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Friday, February 27, 2015
New Cash Box Kings album out April 28th!
The Delta Saints - Spring Tour Dates
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New Release and Reviews for TG and the Swampbusters 'Swamp Tooth Comb'
In just a few weeks since the release of Swamp Tooth Comb by TG and
the Swampbusters, critics and DJs across North America and beyond have been
quick to add positive reviews, extensive airplay and continued placements on the
!earshot campus/community charts for this
Hamilton, Ontario guitarist and local legend.
Here's what some of the reviewers had to say:
“This disc sounds exactly as I hoped it would- nasty, evocative,
bluesy... right up my alley … these songs have a Stones-like swagger to them,
but I’d hardly call them sloppy- full of attitude is more like it, and slinky
grooves abound." – John “The Rock Doctor” Kereiff, Gonzo Online
“Gibbons fronts a guitar/bass/drums trio with a virile sound that draws
on blues, country and rock 'n roll with real finesse... Gibbons has a gritty
Dylanesque vocal style and is a fine songwriter.” – Kerry Doole, New
Canadian Music
“… a tasty cocktail of blues, country and rock … "Swamp Tooth Comb" is a
particularly fascinating record of an extremely talented trio!” – Luc Meert,
Rootstime
About TG and the Swampbusters
Hamilton, Ontario’s Tim Gibbons has returned to his rock
and blues roots with his latest CD, Swamp Tooth Comb. Primarily known as
a banjo playing acoustic blues artist, TG’s newest release highlights his skills
on the electric guitar, as well as his well worn vocals that are reminiscent of
a cross between Slim Harpo and Bob Dylan. Swamp Tooth Comb features nine
original gritty blues-based rock songs, described by The Hamilton Spectator as
“the kind of stuff a less-than sober Keith Richards would appreciate.”
TG scored his first professional job playing guitar in a blues combo
backing exotic dancers at Starvin' Marvin’s, a notorious burlesque theatre. His
later career found him performing with some of the city’s most infamous Rock n’
Roll bands; including The Shakers and The Trouble Boys. In the late 1990’s TG
was recruited to play bass, drums and organ on Daniel Lanois’ soundtrack to the
Oscar-winning film Sling Blade, with his song “Lonely One” featured in
the film and on the soundtrack. Following the success of Sling Blade, TG
released a CD called Shylingo with Grammy Award winning producer Mark
Howard. In 2006, he won Roots Recording of the Year, Instrumental Recording of
the Year and Songwriter of the Year at the Hamilton Music Awards. In 2011 he
released an Americana album called Trail of Smoke under the name “Cootes
Leland” that was produced by Michael Timmins of the Cowboy Junkies.
With a storied past and lengthy musical career, TG brings a wealth of
experience in his approach to songwriting, with songs that become more intricate
and detailed with each listen. “As a kid I was always making up songs, hearing
things in my head and singing them out. It's never really changed”, says
Gibbons. “I let most of them go but every now and then I'd grab hold of my
guitar and write it down.”
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Multiple Blues Music Award Nominee Tad Robinson Brings His Soul/Blues Sound from "Day Into Night" on New CD, Coming April 21 from Severn Records
Multiple Blues
Music Award Nominee Tad Robinson Brings His Soul/Blues Sound from Day Into
Night on New CD, Coming April 21 from Severn Records
ANNAPOLIS, MD – Severn Records announces an April 21 release
date for Day Into Night, the new CD from seven-time Blues Music
Award nominee Tad Robinson. This new CD is the long-anticipated follow-up to his
last release, Back in Style (2010), and features the soul/blues
singer backed by the Severn Records house band of Johnny Moeller – guitar, Kevin
Anker – keyboards, Steve Gomes – bass and Robb Stupka – drums. Joining in the
fun are special guest appearances from blues guitar heavyweights Alex Schultz
and Anson Funderburgh.
This veteran team of musicians, recorded at Severn Sound
Studios in Annapolis, Maryland, shows its experience by focusing on how best to
serve each song. “It’s not about excess,” notes Robinson; “rather, paring down
the accompaniment to the essence of each song.”
That restraint is obvious throughout Day Into
Night, enabling Tad Robinson’s soulful vocals to take front and center,
resulting in the strongest soul/blues collection in his growing catalog to
date.
Included in the new album’s dozen tracks are mostly-original
songs crafted by Robinson, Gomes and Anker, including “Nightwatch,” which
showcases the always tasteful fretwork of Robinson’s longtime collaborator, Alex
Schultz. “Severn’s creative studio environment produced a spontaneous
combustion, resulting in Alex’s gorgeous rhythm guitar part on ‘Nightwatch,’
which anchors the tune,” recounts Tad.
