Last week I was happy to give you the opportunity to win the new Alex Chilton vinyl bundle from Omnivore Recordings. The contest got a great response, and a winner was chosen and notified on Friday. Thanks to everyone who entered.

If you didn’t win last week, don’t worry, I have another opportunity for one lucky reader this week. The prize is, once again, pretty amazing. It’s another Omnivore Recordings release, this time it’s reissue copies of the two Jellyfish studio albums, Bellybutton and Spilt Milk, presented on RTI’s HQ 180-gram vinyl. Bellybutton is pressed on beautiful translucent blue vinyl, and Spilt Milk on equally lovely green vinyl. Bellybutton also includes a special tri-fold LP sleeve.

It’s worth noting that these albums have never been released on vinyl before, and that the colored vinyl is only available on the first 1,500 copies of each album, after which they will be released on black vinyl.

But wait, there’s more, and this is for the real fans. Omnivore originally pressed the albums on standard weight vinyl, but the test pressings were rejected and sent back to the factory to be melted down. A few copies were retained though, Bellybutton still on translucent blue vinyl, and Spilt Milk on what is described as “purple swirly vinyl.” Our contest winner gets a copy of each of these test pressings as well. So that’s four LPs in all.

Do you want to win this amazing package? Of course you do. Read on to find out how.

In the early ’90s, while a lot of bands were turning to grunge, Jellyfish was still flying the banner for power pop. The band, founded by Andy Sturmer and Roger Manning, arose from the ashes of a band called Beatnik Beach. Jellyfish didn’t have a long career, but they remain extremely influential and their music is still prized by aficionados everywhere.

As I mentioned earlier, Jellyfish only made two studio albums. Fortunately they were both brilliant. Bellybutton is something of a masterpiece, while Spilt Milk is merely great. Both albums feature great songs, terrific production and arrangements, and powerful vocals and first-rate drumming from Sturmer.

The first Jellyfish album, Bellybutton (1990), also features Jason Falkner. Falkner had played in a Paisley Underground band known as the Three O’Clock. When that band broke up, Falkner and Manning played together for awhile while both were living in southern California. Eventually Manning moved back to San Francisco, and when Sturmer and Manning needed a guitar player for their first album, Falkner got the call.

The music on Bellybutton drew on a wide range of influences that included the Beatles, the Beach Boys, XTC, and Queen. The album wasn’t a huge success with the most successful single, “Baby’s Coming Back,” making it to #62 on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart.

Falkner wasn’t happy about just being the band’s guitar player and left Jellyfish after the Bellybutton tour. Back to being a duo, Sturmer and Manning brought in a group of studio musicians, including Jon Brion, to make their second album, Spilt Milk (1993). It was a much more elaborate record, at times close to being over the top, but the great songs, vocals, and drumming were still in place. The Queen influence was even more present.

It wasn’t meant to last however, and by the following year, owing to the usual “creative differences” between Sturmer and Manning, Jellyfish was no more. In their wake they left two wonderful albums, and a lot of promise unfulfilled.

Now, to win the 180-gram vinyl copies of Bellybutton and Spilt Milk, AND the rejected test pressings of each each album, just answer the following question.

What recently deceased bass player, best known for his work with Hall & Oates, played on the second Jellyfish album, Spilt Milk?

I know. It’s a gimme. Send an email to ken with the words ‘Jellyfish Contest’ in the subject line, and your answer in the body. The deadline for entries is Friday, January 20 2012 at 5:00 p.m. eastern time. With all apologies to our friends from foreign lands, this contest is open only to readers with a valid U.S. mailing address.

Haywire is an action movie (because that’s just about the only genre the eclectic Soderbergh hasn’t made) starring mixed martial arts superstar Gina Carano. Apparently the director saw her on TV and thought, “Someone should make a movie around her! Hey, I think I’ll make a movie around her! And when I go to film it, I’ll enlist Channing Tatum, Ewan McGregor,  Michael Fassbender,  Antonio Banderas,  and Bill Paxton. Aw hell, why not get an Academy Award winner, too. I’ll call  Michael Douglas!”

