The brainchild of songwriter and front man, Matty O’Brien, NYC Rockers Memphis Crawl have been mesmerizing audiences with their trademark brand of Blues/Rock/Psychedelia since 2004. Their debut album, Falling Down Against The Sun, was released in January. The standout Southern-flavored jam, Wildflower Annie, has since been featured as Eat Sleep Breathe Music’s “Song of the Day.” You can download it now as a free MP3.
Band members include O’Brien, lead guitarist Bryan Stevens, bassist Mad Freik, drummer Mike Vincenti, and rhythm guitarist Nick Vincenti.
Here’s the full track listing for the EP.
1. Wildflower Annie
2. Howlin’ In Blue
3. Skeletons In Time
4. Wintertime
Memphis Crawl are currently appearing around New York State, with dates in September in Setauket, Williamsburg and Patchogue.
Rock legends Foreigner are set to release a brand new 3-disc collection titled Feels Like The First Time on September 13th. The album will contain brand new digital recordings of their greatest hits, an entire disc of acoustic renditions and a DVD of the band in concert captured in High Definition.
You can get a sample from the album as a free MP3 Download of Juke Box Hero, their anthem to the Rock ‘n’ Roll struggle that originally hit the Billboard Top 40 in 1982. The new recording from Mick Jones, Kelly Hansen, Jeff Pilson, Tom Gimbel, Michael Bluestein and Mark Schulman is one of the tracks on Disc Two: Juke Box Heroes from the new album. The disc includes beautifully re-recorded versions of their best-loved songs, along with a brand new track, Save Me.
The 3-disc set from Razor & Tie Records also includes Disc One: Acoustique: The Classics Unplugged, and Disc Three: Live In Chicago, an 80-minute concert DVD that will air on PBS this fall as part of the Public Television Rocks! series. The DVD also includes back stage footage and more bonus acoustic versions of Foreigner’s classic hits.
Here’s the full track listing.
CD One: Acoustique: The Classics Unplugged
Long, Long Way From Home
Cold As Ice
The Flame Still Burns
Double Vision
Fool For You Anyway
Say You Will
Starrider
Waiting For A Girl Like You
Feels Like The First Time
Juke Box Hero
That’s All Right (Bonus Track)
CD Two: Juke Box Heroes: Brand New Digital Recordings of Foreigner’s Greatest Hits
Save Me (Bonus Track – New Song!)
Feels Like The First Time
Cold As Ice
Long, Long Way From Home
Hot Blooded
Double Vision
Head Games
Dirty White Boy
Urgent
Waiting For A Girl Like You
I Want To Know What Love Is
Juke Box Hero
DVD: Live in Chicago
Double Vision
Head Games
Cold As Ice
Waiting For A Girl Like You
When It Comes To Love
Blue Morning, Blue Day
Dirty White Boy
Starrider
Feels Like The First Time
Urgent
I Want To Know What Love Is
Hot Blooded
Juke Box Hero
Hell Or Highwater have released the first song off their upcoming album “Begin Again” for FREE download with a ‘like’ on Facebook. To download “Gimme Love” from Hell or Highwater, click here: http://on.fb.me/puozLS. Most recently the band released a behind the scenes video of the creation of the cover art, which can be seen here
With a cross country tour kicking-off in a month and the album released in just a few weeks, frontman Brandon Saller gives us an insight to what we will see on the road.”I think that anyone coming to see Hell Or Highwater can expect rock ‘n’ roll through and through, but in a way, in my opinion, that they haven’t heard before,” Saller declares.
In addition to the upcoming release of “Begin Again” and the UPROAR Festival Tour, Saller recorded a cover of “Night Life” with Billy Martin of Good Charlotte for the soundtrack of the upcoming Muppets Movie. The soundtrack also features industry heavyweights like OK GO, The Fray, Andrew Bird, Weezer, Hayley Williams, My Morning Jacket, Alkaline Trio and more. The soundtrack will be released August 23rd at Starbucks worldwide.
