“…Californian Kashmar bursts out…drawing intensity out of original material about women and drink as skillfully as anyone emoting through Marine Bands today.” – Downbeat
“Kashmar is a mighty, tuneful vocalist who also plays trainloads of wicked harp.”– Hittin’ The Note
“Few blues singers, songwriters, & harmonica blowers performing today can top Mitch Kashmar.”– Living Blues
On Friday, August 24, 2007, Mitch Kashmar was invited to perform at the 9th Annual Edmonton’s Labatt Blues Festival in Western Canada, and fortunately for blues fans everywhere, the event was captured for posterity in front of an enthusiastic crowd by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Joining Kashmar on his performances for this release are Pontiax drummer Tom Lackner, bassist Steve Nelson, pianist Jimmy Calire, and former William Clarke guitarist John Marx providing the perfect foil to Kashmar’s dynamic harp playing and emotive vocals. The live concert format allows Kashmar to really stretch out instrumentally and strut his stuff as he runs down a program featuring fan favorites off his two critically acclaimed Delta Groove releases and additional material including “Lollipop Mama,” a tribute to his old friend the late great William Clarke. “It’s the best stuff I’ve ever done!” says Kashmar, and we think you’ll whole-heartedly agree!
CEDRIC BURNSIDE &
LIGHTNIN' MALCOLM
"2 MAN WERECKING CREW"
“Once in a while you witness a birth in this business. A kind of unawareness to the fact that there are other sounds to be heard that you haven’t yet discovered, or dialects and music that is still being invented. That is precisely the sound you hear from this Mississippi duo.” – Bluessource.com
CEDRIC BURNSIDE, grandson of the legendary R.L. Burnside, son of drummer great Calvin Jackson, is widely regarded as one of the best drummers in the world. Growing up at his grandfather’s side, he began touring at age 13, playing drums for “Big Daddy” on stages around the globe. Cedric was born in 1978 and raised around Holly Springs, Mississippi, and has been playing music all his life, developing a relentless, highly rhythmic charged style with strong hip-hop and funk influences. An equally adept songwriter and surprisingly powerful vocalist, Cedric brings new life and energy to the Blues.
Guitarist LIGHTNIN’ MALCOLM was born in 1974 in rural Missouri, and enjoyed the freedom of country life, quickly learning to entertain himself and others around him. Growing up in a little village called Burgess in a country house next to the KCS Railroad that ran from Kansas City to New Orleans, the train has always been a theme in Malcolm’s music, as well as the inspiration for the steady, insistent bass rhythms of rural dance music. Skilled on guitar, bass, and drums, Malcolm is an in demand session player with a telepathic sense of how to follow the older archaic styles.
Over the years the two have made friends and worked with the some of the very best Mississippi Blues legends including Cedell Davis, R.L. Burnside, Junior Kimbrough, T-Model Ford, Jessie Mae Hemphill, Big Jack Johnson, Sam Carr, Otha Turner, Robert Belfour and Hubert Sumlin, in addition to the younger generation of musicians including the North Mississippi All-Stars. Together Cedric Burnside and Lightnin’ Malcolm have crafted a sound reminiscent of such minimalist rock duos as The Black Keys or The White Stripes, while still retaining a sound uniquely their own by featuring original music, drums, guitar and dual vocal harmonies, and fusing Soul, Hip-Hop, and Funk with electrifying Blues power that's contemporary and traditional all at the same time. So get ready for an authentically swampy and raggedly stomping juke joint affair that is deeply rooted in the rich musical legacy of the Mississippi Hill Country Blues of the Delta. It’s old school, but it’s got that beat and electricity that’s gonna make people move!
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“…Elvin has become one of the most respected and beloved artists to come out of the 60’s blues-rock explosion.”
