|
Louis Schefano
Louis Schefano (born January 26, 1970) is an American singer-songwriter, producer/engineer and multi-instrumentalist originally from Birmingham, Alabama, United States. He has recorded under various monikers including Regia, Louis, and Suspicious Light. Schefano was also a founding member of Remy Zero and Little Red Rocket (featuring Maria Taylor and Orenda Fink of Azure Ray), and has performed, produced or recorded with Azure Ray, Maria Taylor, Verbena, Cheshires (featuring members of Remy Zero), Bright Eyes, The Ladybug Transistor, and Jaymay. Biography Schefano was the original drummer for Remy Zero when they first formed in Birmingham, Alabama in 1990. He later joined Verbena replacing their original drummer, and is featured on the 1996 EP ''Pilot Park'' on Merge Records. Schefano then joined Maria Taylor and Orenda Fink of Azure Ray in Little Red Rocket as their drummer, and also contributed guitar, piano, and vocals to the group's 1997 debut album, ''Who Did You P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Birmingham, Alabama
Birmingham ( ) is a city in the north central region of the U.S. state of Alabama. Birmingham is the seat of Jefferson County, Alabama's most populous county. As of the 2021 census estimates, Birmingham had a population of 197,575, down 1% from the 2020 Census, making it Alabama's third-most populous city after Huntsville and Montgomery. The broader Birmingham metropolitan area had a 2020 population of 1,115,289, and is the largest metropolitan area in Alabama as well as the 50th-most populous in the United States. Birmingham serves as an important regional hub and is associated with the Deep South, Piedmont, and Appalachian regions of the nation. Birmingham was founded in 1871, during the post- Civil War Reconstruction period, through the merger of three pre-existing farm towns, notably, Elyton. It grew from there, annexing many more of its smaller neighbors, into an industrial and railroad transportation center with a focus on mining, the iron and steel industry, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
11 (Maria Taylor Album)
Eleven or 11 may refer to: *11 (number), the natural number following 10 and preceding 12 * one of the years 11 BC, AD 11, 1911, 2011, or any year ending in 11 Literature * ''Eleven'' (novel), a 2006 novel by British author David Llewellyn *''Eleven'', a 1970 collection of short stories by Patricia Highsmith *''Eleven'', a 2004 children's novel in The Winnie Years by Lauren Myracle *''Eleven'', a 2008 children's novel by Patricia Reilly Giff *''Eleven'', a short story by Sandra Cisneros Music *Eleven (band), an American rock band * Eleven: A Music Company, an Australian record label * Up to eleven, an idiom from popular culture, coined in the movie ''This Is Spinal Tap'' Albums * ''11'' (The Smithereens album), 1989 * ''11'' (Ua album), 1996 * ''11'' (Bryan Adams album), 2008 * ''11'' (Sault album), 2022 * ''Eleven'' (Harry Connick, Jr. album), 1992 * ''Eleven'' (22-Pistepirkko album), 1998 * ''Eleven'' (Sugarcult album), 1999 * ''Eleven'' (B'z album), 2000 * ''Eleven'' (Ream ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
PureVolume
PureVolume (formerly Unborn Media) was a website for uploading and streaming of music files, the first independently run of its type. PureVolume was created by Unborn Media, Inc; Mitchell Pavao; Brett Woitunski; and Nate Hudson, all from the University of Massachusetts. PureVolume is a website for the discovery and promotion of new music and emerging artists. The mission was to give artists a new promotion tool. Each artist has a profile that typically contains basic info, updates, photos, shows and music for streaming. Artists have the option of making each of their songs available for free download. Listeners and fans are also able to create profiles to interact with artists and each other, as well as track and share music they like. PureVolume went through several layout changes and a change from orange to blue, but the layout from the homepage to the artist profiles has remained essentially the same since 2003. The focus is on promoting "indie" music groups and artists, but ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paste (magazine)