Okay, maybe it didn’t go down that way. But those are the supporting cast members in Haywire, and the film was written by Lem Dobbs, who also wrote Soderbegh’s brilliant, The Limey, so this film has the potential of being one kick ass movie.

In honor of Haywire’s release, Popdose has a Soderbergh prize pack to giveaway to one lucky reader. The prize includes a DVD copy of Ocean’s Eleven, Soderbergh’s 2001 remake of the Rat Pack movie; a DVD copy of Traffic, the 2000 film that won Soderbergh a Best Director Academy Award; as well as a Haywire T-shirt, rubber bracelet and mini poster.

All you have to do to win is email Scott Malchus (malchus) the answer to this riddle:

What is the relationship Steven Soderbergh has with Peter Andrews?

The contest ends this Thursday,1/19/12, at 10:00 PM, ET. The winner will be notified on Friday. Good Luck! 

We’ll give three lucky Popdose readers a Blu-ray copy of this new release. All you have to do for your chance to win is send Dave Lifton an email with When The Whip Comes Down in the subject line and let him know what you’re going to do to him “when the whip comes down.”

Originally shot on 16mm film at Fort Worth, Texas in 1978, the footage has been restored in high definition, with the sound remixed and remastered by Bob Clearmountain from the original multitrack tapes.  The result is an explosive visual reminder of why The Rolling Stones are  the best live band on the planet.

The movie features many Stones classics including Honky Tonk Woman, Tumbling Dice, Brown Sugar, Jumpin’ Jack Flash,  Miss You and Beast of Burden, plus an interview with Sir Mick Jagger shot in August 2011 where he introduces the concert and offers an insight into its significance in the band’s history.

Mick Jagger says: “Fort Worth was an amazing night in a blistering hot July. Watching it now, the band were really intense and focused, but we were also having a blast with the fans who were really getting into the show and the new tracks from “Some Girls”. I think our fans will love the chance to see this concert movie for the first time on the big screen.”

The Rolling Stones 1978 tour of the USA in support of that year’s Some Girls album is considered by fans to be one of their very best. The tour followed immediately on the release of the album and by the time the band arrived in Texas in mid-July it had hit the No.1 spot on the US charts. The tour took a “back to basics” approach, with the band and their music very much at the forefront, and little or no elaborate staging.

Filmed at the Will Rogers Memorial Center in Fort Worth, Texas, on 18th July 1978, this concert is typical of the tour with The Rolling Stones delivering a raw, energetic performance in front of a crowd who are clearly loving the show. Many of the tracks from Some Girls are included in the live set with a sprinkling of Stones classics from earlier albums. This is truly The Rolling Stones at their peak.

Lisa Simon, age 37, still loves loud punk rock and hates Dave Matthews with an all-consuming passion. April 15, 2001 should have been just another Sunday night. But a news headline landing in Lisa’s email inbox changes everything: “Joey Ramone is dead.”

Back then, we had no Internet, no social media, no cellphones to call friends from in front of the stage. Bands built an audience brick by brick, fan by fan. You really felt part of a secret society. Caryn Rose perfectly captures those days.” – Paste Magazine

Win a copy of B-Sides and Broken Hearts, the debut novel from author Caryn Rose. Popdose readers will undoubtedly be interested in the book Largehearted Boy called “a rare book, one that incorporates music seamlessly into its core ” and Jewcy named “a rock and roll Frankenstein, brought to life with equal parts fanzine, road tale, and love story.” If you love the Ramones and hate Dave Matthews you will love this book (Hell, even if you love Dave Matthews, you will love this book). Popdose has three paperback copies of the book to give away to readers* who can answer the following question:

What was Joey Ramone’s real name?

To enter, send an e-mail to Dave Lifton with the subject, “B-Sides & Broken Hearts Contest.”

