#56 September 2009
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ERIC WOOLFSON
“Train To Wuxi”
AVAILABLE FOR AIRPLAY now
CD Eric Woolfson Sings The Alan Parsons Project That Never Was (Limelight Records)
PRODUCED BY Eric Woolfson
ON SALE now
WEB www.ericwoolfsonmusic.com, www.the-alan-parsons-project-that-never-was.com & www.facebook.com/ericwoolfson
HOME London, England
AIRPLAY KRVM, KRVS, WTMD, WUTC, KDHX, KDNK, KPFT, WORT and more
AND ANOTHER THING As the founder of and songwriter behind The Alan Parsons Project, Eric Woolfson was also a frequent singer throughout APP’s 10 albums; that’s his voice on the smash hits “Eye In The Sky,” “Don’t Answer Me” and “Time.” His new CD includes some previously unfinished APP songs along with some numbers that he wrote later. “Train To Wuxi” was the original version of a song from Woolfson’s latest musical, Poe (he’s written and staged five).
QUOTE “This is APP as if Woolfson were in charge, emphasizing melody over concept, far over concept, which is by no means a bad thing, as this is sweet, silken, soft rock, the kind of which that has been unheard since Woolfson sung on those APP hits in the early ’80s.” —AllMusic.com
CONTACT David Avery (Powderfinger Promotions) 800.356.1155, ext. 234 david@powderfingerpromo.com
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SASS JORDAN
“Why Did You”
AVAILABLE FOR AIRPLAY now
CD From Dusk ’Til Dawn (RBE Music/Kindling Music/Elvair Entertainment)
PRODUCED BY Derek Sharp
ON SALE tbd
WEB www.sassjordan.com & www.myspace.com/sassjordan
HOME Montreal
SHOWS a tour is in the planning stages now
AND ANOTHER THING Juno Award-winning singer/songwriter Sass Jordan spent the past six years as a judge on Canadian Idol, while also doing stage and TV work (i.e., she starred as Janis Joplin in the off-Broadway hit Love Janis and guested on NBC’s Sisters). Jordan has appeared and/or worked with The Rolling Stones, Aerosmith and Carlos Santana among many other greats, and her songs have been heard on many TV shows including Melrose Place and Baywatch.
CONTACT Craig Lambert 818.735.0600 clambert@rockbandent.com & Tommy Nast 818.735.0600 tnast@rockbandent.com
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BIRDSONG AT MORNING
“Astronomy”
AVAILABLE FOR AIRPLAY now
CD Heavens EP (Blue Gentian Records)
PRODUCED BY Alan Williams
ON SALE now
WEB www.birdsongatmorning.com & www.myspace.com/birdsongatmorning
HOME Bolton, Massachusetts
AND ANOTHER THING Birdsong At Morning shows their colors with a Robert Louis Stevenson-inspired name. Singer/guitarist Alan Williams, guitarist Darleen Wilson and bassist Greg Porter became Birdsong At Morning in 2006, after they had individually logged time with Shawn Colvin, Patty Griffin, Aimee Mann, Dar Williams, Catie Curtis and others. Heavens, the second in a series of four planned EPs, has an astronomical theme.
CONTACT Brie Sullivan 860.823.8250 briesknees@gmail.com
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TOLER/TOWNSEND BAND
“Full Time Fool”
AVAILABLE FOR AIRPLAY now
CD Toler/Townsend Band (Garage Door Records)
PRODUCED BY Dan Toler, Johnny Townsend
ON SALE now
WEB http://tolertownsendband.com & www.myspace.com/tolertownsendband
HOME Sarasota, Florida (Toler), Los Angeles (Townsend)
AIRPLAY WMMM, WIKX, WVOF
AND ANOTHER THING “Dangerous” Dan Toler has played guitar with the Allman Brothers, Gregg Allman and Dickey Betts & Great Southern. He became friends with Johnny Townsend (Sanford And Townsend) in the mid-1990s, and they made their debut CD, Toler/Townsend Band, over the course of a few years. Individually, they have sung, written for, recorded and/or performed with Jimi Hendrix, The Doobie Brothers, Loggins & Messina, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Fleetwood Mac, Derek Trucks and so many others.
