Aug 7, 2020 | Hanging Tree Guitars - Releases, Press Releases
Liner notes for Hanging Tree Guitars released Freeman Vines made his first guitars because he was searching for a sound. Assembly line Fenders and Gibsons were too conventional to give voice to the music he imagined. He has worked with all kinds of materials: the...
Aug 4, 2020 | Charles Tolliver - Releases, Press Releases
Connect earning glowing reviews NYC jazz trumpet legend Charles Tolliver’s new album ‘Connect’ (Gearbox Records / July 31), recorded in London with Binker Golding and his first album since 2009, has earned exemplary notice from NPR Music, NY Times, and beyond. Here’s...
Jul 21, 2020 | Hanging Tree Guitars - Releases, Press Releases
Companion album to book of the same name (published on Bitter Southerner) on the guitars and artwork of Freeman Vines Music Maker Relief Foundation has confirmed the release of a new compilation album sacred soul and blues Hanging Tree Guitars, out September 25, to...
Jul 16, 2020 | Chiminyo - Releases, Press Releases
Announces debut album “I AM PANDA” due out 25th September via Gearbox Records Nominated for: Jazz FM’s Digital Award 2020 Worldwide FM’s Track Of The Year Award 2020 Member of: Maisha + Cykada Collaborated and recorded with: Gary Bartz, Nubya...
Jul 8, 2020 | Press Releases, Xanthe Alexis - Releases
New Voice “You Need To Know” (American Songwriter) Will Perform Rockwood Music Hall Livestream 7/21 Whether she’s guiding patients to recovery as a trauma therapist or transporting audiences to transcendence as an acclaimed indie artist, Xanthe Alexis has...
Jul 2, 2020 | Bible & Tire - Releases, Press Releases
“The World Needs This Music Right Now” –NPR Music North Carolina family gospel group Dedicated Men of Zion’s ‘Can’t Turn Me Around’ comes out today on Bible & Tire Recording Co., the label founded by Fat Possum’s Bruce Watson. NPR Music aired “Down...
Jun 17, 2020 | Press Releases, Vincent Cross - Releases
New Album By His Descendent Vincent Cross Out Aug 7 on Rescue Dog Records “Powerful… highly resonant… a cut above… someone to watch.” -fRoots During the 19th Century, James “The Rooster” Corcoran emigrated from Ireland to New York City, married, became a champion for...
May 27, 2020 | Eric Andersen - Releases, Press Releases
Full-Length Documentary Film The Songpoet Premiers at Santa Barbara Film Festival RECORDINGS FEATURE SPECIAL GUESTS JOHN SEBASTIAN, ERIC BAZILIAN, GARTH HUDSON, HAPPY TRAUM, ARTIE TRAUM, INGE ANDERSEN, JOE FLOOD, RICK DANKO, JONAS FJELD, GARY BURKE, & ROBERT AARON...
May 27, 2020 | Crosstown Arts - Releases, Press Releases
New artist videos include Steve Selvidge (of The Hold Steady), John Németh (two-time Blue Music Award winner), Cory Branan, & Optic Sink. Memphis, TN-based nonprofit contemporary arts organization Crosstown Arts has launched a new online platform, Against the...
May 18, 2020 | MMRF - Releases, Press Releases
Livestream Music Series Honoring Piedmont Blues Woman Elizabeth ‘Libba’ Cotten To Feature N.C. Artists Tune into the livestream via: Facebook LIVE: https://www.facebook.com/MusicMakerReliefFoundation/live/ Youtube LIVE:...
May 1, 2020 | Bible & Tire - Releases, Press Releases
Brooklyn Vegan Shares First Track “I Feel Alright” Can’t Turn Me Around, Family Group’s Debut Album Out June 26 Concerted Efforts Picks Up Band for Booking Representation “These folks got the right idea and I’m loving it big time! That’s what...
Apr 27, 2020 | Chris Milam - Releases, Press Releases
American Songwriter Runs Feature & Album Stream on Chris Milam Singer-songwriter Chris Milam let it all out on his new album ‘Meanwhile,’ going deep into the experience of losing his father to blood cancer and breaking up with his girlfriend around the same time....
Apr 14, 2020 | MMRF - Releases, Press Releases
Mississippi’s Cathead Distillery Donates Hand Sanitizer to Blues Artists In Poverty In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, Mississippi’s Cathead Distillery has shifted their operations to produce hand sanitizer. Today, it expanded its support of the arts...
Apr 6, 2020 | Crosstown Arts - Releases, Press Releases
Viewers buy virtual tickets to see new, made-at-home videos of performances by Memphis musicians The coronavirus pandemic is currently forcing all Memphis music venues to close for the foreseeable future — something that clearly goes against the grain of a musician’s...
Mar 26, 2020 | MMRF - Releases, Press Releases
And What Music Maker Relief Foundation Is Doing To Help Since 1994, Music Maker Relief Foundation (MMRF) has helped over 500 musicians and has been featured on ABC, PBS NewsHour, NPR Weekend Edition, and many more. Through its sustenance program, elderly roots...
