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EARVOLUTION on BACKYARD TIRE FIRE'S "The Places We Lived"

from: Earvolution.com

Backyard Tire Fire: The Places We Lived

By: David Schultz

Fronted by Ed Anderson, one of the hardest working songwriters in the game, Backyard Tire Fire have developed one the broadest repertoires, surpassing by leaps and bounds what you would expect of a young band from Illinois. Anderson, who writes new songs at an inhuman pace, draws inspiration from a vast spectrum of road house styles: outlaw country, blues and classic rock. Depending on where they play, Backyard Tire Fire – rounded out by Tim Kramp (drums) and Ed’s brother Matt Anderson (bass) – can easily transform themselves into any region’s greatest bar band.

Their latest album, The Places We Lived, finds the Tire Fire in a reflective period, pausing to take a look around and noting what’s changed. It’s a modest shift from the raucous Vagabonds and Hooligans and adds depth to an already deep catalog. Without becoming a list of grievances, The Places We Lived consists of Anderson’s sense of frustration with the people around him (“Everybody’s Down”); the consequences of speaking his mind (“Shoulda Shut It”); the concept of marriage (“Legal Crime”) and of people who just won’t leave (“How In The Hell Did You Get Back Here?”).

BTF approaches this album with an ear towards the studio setting, focusing on delivering the song as opposed to a visceral impact. “Welcome To The Factory” clanks along in a slight homage to “Welcome To The Machine” and “Rainy Day (Don’t Go Away)” nicely uses tape hiss to replicate the melancholy effect of a downpour. Places puts an emphasis on Anderson’s vocals, which are more suited towards Johnny Cash style dissertations than some of the album’s more personalized offerings (click here to read full review at Earvolution.com....


BACKYARD TIRE FIRE | LINKS

backyardtirefire.com
myspace.com/backyardtirefiremusic
hyenarecords.com/backyardtirefire


JAZZ.com on LAFAYETTE GILCHRIST

from: Jazz.com

Lafayette Gilchrist: Between Us

Track: Between Us

Artist: Lafayette Gilchrist (piano) CD

Album: Soul Progressin' (Hyena HYN 9371)

Musicians: Lafayette Gilchrist (piano), Mike Cerri, Freddy Dunn (trumpets), John Dierker (bass clarinet), Gabriel Ware (alto sax), Gregory L. Thompkins (tenor sax), Anthony “Blue” Jenkins (bass), Nathan Reynolds (drums)

Composed & arranged by Lafayette Gilchrist

Recorded: Silver Spring, MD, date unknown, released 2008

Rating: 93/100

Lafayette Gilchrist has said that the first record he bought was Money Jungle, featuring the trio of Duke Ellington, Charles Mingus and Max Roach. His piano style, however, seems to draw most from Andrew Hill, and he even dedicates to Hill his solo piano selection, "Uncrowned," on his new Soul Progressin' CD. Maybe Gilchrist's exposure to both Ellington and Hill can in part explain his impressive orchestrations for his working octet, The New Volcanoes. The pianist's music often exhibits a hardnosed inner-city edge, no doubt reflecting his being raised first in Washington, D.C., and then in Baltimore, where he still resides. Mix in Gilchrist's appreciation of D.C. go-go, soul, funk and hip hop, and the end result is a naturally evolving contemporary vision, unpredictable and non-clichéd. Certainly saxophonist David Murray, who has retained Gilchrist as his pianist since 2000, would agree, as would guitarist Vernon Reid, who recommended him to the late Joel Dorn at Hyena Records (click here to read full review at Jazz.com...).



SwampLand.com on GRAYSON CAPPS "Rott 'N' Roll"

from: SwampLand.com

Grayson Capps & The Stumpknockers
Rott-N-Roll

By James Calemine

Rott-N-Roll, Grayson Capps’ third disc, sounds like gut-bucket, shitkicker electric blues. Capps’ mode of operandi abides in his ability to tell a story in song. Recorded in his home studio in Franklin, Tennessee, Rott-N-Roll showcases Capps’ storytelling and The Stumpknockers mercurial backwater musical landscape.

Born and raised in Alabama, Capps attended Tulane University on a theater scholarship, but his music earned him a spot opening for Keith Richards and The Replacements. Filmmaker Shainee Gabel adapted Capps’ father’s unpublished book—Off Magazine Street—into film starring John Travolta and the beautiful Scarlett Johansson called A Love Song For Bobby Long. Capps wrote four songs for the soundtrack, including the title track. He also made a cameo appearance in the film.

Each of these 13 songs tells a vivid story. “Back To The Country” evokes some backyard torch song that kicks off the evening. A red-eyed message lurks in the lyrics: ‘Comin' back to Amsterdam, a long way from Birmingham, Alabama/Coffee shops and red light whores, devil’s always at your door’ sets the tone. “Arrowhead” stands as such a strong composition that it transcends category; Delta blues or Traditional country. Into the second song on the disc, by the time the female chorus begins, the listener realizes these songs carry an emotional resonance (click here to read full review at SwampLand.com...).



New Music This Fall: Backyard Tire Fire, Grayson Capps, Common Market, Lafayette Gilchrist...

Dear Friends---

It's been a minute, but it's time to check in and bring you the latest and greatest from our humble home here at Hyena Records.

