17 OCT 06 It’s nearly impossible to get new videos from artists the week of their album releases. But with the magical goodness of the new YouTube playlisting feature, we can package together a bunch of videos from artists into a single playlist. The videos are sometimes crappy captures of live performances on digital devices […]
San Saba County’s “Medicine”, a Download
Here’s a link to download my favorite track from San Saba County’s latest album Its Not the Fall that Hurts. Enjoy! “Medicine” (M3U) Also, here’s a short review of the album posted earlier this week.
Me First and The Gimme Gimmes & More, Album Previews
THIS WEEK’S ELITE: Me First and the Gimme Gimmes, Love Their Country (Fat Wreck Chords) country, pop These guys could be the best cover band around. This time around the album theme is classic country hits played as always with the bands signature punk-pop delivery. K.T. Tunstall, K.T. Tunstall’s Acoustic Extravaganza (EMI) acoustic, folk Tunstall […]
San Saba County’s “Its Not the Fall that Hurts”, At a Glance
SXSW darlings, San Saba County, take us on an around-the-world bar hop from the saloon to the cantina then back to the saloon with their latest album, Its Not the Fall That Hurts. The beechwood-aged twangers’ second full-length album is thematically heavy on heartbreak and audibly represents a diversity of Texicano influences giving it a […]
Michelle Malone’s “Tighten Up the Springs”, a Download
From Atlanta-based singer-songwriter Michelle Malone’s latest release, Sugarfoot. “Tighten Up the Springs” (MP3) [audio:http://www.valley-entertainment.com/real_audio/15208_TRK1.mp3] Sugarfoot is the first release for the Georgia born Malone in three years. It’s a high-spirited stripped down blend of rootsy acoustic slide, gritty electric blues and explosive vocals – rock with just enough blues edge to get the medicine down. […]
Robert Randolph’s “Thrill of It”, a Video
Pedal steel guitar madness, funk n’ soul goodness. You just gotta love everything about Robert Randolph & The Family Band. Here’s a video for “Thrill of It” off their October 10 release Colorblind. Thrill Of ItGet this video and more at MySpace.com
Robert Randolph & More, Album Previews
THIS WEEK’S ELITE: Robert Randolph & The Family Band, Colorblind (Warner Brothers) rock, soul Conceived in love and full of energy, Robert Randolph & The Family Band bring down the house with the help of a few friends (Eric Clapton, Dave Matthews, Leela James). Great album, great band. Start with opening track “Ain’t Nothing Wrong […]
Amos Lee, A Video Playlist
A cool new feature on YouTube allows people to make playlists of videos. Here’s a nice one compiled by sweetbutch covering the first 2 episodes of a series of 12 video podcasts by Amos Lee talking about his new album Supply and Demand released earlier this week. The playlist is nicely capped with a video […]
Ray Charles & More, Album Previews
THIS WEEK’S ELITE: Ray Charles & Count Basie Orchestra, Ray Sings, Basie Swings, (Concord) soul I can’t believe Ray Charles is still making albums from the grave, how remarkable! To me, he’s up there with Elvis in terms of musical genious. Interesting album facts: This GROUND BREAKING CD marks the FIRST-TIME an entire album has […]
Check Out Sam Mellon and the Skylarks
Check out LA-based Alt-Country/ Americana/ Roots-Rock outfit Sam Mellon and the Skylarks. They recently put out a self-produced 3-song EP in preparation for a full-length record already in production. The band is fronted by Sam Mellon (vocals, acoustic guitar) and joined by Julie Wolf (accordian, piano, vocals), David Serby (electric bass guitar), Carl Urbinati (electric […]