B-sides and Broken Hearts is available in paperback and e-book formats from Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Indiebound, and Powell’s Books. More information is available at bsidesandbrokenhearts.com.

*Readers outside of the U.S. are welcome to answer but if chosen will receive an e-book in their format of choice.

Here’s a synopsis:

Best friends Woodrow (Glodell– man, this guy does it all) and Aiden (Tyler Dawson)  spend all of their free time building MAD MAX-inspired flamethrowers and muscle cars in preparation for a global apocalypse.  But when Woodrow meets a charismatic young woman (Jessie Wiseman) and falls hard in love, he and Aiden quickly integrate into a new group of friends, setting off on a journey of love and hate, betrayal, infidelity, and extreme violence more devastating and fiery than any of their apocalyptic fantasies.

Popdose has 2 prize packages to giveawy to a couple of lucky readers. The packages include:

1 DVD/Blu-ray combo, (1) Vinyl Record, (1) Lighter & Matchbook and (1) Poster

Sounds smokin’, huh? What do you have to do to win? Nothing! We here at the Dose are in the holiday spirits and have pity for you poor souls that will be forced to stand in long lines come Friday morning. Just email Scott Malchus (malchus) your name and address by Sunday night. Winners will be notified Monday morning.  U.S. residents only, please.

Have a blast!

Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale is a reimagining of jolly old Saint Nick. Instead of the cookie gobbling, cheery old guy who loves children and brings them gifts, writer/director Jalmari Helander brings us a vision of Santa Claus as a man who enjoys punishing the naughty.

Here’s a synopsis:

It’s the eve of Christmas in northern Finland, and an ‘archeological’ dig has just unearthed the real Santa Claus. But this particular Santa isn’t the one you want coming to town. When the local children begin mysteriously disappearing, young Pietari and his father Rauno, a reindeer hunter by trade, capture the mythological being and attempt to sell Santa to the misguided leader of the multinational corporation sponsoring the dig. Santa’s elves, however, will stop at nothing to free their fearless leader from captivity. What ensues is a wildly humorous nightmare – a fantastically bizarre polemic on modern day morality.

With a darkly comic look at the holidays, this Finnish export was recently released on Blu-ray and DVD. Popdose has three (3) Blu-ray/DVD combo packs of the film and posters. How, you ask, can you enter to receive one of these goodies? Answer some ridiculous Malchus trivia question? Send Giles a box of cigars? Wash Dw’s car?

Nope! This time you just have to email your name and address to Scott Malchus (malchus) by Wednesday, November 16 and he’ll choose 3 lucky folks to get the crap scared out of them just in time for the holidays.

Sound like a plan? Then have at it, dosers!

So what do you have to do to win yourself one of the three DVD’s of this legendary series that we have for giveaway? You guessed it- answer another one of Malchus’s damn trivia questions, this one relating to season 6 of How I Met Your Mother. Here it is:

What tragic event inspired Barney to call his mother and tell her he was finally ready to meet his real father?

People who watch the show should be able to answer this right away. So email Scott Malchus with your answer by Monday (9/26), 8:00 PM ET with your answer. Winners will be drawn at random and must live in the United States or Canada.

Good luck!

SEASON 6: THE NEW IS ALWAYS BETTER EDITION
COMES TO DVD SEPTEMBER 27th!

Featuring Guest Stars Katy Perry, Jorge Garcia, Nicole Scherzinger,
Alan Thicke, Rachel Bilson, Dave Foley, John Lithgow and More!

Take a comedic trip down memory lane with Ted Mosby as he re-lives the story about his single life in New York with his best friends and the tale of how he met his soul mate when How I Met Your Mother Season 6: The New Is Always Better Edition arrives on DVD September 27th from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment.

