RIGHT ARM RESOURCE UPDATE JESSE BARNETT [email protected] (508) 238-5654 www.rightarmresource.com www.facebook.com/rightarmresource 8/27/2014 Johnny Winter w/Ben Harper “Can’t Hold Out (Talk To Me Baby)” The first single from Step Back, the final album from one of the most legendary guitarists of all time New: WNKU, WMWV, WNTI, WHRV Early: KOZT, WCBE, WBJB, WFIV, KSUT, WUKY, KBAC, KDBB, KSLU... The album has been in the works for the last couple of years and features additional collaborations with Eric Clapton, Dr. John, Joe Bonamassa, Brian Setzer and more In stores Tuesday, in the mail to radio now “There is not one note, lick, of riff I will ever play that doesn’t own an unpayable debt to Johnny Winter.” - Ben Harper James “Moving On” The first single from Le Petite Mort, in stores 9/16 Single on you desk, full cd shipping in early September New: WXPK, WFPK, WJCU, WDST, KROK and KDTR Early at WBJB, KUNC, WFUV, KBAC and KSLU Great press! “There are precious few 32-year old bands that still feel this fresh” - The Independent (UK) Check out the beautiful video by BAFTA award-winning animator and director Ainslee Henderson US promo this fall, full tour in early 2015 One of the top scoring tracks in the Boulder Music Meeting! Bastille “Flaws” The third single from Bad Blood Almost 150,000 singles downloaded already! BDS Indicator 17* New: WCNR, KDEC ON: WRLT, WERS, WEZZ, WZEW, WVOD, WMWV, WLCE, WJCU, KCLC, WFIV, WVMP, KSPN, KFMU, KOHO, KSMT, KROK, KMTN, KRML, WOCM, WMSR, KSKI, MOOD... Already nearing top 10 at Alternative with big adds including KROQ and more Massive full-production tour coming to the US this fall. The official video is nearing 10 million views! Pompeii is now triple-platinum and the album is just about gold Robert Cray “Nobody’s Fault But Mine” The second single from In My Soul, originally done by Otis Redding Already on: WJCU, KBAC, WMVY, KDBB, KSLU, KDEC, KFMG and WFIV Catch him on tour: 8/29 Peoria, IL, 8/30 Eureka Springs AR, 8/31 Bedford TX, 9/12 Telluride CO, 9/14 Sioux City IA, 10/2 Naperville IL, 10/3 Newark OH, 10/6 Frank- fort KY, 10/7 Greeneville TN, 10/10 Chapel Hill NC, 10/11 Carolina Beach, NC then more in December “One of the most reliable pleasures of soul and blues for over three decades now” - New Yorker Magazine Dry The River “Everlasting Light” The first single from Alarms In The Heart, in stores and on your desk now New this week: WYCE, WUSM, WHRV, KXCI Already on WCBE, WBJB, WFIV and Mood Media On tour: 10/21 Los Angeles, 10/22 San Francisco, 10/24 Portland, 10/25 Seattle, 10/26 Vancouver, 10/29 St. Paul, 10/30 Chicago, 11/4 Boston, 11/5 Philadelphia... ““At the time [we] were in something of a wilderness, creatively and temporally,” frontman Peter Liddle said. Alarms in the Heart broke them out of that lull, and “Everlasting Light” is a representation of that.” - Paste See the official video on our site now The Hold Steady “I Hope This Whole Thing Didn’t Frighten You” Boy & Bear “Three Headed Woman” The second single from Teeth Dreams, New: WXPN, KRSH, WAPS Mediabase Debut 49*! New: WRSI, WZEW, WCOO ON: KINK, WXRV, WXPK, ON: KCSN, KXT, KUTX, WYEP, WZEW, WYMS, WTMD, WWNU, KRML, KCSN, WEZZ, KXT, WTMD, WWCT, KRSH, KPND, WYEP, KNBA, WNRN, WEXT, WJCU, WVOD, KSMT, KFMU, KSPN, KROK, WDST, WFIV, WBJB... KSPN, KFMU, WVOD, WUIN, KBAC, WZLO, KSMT, WFIV, WNKU, WEXT... On tour: 8/30 Highmount NY, 9/4 Baltimore, 9/5 Richmond, 9/6 Boston, 9/8 Philadel- Video on