Posts Tagged ‘ jazz ’

Nouvelle Vague announce coast-to- coast US Tour starting Jan 22nd

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Beloved French band Nouvelle Vague announced a full run of US dates kicking off on Jan 22nd at World Cafe in Philly. These hipshaking dynamos will bring their unstoppable live show to the West before ending up on Feb 20th in Washington DC.
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Babylon Circus – “La Belle Etoile”

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Genre: Cabaret Ska
Band Link: www.babyloncircus.net
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The last time I listened to Babylon Circus, I was reviewing their last album “Dance of Resistance.” I liked the album but I guess I just forgot about the band? That won’t be happening again, that’s for sure! The newest release from this French band, “La Belle Etoile” is by far one of the best albums I’ve heard all year long. If you like ska, French cabaret music, jazz, swing and gypsy music; you’ll absolutely love this new album!
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Transformers: Season Two, Volume 1 (25th Anniversary Edition)

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Starring: Peter Cullen, Frank Welker, Scatman Crothers, Casey Kasem, Corey Burton, Michael Bell, Don Messick, Neil Ross, John Stephenson, Chris Latta, Ken Sansom
Directed By: John Walker, Peter Wallach
Studio: Shout! Factory
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Transformers Season 1, Volume 1 was re-released by Shout! Factory earlier this summer and now the first part of season 2 is available on DVD! While I didn’t get a chance to see season 1 again, I was happy to get season 2 to watch. It’s been ages since I last saw an episode of Transformers but it brings back a lot of memories.
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Cherry Poppin’ Daddies teams with Gibson Guitar to release “Zoot Suit” Guitar

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Eugene, Oregon’s genre-bending, multi-platinum-selling Cherry Poppin’ Daddies’ leader Steve Perry has teamed up with Gibson Guitars on a new release from world-renowned Gibson USA: the Gibson Zoot Suit SG model guitar. The guitar has made quite a colorful statement to guitarists and music-fans alike with its unique and radical appearance and underlying theme song, the band’s hit “Zoot Suit Riot” . Perry plans to perform with his brand new guitar in front of skanking crowds everywhere while the band tours (tour dates below) in support their upcoming album releases, “Susquehanna” and “Skaboy JFK: the Skankin’ hits of the Cherry Poppin’ Daddies,” both due in stores on September 29, 2009.
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