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2023 Libera Awards
The 2023 Libera Awards were held on June 15, 2023, to recognize the best in independent music of 2022 presented by the American Association of Independent Music. The ceremony took place at the The Town Hall (New York City), Town Hall in New York City and was broadcast on YouTube. American comedian Hannibal Buress hosted the ceremony. The nominations were announced on March 22, 2023, with British duo Wet Leg leading the nominations with six, followed by Sudan Archives, Allison Russell, Fontaines D.C. and Soul Glo, all with three each. Four new categories were introduced: Best Remix, Best Short-Form Video, Best Singer-Songwriter Record and Best Soul/Funk Record. Additionally, three categories were renamed: Best World Record was renamed into Best Global Record, Best Americana Record into Best American Roots Album, and Best Folk/Bluegrass Album into Best Folk Album. Wet Leg received the most awards with five wins, including Libera Award for Album of the Year, Record of the Year for th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Town Hall (New York City)
The Town Hall (also Town Hall) is a performance space at 123 West 43rd Street, between Broadway and Sixth Avenue near Times Square, in the Theater District of Midtown Manhattan in New York City. It was built from 1919 to 1921 and designed by architects McKim, Mead & White for the League for Political Education. The auditorium has 1,500 seats across two levels and has historically been used for various events, such as speeches, musical recitals, concerts, and film screenings. Both the exterior and interior of the building are New York City landmarks, and the building is on the National Register of Historic Places as a National Historic Landmark. Town Hall was designed in the Georgian Revival style and has a brick facade with limestone trim. The base contains seven arched doorways that serve as the venue's entrance. The facade of the upper stories contains a large limestone plaque, niches, and windows. Inside the ground story, a rectangular lobby leads to the auditorium. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Libera Award For Best Breakthrough Artist
The Libera Award for Best Breakthrough Artist is an award presented by the American Association of Independent Music at the annual Libera Award which recognizes "independent artist whose release exceeded a certain total of streams or equivalent sales" since 2012. The category was previously called Up & Comer Award in 2012 to 2014. For the first two years of the awards, the category had two winners, one voted by A2IM members and the other voted by eMusic members. Indie pop band The Dø and Indie soul Indie is a short form of "independence" or "independent"; it may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media *Independent media, media free of influence by government or corporate interests * Indie art, fine arts made by artists independent of comme ... band JC Brooks & the Uptown Sound were the inaugural recipients of the award. Since 2013, a set of nominees is annually presented, with the nomination sometimes being credited for a specific release. Winners and nominees Notes Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dry Cleaning (band)
Dry Cleaning are an English post-punk band who formed in South London in 2017. The band is composed of vocalist Florence Shaw, guitarist Tom Dowse, bassist Lewis Maynard and drummer Nick Buxton. They are noted for their use of spoken word primarily in lieu of sung vocals, as well as their unconventional lyrics. Their musical style has been compared to Wire (band), Wire, Magazine (band), Magazine and Joy Division. They have been described as "Annette Peacock fronting The Fall (band), the Fall or Public Image Ltd, PiL or Siouxsie and the Banshees". The band's debut album, ''New Long Leg'', was released in April 2021 to widespread critical acclaim, with its follow-up, ''Stumpwork (album), Stumpwork'', released in October 2022 to further accolades. History 2017–2020: Formation, ''Boundary Road Snacks and Drinks'' and ''Sweet Princess'' When Lewis Maynard, Tom Dowse and Nick Buxton – old friends whose previous bands had crossed paths in London - united to start a new band togethe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stumpwork (album)
