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#67 September 2010/Disc 1
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US 32
SONG
“Credit Cards”
AVAILABLE FOR AIRPLAY now
CD Tumblin’ Home (Anthony Avenue Records)
ON SALE now
PRODUCED BY Denny Weston, Jr., John Suchy, Michael Francis Kline
HOME Ellicott City, Maryland
AIRPLAY WPHB, KAXE, KFAN, WTMD, WXXI, KVSC, WIKX, KOTO, WPHB, WSLM, WSLR, WXOU, WAER, KPFA, Radioio.com Eclectic, Roadtunes Sessions, HomegrownRadioNJ.com, Radio Vagabond
AND ANOTHER THING The oh-so timely “Credit Cards” is from the Baltimore-area duo US 32 (Michael Kline on guitar, mandolin, banjo and vocals and his wife Christy on vocals). Tumblin’ Home is Christy’s first release, and Michael’s first since a 1994 EP with The Gypsys. Recorded on both coasts, Tumblin’ Home has been played in several European countries, Down Under and in the US.
QUOTE “If this duo doesn’t remind you of The Kennedys, you aren’t listening to your contemporary folk/rock too closely. Simply a solid, from-the-heart set that has what it takes to really connect. Well done.” —Midwest Record
CONTACT Betsie Brown (Blind Raccoon) 901.278.6850 & Michael Francis Kline 410.299.1084
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JERAD FINCK
SONG
“Goodbye”
AVAILABLE FOR AIRPLAY now
CD Jerad Finck (Hit Street Records)
ON SALE now
GUEST MUSICIANS David Mansfield, string arrangements (Bob Dylan, Lucinda Williams, Jakob Dylan)
PRODUCED BY John Seymour (U2, The Dave Matthews Band, Santana)
HOME Spokane, Washington
SHOWS nothing posted yet, but another East Coast is coming in September and a West Coast tour in October
AND ANOTHER THING You’ve heard Jerad Finck in movies and on HBO, ESPN (including the new US Open spots), Discovery, CBS and NBC, and now “Goodbye” was #1 Most Added on FMQB’s AC chart. Finck’s opened for One EskimO, Ingrid Michaelson and more, 50+ publications have written about him and his homemade video for “I Won't Be Long” was a Top-25 Most Viewed music video on YouTube out of the box.
QUOTE “‘Goodbye’ is a fun and hooky crossover single that researches great and packs a great first punch! Live, he blows the house away and the ladies love him!” —Steve Wall, former PD, KEZE Spokane
CONTACT Eugene Foley (Foley Entertainment) 908.684.9400
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P.J. PACIFICO
SONG
“First Light”
AVAILABLE FOR AIRPLAY now
CD Always & Everywhere (Viper Records)
ON SALE now
PRODUCED BY Andy Abel
HOME Norwalk, Connecticut
AIRPLAY WFUV, WXPN, KINK, WRNR, WXPK, WSGE, WKZE, KROK, WDVX, WRRW, Sirius XM Radio’s The Coffeehouse, DMX and more
SHOWS in the Northeast, mostly, posted through December (dates)
AND ANOTHER THING After releasing his 2005 solo debut, Well I’ll Be, P.J. Pacifico hit the road hard, both as a headliner and as an opening act for Crosby, Stills & Nash, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Sugarland, Hank Williams Jr., Levon Helm, Leon Russell, Bob Weir & RatDog, The Wailers, Dar Williams, Guster, Moe and many more. Always & Everywhere is P.J.’s second full-length.
QUOTE “I dig his voice and the personal nature of his songs...very cool.” —Edwin McCain
CONTACT Todd Forcellina (Blitz Management)
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LORENZA PONCE
SONG
“What Happened To You?” (edit)
AVAILABLE FOR AIRPLAY now
CD Soul Shifter (Melodia Records)
ON SALE now
PRODUCED BY Matt Wells
HOME New York City
AND ANOTHER THING After slipping her 1997 debut CD to Sheryl Crow at a recording session, singer/violinist Lorenza Ponce was invited to play on Crow’s VH1 Storytellers special, which led to regular work with Crow (Lorenza has since recorded and/or performed with Dolly Parton, Neil Young, Bon Jovi, Emmylou Harris, Dixie Chicks, Fall Out Boy, Ray LaMontagne and others). Soul Shifter is Lorenza’s first rock album.
