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Bloodkin - Baby, They Told Us We Would Rise Again
New Studio Album Available Online February 17, 2009

Bloodkin’s new album, Baby, They Told Us We Would Rise Again, was produced by David Barbe (Bettye LaVette, Drive-By Truckers, Sugar). This collection of songs is a stripped down rock & roll record that harkens back to the days where songs were recorded in a single take and relied on the raw energy of 5 guys playing together in a room. Baby, They Told Us We Would Rise Again will be released digitally on February 17, 2009 on SCI Fidelity Records. A wider release is expected in late spring. 

An excerpt from Patterson Hood’s (Drive-By Truckers) liner notes:
“Bloodkin has been through the fire and persevered and come out the other side better and stronger than I ever thought they’d be. They have landed on the best line up of players they’ve ever had and seem to have gained a control of their demons that two years ago would have seemed beyond impossible. Instead of packing it in and going home (or dying) they pulled themselves up and made their greatest album in a quarter of a century.
Life affirming Rock and Roll in the grandest tradition. This is music to LIVE with and it don’t get any better than that.”

AVAILABLE ONLINE FEBRUARY 17, 2009

 

 

Umphrey’s McGee Mantis
New Studio Album In Stores January 20, 2009

Umphrey’s McGee’s new studio release, Mantis, is an exponential evolution in the band’s composition, arrangement and group interplay. In an Umphrey’s McGee first, the album offers 100% new material; this is a drastic change of pace for a band whose typical modus operandi is to work out the material live on-stage before recording studio versions. Loaded with innovative PUSH(TM) technology by Digital Insert to deliver exclusive bonus material throughout 2009, Mantis is already creating plenty of anticipation and chatter among fans and industry alike.

Much like an Umphrey's show, no one is exactly sure what will happen with Mantis, the upcoming release from Umphrey's McGee. The more fans that pre-order the release, the more bonus content we'll unlock for everyone. We are leaving the amount of additional content and the makeup of some of that content entirely up to you. There are 8 total levels of material that could be unlocked containing over 45 unique & unreleased audio tracks, including behind-the-scenes perspectives, videos, and plenty of quirky surprises. Bonus Material Part I available EXCLUSIVELY to those who pre-order. Once release day arrives, Mantis is locked for good. Spread the word and unlock it all. www.umphreys.com/mantis

IN STORES JANUARY 20, 2009

 

 

In celebration of the release of the new double album and DVD Live by Keller Williams with Moseley, Droll & Sipe, all orders of Live through the KW Store will receive a free Keller with Moseley, Droll & Sipe t-shirt or hat (discontinued WMDS design…see picture) and also be entered to win one of the following 3 prizes:
-80 GB Apple iPod preloaded with Keller's entire catalog ($450 value)
-A pair of tickets to the Keller with Moseley, Droll & Sipe show of your choice (excluding Jam Cruise)
-A $30 gift certificate to the Keller store at www.kellerwilliams.net.

**Orders will begin shipping on Friday September 12th**
***This promotion will end on September 30th***

LIVE IN STORES NOW!!

 

 

L O T U S - HAMMERSTRIKE

The latest studio album from LotusHammerstrike – finds the band reaching back in order to move forward.  Primarily recorded live in one room to analog tape by Bill Moriarty (Dr. Dog, Man Man), the band captures a sound that harkens back to the 70's but never slips into nostalgic retreads. 

The compositions are focused and melodic, filled out with orchestration including swelling violins and cellos, banjo, wordless choirs, and electronic noises.  Though the tracks range from dance floor ready rockers to soaring post-rock instrumentals the album is held together by a sanguine spirit that pervades each track.  The big guitars, feedback, and distortion serve an optimistic purpose.  It is a decidedly American feel that invokes big skies, open roads, and a zealous yet naïve pursuit of the idea that defeat will never be conceded. 

