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LOS ANGELES, Calif. — On Record Store Day, the annual nationwide celebration of vinyl and record retail to be held this year on Saturday, April 21, 2018, Omnivore Recordings will make available a deluxe Chris Bell 7" set, an autographed Linda Perhacs LP with bonus tracks, and a new album by John Wesley Harding featuring cover songs and some head-turning special guests.
Chris Bell: “I Am the Cosmos” 40th Anniversary 7" gatefold single. This year marks the 40th anniversary of the one, and only, Chris Bell single, the legendary “I Am the Cosmos”/“You and Your Sister.” Originally released on Chris Stamey’s label, Car Records, it was the only solo recording released under Bell’s name in his lifetime. Last year, Omnivore paid tribute to the Big Star co-founder’s work by releasing an expanded and definitive deluxe edition of I Am the Cosmos, as well as collecting his pre-Big Star work in Looking Forward: The Roots of Big Star. At the end of 2017, all tracks on the aforementioned titles were given the deluxe vinyl treatment in The Complete Chris Bell. Now to wrap up the Chris Bell campaign, this 40th anniversary edition repressing of the original Car Records single is packaged in a gatefold sleeve and includes liner notes excerpted from Car Records founder Stamey’s forthcoming book, A Spy in the House of Loud: New York Songs and Stories(University of Texas Press) detailing the story of how the single came to be. An insert features Stamey’s original Car Records agreement, signed by both Stamey and Bell, and the Car Records press release. Original copies, if they can be found at all, fetch high collector’s prices. This special repressing for Record Store Day should satisfy fans seeking a copy of this masterwork.
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 Nashville, TN (March 7, 2018 Press Release)-He’s only 20 years old, barely old enough to have earned a worldly view of life, but when you listen to the songs he has written, you will find it difficult to believe that. He’s a bachelor with quite a limited experience in the ways of love, but when you listen to his cleverly crafted tales about pure and honest devotion, unabashed pining, and the dreaded broken heart, you will envision a man with a life long-lived, treaded in worn out shoes. On April 6th Mason Lively will release his first full length album “Stronger Ties,” and with it the new generation of Texas music magic. Texas Music Pickers will exclusively premier the album in its entirety via their website on Monday, March 19th. Chris Fox, Co-founder and editor of Texas Music Pickers sends a warning to all music fans. "Remember this name: Mason Lively. Between his dynamic style, smooth vocals, and captivating originality, he's definitely got a bright future ahead of him! His new album, 'Stronger Ties" is going to make a big splash!"www.texasmusicpickers.com
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To purchase tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/jam-in-the-trees-2018-tickets-41520920190. ASHEVILLE, N.C. - March 7, 2018 (Press Release) - Jam In The Trees is proud to announce the lineup for the 2018 festival, which will be held on August 24th and 25th. The annual music festival returns with a diverse lineup for the third year to Pisgah Brewing Company in Black Mountain, North Carolina. The roster includes legendary artists The Travelin' McCourys, Jerry Douglas, Shooter Jennings, Elizabeth Cook, Jane Kramer, Gangstagrass, The Stray Birds, Jim Lauderdale, The Steel Wheels, Fireside Collective, The Po' Ramblin' Boys, The Slocan Ramblers, and Andy Buckner. Following tradition, Jam in the Trees will host music on both an indoor and outdoor stage, and will strategically schedule artists so that there are no overlapping sets. In addition to award-winning Pisgah beer, food trucks will be present on-site, as well as unique vendors and local artisans. The Travelin' McCourys - No other band today has the same credentials for playing traditional and progressive music. As the sons of bluegrass legend Del McCoury, Ronnie McCoury on mandolin and Rob McCoury on banjo continue their father's work-a lifelong dedication to the power of bluegrass music to bring joy into people's lives. And with fiddler Jason Carter and bassist Alan Bartram, the ensemble is loved and respected by the bluegrass faithful. But the band is now combining their sound with others to make something fresh and rejuvenating. They can push forward so far because their roots are so deep. The band has a confidence that only comes with having paid their dues with twenty years on the bluegrass road. Other groups and new fans hear this immediately-the tight rhythm, the soulful material, and the confidence in taking bluegrass from the safety of the shore into uncharted waters. Jerry Douglas - Dobro master and 14-time Grammy winner Jerry Douglas is to the resonator guitar what Jimi Hendrix was to the electric guitar: elevating, transforming, and reinventing the instrument in countless ways. In addition to being widely recognized as the foremost master of the Dobro, Jerry Douglas is a freewheeling, forward-thinking recording artist whose output incorporates elements of bluegrass, country, rock, jazz, blues and Celtic into his distinctive musical vision. Jerry will perform a solo set, and join in with other bands throughout the day, including closing out the night with The Travelin' McCourys!  Nashville, TN (Press Release) — Things Change, the new album from American Aquarium will be released on June 1st via New West Records. A narrative chronicling the last two years as seen through the eyes of front man BJ Barham, Things Change is an introspective reflection on personal growth, adjustments and the current social climate in our country.