QUOTE “Soul Shifter is a stunning album that defines her as more than ‘the girl with the violin.’ As each song unfolds, you’ll unfurl a piece of your soul and more importantly, it’s a body of work that forces one to deliberate their place in life.” —antiMUSIC.com
CONTACT Lorenza Ponce & John Rosenfelder (Earbender) 347.855.7007
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MARK ADAM MILLER
SONG
“You Don’t Know Jack”
AVAILABLE FOR AIRPLAY now
CD Ain’t Life Good (Independent)
ON SALE now
PRODUCED BY Mark Adam Miller, Jim McCormick
HOME Covington, Louisiana, and Nashville
AND ANOTHER THING Mark Adam Miller has performed around the world for over 15 years. Following a two-CD run with Deadeye Dick, who sold over 2 million records worldwide, Miller’s first solo release, Ain’t Life Good, has been heard in Europe, Australia and in the US. This year, Miller performed at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival for the fifth time.
QUOTE “A highly creative singer/songwriter, Mark has the same sort of charisma that made Garth Brooks an international superstar, and he writes music that sits as well with fans of modern country as it will with country fans of an earlier age.” —Wildy’s World
CONTACT Mark Adam Miller 985.807.5243
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JOHN RINGER
SONG
“My Country My Ass”
AVAILABLE FOR AIRPLAY now
CD single (Independent)
ON SALE now
PRODUCED BY John Ringer
WEB www.facebook.com/pages/My-Country-My-Ass/363871310592?v=wall
HOME Maryland
AIRPLAY WMRK-FM, Skydog’s Red Dirt Radio Online, SuperCountryRadio.com, BounceRadio.net
AND ANOTHER THING John Ringer was overcome by the youthful fantasy of becoming a big rock star, and then discovered Igor Stravinsky, Frank Zappa, the blues and prog rock when he was shipped off to private high school. Later, he performed in several bands that went nowhere. Now, he offers his musical take on the status of America—“My Country My Ass”—as a stand-alone single.
QUOTE “Probably the best-sounding song to come out of the liberty movement yet.” —Mark Edge, Free Talk Live
CONTACT John Ringer 301.725.6458
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EDIE CAREY
SONG
“Easy Now”
AVAILABLE FOR AIRPLAY now
CD Bring The Sea (Independent)
ON SALE 11/2
GUEST MUSICIANS Shawn Mullins, Glen Phillips
PRODUCED BY Evan Brubaker
HOME Chicago
SHOWS all over the country through 2011 (dates)
AND ANOTHER THING Edie Carey has been honing her live chops in The US, Canada and The UK since 1999, and she’s built a dedicated group of fans who have funded the recording of her last three albums, including her seventh and latest, Bring The Sea. Recently, Carey was #1 in Fan Voting for the Lilith Fair Chicago Competition and she won Paste's Cayamo Songwriting Competition last year.
QUOTE “Edie Carey is gifted with one of those voices that could sound great singing anything...vulnerable and pleasing, Carey draws us into her world, where we find we have a lot in common.” —Paste
CONTACT Glory Reinstein (Bluebird Promotions) 802.279.3233
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PETER HIMMELMAN
SONG
“Good Luck Charm”
AVAILABLE FOR AIRPLAY now
CD The Mystery And The Hum (Himmasongs Recordings)
ON SALE now
PRODUCED BY Peter Himmelman, Rob Genedak
HOME Santa Monica, California
SHOWS a few posted through early December (dates)
AND ANOTHER THING Grammy-nominee Peter Himmelman has had a distinguished career as a recording artist and performer, writing music for TV, films, commercials, fashion shows and even for a Teddy Bear used to aid rape victims and autistic kids. For his new album, The Mystery And The Hum, Himmelman holed up in a Minneapolis studio, wrote the songs over a two-week period and recorded them in just three days.
QUOTE “One of rock's most wildly imaginative performers.” —USA Today
CONTACT J.B. Brenner (The J.B. Brenner Company) 818.707.1851, Bob Catania (Right Way Music Group) 818.932.9799 & Jimmy Fay (Right Way Music Group) 732.219.5934
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RAILROAD EARTH
SONG
“Long Walk Home” (radio edit)
AVAILABLE FOR AIRPLAY now
CD Railroad Earth (One Haven Music)
ON SALE 10/12
PRODUCED BY Angelo Montrone, Michael Caplan
HOME Stillwater, New Jersey
SHOWS scheduled through mid-December (dates)
AND ANOTHER THING Back in 2001 Railroad Earth was just six musician friends with no initial plans for a band until an early demo got them booked at the Telluride Bluegrass Festival before they’d ever even played out together. Since then, Grateful Dead bassist Phil Lesh has used the sextet as his “Friends” in his infrequent Phil & Friends concerts. Railroad Earth is their fifth studio album.
