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#67 September 2010/Disc 2
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GRAHAM GREER
SONG
“You’re The One”
AVAILABLE FOR AIRPLAY now
CD Graham Greer (Independent)
ON SALE now
PRODUCED BY Graham Greer, Joe Hardy (ZZ Top, Steve Earle, Tom Cochrane)
HOME Cornwall, Ontario, Canada
AND ANOTHER THING Songs from ex-Barstool Prophet frontman Graham Greer’s self-titled second CD have earned Honorable Mention in the 2009 New York Songwriters Circle and the 2010 Nashville Songwriters Association Song Search, and Canadian People’s Choice in the 2009 NPR Mountain Stage Newsong Contest. He’s opened for Dave Matthews Band, David Lindley, Levon Helm and The Swell Season, and he introduces himself to American radio with “You’re The One.”
QUOTE “Graham Greer is a compelling songwriter, mixing amazing lyrics with perfectly crafted arrangements, raising his songs to the level of art without the pretension that label brings.” —Wildy’s World
CONTACT Graham Greer 613.938.2861
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DAVID HULL
SONG
“Pay Some Attention”
AVAILABLE FOR AIRPLAY 10/4
CD Soul In Motion (OarFin)
ON SALE tbd
GUEST MUSICIANS Joe Perry (Aerosmith), Charlie Farren (FarrenHeit)
PRODUCED BY Brynn Arens
HOME Stratford, Connecticut
AND ANOTHER THING David Hull is a songwriter, bassist, producer and composer who’s played/recorded/toured with Buddy Miles, Joe Cocker, Ted Nugent, Aerosmith and Pete Droge, among many others. Following three ’70s albums with his band, Dirty Angels, Hull was a charter member of ’80s bands The Joe Perry Project (with whom he recently recorded and toured again) and FarrenHeit. Soul In Motion is Hull’s first-ever solo endeavor.
CONTACT Miki Mulvehill & Teri Miller Reich
3
RICH MAHAN & THE COCKTAIL HEROES
SONG
“It Didn’t
Turn Out That Way”
AVAILABLE FOR AIRPLAY now
CD digital single (Independent)
ON SALE now
PRODUCED BY Mike Moody, Rich Mahan
HOME Los Angeles
AND ANOTHER THING Rich Mahan, formerly of alt-country band Shurman, cut his teeth opening for Blues Traveler and Roger Clyne And The Peacemakers across the US. He now records and performs with his band The Cocktail Heroes, whose single “It Didn’t Turn Out That Way” was written when Mahan overheard a telephone conversation about a relationship on the rocks.
CONTACT Rick Camino 323.314.6541
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NATHAN SHAFFER
SONG
“Come Back America”
AVAILABLE FOR AIRPLAY tba
CD Come Back America (HEY DEP Records)
ON SALE now
PRODUCED BY Nathan Shaffer, Brian Levi
WEB www.nathanshaffermusic.com
HOME Los Angeles
AND ANOTHER THING He’d been in ’80s bands on Capitol and Atlantic Records when Nathan Shaffer traded it all in for a real job. At a Paul McCartney concert 25 years after retiring from music, Shaffer got reinvigorated and now releases his debut solo LP, Come Back America. Shaffer pulls no political punches in the title track, and the accompanying video will get your attention.
CONTACT Ray Paul (Permanent Press Radio Promotion) 585.764.0150
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JOHN LEGEND & THE ROOTS
SONG
“Wake Up Everybody” (radio edit—no rap)
AVAILABLE FOR AIRPLAY now
CD Wake Up! (G.o.o.d. Music/Columbia)
ON SALE now
PRODUCED BY Ahmir “?uestlove” Thompson, James Poysner for Axis Music Group, John Legend
WEB www.JohnLegend.com & www.theroots.com
HOME New York City (Legend) & Philadelphia (The Roots)
AIRPLAY WXPN, KCRW, WDET, WFUV, WFPK, KCSN, WTMD, KUT, WYEP, KTBG, WEXT
SHOWS John Legend: a few (mostly) West Coast dates through early November (dates)
AND ANOTHER THING Two summers ago, with then-candidate Barack Obama all the rage, six-time Grammy winner John Legend and Jimmy Fallon house band The Roots teamed up in the studio to reflect the optimism of the times. The resulting album of (mostly) covers, Wake Up!, takes its title from Legend & The Roots’ take on the Harold Melvin And The Blue Notes nugget “Wake Up Everybody.”
