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A new civil war is percolating in the Appalachian Mountains between coal mining companies, who blast the tops of mountains to cheaply extract coal, and the long-time residents of America’s poorest counties, who have watched mountaintop removal foul their air and water and decimate their communities. The soundtrack to this pitched battle is captured on the new CD Coal Country Music, co-produced by John Prine guitarist Jason Wilber and Andy ... Continue |
"If you believe in magic, don’t bother to choose if it’s jugband music or rhythm and blues..." For the past 45 years, millions of listeners have sung along to these infectious lyrics in the Lovin’ Spoonful’s 1965 hit "Do You Believe in Magic." But how many noticed the song’s nod to the pre-war jugband blues style that directly inspired its songwriter John Sebastian and many other ‘60s folk-rockers? Obscure jugband ... Continue |
--Free Early Meet and Greet-- Meet the Filmmaker, Todd Kwait Friday, June 11, 6 PM- 8 PM The Cafe, Arts Collinwood Cleveland, Ohio Free Wine and Food FILM PREMIERE for VAGABONDO! Ohio Independent Film Festival June 13, 2010 6 PM Beachland Ballroom, Cleveland, OH Special Musical Guests Alana Amram & The Rough Gems Performing the music of Vince Martin Roots Rocker Ticket $25.00 includes film premiere and New York folk artist Alana Amram & the Rough Gems performing the music ... Continue |
After a few weeks on the road with opening act Public Property, what does Toots Hibbert think of the Iowa-based reggae combo’s new CD Work to Do? (Little Fish Records).
Public Property will win a Grammy for this record! -- 'Toots' Hibbert |
Thirty years into his reggae adventure, Carlos Jones is thinking about his legacy. The title track of the new Carlos Jones and the P.L.U.S. Band CD says it all: Leave A Trail (Little Fish Records). The theme of leaving behind a positive message for others to follow runs throughout the disc, from explorations of the genre’s roots ("Where Reggae Comes From?") and Jones’ musical origins ("Rhythm Child") to inspirational anthems ... Continue |
Cleveland’s "Best Vocalist 2009" almost wasn’t. Last year, that city’s acclaimed "white chocolate" neo-soul singer-guitarist Robin Stone canceled eight weeks of national tour dates due to hoarseness, exhaustion and mental confusion. After months of analyzing her lengthy, bizarre set of symptoms, doctors told her she had damage to her vocal chords caused by a very rare autoimmune disease. They said Stone, who has charted in the CMJ Top 30 and ... Continue |
Reza Khan, the original "world music" artist, returns after more than a decade to both the recording studio and to his efforts with the United Nations, spreading global unity through music. Painted Diaries is the name of his new musical collaboration and the title of the long-awaited follow-up to his half-million-selling 1991 album "Members Only." The Painted Diaries CD will be released this Summer after Khan returns from a series ... Continue |
Bonus! "Hill Billie Jean" MJ Tribute Video Great Possessions is the manifestation of a dream. Years back, brothers Eric and Todd Fink of The Giving Tree Band thought of going deep into the woods to write and record music while living harmoniously with nature, and then producing and distributing that music without harming the planet in the process. ... Continue |
Kenya has hit the headlines most recently as the ancestral home of the USA’s first black president, Barack Obama. But the nation is also home to East Africa’s oldest and most diverse popular music traditions, reaching back to Kenyan musical father Fundi Konde. This year the dynamic musical quartet Jabali Afrika combine both past and present with their Obama Tour 2009 and the release of their fifth studio album, Mayosi. Jabali ... Continue |
PRESS RELEASE, followed by QUOTES and Album LINER NOTES The Skatalites have broken ground in Australia. Performing and recording a new album while down under may seem an odd match for a Jamaican band. However, The Skatalites found that the people on the big island of OZ have a familiar vibe about them. Although the local wildlife and ancient landscape created an atmosphere unlike any The Skats had seen before. "The ... Continue |
UPDATE: Greetings from Havana earned a GRAMMY Nomination for "Best Tropical Latin Album". Congrats to Cubanismo, Jesus, Susie, our own Joel for the liner notes and AIM Records.---------- PRESS RELEASE followed by LINER NOTES It all started as so many worthwhile stories do, over drinks at the local pub. That was where Peter Noble, owner and director of AIM Records, and trumpeter Jesús Alemańy first discussed the idea of recording a new ... Continue |
"And The Grammy Goes To..."LIVE Worldwide! has WON the 2008 GRAMMY for Best Zydeco or Cajun Album! Terrance appeared on the first ever online Pre-tel Grammys: Feb. 10, 2008, GRAMMY.com. Simien's Grammy comes in the inaugural class of the new "Best Zydeco or Cajun Music Album".This also marks the first Grammy nominees for an Australian label (Simien AND Cubanismo), for AIM Records. You can hear the entire ... Continue |
