Council of Traditional Music, is a private, nonprofit, charitable membership organization dedicated to preserving, presenting and promoting traditional music, dance and other folk performing arts.

Magnolia Klezmer Band performs at NC Museum of History

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PineCone & the NC Museum of History present a free concert by Triangle-based Magnolia Klezmer Band as part of the Music of the Carolinas series on Sunday, Nov. 14. The exhibit Down Home: Jewish Life in North Carolina will be open throughout the day.

Based in the Triangle area of North Carolina, The Magnolia Klezmer Band performs Eastern European Jewish music from Romania, Moldava, Russia and the Ukraine blended with American traditional jazz and swing. And if you stop by the Museum early, you can explore the exhibit Down Home: Jewish Life in North Carolina, which chronicles how Jews have integrated into Tar Heel life by blending their own traditions into Southern culture while preserving their ethnic and religious traditions. Admission to the exhibit is also free.

The band's unique sound comes from the mingling of musicians with roots in a panorama of musical traditions: Klezmer, Balkan, jazz, brass band, polka, and classical. The band continues to expand its repertoire with additions from vaudeville, Russian/Roma cabaret music, and Eastern European folk dances.

Now nearly 14 years old, the band has 12 -15 regular members who perform in the â€œindustrial strengthâ€ concert band. Smaller subgroups play for weddings, bar and bat mitzvahs, parties, benefits, and other celebrations. The newly formed Magnolia Klezmer Quartet plays regularly at Raleigh's Irregardless CafÃ©. They have also performed at prime regional venues in the Triangle/Triad area of North Carolina, including the Catâ€™s Cradle, the Carrboro Arts Center 30th anniversary and the WorldArts Festival, Jewish Film Festivals, the Raleigh International Festival, Weaver St. Market Jazz Brunch, and many others, including performances at various North Carolina synagogues.

In 2006, some band members appeared on NPRâ€™s â€œThe State of Things.â€ In 2007, the entire band performed as part of PineConeâ€™s own Music of the Carolinas series. They recorded that concert, which became the CD Trip to Amerika.

Down Home: Jewish Life in North Carolina is a traveling exhibit that is part of the first major effort to document and present more than 400 years of Jewish life in North Carolina. Produced and organized by the Jewish Heritage Foundation of North Carolina (JHFNC), the exhibit will be open at the Museum of History through March 7, 2011. After Down Home closes in Raleigh, it will travel to Greensboro, Wilmington, Charlotte and Asheville.

This compelling exhibit is part of a four-part multimedia project, also titled Down Home: Jewish Life in North Carolina, organized by the JHFNC. The project also features a critically acclaimed documentary film, a companion book published by UNC Press, and fourth- and eighth-grade curriculum guides with DVDs for all North Carolina public schools. Former governor James B. Hunt Jr. is Honorary Chairman of the project.

The Magnolia Klezmer Bandâ€™s performance will begin at 3 p.m. in the NC Museum of Historyâ€™s Daniels Auditorium. It is free and open to the public, and program notes will be provided. Large-print program notes will also be available. Come early or stay late to check out the Down Home exhibit, too!

The Music of the Carolinas series features the best home-grown North Carolina traditional artists and showcases the musical traditions of the various cultures that call our state home today. Other upcoming concerts in the series include:

Nixon, Blevins & Gage Christmas - Dec. 12, 2010 (canned food will be collected at this performance to benefit the Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina)
Sparky & Rhonda Rucker - Jan. 9, 2011
Magic of African Rhythm with students from the Community Music School - Feb. 13, 2011
The Thistledown Tinkers - March 13, 2011
Film - TBA - April 10, 2011
Film - TBA - Mother's Day - May 8, 2011
Flamenco Comes Alive! with Carolota Santana - June 12, 2011

Join PineCone and the Museum of History every month from October through June to discover and celebrate North Carolina's rich musical heritage! All Music of the Carolinas concerts begin at 3 p.m. in the NC Museum of History's Daniels Auditorium. They are free and open to the public, and program notes are provided. Large-print program notes are also available at the concerts. Visit http://www.pinecone.org for more details.

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PineConeâ€”the Piedmont Council of Traditional Music, is a private, nonprofit, charitable membership organization dedicated to preserving, presenting and promoting traditional music, dance and other folk performing arts.

PineCone-Piedmont Council of Traditional Music

Phone:919-664-8333

Address:PO Box 28534

227 W Martin St

Raleigh, North Carolina 27601

Ziggy Marley Releases Pro-Hemp/Marijuana Song

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Ziggy Mareley Releases "A Fire Burns for Freedom" Just Ahead of California's Prop 19 Vote

LOS ANGELES-- Just two weeks before California's historic vote goes before the people, Ziggy Marley releases his latest song, a pro-hemp/marijuana anthem entitled "A Fire Burns For Freedom."

This song will be offered as a free download for listeners, as part of a larger set of free downloads, called the Wild and Free Singles, offered by the reggae star and his record label, Tuff Gong Worldwide.

The Wild and Free Singles, available at www.ziggymarley.com, are a collection of free downloads which not only describes the free download of the song, but also what Ziggy believes should be the natural state of marijuana and its related plant hemp.

"We need to enlighten people about the multiple uses the plant has beyond its recreational, spiritual and medicinal uses. This plant in both its forms, hemp and marijuana, is a gift from nature to us. It has medicinal value, environmental value, nutritional value, as well as energy value. The seeds of the plant could cheaply provide nutrition for malnourished children all over the world. We should free the plant in all aspects of its uses," says Ziggy.

In the song, he goes further to make his point, "Denied the tree of life, sold us your lies, this damned hypocrisy costs so many lives."

Ziggy Marley is a five-time Grammy winner and reggae icon, whose early immersion in music came at age ten when he sat in on recording sessions with his father. Then, as front man to Ziggy Marley and The Melody Makers, Marley released eight best-selling albums, generating three Grammys, with such chart-topping hits as "Tomorrow People" and "Tumbling Down."

Marley's solo debut, Dragonfly, was released in 2003. His second solo release, Love Is My Religion, which was released on his own record label, Tuff Gong Worldwide, won a Grammy to much critical acclaim in 2006. His third solo release, Family Time, also on his own label, scored him his fifth Grammy. His next album, slated for release in the summer of 2011, is tentatively entitled Wild and Free.

"A Fire Burns For Freedom" is the second song released in his Wild and Free Series, and comes on the heels of his first release, Africa Land, which supported another historic moment: Africa's hosting of the 2010 World Cup for the first time

Proposition 19 goes to the California ballot on November 2, 2010, and would allow persons 21 and older to possess, cultivate, or transport marijuana for personal use. It would also open the door to the state's taxation of marijuana, and could possibly provide much needed revenue for the state of California.

To receive updates on Ziggy Marley, please visit http://ping.fm/f6Z2b
For more information, please contact at Tuff Gong Worldwide, 310-274-2440, tgw@tuffgongworldwide.com.

SOURCE Tuff Gong Worldwide

British Blues Guitarist Joanne Shaw Taylor Mines 10 Musical Gems On New Diamonds In The Dirt CD, Out November 9

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ATLANTA, GA â€“ Ruf Records announces a November 9 date for Diamonds in the Dirt, the new CD from British blues guitar sensation Joanne Shaw Taylor. Ruf Records is distributed in the U.S. by the Allegro Corporation.

Diamonds in the Dirt follows the international critical acclaim and sales generated by Taylor - who is now based in Detroit â€“ for her 2009 label debut, White Sugar, which was nominated as â€œBest New Artist Debutâ€ at the 2010 Blues Music Awards. Back in the UK, Joanne was named â€œBest Female Vocalistâ€ at the recent British Blues Awards.

Plaudits for her first album were universal. â€œA spectacular debut from a major talent,â€ said All Music Guide in its review. About.com: Blues called it â€œA collection of scorching blues-rock fretwork and soulful vocals, the album represents Taylor's â€˜coming out partyâ€™ to blues fans everywhere.â€ The Boston Herald said, â€œEnglandâ€™s Taylor has all the tools to become the next big thing in blues. On her debut, Taylor wields an un-clichÃ©d guitar style and the voice of a goddess â€“ a fragile rasp that recalls Dusty Springfield and is worth the price of admission.â€ And the Phoenix Blues Societyâ€™s BluesBytes summed up its review by calling White Sugar â€œAn absolutely stunning release. Rarely, if ever, do you get a debut recording that is as fully realized as this one. Blues fans are advised to stay tuned for much more outstanding music in the future from Joanne Shaw Taylor.â€

Once again on the new CD, sheâ€™s joined by Grammy-winning producer Jim Gaines (Santana, Stevie Ray Vaughan) and the same team of all-star studio musicians that helped to make her first album such an infectious pleasure. Diamonds in the Dirt was recorded at Gainesâ€™ Bessie Blue Studios in rural Tennessee and features 10 new original musical gems that showcase not only Taylorâ€™s continued growth as a songwriter, but also as a guitar player of genuine passion, power and depth. The opening track, â€œCanâ€™t Keep Living Like This,â€ opens with a lone acoustic guitar, but soon shifts into electric overdrive with a dizzying display of her guitar virtuosity. Taylor attributes the energized sound of the CD to her new musical environment, a place immortalized in such songs as â€œDetroit Rock City.â€

â€œThere are a huge amount of incredible bands and musicians in Detroit,â€ says Taylor about her adopted hometown. â€œIâ€™m sure itâ€™s given me new inspiration and been part of the reason for the slightly heavier sound on this album.â€

Songs such as the opening track and â€œLord Have Mercyâ€ demonstrate a remarkable range of dynamics. Taylor and her tight, two-piece rhythm section of Steve Potts on drums and Dave Smith on bass - along with the addition of keyboardist Rick Steff â€“ build gradually with solid, riff-driven groves before Joanne launches things into the stratosphere with one of her incendiary guitar solos.

Itâ€™s not all fireworks, though; songs such as the title track, a tune about the process of emotional recovery, shows off the softer, more melodic qualities in Taylorâ€™s singing and playing , as well as her willingness to reveal and heal. â€œWriting, for me, is very personal,â€ she says. â€œAll the songs on this album are autobiographical. Itâ€™s basically a chance to put thoughts and fears to paper.â€

And while it would have been easy for Taylor to try to repeat the success of the songs on her last album, so much as changed in her life since then that she never even considered it. â€œI wanted an album that showed my growth as a musician and person. I think Diamonds in the Dirt is a good snapshot of where I am right now as an artist and a good memoir of the past two years.â€

Joanne Shaw Taylor is booked by Piedmont Talent and is currently on tour in the northeastern U.S. Sheâ€™ll continue touring in support of the new CD with a series of shows in Florida in December before hitting the rest of the country, as well as Europe.

For more information, visit:

www.joanneshawtaylor.com.

Jim Jones Revue Tour Sell Out Shows Across the UK: JJR Headlining Show at KOKO Announced

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JIM JONES REVUE ON JOOLS HOLLAND LAST FRIDAY

The JJR made their UK TV debut on LaterÂ… With Jools Holland last Friday. The Â‘Revue had a total blast kicking out the jams at BBC TVC and getting props from Duane Eddy, Richard Hawley, Jarvis Cocker, Steve Miller and even the UK chart topper Cee Lo Green who sent The JJR a bottle of champagne from his dressing room!

Check out the whole program at http://ping.fm/s3HEg

For Dishonest John check out:

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JIM JONES REVUE TOUR SELL OUT SHOWS ACROSS THE UK: JJR HEADLINING SHOW AT KOKO ANNOUNCED!!!!

The JJR UK tour kicked off just over a week ago with shows selling out in Exeter, Bristol, Brighton, Harlow and near sell out in Southend last Saturday night. The Scala show on Thursday 21 October has also sold out but weÂ’re delighted to announce that tickets are now on sale for the next headlining JJR London show at Koko on Thursday April 14 2011, here are the detailsÂ….

The Jim Jones Revue play live at Koko

Thursday 14 April 2011

Koko

1a Camden High Street

London NW1 7JE

Http://www.koko.uk.com

Doors 7 pm

Tickets: http://ping.fm/LqJUx

All other shows are also selling quickly so we strongly advise you to buy tickets now, here are the remaining dates with ticket linksÂ….

October
Tues 12 Oxford, O2 Academy

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Thrs 14 Leeds, Brudenell Social Club

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Fri 15 Manchester, Sound Control

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Sat 16 Edinburgh, Electric Circus

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Sun 17 Glasgow, King Tut's

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Tues 19 Newcastle, The Cluny

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Wed 20 Birmingham, 02 Academy
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Thrs 21 London, The Scala SOLD OUT

JIM JONES REVUE AURAL DECIMETER IPHONE APP

It has been said that the JJR can be quite loud when they play live. Well now you measure how other bands sound in comparison to the JJR with our very own FREE iPhone app called an Aural Decimeter. Check out this You Tube clip to see how The Aural Decimeter worksÂ…
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BURNING YOUR HOUSE DOWN IS OUT NOW ACROSS EUROPE!

The new JJR album Burning Your House Down is out now in all countries across Europe. Produced by Jim Sclavunos from Grinderman/Bad Seeds, Burning Your House Down is, believe it or not, even louder than our the first two albums. Burning Your House Down has picked up great reviews in Mojo(4/5 ), The Word (Total rave review by David Hepworth!), The Guardian (8/10), Q (4/5), Classic Rock (8/10), Big Cheese (5/5), Artrocker 4/5), Rock Sound (7/10) and lots of other mags & webzines.

Burning Your House Down is available Now from HMV, FNAC, Rough Trade, Amazon, Play.com, iTunes and all other major and independent record stores in CD, LP and DL.

Our recommended online shop is Record Store, buy your copy of Burning Your House Down at http://ping.fm/XCVjV
The lead single from Burning Your House Down is available as a limited edition 7 inch 45 vinyl single also from Record Store at http://ping.fm/CQPzV

Sol & Funk Root Perform at the Charlottesville Music Showcase on Wednesday October 13

2010-10-07T17:34:00.001-07:00
Sol & Funk Root perform as part of the Charlottesville Music Showcase Concert Series on Wednesday October 13.

Sol is a world class guitarist and vocalist who creates a stylish blend of fiery rock, deep blues, and raw funk and draws from an incredible background of musical touring. Sol has performed around the world with roots, funk, and blues legends and has backed up musical heavyweights such as Taj Mahal and Kenny Wayne Shepherd on stage and in the studio.

Sol, who is based in Northern Virginia, has a special interest in the Virginia music scene. â€œIâ€™m dedicated to doing all I can to enrich and promote the culture and entertainment in Virginia, and we are very honored to work with venues and organizations, such as the Charlottesville Music Showcase and the venue Rapture, who focus on raising the quality of life in the regionâ€ Sol said via a phone interview.

