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Little Steven and the Disciples of Soul lift curtain on explosive new concert recording, 'Summer of Sorcery Live! at the Beacon Theatre,' releasing on blu-ray video with 5.1 surround, 3CD and as a limited edition 5LP vinyl box set
HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE SPECIAL GUEST APPEARANCES FROM PETER WOLF, BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN, JIMMY BARNES, NILS LOFGREN, PETER GARRETT, NICK GRAVENITES AND MORE
ELECTRIFYING VIDEO OF “CAMOUFLAGE OF RIGHTEOUSNESS (LIVE)” PREMIERES TODAY
PRE-ORDERS AVAILABLE NOW
AVAILABLE JULY 9 VIA WICKED COOL RECORDS/UMe
Professionally filmed and recorded before a sold-out crowd at New York City’s historic Beacon Theatre on November 6, 2019, the live concert extravaganza, Summer Of Sorcery Live! At The Beacon Theatre, expertly captures Little Steven, aka Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Stevie Van Zandt, bringing the house down with his band the Disciples of Soul as they showcase their acclaimed 2019 album, Summer Of Sorcery, a 12-track record about the first rush of summer and the electric feeling of unlimited possibilities.
With summer just around the corner, Van Zandt is pleased to announce the full two-and-a-half-hour concert – the triumphant hometown culmination of the Summer of Sorcery’s European and U.S. tours – will be released July 9 via Wicked Cool Records/UMe in a variety of formats including Blu-ray video as well as audio-only versions on 3CD and as a limited edition 5LP 180-gram “Psychedelic Psorcery Pswirl” color vinyl box set, which will be exclusively available via uDiscoverMusic and LittleSteven.com. The Blu-ray features the entire concert in HD video with the audio offered in both stereo and 5.1 surround sound to provide the next best possible experience to being at the rock ‘n’ soul revue. The live album, which was mixed by Bob Clearmountain and mastered by Bob Ludwig, both career-long collaborators, includes thrilling performances of every song from Summer of Sorcery alongside tracks from throughout Van Zandt’s solo career, songs he wrote for Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes, and some souped-up covers.
Summer of Sorcery Live! At The Beacon Theatre is heralded by an electrifying live video of “Camouflage of Righteousness,” available to watch now at Little Steven’s Official YouTube channel.
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Little Steven and the Disciples of Soul were joined throughout the Summer of Sorcery tour by an array of legendary friends and family. Summer of Sorcery Live! At The Beacon Theatre is highlighted by a surprise appearance by the one and only Peter Wolf, who lends his inimitable vocals to powerhouse versions of J Geils Band’s “Freeze Frame” and Artists United Against Apartheid’s landmark protest anthem, “Sun City.”
Summer Of Sorcery Live! At The Beacon Theatre is rounded out with nearly an extra hour of live music featuring seven previously unreleased bonus performances recorded throughout 2017-2019, including with such superstar special guests as Australian music legends Jimmy Barnes and Peter Garrett, longtime friend and E Street Band bandmate Nils Lofgren, and the legendary Nick Gravenites, who joins Van Zandt for a spectacular rendition of the Electric Flag’s “Groovin’ Is Easy.” In addition, Peter Wolf returns for an explosive cover of The Showstoppers’ hit, “(Ain’t Nothin’ But A) Houseparty,” recorded during the Soulfire Tour but, according to Van Zandt, “too good to leave on the shelf.” The festivities come to a rousing conclusion with a star-studded version of “Sun City,” which edits together performances with Jimmy Barnes, Jake Clemons, Sam Fender, Peter Garrett, Courtney Hadwin, Garland Jeffreys and Bruce Springsteen.
“We were born freaks, misfits, and outcasts,” Van Zandt writes in the album’s liner notes, which also include personal comments about each performance. “We got into this business because no other would have us. While we were here we figured we might as well create a world of our own, because we didn’t fit in the one we were being offered. Being on the road with a band is the ultimate manifestation of that fantasy. Together you travel, you perform, you dispense joy, and you get to see the world while avoiding it at the same time.
“Such was the case with the troubadour missionaries and part-time exorcists known as the Disciples of Soul as they sprinkled enlightenment to a dark world from May 27, 2017 to November 6, 2019. First as the Soulfire was lit in the overture and finally as the Summer of Sorcery played out its magical denouement. Herein embodies the still sparkling evidence of the latter, that which began as stranger’s prayers imagined and ended as a family’s promise fulfilled. Enjoy it at as much as we did at whatever volume is required to force your neighbors to call the cops.”
