Soulive News and Photos

Pretty Lights Hopes to Bridge Gap Between EDM and Hip-Hop

Tue, April 23 2013 5:30pm - Source: Rolling Stone

Electronic music star Pretty Lights (real name: Derek Vincent Smith) will release his new album, A Color Map of the Sun , on July 2nd.

New LP from the Alan Evans Trio hits store shelves today, 3/19

Tue, March 19 2013 2:10pm - Source: The Vinyl District

The Soulive drummer's new record, Merkaba, via Royal Family Records , features Danny Meyer on guitar and Beau Sasser on organ.

Alan Evans Trio at Capital Ale House

Mon, September 10 2012 12:21pm - Source: Circles of Concrete

After co-founding drumming for Soulive for more than 15 years, Alan Evans has been called one of the most hard-working drummers in the jazz and soul scene.

a 4th of July NYC event guide (fireworks, Pictureplane, a zombie rave, the Roots, Shea Stadium anniversary & much more)

Tue, July 03 2012 7:03pm - Source: Brooklyn Vegan

There is a risk of locally damaging thunderstorms Tuesday evening and again on Independence Day, which could not only impact daytime picnics and festivals, but also evening fireworks in the Northeast.

this week in Hip Hop (Northside, NXNE, Kool Keith, EPMD, Yasiin Bey, RJD2, Tech N9ne, Black Thought + Rahzel, GZA & more)

Thu, June 14 2012 5:34pm - Source: Brooklyn Vegan

As mentioned in What's going on? last night, Prodigy 's upcoming "Queens Day" show at Irving Plaza, which was supposed to happen next week (6/19) has been cancelled.

Upcoming: 2012′s McDowell Mountain Music Festival

Fri, April 06 2012 5:09pm - Source: Ickmusic

Somehow it's April already, which for me means it's time to gear up for another installment of my favorite Arizona music festival.

John Oates Jams on Jam Cruise

Tue, January 17 2012 4:35pm - Source: Rolling Stone

Now in its tenth incarnation, this year's Jam Cruise set sail on January 9th from Fort Lauderdale for a week on the high seas, with port stops in Haiti and Jamaica.

Hall & Oates songwriter loosens up for surprising sit-ins on weeklong cruise

Tue, January 17 2012 12:40am - Source: Rolling Stone

Now in its tenth incarnation, this year's Jam Cruise set sail on January 9th from Fort Lauderdale for a week on the high seas, with port stops in Haiti and Jamaica.

Soulive: Rubber Soulive

Thu, January 12 2012 4:26am - Source: Hyperbolium

Soulive is an organ trio (Hammond B-3, drums and guitar) that has been cutting soul-jazz grooves since the late '90s.

Vieux Farka Toure gigs next month

Fri, January 06 2012 7:44am - Source: Music-News.com

Malian singer, songwriter and guitarist Vieux Farka Touré will return to the UK for a 10-date tour, starting on 5 February in Glasgow (part of the Celtic Connections festival) and also including a special show at London's Queen Elizabeth Hall with British blues singer-songwriter Oli Brown's trio opening.

Weekend Shots!

Fri, September 23 2011 3:40pm - Source: The Vinyl District

Summer has officially ended and as my colleague Geraldine Wyckoff astutely points out in her column this week, there are now two festival seasons in New Orleans.

TVD NOLA in Chicago!

Fri, September 02 2011 2:27pm - Source: The Vinyl District

There is also a one-day celebration of the 40th anniversary of Soul Train on Monday.

Vieux Farka Touré - The Secret

Fri, July 01 2011 11:33am - Source: BBC Music

Still in his late 20s, Vieux Farka Touré already has an impressively brave career behind him.

TO Jazz Preview: Interview with Eric Krasno of Soulive

Sat, June 25 2011 3:07am - Source: The Panic Manual

Today marks the start of the Toronto Jazz Festival.

TO Jazz Preview: Interview with Erik Krasno of Soulive

Fri, June 24 2011 2:35pm - Source: The Panic Manual

Today marks the start of the Toronto Jazz Festival.

Soulive: March 12, 2011: Brooklyn Bowl, Brooklyn, NY - FLAC and MP3 Downloads + Streaming Songs

Sun, March 27 2011 5:15am - Source: NYC Taper

For the past two years now, the funk/jazz trio Soulive have been commandeering the cavernous adult playland Brooklyn Bowl for a series of concerts they dub "Bowlive".

Melvin Sparks, Influential Soul-Jazz Guitarist, Dead at 64

Tue, March 22 2011 3:55pm - Source: Spinner

Melvin Sparks, an acclaimed jazz-soul session guitarist and fixture in the jam-band scene, died March 13 at his Mount Vernon, N.Y. home, according to the New York Times .

My Morning Jacket, Michael Franti, Gov't Mule Announced for Mountain Jam 2011

Wed, January 12 2011 3:20am - Source: Spinner

As predicted, Mountain Jam will return to Hunter Mountain in Hunter, N.Y. this summer.

Jimi Hendrix Tribute Feat. 'Cats' From G. Dead, DMB, P-Funk on Jam Cruise

Tue, January 11 2011 1:43am - Source: Spinner

One of the many aspects unique to Jam Cruise -- apart from the awesome fact that it's a traveling music festival which takes place on a cruise ship in the Caribbean -- is the sheer number of impromptu collaborations, guest appearances and all-star jams that seem to happen spontaneously throughout the journey.