We’re proud to announce a new deal with Sixpence None The Richer, which makes The Orchard the exclusive distributor of the band’s upcoming LP, titled Lost In Transition.
Slated for a late-July/early-August release, this will be their 1st new studio record since 2008, and fans are buzzing about soon-to-be-announced tour dates. Sixpence, comprised of vocalist Leigh Nash and multi-instrumentalist Matt Slocum, is managed by Sanctuary (Fleetwood Mac, ZZ Top, Lonestar) out of the Nashville office.
We’re looking forward to great success together. Stay tuned for more tour date info coming soon!
Kenny “Dope” Gonzalez, one-half of the influential Masters At Work, along with Little Louie Vega, recently released “Be Your Freak” feat. Josh Milan on Dope Wax/Kay-Dee via The Orchard, and it’s now been on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart for 10 weeks, most recently at number 14.
We’re very proud to be working with Kenny. He’s a profound and prolific artist, and we look forward to continued success.
If you want to be part of the action, Kenny will be performing with DJ Spinna on April 7 at Mighty in San Francisco. Get advance tickets here – but hurry, they’re selling out fast!
We are proud to announce a recent signing which makes The Orchard the exclusive distributor in the US and Canada of the new LP by Vintage Trouble titled The Bomb Shelter Sessions.
Managed by the inimitable Doc McGhee, Vintage Trouble is based in L.A. and has been on the road non-stop, spending most of 2011 in Europe – including several opening dates with Bon Jovi, and appearances on Later… with Jools Holland (see clip below).
If you’re looking for a way to describe the band, look no further than their Facebook page, where they qualify their music as ”live-wired, straight-shootin’, dirty-mouth’d, pelvis-pushin’, juke music.” That about covers it.
If you happen to be in Austin for SXSW this week, catch Vintage Trouble at the Moody Theater tonight at 9PM. If you’re back home, enjoy this video of their live performance on Jools Holland, and look out for The Bomb Shelter Sessions, all set for release in April!
Orchard-distributed soul/jazz/funk combo Soulive is beginning its third annual funk-filled extravaganza – BOWLIVE!!
Bowlive takes place at Brooklyn Bowl here in scenic NYC, and consists of 10 nights with Soulive and various special themes and guests. The 2010 and 2011 events were filled with sellouts and special guests like Corey Glover, John Scofield, Questlove, Warren Haynes, Ivan Neville, Karl Denson, Rahzel and others.
Additionally, 2010 spawned the live set Bowlive – Live at Brooklyn Bowl.
Dates for Bowlive 2012 are February 28 – March 3 & March 6-10, 2012. If you’re in town, come to a show!
Soul/Jazz ensemble The Coolin’ System‘s eponymously-titled LP, released in March 2011 by the Nashville-based G.E.D. Soul Records made the Nashville Scene‘s 2011 Critics Poll as one of the best local LPs of 2011.
The Coolin’ System is in great company, as others on the list included Pistol Annies, The Features, JEFF The Brotherhood, Gillian Welch, and Vince Gill.
G.E.D. Soul is an Orchard-distributed label that trades in, as they say on their website, “Raw Soul From The Dirty South.” Other G.E.D. Soul artists include DeRobert & The Half-Truths, SkyHi and Magic in Threes.
Check out the label’s podcast for some of what’s what and who’s who.