I say it every time and mean it every time, there's so much good music going on, sometimes it's hard to wrap our head's around. Though we were too busy to celebrate our birthday (those folks with keen marketing instincts would probably say we were crazy to let the opportunity pass us by), Hyena did indeed turn five years old in July. Believe me, that's a milestone these days when record labels come and go quicker than the duration of most Ramones' songs. If we get around to it, maybe we'll celebrate our sixth birthday in 2009. So here we go with what's going on around here...


BACKYARD TIRE FIRE
The Places We Lived

As many of you already know, Backyard Tire Fire is a killin' band from Bloomington, IL. They'd been on our radar for years. We were just waiting for the right opportunity to work with them. Fortunately, the time has come. On Tuesday, we released their new album, "The Places We Lived." There are so many facets to this band. There's an indie roots pop thing going on. The songs are often eccentric, full of character, but still like old friends with stories to share to which we can all relate. Onstage, they bring it every night. In September they'll launch a headline tour of the Midwest. In October they'll head out on dates with Rose Hill Drive, Los Lobos and Squirrel Nut Zippers. In December they'll join Reverend Horton Heat on the road. In between there will be a number of other dates that we'll be announcing soon. Here's some early love the new album has been receiving on the internets....

"The perfect primer for a group that truly is one of rock’s best kept secrets."
- PopMatters.com

"...they’ve gone from a little loveable band from the Midwest to “band to watch” status."
- Nine Bullets

"Backyard Tire Fire is a band defiantly swimming against the raging current of cookie-cutter corporate rock and alt-country bands. The Places We Lived is inventive, intelligent, genre-crossing good fun,"
- Blurt

"This impressive piece of work is a complete presentation built on solid songs, brief harmony, and homespun musicianship, and it shines."
- Glide Magazine

"The Places We Lived has obvious twang-rock influences, but with and abundance of piano peppering the album it moves far beyond. Whatever it is, it’s damn good. It makes me wish I had a beer and nowhere to go."
- Can You See The Sunset

"Equate the sound to how you feel when go to your nearest smokey bar, light a cigarette, order a bucket, kick back and kinda feel like you don't give a f*ck. In other words, it's a real good feeling you get listening to these guys."
- My Old Kentucky Blog

"Take everything you love about Patterson Hood’s emotional grit, The Old 97s classic barnburner footstompers, and the spirit Whiskeytown had when Ryan still had something to prove, and you’ve already got a good sense of what the band is about."
- Berkeley Place


Pick up a copy of Backyard Tire Fire here...Available on CD, Vinyl and Digital formats.


Backyard Tire Fire
Upcoming tour dates are:

  • September 5 / Metro / Chicago, IL
  • September 10 / Picador / Iowa City, IA
  • September 11 / The Rave Bar / Milwaukee, WI
  • September 12 / The Annex / Madison, WI
  • September 13 / 7th St. Entry / Minneapolis, MN
  • September 17 / The Blue Note Summerfest / Columbia, MO (w/ The Avett Brothers)
  • September 18 / Record Bar / Kansas City, MO
  • September 19 / Josie's / Emporia, KS
  • September 20 / Vintage Vinyl / St. Louis, MO (4PM In-Store Performance)
  • September 20 / Lucas School House / St. Louis, MO
  • September 24 / Grog Shop / Cleveland, OH
  • September 25 / The Basement / Columbus, OH
  • September 26 / Spin Nightclub / Indianapolis, IN
  • September 27 / Luna Music / Indianapolis, IN (2PM In-Store Performance)
  • September 27 / Midpoint Music Festival-Lodge Bar / Cincinnati, OH
  • October 14 / Burt's Tiki Lounge / Salt Lake City, UT (w/ Rose Hill Drive)
  • October 15 / Knitting Factory Concert House / Boise, ID (w/ Rose Hill Drive)
  • October 16 / Nectar Lounge / Seattle, WA (w/ Rose Hill Drive)
  • October 17 / Eastside Club Tavern / Olympia, WA (w/ Rose Hill Drive)
  • October 18 / East End / Portland, OR (w/ Rose Hill Drive
  • October 25 / Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts / Bloomington, IL (w/ Los Lobos)
  • October 27 / The Orange Peel / Asheville, NC (w/ Squirrel Nut Zippers)
  • October 28 / The Music Farm / Charleston, SC (w/ Squirrel Nut Zippers)
  • October 29 / Variety Playhouse / Atlanta, GA (w/ Squirrel Nut Zippers)
  • October 30 / Bijou Theatre / Knoxville, TN (w/ Squirrel Nut Zippers)
  • December 3 / Mercy Lounge / Nashville, TN (w/ Reverend Horton Heat)
  • December 6 / Majestic Theater / Detroit, MI (w/ Reverend Horton Heat)
  • December 7 / Intersection / Grand Rapids, MI (w/ Reverend Horton Heat)
  • December 8 / Oneida Casino / Green Bay, WI (w/ Reverend Horton Heat)
  • December 10 / Ottos / Dekalb, IL (w/ Reverend Horton Heat)
  • December 11 / Peoples Court / Des Moines, IA (w/ Reverend Horton Heat)
  • December 12 / Cotillion Ballroom / Wichita, KS (w/ Reverend Horton Heat)
  • December 13 / Cains Ballroom / Tulsa, OK (w/ Reverend Horton Heat)

GRAYSON CAPPS
Rott 'N' Roll

Man, we can't tell you how excited we are to be bringing you Grayson Capps fourth album with Hyena Records. The hardcore Grayson fans out there already know Rott 'N' Roll is what Grayson exudes. It's debaucherized and simultaneously sanctified. There's darkness to songs like "Big Black Buzzard," "Ike," and "Sun Don't Shine On Willy," but there's always hope too. It's not all shiny and nice, it don't make pretty for the top of the charts, but it has the honesty, insight and charm that moves souls. And there's some good fun on top of it with tracks like "Gran Maw Maw" and "Big Ole Woman." This is a record that probably best represents the energy that Grayson brings to his performances. Nobody should be sleeping on Grayson Capps any longer.

