Miss Shevaughn & Yuma Wray To Release New Album + Tour

Miss Shevaughn & Yuma Wray are set to release their sophomore studio album Lean Into The Wind on March 25th via Seven Dead Arson Records.  Check out a sneak peak of one of the tracks, "Drifter's Compass", at the bottom of the post. You'll get caught up in Miss Shevaughn's voice; once that happens, there's no turning back and why would you want to?

They’ll be hitting the road in support of the record in what is dubbed the “Honeymoon Tour” aptly named because Miss Shevaughn & Yuma Wray will be tying the knot on March 1st.  Congratulations!  There will be a stop in NY over in Brooklyn at The Grand Victory on April 11.  Doors are at 7PM and it will cost you $8.  See below for more details & dates.

Miss Shevaughn & Yuma Wray

Friday, April 11

The Grand Victory

Brooklyn, NY

245 Grand Street

Doors: 7PM

Tickets: $8

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Lean Into the Wind, the second full-length album from hard touring rock band Miss Shevaughn & Yuma Wray is the product of a year plagued by the chaos of friends passing, illness, depression and self-doubt, but also one of adventure, travel, friendship and the kinds of life events that ultimately help us to cut through the noise. 

“We had a pretty emotional year, I don’t think you can assign one emotion to something as complex as a series of songs, emotion shouldn’t be a stylistic choice. Unless you’re sedated, no one exists like that. Sometimes you feel happy or angry or inadequate, this album captures every nuance of what we were feeling last year,” explains Yuma Wray. 

For the two songwriters settling, for the moment, in California seems to have had more than just a slight effect on their music. Many of the dreamy guitar and vocal textures harken back to the days of the Flying Burrito Brothers or the Byrds Sweetheart Of The Rodeo period. Lean Into The Wind is as twangy as it is fuzzy - striking a perfect balance between the jittery, noisy heyday of the late sixties and the more subdued, experimental sounds of the early seventies.  

The album opens with a nod to those sounds, and introduces the rich three-part vocal harmonies that are woven into the fabric of the album. “Drifter’s Compass” is a manifesto of sorts. “It’s a kind of defiant anthem for the underdogs and artists who create outside of the mainstream because they just simply must, “ says Miss Shevaughn.    

This record, that celebrates those who travel the outskirts and explores the push and pull between creativity and destruction, hope and despair, ends much as it started, with a statement of defiance, spirit and perseverance. Lean Into the Wind invites the adventurous to time travel with the band through the past, present and several imagined futures. Whispers and roars fill these songs - yet each tune, in it's own way, has a thin veneer of that California sunlight that streams golden just before the sun sets over the mountains.

Tour Dates

• 3/6 - Alex's Bar - Long Beach, CA
• 3/7 - The Press Restaurant - Claremont, CA
• 3/8 - TBA - Phoenix, AZ
• 3/9 - The Lost Leaf - Phoenix, AZ
• 3/11 - Cowgirl BBQ - Santa Fe, NM
• 3/12 - Adobe Bar - Taos, NM
• 3/14 - Bufalo Bob's Chalupa Wagon - Austin, TX
• 3/15 - Cherrywood Coffee - Austin, TX
• 3/21 - The Nick - Birmingham, AL
• 3/23 - Hendershot's - Athens, GA
• 3/24 - Eddie's Attic open mic - Decatur, GA
• 3/25 - The Basement (new faces showcase) - Nashville, TN
• 3/27 - Emerald Lounge - Asheville, NC
• 3/28 - Slim's Downtown - Raleigh, NC
• 3/29 - Common Market - Charlotte, NC
• 4/2 - IOTA - Arlington, VA
• 4/11 - Grand Victory - Brooklyn, NY
• 4/12 - The Bus Stop Music Cafe - Pitman, NJ
• 4/16 - Bossy Grrl's Pinup Joint - Columbus, OH
• 4/17 - TBA - Dayton, OH
• 4/18 - Southgate House - Newport, KY
• 4/19 - TBA - Louisville, KY
• 4/20 - Melody Inn - Indianapolis, IN
• 4/22 - Acorn Theater - Three Oaks, MI
• 4/24 - Woodruff's - Ypsilanti, MI
• 4/26 - Kingman Island Folk & Bluegrass Festival - Washington DC
• 4/30 - The Frequency - Madison, WI
• 5/02 - Frank's Power Plant - Milwaukee, WI
• 5/3 - Ritual Cafe - Des Moines, IA
• 5/9 - The Pioneer Inn - Nederland, CO
• 5/14 - Cowgirl BBQ - Santa Fe, NM
• 5/19 - Pappy & Harriet's - Pioneertown, CA
• 5/23 - Trillium Cafe - Hood River, OR 

Little Brother Eli - “Injection of Blue”

There's a new video from UK based band Little Brother Eli.  Check out “Injection of Blue” below.

