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Christmas 2023: Mistletoes

Read More Portland Cello Project Portland Cello Project (PCP) returned to Minneapolis at the Cedar Cultural Center last night, June 29th. This is one of those rare bands that is sponsored by MPR's Classical station, as noted by the Cedar's introduction. ....

Portland Cello Project
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Portland’s Portland Cello Project, or PCP, will be releasing Under the Mistletoe (with Prince alumni Saeeda Wright from New Power Generation) this December 8th. The holiday EP features Wright on vocals and Tyrone Hendrix on drums, as well as modern jazz musician Farnell Newtwon on “Winter Wonderland.”

Laura Gibson and Portland Cello Project (29 June 2013)

PCP will also be heading out on tour to promote the album. We saw the band a few times, the last from June 2013 and we said, “Check out Portland Cello Project on this tour with Laura Gibson. This a-typical show does a good mix of featuring classical and modern pop songs. If you're a Beck fan, these shows should not be missed!”

Portland Cello Project - Under the Mistletoe Tour

12/7 - Spokane, WA @ The District
12/8 - Missoula, MT @ The Wilma
12/9 - Bozeman, MT @ The Elm
12/14 - Astoria, OR @ The Liberty Theatre
12/15 - Moses Lake, WA @ Columbia Basin Allied Arts
12/16 - Corvallis, OR @ The Whiteside Theater
12/17 - Bend, OR @ The Tower Theater
12/20 - Yamika, WA @ The Seasons Performance Hall
12/21 - Kirkland, WA @ The Kirkland Performance Center
12/22 - Beaverton, OR @ Reser Center for the Arts
12/23 - Beaverton, OR @ Reser Center for the Arts

Read More Booker T Booker T Jones, the legendary Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee, GRAMMY Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, and most famous Hammond B3 player in history takes the stage …

Stax Christmas
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Stax Records, Craft Recordings, and Concord, has put together Stax Christmas, a new 12-track collection of holiday classics and originals from soul music’s biggest stars. The collection is available on vinyl, CD, and digital (including hi-res formats).

Gospel and soul music fans will instantly recognize the Stax label. Originally founded in 1957, the Memphis label help launched acts such as Sam & Dave, the Staple Singers, Isaac Hayes, and many others.

The highlight of this Stax Christmas release is for two previously unreleased recording of “Blue Christmas” by Carla Thomas and an alternate mix of Otis Redding’s beloved rendition of “Merry Christmas Baby.”

Track listing:

1. Carla Thomas - Blue Christmas 03:17
2. Otis Redding - Merry Christmas Baby (Alternate Mix) 03:08
3. Rufus Thomas - I'll Be Your Santa Baby 03:32
4. Albert King - Santa Claus Wants Some Lovin' 03:03
5. Booker T. & The M.G.'s - Winter Wonderland (Take 2) 02:08
6. The Staple Singers - Who Took The Merry Out Of Christmas 02:36
7. Isaac Hayes - The Mistletoe And Me 03:58
8. The Rance Allen Group - White Christmas 02:48
9. Cix Bits - Season's Greetings 03:22
10. The Temprees - It's Christmas Time Again (The Christmas Song) 04:15
11. The Emotions - What Do The Lonely Do At Christmas? 03:23
12. Rufus Thomas & Carla Thomas - That Makes Christmas Day 4:41

Read More The Great Kat Extreme Guitar Shred is the new 7-song album from The Great Kat. We’re previously written about her, saying that she’s a violinist who plays classical music in a metal style… often compared to Yngwie Malmsteen. …

The Great Kat
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You’ve never heard Christmas until you hear the shredding guitars and violin from The Great Kat. This year the Great Kat releases Christmas Classical, featuring her versions of classic Christmas songs.

Track listing:

1. Away In A Manger
2. O Holy Night
3. Silent Night
4. Home Sweet Home For Christmas
5. Chopin’s Nocturne Night Before Christmas
6. Nutcracker Candy Cane By Tchaikovsky
7. Greensleeves Christmas Carol
8. Vivaldi’s Winter Snow Storm
9. Bach’s Jesu Joyeux Noel
10. Handel’s Hallelujah Messiah
11. Pachelbel’s Canon Christmas Eve
12. Amazing Grace Merry Christmas
13. Beethoven’s Christmas Presents Für Elise
14. Ave Maria Mistletoe
15. Bach’s Sheep May Safely Graze Holiday Classic
16. Swing Low, Sweet Chariot Sleigh Ride
17. Flower Duet Yuletide
18. Boccherini Merry Minuet
19. He’s Got The Whole World In His Hands Santa
20. Auld Lang Syne Christmas Hangover

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International Cat Day 2021

It’s International Cat Day today! International Cat Day is a celebration which takes place on 8 August of every year. It was created in 2002 by the International Fund for Animal Welfare. It is a day to raise awareness for cats and learn about ways to help and protect them.