The highly acclaimed series and Emmy Award® winner, How I Met Your Mother, is a comedy about Ted’s (Josh Radnor) hilarious journey to meeting his future wife. It all started when Ted’s best friend, Marshall (Jason Segel), dropped the bombshell that he was going to propose to his long-time girlfriend,and now wife, Lily (Alyson Hannigan), a kindergarten teacher. At that moment, Ted realized that he had better get a move on if he too hopes to find true love. Helping him in his quest is Barney (Neil Patrick Harris), a friend with endless, sometimes outrageous opinions, a penchant for suits and a foolproof way to meet women. When Ted met Robin (Cobie Smulders), it was love at first sight, but when things didn’t work out, Ted realized destiny must have something else in store.

The series is narrated though flashbacks from the future.

Bridesmaids,

We here in Popdose land have 3 DVD copies of Bridesmaids to give away. Check out the interesting tidbit below and answer the question and you’ll be entered into the contest. Easy as a shot of tequila!

Although in Bridesmaids, the bachelorette party didn’t quite go as planned, yours doesn’t have to end so poorly! Here is our helpful little guide to jumpstart the perfect last night out and to make sure the bachelorette party is one to remember!

The Location: Vegas, baby! Why not splash the cash and head over to Vegas or Miami for a really wild night out? With casinos, hundreds of bars, restaurants and clubs, cities like these are the perfect locations
for a fantastic bachelorette party! Just try not to get too drunk and thrown off the plane before you make it there, and avoid sleeping pills with alcoholic cocktails at all costs!

Transportation: With so many places and bars to visit, hiring a lavish limo could be the perfect solution to
your travelling issues. You could take a brief tour around the area while sipping champagne on the plush leather seats as some amazing party tunes are being blasted out to get you and all your girl friends in the party mood. Definitely a fantastic way to start the night out of right and see some amazing sights at the same time!

A Bridesmaids Themed Night: Why not go all out like Annie, Helen and the rest of the girls and create a themed
bachelorette party? You could create a Paris themed night with puppies in berets, a real fountain turned into a chocolate fountain plus a giant cookie and a replica of the Eiffel Tower. Or you could create your bachelorette party based on the film, using some of their crazy antics to make your night out unforgettable! But a word to the wise: try not to push over the chocolate fountain…

Accessories: It’s only right that you and the girls deck yourselves out in some outlandish accessories to make sure everyone knows you’re on a bachelorette night out! You could all wear matching t-shirts with the bride’s face printed on them, or even get creative and come up with some nicknames for you and all of your friends and have those printed on the back of the t-shirts.
The bride-to-be should also be decked out in some crazy gear too such as a veil, garter and a sash to make her stand out in the crowd. Why not get some light up buttons, stickers, crowns to really make your outfits unforgettable!

QUESTION: Where was the bridal party in the film going when they were kicked off their plane?

Email Scott Malchus the answer by next Monday (9/19). A winner will be drawn and notified on September 20th. Good luck! Winners must be residents of the U.S. or Canada.

Save the Date for the Year’s Most Outrageously Hilarious Comedy
& One of the Top Five R-Rated Comedies of All Time!

Bridesmaids
September 20, 2011

“The Funniest Movie Ever!”- Shawn Edwards, Fox-TV

“If This is Only a Chick Flick, Then Call Me a Chick!” – Joe Morgenstern, The Wall Street Journal

Say “I Do” to the Blu-ray™ and DVD Combo Packs Featuring an Unrated Version of the Film Not Seen in Theaters Plus More than Three Hours of Laugh-Out-Loud Bonus Materials!
Also Available on DVD, Digital Copy and Digital Download

Join the wildest wedding party of the year when Bridesmaids marches down the aisle to Blu-ray™, DVD and digital download on September 20, 2011, from Universal Studios Home Entertainment.  Hailed as “brazenly hysterical” by People Magazine and “the best comedy of 2011” (Back Stage), Bridesmaids is the riotously funny and warmly outrageous comedy that has become the most talked about movie of the year.  Critically acclaimed by fans and media alike, the “certified fresh” film (Rotten Tomatoes.com) received “two thumbs up! ®” from Ebert Presents.  Surpassing Sex and the City as the number one R-rated female comedy of all time, Bridesmaids starring “Saturday Night Live” standouts Kristen Wiig and Maya Rudolph, is produced by comedy mastermind Judd Apatow (Knocked Up, The 40-Year Old Virgin) and marks his most successful film ever.

