Erin McCarley is back with the perfect tune for driving around with your top down (car top, that is) this summer.
Listen to her new single "Elevator" at erinmccarley.com and look for her new album this summer.
We're so very excited to welcome the jazzy voice of Kat Edmonson to the Mick family. Her second self-released album, which was produced by producer Al Schmitt (who's worked with Frank Sinatra, Ray Charles, and Sam Cooke) came out last month and has received a shower of praise from sources like NPR (saying Kat has a "timeless sound") and the New York Times (“Fresh as a spring bouquet, intuitive about melody and handy with a turn of phrase.”). Next up - a taping of Austin City Limits. Kat keeps good company.
Listen to her below and be sure to pick up her April release Way Down Low now.
We've got to give it to Esquire -they have some good taste in music. Around this time last year, they chose Walk the Moon's "Anna Sun" as Song of the Summer 2011. Today they've come out with their Song of the Summer for 2012 and it's the Walkmen's "Heaven" off their 5/29 album of the same name.
Andy Langer writes of "Heaven" that "for long highway drives — the kind you keep yourself awake on by burying your fist in the dashboard — this is going to be unbeatable. It's a taut two-chord, anthem- loud and jangly, with desperate overtones ("Don't leave me/You're my best friend/All of my life, you've always been"). It ends with a huge round of simple but memorable U2-style"Oh-oh-oh-ohs." I suppose they give "Heaven" its "summery" feel. But mostly, it's my "Song of the Summer" because it's summer, and it's... Continue reading
Brett will perform at an intimate garden party in Piedmont, CA to benefit the Mosaic Project. Guests will enjoy fine wine and summer beverages, home-made and locally catered delectables, and a silent and live auction with special and unique items. Peter Finch of KGO will be Master of Ceremonies. Tickets are $100 per person. A [...]Continue reading
Brett will be at this year’s Summerfest in Milwaukee, WI, taking the stage at Marcus Amphitheater on Friday, June 29 as a special guest of headliners Train and Kelly Clarkson! Tickets on sale May 12 at 11:00 am.
