Jeff – May 15, 2017 at 06:04PM
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I started dreaming of having a radio show as a kid, when I’d pick a song that I felt like listening to, then wait and see what that song made me think of, and travel down the line from there. … Continue reading →
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Rob Dickens – May 16, 2017 at 02:02AM
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Watch three new videos released from three bright and diverse new artists – Molly Tuttle, Sarah Shook and Lisa Le Blanc Molly Tuttle Award-winning songwriter and virtuoso instrumentalist Molly Tuttle is due to put out a debut solo album entitled Rise. Produced by Kai Welch, the seven-song EP was recorded in a small studio in […]
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Calvin Powers – May 16, 2017 at 03:57AM
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Lynne Hanson is the featured artist with two bluesy tracks from her Uneven Ground album. Plus John Moreland, Rhiannon Giddens, The Mavericks, Don Bryant & more
“Ep352 Lynne Hanson” originated from Americana Music Show Podcast.
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Calvin Powers – May 16, 2017 at 04:02AM
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Lynne Hanson is the featured artist with two bluesy tracks from her Uneven Ground album. Plus John Moreland, Rhiannon Giddens, The Mavericks, Don Bryant & more
“Ep352 Lynne Hanson” originated from Americana Music Show Podcast.
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Calvin Powers – May 16, 2017 at 05:36AM
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Lynne Hanson is the featured artist with two bluesy tracks from her Uneven Ground album. Plus John Moreland, Rhiannon Giddens, The Mavericks, Don Bryant & more
“Ep352 Lynne Hanson” originated from Americana Music Show Podcast.
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Calvin Powers – May 16, 2017 at 06:21AM
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Lynne Hanson is the featured artist with two bluesy tracks from her Uneven Ground album. Plus John Moreland, Rhiannon Giddens, The Mavericks, Don Bryant & more
“Ep352 Lynne Hanson” originated from Americana Music Show Podcast.
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Trigger – May 16, 2017 at 11:16AM
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Don’t think of Swimming Alone as a commercial release. Think of it as something Liz Rose made for herself and maybe a few close friends and family that you somehow got a copy of. It’s sweet, quirky, funny at times, delightfully dated, refreshingly honest, and just a simple joy to listen to.
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madmackerel – May 16, 2017 at 03:37PM
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From Glasgow’s fertile DIY punk scene come Breakfast Muff, a wonderfully uncompromising trio who are set to release their new album Eurgh! on 7 July via Amour Foo Records.
Featuring songs about sexuality, feminism and feelings, Eurgh! ranges from soft to screechy in a cacophony of anxiety, celebration and creativity.
Listen to R U A Feminist, which laments the use of feminism to mask violence and is well worth a spin. Stream it below.
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madmackerel – May 16, 2017 at 03:37PM
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Danish five-piece post-punks Lød’s music garners descriptions like a squirrel gathers nuts: krautrock, trance punk, propulsive motorik, industrial no-wave, and many more.
Taken from their upcoming debut EP (pre-order here), one listen to the brilliantly hypnotic eight minute groove of Folder shows exactly why.
Listen!
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exy – May 16, 2017 at 03:38PM
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This limited edition reissue includes a disc of unheard unreleased tracks, singles, b-sides and rarities. RSD Limited Run / Regional focus release.
“Repeat,” the first track on Evan Dando’s Baby I’m Bored, kicks off with the chorus chords. In and of itself, that’s not especially unusual, but “Repeat” isn’t exactly “Build Me Up Buttercup,” and doesn’t obviously lend itself to that kind of restructuring. For one thing, the crunchy, forward-leaning riff that underpins its verse would make a snappy opening on its own. For another, the chorus progression, a wistful, climbing hook, sounds like the second half of a phrase. The effect, then, is like a short story that opens in medias res.
But the choice works well, as 2003’s Baby I’m Bored found Dando picking up a career he’d cut off…
..mid-thought. Unfortunately, in the seven years following his last set of new songs (The Lemonheads’ 1996 Car Button Cloth), pop music had largely moved on from sweet, charming guitar-pop of the “Into Your Arms” or “If I Could Talk I’d Tell You” sort.
