We are Austin music, repeats Jonathan Chaka Mahone.
He states those words emphatically in reference to not only his own musical endeavors, but the unappreciated depth of Black talent in the Texas capital. Putting the Black and brown face on music is what they should be doing, he continues. Get out of the way. Stop acting like we re still in the Willie Nelson and Stevie Ray Vaughan days. The symbol of [Austin] music is still a guitar. That day is over!
His passion transcends virtual confines necessitated by the coronavirus pandemic. After 11-plus years of hustling alongside his wife, Ghislaine Qi Dada Jean, the hyperactive social justice advocate earned the right to voice his opinion in unadulterated terms. The two unite as Riders Against the Storm, a hip-hop duo focused on uplifting its community in lieu of promoting dysfunction for album sales.
Article Contributed by CK Communicati… | Published on Saturday, January 16, 2021
Three of New England’s top emerging artists will take the stage for a special episode of the
The Ghost Light Series.
Jay Psaros,
Alice Howe will all perform Friday, January 22, at 7:30 PM on NECN.
Jay Psaros, a longtime resident of the Northeast was born into a family of the self-employed. As a result, his music has ebbed and flowed in and out of “where the work is,” so to speak. Crossing genres as needed and blending styles as desired. At 34 years old, Psaros has worked in a most peculiar musical landscape. His gigs have ranged from bar rooms, to medieval themed dinner theaters, to small clubs, house concerts, weddings, and everything in between. He has hustled as a booking agent, produced for other artists, written music blogs and even taught the occasional lesson. On the cusp of a decade in the music industry, the sweaty bars and medieval costumes have given way to support slo
By: Deborah Speer
ICM PartnersICM Partners continues to make strategic moves to kick off 2021
with the addition of music agents Ron Kaplan, Garry Buck and Alex Buck, who join
the company after runs with Paradigm Talent Agency and Monterey International.
Effective immediately, the announcement was made today by Rob Prinz, ICM Partners’
worldwide head of concerts.
“I have known Ron and Garry as fierce competitors, talented
and professional agents for decades,” Prinz said in a statement to
Pollstar. “We
are thrilled to welcome them and their tremendous clients to the ICM family.”
Among the artists joining them at ICM are Buddy Guy, Corinne
A Latin Soul Party Christmas
We will be the last show to play Christmas music this year!
We will feature holiday selections from Los Lonely Boys, Freddy Fender, Cheech and Chong, The Temptations, The Whispers, Kurtis Blow and much more!
That’s Christmas night, December 25, at 8 pm. Only on KUVO JAZZ!
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Los Lonely Boys
Grammy award winning band Los Lonely Boys is set to release its second studio album, Revelation, on their own Lonely Tone Records imprint via Playing In Traffic. Working with acclaimed producer Don Gehman (R.E.M., Mellenca.
more »mp) and Emmy award winning composer/producer Matthew Gerrard, this is the first time the band has significantly embarked on co-writing. With key placements already secured for new songs Rule The World (ESPN Monday Night Football, The NFL on Fox) and Can t Slow Down (all NASCAR programming), the band is poised to release the first single off the album, Don t Walk Away. Rolling Stone says, The rockers combine their musical roots with bluesy rock, harmonizing on tales of difficult times and romantic interests?packing in some slick guitar work between the storytelling.