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Chicago Blues: A Living History is a tribute to the past, present and future of the Chicago Blues. It pays homage to its creators, its rich history, its current practitioners, and its singular place in the (r)evolution of 20th century American music. This is not an anthology or a compilation of what came before. With this CD, history is being made at the same time it is being presented. It is not a retro recording, rather it is intended to be the opposite. This recording, on two discs, allows the listener to hear the evolution of the Chicago Blues sound in chronological order from the 1940s to the present as interpreted by four Chicago bluesmen that have inherited this tradition. Billy Boy Arnold, John Primer, Billy Branch and Lurrie Bell are the bridge between the originators of the genre and the Chicago Blues of today–each of them has a foot in a generation of Chicago Blues history right up to present day; through them the Chicago Blues remains a living tradition.

Prior to this moment, only in our wildest and sauciest dreams could we picture Sufjan Stevens, Björk, Brad Mehldau, Prince and James Taylor rolling around together. Nonesuch Records, however, has made our dreams a reality.
Joni Mitchell covers dot the musical landscape the way Tim Hortons doughnut shacks line the highways of Ontario. It's a little surprising, then, that the first Mitchell tribute album to be released on a major U.S. label didn't emerge until 2007, which was coincidentally the same year Mitchell was scheduled to release Shine, her first studio effort to appear in some ten years. And as far as tribute albums go, A Tribute to Joni Mitchell isn't half bad. The compilation is split up between songs that were recorded specifically for the tribute album, such as Sufjan Stevens' "A Free Man in Paris," and those that were recorded and released previously, such as James Taylor's "River"…

Balance Music has always been on the pulse of cutting-edge music, from their original series with James Holden, and Phil K, to the incredibly unique talents of Henry Saiz, James Zabiela, and Max Cooper.
Two years since his last release on the revered Australian label, progressive mastermind Hernán Cattáneo makes his return to Balance Music, with ‘Balance presents Sunsetstrip,’ the exciting next plateau of concept mixes to come from the label.
Hailed for always keeping its pulse on the forefront of cutting-edge music, Balance Music proudly welcomes back Hernán Cattáneo as the legendary Argentinian DJ/producer is globally renowned for his enthralling extended DJ sets and distinguished foray into compilation albums stemming from over three decades of expertise…

Chuck Leavell pays homage to the early pioneers of blues piano including Leroy Carr, Little Brothers Montgomery. Otis Spann, Ray Charles and others. Guest appearances by Keith Richards, John Mayer, Danny Barnes and more. Notes by Chuck and blues historian Larry Cohn.

Lowell George was the guitar virtuoso, vocalist and songwriter for Little Feat. In this collection of 25 songs, artists as Elvis Costello, Ben Harper and Dave Alvin interpret and perform his diverse catalog.George, born in Hollywood, California was a member of Frank Zappas Mothers of Inventions before leaving that band and forming Little Feat with Bill Payne. Lowells tenure in the band was for 7 years until his death and in that time, they released eight albums. While George died in 1979, his legacy lives on through this album.

Two CD set that features over two hours of Pink Floyd tunes covered by a wide array of Alternative, Goth and Prog artists. Taking the Pink Floyd experience to new highs are Psychic TV, Alien Sex Fiend, Nik Turner (Hawkwind), Sky Cries Mary and leading members of the contemporary USA hard edged scene.