Sol brings an all star cast of musicians together for the Charlottesville Music Showcase, hosted by guitar wizard Tucker Rodgers. Sol will have super solid bassist Houston Ross (Corey Harris, Tim Reynolds, Jamal Millner) and drummer/producer/engineer extraordinaire Rob Evans (engineer with Dave Matthews Band, Tim Reynolds, Taj Mahal) On the recent "Freedom" CD release, Sol leads a cast of musicians who work with Corey Harris, Jah Works, Hobex, Squirrel Nut Zippers, the Alliens, The Seed, and more.

"Sol creates a unique blend of Southern fried rock, blues, reggae, and way back yonder funk, all delivered with deep soul, translating dusty musical roots into the present day with tasty original tunes and bluesy, greasy jams."
website band description - Shakori Hills Grassroots Festival

"A fierce guitarist and soulful singer..."Woodsy - JamBase

"Sol is an impressive guitar player! Sol has an assured, confident voice that matches well with the bravado of his guitar playing. "Freedom" proved to be quite a discovery for me, and something I'll be referring to my circle of friends. "
J. Evan Wade - Home Grown Music Network

Charlottesville Music Showcase Presents
SOL & FUNK ROOT
w/ special opening guest WILLIE D-E
at RAPTURE
WED. OCT. 13th

303 E. Main St.

434-293-9526

ages 21 and up/ FREE ADMISSION/ doors open 9:30 pm

Caron 'Sugaray' Rayford--of Aunt Kizzy'z Boyz Fame-- New CD Hits the Airwaves

2010-10-07T17:28:00.001-07:00
That first note on that guitar sets the mood. You anticipate whatâ€™s about to happen, but you really canâ€™t describe what your body goes through while the anticipation builds and you begin to sweat â€“ your heart begins to beat faster. Then, at that very moment, you hear that guitar sing to you, in that deep drawl style. Your heart begins to slow and keep tempo with that signature sound called the Blues. This is Caron â€˜Sugarayâ€ Rayford. This is what his audience goes through right from the start. Itâ€™s a sound that is his own. Itâ€™s a sound that canâ€™t be denied. Itâ€™s a sound that only HE can deliver. To understand Caron â€˜Sugarayâ€™ Rayford, you would need to go back to the beginning to better understand who he is today.

Sugaray was born in Texas. His musical career began at the age of 7 years old singing and playing drums in church. He was influenced by gospel music right from the beginning. He was one of three boys in a household where his mother struggled with battling cancer. After her passing, the three boys moved in with their grandmother where they experienced a better life. They had food every day and went to church every day.

In 1997, after being released from the Marines, he returned to music in a big and very different way. He became a founding member and front man/lead vocalist for San Diego R & B band called Urban Gypsys. In 2004 he joined blues band Aunt Kizzyâ€™z Boyz, which he still performs with.

When he moved to Los Angeles, his solo career began to blossom. He ran Los Angelesâ€™ most successful blues jam from 2008-2010 at Cozyâ€™s until Cozyâ€™s was sold in July, 2010. He had shared the stage with many top musicians such as Al Kooper, Vivan Campbell, Kal David, Slash (Guns â€˜n Roses), Gerald Johnson, Venice and Dennis Quaid, and Jim Carey (the actor) to name just a few. He uses a mixture of many top musicians when he performs.

His new single, â€œI Let Love Slip Thru My Fingersâ€ is off of his new CD, â€œBlind Alleyâ€. â€œThis song was written by my friend Mr. Al Kooperâ€, states Caron. â€œHe gave me a disc of unrecorded songs he had written and told me I could choose any of them to record. This was one of two that I had selectedâ€. Highlighting is vocal abilities; Sugaray brings emotion and drama into this ballad. It is a powerful and poignant song which is very typical of his style of music and type of delivery. This songâ€™s theme is about having someone or something important slip through your fingers at point in your life. It is a very relatable song, very memorable and has sustainability in this music industry.

â€œBlind Alleyâ€ is his first solo CD and is available both in its physical format along with digital. You can listen to and/or purchase his music, past or present, by logging onto any of the following websites along with additional iStores availability:
www.cdbaby.com/cd/sugaray
www.itunes.apple.com/us/album/blind-alley/id387232868
www.facebook.com/sugarayrayford
www.myspace.com/sugaray213
www.auntkizzyzboyz.com

Caron â€˜Sugarayâ€™ Rayford has graced the stage with many top talents from all over. Here are a few of his highlighted acts:
â€¢ He opened for Average White Band, Etta James, Shameika Copeland, Dennis Quaid, Super Diamond, Joe Bonamossa, Joe Luis Walker and BB King.

â€¢ He did a half time show for Memphis Grizzlies in Memphis in 2008

â€¢ He was the headliner at Lake Tahoe Music Series (first time in 2009 and was so well received, he did 2 shows this past summer)

â€¢ He played the Greater Ozarks Blues Festival with Aunt Kizzyâ€™z Boyz

â€¢ He played the Blues Sur Seine Festival in France with Aunt Kizzyâ€™s Boyz

â€¢ He had a vocal part in a movie trailer for City Island

â€¢ He was a winner of Lamn Jam urban music competition in 2008 in Los Angeles

â€¢ While with Aunt Kizzyâ€™s Boyz, they placed 2nd in 2006 IBC (International Blues Challenge)

â€¢ Did some backup vocals on Heavy Pets new CD

He has two tours planned for the Midwest, Fall of 2011 and Europe in April, 2011
Caron â€˜Sugarayâ€™ Rayford is currently working with A & R Select in West Hollywood, Ca. for licensing, publishing, a record deal and/or placement opportunities. For additional information, please contact them at:
323-924-5897
www.arselect.com

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A & R Select is a promotional and placement company for musicians all over the world. Based in Hollywood, Ca., they have a strategic location for all musicians as they continually flock to that area of the world for recognition and stardom.

Ana Popovic to Release a Brand New Live DVD on December 7, 2010 "An Evening At Trasimeno Lake: Live From The Heart Of Italy"

2010-10-07T17:21:00.001-07:00

Europe's hottest guitar player just got hotter!

Back in 2008, Jazz News boldly described guitar player, singer, songwriter Ana Popovic as "Proof that the re-incarnation of Jimi Hendrix is a woman". Ana, a big fan of Jimi, was naturally honored but laughed and said, "There's only one Jimi, just like there's only one Stevie Ray Vaughan."

Ana was right of course, but with her unique blend of blues, tinged with jazz, funk and rock there is also only one Ana Popovic.

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Ana is pleased to bring fans what is perhaps her most mature release to date; An Evening At Trasimeno Lake: Live From The Heart Of Italy (2010) - a concert of the Ana Popovic Band during their 'Blind For Love' tour. This DVD includes over two hours of music with an enthusiastic 5000+ audience an eight-piece band and a top crew with six cameras to capture this unforgettable evening. The energetic Ana Popovic Band is at its best offering up a little something for everyone including blues, rock, jazz and funk.

Ana's relatively short career has already seen many highlights and awards as she has been nominated for the W.C.Handy award for Best New Artist Debut in 2003. She was the winner of the most prestigious, and oldest award for jazz in France, Jazz A Juan Revelations at Juan Les Pines, France in 2003.

She was nominated four times at the Living Blues Awards in 2006 for Best Blues DVD of 2005, Best Live Performer, Best Female Blues Artist and Most Outstanding Musician (Guitar). Other accolades include being nominated for Blues Artist of the Year (BluesWax, 2007) and for the 'British Blues Awards (2010) for Best Overseas Artist. Her 2007 album Still Making History made its way to the U.S. Billboard chart for a total of 19 weeks, peaking at #3.

Yearly, Ana and her phenomenal 4-piece band are booked all over the globe, playing major blues and jazz festivals in Europe, the United States and Canada. Be prepared 'cause changes are big they'll be playing a show near you!

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Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band to Release Live Album Live! in Chicago Out September 28th

2010-09-29T16:28:00.001-07:00
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â€œOne of the wonders of the world.â€ â€“ James Brown

New York, NY: Roadrunner/Loud & Proud Records is excited to announce that latest signing Kenny Wayne Shepherdâ€™s LIVE! In Chicago will be available on 9/28/10.

Recorded in Chicagoâ€™s House of Blues during the critically acclaimed 10 Days Out: Blues From The Backroads tour, LIVE! in Chicago showcases Kenny and his band, Noah Hunt, Chris Layton, Scott Nelson and Riley Osbourn, along with special guests, Hubert Sumlin, Willie â€œBig Eyesâ€ Smith, Buddy Flett, Bryan Lee and Tommy Shannon (of Double Trouble). Though an illness nearly kept Kenny from performing that night, his heartfelt commitment to the music (and quite a lot of adrenaline) ensured that he took the stage, sharing with the audience one of the most spectacular performances of his career, and one that fans can now hear on LIVE! in Chicago.

A genuine guitar hero, Kenny has been playing since childhood, when he learned Muddy Waters licks by listening to his fatherâ€™s record collection. By 16, Kenny had a deal with Giant Records, and recorded his first album while still in high school. Since then, Kenny has enjoyed two platinum and one gold albums, six Top 10 singles, and his album Trouble Is holds the distinction of being the longest running album on the Billboard Blues Charts, hitting the 2 year mark. Over the course of his storied career, Kenny has amassed four Grammy nominations, two Billboard Music Awards, two Orville H. Gibson Awards, the Blues Foundationâ€™s â€œKeeping the Blues Aliveâ€ award and a Blues Music Award. In 2008, Fender released the Kenny Wayne Shepherd Signature Series Stratocaster. 2007â€™s CD/DVD 10 Days Out: Blues from the Backroads was nominated for two Grammy Awards, aired on PBS television nationwide and has been certified RIAA Gold as a Long Form Video.

Track listing:

1. Somehow, Somewhere, Someway

2. Kingâ€™s Highway

3. True Lies

4. Deja Voodoo

5. Sell My Monkey

6. Dance For Me

7. Baby Donâ€™t Say That No More

8. Eye to Eye

9. How Many More Years

10. Sick and Tired

11. Feed Me

12. Rocking Daddy

13. Blue on Black

14. Iâ€™m a King Bee

HUBERT SUMLIN

A living legend, Hubert Sumlin is a hero to all of our guitar heroes. Growing up playing his guitar with harmonica great James Cotton, it was not long until, in 1949, at the young age of 18, he became Howlinâ€™ Wolfâ€™s lead guitarist, a position he held for the next twenty-five years, intercut only by a brief tenure in Muddy Watersâ€™ band. Hubert has also played with Pinetop Perkins, Willie Dixon, The Rolling Stones, Chuck Berry and countless others.

WILLIE â€œBIG EYESâ€ SMITH

As the longtime drummer for the incomparable Muddy Waters, Willie â€œBig Eyesâ€ Smith has suffused his trademark â€œshuffleâ€ style into the heart and soul of Chicago-style blues. At 17, he ventured to Chicago from Arkansas to see his first Muddy Waters performance. Instantly hooked, he stayed in Chicago, joining Muddy Waters in 1957. After his time with Waters, Willie found his niche in the Delta Blues sound, co-founding the Legendary Blues Band with Pinetop Perkins, Louis Meyers, Calvin Jones and Jerry Portnoy. The band went on to win six Grammy awards, record four critically acclaimed albums and have played with Buddy Guy, Howlinâ€™ Wolf, Junior Wells, Bob Dylan, the Rolling Stones and Eric Clapton.

BRYAN LEE

Born in Two Rivers, Wisconsin, Bryan Lee had completely lost his eyesight by the age of eight. His early penchant for rock and blues was fostered through the 1950â€™s by listening late night to Nashvilleâ€™s WLAC AM, where he first encountered the sounds of Elmore James, Albert King and Albert Collins. Bryan remembers not understanding the music, but knowing thatâ€™s what he wanted to play. By January 1982, he was headed south to New Orleans, landing a steady gig at the Old Absinthe House. Lee performed there for 14 years alongside his Jump Street Five, becoming a treasure of the cityâ€™s French Quarter, a claim he cherishes to this day.

BUDDY FLETT

Currently residing In Shreveport, LA, Buddy Flett began his career in 1975 at the legendary Lake Cliff Roadhouse and the infamous Bossier Strip, where Elvis Presley, Hank Williams, Sr. and Hank Williams, Jr. all performed. He has written for John Mayall, Percy Sledge, and was featured in the new documentary, Robert Muggeâ€™s Rhythms nâ€™ Bayous. Flettâ€™s band, the Bluebirds, backed Kenny on his first public performance when Kenny was only thirteen.

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Roadrunner Records

902 Broadway

8th Floor

New York, NY 10010

Telephone: 212-274-7561

m.860 604 0459

Popular Clarksdale Musician Passes

2010-09-11T04:56:00.001-07:00

Funeral arrangements and donation information

for "Mr. Tater, The Music Maker" (Foster Wiley)

"Mr. Tater, The Music Maker" passed away early Friday morning in Memphis; funeral arrangements have been made; donations are being sought by family to cover funeral expenses

MUSICAL PASSING

Hailed as one of the last Mississippi Delta street musicians and a favorite of visiting tourists from around the world, Foster Wiley a.k.a. "Mr Tater, The Music Maker" passed away early Friday morning, September 10, at the Methodist University Hospital in Memphis -- according to his brothers Joshua and Joe Wiley. Foster Wiley had been in the Intensive Care Unit for over a week with kidney and other issues.

CLARKSDALE MUSICIAN

Affectionately called "Mr. Tater" by his fans, Foster Wiley was known for his daily street performances in downtown Clarksdale as well as his late night jams at blues venues like Ground Zero Blues Club, Red's Lounge and Club 2000. His name or image often appeared in both national and international media circles, including such iconic news outlets as The New York Times, BBC, CNN, CBS and NPR. He was a regular act at local blues festivals, recorded approximately a dozen albums and was featured in a handful of documentaries.

FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS (per Joshua and Joe Wiley)

Viewing:

Monday, September 13, 2010

2pm - 6pm

Woolf Funeral Home
761 Mckinley St.
Clarksdale, MS 38614
662-624-2025 / 662-624-2522 (more info)
Wilbert D. Phillips, funeral director

Funeral:
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
11am
Pilgrim's Rest Church
Directions: From 161 North State Street (headed away from "Crossroads" marker and toward Kroger), turn left on New Africa Road (by the McDonalds) going toward Roundaway. Drive approximately "3-4 miles to old church on right" (painted white).