Wiig and Rudolph are joined by an all-star comedy cast including Rose Byrne (Get Him to the Greek, “Damages”), Melissa McCarthy (“Mike and Molly,” “Samantha Who?”), Wendi McLendon-Covey (“Rules of Engagement,”“Reno 911”), Ellie Kemper (“The Office,” Somewhere), Jon Hamm (“Mad Men,” SuckerPunch), and Chris O’Dowd (“The IT Crowd,” Pirate Radio).  Directed by Paul Feig (“Nurse Jackie, “Arrested Development”) and written by The Groundlings comedy veterans Annie Mumolo and Kristen Wiig, Bridesmaids is the must-own comedic phenomenon that fans will want to watch again and again!

The perfect gift or movie for a fun night in, consumers can own Bridesmaids in multiple formats, including Blu-ray™ Combo Pack, DVD Combo Pack, DVD and Digital Download.  Featuring spectacular high-definition picture and the purest digital sound, the Bridesmaids Blu-ray™ and DVD Combo-Packs include both a Blu-ray and DVD PLUS a digital copy of the movie that can be watched anywhere, anytime, on consumers’ choice of devices including laptops, tablets, smartphones as well as Internet-connected TVs and Blu-ray™ set top boxes. The Blu-ray™, DVD and DVD Combo Packs each include an all-new, never-before-seen unrated version of the film as well as feature the original theatrical version. Additionally, the Blu-ray™ and DVD Combo Packs are loaded with nearly three hours of bonus features, deleted scenes, a gag reel, a Bridesmaids “Making Of,” featurettes, and much, much more.  There’s no better way to enjoy this instant classic!

EXCLUSIVE BLU-RAY™ BONUS FEATURES:

• DIGITAL COPY:  Viewers can redeem a digital version of the full-length movie to watch on an array of electronic and portable devices.
• GAG REEL (Blu-ray™Version)
• DELETED SCENES:  Tons of deleted scenes, plus a never-before-seen “commercial” for Brynn and Gil’s
  Oo-Laka Juice.
• EXTENDED & ALTERNATE SCENES:  Tons of extended and alternate scenes featuring the bridesmaids, the boyfriends, the roommates, Cholodecki’s employees and customers, and the hilarious “stolen” boot camp class.
• MADE OF HONOR:  BEHIND THE SCENES OF BRIDESMAIDS:  A behind-the-scenes “Making Of” the film featuring Maya Rudolph, Kristen Wiig, Rose Byrne, Melissa McCarthy, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Ellie Kemper, writer Annie Mumolo, director Paul Feig and producer Judd Apatow, among others.
• DRUNK-O-RAMA:  Featuring Kristen Wiig’s greatest moments on the plane.
• PEP TALK: Featuring Kristen Wiig on the tennis court
• ANNIE VS. HELEN:  A montage of Bridesmaids frenemies’ – Kristen Wiig’s “Annie” and Rose Byrne’s “Helen” – best and worst moments together.
• “HOLD ON:” Full song performance of Wilson Phillips’ hit “Hold On.”
• BD-LIVE™:  Access the BD-Live™ Center through your Internet-connected player to watch exclusive content, the latest trailers and more!
• pocket BLU™:   The groundbreaking pocket BLU™ app uses iPad®, iPhone®, iPod®  touch,  Android™, PC and Mac®  to work seamlessly with a network-connected Blu-ray™ player.  Plus iPad® owners can enjoy a new, enhanced edition of pocket BLU™ made especially to take advantage of the tablet’s larger screen and high resolution display.  Consumers will be able to browse through a library of Blu-ray™ content and watch entertaining extras on the go in a way that’s bigger and better than ever before.  pocket BLU™offers advanced features such as:
  • ADVANCED REMOTE CONTROL: A sleek, elegant new way to operate your Blu-ray™ player. Users can navigate through menus, playback and BD-Live™ functions with ease.
  • VIDEO TIMELINE:  Users can easily bring up the video timeline, allowing them to instantly access any point in the film.
  • MOBILE-TO-GO:  Users can unlock a selection of bonus content with their Blu-ray™ discs to save to their device or to stream from anywhere there is a Wi-Fi network, enabling them to enjoy content on the go, anytime, anywhere.
  • BROWSE TITLES:  Users will have access to a complete list of pocket BLU™-enabled titles available and coming to Blu-ray™ Hi-Def.  They can view free previews and see what additional content is available to unlock on their device.
  • KEYBOARD:  Entering data is fast and easy with your device’s intuitive keyboard.
• MY SCENES: Bookmark your favorite scenes from the film.
• uHEAR™:  Never miss another line of dialogue with this innovative feature that instantly skips back a few seconds on your Blu-ray™ disc and turns on the subtitles to highlight what you missed.

