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'Bird Sounds In Close-Up', and the Legend of Victor C Lewis

2008-05-09 00:00:00 by Paul Fuzz in Electric Roulette
 
...Lewis. 1969 saw the release of numerous "landmark" rock and roll albums. The MC5's debut. Led Zeppelin II. Miles Davis' 'In A Silent Way'. 'The Best Of The Easybeats - Volume 2'. Perched head and shoulders above them all is 'Bird Sounds In Close-Up', and yet despite the critical plaudits heaped upon the LP, the life of it's creator remains...
 
 
 
 
 
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Last Night: Mates of State, Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears, Headlights

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2008-06-12 10:39:35 by Pete Freedman in DC9 At Night
...Lewis & the Honeybears, Headlights Granada Theater June 11, 20008 Mates of State, with a full band for once. (Merritt Martin Better than: Stressing out over the Top Chef season finale Download: Merritt Martin snapped some shops for your viewing pleasure Walking into the Granada, I didnt know what to expect. But I was hoping for the best Of...
 
 
 
 
 
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L'Chaim! Jenny Lewis Devoutly Rocks D.C. Synagogue

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2008-10-03 17:32:35 by drewfonts of MOG in MOG - Editor's Picks
...Lewis - Sixth and I Synagogue Washington, DC (10/2/2008 Jenny Lewis brought a heady mix of the sacred and the secular to D.C.s beautiful Sixth and I Synagogue last night The lead singer of L.A.-based indie poppers Rilo Kiley first surprised fans in 2006 with solo effort Rabbit Fur Coat , which sounded more than a little bit country and...
 
 
 
 
 
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Jenny Lewis Working on New Album

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2008-02-08 09:00:00 by Matthew Solarski in Pitchfork: News
...Lewis knows the benefits of making a little time for herself. And in recent weeks, this time to herself has consisted of a return to the studio to start work on the follow-up to her 2006 solo-ish LP with the Watson Twins, Rabbit Fur Coat Though, it would seem, Lewis has hardly been alone. According to a report from EW.com's Hollywood Insider...
 
 
 
 
 
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Jenny Lewis Working on New Album

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2008-02-08 09:00:00 by Matthew Solarski in Pitchfork: News
...Lewis knows the benefits of making a little time for herself. And in recent weeks, this time to herself has consisted of a return to the studio to start work on the follow-up to her 2006 solo-ish LP with the Watson Twins, Rabbit Fur Coat Though, it would seem, Lewis has hardly been alone. According to a report from EW.com's Hollywood Insider...
 
 
 
 
 
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Clifford Thornton... George Lewis/Muhal RIchard Abrams/Roscoe Mitchell... Toshinori Kondo... Ornette Coleman

2008-02-29 00:00:00 by newmusicrebloggers in New Music reBlog
 
...Lewis heard here as part of a recent trio of old hands with plenty of surprises still up their collective sleeves. The politics are more 'intrinsic' perhaps... Muhal Richard Abrams, George Lewis and Roscoe Mitchell have put some time in and ranged far and wide their main link, I suppose, in the public eye at least, being membership of the...
 
 
 
 
 
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Leona Lewis, Mariah Carey battle it out for chart supremacy

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2008-04-16 06:28:29 by Jim in The Concert Blog
...Lewis is the current queen of British pop music Her debut single, A Moment Like This, was released in late 2006 and it quickly established a new world record as fans downloaded the track some 50,000 times in just 30 minutes. She only gained steam with Bleeding Love, which became the best-selling single of 2007 in the U.K., and the full-length...
 
 
 
 
 
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--=[ Ramsey Lewis ]=--

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2008-07-26 09:11:00 by Lord Blak in Blaks Lair
...Lewis - Funky Serenity [1973 Ramsey Lewis' "Funky Serenity" from 1973 belongs in the Hip Hop Hall Of Fame, since it's been sampled so many times it makes the James Brown discography look like "rare grooves" in comparison. Jokes aside, listening to this album you'll hear yourself saying "Aha!" many times over Sweet electric funk from Ramsey...
 
 
 
 
 
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Blake Lewis - Audio Day Dream

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2007-12-04 18:32:00 by Steve in The Lonely Note
...Lewis was the beat boxing runner-up on last season's American Idol . Combining snappy vocals with a knack for fusing pronounced beats and smooth melodies, Lewis helped to push the envelope of Idol stagemanship in a year that also featured the out-of-this-world Sanjaya Audio Day Dream is the debut manifestation of the aforementioned Lewis...
 
 
 
 
 
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Jazz Blog Special: John Lewis & Sacha Distel, 'Afternoon in Paris'

2008-01-30 20:45:00 by Carl Abernathy in Cahl's Juke Joint: A rock, blues and jazz blog
 
...Lewis is joined on the album by fellow MJQ veterans bassist Percy Heath and drummers Connie Kay and Kenny Clarke. Lewis plays with his usual elegance, of course, and the others offer their usual excellent support. But it's the Frenchmen on the date guitarist Sacha Distel, tenor saxophonist Barney Wilen and bassist Pierre Michelot who ignite...