In this issue:
* Latest News
* New Additions
* Coming Soon
* News and Reviews
* Upcoming Festivals
* Video of the Week
LATEST NEWS
Will Bernard - Blue Plate Special CD review
Langerado Moves Back to Miami
Charlie Wheeler Band - Highway Run CD review
The Bridge Build Tour, New Album
New Additions:
Telepath - Contact CD - Telepath's Contact touches down in various outernational realms! With a sound that owes as much to traditional sounds from around the world as it does to modern dance and electronic music, Telepath enters the listener's brain and fiddles around with the pleasure sectors. Blending beats worthy of a packed dance floor with mystical waves of sound and worldly percussive ambiance, Telepath has created a surreal and smoldering instrumental experience on Contact! $12.00
BuzzUniverse - LiveVibes at the Donegal Saloon CD - Recorded live at the Donegal Saloon in Kearny, NJ during the Winter of 2007-2008, LiveVibes at the Donegal Saloon clearly captures the incredible vibe of one of New Jersey's great rooms for live music, with rising stars BuzzUniverse performing many of their original staples and a few choice cover songs. An original eclectic blend of rock, jazz, latin & world grooves, BuzzUniverse features smoking horns and a rock-solid rythm section. Described by jambands.com as "addictive & hip-grinding," BuzzUniverse has enlightened loyal fans with brilliantly crafted songs, incredible vocal harmonies and ferocious live energy. $12.00
Thievery Corporation - Radio Retaliation CD - Thievery Corporation, comprised of the highly regarded DJ and production duo Rob Garza and Eric Hilton, are best known for fusing a vast array of cultural influences in their music. This record takes their trademark "outernational" aesthetic to the next level with inspiration from sounds from Jamaica, Latin America, Africa, Asia, and the Middle East. With Radio Retaliation Thievery Corporation raise the bar with a new cast of musical collaborators including Nigeria's afro-beat heir Femi Kuti, Brazilian star vocalist and guitarist Seu Jorge, Indian sitar virtuoso Anushka Shankar, Slovakian chanteuse and violinist Jana Andevska, and Washington DC's own go-go originator Chuck Brown. Also returning are long time co-conspirators Sleepy Wonder, LouLou, Notch, Zee, and Verny Varela. $16.99
David Gilmour - Live in Gdansk (2 CDs or 2 CD/1 DVD set) - The last concert on David's 2006 Summer Tour was held in front of 50,000 people at the shipyards in Gdansk, Poland, at the request of the Gdansk Foundation. The concert was the only occasion on which David performed the tour material with an orchestra, using the 40-strong string section of the Polish Baltic Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Zbigniew Preisner, who was responsible for the On An Island album's orchestral arrangements. Other unique features of the show included the performance of "A Great Day For Freedom" with the orchestral arrangement of the late Michael Kamen, and a guest appearance by prominent Polish pianist Leszek Mozdzer, who reprised his piano part from "A Pocketful Of Stones." 2 CDs $19.99; 2 CDs & DVD $29.99
Kings of Leon - Only By The Night CD - Kings of Leon return with the release of their highly anticipated fourth album. Only By The Night is a bold and expansive sonic statement that looks set to solidify Kings of Leon's position as one of the most important international acts of 2008 and beyond. It follows rapidly in the footsteps of the bands previous albums Youth And Young Manhood, Aha Shake Heartbreak & Because Of The Times, which have quickly established them as one of the most prolific and acclaimed acts around. $15.99
Burning Spear - Jah Is Real CD - Year after year, decade after decade, Burning Spear just keeps making amazing reggae albums! Jah is Real is a lively, uplifting, and dance-inducing record full of righteous reggae lyrics, good times, and bass-heavy music! $16.99
Old Crow Medicine Show - Tennessee Pusher CD - The third and most personal album by "one of the greatest bands that A Prairie Home Companion has ever had the pleasure to host" (Garrison Keillor) contains 13 songs, including a dozen OCMS originals. The album is produced by Don Was (Bob Dylan, Rolling Stones, Bonnie Raitt, etc), who describes the band as "The Clash Of Bluegrass Music" and "the smartest and finest purveyors of American music to come down the pike in decades." The album itself offers a virtual American road trip, populated with characters that span a century of the South. Down and outers, hustlers, junkies and freighthoppers are just a few of the archetypes we meet along the way as OCMS continues to create their special blend of American roots, rock, blues and country music. $17.98
Fiddleworms - Volkswagen Catfish CD - In the mid-1990s, The Fiddleworms emerged as an important rock band working out of Muscle Shoals, Alabama. Taking their name from night crawler catfish bait and traveling to gigs in an orange stretch limo, they developed a large following across the spectrum of the music industry. The Fiddleworms of today go far beyond the fat chops, meaty grooves and original rock that have become the central theme of their legendary live shows. Their songs feature images of southern character and charm with personal stories that transcend life's struggles. Their new release features music in a variety of styles, including reggae, country, jam band, rhythm and blues, funk, New Orleans jazz, and rock, and reflects the long and storied history of the Shoals music scene. Their ability to captivate an audience through their harmonies, lyrical style and Malone's salt-of-the-earth riffs are beyond comparison. $12.00