Title: In Search of a Song with Jason Wilber Duration: 60 minutes Format: Radio program and podcast Web: isoasradio.com Frequency: Weekly Content: Exclusive artist interviews with live musical performances Sounds Like: Piano Jazz meets Inside The Actors Studio meets Austin City Limits Description: Through in-depth interviews and exclusive live performances, In Search of a Song seeks to explore ... Continue |
The rediscovery and artistic rebirth of Claudius Linton, aka Kingman, is the reggae resurrection story of the decade. Indie rocker/producer Ian Jones (aka Jonah) met Linton, the artist behind 1976’s #1 hit "Crying Time," on a Jamaican beach and struck up the partnership that has resulted in Linton’s 2008 comeback album as Kingman & Jonah, entitled Sign Time. Kingman, as Claudius Linton is known, recorded as a member of the Angelic ... Continue |
Election time and Reggae? Claudius "Kingman" Linton has been busy; PRI/NPR, The Beat(x3), a SXSW invite to The World stage... and a hurricane ripped his roof off in Jamaica. While still recovering (see SunKingRecords.com), he has nonetheless recorded a song in support of Barack Obama. Fly on the Wall Media is happy to make this available to the media for airplay or print review. Interviews are available.We’re tipping our hand ... Continue |
Walden: The Ballad of ThoreauThe two act, four character play is a conversation between Thoreau and Emerson set during the final two days Thoreau spent in his cabin before leaving Walden Pond. Over 7,100 colleges and schools have already performed the play. Now we want to send it nationwide on Public TV, Public Radio, Movie Theaters plus online with lesson plans into thousands of schools across North America. |
BÉLA FLECK & THE FLECKTONES, DR. DOG, EMMITT-NERSHI BAND, AND EDDY "THE CHIEF" CLEARWATER GATHER FOR CHARITABLE CHICAGO BLUEGRASS & BLUES FEST. 1 DAY, 25 BANDS, $35, Saturday, December 12th. "The Chicago Bluegrass & Blues Festival will prove to be the next great landmark in Chicago music culture" - Herschel Concepcion, Jambase.com Chicago, IL - September 5th, 2009. The Congress Theater, in conjunction with Chicago independents Kingtello Presents, is proud ... Continue |
Coal is very far from the minds of most Americans. It takes a profound tragedy, like the deaths of 12 miners at Sago Mine in January, 2006, to make us consider where our energy comes from. We hear a great deal about our dependence on foreign oil and the need for renewable energy. But few of us realize that coal-fired utilities currently produce nearly half the electricity in the U.S. ... Continue |
Three songs from Alkebulan’s upcoming album are available here as pre-release downloads. They are guiding songs that point to the important things in life, troubles with the world and happiness within yourself. The release of the full-length album is sure to bring more of the same positive emotion and classic reggae vibe. "Take it Easy" is a classic Rastafarian anthem in which Alkebulan sings the virtues of looking within yourself and ... Continue |
Taj Weekes, the freshest voice in contemporary roots reggae, returns with his long-awaited second CD, DEIDEM. With DEIDEM, Taj follows the critical success of 2006’s Hope & Doubt with another triumph, a mixture of message and music with a timeless groove and an eye to the world. The global consciousness of DEIDEM resulted from a spiritual epiphany following personal tragedy. Weekes lost both of his parents within a year ... Continue |
Down at the harbor the docks creak, and ship hands whistle a haunting melody as they unload their exotic cargo. "ExPorter I’mPorter" has arrived, seasoned with the spices of a foreign land, salty and sweet like smoked fish and island rum. Set for release on October 14, 2008, ExPorter I’mPorter by Peter Fand invites listeners on a sonic box-car ride through an ever-changing landscape, at once both familiar and new. ... Continue |
David Grisman and The Giving Tree Band, performing during prime time at the Chicago Blue Grass and Blues Festival, three counting Grisman's axman Frank Vignola (ours and Les Paul's favorite guitarist). Interviews are available now and on location. Press list is open for media wishing to attend, press rooms available for Grisman, TGTB, Avetts...  INDEPENDENT PRODUCERS DEFY GENRES AND STRIKE A CHORD ... Continue |
RELEASE FOLLOWED BY TOUR DATES Stax & Studio One. Otis Redding & Toots Hibbert. Motown & Kingston. Soul & Reggae. The ‘&’s’ are unnecessary; same struggles, aspirations, and trenchtowns. True, the beats used by both were presented through different influences, but the heart is the same. That heart, in all its gritty real world applications, struck a chord with and drives the sound of Green Room Rockers, their new album Hoosier ... Continue |
UPDATE: Circle 13 have been busy with videos. The new "Teamin Up" video is linked here... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=erRanO1qCzU We have a media download link available upon request. This hip hop marriage weds LA and the farm, rock and rap, male, female, culture... all together. CD PRESS RELEASE: The number thirteen and the shape of a circle share implied spiritual qualities. For centuries, sorcerers and holy men and women have used the power of these symbols ... Continue |