our site now US tour: 10/6 Los Angeles, 10/7 Phoenix, 10/9 Dallas, 10/10 phia, 9/9 Akron, 9/10 Grand Rapids, 9/13 St. Paul, 9/14 Chicago, 9/19 Flushing NY... New Orleans, 10/11 Atlanta, 10/12 Charleston, 10/13 Baltimore, 10/15 Brooklyn... The Both “Volunteers of America” The Strumbellas “End Of An Era” The second single from their self-titled album Killer set in Boulder! The first single from We Still Move On Dance Floors, in stores 9/9 New this week: WZLO ON: KCSN, WFPK, KUTX, WYEP, WNKU, WRSI, KFMU, New: MSPR, KAXE ON: WBJB, WFIV, WTYD, WCBE, WYCE, KSPN, WDST, KHUM, KNBA, WOCM, WBJB, WFIV, WMVY, Mood Media... WOCM, KSLU, KUWR, WYSO, KRVM... Sept/Oct US tour dates See them on tour now: 8/28 Bend OR, 8/29 Portland, 8/30 Seattle, 2014 Juno award: Roots & Traditional Album of the Year 2014 SiriusXM 8/31 Vancouver... Terrific album reviews More dates coming soon Indies Award: Folk Group of the Year Watch the video on our site now J Mascis “Every Morning” The first single from Tied To A Star, in stores and on your desk now New: WUMB, KVNF FMQB Tracks 42*, Public 26*! ON: KCMP, KEXP, WFUV, WYMS, SiriusXM Loft, KUTX. WERS, WFPK, WRSI, WEHM, WEXT, WKZE, KSMT, KNBA, WYCE, WNKU, WJCU, WNRN, WOCM, KRML, KYSL, WBJB, WNCW, KBAC... Named one of Rolling Stone’s 100 Greatest Guitarists On tour: 9/24 Hamden CT, 9/25 Philadelphia, 9/26 Baltimore, 9/27 Chapel Hill, 9/28 Asheville, 9/30 Birmingham, 10/1 Nashville, 10/2 Athens GA, 10/3 Atlanta, 10/4 Louisville, 10/5 St. Louis, 10/7 Lawrence KS, 10/8 Omaha... Kings of Leon The Mastersons “Family Tree” “Good Luck Charm” The fourth single from Mechanical Bull BDS Indicator 22*! ON: WRLT, The first single from Good Luck Charm, in stores and on your desk now WNCS, WZEW, WWCT, WERS, WFPK, KUTX, KCSN, KPND, WYMS, Already on: WNKU, WEZZ, WCBE, KPIG, WEXT, KDHX, WNCW, WYCE, KSMT, WLCE, WUIN, WVOD, KBAC, WAPS, WFIV, WMWV, KMMS, WBJB, KXCI, WFHB,WUMB, KSUT, WFIV, WDVX, KDNK, KVNF, WUSM... KROK, WNRN, WJCU, KNBA and more Just played the Tonight Show “Poised to be one of Austin’s breakout acts of 2014” - Austin American Statesman Already Top 30 Mediabase Alt! Headlining tour going on now All songs cowritten by Chris and Eleanor Justin Currie tour in September The New Pornographers Ray LaMontagne “Brill Bruisers” “Drive-In Movies” BDS Indicator 23*, FMQB Tracks 29*, Public 10*! New: WRSO, KXCI, KDNK, Mediabase 11*, BDS 10*, Indicator 3*! New: WCNR ON: KBCO, WXRT, KGSR, WFIT, KRCC, WUTC, WFHB... ON: WRNR, WFUV, WXPN, KCSN, KCMP, KUTX, WXRV, KPRI, WRLT, WMMM, WRNR, WNCS, WZEW, KTHX, WEZZ, KPND, WCLZ, KXT, WERS, KEXP, WYEP, WEHM, KRML, WNRN, WAPS, WYMS, WFPK, WTMD... WFUV, KCMP, SiriusXM, WCOO, WTMD, WYMS, KCSN, KXT, WERS, WYEP... “The song is pretty much everything you want from the New Pornographers, which Killer headlining set on the first night at The Fox in Boulder means it’s fantastic.” - Stereogum Letterman 9/3 In stores and on your desk now Fall tour dates have been announced beginning October 10 Stu Larsen Jamie Scott “Thirteen Sad Farewells” “My Hurricane” The first single from Vagabond, in stores now Already on: WNKU, KCLC, ON: WXRV, WMMM, WZEW, WEHM, WEZZ, KPND, KXT, WCBE, WNKU, KROK, WNRN, WBJB, WEXT, Mood Media, WYCE, KRML, WCBE, KSPN, KFMU, KSPN, WFIV, WAPS, Music Choice... The title track from the full KFMU, WFIV, WJCU, WOCM, WVMP, KRVM, Acoustic Cafe, KDHX, KDBB... cd coming out in October Jamie is the frontman for Graffiti6 and has also Official video and