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William Shatner to Perform Ponder the Mystery with Prog Rockers Circa

William Shatner to Perform Ponder the Mystery with Prog Rockers Circa

Posted September 9, 2013 at 3:52 pm | No comments

William Shatner will be performing his new record Ponder the Mystery in its entirety along with the progressive rock heroes Circa: featuring Billy Sherwood, who produced and co-wrote Ponder the Mystery with Shatner, and Tony Kaye both former members of the legendary prog rock band YES.

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Fender and Kyser Co-Brand Special Edition Red Capo

Fender and Kyser Co-Brand Special Edition Red Capo

Posted September 9, 2013 at 2:13 pm | No comments

Kyser Musical Products, Inc. and Fender Musical Instrument Corporation have teamed together to co-brand and introduce a Special Edition Quick-Change™ Capo.

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Ellnora Guitar Festival 2013 Brings It on Home

Ellnora Guitar Festival 2013 Brings It on Home

Posted September 9, 2013 at 2:29 am | One comment

A phalanx of world class musicians held their ground on the stage at the ELLNORA Guitar Festival 2013 [September 3-7] with performances of blues, roots, flamenco, rock, classical, jazz, ragas and a rich array of music that wowed the audiences at the University of Illinois, Krannert Center for Performing Arts, Urbana, Illinois.

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“Listen to the Music”:  An Evening with The Doobie Brothers

“Listen to the Music”: An Evening with The Doobie Brothers

Posted September 6, 2013 at 5:10 am | No comments

One of the nation’s stalwart summer tour favorites, The Doobie Brothers brought their extensive catalog of hits to the Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts in Vienna, Virginia, for an evening of feel good rock and roll that spans generations of fans.

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The Cult Perform Electric at Roseland in NYC

The Cult Perform Electric at Roseland in NYC

Posted September 5, 2013 at 5:35 am | 3 comments

The Cult’s Ian Astbury yelled from Roseland Ballroom’s stage, “Put down your cell phones, your 238 loser Facebook followers don’t want to see your blurry videos. This is a not social media event, this is live… this is rock n’ roll”. And that’s what fans got, two hours of hard driving, riff blazing rock n’ roll.

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Fans Celebrate The King at The 12th European Elvis Festival 2013

Fans Celebrate The King at The 12th European Elvis Festival 2013

Posted September 3, 2013 at 1:41 pm | No comments

It’s a fact, the King is gone, but he’s not forgotten. For about two years, Elvis Presley, the King of Rock ‘n Roll, spent a tour of duty with the Army in the town of Bad Nauheim, Germany, near Frankfurt (1958-1960).

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Ricky Byrd – Ain’t no Rock without ‘da Roll

Posted September 3, 2013 at 10:33 am | One comment

The former Blackhearts guitar slinger, Ricky Byrd, whose monstrous power chords helped define Joan Jett & The Blackhearts hit, “I Love Rock & Roll”, released his solo debut CD earlier this year entitled; Lifer.

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PRS Guitars Announces the Top Ten Most Popular Guitar Finishes of the Year

PRS Guitars Announces the Top Ten Most Popular Guitar Finishes of the Year

Posted August 30, 2013 at 2:33 pm | No comments

PRS Guitars, an award winning Maryland based manufacturer of electric guitars, has just released this year’s new “TOP TEN” most popular Electric Guitar finishes.

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CD Review: Billy Rose & Blue Soul – The Ineffable Billy Rose

CD Review: Billy Rose & Blue Soul – The Ineffable Billy Rose

Posted August 28, 2013 at 5:38 pm | One comment

Deeply rooted in the blues, songwriter-harp man Billy Rose offers a soul filled album of longing, down- and-out and rumble and tumble. On this release, Billy’s gathered up some fine musicians called simply, Blue Soul.

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KISS Rock The Amway Center In Orlando

KISS Rock The Amway Center In Orlando

Posted August 26, 2013 at 11:46 am | One comment

American hard rock icons KISS stormed their way into The Amway Center this past Friday, the first U.S. date on the band’s 2013 Monster tour. Taking no prisoners, KISS is prepared to rock the nation unlike ever before with a maelstrom of pyrotechnics, stage props and engaging onstage antics.

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