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Photo Courtesy: A & M Records SHERYL CROW BRINGS A LITTLE MEMPHIS BACK Singer/songwriter and nine-time Grammy winner, Sheryl Crow recently released her seventh album, 100 Miles From Memphis, and the feel is like that of her debut album, 1994’s Tuesday Night Music Club. The album produced by Doyle Bramhall II and Justin Stanley boasts heavy hitters. Iconic Rolling Stone guitarist Keith Richards lays down some identifiable sounds from his six-string on the reggae-tinged Eye to Eye. And Justin Timberlake lends some impressive vocal support for Crow’s cover of Terence Trent D’Arby’s sensual Sign Your Name. On the new 100 Miles From Memphis, which refers to the location of Crow’s childhood small town in the Missouri, Crow dishes out her biggest old-school statement yet: a tribute to the Stax and Hi record labels’ brand of ’60s and ’70s southern soul. In
the record, Crow sounds ready to get down on it, shimmying through twelve
tunes that recall the glory years of Memphis soul.
Photo Courtesy: Atlantic/Southern Ground YOU GET WHAT YOU GIVE The Zac Brown Band came out of nowhere and became a Grammy-winning success with its debut album. The Atlanta country-rock sextet’s last couple of years have been a little bit of a blur. Together since 2000, the group built a regional following and self-released a pair of albums before signing a label deal and releasing The Foundation in 2008. The 12-song set went double-platinum and launched four chart-topping country hits — Chicken Fried, Toes, Highway 20 Ride and Free. It also snagged the group awards from the Academy of Country Music and Country Music Television (CMT) and won vocal supporters such as Kid Rock and Jimmy Buffett. Currently, the band is anticipating their next album, You Get What You Give, which comes out Sept. 21. “We’re more excited than feeling pressure,” recalls bassist John Driskell Hopkins, 39, who wrote one song, “I Play the Road,” and contributed to the group-written “Who Knows” for the set. “We’re very proud of it and we’ve got a lot of great stuff on it, so we’re hoping we won’t need to get our nerves in a bunch and more just celebrate its release.” The record will lean towards a Southern rock/country kind of thing and will include songs like Colder Weather, a song first recorded at Kid Rock’s home studio in Clarkston after the group’s performance at the 2009 Downtown Hoedown. The band is taking a different approach to promoting the release of You Get What You Give, however. With two members expecting babies, Hopkins says the group plans to take an extended stretch off the road after its current tour ends on Sept. 26. But it intends to aggressively promote the new album when it comes out.
Photo Courtesy: Silver Arrow THE BLACK CROWES, CROWEOLOGY The Black Crowes are back with their latest release, Croweology, debuting on the Billboard 200. But Black Crowe fans will have to hold on tight to this record because the band is going on a hiatus. Croweology is an acoustic-based record celebrating the bands 20-year career with the greatest hits like Shake Your Money Maker and Lions. The band hit the US on tour on August 13 and will entertain crowds through December before their lengthy break. “Thank you for your time, your imaginations, your heartaches and joy,” Black Crowes frontman Chris Robinson said in a statement regarding the band’s upcoming hiatus. “Thank you for 20 years of cosmic rock ‘n’ roll.” But
a tour isn’t all, the band recently posted an episode a day of
their new web series, 20 Years of Tall Tales. The series features
a “wide-ranging and freewheeling” interview with Robinson,
who discusses the ups and downs of the Crowes’ career and the
experiences they’ve had since their 1990 release of Shake
Your Money Maker. The series was filmed in Robinson’s L.A.
home and was directed and produced by John Vanover.
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SOAPBOX SoapBox is a classic and new rock cover band made up of three music loving individuals. Jeff Walker’s lead vocals and drums, mixed with Dawn Metzner’s guitar riffs and Molly Brown’s bass make for energetic performances. Playing tunes from Cheap Trick, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Green Day, The Eagles and many more, this trio will give fans a diverse and entertaining show. Jam with SoapBox on: - September
2 & 30: 10 pm at City Tavern in Fort Myers, FL. DEB & THE DYNAMICS Deb and the Dynamics is a soulful blues and R&B band playing everything from Louis Jordan to Janis Joplin and more. The six-member band includes the remarkable chops of Deb Salyer, the funk of Rick Russell, the smokin’ skins of Nick Longobardi, the effortless sounds of Newt Cole and Don Hulgas’ saxophone action, and Dan Keady’s rhythm guitar. The band has recorded several CD’s together and is currently writing songs for their next recording session. Blues it up on: - September
1, 8, 15, 22 & 29: 7 – 10:30 pm at The Sandy Parrot in Fort
Myers, FL. WILDFIRE Wildfire has got it all! Classic Rock, Motown, Rhythm and Blues and even Country are the repertoire of this male high-energy band. Entertaining Southwest Florida for over 12 years, the band has played everything from chart topping hits to original music and every time they step on stage, they make sure everyone is having a party! Enjoy the diverse blend of music with Wildfire and other “Fireheads”: - September
11: 6 pm at Doc Ford’s in Fort Myers Beach, FL.
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