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The vagabond Millers moved from New York to San Francisco to Los Angeles before landing in Nashville in 1993, where they found their creative home. Both established them as creative forces who worked on each other’s albums but embraced separate musical visions.

Their songs soon found favor with others, with cuts by Dierks Bentley, Dixie Chicks, Dixie Hummingbirds, Emmylou Harris, Levon Helm, Wynonna Judd, Diana Krall, Miranda Lambert, Patty Loveless, Linda Ronstadt, Little Jimmy Scott, Lee Ann Womack, and many others.

As word about spread, Buddy joined Spyboy, a quartet led by Harris that toured behind her landmark album Wrecking Ball. In the 1990s he also worked with Kasey Chambers, Elvis Costello, Steve Earle, Mark Heard, Patty Griffin, Allison Moorer, Lee Ann Womack, Lucinda Williams, Victoria Williams, and Trisha Yearwood.

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Kara’s latest release “Living With Your Ghost”, which was released through Station House Records reached no. 3 on the Billboard Blues album charts and no. 89 on the Americana chart. The album was recorded in Austin Texas and co produced by Anders Osborne

Her music career began in a small suburban town of Sydney Australia and since then has taken her on an incredible journey throughout the globe. Combining tasteful blues and slide guitar, soulful vocals and a heartfelt approach to songwriting, Kara's truly unique sound will leave you uplifted, inspired and always wanting more.

At the age of 16 Kara joined with her brother Mitch Grainger to form the band "Papa Lips". The band toured consistently throughout Australia and produced two studio albums that received national air play.

Bristol, UK based Elles Bailey (28) seamlessly weaves rootsy blues, country and soulful rock with a contemporary edge and her trademark 'smoky vocals' taking the lead. Her husky toned, lived-in voice sounds like she has a 60-a-day habit, but was actually caused by a serious illness when she was three.

2021 sees Elles playing many more international stages including taking to the high seas for the Joe Bonamassa ‘Keeping the Blues Alive at Sea’ cruise alongside the man himself, Joe Bonamassa, King King, Walter Trout and many more. She’s also picked up 3 UK Blues nominations 2020 for Artist of the Year, Band of the Year, & Album of the Year.

“It’s all come full circle,” says Lucinda Williams about her powerful new album, Good Souls, Better Angels. After more than forty years of music making, the pioneering, Louisiana-born artist has returned to the gritty blues foundation that first inspired her as a young singer-songwriter in the late 1970s.

The result – Good Souls, Better Angels – is the most topical album of Williams’ career. The dangerous world we live in, the constant barrage of a frightening news cycle, depression, domestic abuse, a man without a soul – and, yeah, the devil – figure prominently among its twelve tracks. “The devil comes into play quite a bit on this album,” Williams says. “I’ve always loved the imagery in Robert Johnson songs and those really dark Delta blues that are sort of biblical. I was inspired by Leonard Cohen – he dealt with that in his songs – and Bob Dylan and Nick Cave.”

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BOISE, Idaho — American Songwriter describes Eilen Jewell as “one of America’s most intriguing, creative and idiosyncratic voices.” That singular voice springs forth from a woman of more than one mind, and she taps into many of them on 2019’s Gypsy on Signature Sounds.

By turns personal and political, pissed off and blissed out, Jewell’s first album of original material since 2015 expands brief moments of joy into lifetimes, and distills epic sentiments and persistent doubts into succinct songs. Yet rather than pulling artist and listener this way and that, the tensions within and between these 12 tracks propel her eighth studio album forward as a remarkably cohesive full-length.

The disc kicks off with “Crawl,” a rollicking country rocker that revels in indecision, pitting the terrifying urgency of now against nostalgic longing:

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I still can remember the years when I saved up money to buy a ticket for my first Hans Theessink concert. Tonight we would have been on stage together and I very much regret that the concert cannot take place due to known circumstances. But besides the regrets, I am only grateful to Milica and Hans for the many great and funny hours that we have already had, and I especially thank Hans for his wonderful music and Milica for her big heart. Hold on, everything´s gonna be alright….

„if you look at the cover before listening, it reveals the Americana music in a wide variety of colours and sounds, belying the nationality of the band members. Southern Rock, Gospel, Soul, Blues, and some country and ballads, all VERY atmospheric. Gripping, sensitive and touching, a road movie that you wish would never end…“ Dietmar Hoscher, Concerto Magazin

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Welcome to my new site!! I've been working hard this week to get some new content, pictures, merch and so much more! We're announcing some new socially responsible shows all week and make sure you check out the new lyrics page, to which I'll be contributing regularly. The site is also packed full of new photos taken by the amazing MFPhotography here in KC.

