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The E Family To Release Their Highly Anticipate Album "Now & Forever" Today
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Andie D'Avino
The Musical Family Dynasty Pete Escovedo, Sheila E., Juan Escovedo and Peter Michael Escovedo Will Celebrate This Album of a Lifetime With A Star-Studded Affair At The World-Renowned Conga Room in Los Angeles tonight. After years of playing on each other's projects, The E Family came together to produce this ultimate, long overdue and highly anticipated labor of love, Now & Forever. Available in stores on September 20, 2011 on Sheila E's Stiletto Flats Music through Waterfront Entertainment (Fontana / ...
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Real Gone Music Bows with Grateful Dead, ? & the Mysterians
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conqueroo
New Razor & Tie-distributed label will debut in November with Grateful Dead “Dick's Picks" albums, ? and the Mysterians 180-gram vinyl, David Rose, Ed Ames, Connie Stevens, Joanie Sommers, Shelby Flint, Cameo Parkway Holiday Hits and The Girls from Petticoat Junction LOS ANGELES, Calif.—The newly formed Real Gone Music re-issue label boasts a diverse release schedule for 2011 and 2012 drawing from both major label licensing arms and independents, featuring such artists as the Grateful Dead, Connie Stevens, Rick Nelson ...
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JC Stylles - Exhilaration and Other States (Motema, 2011)
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Music and More by Tim Niland
On his web site, guitarist JC Stylles fashions himself as “the keeper of the flame of jazz guitar that swings, grooves & just plain makes you feel good." He actually succeeds quite well in fulfilling that lofty goal, leading a strong organ trio that wouldn't have sounded out of place during the heyday of Brother Jack McDuff and Grant Green. He is joined by the excellent Hammond B3 organ player Pat Bianchi and the tasteful and unobtrusive drummer Laurence Leathers. ...
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Del McCoury Band: Bill Monroe Tribute Album
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JamBase
OLD MEMORIES: THE SONGS OF BILL MONROE OUT ON VINYL SEPT 27, OUT ON DIGITAL OCT 25 This September marks the 100th anniversary of Bill Monroe's birth, and not surprisingly, there have already been plenty of tributes to the Father of Bluegrass Music, with more still to come. But when listeners turn to
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"Karnas" latest album from Vocalist Grzegorz Karnas
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Cezary L. Lerski
Vocalist Grzegorz Karnas's latest album, entitled Karnas, is a one-of-a-kind mixture of 'borrowed songs' and original compositions by this outstanding alternative performer, whose creativity draws from a broad range of musical genres which, by virtue of his tremendous expressiveness, unique lyrics and exquisite playing on the part of the band, are fused into a single, coherent, jazz-based whole. It's been more than fourteen years since Grzegorz Karnas led his own band. His project in concert is either a quartet or ...
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Abstract Logix to Release 2 DVD Set of the New Universe Music Festival on September 20, 2011
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Souvik Dutta
On November 20 and 21, 2010, maverick record label Abstract Logix hosted a series of spectacular performances, featuring an array of artists who handily defy genre categorization in favor of unbridled expression. Among the featured musicians were pioneering guitarist John McLaughlin and his current band the 4th Dimension with special guest, world music legend tabla maestro Zakir Hussain; Widespread Panic guitar hero Jimmy Herring with his electric band; Return to Forever Drummer Lenny White; the all-star quartet Human Element (keyboardist ...
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New Miles Davis: April 11, 1970 at the Fillmore West
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Wolfgang's Vault
Wolfgang's Vault, the live music and jazz archive, today releases a newly restored recording of the great Miles Davis. This performance was captured on April 11, 1970 at the Fillmore West, a Bill Graham Presents event. This set is available to be streamed free at Wolfgangsvault.com, and available to be downloaded as MP3 or FLAC for audiophiles. The set features the following musicians: Miles Davis—trumpet Steve Grossman—soprano sax Chick Core—electric piano Dave Holland—bass
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LA Songstress Amanda Abizaid Is Spreading The Love With The Release Of Her New Digital EP "Be In Love"
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Glass Onyon PR - Keith James
Los Angeles, CA: You've heard her enchanting voice on hit TV shows and films such as 'The 4400,' 'Odd Girl Out,' “Smallville,' 'Ed,' 'One Tree Hill,' 'Felicity' and 'Charmed.' Now singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Amanda Abizaid is preparing to release her highly anticipated new (physical and digital) EP titled Be In Love on October 11th, 2011. One of Hollywood's most in-demand “Female-Vocalist-for-Hire," Amanda's new EP in many ways is a watershed for the American/Lebanese music artist, with her songwriting reaching ...
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