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New Additions to the Catalog:
 Johnny Neel & Criminal Element - Vol. 1 CD - Johnny Neel & Criminal Element is breakin' into the scene and not taking any prisoners! They have a natural connection for creating the funkiest songs around, in many different styles and genres. Criminal Element always sounds fresh, yet timeless in its richness and soul. They have released their first CD of great improv-minded blues, jam, jazz, and funk explorations - Vol. 1. $10.99
 Ween - The Friends EP - 4 brand new songs plus a remix of "Friends," none of which appeared on the new full length Ween album just released last fall. "Ween have recorded a lot of new material the past year and we wanted to give you an appetizer for the summer. It is the ultimate party record, filled with good beats and good times. Perfect for your barbecue or doing whatever it is that you guys do. We put a lot of time into this, like 4 years. What is that? 9.5 months a song or something?" - Dean Ween $8.99
 Sonny Landreth - From the Reach CD - Singer, songwriter and Louisiana slide guitar phenom Sonny Landreth’s first studio album in five years unites his band with a who’s who of musical guests for a set of all-original roots rock tinged with the blues and New Orleans soul. Featured guitarists and vocalists include Eric Clapton, Mark Knopfler, Vince Gill, Eric Johnson, Robben Ford, Dr. John and Jimmy Buffett. $16.98
 The National - A Skin, A Night DVD/The Virginia EP - This is a documentary about The National by French filmmaker Vincent Moon, who followed the group during the creation of their acclaimed 2007 release, Boxer. It's an insightful and beautiful glimpse into the band's creative process. The DVD is packaged with a separate disc, The Virginia EP, which contains twelve tracks of demos, a cover, live versions, a radio session, and b-sides. $20.99
 Rainmaker - Long Slow Fade CD - Rainmaker is a 4-piece band from the San Francisco Bay Area. They blend vintage and modern sounds and draw upon Roots Music, Indie Rock, Funk, and Soul. Their most recent effort, Long Slow Fade, is a compelling combination of classic American Music with a distinctly modern lyrical perspective. Set against a backdrop of soulful, rootsy rock, much of Long Slow Fade laments the slow death of the analog era and explores the issues that characterize the digital age. After catching a live Rainmaker show, Jim Greer, producer for Galactic, observed that “they are one of the tightest bands I’ve seen in quite some time. Rainmaker is a band worth paying attention to.” $12.00
 Maggi, Pierce and E.J. - Silver (3 CDs) - Maggi, Pierce and EJ live, breathe, eat, drink and sleep music. For the band's sixth album, they put six songs on three seperate discs grouped by texture and feel. Beautiful, lush melodies pull mandolins, pianos, cellos and violins through the "Morgen" (morning) songs, followed by huge harmonies and more upbeat tracks during the "Mittag" (midday), and closing with some heavy, far-out, feedback-fueled power trio work on "Nacht" (night). "Borrowing from numerous genres, they fold influences in a power pop casing and feed it to you whole. Early Brit-rock, folk, psych - even the manic edges of the Beat Farmers and Frank Zappa are here for the digesting. But make no mistake, they don't copy. They create." - Frank Gutch, Folk and Acoustic Music Exchange $12.00
We have Maggi, Pierce and E.J.'s entire colorful catalog:Play Their Landlady's Favorites CD $11.00
Gold CD $11.00
Blue/For CD $11.00
Red CD $11.00
Black CD $11.00
White CD $11.00
 Hope Massive - Itany CD - Formed in 2004, the international roots group Hope Massive is a rare blessing of roots and vintage dancehall music. Hope Massive demonstrates their ability to maintain positivity while mashing up the dance floor, delivering beautiful melodies, luscious harmonies and explosive lead lines to create a unique and original sound. The intensity of the rhythm section creates provocative grooves that cannot be denied by young, old, black, white, poor or wealthy. Combining reggae, current and ancient events, vintage dancehall, rock, Latin jazz and other world music, Hope Massive has created a formula for a promising yet challenging mission...to make people think, dance and feel through their music. Originality, humbleness, and hard-work are crucial in the development of Hope Massive's music, vision, and longevity. $12.00
