WINTERPILLS LAUNCH EAST COAST TOUR IN SUPPORT OF 'LOVE SONGS’

FRONTED BY HARMONY-HEAVY HUSBAND-AND-WIFE DUO, MASSACHUSETTS-BASED BAND JOINS WESLEY STACE’S CABINET OF WONDERS AT CITY WINERY MARCH 11

 With an evolving sound that blends their chamber pop and indie folk roots with the noise and nuance of '90s indie rock, Winterpills — whose new album, 'Love Songs,' hits stores March 18th — will tour the northeast this spring. First stop will be Wesley Stace’s Cabinet of Wonders at City Winery on March 11, joining host Wesley Stace and a bill with Walter Martin of the Walkmen, Eugene Mirman, Ken Stringfellow of the Posies, and others.

The tour includes a two-night stand at the Parlor Room in the band's hometown of Northampton. For Winterpills, the shows mark the continuation of a project that began a decade ago. Since then, the Massachusetts-based band — fueled by the male-female harmonies of husband-and-wife combo Philip Price and Flora Reed — has become an indie favorite. In a Q&A, Impose Magazine praised the band's "harmonies and melodies that pay tribute to the art of capturing glimmers of light frozen in the aperture blink of time."

"We weren't a couple until after I joined the band," Reed remembers, "and when it started we tried hard to put the brakes on, not thinking it was the best idea. But we quickly learned it was the best idea. After 12 years together as bandmates and partners, we've figured out what works and what doesn't work for our roles in the band, and beyond that into our life together. I'm lucky to get to do this work with Philip, travel the world, and sing with someone I love."

'Love Songs' brings Winterpills together with another mainstay of the New England indie rock scene: co-producer Justin Pizzoferrato, the Western Mass studio head whose credits include projects with Sonic Youth, the Pixies and Dinosaur Jr. Together, they push 'Love Songs' into bigger, bolder territory, layering the band's melodic hooks with washes of experimental noise and electric guitar.

Winterpills' Spring 2016 Tour Dates

March 11 – New York, NY – City Winery as part of Cabinet of Wonders
March 13 - Allston, MA - Great Scott w/ Special Guest Arc Iris
March 24 - Northampton, MA - The Parlor Room
March 25 - Northampton, MA - The Parlor Room
April 1 - Burlington, VT - Light Club Lamp Shop
April 30 - Newmarket, NH - Stone Church w/ Special Guest Arc Iris
May 6 - Arlington, VA - IOTA w/ Luray
May 7 - Philadelphia, PA - World Cafe Live w/ Special Guest Arc Iris
July 10 - Greenfield, MA - Green River Festival

CITY WINERY TO HOST LEAD BELLY FEST DECEMBER 8 WITH WALTER TROUT, TOM CHAPIN & JON COBERT, DANA FUCHS, AND MORE

CONCERT TRIBUTE TO LEAD BELLY PREVIEWS FEB 4, 2016 CARNEGIE HALL EXTRAVAGANZA

CHARITY CONCERT TO RAISE FUNDS FOR NYC’S ASSOCIATION TO BENEFIT CHILDREN (ABC), PROJECT ALS, AND SHOOTING STAR CHASE

“The stars came out to pay tribute in an incredible ensemble of talent. ‘Lead Belly Fest’ was, more than just a concert – it was a happening: without doubt one of the most diverse and authentic productions that this venerable hall has witnessed in many a year…” - The London Times

Lead Belly Fest will make its American debut after a sold out show at Royal Albert Hall this summer as Walter Trout, Dana Fuchs, Sari, Ali Isabella, and Tom Chapin & Jon Cobert take the City Winery stage December 8 to pay tribute to the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer. This show will preview a larger concert at Carnegie Hall, which will take place in 2016. Click here for a playlist of artists performing at City Winery’s Lead Belly Fest.

+ Revitalized after a liver transplant, the “high octane” (UNCUT) Walter Trout is a veteran of Canned Heat and John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers. Guitar World premiered his new song “Almost Gone” from his recent release ‘Battle Scars.’ Trout previously performed at Royal Albert Hall’s inaugural Lead Belly Fest this summer.

+ Tom Chapin and Jon Cobert will perform together. The NY Times has called three-time GRAMMY winner Chapin “one of the great personalities in contemporary folk music,” continuing, “Warm spirit, infectious humor, and sensitive satiric songs.” Jon Cobert has recorded and played with John Lennon, Bruce Springsteen, Jackson Browne, and Al Green.

