Rock & Soul Hurricane - The Lash

Photo by Eleanor Jane 

Erin Mac sings, Chris and Joe play guitars, Kyle plays bass, Carl Bevan hits drums and presses the record button.

This fantastic five song free download find gets a hat tip to the great blog 50 Third and 3rd
Newport, South Wales The Lash formed in 2011/2012 are a brand new 45000 RPM rock & soul hurricane featuring the soulfully sultry vocal talents of Erin McNamara.
The band spent most of 2012 holed up writing and recording before exploding on the live scene.

The Intermission Project - Debut EP 'Sorry'

Jim Rubaduka, Alex Stevens and Charlie Campbell

Hailing from Ashford in Kent England. The Intermission Project formed when primary school friends Jim Rubaduka and Alex Stevens were reunited through their love of music in 2011 at Sixth Form College in Ashford. Charlie Campbell has since joined on drums to complete this talented ensemble.
Their EP ‘Sorry’ has an extensive mixture of influences combined into just three Acoustic-Folk songs, well-crafted robust instrumentation, strong songwriting and sprightly vocals carry throughout the EP. For such a young band they sound well versed in the shoulders of the greats they stand upon. Looking forward to a full length release.

Upcoming Show Dates

21st October Hoxton Bar & Kitchen 

16th November Revelation St Mary's

Released 23 September 2013
All songs written by Jim Rubaduka (copyright control)
Performed by Jim Rubaduka, Alex Stevens, Sam Hall
Recorded & mixed by Chris D'Adda at Vale Studios
Mastered by Dick Beetham at 360 Masterting
Cover photo: Mark Ward

LiL Daggers – NEW Video> “Ulcer On My Skull”

Started as a home recording project in '08, Miami based psych-rock band Lil' Daggers have garnered a growing audience of fans the ever-growing psych/garage-rock scene. They have a new video out from their early September released EP and cassette “No Pizza No Peace” on Beyond Beyond is Beyond Records  BUY HERE 

LiL Daggers – “Ulcer On My Skull”

The black-and-white video captures the scene unfolding at a 60's style mod party where an all ladies version of Lil Daggers controls the room with their moody psych-rock. 

Video Produced: LiL Daggers

Directed: Michael J. Ruiz-Unger
Art Direction: Johnny Saraiva
Additional Camera: Andres Bedoya
Special thanks: Michael Maryanoff

The Payroll Union Faith & Fear in Philadelphia Project Launch

Faith & Fear in Philadelphia
The Payroll Union / David J Roch / Gregory S. Davies Band
Monday 21st October 2013, at The Harley, doors 7.30pm
Tickets £5 (£4 NUS) available from The Harley, The Wick at both Ends, Record Collector, The Old Sweet Shop

In an unexpected collaboration, Sheffield Americana band, The Payroll Union, have teamed up with The University of Sheffield for a project on religion and violence in the mid-19th Century American city. Launching their project at The Harley, the band will perform new songs that will form the basis of an album that re-interprets the stories and characters of Philadelphia at its most eruptive. On the night, there will be illustrations by Samuel Paul Skillington and film-makers Optical Jukebox will be filming for a short film on the project.

They will be joined by two great songwriting talents. The Gregory S Davies Band, whose debut album, Santiago, explores gypsy jazz, country, latin and blues. Having only formed at the beginning of the year, they have already headlined a stage at Tramlines this summer and recently were played on BBC Radio 2's Dermot O'Leary Show. Both inventive and melodic, the band's explorative nature makes them a real treat to discover.

David J Roch will be familiar to many, both in his Sheffield home and beyond. His debut album, Skin & Bones, produced in part by Jim Sclavunos (Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Grinderman), demonstrated the incredible power of his voice and the heartbreaking nature of his songs. As the Guardian said, his voice "can soar to ethereal heights as effortlessly as it plumbs re-raw depths." Most recent single, 'Don't Let Go Yet', was used in the American TV show, So You Think You Can Dance, and his new album is due in early 2014.

Their debut LP 'The Mule & The Elephant' released January 19th '13, lead by singer Pete David and backed by Ben Fuller, Paul Heath and Tom Baxendale, they have a refreshingly honest outsiders take on U.S History, set to deliciously dark, Americana and Country with an occasional touch of Ennio Morricone.

The Gregory S. Davies Band NEW Single 'Last December'

Gregory Davies - Vocals, Piano, Guitar
Sam Dougherty - Drums
Dan Roberts - Guitar
Melissa Timmis - Violin, b/vocals
Ian Swift - Bass

The Gregory S Davies Band formed in the autumn of ‘12 by Oswestry-based singer/songwriter, a five-piece Americana-style band local to Shrewsbury, fronted by the singer-songwriter whose name it adopts.
With a cohesive but exploratory sound encompassing gypsy jazz, latin, blues, boogie-woogie and Americana, they are building momentum in the UK.  Following their January debut LP ‘Santiago’, they have recently released a new single, Last December.

They will be playing at The Harley, Monday 21st October 2013 for The Payroll Union’s Faith & Fear in Philadelphia project launch.

Released 31 August 2013
Greg - vocals, guitar, piano; Daniel Roberts - guitar, bass; Sam Dougherty - drums; Melissa Timmis - violin, b/vocals; John Griffiths - violin. Written by Gregory S. Davies 2013. Recorded and produced by James Bacon.

They're debut LP Santiago was released 20 January 2013,the group’s song Rat-Trap was chosen by BBC Radio Shropshire as its Song of the Month for March 2013 after the band played a live session for the station’s Introducing Show. Since then the group has received airplay for its ballad Power-Cut from BBC Radio 2′s Dermot O’Leary Show

Say's Greg, “It’s a great, great feeling to turn on the radio in the day and hear one of your songs playing”.

All songs produced by James Bacon. All songs written by Gregory S. Davies. Greg - Vocals, Piano, Guitars, & Bass. Sam Dougherty - Drums. John Griffiths - Violin. James Bacon - Synth on 'Power Cut'. Contains 14 original songs including 'Rat-Trap' - BBC Radio Shropshire's 'Song of the Month' for March 2013, as well as the single 'Power-Cut', as played on BBC Radio Wales & Radio Shropshire.

