Mar 8, 2022 | Bible & Tire - Results, MMRF - Results
Dedicated Men of Zion – The Devil Don’t Like It “Once again, they showcase their earthiness, beginning with the first cut, “Lord Hold My Hand,” which they wrap in Famous Flames freneticism.” | Read More at Journal of Gospel...
Mar 7, 2022 | Christine Sweeney - Results
Christine Sweeney – Do You Have to Go? “Long Island native Christine Sweeney is known for pitting husky, old school blues vocals with a modern R&B flair.” | Read More at Tongue Tied...
Mar 7, 2022 | Bible & Tire - Releases, MMRF - Releases, Press Releases
Whatever You Need out May 6 via Producer Bruce Watson’s Bible & Tire Recording Co. as First Single “I Shall Not Be Moved” Out Today “Johnny Ray Daniels [sings] the blues to chase out the devil.”–MOJO “Powerful.”–PopMatters “When he...
Mar 7, 2022 | MMRF - Results
Bentley’s Bandstand: March 2022 “It’s not every day that a female blues guitar player born in 1939 releases an album of such burning beauty that there is no way not to stop and be overwhelmed.” | Read More at Americana...
Mar 3, 2022 | MMRF - Results
Beverly “Guitar” Watkins’ new release–and the Northside Tavern gets some Hollywood love “Beverly “Guitar” Watkins may have passed away in 2019 with only a handful of under-the-radar recordings to her name to document her 50-plus year career, but her legend...
Mar 3, 2022 | Anne Harris - Results, No Depression
Believing In and Practicing Magic: Anne Harris on Why Her Next Violin Will Make History “Sometimes you do a thing because you are called forth to do it. A calling loud enough to override fear.” | Read More at No...
Mar 2, 2022 | Christine Sweeney - Results
Exclusive Premiere: Singer-Songwriter Christine Sweeney Is No Devil, But Gives ‘Em Hell on ‘Coyote’ “Vocalist Christine Sweeney’s singing and songwriting skills will stop you in your tracks.” | Read More at American Blues...
Feb 28, 2022 | Bible & Tire - Results, MMRF - Results
Sacred Soul Pioneer Johnny Ray Daniels Premieres First Single ‘I Shall Not Be Moved’ From Upcoming Album “Johnny Ray made rock and roll history early on with the Soul Twisters, and later joined the church.” | Read More at American Blues...
Feb 24, 2022 | Folk Alliance - Releases, Press Releases
Kansas City, MO (February 24, 2022) – Folk Alliance International (FAI), the foremost global nonprofit for folk music, today announced its 2022 Artist in Residence (AIR) project; a commissioned piece by Canadian multi-instrumentalist Saskia Tomkins in...
Feb 23, 2022 | Christine Sweeney - Releases, Press Releases
How did stop-you-in-your-tracks vocalist and songwriter Christine Sweeney go from singing along with R&B radio and tapes by Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey, and Destiny’s Child as a kid; to choice slots at the Connecticut Folk Fest and Falcon Ridge Folk Fest,...
Feb 22, 2022 | MMRF - Results
SONG PREMIERE: Late Blues Guitarist Beverly “Guitar” Watkins Gives a Funk Workout on “Do The Breakdown” “Ferocious vocals are matched by even more ferocious guitar playing, which exudes the kind of energy that would make Jame Brown smile.” | Read More at...
Feb 22, 2022 | Bible & Tire - Results, MMRF - Results
Exclusive track premiere of ‘A Change Is Gonna Come’ by astonishing North Carolina sacred soul quartet Dedicated Men of Zion “DMZ is led by Anthony “Amp” Daniels with his brother Antoine Daniels and his father Johnny Ray Daniels.” | Read More at...
Feb 20, 2022 | Village of the Sun - Results
The 3rd Uncut New Music Playlist of 2020 “The return of Jason Isbell and Lucinda Williams, plus King Krule, Hailu Mergia and Village of the Sun.” | Read More at...
Feb 9, 2022 | Folk Alliance - Releases, Press Releases
Folk Alliance International (FAI), a Kansas City-based 501(c)3 and the foremost global nonprofit for folk music, has been approved to receive an American Rescue Plan grant from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) to help the arts and cultural sector recover from...
Feb 8, 2022 | The Cookers - Results
The Cookers: Inflamed Soul “Together, they boast some 500 cumulative years on the planet, playing music tempered by a master control that maneuvers the flame with a Michelin chef’s finesse and discipline.” | Read More at...