Arranged and produced by Van Zandt, with production assistance by GRAMMY® Award-winner Geoff Sanoff (Bruce Springsteen, Stephen Colbert). Summer of Sorcery Live! At The Beacon Theatre kicks off with a very special introduction from counterculture icon Wavy Gravyand from there traverses across Little Steven’s genre-smashing body of work, from Summer of Sorcery and 2017’s acclaimed solo return, Soulfire through classic songs and fan favorites from the songwriter, guitarist and band leader’s illustrious career, including an incendiary three-song salvo celebrating his work with Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes (“Little Girl So Fine,” “Trapped Again,” and “Love On The Wrong Side Of Town”). Further highlights include spectacular covers of The Youngbloods’ “On Sir Francis Drake,” The Dovells’ “Bristol Stomp,” The Animals’ “Club-A-Go-Go,” and Bruce Springsteen’s “Tucson Train.”
Summer of Sorcery arrived in May 2019 and was immediately greeted by worldwide critical applause with Rolling Stone exclaiming, “it largely dispenses with protest songs and revels in the rock, soul and R&B of his Sixties youth,” adding it’s “the most eclectic record he’s ever made.” Van Zandt and his collaborators “pull out all the stops to make this sonic smorgasbord explode out of the speakers with passion and clout,” wrote American Songwriter. “Few artists have the artistic vision to pull off a thunderous production like this which is impressive in its scope and sheer booming audio audacity.” “A happy return for the Jersey Shore prince,” declared MOJO, while Classic Rock raved, “(Van Zandt’s) tangible labour of love defiantly captures old-school New York’s cross-pollinating melting pot with rich infusions of Latin (‘Party Mambo!’), blues (‘I Visit The Blues’), blaxploitation (‘Vortex’), classic rock ‘n’ roll (‘Superfly Terraplane’), Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes (‘Soul Power Twistin’’) and still making a social point on ‘Education,’” adding, “This unashamed celebration of endangered music and city life also makes a great party soundtrack.” “It’s all but impossible not to be impressed by the scope of Little Steven’s vision,” wrote All Music, “and the skill with which he and his collaborators bring it to fruition…Imagine Asbury Park, New Jersey encompassing an entire musical planet and you’ll have an idea of what Little Steven & the Disciples of Soul are doing on Summer of Sorcery, and if you dig rockin’ soul, this should be right up your alley.”
Van Zandt recently announced the publication of his first ever memoir, Unrequited Infatuations, due September 28 from Hachette Books; pre-orders are available now HERE. An epic tale of self-discovery, Unrequited Infatuations chronicles the twists and turns of Van Zandt’s always surprising life, from a bedroom in suburban New Jersey in the early ‘60s to the world’s largest stages in not only entertainment but activism as well. More than just the testimony of a globe-trotting nomad, more than the story of a groundbreaking activist, more than the odyssey of a spiritual seeker, and more than a master class in rock ‘n’ roll (not to mention a dozen other crafts), Van Zandt’s extraordinary odyssey shows how rock and soul has the power to change the world.
2021 has already seen the release of another live collection, Macca To Mecca!, a spectacular tribute to the Beatles available now via Wicked Cool/UMe on CD/DVD. The 14-track album/concert film – which includes a riveting performance of “I Saw Her Standing There,” recorded at London’s famed Roundhouse and featuring a special appearance by Paul McCartney – captures Little Steven and the Disciples of Soul’s extraordinary surprise set at Liverpool’s legendary Cavern Club during the band’s sold out 2017 European tour. The intimate lunchtime gig was a salute to the kind of shows the Beatles used to play in their early days when they would perform for local secretaries, clerks and shopkeepers during their half hour lunch break. Van Zandt decided to bring that unique idea back 50 plus years later for a rollicking, jam-packed daytime set filled that honored the band with rocking renditions of “Magical Mystery Tour,” “Good Morning, Good Morning,” “Got To Get You Into My Life,” and “All You Need Is Love,” alongside iconic songs famously performed by the nascent Fab Four, including “Boys” (originally by The Shirelles), “Slow Down” (by Larry Williams) and “Soldier Of Love” (first recorded by Arthur Alexander).
