Galactic preps new album for next year
Consequence of Sound (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
YA-KA-MAY hits stores on February 9th.
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The Millipedes: Shake Your Bones
SoundsXP (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
The Millipedes: Shake Your Bones Box sets are probably a bad financial deal in the last days of the music biz but a box is the perfect home for a collection of impressive 7” singles by the Millipedes. The pseudonymous band (guitarist “Rocking Oliver D’World” has a name of cryptic genius) is a veritable Steel City supergroup, comprising former members of the Long Blondes, Smokers...
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Walking-around music: MP3s on my phone, sorted by artist
enrevanche (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
Aimee Mann Andrew Bird Ani DiFranco Art Tatum Avett Brothers The Beatles Bettye Lavette Big Joe Turner Big Star Bill Evans Bill Hicks Bill Monroe Bill Withers Billy Bragg Biz Markie Bo Diddley Bob Dylan Bobby Timmons Booker T Jones, with or without MG's British Sea Power Bruce Springsteen Buck Owens Bud Powell The Carter Family Charles Mingus Charlie Parker Chet Atkins Chet Baker Chic Coleman Hawkins...
Explore : Art Tatum, Big Joe Turner, Bill Evans, Bill Monroe, Bill Withers, Billy Bragg, Blues, Bob Dylan, Bo Diddley, Bruce Springsteen, Buck Owens, Bud Powell, Charles Mingus, Charlie Parker, Chet Atkins, Chet Baker, Coleman Hawkins, Country, David Byrne, Dizzy Gillespie, Django Reinhardt, Duke Ellington, Eddie Harris, Electric Light Orchestra, Ella Fitzgerald, Elvis Costello, Eminem, Emmylou Harris, Eric Clapton, Eurythmics, Everything But the Girl, Flatt and Scruggs, Grant Green, Hank Williams, Howlin' Wolf, Ike and Tina Turner, Iris DeMent, James Brown, James Brown, James Taylor, Jay-Z, Jazz, Jeff Buckley, Jelly Roll Morton, Jimmy Smith, Joe Jackson, Joe Jackson, Joe Jackson, John Coltrane, Johnny Cash, Joni Mitchell, Lenny Bruce, Les McCann, Lester Young, Little Richard, Little Richard, Liz Phair, Louis Armstrong, Lou Reed, Marshall Crenshaw, Marvin Gaye, Merle Haggard, Miles Davis, Mos Def, Muddy Waters, Music, Neil Young, Nina Simone, NLL, Otis Rush, OutKast, Parker Lewis Can't Lose, Patsy Cline, Paul Desmond, Paul McCartney, Paul Simon, Peter Gabriel, Pete Seeger, Pete Townshend, Pink Floyd, Prince, Radiohead, Randy Newman, Ray Charles, Richard Pryor, Richard Thompson, Rickie Lee Jones, Robyn Hitchcock, Ruth Brown, Sam Cooke, Scott Evans (sc), Soul, Sports, The Beatles, The Carter Family, The Pretenders, The Rolling Stones, Tina Turner, TV
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Dr. John in New Orleans (10/29/09)
Undercover Black Man (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
Got a chance to hang last night with some of the “Treme” gang at House of Blues, where the great Dr. John played a charity gig benefiting the New Orleans Musicians Clinic . It was my first time seeing Dr. John. And he can still spank the hell out of those keys, though he moves a little slow getting to the bench. He had plenty of guest stars with him: George Porter, Jr. (the Meters) ...
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Irma Thomas: The Soul Queen of New Orleans: 50th Anniversary Celebration (Reviews)
PopMatters Music (Free subscription) | 10/26/2009
While this compilation falls a little short of a full-scale golden anniversary party, it's probably the right celebration for right now. It's a strange idea for a compilation. The Soul Queen of New Orleans: 50th Anniversary Celebration ostensibly marks a half century since Irma Thomas had her first recording session, and that's certainly a noteworthy accomplishment. Oddly, though, the collection only...
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Rounder Records Celebrates 40 Years
The Bluegrass Blog (Free subscription) | 10/14/2009
Monday night fans and musicians filled the Grand Ole Opry house in Nashville to help Rounder Records celebrate forty years in the record business. I really feel like we did help them, because the show was not only a concert, but a television taping. That meant that we had to do a lot of extra [...]
