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Wednesday, July 20, 2016
Out to Lunch Announce Uptown 6 Tour
New York, NY - ElectroSoul Outfit Out to Lunch hits the streets, highways and byways for their 2016 "Uptown 6 Tour". The band came together on streets of
New York. Busking on a subway platform one afternoon the
then unknown vocalist Damon C. Scott was discovered by David Levy. That was
back then, in 2007 – a lot has changed.
Scott and Levy have worked together ever since. Writing
songs, playing shows, and recording material, which is premiered in their first
official release, Back Then. Damon C. Scott is now best known for being the voice
behind the track Look Right Through, which took the UK by storm, topping the
charts in 2013. The hook up for this track was made through David, and now
Damon is returning the favor.
The band works under the name, Out to Lunch, and Damon
fronts the band with his distinctively powerful voice and soulful harmonies,
all supported by funky basslines and deep-house grooves. David holds it all
down on electronics, keys and horns and Josiah Woodson adds soulful guitar and
trumpet. The Village Voice has hailed Out to Lunch as “ambitious and funky,”
while Billboard Magazine calls them “a distinctive brand of funk…expanding the
range of the listener’s experience.”
Watch the new video "Back Then" and find out for yourself at the following Upcoming Uptown 6 Tour Dates listed below. Dancing shoes recommended!
Out to Lunch - "Uptown 6" Summer Tour 2016
August 20, 2016REDWOOD CURTAIN BREWING CO. – ARCATA, CA View Events →
August 21, 2016AXE AND FIDDLE – COTTAGE GROVE, OR View Events →
August 22, 2016ANALOG CAFE AND THEATER – PORTLAND, OR View Events →
August 23, 2016MASTER CLASS AT THE JAZZ STATION – EUGENE, OR View Events →
August 24, 2016THE JAZZ STATION – EUGENE, OR View Events →
August 25, 2016THE BLACK DOG – SNOQUALMIE, WA View Events →
August 27, 2016ZEBRA COCKTAIL LOUNGE – BOZEMAN, MT View Events →
September 1, 2016LOST LAKE – DENVER, CO View Events →
September 2, 2016DOWNTOWN ARTERY – FORT COLLINS, CO View Events →
September 5, 2016KIRBY’S BEER STORE – WICHITA, KA View Events →
September 6, 2016THE DISASTER ROOM – KANSAS CITY, MO View Events →
September 8, 2016ELBO ROOM – CHICAGO, IL View Events →
September 16, 2016KINGS ROOK CLUB – ERIE, PA View Events →
September 17, 2016PIANOS – NEW YORK, NY View Events →
September 18, 2016RADIO BEAN – BURLINGTON, VT View Events →
Thursday, June 16, 2016
Tinsley Ellis Interviews with Blues Rock Review
Blues Rock Review - June 15, 2016
When you think of bluesmen Tinsley Ellis immediately comes to mind. He’s as prolific as they come in the genre. Ellis has been performing for over 40 years and is in the midst of touring his brand new album, Red Clay Soul. Blues Rock Review caught up with Ellis to discuss the new album and more.
What inspired you to make a soul album?
I listen to a lot of music by folks like Al Green, Sam and Dave, Howard Tate, and other Soul artists. It was my concept on Red Clay Soul to infuse Blues guitar playing over those type of songs. BB, Albert and Freddie King style guitar playing fits all styles of music, especially Soul music. Stevie Ray Vaughan proved that on David Bowie’s “Let’s Dance” album over 30 years ago.
You’ve continued to be very prolific releasing albums. How do you continue to find inspiration?
I have a home studio in my basement, so if I have a song idea while I’m off the road, I can go down there and lay it down. If I have a song idea while I’m traveling, I just sing and play it into the record function on my cell phone. These past few years, I’ve been writing more and more, which is good.
Kevin McKendree is someone you’ve collaborated with a lot in the past and he co-produced Red Clay Soul. What was it like working with him on the album?
Kevin has played on every studio album that I’ve done since 1997’s Fire It Up album, which was produced by the great Tom Dowd. His keyboard playing fits me like a glove. We have recorded the the past four albums in his home studio in Franklin, Tennessee. He also engineers and mixes the albums. On Red Clay Soul we recorded live in the studio for the first time in years. I love the results of recording live. There are very few overdubs on Red Clay Soul. What we played is what you get.
