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Dark Haired Girl
Streetchoir is a singer-songwriter, guitarist and keyboardist currently living in San Francisco, CA. Dark Haired Girl is his latest release following his debut CD, Chords of Heart & Soul (2008). The Streetchoir sound is a roux of weaving guitars, piano, organ, and musical influences experienced while growing up in the Bible Belt of Oklahoma and a corner of Cajun Country in Louisiana.- Shop: odax
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March 10 2020 Madison Square Garden
On March 11th, 2020, hours before the United States came to a grinding halt due to the pandemic, The Brothers gathered at Madison Square Garden to celebrate the 50th anniversary of The Allman Brothers Band. The concert would prove to be the last public outing for many attendees-as well as the musicians onstage-for over a year. This only added to the mysticism of the event that closed the book on half a century of musical tradition. Featuring performances by original ABB drummer Jaimoe alongside extended Allman family members Duane Trucks, Derek Trucks, Warren Haynes, Oteil Burbridge, and Marc Quinones, The Brothers also sees special appearances by original pre-ABB project Second Coming keyboardist Reese Wynans as well as Chuck Leavell, who played with the band from 1972 to 1976.- Shop: odax
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Information Fiction
A true native Wisconsinite, Neara Russell was born in a pickup truck, raised on cheddar cheese, and homeschooled in a rural log cabin between cornfields and cow fields. Her parents encouraged her to sing, dance, act, and play piano in an accelerated curriculum of music and academics. By the age of five, she was comfortably performing on stage. At seven, she started serious music studies with her father as teacher. She accompanied choirs, sang in musicals, and earned a wall full of awards with piano, voice, bass clarinet and xylophone. When a statewide contest for composers caught her eye at age thirteen, she wrote her first classical song. Soon after winning the contest, original rock songs came pouring out. Her parents' living room became a sonic laboratory, where she twisted words with keyboard riffs and experimented with production techniques at all hours. Her exceptional talents grabbed the attention of Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts, where she was chosen from a field of 3,700 applicants nationwide to receive a full-ride Presidential Scholarship at age seventeen. As a piano/voice and composition honors student at Berklee, Russell has unstoppable momentum in both classical and rock genres. She has composed pieces for the Boston String Quartet, Madison Youth Choirs, and Berklee Contemporary Chamber Music Ensemble, performed in clubs, coffeehouses, student showcases (including concerts in the 1200-seat Berklee Performance Center), corporate events, television shows, and a sound sculpture, and contributed her musical signature to countless recording sessions. Through her diverse accomplishments, Russell has one defining focus: rock music, which she composes, produces, and records herself. Her live show features Russell as lead vocalist/keyboardist and musical mastermind.- Shop: odax
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It's All Timing
'It's All Timing' was recorded in the summer and fall of 2010 and released in the summer of 2011. Music styles range from the light reggae-pop of the opening track 'Adam Sandler Movies,' solid rock tunes like 'Boris and Ivan' or 'I'll Be Me,' to interesting ballads like 'That's All' with a hard-hitting finale featuring emotional, raw lead guitar work. Some fans have commented, "This is a really fantastic album..." and 'Good stuff... I never expected anything less." You can read more fan reviews on Drew's official website. Softer, folk-rock songs with layered acoustic textures, like 'No Disguise' and 'Barrel of Beauty' provide a calm pause between the upbeat, driving rhythms and power-pop attitudes of some of the other tracks. The latter, Barrel of Beauty, sounds very reminiscent of Mark Knopfler with a touch of David Gilmore. A songwriter and musician with a focus on acoustic and electric lead guitar, Drew also bangs on the drums and plays bass. He began his life with guitar more than 30 years ago, and began writing songs in his early teens. Born in Japan, Drew was raised in various places stateside as his father moved around with the USAF. They eventually paused in Dover, New Jersey, for a time (where he took drum instruction) before finally moving to the Sussex County area where he attended high school and rehearsed or performed with different musicians and bands, eventually joining up with a keyboardist friend and forming a duo, performing cover tunes around northern NJ. He now resides in West Chester, PA. Up to now Drew's music has been a blend of rock, pop, folk and blues with some shades of progressive, but his more recent work, which will appear on his next release, currently in the writing stage, seems to be leading into other areas with more emphasis on the art of expression and individuality. To that end his music has taken on a heavier, gritty edge, influenced by newer trends in rock music and inspired by the power of such bands as Rush, Foo Fighters, Audioslave, Alice in Chains, and others. As a songwriter and musician Drew has been inspired by the sounds and stylings of a variety of artists, that list includes Neil Peart, Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson, Tom Petty, Mark Knopfler, David Gilmour, Jackson Brown, Peter Frampton, Tom Morello, Steve Howe, Donald Fagan, Peter Gabriel, Rob Zombie, and Trent Reznor to name just a few.- Shop: odax
