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John Fogerty to Close Out SXSW on a High Note March 16

John Fogerty to Close Out SXSW on a High Note March 16

Posted March 8, 2013 at 12:45 pm | No comments

March 8, 2013 – John Fogerty will close out SXSW this year on a high note with a special performance Saturday, March 16 at 10:00 PM at the ACL Moody Theatre in Austin, Texas.

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Guitarist Chris Cooper 2013 CD Lines

Guitarist Chris Cooper 2013 CD Lines

Posted March 8, 2013 at 12:23 pm | No comments

Chris Cooper’s debut album, Lines, sits comfortably in that space between melodic subtlety and full-on shred. A mix of jazz, blues, and rock, and inspired by the likes of Eric Johnson and Robben Ford, Lines is an instrumental guitar album for discerning listeners.

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Bad Company and Lynyrd Skynyrd Announce 40th Anniversay Celebration

Bad Company and Lynyrd Skynyrd Announce 40th Anniversay Celebration

Posted March 4, 2013 at 12:16 pm | No comments

Bad Company and Lynyrd Skynyrd have announced a co-headline tour that takes the bands coast-to-coast for 12 dates. Both bands celebrate significant 40th anniversaries in 2013, with Lynyrd Skynyrd having released their debut album on August 13, 1973 and Bad Company being formed that same year.

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New Spin Doctors CD If the River Was Whiskey to be Released April 30 (US) – May 6 (UK)

New Spin Doctors CD If the River Was Whiskey to be Released April 30 (US) – May 6 (UK)

Posted March 4, 2013 at 9:09 am | One comment

Spin Doctors will release their new album, If The River Was Whiskey, in the U.K. on May 6 through Ruf Records (US release is April 30).

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Acoustic Blues Guitar In A – Just One Perspective

Acoustic Blues Guitar In A – Just One Perspective

Posted March 4, 2013 at 5:00 am | One comment

I start this session with a short excerpt of a blues played in A in the style of Robert Johnson. This song is played using a monotonic bass technique and the sound is muted heavily with the palm of the picking hand after each strike.

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Flying Dog Ale’s “Support Local Creativity” Campaign Series Featuring Paul Reed Smith Guitars Wins Prestigious ADDY Award

Flying Dog Ale’s “Support Local Creativity” Campaign Series Featuring Paul Reed Smith Guitars Wins Prestigious ADDY Award

Posted March 1, 2013 at 2:44 pm | No comments

After months of planning, the 2013 ADDY awards ceremony, which celebrates excellence in advertising, proved to be an exciting night for PRS Guitars and PRS friend and Flying Dog Ale Film Maker, Tim Martin.

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Musical Highlights of 85th Academy Awards®  – Winners For Best Original Song & Best Original Score From A Motion Picture

Musical Highlights of 85th Academy Awards® – Winners For Best Original Song & Best Original Score From A Motion Picture

Posted February 28, 2013 at 1:19 pm | No comments

The 85th Academy Awards® ceremony brought all of their customary sparkle and razzle dazzle to Hollywood’s Dolby Theater, which played host to the Oscars® ceremony this year, and were held on Sunday, February 24, 2013.

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PRS Guitars to Open LA Artist Showroom Fulltime

PRS Guitars to Open LA Artist Showroom Fulltime

Posted February 27, 2013 at 3:14 pm | No comments

On March 1, 2013, PRS Guitars will open its LA Showroom on a fulltime basis. Located at the CenterStaging facility in Burbank, California, the PRS showroom will extend Artist Relations’ efforts by offering musicians a unique opportunity to experience the PRS brand in an intimate studio environment that is equipped with a comprehensive selection of PRS guitars and amplifiers for musicians to test-drive.

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Hot Club of Cowtown’s Rendezvous in Rhythm Release Date May 28, 2013 (US)

Hot Club of Cowtown’s Rendezvous in Rhythm Release Date May 28, 2013 (US)

Posted February 27, 2013 at 7:30 am | No comments

Hot Club of Cowtown’s new Lloyd Maines-produced release, Rendezvous in Rhythm, out May 28, 2013 on Gold Strike Records, is an exuberant collection of Gypsy songs and American Songbook standards.

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Michael Nesmith’s “Nez Solo” Spring 2013 US Tour March 23 – April 17

Michael Nesmith’s “Nez Solo” Spring 2013 US Tour March 23 – April 17

Posted February 26, 2013 at 6:15 am | No comments

Michael Nesmith will launch the month-long Nez Solo Spring 2013 Tour on March 21 outside of Nashville as Nez’s Solo Spring 2013 Tour prepares to take him to the metro areas of New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, Denver, Chicago, Boston, Philadelphia, and Washington, D.C.

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