We'll be open 12-6 this Sunday- an hour less than
usual- for the Super Bowl.
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BIG IN-STORE ANNOUNCEMENT
JJ Grey (of Mofro) Free Performance at Vinyl Fever!
In between Mofro
gigs at Skipper's (that
Friday and
Saturday night), JJ Grey has graciously accepted
our
invitation to play here! Mark your calendar for
Saturday, 2/23 (time to be
determined). We're going to have all kinds of fun with
this, including ticket and CD giveaways, for a start.
What makes JJ Grey so popular is the depth of his
talent.
His songs blend
home-spun realism with the best of the Southern
musical and literary
tradition. Whether it is a narrative passed down to him
from his grandmother
or the tribulations of a childhood friend, Grey's ear for
detail rings
through in true storytelling fashion. His voice delivers
with an unflinching
strength that makes the personal universal and paints
a vivid portrait of an
exact time or place. Grey's rich, soulful vocals are
forceful and commanding. On COUNTRY GHETTO,
his musical arrangements range from smoldering
soul ballads, gospel-infused
soul and funk to straight ahead rock 'n' roll, bringing it
all home with
unforgettable melodies and butt-shaking grooves. "I
like people who tell their story," he says,
naming Muddy Waters, Stevie Wonder, Tony Joe
White, Jerry Reed, Otis
Redding, Dr. John, Sly & The Family Stone, Van
Morrison, Bill Withers and
Dan Penn as inspiration. As a performer, Grey is
influenced by the
sexually charged blues of Howlin' Wolf, the country
soul of George Jones and
the hard funk of James Brown, the smooth R&B of
Donny Hathaway, as well as
local personalities like the street preachers and radio
disc jockeys of his
youth.
Mofro Lit Up Vinyl Fever in 2004
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HAVE YOU EVER HEARD OF...
Precious Bryant?
Precious Bryant was born Precious
Bussey on
January 4, 1942 in Talbot County, Georgia, just east of
Columbus. The third child of nine, with seven sisters
and a brother, was born into a family of traditional
musicians who lived in a close-knit community,
surrounded by many fine players and singers of
traditional blues and gospel. Her mother was a piano
player
and an avid singer of church songs. Her father, Lonnie
James Bussey, was a traditional blues player. Her
uncle, George Henry Bussey, served as her principal
mentor and taught her to play bottleneck guitar and to
sing the old blues tunes.
Precious' early performances were in the Baptist
Church. She and her siblings sang spiritual songs
together as The Bussey Sisters, with Precious and
one of her older sisters accompanying on guitar.
Outside of church, Precious was asked to play at
parties and talent shows in and around Talbot County.
Her emerging repertoire was rooted in the traditional
sounds of the lower Chattahoochee
River Valley, but it
also began to reflect the influence of the rhythm and
blues and early rock 'n' roll that Precious heard on the
radio. Precious explains, "I listened to Jimmy Reed,
Muddy Waters and all them. Elmore James and blues
like that. I would listen to a song on the radio and write
the words down and I wouldn't worry about the
music 'cause I could get the music. All I wanted to
know was the words."
Folklorist George
Mitchell first recorded Precious in
1969. Over a decade later, at Mitchell's coaxing, she
reluctantly agreed to play at the Columbus, Georgia
Chattahoochee Folk Festival. Precious was an instant
hit. Her naturally warm stage presence and lively
guitar style, combined with her excellent voice, quickly
won her a devoted audience.
George Mitchell on Precious: "Precious Bryant is a
Georgia musical treasure. She is one of the last of the
living exponents, and certainly still the most active, of a
truly wonderful blues tradition that is unique to the
southwest region of Georgia. But, unusually, not only
is she one of the last-she is no doubt one of the best
who ever sang and played this spirited style of blues,
whether in nearby Columbus, or in Europe, or in
Canada, or in New York or Atlanta, Precious Bryant
has gotten thousands and thousands of feet to
tapping to her infectious blend of the old and the
new, of the songs of her father and uncle, and of her
own compositions, most of which are keeping alive
the great and truly unique blues tradition of the lower
Chattahoochee River Valley."
These days Precious plays mainly at home, with an
occasional show in Columbus or Atlanta. To see Precious play live is a treat.
She entices the audience,
telling them, "Pat your hands together, ain't nobody
sick, ain't nobody dead." Along with Precious' own
witty standards, any song she chooses to play
is
instantly transformed into a moving arrangement
stamped with the attitude and assuredness of the true
performer she has become.
Precious Bryant is a rarity. Truly traditional female blues
players- especially those as vocally powerful
and technically skilled as Precious- have been
few.
Precious Precious
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Listening Post Features for February
Romance our headphones
Joe Jackson - Rain
With its adventurous spirit and piano-based sound,
Rain boasts plenty of humor, swing and
sophistication among barbed social commentary and
even some punk-like rocking out.
