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SUSTO’s second album is out now, and this time out, Justin Osborne & Co. are bringing big ideas, bigger sound and a lot more sonic experimentation.
Justin Osborne needed a break. He’d been writing music and making albums since he was 15, and by the age of 26, he felt like he was spinning his wheels. He knew he needed a change, so he ended his old band Sequoyah Prep School and moved to Cuba. He thought he might be done
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NEW RELEASES 2/10: BLACK JOE LEWIS & THE HONEYBEARS, ELVIN BISHOP’S BIG FUN TRIO, CHUCK PROPHET, KRIS KRISTOFFERSON, MARK PORKCHOP HOLDER (of the BLACK DIAMOND HEAVIES) & more!
Greetings from New Release central, where we’re tickled to have the new Black Joe Lewis album in-stock, not to mention a look back from Kris Kristofferson, some big fun from Elvin Bishop, and there’s even some classical/jazz love for Mr. Gene! Read on…. BLACK JOE LEWIS & THE HONEYBEARS, Backlash (CD/LP) Recorded in the band’s…
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TY SEGALL’s new self-titled album on Drag City keeps us guessing while splashing our collective face with no shortage of astringent tunes of all colors.
At his best, Ty Segall is a master songwriter trapped in the body of a punk — although the limitations of his garage-inflected rock actually keep him grounded and focused rather than restricted. The California bandleader’s prolific output over the past decade has grown increasingly ambitious in its own humble and rough-hewn way; at the…
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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…