Book and wine
Little Fish Records' recording artist, Cletus Black will be having a book launch for "The Black Book" from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday, May 4, at the John Christ Winery, 32421 Walker Road, in Avon Lake.
The book, published by vanZeno Press, features the lyrics to songs and is the first of the Lyric Series designed to focus on words written for music.
Black will perform some of the songs from the book and from his upcoming CD.
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What's Goin Down
David Wells
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Friday Afternoon
David Wells
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More Love More Power
David Wells
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One For You
Jah Works
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"One For You" is the group’s eighth release to date (5th on Little Fish) and the 2nd to be recorded at Riddim House Studios, the band's recording studio built in 2005. If "Hard to Find" was a return to the rootical sound of the band's beginnings, "ONE FOR YOU" answers with an upbeat, in-your-face collection of future-reggae-heavy-hitters. The band has further redefined their unique brand of reggae...infusing it with dancehall, hip-hop, drum 'n bass, dub and more. The album was named after one of the band's greatest songs to date, "One For You", a political anthem chastising corruption and greed in government.
Every other day said another one bust
Can't trust your president, who can you trust?
And your vice president got the money lust
People's investigation get hushed
Every other day they wanna bring you inna war
Do you really know what you're fighting for?
Listen to Jah Works them a big superstar
Hear the message coming from near and far
ONE FOR YOU, ONE FOR ME, TWO FOR ME COUNT TWO FOR ME
PURE CORRUPTION ALL THAT I SEE, TRICKLE DOWN INNA MY COMMUNITY
Guest appearances include Monsoon and Kurlou of DC reggae band S.T.O.R.M. and BIG VIZION...all artists on the Riddim House label (RIDDIMHOUSE.com).
Jambo
The Terry Barrett Band
Terry Barrett Bio
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In Blue
Mike Calzone
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** Mike Calzone - "In Blue"
(Black American Standard Music)
As a card carrying member of the Black Rock Coalition this album was the last thing I expected from Mike Calzone, the former guitarist of the classic 70's - 80's disco/funk Dazz band. First of all, this album is organized like an LP, it's got a "side one" and a "side two". Side "one" is called "old school/soul school and sounds like a combination of STAX/TK Records/Ohio Players with just a touch of blues, disco, slow jams & funk. Side "two" is called "new school/rock school" and it sounds like Living Colour meets Whoodini meets Journey meets the Eagles meets Santana. If all of this sounds like a "mess", it isn't. In fact it all sounds quite visionary and diverse to my ears and contains many standout tunes representing many different musical styles that fall under the umbrella of Black music. Mike Calzone has a vision for Black music that is not unlike that of Soul-Patrol.com itself. He understands that Black music isn't what "they" say it's supposed to be, it's what "we" say it is. That is an unusual and courageous perspective to take in the "cookie cutter world of 2007". However it is the correct perspective to take if one wants to create a timeless collection of music that will stand on it's own artistic value many years from now, instead of being used as a coaster (or worse yet an actual "cookie cutter"). This album is highly recommended.
--Bob Davis
earthjuice@prodigy.net
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THE CLEVELAND CLASSICS CATALOGUE
Greetings friends and music lovers,
We’ve been busy at Little Fish Records acquiring some more great music for your enjoyment! Our Cleveland Classics catalogue has been enhanced and expanded with some interesting new titles. Check these out:
Glass Harp – this legendary power trio featuring the flying fingers of Phil Keaggy has several releases that we were able to add to our store, including the “Glass Harp” cd and the “Synergy” cd.
Rastus – as Blood, Sweat, and Tears and Chicago were pioneering the big band horn sound, so was Rastus here in Cleveland. They eventually ended up in Los Angeles and performed before many top acts of the late sixties/early seventies era. Their cd titled “Steamin’” is now available at Little Fish Records.
The Dazz Band – emerging from the streets of Cleveland with a sound that was characterized as “danceable jazz”, this group won a Grammy for the song “Let It Whip”. Check out their best on the “Motown Legends” cd.
