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Last Updated: 12/17/2009

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Country: UK
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Friday, December 18, 2009 
We're throwing a holiday sale on all NMS Merch. Use the code 'holiday' for 20% off your purchase of NMS goods, so buy your favorite NMS fan something they'll love. The discount applies to the copies of 'Ten Years On' & 'Plug & Play' we've added to the store. The discount code is valid through 1/4/2010. Happy holiday shopping!..
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Saturday, October 31, 2009 

Category: Music

Tune in to BBC 6Music tonight from 6pm to 9pm GMT to hear Fantasy Funk Band on The Craig Charles Funk and Soul Show.

Listeners voted for their favourite living British player on each instrument. The elected musicians got together yesterday at the BBC's legendary Maida Vale Studios to record a selection of classic tunes - here's the lineup:

Eddie Roberts - guitar, arranger, MD

James Taylor - Hammond organ and piano

Ernie McKone - bass guitar

Mike Bandoni - drums

Snowboy - percussion

Dionne Charles - vocals

John Turrell - vocals

The Haggis Horns:

Jim Corry - saxes, Atholl Ransome - saxes, Malcolm Strachan - trumpet


Eddie will be with Craig for the first hour of the show to talk about the session.  You can listen live in the UK on DAB, or online.


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Wednesday, October 28, 2009 
Feels like it's been awhile since we've been in the US. We're glad to be heading back starting 11/4 in Charlottesville, VA at the Outback Lodge. From there we'll be hitting some of our favorite spots including the Bowery Ballroom in NY, The 8x10 in MD and the Bear Creek Music Festival. Check out our tour dates page for a complete listing and tour updates.

The New Mastersounds are pleased to announce our Ten Years On Japan tour 2010 in association with Smash and P-Vine Records. The band will be playing all of Japan's hot spots:


Wed 20th Jan - Nagoya, Club Quattro
Thu 21st Jan - Osaka, Club Quattro
Sat 23rd & Sun 24th Jan - Tokyo, Club Quattro

This time we're taking our friend Chip Wickham on sax and flute, who also appears on the 'Chocolate Chip' single, just released. See the Ten Years On album info below.

Ten Years On presents an impressive range of grooves and styles, all sheltering from the grey English drizzle under a big jazz-funk umbrella. There’s the familiar vintage-sounding production, courtesy of guitarist and bandleader Eddie Roberts. The core of the band is the same as on 2008’s Plug & Play, with Simon Allen on drums, Pete Shand on Fender P-bass, and Joe Tatton on organ, piano and various other vintage keyboards.

The album has guests aplenty, some of them sending in their performances by email from distant shores. The CD version features a very special bonus track with Grace Potter. Nothing But the Water (II) is an NMS arrangement of one of Grace’s own original tunes. Other guests include JD73, Skerik, Sam Bell and Chip Wickham. It’s funky as hell and available exclusively as a digital download 11/2 or at our live shows starting 11/4.



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Thursday, September 03, 2009 


After a long awaited holiday and a tour of Spain The New Mastersounds are making our way back to the US for the last leg of our Summer tour. We'll be kicking off at the 10th annual moe.down in Turin, NY on 9/4 into a 3 hour late night set at Equifunk with The Radiators in PA on 9/5. From there we'll hop on the private NMS jet to Bumbershoot in Seattle. Since we've acquired this jet we're going to wrap up the tour by hitting IC Yacht Club in IA and Miramar Theatre in WI then onto Harvest Fest in MN and Trinumeral Fest in NC. Ok really, we don't have a private jet but we wish we did for this run!


The New Mastersounds are pleased to announce our triumphant return to the East coast in November. We'll be hitting some of our favorite spots including the Bowery Ballroom in NY, The 8x10 in MD and the Bear Creek Music Festival. Check out our tour dates page for a complete listing and tour updates.


EXCLUSIVE DOWNLOADS


The New Mastersounds show from 3/13/09 at San Francisco's historic Fillmore Auditorium is available for FREE DOWNLOAD from the voter registration non-profit organization HeadCount. Visit HeadCount's download page and pick the issue you care about most to get free downloads from NMS and many other amazing artists.



We've also paired up with Wente Vineyards for their 'Discover the Wine, Discover the Music' series. Karl Wente, a fifth generation winemaker believes music and wine are both extraordinary complements to the moments in life that we cherish the most--reflection, celebration, creation and inspiration. We really couldn't agree more, so grab your free NMS download and discover some delicious vintage Syrah along the way.

