#61 March 2010/Disc 2
SONG
“Fire Eyes” 
AVAILABLE FOR AIRPLAY now
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. “Fire Eyes,” the first PondHawks emphasis track, was written by Novelli for his and Gracen’s previous band, and updated by The PondHawks; this is the song’s first national release.
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“‘Fire Eyes’ has a super
guitar vibe with bright vocals and a pleasing melody. Great guitar licks give
this energetic rocker a bouncy, positive vibe reminiscent of the surfin’ ’60s,
but with a new, ‘now’ sound! All in all a great CD to pop in the car for a long
drive.” —Joe Johnson,
Beatle Brunch
CONTACT
Ray Paul (Permanent Press Radio Promotion) 585.764.0150
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JEFF BECK FEATURING JOSS STONE
SONG
“I Put A Spell On You” 
AVAILABLE FOR AIRPLAY now
CD Emotion & Commotion (Atco)
ON SALE 4/13
GUEST MUSICIANS Joss Stone (vocals)
PRODUCED BY Steve Lipson, Trevor Horn
HOME Wadhurst, England
AIRPLAY WEHM, KTBG, KOZT, WBJB, WOCM, KRVM, KYSL, KOHO, KTAO, KBAC, Sirius/XM The Loft
SHOWS in the US begin in April (dates)
AND ANOTHER THING Hot off a series of successful shows with fellow former Yardbird Eric Clapton, Rock and Roll Hall of Famer and five-time Grammy-winning guitarist Jeff Beck returns with Emotion & Commotion, his first new studio album since 2003. The CD features a wide range of musical styles, everything from Puccini with a 64-piece orchestra to new Beck originals. For “I Put A Spell On You,” Beck calls upon Grammy-winning vocalist Joss Stone to belt out the Screamin’ Jay Hawkins classic.
CONTACT Rich Mahan 818.238.6284, J.B. Brenner (The J.B. Brenner Company) 805.777.7999 & Jesse Barnett (Right Arm Resource) 508.238.5654
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THE BLUESMASTERS FEATURING MICKEY THOMAS
SONG
“Fooled Around And Fell In Love”
AVAILABLE FOR AIRPLAY now
CD The Bluesmasters Featuring Mickey Thomas (Direct Music Distribution)
ON SALE now
GUEST MUSICIANS Stephanie Calvert of Starship (vocals)
PRODUCED BY Tim Tucker
LINKS MySpace
HOME Broomfield, Colorado
AND ANOTHER THING Before joining Jefferson Starship in 1979 and leading them to a resurgence, Mickey Thomas was the singer on Elvin Bishop’s 1976 hit “Fooled Around And Fell In Love.” The Bluesmasters were formed by guitarist Tim Tucker and pianist Sean Benjamin to back Thomas, with drummer Aynsley Dunbar, bassist Danny Miranda, organist Ric Ulsky and harmonicist Doug Lynn. Their self-titled debut CD features classic blues covers—including this reprise of “Fooled Around And Fell In Love” 34 years later.
QUOTE “Thomas revisits his signature ballad ‘Fooled Around And Fell In Love,’ demonstrating conclusively that he has not lost an iota of his ability to perform this fan favorite in the most expressive terms with significant backing from singers Stephanie Calvert, Thomas’ colleague in the Starship, and Darlene Gardner.” —Dave Rubin, contributing writer for Guitar Edge
CONTACT Betsie Brown 901.278.6850
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MISHKA
SONG
“Bittersweet” 
AVAILABLE FOR AIRPLAY now
CD Talk About (J.K. Livin/CO5 Music)
ON SALE now
PRODUCED BY Butch Walker, Matthew McConaughey
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HOME Bermuda
AND ANOTHER THING Mishka’s music so enthralled Matthew McConaughey that the actor searched for Mishka for five years before finding him and starting the J.K. Livin label specifically to release his music. Mishka’s first release on the label, last year’s Above The Bones, bowed at #1 on the Billboard Reggae chart and got Mishka picked as iTunes’ Best New Artist of 2009 in the Singer/Songwriter category. “Bittersweet” is the first track from Mishka’s new CD, Talk About.
CONTACT Drew Murray (CO5 Music) 732.739.0935
SONG
“How It Feels (To Lose A Friend)”
AVAILABLE FOR AIRPLAY now
CD Nick Gill EP (Nick Gill Music)
ON SALE now
PRODUCED BY Jack Miele, Jacques Delatour
HOME Fairhope, Alabama
AIRPLAY WZEW
SHOWS in the Southeast through June (dates)
AND ANOTHER THING Nick Gill hasn’t graduated from high school, but he’s already released three collections of his tunes on CD. The 18-year-old singer/songwriter has also been on the road, with a 50-show tour of the East Coast already under his belt. For his latest, self-titled EP, Gill traveled to New Orleans to record. Despite his relatively tender years, the lyrics of “How It Feels (To Lose A Friend)” deal with a very mature subject—the suicide of a friend.
