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Wednesday, October 17, 2007
Heard it Here First
So yes, I think we all agree that the new Radiohead album In Rainbows is pretty awesome, and the way in which they are rolling out the marketing
of it is revolutionary indeed. I won't say anymore that's already been said to death, but I will make a note of something
just because no one else has thus far. (Which kind of surprised me). Did anyone notice the orchestral sample of the Wings
song "Silly Love Songs" at the tail end of the seventh track of In Rainbows: "Reckoner"?
Investigate and discuss. You heard it here first. And oh yeah, in case you didn't know, Radiohead take their name from track
6 of this album. We now return to calling, uh, radio.
Wednesday, October 10, 2007
Fall Classics
Fall is in full swing here at the old CRP Headquarters and we've got some amazing
music on the plate. First up, we've got Kevin Elliot and the Broken tearing it up both at radio and on the road. Recent shows in New York, Boston, and Philly
have impressed audiences and had club promoters asking for him to come back. This is how you build a band, people! Radio support
has been great so far with heavy spins at: WRUB/Amherst, NY, WSIA/ NYC, WMSC/Montclair, NJ, KZSC/Santa Cruz,
CA, WAWL/Chattanooga, TN, WMLN/Milton, MA, WCCM/Randolph, NJ, WSCW/Worchester, MA, XTSR/Towson, MD, WFHU/Henderson, TN,
WFCS/New Britain, CT, WSYC/Shippensburg, PA, WMCX/Long Branch, NJ, and KZMU/Moab, UT. Tour dates
for Kevin and the boys are as follows:
Oct 10 Buffalo, NY @ Club W
Oct 13 Westport, CT @ Toquet Hall Teen Center
Oct 18 Bowling Green, OH @Howard's Club H
Oct 19 Lexington, KY @ A1A
Oct 28 Chicago @Red Line Tap
Oct 30 Lincoln, NE @Knickerbockers
More dates being added daily! check back for more!
Next up is Via Audio, which just landed at alternative specialty shows and who have an amazing video for their song "Presents"
which you can see here. The album was produced by Jim Eno from Spoon, and you can hear the influence. Early believers include KJEE/Santa Barbara and KUCI/Irvine.
Kicking off another tour next week are Via Audio labelmates Tokyo Rose. With catalog sales of over 10,000 records, having toured with bands like Taking Back Sunday, Armor For Sleep
and Matchbook Romance, Tokyo Rose is set for big things. Produced by
Fred Archabault (Avenged Sevenfold) & Mark Renk (Matchbook Romance) and mastered by
Paul Miner (New Found Glory). Support at radio has included: KACV/Amarillo, TX, KDJE/Little Rock,
KPPC/Pocatello, ID, KUCI/Irvine, KUPD/Phoenix, Q101/Chicago, WFNX/Boston, WHTG/Monmouth Ocean, NJ, and WPBZ/West
Palm Beach, FL. Tour dates are here:
Oct 17 Anaheim, CA @ Chain Reaction
Oct 18 San Jose, CA
@ SJ Skate
Oct 19 Bakersfield, CA
@ Jerry's Pizza
Oct 20 Ventura, CA
@ Alpine
Oct 21 Modesto, CA
@ Clix Cafe
Oct 22 Victorville, CA
@ Triogy Theatre
Oct 23 Mesa, AZ
@ Cell Block
Oct 24 Farmington, NM
@ Gator's
Oct 26 Claremore, OK
@ The Tree
Oct 27 Kansas City, MO
@ Static Bar
Oct 28 St. Louis, MO @ Cicero's
Oct 29 Mokena, IL
@ Pearl Room
Oct 30 Grand Rapida, MI
@ The Intersection (LHH/STS Only)
Oct 31 Detroit, MI
@ The Hayloft
Nov 01 Rochester, NY
@ Penny Arcade
Nov 02 Manchester, NH
@ Legion 79
Nov 03 Asbury Park, NJ
@ Saints and Sinners
Nov 04 Asbury Park, NJ
@ Saints and Sinners (Day Off)
Nov 05 Pompton Lakes, NJ
@ Mainstage
Nov 06 Springfield, VA
@ Jaxx
Nov 07 Allentown, PA
@ Crocodile Rock
Nov 08 Raleigh, NC
@ The Brewery
Nov 09 Wilmington, NC
@ The Soapbox
Nov 10 Augusta, GA
@ Sector 7G
Nov 12 Orlando, FL
@ Island Oasis
Nov 13 Tampa, FL
@ Orpheum
Nov 14 Jacksonville, FL
@ The Pit
Nov 15 Baton Rouge, LA
@ The Darkroom
Nov 16 Houston, TX
@ Java Jazz
Nov 17 San Antonio, TX
@ White Rabbit
Nov 18 Lewisville, TX
@ Fat Daddy's
On the Roots-Rock/Americana side of things, we have San Diego native Ron Armstrong with his debut “Just Around the Bend”. This guy has a pretty impressive resume. Ron started his
career in the Misfits (the original 60s garage group, not the Danzig band), playing
with Bob Mosley who later formed Moby Grape. Ron later played in the seminal San Diego group
Jamul, whose single “Sunrise Over Jamul” is a rare collector’s item to this day. His music
and lyrics establish an honest down home feeling and the album features covers of Chuck Berry, Willie Dixon, Bob Dylan and
Jimmy Reed. Guest musicians on the album include former X guitarist Tony Gilkyson,
Beat Farmers guitarist Jerry Raney, and the legendary Will Ray. At
the Americana and Non Commercial radio format, landing right now!
If downtempo electronica is your thing you'll dig the instrumental album Grooove Vol 1 from Los Angeles musicians Tal Bergman (drums) and Ron Dejesus
(guitar). The album also featuring Prince’s keyboard player Renato Neto. Perfect for
late night audio soundscapes on college and community radio. This music sets the mood for the night. This is also just landing
now.
Finally...Coming in November: Oslo's anti-war opus "The Rise and Fall of Love and Hate". An album with "all killer, no filler". Can't
wait! More to come...
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