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Horizon Records Celebrates 40 Years
Horizon Records “an adventure for your ears” in Greenville, SC clocks 40. In a retail world of disappearing independents and Mom & Pop’s under the crush of online competition and music stores thriving in some places and cases whilst iconic stores are closing in many others from the onslaught of escalating real estate values, Horizon…
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SUN RA & HIS ARKESTRA and GILLES PETERSON collaborate through space and time on this 2-LP collection, “In The Orbit Of Ra.” Get lost in the endless universe of Ra’s one-of-a-kind mind as Peterson compiles his favorite moments from the galactic-jazz bandleader.
“I never wanted to be a part of planet Earth, but I am compelled to be here, so anything I do for this planet is because the Master-Creator of the Universe is making me do it. I am of another dimension. I am on this planet because people need me.” — Sun Ra.
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BELA FLECK & ABIGAIL WASHBURN: Makin’ beautiful music together since 2014.
The first couple duo of global banjo artistry and folk eclecticism co-bill a family effort. You know BELA FLECK already. Master of the banjo. 13-time Grammy-winner. Conqueror of jazz, classical, bluegrass, progressive and world music. Teacher, student and all-around guru of his instrument.
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BOB MARGOLIN! North Carolina’s own Blues legend and roots journeyman releases My Road.
The Steady Rollin’, No Controllin’ BOB MARGOLIN is back, with an incredible album called “My Road,” in-stock now on CD at Horizon Records. Equal parts biography, travelogue, soul-baring memoir and blues guitar showdown, “My Road” is the culmination of 50 years of playin’ and singin’ the blues around the world, both standing alongside Muddy Waters…
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NEWNESS 2/19: MALCOLM HOLCOMBE, CARRIE RODRIGUEZ, MAVIS STAPLES, MATMOS & a LOT more!
This week, Malcolm Holcombe invites us back into his world of indelibly drawn down-and-out, hard-luck characters, Carrie Rodriguez revisits her roots, Mavis Staples raises the roof, Peter Erskine stays true to his school and Matmos does some laundry. Read on…. NEW GOODIES CARRIE RODRIGUEZ, Lola (CD) As a singer-songwriter and violinist, Carrie’s repertoire includes country,…
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NEW RELEASES 2/12: SNARKY PUPPY, VINCE GILL & SO MUCH AWESOME JAZZ
All that jazz in the New Release lineup this week? Sure. You’ll find new stuff by Michel Benita, Avishai Cohen and Michael Formanek to feed your brain. But we’ve also got Paul Carrack and Vince Gill to serve up some melodic comfort food of the pop-soul and country varieties. And that’s all without mentioning the…
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OUT NOW 2/5/16: BONNIE PRINCE BILLY, LUCINDA WILLIAMS, DR. DOG & more!
This is a big ol’ week we got here, folks, with the long-awaited new Lucinda Williams,a killer solo album from the North Mississippi All-Stars’ Luther Dickinson, a couple of blasts from the past from Bonnie Prince Billy and Dr. Dog, a pub-ready gem from James Hunter, and some veteran glam-and-classic rockers from across the pond,…
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NEW 1/29: TEDESCHI TRUCKS BAND, BILL FRISELL, BUDDY MILLER & more!
Next couple weeks are breaking huge in New Release-ville, kicking off this here Friday with the new albums by Tedeschi Trucks Band, Buddy Miller, Bill Frisell and more! And next week ain’t no slouch: Lucinda Williams, Bonnie Prince Billy and Freakwater are right around the corner! Read on… NEW GOODIES TEDESCHI TRUCKS BAND, Let Me Get…
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New 1/22: TY SEGALL, TORTOISE, AOIFE O’DONOVAN & MATT FLINNER TRIO!
We’re gettin’ back in the swing here after a couple lean holiday weeks. We’ve got some modern-day experimental goodness from TORTOISE, the new TY SEGALL has arrived, former Crooked Still leader AOIFE O’DONOVAN is doing her indie-folk-noir thing, and Matador Records has unleashed the SAVAGES. NEW GOODIES TORTOISE, Catastrophist (CD/LP) Post-rock quintet’s first album in…