JULIE RHODES EARNS EARLY PRAISE FOR ‘BOUND TO MEET THE DEVIL, COMPARISONS TO RHYTHM AND BLUES GREATS

SYNDICATED RADIO SHOWS BEALE STREET CARAVAN AND MUSIC CITY ROOTS CONFIRMED

Julie Rhodes’ debut album ‘Bound To Meet The Devil’ comes out February 26 but already praise is rolling in for her Etta James-meets-Cary Ann Hearst vocals, Muscle Shoals, AL production, and great songwriting. She’s confirmed tapings with syndicated radio shows Music City Roots and Beale Street Caravan and will be headed to play her first SXSW. What we’re hearing about Julie:

"Those songs are just perfect."
- Meredith Ochs, SIRIUS XM, January 29, 2016

“A significant new Americana/blues talent.”
- Adrien Begrand, Pop Matters, November 23, 2015

"While Rhodes' vocals evoke blues queens and soul shouters, "Bound to Meet the Devil" rounds up a range of roots sounds... Part of 'Bound to Meet the Devil's' charms come from the production and the players, but Rhodes' songwriting completes the spell. Her songs seem to rise from the ghosts of '50s blues and '60s soul greats. 'Hurricane' could be something Otis Redding penned in 1965... I have a feeling she'll be busy with national tours, trips to Europe and even a few late-night TV performances."
- Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, January 1, 2016

"The blues for a new generation... Rhodes shines... gritty and emotionally raw."
–Elmore, December 17, 2015

“Listen.”
– The Bluegrass Situation, December 10, 2015

"Powerhouse."
- Tara Joan, The Daily Country, February 8, 2016

“Sometimes you hear a song and realize that there's something inherently special about it, something that elevates it above the rest of its musical peers. And in regard to New England blues artist Julie Rhodes, that song is the lead track from her forthcoming debut record, ‘Bound to Meet the Devil.’ Everything from the tenor of its blues-influenced tones to the dusty, workingman's blues attitude causes you to suspect that Rhodes will soon find a much larger audience… There's nothing synthetic or fraudulent, only a pure determination.”
- Joshua Pickard, Nooga.com, December 4, 2016

JULIE RHODES TOUR DATES

March 4 – Somerville, MA – Thunder Road
March 5 – Providence, RI – Columbus Theatre
March 16 – Memphis, TN – Bar DKDC
March 22 – Knoxville, TN – WDVX Blue Plate Special (afternoon)
March 22 – Nashville, TN – The 5 Spot
March 22 – Nashville, TN – The Basement
March 23 – Franklin, TN – Music City Roots

PRI Bob Edwards Show interview w/ Susan McKeown

 This interview aired on SIRIUS XM November 19 and on PRI the weekend of December 1-2.

GRAMMY-WINNING NEW YORKER SUSAN MCKEOWN TO SING AT LIVING ROOM IN CONCERT TO BE BROADCAST BY SIRIUS XM

BREATHTAKING AMERICANA-TINGED ALBUM 'BELONG' OUT NOVEMBER 13 WITH GREAT NEW YORK SONGS

GRAMMY Award-winning, Irish-born artist Susan McKeown, whose new album 'Belong' marks half of her life in the States, will perform a concert at the Living Room November 7, which will be taped and broadcasted by the Loft on SIRIUS XM. A stone's throw from her East Village residence, McKeown has long been a part of the songwriting community in NYC and she flies her flag as a New Yorker on great new songs like "On The Bridge to Williamsburg" and "Lullaby of Manhattan." The focus on 'Belong' remains solely on her breathtaking vocals.

WHO: GRAMMY-winner and NYC artist Susan McKeown
WHAT: Concert and broadcast on SIRIUS XM's The Loft
WHEN: 8pm, November 7, 2012
WHERE: The Living Room, 154 Ludlow St., 212-533-7235
TICKETS: $10 available at Living Room box office

"No Jericho" music video.

In a distinguished career, McKeown has performed with Pete Seeger, Natalie Merchant, Linda Thompson, Billy Bragg, Arlo Guthrie and The Klezmatics. McKeown has recorded mariachi music, klezmer music, African music, Celtic music, and contemporary songwriting. She won a GRAMMY for 'Wonder Wheel,' in collaboration with the Klezmatics on lyrics by Woody Guthrie. In 2010, she made 'Singing in the Dark,' a fascinating exploration of creativity and madness.

She has performed throughout Europe and North America including Glastonbury, The Edinburgh Festival, Carnegie Hall and Disney Hall. In a concert review, Rolling Stone said, "McKeown grabbed both song and audience by the throat, dragged them through heaven and hell and back again, and left the stage to the loudest applause heard all evening."