Beyond, Beyond is Beyond JAMSCRIPTION!

Groovy fellow psychedelic lovers, what you didn’t subscribe to Beyond, Beyond is Beyond’s amazing 1st year Jamscription 2013? Should I tell you what you missed? Nah, that would be torturous but have a look see here. 

Well this year you better become a member of this true record club and get every BBiB Records release on vinyl or CD delivered to your door…plus special bonus booty! Just $85 for all vinyl releases and $75 for all of our releases on CD!

Here’s the deal. There will be AT LEAST 6 new vinyl/CD releases in 2014 and, knowing what we know about them so far, you’re gonna want these beauties brought straight to your doorstep.

Here is what you can count on for a mere $85:

- AT LEAST 6 BBiB Records brand-new vinyl/CD releases (with no shipping fees!) 

- First dibs on special limited-edition/colored vinyl 

- At least 3 bonus items (could include exclusive downloads, bonus tracks/demos, vinyl tote bags, t-shirts, cassettes, posters, stickers, jars of organic applesauce, etc.) 

- Our undying gratitude and respect for your musical taste 

- The joy and convenience of having the best music on the planet (and beyond) delivered to your doorstep! AND...if you subscribe before January 1st, 2014, you will get The Entrance Band's "Face The Sun" album even though it's a Nov 2013 release! AND TO BOOT...if you're already a 2013 Jamscriber and you subscribe for a 2014 Jamscription before January 1st, 2014, you will get a free Entrance Band t-shirt, exclusive to BBiB!

Did I say I wasn't going to tell you what you missed? I lied! Check out 2013's first release from Prince Rupert's Drops!

Boys School - A Friend Of Mine

Boys School keep Old School Rock & Roll fresh and vibrant, the follow-up to 2012’s excellent self-titled LP, their recently released EP ‘A Friend Of Mine’ an accelerated gallop with Brett's unique vocals channeling some of the great styles of R&R as they riff, shred and bang out tunes both familiar sounding yet aggressively original.

"Musicality is being in the moment, playing the song to the means and capabilities of the group, and taking it to new places every time. And that's all that matters, that there's risk and intention behind it, energy. Nobody's gonna miss a thing if you're playing hard. And I mean "hard" not like loud and heavy, but intensely focused and giving everything that you've got." - Brett Farkas 

Boys School have comprehensive influences, with particular nods to early Elvis Costello, the Everly Brothers, Replacements, the Clash, and Harry Nilsson.
Recorded entirely in the Detroit native Brett Farkas (AKA Cookieman) home in Los Angeles with producer, Ben Tolliday, and longtime collaborating LA musicians, drummer, Mark Barry (Lord Huron), keyboardists, Joey Dosik, Justin Avery and Joel Newman, and baritone saxophonist, Paulie Cerra.

Track List:

1. Rollin' Along (and That's Fine)
2. Novi Nights (skit)
3. Waiting On The Day
4. Can't Come Back
5. A Friend Of Mine





Released September 17 2013
Brett Farkas: Vocals and Guitars
Mark Barry: Drums
Cookieman: Bass
Joey Dosik (tracks 1 and 5): Roland Juno Synth and Casio SK-1 Synth
Joel Newman (track 3): Fender Rhodes
Paulie Cerra (track 3): Baritone Sax
Justin Avery (track 5): Wurlitzer

Released 05 June 2012

Grab this FREE Obits Live on WFMU's Cherry Blossom Clinic

Rick Froberg

Sohrab Habibion

Greg Simpson

Alexis Fleisig

Brooklyn rockers, Obits stopped by WFMU on September 21st to play new songs off their latest album Bed & Bugs, out on SubPop.
Mastered by WFMU's Mario Santana and Sohrab Habibion of the Obits.

UPCOMING SHOWS:

OCTOBER 2 BOSTON, MA AT TT THE BEARS W/HEAVY TIMES & PILE
OCTOBER 3 MONTREAL, QC AT IL MOTORE W/HEAVY TIMES & RED MASS
OCTOBER 4 TORONTO, ON AT HORSESHOE TAVERN W/HEAVY TIMES & PRACTICE WIFE
OCTOBER 5 FERNDALE, MI AT THE LOVING TOUCH W/HEAVY TIMES & THE PEOPLE'S TEMPLE
OCTOBER 6 MILWAUKEE, WI AT THE CACTUS CLUB W/HEAVY TIMES & WHIPS
OCTOBER 7 MINNEAPOLIS, MN AT TRIPLE ROCK SOCIAL CLUB W/HEAVY TIMES & THE BOMBAY SWEETS
OCTOBER 8 CHICAGO, IL AT EMPTY BOTTLE W/HEAVY TIMES & LASERS AND FAST AND S**T
OCTOBER 9 COLUMBUS, OH AT ACE OF CUPS W/TIGHT BROS
OCTOBER 10 WASHINGTON, DC AT ROCK AND ROLL HOTEL W/TITLE TRACKS, EX HEX & CANE + THE STICKS
OCTOBER 11 PHILADELPHIA, PA AT JOHNNY BRENDA'S W/HOUND (BUY TICKETS)
OCTOBER 12 BROOKLYN, NY AT THE ROCK SHOP W/LAME DRIVERS & FAMILY CURSE
OCTOBER 22 HALIFAX, NS AT GUS' PUB W/QUIVERS, TOUGH AGE & THE REFERENCE DESK
OCTOBER 23 HALIFAX, NS AT OLYMPIC COMMUNITY HALL W/WAVVES, COLD WARPS & OUTTACONTROLLER
OCTOBER 30 TAMPA, FL AT PRE-FEST AT CROWBAR W/TORCHE, WHITE LUNG, ETC.
OCTOBER 31 GAINESVILLE, FL AT THE FEST AT THE WOOLY W/TORCHE, WHITE LUNG, ETC.
NOVEMBER 14 VANCOUVER, BC AT BILTMORE CABARET W/SURVIVAL KNIFE & CHARM
NOVEMBER 15 SEATTLE, WA AT NEUMOS W/SURVIVAL KNIFE & DREAM SALON
NOVEMBER 16 PORTLAND, OR AT MISSISSIPPI STUDIOS W/SURVIVAL KNIFE & HUNGRY GHOST
NOVEMBER 17 EUGENE, OR AT COZMIC PIZZA W/SURVIVAL KNIFE
NOVEMBER 19 SAN FRANCISCO, CA AT BOTTOM OF THE HILL W/ROB CROW'S GLOOMY PLACE & PINS OF LIGHT
NOVEMBER 20 VISALIA, CA AT CELLAR DOOR W/ROB CROW'S GLOOMY PLACE & EVELYN
NOVEMBER 21 LOS ANGELES, CA AT THE ECHO W/ROB CROW'S GLOOMY PLACE & OBLITERATIONS
NOVEMBER 22 SAN DIEGO, CA AT CASBAH W/ROB CROW'S GLOOMY PLACE & WHITE MURDER
NOVEMBER 23 LAS VEGAS, NV AT BEAUTY BAR W/ROB CROW'S GLOOMY PLACE & COSMIC BEASTS

