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What began as a party band of friends in Asheville in 2012 has grown to this wonderful 9-piece band of New Orleans-inspired funk, rock, jazz and jam. The lineup includes singer/saxophonist Debrissa McKinney (Secret Agent 23 Skidoo), keyboardist/producer Lenny Pettinelli, drummer Nik Hope, bassist JP Furnas, guitarist Chris Porter, trumpeter Alex Bradley, trombonist Kyle Snuffer, saxophonist Pauly Juhl, and keyboard/percussionist Sean Donnelly. They’re recording their 3rd album in between shows this year, including a 7/17 gig at the Salvage Station in Asheville with the Secret Agency (speaking of Secret Agent 23 Skidoo), who will be our Studio B guests next week!
The avant-garde jazz funk keyboardist speaks with Goldmine columnist Ray Chelstowski about his interpretation of the legendary John Lennon song and shares some news about what’s next.
Release Day Picks this week highlight new albums by Blackberry Smoke, Dispatch, Moby, DMX, Can, Tea Leaf Green, Lou Barlow, The True Loves, Kendra & the Bunnies, Joe Marcinek, Free Radio, and a David Bowie covers tribute album.
Roanoke-born PUSH.audio continues to get high level placements for its original music. The collectiveâs creative director, Scott âChris Prythmâ Dudley, co-wrote âQueen,â a song featured in an ABC promo spot for its upcoming TV pilot, âQueens.â The show, about a popular girl group reuniting after 20 years, features pop hit-makers Brandy and Eve. See the promo at instagram.com/p/CPCTlo9jVw4 or visit push.audio/2021/05/19/i-am-em-queens-it-up-queens to hear the whole number, which features Los Angeles-based Dudleyâs collaborator, I.Am.Em. PUSH was involved with a new National Geographic podcast as well. âA Reckoning in Tulsaâ details the history of the 1921 race massacre in Tulsa, Oklahoma, which destroyed the vibrant Greenwood neighborhood and left what some believe to be 300 Black Tulsans dead, buried in unmarked graves. The podcast reports an estimate of $600 million in generational wealth lost.
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From Bhakti Fest to the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, Seán Johnson & The Wild Lotus Band captivate people’s hearts with their soulful, imaginative music. The New Orleans-based trio – vocalist/harmonium player/lyricist and band founder Seán Johnson, bassist/guitarist Alvin Young and singer/percussionist Gwendolyn Colman honor, interpret, and express spiritual mantra music from the traditions of yoga and beyond through the depth, authenticity, and sincerity of their own American and ancestral roots
Article Contributed by Shore Fire Media | Published on Sunday, April 25, 2021 Saint Disruption, the spirit-driven artistic duo led by pianist John Medeski and folk healer Jeff Firewalker Schmitt, has teamed up with Asheville-based hip-hop quartet Free Radio to release a split single and reimagined version of Yoko Ono’s “Where Do We Go From Here.” Listen to “Where Do We Go From Here” here: https://youtu.be/osZPO10zDe8 “Where Do We Go From Here” is a timely ballad that recognizes the darkness in the world today, from the contemporary civil rights movement and ongoing police brutality to the COVID-19 pandemic that forced the world indoors. “Where Do We Go From Here” furthers the bands’ mission to shine a hopeful light in the darkest of days as they continue to hold out a hand to help everyone rise up.