Frank Yankovic – probably the original Cleveland Classic artist, he pioneered a sound that became known as the “Cleveland-style polka” with heavy Slovenian-based influences. He was the first artist to actually win a Grammy for polka music. While he has numerous releases to his credit, we’ve picked four to add to our catalogue:
“Songs of the Polka King – volume 2”
“Wish I Was 18 Again”
“Live In Nashville”
“70 Years of Hits”
Michael Stanley – in case you missed it, we’ve added several titles from Cleveland’s favorite son to our catalogue this summer. From the “Michael Stanley Band”, we now have the “Fourth and Ten” and “Inside Moves” cd’s, as well as two hot DVD’s: “Live at Blossom Music Center” and “MSB-TV”. These really capture the majic that MSB had with the Cleveland audience. Be sure to check them out. In recent years, Michael has released several solo cd’s that we are making available including “American Road” and “The Ground.”
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THE CLEVELAND CLASSICS CATALOGUE----------------------------
Greetings friends and music lovers,
We’ve been busy at Little Fish Records acquiring some more great music for your enjoyment! Our Cleveland Classics catalogue has been enhanced and expanded with some interesting new titles. Check these out:
Glass Harp – this legendary power trio featuring the flying fingers of Phil Keaggy has several releases that we were able to add to our store, including the “Glass Harp” cd and the “Synergy” cd.
Rastus – as Blood, Sweat, and Tears and Chicago were pioneering the big band horn sound, so was Rastus here in Cleveland. They eventually ended up in Los Angeles and performed before many top acts of the late sixties/early seventies era. Their cd titled “Steamin’” is now available at Little Fish Records.
The Dazz Band – emerging from the streets of Cleveland with a sound that was characterized as “danceable jazz”, this group won a Grammy for the song “Let It Whip”. Check out their best on the “Motown Legends” cd.
Frank Yankovic – probably the original Cleveland Classic artist, he pioneered a sound that became known as the “Cleveland-style polka” with heavy Slovenian-based influences. He was the first artist to actually win a Grammy for polka music. While he has numerous releases to his credit, we’ve picked four to add to our catalogue:
“Songs of the Polka King – volume 2”
“Wish I Was 18 Again”
“Live In Nashville”
“70 Years of Hits”
Michael Stanley – in case you missed it, we’ve added several titles from Cleveland’s favorite son to our catalogue this summer. From the “Michael Stanley Band”, we now have the “Fourth and Ten” and “Inside Moves” cd’s, as well as two hot DVD’s: “Live at Blossom Music Center” and “MSB-TV”. These really capture the majic that MSB had with the Cleveland audience. Be sure to check them out. In recent years, Michael has released several solo cd’s that we are making available including “American Road” and “The Ground.”
NEW RELEASES----------------------------
Most of you know that Little Fish Records is committed to presenting the finest new music in a wide variety of genres, both past, present, and future. With that in mind, here is what we have assembled for release:
The Jack Fords – “Bent Outta Shape”
American roots-rock music with a fresh energy that gets you rocking! This 4-piece group has been winning rave reviews in the local media with their first release, a live recording that captures the essence of high energy, roots-rock.
Cletus Black – “Bloodlines to the Heart”
Cleveland’s lyrical poet is at it again with an album full of stories and characters that will paint a picture before your eyes and ears. With Tommy Rich (Donnie Iris) once again producing this effort, the music matches the lyrical content in its ability capture a mood.
The Ark Band – “All Things Considered”
These reggae road warriors have just finished up their 3rd release (2nd on Little Fish Records) and decided that this time, they wanted give the reggae treatment to a variety of cover songs in an attempt to reach out to the mainstream listener. They chose well, as their arrangements of such classics like “The Way You Do the Things You Do” (Temptations), “Hotel California” (Eagles), “The Land Down Under” (Eddy Grant) and “Electric Avenue” will be sure to get you singing along while your bouncing up and down!
