Florida singer-songwriter Jayne Kelli built a local following in Tampa Bay by performing her original tunes throughout the area, making appearances on local radio programs and working with fellow musicians.

But for the release of her latest EP, Promises and Dead Ends, Kelli began her push for international recognition by taking her music to Northern Italy.

When she returns to Florida, she plans to return to Hideaway Recording Studio to continue work on her full-length release, Jack for a King.

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Bryant also performed the track “Good Girl Gone Bad” exclusively for Music.MyNC.

Legendary rock photographer Robert Knight is renowned for his iconic photos of Led Zepplin and The Rolling Stones before they became the icons they are today. Now, Knight prides himself on “discovering” new talent and helping them nurture their careers. Recently that has included Panic! At the Disco and Australian band Sick Puppies.

Knight has set his sights on Bryant and is trying to convince the rock world that he has discovered “the next Stevie Ray Vaughan.”

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The band recently released its sophomore LP, Church of the Haunted South, digitally, but the album will see a physical release later in July. Folks will be able to pick up the album online or at the band’s live shows — considering their extensive touring schedule, they should pass through the Triangle sometime again soon.

The Winter Sounds performed two tracks off Church of the Haunted South, as well as two brand new tracks — “Four Summers” and “Bird on Fire” — that will be on the next release. You can check out photos from this performance and others at the Music.MyNC Facebook Fan page. And while you’re there, become a fan and get the latest updates on upcoming Studio B performances.

After their performance on B-Sides, The Winter Sounds opened for The Pneurotics at Nightlight in Chapel Hill. The Secret Carrboro Ninja has a review and photos from that show.

“This one goes out to the young’ins,” frontman Michael Glabicki said. “We call this song the Ice Age song.”

While the Pittsburgh-based jam band is well-known in rootsy circles, it was the popularity of 1995’s “Send Me On My Way” from Rusted Root’s sophomore album When I Woke that skyrocketed the group to mainstream success.

The single reached number 72 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts in 1995, and it was prominently featured in the films Ice Age, Matilda and The Theory of Flight, as well as the iconic television show Party of Five.

But it wasn’t only Hollywood that garnered Rusted Root so much attention. In its early years, the band was recognized for its rigorous touring and unique fusion of bluegrass and Afro-pop percussion. While this touring slowed in recent years, the band is ready to tackle the road once again; this time in support of its sixth studio album, Stereo Rodeo.

Rusted Root began its most recent extensive tour on May 30 in Utica, N.Y., and it will carry them through October, including a stop at Lincoln Theatre in Raleigh on June 6. The band headlined the Band Together benefit show for the Lucy Daniels Center. NOTE: See video from the concert.

In addition to Rusted Root, local acts Chatham County Line and The Rosebuds performed outside before the show continued inside with HOBEX.

A special thanks goes to Erica Bustamante of MyNC’s Entertainment blog for hosting Rusted Root in studio B in my absence.

It’s difficult to pinpoint the band’s sound, and that is perhaps what makes Southeast Engine so intriguing. Their unique amalgamation of Appalachian folk and the energy as well as charisma of classic indie rock is derived from the band’s Dayton roots being transplanted to the mountainous region of Ohio that is Athens. Frontman Adam Renmant and his brother, bassist Jesse, even cut their teeth on Dayton indie rockers The Breeders and Guided by Voices.

Lines can also be drawn to the manner by which the band records. From the Forest to the Sea was recorded to analog tape in an 1800s middle school auditorium in the hills of Stewart, Ohio.

The recording “studio” isn’t the only thing vintage about Southeast Engine, however. Keyboardist Billy Matheny rocks a Lowrey Wandering Genie organ circa-1970s while Jesse plays through a Fender Bassman 50.

Paste Magazine describes their sound as “so out of time, and so removed from current musical fads and trends. The freak-folk tendencies, biblical allusions and poetic nature imagery could have originated in 2009, 1969 or 1869.”

From the Forest to the Sea was released Feb. 17, 2009 through Misra Records.

The band garnered considerable praise after their performance at SXSW 2008 and Adult Nights is scoring well with the critics. Wild Light’s first single “California On My Mind” is building momentum for the album’s release, which will be celebrated Tuesday, March 3 at The Earl in Atlanta, Ga.

“California On My Mind” by Wild Light

A special thanks goes out to Harry’s Guitar Shop on Glenwood Avenue for the use of their mic stands, Ruckus Pizza in Mission Valley for the use of their mics and stands, and Guitar Center on Capital Boulevard for the use of their mics.

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Before his performance at Nightlight in Chapel Hill on Feb. 4, 2009, Breeding and accompanying guitarist Thomas Bryan Eaton stopped by 100.7 The River for an interview and acoustic performance. Radio host Kitty Kinnin invited Music.MyNC to film the performance and be a part of the event with the rest of the Kat Pack.

Breeding performed songs from the recently released Cheap Vodka Rain, which saw a digital-only release on Jan. 18, as well as from 2006’s EP Grey Skies. If you’re looking for a physical copy of his latest LP, the only place to find it is at Breeding’s shows as he presses limited quantities.

Cheap Vodka Rain was recorded live over a two day session in Brooklyn and produced by Dave Bielanko of Yep Roc Records band Marah.

Howlies debut album, Trippin’ With Howlies is set to be released Tuesday, Feb. 3 through OverUnder Records and already the band is creating quite the buzz up and down the East Coast with its infectious take on 1950s and ’60s garage rock.

The band pushed the limits of studio B with a full rock set and the use of a smoke machine that thankfully didn’t set off a chain reaction of alarms and sprinklers.

NBC17 would like to thank Harry’s Guitar Shop on Glenwood Avenue and Ruckus Pizza in Mission Valley in Raleigh for kindly loaning us mic stands for this performance.

Setlist:
Sea Level
Smoke
Chimera
Angeline
Aluminum Baseball Bat

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Hailing from Louisiana, the band performed at Lincoln Theatre Sunday with Medusa Stone.

Check out the interview above along with Willie and Cody performing “Mirage” from Bulletproof.