Photo: Taj Mahal Lee Fields & The Expressions, Bettye LaVette, Taj Mahal and Gov't Mule confirmed for Under The Bridge in July Under The Bridge in Fulham announces a series of gigs in July from a varied selection of some of the finest acts from around the world. Kicking things off on the 4th July is Southern blues-rock outfit Gov't Mule , returning to Under The Bridge following their incendiary, sold-out performance in 2012; on July 17th R&B legend Bettye Lavette [...]
This is happening... ...you should go! Bettye LaVette The Blind Boys of Alabama Friday, May 17 The Town Hall 123 West 43 Street New York, NY 8PM Tickets: $47 - $57
by Fred Pessaro // BBG D'Angelo / Elvis Costello + Princess / Chris Rock & more @ Carnegie Hall Amidst a snowy midtown backdrop, Carnegie Hall generated a little heat when the Michael Dorf-produced Prince Tribute opened last night (3/7). Stacked with performers giving props to the man in purple and paisley, the lineup featured some of the same names from the previous evening's "rehearsal" at City [...]
Starfish and coffee, maple syrup and jam can just cool their jets, according to Prince' s new song "Breakfast Can Wait". The velvet-funk of this new track harkens back more to his Sign 'O' the Times days, rather than his blusier debut album days like "Screwdriver" did. You can purchase a download of this song for the bargain price of $0.88 at Prince's webstore . If you ever have five minutes to spare, I strongly encourage you to check out Grantland's animated re-enactment of Chappelle's Show creator Neal Brennan's encounter with [...]
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photos by PSquared Photography Bettye LaVette at Joe's Pub - 1/12/13 Soul legend Bettye LaVette , whose first single came out 50 years ago, came to NYC for two shows this past weekend, including one at City Winery on Friday (1/11) and another at Joe's Pub on Saturday (1/12). Pictures from the Joe's Pub show are in this post. Included is a shot of the written setlist, though she didn't play everything on it, and added in a cover of [...]
For fans of Beth Orton, Tom Waits or Nick Cave, Anti Records is the sister label of Epitaph Records. Founded in 1999 with an initial focus on punk rock, Anti Records has now moved its focus across the worlds of country, indie, rock, folk, soul, hip-hop, rap and reggae. Managed by Andy Kaulkin, this label makes more sense than the ramblings of a 50 plus year-old man coaxed to the teeth on cannabis. DR. DOG – These Days JASON LYTLE - Dept. Of Disappearance [...]
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Dr. John at BAM in April ( more by David Andrako ) Dr. John and the Lower 911 are playing Town Hall on March 16 with Allen Toussaint . Tickets for that show go on sale at 10 AM. Cult singer Rodriguez is playing Town Hall on on April 10 . Tickets for that show go on sale at 10 AM. [...]
photo: Martina Chavez R&B singer Bettye LaVette is celebrating her 50th anniversary in the music world with an European tour promoting her latest album Thankful N’ Thoughtful and her autobiography A Woman Like Me , co-written with David Ritz. Live dates: 12/05 Paris, France @ The Alhambra 12/07 Bordeaux, France @ Casino de Bordeaux 12/08 Conflans-Saint-Honorine, France @ Theatre Simone Signoret 12/09 Lille, France @ Casino de Lille 12/11 [...]
Bettye LaVette at Highline Ballroom, May 2010 ( more by Jacob Blickenstaff ) Bettye LaVette , who is celebrating her 50th anniversary as a musician, is in the Midwest now and about to play two shows at the new City Winery Chicago , but after a stint across the pond, the soul singer will retire from the road for the year in middle December. The downtime won't last too terribly long though; Bettye LaVette will play a pair of NYC shows in early [...]
Bettye LaVette continues her late-career renaissance with an album of covers. In the last decade, a number of older soul and blues singers have experienced late-career rebirths. The Daptone label has released successful albums from Sharon Jones and Charles Bradley. Betty Wright recorded an album with the Roots. The Truth and Soul label has a belter of their own in Lee Fields. Bettye LaVette is another such singer. She recorded her first tune at age 16; she's now 66. With the exception of Betty Wright, who...
Bettye LaVette - Dirty Old Town (Slow Version)
► Legend is that when Bettye LaVette lived in L.A. in the 1970s, she used to leave tapes for the club owner at Troubadour. Tonight the 66-year-old singer whose career finally blossomed at age 59 headlines the West Hollywood club behind her new album "Thankful N’ Thoughtful." That's her rendition of Bob Dylan's "Everything Is Broken," above. ► AWOLNATION plays to a sold-out Club Nokia, supported by Imagine Dragons and Zeale. The L.A. rockers are giving away a free tour EP here . ► Tomorrow’s World , the duo featuring Jean-Benoit Dunckel [...]
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PHOTO CREDIT: Music Is My King Size Bed My 3 plus year dream of seeing UK pop-soul chanteuse Paloma Faith finally came true earlier this month on September 11th, 2012 at Joe's Pub in New York City...and what a dream it was. I still can't believe it! Paloma's performance, stage presence and costume far exceeded my expectations. Not only that, but she's a charmer. Then again, if you've
Bettye LaVette performed "Everything Is Broken" on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Watch the video and catch Bettye on tour this fall (dates below). Buy Bettye's new album Thankful N' Thoughtful on iTunes , Amazon MP3 , CD TOUR DATES 9/28 New York NY Highline Ballroom 9/29 Philadelphia PA World Cafe Live 10/7 Phoenix AZ MIM-Musical Instrument Museum 10/8 [...]
Our guest earlier today live on the Morning Show, Sera Cahoone tops this week's list of new releases with her third solo effort. The Seattle singer-songwriter - formerly, and sometimes still, drummer - improves upon her last two excellent albums with what our Music Director, Don Yates, calls, "an often-gorgeous set of haunting country-folk with a rootsy, atmospheric sound fleshed out with acoustic guitars and pedal steel along with occasional banjo, violin, keyboards and more on a consistently strong set of poignant, emotionally bare songs pairing her increasingly assured vocals with accompaniment by her ace regular backing band [...]
Bettye LaVette has been busy. The R&B songstress is entering her 50th year in the music industry, and will release her new album, Thankful n’ Thoughtful, on Sept. 25 followed by her autobiography, A Woman Like Me, on Sept. 27. Listen to the stream of Thankful n’ Thoughtful below. Read more »
Bettye Lavette: photo by Michael Ligon Like many of the music festivals that either have the words jazz, blues, or folk in their name, it's pretty much a misnomer these days and the Toronto Jazz Festival isn't any different. Although jazz still remains it's foundation and focus, I can say for a fact that many of the feature acts this year were not jazz, at least by purists standards. On Saturday June 23rd, I had a few different acts on my schedule and I started on a sweltering [...]
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