Cyril Neville, Eric Lindell & Rick Holmstrom Hit The Road!

Cyril Neville, Eric Lindell & Rick Holmstrom Hit The Road! Contact: Mark Carpentieri Phone: 631-754-8725 E-Mail: mc@mc-records.com web: www.mc-records.com M.C. Recording artists Cyril Neville, Eric Lindell & Rick Holmstrom will be pretty busy this Spring. Lots of places to check out these great roots music masters! The Uptown ruler, Cyril Neville will be playing dates with his own band Tribe 13 and The Royal Southern Brotherhood. Here's Cyril and his band performing "Brand New Blues" at Louisiana Music Factory: 04/21/12 Cyril Neville in Slidell, LA Stone Creek Spa US 04/22/12 Cyril Neville in New Orleans, LA Earth Day Festival US 04/25/12 Cyril Neville in New Orleans, LA Wednesday on Square US w/ Voice of the Wetlands Allstars 04/26/12 Cyril Neville in New Orleans, LA Louisiana Music Factory US w/ Royal Southern Brotherhood 04/27/12 Cyril Neville in New Orleans, LA Mid City Rock n Bowl US w/ Royal Southern Brotherhood 04/28/12 Cyril Neville in New Orleans, LA New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival US w/ Voice of the Wetlands Allstars 04/29/12 Cyril Neville in New Orleans, LA Irvin Mayfield’s IClub US w/ Big Chief Monk Boudreaux 05/01/12 Cyril Neville in New Orleans, LA The Howlin Wolf US w/ Tribe 13 (Pres. Obama Fundraiser) 05/03/12 Cyril Neville in New Orleans 12 Bar US w/ Cyril Neville’s Nevillution Eric Lindell will be touring in the south through most of the Spring. You can also catch him at Jazz fest. Check out Eric performing "Find Another Girl" from West County Drifter. Eric Lindell Tour Dates 4/19/2012 - JEFFERSON STREET PUB - LAFAYETTE LA 4/21/2012 - CRAWFEST 2012 - TULANE UNIVERSITY - NEW ORLEANS LA 4/27/2012 - MID CITY LANES - NEW ORLEANS LA 4/27/2012 = NEW ORLEANS JAZZ AND HERITAGE FESTIVAL - BLUES TENT NEW ORLEANS LA 4/28/2012 - FUNKY FISH FRY - MOUNTAIN BROOK AL 5/4/2012 - MID CITY LANES - NEW ORLEANS LA 5/5/2012 - D.B.A. - NEW ORLEANS LA 5/5/2012 - FEST FOR ALL!! - BATON ROUGE LA 5/6/2012 - ONE EYED JACK'S - NEW ORLEANS LA 5/10/2012 - EXIT/IN - NASHVILLE TN 5/11/2012 - PADDOCK CONCERT SERIE - LOUISVILLE KY 5/18/2012 - CHELSEA'S CAFÉ - BATON ROUGE LA 5/19/2012 - THE PORCH COFFEE HOUSE - LAKE CHARLES LA Relix said of West County Drifter, "Lindell’s throaty, soulful vocals and laid-back acoustic grooves recall the likes of G. Love & Special Sauce." Rick Holmstrom, will be doing some solo dates as well as playing his legendary guitar with Mavis Staples. Look for a bunch of shows with Mavis and Bonnie Raitt! Rick Holmstrom Tour Dates 4/20/2012 Milwaukee WI, Northern Lights Theater (Mavis Staples) 4/24/2012 Chicago IL, Private Event (Mavis & Rick) 4/28/2012 Oxford MS, Double Decker Festival (Mavis Staples) 5/4/2012 New Orleans LA, New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival (Mavis Staples) 5/6/2012 Los Angeles, CA Liquid Kitty (RHB) 5/11/2012 Sierra Madre, CA Cafe 322 (RHB) 5/20/2012 Gulf Shores AL, Hangout Festival (Mavis Staples) 5/26/2012 Simi Valley, CA Blues n Cajun Fest (3 pm slot w/ RJ Mischo) 5/27/2012 most likely Los Angeles, CA The York (w/ Gimme 5's) 6/6/2012 Charleston SC, Spoleto Festival (Mavis Staples) 6/8/2012 Holyoke MA, Mountain Park (Bonnie & Mavis) 6/9/2012 Uncasville CT, Mohegan Sun Casino (Bonnie & Mavis) 6/10/2012 Chicago IL, Chicago Blues Festival (Mavis Staples) 6/12/2012 Charlottesville VA, nTelos Wireless Pavilion (Bonnie & Mavis) 6/13/2012 Portsmouth VA, nTelos Wireless Pavilion (Bonnie & Mavis) 6/14/2012 Vienna VA, Filene Center at Wolf Trap (Bonnie & Mavis) 6/16/2012 Philadelphia PA, Academy of Music @ Kimmel Center (Bonnie & Mavis) 6/17/2012 Baltimore MD, Pier Six Pavillion (Bonnie & Mavis) 6/19/2012 Montclair NJ, Wellmont Theatre (Bonnie & Mavis) 6/20/2012 New York NY, Beacon Theatre (Bonnie & Mavis) 6/21/2012 New York NY, Beacon Theatre (Bonnie & Mavis) 6/23/2012 Boston MA, Harbor Lights/Bank of America Pavilion (Bonnie & Mavis) 6/24/2012 Hyannis MA, Cape Cod Melody Tent (Bonnie & Mavis)

