Mar Y Sol

Mar Y Sol Festival

Written by Joe Viglione

Monday, 31 August 2009 11:52

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Cherry Blossoms Sakura by Girl On Top Written by Joe Viglione Monday, 24 August 2009 08:50 Copyright © 2010 GEMM Magazine. All Rights Reserved.

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Going Track By Track with The Atlantics

Written by Joe Viglione

Friday, 21 August 2009 11:52

Big City Rock Atlantics Live

Last Updated on Friday, 21 August 2009 11:55

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Fotomaker! and Vis-a-Vis

Written by Joe Viglione

Sunday, 13 September 2009 14:44

The pop of Fotomaker takes a previous project of Rascals alumni Dino Danelli and Gene Cornish, Bulldog, up a few notches. As the Raspberries emulated the Beatles, one can hear those familiar '60s sounds in "All Those Years" and "Pain" on side two, while the sparkling guitars that Wally Bryson added to the Raspberries' hits from 1972-1974 are here in all their glory. Another plus is the extraordinary production work by engineer Eddie Kramer. There are a lot of producer names thrown around here, but it is clearly Kramer's instincts which benefit these musicians and this disc. The material is all good album stuff -- five of the songs are around four minutes, the other five are closer to that three-and-a-half minute mark -- essential for radio play at this point in time. The strings on a ballad like "Lose at Love" hint at the coming '80s sound, as do the big guitars, and the group feels as if they were in a time warp, caught between the '60s and '80s and searching for an identity. "Where Have You Been All My Life," the only outside material, written by a J. Cawley, is rife with the guitar sound from Wally Bryson's 1973 hit with the Raspberries, "Let's Pretend." It's the closest thing to a possible chart record here. Lex Marchesi is a competent songwriter, and his "Can I Please Have Some More" actually sounds like Eric Carmen going for that British pop-meets-the Monkees vibe. But where Shaun Cassidy was covering Eric Carmen's "Hey Deanie" the year before, as well as the Lovin' Spoonful, and where Carmen ventured off successfully to adult contemporary along with another '70s rocker, Burton Cummings, Fotomaker go the route of Player's "This Time I'm in It for Love" with "All There in Her Eyes." Pleasant material, well-played and well-produced, but in that identity crisis mentioned earlier. "Two Can Make It Work" would work if it went more into the Beatles' territory, where it is heading, instead of the unholy marriage between Ambrosia and the Raspberries, which is where it ends up. Fotomaker is a tough one because they succeed on certain levels, achieving what bands like Alex Chilton's Big Star was looking for, but inevitably failing to deliver the knockout punch. "The Other Side" dabbles with progressive rock sounds, something alien to the fans of pop. This album feels like a chemistry experiment by creative students who come very close to finding that magic formula. A guest performance by Eric Carmen, Felix Cavaliere, or both is definitely what the doctor ordered but didn't get. Vis-a-Vis Vis-à-Vis has immediate and satisfying jangle pop sensations in "Miles Away," the revved-up "Dear Prudence"-inspired "Snowblind," and the exquisitely son-of-Raspberries "Just for You." For all the extraordinary good points this album contains -- and there are many -- the band just misses the mark by not thinking in terms of a number one smash. Take "Name of the Game," a song title that ABBA utilized more efficiently, as just one example. Cars drummer David Robinson referred to Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson of ABBA as true "craftsmen" -- and that is all that is missing from the first side of Fotomaker's second disc. They are a terrific pop band in need of a production team, an Ulvaeus and Andersson, to take it all to the next level. But despite the lack of a big smash single, leadoff track "Miles Away" getting to only bubble under the Top 40, side two holds some very pleasant surprises. "If I Can't Believe in You" and "Two Way Street" are both in-the-pocket, dreamy FM-friendly material, the first borrowing heavily from John Lennon's "God," the second finding inspiration in McGuinness Flint, some of the majesty you know these guys had in them from former glories. "Make It Look Like an Accident" follows the same routine and shows real promise. "Sweet Lies" is a bit of an oddity -- gritty and charging, it could be mistaken for Bachman-Turner Overdrive lite, but still manages to survive surrounded by better song structure. Vis-à-Vis had all the elements except for that perfectly positioned monster hit. It's really a shame, as this disc -- and the group's career -- deserved a better fate.

