Rock (23/05/2013) CoCo & The Butterfields Set For First Official Release Having emerged back in 2011, the Canterbury group has quickly established themselves as one of the most exciting folk bands in the UK. From their humble beginnings busking in their hometown, the band have gone on to support the likes of The Pogues, King Charles and Bastille, and picked up numerous awards ...
Rock (23/05/2013) Paul Allen & The Underthinkers Make Major Label Debut Renowned philanthropist, Microsoft co-founder, and music veteran Paul Allen and his hard-working band the Underthinkers have completed their first album and major label debut, Paul Allen and The Underthinkers' Everywhere At Once. The all-star, 13-song program of blues-based guitar rock nuggets, featuring ...
Rock (23/05/2013) Bruce Licher's IPR Label Returns With Red Temple Spirits Reissue + More Bruce Licher, founder of the innovative record label Independent Project Records (www.independentprojectrecords.com), also known as IPR, confirmed today the re-launch of the label with a career spanning 3xCD re-mastered package from the band Red Temple Spirits (http://www.myspace.com/redtemplespirits), ...
Rock (22/05/2013) Kink's Legend Dave Davies To Release New Album 'I Will Be Me' On June 4, 2013 The man who forever changed the sound of rock 'n' roll when he invented distortion, Kink's legend Dave Davies, has recorded a brand new solo album of all original material! To be released on Cleopatra Records on June 4th , 'I Will Be Me' features guest appearances by The Jayhawks, Anti-Flag, award winning ...
Rock (22/05/2013) Crazy Horse's Billy Talbot To Release Solo Album "On The Road To Spearfish" May 21 Billy Talbot , best known as a founding member of Neil Young 's longtime backing band Crazy Horse, releases a new solo album, On The Road To Spearfish, May 21 (Vapor Records). In addition to the digital release of the nine-song set, a companion HD film chronicling the sessions will be available. The ...
Rock (22/05/2013) Uncle Green: Lost And Found The legend of the "great lost album" is one of the most enduring in rock 'n' roll. In the case of Uncle Green, remembered from their major-label days in the early-to-mid '90s, the legend is actually true. And the evidence can be found in a newly released album called 'Rycopa.'
Singer-guitarists ...
Rock (21/05/2013) R.I.P. The Doors' Ray Manzarek Ray Manzarek, founding member of The Doors, has died at the age of 74, according to a post on the band's Facebook page.
Raymond Daniel Manczarek, Jr., known as Ray Manzarek (February 12, 1939 - May 20, 2013), was an American musician, singer, producer, film director and author, best known as a founding ...
Rock (21/05/2013) The Jimmy Jax Pinchak Band Plays Two Festivals For Memorial Day Weekend The Jimmy Jax Pinchak Band will perform at two festivals on Memorial Day weekend. They will play the Simi Valley Cajun and Blues Music Festival on Saturday, May 25, 2013 at 6:30 for a one hour set. The next day, they perform at the Garden Grove Strawberry Festival on May 26, 2013 at 5:00 for their early ...
Rock (21/05/2013) High-Five Jerry Garcia At The Cap's New Bar The Capitol Theatre celebrated the opening of Garcia's, their new bar named in honor of Jerry Garcia, last night with the first of three nights of performances by Reid Genauer (Strangefolk, Assembly of Dust) and Friends. Newsday and the Journal News profiled the new Port Chester, NY, watering hole this ...
Rock (20/05/2013) Stephen Pearcy Talks About His Book Ratt frontman Stephen Pearcy recently spoke to Rock Book Show about his new book, Sex, Drugs, Ratt & Roll. You can watch the whole conversation above.
He discusses wanting to be a guitarist, not the singer, when he first joined Ratt; describes his 1980s look as "the Cement Pirate"; and tales of debauchery ...
Rock (17/05/2013) Indigenous Featuring Mato Nanji To Release New CD Indigenious stretches Mato's already established musicianship into a hard-hitting, guitar-driven package of musical excursions and hard-hitting, blues-rock songwriting.
Mato Nanji, longtime frontman of Native American band Indigenous has been known to say, "I always want to approach each recording ...