Once again, this album has been released on your own label, Heartfixer. What’s been the most challenging aspect of releasing albums on your own label and what’s been the most rewarding aspect?
Having a record company is extremely time consuming. Just yesterday I made several trip to the post office, did a few interviews and put out business fires all day. It’s cut into my time as a songwriter, which is what I really want to be doing now. But the rewards are that I can make the type of albums I want to make and put them out as often as I want to. I love the artistic freedom that having my own record label affords.
Over your career you’ve accomplished a lot. What are some goals or things you’d still like to accomplish in your career?
I’ve played all over the world but never in Asia. I hope to do that soon. Also it would be nice to have more artists cover my songs. I got a taste of that when Jonny Lang covered “A Quitter Never Wins” on his major label debut in 1997. That song has sold close to 2 million copies at this point.
You’re in the midst of another tour. Do you have a preference in terms of venues that you prefer whether that be theaters, clubs, festivals, etc.?
The best tours are ones that include a variety of types of venues. In the Blues world, we find ourselves at a festival one night, at a Blues or Jazz club the next night, and a theater the next. The good thing is that the Blues works great in all these type venues. We even played a Blues festival once at a “clothing optional resort” (a.k.a. nudist colony). When the sun went down, it got chilly and we sold every t-shirt we brought!
Interview by Pete Francis
When you think of bluesmen Tinsley Ellis immediately comes to mind. He’s as prolific as they come in the genre. Ellis has been performing for over 40 years and is in the midst of touring his brand new album, Red Clay Soul. Blues Rock Review caught up with Ellis to discuss the new album and more.What inspired you to make a soul album?
I listen to a lot of music by folks like Al Green, Sam and Dave, Howard Tate, and other Soul artists. It was my concept on Red Clay Soul to infuse Blues guitar playing over those type of songs. BB, Albert and Freddie King style guitar playing fits all styles of music, especially Soul music. Stevie Ray Vaughan proved that on David Bowie’s “Let’s Dance” album over 30 years ago.
You’ve continued to be very prolific releasing albums. How do you continue to find inspiration?
I have a home studio in my basement, so if I have a song idea while I’m off the road, I can go down there and lay it down. If I have a song idea while I’m traveling, I just sing and play it into the record function on my cell phone. These past few years, I’ve been writing more and more, which is good.
Kevin McKendree is someone you’ve collaborated with a lot in the past and he co-produced Red Clay Soul. What was it like working with him on the album?
Kevin has played on every studio album that I’ve done since 1997’s Fire It Up album, which was produced by the great Tom Dowd. His keyboard playing fits me like a glove. We have recorded the the past four albums in his home studio in Franklin, Tennessee. He also engineers and mixes the albums. On Red Clay Soul we recorded live in the studio for the first time in years. I love the results of recording live. There are very few overdubs on Red Clay Soul. What we played is what you get.
Once again, this album has been released on your own label, Heartfixer. What’s been the most challenging aspect of releasing albums on your own label and what’s been the most rewarding aspect?
Having a record company is extremely time consuming. Just yesterday I made several trip to the post office, did a few interviews and put out business fires all day. It’s cut into my time as a songwriter, which is what I really want to be doing now. But the rewards are that I can make the type of albums I want to make and put them out as often as I want to. I love the artistic freedom that having my own record label affords.
Over your career you’ve accomplished a lot. What are some goals or things you’d still like to accomplish in your career?
I’ve played all over the world but never in Asia. I hope to do that soon. Also it would be nice to have more artists cover my songs. I got a taste of that when Jonny Lang covered “A Quitter Never Wins” on his major label debut in 1997. That song has sold close to 2 million copies at this point.
You’re in the midst of another tour. Do you have a preference in terms of venues that you prefer whether that be theaters, clubs, festivals, etc.?
The best tours are ones that include a variety of types of venues. In the Blues world, we find ourselves at a festival one night, at a Blues or Jazz club the next night, and a theater the next. The good thing is that the Blues works great in all these type venues. We even played a Blues festival once at a “clothing optional resort” (a.k.a. nudist colony). When the sun went down, it got chilly and we sold every t-shirt we brought!
Interview by Pete Francis
Thursday, February 25, 2016
Philippe Saisse Trio Charts Out Of The Box!
The single recently kicked off its first week at Smooth Jazz radio with a #1 Most Added and #40 Debut at SmoothJazz.com.and a Billboard Smooth Jazz Chart #27 Debut. Keep your ears peeled for more from The Philippe Saisse Trio in the very near future.
