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The Lumineers
The Lumineers - Ho Hey
The Lumineers perform an organic live set at a house in the lower garden district of New Orleans. Enjoy!
The Lumineers - Stubborn Love (Live at the Tractor Tavern in Seattle)
Connect direct with The Lumineers at TheLumineers.com
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The Lumineers perform an organic live set at a house in the lower garden district of New Orleans. Enjoy!
The Lumineers - Stubborn Love (Live at the Tractor Tavern in Seattle)
Connect direct with The Lumineers at TheLumineers.com
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Andrew Bird - Oh No - Live on KFOG FM
Thanks to Matt Wood of Towson, Maryland for recommending this great classic clip of Andrew Bird on the legendary FM radio station in California's Bay Area market, KFOG.
Connect direct with Andrew Bird at AndrewBird.Net
Connect direct with Andrew Bird at AndrewBird.Net
NNEKA - Lucifer (No Doubt)
Here is a global great of musical substance and long time MusicLoad.Com favorite artist. Nneka and her track titled Lucifer.
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Diligence
Thank you to Camille Clark from Baltimore who turned MusicLoad onto a Maryland artist known as Diligence, a rhyme master with a positive flow. His music speaks for itself.
DILIGENCE-"REAL PEOPLE"
DILIGENCE + CHIEF PHLOEM - "MONO LAKE"
Connect direct with Diligence at DiligenceRhymes.Com
:)
DILIGENCE-"REAL PEOPLE"
DILIGENCE + CHIEF PHLOEM - "MONO LAKE"
Connect direct with Diligence at DiligenceRhymes.Com
:)
Ayo
Ayo, the international artist with one of the sweetest voices anywhere, has that "it" thing. Her voice will warm your heart.
Ayo - Sometimes
Ayo - How Many People (Filmed at Bobino in Paris, France
Ayo with M and Sly Johnson - It Hurts (live recording in studio)
Ayo - Life is Real (live at Peace One Day concert)
Connect direct with Ayo at AyoMusic.com, Facebook.com/AyoMusicOfficial, Instagram.com/AyoMusic and Twitter.com/AyoMusic
Ice Cube with Tom Morello - Everything's Corrupt (WARNING: EXPLICIT LYRICS)
FOUL LANGUAGE WARNING: The word POLITICIAN is used several times.
SHEL - Lost At Sea (Live Performance)
"SHEL is a group of sisters named Sarah, Hannah, Eva and Liza. They are one of the most inspired & organic rising bands anywhere in the world, live or in the studio."
SHEL - Lost At Sea (Live Performance)
Connect direct with SHEL at SHELmusic.Com, Facebook.Com/ILoveSHELMusic, Instagram.com/iloveshelmusic and Twitter.com/iloveshelmusic
SHEL - Lost At Sea (Live Performance)
Connect direct with SHEL at SHELmusic.Com, Facebook.Com/ILoveSHELMusic, Instagram.com/iloveshelmusic and Twitter.com/iloveshelmusic
Graham Nash to perform Bradley Manning Fundraiser Tonight
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Almost Gone - The Ballad of Bradley Manning - By Graham Nash & James Raymond
This is one of the most important recent songs which stands up against the police state and the military industrial complex. Supporting Bradley Manning means supporting bringing out the truth about atrocities carried out by the U.S. government and military industrial war machine. This Ballad of Bradley Manning is one of the most important pro peace or anti-war songs released in 2011/2012 so far. Think. Resist war and the police state without violence, through things like songs that point out the hypocrisy of the government and embarrasses them into ending this mess. It's a intellectual revolution, not a physically violent one.
Almost Gone - The Ballad of Bradley Manning - By Graham Nash & James Raymond
Connect direct with Graham Nash at GrahamNash.Com
Below is the artists' story about the song and the video and Bradley Manning:
A companion video for "Almost Gone" -- a new song by legendary singer-songwriter Graham Nash and musician James Raymond (son of David Crosby) -- was released in December 2011 in support of accused U.S. Army whistleblower Bradley Manning.Please watch these addition videos to fill in the blanks on Bradley Manning and his predicament.
The release was timed to Manning's first judicial hearing scheduled for December 16th 2011, the day before Bradley Mannings 24th birthday, following his more than 17-months in custody, including a year in solitary confinement that Amnesty International has characterized as "harsh and punitive."