MUSCLE SHOALS: Listen Gregg Allman on Duane & The Alllman Brothers Band

Listen to Gregg Allman talk about how one of the greatest American rock and roll bands of all time came to be:

Now in Theatres, on iTunes and On Demand


Located alongside the Tennessee River, Muscle Shoals, Alabama is the unlikely breeding ground for some of America's most creative and defiant music. Under the spiritual influence of the "Singing River," as Native Americans called it, the music of Muscle Shoals has helped create some of the most important and resonant songs of all time. At its heart is Rick Hall who founded FAME Studios. Overcoming crushing poverty and staggering tragedies, Hall brought black and white together in Alabama's cauldron of racial hostility to create music for the generations. He is responsible for creating the "Muscle Shoals sound" and The Swampers, the house band at FAME that eventually left to start their own successful studio, known as Muscle Shoals Sound. Greg Allman, Bono, Clarence Carter, Mick Jagger, Etta James, Alicia Keys, Keith Richards, Percy Sledge and others bear witness to Muscle Shoals' magnetism, mystery and why it remains influential today.

Buy Tickets: http://bit.ly/MuscleTix

Website: http://bit.ly/MuscleSite

Theatre List: http://bit.ly/MuscleTH

On Demand: http://bit.ly/MagOnDemand

iTunes: http://bit.ly/MuscleiTunes

Shonna Tucker & Eye Candy - 'A Tell All'

Shonna Tucker - bass, vocals, acoustic guitar

John Neff - pedal steel, guitars, sitar, vocals, guiro

Bo Bedingfield - guitar, vocals, shaker

Clay Leverett - drums, vocals 

Neil Golden - keys

Extra special Guest - Spooner Oldham-  Fender Rhodes on "Lonely People"

Shonna Tucker takes center stage with her new band Eye Candy, writing all the songs on 'A Tell All' giving her a platform to stretch her amazing vocals, the album showcase’s that the former Drive By Truckers is a mighty force to reckon with in her own right. The talented band members she’s gathered around herself lay down some extensive, tight and well-crafted instrumentation. 

Dig on the grooving organ mixed with big southern rock guitar riffs on 'Since Jimmy Came' you'll be singing along to this one all day. Atmospheric arrangements accompany the steady beat of the vocally enchanting ballads 'Your Jealousy' and 'Arielle'. The track 'A Family Dinner' from which the album title is derived is funky fun!

Come on gather around that table, We goin' have us a ball We goin' eat and tell some things that might make your chicken skin crawl Have you heard about old so and so and can you pass the cornbread please 

'Old Fashioned' is a short acoustic track filled with Shonna's beautiful vocals. 'Linda Please' a cautionary tale features noirish spaghetti western riffs you all know I dig. 'Austin Side' starts with some churchy organ at confessional, and features echoey dueling guitar riffs.

I think my favorite track is ‘I Brought A Pie’ the band riffs out a rowdy dark rocker and Shonna gets downright bluesified, singing... 

I brought a pie and I brought a lover and you brought all of your gunsI just sat there and took it like a lady in the meeting in the hot Georgia sun 

Cosing out the album is another acoustic track the wistfully lamenting 'Lonely People' and a gorgeous and sultry love song 'You Went All The Way'  It is a fantastic album I would venture to guess will be on many end of year lists.

Shonna’s band, Eye Candy, includes four of the most prolific players in the Athens music scene: John Neff on guitar and pedal steel, Bo Bedingfield on guitar, Neil Golden on keyboards, and Clay Leverett on drums. For nearly twenty years, John has been one of the town’s most sought-after collaborators in the studio and on the road. Bo is singer/songwriter and leader of the Wydelles, and has backed up several other local songwriters on drums and guitar. Clay led the Athens rock band Lona for eight years before starting honky-tonk band the Chasers, and has played drums and toured with Bright Eyes and Now It’s Overhead. Neil, former member of the Glands and Elf Power, also writes and sings for Golden Brown.

Shonna Tucker and Eye Candy’s debut album, “A Tell All” will be released October 15th on Sweet Nectar Records/Red Eye, and the band will hit the road to bring this killer collection of songs to life.

“All these songs came fast, in a few months time,” explains Tucker, ‘There was no theme or plan at all. Inspiration came from what was happening around me and that was a lot of different things. The first single, ‘Since Jimmy Came’ is about a very young and single mom who thought she had found true love until she had her son. The realization of priorities. Nature at it’s finest.”

TRACKLISTING: 

1) Since Jimmy Came

2) Your Jealousy

3) Arielle
4) A Family Dinner
5) Old Fashioned
6) Linda Please

 7) Austin Side
8) I Brought A Pie
9) Lonely People
10) You Went All The Way

The band also has an alternate version of ‘Lonely People’ on the Country Fried Rock Vol. 2 compilation. (All proceeds go directly to Nuci's Space a charity dedicated to preventing musicians' suicide.)

In March Shonna delighted the Couch By Couchwest crowd with a wonderful rendition of Bob Luman’s “Lonely Women Make Good Lovers” from the CXCW stage in Athens, Georgia.