The Giving Tree Band planted its roots more than five years ago, built on a foundation of Americana and a sustainable philosophy. The Chicago Blue Grass and Blues Festival is not quite the one year anniversary of their first release, Unified Folk Theory. Since then, TGTB have been the first band ever reviewed in Mother Earth News. They have recorded 2.5 more albums: the ‘world’s greenest album’; a Concert for ... Continue |
The "JamRock House" is built on a foundation of Dancehall, House and Tribal African beats. The musical chefs add Latin Salsa, Chinese, Indian and other world flavors to match the many moods of music and artists recording atop the JamRock House foundation. Sizzla, Jah Cure, Tanya Stephens, Mr. Easy, HotShot Squad and more are already JamRocked and awaiting release. The debut single is out now. Titled "Nice and Easy" the intro ... Continue |
The Seeds of Evolution are kicking off a big East Coast "Tropical Life Tour" with some major stops in New York, New Jersey, Virginia and finishing it off with a big homecoming back in Florida. There will be shows all down the panhandle throughout July. The SOE has a Funk style with a Reggae feel, built around instrumentation that makes for a must-see live show. Pouring their souls into ... Continue |
"Destination: The World" Radio with eight Fly On The Wall clients! Contact us for current deadlines and more info. Showcase your World music new releases to a captive audience of millions through the largest in-flight World music marketing program in the world! Ron Knight, heard as host of Sirius Radio’s "Horizons’ World channel, announces "Destination: The World" on Delta ... Continue |
As a marker of a new musical milestone, Ben Thomas is now recording as So Elated. A love of music with soul and creative production are displayed as the mood shifts slightly throughout the new self-titled, So Elated out January 13, 2009). Hushed dark notes give way to a predominately forward looking vibe. The first song alone begins distant and distorted, then turns intimate and contemplative, pensive, elated, nostalgic and ... Continue |
We're posting some highlights of upcoming and recent David Grisman news, events and CD releases here. ---------- UPDATE JULY 2007- "The hottest David Grisman Quintet in 25 years" now featuring Frank Vignola on guitar, will be playing their first shows in the East, including two Musical Boat Cruises in NYC:Two special boat cruises... NYC ROCKIN' THE RIVER CRUISES THURSDAY JULY 19 NYC, NY 212-630-8888 42nd St. & the Hudson ... Continue |
Congratulations to Cubanismo & Terrance Simien In a first for Aim Records from Byron Bay in NSW - the label owned by Bluesfest director Peter Noble - two of its artists have been nominated for Grammys in the 50th annual Grammy Awards held in February 2008. Cubanismo have earned a nomination for Best Tropical Latin Album for their release, Greetings From Havana (Aim Records). While Terrance Simien & The Zydeco Experience ... Continue |
Born Andrew Roberts at 50 Red Hills Road in Kingston, the music capitol of Jamaica, Moziyah grew up in front of the recording studios and outdoor dances, singing competitively from the age of seven. Moziyah acknowledges the influence of reggae greats such as Bob Marley, Peter Tosh and Burning Spear, but was raised on the next wave of reggae artists such as Morgan Heritage, Anthony B., Sizzla Kolongi, Jah Cure ... Continue |
UPDATE: The Concert was wonderful. Thanks to everyone's support. Watch for the benefit CD AND DVD coming out next year. It looks like this will be an annual event! CONCERT FOR PEACE CD & DVDBenefit for the Tibetan Mongolian Buddhist Cultural Center |
Making King Django... It was 1981, somewhere along 14 year old Jeff Baker’s hour and a half route to school in Manhattan. Jeff is in a record store full of young Jamaicans who are asking why this Jewish kid from white east Brooklyn wants their "Granny’s music". Jeff recalls, "It was like a record screeched to a stop in the movies. I’d shyly ask for Prince Buster or Derrick Morgan. ... Continue |
Over a million people displaced for months as a result of "...a litany of mistakes, misjudgments, lapses and absurdities all cascading together, blinding us to what was coming and hobbling any collective effort to respond"... "If this is what happens when we have advance warning, we shudder to imagine the consequences when we do not."—This scathing evaluation of the response to Hurricane Katrina came from Capitol Hill, not the ... Continue |
Jazz legend Django Reinhardt would undoubtedly give a raised eyebrow in suspicion to find that an American, someone from a nation that he once chided for having nothing but "tin-pot" guitars, would be considered by musicians and critics alike to be one of the greatest interpreters of his gypsy jazz guitar style. More surprising still is the fact that the same player is considered one of the greatest American rock ... Continue |