CONTACT Glenn Halverson (Blue Room Management) 423.508.8848 blueroommanagement@comcast.net
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SEA WOLF
“Wicked Blood” (radio edit)
AVAILABLE FOR AIRPLAY now
CD White Water, White Bloom (Dangerbird Records)
GUEST MUSICIANS Mike Mogis (Bright Eyes), Nate Walcott (Bright Eyes)
PRODUCED BY Mike Mogis (Bright Eyes, M. Ward, Monsters Of Folk)
ON SALE now
WEB www.seawolfmusic.com & www.myspace.com/seawolf
HOME Los Angeles & Montreal
AIRPLAY hit #1 on The Top 22’s Non-Comm AAA Songs chart; #19* on FMQB’s Public Breakout chart; KCRW, WFUV, KTCZ, WXPN, WRNR, WTTS, KCMP, WUMB, WYEP, WTMD, KUT, WFPK, KEXP, WNKU, WNCW, Sirius XM The Loft and many more
SHOWS posted through the end of October
AND ANOTHER THING White Water, White Bloom is the second full-length from Sea Wolf, the musical vessel piloted by singer/songwriter Alex Brown Church. The album was recorded in Omaha with keyboardist Lisa Fendelander, bassist Ted Liscinski and drummer Joey Ficken, who regularly join Church onstage for Sea Wolf’s concert appearances because this time Church was looking for more of a band feel.
CONTACT Steve Nice steve@dangerbirdrecords.com
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MICHELLE SHOCKED
“Love’s Song”
AVAILABLE FOR AIRPLAY now
CD Soul Of My Soul (Mighty Sound)
PRODUCED BY Devin Powers
ON SALE now
WEB www.michelleshocked.com & www.myspace.com/mshocked
HOME Los Angeles
SHOWS in North America from now until Halloween
AND ANOTHER THING Soul Of My Soul, Michelle Shocked’s 13th album, is a teaser for a planned series of collaborations between Shocked and her boyfriend, fine artist David Willardson (that’s his portrait of Michelle on the CD cover). Called Indelible Women, this series of collaborations will feature “performance portraits,” in song and on canvas, of women trailblazers. Willardson was the inspiration behind “Love’s Song.”
CONTACT Andy Sharkey asharkey@sbcglobal.net
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THE DEREK TRUCKS BAND FEATURING SUSAN TEDESCHI
“Back Where I Started” (radio edit)
AVAILABLE FOR AIRPLAY now
CD Already Free (Victor/Sony)
GUEST MUSICIANS Susan Tedeschi, Doyle Bramhall II (Eric Clapton, B.B. King, Arc Angels), Oteil Burbridge (The Allman Brothers Band)
PRODUCED BY Derek Trucks
ON SALE now
WEB www.derektrucks.com & www.myspace.com/thederektrucksband
HOME Atlanta
AIRPLAY WTYD, KTBG, WMWV, WMVY, WRRW, WNTI, WUIN, KOHO, KBCO, WWMM, WMMM, WCBE, WJCU
SHOWS in the States posted from the end of October through mid-December
AND ANOTHER THING You know that list of things you were going to accomplish before you turned 30? Well, Derek Trucks had recorded six albums, played with Eric Clapton, Willie Nelson, Buddy Guy and The Allman Brothers Band (regularly), opened a tour for Carlos Santana, appeared on the cover of Rolling Stone and married Susan Tedeschi. She’s the singer on this one.
QUOTE “Trucks just might be this generation’s greatest rock guitarist, a player of distinct tastefulness and ravenous music appetite.”—USA Today
CONTACT Dave Einstein 410.757.4617 cmgradio@sonymusic.com
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BARZIN
“Words Tangled In Blue”
AVAILABLE FOR AIRPLAY now
CD Notes To An Absent Lover (Monotreme Records)
PRODUCED BY Don Kerr (Ron Sexsmith), Jeremy Darby (Pink Floyd, Lou Reed)
ON SALE 10/27
WEB http://barzinh.com & www.myspace.com/barzinh
HOME Toronto, Ontario, Canada
AND ANOTHER THING Notes To An Absent Lover, singer/songwriter Barzin’s third full-length recording since he premiered in 2003, was released earlier this year in Europe, where it has received critical raves from various respected publications; Mojo magazine honored it as a recent Americana Album Of The Month. He has toured Europe and North America extensively.
QUOTE “For anyone currently nursing a bruised or broken heart and fancying a good old self-indulgent mope, this third album from a shadowy Toronto-based singer-songwriter known only as Barzin makes the perfect sorrowful soundtrack. Slow, hushed and infinitely melancholic…rarely does sorrow get to sound quite so entrancing or cathartic.” —Q
CONTACT Kim Harrison-Lavoie kim@monotremerecords.com & Barzin barzinh@hotmail.com
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DARCIE MINER
“Loneliness Anonymous”
AVAILABLE FOR AIRPLAY now
CD Loneliness Anonymous (Indminer Records)
PRODUCED BY Jimmy Patton, Darcie Miner
ON SALE 10/27
WEB www.darcieminer.net & www.myspace.com/darcieminer
HOME Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
AIRPLAY WXPN, KUT, Reg’s Coffeehouse
SHOWS in Pennsylvania are what she has booked for the moment
AND ANOTHER THING Twenty-five-year-old singer/songwriter/guitarist Darcie Miner has been playing in her hometown’s bars and coffee houses since she was 12, and Loneliness Anonymous is her first full-length LP following four EPs. If you’d like to get to know her better, check out her entertaining blog, Heaps Of Sunshine, at www.darcieminer.tumblr.com.
