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| Rob Baird's Cathartic, Blues-Battered 'Wrong Side Of The River' After a four year hiatus from music, Memphis-born musician Rob Baird releases his "thematic journey from defiance to reflection to the hope for redemption" (NPR) on the 10-track 'Wrong Side Of The River' autobiographical LP, out today (5.13) via Hard Luck Recording Company. Baird's journey ranges from soul-searching ballads to "honest rockers" (Texas Monthly) and takes the listener through songs spanning a blues-drenched, Jack White-influenced title track to an organ-aided Jackson Browne-styled rocker "Mercy Me;" from a sentimental "Run of Good Luck" ballad to the cannon-shot stomper "Ain't Nobody Got A Hold On Me." To accompany the sonic quest, Baird also created a "stunning" (NPR) cinematic trilogy video with director Matt Bizer (Willie Nelson, Old Crow Medicine Show). It premiered last week on NPR First Watch and features three tracks from the record: bit.ly/RB_trilogy. "The journey to produce this record has been a long one both literally and figuratively, " Baird says. "Each mile I've travelled and each moment in between went directly into my songs. The result is something I believe in, something I am proud of, and something to which I think each and every one of you can relate. I hope that my life through these songs resonates with you." The "cathartic" (Rolling Stone Country) songwriter has full-band shows and festival performances slated through the summer. For more on Rob, including a list of tour dates, please visit robbairdmusic.com. 'Wrong Side of the River' tracklist: 1. Ain't Nobody Got A Hold On Me 2. Mercy Me 3. Pocket Change 4. Run Of Good Luck 5. Wrong Side Of The River 6. Oklahoma 7. Horses 8. Mississippi Moon 9. When I Go 10. Cowboy Cliche Upcoming Tour Dates May 13 / Grand Stafford / Bryan, TX May 14 / Magnolia Motor Lounge / Ft. Worth, TX May 19 / Fitzgerald's / Houston, TX May 20 / Threadgill's World HQ / Austin, TX May 21 / River Road Ice House / New Braunfels, TX May 27 / Rockin Rodeo / Denton, TX May 28 / Music & Mayhem / Eufalua, OK June 3 / Hoots Pub / Amarillo, TX June 4 / Wormy Dog Saloon / Oklahoma City, OK June 10 / Wichita River Festival / Wichita, KS June 20 / Blaine's Pub / San Angelo, TX June 24 / Sam's Burger Joint / San Antonio, TX June 25 / Luckenbach Food Truck Festival / Fredericksburg, TX write your comments about the article :: © 2016 Jazz News :: home page |