ROLLING STONE PREMIERES THE FLAMIN' GROOVIES' NEW SONG "END OF THE WORLD" / TOUR DATES START TOMORROW!

THE FLAMIN' GROOVIES PREMIERE THEIR NEW TRACK "END OF THE WORLD" VIA ROLLING STONE!  FIRST NEW CYRIL JORDAN/CHRIS WILSON-PENNED GROOVIES SONG IN 32 YEARS!

THE FLAMIN' GROOVIES' NORTH AMERICAN TOUR KICKS OFF TOMORROW IN TORONTO!

LEGENDARY BAND WILL BE ROAD-TESTING NEW SONGS FROM THEIR FORTHCOMING EP (DUE EARLY 2014) AS PART OF THEIR FALL TOUR!

CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO THE FLAMIN' GROOVIES' NEW SONG "END OF THE WORLD" VIA ROLLING STONE

Having just completed a successful tour of Japan and Australia this year, and then dates in June and July in London, NYC, San Francisco and LA, THE FLAMIN' GROOVIES have returned in full force. The Cyril Jordan, Chris Wilson, George Alexander line-up that rocked the UK, Europe and the US from 1971 - 1980 are BACK IN ACTION. With the addition of Victor Penalosa on drums, they continue to present their own unique and infectious style of rock n roll with such cult classics as "Slow Death," "Shake Some Action" and "You Tore Me Down."

THE FLAMIN' GROOVIES FALL 2013 TOUR DATES:

Wed. Nov. 6  Lee’s Palace – Toronto, Canada 

Tickets: http://ticketf.ly/18v85k1

Fri. Nov. 8  Magic Stick – Detroit, MI 

Tickets: http://tktwb.tw/1f1cSPz

Sat. Nov. 9  Beachland Ballroom – Cleveland, OH  

Tickets: http://tktwb.tw/18QFgPQ

Tue. Nov. 12 U Street Music Hall – Washington, DC (w/ The Young Sinclairs)  

Tickets: http://ticketf.ly/19yvSgj

Thu. Nov. 14  8pm at Radio – Boston, MA (w/  The Connection & Andy Shernoff)

Fri. Nov. 15 Norton Records bash @ Warsaw – Brooklyn, NY (w/ THE SONICS)

Tickets: http://tktwb.tw/170K94k

Wed. Nov. 20 The New Parish - Oakland, CA

Sat. Nov. 23 The Echoplex - Los Angeles, CA (w/ Love & Rockets' David J and others)

(additional dates to be announced soon)

The Flamin' Groovies story goes all the way back to 1965 when the band began as the Chosen Few in their hometown of San Francisco.  After a name change and a self-released 10 inch album called Sneakers, which sold amazingly well, the band caught the attention of Columbia who signed them up and sent them into the studio with a big budget to record their first real album, Supersnazz, on the Epic label. Their next two albums were on Kama Sutra (home of their heroes, The Lovin' Spoonful): Flamingo and the now revered classic Teenage Head. 

Lead singer Roy Loney left the band right after that and lead guitarist Cyril Jordan moved the group to England with Chris Wilson (formerly of Loose Gravel) taking over as front man.  They continued their style of straight ahead guitar driven rock n' roll but this time with a more '60s rather than '50s influence.   A few singles on United Artists, recorded at the legendary Rockfield Studios in Wales with Dave Edmunds producing, followed in the early '70s.  In '76 they signed to Sire Records, who released three true gems of power pop: Shake Some Action, Flamin' Groovies Now and Jumpin' In The Night.     

Another lineup change ensued in the next decade with Wilson moving to England and joining the Barracudas.  The Groovies continued on thru the '80s and into the early '90s touring Australia and Europe, putting out a fine but overlooked album called Rock Juice and then finally calling it quits.  Jordan formed a new band called Magic Christian while Wilson released solo albums in Europe. 

