Live from Daryl's House hosts Amos Lee

Daryl Hall continues to hit it out of the park, or, should I say "house," on his outstanding and groundbreaking music series. His latest guest is singer-songwriter Amos Lee, who blew me away when I reviewed him at House of Blues Anaheim in January 2011. Read my review of that concert that ran in The Orange County Register here, and check out details on the new episode of 'Live from Daryl's House' below...

'Live from Daryl's House' on Palladia  Daryl Hall and Amos Lee christen his new clubhouse/venue/restaurant on latest installment, premiered last night, Feb. 27 on Palladia, and will be shown April 15 on LFDH.com, featuring Daryl solo rarity "I'm in a Philly Mood" and Mutlu guest-starring on "Caramel"

From left, Amos Lee, Daryl Hall and Mutlu. Photo Credit: www.ianjphoto.com Live from Daryl's House celebrates it's Philadelphia roots in its new Pawling, N.Y., location as fellow City of Brotherly Love native Amos Lee joins Daryl Hall for the show's 66th and latest installment. The episode premiered on Viacom's high-definition music channel Palladia on Thursday, February 27 and will be available on the VH1 App on March 7 before being made available April 15 on Daryl's dedicated LFDH.com website, the first to be filmed at Daryl's still-under-construction new "clubhouse," a combination concert venue and restaurant he is currently restoring as a future home for the show.   One-time schoolteacher Lee and Daryl team up for a seven-song performance that includes an eclectic set list that includes a rare Daryl Hall solo song, the aptly named R&B harmonies of "I'm in a Philly Mood," from his 1993 Soul Alone album, as well as a  pair of Hall and Oates classics, including "When the Morning Comes," the first track on their 1973 Abandoned Luncheonette album, "The Method of Modern Love," a Top 5 hit on 1984's smash Big Bam Boom album. Amos and the band also run through two songs from his self-titled 2004 Blue Note debut, "Keep It Loose, Keep It Tight," a song about rising rents and gentrification in his old Philly neighborhood, and "Seen It All Before," reminiscent of a cross between The Band at its most soulful and "Knockin' On Heaven's Door." There are also takes on "Windows are Rolled Down," from his chart-topping 2011 Mission Bell album and a version of "Caramel," by his longtime bandmate and opening act Mutlu, who sits in on vocals for a song that the two played on the Norah Jones tour.   In the regular cooking segment, Daryl's old pal and namesake from nearby Vinny's Deli demonstrates the many uses of Daryl's House Marinara Sauce by using it to cook a seafood fra diavolo, with shrimp, scungilli, clams and pasta, as well as a pizza.   Lee raved about the experience: "We had a great time doing Live from Daryl's House. Everyone was really cool and we had a lot of fun. I just saw them over the past year at Ryman Auditorium in Nashville and at the Tower in Philadelphia. I'm more of a fan now than I was before. I really respect Daryl as a writer."   Added Daryl: "We had a good time. We got Philadelphia-ized, and pretty funky. Some funk was definitely had."   Amos has toured with legendary artists like Bob Dylan and Paul Simon, collaborated with Norah Jones, Lucinda Williams and Zac Brown Band, and been touted as a favorite songwriter and performer by The Band Perry and Lady Antebellum. He followed his 2004 debut with the critically acclaimed Supply and Demand (2006) and Last Days at the Lodge (2008). 2011's Mission Bell entered the Billboard 200, Amazon, and iTunes charts at # 1 and contained the chart-topping Triple A radio hit "Windows are Rolled Down." His latest album, Mountains of Sorrow, Rivers of Song (2013), topped the Americana radio chart for two consecutive months, featuring guest appearances by Alison Krauss and Patti Griffin. The New York Times hailed it as "serenely sure-footed" while Elmore noted it "may be Lee's finest yet."   Lee will appear on an upcoming Jimmy Kimmel Live!, guest on Tavis in March and be featured on an episode of PBS' Music City Roots, a new variety show hosted by Jim Lauderdale in Nashville. This summer, he is scheduled to perform at Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival (June 12-15) and Firefly Music Festival in Dover, DE (June 17-19).He will be accompanied by the Colorado Symphony Orchestra when he plays his first headline show at Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Morrison, CO, on August 1. Amos is donating $1 from each ticket sold for the tour to Musicians on Call (www.musiciansoncall.org/amos), a non-profit organization that brings live and recorded music to the bedsides of patients in healthcare facilities.   The past seven years have marked a steady stream of superlatives and recognition for Live from Daryl's House, with Hall receiving a Webby Award for Best Variety series from more than 10,000 entries at the 14th annual ceremony at N.Y.'s Cipriani Wall Street before garnering an O Music Award from MTV.   Live from Daryl's House executive producers are Hall and manager Jonathan Wolfson. The 65 previous episodes of Live From Daryl's House have featured a mix of well-known performers like Gavin DeGraw, ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons, Jason Mraz, The Voice's Cee Lo Green, Shelby Lynne, Joe Walsh, Booker T and the MGs, Blind Boys of Alabama, Rob Thomas, Train, Smokey Robinson, The Doors' Robby Krieger and Ray Manzarek, Toots Hibbert, Nick Lowe, K.T. Tunstall, Todd Rundgren, Keb Mo, Dave Stewart, Goo Goo Dolls' John Rzeznik and Fall Out Boy's Patrick Stump, along with newcomers such as Grizzly Bear, Rumer, Allen Stone, the Dirty Heads, Grace Potter & the Nocturnals, Mayer Hawthorne, Chromeo, Matt Nathanson, Parachute, Plain White T's, soul diva Sharon Jones, Diane Birch, L.A. neo-R&B party band Fitz & the Tantrums and Neon Trees.   Palladia, Viacom Media Networks' high-definition music channel, launched in January 2006 and features original music-based programming for a variety of music genres, including hip hop, rock, country, pop, contemporary, classic rock, alternative rock, soul and more, as well as HDTV acquisitions and original content from Viacom Music Group's MTV, VH1, and CMT family of services. The channel has grown to 32 million households and is available on major U.S. carriers including Comcast, Cox, Verizon FiOS, Time Warner, Dish, DIRECTV, Charter, AT&T u-Verse, Cablevision and Insight.