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Brooke Waggoner Go Easy Little Doves

Written by Joe Viglione

Monday, 31 August 2009 13:01

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE BROOKE WAGGONER ANNOUNCES NEW ALBUM GO EASY LITTLE DOVES In Stores On November 3rd 2009 Upcoming Tour Dates With Owl City August 2009 – Brooke Waggoner returns on November 3rd with her second full-length album titled Go Easy Little Doves. All twelve songs on the album were not only written and composed by Waggoner, as with her previous releases, but Go Easy Little Doves was entirely self-produced. With Go Easy Little Doves, Waggoner expands and surrounds her sound with lush orchestration, moving melodies and introspective lyrics. Waggoner’s new album begins with two instrumental songs “Query” and “Ruminate” which beautifully fade into the title track “Go Easy Little Doves, I’ll Be Fine.” The album plays more like a symphony rather than a standard pop release. Songs such as “Chromates Soft Love” and “Find Her Floods” reveal dynamics that could be suitably described as cinematic. Waggoner describes the process of writing the material for the album and inspiration by commenting, “This is a collection of music I've wanted to record correctly for a very long time. Some of the songs were written over ten years ago. And some were written the night before I was scheduled to record. The project is full of Q&A, pensiveness, elasticity, and romance. It truly follows my story from beginning to its current state. This is the one I've always dreamt of making.” Go Easy Little Doves is the follow up to Waggoner’s critically acclaimed debut Heal For The Honey. The entire album can be downloaded here: http://www.brookewaggoner.com/BW_GELD.zip Independently released on Swoon Moon Music in September of 2008, Brooke Waggoner’s Heal For The Honey received mass critical acclaim and coverage, including the New York Times’ description of it as “… an eclectic, 10-track album that favors a serene voice quietly singing about the tribulations of love against a backdrop of classical piano crescendos.” Paste Magazine wrote, “In a music world overpopulated with acoustic guitars, warbling voices and tinkling piano keys, Brooke Waggoner and her cache of mesmerizing tunes stand out.” Brooke Waggoner has a full run of tour dates starting in Chapel Hill, NC on September 1st with Denison Witmer. Following the conclusion of that tour, Waggoner will join Owl City on the road beginning October 8th in Des Moines, Iowa.

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Pat Watson - GOING TRACK BY TRACK

Written by Joe Viglione

Friday, 21 August 2009 13:11

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Pure Prairie League with Vince Gill Something In The Night The Rob Fraboni Collection

Written by Joe Viglione

Friday, 28 August 2009 21:41

1 Don't Keep Me Hangin' Gill 3:45 2 Love Me Again Gill 2:50 3 Hold on to Our Hearts Gill 3:43 4 Something in the Night Greer, Wilson, Woodard 2:41 5 Do You Love Me Truly, Julie? Gill 3:45 6 You're Mine Tonight VanHoy 3:31 7 Still Right Here in My Heart Greer, Wilson 2:56 8 I Wanna Know Your Name Gill 3:08 9 Feel the Fire Greer, Wilson, Woodard 3:33 10 Tell Me One More Time Greer, Wilson 4:04 Catalog # 1981 LP Casablanca 7255 1981 Mercury 514 684 1994 CD Polygram 514684 1994 CS Polygram 514684

John Ford Big Hit in India

Written by Joe Viglione

Thursday, 19 November 2009 18:04

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Quincy Jones, Lalo Shifrin Thriller Jazz

Written by Joe Viglione

Monday, 14 September 2009 21:49

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R Stevie Moore does THE BEATLES

Written by Joe Viglione

Saturday, 12 September 2009 20:01

http://www.wtv-zone.com/rsmko/tp/rsmbeatlecd.html The Instrumentals 01. I'm Happy Just To Dance Wth You (2:11) 7/10 02. Eleanor Rigby (2:34) 6/26 03. You're Gonna Lose That Girl (2:12) 6/29 04. Martha My Dear (2:35) 7/3 05. If I Needed Someone (2:15) 7/8 06. She Said She Said (2:38) 6/24 07. Your Mother Should Know (2:04) 8/11 08. I'm Only Sleeping (4:52) 7/8 09. Help! (2:04) 7/6 10. I'll Be Back (2:38) 6/30 11. And Your Bird Can Sing (2:08) 6/29 12. If I Fell (2:45) 7/9 13. It's Only Love (1:57) 7/21 14. And I Love Her (1:46) 15. I Wanna Be Your Man (4:37) 7/21 16. The Long And Winding Road (2:27) 17. Strawberry Fields Forever (4:04) 7/3 18. Here There And Everywhere (3:26) 6/26 BONUS TRACK: 19. Abbey Road Medley (10:20)

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Tom Russell Blood And Candle Smoke

