For those of you out there looking for something a bit different than the rock-heavy festivals this summer, look no further than the hip-hop-centric Rock The Bells series. Now in its ninth year, the traveling tour is currently scheduled to hit three cities – with multi-night stands at the NOS Events Center in San Bernadino, Calif. (8/18 - 19), the Shoreline Amphitheater in Mountain View, Calif. (8/25 - 26) and the PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel, New Jersey (9/1 -2). This year's fest will hosted by RZA and will feature a diverse selection of old [...]
Check out the accompanying LMB NOLA & Friends Year In Review post here It's always interesting to hear what artists have to say when recalling past concert experiences and in particular, which ones stick out in their mind as "memorable". After an evening up on-stage, musicians take home an entirely different recollection of their live [...]
This little corner of the Internet would not be possible without the help, hard work and support of the folks below. We've got an eclectic confederation of folks keeping the wheels turning at LMB NOLA and we hope you enjoy reading our memories from the year in music. Continue on below as we recount our [...]
Last Saturday night I was one of the better jazz shows I've ever seen in my life, and last night I returned to that same club to play a show opening for One Way Station with my band NVO. How those two things are related is something I've been meaning to write about for a while now, and I'll get to that later....but it's fair to note that I'm biased in a way after having an experience of seeing amazing musicians on stage and then being able to play that same stage later that week. Call me a [...]
Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey is bringing their latest record, The Race Riot Suite , on the road and they've been playing a slew of dates already ahead of tonight's return to the stage up north in Arcata, CA. From what I saw of this band at this year's High Sierra Music Festival, I will not be missing their show this Saturday night at Boom Boom Room (even if it's after a long amazing day of free music in Golden Gate Park for Hardly Strictly Bluegrass). Read on for the remaining dates on the tour... [...]
The second edition of FreeTulsa will take place this Friday and Saturday. Admission is FREE ! Get passes here . After the jump, get a handy hour-by-hour FreeTulsa show schedule. (more...)
We keep our eyes peeled for new tour dates announcements each week and compile them on Tuesdays for this handy column… On September 13, quirky funk-rock act Primus will release Green Naugahyde , their first album of new material since 1999 via ATO Records and Prawn Songs. Featuring the band's 1988 lineup of Les Claypool (bass/vocals), Larry LaLonde (guitar) and Jay Lane (drums), the album was produced and engineered by Claypool himself at his Rancho Relaxo studio. This fall the band will head out for a month-long tour [...]
Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey to release Race Riot Suite Available August 30 on Vinyl, CD and MP3 from Kinnara Records/Royal Potato Family Featuring Brian Haas (piano), Chris Combs (lap steel guitar), Jeff Harshbarger (upright bass), Josh Raymer (drums) plus special guests Steven Bernstein (trumpet, slide trumpet), Peter Apfelbaum (tenor & baritone saxophone), Jeff Coffin (tenor saxophone), Mark Southerland (tenor saxophone), Matt Leland (trombone) Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey will release [...]
Photo: Jeremy Charles The Oklahoma Gazette came out with their annual Soundcheck issue yesterday and announced this year's Woody Award winners too: Best in Rock - The Non Best in Pop - Brianna Gaither Best in Folk - Samantha Crain Best in Metal - Rainbows Are Free (pictured) Best in Jazz - [...]
In the Greek epic poem The Odyssey, it took the hero ten years to get home after the Trojan War. For Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey, it's been nearly that long since their last performance in St. Louis.... Continue reading "Interview: Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey Keyboardist Brian Haas on the Band's St. Louis Show Tonight" >
Wall of Sound opens tonight (6pm - 9pm) at Shades of Brown Coffee & Art, 3302 S. Peoria Avenue, in Tulsa. The exhibit features photographs by Jeremy Charles . "I care deeply about Tulsa's music scene, and soon after I picked up the camera I realized - this was how I could make a contribution. By continuing the tradition of local music photography legends Basil Childers and Kelly Kerr I could help Oklahoma musicians by giving them a visual identity. Growing up, I realized how important photography is to fans. Band [...]
Nominees for the second annual Urban Tulsa Weekly 's Absolute Best of Tulsa Music Awards have been announced. Chuk Cooley and the Demon Hammers and Restless Ribbon lead the pack with five nominations apiece. Stars Go Dim , Eric & the Adams , Fiawna Forte , Apagee and Josef Glaude & James Ruggles [...]
Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey releases their 20th album, Stay Gold , today on Kinnara Records . Purchase: Amazon Tracklisting after the jump. (more...)
Tankboy and the snarky headline writers over at the Chicagoist revealed the lineup to Chicago's Wicker Park Fest , which is set for Saturday, July 31, and Sunday, August 1, on Milwaukee Avenue between North Ave. and Wood St. The annual Wicker Park/Bucktown music fest boasts a solid lineup this year including everyone's favorite local hard rockin' duo Local H , Chicago neo-soul revivalists JC Brooks and the Uptown Sound , Canadian experimental rockers Holy Fuck , recently reunited Chicago emo-originators Cap'n Jazz, Canadian indie buzz band Plants and Animals [...]
Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey have announced Winter 2010 tour plans. The band will head out for a 12-date West Coast run in February marking the hard touring quartet's first shows since selling out The Eclipse on New Year's Eve in their hometown of Tulsa. In March, JFJO makes a return trip to Europe for ten dates spanning eight countries, including their second appearance at the prestigious Turku Jazz Festival in Finland. Buy Music: [...]
Over the next couple of weeks, we will be counting down the Top 100 Oklahoma Albums of the 2000s . Every weekday, we will unveil another ten Oklahoma albums that helped shape the way Oklahoma music is heard by the outside world. We asked three dozen musicians, fans and journalists for their opinions on the top albums of the past decade. With their guidance and our own opinions, we compiled what we hope is a decent and fair list. Hopefully, there's a good bit of reflection, discovery and enjoyment when listening to these albums [...]
Brandon Jenkins releases his latest album, Brothers of the Dirt , today. You can purchase the album at LoneStarMusic.com . The album features guest appearances by Stoney LaRue, Jason Boland, Cody Canada, Mike McClure, John Cooper, Randy Rogers, Brian Haas, Steve Pryor, Brady Black, Travis Fite, Ron Morgan, Pat Savage and Brad Absher. "...a nice, layered collection of mature country-rock "red dirt" songs." - Buddy Magazine Tracklisting and song-by-song commentary after the jump. (more...)
Tulsa experimental outfit Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey (JFJO)) are on tour plugging their One Day In Brooklyn EP. Lapsteel country meets jazz. 10/10 Tritone, Philadelphia, PA 10/13 Mill Hill Saloon, Trenton, NJ 10/15 Red Square, Albany, NY 10/17 The Lizard Lounge, Boston, MA 10/21 Iowa City Yacht Club, Iowa City, IA 10/22 The Encore, Stevens Point, WI 10/23 Cranky Pat's, Neenah, WI 10/24 Kinetic Playground, Chicago, IL [...]
From their new, outstanding album – One Day In Brooklyn. A stupendous rework of John's song about his mother. Listen: Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey ∞ Julia More: Instrumentals Use some of you 50 FREE Downloads from eMusic to get more instrumentals.
Urban Tulsa Weekly 's current issue features Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey on its cover. The cover photo was taken by Tulsa photographer Jeremy Charles . The Return of Long-Haired Music JFJO singled-handedly strives to revive the classical genre BY ERIN FORE After a packed show last July at Joe's Pub in New York City, the New York Times was quick to highlight a newfound "earthy vigor," characterizing the latest incarnation [...]
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