I have expanded the bio page to include my two badass associates Brandon Miller and Cameron Tyler. It's been a year officially since Cam joined the band and I can't wait to get into the studio later this year with them in my hometown. Life has changed forever, but we will make it work and will be together sweating and swaying once again. I will also never be more grateful to see you all Chuck Norris style next year! Be safe and kind!!

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Writing all her own material, Erin is an accomplished songwriter, which is beautifully showcased through her three studio LP's. Her lyrical output focuses on the theme of not fitting in: “I am my own best friend and always have been, ever since I left public high school halfway through sophomore year to go to an online high school for gifted and talented students” Erin states. Through her music, she hopes to bring together all the “misfits” around the world. In Erin’s world “misfits” is not a negative connotation it is a crown to be worn proudly.

Not only is she a talented vocalist and lyricist, but Erin Coburn also plays multiple instruments, including the electric guitar, ukulele, bass and acoustic guitar. Although, her passion lies in the electric guitar, the instrument which best captures the essence of Erin Coburn as an artist.

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Since launching onto the Blues scene with their debut record ‘The Uprising EP’ in April 2019 followed by their second EP ‘Innocence Of Youth’ in May 2020, Grace and Aaron have been going from strength to strength. The British husband and wife duo have an ever-growing online fan base and have gained the attention of Cerys Matthews’ The Blues Show on BBC Radio 2.

Their unique vocal-led approach to song writing, dirty electric guitar, slide resonator mandolin and fiddle create a unique contemporary blues rock sound that echoes 1970s classic rock with hints of the 1930s blues that inspire them.

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"The British husband-and-wife are heavy enough to get your attention and quirky enough to hold it, with songs that give you a kicking but leave a boot-print on your heart. It's an album to ride shotgun with." – Classic Rock Magazine

“Electrifying... it's a great debut. 9/10” – Guitarist Magazine

“A vocal masterclass” – Life Music Media

“If you like your blues rich, raw and British then look no further” – MMH - The Home Of Rock Radio

“Incredible album with incredible talent that is shining through with every fibre of their being. 10/10” – Jace Media

Barbara Keith began her career at the Café Wha? in Greenwich Village, following in the footsteps of Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix, Joan Rivers, and many others who got their start in that hallowed dive. She was soon recording for MGM/Verve, A&M, and Warner Brothers. Her songs have been covered by such diverse artists as Tanya Tucker, Barbra Streisand, The Dillards, Melanie, Hank Snow, Lowell George, and Patty Loveless, who covered Barbara’s “The Bramble and the Rose”. Her husband Doug Tibbles had a whole other life before drumming – A native of Los Angeles, he was a TV writer for such shows as “The Munsters”, “Bewitched”, “Andy Griffith”, and many more. Unhappy with show business in general, Barbara gave back her major label advance, Doug quit his one-day-old job as story editor for “Happy Days”, and they went underground. Doug took up drums and son John took up bass at age eleven.

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Reclusive by choice, the band moved from L.A. to Western Massachusetts to write and woodshed. They began playing the occasional show while recording in their cellar. When best selling author Elmore Leonard (“Get Shorty”, “Jackie Brown”, “Out of Sight”) walked in the Troubadour in L.A. one night looking for inspiration for his sequel to “Get Shorty”, he discovered The Stone Coyotes. They became the model for Chili Palmer’s next adventure, “Be Cool”. Leonard said, “ It was music I could understand…straight ahead rock and roll with a twang. And there are good stories going on in the songs.” He included the lyrics to 5 of their songs and dedicated the book to them. He and the band made a string of appearances together around the country with a Words and Music Tour – from New York’s Mercury Lounge to L.A.’s Viper Room.

https://www.maria-daines.com/

Based in the UK, Maria and guitarist/producer Paul Killington write songs in many genres. Maria writes lyrics and melodies and multi-instrumentalist Paul composes the music, playing all live instruments on their recordings.

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Daines/Killington extensive back catalogue is published in the UK by NorthStar Music Ltd. Several songs feature in film documentary, 'Saving America's Horses', 'A Minority Pastime' and 'Dark Water Rising' the survival stories of family pets rescued during Hurricane Katrina.