Now in 2013, Jordan, Wilson and original founding member and bass player George Alexander, have reunited for the first time since 1981. They're joined by drummer Victor Penalosa, a fine musician in his own right who faithfully recreates the style heard on the classic recordings while at the same time adding his own flavor.  The foursome has gone back into the studio to finish up long lost recordings as well as cutting brand new material.  They recently toured Japan and Australia, returning home to San Francisco to do a show that sold out in less than 24 hours.   Fans have been delighted with what is being called "a dream set list", including original songs the band has never performed before onstage.  Newcomers are asking, "Why haven't I ever heard of this group?"  It's hard to say just why the group hasn't gotten the attention they deserve (at least in the USA) but they're back to give everyone another chance at hearing and seeing just why those in the know consider them one of the greatest rock n' roll bands ever.

THE FLAMIN' GROOVIES (left to right: Cyril Jordan, George Alexander, Victor Penalosa, Chris Wilson) photo credit: Anne Laurent

The Flamin' Groovies' new song "End of the World," like the band's best tracks, blends proto-punk energy with power-pop melody. A certain rawness permeates the band's dedication to pop rhythm, making it sound like it could have been recorded today or in 1972. Considering all the bands that have been influenced by the Groovies, this music is timeless. - John Gentile / ROLLING STONE

The Flamin' Groovies' new single 'End of the World' actually sounds to me like substantial growth from their mid/late '70s material -- this is just sonically, musically beyond even 'Shake Some Action,' I think. I don't know if the riff is quite as devastating but the whole soundscape is.  - Dave Marsh

The Groovies' recent return sees their quest to keep the spirit of beat music alive continuing.  - MOJO Magazine (Nov. 2013)

The Flamin' Groovies uniquely straddled the garage rock and new wave periods with equally classic output during both, becoming a peerless and legendary San Francisco band. - SF WEEKLY

Badass rock 'n' roll that predated punk rock by a good decade. The Flamin' Groovies are about as classic a rock band as it gets. And to die-hard fans of rock 'n' roll, they are classic rock legends. - CLEVELAND PLAIN DEALER

One of San Francisco's best, if somewhat overlooked, bands. - MOTHER JONES

SWAMP DOGG'S "GAG A MAGGOTT" & IRMA THOMAS' "IN BETWEEN TEARS" OUT MAY 14TH ON ALIVE RECORDS!

 

 

SOUL LEGEND SWAMP DOGG TO RE-RELEASE NEWLY REMASTERED VERSIONS OF HIS 1973 GAG A MAGGOTT LP & IRMA THOMAS' SWAMP-PRODUCED SOUL CLASSIC IN BETWEEN TEARS ON MAY 14TH!

 

AVAILABLE FOR THE FIRST TIME ON VINYL SINCE THEIR ORIGINAL RELEASES IN 1973! (THROUGH ALIVE NATURALSOUND RECORDS)

 

CD & DIGITAL VERSIONS INCLUDE TWO BONUS TRACKS EACH!

 

 

CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO & SHARE IRMA THOMAS' SONG "YOU ARE THE DOG (I DO THE BARKING)" FROM IN BETWEEN TEARS

 

"A lost classic that captures deep soul at its most poignant and resonant, couching Thomas' deeply affecting vocals in earthy arrangements that emphasize the singer's gospel roots." - AMG

Produced by legendary soul singer / songwriter / producer Jerry Williams Jr., aka Swamp Dogg, and featuring Duane Allman on two songs, Irma Thomas' In Between Tears is finally back on vinyl with its original cover for the first time since 1973. The CD and digital versions include the Canyon single ("We Won’t Be In Your Way Anymore" / "I’ll Do It All Over You") as bonus tracks. The CD also includes newly penned liner notes by Swamp Dogg. In Between Tears will be available in all formats on May 14th. Color vinyl exclusive to Bomp-mailorder.

 

IN BETWEEN TEARS TRACK LISTING:
1.  In Between Tears
2.  She'll Never Be Your Wife
3.  These Four Walls
4.  Whats So Wrong With You Loving Me
5.  You're The Dog (I Do The Barking Myself)
6.  Medley: Coming From Behind (Monologue)
7.  Wish Someone Would Care
8.  Turn My World Around
9.  We Won't Be In Your Way Anymore (CD & digital bonus track)
10.  I'll Do It All Over You (CD & digital bonus track)

 

CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO & SHARE SWAMP DOGG'S SONG "I COULDN'T PAY FOR WHAT I GOT LAST NIGHT" FROM GAG A MAGGOTT

 

Re-released for the first time on vinyl since its original release in 1973!