Passenger duet clip online now See him opening all written countless hits for others Touring this month with One Republic of the US dates for Passenger through 9/14, then new headlining dates Check out the official lyric and acoustic videos online now Nikki Lane Cage The Elephant “Right Time” “Take It Or Leave It” Mediabase 25*, BDS #25, Indicator 25*, FMQB Tracks 23*! Mediabase #27, BDS #29! Already went Top 10 at Alternative Fantastic set in Boulder! ON: KINK, WMMM, KPRI, WRLT, WWCT, WZEW, New: WFIT Already on: WXRT, KINK, WTTS, WRLT, WNCS, KRSH, WCLZ, WWNU, WTMD, WFUV, KCSN, WCOO, KCMP, KUTX, KPND, KPND, KPRI, WZEW, WMMM, WXPK, WCOO, WWNU, WCLZ, WYMS, KEXP, SiriusXM Loft, WCNR, WEZZ, KXT, WYEP, WTYD, KOHO... WEHM, WERS, WYMS, KRSH, WVOD, WCNR, KSMT, WEZZ, Video online now Fantastic press all over Recently played on Conan WWCT... Catch them touring this fall with The Black Keys Passenger The Wind & The Wave “Scare Away The Dark” “With Your Two Hands” Mediabase #20, BDS #23, FMQB Tracks #38! US tour now Mediabase 35*, BDS New & Active, Indicator #26! Full cd on your desk ON: KBCO, KINK, KGSR, CIDR, WXRV, KRVB, WRLT, WMMM, ON: WRLT, WMMM, WNCS, WCLZ, KCSN, KUTX, KPND, WCOO, WWNU, KPRI, WCLZ, WQKL, WNCS, WCOO, KCSN, KPND, WWNU... KRSH, KTHX, WYMS, WCNR WEHM, WMSR, WVMP, WNKU, KBAC, Premiered it with a performance on The Tonight Show - see our site KRML, WAPS, KTBG, WVOD, KSMT, WUIN, WEZZ, KFMU, KSPN... New cd Whispers in stores and on your desk now - fantastic sales! From The Wreckage in stores now! Terrific performance in Boulder Listen to everything and find out more at www.rightarmresource.com as well as facebook.com/rightarmresource or twitter.com/rightarmjesse Radio folks: need the Dropbox link for WAV downloads? Let me know! It’s not hard to find critics to rave about the new J Mascis album “Dinosaur Jr mastermind J Mascis’ second solo album is categorised by steel-stringed acoustics and mid-tempo folk, fol- lowing 2011’s ‘Several Shades Of Why’ as a departure from his band’s back catalogue of fuzz-laden joyrides. ‘Me Again’ sets a sun-baked tone as twinkling chords create a foundation for a sublime climax of soaring strings and soft falsetto. ‘Heal The Star’’s descent into a sitar-fuelled Eastern breakdown is an unexpected touch of the exotic, while Dinosaur Jr purists will be thrilled as ‘Every Morning’ rips through three sprawling solos in less than four minutes. It makes for a more organically toned collection that proves the grey wizard doesn’t need heavy distortion to stay at the top of his game. Rating: 8/10” - NME

“As J Mascis transcends from mere grunge-rock pioneer to bona fide guitar hero/legend, it’s an interesting time to assess just what it is that has kept his singular brand of fretboard mastery so appealing. Amidst the huge catalog of material he’s written and released with Dinosaur Jr., Mascis has supplied equal parts electric-shred yin to subtly brilliant acoustic yang, offering both mellow yelps of longing and grumpy whines as toppings for great rock ‘n’ roll. On his second solo record, Tied to a Star, Mascis molds yet another subdued prism through which to glimpse his rare genius as a guitarist and songwriter. Just as on his debut solo LP, Several Shades of Why, Mascis doesn’t rely solely on the spectacle of stripped-down acoustic renditions of songs that could have just as easily been Dinosaur Jr. tunes. Acoustic-based, ramblin’ ballads like opener “Me Again,” in