Since the release of his highly acclaimed solo album Rockingham (2016), there have been numerous changes in BJ Barham's life. The previous configuration of American Aquarium, the band he helped found nearly a decade ago, dissolved in April of 2017, leaving Barham to decide whether this was the end or a new chapter of American Aquarium. Choosing the latter, Barham successfully put together an entirely new lineup by fall of last year. During last summer, Barham (with his wife and dog) embarked on the ambitious "Great 48 Tour", where he played all 48 lower states in 59 days. CMT documented the tour with an exclusive video diary, which can be viewed by clicking HERE. Barham, who has operated with a DIY ethos for most of his career, was recently approached by independent label New West Records to form a partnership. Along with forming a new band, Barham has skillfully revamped the support team around him.  Courtesy: Wortman Works NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Mar. 5, 2018 Press Release) -- GRAMMY® award winning band The SteelDriverswill perform at The Caverns in Pelham, Tennessee on August 17. The underground "performance hall," known as The Cave, will host Bluegrass Underground's 10th anniversary celebration, along with The SteelDrivers' own milestone of 10 strong years of highly acclaimed albums with numerous awards. Doors open at 6 p.m. with show time at 7 p.m. Tickets are available now and can be purchased here.
“It’s hard to believe it’s been ten years since our first album,” band co-founder, lead singer and fiddle player Tammy Rogers muses. “And yet, even with all the change and transition, we still have the same joy and enthusiasm that we did in the beginning. Even as the trajectory changes, the story continues to unfold.” The SteelDrivers recently announced the addition of new lead singer Kelvin Damrell from Berea, Kentucky.  Courtesy Shore Fire Media Powerful.
(Press Release) When you look at Lindi Ortega, you see a physical manifestation of her "country gothic noir" persona: clothed in all-black attire that matches her jet-black hair and brilliant red lipstick that compliments the bold hue of her signature cowboy boots. She's a picturesque representation of the spirited country she is known for... but she hasn't always seen herself that way. Earlier today (3.6), Lindi shared her lifelong struggle with Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD) -- chronicling the early adolescent bully-driven trauma that launched the spiral in Lindi's negative thoughts about herself that eventually led to her describing her appearance as that of "a fragmented Picasso painting on acid." Feeling grotesque and alienated, Lindi retreated into a depression that threatened to batter her music career, and she documented it all for Lenny Letter. In the spirit of conquering her demons -- Lindi's forthcoming three-part concept LP 'Liberty,' due March 30, tells a story that mirrors the struggle and victory the country singer faced. From her hazy inception in "Afraid of the Dark" to her fiery triumph in title track "Liberty," Lindi's protagonist sheds the burdens of her past and races toward a prosperous future. "The beauty I seek now is a different kind," says Lindi. "It's the kind that comes from the heart and spreads like wildfire." Read Lindi's full story, here: lennyletter.com/story/lindi-ortega-body-dysmorphic-disorder
Brooklyn based honky-tonk band, Bourbon Express - Katie Curley (vocals, rhythm guitar), Brendan Curley (guitar) and Sarah Kinsey (vocals) - will release their latest studio-album, Cry About It Later, on April 20, 2018. Recorded at Cowboy Technical Services Recording Rig and produced by Eric “Roscoe” Ambel (Steve Earle, Joan Jett), Cry About It Later is an original twelve track collection permeated by the classic country sounds of pedal steel, fiddle, and mandolin resulting in a project that is both contemporary yet timeless.
