Delivering melodic pop music as lofty as Pavement and as grounded as Neil Young or Wilco, Sam Champion is ready to blossom beyond their Big
Apple roots. With their follow-up album due in July, the band is demanding everybody to simply take a listen.
A year ago the Bravery were toiling in obscurity, recording on a laptop in a Chinatown walkup, struggling to make ends meet. By the early roar of 2005, they had appeared in every major music magazine here and abroad, and earned the label of the next big thing.
Bringing together high profile acts and emerging artists, Superfly Productions have continuously assembled a Bonnaroo line-up that exceeds fan expectations. Now in its 4th year, the annual event has moved beyond the proving grounds, and finds itself permanently circled in red on 90,000 summer calendars.
The idea behind the documentary was simple says Jonathan Nossiter,
Often compared to Pink Floyd, The Secret Machines process a rather insane amalgam of flavors, which come out the other side to form something legitimately original. It is wholly beguiling and wildly entertaining, delivered with an ingrained gravitas that dwarfs most of the piffly indie rockers with whom the Machines share their New York scene.
After a seven year lapse between albums, Percy Hill has returned via their recognized 70
Keyboard player and musical arranger for The Jerry Garcia Band, Melvin Seals evoked a sound from Garcia that rivaled his work in the Grateful Dead. Now he creates that emotion on his own, releasing his first official solo album, Melting Pot.
Linford Detweiler and Karin Bergquist, who make up the husband and wife duo of Over the Rhine, have endured their share of heartache. Drunkard’s Prayer, is a back to basics effort, recorded after the band’s mini-break to energize their souls.
Chicago has long been recognized as fertile grounds for hard work and liberal, free thinking. From Wicker Park
Xavier Rudd has been known to dabble around with a few instruments. Well, maybe a few is an understatement, as he keeps himself so encircled on stage, he resembles a coin-dropping carnival act. But after hearing this multi-instrumentalist, it’s tough not to take him quite seriously.