Upcoming: Those Darlins at Music Hall of Williamsburg on 2/16 + New Single

Need plans for Sunday, February 16?  Well, head on over to the Music Hall of Williamsburg and see Those Darlins.  Doors are at 8PM and it will cost you $15.  See below for more details.

They’ve unleashed a new single from the Blur The Line sessions. “Why Can’t I” was released about a week and a half ago via their Oh Wow Dang Records.  You can pick it up here and here. They performed the new single for Nashville Cream’s “Live In The Morgue” series.  Check that out below as well as a clip for “That Man”.

Those Darlins

Diarrhea Planet / Desert Sharks

Sunday, February 16

Music Hall of Williamsburg

66 North 6th Street

Brooklyn, NY

Doors: 8PM / Show: 9PM

Tickets: $15

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Rodrigo y Gabriela To Release New Album + North American Tour

Acoustic duo Rodrigo y Gabriela are scheduled to release their new album, 9 Dead Alive on April 29.  It’s their first record of new material in five years.  Check out the video featuring two songs from the new record below.

North American tour dates have been announced. They will make a stop in NYC for two shows at the Beacon Theatre on Thursday, May 1 and Friday, May 2.  Doors are at 8PM and it will cost you $40 - $75.

Rodrigo y Gabriela 

Thursday, May 1 & Friday, May 2

The Beacon Theatre

2124 Broadway 

(between West 74th and 75th streets)

New York, NY

Doors: 8PM

Tickets: $40 - $75

Tour Dates

May

• 1 - New York, NY - Beacon Theatre
• 2 - New York, NY - Beacon Theatre
• 6 - Los Angeles, CA - Orpheum
• 7 - Los Angeles, CA - Palladium
• 9 - Oakland, CA - Fox Theater
• 11 - Seattle - The Paramount

August

• 17 - Morrison, CO - Red Rocks w/Nathaniel Rateliff

Gabriela says: "My idea was to record it as if we were to playing a live gig in your living room."

 

The end result is a thrilling explosion of rhythm and melody, capturing Rodrigo y Gabriela at their most inventive and exuberant.

 

9 Dead Alive sees Rodrigo y Gabriela playing face to face, guitar versus guitar, bursting with melodic energy and rhythmic invention. Recorded at their Pacific Coast hideaway in late summer, the album captures the warmth and spontaneity of two great musicians locked in together; perfectly distilled into nine new songs teeming with desire, elegance and gusto.

Elbow To Release New Album + North American Tour

UK band Elbow will release their new album, The Take Off And Landing Of Everything, on March 11 in the US. Check out the video for the single, “New York Morning”, below.

A North American tour has been announced with a stop in NYC.  They'll be at Webster Hall on Friday, May 16.  Doors are at 7PM and it'll cost you $45. Tickets go on-sale this Friday at noon.  See below for more details and dates.

Elbow

John Grant

Friday, May 16

Webster Hall

125 East 11th Street

New York, NY

Doors: 7PM / Show: 8PM

Tickets: $45

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Tour Dates

• MAY 11TH - WASHINGTON, DC - 9:30 CLUB
• MAY 12TH - BOSTON, MA - ROYALE NIGHTCLUB
• MAY 13TH - PHILADELPHIA, PA - ELECTRIC FACTORY
• MAY 16TH - NEW YORK, NY - WEBSTER HALL
• MAY 17TH - TORONTO, ON - DANFORTH MUSIC HALL
• MAY 19TH - CHICAGO, IL - HOUSE OF BLUES
• MAY 20TH - MINNEAPOLIS, MN - FIRST AVENUE
• MAY 23RD - VANCOUVER, BC - COMMODORE BALLROOM
• MAY 24TH - PORTLAND, OR - WONDER BALLROOM
• MAY 25TH - QUINCY, WA - SASQUATCH MUSIC FESTIVAL
• MAY 27TH - OAKLAND, CA - THE FOX THEATER
• MAY 28TH - LOS ANGELES, CA - THE WILTERN

Nicole Atkins Releases New Album + Tour

Nicole Atkins released her new album, Slow Phaser, last week via her own Oh’ Mercy! Records.  While her previous efforts were good (Mondo Amore is one of my favorite albums still), Slow Phaser connects all of the dots.  Atkins has found her groove and put together her strongest work to date.  Check out “Girl You Look Amazing” below.