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SUMMER OF SORCERY LIVE! AT THE BEACON THEATRE TRACKLISTINGS
BLU-RAY
1. Intro: Wavy Gravy
2. Communion
3. Camouflage of Righteousness
4. Party Mambo!
5. Love Again
6. Education
7. On Sir Francis Drake
8. I Visit The Blues
9. Gravity
10. Los Desaparecidos
11. Little Girl So Fine
12. Trapped Again
13. Love On The Wrong Side Of Town
14. A World Of Our Own
15. Suddenly You
16. Vortex
17. I Am A Patriot
18. Superfly Terraplane
19. Bitter Fruit
20. Forever
21. Summer of Sorcery
22. Tucson Train
23. Freeze Frame (with Peter Wolf)
24. Sun City (with Peter Wolf)
25. Soul Power Twist
26. Out Of The Darkness
BONUS CONTENT
1. Bristol Stomp
2. Club A-Go-Go
3. Groovin’ Is Easy (with Nick Gravenites)
4. (Ain’t Nothin’ But A) Houseparty (with Peter Wolf)
5. Ride The Night Away (with Jimmy Barnes)
6. Moon Tears (with Nils Lofgren)
7. Sun City (with Jimmy Barnes, Peter Garrett, Sam Fender, Courtney Hadwin, Jake Clemons, Garland Jeffreys, and Bruce Springsteen)
3CD
CD1
1. Intro: Wavy Gravy
2. Communion
3. Camouflage of Righteousness
4. Party Mambo!
5. Love Again
6. Education
7. On Sir Francis Drake
8. I Visit The Blues
9. Gravity
10. Los Desaparecidos
11. Little Girl So Fine
12. Trapped Again
13. Love On The Wrong Side Of Town
14. A World Of Our Own
CD2
1. Suddenly You
2. Vortex
3. I Am A Patriot
4. Superfly Terraplane
5. Bitter Fruit
6. Forever
7. Summer of Sorcery
8. Tucson Train
9. Freeze Frame (with Peter Wolf)
10. Sun City (with Peter Wolf)
11. Soul Power Twist
12. Out Of The Darkness
CD3
1. Bristol Stomp
2. Club A-Go-Go
3. Groovin’ Is Easy (with Nick Gravenites)
4. (Ain’t Nothin’ But A) Houseparty (with Peter Wolf)
5. Ride The Night Away (with Jimmy Barnes)
6. Moon Tears (with Nils Lofgren)
7. Sun City (with Jimmy Barnes, Peter Garrett, Sam Fender, Courtney Hadwin, Jake Clemons, Garland Jeffreys, and Bruce Springsteen)
5LP
LP1
1. Intro: Wavy Gravy (Side A)
2. Communion (Side A)
3. Camouflage of Righteousness (Side A)
4. Party Mambo! (Side A)
5. Love Again (Side B)
6. Education (Side B)
LP2
1. On Sir Francis Drake (Side A)
2. I Visit The Blues (Side A)
3. Gravity (Side A)
4. Los Desaparecidos (Side A)
5. Little Girl So Fine (Side B)
6. Trapped Again (Side B)
7. Love On The Wrong Side Of Town (Side B)
LP3
1. A World Of Our Own (Side A)
2. Suddenly You (Side A)
3. Vortex (Side A)
4. I Am A Patriot (Side A)
5. Superfly Terraplane (Side B)
6. Bitter Fruit (Side B)
7. Forever (Side B)
LP4
1. Summer of Sorcery (Side A)
2. Tucson Train (Side A)
3. Freeze Frame (with Peter Wolf) (Side A)
4. Sun City (with Peter Wolf) (Side B)
5. Soul Power Twist (Side B)
6. Out Of The Darkness (Side B)
LP5
1. Bristol Stomp (Side A)
2. Club A-Go-Go (Side A)
3. Groovin’ Is Easy (with Nick Gravenites) (Side A)
4. (Ain’t Nothin’ But A) Houseparty (with Peter Wolf) (Side A)
5. Ride The Night Away (with Jimmy Barnes) (Side B)
6. Moon Tears (with Nils Lofgren) (Side B)
7. Sun City (with Jimmy Barnes, Peter Garrett, Sam Fender, Courtney Hadwin, Jake Clemons, Garland Jeffreys, and Bruce Springsteen) (Side B)
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Sara Bareilles releases new album, 'Amidst The Chaos: Live From the Hollywood Bowl,' today - get it HERE!
