By Jenny May on Feb 10, 2008 in Albums, Bands, Press Releases, Rodney Parker & 50 Peso Reward, Tour Dates | 0 Comments
Rodney Parker & 50 Peso Reward are set to unleash their second full-length effort ‘The Lonesome Dirge’ on April 8th, 2008 and are jumpstarting the release with an aggressive tour that will head West through the month of March before traversing the rest of the nation throughout ‘08 in support of their new record.
While Parker [...]
By Guest on Mar 20, 2007 in Acoustic, Bands, Folk, Gypsy Eyes Records, Mark Charles Heidinger, New Releases, Pop, Press Releases, Reviews, The Apparitions, Vandaveer | 0 Comments
Vandaveer is the town-folk, city-pop, solo song and dance routine stated for the record and committed to tape by one Mark Charles Heidinger. In recent seasons this Mark Charles character traversed the mighty American highways spreading golden pop rock cheer and debauchery as principle singer, songwriter, hand-clapper and chorus-yelper for The Apparitions. Where The Apparitions [...]
By Jenny May on Mar 6, 2007 in Blues, Bruce Springsteen, Country, Folk, Hayward Williams, Machine Records, New Releases, Press Releases, Rock, Roots, Tour Dates | 0 Comments
Hayward Williams‘ Another Sailor’s Dream is a freewheeling, shotgun wedding of folk, blues and rootsy country rock, all filled with a gorgeous blend of ache, gristle and whiskey-toned gruffness. The album is comprised of songs that walk a perfect line between the sweet and bitter, and the sentimental and cynical, and is perfectly bookended by [...]
By Jenny May on Jan 30, 2007 in Acoustic Ladyland, Bands, Cuts and Lies, Jazz, Jimi Hendrix, New Releases, Videos, YouTube | 0 Comments
Acoustic Ladyland is an avant garde jazz band from England and by their name alone, it’s easy to see that they’re Hendrix fans. Their band name is a fun play on words using the title of Jimi Hendrix’s album Electric Ladyland originally released in 1968, to pay homage.
It’s good to see Jimi Hendrix being respected [...]
By Jenny May on Jan 5, 2007 in Acoustic, Bands, Los Lobos, Musicians, Podcast, The Town and the City, Tour Dates, Trends | 0 Comments
In keeping up with the technology of today it’s important for bands to be aware of the trends on the net so that they can get their music out to as many people as possible.
A lot has changed in just the last three years or so and old school musicians might be wise to have [...]
By Jenny May on Nov 30, 2006 in Acoustic, Bands, Coronet, Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly, New Releases, Videos, YouTube | 0 Comments
The summer festival season has come and gone but ever since I saw Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly’s televised performance backstage at the Reading Festival, somehow it’s one of the most memorable performances of that weekend. Sam Duckworth aka Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly played his song, “The Chronicles Of A Bohemian Teenager (Part One)” [...]
By Jenny May on Sep 13, 2006 in Acoustic, Bands, Folk, Myspace, New Releases, The Duhks, Tour Dates, YouTube | 0 Comments
The Duhks, who classifiy themselves as “Acoustic / Afro-beat / Folk Rock and Contemporary Acoustic,
Progressive Soul-Grass” on their myspace page have a sound, look and name like no other. If it’s ‘eclectic’ that you’re after, then The Duhks should be at your service and considering their latest release, “Migrations” has just been released, well [...]