UPCOMING TOUR DATES

OCTOBER 2nd @ WILLIE's LOCALLY KNOWN, LEXINGTON, KY

OCTOBER 3RD @ THE VILLAGE IDIOT, MAUMEE, OH

OCTOBER  4th @ FOUR WINDS CASINO AND RESORT, NEW BUFFALO, MI

OCTOBER 5TH @ THE MAGIC BAG, FERNDALE, MI

OCTOBER 6TH @ SCHUBA'S, CHICAGO, IL

OCTOBER 7th @ WGN TV - CHICAGO, IL at 11 a.m. 

OCTOBER 7th @ SHOW BOATSALOON, WISONSIN DELLS, WI

OCTOBER 8TH @ OFF BROADWAY, ST. LOUIS, MO

OCTOBER 10th @ The Hi-Watt, Nashville, TN 

OCTOBER 11th @ WDVX Blue Plate Special Knoxsville, TN

OCTOBER 19TH @ 40 WATT, ATHENS, GA

OCTOBER 30th @ THE LINCOLN THEATRE WASHINGTON, D.C.

OCTOBER 31st @ ASHLAND COFFEE AND TEA RICHMOND, VA 

NOVEMBER 2nd @ BARNAROO FESTIVAL LEICESTER, NC  

NOVEMBER 7th @ GRAHAM's CORNER STORE, CORINTH, MS 

Lucious Wildewoman

Jess Wolfe, Holly Laessig, Dan Molad, Peter Lalish, Andrew Burri

Brooklyn band Lucious is a lusciously infectious sound of '60s-pop with delicious harmonies and loads of be bopping.

Debut album 'Wildewoman' out October 15th, 2013

PRE-ORDER Vinyl + CD: http://po.st/wildewoman

PRE-ORDER iTunes: http://po.st/wwitunes



NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert

Upcoming Shows...

25 SEPT - Terminal 5 / New York, NY
09 OCT - Bunk Bar / Portland, OR
11 OCT - Columbia City Theater / Seattle, WA
17 OCT - Rock and Roll Hotel / Washington, DC
18 OCT - Cat's Cradle (back room) / Carrboro, NC
19 OCT - The Earl / Atlanta, GA
20 OCT - 3rd & Lindsey / Nashville, TN
21 OCT - The Duck Room, Blueberry Hill / St. Louis, MO
24 OCT - 7th Street Entry / Minneapolis, MN
25 OCT - Lincoln Hall / Chicago, IL
26 OCT - Freakfest / Madison, WI
27 OCT - White Rabbit Cabaret / Indianapolis, IN
29 OCT - The Ark / Ann Arbor, MI
01 NOV - The Garrison / Toronto, CA
02 NOV - Divine Orange / Montreal, CA
03 NOV - Higher Ground / Burlington, VT

08 NOV - Festival Les InRocks / Tourcoing, FR
09 NOV - Festival Les InRocks / Paris, FR
10 NOV - Festival Les InRocks / Nantes, FR
12 NOV - Festival Les InRocks / Toulouse, FR
14 NOV - Crossing Border / Enschede, NL
15 NOV - Crossing Border / The Hague, NL
17 NOV - Crossing Border / Antwerp, BE
20 NOV - The Shacklewelll Arms / London, UK

03 DEC - Iron Horse Music Hall / Northampton, MA
04 DEC - Empire / Portland, ME
05 DEC - The Sinclair / Boston, MA
06 DEC - World Cafe Live / Philadelphia, PA

American Aquarium Winter Tour Dates

(Seated) B.J. Barham; (standing, from left) Bill Corbin, Ryan Johnson, Whit Wright and Kevin McClain

Raleigh's favorite sons, American Aquarium embark on a Winter tour in support of their seventh album, Burn.Flicker.Die. Available Amazon, CDBaby, iTunes, Lone Star Music, Listen

NosieTrade Sampler

1 Burn. Flicker. Die.

2 Hurricane
3 Ain't Going To The Bar Tonight
4 I Hope He Breaks Your Heart
5 California

Upcoming Tour Dates:

9/27 - Green Bar - Tuscaloosa, AL
9/28 - Billy's Clubhouse - Macon, GA
10/3 - The Whiskey - Wilmington, NC
10/4 - Dead Dog Saloon - Murrells Inlet, SC
10/5 - The Blind Tiger - Greensboro, NC
10/10 - The Jinx - Savannah, GA
10/11 - The Pour House - Charleston, SC
10/12 - Oktoberfest - Myrtle Beach, SC
10/13 - Fall for Greenville - Greenville, SC
10/14 - On The Rocks - Florence, AL
10/15 - Princess Theatre - Columbus, MS
10/16 - Harvest Festival - Ozark, AR
10/17 - Mercury Lounge - Tulsa, OK
10/18 - Harvest Festival - Ozark, AR
10/19 - Wormy Dog Saloon - Oklahoma City, OK
10/22 - Railhead Smokehouse - Aledo, TX*
10/23 - Antone's - Austin, TX
10/24 - Office Sports Bar - Lubbock, TX
10/25 - Billy Bob's w/ BLUES TRAVELER - Fort Worth, TX
10/26 - Zombie Crawl & 5K - Wichita Falls, TX
10/29 - Cheatham Street Warehouse - San Marcos, TX
10/30 - Coach's & Cowboy's - Tyler, TX
10/31 - Church Street BBQ - College Station, TX
11/1 - Varisty Theatre - Baton Rouge, LA
11/2 - Minglewood Hall w/ TURNPIKE TROUBADORS - Memphis, TN
11/7 - The Southern - Charlottesville, VA^
11/8 - Southland Ballroom - Raleigh, NC^
11/13 - Ashley Street Station - Valdosta, GA
11/14 - Jack Rabbits - Jacksonville, FL
11/15 - New World Brewery - Tampa, FL
11/16 - Rehab - Tallahassee, FL
11/17 - Will's Pub - Orlando, FL
11/20 - The Well - Knoxville, TN
11/21 - Zanzabar - Louisville, KY
11/22 - Green Bar - Tuscaloosa, AL
11/23 - Terminal West w/ LUCERO - Atlanta, GA
11/29 - The Garage - Winston Salem, NC
12/7 - Hill Country BBQ - Washington, DC
12/13 - New Brookland Tavern - West Columbia, SC
12/27 - Lincoln Theatre - Raleigh, NC
12/28 - Visulite Theatre - Charlotte, NC
12/31 - House of Blues w/ COREY SMITH - North Myrtle Beach, SC
1/4-1/9 - MusicFest at Steamboat - Steamboat, CO
*BJ Barham Solo
^BJ Barham Solo, opening for Turnpike Troubadors

Raleigh, NC’s American Aquarium gets the Couch By Couchwest crowd movin’ and shakin’ like Wilson Pickett with this special version of St. Mary’s.

