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Award-Winning Janiva Magness to Release "Stronger For It" March 13
On March 13, Alligator Records will release Stronger For It, the powerful and stunning new release from award-winning vocalist (and songwriter) Janiva Magness. Magness is among the premier blues and R&B singers in the world today. Her voice possesses an earthy, raw honesty born from her life experience. Through her passionate vocals and, for the first ...
JC Stylles: Exhilaration And Other States
by Dan Bilawsky
The photos that adorn the cover and back panel of guitarist JC Stylles Exhilaration And Other States make Stylles look like a cross between a '50s rockabilly musician and a Brian Setzer wannabe, but his music has nothing to do with either one. The Australian-born and New York-based guitarist deals in burning organ trio swing, with ...
Brian Setzer: Setzer Goes Instru-Mental!
BRIAN SETZER GIVES BLUEGRASS A ROCKABILLY SPIN ON NEW ALBUM OUT APRIL 19 With its forays into bluegrass and traditional jazz, Brian Setzer's new album Setzer Goes Instru-MENTAL! (out April 19 on Surfdog Records) has the guitar legend testing new waters and putting his signature Stray Cat stamp on a few instrumental favorites. Setzer wrote six ...
The Brian Setzer Orchestra: Christmas Comes Alive
by C. Michael Bailey
Since 1994, former Stray Cats' guitarist Brian Setzer has led his own big band, specializing in a hybrid of rock and swing that was thought to have died with Bill Haley and the Comets. Also since that time, Setzer has made a cottage industry of playing holiday music with his big band, releasing Boogie Woogie Christmas ...
Brian Setzer Recruits Visionary Arranger Frank Comstock
What does a modern-day big band leader do when they want to re-create the sounds of classic 1950s film noir music? For Brian Setzer, the answer was simply to go to the source, the legendary Frank Comstock, who wrote arrangements for Benny Carter, Stan Kenton, Les Brown, and Judy Garland, penned the theme songs for Rocky ...
Brian Setzer Collects His Classics for a Cool Yule
Brian Setzer is “the new king of jingle bell rock" (Billboard) and on October 13, Surfdog will re-release the perfect Setzer treat for all good boys and girls: 'Christmas Rocks! The Best of Collection' and the new 'Ultimate Christmas Collection'. 'Christmas Rocks!' brings together the best songs from his two Christmas albums, 'Dig That Crazy Christmas' ...
Brian Setzer: The Dirty Boogie
by Jim Santella
The swing revival is today’s up-to-the-minute news, but has been gaining momentum for quite some time. Brian Setzer formed his big band in 1992 as an alternative choice for folks who have the time and energy to fill their leisure hours with more than just one activity. He defines a “Kustom Lifestyle" as pertaining to one ...