"Ivan Olander’s drums, Little Beaver’s guitar, even the horns of the Swamp Dogg Band maintain a fierce momentum that’s not conventional at all.” – Robert Christgau (Dean Of American Rock Critics)

Swamp Dogg's Gag A Maggot was recorded at TK in Miami with an all-star cast. The CD and digital versions feature two unreleased bonus tracks recorded live at KSAN radio in 1972 ("Mamas Baby, Daddy’s Maybe" and "Honky Tonk Woman"). The CD booklet also includes new liner notes and rare photos. The song "Choking To Death (From The Ties That Bind)" was recorded by Canned Heat in 1974. Gag A Maggott will be available in all formats on May 14th. Color vinyl exclusive to Bomp-mailorder.

GAG A MAGGOTT TRACK LISTING:
1.  Wife Sitter
2. Choking To Death (From The Ties That Bind)
3.  I Couldn't Pay For What I Got Last Night
4.  Mighty Mighty Dollar Bill
5.  Midnight Hour
6.  Please Let Me Kiss You Goodbye
7.  T T
8.  Why Must We Fall (When We Fall In Love)
9.  Plastered To The Wall (Higher Than The Ceiling)
10.  Mama's Baby, Daddy's Maybe (Live) (CD & digital bonus track)
11.  Honky Tonk Woman (Live) (CD & digital bonus track)

     

The REMASTERED versions of Swamp Dogg's Total Destruction To Your Mind & Rat On! are available digitally today through iTunes (click on the two album images above to order through iTunes):

HERE'S WHAT PEOPLE HAVE BEEN SAYING ABOUT SWAMP DOGG'S RECENTLY RE-ISSUED & REMASTERED VERSIONS OF HIS EARLY '70S SOUL CLASSICS TOTAL DESTRUCTION TO YOUR MIND & RAT ON!:

FOUR STARS! A Lost Bayou-Funk Treasure. - ROLLING STONE

 Jerry "Swamp Dogg" Williams is a cult hero who's responsible for some of the most unique rock-influenced R&B (and weirdest album covers) ever made.  - SPIN

Swamp Dogg's Total Destruction To Your Mind and Rat On! are red hot platters of burning Southern Soul. - BLURT

FOUR STARS! The first two albums from Jerry William's non-conformist country-soul alter ego, finally remastered…. A new soul superhero for Underground America. - MOJO

Two astonishing albums. Combining Solomon Burke showmanship with Joe Tex's choleric testifying, Total Destruction To Your Mind made it clear - Dogg was a revolutionary creation, responding to the freedom of black music's new era. - UNCUT

A brilliant, prolific soul auteur. - NASHVILLE SCENE

Hyped-up unearthings of vintage funk/soul “lost classics” are a dime a dozen nowadays, but it’s not often you encounter something as truly strange and striking as the first two LPs from Virginia eccentric Jerry Williams Jr., aka Swamp Dogg. Total Destruction to Your Mind (1970) and Rat On! (1971) — remastered/reissued on Alive Naturalsound — make good on their gonzo titles with faintly absurd yet salient satire on war, consumerism and race politics all backed by roiling, Stax-style funk. - PHILADELPHIA CITY PAPER

Gonzo soul classics - AQUARIUM DRUNKARD

These two albums sound positively thrilling, as if we’d just found a couple of prime unreleased Sly Stone albums hidden in a closet. - SOUND + VISION MAGAZINE

An acid-fueled R&B visionary, - SOUL SAUCE

Punk-rock in spirit years before punk. – THE SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN

Swamp Dogg two earliest releases – Total Destruction To Your Mind (1970) and Rat On! (1971) – have long been overdue for a re-release. Now, crisply remastered and available on CD and vinyl, they're ready to shine afresh and attract a new audience. - BLOGCRITICS

