STRATEGIC ARTIST ADVOCACY SINCE 1997
J Hacha De Zola keeps evolving! First, with last summer's epic ๐๐ข๐ด๐ต ๐ฐ๐ง ๐๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฏ, and now - as he finishes the follow-up album - this four-song "visual" EP dropping on Friday called โNot Acoustic,โ out this Friday. Today, Itโs Psychedelic Baby is screening "Strange" for us, the first of four tunes from his catalog shot solo and live-to-camera in the studio. This is J in character but raw, poised but imperfect.
New music from Linda Draper this morning over at The Boot! The acoustic version of Linda's protest song "Tether" closes her new album ๐๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐๐ช๐ฑ๐ด๐ต๐ช๐ค๐ฌ, out this Friday.
"Evoking the righteous political folk storytelling of Joan Baez,โ the site says, โthe song is a powerful testament to the frustration and mourning many people have experienced throughout the pandemic. Over building fingerstyle guitar and a barebones backing fiddle, Draper's voice takes center stage to express exactly how she feels."
Release show this Friday in Brooklyn at Peteโs Candy Store. RSVP here. ๐๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐๐ช๐ฑ๐ด๐ต๐ช๐ค๐ฌ album pre-save here.
Good day, brave souls of the internet! While you are consuming your coffee and Wordle (you know you do it!), please click on over to our friends at Glide Magazine for the premiere of "Win," a synthy cover of the David Bowie deep cut by Later Fortune aka Philly-based musicians Chet Delcampo and Heyward Howkins.
Glide says it's "a truly stirring rendition that would make Bowie smile." If it would make Bowie smile, then it's bound to make you feel some kind of way, yes? I don't know if Wordle accepts proper nouns, but with Bowie being five letters, perhaps all of this can make some kind of sense.
โLateral To The Devilโ b/w/ โWin,โ the upcoming single from Later Fortune, arrives Feb. 11th, 2022.
Hey earthlings! You know what? The High Water Marks single "Fantastic Machine" is out tomorrow (pre-save: https://smarturl.it/xj9q2m) and it's streaming this morning over at the very awesome Treble Zine!
This is for all kids of Earth, but especially for those Elephant 6 Recording Co. and The Apples in Stereo fans out there who have been following the musical projects of Hilarie Sidney over the years.
New album ๐๐ณ๐ฐ๐ค๐ญ๐ข๐ช๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐๐ฉ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ๐ด is out February 4 on Minty Fresh!
Linda Draper on her latest single "All In Due Time," out today: "As the last couple of years unfolded, the ripple effect of this pandemic has hit people in different ways. I wrote this song with that in mind."
Thanks to The Bluegrass Situation for the premiere on this one. Read and listen there or find it on your streamer of choice right here: https://Fanatic.lnk.to/LindaDraper-AllInDueTime
The one-man wrecking crew Adam Bernard ((of Adamโs World) was one of the first to the party on J Hacha De Zola; now East of Eden, the latest crystallization of Jโs tunes, has landed on Adam's "Must Hear" list. He notes Jโs sonic journey from a Frank Zappa-inspired psycho into an โabsolutely fantasticโ purveyor of Doors-type blues-psych.
It don't stop in the two-two! See you on the other sideโฆ I made two more references to The Doors there, I hope you enjoy.