“Getting lost in the writing, recording and mixing process was my own way of dealing with my personal grief. Me and my dad shared a deep relationship with music together, he took me to my first guitar lessons, gigs and was a key part of my musical journey. Songs For You is my way of saying thank you to him for exposing me to music in the way that he did”
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.
STYX, the multimegamillion-selling rock band that has forged an indelible legacy both on record and onstage, return to Canada in 2022 for a cross-country live tour alongside very special guests Nancy Wilson’s Heart.
“In early summer of 1968, I was asked to come to take photos of Bob Dylan at his home in Woodstock, for the cover of the Saturday Evening Post. Although he was comfortable with me, he seemed nervous in front of the camera and his uneasiness made it difficult for me. I was never the kind of photographer to talk people into feeling good: I let them be the way they were, and I photographed. Usually it worked out because I flowed with whatever mood they were in, without resistance, until things lightened up.
There is a calm, serene spirituality about Ann Wilson in 2022 which instantly draws you to her. She feels like a warm, wise someone who has seen enough bullshit to know how to avoid it calmly, and someone who is at peace with whatever she needs to be at peace with. Perhaps that is why the soul (and, indeed title) of her latest album, Fierce Bliss
Guitar International’s publisher and award winning songwriter, Rick Landers, will perform with Jeff Smith and Dave “Kawika” Fiely on Saturday, February 5, 2002, on Facebook Live’s Diversionary Tactics Show. The three award winning songwriters decided to join forcers for an evening of original songs, with each of them offering up their unique styles.
Sam Weber’s storied exodus from his homeland of Canada to find new footing and opportunity in America resonates like a classic story of pain, loss, and rebirth. That narrative thread is woven throughout his new record, Get Free, offering a warm, intimate, and multidimensional portrait of the 28-year-old singer-songwriter.
With 34 previous releases, 13 Canadian JUNO wins, two Hall of Fame inductions, countless honorary Doctorates, Officer of The Order of Canada — and new inductee into Canada’s Walk of Fame this year — all spanning a 50+ year career
The Arts Alliance of Greater Waynesboro and Destination Arts are sponsoring Local Original Music Day at 46 W. Main Street, Waynesboro, Pennsylvania on Saturday, October 9, 2021 (1:00 – 4:00 pm). Twelve accomplished singer-songwriters from the local area will perform their original songs, rain or shine!
Today, multi-Grammy Award-winning Rock and Roll Hall of Fame guitarist Carlos Santana releases the third single off his star-studded, masterful new album, Blessings and Miracles (out via BMG on October 15), a collaboration with the legendary vocalist, guitarist, keyboardist, Grammy winner and BMI Icon Steve Winwood on the classic “Whiter Shade of Pale.”