That’s a shame, as Baby I’m Bored is Dando’s most consistent, thoroughly enjoyable work since The Lemonheads’ 1992 jewel It’s a Shame About Ray. There are, of course, plenty of tunes in Dando’s comfort zone, like “Repeat” or the dark mouthful “The Same Thing You Thought Hard About Is The Same Part I Can Live Without,” the latter written with Aussie songsmith Ben Lee. But freed from the trappings of a band, Dando also experiments with styles. He tries on different Byrd suits, channeling Gene Clark on “Rancho Santa Fe” and Gram Parsons on “It Looks Like You.” Elsewhere, he pushes in the opposite direction, toward skewed rockers like “Waking Up” and “Stop My Head.”
Dando’s dreamy baritone sounds more alert on these songs which, combined with the unusually personal lyrics, gives them a refreshing immediacy just as his inspired choice of collaborators gives them personality. Pop savant Jon Brion lends vocals and plays instruments across the record, as well as co-writing nearly half the tracks. Spacehog’s Royston Langdon contributes, too, most significantly by co-writing “Waking Up” and decorating its verses with unpredictable countermelodies. And Lee writes or co-writes three songs.
For Record Store Day 2017, Fire Records is reissuing Baby I’m Bored with a second disc’s worth of outtakes, covers and b-sides. There’s some filler here; four tracks are alternate versions of songs on the album, and two of those are versions of “The Same Thing…” and the instrumental “Walk in the Woods with Lionel Richie” is pretty forgettable. But a delicate cover of Rainer Ptácek’s “Rudy with a Flashlight” (taken from a 1997 tribute album to the late Tucson singer/songwriter) is absolutely breathtaking, and the chipper “Tongue Tied” boasts one of the most appealing hooks Dando has ever written.
One wonders if the title Baby I’m Bored describes Dando’s worldview in the years after Car Button Cloth, or whether it describes the way he imagines the world will receive the record. Oddly, and perhaps appropriately, it does neither. The songs on Baby I’m Bored show an artist venturing deeper into himself than ever before to produce some of his most magnetic, vulnerable work. Once the needle hits the record, it’s hard to imagine any committed listener turning away.
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JAN HALL – May 16, 2017 at 04:54PM
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wbwalker – May 17, 2017 at 01:56AM
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This Weeks Episode Features Live Music From:
The Local Honeys
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All music is used with permission.
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Calvin Powers – May 17, 2017 at 04:21AM
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“AM Country Heaven” is Jason Eady’s turn at writing the prototypical country music song.
““AM Country Heaven” by Jason Eady” originated from Americana Music Show Podcast.
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Tony Ives – May 17, 2017 at 04:58AM
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Freedom Highway by Rhiannon Giddens is a fine piece of music that amply demonstrates her voice and interpretation of several styles.
“Review: Freedom Highway by Rhiannon Giddens” originated from Americana Music Show Podcast.
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Rob Dickens – May 17, 2017 at 05:05AM
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Texas Singer/Songwriter Jason Eady’s Self-titled 2017 Released Reviewed By Rob Dickens On April 21 2017 Jason Eady returns with his first album in more than three years (via Thirty Tigers). The self-titled release is the Mississippi-born, singer-songwriter’s sixth full-length collection. He has a voice that belongs to the school of Merle Haggard and Willie Nelson, […]
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Tom Druckenmiller – May 17, 2017 at 05:57AM
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Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian Folkways
The Men of the Robert Shaw Chorale / “Haul Away, Joe” / Sea Shanties / Musical Heritage
Waterson-Carthy / “Ye Mariners All” / Waterson-Carthy / Topic
Aly Bain & Ale Moller / “The Full Rigged Ship-The New Rigged Ship” / Fully Rigged / Northside
John Roberts & Tony Barrand / “Jolly Roving Tar” / Live at Holsteins / Golden Hind
Bellowhead / “The Dockside Rant” / Broadside / Navigator
The Johnson Girls / “Swing Your Tail” / Fire Down Below / Folk Legacy
Jody Kruskal / “Harbor Le Cou” / Concertina Valentine / Self Produced
Maggie Sansone / “North Sea Crossing” / Wind Drift / Maggies Music
Tom Lewis / “A Seaman’s Hymn” / Sea-Dog, See Dog / Flying Fish
The Men of the Robert Shaw Chorale / “Santy Anna” / Sea Shanties / Musical Heritage
Cyril Tawney / “Chicken on a Raft” / Navy Cuts / ADA
Stan Rogers / “Rolling Down to Old Maui” / Between the Breaks…Live / Borealis
Michael Cooney / “Sloop John B” / Still Cooney After All These Years / Front Hall
The Jolly Boys / “Take Me Back to Jamaica” / Sunshine ‘N’ Water / Ryko
Louis Killen / “The Flying Cloud” / 25th Annual Sea Music Festival at Mystic Seaport / Mystic Seaport
The X-Seaman’s Institute / “Reuben Ranzo” / Classic Maritime Music / Smithsonian Folkways
Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian Folkways
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Audio CD – May 17, 2017 at 08:01AM
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Format: FLAC (tracks + .cue)
Quality: lossless
Sample Rate: 44.1 kHz / 16 Bit
Source: CD
Artist: Me and That Man
Title: Songs Of Love And Death
Genre: Country Rock, Country Blues
Release Date: 2017
Scans: included
Size .zip: ~ 351 mb
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madmackerel – May 17, 2017 at 09:42AM
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Typically infectious, barnstorming and deadpan How To Boil An Egg is a standalone brand new track from Courtney Barnett.