"If you like your music, rough, raw and honest, accompanied by lyrics that are a mix of poetry, bourbon, humour, and empathy, than you need to listen to Grayson Capps. Rott 'N' Roll will make you realize that you've never actually heard Southern rock before - everything else was just a pale imitation of this - the real thing."
- Blogcritics

"Grayson Capps is part country singer, part bluesman, part preacher, part vagabond and part poet."
- Hear Ya Blog

"Grayson Capps & The Stumpknockers play knock-down-drag-out-whiskey- laced rock and roll as if it were the last call for their souls to be saved."
- Swampland

This is out nationwide on September 9.


Pre-order a copy here. Also available on CD, Vinyl and Digital...


Grayson Capps
Upcoming tour dates are:

  • August 28 / Le Bon Temps / New Orleans, LA
  • August 29 / Pirate's Cove / Josephine, AL
  • August 30 / Fish House / Pensacola, FL
  • September 11 / Grimey's / Nashville, TN (In-Store Performance--6PM)
  • September 12 / WFPK "Live Lunch" / Louisville, KY (Noon)
  • September 12 / Ear-X-tacy / Louisville, KY (Solo Acoustic In-Store Performance--6PM)
  • September 12 / Gerstle's Tavern / Louisville, KY
  • September 14 / The Purple Fiddle / Thomas, WV
  • September 17 / Idlewild / Henniker, NH
  • September 18 / Penuche's / Concord, NH
  • September 19 / Nectar's / Burlington, VT
  • September 20 / Fletch Fest / Warner, NH
  • September 21 / Idlewild / Henniker, NH
  • September 24 / The Lizard Lounge / Boston, MA
  • September 25 / The Hungry Tiger / Manchester, CT
  • September 26 / Banjo Jim's / New York, NY (Two Sets: 9PM & Midnight)
  • September 27 / World Cafe Live / Philadelphia, PA
  • October 12 / Callaghan's Irish Social Club / Mobile, AL
  • October 13 / The Strutting Duck / Auburn, AL
  • October 16 / Bennie's Boom Boom Room / Hattiesburg, MS
  • October 17 / DBA / New Orleans, LA
  • October 25 / Little Willie's / Tuscaloosa, AL
  • November 21 - December 6 / Europe / Dates TBA

LAFAYETTE GILCHRIST
Soul Progressin'

Here again we bring you the fourth release from pianist Lafayette Gilchrist--a modern jazz masterpiece entitled Soul Progressin'. It's been building slowly and steadily for Lafayette. Unable to tour in the States as much as he'd like with the economics of bringing an eight piece band on the road being what they are, Lafayette has counted on the music press and word of mouth. Lafayette's shows around his Baltimore hometown are the stuff of legend. He's been around the world several times over, turning heads as the pianist in David Murray's Black Saint Quartet. But it's here with The New Volcanoes on this latest release where his funked-out, hard soul, blistering jazz vision is ultimately captured and defined.

"…the heir to Thelonious Monk."
– Entertainment Weekly

"...I haven't heard anything like Lafayette Gilchrist & The New Volcanoes."
- Howard Mandel, Jazz Beyond Jazz

"Imagine pianist Billy Preston in the FBI witness protection program; he hides out in the Washington, D.C., go-go scene and then the jazz underground; he invents an unlikely pseudonym to go with his new style: a sort of twisted, funky, neo-juke-joint avant-gut-bucket."
- Detroit Metro Times

"…it's Gilchrist’s cussed willingness to continually put a Baltimore- centric stamp on jazz that has made him the city's most respected pianist."
– Baltimore City Paper


Available worldwide on Sept. 9. Pre-Order a copy now


Lafayette Gilchrist
Upcoming tour dates...

  • September 2 / Regattabar / Boston, MA
  • September 6 / Rosslyn Jazz Festival / Arlington, VA
  • September 12 / The Blue Note / New York, NY
  • September 13 / Creative Alliance @ The Patterson / Baltimore, MD
  • October 17 / Chris' Jazz Cafe / Philadelphia, PA
  • November 21 and 22 / Twins / Washington, DC
  • December 6 / 8x10 / Baltimore, MD

COMMON MARKET
Tobacco Road

Hyena hasn't released much hip-hop in the last five years other than two groundbreaking albums by ISWHAT?!, but once and awhile something comes along that we can't pass up. For all intents and purposes, Common Market's Tobacco Road is the new jazz for current times. In a modern sense, its beats and rhymes flow with a rhythm akin to classic Bud Powell records. Lyrically, they have something to say that's both progressive and time-honored. Coming out of Seattle and affiliated with the Blue Scholars collective, anybody looking to the cutting edge of contemporary hip-hop will be hearing a great deal about this album in the coming months.

