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The Immediate Family – New Video, New Single, New Tour 2021!

The Immediate Family – New Video, New Single, New Tour 2021!

Posted August 21, 2021 at 11:19 am | No comments

“Fair Warning” is one of twelve original songs from the upcoming album. Produced by The Immediate Family and recorded over three days at Jackson Browne’s Los Angeles studio, the new album also features two bonus tracks: live versions of the Danny Kortchmar/Jackson Browne collaboration “Somebody’s Baby” and Warren Zevon’s “Johnny Strikes Up the Band.” 

Posted in: Rock News, Singer Songwriter News, Uncategorized

Redefining progressive in progressive rock: Frost* – Day and Age

Redefining progressive in progressive rock: Frost* – Day and Age

Posted August 20, 2021 at 3:00 pm | No comments

Being 54 years old and 20 years into my career as a music journalist, it’s very rare for me to find bands like Frost* that really impact me, but when that happens, it renews my faith in music. Going through some releases on the Inside Out record label, I came across this album and it blew my mind. Imagine if Peter Gabriel had never left Genesi

Posted in: Guitar News, Indie Rock-Pop, Prog Rock News, Uncategorized

EMMY®-NOMINATED “David Byrne’s American Utopia Directed by Spike Lee To Debut September 15th Nationwide

EMMY®-NOMINATED “David Byrne’s American Utopia Directed by Spike Lee To Debut September 15th Nationwide

Posted August 13, 2021 at 12:11 am | No comments

David Byrne’s American Utopia is an ecstatic and unifying celebration of music and community,” said Iconic CMO Steven Menkin. “Iconic Events Releasing is thrilled to bring American Utopia to movie theaters for the first time so that fans across the country can gather together to experience this must-see, must-hear musical theater event on the big screen.

Posted in: Guitar News, Prog Rock News, Punk News, Rock News, Singer Songwriter News

John McCutcheon to Release 42nd album Bucket List on Sept. 17th!

John McCutcheon to Release 42nd album Bucket List on Sept. 17th!

Posted August 5, 2021 at 9:26 am | No comments

For fifty years John McCutcheon has toured the world with the exception of the past year and a half.  Without planes to catch, soundchecks to make, concert halls and clubs to fill, he stayed home and wrote – a lot.  He composed his last recording, Cabin Fever: Songs from the Quarantine, in a mere three weeks but he didn’t stop there.

Posted in: Folk News, Guitar News, Singer Songwriter News, Uncategorized

The Imaginaries Set to Tour to Support their Self-Titled Debut Album

The Imaginaries Set to Tour to Support their Self-Titled Debut Album

Posted August 2, 2021 at 4:43 pm | No comments

The Imaginaries recently wrapped filming A Cowgirl’s Song, a country music driven feature film and fourth installment in the popular Cowgirls ‘N Angels series, starring the legendary Cheryl Ladd (Charlie’s Angels), Savannah Lee May (Julie And The Phantoms, The Secret Lives Of Cheerleaders) and Darci Lynne Farmer (America’s Got Talent season 12 winner)

Posted in: Acoustic News, Country News, Folk News, Guitar News, Indie Pop Rock News, Singer Songwriter News, Uncategorized

Legendary Musician Martin Barre Talks Jethro Tull, Guitars, Touring and More!

Legendary Musician Martin Barre Talks Jethro Tull, Guitars, Touring and More!

Posted July 28, 2021 at 9:07 pm | No comments

More often than not, it seems a musical group’s signature is defined by the vocalist up front. But as much as the legendary group Jethro Tull goes, Ian Anderson’s melodic grizzled vocals and flute gymnastics offered gripping definition, it’s the ripping crunch of Martin Barre’s lead guitar work and his ability to marinate Tull’s songs with emotional heft, are what turns our heads and grabs our guts with sinewy twists, turns and head-on collisions.

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GI Publisher Rick Landers to Play Front Royal, Virginia’s Blue Wing Frog (July 29 – 7 to 9 pm)!

GI Publisher Rick Landers to Play Front Royal, Virginia’s Blue Wing Frog (July 29 – 7 to 9 pm)!

Posted July 22, 2021 at 4:05 pm | No comments

Recently, Rick heard about the 80 person capacity Blue Wing Frog restaurant in Front Royal, Virginia whose owners wanted musicians who wrote and performed their own songs. Some traditional-roots songs were cool too, given the Piedmont location, as well as the historical local culture of grassroots music was the music of the region.

Posted in: Folk News, GI News, Guitar News, Singer Songwriter News, Uncategorized

Review: Yasmin Williams Breaks the Mold with Urban Driftwood

Review: Yasmin Williams Breaks the Mold with Urban Driftwood

Posted July 13, 2021 at 2:17 pm | No comments

Yasmin Williams is one of the most unique guitar aficionados to venture into exploring intriguing realms of the acoustic guitar soundscape. She strums, picks, percussively taps and gently pounds her guitars to add textures, beats and different musical dialogues to her compositions. 

Posted in: Acoustic News, Guitar News, Instrumental News, Uncategorized

PRS Guitars Announces Virtual “Experience PRS 2021” Event – Live Stream July 8th 2021

PRS Guitars Announces Virtual “Experience PRS 2021” Event – Live Stream July 8th 2021

Posted June 10, 2021 at 1:36 pm | No comments

Save the date! PRS Guitars will again being hosting their Experience PRS event virtually for 2021. The Experience event, heralded as the Ultimate Guitar Festival for Guitarists and Music Lovers, will stream live on PRS Guitars YouTube channel Thursday, July 8th, 2021 at 7:00 PM EST.

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Lindsey Buckingham Announces First Solo Album in a Decade

Lindsey Buckingham Announces First Solo Album in a Decade

Posted June 8, 2021 at 12:48 pm | No comments

Today, Lindsey Buckingham has announced his forthcoming self-titled LP due out September 17, 2021 on Reprise, alongside the first single, “I Don’t Mind.” Lindsey Buckingham is his first solo release since 2011’s Seeds We Sow and follows his departure from Fleetwood Mac.

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