Live From Daryl's House on Palladia with Johnnyswim

JOHNNYSWIM's performance at the Taylor Guitars booth at NAMM in Anaheim was one of the music industry show's highlights last month. Now the genre-bending duo is going to join forces with Daryl Hall on an upcoming episode of Live from Daryl's House. I can't wait to catch that episode. Here is the official media release...

LIVE FROM DARYL'S HOUSE ON PALLADIA UNEARTHS "DIAMONDS" AS HUSBAND-WIFE DUO JOHNNYSWIM GETS DOWN WITH DARYL HALL   ON 65TH EPISODE JOHNNYSWIM' with Daryl Hall. Photo credit: www.ianjphoto.com Daryl Hall and JOHNNYSWIM feel right at "Home" for newest episode, premiering Feb. 20 on Palladia, March 15 on LFDH.com, featuring classics "Adult Education" and "Do What You Want, Be What You Are" on last-ever show at old house

NEW YORK, Feb. 19, 2014--Live from Daryl's House never felt more like home, as the show welcomes the now L.A.-based husband-wife team of JOHNNYSWIM for its 65th and latest installment, the third new show of 2014, following Grammy-nominated singer/songwriter Gavin DeGraw and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, ZZ Top guitarist Billy Gibbons. The latest episode premieres on Viacom's high-definition music channel Palladia on Thursday, February 20, on the VH1 App on February 28 and then will be available on March 15 on Daryl's dedicated LFDH.com website, the final show at Daryl's old home, which has since been sold. Married couple Abner and Amanda-Sudano Ramirez join Daryl and the band for a six-song set that includes a pair of Daryl Hall and John Oates classics, including the Top 10 single, "Adult Education," one of two songs recorded for the 1984 compilation Rock and Soul Part 1, and "Do What You Want, Be What You Are," the song from their 1976 album, Bigger Than Both Of Us, which was also the title of their 2009 Sony Legacy four-CD box set. The group then joins forces on four JOHNNYSWIM originals, including "Diamonds," the title track from their full-length debut, produced by Abner and slated for release April 29 on their own indie label Big Picnic Records, as well as "Home," a Creedence Clearwater-styled swamp-rocker that perfectly captures the Live from Daryl's House setting. There are also performances of the title track from their critically acclaimed Heart Beats EP, and a soulful rendition of "Annie." In the regular cooking segment, chef Eric Blomberg of New York's Blue Ribbon Restaurants provides a meat-eaters' special, demonstrating for Daryl and JOHNNYSWIM how to prepare the bone marrow of a cow with oxtail marmalade. The duo called the opportunity to play on Live from Daryl's House "a highlight of the year for us... We've been watching the show for years and it was a dream come true to get to see it in person, play with Daryl and the band, and be a part of the legacy it's creating. Not to mention the house, food and hang we're epic. It was like being part of a family. Let's do it again!" Daryl was duly impressed with the pair. "What a day. That is one fantastic duo, and I love duos. They were so prepared, and such good musicians. They just jumped right in. I love their songs, especially 'Annie.' The band and I had a great time." Amanda was exposed to music at a young age, while Abner studied music at Douglas Anderson School of the Arts in his native Jacksonville, FL. The two met in 2006 in Nashville and started collaborating musically after discovering their similar influences of folk, soul and rock. Since then, they've relocated to Los Angeles, released two critically lauded EPs and performed on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson and the Today Show. The duo has toured extensively, including stops at SXSW, Spoleto Festival, Bonnaroo and a support slot for Emeli Sandé.  