Hello friends,

In case you hadn't already heard, our dear good friend Dr. John took home a Grammy this year for Best Contemporary Blues Album with his latest release "City That Care Forgot." He and his band, the Lower 9-11, recorded the album with us during a two week period in December of 07. Making the album with him was a pure delight and we were thrilled to hear the news. So once again, congrats to Dr. John and his band.

Well the grammy nominations have just been announced....
and wouldn't you know....DR. JOHN has been nominated!!!!

Dr. John and the Lower 911 - "The City That Care Forgot" has been nominated for Best Contemporary Blues Album!

and in case you're still unsure why we're so excited.....Dr.John recorded this album at Dockside. Not only was the Doc's session one of the coolest, but it is also nominated....and it just might win.


Congrats Doc!

-DS

Sonny on the cover of October's Guitar Player Magazine! It contains a huge article as well as slide tips, and most importantly Sonny talks about DOCKSIDE!!!!!

Run to a newsstand and buy this. Now.

A few months back Dr. John spent a few weeks in the studio recording "The City That Care Forgot".  The Doc's latest cd in STOCKED FULL to the brim with stars and great talent.

-Willie Nelson, Eric Clapton, Sonny Landreth, Ani Difranco, and Terrance Blanchard all breathe life into this record.  Making it a must have.  This was Doc's second time at Dockside Studio and hopefully he'll be back soon. Fingers crossed.  To see Dr. John talk about Dockside check out the video called Dockside Family on www.youtube.com/docksidestudio

 

http://www.amazon.com/City-That-Care-Forgot-Lower/dp/B0017LEFYI

 

Make sure you visit our YOUTUBE page (www.youtube.com/docksidestudio) to see the MyNameIsJohnMichael video!  It's pretty sweet!

http://mixonline.com/mag/audio_john_snyder_love/

 

John says some great things about Dockside in this magazine.

http://offbeat.com/artman/publish/article_3266.shtml

Bobby Charles
Homemade Songs
Rice 'n' Gravy
By Alex Rawls


Music has always come fairly easily to Bobby Charles; it's the business part that has been hard. He's had a gift for a melody and lyrics written in the common tongue since he wrote "See You Later Alligator" and "Walking to New Orleans," but label owners, managers, and even other musicians have taken some of the fun out of music for him. The songs still come, though, whether he wants them or not, and periodically he calls friends—often Sonny Landreth—and schedules a session, often at Dockside Studio. The aptly named Homemade Songs collects some of those sessions.

The title track is the gem, a country soul ballad cut in Nashville. Mickey Raphael's harmonica echoes the loneliness in Charles' voice when he sings, "You ask me if I think I'll ever make it back down home. / I doubt it because I know I don't belong. / I think I'm going to stay right here / because here is where I belong. / Staying stoned and singing homemade songs."

In general, the Nashville tracks are the strongest here, but "Pick of the Litter" is the sort of pop song Charles has made his calling card—seemingly artless, seemingly effortless, but with everything in the exactly right place and memorable. It's grounded day to day life, but it makes that life seem a little less mundane.

In its way, Homemade Songs is more of a portrait of Charles than many albums that set out to document the complex person behind them. At times, he's sentimental, revisiting older songs; at times, he's pissed off at politicians. He's reflective in one song, then singing the Battle Hymn of the Football Fan in the next. The album is unified, though, by the sensibility of someone who's seen enough and done enough to know the value of doing things your way on your time.

We currently have started work on our new Dockside video series.  The wheels are currently in motion, as they say.  There are a couple of interviews and video ideas in the works which should be coming to you soon. So please please be on the lookout.  Also if you would like to get these cool vids sent to your email or anything like that....drop us a line on here and we'll make sure YOU get it FIRST!!!!!

Thanks and stay tuned!

Just a quick little reminder from your buddies here at Dockside Studio.....

If you have not purchased Scarlett Johansson's new (Dockside Recorded) release "Anywhere I Lay My Head" stop what you are doing, put on your crocs and run out into the sunlight and buy this album.  This is a music expedition that cannot be explained to you.....you must experience it yourself.  This is Scarlett's first musical release and it is exquisit.  Whether it is in front of a camera or in front of a microphone, ScarJo is quite the talented young lady.

Speaking of talented youth.... while you're running amuck in the streets and and sunshine, go ahead and scoop up Dr. John's latest musical masterpiece "The City That Care Forgot".  This is the Doc's first "post-Katrina" album and you have to hear first hand what the Doctor has to say! This album itself is jammmmmmed packed with special guests from Eric Clapton to Willie Nelson to the always amazing Ani Difranco.

And speaking of Ani, be on the lookout for her soon-to-be-released 20TH ALBUM.  More info on it coming soon.  Thanks and stayed tuned.

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