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For Sister Hazel, it's always been about the music, but over the course of their decade -plus music making career, it has expanded beyond that to incorporate so much more. They've maintained their unerring focus and desire to help, to share, to include and to grow -be it through their music or through other means - all the while stretching their musical umbrella to cover what has become a true community. "We love to do so many different things," says Block. "Between writing songs we believe in, the live shows, building a community, expanding our events, and the charity, there's this whole lifestyle that is what Sister Hazel is all about."
10,000 Maniacs was founded in the fall of 1981.
In 1999, the band released The Earth Pressed Flat on Bar/None. An
Album that Angelfire.com called “…arguably 10,000 Maniacs' greatest
achievement, the perfect post-punk Celtic folk rock album.”
In December of 2000 founding member Robert Buck died at the age of 42.
After a three-year hiatus the Maniacs returned in 2003 with long time friend
and former guitar tech Jeff Erickson on lead guitar.
In 2004, Elektra/Asylum/Rhino Records released Campfire Songs: The
Popular, Obscure and Unknown Recordings, a two CD set compilation
Most music fans have a favorite song recorded by two-time GRAMMY® award-winner Rita Coolidge― “Fever,” “We’re All Alone,” “One Fine Day,” “(Your Love Has Lifted Me) Higher & Higher,” “The Way You Do The Things You Do,” “All Time High,” “Superstar,” and so many other memorable tracks that topped the charts from the 1970’s onward. It is perhaps due to Coolidge’s pop and rock pedigree that many of her fans are unaware of her longstanding affection for jazz, however. Her debut release for Concord Records, And So Is Love (CCD-2271-2), a collection of well-loved jazz standards, is sure to change all that. It will also undoubtedly add a few jazz chestnuts to that lengthy list of songs Coolidge has already made her own.
Vonda Shepard's career has ranged in scope from early hits in the late '80s with “Don't Cry Ilene” (Reprise Records) and “Can’t We Try” (with Dan Hill) to her work as an independent artist, and then as the voice of Ally McBeal, selling more than 12 million records worldwide throughout the span of the hit TV show. Her magnificent new CD From the Sun finds her indie roots firmly planted. Infusing her deep and melodic songwriting style with splashes of powerful vocals, From the Sun is also Vonda’s first studio release since 2003 and her fourth collaboration with legendary producer Mitchell Froom (Crowded House, Elvis Costello, Randy Newman).
Cecilia Villar Eljuri was born in Guayaquil, Ecuador and raised in the cultural melting-pot of New York City, USA. At an early age, Eljuri was exposed to a variety of performance arts thanks to her father, the legendary radio, theatre and television pioneer Paco Villar and her mother, composer Olga Eljuri de Villar. As a young girl, Cecilia would sit under the piano, listening to her mother’s exquisite compositions and so was inspired to begin to write her own melodies. At the age of 14 she discovered the guitar and by the time Cecilia was 17, she was no longer sneaking into NYC clubs; she was performing in her band the Trouble Dolls who consistently sold-out NYC’s iconic rock clubs CBGBs and the Bitter End.
A special Lilac Festival concert to honor the late Rochester bassist Rafael "Ralph" Ortiz, who passed away February 2, 2009 after a short battle with cancer, will take place on Wednesday, May 19th from 4 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Ortiz’s distinctive playing was the driving force behind Rochester bands like Cabo Frio, Prime Time Funk, and Chet Catallo & The Cats. Remembering Ralph will feature Stormy Monday Blues Band, Uncle Plum, Mambo Kings and Primetime Funk with guest appearances. "Incredibly, Ralph played with many of the musicians participating," says Prime Time Funk co-founder and best friend, Jim Richmond. "Some he taught, and the rest are fans who wanted to play with him but never got the chance."
A musical force equipped with the soulful vocals of Janis and the guitar slinging skills of Stevie
Ray, Carolyn Wonderland reaches into the depths of the Texas blues tradition with the wit of a
poet. She hits the stage with unmatched presence, a true legend in her time.“She'd grown up the child of a singer in a band and began playing her mother's vintage
Martin guitar when other girls were dressing dolls. She'd gone from being the teenage toast
of her hometown Houston to sleeping in her van in Austin amid heaps of critical acclaim for
Donna the Buffalo's eclectic and often socially conscious music has its base in traditional mountain music and is infused with elements of Cajun/ zydeco, rock, folk, reggae, and country. The group’s core are vocalists Tara Nevins, who plays fiddle, guitar, accordion, and scrubboard, and guitarist Jeb Puryear. Keyboardist Dave McCracken, bassist Kyle Sparks, and drummer Vic Stafford complete the ensemble. Donna the Buffalo represents one of the most respected brands in the world of touring roots acts. For 21 years DTB has performed feel good, infectious music that often moves listeners physically and spiritually.
For singer-songwriter Steve Azar, making music is a compulsion.
The definition of a rebel is someone who goes against the grain. Damn the torpedoes! Full speed ahead! For close to thirty years now, Blue Rodeo has taken the road less traveled - and succeeded far beyond anyone’s expectations. The band emerged in the early 80’s as a countrified rock band in the era of hair metal and glossy pop. Despite sticking out like a sore thumb (or maybe because of it), their single “Try” became omni-present on radio across Canada and set in motion a three decade long career of headlining every club, theatre and arena in Canada. In 1993, when grunge rock was squeezing commercial rock off the radio, they recorded their quietest album, Five Days In July, and scored their biggest hit selling over a half million copies of that one record alone. And now, in the digital age, while everyone else is think of ways to sell single songs through the internet or snippets of songs on cell phones, Blue Rodeo has recorded a double album designed specifically to be enjoyed on vinyl. The Things We Left Behind is the real deal. Double gate-fold sleeve, 12 x 12 cover and two albums, four distinct sides programmed to take the listener on a trip. Special Thanks to: Rainbow Talent Agency
All Music Inquiries should be directed to: Carl Labate
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