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The Third Mind Debut Album Out Now on Yep Roc Records

The Third Mind Debut Album Out Now on Yep Roc Records

Posted February 27, 2020 at 8:57 am | No comments

California -based supergroup The Third Mind’s debut is out now on Yep Roc Records. Billboard premiered the video for “The Dolphins,” the only track on the album with vocals by Dave Alvin.

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Bulgarian Guitarist Dimitar Ivanov Releases His Solo Ten Album

Bulgarian Guitarist Dimitar Ivanov Releases His Solo Ten Album

Posted February 23, 2020 at 8:05 am | No comments

Dimitar Ivanov’s album, Solo Ten, includes themes from eight original compositions by the composer- and International acclaimed bassist Avishai Cohen including two of his arrangements of traditional pieces.

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Mountain’s Percussionist Corky Laing Talks About His Book Letters to Sarah

Mountain’s Percussionist Corky Laing Talks About His Book Letters to Sarah

Posted February 19, 2020 at 9:43 pm | No comments

The Long Island, New York, rock group Mountain will forever be defined by the explosive song “Mississippi Queen”, with the legendary drummer Corky Laing driving the crew with a hard punch of his then massive double bass drum kit and clanging cowbell.

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Virtuoso NYC Pysch-Jazz Guitarist Ben Tyree Releases Lifelines Album

Virtuoso NYC Pysch-Jazz Guitarist Ben Tyree Releases Lifelines Album

Posted February 19, 2020 at 1:42 pm | No comments

After 20 years of cultivating a reputation as one of New York’s most versatile, deft, and groundbreaking guitarists, Ben Tyree has made another daring move: stepping out as a singer-songwriter. Tyree is most known for his instrumental sci-fi/jazz/funk trio, BT3

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Master Fingerstyle Guitarist Claude Bourbon – French with a Universal Twist!

Master Fingerstyle Guitarist Claude Bourbon – French with a Universal Twist!

Posted February 14, 2020 at 3:07 pm | No comments

By: Rick Landers French-born master fingerstyle guitarist Claude Bourbon hails from Britain, but finds himself traveling the globe strapped to his trusty Gibson J-45 acoustic dreadnaught. Whether he’s playing a straight blues, thumping out some heartbeat R&B, or his own cauldron of styles that may include Flamenco, American roots music, British Isle stylings, coupled with nuances […]

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Fender Releases the ’54 Eric Johnson “Virginia” Stratocaster!

Fender Releases the ’54 Eric Johnson “Virginia” Stratocaster!

Posted February 11, 2020 at 12:09 pm | No comments

Fender Musical Instruments Corporation (FMIC) today released the Eric Johnson “Virginia” Stratocaster guitar with the Grammy® award winning artist Eric Johnson. As part of this unique collaboration with the singer, songwriter and guitarist, Fender has recreated Johnson’s 1954 “Virginia” Stratocaster in the Fender Custom Shop

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Master Luthier Mike Dove Talks About His Friend Songbird Eva Cassidy

Master Luthier Mike Dove Talks About His Friend Songbird Eva Cassidy

Posted February 7, 2020 at 10:25 am | No comments

People kept telling me, “You really ought to talk to Mike Dove.” “He was our first fan.” “Mike is like an Eva Cassidy historian.” Mike Dove’s name was listed in the credits for the albums Live at Blues Alley and Eva By Heart. So, who was this Mike Dove guy, anyway?

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Bruce Cockburn Announces 50Th Anniversary Shows

Bruce Cockburn Announces 50Th Anniversary Shows

Posted February 4, 2020 at 5:04 am | No comments

Is it really fifty years ago that Bruce Cockburn’s first album came out? Indeed it is. His eponymous titled album, which included “Going to the Country” and “Musical Friends,” was released on April 7, 1970. Coincidently, it was also the first album released by True North records.

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Rewind Festival The World’s Biggest ’80s Music Festival (3 Festivals)

Rewind Festival The World’s Biggest ’80s Music Festival (3 Festivals)

Posted January 28, 2020 at 7:35 am | No comments

Rewind The ’80s Music Festival, the world’s first and biggest ’80s music festival, returns with three amazing UK festivals for summer 2020. Tickets for all festivals go on sale at 10am on Thursday 30th January 2020 via the official festival website HERE.

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Don Felder Keeps on A’Rockin’ on the Road and on his Rock ‘n’ Roll Album!

Don Felder Keeps on A’Rockin’ on the Road and on his Rock ‘n’ Roll Album!

Posted January 27, 2020 at 6:00 pm | No comments

Don Felder’s storied life followed a road that pulled him into the world of the blues, rockabilly and rock music. He studied the licks, the riffs and the styles of the pioneers of rock, R&B and the blues, including Elvis, Carl Perkins, B.B. King and Little Richard. And a young Don Felder would find himself buying mail order “race records”, that couldn’t be found in local shops.

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