6031 - VARIOUS ARTISTS - Instant Karma: The Amnesty International Campaign To Save Darfur, Disc One (2007)

VARIOUS ARTISTS
''INSTANT KARMA: THE AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL CAMPAIGN TO SAVE DARFUR, DISC ONE''
2007
229:26

DISC ONE
1 - Abdel Wright - Nobody Told Me/4:33
2 - Aerosmith - Give Peace A Chance/4:32
3 - Afroreggae - Imagine/2:41
4 - A-Ha - #9 Dream/4:04
5 - Angélique Kidjo - Happy Xmas (War Is Over)/3:03
6 - Audrey De Montigny - Love/2:26
7 - Avril Lavigne - Imagine/3:11
8 - Barenaked Ladies - Oh Yoko/4:01
9 - Ben Harper - Beautiful Boy/3:47
10 - Ben Jelen - Woman/3:40
11 - Big & Rich - Nobody Told Me/3:28
12 - Black Eyed Peas - Power To The People/3:32
13 - Christina Aguilera - Mother/4:46
14 - Corinne Bailey Rae - I'm Losing You/3:58
15 - David Usher - Watching The Wheels/3:32
16 - Deftones - Jealous Guy/4:05
17 - DJ Emjay - Power To The People/2:55
18 - DobaCaracol - Hold On/4:18
19 - Duran Duran - Instant Karma/3:55
20 - Elvira Nikolaisen - Oh My Love/3:00
21 - Emmanuel Jal - Mother/6:01

DISC TWO
1 - Eskimo Joe - Mind Games/3:59
2 - The Fab Faux - I Don't Want To Face It/2:47
3 - Finger Eleven - Look At Me/3:06
4 - The Flaming Lips - (Just Like) Starting Over/3:34
5 - Freshly Ground - Beautiful Boy/3:55
6 - Gavin Rossdale - Mind Games/4:12
7 - Green Day - Working Class Hero/4:24
8 - Jack Johnson - Imagine/3:37
9 - Jack's Mannequin - God/4:18
10 - Jackson Browne - Oh, My Love/2:37
11 - Jaguares - Gimme Some Truth (Spanish Version)/3:04
12 - Jaguares - Gimme Some Truth (Spanish Version)/3:04
13 - Jakob Dylan - Gimme Some Truth/3:49
14 - James Stewart - Imagine/3:23
15 - Leeroy - Bless You/3:14
16 - Lenny Kravitz - Cold Turkey/4:39
17 - Les Trois Accords - Whatever Gets You Thru The Night (Peu Importe Si Tu Passe La Nuit)/2:41
18 - Los Lonely Boys - Whatever Gets You Thru The Night/3:31
19 - Madrugada - I'm Losing You/4:16
20 - Matisyahu - Watching The Wheels/3:18
21 - Me'Shell NdegéOcello - Imagine/3:15

DISC THREE
1 - O.A.R. - Borrowed Time/5:54
2 - Paddy Casey - Woman/3:57
3 - R.E.M. - # Dream/4:36
4 - Regina Spektor - Real Love/3:54
5 - Rocky Dawuni - Well Well Well/4:58
6 - Snow Patrol - Isolation/2:35
7 - The Cure - Love/3:14
8 - The Postal Service - Grow Old With Me/2:27
9 - The Raveonettes - One Day At A Time/3:20
10 - The Voices Of Asia - Give Peace A Chance/6:08
11 - The Waking Eyes - Instant Karma/3:26
12 - Tina Dickow - Working Class Hero/4:19
13 - Tokio Hotel - Instant Karma/3:08
14 - Trevor Menear - John Sinclair/2:44
15 - U - Instant Karma/3:12
16 - Widespread Panic - Crippled Inside/4:04
17 - Willie Nelson - Imagine/3:31
18 - Yellowcard - Oh, My Love/3:18
19 - Youssou N'Dour - Jealous Guy/3:57

REVIEW
by Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Let's get the basics out of the way first: Instant Karma: The Amnesty International Campaign to Save Darfur is a charity album for a great cause, a benefit for Amnesty International's campaign to aid the crisis in the Sudan, an unimpeachable nonpartisan cause if there ever was one. For this campaign, Yoko Ono donated the publishing to John Lennon's solo songs covered for this charity album, effectively turning Instant Karma into a Lennon tribute album. Great cause -- donate by buying this album or donate directly. Great album? Sadly, no. As charity/tribute albums go, Instant Karma is exceptionally weak, containing a load of misguided dross and only being memorable for its missteps, not successes, of which there are none. At best, there are songs that are pretty good, including an appropriately sensitive "Oh My Love" from Jackson Browne, a tumultuous "Working Class Hero" from Green Day, Dhani Harrison and Jakob Dylan do a sincere "Gimme Some Truth," Snow Patrol spaces out "Isolation," and the Postal Service give "Grow Old with Me" a synth makeover without sounding too chilly, while R.E.M.'s re-teaming with Bill Berry on "#9 Dream" is good enough to wish for a full-fledged reunion. Yet all of these songs aren't much more than good, and they're by far overshadowed by choices so bewildering it almost makes Black Eyed Peas' "Power to the People" seem reasonable. There's Steven Tyler doing a shuck and jive on "Give Peace a Chance," there's Lenny Kravitz funkifying "Cold Turkey" as if it were an outtake from There's a Riot Goin' On, and there's an inexcusably lazy U2 rolling the riff on the title song as if it were the Small Faces' "Itchycoo Park" while Bono tosses off his vocal as if he couldn't be bothered to be in the studio. "Imagine" is botched twice: once by Jack Johnson, who turns it into a solipsistic acoustic tune, and once by Avril Lavigne, who blithely ignores the lyric. Christina Aguilera turns the primal scream anguish at the end of "Mother" into a succession of glory notes, while Big & Rich choose to play "Nobody Told Me" -- the only flat-out fun song here (with the exception of "Whatever Gets You Through the Night," given an alright mellow funk treatment by Los Lonely Boys) -- as a stiff, bland boogie devoid of humor. Other songs aren't as memorable -- some pleasantly fade away, some make no impression, some aren't good but not egregiously bad -- but the cumulative effect is decidedly underwhelming. Like most tribute/charity albums, it will not be remembered long after its release -- arguably, it will be forgotten faster than most -- but don't let that stop you from buying the record, since it is really and truly for a good cause -- a cause that deserved a better album than this, but don't let that stop you from supporting Darfur relief.

6030 - PEARL JAM - Lightning Bolt (2013)

PEARL JAM
''LIGHTNING BOLT''
OCTOBER 15 2013
47:06

1 /Getaway
Eddie Vedder/3:26
2 /Mind Your Manners
Mike McCready / Eddie Vedder/2:38
3 /My Father's Son
Jeff Ament / Eddie Vedder/3:07
4 /Sirens
Mike McCready / Eddie Vedder/5:41
5 /Lightning Bolt
Eddie Vedder/4:13
6 /Infallible
Jeff Ament / Stone Gossard / Eddie Vedder/5:22
7 /Pendulum
Jeff Ament / Stone Gossard / Eddie Vedder/3:44
8 /Swallowed Whole
Eddie Vedder/3:51
9 /Let the Records Play
Stone Gossard / Eddie Vedder/3:46
10 /Sleeping by Myself
Eddie Vedder/3:04
11 /Yellow Moon
Jeff Ament / Eddie Vedder/3:52
12 /Future Days
Eddie Vedder/4:22

Jeff Ament /Bass, Keyboards
Matt Cameron /Drums, Percussion, Vocals (Background)
Josh Evans /Guitar
Kenneth "Boom" Gaspar /Keyboards
Stone Gossard /Bongos, Guitar
Neil Hundt /Drums
Mike McCready /6-String Bass, Guitar
Brendan O'Brien /Guitar, Keyboards
Ann Marie Simpson /Violin
Eddie Vedder /Guitar, Ukulele, Vocals
George Webb III /Guitar

BIOGRAPHY
by John D. Buchanan
Pearl Jam rose from the ashes of Mother Love Bone to become the most popular American rock & roll band of the '90s. After Mother Love Bone's vocalist, Andrew Wood, overdosed on heroin in 1990, guitarist Stone Gossard and bassist Jeff Ament assembled a new band, bringing in Mike McCready on lead guitar and recording a demo with Soundgarden's Matt Cameron on drums. Thanks to future Pearl Jam drummer Jack Irons, the demo found its way to a 25-year-old San Diego surfer named Eddie Vedder, who overdubbed vocals and original lyrics and was subsequently invited to join the band (then christened Mookie Blaylock after the NBA player). Dave Krusen was hired as the full-time drummer shortly thereafter, completing the original lineup. Renaming themselves Pearl Jam, the band recorded their debut album, Ten, in the beginning of 1991, although it wasn't released until August; in the meantime, the majority of the band appeared on the Andrew Wood tribute project Temple of the Dog. Krusen left the band shortly after the release of Ten; he was replaced by Dave Abbruzzese.