Jah Works
Little Fish Records is especially pleased to have reached outside of the Cleveland area to sign one of the top groups on the Eastern seaboard – Jah Works, out of the Baltimore/DC area. With four independent cd releases to their credit, this group plays close to 300 dates per year and has been included in several international USO tours. We’ve had them to Cleveland a couple of times to perform with Carlos Jones & the PLUS Band, and what a show the two groups put on! Their music fuses both roots and dancehall reggae, with R & B, Jazz, and Rock. Great arrangements, excellent production. These guys are real heavyweights. We’re proud to add the following four cd releases to our catalogue:
- “Hard To Find”
- “Bassmentality”
- “Taking Off Tomorrow”
- “Live, Volume 2”
LITTLE FISH ARTISTS ARE NOW AVAILABLE VIA DIGITAL DOWNLOAD----------------------------
As some of you may already know, Little Fish Records artists are now up on most of the major digital download sites, including I-Tunes, Rhapsody, Yahoo, AOL, MSN, etc. If you’d like to download a single song or a full cd, you now have that capability. Stay tuned for news announcing the release of previously unavailable music that will be released on these download sites.
ARTIST NEWS----------------------------
Alexis Antes
10/9/06 – Alexis is getting back together with former Odd Girl Out co-member, Victoria Fleigel. According to Alexis, “After our former band, Odd Girl Out, split up in 1995, Vicotria and I formed “VA dare” and performed under that name for a short time before breaking off into solo careers. We have always felt a musical magic between us – working together, and it is something we have wanted to get back into for some time. In 2003, Victoria joined me and the band on lead guitar in the studio for the recording of “All Come Down” and has performed with us live from time to time. With the new “VA dare”, we will be bringing back a lot of familiar tunes to OGO fans as well as pulling from my original material and newer material from both of us. New music will continue to flow as well!”
Cletus Black
10/9/06 – The release of Cletus’ “Bloodlines To the Heart” is his 5th release on Little Fish Records, making him our most prolific artist to date. However, we just can’t keep up with this guy….he has two other cd’s that have been self-released plus a live recording of his group, “The Revue” that we haven’t got around to picking up yet.
Christopher
10/9/06 – We got the word from the House of Blues that they were considering having Christopher open up for Foreigner, at their recent show there. However, at the last minute, Foreigner decided they wanted the night to be “an evening with Foreigner”, so the locals got shut out.. Oh well, at least we’re on their radar. Thanks HOB for the thought. Let’s see if we can make one happen very soon.
Carlos Jones & the PLUS Band
Coming off a very busy summer season, Carlos jumped right into the water with his participation in the County Commissioners’ campaign to get more people to use the Absentee Ballot for this fall’s election. Chis Hagan, brother of County Commissioner – Tim Hagan, happened to catch the group at the Burning River Festival this summer and became hooked. It was his idea to use Carlos in the commercials that ran for two weeks on both tv and radio to promote the Absentee Ballot. Chris came to a gig at The Dock on the west bank of the flats, and video-cam in hand, got some footage of the group. He chose a segment that was actually from the sound check that night, with Carlos singing the old Johnny Nash/Jimmy Cliff song, “I Can See Cleary Now” while the rest of the band members ambled up to the stage and joined in. Who knew? Now, inspired by the whole process, Carlos has just penned a new song titled “Use Your Voice” which is sure to be an instant classic. With a great funk groove and some inspired lyrics, this tune may also be used by the County Commissioners as they continue to urge voters to get out and vote. Even if it isn’t used by them, it’s likely to show up on a side project that Carlos has started working on. He recently finished a track that was produced by Grammy award winning member of the Dazz Band, Mike Calhoun (aka Mike Calzone) titled “Fear No Evil.” Carlos plans to collaborate with a variety of artists, songwriters, and producers on his side project and explore some other genres of music to stretch his abilities as a vocalist. If the first two cuts are any indication of what is to come, LOOK OUT! This could be a monster. Meanwhile, the PLUS Band has already laid down several new tracks that will be the basis for a new release in 2007. No timetable is set for completion right now, but the band will cut back on pefroming slightly in the winter months to push forward on the recording process. Look for an update around Christmas.
