Renowned Boston Singer / Songwriter Susan Cattaneo was named as a nominee in five categories at the 16th annual Independent Music Awards
(The IMAs), the influential honors for independent artists and releases.
More than 400 innovative self-released and indie label projects culled
from thousands of submissions worldwide, were nominated by fans and
industry panelists
Four of the nominations are tied to Susan's eclectic double album 'The
Hammer & The Heart' which was released in August 2017, charting at
#1 on Billboard's Heatseekers Northeast chart. The album features
collaborations with 40 artists on an electric and acoustic disc. It is
named for Best Country Album and Susan is nominated for Best Producer
Roots / Country ("Backdoor Slam" produced by Susan Cattaneo & Stuart
Kimball). The acoustic version song "Work Hard, Love Harder" featuring
The Boxcar Lilies, which charted at #1 on the Folk DJ Radio Chart in
August, is nominated for Best Acoustic Song. A stripped down cover of
David Bowie's "Space Oddity," featuring Amy Fairchild and Todd Thibaud
is the Fan Nominee for the Best Cover Song category.
Rounding out the nominations in the Best A Cappella Song category is
"Sisters Of A Different Skin," a song about gender equality that
features 26 New England based female musicians from different ethnic
backgrounds, musical genres, and ages.
Nominated along with Susan Cattaneo is an eclectic mix of established
artists and rising stars include: Taylor Grey, Esprit d'Air, Harriet,
Fiona Joy, Dan Zanes, Next To None, Rozina Pátkai, Air Traffic
Controller, Valerie Smith & Liberty Pike, Julian Lage, Jane Siberry
and The Bankesters. Fan-nominated artists in the Song and Video
categories include: Reeve Carney, Matthew Huff, MADYX, Ganda Boys, Karim
Baggili and Amiss O.mega [featuring Snoop Dogg]. Click here for a full
list of The 16th IMA Nominees and Categories
The winning projects will be selected by judging panels of top recording
artists including:, Slayer, Bakithi Kumalo, Michael W. Smith,
Sepultura, Amy Lee [Evanescence] among many others; and influential
press and talent buyers from the Americas, Europe and Pacific Rim.
Winners will be announced at The IMAs Independent Music Party at Lincoln Center on March 31st.
Now in its 17th year, The Independent Music Awards, produced by Music
Resource Group honor the year's most exceptional & artistically
daring music projects from self-released and indie label talent from
around the globe. And connects them to new performance, promotion,
distribution and fans. Program winners and nominees include
extraordinary artists at every stage of their careers and include Amy
Lee, Masta Ace, Valerie June, Meghan Trainor, Passenger, Jackson Browne,
Team Me, Radio Radio, ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead,
Girl In A Coma, Apples in stereo, Pokey LaFarge, Killer Mike among many
more.
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Wednesday, February 14, 2018
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Wednesday, September 13, 2017
SUSAN CATTANEO 2CD SET ‘THE HAMMER & THE HEART’ DEBUTS AT #1 ON BILLBOARD HEATSEEKERS NORTHEAST CHART & #5 ON THE FOLK DJ-L CHART
WFUV SESSION AIRS & MOJO RAVES
Susan Cattaneo’s “ambitious” (WFUV) double album ‘The Hammer & The
Heart’ debuted at #1 on the Billboard Northeast Heatseekers chart,
#5 on the Folk DJ-L chart nationally, and at #9 on the NACC radio chart. In addition, WFUV aired an
interview and session with her on Sunday. Hear it here: http://www.wfuv.org/content/
The album, which stretches from alt.country and rock & roll to folk
and honky tonk, has also earned plaudits from MOJO Magazine, Pop
Matters, Maverick, Elmore, Glide, and The Boot. Special guests on the
album include The Bottle Rockets, Bill Kirchen, Duke Levine, Mark
Erelli, and The Boxcar Lilles (of which Cattaneo is also a member).
In addition to her own musical career, Cattaneo also teaches
songwriting at Berklee College of Music.
Upcoming Susan Cattaneo Performance:
October 13 – Plymouth, MA – The Spire Center for the Performing Arts
Susan Cattaneo’s “ambitious” (WFUV) double album ‘The Hammer & The
Heart’ debuted at #1 on the Billboard Northeast Heatseekers chart,
#5 on the Folk DJ-L chart nationally, and at #9 on the NACC radio chart. In addition, WFUV aired an
interview and session with her on Sunday. Hear it here: http://www.wfuv.org/content/
The album, which stretches from alt.country and rock & roll to folk
and honky tonk, has also earned plaudits from MOJO Magazine, Pop
Matters, Maverick, Elmore, Glide, and The Boot. Special guests on the
album include The Bottle Rockets, Bill Kirchen, Duke Levine, Mark
Erelli, and The Boxcar Lilles (of which Cattaneo is also a member).
