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Red Parlor Records
Red Parlor Records (Red Parlor Entertainment Group) is an independent record label, founded in 2005 by Steven Goff and Jerry Krenach. Red Parlor is based in Norwalk, Connecticut and distributes its releases through Entertainment One in the US, Proper Music Distribution in the UK, and digital downloads worldwide through The Orchard/Sony Music. The label's focus is roots, rock, and blues genres. Red Parlor is known for records by Chris Whitley, David Olney, and Ezra Furman and the Harpoons. Artists * Chris Whitley & the Bastard Club * David Olney * Delta Moon * Scott Ellison * Ezra Furman and the Harpoons * Cristina Vane * Kasey Anderson * Manda Mosher * Matt Keating * Carla Olson Carla Olson (born July 3, 1952) is a Los Angeles-based songwriter, performer and record producer. Biography Born and raised in Austin, Texas, Olson moved to Los Angeles, California, in 1978 where she formed the Textones, whose debut album ''M ... & Todd Wolfe – ''The Hidden Hills Sessions ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Entertainment One
Entertainment One Ltd., trading as eOne, is an American-owned Canadian multinational entertainment company. Based in Toronto, Ontario, the company is primarily involved in the acquisition, distribution, and production of films and television series. The company was listed on the London Stock Exchange before it was acquired by Hasbro on December 30, 2019. History Establishment The company has its origins in the music distributor Records on Wheels Limited (which was established in 1970), and the music retail chain CD Plus. The chain was in the process of acquiring other companies to bolster its wholesale operations in music and home video, leading to its purchase of ROW in 2001. Its vice president of operations, Darren Throop, had joined the company after CD Plus acquired his Halifax-based record store chain Urban Sound Exchange. The combined company later became known as ROW Entertainment, with Throop as president and CEO. The company listed itself on the Toronto Stock Exc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ezra Furman And The Harpoons
Ezra Furman and the Harpoons were a four-piece rock band active between 2006 and 2011. The band consisted of Ezra Furman (vocals, guitar), Job Mukkada (bass guitar), Adam Abrutyn (drums), and Andrew Langer (guitar). They formed at Tufts University in 2006. History They self-released their first album, ''Beat Beat Beat'' in June 2006, which was recorded in a series of college dorm rooms and engineered by former band member, Jahn Sood, and Dave Kant from Outtake Records. In August 2007, the group signed with Minty Fresh Records for a two album contract and released their debut album ''Banging Down the Doors'', produced by Brian Deck for Minty Fresh Records. ''Banging Down the Doors'' was met with critical acclaim, making several best of 2007 lists. Their second album, ''Inside the Human Body'', was released in October 2008, and was also well received by critics. After their contract with Minty Fresh Records expired, they released a self-produced album titled ''Moon Face'', which in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matt Keating (musician)
Matt Keating is a singer/songwriter from Boston, Massachusetts, United States. His music has been described in terms of various genres, including Americana, power-pop, rock, and folk rock. Biography Keating grew up in the Boston area and first began performing as a pianist in local clubs. Matt Keatingat Allmusic He played in several local bands, including Circle Sky, before moving to New York City, where he eventually signed with Alias Records. After several releases on Alias, he took an extended break from recording, returning in 2003 with the ''Tilt a Whirl'' album. Discography *''Satan Sings'' EP (Alias Records, 1993) *''Tell it to Yourself'' (Alias Records, 1993) *''Scaryarea'' (Alias Records, 1995) *''Candy Valentine'' EP (Alias Records, 1996) *''Killjoy'' (Alias Records, 1997) *''Tilt a Whirl'' (Poptones, 2003) *''Summer Night'' ( Kealon Records, 2006) *''Quixotic'' (MRI Records Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a medical imaging technique used in radiology to fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manda Mosher
Manda Mosher is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist, and a founding member and co-leader of the Americana country group CALICO the band. Early life and education Mosher was born and raised in La Crescenta, California.Jim Simpson"Review: Manda Mosher – City of Clowns,"'' No Depression'', September 4, 2010. She grew up in a musical family and, starting at 15, was the lead singer for several local rock bands.Joe Montague"Manda Mosher Reflects Upon Tom Petty, the City of Clowns & Calico the Band,"Riveting Riffs, October 2012. She graduated from the Berklee College of Music in 1997 with a bachelor's degree in songwriting.Peter Gordon"L.A. Newsbriefs,"''Berklee Today'', Spring 2009. After graduating, she worked for a time at Zomba Music and The Recording Academy. Career Solo Mosher's debut album ''Everything You Need'' was released in 2009 on Red Parlor Records. It was made up entirely of originals that she wrote or co-wrote, other than a cover of "Blue, Red, and Grey" by Pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kasey Anderson
Kasey Anderson (born 1979) is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, producer and musician who has released six albums—three as a solo artist, two with his band the Honkies, and one with his band Hawks and Doves. Anderson was diagnosed as bipolar in 2012 and entered intensive outpatient treatment the same year. In August 2013 Anderson pleaded guilty to federal wire fraud charges and was sentenced to four years in prison. He served two years in prison and was released in April 2016. Anderson's band, Hawks and Doves, released their debut album, ''From a White Hotel'', in 2018. History Anderson was born in Portland, Oregon and moved to Bellingham, Washington when he was 18. He variously lived and worked in Seattle, New York, and Los Angeles. When he was active, he was based in the American North Pacific Coast. As both a solo act and as front man for The Honkies, Anderson toured with Jason Isbell, Counting Crows, Steve Earle, the Supersuckers, and others. Counting Crows r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cristina Vane