Visually, the Almost Gone video is punctuated with bold graphics, disturbing images and harsh facts. The Bradley Manning Support Network has named the following day, December 17, its International Day of Solidarity (http://events.bradleymanning.org/). PFC Manning, an Army intelligence analyst who had been stationed near Baghdad, was arrested in May 2010 under suspicion of leaking classified information, including a video showing the killing of civilians, to the anti-secrecy website WikiLeaks.
Nash and Raymond composed the song "Almost Gone (The Ballad of Bradley Manning)" during this spring's US tour of Crosby-Nash, and the new recording serves as the music bed for the video; it features an impassioned lead vocal by Nash, a two-time Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inducted (Crosby, Stills & Nash, and The Hollies). "Bradley Manning is a hero to me," he sings, acknowledging Manning's role in making public videos and documents that shed light on such as issues as the true number and cause of civilian casualties in Iraq, human rights abuses by U.S.-funded contractors and foreign militaries, and the role that spying and bribes play in international diplomacy.
Collateral Murder - Wikileaks - Iraq - Original Video - (14 Minutes)
youtube.com/watch?v=5rXPrfnU3G0
WikiLeaks 'Collateral Murder' Video: Iraq Veteran Ethan McCord - (11
Minutes) youtube.com/watch?v=vzUrccV1ko0
Daniel Ellsberg Speaks on Behalf of Whistleblower Bradley Manning - (9
Minutes) youtube.com/watch?v=WuO8rr95DyY
Amy Goodman Reports on "Collateral Murder" WikiLeaks Video - (3 Minutes)
youtube.com/watch?v=7au7rMNY19I
Visit the official Bradley Manning Support Network at www.BradleyManning.Org
Brandy - Songs from the album titled Two Eleven
MusicLoad is pleased to present Brandy and songs from her albm titled Two Eleven.
Please click the play button of the first track below and choose the high-resolution option for optimum fidelity. When the first track ends, it will automatically be followed by the rest of Brandy's tracks and additional hours of excellent songs and music videos.
Brandy - Wildest Dreams
Brandy - So Sick
Brandy - Slower
Brandy - No Such Thing as Too Late
Brandy - Let Me Go
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Brandy - Wildest Dreams
Brandy - So Sick
Brandy - Slower
Brandy - No Such Thing as Too Late
Brandy - Let Me Go
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More from Lianne La Havas + Three new U.S. show dates announced.
This lady is the real deal....
She just announced 3 new U.S. shows:
Nov 11, 2012 - Birchmere in Alexandria, VA: Click here to buy tickets
Nov 16, 2012 - Roxy in West Hollywood: Click here to buy tickets
Nov 17, 2012 - Rickshaw Stop in San Francisco: Click here to buy tickets
Lianne La Havas - Age (live on Later with Jools Holland)
Lianne La Havas - Is Your Love Big Enough?
Lianne La Havas - Tease Me (Live at the Servants Jazz Quarters)
Lianne La Havas - Lost & Found
Lianne La Havas - No Room For Doubt
Connect direct with Lianne La Havas at LianneLaHavas.Com, Facebook.Com/LianneLaHavas and Instagram.Com/LianneLaHavas
MACKLEMORE & RYAN LEWIS
MACKLEMORE & RYAN LEWIS - THRIFT SHOP (featuring WANZ)
MACKLEMORE & RYAN LEWIS - SAME LOVE (featuring MARY LAMBERT)
and just below is a track about f...ing the man, saying it like it is about the powers that be in the music industry. Kudos :)
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis - Jimmy Iovine (featuring Ab-Soul)
Connect direct with Macklemore & Ryan Lewis at Macklemore.Com
MACKLEMORE & RYAN LEWIS - SAME LOVE (featuring MARY LAMBERT)
and just below is a track about f...ing the man, saying it like it is about the powers that be in the music industry. Kudos :)
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis - Jimmy Iovine (featuring Ab-Soul)
Connect direct with Macklemore & Ryan Lewis at Macklemore.Com
Nneka to play Hotel Cafe Hollywood - Saturday November 3, 2012
One of the great artists of substance on the global scene will play what should be a very intimate show at Hotel Cafe in Hollywood, California on Saturday, November 3, 2012.