Ten didn't begin selling in significant numbers until early 1992, after Nirvana made mainstream rock radio receptive to alternative rock acts. Soon, Pearl Jam outsold Nirvana, which wasn't surprising. After all, Pearl Jam fused the riff-heavy stadium rock of the '70s with the grit and anger of '80s post-punk, without ever neglecting hooks and choruses; "Jeremy," "Evenflow," and "Alive" fit perfectly onto album rock radio stations looking for new blood. Pearl Jam's audience continued to grow during 1992, thanks to a series of radio and MTV hits, as well as successful appearances on the second Lollapalooza tour and the Singles soundtrack. Meanwhile, Temple of the Dog's self-titled album became a platinum-selling hit, thanks to renewed interest in the project (which, in addition to Pearl Jam, featured grunge heavyweight Chris Cornell) and strong radio support for the single "Hunger Strike." Stone Gossard also embarked on a side project called Brad, which released the album Shame in early 1993.

Despite their status as rock & roll superstars, Pearl Jam refused to succumb to the accepted conventions of the music industry. The group refused to release any videos or singles from their second album, 1993's Vs. Nevertheless, it was another multi-platinum success, debuting at number one and selling nearly a million copies in its first week of release. On their spring 1994 American tour, the band decided not to play the conventional stadiums, choosing to play smaller arenas, including several shows on college campuses. Pearl Jam canceled their 1994 summer tour, claiming they couldn't keep ticket prices below 20 dollars because Ticketmaster was pressuring promoters to charge a higher price. The band took Ticketmaster to the Justice Department for unfair business practices; while fighting Ticketmaster, they recorded a new album during the spring and summer of 1994. After the record was completed, the group fired Dave Abbruzzese, replacing him with former Red Hot Chili Peppers and Eleven drummer Jack Irons.

Vitalogy, the band's third album, appeared at the end of 1994. For the first two weeks, the album was only available as a limited vinyl release, but the record charted in the Top 60. Once Vitalogy was available on CD and cassette, the album shot to the top of the charts and quickly went multi-platinum. Pearl Jam continued to battle Ticketmaster in 1995, but the Justice Department eventually ruled in favor of the ticket agency. In early 1995, the band recorded an album with Neil Young. Meanwhile, Vedder toured with his wife Beth's experimental band Hovercraft in the spring of 1994 as Stone Gossard founded an independent record company. Mad Season, Mike McCready's side project with Layne Staley of Alice in Chains, released its first album, Above, in the spring of 1995. Comprised entirely of Neil Young songs, Mirror Ball appeared in the summer under Young's name; although the individual members of the band were credited, the name Pearl Jam did not appear on the cover due to legal complications. Pearl Jam released a single culled from the sessions, titled Merkinball and featuring the songs "I Got ID" and "Long Road," during the fall of 1995.

In late summer of 1996, Pearl Jam released their fourth album, No Code. Although the album was greeted with fairly positive reviews and debuted at number one, its weird amalgam of rock, worldbeat, and experimentalism dissatisfied a large portion of their fan base, and it quickly fell down the charts. The record's performance was also hurt by Pearl Jam's inability to launch a full-scale tour, due both to their battle with Ticketmaster and a reluctance to spend months on the road. The band spent most of 1997 out of the spotlight, working on new material; Gossard also released a second album with his side project Brad, titled Interiors. By the end of the year, Pearl Jam had completed a new, harder-rocking record entitled Yield. The album was greeted with enthusiastic reviews upon its February 1998 release, but its commercial fortunes weren't quite as clear cut. While their sizable cult embraced the album, sending it to number two its first week of release, Yield quickly slipped down the charts. Pearl Jam supported the record with a full-scale arena tour in the summer of 1998, issuing the concert LP Live on Two Legs at the end of the year; Jack Irons did not participate due to poor health, prompting the band to bring ex-Soundgarden drummer Matt Cameron back into the fold.

In 1999, Pearl Jam scored an unlikely pop radio smash with their cover of the J. Frank Wilson oldie "Last Kiss," originally released as the seventh in a series of fan club-only singles that had also featured several incongruous covers in the past. Demand from fans and radio programmers resulted in the nationwide release of "Last Kiss," and it eventually became the band's highest-charting pop hit to date, peaking at number two and going gold. The group returned in 2000 with the Tchad Blake-produced Binaural. In order to circumvent bootleggers, their subsequent European and American tours were recorded in full and released in an unprecedented series of double-CD sets, with each of the 72 volumes featuring a complete concert. Riot Act, a muscular -- and critically lauded -- collection of new songs that found the group dabbling in experimental art rock, was released in 2002.

Two anthologies arrived in 2003 and 2004, Lost Dogs: Rarities and B Sides and Rearviewmirror: Greatest Hits 1991-2003. They were followed in 2006 by the eponymous (and all-new) Pearl Jam, a number two hit on the album charts. As the band's 20th anniversary loomed on the horizon, Pearl Jam launched a series of album reissues, beginning with a deluxe version of Ten in 2009. That same year also saw the release of their ninth studio album, Backspacer, which doubled as the group's first independently released project, initially appearing exclusively in Target stores in the U.S. The band supported the album with an extensive 2010 tour. Live on Ten Legs, a collection of concert highlights from 2003-2010, appeared in January 2011. Later that year, Vedder released a solo album of standards accompanied only by ukulele, and the band celebrated their two-decade anniversary by launching a two-day festival in Wisconsin, commissioning Cameron Crowe to produce a music documentary named PJ20, and releasing a soundtrack of rare songs from the film. Shortly thereafter, the band went back into the studio with Brendan O'Brien to start work on the follow-up to Backspacer. The resulting album, Lightning Bolt, was announced in July 2013 with the release of the raw, punky single "Mind Your Manners." A "darker, more atmospheric" album, with longer songs than its short, sharp predecessor, and bearing the influence of both Pink Floyd and punk, Lightning Bolt appeared in October 2013.

6029 - PAUL MCCARTNEY - New (2013)

PAUL MCCARTNEY
''NEW''
OCTOBER 15 2013
52:16

1 /Save Us
Paul Epworth / Paul McCartney/2:39
2 /Alligator
Paul McCartney/3:27
3 /On My Way To Work
Paul McCartney/3:43
4 /Queenie Eye
Paul Epworth / Paul McCartney/3:48
5 /Early Days
Paul McCartney/4:08
6 /New
Paul McCartney/2:57
7 /Appreciate
Paul McCartney/4:29
8 /Everybody Out There
Paul McCartney/3:21
9 /Hosanna
Paul McCartney/3:30
10 /I Can Bet
Paul McCartney/3:22
11 /Looking At Her
Paul McCartney/3:05
12 /Road
Paul Epworth / Paul McCartney/4:31
13 /Turned Out
Paul McCartney/3:00
14 /Get Me Out Of Here
Paul McCartney/6:16

6028 - REMEDY MOTEL (2006)

REMEDY MOTEL
''REMEDY MOTEL''
SEPTEMBER 12 2006
40:48

1. Uno & Ino /4:30
2. Sing It Like /3:20
3. Miner's Wife /4:36
4. Giving Ground /4:07
5. Next in Line /4:38
6. Forty Years /3:39
7. This Old House /3:37
8. Let Me In /4:07
9. Cocaine /3:57
10. Which Way /4:17

6026 - KAL DAVID - Crossroads Of My Life (2010) (REPOST)

KAL DAVID
''CROSSROADS OF MY LIFE''
OCTOBER 30 2010
50:39

1. Say Yeah/4:40
2. The Visit/5:47
3. Free/6:10
4. Heart of Stone/4:30
5. Nothing New/4:57
6. Free Ride/4:52
7. I Idolize You/5:15
8. Heartache/6:16
9. Live It Out to the End/4:35
10. Crossroads of My Life/3:37

REVIEW
By Ms. Marci (The Boston Blues Society)
June 2011
I could say that I love this CD...which I do. I could tell you that after hearing it, I made a copy to carry in my car...which I did. I could tell you that it is STILL in my car's CD player...which it is. But "Crossroads of My Life" is all that and more! There are ten tracks on this disc, six of which were written by Kal David alone and two of those were collaborations with his wife/musical partner, Lauri Bono, who wrote one cut. Their songwriting skills are evident throughout the entire CD. It is produced and arranged by David and Bono, who also contributed the cover and booklet concept. Tons of talent!

