UPDATE: THIS PROJECT WAS SUCCESSFULLY FUNDED! Jonathan Santos is a soulful, globally minded and locally grounded singer/songwriter out of Asheville, NC. People are moved daily by his music that inspires and encourages. Now it is time to take it to the next level. You can listen to his song “Enough” on the official kickstarter page: [...]
Archive for July, 2011
Changing the World by Changing Me EP: A Kickstarter Campaign in Asheville for Jonathon Santos
Posted in Asheville, tagged Asheville, Echo Mountain Recording, EP, funding, Jonathan Santos, Josh Blake, kickstarter, Music, New Album, santos, singer/songwriter on July 27, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
“A Tour De Force from Start to Finish” ~ Reviews of ‘Wood and Stone’ by Tara Nevins
Posted in Donna the Buffalo, Tara Nevins, tagged Allison Moorer, Americana, bluegrass, Cajun, cd reviews, country, Country Music, country rockers, Donna the Buffalo, Down South Blues, elmore, family values, fiddle, groove, heartache, heritage, larry campbell, mountain fiddle, multi-instrumentalist, Music, music news, O’Brother Where Art Thou, Properganda, rock ‘n’ roll, Rock-N-Roll, roots music, rootsy Americana, Stars Fell on Alabama, swampy accordion, Tara Nevins, Tennessee River, Teresa Williams, The Beauty of Days Gone By, The Wrong Side, tour de force, tunes, unique voice, Van Morrison, Vintage Guitar, Wildman Steve, Wood and Stone, You’re Still Driving That Truck on July 26, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
“A tour de force from start to finish” – Kay Cordtz, Elmore “With the wonderful fiddle groove and vividly written lyrics, Nevins gives a glimpse into her roots. Stepping out for a rare solo record (beyond her beloved band, Donna the Buffalo), she meshes her Cajun influences, unique voice, drums and steel guitars for an [...]
Herd Review of Tara Nevins’ North Shore Point House Concert
Posted in Donna the Buffalo, Tara Nevins, tagged Americana, Carol Elizabeth Jones, Donna the Buffalo, house concert, Maggie Roberge, Norfolk, North Shore Point House Concert, Paul Roberge, Tara Nevins, The herd, VA on July 25, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Tara Nevins (with Carol Elizabeth Jones) North Shore Point House Concert Norfolk, VA June 11, 2011 Review by Paul Roberge of the Herd After a restful few days at the beach, Mags and I decided to extend our vacation by a day and make the trek to Norfolk to catch the house concert with Tara [...]
Free Download of the Title Track of Dehlia Low’s ‘Ravens and Crows’ Which Releases Through Rebel Records on Aug 2, 2011
Posted in Dehlia Low, tagged Aaron Ballance, Al Shusterman, album release, Americana, Anya Hinkle, Appalachiagrassicana, Appalachian, Asheville, August 2nd, Blue Ridge Mountains, bluegrass, Bryan Clendenin, california, CD release, chord progressions, country, Dehlia Low, early country, fiddle, Folk, Free download, Georgia, Greg Stiglets, Infamous Stringdusters, KCBL, melodies, michigan, Music, new release, north carolina, Ohio, original songs, Pennsylvania, Ravens and Crows, Rebel Records, roots music, roots music renaissance, songwriting, South Carolina, stacy claude, State of Jefferson, stringband, tennessee, TOUR DATES, Travis Book, Virginia, vocal harmonies, vocal harmony, West Virginia on July 20, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Newly signed to Rebel Records, Dehlia Low echoes the sounds of early country with a strong bluegrass flavor, crafting a fresh originality that feels like home in the flourishing roots music soundscape. Their new release ‘Ravens and Crows’ was produced by the Infamous Stringdusters’ Travis Book and hits the streets on August 2nd… Dehlia Low’s [...]
Galen Kipar Project Tours WV, VA, and MD this July with stops at The Mockingbird, FloydFest, the Purple Fiddle and more!