The legendary Anson Funderburgh lends his signature stabbing,
punctuated guitar lines on “Lonely Talking,” the deepest soul/blues cut on the
album. “Anson provided a real gut-check with a call and response to my vocal,
which gives it deep passion and intensity,” says Robinson
Additional highlights include the stunning opening track,
“Soul Lover,” with its elegant horn chart courtesy of arranger Kenny
Rittenhouse; the infectious soul of “Mellow in Love” and “Love Is a Winner;” and
the band’s re-working of Bobby “Blue” Bland’s up-tempo number, “Lead Me On.”
“This goes to the heart of the record with its message of trust and humility,”
declares Robinson. “In the end, that is the essence of the entire
disc.”
The songs contained on the new CD are reflections of the way
we connect, love and remember. They flow from soul celebrations of sturdy,
tested love to the blues of relationships tangled up in doubt, old flames and
new attractions, with the inevitability of Day Into Night.
Tad Robinson will celebrate Day Into Night with
a series of CD release shows in and around his Indianapolis hometown, including
April 10 at DePauw University in Greencastle, Indiana; April 11 at Player’s Pub
in Bloomington; May 21 at the Slippery Noodle Inn in Indianapolis; and May 22 at
the Jazz Kitchen, also in Indianapolis.
Tad Robinson
Discography
2015 – Day Into Night – Severn
Records
2010 – Back in Style – Severn
Records
2008 – A New Point of View - Severn
Records
2005 – Did You Ever Wonder? - Severn
Records
1998 – Last Go Round – Delmark
Records
1995 – One to Infinity Delmark
Records
For more information, visit www.severnrecords.com.
Real Gone Records: Grateful Dead - Dick's Picks Volume 12 - 6/26 & 28/74 - New Release Review
Disc 2 opens with Eyes Of the World, the encore from the Boston show. Needless to say it is superb. The legendary second set of the Boston show opens with the rare performance of Seastones (Phil Lesh and Ned Lagin's electronic piece). The balance of the concert as recorded includes Sugar Magnolia, a rockin' Scarlet Begonias, Johnny Cash's country jam Big River, the somber To Lay Me Down; on of my favorites in the set, western style Me And My Uncle, and and the more bluesy Row Jimmy.
Disc 2 continues with one of the most renown live jams of the band's career, a flawless 14 plus minute Weather Report Suite. A creative endeavor led by the vocals of Weir and flowing into a full blown 27 minute fusion jam. An always favorite US Blues, Chuck Berry's Promised Land, a really nice version of Going Down The Road Feeling Bad and then for the final 1-2 punch, Sunshine Daydream / Ship Of Fools which I really loved.
Real Gone is also reissuing on a very limited basis (300 units) Dick's Picks Volume 35.
If you support live Blues acts, up and coming Blues talents and want to learn more about Blues news and Fathers of the Blues, Like ---Bman’s Blues Report--- Facebook Page! I’m looking for great talent and trying to grow the audience for your favorites band! - ”LIKE”
Thursday, February 26, 2015
Provogue Records artist: Robben Ford - Into The Sun - New Release Review
If you support live Blues acts, up and coming Blues talents and want to learn more about Blues news and Fathers of the Blues, Like ---Bman’s Blues Report--- Facebook Page! I’m looking for great talent and trying to grow the audience for your favorites band! - ”LIKE”
ROBERT "WOLFMAN" BELFOUR September 11, 1940 - February 26, 2015
Story By Roger Stolle
Sad news in the blues world today. Mr. Robert
"Wolfman" Belfour — RIP. Arguably the deepest of the surviving, old-school,
Mississippi bluesmen was found deceased at his home in Memphis this morning by
relatives. He had been suffering from various health issues (mainly diabetes and
mobility related) for over a year but had recently been doing better. He had not
performed since last June but was slated to play at Juke Joint Festival in
April.
Mr. Belfour's family is in desperate need of money
for funeral services. The Memphis Blues Society is trying to raise money to help
the family with funeral costs. Those wishing to donate can do so through The
Memphis Blues Society Benefit link: Click here. For now… if you knew the blues
legend, tell your friends a story about him today… if you didn't know him, then
stop what you're doing and spend a little time on the web exploring his life and
music.
Read Roger Stolle's interview with Robert Belfour and
watch enjoy some great video: Click Here
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