Live at  Motorco Music Hall July '13

Stewart Eastham - "The Man I Once Was"

Stewart Eastham’s first record since fronting country-rock band Day of the Outlaw captures what I like best about Alt-Country, lots of ole time vocal twang, pedal steel, lap steel, piano, violin and boot shuffling, knee slapping Hee Hollerin' (on my part)

Eastham’s songs span the breadth of the Americana realm:  from the old school country sounds of “The Lights of Tennessee” and “Livin’ With Bad Decisions,” to the funky southern rock of “Broken Hearted Lovers” and “Crawl Up In Your Bottle,” to the lush, layered arrangements of “It’s Understood” and title track “The Man I Once Was.”   Eastham is both a prolific and poetic writer with a deep love of storytelling, honed not only through music but also via a deep passion for literature and art films (and their less “noble” counterparts: genre fiction and genre movies.)

After a lifetime on the West Coast, Eastham recently found himself at both a personal and artistic crossroads.  He found respite from the darkness of his final L.A. years in the change of pace and peace of mind he discovered in Nashville.  “It’s my ‘L.A. to Nashville’ album,” explains Eastham. “As the song ‘Born In California’ exemplifies, my life has always been based around a series of dichotomies:  city vs. country, intellectualism vs. street smarts, freedom vs. security.  With the move to Nashville, that dichotomy became literal, snaking its way through many of my songs as well as determining the album’s title and cover art.”

For The Man I Once Was, Eastham teamed up with producer (and former bandmate) Burke Ericson.  Ironically, he traveled back to Los Angeles to record this album using a group of incredibly talented musicians he’d met during his tenure there, including bassist Ted Russell Kamp and pedal steel player extraordinaire John McClung.

“Through the course of production, Burke ended up building a studio in his house which afforded us the opportunity to really hone the specific sound we wanted for this album,” says Eastham.  “We talked a lot about the early Neil Young records where he had big, funky drums over country-tinged songs.  Burke has such a great ear and I really trust him.   He understands me as a songwriter and always made my ideas better.”

Released September 24, 2013

Track List
1. Let It Go
2. Crazy Old  World
3. Born In California
4. Broken Hearted Lovers
5. Someone New
6. My Favorite Thing
7. The Lights Of Tennessee
8.Livin' With Bad Decisions
9. It's Understood
10. Idyllwild, CA
11. Crawl Up In Your Bottle
12. Butte County Line
13. Across the Sea
14. The Man I Once Was

Album available on iTunes, Amazon, CD Baby, and BandCamp.
Stewart Eastham - vocals, acoustic & electric rhythm guitar
Burke Ericson - lead guitar, acoustic & electric rhythm guitar, piano, percussion, backing vocals

Ted Russell Kamp - acoustic & electric bass, acoustic guitar, mandolin, backing vocals
Neil Mejorado - drums
David Yuter - piano, organ, clavinet
John McClung - pedal steel, lap steel
Skyko Tavis - violin, viola
Dave Pearson - percussion, drums
Jennifer Gibbons - backing vocals
Shannon Browning - backing vocals
Ryan Ramos - backing vocals
Eddie Lopez - cowbell

Wolf & Cub Release NEW Album 'Heavy Weight'

Four years on from the release of their second album 'Science & Sorcery' Australia's psych rockers Wolf & Cub have a new line up, (Joel Byrne guitar and vocals and Joel Carey drums) Their third release 'Heavy Weight' vocalist Joel Byrne switchs up his vocal style, channelling early-80s era Mick Jagger and David Bowie circa Aladdin Sane. Singles 'Salao' and 'I Need More' show that the band is still adept at making rock music you can dance to; driven by heavy, chugging bass lines and adorned by classic psychedelia with subtle pop flourishes.

WOLF & CUB ‘HEAVY WEIGHT’ ALBUM TOUR DATES
Presented by triple j, the music & fasterlouder

Thu October 10th | Oxford Art Factory, Sydney | w/ special guests Zeahorse | Tix

Sat October 12th | The Zoo, Brisbane | w/ special guests Zeahorse | Tix

Thu October 17th  | Republic Bar, Hobart | w/ special guests Zeahorse | Tix

Sat October 19th | Ed Castle, Adelaide | w/ special guests Zeahorse | Tix

Thu October 24th | Northcote Social Club, Melbourne | w/ special guests Zeahorse | Tix

Fri October 25th | Beach Hotel, Byron Bay | w/ special guests Zeahorse | Tix

Sat October 26th | Amplifier Hotel, Perth | w/ special guests Doctopus | Tix

Sun October 27th | Newport Hotel, Fremantle | w/ special guests Doctopus | Tix

Brett Detar drops another single, 'Satan's Foot On My Neck' Plus Tour Dates w/ Lindi Ortega