DONATIONS FOR FUNERAL EXPENSES (per Joshua and Joe Wiley)

Per the family, please mail checks in Mr. Tater's brother's name, "Joshua Wiley"; he is temporarily covering the funeral expenses:

Joshua Wiley
4123 Farmview Dr.
Nashville, TN 37218
615-498-0244 / 615-876-9449 (questions)

ON THE WEB
See more about Mr. Tater on Myspace and Facebook. His friend Will Dawson set up pages for him there. Also, search Youtube for a variety of video performances.

PERSONAL NOTE
We will all miss Mr. Tater. Besides being a dedicated musician, he was a good friend to many and always ready with a big smile. Clarksdale will never be the same. RIP.

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Cat Head Delta Blues and Folk Art â€¢ 252 Delta Avenue â€¢ Clarksdale â€¢ MS â€¢ 38614

Robin Rogers Seriously Ill-Benefits Planned, Donations Sought

2010-09-08T18:21:00.001-07:00
Blind Pig recording artist Robin Rogers, who was admitted to the hospital on August 18th with serious liver problems, has now been diagnosed with liver cancer. She was hospitalized for complications caused by Hepatitis C, and a CT scan prior to surgery revealed an untreatable cancerous tumor on her liver. She is not a candidate for a liver transplant so she has been sent home for hospice care.

There has been a major outpouring of support and care since the announcement of the hospitalization by her husband Tony on Robin's Facebook page. Announcements were made of the establishment of a Robin Rogers Medical Trust Fund to cover medical expenses.

However, while this fund will help with astronomical hospital and medical bills, it does not cover other expenses such as hospice care and and basic living expenses. Robin will not be able to return to the stage, and Tony, her musical partner, will be out of work for the foreseeable future. Like most musicians, Robin and Tony do not have health insurance and depend on touring income for their livelihood. Expenses for hospice care, medicine, and everyday living will be extremely high.

Fans who are interested in providing help directly to the family can donate by sending a check (made out to Tony Rogers) to: Robin Rogers c/o Piedmont Talent Agency, P.O. Box 680006, Charlotte, NC 28216.

In addition, the Charlotte Blues Society has set up a PayPal account, with 100% of the proceeds benefiting Robin. PayPal donations can be made on the following webpage: PayPal.

Fans can also help by purchasing CDs from her website: www.robinrogers.com. Benefits and fundraising efforts are also being organized, and fans can follow developments on a newly created Facebook page: Robin Rogers Benefit Central.

A benefit and silent auction being organized by producer Jim Brock and friend Scott Cable will be held at the Double Door Inn in Charlotte, North Carolina on October 24th. The day long event will feature performances by Jim Brock, Bob Margolin, the Voodoo Brothers, WSNB, and special guest Sheila Carlisle. Tickets are only $20. For further information on starting times or to donate items for the auction, please see the Facebook Benefit page referenced above. An earlier benefit will also be held at the Double Door, on September 26th, featuring the Cary Sims Trio, Part-Time Blues Band, House on Fire & Monday Night All -Stars.

Rogers is an accomplished singer and talented harmonica player who has emerged over the past few years as a major player in the blues world. Following the release of her national debut CD, Treat Me Right, she won the 2009 Blues Blast Award for "Best Female Artist." Her new CD, Back In The Fire, will be released on September 14th.

The Garvin Gate Neighborhood Association Presents 2010 Garvin Gate Blues Festival

2010-09-06T11:28:00.001-07:00
The 2010 Garvin Gate Blues Festival will feature a special tribute to Councilman George Unseld, a long time supporter of the festival who passed away in June

The free festival is planned for Friday, October 8, from 6:30-11 pm, and Saturday, October 9, 3-11 pm, at the Gate on Garvin Place and Oak Street in Old Louisville.

The event is presented by the Garvin Gate Neighborhood Association, with sponsorship by Louisville Metro Government District 6 Councilman Deonte Hollowell and the Franklin Law Group.

Additional sponsors include South Fourth Street Association, St. James Court Association, Old Louisville Neighborhood Council, Old Louisville Chamber of Commerce, Dismas House, Don Keeling (Edward J Miller Insurance), Chris Keeling (Bowman Field Wine and Spirits), Sandy Richardson (Spruce Hill Nursery), Bruce Cohen (BC Plumbing), Lee Jones (Oak Street Hardware), Doug Keller, A L Ball Moving and Storage, Michael Mawood (RE/MAX Connections), Don Driskell (Catalyst Realty), â€œThe Gallery at 133â€, Bob Bajandas, Tom Isbel, 91.9 WFPK, Kentuckian Blues Society, johnpaul / design, Tom Kent Sound, Budweiser, Amici CafÃ©, Checkâ€™s CafÃ©, Harleyâ€™s Main Street Tavern, J&J Old Louisville Music Shop, Jimmyâ€™s Music Center, Lisaâ€™s Oak Street Lounge, Riverbend Winery, The Rudyard Kipling, The Vernon Club, and Zeppelin CafÃ©. Proceeds from sponsorships and vendor sales benefit The Garvin Gate Neighborhood Association. A celebration of the blues, The Garvin Gate Blues Festival attracts a multi-racial, intergenerational audience to the cozy Old Louisville neighborhood of Garvin Place.

â€œA big thanks goes out to Mike Suttles for helping secure our internationally acclaimed music line-up,â€ said Howard Rosenberg, Chairperson. â€œThis could very well be the finest Garvin Gate Blues Festival ever!â€

Fridayâ€™s headliner is legendary Mississippi delta bluesman, James â€œSuper Chikanâ€ Johnson. The nephew of fellow blues musician Big Jack Johnson, Super Chikan began his recording career in 1997 with Blues Come Home to Roost, followed by additional albums What You See, Shoot That Thang, Chikan Supe, Sum Mo Chikan, and Chikadelic which won the Traditional Blues Album of the Year at the 2010 Blues Music Awards. Super Chikan was also honored as a nominee for the B.B. King Entertainer of the Year and Traditional Blues Artist of the Year.

The Saturday theme is Blues Dames and Divas Night with Cheryl Renee and Them Bones from Cincinnati, followed by headliner Deitra Farr, former singer for Mississippi Heat from Chicago. The Garvin Gate Blues Festival will be her first USA performance in three years. Her band will feature legendary Chicago Blues guitarist Billy Flynn.

2010 Garvin Gate Blues Festival Schedule

Friday, October 8, 2010

6:30-7:30 pm The Stella-Vees

8:00-9:00 pm Moreland & Arbuckle

9:30-11:00 pm Super Chikan

Saturday, October 9, 2010

3:00-3:45 pm Bryant-Stevens Band

4:15-5:00 pm Robbie Bartlett

5:30-6:15 pm Walnut Street Blues Band

6:45-7:30 pm Susan Oâ€™Neil and Blue Seville

8:00-9:00 pm Cheryl Renee with Them Bones

9:15-9:30 pm Special Tribute to George Unseld

9:30-11:00 pm Deitra Farr

The Garvin Gate Blues Festival started out as a 1988 Rudyard Kipling parking lot blues jam in Old Louisville that outgrew the parking lot.

Top Blues Artists Headline at Newark Blues Festival, September 12

2010-09-06T11:21:00.001-07:00
More than 25 national and local blues artists, including four of the UK's top blues bands, will play at venues across Newark, between Friday 10 and Sunday 12 September.

Four of the UKâ€™s top blues bands complete the line up for the second annual Newark Blues Festival.

Leading UK blues artists Aynsley Lister, Sean Webster, Tipping Point and Virgil and the Accelerators will perform at the festivalâ€™s showcase event, Blues at the Castle, in the atmospheric and majestic setting of Newark Castle on Saturday 11 September.

More than 25 national and local blues artists, featuring four of the UK's leading blues bands, will play at venues across Newark, between Friday 10 and Sunday 12 September.

Last year, hundreds of music lovers descended on the town for the event, which has been shortlisted for the Best British Blues Festival category at the 2010 British Blues Awards.

This year, organizers have again partnered with event production company, Liz Hobbs Group Ltd and plan to make this yearâ€™s event an even bigger hit.

The Newark Blues Festival is the creation of family trio Joe Pointing aged 17, father Darren Pointing and grandfather Darrell Pointing and is run with the help of local musicians and music enthusiasts on a not for profit basis.

Darren Pointing said: â€œWeâ€™re really excited about the line up and extra events that weâ€™ve included this year. Virgil and the Accelerators are creating a real buzz at the moment and Aynsley Lister is the only British artist to be featured in Classic Rock Magazineâ€™s top ten contemporary blues artists, alongside the likes of The White Stripes and John Mayer.

â€œWeâ€™ve got some great feature events in the castle grounds and thereâ€™ll be loads of free gigs and workshops happening around the town over the weekend. Add that to the fact that Blues at the Castle has been chosen to host the first ever presentation of the British Blues Awards and you can see why weâ€™re all so excited.

â€œTwo leading female UK blues artists, Chantel McGregor and Delta Maid, will headline a free event showcasing female artists on Saturday afternoon and there will be blues workshops for young musicians and vocalists whoâ€™ll also get the chance to perform on the main stage.â€

CEO of Liz Hobbs Group, Liz Doogan-Hobbs MBE said: â€œWe create and promote events and concerts at venues all over the UK, but as our head office is in Newark, weâ€™re delighted to support the Newark Blues Festival, which Iâ€™m sure will soon be firmly established on the festival map.â€

For more information about the free gigs, workshops and tickets for the main events, please contact www.newarkblues.co.uk, email info@newarkblues.co.uk or telephone 07855 331175.

Notes to Editors

Images from 2009 Newark Blues Festival are available on request. Interviews with festival organizers are available on request.

Blues at the Castle â€“ Saturday 11 September, 5.30pm â€“ 10.30pm

Tickets:

Gate Prices: Â£15 adults, Â£10 under 14s, free for under 5s

In Advance: Â£12 adults, Â£8 under 14s

Full programme for the Newark Blues Festival is available at www.newarkblues.co.uk

Liz Hobbs Group Ltd creates and promotes inspirational concerts and events across the UK.

British Blues Awards â€“ A new initiative, set up by Nottingham Blues Society, the British Blues Awards aim to honor the best of British Blues talent. Visit www.britishbluesawards.com or www.nottinghamblues.society.com for more information.

Liz Hobbs Group is an event and concert production company and the leading supplier of music events to sports venues in the UK.

Liz Hobbs Group

Phone:08700 702702

Address:65 London Road

City/Town:Newark

State/Province:Nottinghamshire

Country:United Kingdom

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Exotic Erotic Ball & Sonicbids Team-Up To Offer 2 Prime Gigs To Indie Bands

2010-09-06T11:10:00.001-07:00
Exotic Erotic Ball & Sonicbids Team-Up to Offer 2 Prime Gigs to Indie Bands Worldâ€™s Largest, Longest-Running Adult Party Partners With Sonicbids for Fourth Time

SAN FRANCISCO, CA â€“ The 31st annual Exotic Erotic Ball and Expo, the internationally acclaimed Celebration of Flesh, Fetish, and Fantasy, which has been called â€œThe Worldâ€™s #1 Wildest and Sexiest Partyâ€ by E! Entertainment TV, the â€œ#1 Adult Festival in the World,â€ by AskMen.com, and one of the â€œ69 Sexiest Things to Do Before You Die,â€ by Playboy TV, has again evidenced its longstanding commitment to promoting independent music. It is offering two prime-time, full-paying gigs exclusively to Indie artists.

To be considered for the gigs, bands must apply by submitting their EPK (Electronic Press Kit) through Sonicbids at http://bit.ly/dvptKj on or before September 20, 2010. All entries will be juried, rated and two winners will be chosen to play before thousands of masked, costumed, and otherwise elaborately attired fans at the 2010 Exotic Erotic Ball and Expo, October 22 & 23, 2010*, at the San Francisco Bay Areaâ€™s newest and most spectacular waterside venue: The Craneway Pavilion. Winners will be notified on September 30, 2010.

The 2010 show marks the Ballâ€™s fourth collaboration with Sonicbids. Previous Indie bands who won gigs at the Ball were 2009 winners CR GRUVE from Portland, Maine, and SUPER GEEK LEAGUE from Seattle â€“ the latter of which were so popular, producers are bringing them back for 2010. 2008 winners were THE BURNING OF ROME from San Diego, MUD from San Francisco and CARNIVAL OF SIN, from British Columbia, Canada; 2007 winners were BLACK BETTY AND THE BAD HABITS from Boston; and the Los Angeles-based DOXY and LADY FOX. Sonicbids winners performed on the same bill with legendary artists including Snoop Dogg, Peaches, Donald Glaude, the Spyderz, Tone Loc, The Impotent Sea Snakes, and others. BLACK BETTYâ€™S lead vocalist, Jenny Langer, called the experience, â€œA true highlight for us that weâ€™ll always remember. Thatâ€™s one fun and crazy crowd!â€

â€œThe Ball is very visible,â€ adds Mann. â€œAnd many bands with sexy lead singers and provocative lyrics feel they fit the show. Many of them do. The problem for us is we receive hundreds of DVD's, CD's, emails, and links. We donâ€™t have the time or manpower to sift through them. But, I am a songwriter myself, and I have a real commitment to Indie music. Our relationship with Sonicbids allows us to manage this function and show that commitment. Every submission gets heard, and it all comes to us online. I look forward to shaking hands with the 2010 winners on stage at the Ball.â€

â€œThe Ballâ€ is widely considered the worldâ€™s #1 adult-themed party event with live headline entertainment on five stages â€“ music, electronic, burlesque, circus, and fetish. Over its 30-year history, headline entertainment has included Joan Jett, Chris Isaak, Grace Jones, Greg Allman, George Clinton, Thomas Dolby, Everclear, plus untold numbers of celebrity guests, pop culture icons, and the worldâ€™s top burlesque, fetish, and novelty acts.

*Performance dates, times, terms and conditions are listed at the Band Submissions website: http://bit.ly/dvptKj

Perry Mannâ€™s Exotic Erotic Ball and Expo
Festival Hotline- 415-567-BALL (2255)

www.exoticeroticball.com

Where: The Craneway Pavilion, 1414 Harbour Way South, Richmond, CA 94804 â€“ www.craneway.com

When: Friday and Saturday October 22 and 23, 2010.

Expo Hours: Friday, October 22: 4PM â€“ Midnight: $20

Saturday, October 23: Noon â€“ 6PM: $20

Must be 18 and over to attend the Expo.

Ball Hours: Saturday 8PM â€“ 2AM: GA Tix from $69; VIP Tix from $150.