In addition to her own musical career, Cattaneo also teaches
songwriting at Berklee College of Music.
Upcoming Susan Cattaneo Performance:
October 13 – Plymouth, MA – The Spire Center for the Performing Arts
Friday, August 25, 2017
SUSAN CATTANEO EARNING EARLY PLAUDITS FROM MOJO, POP MATTERS, & BEYOND FOR AMBITIOUS DOUBLE ALBUM ‘THE HAMMER & THE HEART,’ OUT THIS WEEK ON JERSEY GIRL MUSIC
CATTANEO TO PERFORM ON JOHN PLATT’S WFUV ON YOUR RADAR CONCERT
SEPTEMBER 12 AT ROCKWOOD MUSIC HALL, STAGE 3 IN NYC
Susan Cattaneo’s ambitious double album ‘The Hammer & The Heart’ comes
out this Friday to plaudits from outlets as varied as MOJO and Pop
Matters. The Berklee College of Music songwriting professor stretches
out artistically on an album that spans honky tonk, Americana, rock &
roll, and folk music and features special guests The Bottle Rockets,
Bill Kirchen, Mark Erelli, Duke Levine, and The Boxcar Lillies (with
whom Susan also plays).
Susan will perform as part of WFUV’s On Your Radar series via John
Platt at Rockwood Music Hall, Stage 3 on September 12, 2017.
"In the Grooves" music video (OK to share): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYWN4MxqXLU
Here’s what we’re reading:
“Country rocking celebration.”
- MOJO, September, 2017
“Riveting.”
- Jonathan Frahm, Pop Matters, July 31, 2017
“Truly spectacular… 5 stars… She nails it – and how… an excellent
double album and could even become a beacon of inspiration for future
country rock artists should they choose to make the bold step… the
album soon mesermizes you with its slick compositions, relentless
grooves, and brilliant story-telling… this is certainly one for the
collection.”
- Christian Brown, Maverick Magazine (UK), September, 2017
"Cattaneo has previously been nominated for a number of awards in the
independent music category and it would come as no surprise if she
actually snags one with this top-notch offering... one thing shines
clearly: her purposeful, colorful lyrical strength coupled with a
percussive, driving rhythmic style and delivery."
- Iain Patience, Elmore Magazine, August 21, 2017
"Special... powerful vocals and her vivid lyrical storytelling...
Cattaneo is an authority when it comes to songwriting... her most
important musical endeavor to date... this is an album that truly
captures the full spectrum of Cattaneo’s talent. The music itself is
at times reminiscent of her peers such as Bonnie Raitt, Patty Griffin,
Carole King and Emmylou Harris... Cattaneo is truly an artist’s
artist."
- Glide Magazine, August 10, 2017
“A strong dose of twang… everything from barn-burning rockers to heart
wrenching ballads.”
- Susan Hubbard, Mother Church Pew, August 21, 2017
SEPTEMBER 12 AT ROCKWOOD MUSIC HALL, STAGE 3 IN NYC
Susan Cattaneo’s ambitious double album ‘The Hammer & The Heart’ comes
out this Friday to plaudits from outlets as varied as MOJO and Pop
Matters. The Berklee College of Music songwriting professor stretches
out artistically on an album that spans honky tonk, Americana, rock &
roll, and folk music and features special guests The Bottle Rockets,
Bill Kirchen, Mark Erelli, Duke Levine, and The Boxcar Lillies (with
whom Susan also plays).
Susan will perform as part of WFUV’s On Your Radar series via John
Platt at Rockwood Music Hall, Stage 3 on September 12, 2017.
"In the Grooves" music video (OK to share): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYWN4MxqXLU
Here’s what we’re reading:
“Country rocking celebration.”
- MOJO, September, 2017
“Riveting.”
- Jonathan Frahm, Pop Matters, July 31, 2017
“Truly spectacular… 5 stars… She nails it – and how… an excellent
double album and could even become a beacon of inspiration for future
country rock artists should they choose to make the bold step… the
album soon mesermizes you with its slick compositions, relentless
grooves, and brilliant story-telling… this is certainly one for the
collection.”