They were chosen as VH1's first-ever "You Oughta Know" artists and have performed on the network's The O Music Awards and Do Something Awards shows. Vogue called their music "infectious," Entertainment Weekly raved, "As lovely as they are talented," and Paste said of the duo, "one of a kind." JOHNNYSWIM are scheduled to play at SXSW in Austin (March 12-14), the New Orleans Jazz Fest (May 2) and the Firefly Music Festival in Dover, DE (June 19). The past seven years have marked a steady stream of superlatives and recognition for Live from Daryl's House, with Hall receiving a Webby Award for Best Variety series from more than 10,000 entries at the 14th annual ceremony at N.Y.'s Cipriani Wall Street before garnering an O Music Award from MTV. Live from Daryl's House executive producers are Hall and manager Jonathan Wolfson. The 64 previous episodes of Live From Daryl's House have featured a mix of well-known performers like Gavin DeGraw, ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons, Jason Mraz, The Voice's Cee Lo Green, Shelby Lynne, Joe Walsh, Booker T and the MGs, Blind Boys of Alabama, Rob Thomas, Train, Smokey Robinson, The Doors' Robby Krieger and Ray Manzarek, Toots Hibbert, Nick Lowe, K.T. Tunstall, Todd Rundgren, Keb Mo, Dave Stewart, Goo Goo Dolls' John Rzeznik and Fall Out Boy's Patrick Stump, along with newcomers such as Grizzly Bear, Rumer, Allen Stone, the Dirty Heads, Grace Potter & the Nocturnals, Mayer Hawthorne, Chromeo, Matt Nathanson, Parachute, Plain White T's, soul diva Sharon Jones, Diane Birch, L.A. neo-R&B party band Fitz & the Tantrums and Neon Trees. Palladia, Viacom Media Networks' high-definition music channel, launched in January 2006 and features original music-based programming for a variety of music genres, including hip hop, rock, country, pop, contemporary, classic rock, alternative rock, soul and more, as well as HDTV acquisitions and original content from Viacom Music Group's MTV, VH1, and CMT family of services. The channel has grown to 32 million households and is available on major U.S. carriers including Comcast, Cox, Verizon FiOS, Time Warner, Dish, DIRECTV, Charter, AT&T u-Verse, Cablevision and Insight.

'Live From Daryl's House' set to unleash more episodes

Few shows champion such a wide range of artists on a winning basis as Live From Daryl's House. It's great to see that new episodes of the series will be coming to Palladia. I am hoping rock 'n' soul band Vintage Trouble will be coming to an episode soon.

Daryl Hall with Alex Rose (left) and Jake Snider (right) from Minus The Bear

LIVE FROM DARYL’S HOUSE UNDER CONSTRUCTION, SET TO TAPE NEW EPISODES AS PALLADIA RENEWS DEAL WITH AWARD-WINNING WEB-TO-CABLE SERIES

Daryl Hall’s innovative performance show will continue on Viacom Media Networks’ high-definition music channel with new episodes coming through 2014

NEW YORK, Oct. 8, 2013— Live from Daryl’s House, Daryl Hall’s critically acclaimed, award-winning performance series has renewed its agreement with Viacom Media Networks’ high-definition music channel Palladia, and will immediately commence producing new episodes, adding to the more than 60 already in the archives. Those shows will start debuting in early 2014 and will continue to premiere on www.lfdh.com, where previous installments will be archived.