This is no garage band variety blues CD. It has polish and style. This recording starts out on a moderate tempo, positive note (pardon the pun) with "Say Yeah." As we continue, the mood drops into a plaintive blues ballad and Kal really grips your ears in "The Visit." On the next cut, "Free" it gets funky with a syncopated rhythm and unexpected stops and a mini bass/drums solo. Kal gets into this loft voice that adds spice and Lauri's supporting vocals round it out. The vocals are superb. By themselves, Kal and Lauri have warm rich tone, strength and great range but when paired together, as in "Heartache," their voices soar! The tune that Lauri Bono wrote solo, "Heart of Stone," features Kal singing another bluesy ballad.

When I read the song titles, I was pleased to see the cover tune written, "I Idolize You" being sung by Lauri. I know that they wanted to make the song their own by doing it a bit slower than the original. I must say that when I first heard it I thought it was a just too slow. I still think it could have been done a little faster, but, that doesn't mean that I don't love it in spite of that. She does a terrific job of putting herself into it. She doesn't try to be Tina Turner. She is clearly Lauri Bono and that's just fine with my ears!

The final cut, "Crossroads of My Life," takes you to church with a strong gospel groove. I was raised Baptist, so, I wanted to shout, "Amen!" For those of you who don't know the translation of amen, it means "so be it" which I though was fitting.

I would advise buying this disc, but a word of warning. If you put this "Crossroads of My Life" in your CD player, it may take up permanent residence!

BIOGRAPHY
By Wikipedia
Kal David (born 1943) is an American blues guitarist, singer and songwriter, whose 50-year musical career in Illinois, New York and California extended through various phases, including a highly-regarded stint with Columbia Records in early 1970s.

Early years (1960s and 1970s)[edit]Born in Chicago, Illinois, United States, David Raskin began using the performing name "Kal David" in his late teens as the frontman of his neighborhood band, Kal David and the Exceptions, formed in 1962. Its other members were Peter Cetera (bass, vocals), Denny Ebert (drums, vocals), and Marty Grebb (saxophone, keyboards, guitar, vocals). Cetera later joined The Big Thing, which became Chicago, and Grebb joined The Buckinghams. Around this time Kal David and the Exceptions were regular performers at the Interlude Club on Pulaski in Chicago.

Kal David left the group to sign a recording contract with King Records and, later, with Vee-Jay Records. In 1965, during his stint at Vee-Jay, he formed a new duo, The Rovin' Kind, with guitarist Paul Cotton, and the two transferred to Dunwich Records. Following a name change to Illinois Speed Press and a move to Los Angeles in 1968, the duo recorded two albums for Columbia, the self-titled Illinois Speed Press and Duet.

In late 1970, as Cotton joined the band Poco as its lead guitarist, David decided to leave the West Coast for the East and moved to Woodstock, the small-town/rural New York area, in the vicinity of previous year's iconic Festival. His new group, The Fabulous Rhinestones featuring ex-Electric Flag bassist Harvey Brooks and ex-Buckinghams' keyboard player Marty Grebb, recorded three albums: Fabulous Rhinestones, Freewheelin' (on Paramount Records) and Rhinestones (on 20th Century Records). Friends advised him to visit a club in Woodstock and it was there that he met his future wife, vocalist Lauri Bono, who subsequently accompanied him back to Los Angeles for the next phase of their career, doing sidework for Etta James and Johnny Rivers.

Later phase (1980s through 2000s)[edit]In the early 1980s, David played lead guitar for John Mayall on an album which would be released a decade later. Two albums for SoulCoast Records, Never a Dull Moment and Double Tuff each met with critical acclaim and worldwide record sales coupled with numerous television appearances, including a one-hour special featuring David in Germany.

At Hollywood's China Club, the Kal David Band headed up the weekly Pro-Jam which drew celebrity performers such as Stevie Wonder, Bobby Brown, John Entwistle, Larry Carlton, Brian Wilson, Stephen Stills, Joe Walsh and Paul Young, as well as blues musicians Sam Taylor and Floyd Dixon.

The early 1990s saw David and Bono move to Palm Springs, California and form yet another band, Kal David and the Real Deal. This group featured both David and Bono on vocals, along with former Chaka Khan musical director Tony Patler on Hammond B-3 organ and drummer Alan Diaz, formerly with Sérgio Mendes. David tried local radio, hosting the late night "Blue Monday" blues show on Palm Springs soft rock station KEZN.

On July 14, 1998, the couple opened the Blue Guitar blues club above the Plaza Theatre in Palm Springs, which lasted six years, closing in 2004.

David and Bono continued to tour and frequently played at B.B. King's Blues Club in Los Angeles and the Mohegan Sun Resort and Casino in Connecticut.

David is the voice of Sonny Eclipse, a singing alien audio-animatronic, who resides at Cosmic Ray's Starlight Cafe at the Magic Kingdom in Walt Disney World. He did another performance for Disney World at Epcot, where he performed the "Unhealthy Living Blues" for the Goofy About Health exhibit at the Wonders of Life pavilion.

On September 4, 2011, David appeared on the WDW Radio to discuss about his role as Sonny Eclipse in Walt Disney World Resort.

6025 - RORY KELLY'S TRIPLE THREAT - ...Get Me Back To You!!! (2010)

RORY KELLY'S TRIPLE THREAT
''...GET ME BACK TO YOU!!!''
NOVEMBER 19 2010
39:36

1. Get Me Back To You /3:04
2. Beginning of the End /3:57
3. Spell On Me /2:35
4. High Enough To Fall /5:40
5. Better Than the Blues /3:33
6. The Look In Your Eyes /3:19
7. Turn Your Love /3:22
8. A Man Without /3:21
9. Loves Got A Hold /4:10
10. Your Desire /3:19
11. Wipe Your Tears Away /3:16

Jake Asta /Bass, Vocals (Background)
Ben Gibbs /Keyboards
Mike Kelly /Drums, Vocals (Background)
Rory Kelly /Guitar, Vocals

Album Notes (CDBaby)
Rory Kelly’s Triple Threat is a 3 piece swamp rockin blues band, headed by main man Rory Kelly. Triple Threat is uncompromising in its delivery of exactly what ‘swampy’ rockin blues is all about; the core essence of pure southern music.

Rory Kelly drives the force of Triple Threat with his stellar guitar work and powerful, yet melodic vocals. A true captivating front man with bewitching charm.

Bringing his combined road knowledge and musicianship, from having worked with and toured the world with various Rock and Roll acts, Rory Kelly’s love of Blues is reflected in his stage performance, making Triple Threat an act that is memorable and not to be forgotten.

Mike Kelly, on Drums, is a veteran on the blues circuit, having toured and performed with some of the areas top blues acts. His ability to fill out the low end with precision and suave finesse make Mike Kelly’s contribution to Triple Threat’s performances mesmerizing.

Jake Asta, with his rumbling Bass, captures and makes the swamp rockin blues sound resonate as it carries the fat tone that rounds out the total sound of Triple Threat.

Rory Kelly’s Triple Threat is regionally recognized by venues as a ‘house filler, bringing the house to capacity’ and a total crowd pleasing experience.

6024 - RENO DIVORCE Presents Lover's Leap (2012)

RENO DIVORCE
''LOVER'S LEAP''
DECEMBER 11 2012
38:01

1. Rep To Protect /2:54
2. You've Created A Monster /1:50
3. Lover's Leap /3:33
4. Ill-Gotten Gains /2:47
5. Sunsets & Corvettes /3:26
6. Stumble (Intermission) /1:08
7. Time Flies When You're Having Fun /2:31
8. Make Sure You're Sure /3:49
9. I'll Always Be Your Slave /3:26
10. Every Second Counts /2:55
11. Three Time Loser /3:22
12. G.E.D. Sweetheart /2:04
13. Don't Let It Slip Away /4:16

Tye Battistella/Guitar (Rhythm), Vocals (Background)
Monte Brown /Sax (Baritone)
Sam Doerr/Vocals (Background)
Nick Golding/Bass, Vocals (Background)
Tim Jadowski/Guitar (Bass), Vocals (Background)
Brent Loveday/Guitar, Guitar (Acoustic), Vocals
Austin Nadeau-Loveday/Sax (Tenor)
Ruben Patino/Drums
Johnny Smith/Vocals (Background)

OFFICIAL BIOGRAPHY
With equal parts Orange County punk, honky tonk country, and rockabilly sensibilities, Reno Divorce strikes a unique chord of their own in a diluted genre of what passes as “Punk rock’n’roll”.