Today, TDC is excited to premiere the album’s opener, “Pick Me Up.” Led by a lighthearted shuffling melody, Katie’s distinctively delicate vocals, and Brendan's subtle guitar work, “Pick Me Up” conveys that all too familiar feeling of living paycheck to paycheck and needing something to raise the spirits and ease the worry, if only for a little while. Katie Curley relays the story behind the true to life song, “Pick Me Up” was the first song deliberately written for 'Cry About It Later,' so it was a happy surprise when we listened back to the rough cuts and our ears perked up on that song. It has a loose honky-tonk feel about it, which is just how we wanted to introduce the record. “Pick Me Up” is written from the point of view of a newly wedded woman who’s so depressed about being broke in the wake of her honeymoon that she wishes there was some kind of buzz she could get that would last until payday. “It better be something slow and strong/It’s gotta last nearly all month long.” It is 100% autobiographical!  WEST CHESTER, Pa. — Over the course of his 50-year-plus career, one of Tom Rush’s defining gifts has been his ear for the faint voices of significant new songs by little-known writers. The New England-based singer-guitarist, a surviving giant of the early ’60s folk boom, was among the very first to record future standards by then-fledgling performers Joni Mitchell, James Taylor and Jackson Browne on his 1968 album The Circle Game; he brought a later generation of singer-songwriters such as Nanci Griffith and Shawn Colvin to wider audiences as part of his tours. Taylor and country music superstar Garth Brooks have both named him as a major influence.
Until his new Voices CD (Appleseed Recordings, street date April 27, 2018), Rush has been heard only sparingly as a songwriter, with only a few tantalizing handfuls of originals – about 20 – spread out over eleven studio albums, most notably “No Regrets,” a classic of stoic farewell on that ’68 LP that later became a multi-genre chart hit in three cover versions. Voices is the first album ever of all-Rush originals, ten relaxed, warmhearted, amused and sometimes thoughtful songs that perfectly reflect Tom’s wry persona. (Harkening back to Rush’s early ’60s roots in Boston as a folk/blues interpreter are two traditional tracks, “Corina, Corina” and the opening “Elder Green,” included because “I didn’t want to compromise my folksinger credentials,” Tom explains in the liner notes.) He writes songs shorn of elaborate metaphors, preferring straightforward, evocative emotional settings. Then his warm baritone, tanned by experience, humor and melancholy, shines right through the lyrics, illuminating them from within.  First Single off Forthcoming Album Set to Release April 27
Nashville, TN (Press Release) - Classic country music artist, Randall King releases his newest single, "Tuggin' On My Heartstrings," to iTunes and Spotify today, March 5, 2018. The up-tempo track relates to all men who reluctantly trade in their bachelor ways for their new-found love. "Tuggin' on My Heartstrings" is the first single off King's self-produced and self-titled forthcoming album, which is slated to be released April 27, 2018. Fans can purchase the new single HERE  HERNANDO, Miss. — For more than 20 years, Luther and Cody Dickinson have made it their mission to keep alive the sound of the Mississippi hill country blues; however, they have never been strict traditionalists. As the North Mississippi Allstars, they’ve soaked their songs in raw, unadulterated rock ‘n’ roll while stirring in fatback funk, slippery soul and righteous gospel to reshape and push the blues into contemporary relevance. Their red-hot stew of roots music — and ferocious live shows --have attracted ardent fans around the globe. Critics have been generous with their praise too. Rolling Stone’s David Fricke proclaimed that “deep roots, improvising valor and live-Cream brawn come easily” to the band, while the Oxford American credits them as having “saved and revitalized southern rock.”
The North Mississippi Allstars’ latest effort, Blue Dances Music (due out on March 9, 2018), might be their boldest effort to date. The sonically experimental EP introduces loops and programming to live recordings of tracks from their most recent album, Prayer for Peace, creating, in Cody Dickinson’s words, “an opportunity to explore this musical landscape with full realization.” |
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