Ball prices increase as event gets nearer.
Expo is also open as part of the Ball, to Ball attendees only

Must be 21 and over to attend the Ball.

For more info, please contact:

Christopher Buttner, President

PRThatRocks.com

Tel: 415-233-7350

Email: chris@prthatrocks.com

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Roots-Rocker Natasha James in Concert@Iron Door Saloon, September 17/18

2010-09-05T06:10:00.001-07:00

Performing In Concert! Two Big Nights! At IRON DOOR SALOON/Sept. 17, 18

"Natasha James can certainly kick up the dust with a jukebox-worthy saloon song about drinking or life on the edge. She can also paint a poignant lyrical portrait of life in America, complete with all its blemishes. However, she is at her finest when she is doing a little bit of both while adding a touch of the blues." American Songwriters Magazine

2010 Los Angeles Music Awards' Multiple Nominee ("Female Singer/Songwriter of the Year," "Country Artist of the Year") Featured on American Veterans Radio; Indie Mad MP3 Radio, More

James To Be A Judge, Contribute A Song To New Web Documentary,
FALL IN LOVE WITH AMERICA - AGAIN

GROVELAND, CA - Multi-talented Americana/Roots singer/songwriter Natasha James continues her remarkable radio success, with her CDs TEQUILA TIME and BAD JUDGEMENTS currently being played on the air in Japan (where she is currently at #1), The Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, Ireland, England, France, Spain, Italy and more. Within two hours of her TEQUILA TIME being uploaded, over 400 radio downloads of her songs had occurred! MUSIC NEWS NASHVILLE called "If You Think This Is Love" a "downright Bonnie Raitt blues-y performance...one of (James') best. The song is "a twangy hip shaker guaranteed to grab you by your feet and throw you in a dancing mood."

Locally, Natasha James and Band perform for two big back-to-back nights at the historic Iron Door Saloon, 18761 Main St., Groveland, Friday and Saturday, September 17 and 18. 9:00 p.m.- 11:30 p.m. each night. No Cover. Info: (209) 962-6244 or log onto www.iron-door-saloon.com.

James will be a judge, as well as write the first song, and perform on "FALL IN LOVE WITH AMERICA - AGAIN," a documentary-style web and mobile-based audio/video/multimedia series launching this September highlighting stories from across America. In addition to being made into a feature-length documentary film, the project includes live web cam updates, a touring exhibit, interactive websites, and social/networking sites. In her judging capacity, James "will be looking for the next great American song! and working with some of the selected new songwriters," says Executive Producer, Dennis Gelbaum. http://ping.fm/M2eDo

"On the sophomore album from this remarkably-talented Sonoma County singer-songwriter, James is versatile enough to be comfortable in acoustic Americana styles, minor key blues, story songs, straight-ahead rockers, and, surprisingly enough, even Latin jazz...this is a mature singer-songwriter at the peak of her powers who reminds me of Bonnie Raitt and Susan Tedeschi, but has a style all her own." MARIN INDEPENDENT JOURNAL

The Sonoma County-based musician is nominated in two categories for the 2010 (20th Annual) Los Angeles Music Awards - "Female Singer/Songwriter of the Year" and "Country Artist of the Year." The LAMA's take place November 18 at Paramount Theater in Hollywood, Calif. James won "Country Album of the Year" at the 19th L.A. Music Awards last November for her critically-lauded TEQUILA TIME.

James and her band recently headlined the three-day 2010 San Felipe Tequila Festival in San Felipe, BC, Mexico. "People are still talking about the Natasha James concert on the MalÃ©con. We'd like to see this Tequila Festival grow and grow and hope Natasha will return for the next one," said Kat Hammontre, the event's promoter.(www.sanfelipetequilafestival.com).

As hot as any performer going at the moment, Natasha James won "AC/Hot AC New Artist" at the 2009 NEW MUSIC WEEKLY Awards, joining Kings of Leon, Jakob Dylan, Black-Eyed Peas and others on the prestigious winners' podium; was chosen a "Hot 100 Artist For 2009" by longtime respected trade publication, MUSIC CONNECTION; and saw TEQUILA TIME selected as a "Best Of the 2000's/End Of Decade" choice by Live 365/WOMENS RADIO, where it is presently being featured.

Natasha was recently featured and/or reviewed in SONGWRITER's MONTHLY, THAT NASHVILLE SOUND, OUTLAW MAGAZINE. and NASHVILLE COUNTRY CLUB.

Sept 17 & 18 (Fri & Sat) IRON DOOR SALOON Groveland, CA

Sept. 26 (Sun.) ENSENADA INTL. JAZZ FESTIVAL Ensenada, MX

Oct. 7 (Thurs.) L.A. MUSIC AWARDS/VOTING PARTY Hollywood, CA

Oct. 8 (Fri.) PRESIDIO YACHT CLUB Sausalito, CA

Oct. 9 (Sat.) RIVERWOOD INN Phillipsville, CA

Oct. 23 (Sat) ROBLEDO FAMILY WINERY Sonoma, CA.

Nov. 18 (Thurs.) L.A. MUSIC AWARDS/MAIN EVENT Hollywood, CA

Tequila Time Review Copies/Natasha James Interviews Available.

www.natashajames.com www.myspace.com/natashajamesmusic

Event Alert: Private Screening of "GhettoPhysics: Will The Real Pimps and Ho's Please Stand Up!"

2010-08-23T19:07:00.001-07:00
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Los Angeles - Tuesday, August 24 will mark the evening that Captured Light Films, along with producer William Arntz and author E. Raymond Brown, debut a private screening of their groundbreaking collaboration "GhettoPhysics: Will The Real Pimps and Ho's Please Stand Up!" A documentary feature which mixes political commentary with social awareness and spirituality dynamics, "GhettoPhysics" jumps off the screen with input from Cornel West, Ice T, Too Short, Filmore Slim, John Perkins, Cynthia McKinney and Norman Lear.

Engagingly interposing the "Pimp/Ho" dynamics of prostitution with the "Pimp/Ho" realities of the American Capitalist system while at the same time juxtaposing tenets of metaphysics, "GhettoPhysics" is the next dimension of William Arntz's box office success "What the Bleep Do We Know!?"

Based on the E. Raymond Brown's critically acclaimed novel, Will the Real Pimps and Hos Please Stand Up - Peeping the Multi-leveled Global Game, "GhettoPhysics: Will The Real Pimps and Ho's Please Stand Up" will be released nationally this October by Captured Light Films and Samuel Goldwyn Films.

The screening will take place Tuesday, August 24 at 7:30 p.m. at the Bridge Theater, 6031 Center Drive in Culver City, CA.

RSVP at jazzmynepr@gmail.com by Noon, Tuesday. This will be a "sold out" event so get there early to get seated!

And for a taste of what you are in for, visit the website at http://ghettophysics.com and peep the trailer

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Be prepared to get your mind right ! "GhettoPhysics" is comin' and takin' us to the next level!

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America's Got Talent Finalists, The Voices Of Glory Sign Recording Contract

2010-08-20T17:34:00.001-07:00
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Tate Music Group is proud to announce the newest addition to its artist line-up, The Voices of Glory.

Tate Music Group sought to sign The Voices of Glory to its label after the three singers captured America's attention on NBC's America's Got Talent. TMG will promote the group's talent through performances, radio airplay, nationwide media exposure, and other events. Their album is expected to release in the summer of 2010.

The Voices of Glory are a group of siblings whose unique style of singing harmonies makes them stand out.

Michael, Avery, and Nadia started singing together in 2007 after their mother, Felicia, was in a head-on car collision by a drunk driver. She was seriously injured and in a coma. They serenaded their mother for months and she eventually came out of the coma and started rehabilitation. This wasn't the end of the kids' singing, however.

They started traveling to nursing homes and other hospitals in an effort to help other patients. Participating in "America's Got Talent," the group made it to the top five out of more than 100,000 contestants.

In addition to signing with TMG, The Voices of Glory have received a contract to headline their own show for one full year in Branson, Missouri, the location of which will be announced later this month. The show will be combined with a 48-state tour, both beginning in April 2010.

The Voices of Glory will begin the New Year performing on January 18 at the "World Famous Arena," Madison Square Garden during a celebration for Martin Luther King. The performance will take place during the New York Knicks game against the Detroit Pistons.

"Tate Music Group is committed to excellence in the music industry," Director of Music Acquisitions for TMG, Brianne Webb, said. "Our staff of highly trained professionalsâ€šÃ„Ã®including music producers, graphic designers, and marketing personnelâ€š work together with our artists to produce the very finest music product available. Our partnership with Voices of Glory will definitely make an impact and we are excited to see what the future of this partnership produces."

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Jesse McReynolds "Songs Of The Grateful Dead" coming 10/5

2010-08-20T16:47:00.001-07:00

Jesse McReynolds & Friends with David Nelson & Stu Allen

Songs Of The Grateful Dead: A Tribute to Jerry Garcia & Robert Hunter

Release Date: October 5, 2010

Woodstock Records presents Songs Of The Grateful Dead recorded by one of our country's greatest music legends, mandolin innovator and stylist Jesse McReynolds.

An American treasure, Jesse is best known for his singing, arranging, songwriting and musical wizardry.

Jesse has been a Grand Ole Opry member for more than 45 years and is a multiple Grammy nominee and winner. Jesse McReynolds & his brother Jim (Jim & Jesse) have numerous honors including being inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame's "Walkway of Stars", the Virginia Country Music Hall of Fame, the International Bluegrass Music Association's Hall of Honor, and Bill Monroe's Bluegrass Hall of Fame.

Jesse has now taken one more musical step by recording the repertoire of one of the greatest bands, The Grateful Dead. Thirteen songs recorded in a way that only Jesse's style can bring to each song with a fresh clear vision. Performed with his friends, David Nelson (New Riders Of The Purple Sage) and Stu Allen, twelve of the finest Grateful Dead songs ever written by Robert Hunter & Jerry Garcia and a bonus track, a new original song Day By Day penned by Jesse & Grateful Dead songwriter, Robert Hunter.

"Jesse's singing voice is like a long-lost brother voice between Jerry Garcia and David Nelson. Everyone who knows their work and is fortunate enough to hear this record will know what I mean. What a trio you'd all have made! The singing is steady and strong. Jerry would approve, I'm certain." - Robert Hunter

Woodstock Records has recently released The New Riders Of The Purple Sage CD Where I Come From and Professor Louie & The Crowmatix CD Whispering Pines and is proud to add to their catalogue, Jesse McReynolds & Friends - David Nelson & Stu Allen - Songs Of The Grateful Dead - A Tribute to Jerry Garcia & Robert Hunter

1. Black Muddy River 5:37
2. Ripple 4:29

3. The Wheel 5:50

4. Bird Song 8:06

5. Franklin's Tower 5:29

6. Standing On The Moon 5:24

7. Loser 5:26

8. Fire On The Mountain 6:14

9. Stella Blue 6:42

10. Deep Elem Blues 5:57

11. Deal 5:08

12. Alabama Getaway 4:16

13. Day By Day 4:40

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Ponderosa Stomp Announces the Clandestine Celluloid Film Series Daytime, September 24 & 25th 2010 at One Eyed Jacks in New Orleans? French Quarter

2010-08-20T16:12:00.001-07:00
The Ponderosa Stomp music festival has been growing every year, giving birth to a music history conference and film series during the day before the concerts, then a record hop. This yearâ€™s Clandestine Celluloid film series moves to One Eyed Jacks, a few blocks from the Music History Conference being held in the Cabildo in Jackson Square.

For film series producer Madeleine Molyneaux, Clandestine Celluloid, the second incarnation of the moving image component of the Ponderosa Stomp â€œwill expose Stomp attendees to film subjects and archival footage that have, due to circumstances often beyond filmmaker or audience control, remained secret, silenced or submerged â€¦until now.â€

The two-day series, with filmmakers Les Blank, Bradley Beesley and others in attendance, includes the first ever public screening of â€œItâ€™s Whatâ€™s Happening, Baby!, a 1965 TV special hosted by the infamous East Coast DJ Murray the K, a sneak preview of the film-in-progress â€œBayou Maharajahâ€ about New Orleans piano legend James Booker, â€œHot Pepperâ€, the story of Clifton Chenier , and some extremely clandestine films that have been scarcely seen and hotly pursued by those who have heard the whispers. n addition to the film schedule below, the Stomp has just announced the schedule for the music history conference, visit here for full details.

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FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 24th: 11A-5P

11AM

â€œHeroes of the Ponderosa Stomp (Part One)â€ â€“ (compiled by Joe Lauro, 30 min)

An all-new, all-star revue featuring classic performance clips of past and present Ponderosa Stomp musicians. A follow-up from last yearâ€™s presentation that had audiences rolling in the aisles. From Wanda Jackson to Frogman, weâ€™ve got them front and center.

Ponderosa Stomp regular contributor, filmmaker and master archivist Joe Lauro of Historic Films Archive will be in attendance following each of his programs Friday and Saturday.

â€œBayou Maharajahâ€ â€“ (dir. Lily Keber, work in progress, 2010, 30 min)

Special sneak preview of the feature-length documentary-in-progress on the life and music of New Orleans piano legend James Booker. Through interviews with friends and contemporaries, the film traces Bookerâ€™s life from child prodigy to his acclaimed work as session pianist, his solo career and infamous personal life to his early death and continuing legacy. Illustrated with archival concert footage, still photos and promotional material, the film paints a portrait of this overlooked genius. The soundtrack brings to life Bookerâ€™s distinct style and includes his early R&B hits, his genre-defying medleys, and the â€˜spiders on the keysâ€™ complexity of his music.

Filmmaker Lily Keber and longtime Booker associate Bunny Matthews will be in attendance to discuss the ongoing project â€“ and James Booker â€“ after the screening.

12.30PM

â€œCrescent City Shadowsâ€ â€“ (compiled by Joe Lauro60 min)

An extraordinary compilation, assembled exclusively for Clandestine Celluloid, of rare and unseen early New Orleans music and images, slices of everyday life and celebration circa 1900-1960â€™s, culled from private collections, raw newsreel coverage of Mardi Gras and other events. Think of it as the prequel to Always for Pleasure (1978), Les Blankâ€™s classic paean to New Orleans.

1.30PM

â€œHot Pepperâ€ â€“(dir. Les Blank, 1973, 58 min)

A thrilling musical portrait of zydeco king Clifton Chenier, who combines the pulsating rhythms of Cajun dance music and black R&B with African overtones, belting out his irresistible music in the sweaty juke joints of South Louisiana. It contains this classic exchange between two customers: "People is people," answered by "Everywhere you go." Chenierâ€™s longtime guitarist, Lil Buck Sinegal, also performs and gives a live interview this year at Ponderosa Stomp.