– All About Jazz
"…careening slide and razor-edged bursts, all delivered with unflagging enthusiasm and wit.” – Rolling Stone Magazine
"Bishop is a good-hearted soul whose life mission is to entertain to the best of his ability." – Downbeat Magazine
"The Blues Rolls On" harks back to Elvin Bishop's roots, paying tribute to the musicians who inspired him and who also helped give him his start. Supported by an all-star cast of blues royalty featuring B.B. King, Warren Haynes, Derek Trucks, George Thorogood, James Cotton, Kim Wilson, Tommy Castro, John Németh, Angela Strehli, plus many more; Bishop leads the way through a smoldering set of searing blues and rollicking R&B. While Bishop handles a majority of the vocals, he graciously steps aside on several numbers in order to allow his guests ample room to strut their stuff, including rising star and vocal powerhouse John Nemeth, as well as other distinguished personnel that include George Thorogood, Angela Strehli, Ronnie Baker Brooks and R.C. Carrier. With over 45 years of blues experience under his belt, Bishop is widely recognized and highly respected as a slide guitar master with a history dating all the way back to his electrifying and groundbreaking work in the 60's with the Paul Butterfield Blues Band. By assembling a dizzying array of musical talent - age 9 through 82, Bishop has collected together a lifetime’s worth of education in the blues into one complete cohesive package; thereby allowing him the opportunity to present and pass along to the younger generation some of what the older guys gave to him. “The Blues Rolls On” is another defining moment in Bishop’s long career - a crowning achievement and welcome reminder for all of us that the blues is still alive and well.
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Los Fabulocos play with enough energy to power a small fleet of lowrider vehicles. It's a fuel that burns full- throttle, ignited by the heat of soulful guitar and accordion solos that will make your heart bleed.
"Los Fabulocos have delivered a new sound. Well, not totally new as it reminds me of Richie Valens back in the 1960s, only better! A mix of rockabilly, tex-mex and just a taste of West Coast blues makes this CD so refreshing as you don’t hear something like that too often today. The whole band is tight but it is Kid Ramos’ guitar that makes me close my eyes and just listen. Always on the spot and tasty, never over-played or flashy, many guitar players should ask him for private lessons." - Przemek Draheim (blues.pl)
Los Fabulocos (vocalist/accordionist Jesus Cuevas, guitarist Kid Ramos, bassist James Barrios and drummer Mike Molina) simmers up a spicy and tantalizing blend of traditional Spanish and Americana music featuring norteno, conjunto, blues, zydeco and rock ‘n’ roll delivered with sincerity, honesty and passion. It’s a special brand of roots oriented music that shares much in common with the south of the border styling of such pioneering acts as Los Lobos, Clifton Chenier, Freddy Fender, Flaco Jimenez, the Hacienda Brothers, and Doug Sahm’s Texas Tornados. “We mix it up,” Ramos explains. “We play songs in Spanish, then we’ll do a Fats Domino song, then we’ll play a blues, and then we’ll do a Buck Owens or Johnny Cash song. People look and go, ‘What?’ Then, all of a sudden, they just start dancing and having smiles on their faces.”
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2009 GRAMMY AWARDS
NOMINATE ELVIN BISHOP
The complete list of nominees for the 2009 GRAMMY Awards were revealed Wednesday night Dec 3rd following the official broadcast and debut of "The GRAMMY Nomination Concert Live! - Countdown to Music's Biggest Night" on CBS. Elvin Bishop's much celebrated and talked about release "The Blues Rolls On" earned it's place amongst the final five nominees for Best Traditional Blues Album alongside esteemed recordings by B.B. King, Buddy Guy, John Lee Hooker, Jr., and Pinetop Perkins. All of us here at Delta Groove are extremely proud and happy for Elvin in receiving his nomination for the music industry's highest honor, and for all of his hard work in crafting an album that is truly a defining moment of his career. Congratulations Elvin!!! You've earned it! The 51st GRAMMY Awards will be handed out on Sunday, February 8th, 2009 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles and broadcast on CBS television.
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2009 BLUES MUSIC AWARDS
- 18 NOMINATIONS -
The Delta and Eclecto Groove family is extremely humbled to be so privileged to be honored among the best of the best gracing the nomination list. With a label best of 18 nominations in total, we are so proud that our blood, sweat and tears have been recognized. The record business is not always an easy road to travel, but we pour our hearts and souls into the music we release and it’s nominations like these that make it all worth it! We are so proud of all the musicians we work with and truly honored to have them a part of our blues family. But one individual in particular has sincerely touched our hearts. This young man contributed so much to the blues community in his all too short life. The blues world is so fortunate to have fatefully crossed paths with Sean Costello and his musical genius. We are so grateful that the nominating committee has chosen to honor his legacy and we hope the voters will do the same. If you aren’t yet a member of The Blues Foundation, click here to sign upand be eligible to vote for the 30th Annual Blues Music Awards.
CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO!
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SOLTERS & DIGNEY SIGNED TO REPRESENT DELTA GROOVE & ECLECTO GROOVE
Rand Chortkoff and Robert Fitzpatrick have announced the signing of Delta Groove Music and Eclecto Groove Records with Solters & Digney, the legendary marketing and communications firm. This pairing brings together one of the most highly respected and revered public relations firms in the world with the nation’s fastest growing, young independent record company.
Solters & Digney Public Relations is rooted in over 50 plus years of publicity expertise in the person of PR Legend Lee Solters. In December, the company celebrated its seventh anniversary, the result of a partnership between Solters and long time PR executive, Jerry Digney, launched in 2001 as an outgrowth of the Lee Solters Co.
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The Mannish Boys have just returned from Lucern, Switzerland where they performed at the 14th Annual Lucerne Blues Festival. This prestigious event was the recipient of a Keeping the Blues AliveAward in 2007 for their commitment to consistently deliver a quality event that promotes and increases the level of awareness of the blues as a vitally important art form with no commercial concessions.
The Roots Music Association has just announced that DELTA GROOVE MUSIC has won the award for Publishing Company of The Year in the 2008 Roots Music Association Awards.
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INDEPENDENT MUSIC AWARDS
Music Resource Group, publisher of The Musician's Atlas, has now announced the Finalists of the 8th annual Independent Music Awards (IMA). Among the nominees are The Mannish Boys who's 2008 release "Lowdown Feelin'" has been nominated for Blues Album of the Year.
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2009 KEEPING THE BLUES
ALIVE AWARD
On February 7, 2009 in Memphis, Tennessee, The Blues Foundation will honor individuals and organizations that have made significant contributions to the Blues world. The recipients of the Keeping the Blues Alive (KBA) Awards are selected on the basis of merit by a select panel of Blues professionals. We are very proud to announce that among these honorees, Delta Groove Music, after four years of hard work and thirty notable releases and counting, is being recognized for its achievements as a Record Label. Another KBA recipient is Delta Groove and Eclecto Groove Producer, David Z, who has worked on such projects as The Mannish Boys "Lowdown Feelin'", Mike Zito "Today", Ana Popovic "Still Making History", Cedric Burnside & Lightnin' Malcolm "2 Man Wrecking Crew"and upcoming release, Bobby Jones feat The Mannish Boys “Comin’ Back Hard”.David Z is being honored for his work as Producer on a number of releases integral to the blues community.
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IT’S TIME TO CAST YOUR VOTE!
With the presidential election now behind us, it’s time to exercise those voting skills for something that to some, is equally important… The House of Blues Radio Hour’s Best Blues Records of 2008! Nestled on the ballot between all the great releases of this past year are some choice Delta & Eclecto Groove titles including Elvin Bishop "The Blues Rolls On,"Jackie Payne Steve Edmonson Band "Overnight Sensation."Ana Popovic "Still Making History," The Mannish Boys "Lowdown Feelin',"Legendary Rhythm & Blues Revue "Command Performance" and Sean Costello "We Can Get Together." You may vote for no more than three albums on the list and one lucky voter will win all top 10 CD’s once the tally is in. So what are you waiting for? Let your voice be heard and vote!CLICK HERE TO VOTE!
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ELVIN BISHOP PHOTOS FROM LIVE IN-STORE AT AMOEBA RECORDS
Elvin Bishop has been a busy man and just recently performed an in-store concert at Amoeba Records in San Francisco. This great performance was followed by an signing of his new release "The Blues Rolls On'.
THE BLUES ROLLS ON AND ON.
12 WEEKS ON THE BILLBOARD CHARTS!
Elvin Bishop’s latest release "The Blues Rolls On" has been holding steady on the Billboard Blues chart since its debut at #5 it’s first week out the gate. With a total of nine consecutive weeks now on the chart, the album is currently resting at #12 on the latest charting information which will be issued on December 12th.