"...a cadence and voice reminiscent to Talib Kweli, RA Scion excels at spitting rhymes designed to motivate and educate while producer Sabzi serves up a bevy of head-bobbing beats featuring dusty soul samples and hard hitting drums."
- SPIN

"This is definitely 'conscious hip-hop,'...[that] creatively tweaks the Jurassic 5 formula of old-school phrasing."
- Music For Robots

"Common Market have created a work that's brought them closer to the region of hip-hop greatness. This is no exaggeration."
- The Stranger

"The intelligence of a Common Market track musically and lyrically is second to non and Tobacco Road is no exception."
- RapReviews.com

"Common Market is radical, revolutionary rap music."
- Three Imaginary Girls


Available worldwide on CD, Double Vinyl and Digital formats. Pre- Order Now


Common Market
Upcoming tour dates:

  • September 8 / Easy Street / Seattle, WA (In-Store Performance & Signing)
  • September 9 / Silver Platttters / Seattle, WA (In-Store Performance & Signing)
  • September 11 / Neumo's (CD RELEASE) / Seattle, WA with People Under The Stairs
  • September 13 / McDonald Theater / Eugene, OR
  • September 19 / Marquis Theater / Denver, CO
  • September 20 / The Black Sheep / Colorado Springs, CO
  • September 21 / Urban Lounge / Salt Lake City, UT
  • September 22 / Icon / Pocatello, ID
  • September 24 / The Other Side / Missoula, MT
  • September 25 / The Boulevard / Spokane, WA
  • September 26 / Hawthorne Theater / Portland, OR
  • October 1 / Independent / San Francisco, CA
  • October 2 / The Glass House / Pomona, CA
  • October 5 / Casbah / San Diego, CA

THE BRIDGE
Blind Man's Hill

2008 has been a break out year for The Bridge. They've played over 200 dates in support of their self-titled record, including festivals like All Good, Camp Bisco and Mountain Jam. They were hand-selected by Mike Gordon to open six dates on his recent tour, on which they wound up sitting in with him almost every night. And somehow in the midst of all this, they recorded a new record---Blind Man's Hill. There's no better way to describe the music than a steaming gumbo of New Orleans rhythms, easy rollin' California rock and earthy American roots music inside a framework of expertly-crafted songwriting. There's another month and a half until The Bridge's Blind Man's Hill will be available, but it drops October 21, so mark your calendars and keep your eye on the Hyena website for a pre-order to start shortly.

In the meantime, if you don't have it yet, add The Bridge's Hyena Records debut to your collection here.


The Bridge
Upcoming tour dates:

  • August 28 / 123 Pleasant Street / Morgantown, WV
  • August 30 / GratefulFest at Nelson's Ledges / Garrettsville, OH (w/ Dark Star Orchestra)
  • August 31 / moe.down festival / Turin, NY
  • September 3 / Santa Fe Café / College Park, MD
  • September 4 / Soapbox / Wilmington, NC
  • September 5 / The Pour House / Charleston, SC
  • September 6 / Pour House Music Hall / Raleigh, NC
  • September 10 / 8x10 Club / Baltimore, MD
  • September 12 / World Café Live / Philadelphia, PA
  • September 17 / 8x10 Club / Baltimore, MD
  • September 19 / Camp Jam in the Pines Festival / Morrisville, NJ
  • September 20 / Appalachian Brew Co. / Harrisburg, PA
  • September 24 / Lupo's w/ Rusted Root / Providence, RI
  • September 25 / Sullivan Hall / New York, NY
  • September 26 / Paradise / Boston, MA (The Brew)
  • September 27 / The Wheelhouse / Narragansett, RI
  • October 2 / 123 Pleasant Street / Morgantown, WV
  • October 3 / The V Club / Huntington, WV
  • October 4 / Mr. Small's Theatre / Pittsburgh, PA
  • October 14 / Attitudes / Blacksburg, VA
  • October 15 / Rocktown / Harrisonburg, VA
  • October 16 / Jewish Mother / Virginia Beach, VA
  • October 17 / 9:30 Club / Washington, DC
  • October 18 / River Street Jazz Café / Plains, PA
  • November 8 / The Boone Saloon / Boone, NC

So that's the latest on the fresh crop of records we've got coming.

In the meantime, a number of our bands are out there on the road crisscrossing the States. We urge you to go out and see live music at every chance you get. It's as good for you as an orange tree's worth of Vitamin C.


THE BRAKES
Tale Of Two Cities

The Brakes are looking at a busy fall. They've just announced a residency at World Cafe Live in Philadelphia and stay tuned for more dates to be announced shortly around the East Coast. The Brakes' debut album, Tale Of Two Cities, is a special moment in time caught on tape. Pick it up here. And grab a free download of "Into The Ground" here.


The Brakes
Upcoming tour dates are...

  • September 19 / Rocks Off Boat Cruise / New York, NY
  • October 4 / Coffee East / Easton, MD
  • October 19 / U Maryland Knoxfest (Diabetes Benefit) / College Park, MD
  • October 22 / World Cafe Live / Philadelphia, PA
  • November 5 / World Cafe Live / Philadelphia, PA
  • November 11 / Rams Head w/ Al & Transamericans / Annapolis, MD
  • November 19 / World Cafe Live / Philadelphia, PA

JACOB FRED JAZZ ODYSSEY
Lil Tae Rides Again

JFJO are indeed riding again on their critically acclaimed longplayer Lil Tae Rides Again. They're just coming off high profile performances at Diversafest, Newport Jazz Festival and Lincoln Center's "Keep A Light In The Window: An Homage To Joel Dorn" tribute. They hit the West Coast hard next week. They head back to the East Coast in October and then hop the pond to Europe. I've been seeing JFJO for five years now and this is as good as they've ever sounded. Don't miss these shows if they come anywhere near you. Pick up "Lil Tae Rides Again" here on CD, Vinyl or Digital. And help yourself to a free mp3 of "Tae Parade" here.


Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey
Upcoming tour dates are...

  • September 2 / Winston's / San Diego, CA
  • September 3 / The Mint / Los Angeles, CA
  • September 4 / The Starry Plough / Berkeley, CA
  • September 5 / CSU Chico Coffeehouse / Chico, CA
  • September 6 / Jambalaya / Humboldt, CA
  • September 12 / Fenario Gallery / Eugene, OR
  • September 13 / The Good Foot / Portland, OR
  • September 14 / Tractor Tavern / Seattle, WA
  • September 18 / The Deli / Norman, OK
  • September 19 / 51st Street Speakeasy / Oklahoma City, OK
  • September 20 / Quick Trip's 50th Anniversary at River Parks / Tulsa, OK
  • October 4 / Coalescence Festival / Eureka Springs, AR
  • October 5 / Tulsa State Fair / Tulsa, OK
  • October 8 / Regattabar / Boston, MA
  • October 9 / Chris' Jazz Cafe / Philadelphia, PA
  • October 10 / Blue Note / New York, NY
  • October 11 / Back River Farm Festival / Dover, NH
  • October 16 / Oxident / Berlin, Germany
  • October 18 / SJU Jazz Podium / Utrecht, Netherlands
  • October 21 / Jazz I Malmo / Malmo, Sweden
  • October 23 / Glen Miller Cafe / Stockholm, Sweden
  • October 24 / Umea International Jazz Festival / Umea, Sweden
  • October 26 / Guinness Cork Jazz Festival / Cork City, Ireland
  • October 27 / Matt & Phred's / Manchester, England
  • October 29 / Colchester Arts Centre / Colchester, UK
  • October 31 / Charlie Wright's International / London, England

JOHN ELLIS
Dance Like There's No Tomorrow

Based on the momentum created by his latest album, Dance Like There's No Tomorrow, (an album the Denver Post just declared as "one of 2008's unsung triumphs") John Ellis and his new band Double-Wide, featuring Matt Perrine, Gary Versace and Jason Marsalis, are touring more than ever. If you haven't snagged the album, it's available here. And for your own well-being, go see 'em live.


John Ellis
Upcoming tour dates are...

  • September 6 & 7 / Dazzle / Denver, CO
  • September 20 / Chris' Jazz Cafe / Philadelphia, PA
  • September 26 / Gezellig / Dallas, TX
  • September 27 / Haley's / Denton, TX
  • September 28 / Scat's Jazz Cafe / Fort Worth, TX
  • September 29 / Stubb's BBQ / Austin, TX
  • September 30 / Continental Club / Houston, TX
  • October 1 / Atmosphere Cafe / Lafayette, LA
  • October 2 / Lyceum Dean Ballroom / Baton Rouge, LA
  • October 3 / Blue Nile / New Orleans, LA
  • October 4 / The Thirsty Hippo / Hattiesburg, MS
  • October 5 / Bass Camp Lounge / Birmingham, AL
  • October 6 / Third & Lindsley / Nashville, TN

DALE WATSON
From The Cradle To The Grave

Dale Watson is indeed a man who works hard for a living. He's preparing the follow up to last year's release, From The Cradle To The Grave, but in the meantime he's playing all over the States. This weekend he's giving Seattle a taste of authentic country music at the Bumbershoot Festival. You wanna talk about indie, it doesn't get more indie than this.


Dale Watson
Upcoming tour dates are...

  • August 26 / 3 Kings Tavern / Denver, CO
  • August 27 / UT Bar Deluxe / Salt Lake City, UT
  • August 28 / Grizzly Rose / Boise, ID
  • August 29 / Duff's Garage / Portland, OR
  • August 30 / Duff's Garage / Portland, OR
  • August 31 / Bumbershoot Festival / Seattle, WA
  • September 1 / Yellowstone Valley Brewing Co. / Billings, MT
  • September 3 / Lee's Liquor Lounge / Minneapolis, MN
  • September 4 / Club Tavern / Middleton, WI
  • September 5 / Fitzgerald's / Berwyn, IL
  • September 6 / Wheatland Music Festival / Remus, MI
  • September 7 / Wheatland Music Festival / Remus, MI
  • September 9 / The Grand Ole Opry / Nashville, TN
  • September 10 / The Broken Spoke / Austin, TX
  • September 12 / Pearl's Dance Hall Saoon / Fort Worth, TX
  • September 13 / Floores Country Store / Helotes, TX (w/ Asleep At The Wheel)
  • September 20 / The Broken Spoke / Austin, TX
  • September 21 / Waco Cultural Arts Fest / Waco, TX
  • September 25 / 8.0 Club / Fort Worth, TX
  • September 26 / Orpheum Theater / Flagstaff, AZ
  • October 3 / Wood House / St. Louis, MO
  • October 4 / Boone County Roots n Blues n BaBQ Festival / Columbia, MO
  • October 10 / NC Pucketts Farm Equipment / Charlotte, NC
  • October 11 / Richmond Folk Festival / Richmond, VA
  • October 12 / Richmond Folk Festival / Richmond, VA
  • October 14 / The Nash Arts Center / Nashville, NC
  • October 17 / Private Event / Austin, TX
  • October 18 / The Moose Lodge - The Big Red Open / Janesville, WI
  • October 24 / The Broken Spoke / Austin, TX
  • October 25 / Billy's Ice / New Braunfels, TX
  • October 31 / The Finish Line / Aledo, TX
  • November 1 / Armadillo Palace / Houston, TX
  • November 9 / Craig Tara Holiday Centre / Ayr, Scotland
  • November 21 / Blanco's / Houston, TX
  • November 22 / Stagecoach Ballroom / Fort Worth, TX
  • November 29 / The Broken Spoke / Austin, TX
  • December 13 / The Broken Spoke / Austin, TX
  • December 20 / The Finish Line / Aledo, TX
  • December 26 / Blanco's / Houston, TX
  • December 30 / Club Tavern / Middleton, WI
  • December 31 / Oneida Casino / Green Bay, WI