For more than 15 years, Brandon Saller has put his blood, sweat, and tears into the SoCal metalcore outfit, Atreyu. The seasoned drummer/vocalist has hammered out five studio LPs with four of his best friends, while traveling the globe and performing for legions of exuberant fans. Saller has lived the dream of every musician: to bring the rock ‘n’ roll to the hungry, fervent masses. And with Hell Or Highwater, formerly known as The Black Cloud Collective, Saller emerges from behind the drum kit, with the same unbridled passion, to ignite the next rock ‘n’ roll firestorm.
Hell Or Highwater has been brewing for a little over a year and a half, as Saller’s songwriting drew inspiration from classic rock, doo-wop, punk and pop. Once armed with a solid collection of tunes, he unleashed his newfound vigor in a slew of gigs prior to the New Year, and it felt totally natural. When Atreyu announced their hiatus in January, Saller felt the timing was spot on to bring Hell Or Highwater to the forefront.
“The Black Cloud Collective was just a name. We felt that it didn’t speak to, or represent the 5 of us. Hell or Highwater spoke to who we are as a band. Hell or Highwater is who we are,” says Saller.
Hell Or Highwater lineup came together through word of mouth and via good old-fashioned tryouts. Each member had crossed paths throughout their respective careers, but once guitarist Matt Pauling (The Confession), guitarist Neal Tiemann (MWK, David Cook), bassist Joey Bradford (Thieves and Liars), and drummer Kyle Peek (MWK, David Cook) synced up with Saller, things just clicked.
“I was lucky enough to find, in my opinion, some of the greatest musicians I could have ever found,” Saller says. “The music has energized all of us to the point where we’re foaming at the mouth. This music makes me want to body slam someone and run a mile, while waving an American flag!”
Rockstar Uproar Festival Tour Dates
Day Date City/State Venue
Fri. Aug. 26 2011 Camden, NJ Susquehanna Bank Center
Sat. Aug. 27 2011 Scranton, PA Toyota Pavilion
Sun. Aug. 28 2011 Boston, MA Comcast Center
Wed. Aug. 31 2011 Washington, DC Jiffy Lube Live
Thurs. Sept. 01 2011 Virginia Beach, VA Farm Bureau Live at VA Beach
Sat. Sept. 03 2011 Tampa, FL 1-800-ASK-GARY Amphitheatre
Sun. Sept. 04 2011 Biloxi, MS Mississippi Coast Coliseum
Mon. Sept. 05 2011 Houston, TX Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
Fri. Sept. 09 2011 Detroit, MI DTE Energy Music Centre
Sat. Sept. 10 2011 Buffalo, NY Darien Lake Performing Arts Cen.
Sun. Sept. 11 2011 Hartford, CT Comcast Theatre
Wed. Sept. 14 2011 Toronto, ON Molson Canadian Amphitheatre
Fri. Sept. 16 2011 Pittsburgh, PA First Niagara Pavilion
Sat. Sept. 17 2011 Indianapolis, IN Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
Wed. Sept. 21 2011 Cleveland, OH Blossom Music Center
Fri. Sept. 23 2011 Omaha, NE WestFair Amphitheater
Sat. Sept. 24 2011 Kansas City, MO Sandstone Amphitheater
Sun. Sept. 25 2011 St. Louis, MO Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
Wed. Sept. 28 2011 Calgary, AB Saddledome
Thurs. Sept. 29 2011 Edmonton, AB Rexall Place
Sat. Oct. 01 2011 Auburn, WA White River Amphitheatre
Wed. Oct. 05 2011 Denver, CO Comfort Dental Amphitheater
Fri. Oct. 07 2011 Albuquerque, NM Hard Rock Pavilion
Sat. Oct. 08 2011 Phoenix, AZ Ashley Furniture Home Store Pav.
Sun. Oct. 09 2011 San Diego, CA Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre
Thurs. Oct. 13 2011 Sacramento, CA Sleep Train Amphitheatre
Fri. Oct. 14 2011 San Francisco, CA Shoreline Amphitheater
Long Island indie rockers, My Summer, just self-released their highly anticipated new full-length album, “Ice In The Loveliest Veins”, on July 2nd, 2011. In response to the albums immediate success the band is giving away a song for free!
ormed in 2005 by Mike Longo (guitar, vocals) and Joe Lambiaso (drums), My Summer quickly established themselves as a staple of New York’s indie rock scene, picking up band members Dave Ferrara (guitar) and Joe Gruber (bass) along the way. Before year’s end, they released their first EP and began building up a following along the East Coast with their mix of upbeat guitar-driven rock balanced by melodic, jazzy interludes. In Fall 2006, the band released their first full-length, Catch Fire.