Written by Official Press Release

Wednesday, 09 September 2009 11:12

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 18, 2009 Tom Russell To Release Career-Defining New Album On Shout! Factory Blood And Candle Smoke In Stores September 15 National Tour To Follow New York, NY - With a career stretching back nearly four decades, and a catalog of more than 20 albums, Tom Russell is already considered one of the great singer/songwriters of our time. Nevertheless, his newest album, Blood and Candle Smoke, a collection of powerful observations and deliberations, takes his work to another level entirely with tremendous songwriting and a new, contemporary spark. Set for a September 15 release on Shout! Factory, Russell will promote the album with a national tour throughout the U.S. beginning in September. For the new set, featuring some of his most intimate, insightful material, Russell ventured from his home in El Paso, Tex. (where he moved from New York 10 years ago), to Tucson' s Wave Lab Studios. Studio owner Craig Schumacher (Neko Case, Iron & Wine, Calexico) co-produced the album with Russell and Joey Burns, John Convertino, Jacob Valenzuela of local heroes Calexico provided the bulk of the instrumental support. The Tucson connection came about after Russell heard the soundtrack to the Bob Dylan film I' m Not There, which featured several younger artists interpreting Dylan songs. "The ones that really stood out to me were the ones backed by Calexico," says Russell. "I thought, how great is that--you' ve got a new kind of world/mariachi sound but the great writing of Bob Dylan....So I did more research and I found that a lot of the records Calexico, Neko Case and others were making came out of this one studio in Tucson called Wave Lab. I went in there for two weeks and sat on a stool and sang everything live with my guitar, and they built it around that," says Russell about recording with members of Calexico, Craig Schumacher and the other talented musicians who joined them in the studio. The consummate storyteller, Russell has amassed a devoted following that cherishes his vivid, novelistic tales evoking the spirit of the American experience in tightly constructed, panoramic vignettes. Among his most ardent fans are fellow artists; Johnny Cash, Doug Sahm, k.d. lang, Ramblin' Jack Elliott, Iris Dement, Dave Alvin, Joe Ely, Ian Tyson, Nanci Griffith, and Guy Clark have all recorded Tom' s songs. But all of that work has been a first act. The dozen new songs comprising Blood and Candle Smoke "start the second half of the story, reaching out toward wider realms," he says, 25 years after the release of his debut solo album, Heart on a Sleeve. The songs on Blood and Candle Smoke, which follows the 2008 Shout! Factory career retrospective Veteran' s Day: The Tom Russell Anthology, were all written by Russell about his life experiences. In a lived-in, tenacious voice, Russell recalls his time spent teaching in Africa in the late 60' s in "East of Woodstock, West of Viet Nam," and "Criminology," which has a West African/reggae feel to it. "Santa Ana Wind," a ballad influenced by the author Joan Didion which features Gretchen Peters and Nick Luca on steel guitar, brings to mind the duets of Gram Parsons and Emmylou Harris. "Nina Simone" recounts Russell' s first exposure to the legendary vocalist, hearing her interpretation of Dylan' s "Just Like a Woman" while in Mexico, and "Crosses of San Carlos" broaches the subject of the Native American experience. "Finding You" is a simple love ballad to Russell' s wife, and "Mississippi River Runnin' Backwards" touches on Hurricane Katrina, and evokes an America that' s all but disappeared, one of "old ladies gamblin' in riverboat casinos, whirlpools swallowed ' em down, insurance executives and Fuller Brush salesmen, bushwhacked tryin' to leave town." The movie-esque "The Most Dangerous Woman in America" is a tribute to Mother Jones that is also a story about a man coming home from prison, and is a song which