Posted in Galen Kipar Project, tagged Americana, Awful Arthur's, blues, Cafe Nola, entertainment, FloydFest, Folk, Galen Kipar, jazz, maryland, Mockingbird, Music, Purple Fiddle, songwriter, Staunton, Sun Music Hall, VA, Virginia, West Virginia on July 19, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
* Upcoming shows: Thu, July 21st – Staunton, VA – The Mockingbird Fri, July 22nd – Floyd, VA – The Sun Music Hall Sat, July 23rd – Frederick, MD – Cafe Nola Sun, July 24th – Thomas, WV – Purple Fiddle Cafe Wed, July 27th – Roanoke, VA – Awful Arthur’s Fri-Sun July 28-31st – [...]
Americana Bluegrass Band, Dehlia Low, tours around New release this weekend in New Orleans, Mississippi, and Nashville!
Posted in Dehlia Low, tagged Aaron Ballance, acoustic music, Americana, Anya Hinkle, Blue Canoe, Bluebird Café, bluegrass, Bryan Clendenin, country, Dehlia Low, Greg Stiglets, Hal & Mal's, Jackson, MS, Music, NAshville, New Orleans, Ogden After Hours, ravens and Corew, Rebel Records, stacy claude, stringband, Sunday Spotlight, TN, Tupelo, vocal harmonies on July 13, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Dehlia Low pushes bluegrass music squarely into the emerging Americana genre, combining their gripping, rustic-flavored vocal style with extraordinary instrumental prowess in original songs that feel at once both old and new. The band’s Rebel Records debut Ravens & Crows is the eagerly-anticipated follow up to their acclaimed 2009 independent studio release, Tellico. Produced by [...]
Asheville Artists for a Global Village Benefit at the Orange Peel on Sunday, July 24th!
Posted in Asheville, tagged Agent 23, Andi Morrell, Asheville, Bali, Ben Hovey, benefit concert, Gift of Gab, Global Village, green school, Josh Blake's Jukebox, Josh Phillips, Juan Holliday, July, orange peel, Secret B-Sides, Yo Mama's Big Fat Booty BAnd, Zanza on July 11, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Many of Asheville’s most talents musicians are coming together for a benefit concert to raise necessary funding to send Asheville’s own Andi and Maia Morrell to Bali as they grow the global village at the internationally renown Green School. Performing are: Gift of Gab, Josh Phillips, Juan Holliday and the Secret B-Sides, Zanza, Josh Blake’s [...]
Review of Jonathan Scales Fourchestra in Chicago
Posted in Jonathan Scales Fourchestra, tagged Caribbean, Chicago, Elbo Room, Fourchestra, jazz, jonathan Scales, melodies, Music, rock, steel drums, Steel Pan on July 7, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Jonathan Scales played the Elbo Room in Chicago last Saturday. Here is a review from SouthSide on the Town. [Jonathan Scales] combined the best of two music worlds – the ultra smooth sounds of jazz rhythms and vibrant energy of rock with the cool taste of the Caribbean into a deliciously sounding performance. This unique [...]
Galen Kipar Project Performs at the LAB on Friday, July 8th and Fly Fishes Throughout the Summer
Posted in Asheville, Galen Kipar Project, tagged Aaron Ballance, Americana, Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project, Asheville, Ben Portwood, curtis wright, entertainment, fly fishing, Folk, Galen Kipar, Jeremy Young, Lyndsay Pruett, muscio, Music, north carolina, Riversong, the lab, The Scenic Route, water, water themed music, WNC, WNC Farmers Market on July 7, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Effortlessly crafting a fusion of folk, classical, jazz, and blues, the Galen Kipar Project has been hailed as “complex yet accessible” and “cohesive and poignant” with “experimental folk masterpieces.” Based in Asheville, in 2011 GKP released their fourth album The Scenic Route which features the unique sonorous sound that has become the band’s trademark. GKP [...]
