iClips.net has begun posting videos from Jam Cruise 8 for your viewing/listening pleasure. So far, they've got sets from Galactic, Lotus, Maceo Parker, and Fantastic 4 (feat. Robert Walter, Adam Deitch, Eric Krasno & Cheme Gastelum). Related posts: Jam Cruise 8 Lineup Announced Jam Cruise 7 | Lineup Announced Jam Cruise 2010 Schedule Announced

Will It Go Round In Circles first appeared on the 1972 Billy Preston album Music Is My Life . The track would then be issued as a single the following year and eventually hit #1 on the Billboard Top Singles chart. The Contestants: Band From TV : Band From TV makes their second Cover Wars appearance this week, they previously were featured in the You Can't Always Get What You Want edition back in July. As we mentioned then, this is [...]
Anti Records is excited to announce the upcoming release of Mo Beauty from celebrated singer/songwriter Alec Ounsworth . The Philadelphia native, who earned acclaim with his band Clap Your Hands Say Yeah , recently recorded his debut solo record in the music-steeped metropolis of New Orleans at the famed Piety St. recording studio. For Mo Beauty , Ounsworth was backed by George Porter Jr. on bass, Stanton Moore on drums, Robert Walter on keys, and [...]
Robert Walter Trio (Robert Walter - keyboards, James Singleton - upright bass, Johnny Vidacovich - drums) played an exciting set at the 8X10 populated by songs from Super Heavy Organ (2006) and their new album Cure All (2008) as well as a few surprises. Robert schlepped his chopped B3 and Fender Rhodes wired to a Proco Rat 2 and a Maxon analog delay. James Played his upright all night and occasionally a Boomerang for looping effects. This lineup plays much more adventurously with the tunes than [...]

Robert Walter is touring with his trio (Johnny Vidacovich - Drums, James Singleton - Bass) to promote his latest release, Cure All (2008), and will be playing the 10:00 pm show on 10/2 at the 8X10 in Federal Hill. If Robert Walter has slipped under your radar, you've been missing out on one of the most tasteful, funky, Hammond B3 organ players of our day. If you're into The Meters, The Neville Brothers and Led Zeppelin, you owe it to yourself to have a listen. If that's not necessarily up your alley, it's worth going just to [...]

As we sit in painful anticipation of Street Sweeper , Stanton Moore dropped us some waiting-room muzak a couple months ago. Actually it's pretty damn good, even if Emphasis! (on Parenthesis)*— much like his past solo effort—does sound a bit like a Robert Walter record. But the hard-hitting drummer found himself a fitting formula on [...]
I know it's shown its face here before, but what a perfectly apt title to quilt the heartbreaking defeat of the NHL's most fellated team ...and right in front of their own fellated fans, no less. Detroit Cobras - It's Raining Injury to insult: Pharcyde - Ya Mama (Matt Dike Remix) Ah, loss. So fun to celebrate. Nice work, Wings. Not that victory itself can't be just [...]