Rodrigo Y Gabriela 11:11 Rodrigo y Gabriela’s newest CD titled “11:11″has finally hit shelves to excellent reviews. The new album features 11 instrumental pieces, each written in thanks to different musicians, including Jimi Hendrix, Carlos Santana, and Pink Floyd. “11:11″has been touted as an excellent example of expert guitar playing and interplay between the two virtuoso guitar players. Alberta Cross Broken Side of Time More than clever verses and catchy choruses, truly timeless albums offer listeners the keys to another world; they catapult you into another frame of mind and jostle your soul a little bit along the way. Broken Side of Time, Alberta Cross' ATO Records debut, is one of those albums. Brendan Benson My Old, Familiar Friend Brendan Benson returns with his fourth solo album! Taking a break from writing, recording and touring with the Grammy winning Raconteurs, Benson went into the studio in Nashville and London with producer, Gil Norton (Pixies, Maximo Park, Foo Fighters) and mixer Dave Sardy (The Rolling Stones, LCD Soundsystem, Oasis). The result is a timeless, 11-track album. My Old, Familiar Friend is a marriage of passion and perfectionism and an illustration of all that is special about Brendan Benson. From the seductive glimmer of "Feel Like Taking You Home" to the Motown swoon of "Garbage Day" Benson has shaped his restless-hearted stories into songs that fit together with exquisite neatness. Benson’s musical approach is detailed, craftsman-like and fastidious. Take for instance "A Whole Lot Better," the first US single, in which harmonies, hand-claps and guitar are layered to produce a work of heart-felt buoyancy- a work that culminates in the sweet, dove-tailing swoop of its refrain: "I fell in love with you/ And out of love with you/ And back in love with you/ All in the same day." The album is comprised of songs that arrive perfectly formed and immaculate, the sound of a classic singer/songwriter operating at the top of his game. It is a style he has honed, of course. On 1996’s One Mississippi, the songs came rough-hewn but charged with hooks and with wit; 2002’s Lapalco brought a perfect pop ripeness, and by The Alternative to Love in 2005, there was something quite brilliant and burnished about his songwriting. Along the way he has co-written and recorded two spectacular albums with The Raconteurs, Broken Boy Soldiers and Consolers of the Lonely. For Benson, The Raconteurs was not just an opportunity to play with close friends Jack White (The White Stripes) Jack Lawrence and Patrick Keeler (The Greenhornes) but also a chance to roll around in the rock, psychedelia and blues that has shaped his musical taste. Through all of Brendan Benson’s songs ribbons a delight in melody. With an undeniably distinctive voice, a knack for writing a timeless tune and a sweet, effortless delivery, Brendan proves to be a singular voice in music today. Watch this space for US fall tour dates. White Rabbits It's Frightening It's Frightening plays like a classic reel of tape from start to finish. Opening with the visceral drums of "Percussion Gun," it is clear that time-off from the road has served the band well. The many highlights include the emotional centerpiece "Company I Keep," the new sonic territory of "Lionesse" and the macabre lyrics of "Right Where They Left." Fans of Fort Nightly will find much to go weak in the knees over and new listeners are in for an awakening as White Rabbits flip the switch on an already impressive beginning. ADDITIONAL RELEASES THAT MAY INTEREST YOU...

Drive-By Truckers The Big To-Do 03/16/2010
ATO Records is pleased to announce the signing of Drive-By Truckers and their label debut, The Big To-Do. The album, which will be the band’s tenth in their thirteen-year career, is scheduled to be released March 16, 2010. The Big To-Do features thirteen new tracks from the Drive-By Truckers and was produced by their long time producer, David Barbe (Sugar, Bettye LaVette). “It’s very much a rock album,” says Patterson Hood of the Trucker’s upcoming release. “Very melodic and more rocking than anything we’ve done since disc 2 of Southern Rock Opera.”
John Butler Trio April Uprising 04/06/2010
Here's the thing about revolution—it's ever present. It doesn't end with the dreams of a former generation, nor is it waiting at the end of some rainbow. It's not an end at all, in fact, but a constantly renewing beginning. ‘Revolution' is also track one on John Butler's new album, ‘APRIL UPRISING', his first studio offering in three years since the much acclaimed ‘Grand National'. "April Uprising is a metaphor for transformation," John says. "April was the month when this huge period of change in my life manifested in the foundations of this album. That was when I realized what I needed to do and started playing with Nicky and Byron. That was an uprising in itself and not one that was taken lightly." John explains. The announcement of a new John Butler Trio with Nicky Bomba on drums and Byron Luiters on bass, was a surprise for those who were turned on to John's music through his globally successful ‘Grand National' album of 2007. For music lovers who have known him longer - maybe since his '98 debut, or his multi-platinum ‘Three' and ‘Sunrise Over Sea' albums - renewal and revolution have always been constant in his band and his music. This rebirth was the culmination of an especially momentous period in his life. It began with the seemingly innocuous acts of cutting his hair and taking a few months off in late 2008. "Then I went out and did Who Do You Think You Are?" John says. "After that, so much had changed in my life on so many levels it seemed anything and everything was on the table." Although many of the tracks for the new album had been written before John took on his incredible journey with documentary makers ‘Who Do You Think We Are' the exceptional genealogy series which aired on SBS TV late last year, the title ‘APRIL UPRISING' came to him after that journey. John started the voyage hoping to find poets, musicians, and revolutionaries in his past. He traced the Butler name through generations of hardship to a matriarch who sang for her survival and he traced his Bulgarian ancestry to a fore bearer caught up in a violent revolt. To say the least, John Butler's previously unknown history of trailblazers, idealists and bona fide revolutionaries helped make profound sense of his long-simmering passions as a writer and musician. "I always knew where I was going but didn't I know why, in a heritage sense," he explains. "The intuitive compulsion to be socially driven, conscious through music . . . this gave me a very strong sense of foundation for all of that? John's bond with his brother-in-law, Nicky Bomba, one of Australia's most inventive and experienced drummers, had been proven with his drumming role on the studio album, ‘Sunrise Over Sea'. Less expected was the undeniable chemistry they found with Sydney bassist Byron Luiters, sealed in a single jam in John's new Fremantle studio back in February 2009. Come September, with long-time engineer Robin Mai, whom also engineered and mixed ‘Sunrise Over Sea', at the desk, the new trio had 22 songs and a whole new musical palette in the can: playful and explosive, rhythmically complex and melodically immediate, charged with new purpose but more committed than ever to the principles of classic song craft.

02/10 Mike Doughty at Jack Rabbits in Jacksonville,FL 02/11 Mike Doughty at Orpheum in Tampa,FL Drive-By Truckers at The Handlebar in Greenville, SC 02/12 Mike Doughty at The Social  in Orlando,FL Dawes at Triple Rock in Minneapolis, MN Vusi Mahlasela at Amherst College in Amherst, MA

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