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Greg Loiacono – “Last Day of June”
Happy last day of June! Today, Greg Loiacono shares his new instrumental tune of the same name, a heartfelt tune about hope, patience and dedication inspired by a Takoma Records compilation Greg found in his father’s collection at a young age. This song will be part of an entire album of instrumental music that Greg will be releasing on Blue Rose Music next year. A new turn for this California rock dude with a deep sensibility and appreciation for folk music and classic AmPrim. The song is a result of reflecting on impermanence and how no matter what kind of…
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Greg Loiacono – “What Can I Say”
Our favorite NorCal crooner is back with another retro-pop swooner, streaming everywhere today via Blue Rose. “What Can I Say” is the third single in a series of four Greg recorded last summer. Loiacono is accompanied on “What Can I Say?” by Mikael Jorgensen (Wilco), Pat Spurgeon (Rogue Wave), Charles James Gonzalez and Emilie Raines, while it was recorded at Coyote Hearing in Oakland, CA and mixed at Echo Magic in Ojai, CA by Scott Hirsch (Hiss Golden Messenger). “As ‘What Can I Say?’ formed the delicate singing style kept working with the melody and the pleading lyrics, so I…
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Heavy Mellow : A Mix by Greg Loiacono
This Saturday, sharing this amazing mix curated by our friend and musical favorite Greg Loiacono. He didn’t make it for us specifically but it’s got so many favorites we asked if we could share. Also, I’m kind of on vacation so keepin’ it easy and breezy with this excellent soundtrack. Thanks so much to Greg, who has most recently released a single with Jamie Drake, the doo-wop duet “Bound to Fall,” and will be releasing more music very soon. Stay tuned. Here’s the title track from Greg’s full-length album, Mystic Traces, one of our very favorites of 2020.
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Greg Loiacono and Jamie Drake – Bound To Fall
Greg Loiacono and Jamie Drake share their latest duet, “Bound to Fall” out today via Blue Rose Records. Their smooth crooning was first heard together on Loiacono’s 2019 single “San Felipe,” but this song was cowritten together by the talented pair. The track features also features Wilco keyboardist Mikael Jorgensen and was mixed by Scott Hirsch. The duo’s voices pair like a strawberry milkshake with whipped cream and two straws. “A few years back I had become obsessed with a recording called ‘Please Stay’ by The Cryin’ Shames. It inspired me to dive back into old records of singers singing…
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Greg Loiacono : Seed
Wow this song is a MOOD. I love this Greg – that edge, grit, and angst! This is the sound and the vibe that made so many young audiences fall head first for the Mother Hips 30 years ago. Greg relays a sentiment we can all relate to, “We don’t have a choice about being born. But we are expected to live certain ways. Parents who create us, school teachers who mold us, societies in general rely on a person to live in particular ways that jibe with cultural norms. And we just get thrown into it without a say…
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Greg Loiacono – Mystic Traces
Whatever project Greg Loiacono’s involved with sounds quintessentially Californian. Mystic Traces is no different. Loungey and open with a laid-back sound, the album cruises and coasts like a drive down the 1. It’s easy listening in the best and truest sense of the phrase. Between his work with the Mother Hips, the Green Leaf Rustlers, and collaborating with countless other Bay Area musicians, it’s no wonder this album sounds so effortlessly cool. Mystic Traces nods to various genres, from bossa nova to country rock. Recorded in Ojai at Scott Hirsch’s (Hiss Golden Messenger) studio with friends like Kyle Field, Bary…
