Jul 13, 2021 | Bible & Tire - Releases, Press Releases
1st Single Out Tomorrow with Music Video Elder Jack Ward could’ve gone either way. He grew up in the Mississippi Delta, listening to Elmore James and Howlin’ Wolf and singing the blues himself. Living in Itta Bena, MS (also home to B.B. King), Ward made himself a...
Jun 28, 2021 | Press Releases, Sir Orfeo - Releases
Western Massachusetts’ Sir Orfeo masterful Millefleur came out Friday Western Massachusetts’ Sir Orfeo masterful ‘Millefleur’ came out Friday. Building off the verdant, homespun song-poems of ‘Wild Raspberries,’ ‘Millefleur’ is by turns earthy and vaporous, strolling...
Jun 10, 2021 | Press Releases, Wilburt Lee Reliford - Releases
American Blues Scene Premieres “Tappin’ That Thing’ In 1989, when Dutch folklorist Ko de Korte taped Wilburt Lee Reliford play a solo harmonica session that became the core of Seems Like a Dream (June 25 / Big Legal Mess), he could not have imagined...
Jun 3, 2021 | Chris Robley - Releases, Press Releases
First single “There’s a Bird” video premiered by MXDWN “Robley is indeed the very real deal.” – No Depression “America deserves more than ruin porn,” says Chris Robley. “Our pilot light hasn’t gone out yet.” And though his latest album A...
Jun 1, 2021 | Bible & Tire - Releases, Press Releases
The Last Shall Be first: The JCR Records Story, Vol. 2 Follows Last Year’s Critically-Acclaimed Vol. 1, Hailed As “A Righteous Riot” by Mojo Following the widespread critical acclaim lavished upon Vol. 1 everywhere from NPR to Mojo, Bruce Watson’s...
May 3, 2021 | Folk Alliance - Releases, Press Releases
Musicians include John Paul White (The Civil Wars), June-Winners Rose Cousins and Lynn Miles, Two-Time Grammy Nominee Sean Ardoin, Grammy Nominee SaulPaul, Two-Time Grammy Nominee Eliza Gilkyson, Human Rights Defender Ramy Essam, and Acclaimed Spanish Quartet Las...
Apr 23, 2021 | Press Releases, Sir Orfeo - Releases
Watch the trippy video for lush, lo-fi lead single “So Long” via Boston NPR Station WBUR Just a year after the release of his mesmerizing debut, ‘Wild Raspberries,’ Massachusetts songwriter Sir Orfeo—aka Max Wareham—is back with ‘Millefleur,’ his...
Apr 22, 2021 | MMRF - Releases, Press Releases
Performances by Amythyst Kiah, Johnny Ray Daniels, The Hamiltones, Alexa Rose, and Harvey Dalton Arnold Livestream each concert via the links below: Facebook Live: https://www.facebook.com/MusicMakerReliefFoundation/live/ YouTube Live:...
Apr 8, 2021 | Elizabeth King - Releases, Press Releases
Euphoric reviews roll in for the 77 year-old soul singer Memphis, TN’s Elizabeth King’s debut album Living In The Last Days, (following a series of regional hit singles in the 1970s reissued to acclaim in 2019) has marked the arrival of a major sacred soul artist....
Apr 5, 2021 | Eric Andersen - Releases, Press Releases
Documentary on music legend, Eric Andersen, to air on PBS stations nationwide Eric Andersen’s music earned him a passionate international following and the respect and admiration of artists ranging from Joni Mitchell and Leonard Cohen to Wyclef Jean and the late Lou...
Mar 30, 2021 | MMRF - Releases, Press Releases
After year of unprecedented artist struggle, Music Maker Relief Foundation moves to fill the gaps, stave off pawn shops and predatory loans “One of the main barriers right now for the population over sixty-five is technology. You know, you have to have access to a...
Mar 25, 2021 | Howard Grimes - Releases, Press Releases
Drummer known as “Bulldog” lent groove to Al Green, Ann Peebles, Ike and Tina Turner, William Bell, O.V. Wright, and many more, moving from hits to homelessness “A laid-back groove machine.” – Drum! Magazine “Goddamn, Howard Grimes the playin’est...
Mar 11, 2021 | Press Releases, The City Champs - Releases
The City Champs set to release first album in 10 years The City Champs—the Memphis organ trio featuring players who have accompanied the likes of St. Paul & The Broken Bones, JJ Grey, Don Bryant, The Hold Stready, and Chris Robinson as well as the Dolemite Is My...
Mar 4, 2021 | Gearbox Records - Releases, Press Releases
Third batch of Japanese editions lands in the US in March Affordable audiophile, vinyl-first label Gearbox Records’ limited edition vinyl series has continued with the Japanese edition of a landmark 1965 session from Don Cherry. Entitled Cherry Jam, it places his...
Mar 1, 2021 | Folk Alliance - Releases, Press Releases
This year’s People’s Voice Award recipient is singer-songwriter Jackson Browne Kansas City, MO – As part of its Folk Unlocked virtual festival and conference, Folk Alliance International (FAI) hosted International Folk Music Awards (IFMAs); the premier...