“ Maria, love your song 'I wanna run free' you are also a great singer. Sincerely, Willie Nelson ” - Willie Nelson

“ 'I don't think the UK has given us such powerful music since the glory days of The Who and Led Zeppelin! True rock is mostly about attitude and Maria has it in great supply! Her songs, co-written by guitarist Paul Killington, kick the proverbial arse. It is clear at first listen that they are well on their way to musical greatness! But just what is it that makes them so amazing? I think it is the obvious enthusiasm that they put into every note of their music. The great heart and power of the vocals and the quality of the song writing are paramount, but, there is an indefinable thing that happens when someone is born to sing and perform and you experience that rare and precious gift listening to this music. If you mix Janis Joplin and Melissa Etheridge and add a dash of Gretchen Wilson, you will start to comprehend the powerhouse that is Maria Daines' ” - Joey Stuckey

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“ Music United For Animals is a collection of music that focuses on the plight of animals in the modern world, and one can only hope that this pioneering work inspires other artists to take up the theme. Meanwhile, the voiceless victims of human cruelty could not have wished for a more effective advocate than Maria Daines. The language of poetics speaks of the "pathetic fallacy": the ascription of human qualities to inanimate nature. A far more significant--and deeply tragic--fallacy is the failure to ascribe human qualities to creatures in the animal kingdom. Maria Daines offers a powerful antidote, assuming the person of abused, exploited animals and singing their desperation and pain with a depth of authentic emotion that can't fail to touch any but the most calcified spirit.

https://www.toadvine.band/

Band Members

Vocals - Mandy Newton
Guitar (Slide/Lead) - Phill Salera
Guitar - Scott Mackenzie
Bass - Jeff Newton
Drums - Simon Carnovale

Toadvine are a five-piece blues-rock outfit hailing from Sydney, Australia. They dish up their own unique blend of blues tinged rock and roll with generous lashings of rockabilly, country and fuzzed-out garage anthems. When Toadvine hit the stage, they pull out all the stops to lay down the songs (originals and covers) in a biting blitzkrieg of red hot energy, insatiably lapped up by punters young and old.

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If the delta blues gave birth to yet another slew of gold records why wasn’t anyone dancing?

After each gig as hired guns in too many New York City bands, this is the question that Eric Simons (guitar) and Washington “Washy” Duke (drums) found themselves asking. Their answer involved meditating over juke rhythms from Junior Kimbrough and R.L. Burnside and covering their tracks with electrified Charlie Patton riffs.

When Kia Warren saw them play for the first time – two guys covering T. Model Ford at full volume on a Sunday at the Surf Lodge in Montauk – their live set stopped her in her tracks. Amid the grooves, there was grittiness to their music that her roots in Gospel and R&B hadn’t yet given her the opportunity to explore. She convinced them on the spot to let her join on vocals for a few tracks, and Revel In Dimes was born.

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While she takes cues from musical influences like Nina Simone, Etta James, Sade, Tina Turner, and Mary J. Blige, Warfield has carved out a style all her own, which can best be described as “alternative soul with a lil bit of Rock ‘n’ Roll.” By 2009, she caught the eye of the one-and-only Prince and ultimately joined his group the “New Power Generation.” After touring for several years and soaking up as much knowledge as she could from the ultimate music mentor, Warfield made her big splash on the national scene in 2014, first as a featured artist for Vh1’s “You Oughta Know” campaign, and then with the release of her major label debut album “The Unexpected,” which was executive produced by Prince. That same year, Warfield’s performance closing out Essence Fest was hailed as one of the most memorable after shows at the New Orleans House of Blues.

https://www.lauracoxband.com/

Laura Cox started posting her guitar solos on YouTube in 2008, and has since become one of the best-known female guitar players on the Internet. She is a rare blend of twenty-first century talent and traditional musical values, and she was among the first to work using 2.0 tools, mainly YouTube. The figures alone are impressive: - more than 50 million views and 220 000 subscribers on YouTube, - more than 150 000 « Likes » on her Facebook page.

Laura started playing the guitar relatively late, in 2005, at 14 years old, and soon acquired a following on the Net, through her early cover versions of a few great rock classics and mythical solos. But in 2013, she had an increasing desire to play rock & roll live, the way it should be, and to get on the road, so she decided to make the change from « virtual » to « real », and form her own group: The Laura Cox Band.

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Born in October 1992, Yasi was living the normal childhood life, playing soccer and the violin while growing up. At the age of 12 she decided that the electric guitar would be what she wanted to conquer next. A few month after she started learning the instrument her guitar teacher introduced her to Steve Vai. Inspired by her new and only Idol she started learning Steve Vai songs, quit all her other activities and sat in her room no less than 10 hours a day, practicing. Uploading her attempts to master Vai’s music on YouTube brought her millions of clicks and Steve Vai’s attention. He would watch all of her videos and follow her progress. In 2007 Steve invited Yasi to join him on Stage in her hometown Ulm, to play his Song “Answers”. After 3 Semester there, she applied and won a scholarship for the world famous “Berklee College of Music” in Boston.

High Energy Rock from Bamberg/Germany

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