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Thea Gilmore Breaks New Ground This Season with her Holiday Debut Strange Communion

The critically-acclaimed UK singer-songwriter Thea Gilmore has just released a holiday collection ‘Strange Communion’ via Rykodisc.

Download “Mountain” MP3 from ‘Get Reasonable’

Golden Shoulders is a collective of talented musicians from Nevada City, California, lead by songwriter Adam Kline.

RED Distribution has produced a benefit compilation for the non-profit organization Malaria No More.

Indie Rocks! A Benefit Album For Malaria No More is comprised of 14 songs from artists including Juliette Lewis, The Walkmen and Youssou N’Dour, in addition to an exclusive unreleased live track from Third Eye Blind, and an exclusive cover track from Peter, Bjorn, & John.

Omara Portuondo’s ‘Gracias’ wins The Latin Grammy for Best Contemporary Tropical Album

Illustrious Cuban singer Omara Portuondo has made history twice this year. In October, the remarkable vocalist, and only female star of the Buena Vista Social Club, became one of the first Cuban artists in six years to obtain a visa to perform in the U.S., marking a cultural breakthrough in the strained relations between her homeland and the U.S.

Multi-instrumentalist/pianist Seth Glier, discovered at 19 and signed to MPress Records makes his label debut with ‘The Trouble With People’, now available in stores.

Jets Overhead Announce National Canadian Tour with LIGHTS

Victoria B.C. atmospheric rockers Jets Overhead, are about to embark on a cross-Canadian tour as the support act for synthpop sensation LIGHTS.

Rhino presents… Taking Woodstock

Soundtrack Released on November 9th. New Ang Lee (Brokeback Mountain) comedy Taking Woodstock, released in the UK on November 13, 2009 vividly captures the unique spirit of the legendary Woodstock music festival and now the film’s much-talked about soundtrack looks set to take music fans of all ages back to the summer of ‘69.

Robert Cray announces UK tour dates

Robert Cray has announced his UK tour dates. For thirty plus years Robert Cray has laid down track after track of good-time, uptown, low-down blues. He’s won five Grammy’s and been nominated for 11 more.

Get Yer Ya-Ya’s Out! The Rolling Stones in concert 40th Anniversary Super Deluxe LP Box Edition. Watch unreleased footage on BandWeblogs.com

The Rolling Stones in concert 40th Anniversary Super Deluxe LP Box Edition features three 180 gram audiophile quality vinyl LPs – one side of which features an etched replica of the album’s key art, with signatures from Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts, Bill Wyman and Mick Taylor …

Switchfoot will kick off its fall headlining tour in San Diego on November 8 for 94.9’s Anniversary Bash. The band will then appear on “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” performing on the outside stage on November 12th.

The tour will feature Switchfoot playing Hello Hurricane in its entirety, followed by fan favorites from its previous records. The band will be collecting donations for local food banks along the tour route, so fans are encouraged to bring non-perishable items to the shows.

Pink Releases Live DVD With Bonus CD Set – ‘Funhouse Tour Live In Australia’

Pink’s dazzling live concert is captured on the new DVD Funhouse Tour Live In Australia plus bonus live CD, OUT NOW via Jive.

Please allow us to present to you “When You Walk in the Room”, the first track on Fyfe Dangerfield’s (Guillemots) forthcoming new album ‘Fly Yellow Moon’, due in January 2010.

Fyfe Dangerfield and producer Adam Noble say it was the fastest and most fun track to record during the album sessions.

Beautiful Star: The Songs Of Odetta – a benefit compilation curated by Wears The Trousers magazine

Dubbed the “Queen of American folk music” by Martin Luther King Jr in 1961, Odetta Holmes was one of the most influential recording artists of the 20th century and an important voice of the Civil Rights Movement.

On November 2nd 2009, ‘Moved By Opposing Forces’ will have its first world-wide release on Rocket Girl.

Project Skyward is primarily the vision of singer/ songwriter/ programmer Ryan Field, aka Skyward.

White Rabbits Announce London Show – Water Rats, November 18th

New York six-piece, White Rabbits make their much anticipated return for a must-see gig at Water Rats, November 18th, to light the fuse on the impending release of their hotly awaited new album, ‘It’s Frightening’ (January 25, 2010).