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Winery Dogs Self-Produced New Release III set for February 3, 2023

Winery Dogs Self-Produced New Release III set for February 3, 2023

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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Dar Williams Releases New Songwriting Book via Hachette Books

Dar Williams Releases New Songwriting Book via Hachette Books

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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Blues Master Tal Naccarato Wins the Long Island Blues Society’s 2022 Solo/Duo Competition (BONUS VIDEO!)

Blues Master Tal Naccarato Wins the Long Island Blues Society’s 2022 Solo/Duo Competition (BONUS VIDEO!)

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.

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Canadian-based Folk-Americana duo Peach & Quiet to release Beautiful Thing January 20, 2023

Canadian-based Folk-Americana duo Peach & Quiet to release Beautiful Thing January 20, 2023

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

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Rick Landers & Heartland to be Featured at Franklin Park Arts Center October 19th

Rick Landers & Heartland to be Featured at Franklin Park Arts Center October 19th

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.

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Gruene Guitars Announces It’s Line-Up Gruene Era Ziricote (GEZ) Guitars 

Gruene Guitars Announces It’s Line-Up Gruene Era Ziricote (GEZ) Guitars 

Posted October 3, 2022 at 7:40 pm | No comments

The GEZ Series of Gruene Guitars is an update driven by research, design and engineering and is part of Gruene Guitars’ commitment to deliver the highest quality product built using the highest available resources. GEZ Series of Gruene Guitars are available immediately as pre-orders through our Gruene Guitars website (https://mystore.grueneguitars.com)

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Donner Revolutionizes Guitar Playing With New HUSH-I Silent Guitar

Donner Revolutionizes Guitar Playing With New HUSH-I Silent Guitar

Posted September 27, 2022 at 11:45 am | No comments

Since 2012, Donner has been committed to creating innovative, enjoyable and aesthetically pleasing musical instruments to both entry-level and advanced musicians. This is what drove Donner to pioneer its mini pedals, which have brought the joy of musical performance to people across the world. Relying on its strong R&D team

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An Evening With the Masterful Musician and Humorist Toby Walker (Bonus Video)

An Evening With the Masterful Musician and Humorist Toby Walker (Bonus Video)

Posted September 21, 2022 at 1:59 pm | No comments

A musical romp of a show of stunningly masterful blues guitar, storytelling and a fine array of vocals by an aficionado of guitar, Toby Walker, at the 37-year old Reston-Herndon Folk Club in Northern Virginia, kept the audience captivated, song after song, story after story. Offering up traditional old blues tunes and more contemporary blues of his own, Walker, plucked, bent and made his Huss & Dalton guitar shimmer with a full bag of tricks, honed over decades of playing the usual and unusual haunts in the States and overseas.

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Dylan Fraser Releases New EP 2030 Revolution – Out Today on Asylum/Atlantic

Dylan Fraser Releases New EP 2030 Revolution – Out Today on Asylum/Atlantic

Posted August 25, 2022 at 10:17 pm | No comments

Functioning around introspection, destination and self-validation, Dylan Fraser’s early catalogues finds the Scottish-born artist unpacking his journey from his small town of Bathgate to his newfound reality as an artist with the world at his feet, trying to make sense of the people and situations he’s faced along the way.

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AXS TV Salutes the Iconic Era of the 90s On Labor Day Weekend Starting Sept. 3 at 12PE

AXS TV Salutes the Iconic Era of the 90s On Labor Day Weekend Starting Sept. 3 at 12PE

Posted August 22, 2022 at 8:12 pm | No comments

AXS TV turns back the clock to one of music’s most important decades this Labor Day Weekend, with the special, Sounds Like The ’90s, three-day event—airing Saturday, September 3 through Monday, September 5. The block closes out on Labor Day with hit-heavy concerts from R&B standouts Seal and Macy Gray, folk heroes Dave Matthews Band and Sheryl Crow, alt-rock mainstays Stone Temple Pilots, and Soundgarden; as well as Rock Legends profiles of Lenny Kravitz, Red Hot Chili Peppers, and Pearl Jam.

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