Drive-By Truckers is a five-piece southern rock band from Athens, Georgia. Their alternative country is characterized by the use of three guitars together with bass and drums. Their songs revolve around stories about drifters and outlaws and how they cope in poor situations.

High-School friends Patterson Hood and Mike Cooley founded Drive-By Truckers in 1996. Earlier, they had already been playing together in several bands, among which Adam’s House Cat. 

After two studio releases, ‘Gangstabilly’ (1998), ‘Pizza Deliverance’ (1999) and the live record ‘Alabama Ass Whuppin” (1999), Drive-By Truckers started to work on their masterpiece ‘Southern Rock Opera’. This 2001 double CD is based on the history of Lynyrd Skynyrd.

This record was a huge underground success, and the band eventually signed with New West Records. In early 2008 Drive-By Truckers released their 8th record called ‘Brigher Than Creation’s Dark’.

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Elbow is a Manchester based indie pop/rock band. Its music can be placed somewhere between Radiohead and Coldplay. Over the years Elbow’s innovative sound and candid and evocative lyrics have been praised by the likes of Blur, R.E.M, U2 and John Cale.

Lead singer Guy Garvey met guitarist Mark Potter at college in 1990, who was in a band with drummer Richard Jupp and bassist Pete Turner. Guy joined the band, and so did Mark’s brother Craig. At first they called themselves Mr. Soft, which was later changed to Soft and finally into Elbow.

Elbow’s first three EP’s were given extensive airplay on BBC Radio 1. In 2001 their debut album ‘Asleep In The Back’ was released on V2 and gained them several award nominations (a.o. for the NME and Brit Awards). ‘Cast of Thousands’ (2003) and ‘Leaders Of The Free World’ (2005) followed.

The fourth Elbow record ‘The Seldom Seen Kid’ was issued in March 2008. The British quintet recorded this record without any help from outside the band.

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She’s the latest addition to our extensive collection of intimate songwriter concerts like those of Laura Marling, Ane Brun and Iron and Wine. Have a look for yourselves and be mesmerised by the sounds of Jenny Owen Youngs.

Jenny Owen Youngs self-released her debut album ‘Batten The Hatches’ in 2005. Initially the album hadn’t been too successful, but after the song ‘Fuck Was I’ was used in an episode of the television series Weeds, ‘Batten The Hatches’ was re-released by the Canadian label Nettwerk in 2007.

In the meantime Jenny has been touring with Vienna Tang, Aimee Mann and Sean Hayes. She has also released a cover of Nelly’s ‘Hot In Here’.

Besides her solo career, Jenny Owen Youngs is a member of a band called The Robot Explosion and takes part in the MySpace podcast ‘Once More With Feeling’.

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I was among the lucky few who got a chance to squeeze themselves into the packed and sweaty hall. The world clearly got out that Eli “Paperboy” Reed is the next big thing in soul music, because the place was packed. Both the band and the audience clearly enjoyed themselves during these 70 minutes of pure soul. Now you should go and enjoy it!

Reed grew up in Brookline, MA, exposed to a wealth of music. His father was a music critic and gave him full access to his record collection. Eli Reed absorbed as much as he could. In the end it was the gospel, soul, blues and R&B that stole his heart. He taught himself to play the piano, guitar and harmonica and put his skills to test by busking the streets.

Eli Reed got at job in Mississippi where he started playing the clubs. At one point he even ended up on stage with drummer Sam Carr. It was in Mississippi that he got his nickname Paperboy, because of the newsboy style hat he wore at that time.

Back in Boston Eli Reed formed his band The True Loves and released the cover record ‘Sings “Walkin’ and Talkin’ (For My Baby)” and Other Smash Hits’ in 2005. After a successful gig at 2007’s SXSW he signed to Q Division on which he released his second record with only his own material, ‘Roll With You’.

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‘Salama’ is the 1st track in the concert which you can watch in this blog.

About Kasba
The Dutch/Moroccan formation Kasba play a mix of gnawa, reggada, raï, reggae, rock and funk. The name Kasba originates form the words Gasba; the traditional Moroccan flute and Kasbah; a meeting point for the inhabitants of villages in the Maghreb areas.

Because of the diverse musical backgrounds of the band members, Kasba created it’s own unique style. Traditional instruments and a lot of percussion easily go together with modern guitars, drums and keys.
   

For the free video download of Kasba’s ‘Salama’ click here.

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