It was recorded as a contribution to an new collaboration between two of Australia’s leading independent labels, Milk! Records (the label which she founded with partner Jen Cloher) and Bedroom Suck.
Have a listen.
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Paul Kerr – May 17, 2017 at 10:00AM
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Back in the sixties Immediate Records (home to The Small Faces, The Nice, Humble Pie and others) had a neat little slogan which went, Happy To Be Part of The Industry of Human Happiness. Reason I mention this is because I recently had spent some time in the company of a German friend of Blabber’n’Smoke who just about epitomises that epithet especially with regard to music. Dietmar Leibecke is a tall (very tall) and wonderful human being who may be known to several readers given his habit of turning up all over the place whenever there’s some good music to be heard.
Dietmar lives in Mullhelm An Der Rhur in Germany and for the past ten years he’s been promoting Americana and roots music in Germany with a host of house concerts along with booking tours for bands we’re all familiar with. Last year Dietmar ventured into the dangerous waters of setting up a music festival which he called Static Roots. Held in Oberhausen it was a two day event that featured Leeroy Stagger (Canada), The Wynntown Marshals (Scotland), John Blek & The Rats (Ireland), Malojian (Northern-Ireland), Meena Cryle & The Chris Fillmore Band (Austria), The Midnight Union Band (Ireland), and Anna Mitchell (Ireland). By all accounts, it was a great time and he’s set to do it again this year. Intrigued by the thought of setting up such a venture from scratch Blabber’n’Smoke wanted to hear more so we spoke to Dietmar to learn his story.
The first Static Roots was held last year. Can you tell us a little bit about how and why you did it?
Well last year was a year of anniversaries. First off, there was my Silver Wedding anniversary and it was also my 50th birthday. It was also ten years since we had started to promote shows and on a personal note it was five years since I had received a kidney transplant so there was a lot to celebrate. My wife and I wanted to do something special and we decided on the idea of setting up a small festival. Where I stay there wasn’t anything like that going on and I was completely influenced by the Kilkenny Roots Festival. They always have a great line up and it’s so much fun. Wherever you go you see great acts and it’s not just the music but it’s the people as well, a real community. So we were thinking about that and decided to go for it and we got in touch with some of our friends in the music business and asked them to come over and play and we got a great response. Artists we had met in Kilkenny like John Blek and The Rats, Malojian and The Midnight Union Band agreed to come and then my friends from Scotland, The Wynntown Marshals signed up. And then there was Leeroy Stagger from Canada who has become one of my best friends, I’ve known him for around ten years now. The one act we got who I didn’t know personally was Daniel Romano. I’d seen him live and thought he was great but in the end his satnav took him to another town called Oberhausen which was near Munich. He called and offered to come the next day but by then the festival was closing so we didn’t get to see him.
It sounds like quite an adventure but you’ve been promoting shows for around ten years now. How did that start?