- Christian Brown, Maverick Magazine (UK), September, 2017
"Cattaneo has previously been nominated for a number of awards in the
independent music category and it would come as no surprise if she
actually snags one with this top-notch offering... one thing shines
clearly: her purposeful, colorful lyrical strength coupled with a
percussive, driving rhythmic style and delivery."
- Iain Patience, Elmore Magazine, August 21, 2017
"Special... powerful vocals and her vivid lyrical storytelling...
Cattaneo is an authority when it comes to songwriting... her most
important musical endeavor to date... this is an album that truly
captures the full spectrum of Cattaneo’s talent. The music itself is
at times reminiscent of her peers such as Bonnie Raitt, Patty Griffin,
Carole King and Emmylou Harris... Cattaneo is truly an artist’s
artist."
- Glide Magazine, August 10, 2017
“A strong dose of twang… everything from barn-burning rockers to heart
wrenching ballads.”
- Susan Hubbard, Mother Church Pew, August 21, 2017
Thursday, August 17, 2017
Monday, July 10, 2017
DEATH OF THE ALBUM? NOT SO FAST SAYS “COMPELLING” (AMERICAN SONGWRITER) SUSAN CATTANEO, WHOSE NEW DOUBLE ALBUM ‘THE HAMMER & THE HEART’ COMES OUT AUGUST 25
SPECIAL GUESTS THE BOTTLE ROCKETS, MARK ERELLI, DUKE LEVINE, AND BILL KIRCHEN JOIN COMMUNAL PROCESS
“Ultimately it’s rare to find an artist so willing to invest her psyche so fully into her songs, but the return on Cattaneo’s commitment also makes for a compelling set of songs.” -American Songwriter
“She rocks with the best of them and also sings ballads so sweetly and lovingly that it can bring tears to the eyes of those listening.” -No Depression
Told by music business experts that the album was dead, singer-songwriter Susan Cattaneo decided to double down on it, literally. Her new double album ‘The Hammer & The Heart’ comes out August 25 on Jersey Girl Music. “Musicians make albums because albums allow you to tell a bigger story,” she says, “and this is the story of how I went from almost giving up to rediscovering the joy of making music – thanks to a wonderful community of musicians and friends.”
Cattaneo self-produced the album, calling on a large number of those friends to collaborate on it, 41 of them to be exact. They range from national stalwarts of the Americana/roots rock scene, like The Bottle Rockets, the Titan of the Telecaster Bill Kirchen, and singer/songwriter/guitarist Mark Erelli (Lori McKenna, Paula Cole), to British guitar virtuoso Davy Knowles, to ace players like first-call guitarist Duke Levine (Peter Wolf, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Garland Jeffreys), Kevin Barry (Roseanne Cash, Peter Wolf, Marc Cohn), Jim Henry (Mary Chapin Carpenter, Tracy Grammer), Marco Giovino (Robert Plant, Tom Jones, Buddy Miller), and Stu Kimball (Bob Dylan), to some of the best artists from the Northeast Folk and Americana music scenes like Jennifer Kimball, Nancy Beaudette, Amy Fairchild, Todd Thibaud, to Susan’s own bandmates The Boxcar Lilies.
“In The Grooves” music video (OK to share): https://www.youtube.com/watch?
Originally from New Jersey before embedding herself in the cauldron of Nashville, TN’s Music Row and now settled in Boston, MA as an artist, songwriter, and professor of songwriting at Berklee College of Music, Cattaneo posits that ‘The Hammer & The Heart’ includes all sonic aspects of that journey. It ranges from straight-out rockers like “Lonely Be My Lover”; the boot-scooting, honky tonk ode to vinyl “In The Grooves”; as well as tender ballads like “Ordinary Magic” and “Fade To Blue.” The key song of the album is titled “Work Hard Love Harder” and serves as the manifesto of the record: a musical reminder to focus on the things that really matter in life. Two different versions of the anthem headline the two records: The Hammer, the electric side, and The Heart, the acoustic side.
As she has established herself deep in the New England folk and roots community, she found herself collaborating with a new peers, both on stage and in the studio. She has co-written songs by many New England favorites, including Dennis Brennan and Jenee Halstead who returned the favor and appear here. Those collaborations culminated when she joined established folk trio The Boxcar Lilies, a project that she is pursuing in parallel with her solo activity.
‘Haunted Heart,’ from 2013, saw outlets like CMT.com, American Songwriter, No Depression, and WUMB embrace her. In the past three years, Susan has been a finalist and performed at the most prestigious songwriting competitions in the folk circuit: The Kerrville Folk Festival New Folk Contest, The Falcon Ridge Festival Emerging Artist stage and The Wildflower Festival.