Rock (17/05/2013) Chip Taylor Plays For Prisoners, Reflects On 50+ Year Career "Every so often, a prisoner I've played for will show up at one of my shows, and that's a wonderful thing," Chip Taylor told Engine 145 of the inspiration for some of the songs on his new album, 'Block Out The Sirens Of This Lonely World.'
The title track was influenced by an inmate named Tilian ...
Rock (17/05/2013) Modern Day Escape Launch Pre-orders For New Life LP, Out June 11 On Standby Records Standby Records has launched pre-orders for New Life, the upcoming LP from Orlando, FL's Modern Day Escape. The LP was produced with Don Debiase ((Modern Day Escape, Beneath The Sky, For All Those Sleeping) of Studio D and recorded at The Standby Studios in Cleveland, Ohio and will be released on June ...
Rock (17/05/2013) Death Of An Era's New EP, The Great Commonwealth, Now Available For Pre-order At Merchnow Death of an Era's new EP The Great Commonwealth (Artery Recordings/Razor & Tie) is available for pre-order in a variety of bundles at Merchnow (http://bit.ly/10evBug). The Great Commonwealth EPwas produced by Kevin Lankford and will be released on May 21st.
Formed last year, the Columbus, ...
Rock (16/05/2013) "Tom Petty Radio" Channel To Launch On SiriusXM Sirius XM Radio (NASDAQ: SIRI) announced today that it will launch two channels dedicated to Tom Petty : "Tom Petty Radio," a limited-run channel celebrating Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers' summer tour, and a separate channel dedicated solely to Tom Petty 's critically-acclaimed SiriusXM music ...
Rock (16/05/2013) What Does Steve Vai And Adrian Galysh Have In Common? Rock guitarist Adrian Galysh has enlisted three-time Grammy nominee and Emmy Award-winning bassist, Philip Bynoe, to contribute bass tracks to his new album, Tone Poet. Philip Bynoe brings to the record both world-class bass playing and experience from years of touring and recording for artists such ...
Rock (15/05/2013) Leogun - "An Even-More-Unhinged Led Zeppelin" - Drop Debut LP 'By The Reins,' June 18 On June 18, Yamaha Entertainment Group of America will release LEOGUN's debut full-length, 'By The Reins.' As the label's flagship act, the heavy-riffing British trio is ringing in a rock revival, according to critics. Says the Charleston City Paper: "The bravado, the brashness and the unadulterated ...
Rock (15/05/2013) Jonathan Butler's Soul Of Summer A Multicultural Affair The spirit of spring is followed by the Soul of Summer, which this year will take on an international flair. The third edition of South African singer-songwriter-guitarist Jonathan Butler's summer concert trek will feature multi-talented Latina Sheila E. and Barbadian saxophonist Elan Trotman. Backed ...
Rock (14/05/2013) Stream Airbourne's "Black Dog Barking" Now! (in Stores 5/21!) Airbourne's third studio album, Black Dog Barking, will be available everywhere May 21, but you can stream the whole thing right now on Revolver's website! Head over there to check it out—it's easily their best record yet! When you're done, you can pre-order your copy in the Roadrunner webstore!
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Rock (13/05/2013) Popular Alternative Rock Artist Dom Liberati Announces June 2013 Tour Schedule Liberati's upcoming concert appearances include:
June 8th
The Surf Spot, Pacifica, CA 2:00 PM
Full band | All ages
(This will also be streamed live online from the venue)
June 14th
San Diego County Fair
Plaza Stage 6:30PM (prior to Switchfoot)
Full band | ALL AGES
June 26th
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Rock (13/05/2013) Prog Legends Flash Featuring Ray Bennett & Colin Carter To Release New CD! British progressive rock legends Flash, featuring founding members Ray Bennett & Colin Carter, will be releasing their highly anticipated new CD on Purple Pyramid Records on May 21, 2013. Titled 'Flash featuring Ray Bennett & Colin Carter', it's the first album by the group in 40 years, taking the band ...
Having emerged back in 2011, the Canterbury group has quickly established themselves as one of the most exciting folk bands in the UK. From their humble beginnings busking in their hometown, the band have gone on to support the likes of The Pogues, King Charles and Bastille, and picked up numerous awards ...