Russell likens to something that Bruce Springsteen might have written for his Nebraska album. The dark side of a musician' s life on the road in "Don' t Look Down," and "Guadalupe"--which Russell calls "probably my favorite song that I' ve written" and from whose lyrics the album title Blood and Candle Smoke is taken, is about witnessing the passionate spirit and faith of the Indians in Mexico City. "American Rivers" again references the American Indian, with an ecological message to the story. The album ends with "Darkness Visible," another snapshot of an America that never makes the headlines, its title drawn from a William Styron book. "It' s kind of a carnival song," says Russell. "The carnival is over, the circus has left town, and this poor loveless guy is putting up posters for the next show." With its top notch songwriting and beautiful production, Blood and Candle Smoke is sure to be a career defining album for Tom Russell. "I' ve finally arrived at a newer sound that I like, and 12 new songs that I really like," he says. "I think I' m really stepping forward into a bigger, broader world with this album." Shout! Factory is a diversified entertainment company devoted to producing, uncovering and revitalizing the very best of pop culture - The Stuff You Grew Up On But Never Outgrew. Founders Richard Foos, Bob Emmer and Garson Foos have spent their careers sharing their music, television and film faves with discerning consumers the world over. Shout! Factory' s DVD offerings serve up classic, contemporary and cult TV series, riveting sports programs, live music, animation and documentaries in lavish packages crammed with extras. The company' s audio catalogue boasts Grammy®-nominated boxed sets, new releases from storied artists and lovingly assembled album reissues. These riches are the result of a creative acquisitions mandate that has established the company as a hotbed of cultural preservation and commercial reinvention. For more on Shout! Factory, visit www.shoutfactory.com. Tom Russell Blood And Candle Smoke Distributed by Sony BMG Release Date: September 15, 2009 Selection No.: 826663-114713 Suggested List Price: $15.98 Track Listing: 1. East Of Woodstock, West Of Viet Nam 2. Santa Ana Wind 3. Nina Simone 4. Criminology 5. Crosses Of San Carlos 6. Finding You 7. Mississippi River Runnin' Backwards 8. The Most Dangerous Woman In America 9. Don' t Look Down 10. Guadalupe 11. American Rivers 12. Darkness Visible Tom Russell 2009 Tour Dates Sept 18 Albuquerque, NM - El Rey Theater Sept 19 Durango, CO - Henry Strater Theatre Sept 30 Cambridge, MA - Club Passims Oct 2 Piermont, NY - Turning Point Oct 3 New York, NY - Joe' s Pub Oct 4 Vienna, VA - Jammin' Java Oct 6 Pittsburgh, PA - Rex Theatre Oct 7 Cleveland, OH - Beachland Ballroom Oct 8 Columbus, OH - Columbus Maennerchor Oct 9 Ann Arbor, MI - The Ark Oct 10 Berwyn, IL - Fitzgerald Oct 11 Fairfield, IA - Café Paradiso Oct 13 Columbia, MO - The Blue Note Oct 14 Kansas City, MO 0 Knuckleheads Oct 15 Springfield, IL - Hoogland Center for the Arts Oct 16 St. Louis, MO - Off Broadway Oct 17 Mt. Olive, IL - Turner Hall Nov 4 Phoenix, AZ - Rhythm Room Nov 5 Tucson, AZ - Club Congress Nov 6 Pinos Altos, NM - Buckhorn Saloon Nov 7 Las Cruces, NM - Rio Grande Theatre Nov 8 Santa Fe, NM - Santa Fe Brewing Company Nov 10 Fort Worth, TX - McDavid Studio Nov 11 Dallas, TX - Allgood Café Nov 12 Austin, TX - Cactus Café Nov 13 Fischer, TX - Rice Festival Nov 14 Houston, TX - Mucky Duck Nov 15 San Antonio, TX - Casbeers at the Church Dec 4 San Diego, CA - San Diego Acoustic Café Dec 5 Santa Monica, CA - McCabes Dec 6 Ojai, CA - Ojai Concert Series Dec 7 Visalia, CA - Maverick' s Roasting Company Dec 9 Felton, CA - Don Quixote Dec 10 Redwood City, CA - Little Fox Theatre Dec 11 Berkeley, CA - Freight and Salvage Dec 12 Winters, CA - The Palms Dec 13 Sparks, NV - Great Basin Brewing Company Dec 14 Sparks, NV - Great Basin Brewing Company Dec 15 Portland, OR - Aladdin Theatre Dec 16 Seattle, WA - Tractor Tavern