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Hotter Than Blazes
This is Ron's second album, over a year in the making, and his deepest exploration into songwriting. Ron goes deep into lyric and melody, into murky places where he doesn't belong. Never one to back down from an intellectual or emotional challenge, Ron delights in the gravelly texture of the distorted guitar, and musical contours that are sometimes angular and incongruent. While there is magnificent guitar work on the album, Ron also played keyboards on a number of tunes. Ron was fortunate to travel this gravelly road with the finest musicians ever: harmonica icon, Steve McGovern, the ever-elusive bassist, Plucky Stringfellow, the phenomenal and philosophical drummer, James Bridgman, who co-produced the album with Ron, and the extraordinary keyboardist, Michael McCrickard, whose magical touches on the title track, "Hotter Than Blazes," and on the soulful blues tune, "Cattycorner Window" blow the album into the stratosphere. The album was beautifully mastered by the legendary Gene Paul and Jamie Polaski.- Shop: odax
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Serenity
Dave Cashin has been entertaining and writing songs since he received his first keyboard in the 7th grade. Early musical influences include Todd Rundgren, George Duke, Beatles, etc. Dave brings his heart and soul into every song he writes and lists Dave Grusin as his favorite composer. Originally from NJ...home is now Redmond, Washington where he performs from LA to Europe. Dave has been honored to work with Keb Mo, Paul Rogers, Dusty Springfield, Percy Sledge, Frankie Lee and John Lee Hooker, Jr. Opened shows with Tower of Power, BB King, Jimmie Vaughan, Doobie Brothers, John Hiatt, Little Feat, Starship, Firefall and Barenaked Ladies. Voted Best Keyboardist 1994 by the Washington Blues Society. His song 'Sweet Dreamer' was on rotation at KISM 92.9 with the Fat James Band. Performed at the 1984 USA Olympics with his original band 'Flack'. Won the West Coast Regionals YAMAHA/Ticketmaster Showcase in L.A. with the Fat James Band. You can also hear his songwriting on the 'Northwest Passage.' compilation CD called 'Starstuff' on Olympic Jazz Records. He has put his fingers to work for Capitol, A&M, Mowtown, Warner Bros Films and as a studio musician/arranger for Chappel Publishing. Upon graduating the Dick Grove Workshop he wrote and conducted for a 45-piece orchestra. His first solo effort 'Serenity' is a collection of 'easy listening' piano-based melodies. The CD also has 2 vocal tunes...one a bonus track entitled 'Everyday Should be Christmas.'- Shop: odax
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Französische Suiten
Rising star period keyboardist Julian Perkins makes his solo Resonus debut with a new recording of the French Suites by J.S. Bach. The programme is completed with an earlier partita by Froberger, and Suite in A major by Telemann.- Shop: odax
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Soul Vax Live in PDX
When Downbeat reviewer Frank-John Hadley heard the previous CD by Soul Vaccination, "What Is Hip?," he wrote, "Folks in the Pacific Northwest are lucky to have a real soul band this fine and exciting. , This New Englander is jealous." , Certainly there are horn bands in every region of the country that play the great soul standards. , But very few of them bring that material to life by playing it with the fire, precision and soul of the original bands. , Soul Vaccination does, and SoulVax Live in PDX-the band's latest collection of live tracks drawn from the "Great American Soul Songbook"-is yet more evidence of that. First up is a smoking performance of Stevie Wonder's classic, You Met Your Match, as re-imagined by Tower of Power. , The Soul Vax horns have a field day with this one-particularly bari sax player Tim Bryson and tenor sax soloist Gary Harris. , And when lead vocalist Paul Creighton sings, "my love light's burning," he practically melts the disc! The next track, Higher Ground (another Stevie classic), again features Creighton on lead vocal, this time with Bryson (now on alto sax) and bassist John Linn taking the solos. , The arrangement-by Soul Vax trumpeter-bandleader Dave Mills-is based on a version of the song by bassist Marcus Miller, but includes a time-bending ending that Stevie's band used live. Completing an opening Stevie Wonder medley is Do I Do, again featuring Paul Creighton on lead vocal. , This is one of Wonder's most challenging tunes to pull off, but Soul Vax does so-with ease. , Creighton's jazzy inventiveness during the ride is electrifying. Next up is Down To the Nightclub, off Tower of Power's second CD, "Bump City." , Soul Vaccination's love for TOP (the band is named after another TOP classic) shines through