Roots Music Report

Distance is Carr’s ninth album. Continuing his propensity for funk-based jazz and explorative melodic melodies, Carr has once again put together a listenable yet gritty album that goes the distance. The name Distance came from the fact that 6 of the songs on the album were written over 25 years ago, with lots of youthful exuberance. Kenny... Read More

Guitarist JUAN CARLOS QUINTERO is re-releasing his critically acclaimed album, The Way Home (1997) on his world music label, Moondo Music LLC. Out of print for over two decades, the re-titled album, CAMINANDO, features Quintero’s signature melodic guitar stylings, blending contemporary jazz with native Colombian rhythms. Quintero was born in Medellin, Colombia, but came to the United States when he was just a baby. When he was eight years old, his father, a physician in the U.S. Army, brought the family to Brussels, Belgium, where he... Read More

According to Modern Drummer magazine, “Steve Gadd is one of the very few drummers whose innovations changed the way other musicians heard music.” The all-world drummer emerged as a force on the scene in the 1970s through potent and iconic recordings with Chick Corea, Chuck Mangione, Al Di Meola and, most notably, Paul Simon. Gadd’s innovative and eminently infectious beat on Simon’s “50 Ways to Leave Your Lover” grabbed countless ears and is forever encoded in the memory banks of a legion of drummers who... Read More

CHICAGO-BASED SURF ROCK BAND THE BREAKERS RETURN IN EARLY 2021 WITH NEW EP “A DATE WITH DESTINY” A DATE WITH DESTINY FOLLOWS 2020 CD RELEASE OF “VOODOO TREATMENT”   The Breakers are a Surf / Psychedelic / Garage / Punk instrumental combo from the Chicago area. THE BREAKERS ARE: Jim Abrahams - Guitar, Effects Marc Lockett - Drums, Percussion Jayson Slater – Bass   The Breakers formed in 2018 at an open mic in the Chicago Area when guitarist Jim Abrahams walked in with a list of... Read More

JP Williams Blues Band ft. Ekat Pereyra  New CD “JP & Ekat” will help reshape the BLUES in 2021   Band: JP Williams Blues Band featuring Ekat Pereyra  CD Title: JP & Ekat Label: Gizziffter Records   Scranton, PA, Release: February 15th, 2021. For Immediate Release​          The JP Williams Blues Band have recorded their fifth commercial CD album entitled “JP & Ekat”, this time featuring the amazing vocalist Ekat Pereyra  It... Read More

ALOHA RADIO HAWAII A Musical Journey to the Golden Age of Hawaiian Song   Rhymoi Music is thrilled to announce the release of their newest recording, a tribute to the Golden Age of Hawaiian Song titled Aloha, Radio Hawaii! Acclaimed producer, Yunchuan Ye has spared no expense in assembling the talents of legendary 4-time Grammy Award-winning sound engineer Dave Way, a collection of priceless vintage guitars and a team of all-star veterans of the Island music scene for a special nostalgic retro-style musical luau! Beloved... Read More

AUSTIN BASED PRODUCER/MUSICIAN MATT SMITH TO RELEASE EIGHT NEW ALBUMS ON FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2020   AUSTIN, TEXAS – Aug. 11, 2020 – Austin-based artist Matt Smith and 6 String Ranch Records announce the release of 8 new albums, as well as 10 digital re-releases of Smith’s catalog recordings. All the albums will be available everywhere music is streamed or bought. The new albums will be available Austin’s Waterloo Records and at www.6stringranch.com “Being Human” – the flagship... Read More

  The New Grand Undoing Album Is A 21st-century Masterpiece That Unites An Array Of Reenvisioned Classic & Contemporary Pop-Rock Sounds The 2020 album release of In A Vigil State is the highly anticipated 4th album by the Boston area band known as The Grand Undoing. Group founder, lead vocalist, guitarist, and songwriter Seth Goodman, with the help of a handful of like-minded musicians, has advanced to a foothold still further up the mountain. The critically acclaimed 2016 Grand Undoing album—Sparks... Read More

Peter Galperin releases Tomorrow Seems Like Yesterday Never one to turn away from a valiant fight, NYC-based maestro Peter Galperin turns to face the strange on his 2020 CD, Tomorrow Seems Like Yesterday. Singing his catchy melodies and laced narratives more like a manifesto than a pure pop outing, Peter takes on the pathos of the Trump era head-on with his new single and album lead-off track, "Nature Of Your Kind", a sing-along song that is both disconcerting and hummable. The seven tracks on Tomorrow Seems Like Yesterday serves... Read More

