{"id":1362,"date":"2017-04-26T20:33:55","date_gmt":"2017-04-26T20:33:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/skyemediaonline.com\/wordpress\/?p=1362"},"modified":"2017-05-23T20:34:55","modified_gmt":"2017-05-23T20:34:55","slug":"roger-street-friedmans-shoot-the-moon-to-be-released-on-vinyl-in-may","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/skyemediaonline.com\/wordpress\/roger-street-friedmans-shoot-the-moon-to-be-released-on-vinyl-in-may\/","title":{"rendered":"Roger Street Friedman’s “Shoot The Moon” to be released on vinyl in May"},"content":{"rendered":"

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<\/strong><\/p>\n

April 26, 2017<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

ROGER STREET FRIEDMAN\u2019S\u00a0SHOOT THE MOON<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

TO BE RELEASED ON VINYL\u00a0IN MAY<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\u201c\u2018Puffs of Smoke\u2019…sets the stage for the eclectic effort that meshes<\/em><\/p>\n

Americana, folk, blues, soul and more.\u201d\u00a0– Matt Inman\/Relix<\/i><\/em><\/p>\n

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\u201cHe writes with the wisdom of someone who\u2019s seen his share of living,<\/em><\/p>\n

and actually was savvy enough to take notes along the way…\u00a0So here it is:<\/em><\/p>\n

what will surely be one of the best albums of this still brand new year–delivered right on time.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

– Bill Bentley\/Bentley\u2019s Bandstand\/The Morton Report<\/em><\/p>\n

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“Although Roger Street Friedman resides well below the radar, the music he makes<\/i><\/p>\n

offers all the ingredients necessary for mainstream success. While it\u2019s hard to apply<\/i><\/p>\n

an exact comparison to his easily accessible sound, suffice it to say that James Taylor,<\/i><\/p>\n

Randy Newman and Jackson Browne all come to mind.\u201d\u00a0 – \u00a0Lee Zimmerman\/Elmore Magazine<\/i><\/p>\n

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\u201cIf \u2018Shoot The Moon\u2019 doesn’t quite deserve masterpiece status, it’s at least close.<\/i><\/p>\n

His words are autobiographical, cinematic, blunt and honest. His music is folk-rock,<\/i><\/p>\n

raucous horn-rock, dreamy pop-rock, Progressive Americana and sweet soulful R&B.<\/i><\/p>\n

Think Jackson Brown without all the earnestness.\u201d\u00a0– Mike Greenblatt\/The Aquarian<\/i><\/p>\n

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Shoot The Moon<\/em>, Roger Street Friedman\u2019s album (which was originally released by The Playroom Records in CD and digital formats in January 2017), will see a vinyl format release on May 5, 2017.\u00a0Shoot The Moon<\/em>,\u00a0co-produced by the artist and Felix McTeigue (co-writer of Florida Georgia Line\u2019s #1 hit \u201cAnything Goes\u201d and Americana chart topper and Grammy-nominated \u201cWreck You\u201d by Lori McKenna), is the result of a concerted woodshedding effort following Friedman\u2019s debut album, 2014\u2019s critically lauded\u00a0The\u00a0Waiting Sky<\/em>.\u00a0\u00a0Shoot The Moon<\/em>\u00a0is currently at #8 on the\u00a0Roots Music Report<\/em>\u00a0Americana Country Album Chart.<\/p>\n

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Friedman, now 54, lives in a small Long Island town and re-started his career in music in 2010 following the loss of his parents and the birth of his daughter. He told\u00a0USA Today<\/em>, \u201cIt\u2019s never too late to make a change, to take your life in a direction that brings you joy and closer to realizing your dreams.\u201d\u00a0With\u00a0Shoot The Moon<\/em>, he\u2019s making up for lost time in a very palpable way. \u201cIt was scary,\u201d he says of his decision to make music his full-time pursuit, adding, \u201cI had gotten to a point where, to be myself, I had to give music everything I had.\u201d<\/p>\n

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No Depression<\/em>\u00a0likened Friedman\u2019s sound and approach to that of Bruce Cockburn, Gordon Lightfoot and Fred Neil. The roots music website\u2019s John Apice called his a \u201cfaithfully driven melodic voice,\u201d suggesting, \u201cthis artist is someone you can explore without growing weary.\u201d<\/p>\n

