Bonnie Raitt’s career began with her self-titled release in 1971 and for five decades now, her distinctive mellow voice and slide guitar skills have influenced folk, rock, country and blues. Her 10 Grammy awards, including wins as Top Female Pop Vocalist, Best Rock Vocal and Rock Instrumental Performances, are a testament to her versatility. Bonnie also came in at 50 in the top 100 singers and at 89 in the top 100 guitarists. Her early success gave way to a less prolific period in the 80s. She began a comeback when she appeared as one of the female background vocalists for Roy Orbison on a well viewed television special. Work on a Disney compilation album led her to producer Don Was, and she made a roaring comeback with her 1989 album Nick of Time, which won the 1990 Grammy for Album of the Year. The album’s title song, along with singles "Have a Heart," and "Thing Called Love," all spent time on the Billboard charts. Her Grammy win that same year, for Best Traditional Blues recording, was awarded to her collaboration with John Lee Hooker for the song "In the Mood." Their duet appeared on his album titled The Healer. Raitt continued on a successful path in the 1990s and early 2000s, and she was recognized by the music industry in early 2000 when she was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Since then she has released Slipstream in 2012, for which she won a Grammy for Best Americana Album.

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With a distinctive sound developed through tireless attention to musicality and artistry, Stick Figure has redefined American reggae music with his latest album, Wisdom, released on September 9th, 2022. As with his previous releases, Wisdom was written, produced and recorded by Scott Woodruff, a self-taught musician, at Stick Figure-owned Great Stone Studios in Oakland, CA, former home of Green Day.
 
Wisdom is Stick Figure’s seventh album and follows the unprecedented success of 2019’s World on Fire, which peaked at number 34 on the Billboard Top 200, #6 overall Top albums, #1 Independent, and #1 Reggae album. World on Fire has sold over 300,000 copies including streaming equivalents, according to Nielsen soundscan data. Stick Figure’s catalog has now sold well over one million copies and been streamed over three billion times. 

Wisdom is a journey and a search for what matters in life–a search for meaning, purpose, place and belonging. Wisdom is a code to live by where we can accept that it is ok to start over, to make mistakes, to love, and to feel pain. It is a reminder to focus on the little things that bring joy and know that all of it is a part of our individual story. It also shows us that we should have some fun doing it all! In signature Stick Figure style, Wisdom can bring peace and happiness in the dark moments as well as in the good times, and the benefits of the music can stay with the listener long after the record has stopped spinning.

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Prince Bellerose is an indie power trio consisting of Valentin Prince (picnic.), Joseph Harder (Babe Lewis) and Daniel Bellerose (Hey, beautiful, Happy Happy). Their debut album, BLUSH, marks the band’s first step into embracing their less traditional influences. Taking inspiration from Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Tame Impala, and others in the synth-drenched realm of indie psych, Prince Bellerose presents Rock smudged with a distinct air of laziness. With tracks written and produced by each of the three band members, the album knowingly nods to the respective futures of each member’s solo project. Produced by Illiterate Light’s Jake Cochran, and birthed in an atmosphere of sheer chaos, BLUSH is a bizzare-yet-lovable sonic experience.

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