Nothing matches the mind-blowing power of these R&B/rock/protest/progressive masterpieces that musically kept pretty loyal to Southern soul but conceptually were like nothing else on the market. – ROCTOBER

His music is rock, it's country soul, it's classic R&B and it's funk.  Take away the impeccable Stax horn arrangements and it's stone cold classic country.  - WHEN YOU MOTOR AWAY

Everyone get down on your knees and give thanks, for these two magnificent albums are back on store shelves once again. I cannot recommend these enough. I say get them both at the same time, because if you dig one, you're going to want a hit of the other one right away. Trust me on this one... you need some Swamp Dogg in your life. - OTHER MUSIC

This is some of the finest American music not only of its time, but of all time. - BLINDED BY SOUND

 

FOR MORE INFO ON SWAMP DOGG:

http://www.swampdogg.net

FOR MORE INFO ON IRMA THOMAS:
http://www.irmathomas.com

FOR MORE INFO ON ALIVE RECORDS:
http://www.alive-totalenergy.com

"BLAME IT ON OBAMA" NEW VIDEO & SINGLE FROM ANDRE WILLIAMS / NEW "LIFE" LP OUT OCT. 2ND!

ANDRE WILLIAMS UNVEILS HIS NEW VIDEO "BLAME IT ON OBAMA" JUST IN TIME FOR THE 2012 ELECTION

"BLAME IT ON OBAMA" SINGLE OUT SEP. 11TH

THE LEGENDARY MUSICIAN TO RELEASE HIS NEW STUDIO ALBUM "LIFE" ON OCT. 2ND THROUGH ALIVE NATURALSOUND RECORDS

LIVE DATES IN CHICAGO, MONTREAL & NYC ANNOUNCED!

CLICK ON THE IMAGE ABOVE TO WATCH ANDRE WILLIAMS' NEW "BLAME IT ON OBAMA" VIDEO

[feel free to grab the embed code and post]

ANDRE WILLIAMS TOUR DATES
Sep. 08 Dust-Up Festival / Big Star - Chicago
Sep. 22 Pop Montreal Festival - Montreal
Nov. 30 Warsaw - NYC
Dec. 29 Hideout - Chicago

[more dates to be announced soon]

Andre Williams began a very prolific and creative phase of his life when he finally got off booze and drugs. His intake of various substances was excessive, unrelenting, and dated back to at least the 1960s, when he was working extensively with Ike Turner. Reflecting on his very first drug-and-alcohol-free studio session in 2009, Andre says, “It was traumatic. It was like someone shot me out in space and I woke up on Pluto!”

Andre Williams’ new album Life was recorded this past winter in Detroit, the city where his musical career first began in the 1950s. Andre’s new songs are his latest experiments and explorations outside of the garage-soul bag that he’s often associated with. Produced by Matthew Smith, the album’s sonic palette recalls the work of Norman Whitfield’s Motown productions, '70s Rolling Stones, Can, Bill Withers, Serge Gainsbourg, as well as Andre’s own doo-wop and funk history.

Life finds Andre in a pretty upbeat mood, whether he’s singing about people being rude and impatient (“But’n”), or laying down a political commentary (“Blame it on Obama”), reciting a children’s bedtime story (“Ty the Fly”), singing a simple love song (“Stuck in the Middle”, “It’s Only You That I Love”), or conjuring a nocturnal fetish-s*x-groove (“Heels”).

The album also includes his own definitive rocking version of the standard he wrote and produced for the Five Du-Tones in 1963, “Shake a Tail Feather." It’s a reminder that Andre Williams is one of the original guys who invented rock n’ roll.

Andre Williams' "Blame It On Obama" single will be released digitally on Sep. 11th and his new studio album Life will be released October 2nd through Alive Naturalsound Records in the following formats: CD, Digital and Black Vinyl, as well as Purple Vinyl (limited to 100) exclusive to mailorders.

