Sweet soul instrumental music has arrived...Texas Style.
McLemore Avenue--in the tradition of instrumental groups like Booker T. & the MGs, The Meters, Jimmy Smith, and Medeski, Martin and Wood--combines elements of southern soul, R & B, jazz and other genres with an original sound that is unique to Austin, Texas.
The band takes its name from the street over in Memphis, Tennessee where STAX Records--a name synonymous with Southern soul music--once stood. It was home to a host of legendary recording artists including Otis Redding and Isaac Hayes, as well as Booker T & the MGs, who performed the double role of house band and solo act.
Since their start at the Continental Club, McLemore Ave. has played a wide variety of venues--from Austin's best dance parties like Sue Davis' "Fuzz Club" and Waxploitation!'s "Soul Happening"--to punk clubs like Emo's and the Room 710 -- even to the world-famous blues venue Antone's, the Hole in the Wall, Stubb's BBQ, and Club de Ville.
McLemore Avenue was aired on NPR's All Songs Considered: Open Mic broadcast, which featured the track Me Gusta from the band's debut album, 926 East
The band also appeard on the prestigous KUT 90.5 FM radio shows Eklektikos , hosted by John Aielli and "LiveSet."
You can purchase our album 926 East which features 11 original, Hammond organ instrumentals, from CD Baby:
or PayPlay:
Or from:
McLemore Avenue @ Club de Ville:
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Here is clip of us backing the legendary Swamp Dogg (aka Jerry Williams) at the Continental Club in Austin during SXSW 2007.
The song is called "In Time of War Who Wins."
**Warning: Brief Explicit Comment at the Very Beginning**
Just making the rounds to all of For Love & Stacie's friends here on MySpace letting you know that the full movie is now online in full for free. Hope you love it and and really hope you'll help us out by spreading it around! Thanks so much!
We are back from tour and playing Saturday night at the Continental Club with our good friends the Mother Truckers-we hit at 10PM! hope u can amke it down- Shurman ..
Would love to see ya - You're invited!
Channel One is at:
Flamingo Cantina on 6th St.
Saturday, August 1st
Austin, Texas
18+!
9 pm
w/ Spies Like Us and Six Pack Deep!
We're giving out our new record "Pose & Posture" to everyone at the show! Doors at 9pm!
For some reviews of our new album:
http://amusicfan.blogspot.com
"These guys have the chops to hang with the heavy hitters in US ska scene but also have a fresh and accessible enough sound to cross over to new listeners..."
or here:
www.phillyska.com (scroll down)
"It is something a little different, yet also familiar. In short time the album rose to become one of my favorite releases so far this year with a secure position on my playlist..."
or here: http://www.musicaloccupation.com/
"If there’s one album that stands out as different this year, it’s Channel One’s Pose & Posture..."
thanks!
we are on our way back to TX after a GREAT West Coast run that wraps up on Sat May 2nd at the Scoot Inn in East Austin w/ our good friends the Mother Truckers...c'mon down!
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Hello from Finland! It's a name-dropping FRENZY!!! I just released my new cd featuring Alejandro Escovedo, Mark Lanegan, Steve Berlin (los lobos), Chris and Carla from the Walkabouts, Peter Case, Scott McCaughey (YFF, REM)and Jim Roth (built to spill). CD has liner notes by Biographer Charles R. Cross (BackStreets-Springsteen...Heavier than Heaven-Cobain...Roomful of Mirrors-Hendrix...etc). Also I have finally put "Passing Thru" on my site as well for you to hear...this is the one with Eddie Vedder, Victoria Williams, and Carla Torgerson trading verses with me...it has not been availablé for a long time, and I also have it on i-tunes, etunes, amazon and rhapsody. Okay...I hope you are doing well!
Hey Guys...From one Stax fan to another...Thanks for the Add! If you haven't seen them already...Checl out the DVDs "Respect Yourself" & The "Stax/Volt Revue-Live in Norway 1967". Some classic stuff!