My Summer’s self-titled sophomore release debuted in November 2009. The album highlights the band’s ability to synthesize a range of influences. Songs like “What Your Worth” and “Seething Soul” captured My Summer’s upbeat, yet aggressive sound, while “Wake Up” and “Through the War”, reveal a subtle thread of indie-pop. The record grabbed industry attention and the band found themselves featured on Fearless Radio, New Music Inferno, Eat Sleep Breath Music, PopTimes, AltSounds, The Sound Alarm and The Dave & Glenn Show.
So far 2011 has proved to be the year of My Summer and with this new release, it’s clear their success has only just begun.
Track Listing:
1. Kick Me When I’m Down
2. So Much To Say
3. In My Darkest Hour
4. Hollywood Heart
5. So Say I
6. Burn Every Bridge
7. My Penance
8. What A Disaster
9. We Won’t Always Be
Tour Dates:
7.16.11 The Velvet Lounge East Setauket, NY
7.23.11 Thrust’s Annual Booze Cruise Babylon, NY
8.21.11 Mr. Beery’s Bethpage, NY
Brooklyn based singer songwriter Kevin Devine has signed to Razor & Tie Records.
New Album “Between The Concrete and Clouds” To Be Released On September 13TH, 2011
His new full length album, Between the Concrete & Clouds, will be released September 13, 2011 via Razor & Tie / Favorite Gentlemen. Devine will head out this fall on a headlining tour with The Features as direct support on its first leg. The tour will kick off on September 6th in Pittsburgh, PA at Club AE and make stops nationwide, concluding in Upland, CA at The Wire.
Between The Concrete & Clouds is a record full of firsts for Devine, both sonically and technically. Perhaps best known for his solo acoustic musings, this is the first record he’s made that is fully backed by a band. After settling back home in Brooklyn after being on tour for most of 2009 and ’10, Devine spent time in his rehearsal space playing around with ideas on his own, bringing shape to the songs by recording them as acoustic demos, something he hasn’t done since high school.
Produced by longtime collaborator Chris Bracco and mixed by Rob Schnapf (Beck, Elliott Smith, Dr. Dog), Between the Concrete & Clouds was recorded in 10 days over a span of a month. The 10 track album features musicians Brian Bonz (keyboard), Chris Bracco (bass, keyboard), Mike Fadem (drums, percussion), Russell Smith (electric guitar), and Mike Strandberg (guitar, mandolin). This is the first recording Devine’s done with his version of this band, and it had an inspired impact on the final product.
“The combination of Chris and Rob on this record kind of marries the best aspects of everything I’ve tried to do over the past ten years,” said Kevin. “I tried to explore a bit musically and make an album that still has a lot to chew on, but serves it with a scoop of ice cream,” said Kevin. “I took the lyrical density of what I typically write – which are not-simple stories about not-simple people, or what I feel life is most accurately like – but give them more of a traditional pop structure.”
Devine has received numerous accolades from press and fans alike over the span of his nine year career. His discography includes several EPs and live albums, as well as past full-lengths Circle Gets the Square (2002), Make the Clocks Move (2003), Split The Country, Split The Street (2005), Put Your Ghost to Rest (2006), Brother’s Blood (2009), and Bad Books (2010), a side project Kevin worked on with Andy Hull and other members of Manchester Orchestra. Kevin has played with top artists including Bright Eyes, Manchester Orchestra, Okkervill River, Earlimart, and many more, and has performed at the following festivals: Coachella 2010, Bonnaroo 2010, Bamboozle 2010, Lollapalooza 2009, Austin City Limits 2007, and Soundwave 2008 (Australia).
