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"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

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.


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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

OFFICIAL INVITATION:


Fly on the Wall Media, The Giving Tree Band
and the Aldo Leopold Legacy Center

Welcome your presence


during the recording of the

World's First Carbon Free Album




Recording the 'world's greenest album' is taking place at the 'world's greenest building', the Aldo Leopold Legacy Center. Carbon Free meaning no pollutants are made during the recording and production, a step farther than offsetting emissions (Carbon Neutral). Recording began June 23 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 to work on this "Theory of Everything". Einstein believed such a theory would attempt to explain and interpret all the physical constants of nature.

Chicago quartet, The Giving Tree Band use this scientific synonym to  ...   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
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
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
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 few milligrams of Chris Martin? You get the unmistakable sound of David Levin. From the first song (an outstanding rock ballad) to the final track (a rousing version of the Doobie Bros.’ "Takin’ It To  ...   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 use of hyphens, though, because a musical term has not yet been invented to describe what they do. Their name sums it up best: "Vinyl," as in nostalgia for the phonograph era and  ...   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
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
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
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
We're posting some highlights of upcoming and recent David Grisman news, events and CD releases here.
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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
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 a perfect blend of head-bobbing beats and electronic infusions this rapidly emerging quartet also includes members Nick Michalopoulos, Frank Vasile, and Anthony Matthews. A combination of trip-hop, funk, soul and tranquil ambiance, their newest album,  ...   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
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
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
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 with them their love of the performing arts and old-world musical traditions. They quickly formed organizations that sought to preserve the native dialect and musical heritage of their village of origin. These groups held annual  ...   Continue
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
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 press/interviews.

UPDATE: Reggae artist Abijah has won the AirPlay Direct prize package and will soon release his second album with the support of all the sponsors below. Congrats to Abijah and all the great contestants.



"ALL THINGS  ...   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

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
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
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
RELEASE followed by TOUR DATES:

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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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
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
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
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