BROTHER DEGE HITS THE ROAD FOR WEST COAST SUMMER TOUR!

LOUISIANA BLUESMAN BROTHER DEGE & THE BRETHREN ON TOUR NOW FOR WEST COAST SUMMER DATES!

CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO A NUMBER OF BROTHER DEGE'S SONGS FROM HIS VARIOUS ALBUMS

BROTHER DEGE & THE BRETHREN 2016 U.S. TOUR DATES:
7/6 SANTA CRUZ, CA - APTOS STREET BBQ
7/7 SAN FRANCISCO, CA - DOC'S LAB
7/9 GRANT'S PASS, OR - G STREET BAR & GRILL
7/10 EUGENE, OR - SAM BOND'S GARAGE
7/11 HOOD RIVER, OR - TRILLIUM CAFE
7/12 PORTLAND, OR - DUFF'S GARAGE
7/13 SEATTLE, WA -  HIGH DIVE
7/14 BAINBRIDGE ISLAND, WA, TREEHOUSE CAFE
7/19 DENVER, CO, 3 KINGS
7/22 TULSA, OK, MERCURY LOUNGE

HERE'S WHAT PEOPLE HAVE BEEN SAYING ABOUT BROTHER DEGE:

"Frankly, every track on the Brother Dege CD could have been in the movie [Django Unchained]. It works and has a badass score sound to it. Almost every song could be a theme song. It’s like a greatest hits album. But this song 'Too Old to Die Young'... it’s pretty damn badass. And it’s used in the movie in a pretty damn badass way, I’ve got to say.” - QUENTIN TARANTINO

 “Fans of slide guitar, Southern gothic, or plain old rock & roll attitude need to run, not walk, and check out Brother Dege ASAP. Brother Dege is a case study in how one guy with a steel guitar and minimal accompaniment can out-rock a roomful of electric bombast, given the right songs, the right skills, and the right voice. Brother Dege has‘em all.” – POPMATTERS

 “[Four Stars] In lesser hands all this might easily sound contrived, but instead it’s genuinely powerful and compelling stuff. 'The Girl Who Wept Stones' and 'Dead & Gone' might have been ripped from the Son House songbook, though the seven-minute epic 'House of the Dying Sun' is the real keeper.” – UNCUT

 “Both ancient and modern, like an indie rock cover of something Lomax may have recorded a hundred years ago.” – BLOGCRITICS

 "... an updated perspective of the age-old Delta blues." - OFFBEAT MAGAZINE

 “Brother Dege brings the ghosts of kudzu-covered swamp rats to life in your speakers.  Find the darkest spot in your backyard, light some candles and turn it up.” – THE BIG TAKEOVER

 “... in the slide guitar Delta blues tradition, but with Legg’s own twist.” – CLASSIC ROCK MAGAZINE 

