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 I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release, Live , from Zac Harmon & The Drive and it's super! Opening with soulful, NTRO , Nate Robinson on bass and Gino Iglehart on drums set a solid foundation, with Corey Lacy building on keys and lush guitar work by Zac Harmon and Kingston Livingston really setting the bar. Terrific opener. Blue Pill Thrill has super movement and soulful vocals by Harmon. Lacy on keys works the rhythm with Robinson and Iglehart and Livingston and and Harmon play stinging riffs on guitar really giving this track some kick. Deep blues track, Feet Back On The Ground features Albert King like stinging riffs and super soulful vocals by Harmon. Keeping the music floor low allows Harmon plenty of space to go dynamically from soft to wow quickly adding real emotion to the track. Excellent! Boogie Down is a strong jam with a firm piano base by Lacy giving Harmon plenty of headroom for vocal corralling. Lacy lays in some real tasty keyboar...
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Whitey Morgan and the 78's Announce New Album, Out On 12/2/14

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Whitey Morgan and the 78’s Announce New Album Born, Raised & LIVE From Flint, Out On 12/2/14


Exclusive Premiere of Lead Single “Buick City” Launched By PopMatters

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Whitey Morgan and the 78’s (https://www.bloodshotrecords.com/artist/whitey-morgan-and-78s) will release a new album Born, Raised & LIVE From Flint on December 2nd via Bloodshot Records (pre-order available here: https://www.bloodshotrecords.com/album/born-raised-live-flint). This is Whitey & Co.’s first album since 2010.

PopMatters announced the album details, and is currently premiering the lead track, “Buick City”:
http://www.popmatters.com/post/187756-whitey-morgan-announces-new-live-lp-offers-up-audio-of-buick-city-pr/

Embed code for “Buick City”:
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Born, Raised & LIVE From Flint pulls favorites from the band’s two albums, including their self-titled Bloodshot debut from 2010 (https://www.bloodshotrecords.com/album/whitey-morgan-and-78s), plus three previously unrecorded songs. The recording captures a rowdy night of live music, dancing, and plenty of whiskey swilling from the band’s home-turf venue, The Machine Shop in Flint, MI. The set includes covers of Johnny Paycheck’s “Cocaine Train,” Johnny Cash’s “Bad News,” and Bruce Springsteen’s “I’m On Fire.”

The full track listing includes:

  1. Buick City (LISTEN)
  2. Cocaine Train
  3. Crazy
  4. Cheatin Again
  5. Bad News
  6. Prove It All to You
  7. Turn Up the Bottle
  8. Another Round
  9. I’m On Fire
  10. I Ain’t Drunk
  11. Honky Tonk Queen
  12. Where Do You Want It
  13. Mind Your Own Business

In support of the new release, Whitey Morgan and the 78’s will be on the road at the following dates:

11/8/2014
Flagstaff
AZ
The Museum Club
11/13/2014
Long Beach
CA
Harvelle's
11/14/2014
Lake Elsinore
CA
Grumps Garage
11/15/2014
Las Vegas
NV
Vinyl Room at Hard Rock Hotel
12/3/2014
Milwaukee
WI
Shank Hall
12/5/2014
Minneapolis
MN
Cabooze
12/6/2014
Chicago
IL
Bottom Lounge
12/12/2014
Louisville
KY
The County Line
12/13/2014
Nashville
TX
Exit/ In
1/9/2015
San Diego
CA
The Casbah
1/10/2015
West Hollywood
CA
Whisky A Go Go
1/13/2015
Bakersfield
CA
Buck Owen's Crystal Palace
1/14/2015
Santa Cruz
CA
Moe's Alley
1/16/2015
San Francisco
CA
Thee Parkside
1/23/2015
Portland
OR
Dante's
1/24/2015
Seattle
WA
Tractor Tavern

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