 The Stairwell Sisters - Get Off Your Money CD - Producer Lloyd Maines recalls hearing The Stairwell Sisters for the first time: "I happened upon this tribe of women musicians, playing old-time string music, with the power and excitement of a great rock band." The band members are career women, organizers, activists and mamas, making ends meet working and living in San Francisco. They also happen to crank out acoustic, old-time music with a profound intensity. Their third release, Get Off Your Money, produced by Maines, covers substantial ground as well. There are fiddle tunes crafted decades ago from Alabama to Scotland and points unknown. There are new songs too - original songs of trial and work, loss and love, and all-night parties. Regardless from which era or continent the songs have traveled, The Stairwell Sisters make such heartfelt and skillfully played music that boundaries dissolve beneath the chugging force of old-time fiddle and banjo, the whomp of bass and guitar, the grit of the slide guitar, and the tight, closely interwoven harmonies. $12.00
Also Available from The Stairwell Sisters:
Feet All Over the Floor CD $11.00
 Put the Needle on the Record DVD - Put the Needle on the Record is an award-winning documentary that explores the evolution of electronic music and the rise of the DJ in pop culture. Filmed in Miami during the hot and sexy Winter Music Conference, a yearly week-long event attended by over 20,000 electronic music professionals and fans, the film takes an inside look at a growing global phenomenon. Interviews with top artists, footage from events around the globe and a brilliant soundtrack are combined to create a highly energetic piece of filmmaking. Director Jason Rem brings an unexplored genre of music to the masses for a glimpse at a movement that is driven by passion, creativity and business. Having played at over 20 film festivals worldwide, the film has won at Visionfest in New York and Wine Country Fest in Napa, CA. Features interviews, concert footage, and candid moments with The Crystal Method, Josh Wink, BT, Dirty Vegas, DJ Collette, Paul Oakenfold, and tons more. $12.99
Last Week's Additions:
Electric Apricot: Quest for Festeroo DVD
Chuck Leavell - Live in Germany 2007: Green Leaves and Blue Notes Tour
Lyrics Born - Everywhere at Once CD
The Beautiful Girls - Ziggurats CD
Flight of the Conchords - The Distant Future EP
Coming Soon:
May 27 - moe. - Warts and All Vol. 6 (3 CDs) (pre-order)
Ozric Tentacles - Sunrise Festival CD/DVD (pre-order)
June 3 - Tea Leaf Green - Taught to Be Proud (re-release)
Freekbass - Grooveyard CD
June 10 - Railroad Earth - Amen Corner CD (pre-order)
My Morning Jacket - Evil Urges (pre-order CD & LP)
My Morning Jacket - Okonokos 4-LP set (pre-order)
My Morning Jacket - It Still Moves 2-LP Set
Robert Walter - Cure All CD (pre-order)
The Infamous Stringdusters CD (pre-order)
Trey Anastasio - Original Boardwalk Style (pre-order CD or LP)
June 24 - Roots of Creation - Live Vol. 1 CD (pre-order)
Scrapomatic - Sidewalk Caesars CD
Warren Haynes Presents The Benefit Concert Vol. 8 (2006 XMas Jam) DVD
Rose Hill Drive - Moon Is the New Earth CD & LP
Drive-By Truckers - Brighter Than Creation's Dark (180g 2-LP set)
G. Love and Special Sauce - Superhero Brother CD/LP
July - Sound Tribe Sector Nine - Peaceblaster CD
July 8 - Donna the Buffalo - Silverlined CD
July 22 - Dr. Dog - Fate CD/LP
Upcoming Festivals:
Desert Rocks - 5/22 - 5/25 - Moab, UT - http://www.desertrocks.org
*Asheville Music Jamboree - 5/23 - 5/25 - Asheville, NC - http://www.amjam.net
DelFest - 5/23 - 5/25 - Cumberland, MD - http://www.delfest.com
Summer Camp - 5/23 - 5/25 - Chillicothe, IL - http://www.summercampfestival.com
Sasquatch Festival - 5/24 - 5/26 - George, WA - http://sasquatchfestival.com
Mountain Jam - 5/30 - 6/1 - Hunter, NY - http://www.mountainjam.com
Crawfish Fest - 5/30 - 6/1 - Augusta, NJ - http://www.crawfishfest.com
Summer Kick-Off - 5/30 - 6/1 - Garrettsville, OH - http://www.nlqp.com
Wakarusa - 6/5 - 6/8 - Lawrence, KS - http://www.wakarusa.com
Appalachian Uprising - 6/5 - 6/7 - Scottown, OH - http://appalachianuprising.net
Burning River Band Family Jam - 6/6 - 6/8 - Garrettsville, OH - http://www.nlqp.com
Bonnaroo - 6/12 - 6/15 - Manchester, TN - http://www.bonnaroo.com
Pink Floyd/Led Zep Celebration - 6/13 - 6/15 - Garrettsville, OH - http://www.nlqp.com
*look for the HGMN Store at this event!
Video of the Week:
The HeadCount Allstars perform "Wilson" at the Jammys!
Thanks for reading, and have a great week!
Bryan Rodgers |
