Hornet Leg

Rollo & Grady Recommended New Releases – Tuesday, September 22nd

Volcano Choir – Unmap (Buy)

Label: Jagjaguwar
Volcano Choir – Island, IS.

Hornet Leg – Ribbon Of Fear (Buy)

Label: K Records
Hornet Leg – Wait

Julie Peel – Near The Sun (Buy)

Label: American Laundromat Records
Julie Peel – Unfold

Dawson Morris

‘Manager Spotlight’ is a recurring feature on Rollo & Grady in which we speak with rising stars in the music management business. This week we caught up with Dawson Morris of DC mgmt based in Athens, Georgia. Dawson currently manages Dead Confederate.

R&G: How did you get your start in the music business?

Dawson: Well, I was shot with a handgun at an Allman Brothers concert in Atlanta, GA in 1994, and I’ve been hooked on the drama ever since….While that is true, the real story is that being involved in the music business was something I wanted to do, and I was fortunate enough to know some guys who were really good at making music. I had always been into music – played violin for 11 or so years, promoted band parties in high school, sang and played in bands in and after college, and went to countless concerts – but the career I’m working on now I owe completely to the trust of the 5 guys I currently represent. They were succeeding at a rapid pace and I stepped in to offer help. Then, when things really escalated for them, and the rubber met the road, they trusted the decisions I was making and it’s just naturally grown from there.

R&G: What advice would you give to aspiring managers?

Dawson: Obviously, you should try to work with artists who are really talented and who are good people too. And don’t be impatient. Things happen really slowly in this business…everything has a process. It’s also good to listen to more experienced people who are willing to help you out.

R&G: If I had known then what I know now, I would….

Dawson: I would have taken steps to be involved in the business side of music at a much younger age…Really, what that means is I would’ve caught on that I wasn’t cut out for performing much sooner!

R&G: How important are social media sites like Myspace, Facebook, Twitter and music blogs in promoting Dead Confederate?

Dawson: I think they’re very important. It was really strange this year at SXSW with Twitter. I was really just learning about it, and they told me that Dead Confederate was the most “Twittered” band one day. I was like, “What the hell does that mean!?” and then Dave Allen from Gang of Four told me it was a good thing, so I went along with him on that one.

R&G: Most interesting or humorous situation you’ve dealt with as a manager?

Dawson: Irish mob. Nuff said.

R&G: Blackberry or iPhone?

Dawson: I’m way too cutting edge for either.

Dead Confederate – The Rat
Dead Confederate – Is It A Rose (Live on MOKB radio)

Download:
Dead Confederate – Wrecking Ball (iTunes)

Hush Arbors

Electric Tickle Machine
Album: Blew It Again (More Info)
Label: Unsigned
Electric Tickle Machine – Gimme Money

The Black Seeds
Album: Solid Ground (Pre-order)
Label: Easy Star Records
The Black Seeds – Come To Me

Ducktails
Album: Landscapes (Buy)
Label: Old English Spelling Bee
Ducktails – Landrunner

Hush Arbors
Album: Yankee Reality (Due Out 10/6)
Label: Ecstatic Peace
Hush Arbors – Devil Made You High

Rollo & Grady Interview with Hush Arbors (click here)

I’ve been listening to “Ten Thousand Words” non-stop since seeing the Brothers perform the song at The Orpheum.

Ten Thousand Words
Ten thousand words swarm around my head
Ten million more in books written beneath my bed
I wrote or read them all when searchin’ in the swarms
Still can’t find out how to hold my hands

Ain’t it like most people? I’m no different
We love to talk on things we don’t know about
Ain’t it like most people? I’m no different
We love to talk on things we don’t know about

Here’s a gift from “Music Man” Miles Tackett to promote Breakestra’s forthcoming album Dusk Till Dawn due out September 29th via Strut.

Miles of Breakestra – Family Rap feat. DJ Dusk (Z Trip Scratch Edit) > Show ‘N’ Prove
Miles – Good Vibrations
Breakestra – You Don’t Need a Dance (To Tha A.M. Drums Mix)

Breakestra and Simple Citizens @ El Rey Theatre 10/6 (buy tix)

Joey Barro

The Traditionist recently performed a session for Daytrotter. The group is led by Huntington Beach, CA-based singer-songwriter Joey Barro, formerly of Budge and the Antiques. The session was recorded at Studio Paradiso in San Francisco. Barro’s label Better Looking Records is offering several free downloads from his debut album Season to Season (click here).

The Traditionist – From A Cave (Daytrotter Sessions)
The Traditionist – I Know My Ocean

Download:
The Traditionist – Season to Season (iTunes)

Woodsman (Myspace)
Hometown: Denver, Colorado
Album: Collages (December)
Label: Mexican Summer
Woodsman – Sunglass

Woodsman and Young Prisms are playing L’KEG Gallery on January 5th and
January 6th at The Smell (more info).

Na Teef Know De Road of Teef means something along the lines of “the thief knows the way other thieves work,” and is the only official solo release by Pax Nicholas, aka Nicholas Addo-Nettey, a Ghanaian percussionist and singer who joined Fela Kuti’s Africa 70 band in 1971.

Na Teef… was recorded with members of Africa 70, in Ginger Baker’s (Cream) Lagos studio, and released in very limited amounts in 1973. Legend has it that Pax played it at some parties, and Fela saw how positively the crowd responded, and told him to never play it again.

The story of Na Teef… would have ended there had it not been for Frank Gossner (aka DJ Soulpusher of voodoofunk.com), who in 2005, found a copy hidden at a record store in Philly, tracked down Nicholas in Berlin, and brought the album to the attention of Daptone Records, who re-released earlier this month.

Track List:
1.) Na Teef Know The Road of Teef
2.) Ataa Onukpa
3.) Na Six Feet
4.) You

You can stream the album by clicking here.

Download:
Pax Nicholas – Na Teef Know De Road of Teef (emusic)