Month: January 2017
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NEW RELEASES IN-STOCK NOW: CLOUD NOTHINGS, JAPANDROIDS, DELBERT MCCLINTON, TIFT MERRITT, HOMEBOY SANDMAN, MARK EITZEL & more!
Cloud Nothings’ latest offering, the bursting, brimming, and brisk Life Without Sound, is a remarkable expansion. Three years down the line, and with a second guitarist growing the trio into a quartet, the band seems to be hitting their stride ever more intently (each record could perhaps be assessed as the band ‘hitting their stride,’…
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RHINO RECORDS flexes some serious vinyl-reissue muscle with their START YOUR EAR OFF RIGHT project, with titles by JOHN PRINE & IRON BUTTERFLY coming Tuesday, Jan. 10th!
Last January, Rhino launched its first ever Start Your Ear Off Right campaign, releasing titles from some their most revered artists as a special campaign in the month of January. Having been met with rousing reception last year from fans and record stores alike, Rhino is returning again in 2017 with another formidable batch of…
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NEW RELEASES 1/20: The new NORMAN BLAKE & FOXYGEN albums have arrived, and don’t forget the new SUSTO, RENEE FLEMING, BAND OF HEATHENS & XX records are here, too!
Fittingly for a band obsessed with the seamier side of Seventies music, Foxygen know a thing or two about excess: their songs often sound like several tracks jammed into one, and 2014′s …And Star Power was a 24-track double LP. The songs have been pared back to eight on Hang, but the flair for excess…
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RICKIE LEE JONES & MADELEINE PEYROUX create a once-in-a-lifetime pairing at the PEACE CENTER on Thursday, March 9th!
Call 864-467-3000 or click “Read More” for more info! Two-time Grammy® winner Rickie Lee Jones exploded onto the pop scene in 1978 and has made a career of fearlessly experimenting with her sound and persona over 15 critically acclaimed albums. Rolling Stone magazine put her on its cover twice in two years, and Saturday Night…
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Upstate drummer extraordinaire TEZ SHERARD hosts a percussion master class at the PEACE CENTER on Saturday, February 25th!
Call 864-467-3000 or visit www.peacecenter.org for more details! Join accomplished drummer Tez Sherard to experience multiple genres of drumming techniques in this 90-minute master class and demonstration. Attendees will learn about the influences and techniques of blues, rock, jazz, and multi-ethnic percussion and observe demonstrations from accomplished drummers in those fields. Plus, you’ll have an…
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Unstoppable jazz guitarist extraordinaire JOHN ABERCROMBIE delights us yet again with his new CD “Up & Coming,” out now on ECM Records!
Guitarist John Abercrombie who has recorded as a leader for ECM since 1974 returns with a second album, Up & Coming, by his quartet featuring Marc Copland on piano, along with longtime rhythm partners Drew Gress and Joey Baron. Extolling 39 Steps, the group’s 2013 album, the Financial Times said: “The emphasis is on subtle intrigue,…
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The venerable ELVIN BISHOP returns with his BIG FUN TRIO on February 10th, courtesy of ALLIGATOR RECORDS!
Elvin Bishop’s Big Fun Trio is among his very best musical ideas ever. The music is rootsy, spirited and soulful, performed by serious musicians hell-bent on having a good time. Elvin Bishop’s Big Fun Trio features Bishop’s down-home delivery, deep blues picking and slide guitar playfully meshing with Welsh’s piano and guitar licks and Jordan’s…
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NORMAN BLAKE returns after his Grammy-nominated “Wood, Wire & Words” album with another dose of modern American acoustic folk: Brushwood Songs & Stories, out this Friday!
Returning in 2016 to Lookout Mountain, Norman Blake has again recorded all-new, original Blake material written over the past two years culminating in the 19 selections of Brushwood Song & Stories. Two Instrumental rags, two spoken-word recitations, and 15
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NEW RELEASES 1/13: Holy smokes, the new SUSTO is here, along with a gorgeous new RENEE FLEMING, JOHN ABERCROMBIE, THE INFAMOUS STRINGDUSTERS, BONOBO & BAND OF HEATHENS!
According to the band’s website, “Susto” is a Spanish word that roughly translates into “panic attack,” or more specifically, the time when your soul is separated from your body. After an early start in the music business led to some burn-out at 26, the relatively young Justin Osborne felt the need for spiritual renewal, so…
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ANN WILSON, the voice of HEART, is coming to the PEACE CENTER on March 23rd, bringing her new solo material, some personal favorites and a lot of classic Heart hits with her!
Call 864-467-3000 or click “Read More” for show details! For nearly four decades, Ann Wilson has been the voice of Heart, and what a powerful voice it is. She’s been the force behind classic hits like “Barracuda,” “Crazy On You,” “Dreamboat Annie,” and many more. But she’s also spent the last few years cultivating an…