''Stumpwork'' is the second studio album by English post-punk band Dry Cleaning. It was released on 21 October 2022, on 4AD Records. Background In June 2022, the band announced a new single, "Don't Press Me", which premiered on BBC Radio 6 Music on 14 June. That same day they announced that their second album ''Stumpwork'' would be released on 21 October 2022. As with their debut, the album was recorded at Rockfield Studios in Wales, and produced by John Parish. Critical reception At the 66th Annual Grammy Awards the art directors of Stumpwork — Luke Brooks, James Theseus Buck and Annie Collinge — won the Grammy Award for Best Recording Package for the album. Track listing Personnel Dry Cleaning * Florence Shaw – vocals, percussion, engineering * Lewis Maynard – bass, bird calls, double bass, organ, percussion * Tom Dowse – guitar, kazoo, keyboards, lap steel guitar, loops, percussion, whistle * Nick Buxton – clarinet, drums, drum programming, horn arrangem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alvvays
Alvvays (pronounced "always") is a Canadian indie pop band formed in 2011, originating from Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, and subsequently based in Toronto, Ontario. It consists of Molly Rankin (vocals and guitar), Kerri MacLellan (keyboards), Alec O'Hanley (guitars), and Sheridan Riley (drums). Their Alvvays (album), self-titled debut studio album, released in 2014, topped the US college charts. Their second studio album, ''Antisocialites'', was released on September 8, 2017. Their third studio album, ''Blue Rev'', was released on October 7, 2022. ''Antisocialites'' and ''Blue Rev'' each won the Juno Award for Alternative Album of the Year. All three of their albums were shortlisted for the Polaris Music Prize. The song "Belinda Says" from ''Blue Rev'' was nominated for Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Performance, Best Alternative Music Performance at the 66th Annual Grammy Awards. History Formation and early years (2011–2015) Molly Rankin, the group's singer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blue Rev
''Blue Rev'' is the third studio album by Canadian indie pop band Alvvays, released on October 7, 2022, via Polyvinyl, Transgressive, and Celsius Girls. The album expands on the shoegaze influences from their previous albums, and received universal acclaim from critics. Background Alvvays' second album, ''Antisocialites'' was released in 2017. Afterwards, the band went on an extensive tour across North America and Europe, as well as often supporting the National on their tour dates. They began writing songs for ''Blue Rev'' almost immediately after the release of ''Antisocialites'', but several events occurred which delayed the progress of the album: a thief broke into lead singer Molly Rankin's apartment and stole a recorder with several demos contained on it, and the day after, a basement flood threatened to destroy all of the band's gear. The COVID-19 pandemic then created further delays, with border closures preventing the band from rehearsing as a full group. They eventually ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heat Wave (1963 Song)
"Heat Wave" is a 1963 song written by the Holland–Dozier–Holland songwriting team. It was first made popular by the Motown vocal group Martha and the Vandellas, who issued it as a single on July 10, 1963, on the Motown subsidiary Gordy label. The single reached number one on the ''Billboard'' Hot R&B chart—where it stayed for four weeks—and peaking at number 4 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. It was recorded 12 years later by vocalist Linda Ronstadt on her Platinum-selling 1975 album '' Prisoner in Disguise''. Ronstadt's version of the song was released as a single in September 1975, reaching number 5 in ''Billboard'', 4 in ''Cash Box'', and 6 in ''Record World''. In 2010, British musician Phil Collins spent a single week (number 28) on the ''Billboard'' Adult Contemporary listing with his retooling of the song. Martha and the Vandellas original version Background, composition and reception "Heat Wave" was one of many songs written and produced by the Holland–Dozier†... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martha Reeves
Martha Rose Reeves (born July 18, 1941) is an American R&B and pop singer. She is best known for being the lead singer of the Motown girl group Martha and the Vandellas, which scored several major Hot 100 hits such as " Nowhere to Run", "Heat Wave", " Jimmy Mack", and " Dancing in the Street" among others. From 2005 until 2009, Reeves served as an elected councilwoman in her hometown of Detroit, Michigan, U.S. Martha Reeves and the Vandellas were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1995. In 2023, ''Rolling Stone'' ranked Reeves at number 151 on its list of the 200 Greatest Singers of All Time. Early life Martha Rose Reeves was born in Eufaula, Alabama, the first daughter of Elijah Joshua Reeves and Ruby Lee Gilmore Reeves, and the third of the couple's 11 children. She was a baby when the family moved from Eufaula to Detroit, Michigan, where her grandfather, Reverend Elijah Reeves, was a minister at Detroit's Metropolitan Church. The family was very active in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shemekia Copeland
