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Clutch to enter studio to begin recording new album

Posted in Music News with tags clutch, j. robbins, magpie cage, the bakerton group, weathermaker music on Thursday, February 19, 2009 by Ryan Buege

Clutch‘s From Beale Street to Oblivion was easily my favorite rock ‘n roll album of the year when it was released in 2007, but unfortunately the album never got the push from the rest of the music world that it rightly deserved. Even though the guys in Clutch are busy with a million different things (including their own bastard off-shoot jam/rockabilliy band The Bakerton Group), it doesn’t look like I’ll have to wait much longer to hear more of their awesome boogie rock:

“Management at Weathermaker Music has announced that Clutch will enter Magpie Cage recording studios in Baltimore with producer J. Robbins on March 20th, to work on their first studio record in over 2 years. The yet to be titled release is set for a June 30th worldwide release through Weathermaker. Robbins produced both The Bakerton Group’s El Rojo and Clutch’s critically acclaimed 2005 release Robot Hive/Exodus and we are very excited to be working with him on yet another Clutch release.”

Stay tuned for more on this one!

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Concert Recap: Blitzen Trapper, Alela Diane @ First Avenue

Posted in Concert Reviews with tags Alela Diane, Blitzen Trapper, concert, coverage, First Avenue, live, photos, pictures on Thursday, February 19, 2009 by Erik Burg

On an unbearably cold Minnesota night, Blitzen Trapper and Alela Diane warmed the hearts of a near sold out First Avenue Main Room. “I don’t think I’ve ever been anywhere this cold before” Alela Diane said in between one of her songs. The opening act was a nice surprise actually, though at many times overly folk to the point where I would have considered it Country. The singer’s voice was absolutely amazing and soared throughout the venue, exciting the all ages crew on Wednesday. They covered Fleetwood Mac beautifully, what else can a guy ask for really?

Check ‘Em Out: Blitzen Trapper – “Furr” Alela Diane – “White As Diamonds”

Blitzen Trapper delivered an amazing show as well, playing tunes new and old, and even a cover of what the lead singer called “his grandmother’s favorite song.” I was a bit surprised at how excited the crowd got at different points in the set, maybe it was the booze, maybe the anger being taken out at the weather, maybe the actual song, who knows. I digress, “Furr” was far and away the highlight of the night, with it’s harmonica and acoustic wonderment, Blitzen Trapper impressed me beyond what I expected. The lead singer’s work on the acoustic guitar was jaw-dropping at points, and the drummer’s little quips in between songs was a nice treat, at one point even joking that “you should probably cut my mic.” The evening was all-in-all delightful, met some new friends, enjoyed great music, and stayed warm. Can’t beat that. Enjoy some photos below and more HERE

Alela Diane