Art: WBGO Gallery Exhibition + Reception

Photo credit: Chuck Stewart

The Jazz Photography Of Chuck Stewart is on exhibit through March 31, 2016 at the WBGO Art Gallery. 

There's a Gallery Reception TONIGHT, March 24, 6PM - 8PM that is FREE and open to the public at the WBGO Art Gallery in Newark, NJ.

WBGO Art Gallery

54 Park Place

Newark, NJ 07102

Regular visiting hours are Monday through Friday, 9AM to 5PM.

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Chuck Stewart has been an eyewitness to 20th century American social, cultural and musical history. He photographed over 2,000 album covers for record labels large and small including Mercury, Argo, Impulse, Chess, Atlantic, Columbia Records and more.

On his website, Stewart describes his work, "In my portraits and improvisational shots, I've tried to unveil the soul of the artists I photographed and communicate the essence of their craft. That's why they trusted me: James Brown, John Coltrane, Candido, Miles Davis, Eric Dolphy, Judy Garland, Billie Holiday, Quincy Jones, Machito, Max Roach, Frank Sinatra, and many more. You know their names, but few people have known and photographed them as I have. My pictures and I have many stories to tell."

Movies: Weekend Watch List, 3/25

A few flicks are opening tomorrow, Friday, March 25, that you might want to check out. There are superheros, a Greek wedding, a country musician and a jazz musician…something for just about everyone! 

Batman vs. Superman: Dawn Of Justice 

(Warner Bros. Pictures)

This much talked about film opens tomorrow. The Zack Snyder directed film stars Ben Affleck as Batman/Bruce Wayne and Henry Cavill as Superman/Clark Kent. This is the first big-screen pairing of the DC Comics characters. Who will win? Well, I think I'm partial to Superman so, go Superman…?

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My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 
(Universal Pictures)

This is the follow-up to the highest grossing romantic comedy of all time. The Kirk Jones directed film stars Nia Vardalos alongside the entire returning cast including John Corbett and Lainie Kazan. There's a family secret involved in this tale.

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I Saw The Light 
(Sony Pictures Classics)

Tom Hiddleston portrays country legend Hank Williams in this flick. Elizabeth Olsen co-stars as Audrey Williams, Hank's first wife, mother of Hank, Jr.  The film, based on the book "Hank Williams: The Biography" by Colin Escott, was written and directed by Marc Abraham.

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Born To Be Blue 
(IFC Films)

This Robert Budreau directed film stars Ethan Hawke as jazz musician Chet Baker.

Is Tropical Release Black Anything + Video

London band Is Tropical released their new album Black Anything on March 11 via Axis Mundi Records.  You can pick up the vinyl bundle HERE and the digital version HERE.  Check out the video for for "Follow The Sun" below.

Black Anything is, in retrospect, a very dark record. Nocturnal, sleep-deprived, warped - but every track on the album has pieces of the place it was recorded imprinted on it. Never missing IS TROPICAL's pop sensibility, Black Anything is the sound of a late night, somewhere, anywhere. 

'Black Anything' will be released on five 10” transparent picture disc installments, containing 2 tracks per vinyl and displaying the continent in which it was conceived. The five vinyls when displayed on top of each other create the globe, unifying the concept as a whole - each vinyl existing as an artwork and tribute to the continent it was recorded in.

Upcoming: Chamomile & Whiskey At Pianos, 4/8

Photo credit: Rich Tarbell

Chamomile & Whiskey

Friday, April 8

Pianos NYC

158 Ludlow Street

New York, NY

Doors: 6:30PM / Show: 7PM

Tickets: $10

21+

Having released two albums on County Wide Records and having played hundreds of shows on the east coast, Chamomile and Whiskey is carving out a unique place for themselves on the Americana scene.  Much of their success can be attributed to their passionate and energetic live performance. A Chamomile and Whiskey show is a rowdy affair, often sending the sounds of whiskey being spilled, boots stomping, and fans howling towards the Blue Ridge Mountains.

Upcoming: Ian Mellencamp at Mercury Lounge, 4/4

Photo credit: Natsuko Matsumura

Ian Mellencamp

Monday, April 4

Mercury Lounge

217 E Houston Street

New York, NY

Doors: 7PM / Show: 9PM

Tickets: $10

21+

Upcoming: Arkells at Knitting Factory, 3/25

The Arkells will be taking the stage in Brooklyn at the Knitting Factory on March 25.  See below for more details and a list of tour dates.

