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Old Dominion Racing to Host Long Distance Racing and Live Music!

Old Dominion Racing to Host Long Distance Racing and Live Music!

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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Lynyrd Skynyrd and ZZ Top Co-Headlining The Sharp Dressed Simple Man Tour

Lynyrd Skynyrd and ZZ Top Co-Headlining The Sharp Dressed Simple Man Tour

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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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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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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Steve Earle and The Dukes on Tour with The Whitemore Sisters – Live at The Birchmere!

Steve Earle and The Dukes on Tour with The Whitemore Sisters – Live at The Birchmere!

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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STYX – Their “Live & UnZoomed Tour” with Co-Headliners REO Speedwagon & Loverboy

STYX – Their “Live & UnZoomed Tour” with Co-Headliners REO Speedwagon & Loverboy

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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AXS TV Red, White & Rock! Event July 2-4 With Rock, Country, and More Music Legends

AXS TV Red, White & Rock! Event July 2-4 With Rock, Country, and More Music Legends

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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Fender Releases Nile Rogers Hitmaker Stratocaster

Fender Releases Nile Rogers Hitmaker Stratocaster

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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Steve Vai Favored Nations/Mascot Label New Video – “Teeth of the Hydra”

Steve Vai Favored Nations/Mascot Label New Video – “Teeth of the Hydra”

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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Ann Wilson Launches Her Single “A Moment of Bliss” from Fierce Bliss Album

Ann Wilson Launches Her Single “A Moment of Bliss” from Fierce Bliss Album

Posted March 30, 2022 at 11:38 am | No comments

One of the premier hard rock vocalists of all-time, Ann Wilson smashed boundaries with her band Heart, the 8-times Platinum, 35 million-plus selling Rock and Roll Hall of Fame trailblazers who formed in 1973. During a decades-long career, Wilson rode the roller coaster of fame, fortune and madness, learning both joyous and hard, hard lessons along the way.

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