LIFE TRACK LIST:

1. Stuck In The Middle

2. But'n

3. Don't Kick My Dog

4. Blame It On Obama

5. Heels

6. Beep Beep Beep

7. It's Only You That I Love

8. Money Ain't Got No Loyalty

9. Shake A Tail Feather

10. Ty The Fly

[photo credit: Robert Matheu / www.robertmatheu.com]

THE ORIGINAL DEEP BLUES FESTIVAL RETURNS JUNE 29TH-JULY 1ST IN BAYPORT, MN!

THE ORIGINAL DEEP BLUES FESTIVAL RETURNS JUNE 29TH-JULY 1ST IN BAYPORT, MN!

THREE-DAYS OF GREAT MUSIC FROM 26 BANDS SPANNING 4 COUNTRIES & 16 STATES. 3-DAY TICKET ALSO INCLUDES ALL YOU CAN EAT BBQ!

ACTS INCLUDE BUFFALO KILLERS, RADIO MOSCOW, LEE BAINS III & THE GLORY FIRES, JAMES LEG, LEFT LANE CRUISER, BEN PRESTAGE, BRIAN OLIVE, WILLIAM ELLIOTT WHITMORE, DAVID KIMBROUGH JR., POSSESSED BY PAUL JAMES & MANY OTHERS!

ALSO INCLUDING THE U.S. LIVE DEBUT OF WELSH DUO HENRY'S FUNERAL SHOE & FEATURE FILM DEBUT OF "PUT A STAMP ON IT: THE T-MODEL FORD STORY"

After a year hiatus Chris Johnson's original Deep Blues Festival will be returning June 29th through July 1st at Bayport BBQ in Bayport, MN. This year's three-day music fest includes nearly 3-dozen music acts from around the globe, including the U.S. debut of Welsh duo Henry's Funeral Shoe, as well as the feature film debut of "Put A Stamp On It: The T-Model Ford Story." Other acts include Alive Naturalsound recording artists Buffalo Killers, Radio Moscow, Brian Olive, James Leg, Left Lane Cruiser, and newcomers John The Conqueror and Lee Bains III & The Glory Fires, the latter whose track "Opelika" was recently chosen by Rolling Stone as one of their "favorite songs right now" in their new RS Playlist. Other great acts include one-man band Ben Prestage (all three nights), along with Possessed By Paul James, PurgAtory Hill and many others.

DEEP BLUES FESTIVAL will take place June 29-July 1 at Bayport BBQ, 328 5th Ave. N., Bayport, MN

Tickets are $150 for all 3-days and includes all-you-can-eat BBQ.

FESTIVAL TICKET SALES END SUNDAY JUNE 10TH

TO ORDER TICKETS EMAIL: bayportbbq@comcast.net

For more info call: (651) 955-6337

DEEP BLUES FESTIVAL 2012 LINE-UP:

Fri. June 29th
3pm Tijauna Hercules! (Chicago, IL)
4pm The Speaking Tongues (Toronto, Canada)
5pm Rue Moor Counts (Detroit, MI)
6pm Reverend Deadeye (parts unknown)
7pm Lee Bains III and the Glory Fires (Birmingham, AL)
8pm PurgAtory Hill (Sturgeon Bay, WI)
9pm Henry’s Funeral Shoe (South Wales, UK)
10pm Ben Prestage (Indiantown, FL)
11pm – Special T-Model Ford documentary screening "Put A Stamp On It: The T-Model Ford Story"

Sat. June 30th
noon catl. (Toronto, Canada)
1pm Charlie Patton’s War (Bloomington, IN)
2pm Mark Porkchop Holder (Chattanooga, TN)
3pm Brian Olive (Cincinnati, OH)
4pm James Leg (Chattanooga, TN)
5pm John The Conqueror (Philadelphia, PA)
6pm Left Lane Cruiser (Fort Wayne, IN)
7pm Buffalo Killers (Cincinnati, OH)
8pm Daniel Kroha (Detroit, MI)
9pm Radio Moscow (Story City, IA)
10pm Ben Prestage (Indiantown, FL)

Sun. July 1st
2pm Adam Gussow (Oxford, MS)
3pm Restavrant (Los Angeles, CA)
4pm Molly Gene One Whoaman Band (Warrensburg, MO)
5pm Possessed By Paul James (Boerne, TX)
6pm Delaney Davidson (New Zealand)
7pm Broken Spirits (Denver, CO)
8pm David Kimbrough Jr (Holly Springs, MS)
9pm William Elliott Whitmore (Montrose, IA)
10pm Ben Prestage (Indiantown, FL)

DEEP BLUES FEST ARTISTS ALSO ON TOUR!