Arkells

Dreamers / The Karma Killers

Friday, March 25

Knitting Factory Brooklyn

361 Metropolitan Avenue

Brooklyn, NY

Doors: 8PM / Show: 9PM

Tickets: $12 adv / $14 dos

All Ages

Tour Dates

• March 22 - New Orleans, LA @ Parish Room at House of Blues
• March 23 - Atlanta, GA @ Purgatory
• March 24 - Washington, DC @ Black Cat
• March 25 - Brooklyn, NY @ Knitting Factory
• March 28 - Boston, MA @ The Sinclair
• March 29 - Philadelphia, PA @ Milkboy
• March 30 - Cleveland, OH @ The Grog Shop
• March 31 - Columbus, OH @ The Basement
• April 1 - Chicago, IL @ Subterranean
• April 2 - Kansas City, MO @ The Riot Room
• April 3 - Denver, CO @ Lost Lake
• April 4 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court
• April 6 - Seattle, WA @ Neumos
• April 7 - Portland, OR @Holocene
• April 9 - San Francisco @ Social Hall
• June 16-19 - Dover, DE - Firefly Festival
• July 22-24 - Oro-Medonte, ON - WayHome Music Festival

Anna Vogelzang To Release New Album + Tour Dates

Photo credit: Anda Marie Photography

Anna Vogelzang is set to release her new album Hiker on May 6. You can pre-order the album HERE. Check out the title track below.

Anna Vogelzang is thrilled to announce the release of her new album Hiker, due out May 6th via Paper Anchor Records. Produced by Todd Sickafoose (Anais Mitchell, Ani DiFranco, Andrew Bird) in the hills of Eugene, Oregon, Hiker is the record that she has been working towards for the last ten years of her career. “This album sounds most like myself,” she expresses, “most like the thing I’ve been striving for. It is the project that makes me feel like I am stepping over a threshold.”

Tour Dates * = W/ Chris Pureka
MARCH SXSW

• 17 - Austin, TX - Panelist for “Creative Convergence: Artists As Labels Austin Convention Center, Room 10C (12:30-1:30 pm)
• 17 - Austin, TX - Shangrila (Midcoast Takeover, 5:45 pm)
• 18 - Austin, TX - Sidewinder (Midwest Dayparty, 1:15 pm)
• 19 - Austin, TX - Goorin Bros. Hat Shop (5:00 pm)

APRIL

• 22 - Milwaukee, WI - UW Milwaukee
• 28 - Ann Arbor, MI - The Blind Pig *
• 29 - Bryan, OH - Carnegie Concert Series
• 30 - Evanston, IL - SPACE *

MAY

• 01 - Madison, WI - High Noon Saloon * (Album Release Show)
• 03 - Minneapolis, MN - 7th Street Entry *
• 05-07 - New York, NY - Co-Hosting The Grid Music Initiative: The Grid 101
• 14 - Knoxville, TN - International Biscuit Festival
• 14 - Knoxville, TN - Harmony House
• 17 - Nashville, TN - 5 Spot
• 26 - Austin, TX - Patika

JUNE

• 12 - Madison, WI - Marquette Waterfront Festival

JULY

• 21 - New York, NY - Rockwood Stage 2 w/ Emilyn Brodsky
• 24 - Cambridge, MA - Club Passim

Ramsey - "See You Bleed"

Check out "See You Bleed" from Ramsey.

Los Angeles experimental pop visionary Ramsey possesses a uniquely dark and emotive vocal style that quickly separates her from her contemporaries. Ramsey has been pushing out music almost constantly in recent months, amassing hundreds of thousands of Soundcloud listens as the public spread her work. Following the realm of Glass Animals, Portishead, and Phantogram, Ramsey embodies all influences within her own music, choosing to write and produce all her own work. 

Girlunderground says "What can only be described as a scratch within the throat, Ramsey uses this as a weapon upon delivery to pull a listener in, as she manipulates sounds and emotions, embedded with her oddity of sexual tension."

The Last Shadow Puppets To Release New Album In April

Alex Turner and Miles Kane, together known as The Last Shadow Puppets are set to release their new album, Everything You've Come To Expect. The record is scheduled to be released on April 1. You can pre-order the deluxe vinyl and CD HERE and digital HERE.