ERIN MCKEOWN JOINS SUSAN MCKEOWN (NO RELATION) ON THE LATTER'S NEW ALBUM 'BELONG' (NOV 13 / HIBERNIAN MUSIC) FOR AMERICANA SONG "FALLEN ANGEL"

ERIN ON SUSAN: "ONE OF THOSE VOICES THAT JUST BORES A HOLE RIGHT THROUGH YOU"

Acclaimed artist Erin McKeown plays guitar on "Fallen Angel" from GRAMMY-winner Susan McKeown's new album 'Belong,' out November 13 on Hibernian Music. Erin raves about Susan's singing, "Susan has one of those voices that just bores a hole right through you. If you've ever seen her live, the look in her eye as she sings lets you know she is possessed by a force beyond explaining. It's deep and powerful and I don't know another sound like it."

New Yorkers will have a chance to see her perform at the Living Room November 7, which will be broadcast by SIRIUS XM The Loft.

Erin says, "'Fallen Angel' is such a clever song and I wanted to match Susan's writing and vocal with a guitar solo that rides the same line between playful and accusatory." Susan describes the Americana song as "a whimsical look at how one’s inner demons can haunt a relationship."

Erin jokes, "We've known each other for years, and after all we are 'cousins,' we think, way back in Ireland."

FOLLOWING EXPLORATIONS OF KLEZMER, AFRICAN MUSIC, CELTIC MUSIC, NEW YORKER & GRAMMY-WINNER SUSAN MCKEOWN DRAWS INSPIRATION, IMAGERY FROM NYC HOMETOWN

East Village resident and GRAMMY Award-winning songwriter and vocalist Susan McKeown tips her cap to her longtime hometown of NYC with several songs from the stunning new album 'Belong' (November 13), which marks half of her life in the States.

"On The Bridge to Williamsburg" depicts two lovers crossing the bridge as obstacles thrown in their path threaten to stop them from reaching their destination together. McKeown says, "Some things are obvious – it’s the not knowing that’s challenging." She poignantly sings to both town and lover, "I've been here for long enough."

McKeown is joined on the song by "captivating" (All Music Guide) Irish singer-songwriter Declan O’Rourke, who scored a double platinum album in Ireland and has been covered by Eddie Vedder and Josh Groban. Evoking Whitman in McKeown's writing, O'Rourke sings,

"Underneath the Brooklyn sky

Hand in hand just you and I

The ferry racing on the tide

The broken sugar factory sign"

Of the haunting "Lullaby of Manhattan," McKeown says, "Broken delph, broken dreams: a domestic tale from the city that never sleeps. Old Irish lullabies were rarely sugar, spice and all things nice, and this urban one is no different."

"City of the Roses," featuring McKeown's East Village neighbor Ray Santiago on piano, references Staten Island and New York Harbor, discusses how we hold onto things for a long time: people, places, events, keeping ourselves stuck.

Fellow New Yorkers: McKeown will play the Living Room November 7 for a broadcast on SIRIUS XM The Loft.

Live performances from 'Lowe Country: The Songs of Nick Lowe' on SIRIUS XM Outlaw Country

Caitlin Rose "Lately I've Let Things Slide":



Robert Ellis with Caitlin Rose "All Men Are Liars":



Colin Gilmore with Amanda Shires "You Make Me":



Amanda Shires "I Love The Sound of Breaking Glass":

ROBERT ELLIS, CAITLIN ROSE, AMANDA SHIRES, COLIN GILMORE, AND MORE TO PERFORM 'LOWE COUNTRY: THE SONGS OF NICK LOWE' LIVE ON SIRIUS XM FROM NASHVILLE DURING AMA WEEK

SiriusXM and Fiesta Red Records will present "OutLowe Country: The Songs of Nick Lowe," an event based on the September 18 release of 'Lowe Country: The Songs of Nick Lowe' which will be broadcast live on SIRIUS XM's Outlaw Country channel. SIRIUS XM's Mojo Nixon will emcee the event. Proceeds from on the album benefit victims of the Nashville flooding and Austin-area wildfires.

SIRIUSXM Outlaw Country is channel 60.

WHO: Robert Ellis, Caitlin Rose, Amanda Shires, Colin Gilmore, and SIRIUSXM emcee Mojo Nixon

WHAT: A live concert and broadcast in the round on SIRIUSXM Outlaw Country

WHEN: 3:30pm doors, 4pm live broadcast, Friday, September 14, 2012

WHERE: SiriusXM Music City Theatre, Bridgestone Arena Tower, 501 Broadway

Nashville, TN

ATTENDING: Open to badgeholders and SIRIUSXM subscribers. Press and blogger RSVP: Nick.losseaton AT gmail.com.