Posted January 25, 2023 at 11:11 am | No comments
The Doors’ arrival on the rock scene in 1967 marked not only the start of a string of hit singles and albums that would become stone classics, but also of something much bigger – a new and deeper relationship between creators and audience. Refusing to be mere entertainers, the Los Angeles quartet relentlessly challenged, confronted, and inspired their fans, leaping headfirst into the heart of darkness
Posted in: Classic Rock, Guitar News, Rock News, Singer Songwriter News
Posted January 21, 2023 at 7:29 am | No comments
Donna Frost is a veteran singer/songwriter and ukulele-wielding road warrior who has spent decades on tour. The Nashville-based multi-instrumentalist has performed her unique brand of storytelling folk throughout the United States, the Caribbean and the United Kingdom. However, amid all of the travel, she always finds time to record.
Posted in: Country News, Folk, Folk News, Guitar News, Singer Songwriter News
Posted January 7, 2023 at 1:02 am | No comments
A two-day foot racing event hosted by Old Dominion Racing will be held at Dominion Racing and Entertainment’s NASCAR track in Thornburg, Virginia, on March 4-5, 2023 with two of D.C.’s finest bands, Rick Landers & Heartland and The Rockits.
Posted in: '80s Rock, Folk, Folk News, Indie Pop Rock News, Jam Band News, Rock News, Singer Songwriter News, Uncategorized
Posted December 29, 2022 at 5:47 pm | No comments
Ian Tyson was inducted into the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame in 1989, and was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame, with his former wife and singing partner, Sylvia, in 1992. Tyson became a Member of the Order of Canada in 1994 and in 2003, he received a Governor General’s Performing Arts Award, and inducted into the Alberta Order of Excellence in 2006.
Posted in: Acoustic News, Country News, Folk, Folk News, Guitar News, Industry News, Singer Songwriter News, Uncategorized
Posted December 16, 2022 at 1:40 pm | No comments
Today, tickets go on-sale for the The Sharp Dressed Simple Man Tour, the first co-headlining tour featuring ZZ Top and Lynyrd Skynyrd. Over twenty-two cities in North America will stage the event this summer, with special guest Uncle Kracker. Produced by Live Nation, the tour kicks off on Friday, July 21 at iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre in West Palm Beach, FL
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Posted November 21, 2022 at 4:17 pm | No comments
Press Release Source: ABC PR It’s been, well, a literal dog’s age since the vibrant powerhouse trio known as The Winery Dogs – Richie Kotzen, Mike Portnoy, and Billy Sheehan – marked their recording territory with new music. But now, following a seven-year break from the studio, The Winery Dogs are back in full force […]
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Posted November 2, 2022 at 11:27 am | No comments
Prolific and iconic singer-songwriter, Dar Williams, has released an all-new songwriting book called How to Write a Song That Matters (Hachette Books, 09/6/22). Intended for songwriters of all levels and backgrounds, the book combines tips, tools and encouragement that anyone can use to get started with or to keep momentum alive in their creative process.
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Posted October 27, 2022 at 9:27 pm | No comments
Guitarist blues master, Tal Naccarato, recently won the Long Island Blues Society’s 2022 Solo/Duo Competition and will soon be headed to Memphis, Tennessee, to show his chops to compete in The Blues Foundation’s International Blues Challenge. The IBC is scheduled to be held January 24-28, 2023, on the legendary Beale Street.
Posted in: Blues, Blues News, Fingerstyle, Folk, Folk News, Guitar News, Industry News, Singer Songwriter News, Uncategorized
Posted October 27, 2022 at 8:04 pm | No comments
Two years ago, the duo Peach & Quiet, reached out to the world from their log home on Canada’s West Coast with their debut album, Just Beyond the Shine. In a few short months, that record topped the folk and roots music charts in North America and had airplay around the world. Reviewers raved, calling it “a basket of surprises,” “superb,” “sublime” and “utterly original
Posted in: Country News, Folk, Guitar News, Singer Songwriter News, Uncategorized
Posted October 7, 2022 at 7:18 pm | No comments
Guitar International’s publisher and editor, Rick Landers, and his band Heartland, will be featured on stage and on-line in the number one ranked county in the U.S, Loudoun County, Virginia, and at the county’s premier venue, the Franklin Park Arts Center.
Posted in: Blues, Classic Rock, Classical, Country, Fingerstyle, Folk, GI News, Guitar News, Indie Pop Rock News, Singer Songwriter News, Uncategorized