Tuesday, December 8, 2015
Digital Music Marketing and The Last Conspirators Partner for Exclusive Digital Marketing Agreement
In collaboration with the upcoming release of their new album, "Hold That Thought Forever", The Last Conspirators have partnered with with digital music industry leader Digital Music Marketing in an exclusive digital marketing agreement.
Last Conspirators spokesperson, Tim Livingston says: ‘Not only is Mick Wainman of DMM a long-time friend of mine, he has been on the cutting edge of the digital distribution movement since it’s inception and continues to stay on top of the latest innovations and platforms in the medium. Understanding how important digital content is in this day and age we wanted to make sure that our material is given the personal attention, exposure and marketing support that Mick and his team at DMM provide to artists. The band is really looking forward to working with them and taking our digital distribution to the next level.”
Mick Wainman, President of DMM, adds; I’ve been a huge Last Conspirators fan since hearing Warparty” back in 2007. Tim (Livingston) and I go back even further than that, so I’m very excited that we’re finally getting the opportunity to work together! The new record is the bands biggest and best yet and we’re just chomping at the bit to release it to the world.
Hold That Thought Forever is the 4th album for the Last Conspirators. With this album the songwriting alliance of Tim Livingston and Nick Bisanz have crafted a lyrical and sonic soundscape that is reminiscent of the timeless rock albums of the 60s, 70s, and early 80s yet serving it all up with an undeniably modern edge.
Launched by music industry marketing and promotions veteran Mick Wainman in 2003, Digital Music Marketing is a major force in online and mobile music marketing, internet promotion and digital distribution systems for a wide variety of artists, labels and recordings in the independent music community.
For more information on The Last Conspirators:
Email: info@lastconspirators.com
Website: http://www.lastconspirators.com/
Email: info@lastconspirators.com
Website: http://www.lastconspirators.com/
For more information on Digital Music Marketing:
Email: info@digitalmusicmarketing.com |
Website: http://www.digitalmusicmarketing.com
Website: http://www.digitalmusicmarketing.com
Thursday, October 15, 2015
"Agua", New Music Video from Philippe Saisse
Watch "Agua", this extraordinary new video performance from Philippe Saisse who creates all sounds using just his hands on…
Thursday, October 1, 2015
New Dulcie Taylor Album “Wind Over Stone”, Out Now!
Dulcie Taylor and Friends Soar Like Wind Over Stone on New CD, out now on Mesa/Bluemoon Recordings
ATASCADERO, CA – Mesa/Bluemoon Recordings proudly announces a September 25 release date for Wind Over Stone, the new CD from Central California Coast-based singer/songwriter Dulcie Taylor and Friends. Produced by George Nauful and Tyson Leonard, and mixed by Keith Olsen (legendary producer/engineer for Fleetwood Mac, Ozzie Osbourne, Pat Benatar, Rick Springfield, Carlos Santana, etc.),Wind Over Stone was recorded at Colorado Studios in Atascadero, California.
Dulcie Taylor will celebrate the new album with several CD release shows, including September 13 in Arroyo Grande, Cal., as part of their “Concerts in the Park” series from 2:00 – 5:00 PM. Taylor will not only headline that show, but will also emcee the entire event concert lineup. Other key dates include a concert at Boo Boo Records in San Luis Obispo on September 26, at 5:00 PM; October 10 at the Jade Festival in Big Sur; and October 28 at the Wine & Song Concert Series in South Pasadena.
Dulcie Taylor (lead vocals, acoustic guitar, dulcimer, percussion) is joined throughout the new album by many of the same “friends” who backed her critically-acclaimed last effort,Only Worn One Time released in 2014. They include George Nauful (guitar, keyboards, backing vocals and lead vocal on “Amy” and “I Wanna Ride”); Tony Recupido acoustic guitar, backing vocals and lead vocal on “Reasons Why” and “Joyful News”); Tim Pierce and Nina Gerber (guitars); Tyson Leonard (mandolin and violin); Aaron Porter (keyboards and accordion); Bob Gross and Randy Tico (bass); and Tom Lackner, Tracy Morgan and Scott Breadman (drums, percussion).
Together, Dulcie Taylor and Friends weave a magical spell throughout the 14 tracks onWind Over Stone,whether on the 13 originals (most either written or co-written by Taylor) or the lone standout cover song, a gorgeous reading of the Supremes/Motown classic, “My World Is Empty Without You.”