Renowned philanthropist, Microsoft co-founder, and music veteran Paul Allen and his hard-working band the Underthinkers have completed their first album and major label debut, Paul Allen and The Underthinkers' Everywhere At Once. The all-star, 13-song program of blues-based guitar rock nuggets, featuring ...
Bruce Licher, founder of the innovative record label Independent Project Records (www.independentprojectrecords.com), also known as IPR, confirmed today the re-launch of the label with a career spanning 3xCD re-mastered package from the band Red Temple Spirits (http://www.myspace.com/redtemplespirits), ...
The man who forever changed the sound of rock 'n' roll when he invented distortion, Kink's legend Dave Davies, has recorded a brand new solo album of all original material! To be released on Cleopatra Records on June 4th , 'I Will Be Me' features guest appearances by The Jayhawks, Anti-Flag, award winning ...
Billy Talbot , best known as a founding member of Neil Young 's longtime backing band Crazy Horse, releases a new solo album, On The Road To Spearfish, May 21 (Vapor Records). In addition to the digital release of the nine-song set, a companion HD film chronicling the sessions will be available. The ...
Keeps want to play for you. This power trio wants to showcase their hybrid mix of progressive indie and folk rock for you. They are ready to travel beyond northwest Indiana to get their name out there and gain exposure for their past and future musical efforts. They want you to be aware of their emergence ...
The legend of the "great lost album" is one of the most enduring in rock 'n' roll. In the case of Uncle Green, remembered from their major-label days in the early-to-mid '90s, the legend is actually true. And the evidence can be found in a newly released album called 'Rycopa.'
Singer-guitarists ...
Ray Manzarek, founding member of The Doors, has died at the age of 74, according to a post on the band's Facebook page.
Raymond Daniel Manczarek, Jr., known as Ray Manzarek (February 12, 1939 - May 20, 2013), was an American musician, singer, producer, film director and author, best known as a founding ...
The Jimmy Jax Pinchak Band will perform at two festivals on Memorial Day weekend. They will play the Simi Valley Cajun and Blues Music Festival on Saturday, May 25, 2013 at 6:30 for a one hour set. The next day, they perform at the Garden Grove Strawberry Festival on May 26, 2013 at 5:00 for their early ...
Rockschool's best selling Hot Rock Guitar series has just been expanded with the launch of the new Grades 4 and 5 books. The acclaimed Hot Rock range brings you eight classic tracks in a variety of music genres giving you a choice of musical styles to play. The new books include songs from some of the ...
The Capitol Theatre celebrated the opening of Garcia's, their new bar named in honor of Jerry Garcia, last night with the first of three nights of performances by Reid Genauer (Strangefolk, Assembly of Dust) and Friends. Newsday and the Journal News profiled the new Port Chester, NY, watering hole this ...
The Iridium will kick off summer with a spectacular lineup of guitarists in honor of Les Paul's 98th birthday June 3-12. The rest of the month will feature a mix of guitar greats like Kevin Eubanks and Jimmy Vivino with jazz stars including Gerald Clayton and Paquito D'Rivera. Check out some of the ...
Ratt frontman Stephen Pearcy recently spoke to Rock Book Show about his new book, Sex, Drugs, Ratt & Roll. You can watch the whole conversation above.
He discusses wanting to be a guitarist, not the singer, when he first joined Ratt; describes his 1980s look as "the Cement Pirate"; and tales of debauchery ...
Indigenious stretches Mato's already established musicianship into a hard-hitting, guitar-driven package of musical excursions and hard-hitting, blues-rock songwriting.
Mato Nanji, longtime frontman of Native American band Indigenous has been known to say, "I always want to approach each recording ...
"Every so often, a prisoner I've played for will show up at one of my shows, and that's a wonderful thing," Chip Taylor told Engine 145 of the inspiration for some of the songs on his new album, 'Block Out The Sirens Of This Lonely World.'
The title track was influenced by an inmate named Tilian ...
Standby Records has launched pre-orders for New Life, the upcoming LP from Orlando, FL's Modern Day Escape. The LP was produced with Don Debiase ((Modern Day Escape, Beneath The Sky, For All Those Sleeping) of Studio D and recorded at The Standby Studios in Cleveland, Ohio and will be released on June ...