QUOTE “There’s great raw emotion communicated through his tracks enabling Gill to sound more like a young Jack Johnson rather than a high school student playing guitar.” —Kevin McKee, Where Y’at Magazine
CONTACT Nick Gill 251.648.6540
SONG
“Sing Singin’”
AVAILABLE FOR AIRPLAY now
CD One November Night DVD/CD (Aglaophone Records)
ON SALE now
PRODUCED BY Johnny A.
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HOME Boston
SHOWS in the US listed through May (dates)
AND ANOTHER THING Johnny A. brings a lifetime of experience to the stage on One November Night, a new CD/DVD recorded live in Boston. Prior to his solo career, Johnny was the guitarist for Peter Wolf (with whom he toured/recorded for seven years) and Bobby Whitlock, and he has shared stages with B.B. King, Les Paul, Jeff Beck, J.J. Cale and more, and he’s performed at Eric Clapton’s Crossroads and the Montreal Jazz Festival. “Sing Singin’” was written by Johnny A. (Koukla Music/ASCAP).
QUOTE “Creating an artist signature model guitar is not something we take lightly, but sometimes a player comes along who is not only a musical innovator and artist of the highest-caliber, but has innovative ideas about designing a totally new instrument. And that’s Johnny, who just knocked us off our feet.” — Rick Gembar, Gibson guitars
CONTACT Marc Ratner (Ralph Jaccodine Management) 207.236.4833 & Ralph Jaccodine 617.393.9800
SONG
“Wheels”
AVAILABLE FOR AIRPLAY now
CD Down Home Girl (Independent)
ON SALE now
PRODUCED BY Kathryn Caine, James McLaughlin
LINKS MySpace
HOME Charlottesville, Virginia
AIRPLAY WNRN, Live 365 Women Of Substance
AND ANOTHER THING North Carolina-raised Kathryn Caine is a onetime Nashville session singer who’s been singing and writing songs for as long as she can remember (she also plays guitar and keys). Before taking an eight-year break from performing to start a family, Caine had opened for The Derek Trucks Band, Marshall Crenshaw, Indigenous and Mark Chesnutt. Also a portrait artist, Kathryn Caine has just returned to the stage and released her fourth CD, Down Home Girl.
QUOTE “With a voice that rivals such acts as Alison Krauss and Dolly Parton, Caine delivers an awesome performance throughout her new album, [Down Home Girl]. ‘Wheels’ is a good representation of Caine’s bluegrass influence.” —Swift Reviews
CONTACT Kathryn C Humphreys
SONG
“St. Patrick’s Day”
AVAILABLE FOR AIRPLAY now
CD Love Won Out (Rock & Sock Records)
ON SALE now
PRODUCED BY Tokyo Rosenthal, Christ Stamey
HOME Chapel Hill, North Carolina
SHOWS booked in the States through April (dates)
AND ANOTHER THING After three decades of making music, Tokyo Rosenthal released his debut CD in 2007; since then he has toured Japan, Europe and North America, and opened for onetime Byrd and Flying Burrito Brother Chris Hillman and America. He’s lived in Rhode Island, New York and Los Angeles prior to his recent move to North Carolina. You’ll find the perfect-for-March 17-airplay “St. Patrick’s Day” on Tokyo’s 2008 release, Love Won Out, which reached #11 on the Euro Americana chart.
QUOTE “Tokyo Rosenthal is a great wordsmith. Take ‘Toke’ out for a spin, this is a no-lose proposition.” —USA Today
CONTACT Brad Hunt (The WNS Group) 845.358.3003
SONG
“Heart Of Stone”
AVAILABLE FOR AIRPLAY now
CD Best Served Loud (633 Records)
ON SALE now
PRODUCED BY Robert Willis
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HOME Jacksonville, Florida
SHOWS booked around Florida through July (dates)
AND ANOTHER THING Ben Robinson got his first guitar at the age of 8 or 9 and learned to play by emulating Stevie Ray Vaughan and Albert King; he was already sitting in with the CBS Orchestra on Letterman by the time he was 13. Robinson’s been called one of the top 10 young players by Guitar Player magazine (he’s just now in his early 20s) and he’s one of the faces of Guitar Center’s Laguna Guitar line.
QUOTE “I have seen a lot of guitar players in my day, but I have never seen anyone play blues like Ben Robinson.” —Billy Gibbons, ZZ Top
CONTACT Monte Willis 478.335.6293
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PENNAN BRAE
SONG
“Have You Ever Been”
AVAILABLE FOR AIRPLAY now
CD Shaded Joy (Independent)
ON SALE now
PRODUCED BY Adam Gallant, Matt Wilson, Paul Milner
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HOME Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
AIRPLAY WMBR, KPFT, KAOS, KSER, KGNU, WHFC, KBOO, KKFI, WAER, KXCI, WETS, WORT, WRRW, KVNF, WERU, KRVS
AND ANOTHER THING Singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Pennan Brae was busy in 2009, self-releasing two full-length CDs; Shaded Joy was the first of the two, and it’s been heard on radio stations in his native Canada, the US, Australia, New Zealand, Japan and in Europe. Brae started piano at age 5 and added guitar and harmonica to his repertoire when he was a teenager shifting away from the classical music he’d grown up playing in Toronto.
CONTACT Amanda Alexandrakis (South Beach Music Promotion) 303.952.0249
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