IN STORES OCTOBER 14, 2008

 

 

Keller Williams with Moseley, Droll & Sipe - LIVE
(Double Live Album with Live Concert DVD)


Keller Williams has built a career on his uncanny ability to captivate a packed house—all by himself.  So why now, after 15 years as a solo artist, is he releasing a live album — simply titled, Live — with three other names on the cover? It turns out that since he first picked up a guitar, this troubadour has wanted to front a band. 

On Live, Keller taps into the world-class talent of Keith Moseley (bass – The String Cheese Incident), Gibb Droll (guitar – Marc Broussard, Brandi Carlile), and Jeff Sipe (drums – Aquarium Rescue Unit, Leftover Salmon). The musical horsepower of four friends playing together on stage proves stronger than even Keller had dreamed. Recorded at select live shows during a winter 2007-2008 tour, and featuring 17 tracks that span Keller's career, Live is a testament to how a band, with the right chemistry and chops, can take a song to places even the writer couldn't have imagined.

IN STORES SEPTEMBER 16, 2008

 

 


Live music social networking site Moboogie.net has several new Railroad Earth videos up. You can check them out here:

Recording Process Interview

"Soul Of A Man"


Headcount Interview

 

 

Continuing their ongoing "Archive Series" of releases for iTunes, The String Cheese Incident has chosen to dip back into the archives for a 2002 Incident that is the stuff of legend for Cheese fans worldwide.

On March 22, 2002, SCI came into Denver ready to play. This two-disc set features classic versions of Close Your Eyes, Jellyfish, and San Jose...as well as a guest appearance from African superstar Angelique Kidjo on the Jimi Hendrix staple Voodoo Child.

Check out this iTunes Incident HERE.

 

 

RAILROAD EARTH’s new album, Amen Corner truly showcases their remarkable songwriting and uniquely crafted arrangements. To bring music appreciation to the next level, Railroad Earth offers fans an innovative and interactive feature, RRE-Mix. With RRE-Mix, the band goes a step beyond the traditional “purchase and listen,” and allows fans to digitally remix three of the album’s tracks through their personal computer, with the help of some simple editing software.

This idea of allowing fans to partake in the music creating and mixing process crosses a relatively new frontier in the music industry. To help fans navigate, the band has provided basic tutorials about how to use mixing software...as well as a free downloadable online program with a relatively easy to use interface. RRE-Mix is designed for individuals at all levels of digital mixing ability to enjoy.

Find out more at www.railroadearth.com/amencorner/remix.html.

 

 

Umphrey's McGee and SCI Fidelity Records are happy to announce the release of Jimmy Stewart 2007, a two-disc compilation. The album features the best of UM's group improvisations over the course of the year. This will be a limited edition release, available digitally through UMLive.net as well as through iTunes.  

After celebrating the release of Jimmy Stewart 2007 at Bonnaroo 2008, the band treated fans to an autograph signing of the very first copies of the album available to the public. People can now get their very own copy at the iTunes Music Store.

 

 

Concert.TV features Railroad Earth this month, by providing all seven videos from Amen Corner for viewers of both cable and satellite TV.

Concert.TV is an on-demand cable network that is available on Comcast, DirecTV, Cox, Charter and Verizon.

For more information go to www.concert.tv.

 

 

To celebrate the forthcoming release of their new album, Amen Corner (in stores June 10th), Railroad Earth has posted the full album for stream on the Amen Corner website, to give fans a special sneak preview before it is available in stores!

In addition, all seven videos from the recording of the album have been posted to the site, including an exclusive Studio Interview with the members of Railroad Earth, where they talk about Amen Corner, how it was named, and the recording process.

 

 

In support of the release of Amen Corner on June 10th, Railroad Earth will be hosting CD Release parties in St. Louis and Denver, and will be performing two rare, intimate and free in-store events at local independeant record shops. See below for details:

June 10, 2008
Blueberry Hill
St. Louis, MO
This day is also the official release day of RRE's new album, Amen Corner. To help celebrate, the band will be doing a FREE acoustic in-store performance at Vintage Vinyl at 6pm. Come join us and there and then directly over to Blueberry Hill!