â€œJâ€™ai Ete Au Bal/I Went To The Danceâ€ â€“ (dir. Les Blank, Maureen Gosling & Chris Strachwitz, 1989, 30 min/clips)

Unreleased selections, including performance and additional footage of featured musicians, from a true classic of its genre. Considered to be the definitive film on the history of the toe-tapping, foot-stomping music of French Southwest Louisiana, the film includes many Cajun and Zydeco greats, featuring Michael Doucet and Beausoleil, Clifton Chenier, Marc and Ann Savoy, DL Menard, and many others.

Filmmakers Les Blank and Chris Strachwitz in attendance; Discussion to follow screening about field recording, producing music, and documentary filmmaking.

3:30PM

CLANDESTINE!!! A scarcely screened documentary about Mississippi blues featuring R.L. Burnside. (dir. Bradley Beesley, 1999, 60 min)

Bradley Beesley's scarcely seen documentary tells it how it really is. This is a foot-stomping work about a small record labelâ€™s chase to find "real" blues: Gutbucket Mississippi blues. According to the film, the further you get from Mississippi, the worse the music gets. What is ultimately revealed are the conditions from which the blues were born. The film focuses on R.L. Burnside, a late bloomer who didn't dedicate his time to music until he was in his late 50s. Also featured is T-Model Ford, who didn't pick up a guitar until the tender age of 77. The soul and pain of those who live in the northern Mississippi hill country shines through in its music, as well as this film. Under their living circumstances, it is obvious what helps these folks get through the day: music and humor.

Filmmaker Bradley Beesley in attendance; Q&A to follow screening.SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 25th

11AM

â€œHeroes of the Ponderosa Stomp (Part 2)â€ (compiled by Joe Lauro, 30 min)

An all-new, all-star revue featuring classic performance clips of past and present Ponderosa Stomp musicians. A follow-up from last yearâ€™s presentation that had audiences rolling in the aisles. From Wanda Jackson to Frogman, weâ€™ve got them front and center.

â€œThe Zakary Thaks Cover Songsâ€ (courtesy Cicadelic Records and Zakary Thaks, 1967, 30 min)

Super secret selections from a July 1967 filmâ€¦the legendary Zakary Thaks performing cover songs from their playlist, with the intention of using it to promote the group to club owners along the Texas coast and beyond. (The potential club owners wanted to hear what was being played on the radio, so selections included songs by Jefferson Airplane, Love, Byrds, Mitch Ryder, Eric Burdon & the Animals, Wilson Pickett and others).

12PM

â€œIt's What's Happening, Babyâ€ â€“(courtesy Peter Altschuler/Historic Films Archive, 1965, 89 min)

A television special on CBS-TV hosted by East Coast iconic deejay/concert promoter Murray the K., which aired on June 28, 1965. The special featured performances by many of the popular artists of the day like Jan & Dean, Mary Wells, the Dave Clark Five, Gary Lewis and the Playboys, The Supremes, Tom Jones, Bill Cosby , Patti LaBelle & the Bluebelles, The Drifters, The Miracles, Ray Charles, Marvin Gaye, The Ronettes, The Four Tops and The Temptations, occasionally interspersed with Murray the K's public announcements urging the youth of America to pursue education and summer employment. Much of the performance footage was shot live on the stage of the Brooklyn Fox Theater. This will be the first time the show has been screened in its entirety since its original broadcast on Channel 5 in New York.

1.30PM

â€œTeen-A-Go-Goâ€ â€“ (dir. Melissa Kirkendall, 2008, 86 min)

Subtitled â€œA Little Film about Rock and Roll Historyâ€, an entertaining, exuberantly nostalgic and informative trip to the garages, basements and rec rooms of the fearless teens of the mid-1960â€™s rock and roll scene in Fort Worth Texas. Interviews with bands and fans, including The Elites, Larry & the Blue Notes, Lenny Kaye, Billy Miller, Ira Robbins, King Coffey, the 5,6,7,8â€™s, the Cynics, Johnny Reno and many more. What happened to these bands? Who were the kids that played in these bands? What were the scenes like? Who made it big? Who didn't? Why? Focusing on one particularly unique Teen Scene in Fort Worth, Texas, as an example of the phenomena that crossed the Atlantic and took hold across America, the film sheds light on the undeniable, yet unconscious, impact this community of ground breaking teens had on the shape and sound of rock and roll.

Director Melissa Kirkendall and producer Mark A. Nobles in attendance, in conversation to follow the screening with Fort Worth music historian William Williams and veteran of the Fort Worth teen scene, Billy Miller of Norton Records

3:30

CLANDESTINE!!! So secret we canâ€™t call it by nameâ€¦A rarely screened film about a rock and roll legend (dir. Les Blank 1974, 72 minutes)

Called by the Washington Post the "best film ever made on Rock and Roll". Think Oklahoma. Piano player. Fans of the geniuses of ivory tickling will not want to miss this opportunity to see this uncompromising days-in-the-life dispatch of a rock and roll legend who has only recently been drawn out of seclusion to record with his acolyte, Elton John.

There is a suggested donation of $20 per day for the Clandestine Celluloid film series. The donation will also give attendees entry to the Stomp Music History Conference, â€œUnsung Heroesâ€ Music Exhibit.

For information about the Ponderosa Stomp contact Heather West, Western Publicity, 773/301-5767, westernpublicity@gmail.com

Eric Clapton "The 1960s Review" on DVD 10/19

2010-08-18T17:20:00.001-07:00

Eric Clapton "The 1960s Review" on DVD 10/19

The story of Clapton's formative years

While few would argue that Eric Clapton is one of the finest guitarists of all time, it is sometimes forgotten just how pivotal, influential and downright startling this man was during the 1960s. And while, throughout the 70s, 80s, 90s and 00s, Clapton has remained a musician and songwriter of rare ability with moments of glory resplendent on album after album it was during the decade in which he emerged that his awesome skills were used most creatively. As an early member of the Yardbirds, a crucial part of the Bluesbreakers, a founder member of Cream and 'the one who mattered most' in the short lived Blind Faith, EC, to many, really was a deity.

In this extraordinary documentary, his life and career throughout these crucial ten years is put under the microscope, and with the help of archive interviews with the man himself, exclusive contributions from friends, band mates and colleagues, rare and classic performance footage, seldom seen photographs, location and period archive plus a host of other features, the story in question is told in a manner it never has been before.

Includes brand new interviews with musicians and performers; John Mayall, Paul Jones, Neil Innes, Tom McGuiness, Chris Dreja, Top Topham, Ben Palmer, Dave Kelly and Cream producer Bill Halverson, plus expert insight from Cream biographer Chris Welch, Yardbirds biographer Alan Clayson and Uncut magazine's contributing editor, Nigel Williamson.

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Planet Rock BC to Host Benefit Concert to Aid Kalamazoo River Oil Spill Cleanup, August 21

2010-08-17T17:15:00.001-07:00
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Planet Rock BC has partnered with the Comstock Park-based Arrowhead Productions for a concert benefiting the Kalamazoo River oil spill cleanup, August 21.

Planet Rock BC has partnered with the Comstock Park-based Arrowhead Productions for a concert benefiting the Kalamazoo River oil spill cleanup.

The free concert runs from noon to 10 p.m. Aug. 21 at Friendship Park in downtown Battle Creek. The event will feature several regional acts, as well as food and drinks.

At the concert, donations can be made to the Kalamazoo River Environmental Relief Fund and the Marshall Relief Fund. Money will help â€œthe families, animals and environment that are affected by the oil spill,â€ according to a news release from Planet Rock.

Bands performing include Shelagh Brown, The Envy League, Dunktank, The Vandrie, Too Soon To Stay, Levitys Law, Tripp Hazzard, Circus Asylum, Blitz & The Thundertones and more.

Come out and help our friends and see a great day of music, enjoy great food and beverages.

For more information:
Kalamazoo River Environmental Relief Fund 517.568.5222.

Marshall Relief Fund 269.579.4488

Featured Video: Paul Joseph Miles sings Sister to the Blues

2010-08-15T05:47:00.001-07:00

Featured Video: JJ Vicars Take Me Down to Memphis

2010-08-15T05:29:00.001-07:00

I want your personal music videos.

These .videos must be of you (solo) or you and your band (Group). The better these videos have been shot, the better. I am looking for videos that have been shot in good lighting , with good sound, shot with a steady hand. These would be videos that you may use on your EPKs, etc

Include your contact in...formation. This would be the information that someone would use if they wanted to contact you for a possible gig offer.

I will post the vids that I receive on my blog at on
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I must be able to embed these on this page. So if they appear on Youtube, etc., cool.

I will continue to do this until I stop receiving them.Contact me here on Facebook, or email me at dking (at) crossharpchronicles (dot) com.

Available Now - Bob Corritore "Harmonica Blues" On Delta Groove Records

2010-08-06T16:44:00.001-07:00
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BOB CORRITORE & FRIENDS
"HARMONICA BLUES"

â€œAn incredible harmonica player.â€
â€“ Hohner Harmonicaâ€™s Easy Reeding Magazine

â€œCorritoreâ€™s taste in studio partners is matched by his musical execution.â€ â€“ Living Blues Magazine

â€œâ€¦from party-time boogies to melancholy after-hours serenades, Corritore's got the Blues for you.â€ â€“ Omaha Reader

HARMONICA BLUES celebrates forty years since Bob Corritore first picked up a harp. He maximized his early proximity to the 1970s Chicago Blues scene, befriending and learning from masters Louis Myers, Eddie Taylor, Robert Lockwood, Jr., Little Willie Anderson, Big Leon Brooks, Lester Davenport, Big Smokey Smothers, Little Mack Simmons, and others. Since relocating to Phoenix, Arizona in 1981, Bob has been prolific as a player, producer, radio personality since â€˜84, and owner of the renowned Rhythm Room with which heâ€™s been associated for nineteen years now. In 1999 his debut CD ALL-STAR BLUES SESSIONS was issued, an impressive selection of his productions and his own playing. Two years later the anthology RHYTHM ROOM BLUES confirmed his taste and the quality of his associates. Since the release of ALL-STAR BLUES SESSIONS, Bob has built on that illustrious foundation, contributing his authoritative harp to about forty releases, he has partnered with Mississippi native Dave Riley for two highly praised CDs, TRAVELINâ€™ THE DIRT ROAD and LUCKY TO BE LIVING, and it is now routine to find him on European stages or profiled in Blues magazines worldwide.

Now the hard work, dedication, love and talent through which Bob has built a remarkable life and career in the Blues are brought to bear on HARMONICA BLUES, fifteen diverse but uniformly rewarding tracks featuring his harp and production, and a virtual Whoâ€™s Who of traditional Blues recorded between 1989 and 2009. A listen, or just a glance at the credits, makes it clear how well Bob is able to recruit stellar Blues players, then combine and accompany them in ways that bring the best out of the featured artist. Lockwoodâ€™s emphatic and only recording of â€œThatâ€™s All Right,â€ the Blues classic which he reputedly wrote, is a historic and musical highlight. Koko Taylor, Eddie Shaw, Eddy Clearwater, Henry Gray, Pinetop Perkins, Honeyboy Edwards and Little Milton are other leaders with deep Chicago roots, while Eddie Taylor Jr., Bob Stroger, Willie â€œBig Eyesâ€ Smith, Chico Chism, Chris James, Patrick Rynn, Bob Riedy and Jon Hiller contribute as sidemen. But HARMONICA BLUES encompasses far more than Bobâ€™s Chicago background, thanks to the likes of Louisiana Red, Dave Riley, Nappy Brown, Big Pete Pearson, Tomcat Courtney, Chief Schiabutte Gilliame and Carol Fran, and accompanists including Bob Margolin, Kid Ramos, Buddy Reed, David Maxwell and others including some Rhythm Room stalwarts.

Bob Corritore has shown over the past four decades that he is about teamwork and that he is seemingly out to help every Blues artist blessed to know him. His own name and career have not been the priority. But HARMONICA BLUES is one more in a growing list of monuments to a legacy which should bring as much pride to Bob, as it does joy to the listener.

MUSICIANS

Bob Corritore: harmonica

Koko Taylor: vocals

Little Milton: vocals & guitar

Robert Lockwood, Jr.: vocals & guitar

Pinetop Perkins: vocals & piano

Honeyboy Edwards: vocals & guitar

Henry Gray: vocals & piano

Nappy Brown: vocals

Eddy Clearwater: vocals & guitar

Louisiana Red: vocals & guitar

Carol Fran: vocals

Tomcat Courtney: vocals

Dave Riley: vocals & guitar
Big Pete Pearson: vocals

Willie "Big Eyes" Smith: drums

Chief Schabuttie Gilliame: vocals

Eddie Shaw: sax

Bob Margolin: guitar

Kid Ramos: guitar

Chicho Chism: drums

David Maxwell: piano

Bob Stroger: bass

Eddie Taylor, Jr.: guitar

Rhythm Room All-Stars
and many others!!!

UPCOMING TOUR DATES:

08/14/10: Phoenix, AZ - Rhythm Room - Dave Riley & Bob Corritore Appear as part of a Saturday Night Blues Party hosted by the Rocket 88s.
08/20/10: Phoenix, AZ - Rhythm Room w/ The Rhythm Room All-Stars
08/21/10: Phoenix, AZ - Rhythm Room w/ The Rhythm Room All-Stars
09/05/10: Phoenix, Arizona - Rhythm Room -Down Home Blues Festival
09/10/10: Phoenix, AZ - Rhythm Room w/ Bob Riedy Blues Band feat. Sam Lay
09/16/10: Phoenix, AZ - Rhythm Room - Dave Riley & Bob Corritore open for Southern Culture On The Skids
09/18/10: Phoenix, AZ - Rhythm Room, Bob's Birthday Celebration!
09/24/10: Tucson, AZ - Plaza Palomino Courtyard Concert Series - The Rhythm Room All-Stars
09/25/10: Bisbee, AZ - Bisbee Blues Festival with Big Pete Pearson & The Rhythm Room All-Stars
10/01/10: Phoenix, AZ - Rhythm Room, Harmonica Showcase DVD Filming
10/02/10: Phoenix, AZ - Rhythm Room, Harmonica Showcase DVD Filming
10/03/10: Phoenix, AZ - Rhythm Room, Harmonica Showcase DVD Filming
10/09/10: Helena, AR, Delta Cultural Center Annex with Bob Margolin, Bob Stroger, Willie "Big Eyes" Smith, Calvin Jones as an auxiliary event of the Arkansas Blues & Heritage Festival 12:30 pm set.
10/15/10: Mesa, AZ, Mesa Center For The Arts, Dave Riley & Bob Corritore opening for Eric Bibb
10/22/10: Phoenix, AZ - Rhythm Room w/ The Rhythm Room All-Stars, Louisiana Red
10/23/10: Phoenix, AZ - Rhythm Room w/ The Rhythm Room All-Stars, Louisiana Red
10/28/10: Chicago. IL - Buddy Guy's Legends - Dave Riley & Bob Corritore perform as part of the Blues Blast Music Awards ceremony.
11/12/10 - 11/24/10: South American tour of Brazil and Argentena wi/ Dave Riley& Bob Corritore
11/27/10: Tempe. AZ - Tempe Center For The Arts

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2010-08-06T16:29:00.001-07:00
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Southern Monster Smash Music Festival

JJ Grey & Mofro, Karl Denson's Tiny Universe, The Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Bobby Lee Rodgers Trio, Hill Country Revue, The Heavy Pets, Crazy Fingers and The Auctioneers

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Pompano Beach Amphitheater

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Pompano Beach, FL 33060

It will be â€œJamband Heavenâ€ when the â€œFirst Annual Southern Monster Smash Music Festivalâ€ comes to the Pompano Beach Amphitheater on Saturday, October 30. Itâ€™s an all day Festival with doors opening at 11AM.

