GROVER WASHINGTON JR HAS A NEW RELEASE

Audio Fidelity To Release Jazz Legend Grover Washington, Jr.'s Double-Grammy Award Winning Album “Winelight” on 5.1 Hybrid SACD

“Among the most beautiful jazz albums ever made.. from one of the smooth jazz pioneers!”

Camarillo, CA – Jazz aficionados and high end audio enthusiasts alike are excited about the forthcoming release of jazz legend Grover Washington, Jr.'s “Winelight” album on 5.1 Hybrid SACD from Audio Fidelity in association with ETrain Records. With “Winelight”, Grover Washington, Jr. produced a magical collection of jazz and soul with a touch of pop. He set the standard for the smooth jazz genre - the band is tight, the solos terrific and the arrangements understated and tasteful. The 1980 double-Grammy award winning album was Washington's most successful album and remains one of the smooth jazz masterpieces.

Top to bottom “Winelight” is superb, masterfully recorded and perhaps best-known for the hit “Just the Two of Us” sung by Bill Withers, but it is the five instrumental tracks that find Grover Washington, Jr. (on soprano, alto, and tenor) really stretching out. He was joined by percussionist (and producer) Ralph MacDonald and also the incomparable Steve Gadd (drums) and Eric Gale (guitar).

Grover Washington, Jr., had long been one of the leaders in what could be called rhythm & jazz, essentially R&B-influenced jazz. The music world lost a great musician when the late Grover Washington Jr. passed away in 1999. Fortunately, he left so many classic albums to cherish and “Winelight” is one of those time-honored works that must be included in any worthy music collection.

Tracks:

Winelight

Let It Flow (For “Dr. J”)

In the Name of Love

Take Me There

Just the Two of Us

Make Me a Memory (Sad Samba)

Album and Surround Sound Remix Produced by Ralph MacDonald
Surround Sound Remix Engineered & Mixed by Elliot Scheiner
Stereo mix mastered for this release by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio

For more information: https://audiofidelity.net/product/grover-washington-jr-winelight

NEW JIMMY HOFFA DOCUMENTARY

Al Profit Bradley is part of a new documentary premiering this week....story from THE FREEP today.

One of the great mysteries of the 20th century is explored in "Killing Jimmy Hoffa," a documentary screening today through Thursday at Emagine Royal Oak.

The movie focuses on the possible fate of the controversial labor legend, who disappeared in 1975 from the parking lot of the old Machus Red Fox restaurant in Bloomfield Hills.

The movie is a collaboration between Alan Bradley, a.k.a. Al Profit, a local filmmaker known for crime-themed documentaries, and Scott Burnstein, an Oakland Press reporter and author of several books about the Detroit Mafia.

Using photos, film clips and interviews with experts on the case ranging from journalists (including former Detroit Free Press writer David Ashenfelter) to former FBI agents, the documentary explores the most likely theories on what specifically happened to Hoffa. READ FULL STORY HERE

FULL MOON FEBRUARY 2015

The exact time of the next full moon is:

Wednesday * 4th February 2015 * 12:08:54 am

Central European Time (CET)

Moon sign: Leo 14° 04'

Here you find this time converted into different timezones for other cities:

WELLINGTON = Wednesday * 4th February 2015 * 12:08:54 pm (NZDT)

SYDNEY = Wednesday * 4th February 2015 * 10:08:54 am (AEDT)

TOKYO = Wednesday * 4th February 2015 * 08:08:54 am (JST)

BEIJING = Wednesday * 4th February 2015 * 07:08:54 am (CST)

BANGKOK = Wednesday * 4th February 2015 * 06:08:54 am (ICT)

DELHI = Wednesday * 4th February 2015 * 04:38:54 am (IST)

DUBAI = Wednesday * 4th February 2015 * 03:08:54 am (GST)

MOSCOW = Wednesday * 4th February 2015 * 02:08:54 am (MSK)

BERLIN = Wednesday * 4th February 2015 * 12:08:54 am (CET)

LAGOS = Wednesday * 4th February 2015 * 12:08:54 am (WAT)

LONDON = Tuesday * 3rd February 2015 * 11:08:54 pm (GMT)

RIO = Tuesday * 3rd February 2015 * 09:08:54 pm (BRST)

SANTIAGO = Tuesday * 3rd February 2015 * 08:08:54 pm (CLST)

NEW YORK = Tuesday * 3rd February 2015 * 06:08:54 pm (EST)

MEXICO CITY = Tuesday * 3rd February 2015 * 05:08:54 pm (CST)

CALGARY = Tuesday * 3rd February 2015 * 04:08:54 pm (MST)

LOS ANGELES = Tuesday * 3rd February 2015 * 03:08:54 pm (PST)

ANCHORAGE = Tuesday * 3rd February 2015 * 02:08:54 pm (AKST)

