JJ Grey & Mofro just released the video for the title track on their new album Orange Blossoms. Dan Prothero produced the record and it’s out now on Alligator. Click to watch.
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JJ Grey & Mofro’s fourth studio album, produced by Fog City’s Dan Prothero, is titled Orange Blossoms and it’s out now on Alligator Records. Dan is sharing some exclusive in-studio photos from the recording sessions. Click to check it out.
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Stanton Moore won a Grammy for his role in Irma Thomas’ album After The Rain. Perhaps more amazingly, it’s the first in Irma’s incredible career.
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Papa Mali is giving something back to his adopted home of Austin Texas, and you're invited. He's enlisted friends the Imperial Golden Crown Harmonizers, Shelley King, Leann Atherton and others, and will be heading up his second annual Soul Of South Austin Holiday Reunion. Bring your cushions, blankets and long-lost friends, and join in on a spiritual and soulful reunion. Gumbo and red beans & rice will be provided (as you might expect at any self-respecting reunion). Bring your favorite appetizer or side dish to share. The event benefits the Capital Area Food Bank; canned food donations are being accepted and each can knocks a dollar off the $15 ticket price. December 22 at The Saxon Pub in South Austin.
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Papa Mali appears in the feature length documentary New Orleans: Music in Exile, by award winning director Robert Mugge, which premiered on the Starz cable network and may see theatrical release. Papa is featured in performance w/ Cyril Neville and being interviewed about post-Katrina New Orleans.
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Fog City owner Dan Prothero has wrapped production with JJ Grey & Mofro on their third release, Country Ghetto, and it’s out now on Alligator Records. We’re celebrating by sharing some exclusive in-studio photos.
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Our own Etienne de Rocher has been touring with Bay Area breakout band Honeycut, rocking his fuzz bass and otherwise looking like a member of Gorillaz or something. Who knew? And check out their bad-ass drum machine drummer… when they rock their version of "Impeach The President" you will submit.
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Etienne de Rocher has been confirmed for this year's Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival here in San Francisco. It's one of the best run festivals of its kind in the country, a great day in the park even given its huge growth in popularity (last year, we heard there were more people in Golden Gate Park than there ever have been... for any event... ever). Plus it's still free. Righteous!
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National Public Radio just aired a nice feature on Robert Walter, his relationship to New Orleans (where he's living once again), and his new album Super Heavy Organ (which was produced by Fog City producer Dan Prothero). Check our tour calendar for upcoming Super Heavy Organ shows, which (like the record) will feature New Orleans legends Johnny Vidacovich (drummer on the classic Professor Longhair album Crawfish Fiesta as well as Stanton Moore's childhood instructor) and James Singleton. Stanton Moore and Anthony Farrell were also guests on the session.
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Tim Bluhm’s acoustic ode to long-ago and almost-forgotten California was first released on Fog City Records, but is now available through Blue Rose Music. We’re sharing a glimpse into the recording process through these exclusive recording session photos taken by producer Dan Prothero, plus a video from our friend Dave Schwartz. Click to check it out.
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Fog City producer Dan Prothero is sharing his in-studio photos from the recording sessions of Robert Walter’s solo project, Super Heavy Organ, which he produced. Click to check it out.
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The Florida Sportsman has written a great feature story on JJ Grey, which chronicles a fishing expedition to Florida's Lake Lochloosa (the namesake of JJ Grey & Mofro's second record). Click to read.
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Galactic’s second record, recorded and produced by Fog City’s Dan Prothero, is now on Sony Records. Click to check out some exclusive photos from the recording session.
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