SETH WALKER
Seth Walker

Seth Walker is putting the finishing touches on his next album. Grammy Award-winning producer Gary Nicholson is behind the boards for this one. It'll be released in February 2009. We can't wait for you to hear it. Stay tuned for details. In the meantime, he's been hitting the road hard all summer. The crowds are growing with each show. Get out there and see him while you can still get a ticket. It's not going to be that way for long. Seth Walker is available here. And a free mp3 of "2 Feet Left To The Ceiling" here.


Seth Walker
Upcoming tour dates are...

  • August 28 / The Basement / Nashville, TN
  • August 30 / House of Blues--Cambridge Room / Dallas, TX
  • September 3 / Luckenbach Hometown Wednesdays / Fredericksburg, TN
  • September 4 / Continental Club / Austin, TX
  • September 5 / Grey Rocks Live Music Series / Austin, TX
  • September 6 / Continental Club / Houston, TX
  • September 12 / Blue Moon / Lafayette, LA
  • September 14 / Balcony Music Club / New Orleans, LA
  • September 18 / Marconi Awards / Austin, TX
  • September 21 / Capital Ale House / Richmond, VA
  • September 23 / Shenanigan's Irish Pub / Richmond, VA
  • September 24 / Norfolk Taphouse Grill / Norfolk, VA
  • September 25 / Carborough Arts Center / Chapel Hill, NC
  • September 26 / Double Door / Charlotte, NC
  • September 27 / Flat Rock Music Festival / Hendersonville, NC
  • October 4 / Spodek Sporthall / Katowice, Poland
  • October 15 / Kirby’s / San Antonio, TX
  • October 17 / Cullens Live / Clear Lake City, TX
  • October 18 / Momos / Austin, TX
  • October 25 / Color Blues Festival / Oslo, Norway
  • November 7 / Saxon Pub / Austin, TX
  • November 8 / Central Market / Austin, TX
  • November 9 / Gruene Hall / New Braunfels, TX
  • November 22 / Continental Club / Austin, TX
  • November 23 / Austin Lindy Exchange / Austin, TX

MIKE DILLON'S GO-GO JUNGLE
Battery Milk

Mike Dillon is also putting the finishing touches on a new record that will hit in early 2009. In the meantime, every moment he's not touring as part of Ani DiFranco's band or working with Garage A Trois, he's getting people on the good foot with the Go-Go Jungle. He's got another run coming up in September. Battery Milk is available here.


Mike Dillon's Go-Go Jungle
Upcoming tour dates are...

  • August 29 / Chelseas / Baton Rouge, LA
  • September 2 / The Deli / Norman, OK
  • September 4 / Dulcineas / Denver, CO
  • September 5 / Knotty Pine / Victor, ID
  • September 6 / Los Montanas / Telluride, CO
  • September 9 / Knickerbockers / Lincoln, NE
  • September 10 / Yacht Club / Iowa City, IA
  • September 13 / Davie's Uptown Ramblers Club / Kansas City, MO
  • September 20 / The Parish Room / Austin, TX

JAMES BLOOD ULMER
Bad Blood In The City

James Blood Ulmer is royalty. You won't find him playing endless tours. When he appears these days, it's a once in a lifetime chance to see a legend in flesh and quite literally "Blood." In September, he sets up for three nights at The Jazz Standard in New York City with his Memphis Blood band featuring Vernon Reid. GO GO GO is all I can say.


James Blood Ulmer
Upcoming tour dates are...

  • September 12 - 14 / The Jazz Standard / New York, NY

So with that, we'll leave you. Keep your eyes on the HYENA Records website. We'll be announcing new Marco Benevento east coast dates shortly, as well.

Thank you as always for the ongoing support of independent music.

Stay tuned and keep in touch.

Kevin
Hyena Records


NINE BULLETS on BACKYARD TIRE FIRE

from: NineBullets.net

BACKYARD TIRE FIRE
THE PLACES WE LIVED

In the time I’ve been writing about these guys here on ninebullets they’ve gone from a little loveable band from the Midwest to “band to watch” status. Having completed nationwide tours with a whole list of ninebullets favorites (such as Jason Isbell, Clutch, and William Elliot Whitmore), Bloomington, IL’s Backyard Tire Fire are back in 2008 with a new label and a new album, The Places We Lived.

Recorded over the span of two weeks in Bloomington’s analog-only Oxide Lounge Studios, the band (along with co-producer Tony Sanfilippo) has allowed themselves to experiment more with recording techniques and sounds this time around, and the result has no shortage of people out there talking about the new direction the band has gone in. I’m of a slightly different opinion. I think the band has made a more matured and focused return to the sound of Bar Room Semantics, which finally allows the band to stand on its own, instead of being a band that would fit perfectly into the Capricorn-era rock scene.

Check it out…The Places We Lived was released on Hyena Records today.