BLU-RAY™ AND DVD BONUS FEATURES

• FEATURE COMMENTARY: With director Paul Feig, co-writer Annie Mumolo and cast members Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph, Melissa McCarthy, Wendi McClendon-Covey and Ellie Kemper.
• GAG REEL (DVD Version)
• LINE-O-RAMA
• ADDITIONAL DELETED SCENES
• ADDITIONAL EXTENDED & ALTERNATE SCENES
• CHOLODECKI’S COMMERCIAL:  Check out what’s new with Cholodecki’s when you watch the never-before-seen “commercial” from Annie’s jewelry employer!

Here’s the question:

Which X-Man showed up in Cam and Mitchell’s hot tub?

Do you know the answer? Email Scott Malchus the X-Man and the actor and you’ll be entered in the drawing. Entries must be received by Friday, Sept. 16th. The winners will be chosen and contacted on Sept. 18th.

Good luck!

AMERICA’S FAVORITE FAMILY IS BACK
MODERN FAMILY
THE COMPLETE SECOND SEASON

The #1 Scripted Comedy of the Season and nominated for 17 Primetime Emmy Awards
Arrives on Blu-ray and DVD September 20th

Summary: America’s favorite extended family is back for even more laughs when Modern Family: The Complete Second Season arrives on Blu-ray and DVD September 20th from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment.

Packed with tons of exclusive features and never-before-seen footage, Modern Family: The Complete Second Season Blu-ray and DVD will satisfy even the most diehard fans.  Each set includes all 24 episodes of the critically acclaimed hit plus deleted family interviews, extended and deleted scenes, a hilarious gag reel, a music video and much more.  The ARP for Blu-ray is $49.99 and DVD is $39.99 respectively.

The Pritchett clan has Jay sitting at the head, a true guys’ guy experiencing a bit of mid-life crisis, has remarried a much younger wife, Gloria, whose passion and loyalty is matched by her 11-year-old son, Manny, a boy wise beyond his years. Blending together into this new family has quite the learning curve with some culture clashes, a few awkward misunderstandings, and plenty of sweet victories along the way

Jay’s grown daughter, Claire, has her own family. Claire and Phil are the proud parents of three kids with whom they want that open, healthy, honest relationship. It’s not always easy, especially when you have a teenage daughter who’s growing up a little fast, a too-smart-for-her-own-good middle daughter and a scatterbrained boy. On top of that, Phil wants to be the “cool dad,” while Claire is just trying her best to run a tight ship, determined not to let her kids have the rebellious childhood she had.

Claire’s brother and Jay’s grown son, Mitchell, adopted a Vietnamese baby with his partner of five years, Cameron. Opposites attract in this household, with Cameron having a wonderfully big personality and maybe a flare for the dramatic, whereas Mitchell is the more serious of the two. They balance each other out and are doting fathers trying to do their best as new parents.