June 13 & 14, 2008
Ogden Theatre
Denver, CO

This is the OFFICIAL CD RELEASE PARTY WEEKEND for RRE's new album "Amen Corner," which will be in stores nationwide on June 10th!
RRE will also be doing a secial IN-STORE PERFORMANCE at Twist and Shout Records on FRIDAY, JUNE 13th at 5pm! Visit the Twist and Shout Website for more details.

 

 

The iTunes Music Store will feature an exclusive version of Railroad Earth's Amen Corner, available June 10th world-wide. Included in this download release will be a bonus track from the Amen Corner sessions "Standing on the Corner". Also, the album will be available in iTunes Plus format, meaning higher-quality music files, as well as the ability to download iPhone ringtones for every song on Amen Corner.

In addition, shortly after release, all seven of the music videos shot during the recording of Amen Corner will be available for purchase through iTunes. Keep your eyes peeled in the coming weeks. To go directly to Railroad Earth's iTunes page, CLICK HERE.

 

 

click covers for direct iTunes links
           

Umphrey's McGee is excited to announce another new series of releases they have titled "CompendiUM." They have officially released ten of their favorite shows from 2007 exclusively on iTunes. These will be the first of many in a series of releases that will be made available via iTunes.

       
click covers for direct iTunes links

 

 

Our friends at Paste Magazine are hosting an exclusive premier of the video for "Hard Livin" from Amen Corner. The video can only be found at Pastemagazine.com, and at the Amen Corner website.    

Go here to view the video at Paste
.

 

 


Check out www.railroadearth.com/amencorner to preview the brand new album from Railroad Earth! We’ve just added 3 more streaming audio tracks to the site, and 2 new videos from the recording sessions, for your listening and viewing pleasure!

And don’t forget to pre-order Amen Corner to receive a Special Limited Edition DVD of all seven videos (compiled in one set) recorded as part of the making of the album.


 

 

Railroad Earth and SCI Fidelity Records are pleased to announce the Amen Corner Pre-Order Campaign.

Beginning on May 7th, 2008, the first 750 Amen Corner CDs purchased through RRE’s own Earthmerch.com website will include a Special Limited Edition DVD of all seven videos (compiled in one set) recorded as part of the making of the band’s new album, Amen Corner.

This DVD will only be made available as part of the first 750 CD’s purchased through our site. There will be no commercial production of these videos beyond this campaign.

In addition, the first 250 CDs ordered will be signed by all of the band members.

To order your CD’s, go to: www.EarthMerch.com or visit the Merchandise Page on the Railroad Earth Website at: www.railroadearth.com.

Please note: CD’s will not be shipped until just prior to the official release date on June 10th!

 


 

Railroad Earth and SCI Fidelity Records are pleased to announce the launch of the new website for the forthcoming Railroad Earth studio release, Amen Corner - in stores nationwide on June 10th, 2008!

The website will live at: www.railroadearth.com/amencorner and will feature streaming audio & video, photos of the band in the recording studio, news and other information.

The first single, "Hard Livin’,” will be available for free download, and we'll be updating the site regularly with new songs, as well as videos of the band recording them...plus information on how to purchase Amen Corner! Stay tuned for news about online listening parties, webcasts, and special content only available through this site!

 

 

Railroad Earth's new studio release, Amen Corner, was written and recorded at Lone Croft: an empty, 300 year-old house in New Jersey 's rural countryside. What happened inside the building was the experience of a lifetime for the band's members, resulting in an early creative pinnacle of a gifted young band, and an album that is an instant Americana classic. Amen Corner is a collection of crisp and crafted roots, bluegrass, and acoustic sides that resonates in all the right places. The tunes breathe both on and between the notes. They hit you immediately, but then linger like a good buzz.


Stay tuned for the Amen Corner website, featuring audio, video, news about the new release and more!

www.railroadearth.com

IN STORES JUNE 10th!!

