An ASCAP member for 40 years, Powell St. John was a major influence on the 1960s psychedelic scene in Austin, TX and beyond. At the beginning of his musical career, St. John moved to Austin from Laredo, TX and performed in a trio with Janis Joplin and Lannie Wiggins called The Waller Creek Boys. Within a few years, he was contributing songs to Roky Erickson's seminal psychedelic band 13th Floor Elevator. The late 60s saw him move to San Francisco and form a band with Tracy Nelson called Mother Earth. His songs have been recorded by such legends as Joplin, Boz Skaggs and Erickson. Many years later, in 2005, St. John was inducted into the Texas Music Hall of Fame during the South by Southwest Music Conference. This trip to Austin led to a comeback that has seen St. John record his first ever solo album,
Right Track Now. The album showcases his harmonica playing and unique knack for songwriting and melody that instantly recall his early days. St. John is already looking towards his next solo release, which he will be recording for Tompkins Square Records.
CHAUNCEY BLACK, a
former member of Blackstreet, is having his first solo album,
Church Boy, released by Flipmode in early 2007.
SY BRANDON's two CDs on Emeritus Recordings.
Flirtations contains his oboe and English horn music and
Echoes contains tuba and euphonium ensemble music. They are both available at cdbaby.com
RONNIE BROWNING has remixes on the new album,
Light, on by Soulsupplement Records, which features the original work from Abe M.
ROYCE CAMPBELL's Trio by Starlight,features Royce Campbell on guitar, Hod O'Brien on piano, and Tom Baldwin on bass.
ELIZABETH CHRISTOPHER's Seek the Lord, her new 4-song single EP.
MICHAEL CROWTHER's Music Box, containing a variety of styles, including New Age, Jazz, Blues, and Urban.
DAY MARS RAY's second album in January. David Railey, former frontman of American Dream, leads Day Mars Ray. Their new album is a follow-up to
A Remedy of Deafness.
TIMMY DEE's award winningnew album,
Carolina Life, in June 2006.
FRANCIS E. DELANEY new single "Ribbon on a Tree," by Icka-Delick Music Corporation.
SEAN AND MEGAN DICKENSON's debut album
Artist of the Beautiful.
JAMES DURST's Internationally Unknown,by WorldWind Records.
ENDWELL's Homeland Insecurity by Victory Records on October 31, 2006.
KEVIN JOSEPH FINN's Vessels,on Pittsburgh's indie label, Polar Recordings.
FIVE STAR IRIS's self-titled album this October by Hooptyville Records.
FOUR LETTER LIE's Let Your Body Take Over by Victory Records on October 31, 2006.
KEVIN GEORGE's debut CD
Subtle Changes in November 2006.
LUNA PEARL WOOLF's Aprés Moi, le Déluge for choir and solo cello on September 5,2006 by Oxingale Records commemorating the first year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. The
Arts Journal called it "the first major work of classical music to commemorate the flooding of New Orleans." A portion of each album sale will benefit the New Orleans Musicians Hurricane Relief Fund. Cello solo performed by Matt Haimovitz
DAVID HUSH's first complete album of his works,
Nesia, by LMA recordings.
I.M.P.A.C.T.,the International Music Production And Communication Technologies, Inc., a non-profit media arts organization, has helped a group of soldiers children write and record an album entitled,
A Military Tribute: Code 78234.All of the students are ASCAP members.
JENS JONELEIT second CD with a 65-minute "tour-de force" work recorded by Ensemble Modern in 2005.
DAN KIROUAC's live version of "Spider Gates" on the
Rockin' for Ryan Benefit DVD in Massachusetts. Proceeds benefit the educational fund of a young boy who recently lost his father.
TOMMY MILES' new album, with Harmony-n Gritz,
Take Me Back Biloxi, by Merlin Sights Records.
BRIAN MOONEY My Magic Guitar published 2006 by Magic Guitar Music.
MOROS EROS's I Saw The Devil Last Night and Now the Sun Shines Brightby Victory Records on October 31, 2006.
AKEMI NAITO's Mindscape by Bridge Records.
R. CARLOS NAKAI's Reconnections,in which his traditional flute is accompanied by the stringed instruments of fellow Canyon records artists William Eatonand the electronica keyboard arrangements of Cliff Sarde
.
SHAWN PATTERSON's score in the short film
Alibi, directed by Matt Woodall.
REVEREND ZEN's debut album
Angels, Blues, and The Crying Moonby Blackjak Music.
KEITH ROBERTSON's Love, Life & Relationships independently on October 11, 2006. This album is available for purchase on cdbaby.com/keithrobertson.
NED ROREM, CAROLE FARLEY, PHILLIPE QUINT, and
JEFFREY KAHNER gathered at the Barnes & Noble at Lincoln Center on September 11, 2006 to commemorate the release of and sign their CD's and DVD:
Flute Concerto,
Bach-Stokowski, and the DVD of the fully-staged operas
La Voix Humaine and
The Telephone.
MICHELE ROSEWOMAN's new release,
The In Side Out, with her ensemble Quintessence.
SCARS OF TOMORROW's new album,
The Failure in Drowning, by Victory Records on October 31, 2006.
SCOTT SIMON's production on the debut album,
Cuando Chocan las Culturas,by the group Bacho.
THE TOMATOES' Trendy. This rock band based in New York/Atlanta by way of New Orleans released their debut album
The Rise And Fall Of The Tomatoes in March of 2005. They recently kicked off the release of
Trendy with a CD show at 10 High in Atlanta on Wednesday, December 13th.
RUTH WALLIS's Love is for the Birdsre-issued. The album was originally released in 1959.
TORY WYNTER's new album
World Beat Dancingon Laykesh Records Label.
MATT ZUBER's fourth album,
So Long, September 6, 2006.
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