''Paste'' is a monthly music and entertainment digital magazine, headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, with studios in Atlanta and Manhattan, and owned by Paste Media Group. The magazine began as a website in 1998. It ran as a print publication from 2002 to 2010 before converting to online-only. History The magazine was founded as a quarterly in July 2002 and was owned by Josh Jackson, Nick Purdy, and Tim Regan-Porter. In October 2007, the magazine tried the " Radiohead" experiment, offering new and current subscribers the ability to pay what they wanted for a one-year subscription to ''Paste''. The subscriber base increased by 28,000, but ''Paste'' president Tim Regan-Porter noted the model was not sustainable; he hoped the new subscribers would renew the following year at the current rates and the increase in web traffic would attract additional subscribers and advertisers. Amidst an economic downturn, ''Paste'' began to suffer from lagging ad revenue, as did other magazine pub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
In The Next Life
''In the Next Life'' is the sixth studio album by American singer-songwriter Maria Taylor, also a member of Azure Ray. It was released on December 9, 2016, on her label Flower Moon Records. The first single "If Only", features guest vocals by Omaha singer-songwriter Conor Oberst of Bright Eyes. Stereogum premiered the album's first single "If Only" on October 19, 2016 and Billboard debuted the exclusive premiere of the video shot in Joshua Tree and directed by Liz Bretz. "If Only" was featured during the closing scenes of NBC's fall drama, ''This Is Us''. NPR premiered the full album stream on "First Listen" saying "she's made perhaps her warmest and most affecting album... and filled it with gorgeous, touching songs about family, legacy, fear and the pursuit of contentment." On December 5, "Free Song" was featured as KCRW's "Today's Top Tune." Buzzbands.LA said "''In the Next Lifes 10 poignant vignettes wrap with the closer "Pretty Scars" (which features Joshua Radin), a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Deli Magazine
''The Deli'' was a Brooklyn based independent music magazine, with both print and online editions, as well as a blog (still active) that covers local music scenes and their emerging artists. Magazine In its print version, ''The Deli'' was a quarterly publication launched in 2004 by Paolo De Gregorio as an overhaul of an earlier, local fanzine founded by Charles Newman, a music producer and studio owner in New York City. It was published in print until 2019 and survives online to this day as a blog. Its main focus is emerging independent artists in various locales and scenes: New York, Los Angeles, Chicago - it previously covered also San Francisco, Nashville, Portland, Austin, Kansas City, Philadelphia and the New England area. Its editions have further versions tailored to specific locales, yet otherwise have similar sections: editorials on the current music scene, interviews of music bands and of industry insiders, reviews of albums and of equipment, and classified ads. (In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gigwise
''Gigwise'' is a British online music news site that features music news, photos, album reviews, music festivals, concert tickets and video content. Founded in June 2001, the site is based in London, England. History Gigwise was launched in 2001 in Liverpool as a gig listings site. Over time, the site evolved into a music news site including reviews and interviews in its content. In 2006, the site relocated its main office to London. It was the UK's 20th most-visited music news website in Dec 2010 ranking above NME.COM in the comScore reports. Gigwise was acquired in 2016 by the team behind Second Screen and Techtonic. For the 20th Anniversary, Gigwise published its first ever print edition in July 2021 featuring Self Esteem on the front cover. Editors * Andy Day (2002–05) * Scott Colothan (2005–09) * Jason Gregory (2009–11) * Michael Baggs (2011–14) * Andy Morris (2014–15) * Andrew Trendell (2015–2016) * Cai Trefor (2016–19) * Shannon Cotton (2019–20) * Jes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
LadyLuck
''LadyLuck'' is the third album by Maria Taylor, originally released on March 31, 2009. The album features the song "Cartoons and Forever Plans," co-written by and including guest vocals from R.E.M.'s Michael Stipe. ''LadyLuck'' reached number 48 on Billboard's "Heatseakers" charts. KCRW DJ Gary Calamar ranked "Time Lapse Lifeline" as number one, in his top 10 songs of 2009. "Time Lapse Lifeline" was featured in the 24th episode of the fourth season of the FOX show Bones ("The Beaver in the Otter"). The album was re-released on Taylor's own label, Flower Moon Records in 2016. Track listing #"LadyLuck" – 3:14 #"Time Lapse Lifeline" – 4:00 #"It's Time" – 3:43 #"My Favorite Love" – 3:24 #"100,000 Times" – 3:43 #"Green Butterfly" – 4:12 #"Broad Daylight" – 5:11 #"A Chance" – 3:19 #"Orchids" – 3:34 #"Cartoons and Forever Plans" (feat. Michael Stipe) – 2:55 Personnel * Maria Taylor - Composer, Drums, Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Classical), Keyboards, Piano, Prima ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saddle Creek Records