+ Just 19 years of age, Ali Isabella has already captivated the world, with singles in the top 20 on both the Hotdisc chart in the UK and on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Sales Chart. She reached #1 on the Billboard Country Hot Single Sales chart as well, appearing on FOX 5 Morning TV show Good Day New York and on FUSE News TV and opening at Wembley Arena in London for Reba McEntire and Lonestar.

+ New Yorker Dana Fuchs’ latest album ‘Songs From the Road’ was recorded at NYC’s Highline Ballroom. A live show by the Dana Fuchs Band is an assault on all the senses. UK’s Classic Rock Magazine, who famously declared Dana’s voice as “juke-joint dirty and illicit, evoking Janis Joplin, Mick Jagger and a cigarette butt bobbing in a glass of bourbon.”

+ New York Blues Hall of Fame singer and songwriter Sari is a tornado with blues in her blood. She took the international blues scene by storm as the powerhouse lead vocalist for Blues Hall of Fame guitarist Joe Louis Walker. Sari has appeared on CONAN. Most notable is her work on “Toast to Freedom” for Amnesty International, where she collaborated with many musical legends including Warren Haynes, Levon Helm, Keb Mo’, Taj Mahal, Marianne Faithful, Rosanne Cash, Donald Fagan, Eric Burdon, and Carly Simon.

Inspired by Lead Belly’s love of children, proceeds from the concert will go to NYC’s Association to Benefit Children (ABC). The Association to Benefit Children (ABC) is dedicated to bringing joy and warmth to disadvantaged children and their families through compassionate, sustainable, comprehensive and integrated services, designed to permanently break the cycles of abuse, neglect, sickness and homelessness.

ABC’s humane and innovative programs today include early childhood education for infants, toddlers and preschoolers, educational advocacy, housing assistance, mental health services, family support and preservation, crisis intervention, therapeutic out-of-school and summer day camp programs, youth leadership development and mentoring.

Project A.L.S. was founded in 1998, as a non-profit 501(c)3, when Jenifer Estess, a 35-year-old New York theater and film producer, was diagnosed with ALS. Told at the time of diagnosis to “max out her credit cards and eat junk food,” Jenifer instead committed her efforts to making a difference for people with ALS—and producing treatments and a cure.

Project A.L.S. identifies and funds the most promising scientific research that will lead to the first effective treatments and a cure for ALS. The new paradigm for brain disease research, Project A.L.S. recruits the world’s best scientists and doctors to work together rationally and aggressively toward a better understanding of the ALS disease process and, in parallel, better therapeutic strategies.

Shooting Star Chase is a leading children’s hospice charity caring for babies, children and young people with life-limiting conditions, and their families. Whether lives are measured in days, weeks, months or years, Shooting Star is there to make every moment count. It supports families from diagnosis to end of life and throughout bereavement with a range of nursing, practical, emotional and medical care.

WHO: Walter Trout, Tom Chapin & Jon Cobert, Dana Fuchs, Sari, Ali Isabella

WHAT: Lead Belly Fest at City Winery

WHEN: 10pm, December 8, 2015

WHERE: City Winery, 155 Varick St, NYC

TICKETS: $22-30 via City Winery or here

“WONDERFUL” (NPR) KEVIN GORDON’S ‘LONG GONE TIME’ OUT LAST FRIDAY ON CROWVILLE MEDIA AS NPR TAPED SESSION LAST WEEK

Kevin Gordon’s ‘Long Gone Time,’ the Americana rock & roller’s first album in three years, came out last week on Crowville Media to rave reviews as Gordon started a full-band tour. The Iowa Poetry Workshop alum tapes a session on NPR’s World Café this week and headlines his hometown Nashville’s City Winery September 14. Check out Folk Alley’s full album stream and Q&A here: http://www.folkalley.com/archives/001426.php

“Wonderful… I love your songwriting. I love the storytelling in it.” – David Dye, NPR World Café, Air Date TBA

“Kevin Gordon is a Nashville treasure, worth mentioning in the same breath as the Ryman Auditorium and Prince’s Hot Chicken Shack.” – Stephen Trageser, Nashville Scene, June 24, 2015

“8 stars… one of the best country blues records of the year… I haven’t heard a lyric in the ten years since Katrina that better encapsulates the loss of American optimism.” – Ed Whitelock, Pop Matters, September 1, 2015

“Swampy, soulful music.” – Christina Vinson, The Boot, August 24, 2015

“Transfixes and transports.” –Joe Wolfe-Mazeres, No Depression, September 3, 2015

“The audio equivalent of a Terrence Malick movie, luxuriating in vivid details and subtle, vibrant imagery… Tender and meticulous sonic films for the mind, miles away from commercial considerations, yet creating art that lasts lifetimes." –Hal Horowitz, American Songwriter, September, 2015

