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Bosch's Ear Tunneling Debut a 13 Track Warp Speed Flight

Bosch's Ear Tunneling Debut a 13 Track Warp Speed Flight

Source: Glass Onyon PR - Keith James

Algonquin, IL - Over the course of 48 hours in the studio, Bosch members Christopher Brown, Charles Greenleaf and Kevin Sims created their thirteen track, eponymously titled first release, Bosch. Planning was utterly simple: Sims arrived via car from Athens, Georgia with a carload of instruments, Greenleaf arrived via plane from Athens, and Brown, proprietor of northern Illinois' Studio Roadnoise, set up a mix template to accommodate their many instruments. What you hear on this CD is pure and serious ...

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I See Hawks in L.A.'s "Greatest Non-Hits" Coming On Collectors' Choice

I See Hawks in L.A.'s "Greatest Non-Hits" Coming On Collectors' Choice

Source: conqueroo

Cited by USA Today for “versatility, variety and power (and) intriguing dystopian science- fictional bent in the lyrics," while High Times calls group “the house band for a revolution that isn't over yet."

LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Never mind their clear-as-country-water name. “The band name was a code, a question, a diffident invitation: If you see hawks, then maybe we should talk." Formed by Rob Waller and brothers Paul and Anthony Lacques, I See Hawks in L.A. was established on ...

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Clarinetist Pete Neighbour Releases "It's Alright With Me"

Clarinetist Pete Neighbour Releases "It's Alright With Me"

Source: Michael Ricci

Pete Neighbour is proud to announce that his new album, It's Alright With Me is now available. It can be purchased directly from Pete, via his website, peteneighbour.com, at specialist music stores and track downloads, as well as the album itself, are available at digstation.com and cdbaby.com. The album is mainly material associated with the great Benny Goodman, although is most definitely not another “tribute" album! It was recorded with a wonderful rhythm section of Bert Ligon, (piano) Reggie Sullivan ...

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Free Album Featuring: Russo, Benevento, Dreiwitz

Free Album Featuring: Russo, Benevento, Dreiwitz

Source: JamBase

Radio Soap Star Opera - Free Album Featuring Joe Russo, Marco Benevento, Stuart Bogie, Dave Dreiwitz and More

Joe Russo Below is a link to a zip file for Radio Soap Star Opera. It is currently only available as a free download and will not be sold anywhere ever.

You can download the album for free now at: http://www.sendspace.com/file/u86hrc

Radio Soap Star Opera was recorded in seven days over three years. The tremendous musicians include: Joe ...

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Gentle Giant: Digital Reissues

Gentle Giant: Digital Reissues

Source: JamBase

'70s PROG ROCK KINGS RE-RELEASE CATALOG IN NOVEMBER

On November 3rd 2009 Gentle Giant will be digitally releasing seven of their best-known albums and tracks in digital form for the very first time via their own Alucard label through EMI Music's Label Services unit.

This progressive rock band, which was active from 1970 through 1980, was made up of multi-instrumentalists, and lived to expand the frontiers of contemporary popular music at the risk of becoming very unpopular." The group's ...

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Cesaria Evora to Release New Album

Cesaria Evora to Release New Album

Source: rock paper scissors, inc.

Lifting Up a Shot of Pure Grain Cesaria: The Music of Cape Verde's Billie Holiday Goes to Cairo

Cesaria Evora has overcome poverty, a revolution, and even a recent stroke to become a national treasure of Cape Verde and uphold her reputation as an increasingly adventurous icon of world music. On her latest album, Nha Sentimento (digital release October 24, 2009; Lusafrica), Cesaria ventures further afield than ever before, twisting Arabic musical traditions into bluesy, sinuous compositions from some of ...

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Saxophonist Tom Tallitsch to Release 3rd Album "Perspective" 11/17/09 on Oa2 Records

Saxophonist Tom Tallitsch to Release 3rd Album "Perspective" 11/17/09 on Oa2 Records

Source: Tom Tallitsch Productions, LLC

Saxophonist Tom Tallitsch is set to release his third album “Perspective" (2nd album on Origin/OA2 Records), on November 17th, 2009. Originally from Cleveland, Oh, Tom lives in New Jersey and plays in Philadelphia and New York. His first two albums 'Duality' (2004 Self-Released), and 'Medicine Man' (2008 OA2 Records), have received critical acclaim and are on worldwide radio playlists. “PERSPECTIVE" is a collection of Tom's original compositions and features the following lineup: TOM TALLITSCH - Tenor & Soprano Saxophones

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Platinum Pianist Alan Hewitt Signs with Nugroove and Releases Retroactive

Platinum Pianist Alan Hewitt Signs with Nugroove and Releases Retroactive

Source: Cheryl Hughey Promotions

Alan Hewitt, platinum producer to the stars, inks deal with nuGroove/Sony Red and will release a new album entitled Retroactive in early 2010. For those who can't wait the CD, single selections will be available for online digital download on October 20, 2009 on iTunes and other electronic retail outlets.

Hewitt, who has been a mainstay in the production room for mega artists like Earth, Wind and Fire, Warrant, Donny Osmond, movies, television and more, will release his first single ...

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