Through My Lens: Newport Jazz Festival - Day One

Futureman of Béla Fleck & The Flecktones

The 2017 Newport Jazz Festival presented by Natixis Global Asset Management took place August 4 - 6, 2017 in Newport, RI. This is what it looked like. (See slide shows below for complete gallery or click HERE.)

Fort Adams State Park

Jimmy Greene Quartet

  Amir ElSaffar's Rivers of Sound Orchestra

Naturally 7

George Burton Quintet

Cécile McLorin Salvant

Vijay Iyer & Wadada Leo Smith

Maceo Parker

Leslie Odom, Jr.

Béla Fleck & The Flecktones

Joey DeFrancesco + The People

Rodriguez Brothers

International Tennis Hall of Fame

Rhiannon Giddens

Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue

Stay tuned for Day 2 & Day 3...

Sonia Stein To Release New EP + Video

Sonia Stein is set to release her new EP, One Of Those Things, on August 16 via Marathon Artists. The EP was produced by Liam Howe.

Check out the video for "Suit Me Best" from the upcoming release below.

You can pre-order One Of Those Things, HERE.

Tracklist

• One Of Those Things
• Lotta U
• Suit Me Best
• Sixes & Sevens 

McClain Sullivan To Play Rockwood Music Hall, August 25

McClain Sullivan

Friday, August 25

     Rockwood Music Hall Stage 3  

185 Orchard Street

New York, NY

Doors: 9:45PM / Show: 10PM

Tickets: $10

21+

McClain Sullivan released her album Rachel in October 2015. You can pick it up HERE.

Lindsay Lou & The Flatbellys To Play Rockwood Music Hall, August 18

Lindsay Lou & The Flatbellys

Friday, August 18

    Rockwood Music Hall Stage 2

196 Allen Street

New York, NY

Doors: 7:30PM / Show: 8PM

Tickets: $12

21+

Cory Chisel & Adriel Denae To Release New Album, August 4

Cory Chisel & Adriel Denae are set to release their new album Tell Me True, tomorrow, August 4. The album was produced by Dan Knobler.  Check out the track "Songbird" from the album below.

Tell Me True was recorded at Chisel's own Refuge Foundation For the Arts- a 33,000 square-foot, 80 year old monastery and artist retreat that houses a recording studio, 50+ bedrooms, performance spaces and even a radio station in his hometown of Appleton, Wisconsin.

You can get your hands on Tell Me True, HERE.

Track List

• Songbird
• Spend It All
• Hard Leaving Love
• Deeper Love
• Tell Me True
• Southern Arms
• Lose Our Way
• Guess I Never Knew You
• Songbird Interlude
• Just Pleasing You
• Be Well Beyond Your Years
• Rhodes Interlude

Video: Garbage - "No Horses"

Check out "No Horses" from Garbage. The video was directed by Scott Stuckey. You can pick the single up HERE. 

All of Garbage's profits from sales and streaming of the single will be donated to the International Committee of the Red Cross through the end of 2018.

SATE - "The Answer"

Check out "The Answer" from SATE. The video was directed by Mark Valine. The track is from her record, RedBlack&Blue, an album that has spent a lot of time on my turntable. You can pick it up HERE.

Born Rivals - "Living The Dream"

Check out "Living The Dream" the second single from Born Rivals. Born Rivals, that's the new project rolled out by brothers John and Paul Thornley from the defunct U.S. Royalty. They plan to release a single a month for the next year. The accumulated singles will then be released in what they call seasonal EPs...the first slated for September.

Kasabian To Play Terminal 5, September 14

Photo Credit: Phil Knott

Kasabian

Slaves

Thursday, September 14

Terminal 5

610 W 56th Street

New York, NY

Doors: 7PM / Show: 8PM

Tickets: $38.50 - $40

Kasabian released their latest record, For Crying Out Loud, May 2017. You can pick it up HERE.

Tour Dates:

• Sept 14    New York, NY @ Terminal 5*
• Sept 15    Philadelphia, PA @ The Trocadero Theatre
• Sept 16    Boston, MA @ Royale Nightclub
• Sept 18    Toronto, ON @ Rebel Complex*
• Sept 19    Chicago, IL @ House of Blues *
• Sept 23    Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern*
• Sept 24    San Francisco, CA @ Regency Ballroom*
• Sept 27    Mexico City, MX @ Pabellon Cuervo Palacio Del Los Deportes*

* Support from Slaves

Nicole Atkins To Release New Album + Play Mercury Lounge, September 9

Nicole Atkins is set to play Mercury Lounge on Saturday, September 9. Tickets go on sale TODAY, Friday, June 30 at 12PM  EDT. See below for more details.

Nicole Atkins

Saturday, September 9

Mercury Lounge

217 E Houston Street

New York, NY

Doors: 7PM

Tickets: $15

21+

She will release her new album, Goodnight Rhonda Lee on July 21. You can pre-order it HERE.