#61 March 2010/Disc 1
SONG
“Spinning” (radio edit) 
AVAILABLE FOR AIRPLAY now
CD Close As Air (Malea Music)
ON SALE 5/11
PRODUCED BY Jamie Candiloro
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HOME Los Angeles
SHOWS this month in LA, including opening for Toad The Wet Sprocket, and in Hawaii in May (dates)
AND ANOTHER THING Before settling on her chosen career as a singer/songwriter, Texas-born/Long Island-raised Malea McGuinness studied opera at such prestigious institutions as Tanglewood, the Oberlin Conservatory and the Manhattan School of Music. After landing a featured role on Broadway in The King And I, Malea relocated to Los Angeles, taught herself guitar and concentrated on writing her own songs. Close As Air follows up her debut CD, 2007’s True Believer.
QUOTE “This album is another big step forward. Malea can sing it soft like an angel, or belt it out loud and strong. An amazing vocalist.” —Bruce Winter, WUWM
CONTACT Doug Kaplan
SONG
“Take A Chance” (radio edit)
AVAILABLE FOR AIRPLAY now
CD The Boy Who Never (RCA Records)
ON SALE now
PRODUCED BY Jacquire King (Kings Of Leon, Modest Mouse, Tom Waits)
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HOME Nashville
SHOWS on the East Coast in March (dates)
AND ANOTHER THING Landon Pigg, whose “Falling In Love At A Coffee Shop” was featured in two big national TV ad campaigns, had hardly started recording his second album, The Boy Who Never, when he was chosen by director Drew Barrymore to play the part of a musician in her directorial debut, Whip It! Landon took advantage of the pianos in various hotel bars and continued to write more songs for the album while filming on location in and around Detroit.
CONTACT Adrian Moreira 212.833.5532 & Wendy Goodman 310.272.2633
SONG
“Quarryman’s Lament”
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CD Black Rock (J&R Adventures)
ON SALE now
PRODUCED BY Kevin Shirley (Led Zeppelin, Aerosmith, The Black Crowes)
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HOME Utica, New York
AIRPLAY KINK, WXPN, KRSH, WMMM, KBAC, WBJB, KTBG, WOCM, KOZT, KYSL, WTMD, KPND, KZMV, WEXT, KVSF
SHOWS all over the US through early May; a worldwide tour will take him to Europe, Japan and Australia (dates)
AND ANOTHER THING In 2009, Joe Bonamassa was named Best Blues Guitarist by Guitar Player magazine readers for the third straight year; his CD, The Ballad Of John Henry, topped the Billboard blues chart for six months; and Eric Clapton jammed with him onstage at Bonamassa’s concert at London’s Royal Albert Hall. Bonamassa recorded his eighth studio album, Black Rock, in Santorini, Greece, and brought in some Greek musicians to add a bit of a “world” flavor here and there.
QUOTE “[Bonamassa is] a certifiable blues guitar hero and the face of his blues generation.” —Guitar Edge
CONTACT J.B. Brenner (The J.B. Brenner Company) 805.777.7999 & Jesse Barnett (Right Arm Resource) 508.238.5654
SONG
“Ugly Rumors” (radio edit)
AVAILABLE FOR AIRPLAY now
CD Toler/Townsend Band (Garage Door Records)
ON SALE now
PRODUCED BY Dan Toler, Johnny Townsend
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HOME Sarasota, Florida (Toler), Los Angeles (Townsend)
AIRPLAY WNRN, KCSN, KPFT, WMMM, KKFI, KOPN, KXXI, WSGE, KFAN, WVGN, KZMU, WRRW, KYRS, WALW, KTKE, KOTO and many more
SHOWS are in the planning stages
AND ANOTHER THING The Toler/Townsend Band’s self-titled debut CD germinated years ago when singer Johnny Townsend and guitarist “Dangerous” Dan Toler were in Gregg Allman’s band together. Townsend was half of Sanford And Townsend (“Smoke From A Distant Fire”) and he’s also written with and/or played with Loggins & Messina, Fleetwood Mac and The Allman Brothers Band, among others. Toler has played with almost every legendary Southern rock band out there (The Allman Brothers Band, Great Southern, The Outlaws, The Marshall Tucker Band).
QUOTE “This project combines two of the more talented stalwarts of the Southern Blues/Rock genre, ‘Dangerous’ Dan Toler, former Allman guitarist, and Johnny Townsend, vocalist-keyboardist for the Sanford/Townsend Band of ‘Smoke From A Distant Fire’ fame. Toler plays a dangerous ax and Townsend can belt it out vocally a la Michael McDonald.” —Chicago Sun-Times
CONTACT Glenn Halverson (Blue Room Management) 423.508.8848
SONG
“Late Night Lovin’”
AVAILABLE FOR AIRPLAY now
CD Bad Boy Leroy (Independent)
ON SALE now
PRODUCED BY Dave Bechtel
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AND ANOTHER THING Bad Boy Leroy is Michael Leroy Schultz, who grew up in San Augustine, Texas, and started playing guitar and writing songs soon after he enlisted in the Air Force. Deployed to Afghanistan, he joined a band made up of civilian and military players, and although he left the service in 2005, he continues to make his home in Afghanistan as a civilian contractor. Bad Boy Leroy, his first CD, was already finished when Leroy wrote “Late Night Lovin’.”