THE SHOW HAS BEEN SOLD OUT! However, if you want to grab 2 free tickets, compliments of MusicLoad.Com - please private message or comment on the Nneka post via his Facebook page here: Facebook.Com
Click here to get your tickets (ONLY $12.50) before they are all gone :)
Nneka - Africans
Nneka - Shining Star
Nneka - The Uncomfortable Truth
Nneka - Do you love me now (live session @ streets of Paris)
Nneka - Heartbeat (Live)
Connect direct with Nneka at NnekaWorld.Com
THE SHOW HAS BEEN SOLD OUT! However, if you want to grab 2 free tickets, compliments of MusicLoad.Com - please
Nneka - Africans
Nneka - Shining Star
Nneka - The Uncomfortable Truth
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| Photo of Nneka at Amoeba Records Performance |
Nneka - Heartbeat (Live)
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| Nneka to perform Hotel Cafe, Hollywood - November 3, 2012 |
More from Antibalas: Live on NPR's Tiny Desk Concert
Thanks to NPR's Tiny Desk Concert series for featuring this great band of real players. Enjoy!
Antibalas: Live on NPR's Tiny Desk Concert
Click here to see our first Antibalas post of their conceptual video of "Dirty Money"
Connect direct with Antibalas at Antibalas.com
Antibalas: Live on NPR's Tiny Desk Concert
Click here to see our first Antibalas post of their conceptual video of "Dirty Money"
Connect direct with Antibalas at Antibalas.com
Kim Churchill - Tides (Aussie Surfer With Soul)
MusicLoad is proud to present a great take of an original song titled Tides. The song was written and performed live by Kim Churchill on a freezing cold night in Australia. This artist is the real deal. At a young age right out of high school, he figured out music was is calling and has beelined straight for it. He first busked on the streets of Australia, lived out of the back of a van and traveled to play as many shows as possible, and is now set on traveling the world. A U.S. and Canadian tour is imminent and the world is next. This is definitely one artist of substance to keep an eye on.
Kim Churchill - Tides
Connect direct with Kim Churchill at KimChurchill.Com, Facebook.com/kimchurchillmusic, Instagram.com/kimchurchill1, Twitter.com/KimChurchill and Soundcloud.com/kim-churchill
The Beatles - Tomorrow Never Knows
"Tomorrow Never Knows" is the final track of The Beatles' 1966 studio album Revolver. It is credited as a Lennon/McCartney song, but was written primarily by John Lennon. Although it was the first song that was recorded, it was the last track on the album.
The song is significant because it contains the first example of a vocal being put through a Leslie speaker cabinet to obtain a vibrato effect (which was normally used as a loudspeaker for a Hammond organ) and the use of an ADT system (Automatic double-tracking) to double the vocal image.
"Tomorrow Never Knows" ends the Revolver album in a more experimental fashion than earlier records, which contributed to Revolver's reputation as one of the group's most influential and expressive albums.
LYRICS:
Turn off your mind, relax and float downstream
It is not dying, it is not dying
Lay down all thoughts, surrender to the void
It is shining, it is shining
That you may see the meaning of within
It is being, it is being
That love is all, that love is everyone
It is knowing, it is knowing
That ignorance and hate may moum the dead
It is believing, it is believing
But listen to the color of your dream
It is not living, it is not living
Or play the game existance to the end
Of the beginning, of the beginning,
Of the beginning, of the beginning,
Of the beginning, of the beginning,
of the beginning...
Connect direct with The Beatle official website at Beatles.Com
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The song is significant because it contains the first example of a vocal being put through a Leslie speaker cabinet to obtain a vibrato effect (which was normally used as a loudspeaker for a Hammond organ) and the use of an ADT system (Automatic double-tracking) to double the vocal image.
"Tomorrow Never Knows" ends the Revolver album in a more experimental fashion than earlier records, which contributed to Revolver's reputation as one of the group's most influential and expressive albums.
LYRICS:
Turn off your mind, relax and float downstream
It is not dying, it is not dying
Lay down all thoughts, surrender to the void
It is shining, it is shining
That you may see the meaning of within
It is being, it is being
That love is all, that love is everyone
It is knowing, it is knowing
That ignorance and hate may moum the dead
It is believing, it is believing
But listen to the color of your dream
It is not living, it is not living
Or play the game existance to the end
Of the beginning, of the beginning,
Of the beginning, of the beginning,
Of the beginning, of the beginning,
of the beginning...
