The News Review:
- Zach Prather teams up with Willie Dixon’s legacy at Dixon Landing …
- Road trip with All-American musical theme
- A Garage Rocker Gives Songwriting a Spin in a Solo Debut
- Enjoy this performance of Portuguese blues music
- After 40 years Van Morrison reinvents Astral Weeks
Zach Prather teams up with Willie Dixon’s legacy at Dixon Landing …
1888 Press Release (press release)
However it was not the local Blues players that influenced Prather then rather the British invasion groups such as the Rolling Stones the Kinks Small Faces and The Who. By teaming up with the Dixon legacy the two are sure to generate a great buzz for Zach’s music. “It’s a breath of fresh air for the music industry. It turns the corner for the direction of blues music” says Alex Dixon on Zach’s CD “FREAK”. “We are very happy to be working with him and look forward to great things to come. “FREAK” is available for download on several digital sites including iTunes and Amazon. For information about other releases and upcoming projects on Dixon Landing Music please visit the website.
Road trip with All-American musical theme
ITworld.com
Click on “Plan Your Visit” for a bit of background on why Clarksdale is important to the blues culture and for “Where to Hear Music and Festival Info” on some of the few remaining spots to hear live blues in the Delta. ne festival they list is the Juke Joint Festival ?.
A Garage Rocker Gives Songwriting a Spin in a Solo Debut
New York Times
Recorded at a home studio in Akron where he lives with his wife and young daughter it features acoustic as well as electric guitars layered vocal harmonies occasional upright bass the vintage whine of a Mellotron. But the album doesn’t quite feel retro or especially arcane. “The Black Keys music is dirty grungy noisy swampy blues and I think this opens up a little more” said Nic Harcourt a D. and former music director at the Santa Monica Calif. radio station KCRW-FM which has given “Keep It Hid” broad airplay over the last month. “I hate to use the word but it’s more accessible” Mr.
Enjoy this performance of Portuguese blues music
Atlanta Journal Constitution
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After 40 years Van Morrison reinvents Astral Weeks
Canada.com
Morrison’s amazing voice is mostly intact although it no longer soars as it did when he was 23 and first recorded the album. He gives the songs his full attention and when he connects the result is magical. Considering what Morrison has been doing for the past 20 years mostly turning out mediocre records of live shows skiffle songs blues or country-flavoured stuff Astral Weeks Live is cause for celebration. Astral Weeks was Morrison’s second solo album and these days it always turns up near the top of every best rock album list. And yet it flopped when it came out in 1968. The record company quickly gave up on it — there was no great single like "Brown Eyed Girl" to push on rock radio for one thing. Even Morrison’s fans seemed baffled by the mystical blend of blues jazz and folk.