On April 29th and 30th, The Bowery Electric will be holding a benefit concert to raise funds to benefit the children of Lucinda Gallagher, a super music fan and Jersey resident who tragically took her own life last year as well as The Samaritans of New York. The two-night concert will feature Jesse Malin, HR of Bad Brains, Marah, Tommy Stinson, Alan Vega & others as well as an auction & raffle of items from Fender, Mary Louise Parker, Danny ...

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James Maddock has a few things to sing about as far as relationships go.
Here are 10 of my favorite songs of the year that don't hail from my favorite albums list. Here's to a great 2009 and a Happy New 2010! In no particular order: Frog Holler ∞ Control Freak (I Know, I Know) Jenni Muldaur ∞ Dearest Darlin' Los Straightjackets ∞ Cal-Speed Lewis & Clarke ∞ Petrified Forest Céu ∞ Cangote James Maddock ∞ When The Suns [...]

James Maddock writes pop songs. Not the type you hear on Pop radio though. These are old school pop songs a la Carole King and Gerry Goffin. His new album "Sunrise On Avenue C" is twelve stellar pop songs. (Late Greats fave Leslie Mendelson plays on the album, too!) The song below is one of the best I have heard all year. Listen: James Maddock ∞ When The Suns Out More: Randomness Use some of your 50 FREE DOWNLOADS from [...]

"The sun hasn't set on this boy yet" -- Nils Lofgren There's a million ways to say you're not giving up and James Maddock has found a dozen of them on his decade in the making return, Sunrise on Avenue C . His 1999 debut, Songs From Stamford Hill , under the nom de stage of Wood, was an americana-centric collection of lovelorn pop, highlighted by the Triple A hit "Stay You", which was featured in several TV shows and landed on the first Dawson's [...]

Some of you folks may remember James Maddock, lead singer of the now defunct band Wood, who released Songs From Stamford Hill in 2000. Well, after his deal with Columbia Records fell flat, James retreated yet continued to play and write music. Fans will be delighted to know that James has returned with a new solo album after many years called Sunrise on Avenue C . He's in the same great voice as ten years ago and his songs continue to be [...]
Many XPN listeners may remember James Maddock, lead singer of the now defunct band Wood, whose 2000 release Songs From Stamford Hill was a big big record on XPN when it was released. Fans will be delighted to know that James has returned with a new solo album after many years called Sunrise on Avenue C. He's in the same great voice as ten years ago and his songs continue to be filled with his

January blues got you down? Haven't seen live music for a while? Dying to spend a night in Roxborough? Enjoy the occasional libation with Pat Feeney? If you even answered ANY of those questions, come on out this Wednesday (1/14) to the brand new and comfortably cozy confines of Roxborough's Blinkin Lincoln for a night of free music, free music trivia, free giveaways and beer (alas, not free). It's the debut of Main Street Music Night at The Blinkin Lincoln! The music starts at 9:30 with power pop maestro Frank Brown doing [...]