All of these three families are unique unto themselves, and together they give us an honest and often hilarious look into the sometimes warm, sometimes twisted embrace of the modern family.

“Modern Family” stars Ed O’Neill as Jay, Julie Bowen as Claire, Ty Burrell as Phil, Sofía Vergara as Gloria, Jesse Tyler Ferguson as Mitchell, Eric Stonestreet as Cameron, Sarah Hyland as Haley, Nolan Gould as Luke, Ariel Winter as Alex and Rico Rodriguez as Manny.  The series is produced by Twentieth Century Fox Television in association with Levitan Lloyd Productions. Steven Levitan and Christopher Lloyd are executive producers/creators.

The series is produced by Twentieth Century Fox Television in association with Levitan Lloyd Productions. Steven Levitan and Christopher Lloyd are executive producers/creators.

The first workday after a three-day weekend is always a good excuse to have the blues. Luckily, you’ve got Popdose to cheer you up — and we’re doing it today by offering you the chance to win a free copy of Eric Clapton and Wynton Marsalis’ new CD/DVD project, Wynton Marsalis and Eric Clapton Play the Blues. Read below for all the behind-the-scenes details of the project — and to find out how you can catch a screening of the show in select theaters.

And if you want to win a copy of the CD/DVD package? Oh, that’s easy. Just send our Tall Editor (and new homeowner) Michael Parr an email with the subject line “FORECLOSURE NOTICE.” After he’s resuscitated by the paramedics, Michael will pick TWO WINNERS. You could be one of them! For serious! Enter now!

LOS ANGELES – New York City’s premier jazz venue got the blues last April when Wynton Marsalis and Eric Clapton performed together in Rose Theater at Frederick P. Rose Hall, home of Jazz at Lincoln Center for two sold-out shows dedicated to vintage blues. The extraordinary collaboration, billed as Wynton Marsalis & Eric Clapton Play the Blues, paired these musical virtuosos with members of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra as they brought to life a repertoire of songs selected by Clapton and arranged by Marsalis.

Reprise Records captures the magic of these unprecedented shows from earlier this year on CD and as a CD/DVD combo that both feature selections taken from the two public concerts (April 8-9), as well a special performance for Jazz at Lincoln Center’s annual gala (April 7). WYNTON MARSALIS & ERIC CLAPTON PLAY THE BLUES – LIVE FROM JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER will be available September 13 at physical and digital retail outlets for suggested list prices of $18.98 (CD), $24.98 (CD/DVD) and $9.99 (digital; audio only). The DVD will also feature a bonus performance of the classic “Stagger Lee” from legendary bluesman Taj Mahal’s opening solo set for these special shows.

Marsalis, Artistic Director of Jazz at Lincoln Center and nine-time Grammy® Award winner, writes about his collaboration with Clapton, a 19-time Grammy recipient, in the album’s liner notes: “…we wanted these concerts to sound like people playing music they know and love, not like a project.”

To help them achieve that level of devotion, Marsalis and Clapton were joined on stage by Dan Nimmer (piano), Carlos Henriquez (bass), Ali Jackson (drums), Marcus Printup (trumpet), Victor Goines (clarinet), Chris Crenshaw (trombone, vocals), Don Vappie (banjo) and Clapton’s longtime keyboardist/sideman Chris Stainton. Marsalis says the group combined the sound of an early blues jump-band with the sound of New Orleans jazz to accommodate the integration of guitar/trumpet lead, a combination that gave the musicians the latitude to play different grooves, from the Delta to the Caribbean and beyond.

The band nimbly navigated a diverse set list that touched on different styles, from the four-on-the-floor swing of Louis Armstrong’s “Ice Cream” and the southern slow-drag of W.C. Handy’s “Joe Turner’s Blues” to the traveling blues of “Joliet Bound” and the boogie-woogie jump of “Kidman Blues.” After opening the shows with his solo set, Mahal returned to join the band on “Corrine, Corrina” and the New Orleans funeral standard “Just A Closer Walk With Thee.”