Death of an Era's new EP The Great Commonwealth (Artery Recordings/Razor & Tie) is available for pre-order in a variety of bundles at Merchnow (http://bit.ly/10evBug). The Great Commonwealth EPwas produced by Kevin Lankford and will be released on May 21st.
Formed last year, the Columbus, ...
Sirius XM Radio (NASDAQ: SIRI) announced today that it will launch two channels dedicated to Tom Petty : "Tom Petty Radio," a limited-run channel celebrating Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers' summer tour, and a separate channel dedicated solely to Tom Petty 's critically-acclaimed SiriusXM music ...
In tribute to the legends responsible for making American music part of global popular culture, the U.S. Postal Service today proudly announces the launch of a new Music Icons stamp series with the issuance of a stamp honoring Lydia Mendoza, one of the first and greatest stars of Tejano music.
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Zakk Wylde, Lee Ritenour, JJ Grey & Mofro, and Rock Candy Funk Party (RCFP) - featuring Tal Bergman, Joe Bonamassa, Ron DeJesus, and Mike Merritt - will take The Iridium stage to celebrate Les Paul's 98th birthday with more than a week of shows June 3-12. A portion of all ticket sales will go to benefit ...
Rock guitarist Adrian Galysh has enlisted three-time Grammy nominee and Emmy Award-winning bassist, Philip Bynoe, to contribute bass tracks to his new album, Tone Poet. Philip Bynoe brings to the record both world-class bass playing and experience from years of touring and recording for artists such ...
To mark the Tuesday, May 28 release of his much-anticipated new album WROTE A SONG FOR EVERYONE, JOHN FOGERTY will perform a very special one night only album release and birthday bash concert on the same day at the El Rey in Los Angeles. May 28 also marks the birthday of the Grammy Award-winning Rock ...
On June 18, Yamaha Entertainment Group of America will release LEOGUN's debut full-length, 'By The Reins.' As the label's flagship act, the heavy-riffing British trio is ringing in a rock revival, according to critics. Says the Charleston City Paper: "The bravado, the brashness and the unadulterated ...
The spirit of spring is followed by the Soul of Summer, which this year will take on an international flair. The third edition of South African singer-songwriter-guitarist Jonathan Butler's summer concert trek will feature multi-talented Latina Sheila E. and Barbadian saxophonist Elan Trotman. Backed ...
One of the most historic concert events of the early '70s, the Dutch Woodstock, also called the 'Holland Pop Festival', has now been released on a double CD/DVD set by UK's Gonzo MultiMedia. Featuring rare and exciting performances by Pink Floyd, Santana, T.Rex, The Byrds, Canned Heat, Jefferson Airplane, ...
"Everything in a Captain, We're Sinking track will eventually work its way into an explosion of melody wrapped in a light hearted moment of joyful punk rock. These guys sound like Tigers Jaw put through a few more distortion pedals landing just shy of Basement's volume level."- killyourstereo.com
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Shining Stone Records announces the signing of Connecticut-based guitarist Paul Gabriel, and will release his label debut CD, What's the Chance, on June 18. Produced by Duke Robillard, What's the Chance features Paul Gabriel backed by a core band of Billy Bileca on bass, Nick Longo on drums and Larry ...
Airbourne's third studio album, Black Dog Barking, will be available everywhere May 21, but you can stream the whole thing right now on Revolver's website! Head over there to check it out—it's easily their best record yet! When you're done, you can pre-order your copy in the Roadrunner webstore!
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Liberati's upcoming concert appearances include:
June 8th
The Surf Spot, Pacifica, CA 2:00 PM
Full band | All ages
(This will also be streamed live online from the venue)
June 14th
San Diego County Fair
Plaza Stage 6:30PM (prior to Switchfoot)
Full band | ALL AGES
June 26th
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British progressive rock legends Flash, featuring founding members Ray Bennett & Colin Carter, will be releasing their highly anticipated new CD on Purple Pyramid Records on May 21, 2013. Titled 'Flash featuring Ray Bennett & Colin Carter', it's the first album by the group in 40 years, taking the band ...