“Deeply lyrical and swampy.” –Christian Williams, UTNE Reader, September 1, 2015

“We love Gordon’s songs.” –Sloane Spencer, Country Fried Rock, September 1, 2015

Kevin Gordon Tour Dates

September 14 - City Winery, Main Stage - Nashville, TN
September 18 - The Family Wash - Nashville, TN
October 2 - WDVX Blue Plate Special - Knoxville, TN
October 4 - Roots Music House Concert - Peace Dale, RI
October 6 - Atwood's - Cambridge, MA
October 7 - Norey's - Newport, RI
October 10 - Nelson Odeon - Cazenovia, NY
October 24 - Landhaven - Barto, PA

EILEN JEWELL CONFIRMS WNYC LEONARD LOPATE PERFORMANCE/CHAT JULY 13 AND CITY WINERY SHOW JULY 14

‘SUNDOWN OVER GHOST TOWN’ (SIGNATURE SOUNDS) STAYS STRONG AT #7 ON AMERICANA RADIO CHART FOLLOWING NBC NIGHTLY NEWS APPEARANCE

Eilen Jewell – the Idaho-born Americana songwriter who was recently profiled by NPR Morning Edition – has confirmed a concert at City Winery July 14 and a performance/chat on WNYC’s Leonard Lopate on July 13. Jewell sold out a City Winery concert February, 2015. Meanwhile, 'Sundown Over Ghost Town' (Signature Sounds) has stayed strong at #7 on the Americana Music Association radio chart. NBC Nightly News aired a segment on Apple Music Monday night and included an interview with Eilen. Here’s NPR’s profile: http://www.npr.org/2015/05/27/409698844/eilen-jewell-the-half-broke-horse-of-idaho-returns-home

Jewell has earned spotlights from Entertainment Weekly, Mother Jones, American Songwriter, CMT Edge, The Boot, and beyond. Her vivid portraits of life and culture in Idaho have earned her best-of-career notice. Most recently, The Boston Globe called  'Sundown Over Ghost Town' “remarkable.”

The Philadelphia Inquirer said, "She's always been one of the most arresting of Americana singer-songwriters, and here she weds vivid imagery to similarly spare and evocative music."

WHO: Signature Sounds artist Eilen Jewell and her band
WHAT: Headlining NYC concert
WHERE: City Winery
WHEN: 8pm, July 14, 2015
TICKETS: http://www.citywinery.com/newyork/tickets/eilenjewell071415.html

EILEN JEWELL’S ‘SUNDOWN OVER GHOST TOWN’ DEBUTS AT #16 ON THE BILLBOARD HEATSEEKERS CHART

SEGMENT TO AIR MONDAY ON THE TODAY SHOW (NBC)

Eilen Jewell’s new album ‘Sundown Over Ghost Town’ (Signature Sounds) has debuted at #16 on the Billboard Heatseekers Chart this week. It’s her highest ever debut on the charts.

NBC’s The Today Show will include her in a segment airing Monday on how streaming music affects touring artists. The piece is expected to include performance footage of her new single “Rio Grande” (embeddable).

NPR Morning Edition profiled her May 27.

The songwriter is poised to play NYC’s City Winery July 14, D.C.’s The Hamilton July 16, and Nashville's Americana Music Association Festival in September, among many other tour dates.

“AMERICANA MASTER” (NASHVILLE SCENE) DOM FLEMONS TO PERFORM AT MADISON SQUARE PARK OCTOBER 4, SUBCULTURE OCTOBER 11, AND CITY WINERY CABINET OF WONDERS (NPR)

The American Songster Dom Flemons’ October tour will include three performances in NYC:

* October 4 in Madison Square Park
* October 11 at SubCulture
* and October 24 as part of the Cabinet of Wonders at City Winery, also featuring Eric Andersen, Mac McCaughan (of Superchunk), Eugene Mirman, Dani Shapiro, and Sarah Vowell.

Cabinet of Wonders has been picked up by NPR as a syndicated program and is hosted by Wesley Stace.

Flemons last performed in NYC at Lincoln Center Out of Doors in August. He earlier discussed what it means to be the American Songster in an extended interview with Terry Gross on NPR Fresh Air.

