Results for "JamBase"

News: Performance / Tour

Bernstein Joins MMJ on Nye

December 5, 2008

Steven Bernstein to Join My Morning Jacket on New Year's Eve Steven Bernstein Sex Mob slide trumpet guru and all around gifted musical madman Steven Bernstein will join My Morning Jacket on New Year's Eve at Madison Square Garden. The nature of this collaboration is still unknown, but one assumes Bernstein will play a similar role ...

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News: Music Industry

Split Lip Rayfield: Fast, Rough and Loud

December 5, 2008

By: Sarah Hagerman Split Lip Rayfield by Ryan Hendrix It's one of those November nights in Austin where the chill catches you off guard, but inside the Continental Club the heat has forced us to stuff our jackets into all available nooks and crannies. It's a dense crowd to tussle through ...

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News: Recording

Amadou and Mariam New Album

December 5, 2008

AMADOU & MARIAM'S NEW ALBUM, WELCOME TO MALI TO BE RELEASED IN THE U.S. MARCH 24 BY BECAUSE MUSIC/NONESUCH RECORDS Amadou & Mariam The singer Mariam Doumbia and her husband, the guitarist/vocalist Amadou Bagayoko, have been making music together since they first met and fell in love at the Institute for Young Blind People ...

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News: Recording

Soul Messages from Dimona

December 5, 2008

By: Eric Liebetrau In 1966, Chicago steel worker Ben-Ammi Carter founded the African Hebrew Israelites of Jerusalem, an offshoot of the Black Hebrew groups that dated to the late 1800s. Emphasizing the foundations of Judaism, the group was powerfully influenced by the rebellious spirit of civil-rights agitators like Marcus Garvey. They also sported a top-notch gospel ...

News: Recording

Brothers Past Re-Releases

December 4, 2008

BROTHERS PAST ANNOUNCES DIGITAL RE-RELEASE OF ITS BACK CATALOG Brothers Past Brothers Past will make a portion of its back catalog available digitally for iTunes through a deal with Nashville's Dualtone Records. The Philadelphia quartet, known for blending indie rock anthems with electronic improvisation, is re-releasing its first full-length A Wonderful Day and its only EP ...

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News: Recording

The Steepwater Band:Grace and Melody

December 4, 2008

By: Dennis Cook Everything about Grace And Melody (released November 26 on Diamond Day) has the feel of natural born rockers doggedly focused on making a solid musical impact, the broad, hearty stride of men determined to get everyone's rocks off. It takes an album like this to make one appreciate where dedication to the basics, ...

News: Music Industry

Oakland's Fox Theater

December 4, 2008

Oakland To Open New Fox Theater Fox Theater - Oakland, CA After closing its doors forty-three years ago, the Fox Theater is scheduled to reopen in February, 2009 with a run of performances from entertainment's top acts. The $75mm multi-use renovation project will feature a state-of-the-art theater with flexible capacity from 1,500 to 2,800. The theater's ...

News: Music Industry

Bill Nershi: Salmon and Cheese, Unplugged

December 4, 2008

The String Cheese Incident did as much as any band out there to break fiddle and mandolin into the jam band scene, but as their following grew, the desire to break new musical ground led them toward an increasingly electrified sound. When the band dissolved last year, guitarist-singer Bill Nershi initiated the breakup, citing concerns about ...

News: Performance / Tour

Disco Biscuits '09 Dates

December 4, 2008

The Disco Biscuits On Tour This Winter Dates Include Stops in New Venues, Old Favorites, and Long-Overdue Regions The Disco Biscuits The Disco Biscuits will hit the road this winter to bring a four week, five weekend powerhouse tour to stops across the country. Highlights of the tour include the band's first performances at ...

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News: Festival

Bonnaroo '09 Dates/Pre-Sale

December 3, 2008

THE HILLS OF TENNESSEE WILL COME ALIVE AGAIN Superfly Productions and A.C. Entertainment are proud to announce the dates for the eighth annual Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival. Confirmed to take place June 11 - 14, 2009, the four-day festival will once again be held at the 700-acre farm in Manchester, Tennessee, 60 miles southeast of ...