here. , Two minutes and nineteen seconds of crisp horn band funk! The vibe changes with Curtis Mayfield's Super Fly, title song from the classic 1972 Blaxsploitation film. , Guitarist Max Rees' wah-wah and keyboardist Dave Aston's Wurlitzer electric piano & Hammond B-3 help set the dark, funky mood, and lead vocalist Regina K delivers the poignant lyric with plenty of soul. , By the way, that's Soul Vax's drummer Edwin Coleman III-aka "E3'-singing the final "tryin' to get over" in falsetto. , Background vocals are one of Soul Vax's many strengths, and E3 helps out on several tracks on this CD. , Speaking of E3: a powerful, supple rhythm section is the foundation of a great horn band, and Coleman, Linn, and guitarist Rees lay down wonderfully funky grooves throughout this recording. Mark Wyatt takes over lead vocal duties next-on Prince's wild Everlasting Now-and he hits it out of the park, as does Max Rees with his guitar solo. , The original included a Sheila E timbales solo, but Soul Vax doesn't have a percussionist. , No problem: E3 pulls off the arrangement beautifully by himself! Regina K resumes lead vocal duties on Best of My Love, a 1977 collaboration between The Emotions and Earth Wind & Fire. , This tight, faithful Soul Vax rendition reminds us that the best "disco" was wonderful, soulful dance music. , Try to listen to this track while sitting still! Express Yourself was a 1970 hit for one of the funkiest bands ever-the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band. , Just listen to the fun lead vocalist Mark Wyatt has with this tune-particularly as he and the rhythm section mix it up during the ride out. , To Be Real is another disco classic brought to vivid life by Soul Vax and lead vocalist Regina K. , Close your eyes, and you can see the packed, sweaty dance floor, the platform shoes, and the mirrored disco ball circling overhead! , Ron Regan (tenor sax) and Dave Aston (keys) take a pair of nice solos.  , For Runaway Baby, Soul Vax jumps from the '70s to the present. , But not really, Bruno Mars is a throwback artist: one who can sing, dance and entertain like the great soul singers of the past. , Runaway Baby is arguably Mars' most irresistible tune, and it features horns. , Up Soul Vax's alley! , Predictably, Regina K kills it. The CD concludes with a pair of wonderful bonus tracks, recorded live at the 2013 Safeway Waterfront Blues Festival and featuring a legendary special guest: organist Chester "CT" Thompson (Tower of Power & Santana). , First up is Congo Square, based on the Neville Brothers' rendition. , Paul Creighton handles the lead vocal, and Tim Bryson (alto), E3, and CT all tear it up with solo turns. , That's followed by a video track, the classic TOP ballad, So Very Hard To Go. , Creighton's lead vocal channels Lenny Williams' soulful yearning on the original, and lead trumpeter Lewis Livermore nails the classic trumpet solo. , Meanwhile, the Soul Vax horns, along with CT's organ and Dave Aston's piano, add lushness to the funky groove laid down by the rhythm section. , A gorgeous track and the perfect conclusion to a great live CD. Poor Frank-John Hadley. , When he hears SoulVax Live in PDX, he may just have to abandon New England and move to the funky Northwest. --Louis 'King Louie' Pain.- Shop: odax
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Leave on the Lights
Australian singer/songwriter Henry Hall's debut album Leave on the Lights is a diverse and uplifting soul journey that began in Sydney, Australia, traversed the globe through Europe and then onto Colombia, South America before continuing north into the United States. The Sydney-based guitarist and singer first turned the soil on his career in his native Australia, plying his crafted songs in the dimly lit corners of pubs and bars to the hardened regulars. He recorded some demo versions of newly written songs with Cruel Sea bassist Ken Gormley, but even so, something was eluding Henry, and it was time to move on. "I had all these songs floating around inside my head and it just wasn't happening for me in Australia. So I packed up all my stuff, grabbed my guitar and headed overseas to open up some doors on a different life perspective. Spent a couple of years in Europe and eventually stumbled into South America." With just a plane ticket and a guitar, Hall shook the dust of Sydney off his feet and went abroad to feast on the traveler's privilege of love, heartache and watching the sun rise. It wasn't until his journey took him to the town of Cali, Colombia, that the path suddenly became clear. A fortuitous meeting with a local personality/guitarist led him to the New York City recording studio of Juan Pablo Mantilla. "I was traveling through Colombia and I met this guy playing in a bakery in Cali. He was good so I hung around. He ended up asking me to play. So I did. He invited me back to his place and I played some more, for hours. His reaction was electric. It turned out he was a renowned musician. He said I had to go to New York. It seemed like fate tapping at the window, so I went." The album Leave On The Lights was recorded during Hall's three months in New York period, Hall stepped through ankle-deep snow from a barely-converted Brooklyn warehouse where he was staying. The album