TOUR DATES
Sept 6 – Pittsburgh, PA – Club AE
Sept 7 – Akron, OH – Musica
Sept 8 – Detroit, MI – Magic Stick
Sept 9 – Chicago, IL – Bottom Lounge
Sept 10 – St. Louis, MO – Old Rock House
Sept 11 – Kansas City, MO – Record Bar
Sept 13 – Denver, CO – Marquis Theater
Sept 14 – Salt Lake City, UT – Kilby Court
Sept 16 – Seattle, WA – El Corazon Lounge
Sept 17 – Portland, OR – Bunk Bar
Sept 19 – San Francisco, CA – Bottom of the Hill
Sept 20 – Upland, CA – The Wire
Artist/Producer/Director and Eurythmics co-founder, Dave Stewart’s new album, The Blackbird Diaries is set to be released on Tuesday, June 28th 2011. Recently completed in Nashville, the album was produced by Dave Stewart and Mike Bradford and was recorded and mixed by John McBride at his famed Blackbird Studio. The Blackbird Diaries is set to feature all new material including a co-write with Bob Dylan as well as duets with Stevie Nicks, Martina McBride, Colbie Caillat and features The Secret Sisters. Dave is backed throughout the album by a stellar assortment of musicians on the album including guitarist Tom Bukovac, drummer Chad Cromwell, bassist Michael Rhodes, steel guitarist Dan Dugmore and Mike Rojas on piano. As an integral part of Stevie Nicks new album, “In Your Dreams,” (he was co-producer, co-writer, photographer, performer and movie director) Dave has been invited by Stevie as her special guest to perform at Webster Hall in New York City on May 4th.
“This was my favorite time ever in the studio, I wrote most of the songs on the spot and recorded all of them in one incredible session lasting 5 days and nights!,” explains Dave Stewart. I made an unusual film of the process that not only features all the musicians and performers but also gives away some of my writing secrets which involves both a well known fortune teller and hypnotist who allowed themselves to be filmed in session with me.”
Dave Stewart’s The Blackbird Diaries is unlike anything he has embarked on during his illustrious 30 year music career both with Eurythmics and as a solo artist. With an American flare and rooted in rock, country, and blues, the album is in the vein of recent releases by Bob Dylan and Neil Young – masterful recordings mixed with rich and detailed lyrics. The Blackbird Diaries showcases a very different type of songwriting for Stewart with more story-driven autobiographical lyrics, which is a departure from the pop/rock sounds which have made him one of the most successful and revered songwriters/collaborators of all time. Tales of loves conquered and loves lost, Dave gets intimate, personal with words while he allows his music to rock free on an album that might just prove to be this artist’s second, and perhaps finest, act.
A multi-media entrepreneur, Dave Stewart is recognized as one of the most respected and accomplished talents in the entertainment industry today. His career spans more than 30 years and more than 100 million album sales, plus a Lifetime Achievement Award with Eurythmics partner Annie Lennox. With Lennox, Stewart delivered ingenious pop/rock hits such as “Here Comes The Rain Again,” “Would I Lie To You,” “Missionary Man,” and “Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)”. One of the most sought-after writers and music producers, Dave has crafted songs for and collaborated with the likes of Mick Jagger, Bono, Tom Petty, and Gwen Stefani (to name a few) and has shared the stage with everybody from BB King, U2, Eric Clapton, Bruce Springsteen and Bob Dylan. Stewart has won Best British Producer four times and Best British Songwriter five times, as well as numerous Grammy, MTV, and European awards. A highly-regarded artist and filmmaker, Stewart has scored and penned the title songs for many hit movies throughout the years, including the Mick Jagger collaboration for the film Alfie, which won the pair a Golden Globe. He produced the award-winning documentary Deep Blues, and his feature directorial debut Honestpremiered at the Cannes Film Festival in 2000. Stewart and songwriter/producer Glen Ballard recently wrote a musical adaptation of the 1990 Jerry Zucker film Ghost, which opens in London’s West End in June this year. This Year Stewart also co-wrote and co-produced Joss Stone’s new album as well as Stevie Nicks’ new album “In Your Dreams” which marks the first occasion Nicks has ever collaborated on a solo album.
“We feel very fortunate to have the opportunity to work with Dave. He is a legend who has been associated with all kinds of quality music for years and the Blackbird Diaries is an amazing accomplishment. We will hunt and kill for him, adds Cliff Chenfeld, Co-Owner Razor & Tie.