Connect direct with The Beatle official website at Beatles.Com
;)
Lianne La Havas - Is Your Love Big Enough?
One of the great fresh artists on the scene, Lianne La Havas is GREAT live and worth buying tickets to any of her shows, anywhere!
Lianne La Havas - Forget
Connect direct with Lianne La Havas at LianneLaHavas.Com, Facebook.Com/LianneLaHavas and Instagram.Com/LianneLaHavas
Lianne La Havas - Forget
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Sandpaper & Lilt
Melanie "Lilt" Ruane of Sandpaper & Lilt has a angelic ethereal voice that is contagious.
Sandpaper & Lilt - Here We Go
Sandpaper & Lilt - Back To The Stars
Connect direct with Sandpaper & Lilt at http://www.SandpaperAndLilt.com
Sandpaper & Lilt - Here We Go
Sandpaper & Lilt - Back To The Stars
Connect direct with Sandpaper & Lilt at http://www.SandpaperAndLilt.com
Look What I Did - Fade to Daft
A very edgy band that describes themselves as "...the loudest noise of any kind, ever."
Connect direct with Look What I Did at Facebook.com/LookWhatIDid
Connect direct with Look What I Did at Facebook.com/LookWhatIDid
Organic Grooves - Banal Reality
Let your hair down and let yourself go... If you ain't got no hair, forget it!
The Branco Heist
Out of London...
The Braco Heist - Brothers
The Branco Heist - Ghost
Connect direct with The Braco Heist at TheBrancoHeist.Com
The Braco Heist - Brothers
The Branco Heist - Ghost
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Antibalas - Dirty Money
Off the Daptone Records label is Antibalas, a dynamic afrobeat group based in Brooklyn, New York.
The band is filled with real musicians, a full horn section, percussion, guitars, bass, keys, vocalists... Antibalas is the last of a dying breed large full bands that groove hard.
This is one of their songs that The Fine Brothers made into a conceptual video that is destined to be a forever classic.
Antibalas - Dirty Money
Connect direct with Antibalas at Antibalas.com
The band is filled with real musicians, a full horn section, percussion, guitars, bass, keys, vocalists... Antibalas is the last of a dying breed large full bands that groove hard.
This is one of their songs that The Fine Brothers made into a conceptual video that is destined to be a forever classic.
Antibalas - Dirty Money
Connect direct with Antibalas at Antibalas.com
Sandhy Sondoro - In The Name of Peace
Here is a great song by the citizen of the world by way of Indonesia named Sandhy Sondoro. Enjoy! GC
In The Name of Peace - by Sandhy Sondoro of Indonesia (a citizen of the world)
Connect direct with Sandhy Sondoro at SondoroMusic.com, Facebook.com/sondoromusic, Instagram.com/sandhysondoro_official, Twitter.com/sondoromusic
In The Name of Peace - by Sandhy Sondoro of Indonesia (a citizen of the world)
Connect direct with Sandhy Sondoro at SondoroMusic.com, Facebook.com/sondoromusic, Instagram.com/sandhysondoro_official, Twitter.com/sondoromusic
Saucy Monky - Awkward (Music Video)
One of the longest running MusicLoad favorite indie bands is called Saucy Monky, fronted by two guitar slinging babes named Annmarie Cullen and Cynthia Catania. Both have strong voices and super tight harmonies and together they are dynamite. They just released their latest video to their lesbian themed song titled Awkward.
The group has songs that often start off with a great garage band feel, and then blasts off like a rocket ship into these amazing mini rock operas before they come down to earth again. The band is especially great live and always worth the trip to see them.
Saucy Monky - Awkward
Connect direct with Saucy Monky at SaucyMonky.Com
This post was created on September 20, 2012, with subsequent edits and updates by Mariana L. Villanueva for The Indies Network
The group has songs that often start off with a great garage band feel, and then blasts off like a rocket ship into these amazing mini rock operas before they come down to earth again. The band is especially great live and always worth the trip to see them.
Saucy Monky - Awkward
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More from The Do (live in studio)
The Dø - Dust It Off - Live Session at Studio Pigalle
Connect direct with The Dø at TheDoMusic.Com
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Connect direct with The Dø at TheDoMusic.Com
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Randy Newman - I'm Dreaming (of a White President)
Randy Newman always reaches deep in his clever satire, social commentary and with this particular parody which is a perfect song to fit the theme of the Mitt Romney presidential campaign.