The tone of the new disc is set by the album’s lead-off track, “Not Here, Not Today,” inspired by some of her American heroes. “I’ve always thought about what motivated the American people who revolted against English rule,” Taylor says. “These people came to America because they wanted new ways of living. Thinking about people still holding to their beliefs when their feet were freezing and they didn’t have any shoes, makes me realize this country was founded by people who wanted freedom, period.
“And Rosa Parks – my goodness. This soft-spoken woman of conviction who, in 1955, refused a bus driver’s order to give up her seat in the “colored section” to a white passenger. When the driver told her he would have her arrested, she quietly said, ‘You may do so.’ No profanity, just quiet, steely conviction. Freedom, period.
“Lastly, Flight 93 – this is what gave me the idea for the whole song. Thinking about those people who, through their cell phones, knew that the Twin Towers and the Pentagon had been hit, and by the direction they were going, figured their plane was probably headed for the White House. They knew the risk they were taking but they decided that if the plane was going down, it was going down where they wanted it to. Freedom, period.”
Other songs on Wind Over Stone touch on a wide variety of topics, including love and romance in all their incarnations.
In “Cherokee,” Taylor discourses on the physical changes this country has gone through over the years. “America is still a beautiful country, but some parts are changed forever. I’ve often thought about how beautiful it must have been before the waves of immigration. Deer on Manhattan Island, running free? And when I look at the portraits of our Native American Indians, I’ve always been so impressed by their faces – the determination, the strength. Two qualities that all people need. I love the conveniences of modern life as much as anybody, but I do know a lot of beauty has been lost arriving at this place. Everything has a price, doesn’t it?”
In the song, “Prayers,” Taylor revisits her upbringing. “I was raised by a church-going single Southern Baptist Mother; she didn’t send us to church, she took us,” she remembers. “We always had Family Bible time before going off to bed, each of us reading something from a “Child’s Story of the Bible.” I was the baby and I remember how happy I was when I could read aloud too, just like my older sisters. I realize now what a wonderful way it was to send a child off to bed, with the voices of my sisters and my mother in my head. Then, I would say my prayers with her. My mother stressed the love and forgiveness side of things, something I will always be grateful for.”
Poetry has been a main inspiration throughout Taylor’s songwriting, and in “I Take it Back,” she references one of the best. “Sometimes in the heat of the moment, a person can say things they REALLY shouldn’t say, and too much as well,” Taylor offers. “This is a song about a woman who’s let her mouth get away from her. As Carl Sandburg so beautifully said –
‘Look out how you use proud words.
When you let proud words go, it is not easy to call them back.
They wear long boots, hard boots; they walk off proud; they can’t hear you calling–
Look out how you use proud words.’”
‘Look out how you use proud words.
When you let proud words go, it is not easy to call them back.
They wear long boots, hard boots; they walk off proud; they can’t hear you calling–
Look out how you use proud words.’”
The album’s closing song, “Love Like Yours and Mine,” carries a universal message. “This song was inspired by the belief that one’s home needs to be a place of love and acceptance,” Taylor states. “And if a person lives long enough to be old and dream back through the years, you want to have had a true love to remember and be grateful for.”
To download a hi-res color photo of Dulcie Taylor (photo credit: Trevor Lawrence), click here:http://www.markpuccimedia.com/DULCIE-TAYLOR.jpg
For information, visit www.dulcietaylor.com and www.mesabluemoon.com. Dulcie’s Facebook page is located athttps://www.facebook.com/dulcietaylor.
Previous Quotes on Dulcie Taylor’s Music
“It’s already been a good year for singer-songwriter Dulcie Taylor, seeing as how she’s won her second consecutive New Times Music Award as Best Songwriter 2014. How appropriate, given the finely etched songs on her fifth album, Only Worn One Time, replete with reflections on mortality, heartbreak, self-reliance, self-doubt, commitment and similar weighty topics relevant to the real world on a daily basis … she seems poised to take a whole different kind of journey next time around. It’ll be worth waiting for, guaranteed.” – Deep Roots Magazine
“Dulcie Taylor writes from the heart. Filled with provocative imagery, universal sentiment and hopeful (yet oftentimes sad) story-songs, her folksy Americana comes to the fore with the help of some master instrumentalists.” – Aquarian Weekly
“Taylor has a sharp eye for details that helps to elevate her songs above the norm.” – Icon Magazine
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