CONTACT Lisa Sonkin 212.833.4364
6
EARL PICKENS & FAMILY
SONG
“True Too”
AVAILABLE FOR AIRPLAY now
CD Gathering (YAY! Music)
ON SALE now
PRODUCED BY Earl Pickens, Bruce W. Derr, Jessie Yamas, Bob Albin, Richard Rupert
HOME Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
AIRPLAY KKFI, WNCW, WRUR, WVIA, WKNC, WCOM, KOPN, WVBR, KUNM, Radioio Eclectic
AND ANOTHER THING When Earl Pickens & Family released their own live acoustic take on U2’s entire The Joshua Tree album in 2009, WXPN’s Bruce Warren and Helen Leicht, World Café’s David Dye, John Platt at WFUV and The Village Voice led the pack in praising the effort. Now, we can hear what this band really sounds like, because their follow-up, Gathering, features 10 new, original compositions.
QUOTE “I enjoyed its infectious brilliancy, its delightful and tasteful musicianship.” —Remo Ricaldone, Lonestar Radio
CONTACT Bob Albin 570.452.5153
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US 32
SONG
“Down In The Field”
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, WIKX, KOTO, WPHB, WSLR, WXOU, WAER, KPFA, Radioio.com Eclectic, Roadtunes Sessions, HomegrownRadioNJ.com, Radio Vagabond and more
AND ANOTHER THING This is our second taste of “Down In The Field,” from the Baltimore-area duo US 32 (Michael Kline and his wife Christy). Tumblin’ Home is Christy’s first release, and Michael’s first since a 1994 EP with The Gypsys. Recorded on both coasts, Tumblin’ Home features musicians who have played with Madonna, Beck, The Mavericks, Shelby Lynne, The Wallflowers, The Band, Michelle Shocked and more.
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
8
GREG HUMPHREYS
SONG
“21st Century Existential Latin Blues”
AVAILABLE FOR AIRPLAY now
CD Realign Your Mind (Phrex Records)
ON SALE now
PRODUCED BY Greg Humphreys
HOME Durham, North Carolina
SHOWS East Coast Dates through December (dates)
AND ANOTHER THING As the former frontman for both Dillon Fence and HOBEX, Greg Humphreys has played countless shows and released plenty of recordings in the past 20 years. Realign Your Mind, his second solo CD, is, as he puts it, “a genre adventure of an album.” Humphreys says that the lyrics for “21st Century Existential Latin Blues” came to him one morning when he was feeling “absolutely horrible.”
QUOTE “These tracks prove Humphreys is capable of mostly anything.” —Independent Weekly
CONTACT Greg Humphreys 704.965.3639
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ROD PICOTT
SONG
“You Can’t Talk To Me Like That Anymore”
AVAILABLE FOR AIRPLAY now
CD Summerbirds (Welding Rod Records)
ON SALE now
PRODUCED BY Rod Picott
HOME Nashville
SHOWS posted now through December (dates)
AND ANOTHER THING In 2001, Slaid Cleaves’ recording of his and Rod Picott’s “Broke Down” was the most played song on Americana radio; Picott’s also had songs recorded by Ray Wylie Hubbard and Fred Eaglesmith. “You Can’t Talk To Me Like That Anymore” is from his last CD, 2007’s Summerbirds (he also did a 2009 duo CD with Amanda Shires, whose forthcoming new CD was co-produced by Picott).
QUOTE “Picott may have created the perfect singer songwriter album.” —Maverick (5 stars)
CONTACT Rod Picott 615.948.2003
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KENNY WHITE
SONG
“Useless Bay”
AVAILABLE FOR AIRPLAY now
CD Comfort In The Static (Wildflower Records)
ON SALE now
PRODUCED BY Kenny White
HOME New York City
SHOWS now until early 2011 (dates)
AND ANOTHER THING Kenny White has been active as a writer, musician and producer for three decades, working with Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Marc Cohn, Steve Earle, Shawn Colvin and Peter Wolf, among others (White has produced three of Wolf’s CDs including Sleepless, one of Rolling Stone’s “500 greatest albums ever made,” and Wolf’s recent #1 Non-Comm CD, Midnight Souvenirs). Comfort In The Static is White’s third CD.
QUOTE “Kenny White has earned a place among my favorite singer/songwriters…and particularly, lyricists…a true wordsmith AND musician who reveals a fine sense of humor, as well. Put on your headphones and listen carefully.” —David Crosby
CONTACT Katherine DePaul 212.749.7221
11
AMY SPEACE
SONG
“Weight Of The World”
AVAILABLE FOR AIRPLAY now
CD Into The New—Alternates, Leftovers And Orphans EP (Wildflower Records)
ON SALE 11/2
PRODUCED BY James Mastro
HOME Nashville
SHOWS listed through 2011 (dates)
AND ANOTHER THING Onetime playwright/actor Amy Speace’s third CD, The Killer In Me, spawned “Weight Of The World,” one of WFUV DJ John Platt’s Top 3 Songs of 2009. This version is from her new EP, Into the New—Alternates, Leftovers And Orphans (odds & ends from The Killer In Me). Amy’s and Judy Collins’ versions of “Weight Of The World” both appear on this sampler.