Roots Music Report speaks with MOTU: The Blues For The Beach Interview RMR caught up with blues rock guitarist, songwriter and band leader, MOTU and he was more than happy to go track-by-track on the 2020 MOTU album Blues For The Beach. MOTU, who's real name is Dr. Richard Michelson, describes Blues For The Beach as an album that "was all written with an intent to be an American Roots album." Complete with a hard driving band of top-notch musicians, Blues For The Beach is an worthy follow up album to the 2019 MOTU album... Read More

French synth legend Zanov returns in 2020 with a new concept album called "Chaos Islands" Like a sonic apparition arising from the ashes of his late ‘70s albums, France’s preeminent synth maven, Zanov returned after many decades with Virtual Future (2014) and Open Worlds (2016). In 2020 Zanov returns with a kind of concept album called Chaos Islands. Conceived very much in the adventurous spirit of late 1970s French synthesizer music, on the 7-track 49 minute Chaos Islands, Zanov draws on a bevy of modern day... Read More

NEW ALBUM OUT NOW! STEINAR KARLSEN – DESTINATION VENUS CD: OTWCD005 - LP: OTWLP005 Get ready for a musical journey to the planet Venus... NEW CD:  STEINAR KARLSEN – Destination Venus Norway’s 21st century guitar hero Steinar Karlsen has appeared in many music reviews on a number of media sources and many writers and radio stations have enjoyed spinning his music over the past decade. It’s been a while but Steinar Karlsen returns in 2020 with Destination Venus. Co-produced, engineered and mixed by... Read More

The Apparat European tour continues. The German band with leader Sasha Ring came to Italy. On April 5th the musicians made a stop in Naples, the capital of southern Italy. In the evocative location of the Acacia Theater, they created an intense and surprising live show. The show starts around 10.30 pm in a sold out theater. Sounds of nature lead the way at the entrance of the six musicians. Dawan is the first track of a concert that travels between the present and the past of the Apparat. Blue lights surround a figure dressed in black.... Read More

Kids In A New Groove (KING) provides private, in-home, music instruction to Central Texas youth in foster care, allowing them to gain the benefits of one-on-one mentorship, as well as the skills and creativity that come with music. KING’s program combines the power of mentoring with music instruction.   The program is successful because of the dedicated music mentors who give their time and share their passion for music with our youth. As one music mentor said: “She credits music with helping to give her the confidence... Read More

  SOULFUL BLUES SINGER/SAXOPHONIST VANESSA COLLIER EMBARKS ON 'HONEY UP' TOUR IN SUPPORT OF NEW ALBUM "If you haven't yet hooked onto the Vanessa Collier bandwagon, do so now because this young woman's a rising star. Ms. Collier is a true triple threat --- an accomplished sax player, a very fine soulful singer with some roots in gospel, and a prolific... Read More

  The Colorado-based singer-songwriter has released the official lyric video for his new single, “Cowtown Blues.”   Colorado roots/folk singer-songwriter, James Lee Baker has released the official lyric video for his current single, “Cowtown Blues.” The song is currently charting at country/americana radio. Watch the video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usGG1wbZ7EY. ABOUT JAMES LEE BAKER: A classically trained musician, James Lee Baker fuses influences from acoustic... Read More

    Becky Brown To Sign Copies Of GOING OUR WAY  At Country Music Hall of Fame ® And Museum Store October 6   Author Will Share Her Story On 650 AM WSM October 4 Nashville, TN (October 3, 2018) - Becky Brown continues to promote her riveting autobiography, GOING OUR WAY, with a book signing at the Country Music... Read More

The Denver-based singer-songwriter is promoting his latest releases, “Home Again” and “The Canadian River.”    His songwriting is impeccable, and his vocals have a quality that is very reminiscent of the masters of his genre. Classic, yet overwhelmingly contemporary with what’s going on right now.”   — Michael Stover, President, MTS Management Group DENVER, CO, USA, September 25, 2018 — MTS Management Group is proud to announce the signing of folk/americana... Read More

Fitzsimon and Brogan have leaked two tracks featuring Mick "Woody" Woodmansey on drums. He is the last living member of Ziggy Stardust and The Spiders From Mars LONDON, ENGLAND, UK, September 25, 2018  -- Ziggy played guitar. Mick "Woody" Woodmansey laid the foundation for Ziggy's band. Now, the drummer and last living member of The Spiders From Mars is being featured on two brand new tracks from London-based songwriting/production duo, Fitzsimon and Brogan. The duo have given fans a sneak preview of an... Read More