Throw in well-crafted and deftly executed songs that straddle the line between Smithereens and and Social Distortion, and you’ve got a band that truly stands out amongst the herd. Oh, and there’s one more thing….this aint the boys’ first rodeo…they’ve played with almost all their punk hereos (ALL, Social D, TSOL, Adolescents, Agent Orange, Shattered Faith, X, The Blasters, Motorhead), and shared a tour bus with more contemporary heavy hitters, ala U.S. Bombs, The Bones, and Street Dogs.

They’ve worked with the cream of the crop behind the scenes, as well. Their last record, “Tears Before Breakfast” was produced by Jason Livermore at the world famous Blasting Room and the support tours for that album were handled by M.A.D. Booking in Europe, where among other great festivals, they graced the Saturday Night Fever Stage at With FUll Force. Always captivating live, and wrought with more hooks than your uncle Bob’s tackle box, Reno Divorce has carved out a reputation as the real nitty gritty, a true “musician’s band” that pushes the envelope with every release, without sounding contrived or formulated.

Brent Loveday’s adept songwriting and clever storytelling are brought to life by the bands expert musicianship. With Brent Loveday on lead guitar and vocals, Johnny Crow on bass, Tye Battistella on Rhythm guitar, and Ruben Patino on drums the band fires on all cylinders. Reno Divorce has earned honors in Kerrang, Metal Hammer, Loud Fast Rules, and (more importantly to the band) the respect of their peer.

6023 - CLEM CLEMPSON - In The Public Interest (2013)

CLEM CLEMPSON
''IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST''
2013
56:34

1 - Think About Me/5:30
2 - In The Public Interest/5:10
3 - Route 69/3:45
4 - Can't We Try Again/7:11
5 - Dancing With The Blues/4:53
6 - Who/4:21
7 - Waiting For The Day/5:28
8 - Leopold's Great Escape/5:38
9 - I Don't Need No Doctor/4:55
10 - 7th Blues/4:03
11 - The Way You Waved Goodbye/5:12

OFFICIAL REVIEW
The first ever solo album from the former Bakerloo, Colosseum and Humble Pie lead guitarist. Clem’s history also includes guest musician appearances with The Hamburg Blues Band, Jack Bruce, Billy Cobham and Dave Sancious, Roger Waters, Manfred Mann’s Earth Band, Jon Anderson, Chris de Burgh, BB King and Bob Dylan.

Recorded in late 2012/early 2013 in Germany and the UK, here is a feast of classic guitar rock that will appeal to fans of well crafted, superbly performed and produced blues and hard rock. Good songs loaded with great guitar from this fine electric guitarist.

The title of the album refers to the controversy surrounding the relationship between the media, ‘celebrities’ and members of the general public, who often feel victimised by the sometimes ruthless attention of the press. Clem collaborated with legendary Cream lyricist Pete Brown on several of the original songs.

Features guest performances by Chris Farlowe and Maggie Bell and keyboardist Ronnie Leahy. (‘Route 69’ marks the reunion of Maggie and Ronnie, who began their careers together in the legendary Stone The Crows). Chris and Maggie also feature on a new version of ‘I Don’t Need No Doctor’, the Ray Charles classic that was such a massive hit at ‘live’ performances during Clem’s time with Humble Pie.

Clem and his excellent band will be touring Europe extensively from September 2013 onwards to promote this fantastic new album.

BIOGRAPHY
By Wikipedia
Clem Clempson (born David Clempson, 5 September 1949, Tamworth, Staffordshire, England) is an English rock guitarist who has played as a member in a number of bands including Colosseum and Humble Pie.
Clempson began his career in the late 1960s with the power trio, Bakerloo (originally The Bakerloo Blues Line), playing blues-rock. In 1969, he joined Colosseum, until they disbanded in 1971, but re-joined to form a reunion version of the band in 1994, and has continued to perform with them since that time. After Colosseum's split he went on to join Humble Pie in 1971, replacing Peter Frampton. When the band split in 1975 he and Greg Ridley joined drummer Cozy Powell to form Strange Brew. During this period, Clempson auditioned for Deep Purple but lost to Tommy Bolin. Although he played in Marriott’s All Stars he opted not to join the reformed Humble Pie in 1980.

Clempson has appeared as a guest musician with Jack Bruce, Billy Cobham and Dave Sancious, Pink Floyd's Roger Waters, Manfred Mann's Earth Band, Bob Dylan, Chris de Burgh and Jon Anderson.

Credits extend into scores for many films, most notably Evita, G.I. Jane, Lawn Dogs, and Tomorrow Never Dies. Clempson was also called upon by the Oscar-winning composer Trevor Jones for arrangements for the 1999 romantic comedy film, Notting Hill.

Last four years till summer 2012 he played as a member of Hamburg Blues Band. After that he has formed his own The Clem Clempson Band which started touring in the end of February 2013 in Braunschweig, Germany. Among others the band include Adrian Askew from Hamburg Blues Band and the band is featuring also Chris Farlowe in vocals.

6022 - MICK ROGERS - Sharabang (2013)

MICK ROGERS
''SHARABANG''
MARCH 15 2013
45:22

1. Listen to the Music /5:12
2. I Heard It Through the Grapevine /3:52
3. Right for Change /5:20
4. End of the Line /4:20
5. Cutting me to Pieces /5:34
6. We Threw It All Away /5:03
7. Rich Girl /4:43
8. The Joker /5:11
9. Rock n Roll Days /4:41
10. Get on the Bus /1:26

Mick Rogers/Vocals, Guitar
Gregg Bissonette/Drums
Matt Bissonette/Bass
Matt Rollings/Piano, Hammond

OFFICIAL REVIEW
In 2013 rock singer and guitarist extraordinaire Mick Rogers manoeuvres his musical omnibus „Sharabang“ unerringly on to the RockNRoll-Highway. On his „Sharabang“ his current solo effort, Mick still favors some of the best musical company on his journey. This time around the front-seats of this vehicle are not occupied by his long-time band-members in Manfred Mann´s Earth Band, but by the brilliant and exceptionally professional Bissonette brothers on drums and bass, as well as Matt Rollings on the black and white keys.

Quite a ways from Mick´s home country, England, the musicians finally make halt at Prime Studio. In the middle of tranquility of the Tirolean Alps, this studio represents one of Europe’s most impressive sound-factories. Amidst this feel-good atmosphere, noble and acoustically optimized recording environment, the Prime-Studio-Founders, producer and main man Mick is supported by executive producers Gerhard Buchbauer and Björn Heitzer. As a team the two of them offer the fundamental navigation assistance to shape a long-player that results in an harmonious mix of Mick´s new interpretation of historical rock songs and of his own signature music pieces. Along with the production side, sound-engineer, mixer and Nashville-Legend, Chuck Ainlay, takes over making best use of the well-selected and well-kept Vintage-Equipment of the Austrian studio-complex. His experienced hands take care of fine-tuning the engine bonnet of the stylistic highly diversified „Sharabang“.

Stand out track „Cutting Me To Pieces“ makes this vehicles body vibrate back to front, care of the songs lowfy thumping guitar-walls and whipping drums. Then there is the pop-Anthem „Right For Change“. Arranged with romantic strings, Mick questions if there´s a sun ray at the end of this emotional tunnel, travelled on by a pair of seemingly hopeless lovers or if maybe all curtains have already fallen. The final decision though on wether the time has come to break out of this situation in life, is left to audience by the master of ceremony Mr. Mick Rogers. Still, „Sharabang“ is not an infinite break from his essential passion and past RockNRoll-Days, even though he branches off sound wise here and there. This album is still an emotional ode to his musical roots. Lyrically he takes his audience back to the 50´s when the 10 year-old Mick discovered the „King“ Elvis Presley and soon enough got on the way himself, guitar on his back, to become a rockstar in his own right. With almost the same juvenile ease Mick imposingly demonstrates that his Folk and Country influences have not yet reached their final destination, such as in his own rendition of the Traveling Wilburys „End Of The Line“.

Mick has saved a few seats for his listeners on the bus. With it´s 10 Tracks, „Sharabang“ offers an in-contradicted connection between the past and the future, between the well known RockNRoll-Highway and the stylistic alternative routes. Regardless if one is a Mick Rogers fan or is just jumping on the bus, this album leaves you wanting more.

BIOGRAPHY
By Wikipedia
Mick Rogers (born Michael Oldroyd, 20 September 1946, Dovercourt, Essex, England) is an English rock guitarist, singer and songwriter, chiefly known for his time with Manfred Mann's Earth Band from 1971–1975, and from 1983 to date.

His father was a drummer and his uncle a string bass player. The young Rogers was weaned on 1950s rock and roll. Before MMEB he was a member of The Vision, which backed Adam Faith, and the Australian bands The Playboys, Bulldog, and Procession.