Saddle Creek Records is an American record label based in Omaha, Nebraska. Started as a college class project on entrepreneurship, the label was founded by Mike Mogis and Justin Oberst in 1993 (as Lumberjack Records). Mogis soon turned over his role in the company to Robb Nansel. The label is named after Saddle Creek Road, a major street that cuts through Midtown Omaha, and the beginnings of a scene whose members included Justin's brother Conor Oberst (then a solo artist, currently of Bright Eyes, Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band, Desaparecidos, and Monsters of Folk), Tim Kasher (then of Slowdown Virginia, currently of Cursive and The Good Life), and others. Collectively, they were known unofficially as the "Creekers". Saddle Creek first appeared in print on a show flyer, offering to "Spend an evening with Saddle Creek" (later to be the title of the label's DVD.)Spend an Evening With Saddle Creek. Dir. Jason Kulbel and Rob Walters. DVD. Plexifilm, 2005. Saddle Creek be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cassadaga (album)
''Cassadaga'' is the eighth studio album by Bright Eyes, released in the UK on April 9, 2007 and in the US on April 10. Around 25 to 30 songs were recorded in 2006, with 13 of these appearing on the final track list. The album is named after the town of Cassadaga, Florida, a community of mediums and followers of spiritualism. Z Berg of the Like, Sherri DuPree and Stacy King of Eisley as well as solo artist Rachael Yamagata all appear on this album. The first single, "Four Winds" was released on March 6, 2007, from the '' Four Winds EP'' with five B-sides not on ''Cassadaga''. ''Cassadaga'' debuted at number four on the ''Billboard'' 200, becoming the band's highest-charting album in the US, and sold about 58,000 copies in its first week. It went on to sell over 231,000 units in US. The album is the 103rd release of Saddle Creek Records. This album was number 12 on ''Rolling Stone''s list of the Top 50 Albums of 2007. ''Cassadaga'' reached number 13 on the UK Albums Chart i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Autumn Fallin'
''Autumn Fallin is the debut album by American singer-songwriter Jaymay. It was released by Heavenly Recordings in the United Kingdom on November 12, 2007 and by Blue Note Records in the United States on March 11, 2008. The track "Sea Green, See Blue" was used in the 2010 film '' The Switch'', a 2009 episode of ABC's '' Brothers & Sisters'', and the second season finale of the CBS TV series ''How I Met Your Mother''. Track listing All songs written by Jaymay # "Gray Or Blue" - 3:24 # "Sycamore Down" - 2:17 # "Blue Skies" - 3:56 # "Sea Green, See Blue" - 6:17 # "Autumn Fallin'" - 2:44 # "You'd Rather Run" - 9:50 # "Hard to Say" - 1:57 # "Big Ben" - 3:30 # "Ill Willed Person" - 3:19 # "You Are the Only One I Love" - 4:57 Credits Musicians *Jaymay - All instruments, with: *Jonathan Ahrens - Bass on 5, 7 and 9 *Ryan Anderson - Clarinet and vocals on 10 *Jared Engel - Various instruments on 1 *Nico Georis - Keyboards and accordion on 5, piano on 7, keyboards on 9, piano solo on 10 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elliott Smith
Steven Paul Smith (August 6, 1969 – October 21, 2003), known professionally as Elliott Smith, was an American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. Smith was born in Omaha, Nebraska, raised primarily in Texas, and lived much of his life in Portland, Oregon, where he gained popularity. Smith's primary instrument was the guitar, though he also played piano, clarinet, bass guitar, drums, and harmonica. He had a distinctive vocal style, characterized by his "whispery, spiderweb-thin delivery", and often used multi-tracking to create vocal layers, textures, and harmonies. After playing in the rock band Heatmiser for several years, Smith began his solo career in 1994, with releases on the independent record labels Cavity Search and Kill Rock Stars (KRS). In 1997, he signed a contract with DreamWorks Records, for which he recorded two albums. Smith rose to mainstream prominence when his song "Miss Misery"—included in the soundtrack for the film ''Good Will Hunting ''( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
