The Deli Nashville features Pageant in advance of Friday’s EP release:
Pageant are set to release their sophomore EP ‘Endless Sun’ this Friday 11.13, and since we got a sneak peek (our favorite part of this gig,) you can take it from us, it’s a dandy! Featuring a sibling vocal duo atop acoustic-driven poppy choruses and building rhythms with splashes of auxiliary horns and strings, the EP is earthy and personal with universal themes of love and life.
Head to The Deli for the full review!
The Alternate Root Magazine chooses Paul Benjaman Band‘s “Sneaker” as its top track of the week!
JJ Cale set the time for the Tulsa Sound, and Paul Benjaman Band are the Tulsa torchbearer’s carrying JJ’s groove. “Sneaker” slithers and slides like a loose electrical cable and heads for the dance floor as Paul Benjaman counts to ‘move to the beat of the two and the four.
Currentland reviews Paul Benjaman Band‘s new album Sneaker, out today on Horton Records, in the November issue.
The Bluegrass Situation premieres the new album by Paul Benjaman Band! Sneaker is out on October 30th from Horton Records.
Independent Clauses premieres Pageant‘s new video “Don’t Stop the Rain” from the new EP Endless Sun, coming out on November 13th:
[‘Don’t Stop the Rain’] is a jaunty duet that draws heavily on indie-pop and folk conventions without falling neatly into either category. The vocals are the feature here, with Derek and Erika Porter’s voices intertwining throughout the tune as leads and backup vocals. There’s some pedal steel and harmonica to counter the vocal focus, while the bass guitar does some admirable work keeping the tune traveling sprightly on.
AmericanaUK features Jacob Tovar and the Saddle Tramps — thanks to Rudie for the Dirty Dozen questions! Pick up the new album, out now on Horton Records.
“like ZZ Top playing Beck…an exercise in covert raucousness.”
The Tulsa Voice reviews the forthcoming album from Paul Benjaman Band, out on October 30th from Horton Records.
Benjaman has the simultaneously gritty, playful and soft delivery of Billy Gibbons, and it’s his unmistakable voice that guides the listener through the pan-genre track listing. Sneaker sneaks, with the harsh sweetness of a day drunk. Your head is splitting from last night’s debauchery, but you ride the manic wave higher with every sip.
The Tulsa Voice interviews Paul Benjaman Band — read some of Paul’s thoughts on music as a college degree, music as a religion, and an Oklahoma album that should have won a Grammy; and pick up the album, out on Horton Records on October 30th.
Totally Fuzzy shares Pageant‘s music video for “Beautiful (Caught up in the Moment)” from their forthcoming Endless Sun EP.
Infectious Magazine premieres the new single from Pageant, “Don’t Stop the Rain,” from their forthcoming Endless Sun EP, out on November 13th:
Today we have teamed up with Nashville’s own folk-pop siblings Derek and Erika Porter, who are better known as Pageant, to bring you the second single from their upcoming sophomore EP Endless Sun, titled “Don’t Stop The Rain.” The track is upbeat and will instantly put you in a good mood! What better way is there to start your weekend than listening to a song that is sure to make you even happier it’s Friday?
The Oklahoman interviews Paul Benjaman Band in advance of their album release party!
The Dispatch / Rock Island Argus previews MR NASTI and CHALAXY‘s show tonight at Rozz-Tox QC:
Iowa’s own Mr. Nasti, singer-songwriter Nicholas Sebastian Naioti, and the Nashville psych-pop band Chalaxy, will help you get a jump on the weekend tonight at 7 p.m. at Rozz Tox, 2108 3rd Ave., Rock Island. Admission is $5 to $10.
Mr. Naioti (from Fairfield, Iowa) is touring in support of his sophomore full-length Truth Sound, which came out last fall on Maximum Ames Records, exploring themes of life and death. “I’ve lived in three states, opened two food service businesses, lost my home to a flood, lost 2 close family members, and traveled heavily,” he said in a recent release.
Sean Moeller of Daytrotter has recorded stripped-down acoustic versions of Mr. Naioti’s lively disco tracks, describing his songs as “are examples of the joint frustration and exaltation of living.”