[listen] Backyard Tire Fire - Everybody’s Down

BACKYARD TIRE FIRE | LINKS

backyardtirefire.com
myspace.com/backyardtirefiremusic
hyenarecords.com/backyardtirefire


Backyard Tire Fire NEW ALBUM Out Today + BLURT MAGAZINE REVIEW

BACKYARD TIRE FIRE'S NEW ALBUM OUT TODAY!!!


from: Blurt Magazine

Backyard Tire Fire
The Places We Lived

Backyard Tire Fire usually gets unfairly burdened with the alt-country albatross, and while it's true that the band often resorts to country-rock constructs for its carefully-crafted songs, BTF just as often defies any easy categorization. Sure, you'll hear a heavy debt to the early-nineties "No Depression" blueprint created by Wilco and Son Volt in any Backyard Tire Fire song, but if you put your ear close to the ground, you'll also pick up the fine threads of BTF frontman Edward Anderson's ambitiously creative soundscapes and intelligent, emotionally-complex lyrics. Truth is, Backyard Tire Fire sound like a lot of bands (The Jayhawks, Tom Petty, Son Volt, etc), and yet sound like nobody but themselves.

The Places We Lived is Backyard Tire Fire's fourth studio effort, an album that shows the band's continued maturity and absolute willingness to climb out on the tightrope without a safety net in sight. The music here is unabashedly rock, with a twist of twang and hints of folk, but it also ranges from the raucous to the sublime, touching many bases in between. For instance, the claustrophobic "Welcome To The Factory" crosses Neil Young with Pink Floyd, kicking off with a riff nicked directly from Tom Petty, the song's eerie ambience created by Anderson's haunted vocals and the band's crowded, busy, and often discordant instrumentation (click here to read full review at Blurt Magazine...).


BACKYARD TIRE FIRE | TOUR DATES

  • Aug 31 2008 / Strip Mines Music Festival - Shawnee Cave - Strip Mines Music Festival / Murphysboro, Illinois
  • Sep 5 2008 / Metro w/ Ha Ha Tonka & Joe Pug / Chicago, Illinois
  • Sep 10 2008 / The Picador w/ Ha Ha Tonka / Iowa City, Iowa
  • Sep 11 2008 / The Rave w/ Ha Ha Tonka & Blueheels / Milwaukee, Wisconsin
  • Sep 12 2008 / The Annex w/ Ha Ha Tonka & Blueheels / Madison, Wisconsin
  • Sep 13 2008 / 7th Street Entry w/ Ha Ha Tonka & Little Man / Minneapolis, Minnesota
  • Sep 17 2008 / Blue Note Summerfest w/ Avett Bros & Ha Ha Tonka / Columbia, Missouri
  • Sep 18 2008 / Record Bar w/ Ha Ha Tonka / Kansas City, Missouri
  • Sep 19 2008 / Josie’s w/ Ha Ha Tonka / Emporia, Kansas
  • Sep 20 2008 / Vintage Vinyl - Instore Performance / St. Louis, Missouri
  • Sep 20 2008 / Lucas School House w/ Ha Ha Tonka / St. Louis, Missouri
  • Sep 24 2008 / Grog Shop w/ Ha Ha Tonka / Cleveland, Ohio
  • Sep 25 2008 / The Basement w/ Ha Ha Tonka / Columbus, Ohio
  • Sep 26 2008 / Spin w/ Ha Ha Tonka / Indianapolis, Indiana
  • Sep 27 2008 / Lodge Bar Cincinnati w/ Ha Ha Tonka / Cincinnati, Ohio
  • Dec 3 2008 / Mercy Lounge w/ Reverend Horton Heat & Nashville Pussy / Nashville, Tennessee
  • Dec 6 2008 / Majestic Theatre w/ Reverend Horton Heat & Nashville Pussy / Detroit, Michigan
  • Dec 7 2008 / The Intersection w/ Reverend Horton Heat & Nashville Pussy / Grand Rapids, Michigan
  • Dec 10 2008 / Otto’s w/ Reverend Horton Heat & Nashville Pussy / Dekalb, Illinois
  • Dec 11 2008 / People’s on Court w/ Reverend Horton Heat & Nashville Pussy / Des Moines, Iowa
  • Dec 12 2008 / Cain’s Ballroom w/ Reverend Horton Heat & Nashville Pussy / Tulsa, Oklahoma

BACKYARD TIRE FIRE | LINKS

backyardtirefire.com
myspace.com/backyardtirefiremusic
hyenarecords.com/backyardtirefire


JazzTimes Magazine on Joel Dorn

from: JazzTimes.com

Keep a Light in the Window: An Homage to Joel Dorn

Venue/Location: Damrosch Park, Lincoln Center
New York , NY USA
Date(s): August 13, 2008
Written By: Jeff Tamarkin

At some point during the free Lincoln Center Out of Doors tribute concert to the late jazz and R&B record producer Joel Dorn (pictured), his son Adam surveyed the audience. “How many of you knew my dad?” he asked. It seemed as if a third of the estimated 5,000 people in attendance raised their hands, a tribute within a tribute.

Joel Dorn, who died last December at age 65, was that kind of guy: outgoing, affable, a schmoozer of the highest order. He did seemingly know everyone and, in a business custom-built for hustlers, cretins and creeps, Dorn went in the other direction: few of his peers in the music biz were as well liked by so many. And, apparently, he kept in touch with all of them—Adam Dorn counted eight participants at this show alone who mentioned during their stage time that they spoke with him daily.