The Jack Fords
10/9/06 – Little Fish has set the release date for the Jack Fords’ “Bent Outta Shape” cd for November 8th and will likely do an unplugged, in-store performance at Record Revolution on Coventry Rd. in Cleveland Hts, starting around 6:30 p.m. A joint cd release party with Cletus Black is being planned, but date and location have yet to be confirmed. We will send out a bulletin when it is. Brent Kirby, lead singer with the Jack Fords, and host of a singer/songwriter show at the Town Fryer (39th & Superior), recently shared a night with Cletus Black. When they both have their full groups behind them, both create an energetic rock sound that meshes well.
The Ark Band
10/9/06 – We finally received our shipment of the new Ark Band cd, “All Things Considered”, and it is one fine production. Speaking of the title, the NPR radio station in Columbus, where Ark is based, found it amusing enough to have the boys on for an interview session about their new cd and the recording process, songs chosen, etc. Some of you may recall seeing/hearing Terry Bobb, leader of the Ark Band, being interviewed over the phone by Ray Williams of Adelphia’s Sound Central show back in July. Their live performance on that segment was filmed back in February at Peabody’s, as part of the Ohio Reggae Showcase which was held to celebrate the release of our Buckeye Riddims Compilation cd, featuring the best of Ohio Reggae/Rockers. We’re checking with Adelphia to see if there are plans to re-run the segment in the future. Stay tuned, and we’ll let you know if it’s going to happen in case you missed it before.
Jah Works
10/9/06 – After a very busy summer, these guys are stretching out a little bit and have done some shows and collaborations with a member of John Brown’s Body, one of America’s top reggae groups itself, which has recently broken up. Could there be a closer relationship in the future? Only time will tell. Stay tuned. We’re looking at getting Jah Works back to Cleveland sometime soon, although nothing is confirmed at the present time. It will be must see show when it happens. In the meantime, dip into their deep catalogue and get a taste of what we’re talking about. The latest cd, “Hard To Find”, was recorded at their own studio – Riddim House – and is a production masterpiece.
Robin Stone
10/9/06 – Robin’s next project is still in the works. No word yet as to when it will be buttoned up. It seems Robin has been busy helping with the ongoing move of Closer Look’s studio B (E. 36th and Superior). From what we’ve heard, Closer Look’s owner, Tyler Owen, has decided to consolidate his two rooms into the same building and space. His new room opened up about a year ago in the same complex, but a different building. This will make things a little easier to manage. It’s a great studio if you haven’t checked it out yet. (216-361-3011)
Roberto Ocasio’s Latin Jazz Project
10/9/06 – Rumor has it that there will be some personnel changes to the band as they continue on performing the songs of the group’s late founder, Roberto Ocasio. So far, they are among the top sellers of digital download tracks of all the Little Fish artists, and generate quite a bit of sales from overseas. We miss you Roberto. Too bad you couldn’t be here to share in that success.
Istan Black & the Sweets
10/9/06 – Istan has laid down a couple of new tracks at the studio of PLUS Band bass player, Cholly O. Now, he’s just got to solidify his lineup of musicians going forward. Since Istan shares some musicians with Carlos Jones’ PLUS Band, PLUS’ busy schedule has kept Istan & the Sweets on the sidelines. Watch for an update in the coming months.
ON THE RADAR----------------------------
Groups we like:
Ghetto Wisdom with Mike Calzone
Look for the release of the single, “Ghetto Preacher” on all the digital download sites. There will be two versions released: a hip hop version featuring local Cleveland rapper, Curt Hustle, and an R & B version featuring E&J Ntoxicated, lead singer of Ghetto Wisdom.
Whiskey Island Ramblers
Look for this great Irish/Celtic rock group to debut at the Greenville Inn in Chagrin Falls on December 28th.
Denzon and the Road Dogs with Mike Calzone
Think South Side Johnny, Akron-style. We’re working on getting them a show in the Cleveland area to display their talents.
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WNWV The Wave
Irie FM
AJ Rocco's
Urrealism
Carlos Jones
musicSUBMIT
Drum Symphony
Michael J. Media Group
Cleveland Reggae
Reggae Ambassadors
Closer Look Recording Studios
BE Mann
Roberto Ocasio's Latin Jazz Project
Alaska Reggae Radio
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