“BRAVE” VIDEO FROM THE HOLLYWOOD BOWL AVAILABLE NOW! WATCH IT HERE!
WATCH HER PERFORMANCE FROM THE LATE LATE SHOW WITH JAMES CORDEN HERE!
(May 21, 2021 – Los Angeles, CA) – Today, Grammy® Award-winner, Tony® and Emmy® Award-nominated singer, songwriter, actress and author Sara Bareilles releases her new album, Amidst the Chaos: Live from the Hollywood Bowl. Get it here!
Amidst the Chaos: Live from the Hollywood Bowl was recorded in November 2019 during her 28-city Amidst the Chaos tour. Guests on the album include T Bone Burnett, Emily King and The Milk Carton Kids as well as the Amidst the Chaos band including Charley Drayton, Solomon Dorsey, Rich Hinman, Butterfly Boucher, Misty Boyce, Maria Im and Melody Giron.
Alongside the album release, Sara also released the video for “Brave”, which was recorded at the Hollywood Bowl. Watch it here! Additionally, Sara had a new Amidst the Chaos: Live from the Hollywood Bowl merchandise drop including limited edition hand-numbered lithographs and chandelier socks. Get them here!
Sara performed “I Choose You” live from the Hollywood Bowl on The Late Late Show with James Corden last night. Watch the performance here!
To celebrate the album release, Sara will have an encore presentation of her livestream from the Hollywood Bowl. The livestream will be on both Sara’s YouTube channel and Facebook page today, May 21 at 7pm ET. During the set, Sara and her band perform an abbreviated set, sharing the songs of Amidst the Chaos with her fans all over the globe.
TRACKLISTING:
1. Orpheus / Fire
2. Poetry by Dead Men
3. Eyes on You
4. I Choose You
5. Love Song
6. Armor
7. If I Can't Have You (feat. Emily King)
8. Miss Simone
9. Someone Who Loves Me (feat. The Milk Carton Kids)
10. Soft Place to Land
11. You Matter To Me (feat. Solomon Dorsey)
12. Bad Idea (feat. Butterfly Boucher)
13. She Used To Be Mine
14. Uncharted
15. No Such Thing / Satellite Call
16. Let The Rain
17. King of Anything
18. Brave
19. Orpheus (feat. T Bone Burnett)
20. Gravity (feat. Rob Moose)
21. Saint Honesty
About Sara Bareilles:
Grammy Award winning Sara Bareilles first achieved mainstream critical praise in 2007 with her widely successful hit "Love Song," which reached No. 1 in 22 countries around the world from her debut album Little Voice. Since then, Sara has taken home a Grammy award for “Best American Roots Performance” for her performance of “Saint Honesty” and has received seven more Grammy® nominations, two Tony nominations and three Emmy nominations. Her book, “Sounds Like Me: My Life (So Far) in Song,” was released in the fall of 2015 by Simon & Schuster and is a New York Times best seller. Making her Broadway debut, Sara composed the music and lyrics for Waitress, and made her Broadway acting debut in 2017 by stepping into the show's lead role. In 2019, Sara released her fifth full-length album entitled Amidst The Chaos. For this body of work, she joined forces in the studio with legendary Academy® Award-winning producer T Bone Burnett. The album spotlights her voice as a singer and storyteller like never before, making an enduring statement that reveals her as a true legacy artist. Always looking to try something new, Sara teamed up with her writing and producing partner, Jessie Nelson, J.J. Abrams and Apple, and executive produced Little Voice: a 10-episode musical drama series featuring her original music. In September, 2020, Sara released More Love – Songs From Little Voice Season One, which features her personally performed and recorded versions of the ten songs from the series. Most recently, Sara stars in the brand new Tina Fey scripted musical-comedy series for Peacock called "Girls5eva," which premiered on May 6th, 2021.
NEW ALBUM, ‘HAPPIER THAN EVER’
02/13 – Wells Fargo Center – Philadelphia, PA
02/18 – Madison Square Garden – New York, NY
02/19 - Madison Square Garden – New York, NY
03/08 – Legacy Arena – Birmingham, AL
03/09 – Bridgestone Arena – Nashville, TN
03/11 – Yum! Center – Louisville, KY
03/12 – Little Caesars Arena – Detroit, MI
03/24 – Rogers Arena – Vancouver, BC
03/30 – Golden 1 Center – Sacramento, CA
04/01 – T-Mobile Arena – Las Vegas, NV
04/02 – Gila River Arena – Glendale, AZ
04/08 – Forum – Los Angeles, CA
“JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE!”