Dave Stewart is the latest addition to join the leading independent label Razor & Tie and the diverse and acclaimed roster that includes such artists as Foreigner, Vanessa Carlton, Richard Ashcroft, Nicole Atkins, Angelique Kidjo, Dave Barnes, All That Remains, Norma Jean, Dweezil Zappa, Dar Williams, Chelsea Grin and The Summer Set. The New York City-based label is one of the fastest growing independent record companies in the United States, and has garnered both Platinum sales and Grammy awards in its 20-year history.
The Blackbird Diaries Tracklisting:
1. So Long Ago
2. Beast Called Fame
3. Magic In The Blues
4. All Messed Up (featuring Martina McBride)
5. Stevie Baby
6. Cheaper Than Free (featuring Stevie Nicks)
7. The Gypsy Girl and Me
8. One Way Ticket To The Moon (featuring The Secret Sisters)
9. Bulletproof Vest (featuring Colbie Caillat)
10. Worth The Waiting For
11. The Well
12. Country Wine (featuring The Secret Sisters)
Produced by Dave Stewart and Mike Bradford
Mixed & Engineered by John McBride
Associate Producer: John McBride
Executive Producer: Dave Kaplan
Mixed and recorded at: Blackbird Studio, Nashville, TN
On a special edition of Chillcast Video, Anji Bee presents Try To Forget, a brand new song that she and Lovespirals collaborator Ryan Lum recorded as part of a compilation celebrating five years of The Chillcast. The compilation is available for download free-of-charge (donations gladly accepted), and includes music from MoShang, Chill Factor-5, 7 Day Visa, Karmacoda and more.
Anji Bee created The Chillcast in 2006, and has since published hundreds of episodes of the audio version (and dozens of video episodes) featuring a wide range of electronica and chillout music from nearly 1,500 bands and artists. The commemorative album, titled 5 Years of Chillin’, is an hour long compilation described as “an international mix of electronica with heavy jazz and soul influences that is truly representative of the sound and vibe of The Chillcast.”
You can download the album, which includes the video for Try To Forget, at the following address.
You can also enter a contest to win 1 of 5 personally autographed limited edition eco-wallet CDs of the album by sending an email including your name and mailing address to contest@anjibee.com by this Friday, April 22, 2011.
Here’s the full track listing for 5 Years of Chillin’.
Ernesto & Markus Z – Pretty Lies
Anji Bee – Put Some Music On
The Grooveblaster – It’s In Her Kiss
MoShang – Mi Secreto
Sunburn In Cyprus – In The Sunshine (Big Wheel Remix)
Two members of London trio Eclectic Method Moved to the states and released their debut single Outta Sight on March 15h. and it just so happens to be a stunner featuring Chuck D. Not prone to resting on their laurels, or resting at all for that matter, two days after the release they arrived at SXSW and gave us all a healthy dose, kicking off the Vimeo/Nikon party with Diplo, rocking the PepsiMax show with Pharaoh Monch, not to mention opening for their personal heroes Wu-Tang Clan. And they didn’t stop there. On March 29 they made their national TV debut on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon as members of The Copyright Criminals All Star Band (EM, Clyde Stubblefield, Chuck D, ?uest Love, and Black Thought). Copyright Criminals’ redux of “Fight the Power” signaled a defining moment in TV history featuring three generations of sampling icons, from the source to the innovators: Stubblefield (the most sampled drummer ever), Chuck D (the visionary who helped bring sampling to the masses), and of course EM, whose genre-bending cut-ups continue to transform the future landscape of the art form. But perhaps we’re getting ahead of ourselves.
Funeral Party is on a roll. The LA trio is picking up steam in the UK. Q Magazzine gave Golden Age of Knowhere 4 stars. Mojo Magazine says: “each track spills out with fist-in-the-air energy.” They are also getting rave reviews here in the US. the Los Angeles Times calls Funeral Party: “a ravenously physical, technically precise and impossibly fun live act”; and NME named Funeral Party one of the top 50 Best New Bands of 2010.
Their new BBC EP comes out Tuesday. Here is their single, Finale.