Brett Detar drops another (first one here) single from his upcoming new release and will be joining one of our faves, Lindi Ortega during her stops throughout the country.
*Note you can get a free 'Bird In The Tangle' album download in exchange for an addy on his website
UPCOMING TOUR DATES
Fri Oct 11 - ATLANTA, GA - Eddie's Attic -with Lindi Ortega
Sat Oct 12 - NASHVILLE, TN - The High Watt - with Lindi Ortega
Sun Oct 13 - ASHEVILLE, NC - Emerald Lounge- with Lindi Ortega
Mon Oct 14 - HARRISONBURG, VA - Blue Nile - with Joseph West
Tue Oct 15 - CHARLOTTE, NC - Double Door Inn - with Lindi Ortega
Thurs Oct 17 - PHILADELPHIA, PA - World Cafe Live - with Lindi Ortega
Fri Oct 18 - NEW YORK, NY - Subculture - with Lindi Ortega
Sat Oct 19 - NEW YORK, NY - Subculture - with Lindi Ortega
Sun Oct 20 - WASHINGTON, DC - The Hamilton - with Lindi Ortega
Mon Oct 21 - ASBURY PARK, NJ - Wonder Bar - with Joseph West - FREE SHOW!
Tue Oct 22 - BOSTON, MA - The Red Room - with Lindi Ortega
Mon Oct 28 - COLUMBUS, OH - Rumba Cafe - with Joseph West
Wed Oct 30 - CLEVELAND, OH - Beachland Tavern - with Lindi Ortega
Thurs Oct 31 - PONTIAC, MI - Pike Room - with Lindi Ortega
Fri Nov 1 - CHICAGO, IL - Space - with Lindi Ortega
Sat Nov 2 - MADISON, WI - The Frequency - with Lindi Ortega
Sun Nov 3 - MINNEAPOLIS, MN - with Lindi Ortega
Mon Nov 4 - MILWAUKEE, WI - Boone & Crockett - w/ Joseph West & special guests - FREE SHOW!
Wed Nov 13 - MODESTO, CA - TBA - with Joseph West
Fri Nov 15 - SEATTLE, WA - Q Cafe - with Lindi Ortega
Sat Nov 16 - PORTLAND, OR - White Eagle Saloon - with Lindi Ortega
Mon Nov 18 - SAN FRANCISCO, CA - Cafe Du Nord - with Lindi Ortega
Tue Nov 19 - LOS ANGELES, CA - The Mint - with Lindi Ortega
Wed Nov 20 - SCOTTSDALE, AZ - The Western - with Lindi Ortega
Fri Nov 22 - AUSTIN, TX - Cactus Cafe at University of Texas - with Lindi Ortega
Sun Nov 24 - HOUSTON, TX - McGonigel's Mucky Duck - with Lindi Ortega

September rolls out, Revisit Feel Bad For You Mixtape 'Unsung Heroes'

As September rolls out and a new Feel Bad For You Mixtape approaches the first weekend of October,
Let's revisit the Unsung Heroes Mix. Those artists that never seemed to get the attention or acclaim they deserved. Download Read or leave Comments

1. Title: Who Could Ask For More
Artist: Gerald Collier
Album (2003): Breakin’ Down
Submitted By: @BoogieStudio22
Comments: Gerald Collier is a singer/songwriter I’ve submitted before, but in my mind, he epitomizes this month’s ‘unsung heroes’. He was a member of 90s alternative band Best Kissers In The World before going solo. He’s put out a bunch of albums from the mid-90s to about 2007, but ‘disappeared’ after his 2007 release. His albums plumbed the depths of addiction, lost love/friendships, etc… He’s back with a new album that is not nearly as dark sounding. While still exploring topics of addiction and loss, there’s a more hopeful side to his lyrics. He’s back in Seattle and starting to play around again.

2. Title: Hummingbird
Artist: Leon Russell
Album (1970): Leon Russell (1st Solo Album)
Submitted By: @popa2unes
Comments: oft overlooked

3. Title: Where the Fuckheads Roam
Artist: Big Fish Ensemble
Album (1994): I Hate Parties
Submitted By: @philnorman
Comments: Gawd, I loved this band. Their live show was incredible, chasing each other around stage with a trombone. Atlanta had an incredible music scene in the early 90s.

4. Title: New Boy
Artist: The Connells
Album (1994): New Boy EP
Submitted By: @mikeorren
Comments: The Connells were the hottest “power pop” band to come out of North Carolina in the 1990s. I first saw them play a party at somebody’s house in High Point in 1988. They were always supposed to become the “next big thing,” but never got there. Closest was this track which was huge in Europe, but not here. I remember how pissed I got when they finally played in Dallas, circa 1995, and their headliner slot got preempted by opener Cowboy Mouth who were cruising on their first (only?) hit. The Connells still gig occasionally in the Carolinas. http://www.theconnells.com/

5. Title: Wanna Be On Your Mind
Artist: Valerie June
Album (2013):
Submitted By: Bryan Childs (ninebullets.net)
Comments: I’ve been completely addicted to this song.

6. Title: Soundtrack To My Summer
Artist: Two Cow Garage
Album: Sweet Saint Me (2010)
Submitted by: hoosier buddy
Comments: I love this band, and wish they would come around more often, ’cause whenever I see them play it makes the voices stop for a while.

7. Title: Just Poppin’ Out To Fight A War
Artist: The Cropdusters
Album: If The Sober Go To Heaven…(1989)
Submitted By: Mad Mackerel Music Blog
Comments: If ever a band deserved more attention than they got, then it surely was The Cropdusters. A ferocious folk rock/cow punk band that put on the best live show we’ve ever seen and who, in the late 1980s were rising fast on the back of the success of the Pogues, the Men They Couldn’t Hang, New Model Army et al, they seemed destined for cult stardom at the very least. Somehow though it never quite happened: record deals fell through, major support slots were cancelled (too threatening to the headliners), drink and drugs and in-fighting took its toll, and instead second-rate copyists like the Levellers somehow became the next big thing. In the end the band left behind a hasty mini album of early singles and live recordings and a hard to find, but undeniably brilliant follow-up album (Home Grown Agent Orange) released on a Dutch label. This is the adrenalin fueled, mosh-pit meltdown of Just Poppin’ Out To Fight A War.