Nicole Atkins will be hitting the road in support of Slow Phaser.  She’ll be at Bowery Ballroom this Thursday, February 13.  Doors are at 8PM and it’ll cost you $16.  See below for more details and dates.

Nicole Atkins

Arc Iris / Domino Kirke

Thursday, February 13

The Bowery Ballroom

6 Delancey Street

New York, NY

Doors: 8PM / Show: 9PM

Tickets: $16 adv / $18 dos

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Tour Dates

February

• 13 New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
• 14 Boston, MA @ Brighton Music Hall
• 17 Montreal, ONT @ Divan Orange
• 18 Toronto, ONT @ Horseshoe Tavern
• 19 Detroit, MI – Magic Stick
• 21 Pittsburgh, PA @ Club Café
• 22 Chicago, IL @ Beat Kitchen
• 23 Madison, WI @ High Noon
• 25 St. Paul, MN @ Turf Club

March

• 1 Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom
• 3 San Francisco, CA @ Slim’s
• 5 Los Angeles, CA @ Bootleg Theatre
• 6 San Diego, CA @ Soda Bar
• 8 Phoenix, AZ @ Musical Instrument Museum
• 12 Oklahoma City, OK @ The Conservatory
• 13 – 16 @ SXSW
• 17 Denton, TX @ Dan’s Silverleaf
• 21 Memphis, TN @ Hi-Tone
• 22 Nashville, TN @ High Watt
• 23 Atlanta, GA @ Terminal West
• 25 Charlotte, NC @ Evening Muse
• 26 Annapolis, MD @ Ram’s Head
• 27 Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda’s

A neon noir tour de force of hi-def late-night pop, Slow Phaser marks Nicole Atkins’ most ingenious and indelibly modern collection to date. Produced by Tore Johannson – with whom she partnered on her now-classic 2007 debut, Neptune City – the album is a milestone for the acclaimed singer/songwriter, her restless creativity fully realized via the addition of some surprising colors to her already diverse paintbox. Songs like the poptastic “Girl You Look Amazing” and the sultry “Red Ropes” positively swirl with day-glo danceability, the bright hues setting Atkins’ distinctive creative voice in a brilliant and undeniable new light. Bittersweet yet life affirming, Slow Phaser is Nicole Atkins at her confident and unpredictable best – spirited, sexy, and determinedly forward thinking. 

“I wanted to make something that no one’s ever heard before,” she says, “including myself.” 

Inventive and irresistible, Slow Phaser positively radiates with idiosyncrasy and a palpable sense of fully empowered musical discovery. 

“It’s taken me a while to figure out who I really am,” Nicole Atkins says. “Musically, and as a person. It’s constantly changing. I’m not just this one character. I’m an artistic person trying to figure shit out.”

New Album From Robert Ellis + NYC Show

Robert Ellis released his full-length album, The Lights From The Chemical Plant, today via New West Records.  The record was produced by Jacquire King.  

Ellis will be hitting the road for his first headlining tour as well as dates with Jason Isbell.    If you’re in the New York area, he’ll be doing an early show at Mercury Lounge on Tuesday, February 18.  Doors are at 6:30PM and it’ll cost you $12.  See below for additional dates.

Robert Ellis

Ian O’Neil

Tuesday, February 18

Mercury Lounge

217 E Houston Street

New York, NY

Doors: 6:30PM

Tickets: $12 adv / $15 dos

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The Lights From The Chemical Plant has a way of grabbing you by the hand and pulling you in so that it can play with your soul. Alive with memories and innovation, you become absorbed in the world Ellis paints with his smoky lyrics, his hypnotic voice and his masterful work on the guitar. Ellis called on several friends - in addition to his stellar band: Will Van Horn, Geoffrey Muller, Kelly Doyle and Josh Block - to lend their talents to the record, including Dawes frontman Taylor Goldsmith, who co-wrote one song, Deer Tick's Rob Crowell, Nashville-based musician Skyler Wilson as well as notable songwriter and musician Jim Lauderdale, who lends his plaintive vocals to one of the tracks.

