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Tom Waits
Tom Waits has what might be the most exciting release of the year coming out October 24. In anticipation, you may have seen his hilarious “Listening Party” video on his site. Make sure you check out the two songs he has now released there as well: the heartbreakingly lovely ballad Back In The Crowd and [...]
All Our Colors / Healing the Sacred Hoop
Over Columbus Day weekend of 1992, Bill Graham Presents put on two benefit concerts at the Shoreline Amphitheatre to commemorate “500 years of the survival of the indigenous people of the western hemisphere.”
On Saturday, October 10th, the “All Our Colors: The Good Road Concert” was held in support of The Traditional Circle of Indian Elders [...]
Will Hoge
He’s a veteran singer/songwriter from Nashville, with seven records released to his credit, yet many of us are just getting to know the man known as the voice of “heartland rock.” You may recognize his song “Even If It Breaks Your Heart.” Let us tell you about Will Hoge.
This week, Will Hoge releases his seventh [...]
Newport Jazz: Three Pianos and Two Guitars
Recorded at Carnegie Hall on a summer evening in 1978, stream and download four new sets from legendary pianists McCoy Tyner, Bill Evans and Mary Lou Williams, as well as an acoustic duo performance from Larry Coryell & Philip Catherine.
New Jazz Releases: Mose Allison & Art Lande
Jazz concert recordings now available for streaming and download include a Mose Allison trio performance highlighting the pianist/composer's witty lyrics and musical mixture of jazz and blues, as well as a solo piano recital where Art Lande extrapolated beautifully on familiar jazz themes.
Mississippi Fred McDowell
It’s been nearly 40 years since we lost Mississippi Fred McDowell, a cotton farmer who changed the world of music with his guitar. His mantra was “I Do Not Play Rock and Roll,” a phrase that would later be the title of a successful album in which he played electric guitar. But North Mississippi Bluesman [...]
Introducing Tinariwen
Many of the news headlines this week are centered in Tripoli, Libya as that nation fights for its freedom, voice and culture. Today, we introduce you to a different part of music out of the Libyan desert: Tinariwen. In this collective of musicians from Saharan Africa we find what can happen when East meets West [...]
A Trane Tribute and a Carnegie Afternoon
This week's new releases include four sets recorded in 1976: Elvin Jones honoring his old bandmate John Coltrane with A Love Supreme, the George Coleman Septet moving from calm to mayhem and back again, Anthony Braxton stretching the limits of jazz, and the Ted Curson bopping the day away.
Mance and Lightnin’ – Texas Blues at the Ash Grove
For a double dose of authentic Texas blues, stream and download these new releases from Mance Lipscomb and Ligtnin' Hopkins recorded on the same night at the Ash Grove.
The Black Crowes – the Robinson Brothers