For the first time in South Florida the â€œSouthern Monster Smash Music Festivalâ€ will feature two stages filled with the top stars in jamband circles, all in one venue. The Pompano Beach Amphitheater will come alive with the outstanding talents that include: JJ Grey and Mofro, Karl Densonâ€™s Tiny Universe, Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Ivan Neville and Dumpstaphunk, The Lee Boys with Oteil and Kofi Burbridge, Bobby Lee Rodgers Trio, Hill Country Revue, The Heavy Pets, The Auctioneers and local favorites Crazy Fingers. If you missed this yearâ€™s Wanee Festival (or even if you didnâ€™t) you wonâ€™t want to miss the â€œFirst Annual Southern Monster Smash Music Festival!â€

General Admission tickets are $48.00 in advance and $55.00 at the door day of show. There is also a special VIP ticket for $75.00. They go on sale Friday, August 6, 10AM at LiveNation.com or charge by phone and at the Amphitheater Box Office day of show. For more information check out SouthernMonsterSmash.com

Spike Hill Presents Corita Thursday, August 2

2010-08-06T16:23:00.001-07:00
New York, NY - Corita will play their catchy songs about subjects like wanderlust, boyfriends and alcoholic beverages at Williamsburg's Spike Hill on Thursday, August 26th at 10:00 PM.

Named in homage to silkscreen artists Sister Corita Kent, the Brooklyn-based band is inspired by femme-powered post-punk bands like The Raincoats and Delta 5, 90s indie rock and shoegaze.

For more information about Corita, please visit http://ping.fm/T98kV

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Charlie Daniels Band To Release Land That I Love Aug. 10

2010-08-04T06:38:00.001-07:00

Legendary Blue Hat Records/E1 Entertainment act, The Charlie Daniels Band, is set to release a new collection of patriotic songs on Aug. 10 titled Land That I Love.

The full-length release, co-produced by Daniels, Patrick Kelly and Casey Wood, features 15 tracks, including newly recorded studio versions of â€œIraq Bluesâ€ and â€œ(What This World Needs Is) A Few More Rednecks 2010.â€ â€œIraq Bluesâ€ was written during previous Charlie Daniels Band tours in Iraq, and the 2010 update of â€œ(What This World Needs Is) A Few More Rednecks 2010â€ includes an additional verse the iconic musician wrote to â€œreflect life in America in the 21st

Other songs on the collection include Daniels classics such as â€œSimple Man,â€ â€œThis Ainâ€™t No Rag, Itâ€™s A Flag,â€ â€œIn America,â€ â€œStill in Saigonâ€ and more. Land That I Love will be available digitally through most major online retailers, including iTunes, Amazon.com and Rhapsody.com and in select retail stores on Aug. 10. The â€œIraq Bluesâ€ and â€œ(What This World Needs Is) A Few More Rednecks 2010â€ singles are both currently available at iTunes and Amazon.com.

The Charlie Daniels Band continues their busy tour schedule through the end of 2010, kicking off a run of Sean Hannity Freedom Concert performances on August 6 in Jackson, N.J. For more information and updated CDB tour dates, visit www.CharlieDaniels.com.

Land That I Love century.â€ track listing:

1. My Beautiful America

2. America, I Believe In You

3. American Farmer

4. Let Freedom Ring

5. (What This World Needs Is) A Few More Rednecks 2010

6. This Ainâ€™t No Rag, Itâ€™s A Flag

7. Still In Saigon

8. The Last Fallen Hero

9. In America

10. Star Spangled Banner

11. Freedom And Justice For All

12. Iraq Blues

13. Simple Man

14. Red Skeltonâ€™s Pledge Of Allegiance

15. Summer Of â€˜68

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Troy ?Trombone Shorty? Andrews Joins Jeff Beck's U.K. Tour

2010-08-04T06:28:00.001-07:00

Austin City Limits will air the singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist,

with special guest Ivan Neville on October 2

LOS ANGELES, Calif. â€” Performing on Jeff Beckâ€™s U.K. tour is the latest highlight in Trombone Shortyâ€™s milestone year. His career highlights date back to sitting in with Bo Diddley at the ripe age of four, but this year, powered by his Verve Forecast debut, Backatown, is one for the record books for Troy â€œTrombone Shortyâ€ Andrews. The CD entered the Contemporary Jazz Album chart at # 1, spending nine weeks there, before the new Herbie Hancock CD finally broke his hold on the top slot.

Whirlwind touring with one highlight after another continues this summer and fall as Trombone Shorty heads to six countries in Europe for his first full fledged tour of the continent highlighted by Festival appearances, headline shows and a coveted slot supporting Jeff Beck's U.K. tour. When asked about the tour, Troy said â€œItâ€™s an honor to be chosen to support a legendary genius musician like Jeff Beck on his tour.â€

Jeff Beck and Trombone Shorty had met before. Beck played the New Orleans Jazz Festival earlier this year. He was told not to miss Trombone Shortyâ€™s sold-out show at Tipitinaâ€™s, despite the late 2:30 a.m. start. Shortyâ€™s Tipitinaâ€™s show, which also drew celebrity fans Nicolas Cage and Tim Robbins, was a revelation for Beck and his manager, Harvey Goldsmith. When Mr. Beck performed a special birthday tribute to Les Paul at New Yorkâ€™s Iridium in early June, Trombone Shorty was invited to join the band for the night, an opportunity envied by the â€œinvitation onlyâ€ audience who represented much of the cream of America's musicians including no shortage of guitar heroes.

Their relationship continues in October when Trombone Shorty and his Orleans Avenue band join Jeff Beck on his U.K. tour as part of a six-country tour of Europe. Dates with Jeff Beck are as follows:

Oct. 15 Bournemouth, BIC
Oct. 16 Brighton, Brighton Centre

Oct. 17 Birmingham, Symphony Hall

Oct. 19 Preston, Guildhall

Oct. 20 Glasgow, Clyde Auditorium

Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue did two complete knockout shows this past weekend for their Japanese debut at the acclaimed Fuji Rock Festival. In August, the band is off to Brazil for their first shows in Rio and Sao Paolo, followed by European dates for most of the month of October.

Theyâ€™ll retain a strong U.S. presence as Austin City Limits will air a recently taped appearance on October 23. Ivan Neville joined Orleans Avenue for the taping, which will be packaged for airing on PBS stations with a performance by Alejandro Escovedo.

Trombone Shorty has been criss-crossing the U.S., spreading the music he has dubbed â€œSupafunkrockâ€ since the release of Backatown. In addition to headlining shows and playing summer festivals across North America, from Bonnaroo to the Playboy Jazz Festival at the Hollywood Bowl (on consecutive days yet), Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue recently made their late-night TV debut on Late Night With David Letterman, in early June. Of all this touring, Troy commented that â€œitâ€™s a complete blessing to bring the music from TremÃ© and share it with the world.â€

The bandâ€™s song â€œHurricane Seasonâ€ can be heard weekly on MTVâ€™s The Real World, New Orleans as the opening title song. And all this is following close on the heels of Troyâ€™s recurring role as a significant character on HBOâ€™s Emmy-nominated Treme, where he played himself in four episodes.

Trombone Shorty on the Web: http://ping.fm/iwZ3m

The Jimi Hendrix Legacy: AES NY Section Hosts Electric Lady Studios 40th Anniversary Salute

2010-08-04T06:09:00.001-07:00
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NEW YORK: Jimi Hendrix celebrated the opening of his Electric Lady Recording Studios at 52 West 8th Street in NY's Greenwich Village on August 26, 1970. On Sept. 18th that year the iconic 27-year-old guitarist passed away. In addition to his lasting musical legacy, Hendrix left a studio which continues to this day to produce hits for artists ranging from Dylan, Bowie, Coldplay and The Stones to Patti Smith, U2, Sheryl Crow, The Strokes, Jay-Z and Beyonce.

On August 24th the NY Section of the Audio Engineering Society will host a 40th Anniversary Salute to Electric Lady and the Hendrix legacy. The panel will include: Jimi's sister, Janie Hendrix, CEO/President, Experience Hendrix; Eddie Kramer, engineer of all Hendrix's recording sessions; studio architect/acoustician John Storyk who began his career with Electric Lady, and who's international Walters-Storyk Design Group has created over 3,000 studios around the globe; long time Electric Lady engineer Tony Platt (AC/DC, Foreigner), and Grammy-winning engineer Bob Margouleff (Stevie Wonder) Other guests, TBA, will include artists who have recorded at Electric Lady throughout its 40-year history.

AES New York Section Committee Member David Bialik reports, "Our goal for this dual event is to honor one of the longest-lived studios in NYC's history. And, to pay tribute to the indelible mark its founder has left on contemporary music.

"While admission is limited to 60 attendees, CBS will provide streaming of the event via the AES Website www.aes.org/ny as artists, engineer/producers and studio designer reminisce about Hendrix and his studios' amazing history," Bialik concludes.

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The Audio Engineering Society was formed in 1948 by a group of concerned audio engineers. The AES counts over 14,000 members throughout the U.S., Latin America, Europe, Japan and the Far East. The organization serves as the pivotal force in the exchange and dissemination of technical information for the industry. For additional information visit http://www.aes.org

Ponderosa Stomp Announces Roy Loney and Cyril Jordan of the Flamin? Groovies, the A-Bones & the Jim Jones Revue at One Eyed Jacks on Sunday, September 26th

2010-08-04T05:55:00.001-07:00
With a two day festival, film festival and music history conference, youâ€™d assume the music fanatics at the Ponderosa Stomp would be done. That assumption couldnâ€™t be further from the truth; the appetite for killer music is unquenchable. The Stomp announces a special show to follow the festival at One Eyed Jacks on Sunday, August 26th with Roy Loney and Cyril Jordan of the Flaminâ€™ Groovies, the A-Bones and the Jim Jones Revue.

In 2009, the annual Ponderosa Stomp festival reunited Roy Loney and Cyril Jordan for their first official show since 1972. The crowd went ballistic! Bringing singer/songwriter Roy Loney and guitarist Cyril Jordan back this year was a no brainer. Theyâ€™ll be joined by their friends in the A-Bones for a set of the unhinged rock nâ€™ roll. Jim Jones Revue (former front man of Thee Hypnotics) will play supercharged rock that sounds like a collision between Little Richard and the MC5.

Starting out in San Francisco in 1965, the Flamin Groovies always defied the status quo, doing things their own way and inspiring other bands to do the same. The band personified the defiance that inspired punk rock, but never turned their backs on the roots of their sound in American music from the 50s and Brit-pop in the 60s. Even after several decades roll by, the chemistry between Loney and Jordan is as compelling as ever. Roy Loney has the energy of ten teenagers and Cyril Jordanâ€™s much imitated guitarwork is timeless and exciting.

The A-Bones are led by Billy Miller and Miriam Linna, the brains behind Norton Records and the killer zine Kicks. Theyâ€™ve lent their talents to an array of unsung heroes, from Hasil Adkins to Cordell Jackson while recording their own albums and a slew of singles. The A-Bones play like their lives depend on it, with a primal instinct for groove-laden rock and passion for their idols.

The Jim Jones Revue strip rock back to its essential elements â€“ Jones handles guitar and vocals and brings new life to primordial blues/punk. His reverence for the hard-edged sounds of Detroit, Memphis and New Orleans is obvious, but the ferocity with which the Revue performs makes rock dangerous again.

Ponderosa Stomp presents Roy Loney and Cyril Jordan of The Flamin' Groovies
with The A-Bones plus Jim Jones Revue

Sunday, Sep 26, 2010 9:00 PM CDT

One Eyed Jacks - 615 Toulouse Street

18 years and over â€“ Tickets $25.00

To purchase tickets visit: http://ping.fm/lLP5N

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Four Never-Before-Released Live Albums By Jefferson Airplane to Be Released October 26 on Collectors? Choice Music Live

2010-08-04T05:49:00.001-07:00

Four live albums include original vocalist Signe Andersonâ€™s farewell show
and Grace Slickâ€™s first show, both at the Fillmore in 1966

LOS ANGELES, Calif. â€” The argument rages on, but for many music fans in the â€™60s, the best live band from the Bay Area was Jefferson Airplane. Formed during the summer of 1965 in San Francisco, the group triumphed in 1967 with Surrealistic Pillow, one of the key recordings of the Summer of Love, containing the hits â€œSomebody to Love,â€ â€œWhite Rabbitâ€ and â€œToday.â€ The Airplane featured three master instrumentalists (Jorma Kaukonen, Jack Casady and Spencer Dryden) and three vocalists: Grace Slick (replacing original singer Signe Anderson in 1966), Marty Balin and Paul Kantner. The Rock â€™nâ€™ Roll Hall of Fame inductees made a total of eight studio albums and released a smattering of live albums including 1969â€™s Bless Its Pointed Little Head.

But what most fans donâ€™t know is that there are vast reserves of never-released live material by Jefferson Airplane capturing key moments in their history. On October 26, 2010, Collectorsâ€™ Choice Music Live will release four previously unreleased live albums: Live at the Fillmore Auditorium 10/15/66 Late Show â€” Signeâ€™s Farewell, Live at the Fillmore Auditorium 10/16/66 Early & Late Shows â€” Graceâ€™s Debut, Live at the Fillmore Auditorium 11/25/66 & 11/27/66 â€” We Have Ignition, and Return to the Matrix 2/1/68.