After his initial departure from MMEB in 1975, he went back to Australia to work, but then returned to the UK, where he formed the band Aviator with Clive Bunker amongst others. They released two albums.

6021 - HUSKY BURNETTE - Tales From East End Blvd. (2013)

HUSKY BURNETTE
''TALES FROM EAST END BLVD.''
AUGUST 27 2013
51:33

1. East End Blvd. /5:42
2. Highway 41 /4:26
3. Work It /5:44
4. Beat & Lowdown /3:26
5. That Liquor /5:07
6. See-Saw /4:13
7. On My Way /3:07
8. Dazed Away /3:17
9. Coonie Hill /4:47
10. So Far from Home /3:30
11. Rick's Late for Work /3:16
12. Come on Carolina /4:58

Husky Burnette /Bass, Guitars, Vocals
Billy Don Burns /Guitar, Vocals (Background)
Dave Dowda /Drums, Vocals (Background)
Aaron Rodgers /Slide Guitar
Buck Thrailkill /Banjo, Vocals (Background)


OFFICIAL INFO
The Blues are a religion and Brian "Husky" Burnette sho nuff preaches it. You can feel the testimony as he blends Delta Blues, Rock n Roll and Electric Blues. His music is gritty, soulful, southern, low-down and dirty. Husky, who hails from Chattanooga, TN, followed in the family footsteps of rockabilly kings Johnny Burnette and Dorsey Burnette, writing, recording and touring with several national artists over the years. Two of which that stand out are lead guitar position for legendary singer/songwriter Roger Alan Wade and the supporting act on tour for Hank Williams III. He has shared the stage with many others such as Leon Russell, T-Model Ford, Kenny Brown, Guy Clark, Emmylou Harris, Shooter Jennings, Scott H. Biram, Col J.D. Wilkes (The Legendary Shack Shakers/The Dirt Daubers) and J.J. Grey and Mofro. Husky recently signed with Rusty Knuckles Music to release his next LP, “Tales From East End Blvd.” in August 2013. The new album was recorded and produced by J.B. Beverley and Buck Thrailkill at Rebel Roots Studio and features Shooter Jennings, Billy Don Burns and J.B. Beverley, among others.

6020 - HUSKY BURNETTE - Facedown In The Dirt (2011)

HUSKY BURNETTE
''FACEDOWN IN THE DIRT''
SEPTEMBER 2 2011
46:51

1. Mile Marker 68 /3:46
2. Black Snake Boogie /4:37
3. Lake Water /4:40
4. Drivin' Through The Rain /2:49
5. Shake That Thang /4:06
6. Hog Jaw /3:28
7. Backstreets Of Town /4:31
8. Done Livin' /4:16
9. Law's Ridin' Up /4:07
10. McCoy's Blues /4:58
11. Preacher Man /5:33

REVIEW
BY TRIGGER
2011 has seen the rise of more entities and organizations to support music in the greater underground roots/country movement than possibly all the other years combined. One of those entities has been Reverend Nix’s Cracker Swamp Productions out of Orland, FL, which in the spirit of full disclosure, broadcasts a podcast from this very site through SCM LIVE on a weekly basis.

With a servants heart, Rev. Nix buries his nose deep into the murky recesses of music that many of us dare not to go, with a tireless drive to find the audio gold just waiting to be discovered. It was in this pursuit that he unearthed Lone Wolf early this year, a previously-unknown banjo-playing one man band whose first album was Cracker Swamp’s freshmen release and featured one of the freshest approaches to banjo music in years, and still holds up after 6 months as one of the standout albums of all 2011.

With Husky Burnette, it is a little less about discovery, and more about making sure an excellent album doesn’t fall through the cracks. Husky is a wily veteran of the underground roots circuits where country and blues intertwine with no prejudice, playing lead guitar for Roger Alan Wade for 2 1/2 years, and doing time with Polecat Boogie Revival who opened for Hank3. Zach Shedd, Hank3′s current bass player, plays bass on a couple of tracks for this album that is by far more blues than country.

Very few albums pass under my nose that I can’t find at least something wrong with, yet I can’t bring forth any gripe about Facedown in the Dirt. It’s not that the music is hugely groundbreaking, it simply is consistent and solid throughout, which is exceptional in its own right in this day of homespun, impatient projects cluttering the landscape.

Husky plays an electric, Mississippi Delta-style version of the blues, but what makes it so unique is his ability to straddle lines without crossing them. His voice has a hard grit and growl to it, but he doesn’t scream or sacrifice melody. His guitar tone is crunchy, but not so much that you would mistake this for metal. And the groove is the glue that binds Husky’s great taste for tone with his top notch songwriting, which works in traditional blues themes. Husky’s drummer Tony “Tonky Ponk” Jones also deserves props. His name might not be on the cover, but he is half responsible for the infectiousness of Husky’s grooves as the heartbeat of this blues tandem.

This is music to get you moving. I can’t listen to this album at home. I’ll get flying around and break things. I can only listen while driving, with a foot pumping on the gas pedal to the groove. If somebody was listening to this album and wasn’t at least bobbing their head or tapping their foot, the next thing I’d do is put a mirror in front if their mouth.

This is one of those albums that when someone first tells you they’re all originals, your gut instinct is to call bullsh. The songs are just too good, and too steeped in the authentic blues modes. But the liner notes don’t lie. They’re all Husky’s. And if you have any good sense, you should make them yours.

Two guns up!


OFFICIAL INFO
The Blues are a religion and Brian "Husky" Burnette sho nuff preaches it. You can feel the testimony as he blends Delta Blues, Rock n Roll and Electric Blues. His music is gritty, soulful, southern, low-down and dirty. Husky, who hails from Chattanooga, TN, followed in the family footsteps of rockabilly kings Johnny Burnette and Dorsey Burnette, writing, recording and touring with several national artists over the years. Two of which that stand out are lead guitar position for legendary singer/songwriter Roger Alan Wade and the supporting act on tour for Hank Williams III. He has shared the stage with many others such as Leon Russell, T-Model Ford, Kenny Brown, Guy Clark, Emmylou Harris, Shooter Jennings, Scott H. Biram, Col J.D. Wilkes (The Legendary Shack Shakers/The Dirt Daubers) and J.J. Grey and Mofro. Husky recently signed with Rusty Knuckles Music to release his next LP, “Tales From East End Blvd.” in August 2013. The new album was recorded and produced by J.B. Beverley and Buck Thrailkill at Rebel Roots Studio and features Shooter Jennings, Billy Don Burns and J.B. Beverley, among others.

In 2006, after leaving his road band Polecat Boogie Revival, Husky Burnette set out to do his own thing, as a solo artist with a band behind him. He hit the road and toured the US, releasing the out-of-print bootleg EP 'Snake Oil Salvation' on his own in 2007. In 2009, Husky won 'Best Blues Band' at the FYI Awards in Tennessee/Georgia. After signing up with Cracker Swamp Productions, 2011 saw a huge step forward for Husky Burnette: the release of his first full length album, "Facedown In The Dirt", (named Album Of The Year by R/N/Z Magazine) and a guitar endorsement with Cigar City CBG’s company . In 2012 Cracker Swamp released two more for Husky: a split EP with The Jonny Monster Band entitled “Down and on the Split” and an acoustic EP, “The Stripped EP”.

6019 - JAY BERNDT Sings Waylon For Jessica (2011)

JAY BERNDT
''JAY BERNDT SINGS WAYLON FOR JESSICA''
2011
35:08

1 /Lonesome On'ry & Mean
Steve Young/3:33
2 /Only Daddy That'll Walk the Line
Ivy J. Bryant/2:50
3 /Black Rose
Billy Joe Shaver/3:07
4 /Cedartown, Georgia
Vickery/3:02
5 /The Door is Always Open
Dickey Lee / Bob McDill/2:48
6 /Ramblin' Man
Ray Pennington/2:44
7 /Loving Her Was Way Easier
Kris Kristofferson/3:35
8 /Ain't No God In Mexico
Billy Joe Shaver/2:05
9 /The Taker
Kris Kristofferson / Shel Silverstein/2:24
10 /Rainy Day Woman
Waylon Jennings/2:30
11 /Freedom To Stay
Bill Hover/3:44
12 /You Can Have Her
William Cook/2:46

Jay Berndt /Bass, Drums, Fender Rhodes, Guitar, Harmonica, Vocals
Damian Puerini /Guitar (Acoustic), Telecaster

OFFICIAL BIOGRAPHY
Jay Berndt began his career as the singer for 90's metal band Kilgore (Smudge). Over the last 10 years, he has been writing and performing country/rock/blues/garage/roots music in The Revival Preachers, The Brimstone Assembly and as a solo artist.
In November 2010 Jay released his debut solo album "Sad Bastard Songs" on Rusty Knuckles Records. The album is written, performed and produced by Jay Berndt. A modern interpretation of classic country: "Sad Bastard Songs" is a labor of love, over two years in the making, with most of the instruments handled by Berndt. Each song takes you on a journey of heartache, death, judgment and the search for redemption.
Now backed by The Orphans... Jay's music is equal parts soul meets rock, Van Morrison meets the Clash, Bob Seger meets Motown and Waylon Jennings meets The E-Street Band. They are currently working on a full length release for September 2013.

