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New Releases:

The Brew - Triptych 3 CD set - Last year The Brew took stock of what they had created since 2008’s Back To The Woods. The result is their most ambitious project to date; the release of a three-album set called Triptych. Each album reflects a facet of this multitalented, New England-based group: A Garden In The Snow, showcasing song-craft; Light From Below, bringing live-show energy into the studio; Hard Enough To Break, a romp of polish and power.

Triptych: The Brew’s triple tour-de-force, hailed by seminal rock writer Steve Morse as “…raising the bar for an eclectic sound that touches everything from classic rock to Appalachian root notes and Romantic classical music, topped with dashes of art rock, psychedelia and jazz funk. It is a combination that is theirs alone.”

The Radiators - The Last Watusi (3 CDs) - These 3 CDs represent the best of each of the final 3 shows at Tips. The first night was an all acoustic affair mixing Rads originals with covers by Bob Dylan and Jesse Winchester. The last two discs represent a band on a mission, to go out in style and leave nothing on the table. The songs cover the entire 33 year career of the band and include fan favorites and a couple of lesser known Rad's gems. Altogether the set includes over 3 ½ hours of gritty down home Nawlins' rock n' roll that shows just how versatile the band was. Enjoy!!!
 

The Disco Biscuits - Otherwise Law Abiding Citizens CD - This album originally released in 2011, has finally found its way to the shelves of HGMN! Praised by many as the first studio Bisco CD in ages that actually sounds like the band they love. Some fans say its the best studio CD of their career. We agree that its great and if you've yet to add it to your collection - we can now hook you up!
 

NEW ORLEANS JAZZ & HERITAGE FESTIVAL 2012!!!
Professionally recorded performances captured live at the legendary JazzFest!

Ani Difranco - Live at JazzFest 2012 CD

Astral Project - Live at Jazzfest 2012 CD

Big Al Carson & the Blues Masters - Live at JazzFest 2012 CD

Big Chief Bo Dollis & the Wild Magnolias - Live at JazzFest 2012 CD

The New Orleans Bingo! Show - Live at JazzFest 2012 CD

Bonerama - Live at JazzFest 2012 CD

John Boutte - Live at JazzFest 2012 CD

Boutte Family Sunday Praise - Live at JazzFest 2012 CD

Bobby Rush - Live at JazzFest 2012 CD

Big Sam's Funky Nation - Live at JazzFest 2012 CD

Better Than Ezra - Live at JazzFest 2012 CD

Henry Butler - Live at JazzFest 2012 CD

C.J. Chenier & the Red Hot Louisiana Band - Live at JazzFest 2012 CD

Tribute to Alex Chilton - Live at JazzFest 2012 CD

Cowboy Mouth - Live at JazzFest 2012 CD

Brother Dege - Live at JazzFest 2012 CD

Rockin' Dopsie Jr & the Zydeco Twisters - Live at JazzFest 2012 CD

Andrew Duhon - Live at JazzFest 2012 CD

Ivan Neville's Dumpstaphunk - Live at JazzFest 2012 CD

Dwayne Dopsie & the Zydeco Hellraisers - Live at JazzFest 2012 CD

Ellis Marsalis - Live at JazzFest 2012 CD

Flow Tribe - - Live at JazzFest 2012 CD

Little Freddie King - Live at JazzFest 2012 CD

Funky Meters - Live at JazzFest 2012 CD

Galactic - Live at JazzFest 2012 CD

Glen David Andrews - Live at JazzFest 2012 CD

George Porter Jr. & Runnin' Pardners - Live at JazzFest 2012 CD

Honey Island Swamp Band - Live at JazzFest 2012 CD

Hot 8 Brass Band - Live at JazzFest 2012 CD

The Iguanas - Live at JazzFest 2012 CD

James Andrews - Live at JazzFest 2012 CD

The Jim McCormick Band - Live at JazzFest 2012 CD

Jumpin' Johnny Sansone - Live at JazzFest 2012 CD

Joe Krown Trio - Live at JazzFest 2012 CD

Luther Kent & Trickbag - Live at JazzFest 2012 CD

Kirk Joseph Backyard Groove - Live at JazzFest 2012 CD

Kirk Joseph's Tuba Tuba - Live at JazzFest 2012 CD

Rosie Ledet & the Zydeco Playboys - Live at JazzFest 2012 CD

Eric Lindell - Live at JazzFest 2012 CD

The Malone Brothers - Live at JazzFest 2012 CD

Mia Borders - Live at JazzFest 2012 CD

Monk Boudreaux & the Golden Eagles Mardi Gras Indians - Live at JazzFest 2012 CD

John Mooney & Bluesiana - Live at JazzFest 2012 CD

The Neville Brothers - Live at JazzFest 2012 (2 CDs)