Randy Newman - I'm Dreaming
Click here for a free download free download of this song at Randy Newman's record label, Nonesuch.
Connect direct with Randy Newman at RandyNewman.Com
Randy Newman - I'm Dreaming
Click here for a free download free download of this song at Randy Newman's record label, Nonesuch.
Connect direct with Randy Newman at RandyNewman.Com
SHEL - Stained (Live TV Performance)
A great organic music group of sisters, SHEL is Sarah, Hannah, Eva and Liza.
SHEL - Stained (Live TV Performance)
Connect direct with SHEL at SHELmusic.Com, Facebook.Com/ILoveSHELMusic, Instagram.com/iloveshelmusic and Twitter.com/iloveshelmusic
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SHEL - Stained (Live TV Performance)
Connect direct with SHEL at SHELmusic.Com, Facebook.Com/ILoveSHELMusic, Instagram.com/iloveshelmusic and Twitter.com/iloveshelmusic
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CYMBALS - Like An Animal
"Like An Animal" to be released on October 8th, 2012 as a download and a strictly limited 12". As on previous release the artwork was made exclusively for the record by Liberty fabric designer, Robin Hulme.
Pre-Order this track: http://toughloverecords.bigcartel.com/product/tlv058-cymbals-like-an-animal-12-pre-order
Connect direct with CYMBALS at sidewayssometimes.com
Enjoy these CYMBALS videos :)
CYMBALS - Candy Bar
CYMBALS - No Bad Decision
Pre-Order this track: http://toughloverecords.bigcartel.com/product/tlv058-cymbals-like-an-animal-12-pre-order
Connect direct with CYMBALS at sidewayssometimes.com
Enjoy these CYMBALS videos :)
CYMBALS - Candy Bar
CYMBALS - No Bad Decision
The Dø
Absolutely loving this great sounding duo out of Paris, France. Olivia Merilahti and Dan Levy are known as The Dø :) Enjoy! GC
The Dø - Too Insistent
The Dø - Gonna Be Sick! (Live Session at Studio Pigalle)
The Dø - Dust It Off (Live performance at a Southern Souls Session)
The Dø - Slippery Slope - (Live Session at Studio Pigalle)
Connect direct with The Dø at TheDoMusic.Com, Facebook.com/thedoband, Instagram.com/thedoband and Twitter.com/thedoband
The Dø - Too Insistent
The Dø - Gonna Be Sick! (Live Session at Studio Pigalle)
The Dø - Dust It Off (Live performance at a Southern Souls Session)
The Dø - Slippery Slope - (Live Session at Studio Pigalle)
Connect direct with The Dø at TheDoMusic.Com, Facebook.com/thedoband, Instagram.com/thedoband and Twitter.com/thedoband
Monophonics
The San Francisco based Monophonics know how to deliver real funky soul music that speaks for itself with no pomp or circumstance, whether it's live or in the studio. If you happen to be in Taos New Mexico tonight, Thursday September 13, 2012, you'll want to catch them at the KTAOS Solar Center. And, on Saturday, September 15, 2012, the group will be at the Telluride Blues and Brews Festival in Telluride, Colorado.
Monophonics - There's a Riot Going On
Monophonics - Say You Love Me
Monophonics - High Off Your Love
Monophonics - Bang Bang
Connect direct with Monophonics at Monophonics.Com
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Monophonics - There's a Riot Going On
Monophonics - Say You Love Me
Monophonics - High Off Your Love
Monophonics - Bang Bang
Connect direct with Monophonics at Monophonics.Com
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Goapele
Goapele delivers soul that is.... beyond sexy.
Goapele - Play
Goapele - Milk and Honey
and just below is a Goapele song and video put out before YouTube existed.
Goapele - Catch 22
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Connect direct with Goapele at Goapele.Com
BUY THE MUSIC ;)
Goapele - Play
Goapele - Milk and Honey
and just below is a Goapele song and video put out before YouTube existed.
