The previously unreleased 14-track collection Miss Kitty s Lounge was recorded in John Keane s Studio in Athens, GA during the demo tracking session in the winter of 1990. It features the original five (John Bell, Michael Houser, Todd Nance, Dave Schools, and Domingo Ortiz) plus John Keane on guitars, Page McConnell on organ, and Randal Bramblett…
Wiki has become a fixture of New York City hip hop since, at 17 years old, he founded the boundary defying group Ratking, whose aggressive style represented a new generation of city kids and artists, hungry for innovation and raw energy. Half God is produced entirely by Navy Blue, one of the most refreshing young,…
Wilco’s Cousin on LP. Their New Album Was Recorded at The Loft, Chicago and Produced by Cate Le Bon. Wilco’s thirteenth studio album, Cousin, was recorded in the band’s legendary Chicago studio – The Loft – over a period of two years. The ten new tracks are written by band leader Jeff Tweedy and feature musical performances by the…
Cruel Country, Wilco s twelfth studio album, is comprised of 21 country music inspired tracks, recorded at the band s Chicago studio, The Loft. Jeff Tweedy commented on the concept and recording process of Cruel Country: There have been elements of country music in everything we ve ever done. We ve never been particularly comfortable with…
2019 release, the 11th studio album from pioneering Chicago-based alt-rock Americana band Wilco. The album features 11 songs written and produced by Jeff Tweedy and recorded by Wilco at the bands own Chicago studio dubbed The Loft. The album is the follow-up to their 2016 album Schmilco and their self-imposed short hiatus. The album s…
Wilco’s sixth studio album Sky Blue Sky was released in May 2007. It was a critical and commercial success and received a Grammy nomination in 2008 for Best Rock Album. Sky Blue Sky was the band’s highest debut on the US Billboard chart, charting at #4. The album was also a top 40 album in…
Wilco s first studio album in three years, Sky Blue Sky, has been perhaps the most ardently awaited release of 07. Eager fans had taken to shouting out pleas for information to bandleader Jeff Tweedy during his recent solo acoustic tour, and the web chatter has been virtually deafening. Critic Katie Toms of London s…
Cruel Country, Wilco s twelfth studio album, is comprised of 21 country music inspired tracks, recorded at the band s Chicago studio, The Loft. Jeff Tweedy commented on the concept and recording process of Cruel Country: There have been elements of country music in everything we ve ever done. We ve never been particularly comfortable with…
My first record, Policy, was a book of short stories, Will Butler says. Generations is more of a novel-despairing, funny, a little bit epic… A big chunk of this record is asking: What s my place in American history? What s my place in America s present? Both in general-as a participant, as we all…
El Capitan is Will Johnson s 7th studio album, released less than a year after Wire Mountain. While this is a collection of songs written on the road, they re given a polished studio treatment, albeit a bit more subdued and restrained than Wire Mountain. El Capitan is Johnson s second album with the carefully-curated…
Captain Kirk a k a actor William Shatner boldly takes you for a ride around the cosmos of the mind on this classic 1977 recording of his one man show! Performed before a delighted audience at Hofstra University in New York, this exhilarating presentation finds Shatner dramatically reciting poetry, pondering deep philosophical issues, and engaging…
Funky Chicken is the 1970 album from Willie Henderson and the Soul Explosions. As evident by the name, it is infinitely danceable from the moment you press play. The band s potent blend of soul and bayou funk makes for a very exuberant sounding record, where the grooves are endless. The record was initially released…
2023 repress. Be With Records present a reissue of Willie Hutch s Season For Love, originally released in 1970. A monumental force firmly rooted in the soul canon, Willie Hutch is most notable for recording two of the best Blaxploitation soundtracks, The Mack and Foxy Brown. Yet his legacy is much greater. Outside of Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder and Smokey Robinson, Hutch…
2023 repress. Be With Records present a reissue of Willie Hutch s Soul Portrait, originally released in 1969. Soul Portrait is a slice of Southern-fried soul, a blend of beat ballads and dancers. Increasingly rare, this reissue is most welcome and showcases the early work of a soul legend. Officially licensed and remastered by Simon Francis, it s pressed on…