Nathan & the Zydeco Cha Chas - Live at JazzFest 2012 CD

!Otra! - Live at JazzFest 2012 CD

Nicholas Payton - Live at JazzFest 2012 CD

Preservation Hall 50th Anniversary Live at Jazz Fest 2012 (2 CDs) - Historic 50th anniversary performance May 6, 2012. Special guests include: George Wein, Trombone Shorty, Rebirth Brass Band, Ani DiFranco, Fleur De Tease, Allen Toussaint, Bonnie Raitt, Jim James, Steve Earle, Wendell Eugene, Lionel Ferbos and the Preservation Hall Jr. Jazz Band!

Pine Leaf Boys - Live at JazzFest 2012 CD

Paul Sanchez & the Rolling Road Show - Live at JazzFest 2012 CD

Amanda Shaw & the Cute Guys - Live at JazzFest 2012 CD

Terrance Simien & the Zydeco Experience - Live at JazzFest 2012 CD

Johnny Sketch & the Dirty Notes - Live at JazzFest 2012 CD

Guitar Slim Jr - Live at JazzFest 2012 CD

Steve Riley & the Mamou Playboys - Live at JazzFest 2012 CD

Marc Stone - Live at JazzFest 2012 CD

The Stooges Brass Band - Live at JazzFest 2012 CD

Supagroup - Live at JazzFest 2012 CD

Walter "Wolfman" Washington - - Live at JazzFest 2012 CD

Last Week:

Blue James Band - Give Me the Love or Give Me the Fight CD - Blue James Band’s third album, Give Me the love or Give Me the Fight, is a testament to the band's passion for imaginative, fun-filled, soul-soothing songs. The album sees the band as vibrant as ever, with their sunny roots/rock n' roll/reggae style fused throughout the album's ten tracks. Inventive musicality and lyrical style underlie Give Me the love or Give Me the Fight, allowing each track to take listeners on their own journey, while providing singularity that impresses like a fingerprint. The album is transcendent, yet accessible. Highlights include the reggae-infused "Not Ready For You" and the worldly "They Come and They Go."
 

The Disco Biscuits - Bisco Inferno 09/10 DVD - Recorded live at Red Rocks Ampitheatre, Morrison CO on May 30th, 2009 and May 29th, 2010.
 

The Avett Brothers - Carolina Jubilee CD - Reissue of the adored Folk/Roots band's 2003 album. A Carolina Jubilee has been extremely hard to find since the North Carolina trio's ascension to global success. The band is made up of two brothers, Scott Avett and Seth Avett, who play the banjo and guitar respectively, and Bob Crawford who plays the stand-up bass.

Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit - Live from Alabama CD - In August of 2012, Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit assembled in their home state of Alabama in front of a couple of sold-out concert halls to record their first live album, Live From Alabama. After years of hard touring, the critically-lauded band has gelled into a versatile rock and roll squad that is equally at ease performing Muscle Shoals soul to hardcore country to balls-out rock. Live From Alabama s tracklist mines some of Isbell s most popular songs and includes a pair of inspired covers in Neil Young s Like a Hurricane and Candi Staton s Heart on a String.

Upcoming Events:

Jan 31-Feb 4 - The Funky Leap Jam - Lakeland, FL

Feb 15-17 - Aura Music Festival - Live Oak, FL

Video of the Week:

The Brew - When Darkness Comes (official video)

Thanks for reading! Treat yourself to some good music this week.
- Lee Crumpton

New Additions:

Peter Rowan Bluegrass Band - Legacy CD - Featuring: Peter Rowan, Jody Stecher, Keith Little, Paul Knight; and special guests: Del McCoury, Ricky Scaggs, Gillian Welch, Dave Rawlings. Produced by Alison Brown.

Since Rowan's tenure some 45 years ago with Bill Monroe, the Father of Bluegrass, roots music icon Peter Rowan has blazed trails across an unsurpassed range of musical territory. Now, with producer Alison Brown at the helm of his Compass Records debut, "Legacy," he revisits the style that launched his career for the first time in more than a dozen years.

