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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

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Jack the Radio Premiere Video “Getting Good” featuring Lydia Loveless

Jack the Radio Premiere Video “Getting Good” featuring Lydia Loveless

Posted July 1, 2020 at 11:58 am | No comments

Raleigh, North Carolina, roots-rockers Jack the Radio are premiering their lyric video for “Getting Good”, featuring Lydia Loveless today with Cowboys And Indians Magazine – watch it HERE.  The video for the song, a country tongue-in-cheek tale about the bright side of failure, features behind the scenes footage from the recording studio.

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Joe Bonamassa Releases “When One Door Opens” Single from His Abbey Road Studio Recordings

Joe Bonamassa Releases “When One Door Opens” Single from His Abbey Road Studio Recordings

Posted July 1, 2020 at 5:11 am | No comments

Today, blues icon Joe Bonamassa shares perhaps his most monumental rock soundscape to date, with the intricate ballad titled “When One Door Opens” on J&R Adventures. The track was co-written with long-time producer Kevin Shirley and songwriter Pete Brown, known for his many collaborations with Cream and Jack Bruce.

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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

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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.

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We Are Family Foundation Announces “Youth to the Front” Fund With Nile Rodgers

We Are Family Foundation Announces “Youth to the Front” Fund With Nile Rodgers

Posted June 17, 2020 at 7:17 pm | No comments

We Are Family Foundation is a not-for-profit organization founded by legendary musician Nile Rodgers and is dedicated to the visions of a global family by creating programs that promote cultural diversity while nurturing and mentoring the vision, talents and ideas of young people who are positively changing the world.

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Rolling Stone Life and Death of Brian Jones – Out Today June 12

Rolling Stone Life and Death of Brian Jones – Out Today June 12

Posted June 12, 2020 at 9:30 am | No comments

“Rolling Stone Life and Death of Brian Jones” is the 5th acclaimed music documentary for Spanish filmmaker Danny Garcia. His other releases include “The Rise and Fall of The Clash”; “Looking for Johnny”, about New York Dolls guitarist Johnny Thunders; “Sad Vacation”, a film chronicling the final months in New York City of the Sex Pistols

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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.

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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. 

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Dion Releases “Song for Sam Cooke (Here in America) with Paul Simon

Dion Releases “Song for Sam Cooke (Here in America) with Paul Simon

Posted May 29, 2020 at 2:25 pm | No comments

Dion’s new album, Blues With Friends, is released by KTBA Records on Friday 5th June and is available for Pre-Order worldwide at: KTBArecords.com Dion releases his sixth single “Song For Sam Cooke (Here In America)” with Paul Simon today. The single is taken from his upcoming album ‘Blues With Friends’ released on Friday 5thJune via Keeping The Blues Alive Records.

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