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| R.E.M. |
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Peter Buck, Mike Mills, and Michael Stipe are R.E.M., the Athens, GA based-band who have been making their own unique brand of music for the past 28 years. R.E.M. released their 14th studio album, ACCELERATE, on April 1, 2008, and will return to the road in May, performing multiple dates in North America followed by an extensive tour of Europe. Check out remhq.com for more on R.E.M. |
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| Widespread Panic |
Constantly touring for the past two decades, Widespread Panic’s music so closely mimics life on the open road: rolling musical lines, an always shifting pace, and the ability to take time to meander off the beaten path to discover something magical. With the release of their 10th studio album, Free Somehow, Widespread Panic continues their 22 year tradition of creating music that stays true to its foundation while relentlessly evolving with each album, song and note played on the stage.
Check out this CNN video about WSP & New Orleans! |
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| Tony Joe White |
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Revered as one of the originators of swamp rock, Tony Joe White has recast a number of his classic songs on Deep Cuts, definitively proving that time has no jurisdiction over funky. His groove, starting from his 1969 hit “Polk Salad Annie” through his 2006 star-studded album Uncovered, is built on valuing the roll as much as the rock, leaving the listener powerless to the imminent head bob. It is in this groove that Tony Joe paints a vivid picture of the world he experienced growing up, where poverty provided unity between otherwise divided races and bad-news women were sometimes too good to pass up. |
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| Global Noize |
| African hip-hop groups mix the postures and style of American rappers with homegrown lyrical messages and M.I.A., a Sri Lankan refugee now living in Brooklyn, scores one of last year's most critically acclaimed albums - sound bites recorded around the world mixed in an electronica blender with hip hop beats. Multi-tasking cell phones, cheap laptops, YouTube and the Internet radio have engendered a cultural interchange of unprecedented scope and speed. Music, which resonates across every cultural barrier, leads the charge. It is precisely that reality that Jason Miles and DJ Logic set out to capture with their collaboration Global Noize. |
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| Chuck Leavell |
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Chuck Leavell has been pleasing the ears of music fans for more than 30 years now. His piano and keyboard work has been heard on the works of Eric Clapton, The Rolling Stones, The Black Crowes, George Harrison, The Allman Brothers Band, The Indigo Girls, Blues Traveler, Train, Montgomery-Gentry, Lee Ann Womack and many, many more. In addition to being a well established pianist/artist in the music industry, Leavell is also a published author, tree farmer, and keeps busy with his advocacy work on behalf of the environment. |
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