Tuesday, March 18, 2008

"You are a musical czar"

O, another easy music quiz then, shall we?

We doff our collective hat to your prodigious mind. You are a musical czar, with a profound knowledge of every genre and era. You met your current flame at a concert and, come to think of it, most of your friends too. You're always looking for the chance to pass on recommendations, knowing that if any of your disciples buy your suggestion it will change their lives the same way it has yours. Your love of music is genuine and deep and you match that passion with intellect. Because of that – let's face it – you're also the person that some folks love to hate. But who cares? Let's see their record collection! At this point, one can only take advantage of new ways to discover music and brush up on any obscure genres one might have missed.

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Counting Crows: in-store shows

Counting Crows: Saturday Nights & Sunday Mornings

Counting Crows will perform songs from Saturday Nights & Sunday Mornings, their first studio album in five years, at the following Apple store locations.

  • 03/27 7:00 p.m. Apple Store, SoHo, New York
  • 04/03 4:00 p.m. Apple Store, The Grove, Los Angeles
  • 04/06 4:00 p.m. Apple Store, San Francisco, San Francisco
  • 04/09 6:00 p.m. Apple Store, North Michigan Avenue, Chicago

The new album drops March 25 on Geffen Records.

MP3: Counting Crows - 1492
MP3: Counting Crows - When I Dream of Michelangelo

» countingcrows.com
» myspace.com/countingcrows

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The Steepwater Band enlists Marc Ford to produce next album

The Steepwater Band

Chicago power trio The Steepwater Band will enter the studio for a new album with former Black Crowes guitarist Marc Ford:

The Steepwater Band and Marc Ford will enter the studio together in May to record the follow-up album to the band's 2006 effort, "Revelation Sunday." The band plans to release the album, tentatively titled "Grace & Melody," in late summer or early fall and tour the United States and Europe extensively to support the album's release.
The recording and production will take place at Compound Studio near Los Angeles.
Although the members of The Steepwater Band have long admired Ford's music and musicianship, they did not formally meet until the summer of 2007 when both were booked to perform at a festival in Spain. Band members, including Marc's son Elijah, jammed together onstage - a scene that was repeated when Ford's band toured through Chicago in July. The mutual admiration of each others' musical tastes and styles opened the door to working together in the studio.

A live DVD will be released March 21st. It contains footage of a show in Nashville recorded last November.

MP3: The Steepwater Band - Collision (live)
MP3: The Steepwater Band - Walkin' Blues

» steepwater.com
» myspace.com/thesteepwaterband
» marcford.net
» myspace.com/marcfordmusic

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