Goapele - Catch 22
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Connect direct with Goapele at Goapele.Com
BUY THE MUSIC ;)
El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico
Considered by many to be the most famous salsa groups that ever existed, El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico was established in 1962 and is still at it to this day. A 50th anniversary performance is scheduled on November 11th, 2012 at the Coliseo de Puerto Rico.
Connect direct with El Gran Combo at ElGranComboDePuertoRico.Net
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Connect direct with El Gran Combo at ElGranComboDePuertoRico.Net
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Must Be The Love - BT and Arty feat. Nadia Ali
A fantastic work in full trance mode by BT, whose actual name is Brian Transeau. BT had been in a long time collaboration with Arty and Nadia Ali. Great result!
Just below is the original 12" mix of Must Be The Love
Arty, Nadia Ali & BT - Must Be The Love (Original 12'' Mix)
Since this post originally went up on September 2012, we have updated this post to include the official music video below and another audio only remix of the song known as the Au5 Remix.
Arty, Nadia Ali & BT - Must Be The Love (Official Music Video)
Arty, Nadia Ali & BT - Must Be The Love (Au5 Remix)
Connect direct with BT at BTMusic.Com
This post was created on September 10, 2012, with subsequent edits and updates by Mariana L. Villanueva for The Indies Network
Just below is the original 12" mix of Must Be The Love
Arty, Nadia Ali & BT - Must Be The Love (Original 12'' Mix)
Since this post originally went up on September 2012, we have updated this post to include the official music video below and another audio only remix of the song known as the Au5 Remix.
Arty, Nadia Ali & BT - Must Be The Love (Official Music Video)
Arty, Nadia Ali & BT - Must Be The Love (Au5 Remix)
Connect direct with BT at BTMusic.Com
This post was created on September 10, 2012, with subsequent edits and updates by Mariana L. Villanueva for The Indies Network
Disclosure - Latch (Featuring Sam Smith)
Fresh out of the U.K., really liked this on first listen.
Disclosure - Latch (Featuring Sam Smith)
Connect direct with Disclosure at DisclosureOfficial.Com
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Disclosure - Latch (Featuring Sam Smith)
Connect direct with Disclosure at DisclosureOfficial.Com
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Gaby Moreno Wows Largo Audience at Record Release Party & Performance
Just got back from an incredible Gaby Moreno record release party at Largo at The Coronet Theatre in Los Angeles where a capacity crowd was wowed by Gaby and her full band that included 5 violins, a cello, a string bass, electric bass with longtime bandmate Leslie Lowe, a trombonist woman who gave the music loads of character, a tenor sax man, two different pianists that included the fantastic Van Dyke Parks, a mandolin player at times, a backing/lead guitarist who shaped so much of the sound on many of the nights performances, a drummer (a very tasty one who happens to be Gaby's significant other, Sebastian Aymanns, a session/touring player also doing Europe with Lisa Marie Presley promoting her most recent record), and two perfect backing vocalists. Tasty is the word that best describes the musicianship and meticulous arrangements throughout the night. There was not one note or nuance that was out of place the entire evening. Even the buzz from the guitar cord and amplifier seemed to have it's own place like pops from a great vinyl record.
Van Dyke Parks, the truly amazing composer, arranger, musician, author and actor, well known for his collaborations and lyrical contributions to the Beach Boys album Smile, but who is so much deeper than even that, gushed over Gaby on several occasions and talked candidly about his desire to work with Gaby for several years. His performance with Gaby was beautiful and inspiring.
The wonderfully organic songs from her most recent all Spanish language album titled POSTALES were all mesmerizing. Gaby shared the stories behind each song as she went, practically bringing me to tears on more than one occasion through the night, such as the story behind a poem from that Gaby's grandfather wrote to her grandmother which was turned into a song by Gaby. Gaby told a story of how her grandfather was 58 and her grandmother was 18 when they married. A 40 year difference! Gaby also performed many of her past songs in both English and Spanish, as well as several standards and classics.
Gaby signed autographs for a very long line of fans for close to two full hours. Perhaps not anticipating the strong demand, all of the boxes of her CD's and posters that were brought to the show sold out early. Whoever said CD's are dead never went to a Gaby Moreno show. Several in the crowd were a bit disappointed when they were unable to buy a CD to have it personally signed. But Gaby took the time to hug each and every fan and took what seemed like a few thousand photos. This girl knows what it means to be a true star, which she most certainly is.
