Industry News

Montreux Jazz Festival to Launch Summer of Music (July 3 – July 18)

Montreux Jazz Festival to Launch Summer of Music (July 3 – July 18)

Posted July 1, 2020 at 12:38 pm | No comments

Montreux Jazz Festival have today announced the launch of “Summer Of Music”:, to mark the 54th edition of the annual festival in Montreux, Switzerland. From Friday July 3 to Sunday July 18, when the Montreux Jazz Festival was due to take place, Montreux will be bringing the magic of the festival alive to viewers at home with rare and never before seen performances

Posted in: Guitar News, Industry News, Jazz News, Uncategorized

The Immediate Family to Return to Live Performance with Live-Streamed Gigs on June 26 and 27

The Immediate Family to Return to Live Performance with Live-Streamed Gigs on June 26 and 27

Posted June 22, 2020 at 8:54 pm | No comments

Quarto Valley Records recording artists The Immediate Family, a rock & roll band composed of longtime friends and legendary musicians Danny Kortchmar (guitar and vocals), Waddy Wachtel (guitar and vocals), Leland Sklar (bass), Russ Kunkel (drums) and Steve Postell (guitar and vocals), are making their return to live performance for the first time since the beginning of the COVID-19 crisis

Posted in: Guitar News, Industry News, Jam Band News, Rock News, Singer Songwriter News, Uncategorized

Anthem Names Frank J. Tanki General Manager AXS TV and HDNET MOVIES

Anthem Names Frank J. Tanki General Manager AXS TV and HDNET MOVIES

Posted June 18, 2020 at 2:30 pm | No comments

As General Manager of AXS TV and HDNET MOVIES, Frank J. Tanki will oversee all business strategy and day-to-day operations, including programming, sales, operations, creative, marketing, communications, research and human resources.  He will also play an integral role in working with AXS TV’s key MVPD partners and developing additional content distribution opportunities.

Posted in: Guitar News, Industry News, Product News

Liz Barak’s Project Collaborates with Women Artists From Around the World on “Layla”

Liz Barak’s Project Collaborates with Women Artists From Around the World on “Layla”

Posted May 30, 2020 at 9:38 am | No comments

The Liz Barak’s Project is a project meant to empower women in music worldwide. It was created by music producer Liz Barak alongside the book ‘Ballad to the North Wind’ with covers of songs mentioned in the book, however, fairly quickly it had received an independent life of its own.

Posted in: Guitar Events, Guitar News, Industry News, Rock News

Legendary Photographer Elliott Landy LIVE on Coastal A&E May 30th at 11:00 AM EST

Legendary Photographer Elliott Landy LIVE on Coastal A&E May 30th at 11:00 AM EST

Posted May 29, 2020 at 11:17 pm | No comments

Elliott Landy’s mesmerizing photographs have been published worldwide for decades in all print mediums including covers for Rolling Stone magazine, Life, The Saturday Evening Post and many more. Landy’s legendary album covers (Bob Dylan’s Nashville Skyline and Van Morrison’s Moondance for example) are revered to this day and have been celebrated by a young generation of fans eager to discover the “new” world of vinyl records and the visual and highly artistic elements of the covers. 

Posted in: Guitar News, Industry News, Product News, Rock News, Uncategorized

The Immediate Family’s Debut Single “Cruel Twist” Coming On Quarto Valley Records

The Immediate Family’s Debut Single “Cruel Twist” Coming On Quarto Valley Records

Posted May 14, 2020 at 11:40 am | No comments

The Immediate Family (the modern iteration of a legendary studio ensemble known as “The Section”) is a rock and roll band composed of four of the most recorded, respected and sought-after players in modern music: Danny Kortchmar (guitar and vocals), Waddy Wachtel (guitar and vocals), Leland Sklar (bass), Russ Kunkel (drums) and the addition of prominent touring, session guitarist and songwriter Steve Postell (guitar and vocals).

Posted in: Guitar News, Industry News, Rock News, Singer Songwriter News, Uncategorized

Dan Rather Interviews Jethro Tull’s Ian Anderson on AXS-TV Wednesday, May 13

Dan Rather Interviews Jethro Tull’s Ian Anderson on AXS-TV Wednesday, May 13

Posted May 11, 2020 at 7:47 pm | No comments

The Big Interview is hosted and conducted by newsman Dan Rather, who is a respected a journalist and anchor that anchored CBS Evening News for 24 years.  Some of the recent interviews he’s conducted for The Big Interview are Robbie Robertson, Debbie Harry, the Eagles’ Don Felder, and Dolly Parton

Posted in: Guitar News, Industry News, Prog Rock News, Rock News, Singer Songwriter News, Uncategorized

AXS-TV And Farm Aid Raise over $500,000 for Family Farmers Impacted by COVID-19

AXS-TV And Farm Aid Raise over $500,000 for Family Farmers Impacted by COVID-19

Posted April 16, 2020 at 1:40 pm | No comments

AXS TV, the premier television network and digital media company for music programming, was proud to partner with Farm Aid to produce and broadcast the special virtual benefit concert event At Home With Farm Aid. The concert, which originally aired on Saturday, April 11, raised over $500,000 for family farmers

Posted in: Guitar Events, Guitar News, Industry News, Rock News, Uncategorized

Fender Offers 3-Months of Complimentary Lessons on Fender Play

Fender Offers 3-Months of Complimentary Lessons on Fender Play

Posted April 9, 2020 at 10:21 am | No comments

To support the community during social distancing, Fender continues to offer new users three months of complimentary lessons on Fender Play, the complete online learning app for guitar, bass and ukulele. After bringing these free lessons to everyone three weeks ago and an outpouring of support from over 150 artists like Jimmy Page, H.E.R., Brendon Urie, Ashley McBryde, Tash Sultana and Orville Peck

Posted in: Guitar News, Industry News

Farm Aid – AXS TV To Broadcast and Stream Farm Aid on Saturday, April 11 AT 8 P.M. ET/5 P.M. PT

Farm Aid – AXS TV To Broadcast and Stream Farm Aid on Saturday, April 11 AT 8 P.M. ET/5 P.M. PT

Posted April 8, 2020 at 1:14 pm | No comments

AXS TV – At Home With Farm Aid, featuring performances by acclaimed artists and Farm Aid Board Members Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp, Neil Young and Dave Matthews, on Saturday, April 11, starting at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT

Posted in: Guitar Events, Guitar News, Industry News, Singer Songwriter News, Uncategorized