Recording News

Now Available: Dennis Rea's "Views from Chicheng Precipice" on Moonjune Records

Source: Michael Ricci
August 3, 2010

DENNIS REA, guitarist and leader of critically acclaimed bands IRON KIM STYLE and MORAINE (which performed at the recent NearFest 2010), has released his solo album Views from Chicheng Precipice Internationally acclaimed for his work with art-rock juggernaut Moraine and free-jazz provocateurs Iron Kim Style (MoonJune Records MJR028 and MJR031), guitarist and composer Dennis Rea presents a completely different but equally compelling facet of his musical personality with his most ambitious release to date, Views from Chicheng Precipice. A key ...

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Charlie Musselwhite Returns to "The Well" on August 24

Source: Chris M. Slawecki
August 3, 2010

Charlie Musselwhite will release his new CD, The Well (Alligator Records) on August 24.

A groundbreaking recording artist since the 1960s, Musselwhite continues to create trailblazing music while remaining firmly rooted in the blues. His worldly-wise vocals, rich, melodic harmonica playing and deep country blues guitar work flawlessly accompany his often autobiographical and always memorable original songs

Musselwhite is the only musician who can boast knowing Elvis Presley and Johnny Cash, befriending and playing with ever major bluesman including Muddy ...

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Shye Ben-Tzur: Israel to India, Sufi to Rajasthani Funk

Source: Chris M. Slawecki
August 3, 2010

Bouncing along in a brightly painted cab or breathing the sweet sanctity of a Sufi shrine, melodies come unbidden to musician and composer Shye Ben-Tzur. And they burst into full blossom on Shoshan (EarthSynch, distributed by White Swan; September 16, 2010), a funky filigree of unexpected trans-cultural devotional songs encompassing the soaring sounds of Rajastan, the literary cadences of Hebrew, and the pulse of a rock bass line.

The seemingly quirky juxtapositions--devotional qawwali music with Hebrew poetry, Indian classical vocals ...

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Joyce Cobb & Michael Jefry Stevens CD Release Thursday August 19th

Source: Chris M. Slawecki
August 3, 2010

Joyce Cobb & Michael Jefry Stevens CD Release on Thursday August 19th Joyce Cobb: vocals & harmonica; Michael Jefrey Stevens: piano; Jonathan Wires: bass Renaldo Ward: drums.

Special event in celebration of our CD release on Archer Records. CDs will be available for purchase at that time and the event is free to the public. AMRO Music: 2918 Poplar Avenue, Memphis, TN 38111-2722 (901) 325-6406 | http://www.amromusic.com/

On their resultant self-titled album Joyce Cobb with the Michael Jefry ...

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Bess Rogers EP Sparks Broad-Ranging Media Interest, Major Tour This Fall

Source: Seth Cohen PR
August 3, 2010

National, Regional and Web Media Embracing Pop/Punk/Folk Sound of Bess Rogers Major U.S. Tour Set for Fall Interest is building, as national, regional and web-based outlets including PASTE, PAPER MAGAZINE, WGN-TV/CW NETWORK, FOX-TV, AOL Music, Medleyville, Asbury Park Press, Melodic, Wildy'sWorld, Indie Sounds, Creative Loafing and others have checked out 'Bess Rogers Presents Bess Rogers,' and they like what they've heard. The September 21st EP is a tour de force, introducing Rogers' distinctive pop/punk/folk style to a mainstream audience--Listeners will ...

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Antibalas 'Who Is This America?' Reissued by Ropeadope

Source: Chris M. Slawecki
August 3, 2010

Antibalas is set to have their modern day afrobeat classic, Who Is This America?, reissued by Ropeadope on August 17. While it's common for influential recordings to receive reissue treatment decades later or around specific anniversaries, Ropeadope has made the decision to bring back the Brooklyn-based collective's 2004 album just six years from its initial release for one primary reason: “The questions and powerful social statements on the record are as relevant today as they were in 2004. 'Big Man' ...

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Galeet Dardashti Gives Voice to Provocative Women of the Bible

Source: rock paper scissors, inc.
August 3, 2010

The Laughter and Crying of a Persian Jew: Galeet Dardashti Gives Voice to Provocative Women of the Bible

This is the story of why the brilliant Queen of Sheba shaved her legs, how the stunning Vashti laid down the line for her drunken husband, and how a mysterious witch spoke King Saul's doom and then served him a nice dinner. The Naming, the upcoming release from singer and composer Galeet Dardashti , draws on the Persian classical music and Middle ...

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Gamelan Madu Sari - Hive (2010)

Source: Something Else!
August 3, 2010

By Mark SaleskiWhat do you think of when encountering the words “world music"? Squeaky vocals in unknown languages? Lots of drums? Brightly colored CD covers on display near the checkout at Starbucks? It's a sad fact that the way music is marketed has forced many kinds of music into more “manageable" categories, “world music" being the most generic (and perhaps least meaningful) label. Sure, that packaging was designed to draw listeners in, listeners who might be afraid of ...

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