STREET DATE: FEBRUARY 17, 2015 FEBRUARY NEW RELEASE GUIDE NEW RELEASE GUIDE FEBRUARY 2015 ( 2) NEW RELEASE GUIDE FEBRUARY 2015 Welcome!! Welcome!! Little Freddie King has spent decades in New Orleans but still retains the Leave No Bridge Unburned is the newest from Whitehorse, the Canadian McComb, Mississippi blues he grew up on. Unlike many of today’s blues wedded duo of Luke Doucet and Melissa McClelland, their third under musicians who have heard about juke joints, LFK grew up in them that moniker after numerous solo albums by each. Luke’s guitar slinging learning from folks like Slim Harpo, Snooks Eaglin, Buddy Guy and capabilities have been sublimated on their previous release but shine eventually (Big) Freddie King. He’s outlived most and still works hard through on this effort in combination with their expected high standard with his mix of rural and city blues travelling around the world spreading songwriting with the power of an album far removed from the folk stylings the gospel of gutbucket. of their first release. BP Fallon is an Irish born writer whose career has seen him interviewing The promise put forth in DRRT, the first CD by Portland’s Lost Lander has John and Yoko at their Amsterdam bed-in which led to a job at Apple manifested itself on Medallion-- -the highly anticipated new release on Records, to coining the phrase “T-Rextacy” for Mark Bolan as his publicist Glad I Did Recordings. The band whose lyrics prompted Rolling Stone to to working with a gamut of artists from Led Zeppelin to Ian Dury. He was describe as “deeply personal and emotionally charged” has been the DJ on U2s Zoo tour as well as for The Kills and My Bloody Valentine. enthusiastically captured by producer Brent He has recorded with Jack White, Ian McLagan and members of Knopf of Menomena with an album that explores the duality of Blondie. His new album is Live In Texas where he now lives and features experiences of love and loss, impermanence and longevity, death and Joe King Carrasco. rebirth. Please take a look at the top of Page 7 and join us in remembering A quick note to mention that all burnside titles are available through our burnside sales rep, George Romansic. friends at Amped. See the listing of their sales reps on the following page. And so much more……………...your friends at bdc THE BURNSIDE DISTRIBUTION TEAM MAIN OFFICE SALES STAFF 6635 N. 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As the blues evolve, artists with Mr. UPC: 888295214513 King’s life experience and exposure to earlier generations of this music are slowly disappearing. Freddie has PRICE: $15.99 become one of New Orleans’s great cultural ambassadors as he has extended his music and travel beyond the City to a National and Global audience. His style is rooted in a unique combination of Mississippi country and New Orleans urban flavor to make a gumbo of Blues that unleashes his pride in both regions. FOLK Brosseau. Tom, Perfect Abandon CD Perfect Abandon is the new album by Tom Brosseau. It was produced, engineered and recorded in Bristol, CAT: CBR 030 England by John Parish (PJ Harvey, Sparklehorse, Peggy Sue) and Ali Chant, features a 2-piece drum kit, double bass and Stratocaster guitar. Themes of the songwriting include man struggles to understand divinity, LABEL: Crossbill Records betrayal of a kinsman, discovery, individualism, love. 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We don't bite, but we'll try and shake you up the best we can.” Divers ( 5) NEW RELEASE GUIDE FEBRUARY 2015 ROCK/POP Fallon, BP, 'Live In Texas' CD Saustex is pleased to present Live In Texas, the latest release from BP Fallon. Fallon has spent a lifetime in CAT: SEX1502 music as a storied DJ (U2's Zoo TV Tour), writer, photographer, publicist (Led Zeppelin, Thin Lizzy, T Rex) and manager but has come to the table as a performer only relatively recently. Described in Hammer Of The LABEL: Saustex Media Gods as “a visionary imp”, by Vogue magazine as “a gentle wispy sorcerer”, and by Bono as ” a rock’n’roll UPC: 614511828727 creature. The only white black man I know apart from Bob Dylan”, Fallon has always possessed a nose for PRICE: $15.99 what is new and crucial. This live album finds BP in fine form and was recorded October 2014 in Austin, Texas. Accompanied by Aaron Lee Tasjan on acoustic guitar and joined mid-set by Danny B. 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