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Bill Ricchini on the new Grey's Anatomy Soundtrack
"Grey’s Anatomy" Vol. 3 soundtrack

The third volume of the "Grey's Anatomy" soundtrack series is being released Tuesday, Sept. 11th. I'm really happy with this one – Gomez, Mat Kearney and John Legend recorded songs especially for "Grey's." And for all of you Ingrid Michaelson fans (and I think there are many of you out there!), her wonderful original song that closed the season finale, "Keep Breathing," is also on the soundtrack.

Song list:

"Young Folks" – Peter Bjorn & John
"Again & Again" – The Bird And The Bee
"Something In The Water" – The Jealous Girlfriends
"Sealion Woman" – Feist
"A Cold Wind Will Blow Through Your Door" – Bill Ricchini
"Falling Or Flying" – Grace Potter & The Nocturnals
"Come To Me" – Koop
"Running On Sunshine" – Jesus Jackson
"Ain't Nothing Wrong With That" – Robert Randolph
"Million Faces" – Paolo Nutini
"Breathe In Breathe Out" – Mat Kearney
"Moon And Sun" – Gomez
"Sun Comes Up" – John Legend
"Keep Breathing" – Ingrid Michaelson
"The Story" – Brandi Carlile

bonus iTunes tracks:
"The Great Escape" – Patrick Watson
"Black Cat John Brown" – Alamo Race Track

DRESSY BESSY working on new material for 2007 release.

Critics In Love With Arab Strap

Is there anyone who does not like Arab Strap? Raise your hand if you find someone. The Austin Chronicle has summed it up best here!

 

Arab Strap support band A Whisper in the Noise attacked in Seattle

On the first leg of the Arab Strap tour, supporting band A Whisper In The Noise were attacked last night, March 28, at knifepoint by two thugs at the Neumos show in Seattle (located at 925 E. Pike Street).
 
Two drunk/drugged out-of-their mind punks approached the AWITN van as they were loading the last piece of gear into the truck and enjoying one last smoke before hitting the road.  Minutes after Arab Strap left the venue the youths approached the band.  They attempted to grab gear and gain entry onto the van.  When confronted by the AWITN bandmembers and tour manager, one of the perpetrators pulled a knife and the other sucker punched the tour manager knocking out his front teeth.  They then attempted to slash the van tires before leaving the scene.  Police arrived after the perpetrators fled the scene and no arrests were made.  The tour manager spent the night in the ER having his front teeth temporarily replaced with a temporary bridge.
 
AWITN tour manager/driver comments: "They had a knife drawn and demanded equipment, then the other guy sucker-punched me. As they ran away they were shouting, 'Welcome to Seattle, Motherfuckers!'"
 
If anyone has any information regarding the attackers, please call the Seattle police department at 206-625-5011.

 

 

ARAB STRAP SAN FRANCISCO IN-STORE

Arab Strap will being doing an in-store performance at Amoeba Music in San Francisco on Saturday March 25th at 2 p.m.

 

Bill Ricchini to showcase at SXSW

BILL RICCHINI
Appearing LIVE @ SXSW
9pm Sharp
Friday March 17th
Hilton 406
500 E 4th S
Austin, TX 78701-3720, US
 

 

Dressy Bessy Plays Conan O'Brien

If you didn't catch Dressy's recent appearance on Conan, don't be sad, we will have it up shortly

 

 

Coldplay goes head to head with Dressy Bessy on NPR!

 

New York NY June 23, 2005 -- In an astonishing editorial piece on NPR, the nation's most prestigious public radio broadcast, rock band Coldplay were pitted up against Dressy Bessy on its June 22 broadcast. NPR's critic Ken Tucker compares and contrasts the two artists in what became a duel of indie rock vs. commercial rock giant. It was a "David and Goliath" story that left Coldplay in the cold.
 
After his ambivalent comments on Coldplay, respected journalist and critic Ken Tucker went on to praise and recommend Dressy Bessy: "What person with a healthy heartbeat wouldn't rather listen to Dressy Bessy. The band's new album Electrified is electrifying!" says Tucker. "I listen to a band like Dressy Bessy after listening to Coldplay and I think that I must be living in an alternate universe; where the spunkiest, most life-affirming music is pushed to the margins to make room for the coldly played stuff (now referring to Coldplay) that announces its intentions to be life-affirming, and then can't quite heave its huge ambitions into the postition of making good on that promise."
 
NPR's Ken Tucker continued his critique of Coldplay and Dressy Bessy with unbridled enthusiasm:
 
"In other words, I think that Dressy Bessy is a far more efficient pleasure-machine than Coldplay. If Chris Martin's voice is earnest and thoughtful, Tammy Ealom's tone is every bit as knowledgable about the vagaries of love and lost and so much more varied and witty in its expression." Tucker continues, "In the pop competition to dramatize the joys and dangers of life, Coldplay makes all the right moves, but Dressy Bessy really comes through with the right stuff." says NPR's Tucker.
 
The reviews can be heard here:
 

 

Bill Ricchini to release "Tonight I Burn Brightly"

Bill has finished his new 11 song concept album and it will be released on August 23, 2005.  Check out the mp3 on the home page.

 

Award-winning songster is back
Genre-bending and acclaimed tunesmith Bill Ricchini has finished the new concept album, Cold Comfort. It was recorded by Bryce Goggin (Pavement, Luna) with Britt Myers (Aimee Mann) mixing and conducting additional recording. Release date this summer.



The Delgados release Universal Audio to rave reviews.
The "Mercury-Nominated" Scotish band The Delgados continue the Scotish invasion. Check out the new album via Chemikal Underground/Transdreamer Records!  The album has been getting major praise in the UK and that praise is spreading to the USA.

"8 out of 10. Indie popsters return with a joyously great record."
- NME

"ONE OF THE GREATEST BANDS IN THE WORLD" - John Peel

"9 out of 10. This is an unbelievably complete record. Essential" -- Rocksound

"Universal Audio is a masterclass in harmonious guitar pop.
" Q Magazine

The Delgados return with long-time producer Tony Doogan (Belle & Sebastian, Mogwai, Super Furry Animals). The Delgados formed in Glasgow in 1996 and quickly established themselves at the forefront of that city's flourishing music scene. Their critically acclaimed debut album, Domestiques, was released in '97 and they have since released three additional albums, all garnering heaping amounts of praise from critics and fans on both sides of the Atlantic.

Wellwater Conspiracy and David Letterman

Hey kids. Don't miss the Wellwater performance on Letterman. Wow!