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The Breaks S/T ***and1/2 out of ***** Three great modern day funk-soul-jazz artists come together to form The Breaks , a new organ/guitar/drum trio that instantly hits the ground running on their infectiously joyful debut full length. The group is Eddie Roberts ( The New Mastersounds ) guitar, Stanton Moore ( Galactic ) drums, and Robert Walter ( The Greyboy Allstars ) organ. Fashioned around the…
NOi!SE Fate of the Union *** out of ***** The Tacoma, WA based street punk outfit NOi!SE deliver a hard hitting offering, Fate of the Union that screams against the current state of American affairs, calling for unity. The first full length release from the band in ten years arrives at the perfect time. The group went through major lineup changes in that time and now are, Matt Henson (vocals),…
Frank Migliorelli and the Dirt Nappers Abnormal Conditions **** out of ***** The Red Hook, NY based roots-rockers Frank Migliorelli and the Dirt Nappers are back at it with a collection of tracks that run the gamut from escapist fantasy to protest anthems as Abnormal Conditions tries to make sense of these wild times by both digging in and tuning out. The group is composed of veterans from the…
The Los Angeles based New Radicals team up with Michelle Branch for a reimaging of their song "The Game of Love". About the song/video Branch states: "Getting to make this video with Gregg Alexander felt incredibly special. Gregg and I have known each other for so many years, and there’s such a history between us through “The Game of Love.” To come back together now, all these years later, and…
Hey all, got a review up @glidemag which you can read Right C'here . It is of The Womack Sisters self-titled debut album. Daptone delivers again. A soul album that sounds both modern and timeless. Support the artists , buy the album , read the review and peep some video below: the review
Two Americana legends, Steve Earle and Los Lobos team up for the first time on the new single "Volver a Celaya". Check out the excellent combination of unique talents below:
Leopard Hounds Too Hot for Snakes **** out of ***** The debut full length from the new blues/rock outfit Leopard Hounds finds the New Orleans quartet looking to the past for inspiration while writing originals about their Bywater neighborhood. Too Hot For Snakes works up an appetite and uses a protesting political spirit, while never forgetting to have fun. The four piece are long time New Orleans…
In this ongoing Monday Series we will be exploring various artists versions of Bob Dylan song's. Today's tune is a live cover by Jason Herr playing "Buckets of Rain" Thoughts on Original : From our first take on a cover of this tune: Dylan's mid-career masterpiece closes out with this song and to me it always seemed tacked on whimsically. After going through a ton of raw emotion with "Idiot Wind"…
The Memphis based rapper Dee Mula has a new single/video out "They Can't Count". Check out the bass bumping, skittering effort below:
We search the murky back waters of youtube to find full concerts and post them to the site weekly, come back every seven days to help us celebrate Full Show Friday's . These shows are of varying quality and may not be here for long so enjoy them while you can...As always, please support the artist every which way, but especially by seeing them live (if they are still playing)...This week... Live !…
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