Month: August 2016
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Multi-instrumentalist NATHAN BOWLES explores the rugged country between Appalachian old-time traditions and ecstatic, minimalist drone on his new album, Whole & Cloven
Although his recent solo recordings prominently feature his virtuosic banjo, Nathan Bowles is also widely recognized as a masterful and versatile drummer, and he considers himself first and foremost a percussionist, with banjo as a natural extension of his percussive practice. He and his bandmates in the popular and critically acclaimed old-time group the Black…
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DAWES’ new album, “We’re All Gonna Die” is upon us on their own HUB Records label! It comes out FRIDAY, SEPT. 16th!
Dawes has come home. After recording its last two albums, Stories Don’t End and All Your Favorite Bands, in Asheville, North Carolina, and Nashville, respectively, the Los Angeles band has returned to the city that has been both home and inspiration since its inception in 2009 to record its fifth album, We’re All Gonna Die,…
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JACK WHITE’s new compilation, ACOUSTIC RECORDINGS 1998-2016, is a fascinating look inside the mind of a prolific singer/songwriter/producer. Tasty!
‘Jack White Acoustic Recordings 1998-2016′ is the definitive Jack White songwriting collection, spanning his 20+ year career. It includes White’s acoustic-based recordings with the White Stripes, the Raconteurs, and his acclaimed solo projects. The music included here is all-encompassing, highlighting White’s versatility, and the songs are presented with unique character in chronological order. As noted…
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THE SPINNING JENNY, just down the road apiece in Greer, has some great shows coming up!
About 20mins away from our humble Stone Ave. abode, there’s a new concert venue that’s been bringing some great bands to town. The Spinning Jenny, on Cannon St. in Greer, has been workin’ it hard! Check out the lineup for the next few months: 9/15: Mipso w/ Brooks Dixon 10/4: Futurebirds w/ The High Divers…
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Thank you Greenville and all who attended for making JOSH WHITE DAY and the JOSH AT MIDNIGHT release party such an incredible, beautiful, magical event. We love you.
What an amazing day we had paying homage to Greenville’s great bluesman JOSH WHITE. Thank you to all who attended, thanks to Mayor Knox White, Councilman Lillian Brock Flemming, State Representative Chandra Dillard, Dolph Ramseur of Ramseur Records and of course to Josh White Jr. AND DON’T FORGET: Ramseur Records’ incredible reissue of “Josh At…
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GOV’T MULE releases one from the vaults with THE TEL-STAR SESSIONS, out now on Warren Haynes’ Evil Teen Records!
Legendary rock torchbearers Gov’t Mule will release a new archival album entitled The Tel-Star Sessions on August 5, 2016 via Evil Teen Records. The LP consists of the band’s very first, and never-before-released, demos made in June 1994 at Tel-Star Studios in Bradenton, Florida. These newly mixed and mastered recordings feature the original line-up –…
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NEW RELEASES 8/26: A wonderfully depressing new CASS MCCOMBS album, the first new DE LA SOUL record in 12 years, a platter of BAD PLUS classic pop reinterpretations, and more!
A small but fierce list of new stuff this week, including some jazzy re-interpretations of classic pop by The Bad Plus, another dark slice of life from Cass McCombs, the first new De La Soul album in 12 years and a virtuosic follow-up by Derrick Hodge, plus some classical goodies for Gene. Read on…. DE…
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NEW RELEASES 8/19: LYDIA LOVELESS’ “REAL” is finally here on CD & LP, there’s a new CRYSTAL CASTLES album out, not to mention stuff by the MINUS 5, JOHN PAUL WHITE, BLOOD ORANGE, STRAY BIRDS and SHARON JONES & THE DAP-KINGS!
Despite its amazing “Real”-ness, we’re somehow not just about the incredibly Lydia Loveless album in this week’s New Releases. We’ve also got stuff by Blood Orange, John Paul White, the Minus 5, heck, there’s even a new Dolly! Read on…. LYDIA LOVELESS, Real (CD/LP) Real is one of those exciting records where you sense an…
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NEW RELEASES 8/12: JEFF THE BROTHERHOOD, OF MONTREAL, YOUNG THE GIANT, ATMOSPHERE, PAUL THORN, ANN WILSON & ZZ TOP!
This week’s batch of new stuff features the conclusion of JEFF The Brotherhood’s spiritual trilogy, Of Montreal’s unexpected trip into electronica, Atmosphere’s arrival at hip-hop middle age and a couple of classical gems to keep Gene happy! Read on… JEFF THE BROTHERHOOD, ZONE (CD/LP) Positioned as the final installment of a “spiritual trilogy” that also…
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NEW RELEASES 8/5: GOV’T MULE & WYE OAK turn back the clock, DINOSAUR JR moves ahead with their classic lineup, & MARK O’CONNOR keeps it in the family.
Some heavy stuff in the New Release pile this week, including a blast from the archival past from Gov’t Mule, a new reunion platter from Dinosaur Jr (with Lou Barlow back in the fold), a collective work from Mark O’Connor and family, a look back by Wye Oak and a new one from our Upstate…