Here Dey Come - Dragon Smoke

Dragon Smoke is a band that formed as part of the New Orleans Jazz Fest tradition of the “Superjam”. The “Superjam” idea is to put together a band of people who don’t normally play together and see what happens. With the dual vocals of Neville and Lindell, matched with the Galactic rhythm section, the band quickly realized, “We are a great band!” and has played every Jazz Fest since it’s inception in 2003. This inception took place at the famed Dragon’s Den, hence the name of the band.
The music centers around Lindell’s blue eyed soul , Neville’s funk and R&B, and Galactic’s groove. Besides a couple trips to the West Coast, this band has been strickly playing in New Orleans. With everyone in the band being a leader on their own, it is rare to get this band together. And when it does, it shows that these guys are really having FUN! From the interplay between the members, you would think that Dragon Smoke has been playing shows forever.
Dragon Smoke is looking towards the future, with plans to write and record an album and to do more touring outside of New Orleans and the Bay Area. So be on the lookout for the Smoke—you will always see the smoke before you see the fire!
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WRRW To Air Eric Lindell Radio Special This Weekend

Saturday March 3rd - 10 PM
Sunday March 4th - 5 PM

http://www.wrrw.fm/

Contact: Mark Carpentieri

Phone: 631-754-8725

E-Mail: mc@mc-records.com

web: www.mc-records.com

Northport NY - M.C. Records is proud to announce that WRRW, 102.5 FM in Willamsburg VA. will be airing a 1 hour special on Eric Lindell featuring the band performing in-studio. You can catch the fun this Saturday at 10 PM and Sunday at 5 PM. If you don't live in the area you can hear it through the station's website, http://www.wrrw.fm/

Last weekend Eric Lindell had a great gig at The Hiro Ballroom in NYC. Check out the review and awesome photos right here, http://blues411.com/?p=3549

If you would like to check out live performance from the gig (and why wouldn't you), here's where you need to be,

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Photo by Leslie K. Joseph

Tour Dates:

one eyed jacks

new orleans la.

sat. march 3 10pm

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rock and bowl

new orleans la.

sat. march 17 tbd

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crawfest 2012

new orleans la.

tulane university

sat. april 21 tbd
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tipitinas

new orleans la.

w dragon smoke

ivan neville - robert mercurio - stanton moore - eric lindell

sat. april 21 11pm

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new orleans jazz and heritage fest.

new orleans la.

fri. april 27 tbd

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rock and bowl

new orleans la.

fri. april 27 9pm
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funky fish fry

birmingham al.

sat april 28 tbd
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carolton station

new orleans la.

sun. april 29

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one eyed jacks

new orleans

with dragon smoke

ivan neville - stanton moore - robert mercurio - eric lindell

tues. may 1 tbd

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circle bar

new orleans la.

wed. may 2 10pm

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old point bar

new orleans la.

thurs. may 3 11pm
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rock and bowl

new orleans la

fri. may 4 tbd
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D.B.A

new orleans la.

sat. may 5 12pm
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one eyed jacks

new orleans

sun. may 6 11pm

Lindell, Neville and Holmstrom Hit The Road

Northport N.Y. - Eric Lindell begins his East Coast tour on Thursday with stops in SC, NC, MD, VA, NY and MA. The tour is already getting some love. Check out this preview of the Charleston SC show, http://www.charlestoncitypaper.com/charleston/eric-lindell-w-the-congress-the-hungry-monks/Event?oid=4016448

In other news Eric will be featured on this weekends' House of Blues Radio Hour,http://www.thebluesmobile.com/. We should have announcement of a major feature on Eric by an A3 station later this month.