It was another birthday, my 40th. Steve Wynn has been my biggest influence since I was young, his album with The Dream Syndicate, Days Of Wine and Roses was really the first record that blew me over and made me think that this was music that was made for me. It opened up a completely new world for me and it’s still one of the best albums I’ve ever listened to. So I got in touch with Steve and asked him to play my 40th birthday and he said yes! He came with the Miracle Three and put on a fantastic show and that’s really how we got into the business of putting on shows. When Steve came over he introduced me to the idea of doing house concerts. I hadn’t really heard of the concept up till then but then I looked it up and found a couple of American bands who were open to playing house concerts so a little while later I invited Leeroy Stagger over to play our house. He was the first artist to play there and it was just so touching and so intense so we’ve continued to do it and so far we’ve hosted about 50 house concerts. We started off with solo acoustic shows but then we had Easton Stagger Phillips (Tim Easton, Leeroy Stagger and Evan Phillips) come to play and we had to get a PA system for that. From then we went on to have full bands like Danny & The champions of The World and The Wynntown Marshals playing in our house. I think that Leeroy has been here the most, about five times. It’s great fun and nowadays I occasionally book tours in Germany for bands I want to see in my house. The house concerts, even with a full band are very intimate and it’s great to see the audience being so attentive and the acts can take their time and tell their stories behind the songs, it’s so much more than playing in a bar for them.
So how many people would you normally have at a house concert?
Well they always sell out and we have space for around 65 people there but it depends on the size of the band. If it’s a six-piece band we only let in 60 people but for a smaller band we can squeeze in maybe five more people.
You must have quite a large room
It’s not so big but we have a couple of beer benches, you know the traditional lederhosen and sauerkraut German beer benches so we have space for about 30 to 35 seats with the rest of the audience standing at the back of the room.
OK, you’ve got a full band, amplified, playing in your house. What do the neighbours think?
They are all invited! Last summer we had John Blek and The Rats over and it was loud but it was so hot we had to open all the windows and leave the door open and some folk came over to see what the noise was and ended up staying. We converted a few people that night and made some new friends. Sometimes it’s been so loud I’ve wondered if the police might show up but so far so good.
Back to Static Roots. Can you tell us a little more about that?
It’s held in an old zinc factory which has been converted into a theatre. It was built I think in 1904 and it’s a lovely building with old brick walls and some of the original fixtures. It looks really cool with huge windows, a big stage and a great sound and a great crew. It’s a nice big venue with a beer garden out front, burger stands and all and it really worked well last year. It holds around 300 people which I thought was a good number. I didn’t want to go for a bigger place because I knew it would be hard to fill it. Again I was thinking of Kilkenny where I think the biggest venue holds around 400.
Have you gone again for acts you know?
Danny and The Champions of The World, Peter Bruntnell and John Blek are good friends but we’ve also got David Corley who I saw last year at Kilkenny and Erin Rea and The Meanwhiles, both of them making their first appearances in Germany.
Hopefully this is not an insensitive question but do you expect to make any money from this?
Well last year, because it really was a celebration of our wedding anniversary and such it was an invitation only event in the main. We did spread the word around friends in the music world and asked them to donate to a fund we had set up for Doctors Without Borders (AKA Médecins Sans Frontières) so there was no ticket fee, just a donation and we collected around 9,000 Euros for the campaign. We covered the artists’ fees and the cost of the venue out of our own pocket. This year it’s a public event and we’re selling tickets for the show and so far it’s going fairly well with more than half the tickets already gone. We are getting some press coverage and we’ll see how it goes but I’m sure that the festival is going to be a success some day along the line. It will need some time to get established but it was so much fun last year and the audience was great. We had a bunch of folk who came over from Kilkenny, the Kilkenny Roots Family we called them and there’s a great bunch of Scottish people who came over as well. A lot of people I had met at shows before, there were so many friends there. It’s quite funny but also important that wherever you travel music wise you meet people, like minded people and you keep in touch and it’s such a great community of open minded people interested in music, peace, love. I love the idea of music bringing people together, I’ve been to Rambling Roots in High Wycombe, March into Pitlochry and Kilkenny Roots so far this year and I can keep all those memories for ever and I hope that Static Roots will be as good. I’m going to have the time of my life at it even if it’s been lots of work in setting it up but once the last note is played I’m going to say, “Man, this was brilliant” and then it will be looking forward to next year’s festival.
Static Roots takes place on the 9th and 10th June at Oberheim with the following line up
Tickets are available here. It’s only a hop and a skip away.
Festival pictures by Klaas Guchelaar
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– May 17, 2017 at 11:29AM
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Americana Music Show #352 features Lynne Hanson with a double shot from her new bluesy album called Uneven Ground. Plus there’s John Moreland’s Big Bad Luv album and another track from the Don Bryant soul album. There’s also more from Rodney Crowell, Jeffrey Halford, Jake La Botz, and a freedom march from Rhiannon Giddens
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