Charon Shemekia Copeland (born April 10, 1979) is an American electric blues vocalist. She has released 12 albums, won nine Blues Music Awards, and won five Blues Blast Music Awards. In 2024, Copeland received nominations at the 67th Annual Grammy Awards for Best American Roots Performance, Best American Roots Song, and Best Contemporary Blues Album. Early life Copeland was born in Harlem, New York City, United States. She is the daughter of Texas blues guitarist and singer Johnny Copeland. She began singing at an early age and her first public performance was at the Cotton Club when she was about 10. Copeland graduated in 1997 from Teaneck High School in Teaneck, New Jersey. Career In 1998, Copeland landed a recording contract with Alligator Records, which issued her debut album, ''Turn the Heat Up!''. Her second album, ''Wicked'', was released in 2000 and featured a duet with Ruth Brown. It earned her three Blues Music Awards. The follow-up record, ''Talking to Strangers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaby Moreno
Maria Gabriela Moreno Bonilla (born 16 December 1981) is a Guatemalan singer-songwriter and guitarist. Singing in both English and Spanish, Moreno's music covers many genres including Latin, alternative, blues, folk and Americana. She has won one Grammy and two Latin Grammy awards. Early life Maria Gabriela Moreno Bonilla was born on 16 December 1981 in Guatemala City and later moved to Los Angeles. Career Music In August 2009, Moreno toured with Tracy Chapman. Later, in November 2009, Moreno toured as direct support for Ani Difranco on an East Coast tour. Difranco invited Moreno back out on tour in January and February 2010. In July 2010 Moreno went on tour in Germany (e.g. in Constance, Heidelberg, and Ravensburg) and France. In early 2011 Moreno and her band played their first headlining tour. They toured through the Netherlands and Belgium performing as part of the "World Sessions" tour. In addition, Moreno and her band opened as direct support for Nouvelle Vague ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sun Ra Arkestra
The Sun Ra Arkestra is an American jazz group formed in the mid-1950s and led by keyboardist/composer Sun Ra until his death in 1993. The group is considered a pioneer of afrofuturism. Since 1995 the Arkestra has been led by saxophonist Marshall Allen, an Arkestra member since 1958, who is supported by more than a dozen other musicians. History The band is headquartered in a rowhouse in Philadelphia's Germantown neighborhood. Saxophonist and current leader Marshall Allen has lived and worked in the house since 1968. In 1976, Vincent Chancey, an American jazz hornist joined the group. In 1993, John Gilmore became the leader of the Arkestra after Sun Ra died. In 1995, Allen became the leader of the Arkestra after Gilmore's death. In 1999, the Arkestra released the studio album, ''A Song for the Sun.'' In 2009, Philadelphia's Institute of Contemporary Art hosted an exhibition of the group's history and artistry. In 2012 Tara Middleton, a violinist and vocalist joined ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marshall Allen
Marshall Belford Allen (born May 25, 1924) is an American free jazz and avant-garde jazz alto saxophone player. He also performs on flute, oboe, piccolo, and the EWI. Allen is best known for his work with Sun Ra, having recorded and performed mostly in this context since the late 1950s, and having led The Sun Ra Arkestra since 1995, after Sun Ra's death in 1993 and John Gilmore's death two years later.Jason Ankeny"Marshall Allen biography" AllMusic. Critic Jason Ankeny describes Marshall as "one of the most distinctive and original saxophonists of the postwar era." Biography Early life and military service Marshall Belford Allen was born on May 25, 1924, in Louisville, Kentucky. During the Second World War he enlisted in the 92nd Infantry Division, known as the Buffalo Soldiers Division, and was stationed in France. Allen studied alto saxophone in Paris. Music career Allen played in Europe with jazz pianist Art Simmons and saxophonist James Moody. Allen is best known fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