 

Ellis' growth as a man and musician is clear on The Lights From The Chemical Plant. And while some may call it a musical departure from his past, The Houston Chronicle best explains: "Ellis doesn't place limitations on his music. Any perceived departure is just part of an ongoing creative journey."

Tour Dates:

FEBRUARY

• 05 - Iowa City, IA - Englert Presents at The Mill
• 06 - Milwaukee, WI - Pabst Theater *
• 07 - Madison, WI - The Barrymore *
• 08 - Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue *
• 09 - St. Louis, MO - Plush *
• 10 - St. Louis, MO - Off Broadway *
• 12 - Ann Arbor, MI - The Ark
• 13 - Toronto, ONT - Drake Hotel
• 14 - Ithaca, NY - The Haunt
• 15 - Providence, RI - Columbus Theatre
• 16 - Boston, MA - Great Scott
• 18 - New York, NY - Mercury Lounge (early)
• 19 - Washington, DC - The Hamilton
• 20 - York, PA - Sign of the Wagon
• 21 - Ardmore, PA - Ardmore Music Hall
• 22 - Winston Salem, NC - Ziggy's Rock House Tavern
• 25 - Carrboro, NC - Cat's Cradle Back Room
• 26 - Atlanta, GA - The Earl
• 27 - Athens, GA - Normaltown Hall
• 28 - Asheville, NC - The Grey Eagle

MARCH

• 01 - Louisville, KY - Zanzabar
• 03 - Nashville, TV - The Basement

Robert Ellis - Only Lies - Session Acoustique... by radioouifm

Jessica Childress Releases Debut EP

Los Angeles based singer Jessica Childress released her debut EP, Don’t Forget My Name, earlier this month.  According to her bio info she was on the television show The Voice.  But, since I don’t watch that program, she was unfamiliar to me.  The EP is short but effective and I suppose aptly titled.  The way things are shaping up, you’re not likely to forget Jessica Childress’ name.

Check out the video for the track “I Quit” below.  It’s reminiscent of some of the old school girl group tunes we all know and love.

Jessica Childress is an explosive talent poised to take the music industry by storm. She is reminiscent of the golden age of classic soul, with a voice that will move and inspire you.   This LA soulstress combines traditional R&B with a rock n’ roll style, a deadly combination that landed her a spot on NBC’s Emmy Award –winning show The Voice. Since then, she has commanded stages across Southern California, drawing sold-out crowds in some of its most well-known venues and is set to release her debut EP, ‘Don’t Forget My Name’ on February 4th 2014. Childress wrote and/ or co wrote every song on this stunning EP. 

Jessica wasn’t always rocking out to R&B. In fact, for most of her upbringing she was exposed only to the sacred music of her church choir. It was only when Jessica left her small town of Lancaster, CA for Pepperdine University in Malibu, that she encountered a whole new world of music. At university, Jessica discovered classic soul, rhythm and blues, and rock and roll. Music became her life and Jessica divided her college years between studying music and public relations, singing and teaching piano.

The Clouds Are Ghosts To Release New Album

Austin based band The Clouds Are Ghosts are scheduled to release their sophomore album, Fractures, on February 15.  Giving the album a listen, I confess, I’m a little lost.  I quite enjoyed the first track, “Fifty Four”.  But, as I continued to listen, I kept hoping for something more along the lines of that first track for the remainder of the album.  Overall, it’s a solid effort. I was expecting something more infectious, when that didn’t happen, I kept expecting something properly mopey.  I got neither hence my lost feeling.  Check out the clip for “Fifty Four” below.

Upcoming: Peggy Sue at Glasslands on 2/13

Peggy Sue will be taking the stage at Glasslands Gallery over in Brooklyn on Thursday, February 13.  Doors are at 8:30PM and it’ll cost you $10.  See below for more details.

The UK based band released their new album, Choir of Echoes at the end of January.  Check out their video for the track “Idle” below.

Peggy Sue

The Mariner’s Children / The Private Eyes

Thursday, February 13

Glasslands Gallery

289 Kent Avenue

Brooklyn, NY

Doors: 8:30PM

Tickets: $10 adv / $12 dos

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