Mountain Home congratulates Kristin Scott Benson, recipient of the 2018 Steve Martin Prize Kristin Scott Benson is the 2018 winner of the Steve Martin Prize for Excellence in Banjo and Bluegrass.   Arden, North Carolina (September 24, 2018) - Mountain Home Music... Read More

RUF RECORDS' BLUES CARAVAN 2018 TOUR NOW UNDERWAY; FEATURES THREE OF THE LABEL'S STELLAR GUITARISTS, MIKE ZITO, ALLY VENABLE, AND BERNARD ALLISON, ON ONE BILL       About The Blues Caravan 2018... Read More

Reference Recordings presents Fiona Boyes' Voodoo in the Shadows, a self-produced session by the multi-talented guitarist/singer-songwriter, exploring the allure of the back roads from Memphis, through Mississippi, to New Orleans and down to the Gulf. Explore this recording: Liner Notes Album Artwork Press Release Request CD Request... Read More

Rising Country Artist Jimmy Charles Launches New Single & New Charity, #IAMNOTALONE   Focus Is On Strength, Love,... Read More

Across The Board - "Live In Studio" EP Now Available The Toronto-based pop-rock band will release three new "Live Off The Floor" videos on MusicExistence.com beginning on Friday, September 21, 2018.   A band can't hide from their true sound when everything is microphoned all together in the same room and recorded live to tape."” — Jacqueline Auguste, Across The Board TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA, September 20, 2018  -- Hot on the heels of their sucess with rock song,... Read More

Royce Gomez, a renowned podcast host and author endorsed by Kevin Harrington and other celebrities is featuring nearly a dozen artists on her podcast.   Royce Gomez is a real pro and we've enjoyed having our artists featured on her show!” — Michael Stover, President of MTS Management Group COLORADO SPRINGS, CO, UNITED STATES, September 17, 2018 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Royce Gomez, a renowned podcast host and author endorsed by Kevin Harrington and other celebrities for her business acumen shared in... Read More

Allman Goldflies Band bassist David Goldflies (pictured), is also a full-time member of the Panama City POPS Orchestra. The two perform together Saturday, October 13. (PHOTO BY KIRK WEST PHOTOGRAPHY)   ALLMAN GOLDFLIES BAND "GOES POPS", IN CONCERT WITH ACCLAIMED PANAMA CITY POPS ORCHESTRA Saturday, October 13, 2018 - Showtime: 6PM CST (Rain-date: Saturday, October 27) (PANAMA CITY, FL) - In what promises to be one of the most exciting, creative music events of the year, the Allman... Read More

COUNTRY MUSIC HITMAKERS PHIL VASSAR AND LONESTAR ANNOUNCE "THE NOT SO SILENT NIGHT TOUR"     Photo Credit: Mark Maryanovich / Download more photos here "Not So Silent Night" Single Available Nov. 2 The stars are shining bright this holiday season as country music hitmakers Phil Vassar and Lonestar announce "The Not So Silent Night Tour." To celebrate, Vassar and Lonestar are releasing their Christmas single, "Not So Silent... Read More

                                             San Francisco Based The Lucky Losers Announce Their Fall 2018 Tour Schedule San Francisco CA (September 11 2018) - Now on their third CD with the last one setting the charts on fire the dynamic duo of Cathy Lemons (vocals) and Phil Berkowitz (blues harp) take the band on the road again this fall.  Starting out in Gulf Breeze Florida and winding their way up... Read More

Julien Baker live at Hotel Cecil Copenhagen The European Tour of Julien Baker continues. On September 7th The American artist arrived in Copenhagen playing in front of a selected audience. In the location of the central Hotel Cecil, Julien has enchanted the audience of the Danish capital. At just 23 years old, Julien Baker is a complete musician capable of transmitting deep emotions through her voice and guitar. The album Turn Out The Light has made her famous all over the world, taking her from the lands of Tennessee to the borders of... Read More

                                                                                Southern Halo Launches Catchy "I Think Too Much" Single and Lyric Video Today DeSoto Magazine Features Trio In September Issue "Jaunty, sunny and sweetly harmonized. I have liked everything I have heard by this trio. Give 'em a... Read More