Allen Thompson CD - Allen Thompson blends the laid-back California country of Merle Haggard with the hard-rocking Americana of The Band and the Grateful Dead with a touch of Stax r&b and Capricorn Records soul to create an album that can only be described as Allen Thompson Music. Allen says "This is honest music about love and life. I play American Music. I sing songs about the changes that occur in all of our lives. I don't sweeten up a song about love, because love isn't always sweet. I don't sadden up a song about death because death is a natural part of life. I sing real music with real lyrics about real people." World-famous keyboardist Chuck Leavell says "Allen Thompson is one of the best new artists to come out of the South in recent times. He's got soul, he's got groove and he knows how to rock. It's on my highly recommended list!" $10.99
Tortoise - Standards (Limited Edition Red Colored vinyl) - This masterpiece of post-rock instrumental music is issued here on limited edition high-quality red vinyl! $14.99
Tortoise - It's All Around You (Limited Edition vinyl) - Limited edition re-issue on LP! This album finds Tortoise doing what they do best: building and rebuilding upon melodies and rhythms with their own remarkable touch. $13.99
My Morning Jacket - Acoustic Citsuoca LP vinyl - This limited edition release features five tracks pulled from gigs in Athens, Austin, & Dallas in late 2003. It is mostly lead singer Jim James acoustic, with one full band song. $11.99
Garage a Trois - Mysteryfunk vinyl LP - These sounds sprouted from late night fishing expeditions while recording Stanton Moore's "All Kooked Out" album. All tracks were improvised on the spot and recorded completely live. It's dubbed-out electronica performed entirely live - an experimental trip by the fearsome threesome of drummer Stanton, guitarist Charlie Hunter & saxophonist Skerik. Limited edition numbered LP with hand-pressed album cover. $17.99
Cream - Disraeli Gears vinyl LP - 180-gram vinyl pressing of this influential and classic record! Featuring wonderful artwork that really stands out on the LP's sleeve, this is a no-brainer for vinyl collectors! $18.99
Frank Zappa - You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 1 - Our Zappa collection continues expanding with this nicely priced 2-CD set of live hijinks and onstage musical mastery! $16.99
For a limited time, Deep Banana Blackout's Release the Grease album is back in stock. Get this out-of-print item now, because once they are gone, they are gone!
Coming Soon:
Sept. 30 - John Brown's Body - Amplify CD (pre-order)
Grateful Dead - Rocking the Cradle: Egypt 1978 (2 CDs & DVD) (pre-order)
Dungen - 4 CD (pre-order)
Medeski Martin and Wood - Radiolarians 1 CD (pre-order)
Will Bernard - Blue Plate Special CD (pre-order)
Asylum Street Spankers - What? And Give Up Show Biz? CD (pre-order)
Oneside - First, to Last CD (pre-order)
Bela Fleck & the Flecktones - Jingle All the Way CD (pre-order)
Bongolian - Outer Bongolia CD (pre-order)
Big Boss Man - Winner CD (pre-order)
October 7 - Annuals - Such Fun CD/LP
The Best of Del McCoury - The Groovegrass Years CD
Boris Garcia - Once More Into the Bliss CD
Ralph Stanley - Old-Time Pickin': A Clawhammer Banjo Collection CD
October 14 - Ray Lamontagne - Gossip in the Grain CD
Lotus - Hammerstrike CD
Martin Sexton - Solo CD
Dungen - 4 LP (pre-order)
October 21 - The Bridge - Blind Man's Hill CD
Jimmy Herring - Lifeboat CD (pre-order) - First 10 orders will receive an autographed copy!
Primus - Sailing the Seas of Cheese LP
October 28 - Rodrigo y Gabriela - Live in Japan CD
Freekbass - Junkyard Waltz CD
Family Dog Presents The Chet Helms Tribal Stomp (4 DVDs & 2 CDs)
O'Death - Broken Hymns, Limbs, and Skins CD
Widespread Panic - Live From Austin, TX DVD
The Flaming Lips - Christmas on Mars DVD & Deluxe Edition
November 4 - Greyboy - 15 Years of West Coast Cool CD & LP
November 18 - Phish - At The Roxy Box Set
Last Week's Additions:
Keller Williams with Moseley, Droll, and Sipe - Live (2 CDs & 1 DVD)
George Clinton and His Gangsters of Love CD
Edgar Meyer & Chris Thile CD or CD & DVD
Marc Broussard - Keep Coming Back CD
Talkdemonic - Eyes at Half Mast CD
Dub Gabriel - Anarchy & Alchemy CD
Grateful Dead - Dead is Better - Yankee T-Shirt
Gov't Mule - A Tail of Two Cities (2 DVDs)
Various Artists - What It Is! Funky Soul and Rare Grooves (4 CDs)
Marc Ribot y Los Cubanos Postizos CD
Sprout Soundtrack CD
Blind Boys of Alabama - Higher Ground (re-release)
News and Reviews:
Will Bernard - Blue Plate Special CD review
Langerado Moves Back to Miami
Charlie Wheeler Band - Highway Run CD review
The Bridge Build Tour, New Album
Upcoming Festivals:
Harvest Time Music Festival 9/26 - 9/27 - Hiram, ME - http://www.harvesttimemusicfestival.com
Sublime Weekend - 9/26 - 9/28 - Garrettsville, OH - http://www.nlqp.com
Mantra Bash - 10/17 - 10/19 - Climax, NC - http://www.mantrabash.com
Gory at the Quarry - 10/31 - 11/2 - Garrettsville, OH - http://www.nlqp.com
*Bear Creek Music Festival - 11/14 - 11/16 - Live Oak, FL - http://www.bearcreekmusicfestival.com
*look for the HGMN Booth at this event!
Video of the Week:
BuzzUniverse at Gathering of the Vibes!
Thanks for reading, and have a great week!
Bryan Rodgers
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