The first three releases document the astonishing growth of the band, and follow the near-seamless absorption of Grace Slickâ€™s voice and material into the Airplaneâ€™s sound just as they were entering the studio to record Surrealistic Pillow. The fourth release captures the group triumphantly returning to their home turf at Marty Balinâ€™s club The Matrix for a relaxed, exploratory set in an intimate setting, performing material from their first four albums, including Crown of Creation, seven months before its release. Taken together, the four releases confirm that at its best, when Jorma was soaring, Jack rumbling and the three voices joining in ecstatic melisma, no other band could ascend to the heights attained by the Airplane. Hand-picked by a team of devotees, annotated by frequent Airplane flyer Craig Fenton (author of the book Take Me To A Circus Tent: The Jefferson Airplane Flight Manual), and featuring rare photos inside handsome digi-packs, these concerts distill and express the dream and promise of the Haight-Ashbury scene.

â€¢ Live at the Fillmore Auditorium 10/15/66 Late Show â€” Signeâ€™s Farewell: The Grace Slick era of the Airplane has understandably received most of the attention paid the band over the years. But they had released a good album (Jefferson Airplane Takes Off) and were already a powerful live outfit before Slick came aboard. The 10/15/66 release not only marks the first appearance on CD of a live recording featuring Signe Anderson with the band, but also her very last show. Both Marty Balin and the Fillmoreâ€™s Bill Graham give her shout-outs. Songs include â€œ3/5ths of a Mile in Ten Seconds,â€ â€œTobacco Road,â€ â€œMidnight Hour,â€ â€œHigh Flyinâ€™ Birdâ€ and â€œChauffeur Bluesâ€ (which Grace never performed out of respect for Signe, whoâ€™d made the old blues tune her own). It was the end of an era. But a new one was about to begin the very next day, and is the subject of the 10/16/66 release.

â€¢ Live at the Fillmore Auditorium 10/16/66 Early & Late Shows â€” Graceâ€™s Debut: The 10/16/66 volume chronicles the first set of concerts featuring Grace Slick as a member of the Airplane, a mere day after Signe Anderson officially left the band. The band has yet to add the material Slick brought to the band (â€œSomebody To Loveâ€ and â€œWhite Rabbit) to the set list, but Graceâ€™s harmony work with Marty and Paul is impressive, and you can literally hear her confidence growing from the first set to the second. The album contains â€œThe Other Side of This Life,â€ â€œLet Me In,â€ â€œDonâ€™t Let Me Down,â€ â€œRun Aroundâ€ and â€œHigh Flying Bird,â€ plus versions of â€œ3/5ths of a Mile in 10 Secondsâ€ and â€œTobacco Roadâ€ with the new line-up, and Leiber & Stollerâ€™s â€œKansas City,â€ which has never appeared on any Airplane studio or live album. Surrealistic Pillow photographer Herbie Greene contributes photos. Things would never be the same for the band or for â€™60s rock.

â€¢ Live at the Fillmore Auditorium 11/25/66 & 11/27/66 â€” We Have Ignition: CCM Live subtitled these shows We Have Ignition as they believe this is when the Airplane transformed from a high-flying bird into a psychedelic spaceship (but not yet a Starship.) Itâ€™s difficult to believe, when comparing these November shows with Graceâ€™s live debut on 10/16/66, that only six weeks have elapsed. Not only has the band (particularly guitarist Jorma Kaukonen) progressed as musicians, but the infusion of Surrealistic Pillow material some four months before the album hit the stores shifts the focus of this folk-rock band to rock. Included are â€œPlastic Fantastic Lover,â€ â€œHigh Flyinâ€™ Bird,â€ â€œBringing Me Down,â€ â€œ D.C.B.A-25,â€ â€œMy Best Friend,â€ â€œGo to Her,â€ â€œShe Has Funny Cars,â€ â€œ3/5ths of a Mile in 10 Seconds,â€ â€œSkip Spenceâ€™s â€œJ.P.P. McStep B Blues,â€ â€œWhite Rabbit,â€ â€œTodayâ€ and more. Two rarities are a mind blowing, 9:45-minute version of â€œThe Other Side of Lifeâ€ (performed for a photo session) that neither its author, the folk singer-songwriter Fred Neil, nor the band could ever have anticipated, and the only known recording of an instrumental known in some quarters as â€œMy Grandfatherâ€™s Clock.â€ This is the Airplane at its early apex.

â€¢ Return to the Matrix 2/1/68: The Airplane returned to the first club they ever played, the Matrix, in 1968 for a 103-minute show at the height of their commercial prowess. They band premiered two songs from the Crown of Creation album (which was months away from being released): â€œShare a Little Jokeâ€ and an instrumental version of â€œIce Cream Phoenix.â€ They also performed â€œBlues From an Airplane,â€ a song from its first (pre-Slick) album. Also here: â€œSomebody to Love,â€ â€œYoung Girl Sunday Blues,â€ â€œShe Has Funny Cars,â€ â€œTwo Heads,â€ â€œMartha,â€ â€œKansas City,â€ â€œOther Side of this Life,â€ â€œToday,â€ â€œWonâ€™t You Try/Saturday Afternoon,â€ â€œItâ€™s No Secret,â€ â€œWatch Her Ride,â€ â€œPlastic Fantastic Lover,â€ â€œBallad of You and Me and Pooneil,â€ â€œWhite Rabbit,â€ â€œFat Angelâ€ and â€œ3/5ths of a Mile in 10 Seconds.â€

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NJWeedman's Liberty Bell Temple Raided by Police

2010-07-30T12:01:00.001-07:00
D|R Welch Attorneys at Law P.C.
to Provide Defense

Lawsuit Filed in Los Angeles Superior Court

Hollywood, CA - On Tuesday, July 14, 2010, Ed Forchion aka NJWeedman reports he was robbed at gunpoint by the Los Angeles Police Department in his Liberty Bell Temple. The Liberty Bell Temple, located at 5642 Hollywood Blvd, is a Rastafarian Temple that services the needs of The Rastafarian Community. Not listed among a posting of medical marijuana dispensaries subject to recent closure, Forchion states he was falsely charged with a misdemeanor city code (LAMC - 45.19.6.7) for failing to cease operations. Noting that nothing in the code calls for a seizure of property, Forchion reveals that the LAPD confiscated three pounds of medical marijuana, almost $7,000 of supplies and all the cash on the premises.

The Temple staff was handcuffed and Forchion, alongside his partner, Charquant Leyou, were arrested and jailed. Forchion, who is represented by Attorney David Welch from D|R Welch Attorneys at Law P.C. has filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior alleging deprivation of the right to practice Rastafari without due process of law. The defendant is also seeking a court order preventing authorities from interfering with their ability to operate their temple.

A self proclaimed exile, activist and former political prisoner, Forchion originally relocated to California just a few years ago to enjoy the benefits of the state's more relaxed marijuana laws, per the passage of the Prop. 215 Compassionate Use Act of 1996 and SB420. Better known as NJWeedman, the celebrity activist has received international media attention, publicly touting California as the forefront of what he perceives to be "the reefer revolution." The recent raid has not only saddened, but confused him. Only months ago, the same Los Angeles Police Department was instrumental in securing his grow room operation back from a landlord who tried to steal his plants - http://ping.fm/6IISl .

"I left the restrictive confines of the state of New Jersey to enjoy a new found freedom here in California. Per my now famous Hollywood Hemp Mansion Parties, I have been trying to live a good life and leave behind my days of activism, but this new assault on my rights now leaves me no choice but to battle coast to coast!" cites Forchion.
"If the city was serving The Liberty Bell Temple on a municipal code violation why did they also seize the medical/spiritual marijuana and cash, amongst other things without the constitutionally guaranteed due process of a valid search warrant?" asks Forchion.

"The Police have still not provided the Temple with a search warrant, nor the affidavit required to obtain one. If we were a 7-11, Rite Aid, Scientology Center, Synagogue, or Christian Church the city would not send battle-dressed cops with battering rams and shotguns. This was straight militarized robbery by cops, under the guise of this new city ordinance."

Medical marijuana attorney, David Welch Esq. and his firm, D|R Welch Attorneys at Law P.C. are recognized for providing aggressive and knowledgeable representation in all areas of the medical marijuana law throughout Los Angeles, Orange County, and other Southern California communities.

"During the raid on Liberty Bell Temple II on July 14, 2010, the police made threatening remarks in an attempt to chill the practice of Rastafari by the members of Liberty Bell Temple II," cites Welch. "These acts are a clear violation of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act and the California Constitution. We will seek an injunction by the courts to prevent further police activity against the members of Liberty Bell Temple II and their practice and congregation in their Rastafarian faith."

When discussing the religious use of marijuana Forchion cites, "I don't think our Liberty Bell Temple or any Rastafarian Temple is any different than the UDV Church - (http://ping.fm/6NyYy). ; Members of the UDV Church use a substance called Hoasca, Rastafarains use substance called "marijuana."

The UDV Church realized a landmark Federal ruling when it was determined in the case Gonzales vs. O Centro Espirita Beneficente Uniao do Vegetal that the Federal Government's seizure of their sacramental tea, which contained a Schedule I substance was in fact illegal and a violation permitted under the 1993 Religious Freedom Restoration Act. Seagram heir and UDV Church member, Jeffrey Bronfman funded the case to the Supreme Court.

About Ed Forchion aka NJWeedman

NJWeedman first achieved cult status and media notoriety when he was arrested for smoking the sacred herb in front of the Liberty Bell in Philadelphia, PA. As one of the most prominent figures in the medical marijuana movement, Forchion is continually fueling his advocacy. As the founder of the Legalize Marijuana Party of New Jersey in 1998, Forchion has run campaigns for Governor, Congress, the State Legislature, and the Burlington County Board of Freeholders in New Jersey.

Forchion's activism has led him to appearances in documentaries including "How Weed Won the West," and Jack Herer's "The Emperor's Wears No Clothes", Spike TV's "10,000 Ways to Die," and Direct TV's "Supreme Court of Comedy". He has also been featured regularly on TMZ.

His NJWeedman's video series, filmed from the Liberty Bell Temple and seen on his website http://ping.fm/1exUQ ; and at YouTube.com, commands a following of viewers from around the world. He regularly updates his footage with vivid coverage of the happenings at the Temple, including specials on the vast varietals of medicinal marijuana he was able to serve up legally, daily to his patients.

In addition, his memoirs, "Public Enemy 420" is chock full of amazing statistics about the "politricks" of marijuana as well as the page turning adventures of his life. From his early days of trafficking marijuana, to his legal battles with the state officials in New Jersey, his months behind bars and finally his sojourn to sunny California, Ed Forchion 's live is a real life tale of "high" drama.

In an effort to raise money for his defense fund, Forchion is hosting a "Fundraiser Fish Fry" every Friday at the Liberty Bell Temple at 5642 Hollywood Blvd., along with his regular Reggae Night Jam every Monday at the Blu Monkey lounge, located at 5521 Hollywood Blvd. in Hollywood, CA.

To view the police raid at Liberty Bell Temple, go to http://ping.fm/twZKW

To track NJWeedman's legal battles, support his case and contribute to his defense fund, log on at http://ping.fm/gGM45

Mondo Generator Announce US Tour and New Single "Dog Food"

2010-07-24T21:49:00.001-07:00

Mondo Generator have announced a run of shows through August and September in support of their new single 'Dog Food' (available on August 10). Special guests for all shows will be Tweak Bird with Its Casual and Violent Soho also joining for selected shows. Tickets are on sale now at venues and usual outlets...

Wed August 4th - Elbo Room, San Francisco, CA (USA)

Fri August 6th - Dante's, Portland, OR (USA)

Sat August 7th - Studio 7, Seattle, WA (USA)

Mon August 9th - Club Vegas, Salt Lake City, UT (USA)

Wed August 11th - 3 Kings Tavern, Denver, CO (USA)

Thu August 12th - Riot Room, Kansas City, MO (USA)

Fri August 13th - Triple Rock Social Club, Minneapolis MN (USA)

Sat August 14th - Frequency, Madison WI (USA)

Sun August 15th - Double Door, Chicago, IL (USA)

Mon August 16th - Southgate House, Newport KY (USA)

Tue August 17th - Smalls, Hamtramck MI (USA)

Wed August 18th - Bug Jar, Rochester NY (USA)

Thu August 19th - Santos, New York, NY (USA)

Fri August 20th - Middle East Upstairs, Cambridge, MA (USA)

Sat August 21st - Northn Star Bar, Philadelphia PA (USA)

Sun August 22nd - 37th & Zen, Norfolk VA (USA)

Tue August 24th - Casbah @ Trenton Music Hall, Charlotte NC (USA)

Wed August 25th - Stella Blue, Asheville NC (USA)

Thu August 26th - Hi Tone Cafe, Memphis TN (USA)

Fri Augsut 27th - The Conservatory, Oklahoma City OK (USA)

Sat August 28th - Emo's, Austin TX (USA)

Sun August 29th - Skillman Street Bar, Dallas, TX (USA)

Tue August 31st - Launch Pad, Albuquerque NM (USA)

Thu September 2nd - Spaceland, Los Angeles, CA (USA)

MONDO GENERATOR - DOG FOOD

What do Nick Oliveri (Kyuss, Queens Of The Stone Age), Dave Grohl (Nirvana, Foo Fighters, Them Crooked Vultures), Happy Tom (Turbonegro) and Marc Diamond (The Dwarves) all have in common?

Aside from the fact they all play in some of the best bands to ever grace the earth, they all feature on the brand new single from Los Angeles band Mondo Generator.

The first taste of the new album from the band which is due for release in July, is the track 'Dog Food' which is set to be unleashed in May to coincde with the beginning of the bands upcoming tour.

Over the last year, band founder Nick Oliveri and fellow member Hoss, alongside producer Bradley Cook have been working on Mondo Generator's fourth full length album 'Time To Destroy'. During the recording process they have enlisted a number of guests to make an appearance, 'Dog Food' is the first taste of who is featured on the album.

With Marc Diamond on guitar duties, Happy Tom has laid down some bass tracks, while Dave Grohl provides the drum tracks and Nick Oliveri delivers his trade mark vocals.

With a fresh Mondo Generator line up in place, the band will kick off a world tour in Australia from late May before heading to Europe for shows across June and July which includes both festival and club shows. They'll hit home territory for a US tour in August and September.

'Dog Food' will be released as a limited edition 7" as well as in an extended cd/digital format.