JAMES LEG
June 5 @ Tres Hombres – Carbondale, IL
June 6 @ ZaZoo’s – Louisville, KY

LEFT LANE CRUISER & JAMES LEG
June 27 @ El Lenador – St. Louis, MO
June 28 @ Ribco – Rock Island, IL
June 29 @ Kruse In – Wausau, WI
June 30 @ Deep Blues Festival – Bayport BBQ, MN
July 1 @ High Noon Saloon – Madison, WI

HENRY’S FUNERAL SHOE
June 24 @ Bayport BBQ – Bayport, MN
June 25 @ PJ’s Lager House – Detroit, MI
June 26 @ The Brass Rail – Ft Wayne, IN
June 27 @ Tip Top Deluxe Bar & Grill – Grand Rapids, MI
June 28 @ Grandbar – Chicago, IL
June 29 @ Deep Blues Festival – Bayport, MN

BUFFALO KILLERS
June 29 @ Ace Bar – Chicago, IL
June 30 @ Deep Blues Festival – Bayport, MN
August 16 @ The Glasslands – Williamsburg, NY
August 23 @ Ultra session – Cincinnati, OH

LEE BAINS III & THE GLORY FIRES
June 24 Daytrotter Session – Rock Island, IL
June 26 @ Mickey’s Tavern – Madison, WI
June 27 @ Quarter’s Rock’n'Roll Palace – Milwaukee, WI
June 28 @ Palmer’s Bar – Minneapolis, MN
June 29 @ Deep Blues Festival Bayport BBQ, MN

BRIAN OLIVE
June 9 @ Zazoo’s – Louisville, KY
June 30 @Deep Blues Festival – Bayport, MN

RADIO MOSCOW
June 23 @ Whiskey Dicks – Tahoe, CA
June 25 @ Jambalaya – Arcata, CA
June 26 @ Rotture – Portland, OR
June 27 @ Tractor Tavern – Seattle, WA
June 29 @ The Aquarium – Fargo, ND
June 30 @ Deep Blues Fest – Bayport, MN
July 2 @ Bombay’s Bicycle Club – Des Moines, IA
July 3 @ The Yacht Club – Iowa City, IA
July 5 @ Rock Island Brewing Co – Rock Island, IL
July 6 @ Grand Bar – Chicago, IL
July 7 @ The Pyramid Scheme – Grand Rapids, MI
July 8 @ The Brass Rail – Ft Wayne, IN
July 10 @ 31st St Pub – Pittsburgh, PA
July 11 @ Bug Jar – Rochester, NY
July 12 @ The Silver Dollar Room – Toronto, ONT
July 15 @ Webster Hall Studio – New York, NY
July 17 @ Golden West – Baltimore, MD
July 18 @ Strange Matter – Richmond, VA
July 20 @ Casbah – Durham, NC
July 21 @ Asheville Music Hall – Asheville, NC
July 22 @ Masquerade – Atlanta, GA
July 23 @ Caledonia – Athens, GA
July 24 @ Bottletree Cafe – Birmingham, AL
July 25 @ Siberia – New Orleans, LA
July 26 @ Fitzgerald’s – Houston, TX
July 28 @ 29th Street Ballroom – Austin, TX
Aug 1 @ Marquis Theatre – Denver, CO
Aug 2 @ Launchpad – Albuquerque, NM
Aug 3 @ Yucca Tap Room – Tempe, AZ
Aug 4 @ The Satellite – Los Angeles, CA
Aug 5 @ Cafe Du Nord – San Francisco, CA

FOR MORE INFO ON DEEP BLUES FESTIVAL 2012:

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Deep-Blues-Festival/48314447004

TO PURCHASE DEEP BLUES FESTIVAL TICKETS EMAIL:

bayportbbq@comcast.net

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