CONTACT Michael Caplan 646.783.6972, Jeff Appleton (Marathon Entertainment) 810.797.2287 & Serious Bob Laul (Serious Bob Promotion) 212.580.3314
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BAND OF HORSES
SONG
“Laredo”
AVAILABLE FOR AIRPLAY now
CD Infinite Arms (Brown/Fat Possum/Columbia)
ON SALE now
PRODUCED BY Band Of Horses, Phil Ek
HOME North and South Carolina
SHOWS in September and October, including Farm Aid 2010 (dates)
AND ANOTHER THING For the first time since forming in Seattle in 2004, all five members of Band Of Horses—Ben Bridwell, Creighton Barrett, Ryan Monroe, Tyler Ramsey and Bill Reynolds—contributed to the songwriting on their third full-length, Infinite Arms. They also produced most of the self-financed album themselves, recording in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, Asheville, North Carolina’s Blue Ridge Mountains, and California’s Hollywood Hills and Mojave Desert.
QUOTE “Infinite Arms is Band Of Horses’ defining statement” —NME
CONTACT Lisa Sonkin 212.833.4364
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TRUE NATURE
SONG
“Only Love”
AVAILABLE FOR AIRPLAY now
CD You Shouldn’t Have To Shout So Loud EP (Fire Sign Records)
ON SALE now
GUEST MUSICIANS Tony Levin (John Lennon, Peter Gabriel), Gerry Leonard (David Bowie, Rufus Wainwright), Aaron Comess and Chris Barron of The Spin Doctors
PRODUCED BY Aaron Comess
HOME New York City
AND ANOTHER THING Feels Like Centuries by True Nature (the alias of Lou Barlow—not the guy from Dinosaur Jr, et al) was named 2009’s Best Modern Rock Album by The Rock And Roll Report and nominated as 2009’s Best EP by RockWired. Capitalizing on that, Barlow worked with the same first-call musicians for this year’s companion, follow-up EP, You Shouldn’t Have To Shout So Loud.
QUOTE “Each song is an emotionally driven passionate ode to how we all collectively suffer in a society that has lost its sense of security.” —Jersey Beat
CONTACT “Notorious” Liz Cousins (Notorious Promotion & Marketing) 718.545.9816 & Gordon McDevitt 212.979.0795
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WALTER TROUT
SONG
“Hudson Had Help”
AVAILABLE FOR AIRPLAY now
CD Common Ground (Mascot/Provogue Records)
ON SALE now
GUEST MUSICIANS Kenny Aronoff (John Mellencamp, The Rolling Stones, Willie Nelson), James “Hutch” Hutchinson (Bonnie Raitt), Jon Cleary (Eric Clapton, Bonnie Raitt, Ryan Adams)
PRODUCED BY John Porter (B.B. King, Buddy Guy, Taj Mahal)
HOME Huntington Beach, California
AIRPLAY WMNF, KPFT, KAXE, KFAN, KKCR, KOPN, KRFC, KVNF, WERU, WHRV, WMKY, WMSR, WMUD, WRRW, WVTF, Radio Vagabond, RadioFreeAmericana and more
SHOWS on the West Coast posted in September and December, with European dates in between (dates)
AND ANOTHER THING Onetime John Lee Hooker/Canned Heat/Bluesbreaker guitarist Walter Trout has released 13 solo LPs since 1989, including his new Common Ground CD (which found him backed by the same A-list trio who played on 2008’s The Outsider). When BBC Radio One took a vote of the best guitarists ever, only Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, Gary Moore, Jimmy Page and Mark Knopfler came in ahead of Walter Trout.
QUOTE “The world’s greatest rock guitarist.” —Bob Harris, BBC disc jockey
CONTACT David Avery (Powderfinger Promotions) 800.356.1155, ext. 234
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SJ
SONG
“I Like You” (radio version)
AVAILABLE FOR AIRPLAY now
CD single (Acoustic Soul Records™)
ON SALE now
PRODUCED BY Derek Olds, SJ
HOME Miami
AND ANOTHER THING After performing as a showcased artist at the 2010 Florida Music Festival in Orlando, singer/songwriter SJ releases a new version of “I Like You” as he works on his sophomore CD (due January 2011). Previously, SJ issued a 2008 CD, Some Days, and a 2009 EP, I Like You. He recently played “I Like You” live on NBC6’s South Florida Today (click here to watch).
CONTACT Mark Ingram 850.510.6193
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CHRISTINE MARTUCCI
SONG
“All Of My Life”
AVAILABLE FOR AIRPLAY now
CD Sin & Redemption (SunsetsWest Records)
ON SALE early 2011
PRODUCED BY Anthony Krizan
HOME Flemington, New Jersey
SHOWS in New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Florida (dates)
AND ANOTHER THING “All Of My Life” is the first taste of Christina Martucci’s fourth studio album, Sin & Redemption. Her last release, 2007’s I’m All In, was featured on VH1, MTV and Logo, and it won the Asbury Park Music Award for Top Local Release (Christine was simultaneously honored as Top Female Vocalist). Martucci recently previewed her nearly finished original rock musical, Breakfast With Janis, in Asbury Park.