6018 - CRANK COUNTY DAREDEVILS (2009)

CRANK COUNTY DAREDEVILS
''CRANK COUNTY DAREDEVILS''
2009
32:52

1 - Life Under The Blade/2:35
2 - Fall Down/2:37
3 - Tearing Me Up Again/2:28
4 - It's Calling Me/4:18
5 - Engines Revin'/2:46
6 - Last Dance/3:30
7 - Lies/3:00
8 - Back In The Motor City/2:41
9 - Coming Down It's Such A Bitch/3:12
10 - Fight/5:21

Scotty P./Vocals, Guitar
Rory Kelly/Lead Guitar
Billy Velvet/Bass Guitar
Bryan Labonte/Drums
Steve Williams/Backing Vocals
Mike Healy/Backing Vocals
Roxanne Kenyon/Backing Vocals
Jenny Whitt/Backing Vocals
Rusty Knuckles/Backing Vocals

BIOGRAPHY
By Reverbnation
Hailing from the sleazy southern hills of Asheville, North Carolina, the Crank County Daredevils can best be described as the bastard child of Motorhead and early Guns N' Roses. Their distinctive sound of boot stomping southern sleaze rock n' roll will leave you begging for more. After several national tours and a few trips across the pond to Europe the fellas in Crank County Daredevils have honed in their rip roaring road show and proven that they are the loudest bunch of gypsies to ever take the stage.

6017 - JOE GRUSHECKY - Somewhere East Of Eden (2013)

JOE GRUSHECKY
''SOMEWHERE EAST OF EDEN''
OCTOBER 8 2013
49:04

1 /I Can Hear the Devil Knocking
Joe Grushecky/3:11
2 /Who Cares About Those Kids
Joe Grushecky / Matt Warren/3:40
3 /John the Revelator/2:47
4 /Somewhere East of Eden
Joe Grushecky/4:51
5 /When Castro Came Down From the Hills
Joe Grushecky/6:16
6 /I Still Look Good (For Sixty)
Joe Grushecky/3:32
7 /Magnolia
Joe Grushecky/5:47
8 /Save the Last Dance For Me
Doc Pomus / Mort Shuman/3:24
9 /I Was Born To Rock
Joe Grushecky/4:19
10 /Prices Going Up
Joe Grushecky/4:34
11 /Changing of the Guard
Joe Grushecky/3:36
12 /The First Day of School
Joe Grushecky/3:07

Bonnie Bishop /Vocals
Vanessa Compagna /Vocals
Jeff Garrison /Bass
Rick Geragi /Percussion
Danny Gochnour /Guitar, Slide Guitar
Joe Grushecky /Guitar, Guitar (Acoustic), Vocals
Johnny Grushecky /Bass, Vocals
Joe Herndon /Trumpet
Nat Kerr /Piano
Paul Menotiades /Guitar, Vocals
Seth Milberger /Vocals
Tony Morra /Drums
Cory Muro /Drums, Vocals
Joe Pelesky /Organ, Piano
Anthony Rankin /Bass, Drums, Keyboards, Organ, Slide Guitar
Joffo Simmons /Drums
Rick Witkowski /Bass, Guitar, Guitar (12 String), Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric), Keyboards, Percussion, Vocals

BIOGRAPHY
by Erik Hage
Much like Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band or Southside Johnny & the Asbury Dukes, Joe Grushecky & the Houserockers have been making American blue-collar bar rock that draws on classic R&B from the 1970s on. Unlike his New Jersey counterparts, however, Grushecky calls the Iron City of Pittsburgh home. He has also never received the accolades or attention of his New Jersey counterparts. The group, which first emerged as the Iron City Houserockers, released their debut, Love's So Tough, on MCA Records in 1979. A spate of albums followed in the 1980s. However, despite critical accolades from the likes of Rolling Stone and Billboard, among others, the band never achieved commercial success or became a household name. The group's major-label record deal collapsed after four albums that featured production by Steve Cropper and the team of Ian Hunter and Mick Ronson. In 1989, a retooled version of the group resurfaced as Joe Grushecky & the Houserockers with the album Rock & Real.

Landing a deal with the record label Razor & Tie in the early '90s, Grushecky was able to quit his teaching job. Joe Grushecky & the Houserockers experienced somewhat of a renaissance in the mid-'90s (and a media blitz) when Grushecky's old friend Bruce Springsteen produced, co-wrote, played, and sang on the group's American Babylon album. The Boss even joined the band on guitar for a six-night live stand. On the back of the Springsteen connection, the group was seen on CNN, Entertainment Tonight, and MTV and toured Europe several times. The follow-up, 1997's Coming Home, featured four Springsteen co-writes and a gritty mixture of heartland rock and Dylanesque ballads. Grushecky returned to teaching in the late '90s and a live album followed in 1999. Grushecky released a solo album, Fingerprints, in 2002 and another, True Companion, in 2004. Outtakes and Demos 1975-2003, Five Alive in Spain, and the Good Life arrived in 2006.

6016 - DEADMAN - Take Up Your Mat & Walk (2011)

DEADMAN
''TAKE UP YOUR MAT & WALK''
2011
35:01

1 - If I Lay Down In The River/3:32
2 - Till The Morning Comes/3:36
3 - Don't Do This/2:54
4 - This Old World's Not Gonna Change/3:19
5 - Oh Delilah!/3:11
6 - I'm Not Who You Think I Am/2:30
7 - Ain't No Music/2:43
8 - Gilead/3:55
9 - We All Need Love/3:36
10 - Take Up Your Mat And Walk/5:21
All Tracks By Collins

Steven Collins/Vocals, Hollow Body Guitar, Angel String Guitar
Jacob Hildebrand/Electric Guitar, Mandolin, Backing Vocals
Kevin McCullough/Acoustic Guitar, Backing Vocals
Matthew Mollica/Hammond Organ, Accordion, Piano, Backing Vocals
Lonnie Trevino Jr./Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals
Kyle Schneider/Drums, Percussion
Lee Milton/Bass Guitar On 6
Todd Pertll/Bass Guitar On 4
John Michael Scheopf/Bass Guitar On 2
Pete Coatney/Drums On 6
Josh Garner/Drums On 2
Michael Villegas/Drums On 4
Will Courtney/Backing Vocals And Rickenbacker Guitar On 4
Michael Rey/Trumpet
Joe Serrano/Saxophone
Javier Stuppard/Trombone

BIOGRAPHY
by MacKenzie Wilson
Deadman emerged from mid-'90s grunge to formulate an infectious rock sound. The band, which is comprised of singer/songwriter Steven Collins, pianist Sherilyn Collins, bassist Britton Beisenherz, and drummer John Scully, spent two years culminating a raw rock sound and playing shows in and around their native Texas. They inked a deal with Paramount's Lakeshore Records in spring 2001 and headed to the studio with producer Mark Howard (U2, Bob Dylan, and Emmylou Harris). Deadman's dark passion matches the likes of Joe Henry and Mazzy Star; their debut album, Paramour, captured such romance when it was released in spring 2002.

6015 - LEE RANALDO AND THE DUST - Last Night On Earth (2013)

LEE RANALDO AND THE DUST
''LAST NIGHT ON EARTH''
OCTOBER 7 2013
68:08

1. Lecce, Leaving /6:57
2. Key/Hole /7:08
3. Home Chds /7:31
4. The Rising Tide /9:09
5. Last Night On Earth /5:00
6. By The Window /6:58
7. Late Descent #2 /3:32
8. Ambulancer /6:23
9. Blackt Out /11:57
All Tracks By Ranaldo

Elina Albach /Cembalo, Field Recording
Johannes Buff /Crew, Field Recording
The Dust /Arranger
Alan Licht /Bells, Guitar, Vocals (Background)
Tim Luntzel /Bass
John Medeski /Farfisa Organ, Fender Rhodes, Organ, Piano
Lee Ranaldo /Arranger, Bells, Guitar, Vibraphone, Vocals
Sage Ranaldo /Vocals (Background)
Raúl Fernández Refree /Ukulele
Steve Shelley /Bells, Drums, Shaker

BIOGRAPHY
by Jesse Jarnow
Lee Ranaldo, co-founder of avant-garde rock group Sonic Youth, was born in 1956 in East Norwich, New York. In addition to constant touring with Sonic Youth, Ranaldo has been extremely active in the New York music scene for the past 30 years, recording and collaborating with numerous acts, producing discs, and publishing several books of poetry and journal entries.

