America’s Jack Sock and Latvia’s Ernests Gulbis faced each other for the first time in their careers on the slippery, still-striped, green grass of Wimbledon on Monday. Sock, the tournament’s No. 27 seed, played with a maturity that made it clear he intends to stay awhile in the English village. He hit 26 winners to … Continue reading
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Ralph Stanley, A Father Of Bluegrass, Whom We Miss Already
“Dr.” Ralph Stanley, the legendary banjo player who helped establish the bluegrass music genre died Thursday at the age of 89. He passed away in the same mountains of southwestern Virginia where he was born in February of 1927. Stanley began playing music with his late brother Carter in 1946 as leaders of the Clinch Mountain … Continue reading
Contemporary Classical: Glenn Branca’s ‘Symphony No. 13 (Hallucination City) For 100 Guitars’
Dramatic, hypnotic, even erotic. There is simply no one else making music like this. Glenn Branca’s work as a composer spans music for experimental rock bands, large ensemble instrumentals for electric guitars, 16 symphonies, chamber ensemble pieces, an opera, a ballet, choral works and music for film, dance, theater &installation art. Now considered by many … Continue reading
Country Star Chase Bryant’s Steamy New Single “ROOM TO BREATHE” Available Now!
On the heels of RED BOW Records artist Chase Bryant’s Top 3 hit “Little Bit Of You,” the multi-talented musician is cranking up the heat with his follow-up game changer, “Room To Breathe.” The steamy, up-tempo track is available now across all digital retailers and streaming services. To purchase “Room To Breathe” on iTunes, click … Continue reading
It’s A Big Day In Nashville: Multi-Talented, Multi-Instrumentalist Hudson Moore’s New Album (‘Getaway’) Is Out Today!
Wake up, Nashville! It’s a big day: Today, multi-instrumentalist Hudson Moore—he can do it all and do it all incredibly well, so don’t label him merely a “triple threat,” because his talent is way beyond that description—delivers the only jams you’ll need to get through the summer of ’16. His new album (on the Moorejamz … Continue reading
Little Richard To Be Celebrated With Deluxe 5-LP Box Set
Specialty Records — an imprint of Concord Bicycle Music — is pleased to announce the release of Mono Box: The Complete Specialty and Vee-Jay Albums: a deluxe, 5-LP box set that celebrates one of the most influential entertainers in popular music history, Little Richard. The collection includes the entire output of studio albums that Little … Continue reading
Parcbench’s 2016 Tony Predictions: ‘Hamilton’ Won’t Win Every Single Award
The question tonight is: which Tony awards won’t the Broadway juggernaut, Hamilton, take home? Among the Broadway theater industry, Hamilton fatigue is very real. But it won’t stop the show from winning most of the evening’s trophies, because even the fatigued voters figure that their vote in the direction of another nominee will be pointless. … Continue reading
Tennis: The Oregon U.S. Vs. Croatia Davis Cup Showdown Coming In July
Portland isn’t one of the regular stops on the ATP tour, but in a few weeks it will be the home court for the U.S. Davis Cup team. In 1981, the Americans beat Australia at Memorial Coliseum 5-0 in the Cup semifinals. That team (led by John McEnroe) went on to win the so-called “World … Continue reading
Jimmy “Duck” Holmes Releasing ‘It Is What Is’ On Blue Front Records
“…ethereal, stark and emotional” Music Historian/Filmmaker Robert Gordon Done Got Tired of Tryin’ – Top Ten Blues Album, NPR, 2007 “Make No Mistake: Jimmy Duck Holmes is a major blues figure, the most important active performer in the country blues tradition.” Geoffrey Himes Blue Front Records is honored to announce its inaugural release – It … Continue reading
Marley’s Ghost Celebrates 30th Anniversary With ‘The Woodstock Sessions,’ Due Out July 15
Marley’s Ghost is the capable inheritor of the archetypal Americana blueprint drawn up by The Band. As the L.A. Weekly aptly put it, “This West Coast group deftly dashes across decades of American music to create a sound that’s steeped in tradition but never bogged down by traditionalism.” A virtuoso aggregation composed of singer/multi-instrumentalists Dan … Continue reading
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