
From the opening slow rising track through the march-like rhythms and resigned vocals that close this compact disc, Rotary Downs’ new Cracked Maps and Blue Reports
hits on all cylinders. Over the last couple of years, Rotary Downs as a
live band has grow
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Dennis' Pick of the Week
Big Light: Animals In Bloom (reapandsow)
There's a lot of talented young bands out there but few realize their
potential with such succulent success as Big Ligh
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Please visist the
reapandsow store for the new Single "Indian Summer" from the Indie Rock stalwarts Rotary Downs
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We asked some of our favorite musicians to get creative with our favorite music game, Beat it! Listen to beats and vote for your favorite. It's up to you to crown the King of Beats! You can vote once a day now through Thursday February 11th.
Charlie Hunter
With a career spanning 16 years and almost 20 al…
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Lubriphonic supports Buddy Guy in Chicago at Buddy Guy's Legends tonight, January 27th. Check this
Facebook event page for show details.
Meanwhile, Lubriphonic was highlighted on GlideMagazine.com's…
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Sonic Weaponry will be presenting a show at the Knock Out (3323 Mission Street) with two strong local bands Arcadio and Charles Gonzalez and the Stereo Glitter. Arcadio hailing from San Francisco are coming off some strong shows and just recently SOLD OUT Cafe Du Nord with their most recent Cd release party. The band is definitely one of the strongest local bands about today, that embrace mellow, moody folk rock and make it their own. Rounding out the local presence is Charles Gonzalez & The…
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Cannonball, the five-song follow-up EP (coming 2/25/10) from the Bay Area’s Guns For San Sebastian, reveals a maturing cohesiveness and presents a clear picture of a band finding their stride. With its haunting hypnotic hook, “Devil's Dust” starts the listener on a trip into the dusty shadows outsi…
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Here are a few links to some nice accolades for Chalie Hunter and his latest release,
Gentlemen, I Neglected to Inform You You Will Not Be Getting Paid, available…
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Originally appears at NewBandDaily.com
Psychedelic indie rock from the southern Bayous of Louisiana? Big Rock Candy Mountain is exactly that, invoking the imagery of the classic song about a paradise land with all your desires, but with a rock rather than folk theme and sound.
They hav…
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Thanks to Relix & Jambands.com for their news post,
Big Light In Bloom, regarding the forthcoming debut album for Big Light,
Ani…
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Join Charlie Hunter at
Rose Live Music in Brooklyn, NY, to celebrate the release of his latest greatness,…
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Originally appears at GlideMagazine.com, written by Doug Collette:
Charlie Hunter has used horns on a number of past projects, but he's never used them quite like he does on his latest…
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Big Light performed a stripped down set at the Blip.fm studio office on December 1, 2009. Songs included are from their forthcoming studio album (due out March 2010).
Listen to Big Light's free internet radio station at
Blip.fm/biglight.
Thanks to
Ustream for the promotion…
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Charlie Hunter's latest recording effort, Gentlemen, I Neglected To Inform You You Will Not Be Getting Paid, features the jaw-dropping guitarist alongside drummer Eric Kalb (Sharon Jones, John Scofield), and a new horn section including trombonist Curtis Fowlkes (Jazz Passengers, Lounge Lizards, Bill Frisell), trombonist Alan Ferber (Don By…
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The Fervor coming in all the way from Louisville Kentucky and playing two shows while they are in San Francisco. The band is in town recording their new album at the world famous Mission Bells Studio with Chuck Gonza…
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Album: Folk Singer; for fans of: Tom Waits, Todd Snider, Ramblin’ Jack Elliott. The sharp, introspective lyrics of Nathan Moore draw an instant connection to the great folk singers of the past, and it’s no surprise the singer-songwriter says also feels a deep kinship with the more traditional poets he admired growing up. “I am a word man,
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The Hue : Beyond Words Written by Bill Whiting - Honest Tune
11/24/2009
Beyond Words is an apt title for Chicago's The Hue and their new release of the same name. A gripping run through improvised sheets of heavy metal with liquefied and bluesy jazz, Beyond Words takes on all forms of music to leave the listener speechless.
Starting out in the prover…
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San Francisco based singer/songwriter Gaby Velazquez (
www.gabyvmusic.com) is pleased to announce the release of his anticipated debut album, Let Me In. The album was mixed by Grammy award winning engineer Oz Fritz, whose legendary work includes sessions with Tom Waits, Les Claypool and Trey Anastasio. Gaby V worked with…
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This month Chasing the Moon featured singer and multi-instrumentalist Steve Taylor. A northern California native, Steve has been living in Oakland for the past several years and has recently been popping up at all our favorite San Francisco venues. Steve is joined by Andrew Maguire on vibraphone and returning guests the Patzner brothers – Anton, Lewis and Graham.
Chasing the Moon releases new episodes about once a month. To be notified of future episodes you can subscribe to…
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The Heavy Guilt is offering two free songs on its website
theheavyguilt.com, if you dig the sounds, forward the MP3s to friends. If you email 10 friends and cc the band on the email (info@theheavyguilt.com), they'll mail you a free autographed full-len…
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