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DELTA GROOVE WINS AWARDS
Living Blues recently published the list of winners of their annual Living Blues Awards Critics’ Poll in the October issue of the magazine. Delta Groove CEORandy Chortkoff was named Producer of the Year – New Recording, undoubtedly for the steady stream of quality releases he has produced or co-produced which have been issued by the Delta Groove label this past year including the critically acclaimed 4th release “Lowdown Feelin’” by The Mannish Boys, and “Going Back Home” by Phillip Walker. Additionally, Walker’s“Going Back Home”received an award for Best Blues Album of 2007 in the New Recordings / Contemporary Blues category.ving Blues Magazine.
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ELVIN BISHOP ON NPR
Elvin Bishop was recently featured on NPR in honor of his brand new release "The Blues Rolls On." He spoke with Weekend Edition Saturday host Scott Simon about his early career, passion for the blues, and his concept behind putting together the material and special guests for his new album. Elvin's genuine love of the music obviously struck a chord with the audience as his segment is currently featured on NPR's main page under Most Emailed On NPR Music, just below Radiohead and above Joan Osborne. The program aired on Saturday, September 20th and is available online to download and listen to on NPR's Weekend Edition Saturday archives.CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO.
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Groove Film .............................................................................
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"SPRING BREAK '83" - THE MOVIE
(From Left to Right: Rand Chortkoff - Music Supervisor/Producer, Joe Plenys - Editor, & Mars Callahan - Writer/Director/Producer)
Editing of "Spring Break '83" is currently in progress. The film is being edited at Raleigh Studio in Hollywood, CA. With the average film in Hollywood costing 98.6 million dollars "Spring Break '83" has a big budget feel for a fraction of the cost.
Big
Sky and Delta
Groove Productionshave now successfully wrapped filming on November 19th, and will resume filming “pick-up” shots in Los Angeles starting in 2008 on their next major
motion picture: “Spring Break '83." The filming in New Orleans was a huge success and included both a massive indoor and outdoor sound stage, motorboats, and a helicopter. "Spring Break '83" is building momentum and isn't showing any signs of slowing down.
To view photos from the production of "Spring Break '83" CLICK HERE!
“Spring Break ‘83” stars both an A-List cast of industry veterans and a variety of hot up and coming young actors.
STARRING: John Goodman, Andrew Caldwell, Robert Davi, Sophie Monk, Jamie Kennedy, Lee Majors, Raviv Ullman, Aviva, Lisa Jay, Mars Callahan, Dat Phan, Downtown Julie Brown, Jim Nieb, Erik Estrada, Joe Pantoliano, Martin Spanjers, Kenny Baumann, Greg Felllows, Nick Heyman, Preston Jones, Alan Ritchson, and Richard Portnow.
Big Sky is excited to announce the addition of industry veteran Scott Spiegel who will be directing “Spring Break ’83.” Mr. Spiegel is an experienced expert with a proven track record that includes working on such blockbuster hits as “Spider-Man” & “Spider-Man 2”, “From Dusk Till Dawn 2”, "Darkman", “Hostel” &“Hostel 2”.
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Big Sky Motion Pictures & Delta Groove Productions have now finished filming on the reality based T.V. show “Casting Call". This show is innovative and groundbreaking in the movie industry and will be a major catalyst for driving the exposure and sales for “Spring Break ’83,” the feature film.
Take a behind the scenes look into the production of the T.V. show Casting Call "Spring Break '83".
Eclecto Groove Records recording artists Zito and Ana Popovic have recently appeared in the upcoming Big Sky Motion Pictures release "Spring Break '83." The film directed by Scott Spiegal, who has worked on such blockbuster hits as "Spiderman," "Spiderman 2," "From Dusk Till Dawn 2," "Darkman," "Hostel," and "Hostel 2," is a hilarious coming of age teen comedy that celebrates everything that was great about the 80's, from the outrageous parties and tiny bikinis, to the rock music and big hair. Look for Ana and her music to appear in this soon to become comedy classic at a theater near you!
For more info go to: www.bigskymotionpictures.com
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On January 24th, 2007 Big Sky Motion Pictures and Delta Groove Productions held a massive after party and screening of ‘What Love Is’ at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival. The highly anticipated Delta Groove Music recording artist Ana Popovic performed as the headliner and rocked the house all night long. This was a red carpet event with multiple special celebrity guests.