RELEASE followed by ALBUM NOTES: World-class musicians David Grisman and Andy Statman, reunite to further explore the passionate music of their shared Jewish heritage with New Shabbos Waltz, August 8, 2006 on Acoustic Disc Records. New Shabbos Waltz is the long-awaited sequel to their highly acclaimed Songs of our Fathers (ACD-14). This collection of timeless Jewish melodies runs the musical gamut of human emotion ? from the ecstatic joy of "Anim ... Continue |
"The greatest guitarist I have ever had the pleasure of sitting next to." -Les Paul In the late 1960s, "fusion" was the buzzword in the jazz world. It was the term used to describe the new style of music created by using electric instruments and effects to merge any and all major music genres with the forms and improvisational techniques of jazz. Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock, Weather Report, John ... Continue |
At a time when the hammering dancehall beat has all but drowned out the traditional skank, and angry voices shout out, comes a voice with positive messages: modern and distinctive, but steeped in Reggae’s tradition, drawing on R&B roots, soul and world flavors. Abijah’s international flair is exemplified by the flamenco-tinged title track of his new album, Moving to the Top to be released by Azion Music on April 20, ... Continue |
The opening set of Woodstock saw the legend of Richie Havens bloom with what was the final of many encores, a fifteen-minute improvised rendition of Motherless Child. Once again, Richie has been asked to extend ... Continue
When the Jamaican Military Band traveled to New Foundland in 1961, three years prior to the formation of The Skatalites, Lester Sterling was a member of the band. He was surprised to find the audience ... Continue
Powered by a frenzied crowd that seems to have mistaken the show for a World Cup Final, the godfathers of Ska bring the soul of Jamaica to the heart of Latin America. For two nights ... Continue
The Slackers are setting an inspired pace this new millennium. Their records are timeless, their side projects numerous, and through more than a decade of touring, the Slack sound, a gritty garage-reggae, has left Brooklyn ... Continue
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Improvise and overcome. When famed Kingston producers like Coxsone Dodd at Studio One and Duke Reid with Treasure Isle recorded the earliest Jamaican ensembles like the Skatalites, studio time and tape were precious. Recording handfuls ... Continue
Brooklyn in the states and Brixton in the UK have long been the main ports for Jamaican riddim exports. Cassettes and vinyl began to arrive from dancehalls, dj’s, jams and dubplates in the late 1970’s. ... Continue
Concert Review- Bloomington Alternative, June 29, 2005
by Anthony Scott Piatt and January Jones
Bonnie Raitt has referred to Oliver ‘Tuku’ Mtukudzi as a cross between soul shouter Otis Redding ... Continue
Tuku Music - What has got into us?
by Anthony Scott Piatt and January Jones
Bonnie Raitt has referred to Oliver ‘Tuku’ Mtukudzi as a cross between soul shouter Otis Redding ... Continue
Tutto Bène Wine Café & More was created as a place for people to sit back, relax and enjoy. Ambience plays an important role; what better way to enjoy a glass of wine than to ... Continue
Imagine you’re a single mother supporting three children. After working long hours, you come home to find roaches in your rental property. You tell your landlord about the problem, but he suggests you move out ... Continue
There are plenty of housing horror stories- tales include landlords turning off utilities, changing the locks and placing a tenant’s belongings in the yard. Bugs, unsafe electric systems, bad plumbing and mold can plague a ... Continue
Bloomington United Gymnastics School is hosting more than 440 gymnasts from all over Indiana at this season’s first (and only local) invitational. November 18th and 19th, Saturday from 8 AM - 8 PM and Sunday ... Continue
UPDATE!: 22 Gymnasts Performed 6,998 Cartwheels in One Hour (with three 10 min breaks)!-- MAY 20, 2006
Cartwheel-A-Thon Fundraiser at College Mall Center Court
It's time for the YMCA Stars Gymnastic Fundraiser and ... Continue
Cartwheel-A-Thon Fundraiser at College Mall Center Court
It's time for the YMCA Stars Gymnastic Fundraiser and ... Continue
Albert Einstein spent the last two decades of his life searching for a Unified Field Theory. This led to a great deal of fascination with the subject and drew people from outside the physics community ... Continue
What do you get when you throw in a little XTC, a touch of John Mayer, toss in some Beatles style chord changes, a dash of the Police and mix it all up with a ... Continue
The Great Lakes haven’t been known for pumping out the same powerful riddims as the Caribbean, although they may contain about as much water. They do have something else in common -great live reggae- in ... Continue
After a border snafu with the ever-popular Homeland Security in Detroit postponed their 36 date US tour and halted the US distribution of their new album, the Buck Brothers are back in North America performing ... Continue
Water from Reforestation? Energy from Pigs? Jobs from Brewery Waste?