The one song not selected by Clapton for the show was his own “Layla,” which was requested by bassist Henriquez and arranged as a Crescent City dirge to tremendous results. On his review of the performance, David Fricke of Rolling Stone wrote: “In the [song’s] instrumental break, Clapton hit a series of stabbing licks lightly crusted with distortion, followed by Marsalis’ slow parade of clean hurting peals – a moving dialogue in lovesickness and blues routes.”

WYNTON MARSALIS AND ERIC CLAPTON PLAY THE BLUES ERUPTS ONTO THE BIG SCREEN FEATURING SOLD-OUT PERFORMANCE FROM JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER

One-Night Concert In-Theater Event Presented by NCM Fathom and Reprise Records in Nearly 550 Select Theaters Nationwide on September 7

Centennial, CO – Grammy Award® winning artists Wynton Marsalis and Eric Clapton will offer fans a spellbinding evening of blues and jazz in Wynton Marsalis and Eric Clapton Play the Blues, a one-night in-theater concert event broadcast to nearly 550 movie theaters nationwide on Wednesday, September 7, at 7:30 p.m. local time. The concert also includes a special appearance by blues musician Taj Mahal, who joins the duo for two songs, as well as exclusive behind-the-scenes rehearsal footage. This intimate performance from Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Rose Theater at Frederick P. Rose Hall in New York City brings together an unrivaled cross-generational, cross-cultural collaboration as the pair of musical virtuosos brought to life a repertoire of songs selected by Clapton and arranged by Marsalis. Captured this past spring from Jazz at Lincoln Center’s renowned annual gala, the iconic duo, performed to a sell-out crowd.

Tickets for Wynton Marsalis and Eric Clapton Play the Blues are available at participating theater box offices and online at http://www.FathomEvents.com. For a complete list of theater locations and prices, visit the NCM Fathom website (theaters and participants are subject to change).

Presented by NCM Fathom and Reprise Records, Wynton Marsalis and Eric Clapton Play the Blues will be broadcast nationwide through NCM’s exclusive Digital Broadcast Network.

“We’re playing music we know and love,” says Marsalis.

Marsalis is a trumpeter, composer, bandleader, music educator and Artistic Director of Jazz at Lincoln Center. He has been awarded nine Grammy awards and “Blood on the Fields” was the first jazz piece to win the Pulitzer Prize for Music.

Clapton is the only three-time inductee to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: once as a solo artist and separately as a member of the bands The Yardbirds and Cream. Clapton, a 17-time Grammy award winner, has been referred to as one of the most important and influential guitarists of all time.

“Jazz at Lincoln Center is truly one of the most distinguished producers of jazz music in the country,” said Dan Diamond, vice president of NCM Fathom. “Both jazz and blues enthusiasts alike will be left speechless by the eclectic mix of music and heartfelt performances of this power-duo.”

WYNTON MARSALIS & ERIC CLAPTON PLAY THE BLUES LIVE FROM JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER
CD and DVD Track Listing
1. “Ice Cream” (Louis Armstrong)
2. “Forty-Four” (Howlin’ Wolf)
3. “Joe Turner’s Blues” (W.C. Handy)
4. “The Last Time” (Louis Armstrong)
5. “Careless Love” (Bessie Smith)
6. “Kidman Blues” (“Big Maceo” Merriweather)
7. “Layla” (Eric Clapton)
8. “Joliet Bound” (“Kansas Joe” McCoy/”Memphis Minnie” McCoy)
9. “Just A Closer Walk With Thee” (ft. Taj Mahal) [Traditional]
10. “Corrine, Corrina” (ft. Taj Mahal) [Bo Chatmon/Mitchell Parish]
Bonus Track on DVD-only: “Stagger Lee” by Taj Mahal

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