Gaby Moreno - Ave que Emigra (from album titled Postales)
While I loved every single song Gaby performed, the one that was the most poignant or important in my mind was The Immigrant, a cover by Calypso artist David Rudder. Especially during this political season, where the political candidates would surely pander to artists like Gaby to use her recording of Rudders song in their campaigns to prove they are immigrant friendly. Gaby knows and exuded the actual meaning of the song and it's importance and place in the American fabric. I'd hope Gaby would flip politicians the bird if they tried to attach their political campaigns to it, but she's far too gracious for that, even if she knew they were pandering. It just so happens that Barack Obama personally follows Gaby Moreno on Twitter. But Gaby's music is embraced by people across every spectrum, political and otherwise. The passion Gaby emitted when she laid The Immigrant down with her full band was inspiring and heartfelt. Bravissimo to Gaby for delivering this song the way she did. She is a great story teller and has proved she can deliver social commentary in a deeply meaningful way.
Gaby Moreno - The Immigrant (Unplugged recording from a performance on Treble Clef Live)
Gaby also performed one of her songs, Sing Me Life, a passionate anthem that could mean something different to everyone. Makes me think of not backing down from people and the cheap patriotism and jingoism that perpetuates war and government misdeeds. Long ago, when this song was released, it made me sit back, think and stay focused without being influenced by the status quo. This song can be a personal anthem for those seeking reinforcement in staying true and original.
Sing Me Life from Gaby's album titled Illustrated Songs album.
There is one more thing to mention. After one hears this next song, which Gaby performed all by her lonesome which drove into the encore, one may be whistling it in the mind over and over. It was one of the most delightful moments of the evening that always takes me to a place that feels like a scene out of Woody Allen's film Midnight in Paris. The film which came out in 2011 had me thinking of Gaby almost the entire time I watched it debut. Too bad Woody Allen didn't know of Gaby yet, for he most certainly would have put her in the cast.
Daydream by Design - From Gaby Moreno's Illustrated Songs album.
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Van Dyke Parks, the truly amazing composer, arranger, musician, author and actor, well known for his collaborations and lyrical contributions to the Beach Boys album Smile, but who is so much deeper than even that, gushed over Gaby on several occasions and talked candidly about his desire to work with Gaby for several years. His performance with Gaby was beautiful and inspiring.
The wonderfully organic songs from her most recent all Spanish language album titled POSTALES were all mesmerizing. Gaby shared the stories behind each song as she went, practically bringing me to tears on more than one occasion through the night, such as the story behind a poem from that Gaby's grandfather wrote to her grandmother which was turned into a song by Gaby. Gaby told a story of how her grandfather was 58 and her grandmother was 18 when they married. A 40 year difference! Gaby also performed many of her past songs in both English and Spanish, as well as several standards and classics.
Gaby signed autographs for a very long line of fans for close to two full hours. Perhaps not anticipating the strong demand, all of the boxes of her CD's and posters that were brought to the show sold out early. Whoever said CD's are dead never went to a Gaby Moreno show. Several in the crowd were a bit disappointed when they were unable to buy a CD to have it personally signed. But Gaby took the time to hug each and every fan and took what seemed like a few thousand photos. This girl knows what it means to be a true star, which she most certainly is.
Gaby Moreno - Ave que Emigra (from album titled Postales)
While I loved every single song Gaby performed, the one that was the most poignant or important in my mind was The Immigrant, a cover by Calypso artist David Rudder. Especially during this political season, where the political candidates would surely pander to artists like Gaby to use her recording of Rudders song in their campaigns to prove they are immigrant friendly. Gaby knows and exuded the actual meaning of the song and it's importance and place in the American fabric. I'd hope Gaby would flip politicians the bird if they tried to attach their political campaigns to it, but she's far too gracious for that, even if she knew they were pandering. It just so happens that Barack Obama personally follows Gaby Moreno on Twitter. But Gaby's music is embraced by people across every spectrum, political and otherwise. The passion Gaby emitted when she laid The Immigrant down with her full band was inspiring and heartfelt. Bravissimo to Gaby for delivering this song the way she did. She is a great story teller and has proved she can deliver social commentary in a deeply meaningful way.
