STRATEGIC ARTIST ADVOCACY SINCE 1997
Cheers to Mark Bryan’s hometown Charleston City Paper for helping to hype 𝘔𝘪𝘥𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘗𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴, the Hootie and the Blowfish guitarist’s fourth solo album. Mark’s celebrating the release in June at the Windjammer in South Carolina, with a cadre of players who helped make the recordings so magical.
If you haven’t heard it yet, the record is available to buy and stream here.
MXDWN has coverage of the upcoming sixth volume of the Road Angel Project series and writes that Dev Marvelous’ cover of The Bird and the Bee’s “La La La” is “a funky synth jam” that transforms the song’s sound from “hazy psychedelic indie to jazzy funk pop.”
The complete collection of Dev’s covers will be out next Friday, April 16 on Release Me Records.
Thank you, Far Out Magazine, for including Mark Bryan’s 𝘔𝘪𝘥𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘗𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴 on a best new vinyl releases list alongside Bob Dylan, Alice Coltrane, Warren Zevon, and Sturgill Simpson.
The 180-gram vinyl package is beautiful and available to order.
Thanks so much to Holy City Sinner for all the support in the lead up to the release of Mark Bryan’s Midlife Priceless, which arrives tomorrow (Friday, April 2). The site, known as the most popular blog in Charleston, has been an advocate of Mark’s from the beginning and has really helped get the word out about the fantastic new solo release the Hootie And The Blowfish lead guitarist is prepping for release at the end of the week. See the lyric video for “A Little More Rock N Roll,” made from old Hootie footage, via Holy City Sinner.
To celebrate release week, Mark is doing a Facebook Live session with friends from his studio on Thursday, April 1 starting at 8pm EDT. Find the show on Facebook here or watch the Youtube simulcast here. Don’t worry if you miss it live - those links will take you to the archived performance once it’s finished.
Thanks MXDWN for sharing “Southern Nights,” the Allen Toussaint cover from Michael Andrews Inara George that appears on the newest volume of the 𝘙𝘰𝘢𝘥 𝘈𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘭 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵 from Release Me Records. All proceeds from the releases go to Sweet Relief - learn more sweetrelief.org.
Find and follow this Spotify playlist to stay up-to-date with all releases in the series.
The Lexington Herald-Leader (Kentucky.com) has a feature on frigidkitty’s new album Indulgence, “an album merging electronica, cinematic ambiance and rich pop pageantry.”
The paper dives into the veteran artist’s rich history, her fruitful collaborations with other Lexington, KY musicians, and her vital work releasing others’ music via Desperate Spirits. According to Kim Conlee, “Sharing music with someone is such a special experience… I have been so blessed over the years to be included in some fantastic projects and have been really willing to dive into other people’s visions. But it’s also amazing, when you turn around and it’s your turn to put something out.”