Cristina Vane is a country blues singer, guitarist, banjoist and songwriter. She has been influenced by Skip James, Robert Johnson, Blind Willie Johnson, Alanis Morissette and Rory Block. Vane has released two albums, both released by Red Parlor Records. Vane noted "I write and perform original music inspired by old-time blues, country, and folk music". Life and career She was born in Turin, Italy, to a Sicilian-American father and a Guatemalan mother. She grew up in Europe, moving between Walton-on-Thames in England, then France and Italy, before relocating to the United States for her university education when aged 18. Over this time span her introduction to music started with piano and the recorder in first grade, before moving on to the flute in middle school. She also sang in school choirs, and took voice and guitar lessons for around two years. By high school, Vane started writing songs for fun. She first encountered slide guitar when performing at a weekly gig in Camd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scott Ellison (musician)
Scott Ellison (born on February 13, 1954) is an American electric blues guitarist, singer and songwriter. From starting working in music in the 1970s, Ellison has released 13 albums since his ''Chains of Love'' (1993) debut. Ellison has also written songs which have appeared in television programs and films including '' Sister Sister'', '' Santa Barbara'', ''Nashville'', '' Buffy The Vampire Slayer'', ''Joan of Arcadia'', '' Saving Grace'', and '' Justified'', plus '' Reindeer Games'', '' Feast of Love'' and ''Home Front''. Biography Scott Ellison was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States. Self taught on guitar, he organised his own band while still a youngster, and gained a wider audience by backing Conway Twitty's daughter, the country singer Jesseca James in 1977, and toured as part of Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown's backing band in 1980–81. Ellison moved from Tulsa to Los Angeles in the mid-1980s, and found employment as a session player working with the Box Tops, the Shirelle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AllMusic
AllMusic (previously known as All-Music Guide and AMG) is an American online music database. It catalogs more than three million album entries and 30 million tracks, as well as information on musicians and bands. Initiated in 1991, the database was first made available on the Internet in 1994. AllMusic is owned by RhythmOne. History AllMusic was launched as All-Music Guide by Michael Erlewine, a "compulsive archivist, noted astrologer, Buddhist scholar and musician". He became interested in using computers for his astrological work in the mid-1970s and founded a software company, Matrix, in 1977. In the early 1990s, as CDs replaced LPs as the dominant format for recorded music, Erlewine purchased what he thought was a CD of early recordings by Little Richard. After buying it, he discovered it was a "flaccid latter-day rehash". Frustrated with the labeling, he researched using metadata to create a music guide. In 1990, in Big Rapids, Michigan, he founded ''All Music Guid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Delta Moon
Delta Moon is an American swamp blues, blues rock, and blues band. They originated in Inman Park, Atlanta, Georgia, United States. The group's name came to founder member, Mark Johnson, whilst on a pilgrimage to Muddy Waters' cabin near Clarksdale, Mississippi. In 2003, Delta Moon won the International Blues Challenge. They have released a number of albums on various record labels, including ''Low Down'', which ''Down Beat'' magazine named in their "best albums of 2015". Referring to the band's twin guitar-led sound, ''Chicago Sun-Times'' stated "Gray and Johnson's double-slide style works to perfection." Career One of the band's founders, Tom Gray, was born in Washington, D.C. and grew up in Arlington County, Virginia and Georgia. His family home is located in the North Carolina mountains. He was previously the songwriter, vocalist and keyboard player of the 1980s new wave band, The Brains. Gray wrote their most notable song " Money Changes Everything" (1978), which was succ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Olney
David Charles Olney (March 23, 1948 – January 18, 2020) was an American folk singer-songwriter. Olney recorded more than twenty albums over his five-decade career. His songs have been covered by numerous artists, including Emmylou Harris, Del McCoury, Linda Ronstadt and Steve Earle. Career Olney was born on March 23, 1948, in Providence, Rhode Island. After briefly attending the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, he joined Bland Simpson's band ''Simpson''. They recorded one album in New York in 1971. The next year he relocated to Atlanta and in 1973 moved to Nashville with the hope of selling his material to record labels. In the early 1980s, he formed the band The X-Rays, which recorded two albums for Rounder Records. The group appeared on Austin City Limits, opened for major acts, including Elvis Costello, and broke up in 1985. Over the following decades, Olney performed as a solo singer-songwriter, releasing more than 20 albums including six live recordings. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norwalk, Connecticut
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Chris Whitley
Christopher Becker Whitley (August 31, 1960 – November 20, 2005) was an American blues/rock singer-songwriter and guitarist. During his 25-year career he released more than a dozen albums, had two songs in the top 50 of the Billboard mainstream rock charts and received two Independent Music Awards. Whitley's sound was drawn from the traditions of blues, jazz and rock and he recorded songs by artists from many genres. He died in 2005 of lung cancer at the age of 45. Early life Whitley was born in Houston, Texas and learned to play guitar when he was fifteen. His father was an art director and his mother was a sculptor. During his youth he lived in Dallas, Texas, Oklahoma, Connecticut, Mexico and Vermont. His parents "grew up on race radio in the South" and their musical tastes—including Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Bob Dylan and Jimi Hendrix—influenced Whitley. Career During the early 1980s Whitley was busking on the streets of New York City and collaborating with mus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