“I’m thrilled to be able to start producing these new shows for our ever-widening audience, after renewing our relationship with Palladia,” says Daryl. “A day doesn't go by that I don’t hear from fans about how much they love the show, and everyone knows how much I enjoy doing it. Believe me when I tell you, the best is yet to come.” 

The show is a joint venture between Hall’s Good Cop Bad Cop Productions and Palladia.  Executive producers for the show include Hall along with Daryl Hall and John Oates manager, Jonathan Wolfson.  New guests will be announced in the coming weeks.

“We are very pleased to continue this association with our Live from Daryl’s House partners at Palladia,” said Wolfson. “This has proven to be a successful combination and we look forward to furthering our alliance, while expanding the brand.”

“For Palladia, ‘Live From Daryl’s House’ represents the perfect match of programming and television network,” said Rick Krim, Executive Vice President, Talent and Music Programming.  “Our viewers’ response has been overwhelmingly positive to Daryl and the series which captures the unexpected magic that can happen when talented artists relax and create music together.  We’re proud to be a part of this show.”   

The deal was brokered by Wolfson and Ben Zurier, Executive Vice President, Programming Strategy, VH1, VH1 Classic and Palladia.  

The past seven years have marked a steady stream of superlatives and recognition for Live from Daryl’s House, with Hall receiving a Webby Award for Best Variety series from more than 10,000 entries at the 14th annual ceremony before garnering an O Music Award from MTV. A live version of Live from Daryl's House, featuring Hall and previous show guests Sharon Jones and Allen Stone, launched a successful national tour.

The 62 previous episodes of Live From Daryl’s House have featured a mix of well-known performers like Minus the Bear (see photo above), Jason Mraz, The Voice’s Cee Lo Green, Shelby Lynne, Joe Walsh, Booker T and the MGs, Blind Boys of Alabama, Rob Thomas, Train, Smokey Robinson, Toots Hibbert, Nick Lowe, K.T. Tunstall, Todd Rundgren, Keb' Mo', Dave Stewart, Goo Goo Dolls’ John Rzeznik and Fall Out Boy’s Patrick Stump along with newcomers such as Nick Waterhouse, Rumer, Chiddy Bang, Allen Stone, The Dirty Heads, Grace Potter & the Nocturnals, Mayer Hawthorne, Eric Hutchinson, Matt Nathanson, Plain White T’s, soul diva Sharon Jones, Diane Birch, L.A. neo-R&B party band Fitz & the Tantrums, hot new alternative band Neon Trees and veteran alternative mainstays Guster.

About Palladia

Palladia, Viacom Media Networks' high-definition music channel, launched in January 2006 and features original music-based programming for a variety of music genres, including hip hop, rock, country, pop, contemporary, classic rock, alternative rock, soul and more, as well as HDTV acquisitions and original content from Viacom Music Group's MTV, VH1, and CMT family of services. The channel has grown to 32 million households and is available on major U.S. carriers including Comcast, Cox, Verizon FiOS, Time Warner, Dish, DIRECTV, Charter, AT&T u-Verse, Cablevision and Insight.  For more information on Palladia, visit Palladia.tv, the Palladia Facebook page and @Palladia on Twitter. 

Sights and Sounds: Daryl Hall, John Fogerty

This post features news from two corners of the modern music universe to be sure...but the one thing that Daryl Hall and John Fogerty share is that both are artists who continue to push themselves and find new audiences long after they launched their respective groundbreaking careers.


DARYL HALL’S TV CAREER EXPANDS INTO COTTAGE INDUSTRY, WHICH NOW INCLUDES HOME RESTORATION

'Daryl’s Restoration Over-Hall' Will Debut on Scripps Networks Interactive’s DIY Network in 2014, Joining Live from Daryl’s House, which Continues on Palladia, RFD, Family Net and in Syndication

Daryl Hall

NEW YORK, June 4, 2013 – Daryl Hall is a true renaissance man for all seasons, with his interests in music and home restoration the subjects of two different TV shows on four individual cable networks and national syndication. One could say he’s building that resume from the ground up as the record-setting musician displays his talents as a builder and designer on Daryl’s Restoration Over-Hall, a new show debuting on Scripps Networks Interactive’s DIY Network in 2014. Hall and his manager Jonathan Wolfson are executive producers, and Michael Morrissey is the director.