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Friday, August 07, 2009 
The New Mastersounds are pleased to be part of the original HBO documentary "The Nine Lives of Marion Barry" airing Monday Aug 10th at 9pm/7pm CST. Our music is featured throughout the movie.

A synopsis:

To many, Marion Barry is remembered as the philandering drug-addled mayor of the nation's capital. To others, Marion Barry is a folk hero. Hailed as a civil rights champion and defender of the poor, his soaring achievements, catastrophic failures and phoenix-like rebirths have made him a symbol of mythic indestructibility. Today, to the dismay of some and the delight of others, Barry is once again in the political limelight.



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Thursday, July 16, 2009 
Are you going to see Phish at Red Rocks? Swooping in to fill the void for ticketless Phish fans is the just announced Phamily Reunion four day camping and music festival to be held on private property nearby Red Rocks in Colorado at Idaho Spring's Van Eden Ranch. With a lineup of well known touring festival acts such as the New Mastersounds, the Heavy Pets, EOTO, Lynx & Jamie Janover, Ana Sia, YAMN and local band on the rise, White Water Ramble (with more performers yet to be announced) this nearby festival occupying the same four days in August should perk the ears of Phish fans left out in the cold.

They have 4-day, 3-day and single day passes available for purchase, check it out! We would love to see you there!

http://www.phamilyreunion.com/
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Tuesday, July 14, 2009 


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVhWrZ2uews

Si and Pete bumming around in Central Park before the RocksOff Boat gig on Wednesday July 8th 2009

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Tuesday, July 07, 2009 


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Video diary in which we are easily impressed by what is probably considered mild weather activity in this part of the world (Wilmington NC)

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Wednesday, May 27, 2009 
We are proud to announce we've been added to 2 more festivals Bumbershoot Festival in Seattle and Harvest Fest in Minnesota. We are also taking a detour from Colorado to Tahoe City on 7/30!  Check out The New Mastersounds as we tour throughout the midwest and beyond. This time we've partnered with Jambase to give away a pair of tickets to each of our our club shows with a grand prize pair of tickets to Bumbershoot. Check out the contest details here

The New Mastersounds Tour Dates:

Jun 04-05 || Wakarusa Festival || Ozark, AR
Sat Jun 06 || Double Door || Chicago, IL
Sun Jun 07 || The Annex || Madison, WI
Tue Jun 09 || The Cabooze || Minneapolis, MN
Wed Jun 10 || The Waiting Room || Omaha, NE
Thu Jun 11 || Crosstown Station || Kansas City,MO
Fri Jun 12 || IC Yacht Club || Iowa City, IA
Jul 03-04 || Pour House || Charleston, SC
Sun Jul 05 || The Soapbox || Wilmington, NC
Wed Jul 08 || Rocks Off Boat Cruise || New York, NY
Thu Jul 09 || World Café Live || Philadelphia, PA
Fri Jul 10 || All Good Music Festival || Masontown, WV
Sat Jul 11 || Forecastle Festival || Louisville, KY
Sun Jul 12 || Cisco Ottawa Blues || Ottawa, ON
Tue Jul 28 || Ford Amphitheater || Vail, CO
Thu Jul 30 || River Ranch Lodge || Tahoe City, CA
Fri Jul 31 || Old Town Pub || Steamboat Springs, CO
Sat Aug 01 || Phamily Reunion || Idaho Springs, CO
Sun Aug 02 || Funk Fest || Acme, PA
Sat Sep 05 || Equifunk || Equinunk, PA
Fri Sep 11 || Harvest Fest || Clarks Grove, MN
Mon Sep 07 || Bumbershoot Festival || Seattle, WA

For more info and links to buy tickets check out our website.

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Thursday, May 14, 2009 
Ten years on, and we're still in the 'and many more' category in festival advertising.  Maybe we should change the name of the band to "And Many More".  But what happens if/when we eventually make top billing?  The posters would have to say:  "And Many More... and many more", which would be a bit silly.  Like calling your band 'Special Guests' or 'Plus Support'.

Here are some photos from the Belly Up in Aspen, taken by Julie Collins:

Belly Up, Aspen
Belly Up, Aspen
Belly Up, Aspen
Belly Up, Aspen
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