Check out the videos for "Aviation" and "Bad Habits" from the upcoming albumbelow.

The Last Shadow Puppets April 11th show at Webster Hall is sold out.

Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt and Emmylou Harris To Release The Complete Trio Collection

The classic albums, Trio and Trio II, from the female country super grouping of Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt, and Emmylou Harris have been remastered and will be released on September 9 via Rhino.  The newly remastered albums, The Complete Trio Collection, will be released with rare and unreleased material.  You can pre-order the collection HERE. Also, My Dear Companion: Selections From The Trio Collection will be available the same day and can be pre-ordered HERE.

Both of these classic albums have been newly remastered for a three-CD collection packed with rare and unreleased music. Produced by Harris, THE COMPLETE TRIO COLLECTION will be available on September 9 for a list price of $29.98. 

On the same date, a single-disc set will also be available entitled MY DEAR COMPANION: SELECTIONS FROM THE TRIO COLLECTION, featuring a mix of songs taken from the three-disc set, as will FARTHER ALONG, a double-LP set of all the bonus material from THE COMPLETE TRIO COLLECTION. Trio II will also be released on vinyl for the first time. 

The bonus disc is loaded with 20 songs, including alternate takes of album tracks like “I’ve Had Enough,” “Making Plans” and “My Dear Companion.” Also featured are 11 completely unreleased recordings from the trio spanning both album sessions including “Waltz Across Texas Tonight,” “Pleasant As May,” “Are You Tired of Me,” and the gospel standard “Softly And Tenderly.” Among the unreleased material is also an alternate version of “Do I Ever Cross Your Mind?” featuring Parton on lead vocals and a stunning acapella version of “Calling All My Children Home.”

THE COMPLETE TRIO COLLECTION

Track Listing
Disc One – Trio I

• “The Pain of Loving You”
• “Making Plans”
• “To Know Him Is To Love Him”
• “Hobo’s Meditation”
• “Wildflowers”
• “Telling Me Lies”
• “My Dear Companion”
• “Those Memories of You”
• “I’ve Had Enough”
• “Rosewood Casket”
• “Farther Along” 

Disc Two – Trio II

• “Lover’s Return”
• “High Sierra”
• “Do I Ever Cross Your Mind”
• “After the Gold Rush”
• “The Blue Train”
• “I Feel the Blues Movin’ In”
• “You’ll Never Be The Sun”
• “He Rode All The Way To Texas”
• “Feels Like Home”
• “When We’re Gone, Long Gone”

Disc Three – Bonus Material

• “Wildflowers” (Alternate Take unreleased 1986) 
• “Waltz Across Texas Tonight” (Unreleased 1994)
• “Lover’s Return” (Alternate Mix – Unreleased)
• “Softly and Tenderly” (Unreleased 1994)
• “Pleasant As May” (Unreleased 1986)
• “My Dear Companion” (Alternate Take 1986)
• “My Blue Tears” (Unreleased 1998)
• “Making Plans” (Alternate Take 1986)
• “I’ve Had Enough” (Alternate Mix 1986)
• “Grey Funnel Line” (Unreleased 1986)
• “You Don’t Knock” (Unreleased 1986)
• “Where Will The Words Come From” (Unreleased 1985)
• “Do I Ever Cross Your Mind” (Dolly Lead – Alternate Take 1994)
• “Are You Tired of Me” (Unreleased 1986)
• “Even Cowgirls Get The Blues”
• “Mr. Sandman” 
• “Handful Of Dust” (Unreleased 1993)
• “Calling My Children Home” (Unreleased Acapella Version 1986)
• “White Snow” (Unreleased 1986)
• “Farther Along” (Alternate Mix 1986)

MY DEAR COMPANION: SELECTIONS FROM THE TRIO COLLECTION

Track Listing

• “The Pain Of Loving You”
• “My Dear Companion”
• “To Know Him Is To Love Him”
• “Telling Me Lies”
• “Farther Along”
• “ Lover’s Return”
• “After The Gold Rush”
• “The Blue Train”
• “You’ll Never Be The Sun”
• “When We’re Gone, Long Gone”
• “Waltz Across Texas Tonight” (Unreleased 1994)
• “Do I Ever Cross Your Mind” (Dolly Lead – Alternate Take 1994)
• “Wildflowers” (Alternate Take 1986) 
• “Calling My Children Home” (Unreleased Acapella Version 1986)