ADVERTORIAL APRIL_MAY 2015 RELIX CD SAMPLER / LISTEN AT RELIX.COM/APRIL_MAY2015CD Walsher Clemons The Sleeperz “” “The Funk” “Crossfire” 1 From the live 6 From the album Dancing & Praying 12 From the EP The Sleeperz ATO Self-released Shopjamz Music Publishing My Morning Jacket formed at the tail end of the 1990s, Walsher Clemons is a powerful rock-funk-jamband based Formed in early 2014, this Canadian-blues-inspired rock when ’ group Month Of Sundays folded. He began in Chicago. The group formed in 2012 and has since melted band has a fresh-yet-nostalgic sound. Coming off of their recording new songs with ex-members of local rockers Win- many faces at some of Chicago’s premiere venues, including first independently released EP, The Sleeperz have already ter Death Club and the group took shape, drawing on their Double Door and House of Blues. graced many legendary stages in Toronto with much bigger rich knowledge of classic rock, country, soul and psychede- www.walsherclemons.com aspirations for the future. Download The Sleeperz debut EP lia, and spinning these influences into fresh, life-affirming on iTunes today! You won’t be disappointed. rock ‘n’ roll and aching, haunting balladry. 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The Ballroom Thieves offer a debut masterwork, A Wolf in like to call “dabstomp.” Stay Weird and Boogie! www.cbdbmusic.com the Doorway, (Blue Corn Music) set for release on April www.reverbnation.com/driftwoodgypsy 21. Stylistically, the trio finds a captivating mélange of acoustic styles, blending folk conventions with modern Little Raine Band Live at Relix: Chris hymnals and Delta blues grit with rich harmonies, exploring “Wormhole” the basic constructions of pop music while almost whole- 8 From the album Little Raine Band Robinson Brotherhood heartedly rejecting its restrictions at the same time. Self-released 14 “Last Place That Love Lives” www.ballroomthieves.com Creating music, continuous traveling, consistent evolution, From the album Phosphorescent Harvest deep improvisation and a true love for live performance is Silver Arrow Records Little Raine Band in a nutshell. The music of LRB contains The Chris Robinson Brotherhood is touring in support of its Taylor Casey elements from all styles of music but the sound remains latest release, Phosphorescent Harvest. Praised by Rolling “Heaven Knows” original. Little Raine Band loves their art and sharing it with Stone as “at once quirky, trippy, soulful and downright 3 From the album Taylor Casey others. magnetic,” it’s the band’s third long-playing album for Silver Sherpa Records LLC www.littleraineband.com Arrow Records. Robinson declares: “We’ve created a piece of Taylor Casey, a 23-year-old singer/ from Santa rock ‘n’ roll here. 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A sprawling set of From the album Sometimes I Sit and Think, rootsy ramblers and full-band ballads in the spirit of Tom World’s Finest 15 and Sometimes I Just Sit Petty, Jackson Browne and Van Morrison, the album is “Mighty Fine” Mom + Pop Music anchored by Friedman’s acute observations on life, love and 4 From the album Headwaters Mixing witty, often hilarious and occasionally even heart- In the Pocket Artists loss. “Echo-fueled rocker, ‘Gone, Gone, Gone,’ percolates breaking observations with devastating self-assessment, with female vocalists, pulsates with tight brass, stings with We are World’s Finest from Portland, Ore. We love playing Courtney Barnett’s debut album, Sometimes I Sit and ‘50s-styled lead guitar, and the has punch and music. A lot. We are relentless in our drive to create well- Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit, cements her standing as balls. Larry Campbell returns on lead guitar…the tune is crafted and moving pieces of sounds for listeners of any one of the most distinctive and compelling voices in indie wonderful.” (John Apice, No Depression) existence. This crew has individually lived music for many rock. These songs reveal not only an assured songwriter and years, and has undoubtedly found inspiration in each other’s www.rogerstreetfriedman.com guitar player, but also an artist who, in just a few years, has talents, tastes and sensibilities. Songwriting is paramount already proven to be highly influential. for us, and the foundation we build on. It’s the heart of www.courneybarnett.com.au everything we do. “A foundation built from heart,” as the Tea Cup Gin kids are calling it these days. We consider every aspect of our “Underground Love” instruments and personalities equally powerful in how we 10 From the album Underground Love JamOFF! Winner: craft our tubes of sonic information. Self-released www.worldsfinestmusic.com Refresh your thirsty ears with Tea Cup Gin’s original Cure for the Common musical cocktails, crafted from an eclectic blend of early “Get Some” 20th-century influences. Their debut album Underground 16 From the album The Squeeze Love is a glorious crossroads of jazz noir, tin pan and furi- Self-released Displace ous finger-style blues, fueled by impassioned vocals, with a Cure for the Common exports 100% Montana-grown “Generations: Sloan” dash of Latin rhythms to spice up the mix. Electro Thunder Funk to your eardrums. Their latest album, 5 From the album Eureka! The Squeeze is a genre-bending musical adventure. The band www.teacupgin.com Self-released is touring the nation and bringing a heavy serving of Rocky Displace are a Tampa, Fla.-based outfit specializing in im- Max Fred Mountain spirit with them. provisational funk-fusion. Dipping their toes into the worlds www.cftcband.com of jazz, prog, electronica, psychedelia and funk, Displace “War On Peace” navigate their instruments masterfully and put on live shows 11 From the LP MaxwelLP that are both feel-good and cerebral. Self-released www.displacemusic.com MaxwelLP is the exciting self-produced debut release by Max Fred, the alt-folk singer/songwriter from Kansas City, Mo., whose high energy and thought-provoking shows blend bluegrass, country, folk and Americana. Look for Max Fred in the Midwest and in Colorado this spring. www.maxfredmusic.com

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