Eric Lindell in Charleston February 16, The Pour House, Charleston SC
Eric Lindell in Charlotte February 17, Double Door Inn, Charlotte NC
Eric Lindell in Hot Springs February 18, Garth Newel Music Center, Hot Springs VA
Eric Lindell in Richmond February 19, Hippodrome Theater, Richmond VA
Eric Lindell in Vienna February 21, Jammin' Java, Vienna VA
Eric Lindell in Virginia Beach February 23, Jewish Mother, Virginia Beach VA
Eric Lindell in Edgewood February 24, Club 66, Edgewood MD
Eric Lindell in New York February 25, Hiro Ballroom At Maritime Hotel, New York
Eric Lindell in Hyannis February 26, Resort & Conference Center At Hyannis, Hyannis MA
Eric Lindell in Miami March 9, 2012 The Stage, Miami FL
Eric Lindell in Jupiter March 10, 2012 Guanabanas Restaurant, Jupiter FL
Eric Lindell in New Orleans March 17, 2012 Mid-City Lanes, New Orleans LA

Relix said of West County Drifter, "Lindell’s throaty, soulful vocals and laid-back acoustic grooves recall the likes of G. Love & Special Sauce."

The is from the just released review from Blues Revue, "it is bluesy — as well as jazzy and soulful — and represents a fine debut for Eric Lindell on M.C. Records, a new record label for him."

You can check out music from the new double-disc and for our friends in radio you can download broadcast quality tracks right here,

http://airplaydirect.com/music/westcountydrifter/

The Uptown ruler, Cyril Neville will be playing dates with his own band Tribe 13 and The Royal Southern Brotherhood. Here's Cyril and his band performing "Brand New Blues" at Louisiana Music Factory:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1r-CGR_BAA

February
Fri. 17 - Big Easy - Buffalo, NY w/ Tab Beniot's Swampland Jam
Sat. 18 - Artigras - Tallahassee, FL w/ Tribe 13
Sun. 19 - 14th Annual MMB Concert - Ft. Lauderdale, FL w/ Tribe 13
Tue. 21 - Dunedin Mardi Gras - Dunedin, FL w/ Tribe 13

March
Wed 7 - The Katherine Hepburn PAC - Old Saybrook, CTw/ The Royal Southern Brotherhood
Thur 8 - Infinity Hall - Norfolk, CTw/ The Royal Southern Brotherhood
Fri 9 - BB Kings - New York, NYw/ The Royal Southern Brotherhood
Sat 10 - Club Helsinki - Hudson, NYw/ The Royal Southern Brotherhood
Sun 11 - The Bull Run - Shirley, MAw/ The Royal Southern Brotherhood
Sat 24 - Hogs for Cause - New Orleans, LA / w/ Voice of the Wetlands
Fri 30 - The Tbois Blues Festival - Larose, LA w/The Royal Southern
Sat 31 - Mid City Rock N Bowl Blue Star Show - New Orleans, LA w/The Royal Southern Brotherhood

Rick Holmstrom, the guitarist's guitarist has a rare string of solo dates in the L.A. area through February 26. He's taking a short breather before heading back on the road with Mavis Staples.

2/17/2012 Hermosa Beach, CA Cafe Boogaloo (RHB)

2/19/2012 Los Angeles, CA Liquid Kitty (RHB)

2/24/2012 Sierra Madre, CA Cafe 322 (RHB)

2/26/2012 Los Angeles, CA The York (Gimme 5's)

2/29/2012 Downer's Grove, IL Tivoli Theater (Mavis)

3/10/2012 San Dimas, CA Chaparral (RHB)

3/30/2012 Charlotte, NC McGlohon Theater (Mavis)

3/31/2012 Asheville, NC UNC (Mavis)

4/8/2012 Los Angeles, CA Liquid Kitty (RHB)

4/28/2012 Oxford, MS Double Decker Festival (Mavis)

5/4/2012 New Orleans, LA Jazzfest (Mavis)

5/20/2012 Gulf Shores, AL Hangout Festival (Mavis)

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Eric Lindell Scores Big In Relix & Blues Revue

Eric Lindell Scores Big In Relix & Blues Revue

Cyril Neville & Kim Wilson On The Road

Northport N.Y. - Talk about starting the New Year right, Eric Lindell notches two big reviews to start 2012.