What's Not To Like? - David Gogo's Vicksburg Call

What's Not To Like? - David Gogo's Vicksburg Call

New promo video, pre-order instant download and tour dates

David Gogo Introduces "What's Not To Like?" - view on YouTube here Cordova Bay Records and David Gogo are set to release Gogo's 14th album, Vicksburg Call, on September 4th, 2015. Early reviews are already calling it "THE album of his career." (John The Rock Doctor, Gonzo Online) and "one of Gogo’s strongest to date." (Victoria Times Colonist) Pre-Order now and instantly get downloads of " What's Not To Like?", “Cuts Me To The Bone” and “Our Last Goodbye".  www.davidgogo.com/shop Gogo is also heading out on the road for several tour dates throughout Western Canada and Europe. Dates detailed below.  About Vicksburg Call For over two decades David Gogo has been recording and performing all over the world, bringing his magnetic and accessible groove-fueled blend of blues and rock to audiences of all ages.  The British Columbia based guitarist and vocalist's name has become synonymous with the Canadian blues scene, and with good reason.  Vicksburg Call (September 4) is Gogo’s 14th release and is poised to add even more acclaim to an already impressive inventory.  He’s earned numerous accolades, including five JUNO nominations and multiple Maple Blues Awards.  He has thousands of tour miles under his belt and has played on stage with B.B. King, Johnny Winter, Bo Diddley and Otis Rush as well as opened for ZZ Top, Buddy Guy, Charles Bradley and many others. Undoubtedly a rockin’ blues album, Vicksburg Call was recorded in a studio with a live, intimate atmosphere, which yielded an overall grittier sound with lots of feeling.  "I wanted this album to have more of a “band” feel to it, rather than just going into the studio and basically dictating the parts to the musicians", says Gogo.  "I also wanted as many songs as possible to have a very live feel and be easily transferrable to the stage." With the help of his backing band consisting of Bill Hicks on drums and Jay Stevens on bass, each of the tracks on Vicksburg Call are replete with the grooves, emotion and soulful delivery that David Gogo is known for. From the opening rocker “Cuts Me To The Bone”, the  bluesy “Fooling Myself”, featuring Kim Simmonds and the haunting “There’s A Hole”  with a guest appearance from Shawn Hall of The Harpoonist & The Axe Murderer.  Vicksburg Call also highlights Gogo’s aptitude for selecting cover songs that one would not expect to hear on a blues album including Neil Young’s “The Loner”, Stephen Stills’ “Jet Set (Sigh)”, and Annie Lennox’s “Why”. “In the time that has passed since the last album, there has been a lot of loss in my life with the passing of friends and colleagues in the world of music. There were many sad days, but also tears of joy when I think back at fond memories from my time on the road”, Gogo recalls. “Relationships can also have their ups and downs as the years pass by, and many of my new songs deal with this. I tried to write from many viewpoints of love and loss, reconciliation, regret, acceptance and hope for new horizons.” Gogo’s passion for blues and his extraordinary, virtuosic guitar talents are laid bare alongside his emotions on this album - a combination that grabs you from the opening bars and keeps you hooked through all 10 tracks. davidgogo.com  /DavidGogoBlues  @DavidGogoBlues                              Photo by Scott Doubt Track Listing 1. Cuts Me To The Bone (3:19) 2. Fooling Myself (4:12) 3. The Loner (3:55) 4. There’s A Hole (3:26) 5. Jet Set (Sigh) (4:16) 6. What’s Not To Like? (3:01) 7. Our Last Goodbye (6:21) 8. Vicksburg Call (5:06) 9. Coulda Shoulda Woulda (2:37) 10. Why (5:29) Upcoming Tour Dates: August 29 - Woofstock Music Festival, Prince George BC August 30 - PNE Mosaic Concert Series, Vancouver BC September 5 - Fascinating Rhythm, Nanaimo BC *in-store appearance September 11 - Waverly Hotel, Cumberland BC September 19 - The Bassment, Kamloops BC *solo September 25 - Ghost Town Blues - Maple Creek SK *solo October 1 - Ironwood Stage And Grill, Calgary AB October 2 - Vangeli's - Saskatoon, SK  October 3 - B Street Bar, Edmonton AB October 4 - Fratter’s Speakeasy, Red Deer AB October 10 - Tally Ho Sports Bar, Victoria BC October 16 - Canal Bank Shuffle, Thorold ON October 30 - Duncan Showroom, Duncan BC November 28 - De Flint, Amersfoort Netherlands December 4 - Theater De Molenburg, Delfzijl Netherlands December 5 - L’Esprit, Rotterdam Netherlands

Erja Lyytinen tour news story/ new live video

Erja Lyytinen is to release a new live album Live In London, via Tuohi Records on June 8^th. Dovetailing the release of the new album, Erja will embark on a 12-date UK tour this October along with a string of UK festival appearances.

2015 UK TOUR DATES

LINTON FESTIVAL                                                             FRIDAY JUNE 19

DURHAM BLUES FESTIVAL                                           SATURDAY JUNE 20

CLEETHORPES BLUES FESTIVAL                                  SUNDAY JUNE 21

DARLINGTON, DARLINGTON BLUES CLUB             FRIDAY OCTOBER 2

SHEFFIELD, THE GREYSTONES                                    SATURDAY OCTOBER 3

BARNES, BULL'S HEAD                                                   MONDAY OCTOBER 5

WOLVERHAMPTON, ROBIN 2                                     WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 7

EDINBURGH, VOODOO ROOMS                                THURSDAY OCTOBER 8

KEIGHLEY, KEIGHLEY BLUES CLUB                            FRIDAY OCTOBER 9

OXFORD, HAVEN MUSIC CLUB                                   MONDAY OCTOBER 12

EVESHAM, IRON DOOR                                                 WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 14

CHISLEHURST, BEAVERWOOD CLUB                        THURSDAY OCTOBER 15

SUTTON, BOOM BOOM CLUB                                     FRIDAY OCTOBER 16

CHESTER, CHESTER BLUES FESTIVAL                        SATURDAY OCTOBER 17

FROME, FROME BLUES FESTIVAL                              SUNDAY OCTOBER 18

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Gutsy Soulful Blues-Rocker Dana Fuchs Heads Home For US Tour Dates

Gutsy Soulful Blues-Rocker Dana Fuchs Heads Home

From Europe to Conquer The U.S.!

Dana answers her Fans’ Pleas!