Obviously, out now on Nonesuch Records, continues to receive critical acclaim:
Listen to bassist Bridget Kearney’s interview HERE.
“[‘Anymore’ is] a patient but unsparingly analytical song about the protracted last
throes of a relationship. Lake Street Dive, an era-hopping band that can reach all the way
back to small-group swing, places ‘Anymore’ in the 1970s and 1980s of Steely Dan
and Marvin Gaye, with electric keyboards, drum machines and tickling guitars. The gloss doesn’t hide the heartbreak or the anger.”
“On Obviously, they’re still oddballs, but in the best way. At a moment when pop strives for lo-fi, solitary-world intimacy, the jazz-pop-whatever band refuses to think small. Fully living up to the water imagery in their name, they’ve made their first truly abashed yacht rock record—with all the hooks, musical interplay, sophistication and sometimes dodgy lyrics of that genre.”
“You need to make this band part of your life... Lake Street Dive fave never sounded better, full and clear with every instrument given a chance to shine in every song.”
“The quintet doesn’t wield its jazz-honed chops as a weapon, but in the service of flagrantly
pop-embracing, genre-transcending songs that incorporate the feels of Motown, ’70s soul and classic rock.”
“Lake Street Dive have been one of America’s hidden musical treasures for too long. Tight and playful, but not devoid of heft, this is an album to lift the spirits.”
“The reinvigorated landscape of the band’s dynamics left Lake Street Dive with freshly budding seeds of inspiration to write their new album, Obviously, a record that’s as sonically colorful and expressively open as the record’s beautiful cover art.”
“The most loveable grown-ups in pop are back with their clever songs and their tasteful, accomplished, arch, sophisticated blend of retro jazz and R&B styles.”
“Lake Street Dive finds beauty in pop.”
“Obviously continues Lake Street Dive’s proof that great pop can inspire more than just the hips. It can also motivate the mind and stir the soul.”
Obviously is produced by Grammy Award-winning producer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Mike Elizondo, best known as a songwriting collaborator with Dr. Dre, Eminem, and 50 Cent who has also produced records for Fiona Apple, Mary J. Blige, Carrie Underwood, and 21 Pilots, among many others. Utilizing Elizondo’s hip-hop record-making expertise, Lake Street Dive’s wide-ranging taste in pop, rock, R&B, and jazz have blended together to make an impressively cohesive sound, combining retro influences with a contemporary attitude while crafting songs that reflect this particularly turbulent chapter in our shared history.
The original members of Lake Street Dive founded the group in 2004 while attending the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston. The band features Rachael Price (lead vocals), Bridget Kearney (bass), Mike Calabrese (drums), Akie Bermiss (keyboards) and Mike “McDuck” Olson (trumpet, guitar). Since the band’s inception they have released seven studio albums, which have an overall consumption in the U.S. of nearly 700,000 units, including more than 350 million streams and 400,000 album sales. The group has toured internationally, performing at major music festivals including Bonnaroo, New Orleans Jazz, and Newport Folk.
For additional information on the record, see the group’s bio/artist notes HERE.
OBVIOUSLY TRACKLIST
1. Hypotheticals
2. Hush Money
3. Same Old News
4. Being a Woman
5. Making Do
6. Nobody’s Stopping You Now
7. Know That I Know
8. Lackluster Lover
9. Anymore
10. Feels Like the Last Time
11. Sarah
LAKE STREET DIVE LIVE
June 4-6—Lafayette, NY—Beak & Skiff Orchards
June 10-11—New Haven, CT—Westville Music Bowl
June 10-11—New Haven, CT—Westville Music Bowl
August 21—Portland, ME—Thompson’s Point
August 22—Burlington, VT—The Green at Shelburne
August 24—New York, NY—SummerStage, Central Park
August 26 —Chicago, IL—Ravinia Festival
August 29—Moorhead, MN—Sister Cities Smokeout 2021
September 11—Chattanooga, TN—Moon River Festival
September 24
September 24—Salt Lake City, UT—Twilight Concert Series
September 26—Morrison, CO—Red Rocks Amphitheatre
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