Relix said of West County Drifter, "Lindell’s throaty, soulful vocals and laid-back acoustic grooves recall the likes of G. Love & Special Sauce."

The is from the just released review from Blues Revue, "it is bluesy — as well as jazzy and soulful — and represents a fine debut for Eric Lindell on M.C. Records, a new record label for him."

You can check out the full reviews right here!

http://www.relix.com/reviews/cds/2011/12/30/eric-lindell-west-county-drifter

http://bluesrevue.com/2011/12/eric-lindell-west-county-drifter-12-30-11/#

More good news, Eric Lindell has been nominated for two Best of the Beat Awards from Offbeat. They're for Best Blues Artist and Best Blues Release for West County Drifter. You can vote until January 13 and find out more about this wonderful New Orleans event by clicking this link,

http://offbeat.com/best-of-the-beat-awards-january-27-2012/

Eric will also being playing Jazz Fest, more details coming soon!

You can check out music from the new double-disc and for our friends in radio you can download broadcast quality tracks right here,

http://airplaydirect.com/music/westcountydrifter/

The Eric Lindell Band Dates:

* 1/5/2012 - THUR. - DOUGLAS GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB - DOUGLAS GA

* 1/6/2012 - FRI. - MOJO KITCHEN - JACKSONVILLE BEACH FL

* 1/7/2012 - SAT. - FUNKY BISCUIT - BOCA RATON FL

* 1/8/2012 - 1/15/2012 - DELBERT MCCLINTON & FRIENDS SANDY BEACHES

CRUISE

* 1/19/2012 - 1/22/2012 - THE GREEN PARROT - KEY WEST FL

* 2/3/2012 - FRIDAY - HOTEL SOREL - HOUSTON TX

* 2/4/2012 - SATURDAY - PEARL AT COMMERCE - DALLAS TX

* 2/10/2012 - FRIDAY - D.B.A. - NEW ORLEANS LA

* 2/16/2012 - THURSDAY - THE POUR HOUSE - CHARLESTON SC

* 2/17/2012 - FRIDAY - THE DOUBLE DOOR INN - CHARLOTTE NC

* 2/18/2012 - SATURDAY - GARTH NEWEL MARDI GRAS CELEBRATION

HOT SPRINGS - VA

* 2/19/2012 - SUNDAY - THE HIPPODROME THEATRE - RICHMOND VA

* 2/21/2012 - TUESDAY - JAMMIN JAVA - VIENNA VA

* 2/23/2012 - THURSDAY - THE JEWISH MOTHER - VIRGINIA BEACH VA

* 2/24/2012 - FRIDAY - CLUB 66 - EDGEWOOD MD

* 2/25/2012 - SATURDAY - HIRO BALLROOM - NEW YORK NY

* 2/26/2012 - SUNDAY - HYANNIS MARATHON - HYANNIS MA

Kim Wilson will once again bring his Blues All-Stars to the West Coast. Get on board for this rare treat!

Check out Kim and the boys doing "Lookin' For Trouble" on The Woodsongs Radio Hour:

1/20/2012 Rhythm Room Phoenix, AZ

1/21/2012 The Rialto Theatre Tucson, AZ

1/22/2012 Saint Rocke Hermosa Beach, CA

1/31/2012 Jazz Alley Seattle, WA

2/01/2012 Jazz Alley Seattle, WA

2/03/2012 Upstage Restaurant Port Townsend, WA

2/04/2012 Upstage Restaurant Port Townsend, WA

The Uptown ruler, Cyril Neville will be playing dates with his brothers and his own band Tribe 13. Check out one of the funkiest voices you'll find. Here's Cyril and his band performing "Brand New Blues" at Louisiana Music Factory:

January
Sat. 7 - Jax Brewery - New Orleans, - LA w/ The Neville Brothers
Sun. - 8 Private - New Orleans, LA - w/ The Neville Brothers

February
Fri. 10 - The Underground 119 - Jackson, MS w/ Tribe 13
Fri. 17 - Big Easy - Buffalo, NY w/ Tab Beniot's Swampland Jam
Sat. 18 - Artigras - Tallahassee, FL w/ Tribe 13
Sun. 19 - 14th Annual MMB Concert - Ft. Lauderdale, FL w/ Tribe 13
Tue. 21 - Dunedin Mardi Gras - Dunedin, FL w/ Tribe 13

Eric Lindell - Tour Schedule

Northport N.Y. - It's been another rough year for the blues. We've lost so many great musicians. I wanted to just give thanks for all the great artists I get to work with everyday and my family who supports me unconditionally. I hope your Thanksgiving is full of happy reflection and you get to check out some great music live, on the radio or CD. Here's to the beginning of a peaceful holiday season for you and your family.