Read more When Animals Attack, Cat Attack II, Cat Attack, Kat Fancy, Catmandu, Cat Came Back, Cat Fantastic, and A Dream of a Thousand Cats.

Read More Ladyhawke Ladyhawke is back with her third studio album Wild Things set for release on June 3 via Polyvinyl Records. If you can’t wait to hear it - the good news is that if you buy it on 180-Gram Yellow vinyl or CD, directly from Polyvinyl …

KAT VON D
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American tattoo artist, model, entrepreneur, and recording artist, Kat Von D (Katherine Von Drachenberg), recently shared her synthwave single, “Fear You”. You probably know Kat Von D from the reality television show LA Ink.

Talking about the new single, Kat said, “this was originally my favorite track. It still might be! I chose it to be the fifth song, because five is my favorite number. Lyrically, it’s about how you can’t lose if you don’t play. You’re so scared of taking the leap and trying, because you assume you’re going to fail. I was in a relationship where we were too scared to make it real. It was self-tormenting. You’re building it up to fall apart. You want to know someone wholeheartedly, but that would require you to get over your fear. You just won’t.”

The song is taken from the forthcoming Love Made Me Do It, which features collaborations with Dave Grohl (Foo Fighters), Linda Perry, Dave Sitek (TV On The Radio), Peter Murphy (Bauhaus), Danny Lohner (Nine Inch Nails), Ladyhawke and Charo.

In support of promoting the album, she’ll be doing a limited number of tour dates:

9/27 Phoenix, AZ, The Van Buren
9/28 San Diego, CA, House of Blues
9/30 Los Angeles, CA, The Belasco
10/02 San Francisco, CA, August Hall

Read More Thirty Tigers Dan stopped by the Americana Music Association and Thirty Tigers showcase at St. David's Episcopal Church on March 12th. The full schedule: Emily Kinney, Parker Millsap, The Haden Triplets, Wanda Jackson, Willie Watson …

PAUL THORN
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American entertainment company Thirty Tigers is actually not a record label… but they’ve release about 45 albums a year, according to the Tennessean. Thirty Tiger’s latest release is for Paul Thorn’s Never Too Late To Call.

Thorn will be doing a massive tour in support of the new album (see full listing on his website).

Aug. 8 - Lancaster, PA - Long’s Park Amphitheater
Aug. 11 - Annapolis, MD - Ram’s Head
Aug. 12 - Alexandria, VA - The Birchmere
Aug. 13 - Union Hall, VA - Coves Amphitheater
Aug. 14 - Bristol, VA - Birthplace of Country Music
Aug. 15 - Carrboro, NC - Cat’s Cradle
Aug. 25 - Chicago, IL - City Winery
Aug. 26 - St. Louis, MO - Delmar Hall
Aug. 27 - Louisville, KY - Old Forester’s Paristown Hall
Aug. 28 - Goshen, IN - Ignition Music Garage
Aug. 29 - Ann Arbor, MI - The Ark
Sept. 10 - Columbus, OH - Athenaeum Theatre
Sept. 11 - Jasper, IN - Astra Theatre
Sept. 12 - Kent, OH - Kent Stage
Sept. 14 - Boston, MA - City Winery
Sept. 16 - Millville, NJ - Levoy Theatre
Sept. 17 - Richmond, VA - Tin Pan
Sept. 19 - Wilkesboro, NC - MerleFest
Sept. 20 - Greenville, SC - Radio Room
Sept. 23 - Birmingham, Al - Lyric Theatre
Sept. 24 - Atlanta, GA - Variety Playhouse
Sept. 25 - McMinnville, TN - Cumberland Caverns
Oct. 7 - Little Rock, AR - Revolution Music Room
Oct. 9 - Weiner, AR - Arkansas Rice Festival
Oct. 15 - Baton Rouge, LA - Manship Theatre
Oct. 17 - Tomball, TX - Main Street Crossing
Oct. 18 - Tomball, TX - Main Street Crossing
Oct. 19 - Tomball, TX - Main Street Crossing
Oct. 21 - San Antonio, TX - Sam’s Burger Joint
Oct. 22 - Greenville, TX - Texan Theater
Oct. 23 - Oklahoma City, OK - Tower Theatre

GREAT KAT greatkat.com Extreme Guitar Shred is the new 7-song album from The Great Kat. We’re previously written about her, saying that she’s a violinist who plays classical music in a metal style… often compared to Yngwie Malmsteen.

CAT & CALMELL catandcalmell.com Rising Sydney pop duo Cat & Calmell recently released their debut EP Life Of Mine. The duo had over 5 million streams, thanks to Triple J, Nova, BBC Radio 1, and NME.

TYGA tygamusic.com American rappers Tyga and Coi Leray have agreed to be featured in the new single “What U Want”, by emerging hip-hop superstar Lil Xxel (aka XXEL). The high-energy new collaboration came out July 22, 2021.