QUOTE “Amy Speace is the perfect torchbearer for the unconscious cool of true Americana.” —Houston Press
CONTACT Katherine DePaul 212.749.7221
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JUDY COLLINS
SONG
“Weight Of The World”
AVAILABLE FOR AIRPLAY now
CD Paradise (Wildflower Records)
ON SALE now
GUEST MUSICIANS Joan Baez, Stephen Stills
PRODUCED BY Judy Collins, Alan Silverman
HOME New York City
AND ANOTHER THING When Judy Collins heard Amy Speace’s “Weight Of The World,” Collins called it “one of the best anti-war songs I’ve heard in the last 20 years.” Collins, whose Wildflower Records issues Speace’s music, recorded the song for her new Paradise CD and now you have both Amy’s and Judy’s versions of the song on A Taste Of Triple A.
CONTACT Katherine DePaul 212.749.7221 rmpdepaul@aol.com
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BRIAN LEE
SONG
“Lady In Black”
AVAILABLE FOR AIRPLAY now
CD Moth (Independent)
ON SALE now
PRODUCED BY Franchot Tone
HOME Seattle
AIRPLAY WMNF, KFAN, WMUD, WHAY, KVNF, WVIA, WETS, WWUH, WBSD, KAXE, KDHX, RadioFreeAmericana, CountryBear and more
AND ANOTHER THING Singer/songwriter Brian Lee took quite a while off from music while he focused on college and commerce; now that he’s following his heart, Moth is his second CD and first under his own name (his 2008 debut was released under the pseudonym Knugu). Lee, who hails from Seattle, wrote and recorded Moth with his LA-based producer Franchot Tone, who also produced Quadrilogy.
QUOTE “‘Lady In Black’ has an amazing chorus that showcases impressive songwriting skills.” —Indie Music Digest
CONTACT Peter Hay (Twin Vision) 718.369.1370
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MIKE FARRIS AND THE CUMBERLAND SAINTS
SONG
“The
Night The Cumberland Came Alive”
AVAILABLE FOR AIRPLAY now for Americana; October for Triple A
CD The Night The Cumberland Came Alive EP (E1 Music)
ON SALE 10/26
PRODUCED BY Mike Farris
HOME Nashville
AIRPLAY KCSN, WNCW, WMSR, KBCS, WCBE, WFHB, KFAN, KRFC, WIKX, KSUT, GotRadio.com
SHOWS Saturday night at the Americana Music Association Conference in addition to a fall residency at Nashville’s Station Inn (dates)
AND ANOTHER THING To help benefit victims of the recent devastating Nashville flood, 2008 AMA New & Emerging Artist Of The Year Mike Farris enlisted 14 friends, including Sam Bush and Old Crow Medicine Show’s Gill Landry, and recorded The Night The Cumberland Came Alive, a six-song EP, live at the Downtown Presbyterian Church. Meanwhile, Farris is busy recording the follow-up to 2007’s Salvation In Lights.
QUOTE “Mike Farris is MAGIC—The Rejuvenator! You gotta see it to believe it!” —Delbert McClinton
CONTACT Leslie Rouffé (Songlines) 615.429.1560
15
CHRISOPHER BLUE
SONG
“Tragikarian”
AVAILABLE FOR AIRPLAY now
CD Songs For Lovers, Loners And Losers (Independent)
ON SALE now
PRODUCED BY Sanjay Sharma
WEB www.myspace.com/chrisopherblue
HOME Mendocino California
AND ANOTHER THING “Tragikarian,” from an unreleased Chrisopher Blue CD, has gotten some attention of late by being featured on The Discovery Channel’s popular program, Deadliest Catch. Blue, who has worked with John Cale and once fronted 10 Minute Warning (a Sub Pop band that included ex-Guns N’ Roses bassist Duff McKagan and Mother Love Bone drummer Greg Gilmore), is gearing up to record his third solo effort.
CONTACT Evan Blackstone 206.459.0147
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US 32
SONG
“Mabel’s Car”
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 “Mabel’s Car” is also from US 32 (Michael and Christy Kline). Tumblin’ Home, Christy’s first release and Michael’s first since 1994, was recorded on both coasts; Christy and Michael would do the basic tracks in their basement (“the kids had to take their shoes off to walk on the floor above,” says Michael) and E-mail them to co-producer Denny Weston, Jr., in Los Angeles.
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