Pulse Magazine cover story called “Truth Sound” “an aural kaleidoscope of synth sounds and beats mixed with a little acoustic instrumentation to add soulful dynamics. Despite danceable, hooky beats, it’s the lyrics that give this album its genuine emotional wallop.”
Tulsa World has an excellent interview with Paul Benjaman Band in advance of this weekend’s local release party. New album Sneaker is out on CD and digital formats on Horton Records on Friday, October 30th.
In some ways, especially in rhythm, that’s a strong line between the music Benjaman makes and the music Tulsa legend JJ Cale made.
“Some of his stuff was one chord. When you think it’s going to go to a bridge or something like that, it’s out,” Benjaman said. “What gets intricate is the different rhythms, that’s where the intricacies play out, juxtaposed with each other.”
Sneaker has that in spades. The 12 songs on the album rock and groove in exciting ways, with Benjaman’s guitar work captivating.
Bucket Full of Nails shares the new music video from Pageant, “Beautiful (Caught up in the Moment)”:
The first single…is a sly pop song with an accompanying video that’s equal parts Ed Sullivan and scrapped European Cialis commercial featuring Casey Whitaker and Tim de la Motte from Chicago’s Second City improv troupe, proving you just never know when the moment is right.
Songwriting Magazine premieres the new music video from Pageant for “Beautiful (Caught up in the Moment)” from their forthcoming EP Endless Sun, out on CD and digital formats on November 13th. The music video features actors from Chicago’s legendary improv enterprise Second City, Casey Whitaker and Tim de la Motte. Jeph Porter, Head of Digital Media Production at Second City and brother of Pageant siblings Derek and Erika Porter, directed the video, putting a decidedly comic spin on a song that was written as a straight-ahead love song idealizing a romantic partnership.
Independent Clauses shares “Dancehall,” the new video from Justin Fallen and the Angels:
I only lived in Austin for three-ish months, so I hardly count as a resident. Nevertheless, Justin Fallen and the Angels’ clip for “Dancehall (Rhythm of a Saturday Night)” makes me nostalgic for the city by featuring Austin landmarks. There’s also a great amount of dancing, which always endears me to a video.
“I’m trying to capture what’s going on during this really exciting time for Tulsa music…Playing live all the time…albums are your timepieces,” Benjaman said. “As the years go by, that’s the only thing you’ve got to show.”
Check out the interview with Paul Benjaman Band in The Oklahoman, and hear the premiere of “Estoy Loco,” the 2nd single from the forthcoming album “Sneaker” coming out on Horton Records on October 30th!
The Music Enthusiast reviews Pageant’s new single “Beautiful (Caught up in the Moment),” the first single from their forthcoming EP Endless Sun:
“Beautiful (Caught up in the Moment)” is a much more intricate number, blurring the lines of their usual genre classification…It has a very grand sound about it, the percussion being key in achieving that, ebbing and flowing, the more powerful beats helping accent many of the lyrics; while the subtle but still noticeable use of violins are another thing that’s crucial to the songs beauty. The semi-symphonic style mixes well with the more bold sounding guitars and rhythm section…it’s a gorgeous song.
No Country For New Nashville‘s Philip Obenschain on why you shouldn’t miss Christian Lee Hutson’s show:
With a touring schedule that can only be described as relentless and cruel and a burgeoning catalogue of soul-shatteringly beautiful songs, Christian Lee Hutson, at the (not so) tender age of 25, is by far one of the most compelling young voices in the Americana music scene. The tone of Hutson’s songs in his releases to date (debut LP The Hell With It and 2012’s Will Never Break Up) really is remarkably complex. Endearingly sincere one moment and self-deprecatingly dismissive the next, they read like a whole human laid before you, all mangled and beautiful in the same breath. This is a person about whom Sean Moeller has said, “He will change you. Go see him tonight.” With a mid-summer move to New York, a shiny new backing band and two (rumored) completed albums waiting in the wings, now seems like a perfect time to let Christian Lee Hutson change you.
The Boot gives us a taste of the new Tulsa Sound with the premiere of “Sneaker,” the first single and title track from Paul Benjaman Band’s forthcoming album, out October 30th from Horton Records.
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