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
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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.
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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 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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Posted July 21, 2022 at 9:37 am | No comments
Last night at Alexandria, Virginia’s legendary Birchmere Music Hall, Steve Earle and The Dukes rolled out an evening of country roots tangled with an eclectic mix of songs welded together by Earle’s vocals immersed in grit, beautifully crafted songwriting, and his amazing band whose melodic twists and turns, and hot licks “could suck the chrome off a trailer hitch”, in the purloined words of Willie Nelson.
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Posted July 13, 2022 at 10:28 pm | No comments
Legendary and multi-Platinum rockers STYX–Tommy Shaw (vocals, guitars), James “JY” Young (vocals, guitars), Lawrence Gowan (vocals, keyboards), Todd Sucherman (drums) and Ricky Phillips (bass), along with the occasional surprise appearance by original bassist Chuck Panozzo–are rested, healthy, and ready to hit the road again, but they’ve finally got a new album to promote along the way.
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Posted June 22, 2022 at 2:38 pm | No comments
AXS TV gets the fireworks started this July 4TH weekend with the Red, White & Rock! event—an explosive three-day lineup celebrating some of America’s most iconic artists, airing Saturday, July 2 through Monday, July 4. Bruce Springsteen, Dolly Parton, Soundgarden, John Fogerty and more!
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Posted April 5, 2022 at 10:44 am | No comments
When played in Nile Roger’s signature “chucking” style, the sound of this guitar became an essential component of Nile’s world-famous songwriting. Fender worked closely with Rodgers to study the original Hitmaker and design a meticulous recreation of the original guitar. “The Hitmaker Stratocaster® guitar is the epitome of what Fender’s Artist Signature Series is capable of,” said Justin Norvell, Executive Vice President of Product, FMIC. “These projects celebrate both guitar and artist, but in this instance, Nile and his Hitmaker are inseparable from each other.
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Posted April 1, 2022 at 10:59 am | No comments
Steve Vai and Favored Nations / Mascot Label Group present the official music video for “Teeth Of The Hydra.” Vai shares, “The idea for this guitar and track came to me roughly seven years ago. I envisioned composing and performing a piece of music on a multi-neck instrument where all of the sound emanated from that one creation with the exception of some keyboards and drums.
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