8. Title: Georgia Rain
Artist: The Questionnaires
Album: Anything Can Happen (1991)
Submitted By: toomuchcountry
Comments: With Jason And The Scorchers leading the way in the 80s, Music Row’s traditional sound was expanding in infinite directions. Many up-and-comers rotated through the clubs of Elliston Place and later expanded regionally, nationally and in some cases even into Europe. The Questionnaires was one such band. EMI signed the band, and two albums were released. Then Shawn Colvin recorded “Window To The World”, the opening song and title track of their first album, for her Cover Girl release. Full steam ahead to The Big Time. And then… *pffft*. Guitarist and lyricist Tom Littlefield has remained a Nashville songwriting presence in the 20+ years since The Questionnaires no longer had an answer. He co-wrote “I Couldn’t Care Less” with Tommy Womack for Womack’s fantastic “There I Said It!” album. And in 2012, he and another performer released “Treatment Bound”, a ukelele tribute to The Replacements (http://nashvillepublicradio.org/blog/2012/11/26/ukulele-bound-bright-little-field-strum-a-different-beat).

9. Title: Run Away West
Artist: Holidaysburg
Album:  A Better November
Submitted By: Romeo Sid Vicious
Comments: Holidaysburg is a band I discovered years back due to the Lucero message board via their drummer Larry Fulford. (Larry has also beat on things for Matt Woods and Truckstop Coffee and is a now a comedian.) I wish these guys had stuck around and done more than the one album because the song writing was damn good as was the music. It’s always sad to see bands disappear when they’re really good and Holidaysburg was no exception to that for me. Every time I pull out this record I am a little sad that it’ll be the only one by them I ever get to play.

10. Title: Mama’s Baby, Daddy’s Maybe
Artist: Swamp Dogg
Album (1970): Total Destruction to Your Mind
Submitted By: Trailer
Comments: One of my favorite soul artists ever. Probably didn’t get his due because he let his freak flag fly before flying your freak flag was cool.

11. Title: “Arousing Thunder”
Artist: Grant Lee Buffalo
Album (1996): Copperopolis
Submitted By: @TheSecondSingle
Comments: These guys had a good run in the ’90s mixing alt. rock with Americana, anchored by Grant Lee Phillips’ incredible voice. They even caught the admiration of Michael Stipe who had GLB open for R.E.M., talked them up in interviews and contributed to some of their recordings. Unfortunately, they never built a big enough audience to make it big and broke up before Y2K. They got back together for some London shows last year and released an astoundingly good live album from the Royal Festival Hall earlier this year (really; few bands from the ’90s could get back together after 15 years and sound this good). This track is one of my all time favorite songs and is just plain gorgeous.

12. Title: Hymn #101
Artist: Joe Pug
Album (2008): Hear Ya Live session
Submitted By: @tincanman2010
Comments: No one has had a sharper pen since Dylan than Joe Pug. When he writes, he bleeds. When he performs, he sweats. What he sings, he lives.

13. Title: Douchebags on Parade
Artist: Mudhoney
Album (2013): Vanishing Point
Submitted By: scratchedsoul
Comments: Mudhoney’s always been there and I get the sense they will continue to always be there. Through all the ups and downs of their scene, the industry, even their own band, they stay true to their garage rock roots while continuing to grow. As always, they do it all with a great sense of humor. I wouldn’t want to be on the other side of a Mark Arm barb.

14. Title: Sugar Blue Too
Artist: Jeff Finlin
Album (2004): Somewhere South of Wonder
Submitted By: Simon (www.beat-surrender.com)
Comments: Struggled with picking out an artist and song to submit this month before settling on a favourite from Jeff Finlin, I’ve all of Jeff’s albums and truth be told I’d recommended all of them to anyone who cares to listen.

15. Title: Lil Caney
Artist: Glossary
Album (2008): Better Angels of Our Nature
Submitted By: TheOtherBrit
Comments: I’ve seen these guys and gal in more cities and states than any other band. They’ve been going at it since the late 90s and are one of those bands who have paid their dues that you’d love to see hit it big. I’ve never seen them play a show where they didn’t give 100%.

16. Title: Mumblin’ Guitar
Artist: Bo Diddley
Album (Year): 1950s?
Submitted by: Gorrck
Comments: Always an underrated guitarist and performer, but without him, we wouldn’t have rock and roll as we know it.

17. Title: Golden
Artist: Radio Nationals
Album (2003): Place You Call Home
Submitted By: @BoogieStudio22
Comments: Radio Nationals were a Seattle-based band that put out an EP in 2002 and LP in 2003. This is kick ass alt-country at its best. They seemed to disappear shortly after their first national tour, when they were touring behind their LP release of Place You Call Home. Jared Clifton, who I think was the leader, still does solo shows around Seattle.

Debut EP From Rock Quintet Louis London - On Your Lips We Roared

BAND MEMBERS

Ed Saloman: Vocals/Guitar/Bass

Jack O’Donnell: Keyboards/Percussion

Nick Ingall: Guitar

Karl Fernandes: Bass/Vocals/Guitar

Jack Kiddell: Drums

Sprawling yet intimate, epic but warm, the young Aussies of Louis London are a study in dichotomy: a wildly eclectic and diverse set of influences coming together to create an entirely new sound. On their debut EP On Your Lips We Roared, the quintet of Louis London are comfortable staying in the indie rock/pop pocket, but flourishes of grand chamber bombast, ambient instrumental, and jazz color the corners.

“Our song formulas and concepts draw on all our different musical pasts, as well as the nature of contemporary popular music,” explains the band. “Chamber groups and orchestras, as well as more recent musical evolutions such as blues, jazz and of course rock and roll have influenced our tunes and concept of music.”

Having garnered a huge audience down under with sold out shows and Triple J airplay, Louis London now have their sights set on American shores. Having played music for the majority of their lives, the early twenty-somethings of Louis London found each other and immediately connected, with all sharing a strong work ethic and burning drive for success.

 “We are all very active and engaged people,” explains Karl Fernandes (Bass/Vocals/Guitar). “From Australian and international politics to environmental issues and visual arts to sport. With five people in the band our interests range far and wide which helps keep the music fresh and creative.”

As for the album title, the band confesses that it’s about getting as close to the listener as possible, which might also serve as the band’s mission statement.

 “It’s weirdly erotic I suppose,” admits Ed Saloman (Vocals/Guitar/Bass). Being so close to someone that you get that really proximal, intimate, intensity of emotion was what it was about for me, and something that I still want to recreate when we play live.”