T.H. White - The Private Spotlight
T.H. White's second album, The Private
Spotlight, was
released in December 2007.
A ten-song collection that spotlights its author's
surplus of talents as multi-instrumentalist (and crack
guitarist), producer, songwriter, arranger, and
programmer, The Private Spotlight manages
that rare
feat: amalgamating an intriguing variety of sonic
textures into a cohesive - and fun - set of songs that
might just provide a soundtrack to the bustling city
from which it draws inspiration.
Jack Johnson - Sleep Through The Static
The first single If I Had Eyes can be heard on
radio
stations throughout the country. Jack Johnson will
start a US and
European tour in June 2008. Each US tour date will
have an "Eco Village" supporting both national and
local environmental non-profit organizations (including
Climate
Counts, Surfrider and Vote the Environment).
MGMT - Oracular Spectacular
Forty years after the Summer of Love (and 30 years
after
the Summer of Hate), MGMT is celebrating the grand
re-opening of the third eye of the world with Oracular
Spectacular- a collection of
hallucinatory sounds and hook-riddled pop tunes for
the new millennium.
Radiohead - In Rainbows
"in terms of songwriting, production and execution this
is Radiohead at its most inspired" - The New York
Times
"the band's most accessible release ever"-
Entertainment Weekly
"Radiohead's most emotionally resonant songs in a
decade" - Spin
"Radiohead haven't sounded this aggressive and
infuriated - so rock and roll - since OK COMPUTER, an
achievement that will be worth the usual retail price
when IN RAINBOWS comes out on CD in January."
#6 album of the year -Rolling Stone
"In Rainbows had no serious rival this year'" #1 BEST
ALBUM 2007 - New York Magazine
"surprising and addictive" ALBUM OF THE YEAR -
Mojo
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*NEW MUSIC NOW* AT VINYLFEVERTAMPA.COM
NEW ON THE SITE: JACK JOHNSON
JACK JOHNSON brings back a sense of
peace &
calm to this crazy world with SLEEP THROUGH
THE
STATIC (2/5), his fourth and latest solo release,
recorded 100% on solar energy. Say Jack, "Some of
the songs on this album are about making babies.
Some of the songs are about raising them. Some of
the songs are about the world that these children will
grow up in- a world of war and love, and hate, and
time and space. Some of the songs are about saying
goodbye to people I love and will miss." Check out a
few tracks in our pop-up jukebox at
vinylfevertampa
.com
Sample MP3s, audio / video streams, and e-cards by
clicking on the NEW MUSIC NOW banner at
vinylfevertampa
.com. New now:
RED FEATURE: KINGDOM OF SORROW:
feat.
members of Hatebreed, Down, & Crowbar;
FONTANA FEATURE: METRIC -- watch the
trailer for
the LIVE AT METROPOLIS DVD (2/12);
CAROLINE FEATURE: HOT CHIP - Look &
listen to
tracks from MADE IN THE DARK (2/5);
SHELBY LYNNE covers songs inspired by
Dusty
Springfield on JUST A LITTLE LOVIN';
SIA: SOME PEOPLE HAVE REAL PROBLEMS,
the
latest from your favorite Zero 7 chanteuse;
MATT COSTA: Watch behind-the-scenes vid
for his
new CD, UNFAMILIAR FACES;
THE MARS VOLTA: See "Wax Simulcara"
from THE
BEDLAM IN GOLIATH;
AIRBOURNE: Watch "Too Much, Too Young,
Too
Fast" from RUNNIN' WILD;
DRIVE-BY TRUCKERS: Sample BRIGHTER
THAN
CREATION'S DARK;
JET LAG GEMINI: Listen to "Run This City"
from FIRE
THE CANNONS - now on
tour;
JOE JACKSON: Get more info on his brand
new CD,
RAIN;
LIGHTSPEED CHAMPION: Catch a vid from
FALLING
OFF THE LAVENDER BRIDGE (2/5);
SHERYL CROW: Watch a couple of videos
from
DETOURS, available February 5;
SONS & DAUGHTERS: Watch "Gilt Complex"
from
THIS GIFT, coming Feb 5;
TYLER RAMSEY: Try "A Long Dream" from the
CD of
the same name;
WITCHCRAFT: Info on THE ALCHEMIST,
available
now
You can wake up now
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Thanks for listening!
Vinyl Fever
TAMPA
4110 Henderson Blvd.
33629
Monday:
11a- 8p
Tuesday- Thursday: 11a- 9p
Friday- Saturday: 10a- 9p
Sunday: 12n-7p
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Listen, I wanna be serious here. Just between me
and you. I know you got some 
We were so happy for Sharon when she won the
Matchbox Twenty tickets (and backstage pass!)
because we knew her to be such a fan. Sometimes
the Universe works just right! PS: Thank YOU,
Sharon!
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