Ranaldo attended SUNY Binghamton in Binghamton, New York, where he played in an experimental punk outfit called the Fluks (named after the Dadaist art movement Fluxus). His early influences include many psychedelic California bands from the late '60s, including the Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane, and Hot Tuna, as well as early New York City punk units like the Ramones, Television, and Talking Heads.

After moving to New York in 1979, Ranaldo briefly attempted to revive the Fluks before playing with a series of acts including Rhys Chatham and Plus Instruments (with whom he recorded an LP in 1982). Through Chatham, Ranaldo met the charismatic composer Glenn Branca, who created avant-garde pieces for electric guitar ensembles. Through the burbling downtown no wave scene of the early '80s, Ranaldo met future Sonic Youth bandmates Thurston Moore and Kim Gordon.

Throughout the '80s, the bandmembers worked hard to sustain themselves, recording and touring constantly. The early years of Sonic Youth are documented in a book of road journals written by Ranaldo and published by Soft Skull Press in the mid-'90s. In 1987, he released his first solo album, From Here to Infinity, on SST Records, a vinyl release with locking grooves at the end of each track.

By the early '90s, after the completion and subsequent canonization of their seminal Daydream Nation (and probably partially by dint of sheer survival), Sonic Youth were looked up to as elders in the fledgling alternative music scene, acting as mentors to dozens of younger bands (including Nirvana). In this role, Ranaldo has produced albums for Babes in Toyland, You Am I, Deity Guns, and others.

Ranaldo's role in the ever-experimental Sonic Youth has been an important one, acting as a textural axis for Gordon and Moore. Though he typically only contributed a handful of songs to each Sonic Youth recording, Ranaldo quickly developed his own songwriting style -- throbbing beats topped with beat-influenced, half-spoken/half-sung poetry delivered in Ranaldo's reassuring, gently confident voice, such as "Eric's Trip" on Daydream Nation and the title track on 1999's NYC Ghosts & Flowers.

In addition to releasing a book of his poetry (also published by Soft Skull Press), Ranaldo has also edited a volume of tour journals from the 1995 Lollapalooza Tour written by Moore, Beck, Stephen Malkmus (of Pavement), Courtney Love, and others. Ranaldo also has an ongoing collaboration with jazz drummer William Hooker. The two create dissonant music -- Hooker on drums, Ranaldo on modified guitars, synthesizers, and other electronics -- while taking turns reading and improvising poetry. These collaborations include 1998's heavily edited live album Clouds as well as 2005's Music for Stage and Screen, which featured excerpts of a score Ranaldo produced for Dania Saragovia's film Jealousy, as well as music for plays by Gil Kofman and Michele Salimbeni.

Ranaldo continued to collaborate throughout the 2000s with avant luminaries, as on Christian Marclay: Graffiti Composition, which also featured Elliott Sharp and Vernon Reid, and also released solo forays into the fringes of guitar work while also working with Sonic Youth. When that band moved to Matador Records to release The Eternal, Ranaldo also signed on as a solo artist. His debut album for the label, Between the Times and the Tides, featured familiar faces such as Alan Licht, Nels Cline, Steve Shelley, and Jim O'Rourke, and arrived in March 2012. For 2013's Last Night on Earth, Ranaldo assembled a new band, the Dust, which featured Licht and Shelley along with Tim Luntzel.

6014 - DAVE HAUSE - Devour (2013)

DAVE HAUSE
''DEVOUR''
OCTOBER 7 2013
48:19

1. Damascus /3:45
2. The Great Depression /4:03
3. We Could Be Kings /3:54
4. Autism Vaccine Blues /3:43
5. Same Disease /3:19
6. Before /5:06
7. Father's Son /5:05
8. Stockholm Syndrome /3:34
9. Becoming Secular /3:40
10. The Shine /4:00
11. Bricks /3:44
12. Benediction /4:26

BIOGRAPHY
by Corey Apar
Singer and guitarist Dave Hause made a name for himself in the early 2000s as the frontman of Philadelphia punk band the Loved Ones. He formed the group in 2003 with two friends from the Philly punk scene, Michael "Spider" Cotterman and Mike Sneeringer, after logging time as manager and/or roadie for various bands like Sick of It All, the Bouncing Souls, Kid Dynamite, and the Explosion. Hause had also spent time playing in a few Philly-based hardcore/punk acts of his own: the Curse, Step Ahead, and Paint It Black. After forming the Loved Ones and pulling double band duty for a bit, he officially left Paint It Black in mid-2004 to concentrate fully on the former band, which had just recorded a short demo. They went on to release a self-titled EP in early 2005, and after a few albums of straightforward, melodic punk rock, Hause found himself with a bunch of songs that didn't totally seem to fit a Loved Ones album. So instead, he kept them for himself, started playing out some solo shows in 2009, and the songs eventually found their way onto what would be his first solo effort -- recorded with the help of some friends, affectionately deemed the Empty Bottles Band -- called Resolutions. Inspired more by singer/songwriters than punk rockers, though not totally removed from the musical realm of the Loved Ones, the stripped-down album was released in early 2011 on Paper + Plastick Records.

6012 - AMOS LEE - Mountains Of Sorrow, Rivers Of Song (2013)

AMOS LEE
''MOUNTAINS OF SORROW, RIVERS OF SONG''
OCTOBER 8 2013
43:01

1. Johnson Blvd /4:15
2. Stranger /3:49
3. Tricksters, Hucksters, And Scamps /3:20
4. Chill In The Air /4:27
5. Dresser Drawer /4:23
6. Indonesia /3:27
7. High Water /2:38
8. The Man Who Wants You /3:00
9. Loretta /3:45
10. Plain View /2:33
11. Mountains Of Sorrow /4:02
12. Burden /3:22
All Tracks By Lee

Freddie Berman /Drums, Handclapping, Percussion
Jeff Coffin /Sax (Baritone)
Joanna Cotten /Vocals (Background)
Zach Djanikian /Bass, Bass (Electric), Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric), Marimbula, Recorder, Sax (Bass), Toy Piano, Vocal Harmony, Wood Block
Jerry Douglas /Dobro
Perry Greenfield /Saxophone
Patty Griffin /Vocal Harmony
Jedd Hughes /Mandolin
Jay Joyce /Guitar (12 String Electric), Guitar (Electric)
Andy Keenan /Banjo, Dobro, Guitar (12 String Acoustic), Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Baritone), Guitar (Electric), Guitar (Steel), Mandocello, Vocal Harmony
Alison Krauss /Vocal Harmony
Amos Lee /Arranger, Banjo, Guitar (12 String Acoustic), Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric), Mandocello, Ukulele, Vocals
Jaron Olevsky /Accordion, Arranger, Double Bass, Hammond B3, Marimbula, Omnichord, Piano, Pump Organ, Toy Piano, Vibraphone, Vocal Harmony
Mutlu Onaral /Vocal Harmony
Mickey Raphael /Bass Harmonica, Harmonica
Giles Reaves /Clavinet, Drums, Percussion, Shaker, Wurlitzer

REVIEW
by Matt Collar
Having started out as a soul- and folk-influenced singer/songwriter, the Philadelphia-born Amos Lee has developed over the years into an increasingly rootsy, country-leaning artist. On his fifth studio album, 2013's Mountains of Sorrow, Rivers of Song, Lee delves even further into a lyrical country style on what are some of his most heartfelt songs to date. The album follows up his acclaimed 2011 release, Mission Bell, an album that was also steeped in country influences. In keeping with the rootsy approach, Lee recorded this album in Nashville with producer Jay Joyce, who has helmed similar productions for Emmylou Harris and the Wallflowers. Lee has a knack for picking top-notch backing musicians and Mountains of Sorrow, Rivers of Song is no exception, featuring superb instrumental work from Lee's touring band, including, among others, pianist/organist Jaron Olevsky, guitarist/banjo player Andy Keenan, bassist Zach Djanikian, and drummer Freddy Berman. He is also joined by several big-name collaborators here, including guitarist Jerry Douglas, who adds some earthy dobro to the title track, and guitarist Tony Joe White, who brings his bluesy, atmospheric skills to several tracks. Similarly, contemporary bluegrass superstar Alison Krauss lends her ethereal presence to the poignant "Chill in the Air," and journeyman folk chanteuse Patty Griffin harmonizes with Lee to goose bump-inducing effect on "Mountains of Sorrow." Ultimately, though, whether it’s the roiling, contemporary country twang of "Stranger," or the poignant heartbreak of "Dresser Drawer," it's Lee's talents as an insightful songwriter and soulful vocalist that beg your attention on Mountains of Sorrow, Rivers of Song.