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On Your Lips We Roared
1. Old L.A.
2. Hardly Hear You.mp3
3. Two Weeks
4. Weaver
5. Go Quietly
6. To The Edge & Back




'This Night Time' - Official Music Video
Director: Ted O'Donnell - www.tedodonnell.com
Director of Photography: Tim Tregoning - www.timtregoning.com
Camera Assistant: Sam De Teliga
Editor: Simon Njoo
Colourist: Dylan Munro

LaVendore Rogue - What's the Meaning of...

JoJo Burgess & Joel Fisk the principle songwriters behind LaVendore Rogue first made a name for themselves in 2008 in the genre-defying, alt-blues-roots band Hokie Joint. Having made the bold decision to move on from their previous musical incarnation, the duo has reacquainted an award-winning chemistry with Stephen “Cupsey” Cutmore with whom they originally founded Hokie Joint.

With the addition of Rob ‘Tank’ Barry on Bass and Warren Lynn on Keys, LaVendore Rogue are looking to forge a new path that combines the influence of Americana and Country Music with the attitude of Punk and Rock n Roll.
Rough and tumble Americana with songs about luck n’ loss, life n’ death and with tales ripped straight out of the tabloids.
Purchase on Amazon
Track List

1. Love & Hate 

2. Gangsters, Thieves & Villains

3. A.S.A.D.  

4. The Road
5. Riot
6. The Maze

7. H-A-P-P-Y
8. Lucky Boy
9. What's The Meaning Of...

Clairy Browne & The Bangin' Rackettes - US TOUR DATES

Photograph by Stephanie Bailly

Clairy Browne & The Bangin' Rackettes a 9 piece soul band from Melbourne, Australia fronted by lead vocalist Clairy Browne and backed by Camilla McKewen, Loretta Miller and Ruby Jones (The Bangin’ Rackettes) along with Darcy McNulty (Saxophone), Peter Bee (Guitar), Jules Pascoe (Bass), Gabriel Strangio (Keyboards) and Nick Martyn (Drums).
The band's debut album Baby Caught the Bus was released in Australia (Independent) in 2011 and in the US (Vanguard Records) in 2013, and features the lead single "Love Letter".

Live in studio recording at KCSN 88.5FM Los Angeles. Featuring the songs "Love Letter", "Far Too Late" and "Baby Caught the Bus". Recording April 11th 2013.

US TOUR DATES 

October 17th
Assembly
Sacramento, CA
October 18th
Bimbo’s 365 Club 
San Francisco, CA
October 19th
BuBinga Lounge at the Eldorado Casino
Reno, NV
October 21st
Lola’s Room at the Crystal Ballroom 
Portland, OR
October 22nd
Barboza 
Seattle, WA
October 30th
Saint Rocke 
Hermosa Beach, CA
November 1st
Glasshouse Pomona, CA
November 5th
Crescent Ballroom 
Phoenix, AZ
November 11th
The Conservatory 
Oklahoma City, OK
November 12th
The Studio at Warehouse Live 
Houston, TX
November 13th
Cambridge Room at the House Of Blues 
Dallas, TX
November 15th
The Parish at the House Of Blues
New Orleans, LA
December 2nd
Pop’s Sauget, IL
December 4th
McGlohon Theatre 
Charlotte, NC
December 5th
The Southern Café and Music Hall 
Charlottesville, VA
December 6th
Knitting Factory
Brooklyn, NY
December 7th
Mercury Lounge  
New York, NY
December 8th
North Star Bar 
Philadelphia, PA

LEE BAINS III & THE GLORY FIRES FALL 2013 TOUR DATES ( W/ AUSTIN LUCAS)

AFTER A YEAR-AND-A-HALF OF TEARING UP THE ROAD IN SUPPORT OF THEIR CRITICALLY-ACCLAIMED DEBUT ALBUM THERE IS A BOMB IN GILEAD, LEE BAINS III & THE GLORY FIRES TO EMBARK ON THEIR FIRST WEST COAST TOUR IN OCTOBER WITH  COUCH BY COUCHWEST ALUMNI AUSTIN LUCAS! 

"Alone In Memphis" off Austin's NEW album 'Stay Reckless'

THE BIRMINGHAM, AL-BASED FOURSOME WILL BE ROAD-TESTING NEW MATERIAL FROM THEIR FORTHCOMING SOPHOMORE STUDIO ALBUM (AN EFFORT THAT BAINS ADMITS WILL BE A GRITTIER, HARDER-HITTING AFFAIR THAN THEIR LAST)

From the album "There Is A Bomb In Gilead"

LEE BAINS III & THE GLORY FIRES FALL 2013 TOUR DATES ( * W/ AUSTIN LUCAS)
Wed, October 2 – Oxford, MS – Proud Larry’s*
Thu, October 3 – Memphis, TN – Hi-Tone*
Fri, October 4 – Little Rock, AR – White Water Tavern*
Sat, October 5 – Tulsa, OK – Fassler Hall*
Mon, October 7 – Phoenix, AZ – Rhythm Room*
Tue, October 8 – Tucson, AZ – Plush*
Wed, October 9 – San Diego, CA – Soda Bar*
Thu, October 10 – Los Angeles, CA – The Mint*
Fri, October 11 – Joshua Tree, CA – Joshua Tree Music Festival
Sat, October 12 – San Francisco, CA – Thee Parkside*
Sun, October 13 – Sacramento, CA – Torch Club*
Tue, October 15 – Portland, OR – Dante’s*
Wed, October 16 – Bellingham, WA – The Shakedown*
Thu, October 17 – Seattle, WA – Sunset*
Fri, October 18 – Missoula, MT – The Palace*
Sat, October 19 – Salt Lake City, UT – Kilby*
Sun, October 20 – Denver, CO – Larimer Lounge*
Mon, October 21 – Wichita, KS – Barleycorn’s*
Tue, October 22 – Oklahoma City, OK – Conservatory*
Wed, October 23 – Dallas, TX – Live Oak*
Thu, October 24 – Austin, TX – Holy Mountain*
Fri, October 25 – Houston, TX – Rudyard’s*
Tue, November 11 – New York, NY – Mercury Lounge w/ Wyldlife, The Brooklyn What