fact, would find tough company amidst the swirling psych-pop-punk of Dino. Mascis’ delicate finger-picking and groaning vocals exist in elegant harmony with loose melodies, overdubbed solos, piano and ambient key swells. As a pace- setter for the remainder of the album, “Me Again” as a self-aware song title isn’t exactly fitting. It is, however, an honest portent of how beautifully composed the vast majority of Tied to a Star ends up. On “Heal the Star,” Mascis strums a driving acoustic guitar pattern with open-chord heaviness as the song opens up, utiliz- ing his sense of dynamics to thrust the mood into something altogether uneasy. Mascis switches to his typically fragile falsetto range on the chorus, slowly sneaking in reverse-guitar effects with an electric ax while practically whispering the song’s title. Another of Tied to a Star’s calling cards unfolds immediately after this blossoming, when muted drums enter to fill out the song’s spiraling jam quotient into a kind of free-improv explosion of fills and tribal beats. Guest appearances on the LP include vocal accompaniment by Chan Marshall on “Wide Awake,” which again showcases Mascis’ gorgeous, octopusian fingerpicking. Marshall’s harmonies add little to the dynamic of the song, but she’s given her own spotlight in the repeated song-title refrain before drums are introduced again near the song’s climax, inviting more pianos into the mix. Outside of Marshall, Mascis also taps Ken Maiuri (Young@Heart Chorus), Pall Jenkins (Black Heart Procession) and Mark Mulcahy (Miracle Legion) for cameos. Mascis’ somewhat recent predilection toward forsaking the fuzzy squall of his other projects isn’t a bummer; songs like “Drifter,” with its Jimmy Page-like meandering, and “Trailing Off,” with its feet planted firmly in the alt-rock guitar temple he pretty much acted as foreman for, are vibrant songs simply played at less-ear-blasting levels than is his usual custom. There is, however, a little something for even the most diehard decrier of Mascis’ softening up here. Rating: 8.1/10” - Paste

“J Mascis’ mostly acoustic new album has all the hallmarks we’ve come to expect from grown-up indie rockers making solo moves (piano! country flourishes!). But while the music may be growing more mature, Mascis is forever the vulnerable, heart- shredded, yearning boy, singing about his feelings in the same beat-down, reedy falsetto he’s used over two-plus decades as Dinosaur Jr.’s leader. And though he plugs in for strategic, ripping solos throughout Tied to a Star, highlights like “Wide Awake” – his perfectly paired duet with Chan Marshall, which barely breaks a whisper – show that Mascis is now as skilled at quiet as he is with loud.” - Rolling Stone Stu Larsen extends US dates with upcoming headlining shows 8/30 Austin, TX + 9/23 San Diego, CA * 8/31 Dallas, TX + 9/27 Minneapolis, MN * 9/3 Denver, CO + 9/29 Chicago, IL * 9/6 Seattle, WA + 9/30 Columbus, OH * 9/9 Portland, OR + 10/7 Vienna, VA * 9/11 Oakland, CA + 10/9 Atlanta, GA * 9/13 Los Angeles, CA + 9/14 San Diego, CA + + denotes w/Passenger 9/22 Los Angeles, CA * * denotes headlining Coming up: 9/8: Mike Doughty “Light Will Keep Your Heart Beating In The Future,” Johnnyswim “Diamonds,” Mikky Ekko “Smile”... 9/15: Charlie Mars “The Money,” Guster “Simple Machine”... 9/22: Sons of Bill, Jason Spooner Band, Walk The Moon... 9/29: Ziggy Marley, Elle King... RIGHT ARM RESOURCE WEEKLY UPDATE - 8/27/2014