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Sylvie Simmons is a London-born, San Francisco based music journalist, named as a "principal player" in Paul Gorman's book on the history of the rock music press In Their Own Write (Sanctuary Publishing, 2001). A widely regarded writer and rock historian, she is one of very few women to be included among the predominantly male rock elite. She is also the author of a number of books, including biography and cult fiction.

In 2010 her liner notes for the CD/DVD Leonard Cohen: Live at the Isle of Wight (Sony) won her an ASCAP Deems-Taylor Award.[2] Her interview with Tom Waits featured in Tom Waits on Tom Waits (Chicago Review Press, 2010) and, the same year, Simmons made an appearance in the film The Mighty Uke: The Amazing Comeback of a Musical Underdog. Simmons worked on her major biography of Leonard Cohen for most of the three-year period from 2009 to 2012.

Middle Brother is an American rock band consisting of songwriters and musicians John J. McCauley III of Deer Tick, Taylor Goldsmith of Dawes, and Matt Vasquez of Delta Spirit. They first came together in 2009, and played their first show at the 2010 SXSW film conference and festival at the Ale House in Austin, Texas, where they performed under the moniker "MG&V" in an unannounced appearance. The band played their first official show at The Troubadour in Los Angeles, California on December 20, 2010 under the official name of Middle Brother.

Middle Brother released their self-titled debut album on March 1, 2011.                             Justin Cox is this weeks host

Track titles listed below

This weeks AotW is B.B. King "Live In Cook County Jail” on vintage vinyl. Jesse Deere is the host and here is how he presents this classic album. It has my favorite version of “The Thrill Is Gone”, and B.B. and Lucille are absolutely on fire. Plus the back jacket describes the scene of Cook County Jail, which was pretty much out of control. At the beginning of the album the M.C. introduces the Sheriff and the Judge for the county, who are in attendance, and the 2100+ inmates boo them out of the house. It’s fantastic. Then Lucille cranks up and the show is off and going. It’s a blues classic.

Click the image to see a three minute YouTube of THA DIRT FEELIN in the KDRT studio. Thanks to the talents and dedication of Eunah Cho for filming and editing.

Kenny Rego “With a working mans voice Kenny is a true champion for the average over worked under paid american."(i think the reason people can relate to the music is because its real, its not all doctored its raw like the hands of a hard working middle class folk. Most of the music out there is very doctored and electronic and people just want to roll back the sound to a simple time”) well simple seems to be the key For Kenny Rego and the Law of one band .With catchy hooks and a groove that you can dance to you'll appreciated this well into your golden years possibly your children's children also. it has the staying power and the grit to become a classic sound.”

Andrew Castro is a Sacramento based singer songwriter. He started playing live shows in the summer of 2013 and now has played over 320 to date ranging from venues in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Sacramento, and New York. His acoustic upbeat pop styled music is catchy and melodic while still providing lyrics that are thoughtful and personal and can relate to anyone who has been in love and out of love or in any type of relationship. His live shows are high energy and though he is a solo performer the rhythms and sounds created on his guitar and loop pedal provide backing track and a much different experience than the typical singer songwriter act. The release of his new EP titled "Inside/Out" is set to happen in February 2015.

This is one NOT to miss. Marque Cass brings to the studio his TALENT, ENERGY, CHARISMA, ENTHUSIASM and his awesome PERSONALITY. Marque is the lead vocalist for THA DIRT FEELIN that has been setting northern California on fire with its high energy can't help but to dance music.Visit Marque at http://thadf.com

Rock icon and cult favorite Paul Collins got his start with Peter Case and Jack Lee in 1974, their band The Nerves toured with The Ramones and recorded a song called “Hanging On The Telephone.” The song would later become a hit when covered by Deborah Harry and Blondie on the Parallel Lines album.