Backed by his veteran touring Bluegrass Band and a handful of guests that includes fellow Monroe graduates Del McCoury, Ricky Skaggs, Tim O'Brien, Gillian Welch and David Rawlings, Rowan delivers a hefty dose of inspired singing and traditionally-informed but fresh original songs that bear his unmistakable stamp. From the searing "The Family Demon" through the delicious "So Good" and the ominous drive of "Jailer Jailer," "Legacy" presents a compelling set that reaffirms Rowan's stature as an unsurpassed master of the music's ancient tones-and its modern forms.

New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival 2010 LIVE CDs!

Allen Toussaint - Live at Jazzfest 2010 CD

Allen Toussaint's Jazzity Project - - Live at Jazzfest 2010 CD

Blind Boys of Alabama - Live at Jazzfest 2010 CD

Bonerama - Live at Jazzfest 2010 CD

John Boutte - Live at Jazzfest 2010 CD

Big Sam's Funky Nation - Live at Jazzfest 2010 CD

Campbell Brothers - Live at Jazzfest 2010 CD

Ivan Neville's Dumpstaphunk - Live at Jazzfest 2010 CD

Feufollet - Live at Jazzfest 2010 CD

Ruthie Foster - Live at Jazzfest 2010 CD

Funky Meters - Live at Jazzfest 2010 CD

Galactic - Live at Jazzfest 2010 CD

Eric Lindell - Live at Jazzfest 2010 CD

John Mooney & Bluesiana - Live at Jazzfest 2010 CD

The Neville Brothers - Live at Jazzfest 2010 (2 CDs)

New Orleans Social Club - Live at Jazzfest 2010 CD

The Radiators Pre-War Blues - Live at Jazzfest 2010 CD

Terrance Simien & the Zydeco Experience - Live at Jazzfest 2010 CD

Johnny Sketch & the Dirty Notes - Live at Jazzfest 2010 CD

Tab Benoit - Live at Jazzfest 2010 CD

Terence Blanchard - Live at Jazzfest 2010 CD

Voice of the Wetlands All Stars - Live at Jazzfest 2010 CD

Coming Soon:

September 14 - Jerry Garcia & Howard Wales - Hooteroll? +2 Cd

Cas Haley - Connection CD

Last Week:

Miles Davis - Bitches Brew Legacy Edition (2CD/DVD) - This Legacy Edition celebrates the 40th Anniversary of one of the most remarkable albums in Miles Davis' career and jazz history in general. Originally released in 1970, Bitches Brew became Davis' first gold album. This 40th Anniversary 3-disc package offers the original album on 2 CDs plus rare bonus audio material and a DVD of the entire previously unreleased Copenhagen performance from November 4, 1969.

Miles Davis (trumpet); John McLaughlin (guitar, electric guitar); Harvey Brooks (electric guitar, electric bass, bass guitar); Bennie Maupin (bass clarinet); Wayne Shorter (soprano saxophone); Joe Zawinul (electric piano, organ); Chick Corea, Larry Young (electric piano); Don Alias (drums, congas, percussion); Jack DeJohnette, Lenny White (drums); Jumma Santos (congas, shaker, percussion); Airto Moreira (cuica, percussion); Jim Riley, Jimmy Riley (percussion).

The Allman Brothers Band - Live at JazzFest 2010 (2 CDs) - The New Orleans show was played in front of a massive throng of 50,000+ appreciative fans, and the band finished their Spring Tour strong with a show full of memorable jams and top-notch musicianship. Keith Spera of The New Orleans Times-Picayune may have put it best in his review of the show.....

"Under a glorious blue sky Sunday at the New Orleans Jazz Fest, a vast crowd bore witness to one of the great American bands still working at an extremely high level.... I'm not sure what song it was; it doesn't matter...Oteil Burbridge's bass functioned like a bulldozer. The guitars of Derek Trucks and Warren Haynes chiseled away, pulled up, then bit into the rock once again. And Gregg Allman filled in and bound it all together with his deep-soul organ. When they reached a peak, they rode the sonic climax over the top, savored the moment, then let it go and started climbing once again."

Aaron Neville Quintet - Live at JazzFest 2010 CD - Professionally recorded at the 2010 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on May 1, 2010. With special guest Charles Neville on sax!

Upcoming Events:

September 9-12 - CultureFest - Pipestem, WV

H-Blast - Reidsville, NC

September 16-19 Wormtown Music Festival - Greenfield, MA

October 29-31 Moogfest 2010 - Asheville, NC

November 12-14 Bear Creek Music & Arts Festival - Live Oak, FL

* Look for the HGMN Booth at this event!

Video of the Week:

The Neville Brothers perform "Iko Iko" "Brother John" & "Jambalay" at the 2010 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival

Thanks for reading, and have a great week!
Lee Crumpton