CONTACT Kyle Meredith (Kyle Meredith Promotions) 502.821.4414 kylemeredith81@gmail.com
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THE TEMPER TRAP
“Sweet Disposition”
AVAILABLE FOR AIRPLAY now
CD Conditions (RED/Liberation Music/Glassnote Music) & (500) Days Of Summer OST (Sire/London/Rhino)
PRODUCED BY Jim Abbiss (Adele, Arctic Monkeys, UNKLE)
ON SALE now
WEB www.thetempertrap.net & www.myspace.com/thetempertrap
HOME Melbourne, Australia-born, now London-based
AIRPLAY KCMP, KEXP
SHOWS in North America beginning in mid-October
AND ANOTHER THING “Sweet Disposition” has pretty much already taken the rest of the world by storm, starting in Australia and heading west through Europe. Key placement in this summer’s hit (500) Days Of Summer (and on in the film’s soundtrack) now has this first single from The Temper Trap’s debut CD, Conditions, primed.
CONTACT Gabriella D’Agostino 646.214.6000 gabriella@glassnotemusic.com & Ellena Osis (RED) 212.404.0677 ellena.osis@sonymusic.com
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FICTION 20 DOWN
“Top N’ Tails”
AVAILABLE FOR AIRPLAY now
CD Comfortable Fools (The Reveler Record Company)
PRODUCED BY Jordan Lally
ON SALE now
WEB www.f20d.com & www.myspace.com/fiction20down
HOME Bel Air, Maryland
SHOWS scheduled up and down the East Coast through November
AND ANOTHER THING Fiction 20 Down—Jordan Lally (vocals, guitar); Ben Metzger (guitar); DJ Fritzges (bass) and Benjamin Potok (drums)—has released three albums in just two years. The latest from F20D, Comfortable Fools, was once again produced and engineered by Lally at his own Reveler Recording Studios.
QUOTE “Fiction 20 Down is the very definition of laid back…a delightful, upbeat, soothing rock fusion mix, with elements of R&B, reggae, and pure rock.” —IndieMusicReview.net
CONTACT Gene Foley (Foley Entertainment) 908.684.9400 EugeneFoleyMusic@aol.com
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MIKE ZITO FEATURING ANDERS OSBORNE
“One Step At A Time”
AVAILABLE FOR AIRPLAY now
CD Pearl River (Eclecto Groove)
GUEST MUSICIANS Anders Osborne, Cyril Neville, Reese Wynans (Double Trouble), Susan Cowsill
PRODUCED BY David Z. (Jonny Lang, Prince, Buddy Guy, Etta James), Randy Chortkoff
ON SALE now
WEB www.mikezito.com & www.myspace.com/mikezito5150
HOME Nederland, Texas
AIRPLAY KAXE, KRCC, WHRV, KDNK, WSGE, WERU, WRRW
SHOWS scheduled from Florida to Texas and everywhere in between
AND ANOTHER THING St. Louis-born singer/songwriter/guitarist Mike Zito began working the local music scene when he was 19; now he’s back with his sixth CD, Pearl River, the follow-up to last year’s Today album. Anders Osborne is the featured singer on “One Step At A Time,” and other guests on Pearl River include Susan Cowsill, Cyril Neville and Double Trouble keyboardist Reese Wynans.
QUOTE “Zito’s voice is so incredibly soulful that it can be placed into that diminutive group of elite male blue-eyed soul/blues singers like Steve Winwood, Michael McDonald and Rod Stewart…. A fine guitarist and composer as well, it’s a winning combination of a genuine and complete performer.” —Modern Guitars
CONTACT Jody Best 818.755.4460 Deltagroove1@earthlink.net
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THE BAND OF HEATHENS
“Say”
AVAILABLE FOR AIRPLAY now
CD One Foot In The Ether (BOH Records)
PRODUCED BY The Band Of Heathens
ON SALE now
WEB www.bandofheathens.com & www.myspace.com/thebandofheathens
HOME Austin
AIRPLAY KRSH, KSPN, KTAO, KBAC, WMWV, KROK, WMVY, WGWG, WUKY, WBJB, KDNK, WNTI, KUT, WFHB, WNCW, KUWR, Acoustic Café and more
SHOWS in Europe now, but they’ll be back for shows in the US in mid-October
AND ANOTHER THING The Band Of Heathens features three lead singers—Colin Brooks, Ed Jurdi and Gordy Quist—who would regularly share the stage at Momo’s in Austin before they became a band. One Foot In The Ether, which follows last year’s self-titled Americana Airplay chart-topper, grew out of spontaneous live recording sessions over the past year.