BIOGRAPHY
by Matt Collar
With his laid-back vocal delivery and acoustic songwriting, Amos Lee draws inspiration from soul music, contemporary jazz, and '70s folk artists like James Taylor. The Philadelphia native first became serious about performing while attending the University of South Carolina during the mid-'90s. After graduating with a degree in English, he taught elementary school before deciding to pursue a music career full-time. A period of waiting tables and bartending followed as Lee honed his songwriting skills. He eventually landed some high-profile gigs as an opening act, including an extended tour with pianist/vocalist Norah Jones, whose bassist, Lee Alexander, agreed to produce Lee's first album.

With Alexander's help, Amos Lee released his self-titled debut on Blue Note in 2005. The album won Lee a small following for his blend of acoustic funk, folk, and light jazz, and he returned one year later with a sophomore effort, Supply and Demand. Last Days at the Lodge followed in 2008, cracking the Top 40 upon its release and becoming Lee's highest-charting album to date. His audience grew accordingly, prompting Lee to ask some of his most famous fans -- including Willie Nelson, Iron & Wine's Sam Beam, Calexico, and Lucinda Williams -- to appear on his next record. The result, Mission Bell, was recorded in 2010 with Calexico's Joey Burns producing, and released early the following year. In 2012, Lee delivered the EP As the Crow Flies, featuring previously unreleased songs recorded during the Mission Bell sessions. Lee returned in 2013 with Mountains of Sorrow, Rivers of Song, which was recorded in Nashville and included appearances from vocalists Alison Krauss and Patty Griffin.

6011 - TARA O'GRADY - A Celt in the Cotton Club (2013)

TARA O'GRADY
''A CELT IN THE COTTON CLUB''
APRIL 11 2013
48:41

1. On Feeling Blue/4:35
2. You Won't Get Me There Tonight/2:40
3. Black Is the Color/4:12
4. In Belfast Tonight/3:21
5. Go Lassie Go/3:21
6. To Be Missing the Sun/4:11
7. Love Me Madly Lashes/2:53
8. That's What the Miners Would Say/4:17
9. Where's My Valentine?/3:31
10. La Dee Da/4:31
11. Gardenia Girl/4:56
12. Too Ra Loo Ra/5:33
13. Hidden Track/0:38

OFFICIAL BIOGRAPHY
By Chris Donohue
The title of Tara O'Grady's third album comes from a bass player in Nashville who upon hearing her sing in the Tennessee recording studio, tweeted the above quote to describe her voice. Her original songs were inspired by Irish people she met from Belfast to Butte, and everywhere in between. And she throws in a few favorite Irish traditional tunes for good measure. Inspired by Belfast native Van Morrison, her brother Tom O'Grady composed the music for To Be Missing the Sun and La Dee Da, and the featured saxophonist/clarinetist Michael Hashim co-wrote That's What the Miners Would Say, a tribute to the Irish immigrants who died in a fire in Butte, Montana. Tara's Celtic connections are woven through every inch of this musical tapestry, including a tribute to Billie Holiday in the song Gardenia Girl, revealing Lady Day's Celtic bloodlines.

Elizabeth Taylor’s features, Billie Holiday’s voice, Audrey Hepburn’s fashion sense, and a combination of Cole Porter’s writing style with a touch of Nellie McKay’s quirky lyrics. Tara O’Grady is the full package. Featured on BBC Radio 2 in the UK and WFUV in New York, Tara’s vocals have been compared to Ella Fitzgerald, Aretha Franklin and Patsy Cline, as well as modern artists Adele and Amy Winehouse. Hollywood Mega-Star Bruce Willis proclaimed his love of Tara’s voice and band one night in Manhattan when he stormed the stage to sing along with her. She recently completed a book about her cross country road trip sponsored by Chevrolet and was featured as a cover girl on Automotive News’ commemorative edition of Chevrolet’s 100th anniversary, November, 2011. Awarded as one of Irish Voice’s Most Influential Women of 2010 presented by Ireland’s Prime Minister, her debut album, Black Irish, released in August of 2010, is a collection of Irish songs she grew up listening to as a child. But don’t expect any jigs on the CD. She’s swinging it, baby! Black Irish caught the attention of Nashville’s elite, and within a few months of its release, Tara was writing original songs and recording in Music City, Tennessee with the finest musicians in the industry. Her second album, Good Things Come to Those Who Wait, was released in April of 2011.
Her voice, at times rich and deep, at others lilting and wispy, has been compared to the divas of days gone by. Her look is reminiscent of the Golden Age of Hollywood. Raised on Irish traditional music, as well as the sounds of Hank Williams, Louis Prima, Keely Smith, Peggy Lee, Louis Armstrong, Nat King Cole, Nina Simone, Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra and Elvis Presley, her unique style and repertory combine celtic, folk, blues, and especially jazz.
Born and raised in New York City, Tara spent every summer on her grandparents’ farm in Donegal, Ireland where she listened to her granny Nora singing in her kitchen. Her granny also loved to dance, but Tara had the rhythm of the sounds of the city streets in her soul, so the Irish step dancing didn’t entice her. She instead found her way into the swing dancing scene and realized she’d rather be up on stage singing the songs that the dancers were swinging to. Under the advice of her eye doctor, who wore “really cool retro eye glasses,” she began to attend a weekly jam session with Wall Street bankers who sought jazz on Sundays as their passion on the side. In this alternative house of worship at the Off Wall Street Jam each Sunday for one solid year, Tara learned jazz standards and began to develop her style as an artist. She eventually formed an Andrew Sisters tribute band with some of those Sunday musicians and called it The Boogie Brawds. The “Brawds” were regular headliners at the Irish Arts Center’s Sundays at Seven in Manhattan. Later she formed her trio, The Tara O’Grady Trio, which sometimes became a quartet or quintet depending on the guest musicians. With the release of Black Irish, she calls her band “The Black Velvet Band,” after one of the tracks.
Tara is a sought after recording artist adding her unique vocal stylings to everything from reggae albums to advertisement jingles. She has performed in New York at Birdland, Smalls Jazz Club, Lincoln Center, Swing 46 Jazz & Supper Club, The Astor Room, The Museum of the City of New York, and The Jewish Museum. She has performed with various artists while touring in Ireland, Spain and Argentina entertaining everyone from bullfighters to politicians.

6010 - STONEY CURTIS BAND - Halo of Dark Matter(2013)

STONEY CURTIS BAND
''HALO OF DARK MATTER''
OCTOBER 1 2013
76:34

1 /Pure Greed/6:09
2 /Grifter/5:24
3 /Life in Odd Times/7:57
4 /I Can't Live My Life This Way/4:31
5 /You Don't Know What You're Talking About/5:42
6 /Deja Vu/10:46
7 /Drivin' All Night/5:19
8 /Halo of Dark Matter/6:07
9 /Ice Cold Beer/5:30
10 /Hard Livin'/7:23
11 /7 Wonders of My World/5:02
12 /In the Shadows/6:44
All Tracks By Curtis Feliszak / Mike Varney

Barry Barnes/Bass, Vocals (Background)
Stoney Curtis/Guitar, Vocals
Paul Disibio/Vocals (Background)
Danny Koker/Vocals (Background)
Michael Lardie/Keyboards
Chris Logan/Vocals (Background)
Aaron Steinhoff/Vocals (Background)
Jeff Tortora/Drums
John Zito/Vocals (Background)

ABOUT THE ARTIST
By Reverbnation
This is one of those rare times when you can almost judge a record by its' cover. From the title “Cosmic Connection,” and the band's psychedelic logo to the moody front cover depicting Stoney Curtis in the cosmos, acid blues fans will know to expect something great. The Stoney Curtis Band has been working the clubs between Los Angeles and Las Vegas, for nearly ten years, honing their own brand of psychedelic blues rock, readying their show for the road ahead. Over the past few years the band has done four USA tours and four European tours as well. Heavily steeped in 60's/70's psychedelia, the Stoney Curtis Band has translated the energy of their phenomenal live show into the grooves of their second Blues Bureau CD “Cosmic Connection.”

While in Europe after the release of the band's prior CD, they were aired on one of the biggest music television shows in Europe, “Rock Palace” who previously has treated viewers to live performances by other blues rock greats such as ZZ Top, Johnny Winter, Stevie Ray Vaughan and Joe Bonamassa to name only a few.