Americana duo Our Band have struck some subtle gold with their new video for ‘Up Here on this Mountain’. Five musicians in a simple studio setting, with singers Justin Poindexter and Sasha Papernik leading the way on guitar and piano. Their close vocal harmonies blend over the band playing atypical and sophisticated chord changes for americana music. And speaking of soaring, legendary steel guitarist Cindy Cashdollar plays her eight string lap steel in a way that will break your heart. With Dave Speranza on upright bass and Rohin Khemain on tablas (tablas!) providing a tasteful and solid foundation, this is pure music being made by human hands and voices.
Poindexter and Papernik have been vocal and active in opposition to the invasion of Ukraine and are planning travel to Eastern Europe this summer to work for peace efforts on behalf of the U.S. State Department. Check it out.
Frank Poindexter is a natural choice for the Wednesday afternoon "instrumental when we have 'em" Track slot, not only is he a master of dobro but his back story is quite simple one of those that is unlikely to ever happen again. The youngest son of a tobacco sharecropping family…
Jim Kweskin - now that's a legendary name, leader of the Jim Kweskin Jug Band through the Sixties and beyond, playing with people like Geoff Muldaur and appearing at the original Newport Folk Festival five years in a row (1964-68). Jug Band music was one of the vibrant forms of…
The early ‘70s were a very exciting time as The Allman Brothers Band developed and ultimately defined the southern rock genre. What was remarkable was that this development continued despite the untimely deaths of legendary founding member guitarist Duane Allman in October 1971, and founding bassist Berry Oakley in November…
Ed Donnelly is a multi-instrumentalist, recording engineer and record producer from Los Angeles. He has worked with Willie Nelson, Crowded House, Marc Cohn, Jools Holland, Matchbox Twenty, The Cult, BoyHaunt, Gladys Knight, Trent Summar and The West Coast Mob, Smashing Pumpkins, Del McCoury, OK Go, Exodus, Molly Leach, Tom Morello, O.A.R., Madness, The Crystal Method, DrunkHungry, Deadmau5, Zac Brown, CrysP Tyger, Bighead Todd and the Monsters, Jake Shimabukuro, Barenaked Ladies, Tsar, Killola and more. Donnelly regularly performs with Nathan Jacques as well as Little Silver Hearts and records with GhostsDream. Little known fact: He previously held Top Secret Security Clearance with the U.S. Department of State and Q Clearance from the Department of Energy.
He currently runs The Barber’s Basement Recording Studio in Highland Park and is a partner in The Atmos at Lemontree Studio.