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Acetate Records announces an un-released album by THE FACTORY and a new record by THE SUPERBEES on September 7

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THE FACTORY "S/T"

"Andy Warhol would be proud. Spinal Tap would be jealous. Sergio Leone would be transported." -- Washington Post

Much like predecessors New York Dolls, Stooges and Dead Boys, The Factory burned like a roman candle, then disappeared into the night. The Washington D.C. band ruled the roost in the late 1980's, opening for Iggy Pop, The Ramones, Public Image, Ltd. and Johnny Thunders, turning the heads of both fans and music industry reps along the East Coast.

Led by Vance Bockis (formerly of The Obsessed, 9353 and doom metal gods Pentagram), The Factory were a brash extension of late 1970's Rolling Stones, picking up where the strut and sneer of Some Girls and Tattoo You left off, creating an explosive concoction of straight ahead Rock n' Roll, Punk and R&B. Unfortunately outside influences got the best of them and The Factory broke up in 1992 without formally releasing anything more than a track on a compilation LP

Acetate president (and D.C. native) Rick Ballard held on to The Factory demo he got from guitar player Robbie Limon for the last 20 years and recently found the band online. He immediately contacted them to discuss a release - the master tapes were located, cleaned up and mastered.

"Self Submission" starts the record with the subtlety of an alarm clock, Bockis barking and sneering over tight rhythms, while closer "Six Feet Down" is a warning shot of things to come in a lifestyle pushed too far. In between, they effortlessly explore seedy, drugged-out, and sometimes transcendent side of the city. From the disco-tinged "Love To Dance" to the melancholy of "Misfortune Son", The Factory capture the gritty pulse of the D.C. streets on this self-titled release.

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THE SUPERBEES "TOP OF THE ROCKS"

The Superbees are back with the long awaited follow-up to "High Volume". Critics hailed their raucous Acetate Records debut as "an electrifying set of garage rock that would impress fans of Thee Hypnotics, the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion and the White Stripes. The band crafts undeniably catchy tunes out of influences like MC5, the Stooges and Rolling Stones, complete with vocalist and guitarist Dave James' wall of searing riffs."

Back once again with the original line-up, The Superbees deliver "Top Of The Rocks," a knockout six-song EP that picks up where High Volume left off. Joining the Bees once again are Jake Cavalier (The Fuzztones, Lords of Altamont) on Farfisa and indie-rock recluse Cody ChesnuTT (The Roots), who handles percussion duties on "Bad News."

"The joint was packed to the rafters, the benefit was to replace equipment stolen from The Superbees, who opened the show with a blistering set of Detroit style garage punk. Check these guys out, they're very cool." -- Jeff Dahl, Sonic Iguana

"...one of the most electrifying pure rock bands in town...a searing set of Saints/Sonics-inspired garage shock. Vocalist/guitarist DAVE JAMES...a mad riffing hooligan, knocking out killer chords while engaging in high-energy Townshend-like leaps and scowling at the audience..." -- Jim Freek, LA Weekly

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Leonard Cohen's "Bird On A Wire" Comes To DVD On August 31

2010-07-23T10:00:00.001-07:00
Tony Palmer's 1972 European Tour film finally available to consumers

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Tony Palmer and MVD Visual are proud to announce the release of Leonard Cohen "Bird On A Wire" for US distribution on August 31.

Hi Res Cover Art originally made in 1972 and directed by celebrated British filmmaker Tony Palmer, "Bird On A Wire" follows Cohen on his 1972 European tour and contains 17 classic performances, 4 poems and tour footage. After massive re-editing, although not by Palmer, it was released in 1974, had a very limited run and then 'disappeared'. Like many films from the era it was thought that the original version had been lost, but in 2009, 294 rolls of film were discovered containing much of the original rushes and soundtrack of the 1972 film. Palmer was able to restore much of this footage and it is now available on DVD for the first time.

"When, in 2009, 294 cans of film were discovered in a warehouse in Hollywood, in rusted up cans that sometimes had to be hammered open, and these cans were shipped to me by, of all people, Frank Zappa's manager, I believed at first that nothing could be salvaged. The cans did not contain the negative (still lost); some of the prints were in black & white; and much of it had been cut to pieces and/or scratched beyond use. But when I finally opened one box and found most of the original sound dubbing tracks, I knew we had a hope of putting the jigsaw back together," said Palmer. "So now, taking full advantage of the latest digital technology, this is what we have done, piece by piece, slowly and painstakingly. It has taken months and months, and probably has cost more than the original filming, and although it's by no means perfect, it's very close now to the original."

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The deluxe digipak DVD package also includes a limited edition reproduction of the iconic 1972 film poster as seen here: http://tinyurl.com/2emgyxl

"Now, looking back after 38 years, my admiration for Cohen as a poet, a singer and as a man, remains undiminished," said Palmer. "The original film was made with love, and I hope that quality once again shines through the restored film."

Palmer is one of the leading directors of music documentaries and historical drama films in the world. His vast filmography of over 100 films ranges from early works with he Beatles, Cream, Jimi Hendrix and Frank Zappa (200 Motels), to the famous portraits with and about Walton, Britten, Stravinsky, Maria Callas, John Osborne, Margot Fonteyn and Menuhin. He has collected over 40 international prizes for his work.

Track Include: Avalanche, Suzanne, Tonight Will Be Fine, Passing Through, Sisters of Mercy, Who By Fire?, Story of Isaac, One Of Us Can't Be Wrong, The Partisan, Chelsea Hotel, Nancy, Famous Blue Raincoat, Bird On A Wire, and more...

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Spike Hill Presents Hard Nips On Saturday, July 31st at 10:00 PM

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New York, NY - Brooklyn-based post-punk band Hard Nips will perform at Spike Hill on Saturday, July 31^st at 10:00 PM in support of their CD, "I Shit You Not."

Comprised of angelic vocalist Yoko Nips, guitarist Mariko Nips, bassist Gooch Nips and drummer Emi Nips, the riff-heavy band cites "sex, sushi and rock & roll" as their inspiration.

The all-girl foursome produces a sound reminiscent of the power-pop of The Go-Go's and Blondie, dipped in soy sauce.

With their magnetic stage performance and blatant camaraderie, Hard Nips have blazed a trail throughout New York and will be playing Spike Hill for the first time on the 31st. Bring the wasabi.
For more information on Hard Nips, please visit www.myspace.com/hardhardnips.

Spike Hill - 184 and 186 Bedford Avenue and North 7^th Street

Williamsburg, Brooklyn

(718) 218-9737- www.spikehill.com

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Blues Guitarist Phillip Walker Passes at 73

2010-07-22T17:02:00.001-07:00
It is with deepest sorrow that we report on the sudden and unexpected passing of legendary blues guitarist Phillip Walker. He died of apparent heart failure at 4:30 AM, early Thursday morning, July 22, 2010. He was 73 years old.

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Born February 11, 1937 near Lake Charles, Louisiana, in the small town of Welsh, Phillip Walker's earliest musical influences came via the Cajun and Creole rhythms he heard as a youngster. A second cousin to Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown and huge admirer of T-Bone Walker, Phillip began making a name for himself in the early 1950s with his first recording session backing pianist Roscoe Gordon. At the age of 16, Walker left home to tour with Zydeco king Clifton Chenier (who incidentally gave the young fledgling Walker his first bona fide guitar) and never looked back.

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After relocating to Los Angeles in 1959, Walker cut his first side as a bandleader; the storming "Hello My Darling", produced by J.R. Fulbright for Elko Records. His first full length album didn't appear until much later though. With the help of long-time supporter and producer Bruce Bromberg, Walker cut the excellent LP "The Bottom of the Top" in 1973 for Hugh Hefner's short-lived Playboy label. Over the next three decades Walker's musical career continued to pick up steam with numerous recording projects for HighTone, Black Top, Rounder, JSP and Alligator Records.

In 2007, Randy Chortkoff signed Phillip Walker to Delta Groove Music and released the critically acclaimed CD "Going Back Home". The recording session featured the renowned guitarist going back to his roots and exploring the rich musical history of Louisiana, Texas and West Coast Blues on classic material by Lowell Fulson, Ray Charles, Lonesome Sundown, Lightnin' Hopkins, Champion Jack Dupree and Frankie Lee Sims among others. Going Back Home was later awarded Best Album of 2007 in the New Recordings / Contemporary Blues category by the Living Blues Awards Critics' Poll.

Label CEO Randy Chortkoff shared some of his fond remembrances of working with Phillip these last few years by stating "Phillip was a consummate gentleman and it was an absolute pleasure working with him over the years. It was a pleasure producing his last album "Going Back Home". We chose the music on that album based on Phillip's musical tastes and background. He especially enjoyed doing the Champion Jack Dupree song "Bad Blood". It later became a standard in his live repertoire, in addition to one I wrote for him, "Lay You Down". We also had a great time with him years ago at the Moulin Blues Festival in Holland where he performed with The Mannish Boys, and the again at Ground Zero in Clarksdale, Mississippi for our 3rd Annual Delta Groove All-Star Blues Revue.

There's some great footage of him playing at Ground Zero that we hope to one day put out and share with everyone. He was definitely a one of a kind. He will be missed

Â© 2010. Delta Groove Music

MVD gives Fans the Opportunity to Film and Interview IGGY AND THE STOOGES at the All Tomorrow's Parties Festival

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IN THE HANDS OF THE FANS video series is born

On Friday, September 3rd 2010, Iggy and the Stooges are putting themselves IN THE HANDS OF THE FANS...

MVD Entertainment Group has launched the site www.InTheHandsOfTheFans.com to offer fans a once in a lifetime opportunity to film and interview Iggy and the Stooges performing the seminal punk rock masterpiece RAW POWER at the All Tomorrow's Parties Festival on September 3, 2010.

Six lucky fans will be chosen by way of a video submission contest to join director Joey Carey on location at the Stardust Theater at Kutchers' Country Club in Monticello, NY. This marks the reunion between Iggy Pop and powerhouse guitarist James Williamson as well as original Stooges drummer Scott "Rock Action" Asheton. Also featuring Mike Watt on bass and Steve Mackay on saxophone.

The contest is based on fans submitting short high definition video segments asking Iggy and the Stooges interview questions, or demonstrating why they should win the contest. Winners of the contest will film and interview Iggy and the Stooges at All Tomorrow's Parties. This fan shot footage, along with the contestant video submissions, will be crafted into a high definition longform program, which will be part concert film and part reality TV show about the journey of the fans.

"Raw Power is one of the greatest, most dangerous albums in the history of rock and roll" says Ed Seaman, C.O.O. of MVD Entertainment Group. "We are honored to enable the fans this connection with the band; this will be a dream come true for the winners."

IN THE HANDS OF THE FANS will be sustainable as a series; MVD is already deep in discussions with a number of other artists and expects to have five more programs shot within the next six months with new announcements expected any day.

The final program for Iggy and the StoogesIN THE HANDS OF THE FANS is expected to release on DVD, BluRay, digital download and broadcast by early 2011. All contestants will receive a special offer to purchase the film early along with some exclusive value added content.

A commercial featuring Handsome Dick Manitoba (the Dictators, Little Steven's Underground Garage DJ) and Iggy has been recorded and will be distributed throughout the web via websites, social media networks, blogs, etc.

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5th Annual I Chews the Blues Festival on August 7th

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The 5th Annual I Chews The Blues Festival will take place on Saturday, August 7, 2010.

As in previous years, it will be held at the Davison Eagles Club 3270 North State Road (M-15) Davison, MI.

The event begins at 12pm and features food, beer, and some of the hottest Blues acts from both the metro Flint and Detroit areas.

Admission is just $12 in advance / $15 at the gate and you can find out how to order them by visiting http://ping.fm/9ukiC

The entertainment begins at 1pm and the 2010 lineup is as follows:

DIRTY BOULEVARD WITH BARRY FORSTER (1:00pm)

THE BOA CONSTRICTORS (2:15pm)

THE BROKEN ARROW BLUES BAND (3:30pm)

KNUCKLEHEADS BLUES BAND (4:45pm)

THE FABULOUS WINDBREAKERS (6:00pm)

ARGENTUCKY BLUES BAND (7:15pm)

JONESNâ€™ (8:30pm)

GREG NAGY (9:45pm)

08/14/10:	Phoenix, AZ - Rhythm Room - Dave Riley & Bob Corritore Appear as part of a Saturday Night Blues Party hosted by the Rocket 88s.
08/20/10:	Phoenix, AZ - Rhythm Room w/ The Rhythm Room All-Stars
08/21/10:	Phoenix, AZ - Rhythm Room w/ The Rhythm Room All-Stars
09/05/10:	Phoenix, Arizona - Rhythm Room -Down Home Blues Festival
09/10/10:	Phoenix, AZ - Rhythm Room w/ Bob Riedy Blues Band feat. Sam Lay
09/16/10:	Phoenix, AZ - Rhythm Room - Dave Riley & Bob Corritore open for Southern Culture On The Skids
09/18/10:	Phoenix, AZ - Rhythm Room, Bob's Birthday Celebration!
09/24/10:	Tucson, AZ - Plaza Palomino Courtyard Concert Series - The Rhythm Room All-Stars
09/25/10:	Bisbee, AZ - Bisbee Blues Festival with Big Pete Pearson & The Rhythm Room All-Stars
10/01/10:	Phoenix, AZ - Rhythm Room, Harmonica Showcase DVD Filming
10/02/10:	Phoenix, AZ - Rhythm Room, Harmonica Showcase DVD Filming
10/03/10:	Phoenix, AZ - Rhythm Room, Harmonica Showcase DVD Filming
10/09/10:	Helena, AR, Delta Cultural Center Annex with Bob Margolin, Bob Stroger, Willie "Big Eyes" Smith, Calvin Jones as an auxiliary event of the Arkansas Blues & Heritage Festival 12:30 pm set.
10/15/10:	Mesa, AZ, Mesa Center For The Arts, Dave Riley & Bob Corritore opening for Eric Bibb
10/22/10:	Phoenix, AZ - Rhythm Room w/ The Rhythm Room All-Stars, Louisiana Red
10/23/10:	Phoenix, AZ - Rhythm Room w/ The Rhythm Room All-Stars, Louisiana Red
10/28/10:	Chicago. IL - Buddy Guy's Legends - Dave Riley & Bob Corritore perform as part of the Blues Blast Music Awards ceremony.
11/12/10 - 11/24/10:	South American tour of Brazil and Argentena wi/ Dave Riley& Bob Corritore
11/27/10:	Tempe. AZ - Tempe Center For The Arts

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