The Hammer & The Heart took form over several years of work. “I heard Bruce Springsteen talk about recording his double album, ‘The River.’ In his interview, he said that after emerging creatively out of the intensity of recording ‘Darkness On The Edge Of Town,’ he felt the need to make a record that represented the full experience of his live shows; both the serious songs and the fun party songs. I was struck by the parallel to my career. I came from recording ‘Haunted Heart,’ which was the record where I let all of my skeletons out of the closet, to this group of songs, and I realized that I wanted to create an album that could capture both my upbeat rockers and my slower ballads.”
“Ultimately it’s rare to find an artist so willing to invest her psyche so fully into her songs, but the return on Cattaneo’s commitment also makes for a compelling set of songs.” -American Songwriter
“She rocks with the best of them and also sings ballads so sweetly and lovingly that it can bring tears to the eyes of those listening.” -No Depression
Told by music business experts that the album was dead, singer-songwriter Susan Cattaneo decided to double down on it, literally. Her new double album ‘The Hammer & The Heart’ comes out August 25 on Jersey Girl Music. “Musicians make albums because albums allow you to tell a bigger story,” she says, “and this is the story of how I went from almost giving up to rediscovering the joy of making music – thanks to a wonderful community of musicians and friends.”
Cattaneo self-produced the album, calling on a large number of those friends to collaborate on it, 41 of them to be exact. They range from national stalwarts of the Americana/roots rock scene, like The Bottle Rockets, the Titan of the Telecaster Bill Kirchen, and singer/songwriter/guitarist Mark Erelli (Lori McKenna, Paula Cole), to British guitar virtuoso Davy Knowles, to ace players like first-call guitarist Duke Levine (Peter Wolf, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Garland Jeffreys), Kevin Barry (Roseanne Cash, Peter Wolf, Marc Cohn), Jim Henry (Mary Chapin Carpenter, Tracy Grammer), Marco Giovino (Robert Plant, Tom Jones, Buddy Miller), and Stu Kimball (Bob Dylan), to some of the best artists from the Northeast Folk and Americana music scenes like Jennifer Kimball, Nancy Beaudette, Amy Fairchild, Todd Thibaud, to Susan’s own bandmates The Boxcar Lilies.
“In The Grooves” music video (OK to share): https://www.youtube.com/watch?
Originally from New Jersey before embedding herself in the cauldron of Nashville, TN’s Music Row and now settled in Boston, MA as an artist, songwriter, and professor of songwriting at Berklee College of Music, Cattaneo posits that ‘The Hammer & The Heart’ includes all sonic aspects of that journey. It ranges from straight-out rockers like “Lonely Be My Lover”; the boot-scooting, honky tonk ode to vinyl “In The Grooves”; as well as tender ballads like “Ordinary Magic” and “Fade To Blue.” The key song of the album is titled “Work Hard Love Harder” and serves as the manifesto of the record: a musical reminder to focus on the things that really matter in life. Two different versions of the anthem headline the two records: The Hammer, the electric side, and The Heart, the acoustic side.
As she has established herself deep in the New England folk and roots community, she found herself collaborating with a new peers, both on stage and in the studio. She has co-written songs by many New England favorites, including Dennis Brennan and Jenee Halstead who returned the favor and appear here. Those collaborations culminated when she joined established folk trio The Boxcar Lilies, a project that she is pursuing in parallel with her solo activity.
‘Haunted Heart,’ from 2013, saw outlets like CMT.com, American Songwriter, No Depression, and WUMB embrace her. In the past three years, Susan has been a finalist and performed at the most prestigious songwriting competitions in the folk circuit: The Kerrville Folk Festival New Folk Contest, The Falcon Ridge Festival Emerging Artist stage and The Wildflower Festival.
The Hammer & The Heart took form over several years of work. “I heard Bruce Springsteen talk about recording his double album, ‘The River.’ In his interview, he said that after emerging creatively out of the intensity of recording ‘Darkness On The Edge Of Town,’ he felt the need to make a record that represented the full experience of his live shows; both the serious songs and the fun party songs. I was struck by the parallel to my career. I came from recording ‘Haunted Heart,’ which was the record where I let all of my skeletons out of the closet, to this group of songs, and I realized that I wanted to create an album that could capture both my upbeat rockers and my slower ballads.”
Wednesday, June 28, 2017
Thursday, June 22, 2017
Susan Cattaneo artwork
Susan w/ Bill Kirchen, credit: Dino Cattaneo
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