The ZERI Approach to Sustainability
Presented by Mr. Brandon Pitcher
Thursday, August 3rd, 7:00PM
Monroe County Public Library Auditorium
Sponsored by the Center for Sustainable Living
ZERI was founded ... Continue
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KRucial Reggae has organized a tour featuring Jamaican sensation Abijah with Dub Station, Tom O’Brien and Jus Goodie. Abijah grew up steeped in the Jamaican music scene in Kingston. His father ... Continue
KRucial Reggae has organized a tour featuring Jamaican sensation Abijah with Dub Station, Tom O’Brien and Jus Goodie. Abijah grew up steeped in the Jamaican music scene in Kingston. His father ... Continue
Vignola plays Gershwin on Mel Bay Records is currently #2 on the jazz radio charts this week. Congratulations to All involved!
Check it out at Mel Bay Records and to hear a cut log onto FrankVignola.com.
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Check it out at Mel Bay Records and to hear a cut log onto FrankVignola.com.
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Frank ... Continue
Considering the dizzying amount of music download sites out there (Google shows over 28 million) we’d like to enthusiastically recommend one that offers exclusive virtuoso caliber music presented in a streamlined and efficient site. VMDownloads.com ... Continue
Music fans in Cleveland are in the unique position of enjoying nearly three decades worth of Cletus Black albums, performances and story-driven songwriting. Since 1978 his often noir themed songs have won over a large ... Continue
Put the furniture in the garage and get ready to dance... Not many bands have the confidence, talent and experience to introduce their music to the world with a live record. For Parallel 23, a ... Continue
Warped Bags start as an idea and a pile of strings. The uniqueness comes through when you realize each bag is a textile woven on the loom to the exact size needed, from yarn to ... Continue
FLY ON THE WALL MEDIA is proud to announce our Sponsorship of AirPlay Direct's FREE "All Things Digital Reggae / World".
MEDIA: Let's talk about coverage of the contest itself and regarding the winning band's ... Continue
MEDIA: Let's talk about coverage of the contest itself and regarding the winning band's ... Continue
Support Local Music and Feed the Hungry
With Bellies Full of Food and Gratitude
-Saturday after Thanksgiving-
Benefit at The Bluebird
Four Local Bands Volunteer to Support
Community Radio WFHB and
Hoosier Hills Food Bank
Good Music, Good Cause, Good ... Continue
Fly On The Wall welcomes Willowfair to the family.
Stay tuned for the press release on the upcoming album, The Lie Within, set for November release. A release party is also set with fellow Chicago band ... Continue
Stay tuned for the press release on the upcoming album, The Lie Within, set for November release. A release party is also set with fellow Chicago band ... Continue
Coming from the politically charged state of Ohio and recording before the 2006 trouncing of the Bush agenda, Chris Sarvak and patientZero questioned venting on songs like "For which it stands" and "State of the ... Continue
The Twin Cities of Minnesota have served as a regional Mecca for music and theatre for over 150 years. The thousands of Scandinavian settlers made their way here in the 1800s and early 1900s brought ... Continue
The City of Brotherly Love can’t keep them all to itself anymore; the secret is out. Philly favorite, Bebek, lead by sultry front-woman Lynn Michalopoulos is making waves both nationwide and across "the pond". With ... Continue
Tennessee isn’t a state known for its prog rock, nor is the phrase "prog rock" often uttered in the same breath as folk and bluegrass music. The sound of Nashville’s Vinyl Soup demands the ... Continue
Browsing through 45’s in Kingston, Jamaica record shops was blissful enough, scanning decades of Jamaican artists’ original pressings, was a thrill. To know that within an hour he would already have spoken with David Isaacs ... Continue
Like The Wailers and The Skatalites, The Gladiators are one of the very few original reggae bands to not only survive but succeed over the decades, one of the rare Jamaican groups that are actually ... Continue
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