“To look at, Fuchs is willowy flower-fairy with a head of Titian curls…Her voice, though is juke-joint dirty and illicit, evoking Joplin, Jagger, and a fag butt bobbing in a glass of bourbon.”

- Classic Rock UK

Atlanta, GA – Ruf Records recording artist Dana Fuchs has become a powerhouse vocal sensation in Europe with her Robert Plant meets Janis Joplin vocals, along with a Mick Jagger stage-like swagger, her songs and lyrics come straight from the depths of her tortured yet joyous soul to her audiences. Fuchs is now set to conquer the U.S, as she continues her World Tour in support of her latest release Songs From The Road with a string of key US dates in 2015. 

You have to see Dana live to believe it and she has just delivered her fierce live show to her fans’ living rooms with her new live CD/DVD combo, captured at Highline Ballroom in New York City on March 14^th 2014 in front of a sold-out, hometown crowd. The reviews have been stellar.

“It’s the voice that grabs you first. That big, whiskey-flavored tonsil showdown that can kick your butt one minute and soothe your ills the next. Once she has caught your attention, Dana Fuchs will proceed to give you a piece of her heart with her arsenal of songs that were built from feelings, experiences, some good times, some bad times and a lot of soul searching in a world that can be loving and cruel. Fuchs definitely knows her way around a totem pole of emotions.” - Glide Magazine

(To view the trailer of SFTR please

click on the CD art above)

Songs From The Road is jam-packed with material spanning the years since Dana left her home in Florida at age 19 to pursue her music career full time and pay her dues in NYC. Dana took NYC’s gritty blues scene by storm garnering attention that led to her first big break under the bright lights of Broadway playing Janis Joplin in the critically acclaimed Love, Janis. Her role got the attention of world-renowned film and stage director Julie Taymor, who cast Dana to star as Sadie (a part written specifically for Dana by the director) in the 2007 Academy Award nominated Sony Pictures Beatles musical, Across The Universe.

In 2009, Dana Fuchs cemented herself as a world-class singer & songwriter with the release of her second critically acclaimed studio album Love To Beg on Ruf Records described by Relix Magazine as a “must buy.”   Proving she had staying power, her third studio album Bliss Avenue (Ruf Records 2011) was hailed by critics with Classic Rock Magazine UK describing her “ash tray battle cry” as getting its “best canvas to date.”

Dana’s life story is not one for the faint of heart. Arriving in NYC alone and broke, clawing her way out of poverty, addiction, the seedy life of strip joints and enduring the tragic suicide of her sister, gave Dana the will to purge her soul through music and invite her audiences to share and bare their souls with her. Dana says, “Each show is about my connection to the audience. They are half of the show and a huge part of the whole experience.  We all share the same desire for joy and we have lived our own pain. My goal at every show is to make sure we connect and celebrate life in all its beautiful, painful glory.”

Now Dana takes Songs From The Road on tour in the U.S.A. where audiences will get a supercharged two hour show as Fuchs exhibits “blisteringly raw vocals” and “gut-wrenching honesty” to forge a true “emotional connection” with them according to Blues & Soul Magazine UK.

Dana is booked by Intrepid Artists out of Charlotte, NC and her radio is handled by Mike DeUrso with Ruf Records at the following email:  tunefulguy@hotmail.com

Publicist: Jill Kettles – Miss Jill PR – T- 404-213-8542 and Email: jill@missjillpr.com

To download a hi-res photo of Dana: Dana Fuchs color photo

DANA FUCHS INTINERARY 2015

1/16                      Narrows Center For The Arts                          Fall River, MA 

1/17                      Sellersville Theater 1894                  Sellersville, PA 

1/18                      Brooklyn Bowl                                                  Brooklyn, NY

2/6                        Gypsy Sally’s                                                     Washington, DC 

2/7                        Lancaster Roots and Blues Festival Lancaster, PA 

3/13                      3rd Annual Blues Summit                Plymouth, NH

3/14                      Sugarloaf Mountain Resort                            Carabassett Valley, ME

3/17      Jazz Alley                                                           Seattle, WA   

3/18                      Jazz Alley                                                           Seattle, WA     

3/19                      Jimmy Maks                                                     Portland, OR

3/21                      Jazzbones                                                          Tacoma, WA     

3/22                      The Seasons                                                      Yakima, WA

3/27                      Redwood Coast Music Festival                      Eureka, CA USA 

3/28                      Biscuits and Blues                                            San Francisco, CA

3/29                      Sainte Rocke                                                     Hermosa Beach, CA 

4/02                      Ram’s Head                                                       Annapolis, MD

4/04                      Funk n’ Waffles