CONTACT Jeff Cook 706.268.2138 jeffreyccook@hotmail.com
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ALYSSA JAYSON
“Destiny”
AVAILABLE FOR AIRPLAY now
CD Use As Needed (My Mind Records)
GUEST MUSICIANS Steve Holley (Paul McCartney, Wings)
PRODUCED BY Fred Guarino (Odetta, Kim Wilson, Pinetop Perkins), Mark Newman (Sam Moore, Willy DeVille)
ON SALE now
WEB www.alyssajayson.com & www.myspace.com/alyssajayson
HOME New York
AIRPLAY KCMV, KDEC, KRVM, KSUT, KVNF, WDIY, WMSR, WMSV, WNTI, WRRW, WUTC, WXPR
AND ANOTHER THING Although she’d been writing her own songs since she was 15, Alyssa Jayson wasn’t motivated to record them until she reached her late 20s, when she developed myopic macular degeneration, a condition which severely restricts her vision. Use As Needed is Alyssa’s debut CD.
QUOTE “Alyssa Jayson’s high-touch project ably captures her Suzanne Vega- meets-Natalie Merchant vocal style. She’s got a voice that’s way easy on the ears and material that is simple yet effective.” —Music Connection
CONTACT Lulu Cohen (Lulu Cohen Media) 917.318.2161 lulucohenmedia@gmail.com & “Notorious” Liz Cousins (Notorious Promotion & Marketing) 718.545.9816 notorious@notoriousradio.com
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7 WORLDS COLLIDE
“Hazel Black”
AVAILABLE FOR AIRPLAY now
CD The Sun Came Out (SIN/Sony UK)
PRODUCED BY Jim Scott, Neil Finn, Neil Baldock
ON SALE now
WEB www.7worldscollide.com & www.myspace.com/7worldscollide
HOME the players come from various countries; the CD was recorded in New Zealand
AIRPLAY WXRT, KCRW, WXPN, WFPK, WYEP, KGSR, WEHM, Sirius XM (The Spectrum and The Loft), WRNR, KTBG, WMMM, WBJB, KOHO, WNRN, World Café
AND ANOTHER THING KT Tunstall interrupted her honeymoon last Christmas to co-write (with Neil Finn), sing and record “Hazel Black” in New Zealand with 7 Worlds Collide, which includes founding member Finn, returning players Johnny Marr (The Smiths) and Radiohead’s Ed O’Brien and Phil Selway; Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy also joins in this time. The Sun Came Out, which benefits Oxfam, is two discs of all-new songs and the second go-round for 7 Worlds Collide.
QUOTE “7 Worlds Collide is a great project. I hope The Sun Came Out is a huge success. Not just because it’s a unique musical experience but because each CD sold will make a difference—raising money to fund Oxfam’s work to fight poverty.” —Jeremy Hobbs, Director of Oxfam International
CONTACT Andy Cahn (Public Media Service) andy.cahn@publicmediaservice.org
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THOM YORKE
“All For The Best”
AVAILABLE FOR AIRPLAY now
CD Ciao My Shining Star: The Songs Of Mark Mulcahy (Shout! Factory)
PRODUCED BY Nigel Godrich
ON SALE now
HOME Wellingborough, England
AIRPLAY KCRW, WBJB, WXPN, KFOG, WRXP, Sirius XM The Loft, KRCL, KGSR, WRNR, WFUV
AND ANOTHER THING Radiohead’s Thom Yorke contributes “All For The Best” to the all-star benefit album Ciao My Shining Star: The Songs Of Mark Mulcahy, on which Michael Stipe, Dinosaur Jr, Josh Rouse, Sean Watkins and others also perform onetime Miracle Legion singer Mulcahy’s songs. Last year, Mulcahy’s wife passed away, and proceeds from Ciao My Shining Star will help him continue his music while raising his 3-year-old twin daughters on his own.
QUOTE “Mark [Mulcahy’s] melodies always imply hope and uplift, even when his lyrics explore mystery, loss, and darkness.” —Michael Stipe
CONTACT Melissa Boag MBoag@shoutfactory.com
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THEO EASTWIND
“Rite Of Passage”
AVAILABLE FOR AIRPLAY now
CD King Of The Underground (Sojourn Records)
PRODUCED BY Mark Ambrosino
ON SALE now
WEB www.theoeastwind.com & www.myspace.com/theoeastwind
HOME Brooklyn
AIRPLAY KKCR, WMSV, WRRW, KPFT, KDNK
AND ANOTHER THING Since arriving in the US from Vienna, Austria, in 1995, Theo Eastwind has made a name for himself among riders on the NYC subway system, where he performs regularly. Accordingly, King Of The Underground—the fifth CD from the man the NY Post named “Big Apple Idol” and Fox 5 NY named “Subway Idol”—was recorded completely live on a subway platform.
CONTACT Peter Hay (Twin Vision) 718.369.1370 twinvision@aol.com