 

 
On February 8, 2006, Keller Williams hit the stage at Denver's  Fillmore with a project he calls Grateful Grass.   Grateful Grass -  which featured Williams, Keith Moseley (The String Cheese Incident),  and Jeff Austin (Yonder Mountain String Band) - performed not-so- traditional bluegrass versions of Grateful Dead favorites.  The vibe  in the packed house was thick and sweet; and the crowd was whisper  quiet, when they weren't singing along.

On April 29, 2008, this very special evening of music will be  available for digital download at iTunes and at other digital  retailers. 100% of the proceeds of REX: Live at the Fillmore will go  to benefit The Rex Foundation, an organization of the Grateful Dead  family which gives grants to worthwhile causes. Since its inception in 1983, The Rex Foundation has provided $8.3  million in grants to over 1,000 grassroots programs across the U.S. and internationally. Check out www.rexfoundation.org.

IN DIGITAL STORES APRIL 29th!!

 

 
Though still in its infancy, American Babies has already begun to prove itself. After scoring marquee spots in 2007 at New York 's Bowery Ballroom, Philadelphia 's World Café Live and influential gatherings like Manchester , TN 's Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival and Chicago 's Wicker Park Fest, the band stepped into the studio with veteran producer Jon Altschiller (Dave Matthews Band, John Mayer).  The result:  their emotionally-charged self-tiled debut, American Babies. The album's 11 original compositions vividly display the raw talent of singer/songwriter Tom Hamilton. While still only in his twenties, Hamilton 's lyrics channel the worldly knowledge of songwriting chameleons like Neil Young and Ryan Adams, with a hint of Gram Parsons thrown in for good measure.  The collection is held together by elegant swings and swaggers of Joe Russo, an award-winning drummer with his feet firmly planted in both the jazz and rock worlds.

IN STORES APRIL 1st!!

 

 

In this new year, looking back on the last decade of Incidents we decided to honor the memory of a classic.

On December 8, 2003 The String Cheese Incident came into Redwood City, CA on a mission to celebrate the new year with its West Coast family, even though their travels would bring them to Chicago for the big event at the end of the month. Complete with a countdown to kick off the Incident, SCI launches into blistering versions of Rollover, Black Clouds, and rarities like Eleanor Rigby, Across The Universe, and I Wish.

We now offer this complete 3-CD show as a download on the iTunes Music Store. You can download it using the free iTunes Software. - BUY IT NOW

 

 

Keller’s twelfth album release, IN STORES NOW, looks back at 20 years of making music. Aptly titled 12, the album features one standout song from each of his previous eleven releases. Added to the mix is one new, previously un-recorded song.

Keller himself dubs this his album of “hitless greatest hits.” While the Keller Williams adventure has only just begun, 12 is a fantastic celebration of a musical milestone. "

For more information, go to www.kellerwilliams.net

 

 

Now available on the iTunes store are iPhone ringtones for each SCI Fidelity artist. The ringtones cost $.99 and you can use the free iTunes ringtone editor to create a custom tone from the specific 30 seconds that you choose from each song.

iTunes shoppers can also now find videos for many SCI Fidelity Records artists in the iTunes store. You can check out these videos through the following links (you must have iTunes installed for the links to work):

The String Cheese Incident || Keller Williams || Umphrey's McGee || Tea Leaf Green

 

 

The verdict is in...Live at the Murat received a four star review from Rolling Stone Magazine.

David Fricke didn't hold back, and let RS readers know that Live at the Murat is not to be ignored..."like the White Stripes high on the first Van Halen album"
                                                              ...check it out

 

 

The iTunes Music Store features an exclusive version of Umphrey's McGee's Live at the Murat album, featuring a bonus track and a digital booklet for users who download the entire album. Users who have activated the iTunes Plus feature can also use any of the tracks from Live at the Murat as ringtones for their iPhone.

The bonus track is "Miss Tinkle's Overture" from the same Easter Weekend shows that the album was taken from, and can only be found on iTunes.

Check it out!

 

 

SCI On The Road - 4-night Red Rocks run, Summer ‘07
In Stores October 30th !!