RAINBOW KITTEN SURPRISE rksband.com Nashville-based quintet Rainbow Kitten Surprise announced their first official live album RKS! Live From Athens Georgia… set for release on August 13th. The 25-song collection was recorded during a two-night stand at the Georgia Theatre in Athens, GA, on the band’s sold-out North American tour.

LALION linktr/lalionofficial Seattle Hip Hop artist LaLion will be releasing Head Up! EP on September 2, 2021 . He was recently interviewed on Asbarez and self-described his music as “mix of rock, rap, and pop music.”

CATAMARAN catamaranband.com Surf rockers Catamaran is releasing three 2-track singles, including “Yourself”, “Not Much”, and “Do or Die”. The singles came after a multi-year hiatus, possible due to the pandemic and other things.

CATSKILLS RECORDS catskillsmusic.com London/Brighton’s record label Catskills Records will be releasing Pepe Deluxé’s Phantom Cabinet Vol. 1 in October 22, 2021. The record will feature Barrence Whitfield of The Savages and “loudest musical instrument ever constructed”, among other oddities, such as monastery bells saved from the invading Soviet army and Viking folk horns…

RIVER KITTENS facebook/riverkittens St. Louis - based duo River Kittens (Allie Vogler and Mattie Schell) released their debut EP Soaking Wet via Devon Allman's Create Records. Devon Allman adds, “I’m so proud of what River Kittens accomplished on this debut EP. They have this amazing balance of pure, poignant depth mixed with this infectious, upbeat approach to their music that I think many people will resonate with.”

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Kat Fancy

Read More Kat Edmonson Kat Edmonson is currently on tour with Gary Clark Jr., in support of her sophomore album Way Down Low, out now via Spinnerette Records. You may remember this Texan with her 2009's Take To The Sky.…

Read more Catmandu, The Cat Came Back, A Dream of a Thousand Cats, Cat Fantastic, and When Animals Attack!.

KAT EDMONSON
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In support of her third album The Big Picture (Sony Music Masterworks), Kat Edmonson will be playing some selected dates this October 2014. If your city is not listed in the October dates, don't worry, a full tour for early 2015 will be announced a little later.

To get you excited, Edmonson is offering a streaming of "Rainy Day Woman" via soundcloud.com.



Tour Dates

10/07 Philadelphia, PA World Café Live
10/08 Boston, MA Regatta Bar
10/11 Toronto, ON Drake
10/12 Morgantown, WV Mountain Stage
10/14 Chicago, IL City Winery
10/16 Minneapolis, MN Dakota Jazz
10/19 Vancouver, BC Rio Theatre
10/20 Portland, OR Alberta Rose Theater
10/22 San Francisco, CA Great American Music
10/23 Los Angeles, CA Masonic Lodge

Read More Yngwie Malmsteen Lights dimmed, fog filled the stage and back wall of Marshall stacks, and the intro music was cue’d up as Yngwie Malmsteen and band (Ralph Ciavolino- bass, Mark Ellis- drums, Nick Marino- keyboards) …

THE GREAT KAT
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Katherine Thomas, aka The Great Kat, is a violinist who plays classical music but done in a thrashy metal style. Guitar One magazine said she's one of the "Fastest Shredders of All Time", often comparing her to Yngwie Malmsteen (who we just saw in Minneapolis!)

The Great Kat's music was recently featured in Tesco's TV commercials for Activision video game Call of Duty: Ghosts. The commercial features Kat's version of Vivaldi's "The Four Seasons," synched perfectly in time with Call of Duty: Ghosts' fast action bombs, explosions, and death defying feats.

Since we're based in the USA, I would imagine Tesco is sort of like a Super Target or Walmart.

The Great Kat's latest release is called Beethoven Shreds and is available on compact disc and DVD, via TPR Music. The description on the record lists, "The Great Kat, the world's fastest guitarist, unleashes the ultimate shred guitar CD. Displaying the world's fastest shred guitar music, this CD features The Great Kat's electrifying tracks on guitar and violin with dazzling insane speeds of 300 BPM (Beats Per Minute)."

That's pretty fast...

Read More Jimmy Fallon I don't really stay up late to watch the variety shows, but among the late night stars, you would have to agree that Conan O'Brien and Jimmy Fallon are the more internet savvy host …

KAT QUINN
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The story of Kat Quinn is that Jimmy Fallon picked her out of his audience to participate in his "Battle of the Instant Songwriters"... She was given a song title and in less than an hour, she performed "Clouds Are People Too", live on Late Night.

Recently, Quinn premiered her latest single, a ukulele-driven song called "Little Rose", on American Songwriter.

Hear the song now via Soundcloud.



Although Kat Quinn's latest EP is Kind of Brave, the song "Little Rose" does not appear on the EP. Here is the tracklisting:

1. Kind of Brave
2. The Girl Who Used To Live Here
3. Nothing Fair About A Fairytale
4. The Door

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