A founding member of the GRAMMY-winning, Newport Folk Festival-playing Carolina Chocolate Drops, Flemons lived in NYC until last year, when he made the move back to North Carolina. Here’s what others are saying about the new album ‘Prospect Hill,’ which features a guest spot from New Yorker Guy Davis:

“Exceptional.”
-Robin Denselow, The Guardian (UK), July 28, 2014

“Unforgettable.”
-Clive Davis, The Times (UK), July 25, 2014

“Flemons’ harmonica-heavy, foot-tapping folk makes for the perfect hot summer soundtrack.”
-Dacey Orr, Paste, June 2, 2014

“This is interracial hoedown music, irresistibly delivered with a wink and a strut, and it sounds unlike anything else on the market today.”
-John Morthland, Wondering Sound / eMusic, July 25, 2014

“Dom Flemons satisfied an old-time craving.”
-Chris Parton, CMT Edge, June 4, 2014

“A mix of traditional and original songs that explore different moods and strains of Americana… from both the head and the heart.”
-James Reed, Boston Globe, June 26, 2014

LEYLA MCCALLA ANNOUNCES NORTHEAST TOUR, ETOWN TAPING AS PRE-RELEASE UK, US PLAUDITS ADD UP

"UNFORGETTABLE… TRIUMPH" (THE SUNDAY TIMES, UK) 'VARI-COLORED SONGS: A TRIBUTE TO LANGSTON HUGHES' OUT FEB 4 ON MUSIC MAKER RELIEF FOUNDATION

Leyla McCalla – whose solo tribute to Langston Hughes comes out February 4, three days after his birthday – will tour the northeast United States in January and February. The announcement, which includes three stops in NYC, the first during APAP, comes on the heels of incredible reviews in the UK and US and an opening slot for Mavis Staples. In February, she will tape syndicated national radio show eTown, located in Boulder, CO.

The Sunday Times called it an "unforgettable… triumph."

The UK's R2 gave it four stars, calling it "a labour of love, beautifully consummated."

UNCUT gave it an 8/10, heralding its "magic."

New Orleans' Offbeat Magazine tabbed it "ambitious, deep and gorgeous."

The Wall Street Journal premiered a track as well.

Leyla McCalla Northeast 2014 Tour Dates:

January 10 – New York, NY – City Winery
February 4 – Durham, NC – The Pinhook
February 5 – Washington, D.C. – The Hamilton
February 7 – Bayport, NY – Grey Horse Tavern
February 8 – Philadelphia, PA – Tin Angel
February 9 – Lewiston, ME - Bates College
February 11 – Brooklyn, NY – BRIC House
February 13 – New York, NY – Rockwood Music Hall Stage 3
February 14 – Cambridge, MA – Club Passim
February 15 – New Haven, CT – Café Nine
February 17 – Providence, RI – Fete Lounge
February 19 – Northampton, MA – Iron Horse
February 20 – Brownfield, MA – Stone Mountain Arts Center
February 25 – Boulder, CO – eTown
July 11 – Courtenay, BC – Vancouver Island MusicFest

LEYLA MCCALLA TO SHOWCASE AT APAP ALONGSIDE DAVID WAX MUSEUM, WESLEY STACE, ARC IRIS, JOY KILLS SORROW

MCCALLA CASTS "A CHARMING, RESONANT SPELL" (THE GUARDIAN)

Leyla McCalla – Carolina Chocolate Drops member and vocalist/cellist whose solo album 'Vari-Colored Songs: A Tribute To Langston Hughes' will be released February 4 on Music Maker Relief Foundation – has been added to an APAP showcase January 10 at City Winery with Wesley Stace hosting. She joins a bill with Stace (formerly John Wesley Harding), David Wax Museum, Arc Iris (Jocie Adams, formerly of The Low Anthem), Joy Kills Sorrow, Sam Lee, and Grace & Tony.

'Vari-Colored Songs' is a stunning solo debut consisting of original music set to Langston Hughes music; Haitian folk songs; and two originals.

More information on the show.

WHO: Leyla McCalla, on a bill with David Wax Museum, Arc Iris, Joy Kills Sorrow, and others

WHAT: Wesley Stace's APAP Showcase

WHEN: Friday, January 10, 2014, 6:00pm doors, 8:00pm start

WHERE: City Winery, 155 Varick St, NYC

TICKETS: $18, 20, 25 at City Winery box office and CityWinery.com

There is already buzz in the UK, where she has played on three BBC programs and the Guardian made her subject of a profile and a four-star review, saying that the album casts "a charming, resonant spell." Last month, she opened for Mavis Staples. Clive Davis of the Times (UK) called 'Vari-Colored Songs' a "triumph… unforgettable." Meanwhile, Songlines Magazine named 'Vari-Colored Songs' one of its top ten new albums, calling it "exquisite," continuing, "Anyone who's seen the Carolina Chocolate Drops will have been warmed by this young woman's artistry… this exploration of the city's under-explored Caribbean currents is most welcome; the Big Easy is, after all, as close – both geographically and culturally – to Port-au-Prince as it is to New York City."