CONTACT Barbara Young Management 908.246.0175
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DOWNTOWN MYSTIC
SONG
“Believe”
AVAILABLE FOR AIRPLAY now
CD Standing Still (Sha-La Music)
ON SALE now
GUEST MUSICIANS drummer Steve Holley (Wings, Dar Williams, Marshall Crenshaw); bassist Paul Page (Dion, Ian Hunter, The Smithereens)
PRODUCED BY Robert Allen, Ben Elliott
WEB www.shala.com/downtown_mystic.htm
HOME Hillsdale, New Jersey
AIRPLAY WMUD, WQBR, WMSV, WMKY, KVMR, KXCI, KPFT, KFAI, WSGE, KRSH, WAER, WALW, WDIY, WERU, KRCL, WETS, WHAY, WIKX, KSMF, KKCR, KOTO, RadioFreeAmericana and many more
AND ANOTHER THING Robert Allen is the lone full-time member throughout DownTown Mystic’s three-CD career (he’s backed on Standing Still by onetime member Bruce Engler, ex-Wings drummer Steve Holley, bassist Paul Page and multi-instrumentalist Lance Doss). Standing Still recently topped WSGE Dallas, NC’s playlist, hit the Top 25 on the Euro/Americana chart and has been heard in Germany, Sweden, The UK, Spain, Austria, The Netherlands and more.
QUOTE “This is feel good music.” —Wildy’s World
CONTACT Peter Hay (Twin Vision) 718.369.1370
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THE DIRTY GUV’NAHS
SONG
“We’ll Be The Light”
AVAILABLE FOR AIRPLAY now
CD Youth Is In Our Blood (Independent)
ON SALE now
PRODUCED BY Justin Guip (Levon Helm, The Black Crowes)
HOME Knoxville, Tennessee
AIRPLAY WFIV, WVMP
SHOWS on the East Coast posted through October (dates)
AND ANOTHER THING The Dirty Guv’nahs—six University of Tennessee-Knoxville grads with no plans for a career in music—originally got together for one show in 2006. Since then, they’ve been voted Knoxville’s Best Band three years in a row and shared stages with Blues Traveler, Robert Earl Keen, Drive-By Truckers and Zac Brown Band. Youth Is In Our Blood was recorded at Levon Helm’s barn/studio in Woodstock.
QUOTE “Butt-shaking, sweaty rock...‘We’ll Be The Light’ gets a classic guitar sound [paired] with a good tune and Trimble's white-boy soul vocals.” — Knoxville News Sentinel
CONTACT J.B. Brenner (The J.B. Brenner Company) 818.707.1851 & Sheryl Northrop (NorthStar Entertainment) 805.498.5880
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JOHN BRANNEN
SONG
“Raised A Rebel”
AVAILABLE FOR AIRPLAY now
CD Bravado (Sly Dog Records)
ON SALE now
PRODUCED BY John Brannen, David Z (Gov’t Mule, Buddy Guy, Prince)
HOME Charleston, South Carolina
AIRPLAY KHYI, KPFT, WPHB, KOPN, KRFC, WCBE, KDNK, WDVX, WERU, WGCS, WIKX, WJMQ, KVMR, Public Radio East, Radio Altville and more
SHOWS posted through October (dates)
AND ANOTHER THING John Brannen’s now got six albums under his belt, and his songs have also been recorded by folks like Tom Rush, Reba McEntire, Richie Havens and the Eagles (who included a song he wrote with Jack Tempchin on 2007’s Long Road Out Of Eden). “Raised A Rebel” is from Brannen’s latest CD, Bravado, which was Top 5 Most Added Americana out of the box.
QUOTE “Versatile and rewarding.” —Billboard
CONTACT Al Moss (Al Moss Promotion) 615.297.0258
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RAUL MALO
SONG
“Living For Today” (radio edit)
AVAILABLE FOR AIRPLAY now
CD Sinners & Saints (Fantasy/CMG)
ON SALE 10/5
GUEST MUSICIANS Augie Meyers and Shawn Sahm of the Texas Tornados
PRODUCED BY Raul Malo
WEB www.raulmalo.com
HOME Nashville via Miami
SHOWS now through November (dates)
AND ANOTHER THING On Sinners & Saints, Raul Malo played guitar, bass, drums, percussion, organ, synthesizer, piano, Mellotron, tron violin, requinto and ukulele; he was much more involved in the recording and mixing process, he says, beginning at everything his home studio in Nashville before finishing it in Austin at Ray Benson’s place. “Living For Today” takes a bit of a socio-political bent and features Augie Meyers’ Vox organ.
QUOTE “Malo is one of those rare singers who transcend the mundane with the sheer operatic sweep of his marvelous instrument.” —Entertainment Weekly
CONTACT Dave Einstein 410.757.4617 & Jill Weindorf 310.385.4119