Daryl’s Restoration Over-Hall joins Live from Daryl’s House, his critically acclaimed, award-winning, web-to-cable series, which can currently be seen on Viacom’s high-def network Palladia, RFD-TV, FamilyNet and in national syndication. Production of Live from Daryl’s House, which has produced 62 episodes to date, resumes in the fall.

DIY Network, HGTV’s sister property, originally contacted Hall upon learning of his interest in vintage architecture. Daryl, who has previously restored a number of antique homes, including the 18th century farmhouse in Dutchess County, N.Y., where his Live from Daryl’s House regularly takes place, will tackle a late Georgian house circa 1780 located on the Fairfield-Litchfield County border of Connecticut, where DIY Network’s cameras will follow his progress on a weekly basis.

“The purpose of my new show is to restore an antique New England house, showing how it can be done in an authentic manner, keeping the original elements and making it consistent with the modern world,” said Hall. “I also want to feature the important community of crafts-people, who are expert in authentic restoration.”

In Daryl’s Restoration Over-Hall, Hall plans to revive the quaint 1-bedroom into a new family home that was originally built by a widowed sea captain. His care in historically accurate restoration must be melded with the mandates of modernity and small town regulations. Hall will bring in a team of craftsmen he has worked with over the years. He also plans on involving the American College of Building Arts in Charleston, S.C., which is the only school in America with an accredited program in this field.

“This is yet another way of putting my creativity and my other passions aside from music out there, so they can all mix together, Hall added, "We have a legacy of unique antique architecture here in America. Unfortunately, in many cases, they have been let go, demolished or altered inconsistently to their original character.”


JOHN FOGERTY'S 'MYSTIC HIGHWAY' VIDEO PREMIERES ON VEVO

Back in May 2007, John Fogerty delivered one of the finest concerts I've ever seen at the Doheny Blues Festival; you can read my review of that show that ran in The Orange County Register here. In fact, as evidenced by his new album Wrote a Song for Everyone, the legendary singer-songwriter-guitarist continues to blaze ahead. I was especially moved by his new music video for the song "Mystic Highway." 

Today VEVO is hosting the premiere the latest videos from John Fogerty, One Republic and Florida George Line. You can catch all of the videos on VEVO, and I've also embedded Fogerty's fantastic new music video below...

Inbox Update: David Bowie, Morrissey, Daryl Hall

Last night (Feb. 25) David Bowie released another single and video from his upcoming album, The Next Day. Get all the details here.

Morrissey has announced he will not perform on the Jimmy Kimmel Show because the cast of "Duck Dynasty" was booked on the same fowl episode. Read all about it on Pitchfork.

Daryl Hall

Live from Daryl’s House, the hit web-series created by Daryl Hall, will debut on Rural Media Group’s networks, RFD-TV and FamilyNet, on Sunday, March 3, 2013 at 9:30 p.m. EST. The series has been added to RFD-TV and FamilyNet’s Sunday night primetime slot of family-orientated music and entertainment programming. The series joins the network’s other top-rated variety series including, The Marty Stuart Show, Larry’s Country Diner, The Mollie B Polka Party and Joey+Rory.

Live from Daryl’s House on RFD-TV will feature a mix of well-known performers: Chromeo (March 3), KT Tunstall (March 10), Eric Hutchinson (March 17), Nick Lowe (March 24), Travis McCoy (March 31), Finger Eleven (April 7), Todd Rundgren (April 14), Kevin Rudolf (April 21) and The Bacon Brothers (April 28). In addition to RFD-TV, Live from Daryl’s House also debuts new episodes on Viacom’s high-definition music channel Palladia every Thursday night at 11 p.m. (ET/PT). Live from Daryl’s House is syndicated nationally by Good Cop Bad Cop Productions. Executive Producers for the show include Daryl Hall along with his manager, Jonathan Wolfson.



For more information, visit www.rfdtv.com or www.livefromdarylshouse.com/.