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New Additions:
 Evie Ladin - Float Downstream CD - Solo debut CD featuring kicking old-time banjo in new settings, with catchy, ripe original stories and gorgeous production. "She's got a voice that draws you in, a groove on the banjo that won't quit" says producer Mike Marshall. Ladin is also the leader of the popular female old-timey group, The Stairwell Sisters. $11.99
 Backyard Tire Fire - Good to Be CD - Good To Be was recorded in luxurious, hand-tooled analog with Los Lobos Steve Berlin producing. With their fifth full-length disc, Backyard Tire Fire have achieved one of those big-time, long-haul records that matter far more than the sum of its considerable parts and not via grandiose, larger-than-life lyrical imagery but through blue-collar, common sense miniatures that remind us of the simple beauty present in mundane, daily, person-to-person experience. Which is NOT to say that Good To Be is yet another one of those one-dimensional, granola-rootsy, rustic Americana takes on post-Uncle Tupelo barn-board rock; there is a taste of that, to be sure, but Anderson & Co. have spread the stylistic court with a rich, ever-expanding palette of aural rock n roll colors and textures that tap into bouncy, Kinks-meet-Squeeze Brit pop-rock, Tom Petty-styled Southern rock, Beatle-esque majesty, intimate balladry, chiming folk-rock and heartland/populist chest-pounders. Bearing a consistent message of empathy, humanity and hope, Good to Be is a triumph of Anderson s own thirteen year journey as a rock and roller. $12.98
Coming Soon:
The Disco Biscuits - Planet Anthem CD (bumped to March 16th)
February 23 - U-Melt - Perfect World CD (pre-order)
Hot Tuna - Double Dose (2CD)
Carolina Chocolate Drops - Genuine Negro Jig CD
March 3 - Great American Taxi - Reckless Habits CD
Last Week:
 The SKYS - Small Dreams in an Elevator CD - Wayne Allen unveils his new musical project The SKYS. Allen, who spent the better part of the last decade fronting the Midwest touring sensation, Green Lemon, has been hard at work recording this new album. The album was co-produced by Will Bradford (of SeepeopleS & Freepeoples Frequency) and Will Holland, best known for his work with the Pixies and Dead Can Dance. Most importantly, Small Dreams in an Elevator represents a new evolution in Allen’s songwriting and a refinement of the sound he has spent the last few years developing. With one foot in the door of traditional anthem-like rock melodies, and the other foot wildly kicking out into an entire universe of original sound-scaping and electronica, “the SKYS” is as revolutionary as it is utterly addictive! These are songs that are as much at home being played on a car stereo as they are being played in an arena. $9.99
 ALO - Man of the World CD/LP -ALO is not a band that dwells in the past. They are always moving forward. Always striving to discover new ideas. Always looking to go on new adventures. Their latest adventure, Man of the World finds the Cali collective flexing their considerable creative powers to craft their finest album yet.
Recorded almost entirely live, the 11-song collection is the sound of four players who have truly found their groove together. This is ALO at their most natural, their most organic and their most pure. Man of the World is the next level for ALO. CD $13.98 / LP $17.99
 Galactic - Ya-Ka-May CD/LP - Galactic have made what may be the definitive New Orleans Tribute With YA-KA-MAY, by recognizing this fundamental truth; that all of the town's seemingly disparate styles jazz, brass bands and funk as well as the newer bounce/hip hop are intrinsically linked. Featuring tons of guests including Rebirth Brass Band, Irma Thomas, Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews, Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Corey Henry, Walter Wolfman Washington & more. CD $15.98 / LP $18.98
 Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds - Live in Las Vegas (2CD) - In the duo's first set of acoustic shows since the release of the critically acclaimed and platinum certified Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux Kings, released last June, Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds ignite Las Vegas with what is sure to be another historic live recording! Widely successful past Dave & Tim recordings and fan favorites include Live At Radio City and the Multi Platinum Live at Luther College. This new 2 CD release is sure to live up to that company. $21.98
 Dub Like an Antelope - Legends of Reggae Celebrate Phish CD - This 14-track release features true legends of Reggae music including Toots and The Maytals, Steel Pulse, Bob Andy, and others with a few rising international Reggae stars giving ‘phans’ of Phish and Reggae a lot to celebrate.
Next to touring with their beloved Phish, the thing that most Phish Phans enjoy most is kicking back and chilling to some ‘irie’ roots reggae. That is why 4:20 sessions held by Phans in dorm rooms, on road trips, and in dull traffic jams just got some new musical ammo. Dub Like An Antelope - Legends of Reggae Celebrate Phish, isn’t just genius because it has a great concept. This record hits the mark because every artist has as uncanny ability to deliver each song with an emotional connection as if they wrote it themselves. It's no surprise that a band as talented as Phish could write songs that have the ability to cross over into another musical genre. The surprise is what amazing reggae songs they become, transformed on many levels both musically and spiritually. $13.99
Upcoming Events:
April 15-17, 2010 - Wanee Music Festival - Live Oak, FL
April 22-25, 2010 - Shakori Hills Grassroots Festival - Pittsboro, NC
Video of the Week:
Evie Ladin & the Stairwell Sisters - Wild Horse
Thanks for reading, and have a great week!
Lee Crumpton |