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Joy Ryder DeFraGmenTaTiON

Written by Joe Viglione

Saturday, 29 August 2009 12:48

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Jimmie Spheeris, Produced by Felix Cavaliere Recorded by Rob Fraboni

Written by Joe Viglione

Friday, 28 August 2009 21:49

1 Beautiful News 2:45 2 Shirtful of Apples 3:17 3 Open Up 3:03 4 Streets of the Harbour 2:52 5 The Orginal Tap Dance Kid 3:30 6 Sweet Wahini Mama 2:56 7 Keeper of the Canyon 3:18 8 Soul Tumbleweed 3:02 9 Long Way from China 4:08 10 Village Vapors 2:47 11 Moon on the Water 2:35

Last Updated on Friday, 28 August 2009 21:51

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Strange Beatles Tributes

Written by Joe Viglione

Wednesday, 09 September 2009 18:56

Swingle Singers: Ticket To Ride Song Name Arranger Ticket To Ride Alexander L'Estrange Penny Lane Jonathan Rathbone Revolution Mark Williams Day Tripper Jonathan Rathbone Norwegian Wood Mark Williams Birthday Alexander L'Estrange Lady Madonna C. Canning Yesterday Ben Parry Strawberry Fields Forever A. Gray Drive My Car S. Lesley Blackbird / I Will Jonathan Rathbone When I'm Sixty Four Ward Swingle The Fool On The Hill Jonathan Rathbone All My Loving Jonathan Rathbone I Am The Walrus Jonathan Rathbone Goodnight Mark Williams http://www.singers.com/groups/Singers/ King's Singers: The Beatles Connection Song Name Composer Arranger Penny Lane Lennon / McCartney Bob Chilcott Mother Nature's Son Lennon / McCartney Bob Chilcott Ob-la-di, Ob-la-da Lennon / McCartney A.P. Chapman And I Love her Lennon / McCartney Bob Chilcott Help! Lennon / McCartney A.P. Chapman Yesterday Lennon / McCartney Bob Chilcott A Hard Day's Night Lennon / McCartney A.P. Chapman Girl Lennon / McCartney Grayston Ives Got to Get You Into My Life Lennon / McCartney Daryl Runswick Back in the U.S.S.R. Lennon / McCartney Daryl Runswick Eleanor Rigby Lennon / McCartney Paul Hart Blackbird Lennon / McCartney Daryl Runswick Lady Madonna Lennon / McCartney Paul Hart I'll Follow the Sun Lennon / McCartney Grayston Ives Honey Pie Lennon / McCartney Paul Hart Can't Buy Me Love Lennon / McCartney Keith Abbs Michelle Lennon / McCartney Grayston Ives You've Got to Hide Your Love Away Lennon / McCartney A.P. Chapman I Want to Hold Your Hand Lennon / McCartney Grayston Ives Produced by Daryl Runswick / Tokimitsu Nishimura King's Singers: Lennon & McCartney Connection Song Name Composer Arranger As Performed By Back In The U.S.S.R. Lennon / McCartney Daryl Runswick King's Singers Blackbird Lennon / McCartney Daryl Runswick King's Singers Can't Buy Me Love Lennon / McCartney Keith Abbs King's Singers Eleanor Rigby Lennon / McCartney Paul Hart King's Singers Honey Pie Lennon / McCartney Paul Hart King's Singers I Feel Fine Lennon / McCartney Bob Chilcott King's Singers I'll Follow The Sun Lennon / McCartney Grayston Ives King's Singers If I Fell Lennon / McCartney Bob Chilcott King's Singers Michelle Lennon / McCartney Grayston Ives King's Singers Yesterday Lennon / McCartney Bob Chilcott King's Singers You've Got To Hide Your Love Away Lennon / McCartney Andrew Jackman King's Singers King's Singers with Cincinnati Pops: Perform Music of the Beatles Song Name Composer Arranger Eleanor Rigby (orchestral version) John Lennon / Paul McCartney Steven Reineke All You Need Is Love John Lennon / Paul McCartney George Martin When I'm Sixty-Four John Lennon / Paul McCartney Paul Hart Michelle John Lennon / Paul McCartney Steven Reineke Octopus's Garden Ringo Starr Paul Hart Across the Universe John Lennon / Paul McCartney George Martin Ob-la-di, Ob-la-da John Lennon / Paul McCartney Steven Reineke Penny Lane John Lennon / Paul McCartney Steven Reineke Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band John Lennon / Paul McCartney Steven Reineke Eleanor Rigby John Lennon / Paul McCartney Paul Hart Because John Lennon / Paul McCartney George Martin Yesterday John Lennon / Paul McCartney Steven Reineke Here, There, Everywhere John Lennon / Paul McCartney Paul Hart The Long and Winding Road John Lennon / Paul McCartney Steven Reineke Hey Jude John Lennon / Paul McCartney Andrew Pryce Jackman Let It Be John Lennon / Paul McCartney Andrew Pryce Jackman Directed by Erich Kunzel

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The New Rose Boxed Set

Written by Joe Viglione

Sunday, 30 August 2009 20:03

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KGB The Rob Fraboni Collection

Written by Joe Viglione

Friday, 28 August 2009 22:06

1. Let Me Love You Conrad, Kennedy 3:32 2 Midnight Traveler Rosenberg 5:10 3 I've Got a Feeling Lennon, McCartney 4:03 4 High Roller Moore 3:40 5 Sail on Sailor Almer, Kennedy, Parks, Rieley ... 3:14 Composed by: Almer, Kennedy, Parks, Rieley, Wilson 6 Workin' for the Children Bloomfield, Goldberg 3:20 7 You Got the Notion Kennedy 3:33 8 Baby Should I Stay or Go Bloomfield, Goldberg 5:05 9 It's Gonna Be a Hard Night Goldberg, Jennings 2:49 10 Magic in Your Touch Kennedy 4:45