HONOLULU = Tuesday * 3rd February 2015 * 01:08:54 pm (HAST)

THE SHAMS NEW RELEASE! ONE AND ALL

 

San Francisco Based Popular Irish-influenced Rock Band The Shams Release Their New “One and All” EP

San Francisco, CA – San Francisco based band The Shams are releasing their highly anticipated EP “One and All” on February 24th, 2015. This multifaceted, Irish-influenced rock band showcases their strong and original song writing skills, and the lads are touring across the West Coast to promote their explosive EP. They began by hosting an intimate CD release party with family, friends, and fans at the iconic Bottom of the Hill in San Francisco on January 16th, followed by a second release party at Neck of The Woods on Valentine’s Day with well-known Boston reggae band Spiritual Rez, and a headlining performance at The Great American Music Hall on Friday March 13th.

The EP, produced by John Cesario (who has worked with big acts such as Fleetwood Mac and Eddie Money, and is the creator of Rocket Songs) and engineered by Chris Cortez (Nice N Up Studios), has a raw and unique feel to it – yet while it is influenced by their Irish roots, their eclectic songs put them into a new genre of their own creation and appeals to music lovers of all ages.

The Shams have been featured at local music hotspots such as The Milk Bar, Bottom of the Hill, and Neck of the Woods in San Francisco, as well as 19 Broadway in Fairfax, The Starry Plough in Berkeley and legendary L.A. favorites Molly Malone’s and The House of Blues. They have played with national acts such as The Stone Foxes and Dig The Kid, and played with world-renowned Irish musician Damien Dempsey.

Whether it was a stroke of luck or pure genius, The Shams formed in 2011 when musician and guitarist Joey Kennedy (Kilkenny, Ireland) reached out to his friend and fellow Irishman Sean Daly (Donegal, Ireland) to join musical forces as the front man for their new project. Daly quickly brought in James Scragg (Cork, Ireland), an old friend and accomplished drummer. Shortly after, talented Irish-American Tommy O`Mahony joined the band with his funky bass. The final member to join was Northern California native Henry Moser, whose expertise on the electric guitar rounds out the group’s explosive and distinctive sound.

The Shams are quickly becoming a fan-favorite by combining their hard rocking, punked-up beat and raw, powerful vocals. Their repertoire of original songs reach deep down into their rebel roots and pulls out incredibly original tracks that illuminate what it means to be Irish. They provide listeners with a new, hard-hitting perspective on the evolution of Irish music, unlike any you’ve heard before. With each fiery live performance, The Shams are leaving listeners begging for more.

For more information about The Shams, their new EP or for upcoming tour dates, please visit the band’s website at Website: www.theshamsmusic.com or on the band’s Facebook page: www.facebook.com/The-Shams or Soundcloud: soundcloud.com/the-shams-eire

For Physical Distribution Inquiries please contact Steffen Franz or Ben Lang at Independent Distribution Collective at 415-292-7007 or via e-mail sales@independentdistro.com

For Digital Distribution Inquiries contact Jerome Forney at IDCDigital at 415-292-7007 or via e-mail jerome@independentdistro.com

HOT WINTER PARTY IN DETROIT!

Kimmer
-Here's a HOT Winter Show coming up!

Funky D Records is throwing the Winter Heat Party at the esteemed Lager House on SAT Feb 7th!

Performing will be:

HOWLING DIABLOS
LONGNECK STRANGLER
and THE HACKWELLS feat .Brian McCarty (Trash Brats)
and MC LINDA LEXY!

Cover-$10

PJ Lager House
1254 Michigan Ave
Detroit, MI 48226

LONGNECK STRANGLER has recently released their new album 'HOME' on Funky D Records-Produced by Tino Gross

HARRY BENNETT'S PAINTINGS

A reader sent in photos of paintings he owns that were painted by Harry Bennett after he left Michigan and moved to the desert near Desert Hot Springs. They were painted in the 1950s and the reader went to school with one of Harry's daughters...

The mountain painting is of Mt San Jacinto

From my reader JJ

My dad raced at Indy in the 40& 50s. When he retired he had a tractor and did work for Harry and they became friends.Harry gave him the pics that he painted and the one of my dad he did off of picture of dad at Indy. my dads name is Jimmy Jackson. I got the the pics when my Mother died.

This one is of the readers Dad at Indy

Very cool to see these images! Thank you JJ!

READ ALL MY STORIES ON HARRY BENNETT HERE

BETTER CALL SAUL DEBUTS FEB 8 AND 9!!!

AMC Videos | Better Call Saul Videos

A Look at the Series: Better Call Saul

Season 1, Episode 1

Go behind the scenes for a look at Better Call Saul – AMC’s new original series from the creators of Breaking Bad.