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SOLO ACOUSTIC VIDEO BELOW!
 New Album |
Revered singer, songwriter and guitarist Neal Casal, recently hailed for his contributions as a member of both Ryan Adams & The Cardinals and the Chris Robinson Brotherhood, will release his tenth studio album Sweeten The Distance on April 10 via The Royal Potato Family.
The first line of the title track says much about where the storied musician finds himself in his career: “Nothing’s gonna stop you now, everything you want is coming in good time.” After 20 plus years of writing songs, recording albums and touring the world, there’s a confidence and patience present in Neal Casal’s latest work that reveals an artist in full creative flight. Produced by Thom Monahan (Fruit Bats, Devendra Banhart, Vetiver), Sweeten The Distance is a defining moment in his discography. Rich acoustic textures and sophisticated melodies found in songs like “Bird With No Name,” “Need Shelter” and “Gyrls of Wynter” give way to the psych folk ambiance of “White Fence Round House” “Feathers for Bakersfield” and “How Quiet It Got.” The depth of the production, with its meticulously layered sounds and oceanic atmospherics, makes Sweeten The Distance as much a multi-dimensional headphone experience as a soul-stirring modern songwriter record. And as such, the Ventura-based artist plants his flag in the New Cosmic California movement.
Neal Casal first made a name for himself with a series of highly praised solo albums, beginning in 1995 with Fade Away Diamond Time and followed by recordings like Basement Dreams, No Wish To Reminisce and the retrospective collection Leaving Traces. In 2006, he joined Ryan Adams & The Cardinals with whom he recorded four albums: Easy Tiger. Follow the Lights, Cardinology and III/IV. Currently, he serves as a central component of the Chris Robinson Brotherhood. The band toured throughout 2011 and is working on their debut studio recording. Over the last year, Casal has also added guitar and vocals to Ryan Adams Ashes & Fire, Fruit Bats Tripper, The Jayhawks Mockingbird Time, Vetivers The Errant Charm and a forthcoming recording by Beachwood Sparks.
Sweeten The Distance Track Listing
1. Sweeten The Distance
2. Bird With No Name
3. Need Shelter
4. Let It All Begin
5. White Fence Round House
6. So Many Enemies
7. Feathers For Bakersfield
8. Time & Trouble
9. How Quiet It Got
10. The Gyrls of Wynter
11. Angel and Youre Mine
Neal Casal Tour Dates :: Neal Casal News
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HOWLIN RAIN HITS THE ROAD
PROMOTING NEW ALBUM THE RUSSIAN WILDS
Howlin Rain |
San Francisco Bay Area-based power quintet Howlin Rain will be heading out on tour this February in support of their third full-length album The Russian Wilds.
The Russian Wilds, due out February 14 on American Recordings, passionately protests the popular notion that heroic rock music is a thing of golden ages passed. Formed by bandleader-singer-guitarist Ethan Miller in 2004, as a melodic off shoot of blazing new-psych innovators Comets On Fire, Howlin Rain caught the attention of uber-producer Rick Rubin, who signed them to his American Recordings label. Rubin has since involved himself deeply with the band’s subsequent musical evolution, including producing The Russian Wilds.
Along with Miller, Howlin Rain is: Raj Ojha (drums, percussion), Cyrus Comiskey (bass), Joel Robinow (keyboards, guitar, vocals) and Isaiah Mitchell (guitar, vocals).
Listen to the lead off track “Phantom In The Valley” here.
Howlin Rain Tour Dates
2/7 Mercury Lounge, New York, NY **
2/8 Brooklyn Bowl, Brooklyn, NY **
2/9 Johnny Brenda’s, Philadelphia, PA **
2/10 Red Palace, Washington, DC **
2/11 Cafe Nine, New Haven, CT **
2/14 Detroit Bar, Costa Mesa, CA
2/15 Casbah, San Diego, CA
2/16 Echo, Los Angeles, CA
2/18 Independent, San Francisco, CA
2/19 Audie’s Olympic, Fresno, CA
2/21 Humboldt Brews, Arcata, CA (Radio Moscow supports)
2/23 Biltmore, Vancouver, BC
2/24 Sunset Tavern, Seattle, WA
2/25 Doug Fir, Portland, OR
3/6 Cellar Door, Visalia, CA (Supporting Blitzen Trapper)
3/7 SLO Brew, San Luis Obispo, CA
3/9 Harlow’s, Sacramento, CA
3/10 St. James Infirmary, Reno, NV
3/11 Crystal Bay Casino, Tahoe (Umphrey’s McGee After Party)
3/12 Urban Lounge, Salt Lake City, UT
3/13 Larimer Lounge, Denver, CO
3/15 SXSW2012, Austin, TX
3/16 SXSW2012, Austin, TX
3/17 SXSW2012, Austin, TX
** Soldiers of Fortune supports
Howlin Rain Tour Dates
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Howlin Rain News
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21 ARTISTS PERFORMING THE
21 SONGS FROM HOT ROCKS
The Rolling Stones |
Legendary singer and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member, Art Garfunkel, along with TV on the Radio, Jackie Greene, Marianne Faithfull, Rickie Lee Jones, Taj Mahal, Peaches and Ronnie Spector have been added to the all-star line-up paying tribute to the music of Rolling Stones at Carnegie Hall Tuesday, March 13. The stellar bill of 21 artists will be playing songs from the iconic Stones collection Hot Rocks 1964-1971.
The concert marks the eighth installment in an annual series to raise crucially needed funds for music education programs for underprivileged youth. Total funds raised exceed $600,000 to date.
100% of the net proceeds from the concert will be given to eight music education non-profits: The American Symphony Orchestra Music Notes, Church Street School of Music, Young Audiences, Music Unites, FIKS (Fixing Instruments for Kids in Schools); and newly added beneficiaries The Mr. Holland’s Opus Foundation, Midori and Friends, and The Center for Arts Education.
Lineup
Art Garfunkel
Marianne Faithfull
Rickie Lee Jones
Ronnie Spector
Rosanne Cash
Rickie Lee Jones
Steve Earle
Taj Mahal
Marc Cohn
The Mountain Goats
Peaches
Jovanotti & TV on the Radio
Glen Hansard (of The Swell Season)
Rich Robinson (of The Black Crowes)
Carolina Chocolate Drops
Jackie Greene
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