The Bamboos.
Hard Up marks the band s tenth studio album which was recorded over a week just prior to the pandemic.
Founded and lead by guitarist, producer and songwriter
Lance Ferguson, The Bamboos have been playing together for over 20 years. Over this time, the band have refined their craft to a fine point and this is reflected in the incredible musicality found on
Hard Up.
The title track is a stripped down, serious piece of funk that taps into the widespread sense of unease of the times.
“They keep adding zeroes / Me, I only got one single nought”
sings
Watch the clip for Hard Up now:
One of the most successful reggae groups of the 21st century,
Rebelution, have announced the release of their anticipated seventh studio album, In The Moment, out June 18 as a joint venture between the band’s 87 Music label and NYC-based Easy Star Records. PRESS HERE to listen to their new single “Old School Feeling” which celebrates the influential reggae music to which Rebelution’s songs have often paid homage. In The Moment is available for pre-order now, and the full track listing can be found below. Late last month, the band released the album’s first single, “Satisfied,” which landed on 61 playlists across DSPs and racked up over 1.5 million streams in the first weeks since its debut.
Preservation Hall presents ‘Round Midnight Preserves livestream concerts
As fans await the return of live music at Preservation Hall, the venerable jazz institution will present ‘Round Midnight Preserves 2021, a free, two-night livestream concert, that will serve as a fundraiser. The Preservation Hall Jazz Band will be joined by Ivan Neville along with Durand Jones and the Indications.
Son of the great soul singer Aaron Neville, Ivan Neville is an accomplished multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and singer. He has played with the likes of the Neville Brothers, The Rolling Stones, Bonnie Raitt and Paula Abdul, as well as leads his own band Dumpstaphunk.
Article Contributed by Preservation Hall | Published on Saturday, April 17, 2021
As we await the joyous return of live music at Preservation Hall, please join us for Round Midnight Preserves – a two-night virtual concert and fundraiser streaming live from 726 St. Peter street, with special guests Durand Jones and Ivan Neville.
Donations made during both nightly streams will support the Preservation Hall Foundation and our efforts to protect, preserve and perpetuate New Orleans music and culture.
Tune in for free on the Relix Twitch channel starting at 9PM CT on Friday, April 30 and Saturday, May 1. You can subscribe to the channel, RSVP on Facebook and watch the stream live through the buttons below.
Secretly Canadian Co-Founder Chris Swanson Looks Back on the Label’s First 25 Years Variety 2 hrs ago
From its modest beginnings on the campus of Indiana University a quarter century ago, Secretly Canadian has grown into one of the most respected independent labels in the world, having released albums by the War On Drugs, Antony and the Johnsons, Major Lazer, Yoko Ono and Jason Molina. The company, which was founded by brothers Chris and Ben Swanson in 1996 and is still based in Bloomington, will celebrate its 25th anniversary this year via an extended campaign of reissues and new releases, all bolstered by a major hometown charity component. (The label’s name, which is certainly counterintuitive for a company based deep in the heartland of the U.S., is a joke stemming from the brothers’ roots in Canada-bordering North Dakota.)