On October 30th, The String Cheese Incident will be releasing a 4-night run of live shows from their recent performances at the legendary Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Colorado, as part of their On The Road series. These shows, recorded August 8-12, 2007, present the band in their home state, playing their hearts out to over 40,000 fans over four nights. Pick up your copy when it hits stores nationwide, or visit www.livecheese.com to download the shows today, and re-live these magical Incidents!

 

 

SCI Fidelity Records now offers many of its iTunes releases in the higher-quality "iTunes Plus" standard. This DRM_free file type is twice the fidelity of previous iTunes tracks (256 kbps AAC vs 128) and also enables users to convert tracks into ringtones for their iPhones.

Albums available in this upgraded format will say "iTunes Plus" next to the album art on iTunes artist pages. Be sure to have the latest version of the free iTunes software to take advantage of this new feature.

 

 

Check out the Live At The Murat mini-site for details about the brand new double-live album from Umphrey's McGee, including streaming tracks and up-to-date news items about the release.  Keep checking back to the site, as we'll be adding more songs for your listening pleasure, video, pre-order info and more! 

Be sure to purchase Live at the Murat...ORDER NOW

www.umphreys.com/murat

 

 

UMPHREY'S McGEE - LIVE AT THE MURAT
Murat Egyptian Room / Indianapolis, IN / April 6 & 7, 2007

IN STORES NOW!!!

The first-ever double-live release from Umphrey’s McGee!
Recorded over two nights at the Murat Centre’s Egyptian Room – Easter Weekend 2007. Featuring fan favorites like “PUSH THE PIG,” “THE TRIPLE WIDE,” “IN THE KITCHEN” and “NOTHING TOO FANCY,” along with rare tunes like the set-ending “PADGETT’S PROFILE.”

 

 

The Greyboy Allstars performed live in the KEXP studios on Wednesday, April 18th. This session and interview took place on the day of the band's gig at The Showbox.

You can check out the archived broadcast through the station web site at www.kexp.org.

 

 

Purchase a copy of Keller's latest release, dream, through LiveDownloads.com or at one of his 2007 shows*, and receive a FREE Keller Williams live show (6/12/07 - Kansas City, MO)

*Offer may not be available at all 2007 Keller Williams shows, and will only be valid for the first 100 albums purchased at the merchandise table at each participating show

For fans who already own dream, you can still purchase this show HERE.

 

 

The Greyboy Allstars have hatched a new web site, complete with streaming tracks, new merch pages, news, blogs, forums, media, tour dates, discography, and everything else you could either expect or never expect from a web site!

You can check it out...
                                       HERE

 

 



On Thursday June 14th The World Cafe broadcast a recent session and interview with The Greyboy Allstars. This session caught the band in the midst of their tour for What Happened to Television.

You can check out this archived session on the NPR Web Site.

 

 

NPR.org May 21, 2007

"Technically, it doesn't constitute a mash-up, but this cover of Nancy Wilson's "How Glad I Am" plays to the concept wonderfully. In a sparkling case study in contrasting and complementary beauty, gritty funk bolsters the bottom end while dreamy, vaguely Appalachian three-part vocals enliven the top. The music conjures images of the back woods, but the song's witty concept resides firmly in DJ culture."

Check out the entire review on the NPR Song Of The Day page.

 

 
Jason Hann and Michael Travis (percussionist and drummer from The String Cheese Incident) compose this brand new 100% improvised live breakbeat, trip-hop, house, and drum n' bass project. Drawing from the ethos of some of the great DJ's and computer artists of the world, they use cutting edge technology to create truly original and melodic dance music in the moment, with the undeniable power of live drums.

EOTO's album, Elephants Only Talk Occasionally, is available at iTunes NOW.

You can find out more info about EOTO (including summer tour dates), sample songs, and check out some fun photos on the band's MySpace page:

www.myspace.com/eotomusic
 

 
The newest edition of the SCI Fidelity Records Podcast can be found through iTunes.

Podcast #7 features The Greyboy Allstars as they hijack the mic and discuss the creation of their new album What Happened To Television?

