Archive for the Genespeak – The Cranky Dubmaster Category

We had a lovely time with JOHNNY GANDELSMAN, J.S. BACH and some stunning solo violin playing.

On March 6, 2020 / Calendar_Landing_Pages, Genespeak - The Cranky Dubmaster

Gandelsman’s understanding and interpretation of Bach’s music is multi-layered and unique, drawing not only on his classical training but also on the experience he has gained over the past decade with the Silk Road Ensemble,

MARCUS KING searches for EL DORADO on his new, first-ever solo album, produced by THE BLACK KEYS’ DAN AUERBACH!

On January 31, 2020 / Genespeak - The Cranky Dubmaster

Greenville’s own MARCUS KING (now an east Nashville resident) was already one of the fastest-rising stars on the national music scene, but with his first-ever solo album, in-stock NOW at Horizon Records

Trombonist, bandleader and unsung SC musician JAMES REESE finally gets his due on “WAIT FOR ME: THE COMPLETE WORKS (1967-1972),” out NOW on CD & vinyl LP!

On January 24, 2020 / Genespeak - The Cranky Dubmaster

Trombonist, bandleader, songwriter, arranger and producer JAMES REESE never issued an album with his band, THE PROGRESSIONS

With the 4th annual SWAG SATURDAY event benefitting TRIUNE MERCY CENTER, Horizon asked Greenville to pay it FORWARD, and boy, did you ever!

On November 29, 2019 / Calendar_Landing_Pages, Genespeak - The Cranky Dubmaster

Thanks to all who cared to share and donated. And for those who haven’t had a chance yet, we’re still taking jackets, coats, sweaters, non-perishable food items and cash or check donations all through the holidays. There’s no expiration on kindness or giving!

BOB DYLAN’s revelatory “Bootleg Series” rolls on! The 3xLP, 3xCD Vol. 15 set “Travelin’ Thru (featuring JOHNNY CASH)” is in-stock now!

On November 6, 2019 / Genespeak - The Cranky Dubmaster

The latest chapter in the highly-acclaimed BOB DYLAN Bootleg Series revisits Dylan’s pivotal musical journeys to Nashville, from 1967 to 1969, focusing on previously unavailable recordings made with Johnny Cash and unreleased tracks from the John Wesley Harding, Nashville Skyline, and Self Portrait sessions.

Greenville’s own SHADY RECRUITS brought the funky jams to HORIZON RECORDS to celebrate the release of their new EP; the show has come and gone, but the EP is in-stock now on CD!

On October 28, 2019 / Calendar_Landing_Pages, Genespeak - The Cranky Dubmaster

We had a funky good time when JACK RYAN and Co., aka THE SHADY RECRUITS did their thang at Horizon Records in The Bohemian Cafe, playing some of the groove-heavy jazz-rock tunes

London jazz is comin’ on strong thanks to crucial new groups like NERIJA. Their debut album, Blume, is in-stock now on vinyl LP & CD! bam.

On August 7, 2019 / Genespeak - The Cranky Dubmaster

NERIJA sits at the forefront of innovation within the explosive modern UK jazz scene. A seven-person (mostly women) group who blend individual passions with a commitment to the unified voice, their accomplished debut album BLUME (brought to us by Domino Records)

THE NATIONAL’s new album “I Am Easy To Find” is in-stock now, and we’ve got two special editions of the LP along with the CD!

On June 21, 2019 / Genespeak - The Cranky Dubmaster

Horizon Records will have THE NATIONAL’s new album “I Am Easy To Find” in-stock this Friday on CD, a limited edition indie-store-only clear double-vinyl LP and a deluxe 3xLP version with each album in the package a different color!

JUSTIN TOWNES EARLE casts his incisive eye over the American landscape and finds hard times on his new album, THE SAINT OF LOST CAUSES, out now!

On May 22, 2019 / Genespeak - The Cranky Dubmaster

For The Saint of Lost Causes, Earle is focused on a different America – the disenfranchised and the downtrodden, the oppressed and the oppressors, the hopeful and the hopeless, as well as their geography. “I was trying to look through the eyes of America,” Earle says.

THE YAWPERS’ bring their rawkin’ punk-rockabilly-blues-whatever-else-they-can-find sound in order to answer the HUMAN QUESTION, in-stock now on CD & LP!

On May 8, 2019 / Calendar_Landing_Pages, Genespeak - The Cranky Dubmaster

On their fourth album Human Question, the Denver trio zooms out to a more vast and accessible stylistic and spiritual universe. The 38-minute thrill ride generates growth and cathartic self-reflection for audience and performer alike. If there was justice in this world, the Yawpers would be the savior that rock-n-roll didn’t know it was waiting for.