CONTACT Leroy Schultz
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GRETA’S BAKERY
SONG “If This Ain’t Love”
AVAILABLE FOR AIRPLAY now
CD The Edge Of Everything (Decca Records)
ON SALE now (digital-only release)
PRODUCED BY Greta’s Bakery, Stewart Lerman
HOME New York City
AND ANOTHER THING Greta’s Bakery is Greta Panettieri, Mike LaValle and Andrea Sammartino. Italian-born Panettieri moved to NYC at 19; there she met LaValle. Relocating to Rome briefly, Panettieri rekindled her friendship with Sammartino and when LaValle came to visit, Greta’s Bakery was born. After moving to NYC, Greta’s Bakery made The Edge Of Everything and opened for Joe Jackson in Europe. “If This Ain’t Love” is by Steve Christanthau and John Beck, who co-wrote Corinne Bailey Rae’s “Put Your Records On.”
CONTACT J.B. Brenner (The J.B. Brenner Company) 805.777.7999
SONG
“Sweet Dreams In The Rain”
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CD The PondHawks Have Landed (Riverpool Records)
ON SALE now
PRODUCED BY Jorie Gracen, Mario Novelli
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HOME Chicago
SHOWS scheduled through November (dates)
AND ANOTHER THING The PondHawks formed in 2007 by songwriters and multi-instrumentalists Mario Novelli and Jorie Gracen, who were in a previous band together; they’re joined by Roger Burden (who had also played with Novelli in the past), Michael Gillespie, Gary Diamond and John Rivera on The PondHawks Have Landed, their debut album. Gracen, meanwhile, is the author of I Saw Her Standing There, a Paul McCartney bio published by Billboard Books. This is an album cut; the focus track is “Fire Eyes.”
QUOTE “Epic! I couldn’t help but think ELO!” —Brian Ray, guitarist for Paul McCartney
CONTACT Ray Paul (Permanent Press Radio Promotion) 585.764.0150
SONG
“Breathe”
AVAILABLE FOR AIRPLAY now
CD True Grit (Sojourn Records)
ON SALE now
PRODUCED BY Mark Ambrosino
HOME Athens, Georgia
AIRPLAY KPFT, WNCW, KFAN, WMSV, KDEC, KAXE, WMMT, RadioVagabond, RadioFreeAmericana
SHOWS posted through May (dates)
AND ANOTHER THING Ken Will Morton began his musical career as a lead guitarist, plying his trade in The Redeemers (with former Guadalcanal Diary frontman Murray Attaway) and The Indicators. Morton released his first solo album in 2004, and he has since toured with many notable artists, including Edwin McCain, Todd Snider, Sugarland and Randall Bramblett. True Grit is his fifth full-length CD in less than six years, and it was recorded in Queens, New York.
QUOTE “[Ken Will Morton is] a top-notch songwriter with some serious guitar chops.” —Paste
CONTACT Peter Hay (Twin Vision) 718.369.1370
SONG
“She’s Not Talking To You”
AVAILABLE FOR AIRPLAY now
CD Perfect Chaos (Independent)
ON SALE now
PRODUCED BY Jon Ervie (Brandi Carlile), Sue Quigley
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HOME Seattle
AIRPLAY WMNF, KPFT, KRCL, KFAI, WALW, KMUD, KBUT, KDNK, KVNF, WWUH, WFHB, WHAY, WMKY, WHFC, WERU, KFAN
AND ANOTHER THING Sue Quigley grew up in Eastern Washington and started writing songs at the age of 13. She plays frequently with her own band, which features guitarist David M. Wall, keyboardist/bassist Jeff Eason and drummer Charlie Lorne. Last year, she entertained thousands of WNBA fans during halftime at Seattle Storm game. Her second CD, Perfect Chaos, received a Grindie Award (given to “the top indie Rock CDs on the planet Earth”) from RadioIndy.com.
QUOTE “PJ Harvey meets Lucinda Williams…Quigley’s strong alto sails seamlessly between alt-country and alt-rock, and her energy live is infectious.” —Seattle Sound
CONTACT Sue Quigley 206.409.1288
SONG
“God Bless You And Your Man”
AVAILABLE FOR AIRPLAY now
CD American [Fever] Dream (Independent)
ON SALE now
PRODUCED BY Geoff Stanfield (Sun Kil Moon, Black Lab)
HOME Seattle
SHOWS in the planning stage for the spring and summer of 2010
AND ANOTHER THING Last year, in an episode of Fox-TV’s Bones, one of the characters made a mix tape of “the six greatest break-up songs”; the songs were by Sia, Mazzy Star, José González, Antony And The Johnsons and an unsigned singer/songwriter/pianist from Seattle named Aaron English. You can’t buy publicity like that. English’s third album, American [Fever] Dream, was recorded in a studio located in the converted boiler room of a 150-year-old Seattle warehouse.
QUOTE “[Aaron English is] a talented new artist in a class with other stylistically challenging singer-songwriters such as Peter Gabriel, Joseph Arthur, and Perry Blake…potent lyricism, eloquence, and beautiful sublime melodies that reach much deeper than simple pop songs.” —Progression Magazine
CONTACT Amanda Alexandrakis (South Beach Music Promotion) 303.952.0249
SONG
“Junebug” 
AVAILABLE FOR AIRPLAY 4/19
CD Before Nightfall (Atlantic Records)
ON SALE now
GUEST MUSICIANS Ry Cooder (slide guitar)
PRODUCED BY D. Sardy (Oasis, Red Hot Chili Peppers)
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HOME Los Angeles
AIRPLAY WXPN, WEXT
SHOWS through May, starting with SXSW (dates)
AND ANOTHER THING When Robert Francis was nine, family friend Ry Cooder gave him his first National Slide guitar; Francis began writing his own songs years later after a painful break-up, and those songs became his first album, 2007’s One By One. Francis, now in his early 20s, made his second CD (and major-label debut), Before Nightfall, with his regular bandmates—bassist Alex Kweskin, drummer Richard Gowen and guitarist Graham Lathrop.
QUOTE “He has laid himself out in song and created some incredibly moving and beautiful musical moments.” —NPR
CONTACT Brian Corona 818.238.6838
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