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New Additions to the Catalog:
56 Hope Road - Law of Attraction CD - A new full time keyboard player and sax specialist help fill out the already-brimming 56 Hope Road sound on Law of Attraction! Sounds spill out all over your ears, from perfect pop melodies to the band's trademark acoustic funk and all new ideas in between. $12.00
Speakeasy - All Your New Favorite Songs CD - Not one to leave a crowd standing in its proverbial shoes, Speakeasy has built an ever-loyal fan base by cultivating a party atmosphere at each and every show. The free-spirited nature of the band shines brilliantly in their live performances and on their latest release All Your New Favorite Songs. Serving up blistering cuts of crunchy, groovy electricity, Speakeasy breaks through with the rock and roll swagger of true performers. $12.00
Widespread Panic - Free Somehow CD - WSP recorded Free Somehow with producer Terry Manning (Led Zep, Lenny Kravitz, ZZ Top, Al Green) at his renowned Compass Point Studios. Dave Schools hears a bit of Zep in what the band has laid down, commenting that "some of the songs really strike me as something you might have heard on Physical Graffiti. They're complex, beautiful, deep, and it rocks, and it's got some melancholy and a lot of color." There's also something much bigger going on in the world of WSP, and his name is Jimmy Herring. He brings a fresh dynamic to the band and they are all feeling it! $15.98
Ziggy Marley - Love Is My Religion DVD - This live DVD was recorded at Avalon in Hollywood, CA during the Love Is My Religion World Tour. It captures the raw talent of Ziggy and his band performing songs from the album as well as classics from Ziggy's catalog and his father's. $14.98
Marco Benevento - Invisible Baby CD - Marco Benevento is riding a creative surge. Proof in point is the 30-year old keyboardist's debut studio album Invisible Baby. The collection proves Benevento a sonic innovator in peak form, defying boundaries and blasting through genres to carve out his own universe. Invisible Baby was recorded in a trio configuration with Benevento joined by bassist Reed Mathis (Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey) and drummers Matt Chamberlain (Tori Amos) and Andrew Barr (The Slip). Here Benevento utilizes acoustic piano as his main voice. His instincts, however, for arranging sound in fresh and unexpected ways remain firmly intact. On Invisible Baby's eight original compositions, Benevento runs his piano through projector amps and Leslie speakers, coloring the tracks with Mellotron, Speak-n-Spell, banjo, a vintage church pump organ and all sorts of circuit bent toys which have become his trademark. $14.98
Paradigm - Melodies For Uncertain Robots CD - Paradigm creates anthems for the subconscious. The music flits in and out of genres and moods: at times heavy and driving, sometimes funky and joyous, and other times drifting in dreamy sonic explorations. It is ambient, yet harmonically complex, with powerful themes that propel the music ever forward. Paradigm constructs memorable melodies that haunt the mind for days on end, providing a soundtrack to the movie that is life. Paradigm has continued to probe and absorb musical influences and new sonic textures, all while retaining the spirit of improvisation and sense of freedom one would expect from a highly skilled group of jazz musicians. The result, captured in Melodies For Uncertain Robots, is the emergence of a strikingly original group voice which has been called a dance-oriented blend of progressive jazz and art rock. $11.99
Dread Zeppelin - Bar Coda CD - Few music lovers will forget the first time they heard Dread Zeppelin. Whether they were amused, appalled, speechless or disgusted, none could deny that Dread Zeppelin was the finest Elvis-impersonator-fronted reggae-driven Led Zeppelin cover band in existence at that time. Even now, almost 20 years after their auspicious debut, Dread Zeppelin still do what they do better than anyone, and while Bar Coda might (?) signal the end of this intrepid band, their daring contributions to music will live on forever. $12.98
10 Foot Ganja Plant - Hillside Airstrip Vinyl LP - Heavy dub reggae the way it was meant to be heard, LP Vinyl! $13.99
My Morning Jacket - Z (2 Vinyl LPs) - 2 LP Vinyl edition of this outstanding album from My Morning Jacket! $16.99
New Releases Coming Soon:
February 19 - Mike Doughty - Golden Delicious CD (pre-order)
Kula Shaker - Strangefolk CD(pre-order)
moe. - Sticks and Stones Vinyl (moved from Feb. 5)
February 26 - Turbine - Reward CD (pre-order)
Ghostland Observatory - Robotique Majestique CD (pre-order)
North Mississippi Allstars - Hernando Vinyl (pre-order)
March 4 - The Black Crowes - Warpaint (pre-order CD/Vinyl)
Blue Floyd - Begins (2 CDs) (pre-order)
The Doors - Live in Pittsburgh 1970 CD (pre-order)
Chatham County Line - IV CD
Connie Price & The Keystones - Tell Me Something CD/LP
March 18 - Composing The Beatles Songbook - Lennon/McCartney 1957-1965 DVD
Cyro Baptista - Banquet of the Spirits CD
March 25 - The Waybacks - Loaded CD
April 8 - Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey - Lil' Tae Rides Again CD
April 14 - Portishead - Third CD
Upcoming Festivals:
Langerado - 3/6 - 3/9 - Everglades, FL - http://www.langerado.com
McDowell Mountain Music Festival - 4/25 - 4/26 - Scottsdale, AZ - http://www.mmmf.net
News and Reviews:
Bonnaroo Lineup Announced
Anonymous CD Review
Asheville Music Jamboree Announced
Video of the Week:
56 Hope Road at Mystic Hot Springs in Utah
Thanks for reading, and have a great week!
Bryan Rodgers
