Check Out Our September 2022 CD Artist Sampler
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Tedeschi Trucks Band
“Soul Sweet Song”
Single
Fantasy Records
I Am The Moon, the fifth studio release by Tedeschi Trucks Band, is the most ambitious to date: a genuinely epic undertaking with four corresponding films and 24 original songs.
Shawn Williams
“If You’re Gonna Leave”
From the album Wallowin’ in the Night
Self-released
Hailing from the melting pot of New Orleans, Shawn Williams makes music that’s every bit as diverse and hauntingly soulful as her hometown. She calls it “alt-rockacountrybilly, serial killer blues.”
Berblan
“Gruezi”
Single
Self-released
Berblan is a 16-year-old powerhouse from Dallas. Berblan has been playing the piano and ukulele from a very young age. She is a songwriter and performs her craft live. Berblan’s goal is to spread positivity and show people that anything can be accomplished with hard work.
Talons of Spring
“Disco Caterpillar”
From the album These Little Quakes
Self-released
Talons of Spring is a five piece indie rock band with infusions of spoken word poetry. They are currently promoting their album, These Little Quakes, via live shows and online social music platforms. Their single, “Disco Caterpillar,” has also been released as a music video. Talons of Spring based in Portland, Maine.
Leland and the Silver Wells
“Sweet Misery”
From the album Straight To Your Town
Rubia Records
Leland and the Silver Wells are a group of Los Angeles’ top musicians fronted by Leland Ettinger. Their music is psychedelic and progressive and its foundation is a solid songwriting style located somewhere within the late-’60’s and early-’70’s. Straight To Your Town is their 4th album.
Lauren Glick
“Don’t Add Up”
From the album Lush
Cozy Recording Studio
Lauren Glick’s new album, Lush, sounds as if it’s been braised to perfection in her own blues brand of ‘special sauce’ for hours on end to bring out every drop of musical flavor. Nine songs that echo decades of vintage blues, rock and soul, all colliding in perfect harmony.
Al Basile
“Couldn’t Live With It”
From the album Through with Cool
Sweetspot Records
Al Basile is best known by blues fans worldwide, despite his role as a singer/songwriter/cornetist/poet/playwright. The artist has released 19 solo albums and received 8 nominations for Blues Music Awards. Basile has also released three books of poetry and his 2019 audio play Flash Blind won a silver award from the HEAR Now National Audio Drama Festival.
William Matthew Kelly
“Penniless Bill”
Single
Self-released
William Matthew Kelly is a songwriter with folk/country influences. He writes music that tells stories and songs that touch the heart. Check out his latest single, “Penniless Bill.”
87 Nights
“Hot Mustard”
Single
Self-released
Take it in. Suck it down. Glizzy Time. Bred out of improvised jam sessions in Charleston, S.C., 87 Nights has graduated from college house parties to the main stage, where they’ve shared a bill with acts like Mo Lowda and the Humble. Their latest single “Hot Mustard” captures their expansive sound which dips into the blues and psychedelic rock genre.
The Garrett Collins Project
“Till I’m Dead and Gone”
Single
Self-released
Garrett Collins is a guitarist/vocalist, in his early 20’s who already shows skill and maturity in his singing and playing. With an excellent rhythm section to back him up, and bluesy vocals that are reminiscent of Paul Rodgers. If you love bluesy swampy rock, The Garrett Collins Project is it for you!
The Boneshakers
“Let’s Spend the Night Together”
From the album One Foot In The Groove
Take It To The Bridge Records
The iconic band led by world-renowned guitarist Randy Jacobs of Was (Not Was) celebrates their 25th anniversary with a new release that returns to their funk and Detroit R&B roots. The album features new vocalist Jenny Langer (Moonshine Society, The Ron Holloway Band) and special guests.
Reverbnation Winner
Ted Z and the Wranglers
“She’d Never Be”
Single
Self-released
Ted Z and the Wranglers, of Southern California, deliver outlaw country-rock. Z’s catchy songs are tales of love, regret, getting older and in getting in trouble. The band stirs up Americana influences, featuring quick picking and bluesy slide guitar over galloping train beats and swinging shuffles.
Editor’s Pick
Jennifer Hartswick
“Only Time Will Tell”
Single
Mack Avenue Music Group via Brother Mister Productions
On her sophomore release, Something in the Water, dynamic singer-songwriter Jennifer Hartswick features 8x Grammy Award winner Christian McBride on bass, in addition to longtime collaborators Nicholas Cassarino, Shira Elias. The single was released tvia Mack Avenue Music Group and Brother Mister Productions.
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