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L O T U S - HAMMERSTRIKE
 The latest studio album from Lotus – Hammerstrike – 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
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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
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 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.
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 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!
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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!! |
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 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!! |
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 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!
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 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 |
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 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.
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 Check out the brand new dream eCard containing 2 full streaming tracks from dream, the incredible music video for play this, the dream podcast, track listing and additional information.
Help spread the word about dream! Forward this eCard to all of your friends, family, and every music lover you know! Just use the handy “Forward to a Friend” feature contained in the eCard, or post links to the website - on every message board and discussion group you can think of! |
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January 20, 2007 - Casey Dolan, LA Times
"play this" - Keller Williams
"This might be written off as a sour-grapes tirade about the state of the music business if it weren't so catchy and well-played. Williams, a.k.a. K-Dub or Jam Man, may be mocking every new band that's coming up these days,but they all probably wish they could play as well as he does. It's an old theme -- the Byrds wrote a template with "So You Want to Be a Rock 'n' Roll Star" in 1966 -- but one that hardly goes out of fashion for an industry built on fashion. Williams plays every last variant of pop musician, but the hooded-parka band in the basement (how many punk-emo bands look like this?) is especially funny. The only weak moment is the "psychedelic" wah-wah half-time section that diverts the energy for a few seconds."
click here to watch the video for play this
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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. 
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 
Concert.TV features Railroad Earth this month, by providing all seven videos from Amen Corner for viewers of both cable and satellite TV.
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.
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 
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.
Now available on the 
The iTunes Music Store features an 
UMPHREY'S McGEE - LIVE AT THE MURAT 
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. 
Purchase a copy of Keller's latest release, 
The newest edition of the SCI Fidelity Records Podcast can be found through 
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.
