Mar 2, 2017 | new releases, The Claudettes
Pull Closer to Me: Live in the Piano Room by The Claudettes If you’ve been following The Claudettes‘ recent video series, you’ve no doubt been as enamoured with the delicious sounds of their stripped-down piano-room session as we are. We’re...Oct 19, 2016 | Awards, The Claudettes
They started off as the house band to unhinged Illinois tavern owner Claudette. Now, the Claudettes continue their streak of critical praise and peer recognition with two more Independent Music Award nominations! The band previously won IMAs for their first Yellow Dog...Jul 14, 2016 | The Soul of John Black
The Soul of John Black‘s “I Love It” rocks the soundtrack to this spot for a Swiss dairy product. Give us some of what that guy’s having! And here’s the full track for for your listening pleasure: Good Thang by The Soul of John...Feb 26, 2016 | Eden Brent
Jazz Café by Putumayo World Music Do you know Putumayo? You really should, and probably do. They’re a record label that rejoices over the many rivers of music that stream across the globe (you’ve likely seen their eye-catching CDs in a coffee shop or...Jan 26, 2016 | The Claudettes, videos
In the middle of NO HOTEL, The Claudettes‘ new album full of playfully raucous songs and instrumentals, comes a song born of personal tragedy but bathed in beauty and light.- “She’s So Imaginary” is a vibrant throwback to the sound of...Dec 15, 2015 | Awards, Mary Flower, Ragpicker String Band
Congratulations to the Ragpicker String Band for their nomination in this year’s Blues Music Awards! The band has earned a nomination for Acoustic Album of the year.- This nomination was given for the debut album by the group, though the combined members of...Dec 7, 2015 | Features, The Claudettes
The Claudettes appear on the nationally syndicated WoodSongs Old Time Radio Hour this week, as part of a co-bill with the Wood Brothers. The Claudettes, whose piano-powered musical mayhem has been spotlighted on Dan Aykroyd’s Bluesmobile and the NPR-syndicated...Nov 20, 2015 | The Claudettes, videos
The first single from The Claudettes‘ NO HOTEL, “Chez Les Yé-yé”, takes the Serge Gainsbourg classic back to its American Blues roots — think blues with a beret instead of a fedora. But behind Yana’s sultry vocals and Michael Caskey’s...Nov 11, 2015 | Awards, Yellow Dog Records
We’re humbled to learn that we’ve been nominated for a 2016 Keeping the Blues Alive award.- This is The Blues Foundation‘s highest honor for “individuals and organizations that have made significant contributions to blues music”....Sep 15, 2015 | new releases, The Claudettes
The ClaudettesChicago and New Orleans piano blues get a shot in the arm and Tin Pan Alley gets the hot-rod treatment, while ’60s pop-soul and French Yé-yé make ravishing returns on the The Claudettes‘ second Yellow Dog Records album NO HOTEL. Chicago piano...