was recorded at Soundscribe Studios on Broadway, with musicians like guitarist Thad DeBrock (Aimee Mann), drummer John Clancy and bassist Malcolm Gold (Sheryl Crow, Garth Hudson), Cuban percussion avatar Marvin Diz and keyboardist Daniel Mintseris, who has worked with the likes of Teddy Thompson and Marianne Faithfull. Given the calibre of Hall's songs and the pedigree of the musicians brought together by producer Mantilla, it's no wonder the album sounds as alive and warm as it does. From the suffocated static that announces the opener 'On The Radio' or the gentle swirl of backwards guitars that introduces the protagonist of 'Broken Mirrors' - 'You say you like broken mirrors/they make you look just how you feel'. "This album is all about love going right, love gone wrong and love some place in the middle," explains Hall. "It freezes moments in time that we can all relate to. I guess the title Leave on the Lights is about hope, a bit of a reaction to the beige PC world we could easily become. And, of course, sex."- Shop: odax
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Tales of a Summer Past
'An astonishing accomplishment.' 'This recording occupies a very special niche in the musical world.' Richard Condon - Green Man Review "An album of charming pieces.' 'I urge people to buy the CD" Robert Hugill - Music and Vision "A CD for classical music buffs with an adventurous spirit to savor again and again.' ' Tales of a Summer Past is a fascinating musical journey!' Kathy Parsons - Solo Piano Publications 'Tales of a Summer Past will likely reward you with many pleasant hours of listening enjoyment.' Bill Binkelman - Wind and Wire 'One knows that Tales of a Summer Past will certainly not be the last we hear of this dynamic composer." Michael Woodhead - LuxAeterna, 'This music is truly divine. Nick's style combines the timeless feel of the classical composers with a slight hint of New Age. I have added this CD to my list of all-time favorites! ' Ann Albers -Vision of Heaven Although he is now known as a composer of music that is very much classical in style, he certainly did not start his musical career in that vein. A self taught musician, Nick forged a reputation in the mid eighties as a skilled songwriter and a gifted pop keyboardist & vocalist. Inspired by the likes of the English keyboard virtuosos and singer songwriters Howard Jones, Thomas Dolby and Nik Kershaw, Nick released his first two solo albums in 1985. 'Make it Happen' reached number one on the West Australian Independent Charts and the follow up album 'Deja Vu' made it to number three. In 1986 Nick formed an original band called 'De Vie' who recorded an album of Nick's songs entitled 'Spice of Life'. Despite their potential, De Vie was short lived. The following year Nick withdrew from the music scene to focus on other interests after recording 'Dress to Impress', his third solo album. It was not until 1992 that he re-emerged with 'A Chance to Dream', an album he produced and engineered in his own studio. The production values of the recording, the quality of musicianship and the strength of song writing earned praise. In late 1992 Nick moved to Melbourne where he continued to hone his skills as a songwriter. He wrote commercial jingles and recorded with a number of local musicians. Nick returned home in 1996 with the desire to expand his musical horizons. Inspired by the World Music phenomenon, Nick set about recording 'Tears of the Moon' which was released in May 1997. The instrumental album received generous reviews and represented a significant departure from his previous writing styles. Once again Nick took time out from music composition and recording to pursue other interests including acting and singing. It would be a further 6 years before he would even play a keyboard again! Yearning to get back into writing music, Nick wrote and recorded 'Eclipse' in 2003. Nick produced an album that was an eclectic fusion of New Age, contemporary classical, Celtic and even jazz styles. Eclipse was Nick's attempt to step out of his comfort zone and take his writing to the next level. Despite favourable reviews, Eclipse failed to sit comfortably in any one genre and as adventurous as it was, it did not strike the same chord with listeners as Tears of the Moon. Eclipse was, however, a very important step in his musical development and he learnt a lot from the experience. In March 2004 Nick set about writing material for 'Tales of a Summer Past'. Released in February 2005, it is an album that is firmly in the realm of New Age classical/crossover classical music. Using only orchestral sounds he aimed to re-captured the energy of Tears of the Moon yet produced an album that explored the neo-classical far more deftly than did Eclipse. The reviews he received were extremely positive. Not one to sit still for too long, Nick was driven to produce yet another album and commenced writing material for 'Candescence' in July 2005. It was released mid 2006. His rapid development as a composer is evident with the critiques he has received. As for the future, Nick is undecided about whether he will compose again. He is enjoying a well earned break after a prolific few years.- Shop: odax
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