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All but one of the album\u2019s 13 tracks were written or co-written by the artist who was joined by collaborators including Al Anderson, the veteran of NRBQ who has penned hit songs for Carlene Carter, Vince Gill, Trisha Yearwood and Tim McGraw, among others.\u00a0 Also contributing to the songwriting process were co-producer McTeigue and Francis Galluccio who has written for Celine Dion, Danielle Bollinger, Destiny\u2019s Child, Marc Anthony, Mandy Moore and others.\u00a0 The album\u2019s sole cover is a version of \u201cParadise,\u201d written by John Prine, an artist for whom Friedman has great abiding admiration.\u00a0 Of his songs, Friedman comments, \u201cI strive to tell stories, to make them as real and truthful as I can by finding the poetry in ordinary moments.\u201d\u00a0Shoot The Moon<\/em>\u00a0exudes an album-oriented cohesion which is to say there is a broad spectrum of feelings and genres threaded together by Friedman\u2019s well-developed aesthetic sense. His stylistic calling card is both earthy and urbane, spanning pastoral folk, euphoric New Orleans-style horn driven pop-rock, alt-country, blues, and R&B.<\/p>\n

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Musicians on\u00a0Shoot The Moon<\/em>\u00a0include Friedman\u2019s live band members: Frank Ferrara (guitar), Jim Toscano (drums), Matt Schneider (bass) and Concetta Abatte (fiddle\/vocals).\u00a0 Also playing on the album were Amy Helm, Levon Helm\u2019s brilliantly gifted daughter, Jason Crosby who has worked with the Grateful Dead\u2019s Phil Lesh as well as Susan Tedeschi, Olabelle\u2019s Fiona McBain, Ari Hest, Antigone Rising\u2019s Nini Camps, Rich Hinman who work with Sara Bareilles, and The Mastersons.\u00a0 Horn players include Jay Collins (Gregg Allman, David Bowie), Mac Gollehon (Rolling Stones) and Baron Raymonde (Bruce Springsteen, Rod Stewart). Paul Kolderie (Radiohead, Pixies, Warren Zevon, Uncle Tupelo, Throwing Muses, Dinosaur Jr., Morphine, Juliana Hatfield) mixed the album at his Camp Street Studios, formerly Fort Apache, in Boston.<\/p>\n

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Friedman is touring in support of\u00a0Shoot The Moon<\/em>\u00a0(see tour schedule below).<\/p>\n

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Roger Street Friedman Tour Schedule:<\/strong><\/p>\n

4\/28\/2017\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 New York, NY – Rockwood Music Hall Stage 2<\/p>\n

4\/30\/2017\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Cambridge, MA – Atwood’s Tavern<\/p>\n

5\/12\/2017\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sea Cliff, NY – Oak Room Tavern<\/p>\n

6\/8\/2017\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Port Chester, NY – Garcia’s<\/p>\n

6\/22\/2017\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Nashville, TN – Bluebird Cafe<\/p>\n

6\/27\/2017\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Nashville, TN – Neighbor’s<\/p>\n

7\/7\/2017\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sea Cliff, NY – Sea Cliff Beach Summer Series<\/p>\n

7\/26\/2017\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Westbury, NY – The Space (performing with the Sea Cliff Summer Strings)<\/p>\n

8\/9\/2017\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Middlesex, VT – Middlesex Bandstand Summer Concert Series<\/p>\n

8\/11\/2017\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Shebourne Falls, MA – Mocha Maya’s<\/p>\n

8\/13\/2017\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Philadelphia, PA – World Cafe Live Upstairs<\/p>\n

8\/20\/2017\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Glen Cove, NY – Morgan Park Summer Music Festival’s Third Annual Folk Festival<\/p>\n

\u2026more tour dates to be announced soon!<\/p>\n

http:\/\/rogerstreetfriedman.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 26, 2017 \u00a0 ROGER STREET FRIEDMAN\u2019S\u00a0SHOOT THE MOON TO BE RELEASED ON VINYL\u00a0IN MAY   \u201c\u2018Puffs of Smoke\u2019…sets the stage for the eclectic effort that meshes Americana, folk, blues, soul and more.\u201d\u00a0– Matt Inman\/Relix \u201cHe writes with the wisdom of someone who\u2019s seen his share of living, and actually was savvy … <\/p>\n

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