Roots Music News--3.26.12

Roots music GQ.com By Charlie Burton As a 12-year-old, Paloma Stoecker was inspired by the death of her DJ stepfather to make her own music - now 21, she's recording as Delilah and counts Plan B and Chase & Status as fans. In advance of her debut album, From The Roots Up ... See all stories on this topic »

Roland JP-50 rediscovers synthesizer roots SlashGear More news out of Musikmesse, music fans. Roland are set to introduce a new line of Jupiter keyboards, with modifications made after fans expressed disappointment over the move away from classical synth features. Fear not, as Roland have heard the ... See all stories on this topic »

Reviews of new pop, country/ roots, jazz and classical releases Sacramento Bee ... that means "standing outside oneself" and is the root of the English word ecstasy. Much of the album foregrounds Holter's girlish voice multitracked into a choir of beautiful textures, floating atop keyboards that draw on ambient music, synth-pop, ... See all stories on this topic »

Jim Harrington: SXSW unveils new music documentaries San Jose Mercury News By Jim Harrington I'll watch basically any documentary film about music -- whether or not I'm passionate about the specific subject matter. Know a good one on Canadian doom metal? I'll watch it. Heard of a so-so doc about Bruce Willis' music career? See all stories on this topic »

MUSIC MONDAY: Smokey Robinson-backed Aussie pop group to tour US Poughkeepsie Journal "They sing the Motown music, but they do it like Human Nature does it." For their part, Human Nature simply loves singing the songs. "Our roots lie in American soul," Andrew Tierney said. "It's the ultimate market for what we love. See all stories on this topic »

A night of hippie-approved and hillbilly-endorsed music White Lake Beacon Award winning musicians John Latini and Jamie-Sue Seal will perform "A Night Of Hillbilly Endorsed and Hippie Approved Music", as part of the First Fridays Michigan Music Concert Series at Howmet Playhouse. Latini and Seal perform blues, roots, ... See all stories on this topic »

Texas Regional Radio Awards handed out in Arlington Pegasus News by Kimberley Rockdale of Roots, Boots 'n Rambles Eli Young Band took home the honors for Duo/Group, Song, Single, and Music Video. Being in the music business can sometimes be a pretty thankless job. Sometimes those endless nights on the road are ... See all stories on this topic »