Wednesday, October 31, 2007

Eli Jones: Make It Right

Eli Jones

Keeping the soulful funk alive. That's what Chicago band Eli Jones is about. Their debut album Make It Right hits the street on November 8. It's a mellow album honoring the less-is-more concept. Singer Stefanie Berecz is allowed to take center stage, the musicians holding back on most tracks. When they are allowed to pull out all the stops, Eli Jones transforms into a heavy funk monster a la Mother's Finest. Miss Berecz is no Baby Jane Kennedy, but she sure puts up a fight.

Make It Right is an album that deserves to be used for a retro seventies police series.

Eli Jones:: Make It Right

Eli Jones:
Brendan O'Connell: guitar, backing vocals
Jeremy Schmidt: bass
Tyson Ellert: drums
Stefanie Berecz: lead vocals
Chris Corsale: lead guitar

Make It Right is released on Piece of Coal Music.

MP3: Eli Jones - Afraid No To Die
MP3: Eli Jones - Poor Man's Game
(live at the Lakeview East Fine Arts Fair, Chicago - 2007/09/08)

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Neil Young: the New York Times interview

Neil Young

The New York Times has a nice interview with Neil Young. about playing so many rare songs on the current Chrome Dreams II tour:

"Some of them went right under the radar. Some of them never came out. I'll be doing a lot of songs that are only on collectors' albums that are not my albums, that are bootlegs. It’s like if you were in a gallery and all the paintings were upside down or piled in a corner, and the ones that you knew, that you'd seen in the magazines, were all really. ... I want to know what's in the corner. Put them on the wall for a while."

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The Breakfast: the complete "Lawn Boy" in Burlington

The Breakfast - Higher Ground Showcase Lounge 2007-10-27

Phish had a tradition of covering full albums at their Halloween shows. The Breakfast decided to perform the Phish album Lawn Boy in its entirety when they played at the Higher Ground Showcase Lounge, Burlington, VT, October 27.

Lots of other covers including I Will Survive with Mike Gordon on bass.

MP3: The Breakfast - The Squirming Coil

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The Willowz: Chautauqua

The Willowz

The Willowz are rock band from Anaheim, CA with a vintage sound: rambling guitars, uneven wavering vocals and a back beat that is all over the place at times. A bit like Crazy Horse, their latest album Chautauqua is an exploration of seventies blues rock filled with songs that will sound pretty good performed live in packed small venues.

The Willowz - Chautaqua

Chautauqua is released on Dim Mak Records.

The Willowz:
Richie James Follin: vocals, guitar
Aric Chirstopher Bohn: guitar, vocals
Jessica Anne Reynoza: bass guitar, vocals
Loren Shane Humphrey: drums

MP3: The Willowz - Waiting To Fall
MP3: The Willowz - Big Knob

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