Joel Dorn did his most memorable work for Atlantic Records during the ’70s, a peak time at the label for R&B and jazz. He helped propel Roberta Flack to stardom, producing her two consecutive Record of the Year Grammy-winners, “The First Time Ever I saw Your Face” and “Killing Me Softly With His Song.” In a video projected above the stage late in the program, Dorn was seen explaining to an interviewer that a waitress suggested to him how he could edit the lengthy recording of “First Time” down so it would work as a single. Dorn followed her advice and the ballad went on to sell millions. (The interview video can be seen at YouTube.)

It was appropriate, then, that Flack, following Adam (in his alter-ego guise of Mocean Worker) to the stage, still in fine voice, set the tone for the evening with a stellar performance of that song. From there, a steady stream of performers and speakers pieced together a portrait that let the other two-thirds of the audience feel that they too knew Joel Dorn (click here to read full article at JazzTimes.com...).


STATE OF MIND MUSIC MAGAZINE on "The New Shape of Jazz"

from: State Of Mind Music Magazine

Check out this month's State of Mind Music Magazine where Josh Potter covers the topic of "the new shape of jazz," featuring quotes by our own Kevin Calabro and Reed Mathis. State of Mind also makes mention of Marco Benevento and Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey.

State Of Mind Music Magazine

Click here to read article starting at page 11 in the August 2008 edition of State Of Mind Music Magazine.


Jazz Beyond Jazz on LAFAYETTE GILCHRIST

New beyond-jazz in NYC clubs

from: Jazz Beyond Jazz
Howard Mandel's freelance Urban Improvisation

Lafayette Gilchrist, who's aptly dubbed his bluntly funky orchestra The New Volcanoes, was a surprise. Most famous for his role in tenorman David Murray's quartet and big band, at (Le) Rouge he slunk into a seat before a beautiful grand piano, while two tenor saxes, two trumpeters, an alto saxist, drummer and electric bassist joined him (was there a trombone player, too? I forget). Gilchrist appeared diffident, but his initial address of the keyboards demonstrated enormous and unfussy chops. Then the horns let loose a unified blast that would have knocked the '70s rock-pop band Chicago off its feet. Mentioning that one of his songs had been used in the epic television crime series The Wire, Gilchrist proceeded to deploy his impressive range -- Monk motifs, silent-movie accompaniments, darting single note runs, etc -- just beneath the swagger and howl of the massed brass and reeds. He hasn't written contrapuntal parts for these instruments, rather parts that fill up the audio spectrum. The deft and unstoppable electric bassist underscored the brutishness of the ensemble and solos, so it moved more sprightly than lava. The big sound eventually became exhausting, but I haven't heard anything like The New Volcanoes. Maybe the closest was Professor Longhair's last great band (on Crawfish Fiesta), but without the syncopation (click here to read full article at Jazz Beyond Jazz...).


LAFAYETTE GILCHRIST | TOUR DATES

  • Sep 3 2008 / Regattabar at The Charles Hotel / Cambridge, Massachusetts
  • Sep 6 2008 / The Rosslyn Jazz Festival / Arlington, Virginia
  • Sep 12 2008 / The Bluenote Midnight Jam Series / New York City, New York
  • Sep 13 2008 / The Creative Alliance at the Patterson / Baltimore, Maryland
  • Oct 11 2008 / An die Musik / Baltimore, Maryland
  • Oct 17 2008 / Chris' Jazz Cafe / Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

LAFAYETTE GILCHRIST | LINKS

myspace.com/lafayettegilchrist
hyenarecords.com/lafayettegilchrist


GRAYSON CAPPS - "ROTT 'N' ROLL" In Stores & Online Everywhere September 9th

Click here to download FREE MP3 of "Back To The Country"

IN STORES & ONLINE EVERYWHERE SEPTEMBER 9
ON VINYL, CD & DIGITAL DOWNLOAD

Pre-Order ROTT 'N' ROLL Here On CD

Pre-Order ROTT 'N' ROLL Here On Vinyl

Grayson Capps & The Stumpknockers
...On The Road...

  • August 28 / Le Bon Temps / New Orleans, LA
  • August 29 / Pirate's Cove / Josephine, AL
  • August 30 / Fish House / Pensacola, FL
  • September 11 / Grimey's / Nashville, TN (In-Store Performance--6PM)
  • September 12 / WFPK "Live Lunch" / Louisville, KY (Noon)
  • September 12 / Ear-X-tacy / Louisville, KY (Solo Acoustic In-Store Performance--6PM)
  • September 12 / Gerstle's Tavern / Louisville, KY
  • September 14 / The Purple Fiddle / Thomas, WV
  • September 19 / Nectar's / Burlington, VT
  • September 20 / Fletch Fest / Warner, NH
  • September 21 / Idlewild / Henniker, NH
  • September 24 / The Lizard Lounge / Boston, MA
  • September 25 / The Hungry Tiger / Manchester, CT
  • September 26 / Banjo Jim's / New York, NY (Two Sets: 9PM & Midnight)
  • September 27 / World Cafe Live / Philadelphia, PA
  • October 12 / Callaghan's Irish Social Club / Mobile, AL
  • October 13 / The Strutting Duck / Auburn, AL
  • October 16 / Bennie's Boom Boom Room / Hattiesburg, MS
  • October 17 / DBA / New Orleans, LA
  • October 25 / Little Willie's / Tuscaloosa, AL

...Spread The Word...

More Dates To Be Announced Shortly...

Click here to download FREE MP3 of "Back To The Country"

graysoncapps.com
myspace.com/graysoncapps
hyenarecords.com/graysoncapps


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