Mark Carpentieri

M.C. Records

Eric Lindell has been on the road non-stop since the release of West County Drifter. Great reviews, stellar airplay have all combined to make the release one of the highlights of 2011

Check out these awesome reviews!!

Lindell's most accessible and striking release yet, with nary a slack track and several that seriously deserve to be heard by a wide audience

All Music Guide

A natural talent with a knack for penning vintage gems that harken back to the golden era of R&B, Eric Lindell is in top form on West County Drifter.

Off Beat Magazine

In September, Eric and the boys performed at Sullivan Hall in NYC.

Here they are knocking out "Bodega" from West County Drifter.

Tour Dates:

Eric will be on the road with Stanton Moore, Robert Mercurio and Ivan Neville in the band Dragon Smoke:

sat. dec. 2 - Tipitinas - new orleans la.

wed. dec. 7 - the mint - los angeles ca.

thurs. dec. 8 - moe's alley - santa cruz ca.

fri. dec. 9 tba - san francisco ca.

sat. dec. 10 - hop monk brewery - sebastopol ca.

The Eric Lindell Band Dates:

12/17 - SAT. CHELSEA'S CAFÉ - BATON ROUGE LA

12/31 - SAT. - THE BACKROOM - DELRAY BEACH FL

1/5/2012 - THUR. - DOUGLAS GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB - DOUGLAS GA

1/6/2012 - FRI. - MOJO KITCHEN - JACKSONVILLE BEACH FL

1/7/2012 - SAT. - FUNKY BISCUIT - BOCA RATON FL

1/8/2012 - 1/15/2012 SUNDAY - SUNDAY

DELBERT MCCLINTON & FRIENDS SANDY BEACHES CRUISE

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Eric Lindell On The Road

Eric Lindell keeps feeling the love at radio and media with more spins, adds and great reviews of his latest, West County Drifter! Lindell's tour stops include Baltimore, St. Louis, Philadelphia and Chicago.

Reviews for Eric Lindell's West County Drifter:



Reviews for Eric Lindell's West County Drifter:

What’s remarkable is that the vibe across this 18-song, two-disc affair never wanes. Credit Lindell’s superb production, his dedication to his vision, and the stellar cast of musicians involved in pulling this off.

OffBeat Magazine

Lindell's most accessible and striking release yet, with nary a slack track and several that seriously deserve to be heard by a wide audience

All Music Guide

one of the freshest, upbeat, and innovative singer-songwriters in the roots-soul genre

The Toldeo Blade

Full of nuance and rich with emotion, his oeuvre is, in a word (or three...), the real deal - Blurt On-line

In September, Eric performed at the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. You can view the entire concert in its all out soul drenched funkiness right here:

http://www.kennedy-center.org/explorer/videos/?id=M4765

10/21/2011 FRIDAY
WOBtoberfest
9524 WEST LINBAUGH AVENUE
TAMPA FL

10/22/2011 SATURDAY
WOBtoberfest
7800 DR. PHILLIPS BLVD SUITE 300
ORLANDO FL


10/25/2011 THROUGH 10/27/2011
TUESDAY-THURSDAY
THE GREEN PARROT
601 WHITEHEAD STREET
KEY WEST FL

10/28/2011 FRIDAY
GUANABANAS
960 NORTH HIGHWAY A1A
JUPITER FL



11/9/2011 WEDNESDAY

9:30 CLUB

815 V STREET NW

WASHINGTON DC



11/10/2011 THURSDAY

MEXICALI LIVE

1409 QUEEN ANNE ROAD

TEANECK NJ



11/11/2011 FRIDAY

NORTH STAR BAR

2639 WEST POPLAR

PHILADELPHIA PA



11/12/2011 SATURDAY

JOHNSTOWN TRAIN STATION

47 WALNUT STREET

JOHNSTOWN PA



11/13/2011 SUNDAY

BALTIMORE SOUNDSTAGE

124 MARKET PLACE

BALTIMORE MD



11/17/2011 THURSDAY

SPACE

1245 CHICAGO AVE

EVANSTON IL



11/18/2011 FRIDAY

BROADWAY OYSTER BAR

736 S. BROADWAY

ST. LOUIS MO