RSS subscribers can find the SCI Fidelity Podcast feed at http://www.scifidelity.com/podcasts/rss/rss.xml

For fans who do not use iTunes or RSS, you can find the Podcast directly (mp3 128 kbps) through the link below (this is a large mp3 file that we recommend downloading before you listen):
http://www.redmusic.com/streams/SciFidelity/sci.fidelity.records_podcast_7.mp3
 

 


Fans of The Greyboy Allstars can now check out a ton of new information about the upcoming album on the WHAT HAPPENED TO TELEVISION ECARD
.

Featuring streaming tracks, bio information, and links to MySpace pages, tour dates and the band's main site, this ecard is your one stop shop for all things WHTTV!!!

 

 

What Happened To Television?, The Greyboy Allstars' first studio release in ten years, reunites the band with producer/co-founder DJ Greyboy.

The Greyboy Allstars are comprised of five unique solo artists: guitarist Elgin Park (a/k/a Michael Andrews), has spent the last seven years in Hollywood scoring films and producing records. Among his film credits are "Donnie Darko", "Me and You & Everyone We Know", "Orange County" and the underground TV hit "Freaks and Geeks" (his stylized cover of Tears for Fears' “Mad World” from Donnie Darko went to #1 on the UK pop charts). His production work with Metric, Inara George, Brendan Benson and Gary Jules has made him a much sought after producer; horn player Karl Denson , former sideman for Lenny Kravitz and leader of Karl Denson's Tiny Universe has found success recording and touring worldwide; Hammond organist and all around keyboard genius Robert Walter , leads his own band and has recorded and toured with everyone from the Headhunters to downtown NYC avant rocker Bobby Previte; bassist Chris Stillwell , session guru; and lastly, the 'New Funky Drummer' - Zak Najor

The album's first single, "How Glad I Am" features vocal trio The Living Sisters fronted by indie starlet and daughter of Lowell, Inara George.

 
 

 

On April 3rd, 2007, Umphrey's McGee released a brand new double disc studio album – a spontaneous and intriguing follow up to their highly touted spring 2006 studio release Safety In Numbers.

Titled The Bottom Half , disc one features ten tracks that were originally recorded during the S IN Sessions, while disc two offers outtakes, alternative versions of songs, a cappella recordings, and other bits from the band's 2006 studio sessions. As with Safety In Numbers , famed album artist Storm Thorgerson designed the artwork for The Bottom Half.

 (click album for info)

 

 


SCI Fidelity Records congratulates Railroad Earth on winning the Indie Acoustic Music Project's "Best CDs of 2006" award for best "Alt Country" CD.

For more information go to the awards page at www.indieacoustic.com.

 

 


Rose Hil Drive has made Rolling Stone's "Top 10 Artists to Watch" list. The band, still on tour supporting THE WHO, while also supporting their self-titled debut album, has had an enomous year by anyone's standards.

RS features the band in their top 10 in the new issue that has Pink Floyd on the cover. You can check out what RS has to say in their top 10 list here.

 

 

The Disco Biscuits are proud to present the brand new music video for “World Is Spinning”, the second visual interpretation (the first being “Caterpillar”) of a track from their 2006 double-disc live release, The Wind at Four to Fly.

Directed and produced by Marc Brownstein and Chris Lonergan/ Cadence Video, “World Is Spinning” takes a stark look at the realities facing our world today, while also delivering the Biscuits’ signature live sound. Keyboardist Aron Magner says, “As humans beings in a seemingly smaller global world we are at an imperative time where me must view the actions that we take for the future of humanity and the earth we encompass ...

Click Here to view the video for “World Is Spinning”

 

 

Check out the Keller Williams artist page at the iTunes Music Store. You can purchase tracks and/or entire albums from Keller's 10-album catalog, as well as the video for play this. Starting Tuesday, February 6th, that catalog "goes to 11" with the official release of the album dream, and a special iTunes exclusive version of the album, complete with bonus tracks that you can only find on iTunes.

If you do not have the free iTunes software, go to