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February 20, 2015

The Donkeys’ “Ride The Black Wave” Arrives

California places a distinct sonic stamp upon the music born with in its boundaries. Owens had his Bakersfield, Parsons his Joshua Tree, and Malkmus his Stockton, and in their tunes you can hear dust, desert highways, and skateboards gliding over suburbia. The Donkeys have San Diego, and from that environment have woven a fundamental ease in their music – a rock, a roll, a sway, a slide – you could even call it a breeze. On Ride the Black Wave, The Donkeys continue their easy rolling, classic vibrations, but add a mystery and tension that make this record their most lyrically and instrumentally compelling.

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February 20, 2015

Marmozets’ Unreleased “Broken Reflection” Debuts

Roadrunner Records group Marmozets have debuted “Broken Reflection,” an unreleased b-side from their debut album ‘THE WEIRD AND WONDERFUL MARMOZETS’ which staked its claim on numerous “Best of 2014” lists. ‘THE WEIRD AND WONDERFUL MARMOZETS’ received the third highest Metacritic score of all 2014 debut albums and landed at #5 on Alternative Press’ “10 essential albums of 2014” list, #8 on Metal Hammer’s “2014 Critics Choice” list with Big Cheese picking the band’s debut LP as their #1 album of 2014. Furthermore, Rolling Stone recently picked Marmozets as on one of their “10 Artists You Need To Know Now: January 2015.”

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February 20, 2015

Bill Kreutzmann Offers Deal

The Grateful Dead are perhaps the most legendary American rock band of all time. For 30 years, beginning in the San Francisco hippie scene in 1965, they were a musical institution, the original jam band that broke new ground in so many ways. From the music to their live concert sound systems and recordings, they were forward-thinking champions of artistic control and outlaw artists who marched to the beat of their own drums.

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February 20, 2015

Adventures In Comedy Drops

Today marks the release date of Comedy Dynamics new feature comedy mockumentary, Adventures In Comedy. Adventures In Comedy details the experiences of Tom McCaffrey as a stand-up comic and gives a glimpse into the harsh realities and struggles that come with following your dreams at any cost. The film features candid interviews with comedy legends including: Janeane Garofalo, Jim Gaffigan, Margaret Cho, Aisha Tyler, Ari Shaffir, Kurt Metzger, Michael Che, and many more.

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February 20, 2015

Sammy Kay’s “Saints And Sinners” Gets Diffused

Diffuser.FM has premiered “Saints and Sinners” another soulful track from singer/songwriter SAMMY KAY’s upcoming full length debut, Fourth Street Singers. The song offers a glimpse into the lovely crafted, punk-tinged Americana found on Fourth Street Singers, with Diffuser saying “With a sort of grit in his voice that’s reminiscent of Steve Earle, Bruce Springsteen and the lesser-known — but equally as important — Pete Berwick, New Jersey’s Sammy Kay forges an unforgettable listening experience on his debut album.”

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February 20, 2015

The Everymen’s “NJHC” Appears

Ernest Jenning Record Co. is proud to share the video for “NJHC” from The Everymen’s 2014 full-length Givin’ Up On Free Jazz. The video — a paean to their home state of New Jersey that culminates in a list of almost every famous Jerseyan — was released in a one-of-a-kind premiere via many of New Jersey’s most prominent entertainment outlets and institutions. Sites like Asbury Lanes, Cool Dad Music, Hoboken411, Jersey Beat, New Jersey Stage, NJArts.net, Pop-Break, Signal To Noise, Speak Into My Good Eye, The Saint and You Don’t Know Jersey all took part in the premiere.

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