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Rounder Records' 40th Anniversary Celebration this Monday in Nashville
Cybergrass (Free subscription) | 10/10/2009
Burlington, MA -- Rounder Records celebrates 40 years of making music with a special event to benefit NARAS' Grammy(r) in the Schools Programs. Grammy(r) winning Rounder artists Alison Krauss & Union Station featuring Jerry Douglas, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Bela Fleck and Irma Thomas will join in this momentous celebration along with musical host, Minnie Driver and special guests (yet to be announced)...
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Rounder celebrates the big 4-0
The Bluegrass Blog (Free subscription) | 10/08/2009
It seems like only yesterday that we celebrated the 60th anniversary of the founding of bluegrass music, marked by the first Grand Ole Opry performance in 1946 by the “Original Blue Grass Band:” Bill Monroe, Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs, Chubby Wise and Cedric Rainwater (Howard Watts). 60 years seems like both a long time, and [...]
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Free concerts in Lafayette Square this month
Minor Wisdom (Free subscription) | 10/03/2009
The last few Thursday evenings, I’ve noticed some music happening at Lafayette Square. Yesterday I figured out who’s responsible for it. It’s the Second Harvest Food Bank. The music is free; the money from food and drink sales goes to...
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Great female singers
The Vinyl Word (Free subscription) | 09/29/2009
I've just watched Gladys Knight on Jools Holland's show on BBC2 and was in raptures. She's fantastic. To think that it's nearly 50 years since I first heard her sing with the Pips. Doesn't seem possible. Still. it made me think about the great female singers who I've had the pleasure of hearing and, in some cases, seeing over the years. So here is my top 50 female singers (and apologies to any I've...
Explore : Amy Winehouse, Ann Peebles, Aretha Franklin, Barbara Lynn, Betty Everett, Billie Holiday, Bonnie Raitt, Brenda Holloway, Brenda Lee, Carla Thomas, Connie Francis, Country, Diana Ross, Dinah Washington, Dionne Warwick, Dusty Springfield, Esther Phillips, Fontella Bass, Freda Payne, Gladys Knight, Jackie DeShannon, Jazz, Kim Weston, Labelle, Laura Lee, LaVern Baker, Mary Wells, Mavis Staples, Maxine Brown, Millie Jackson, Music, Nina Simone, Patsy Cline, Patti LaBelle, Ruth Brown, Soul, Sugar Pie DeSanto, Tammi Terrell, Wanda Jackson
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Rounder Artists Help Label Celebrate 40th Anniversary
Cybergrass (Free subscription) | 09/24/2009
Burlington, MA -- Rounder Records celebrates 40 years of making music with a special event to benefit NARAS' Grammy in the Schools Programs. Grammy winning Rounder artists Alison Krauss & Union Station featuring Jerry Douglas, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Bela Fleck and Irma Thomas will join in this momentous celebration along with musical host, Minnie Driver and special guests (yet to be announced)...
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Hot Ink -- Reviews of Cap Reborn #3, Ex Machina #45, Beasts of Burden #1
Comics Alliance (Free subscription) | 09/17/2009
Filed under: Hot Ink ComicsAlliance's Chris Murphy reviews the biggest and best comic books coming out this week. THE ROLLING STONES AND IRMA THOMAS ARE ALL LIARS -- Captain America Reborn #3 Issue #3 of Captain America Reborn releases this week, and to be honest, I ... Read more Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments
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New Orleans & Hamburg!
Handmade Nation (Free subscription) | 09/17/2009
Sitting here in the French Quarter having my morning coffee before I head up the Delgado Community College for the first of two days of programing here in New Orleans. Today is programing for the students, however tomorrow there is a FREE screening open to the public at 6pm. I haven't been here in about 8 years, it is really amazing to be back and see old friends and meet new people. I would like to...
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Orleanians, mark your calendars.
Minor Wisdom (Free subscription) | 09/17/2009
And non-Orleanians, eat your hearts out. The Crescent City Blues & BBQ Fest happens October 17-18, 2009 at Lafayette Square. The October 17 lineup includes Buddy Guy, Sonny Landreth, Robert Belfour, and many others. The October 18 lineup includes Grammy...
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The Myth of the Mail
MBV (Free subscription) | 09/15/2009
Irma Thomas - "Cry On" An ancient Chinese general, in love with his assistant, demanded that a service be set up so that he could send messages to his troops in the field. When his assistant offered to deliver the messages personally, the general refused, declaring that a whole staff of people would be employed to handle the delivery and trafficking of messages. The troops soon began to...
- The Myth of the Mail - Said the Gramophone