Gaby Moreno - The Immigrant (Unplugged recording from a performance on Treble Clef Live)
Gaby also performed one of her songs, Sing Me Life, a passionate anthem that could mean something different to everyone. Makes me think of not backing down from people and the cheap patriotism and jingoism that perpetuates war and government misdeeds. Long ago, when this song was released, it made me sit back, think and stay focused without being influenced by the status quo. This song can be a personal anthem for those seeking reinforcement in staying true and original.
Sing Me Life from Gaby's album titled Illustrated Songs album.
There is one more thing to mention. After one hears this next song, which Gaby performed all by her lonesome which drove into the encore, one may be whistling it in the mind over and over. It was one of the most delightful moments of the evening that always takes me to a place that feels like a scene out of Woody Allen's film Midnight in Paris. The film which came out in 2011 had me thinking of Gaby almost the entire time I watched it debut. Too bad Woody Allen didn't know of Gaby yet, for he most certainly would have put her in the cast.
Daydream by Design - From Gaby Moreno's Illustrated Songs album.
Connect direct with Gaby Moreno at Gaby-Moreno.Com, Facebook.com/gabymorenoband, Twitter.com/gabymorenomusic, and on Instagram.com/gaby_moreno
Do not miss Gaby Moreno live TONIGHT at Largo in Los Angeles
Don't miss out on seeing the wonderful Gaby Moreno at Largo in Los Angeles tonight: Tuesday September 4, 2012.
Click this link to buy your tickets: http://largo.laughstub.com/show.cfm?id=180526
The doors at Largo open at 7:30. Show to begin at 8:30.
Connect direct with Gaby Moreno at Gaby-Moreno.Com, Facebook.com/gabymorenoband, Twitter.com/gabymorenomusic, and on Instagram.com/gaby_moreno
Click this link to buy your tickets: http://largo.laughstub.com/show.cfm?id=180526
The doors at Largo open at 7:30. Show to begin at 8:30.
Connect direct with Gaby Moreno at Gaby-Moreno.Com, Facebook.com/gabymorenoband, Twitter.com/gabymorenomusic, and on Instagram.com/gaby_moreno
The Black Keys - I Got Mine - Remix by Tobacco
Here is a prolific, badass and super phat remix by Tobacco of a classic track by The Black Keys.
*WARNING: Keep your finger on the volume knob when this starts so you don't blow your ears or your speakers out.
And here is a great version of I Got Mine when The Black Keys appeared on The Late Show with David Letterman back in 2008 :) - Love how these guys make such great sound with only two instruments and that one very distinctive voice!
Connect direct with The Black Keys at TheBlackKeys.Com
Connect direct with Tobacco at Tobaxxo.com
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*WARNING: Keep your finger on the volume knob when this starts so you don't blow your ears or your speakers out.
And here is a great version of I Got Mine when The Black Keys appeared on The Late Show with David Letterman back in 2008 :) - Love how these guys make such great sound with only two instruments and that one very distinctive voice!
Connect direct with The Black Keys at TheBlackKeys.Com
Connect direct with Tobacco at Tobaxxo.com
;)
Happy Birthday Michael Jackson
Click Play and Enjoy This Michael Jackson Video Playlist from the BAD era :)
Connect direct with the official Michael Jackson website at MichaelJackson.Com
Connect direct with the official Michael Jackson website at MichaelJackson.Com
BUY YOUR TICKETS NOW - Gaby Moreno - Cafe Largo - September 4
Longtime MusicLoad favorite artist, Gaby Moreno, is in the midst of releasing a new all Spanish album titled POSTALES. To celebrate, she is playing Cafe Largo in Los Angeles on Tuesday September 4, 2012. Van Dyke Parks is Gaby's special musical guest.
click this link to buy your tickets: http://largo.laughstub.com/show.cfm?id=180526
The doors at Largo open at 7:30. Show to begin at 8:30.
Connect direct with Gaby Moreno at Gaby-Moreno.Com, Facebook.com/gabymorenoband, Twitter.com/gabymorenomusic, and on Instagram.com/gaby_moreno
click this link to buy your tickets: http://largo.laughstub.com/show.cfm?id=180526
The doors at Largo open at 7:30. Show to begin at 8:30.
Connect direct with Gaby Moreno at Gaby-Moreno.Com, Facebook.com/gabymorenoband, Twitter.com/gabymorenomusic, and on Instagram.com/gaby_moreno
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