STRATEGIC ARTIST ADVOCACY SINCE 1997
"His superb 2001 disc ๐๐ฆ๐ธ ๐๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ช๐ค๐ข๐ฏ ๐๐ข๐ฏ๐จ๐ถ๐ข๐จ๐ฆ was just reissued so expect some tunes from that."
Looking at you, Decatur! Six-week Dan Bern winter tour launches tonight (Wednesday, January 17) at Eddie's Attic. Thanks to Creative Loafing for the love!
Get Dan vinyl (and associated merch!) here.
"Iโm really not sure how many musicians make up The Knockdown Dragout but itโs clearly a large number."
Good question, Twangville! Let me provide the answer: 296 musicians. It's a fun fact, and a scary fact!
Many thanks for coming in with the heat on what's hot in early 2024, including Chris J Norwood & The Knockdown Dragout, "a debut that is chock full of music that hearkens back to 1970โs R&B soul and R&B, replete with plenty of horns and a string section."
Album arrives February 9! WATCH + LISTEN + PRE-ORDER + GET TIX!
Jeff at Treblezine continues to be one of those writers who teaches me things about my own artists. I love that!
"Spiff" is the first single from the upcoming Alberta & The Dead Eyes album ๐๐ช๐ท๐ฆ ๐๐ณ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ (March 15, Dead Eyes Collective) and "carries a swampy groove with a bit of a mid-1970s tint to it a la peak Fleetwood Mac, but with a rich backing of organ and layers of vocal harmonies that rise into a brief moment of transcendence that fades nearly as soon as it arrives. But vocalist Dave Booneโs hollers and yelps make the path to and from that climactic chorus just as fun."
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2024 is the year of feeling the Bern! Here, Dan Bern chats with Darren Paltrowitz of Paltrocast:
"Beyond his new releases via Grand Phony and upcoming tour dates, we discussed how Bern first got onto the radar of Roger Daltrey and The Who, our mutual friend Mike Viola, and his aspirations post-2024."
Have a listen, then spend all of your holiday money on Dan vinyl (and associated merch!) here.
"'Bundled Up Blues' sounds like the story of terrible things that occurred so long ago that laughing about it is not only permitted but encouraged. Itโs a joyful, playful sound built on the blues." This from Alt77 on this crackerjack of a tune by Alberta & The Dead Eyes!
I will never get tired of thoughtful takes on music that I represent. For me, it is never about the outlet, it is about the writer.
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"You can hear Norwood channel that intensity in his performance, bringing a punk rock lineage to his R&B."
I love this observation from Rachel at Adobe and Teardrops about "Dancing In The Kitchen" by Chris J Norwood & The Knockdown Dragout.
The video is such a pure gem featuring Chris and his wife Carrie doing exactly what the song title states. To Rachel's point, though, there is an opposite side of that tenderness coin coming through. The upcoming album is rough and ready!
Recorded with urgency on the floor of the studio where Willie walked while making ๐๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐๐ต๐ณ๐ข๐ฏ๐จ๐ฆ๐ณ, the debut album by The Knockdown Dragout lands on February 9!