Little Steven Honors Legacy Of The Monterey Pop Fest On This Weekend's Underground Garage New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ Shore Fire Media) - On June 11, Little Steven kicks off summer festival season by celebrating the legacy of the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival on his nationally syndicated show Little Steven's Underground Garage. Van Zandt, who calls it "the coolest event ever in the history ...
| The King Washington Will Be Holding Court At Troubadour! Los Angeles, CA (Top40 Charts/ MT Press) - The royal rock outfit, King Washington, will be holding court at Troubadour on Saturday, June 26th. The group is making a regal public appearance, while they are hard at work writing their sophomore album, The Gears, due out in January of next year. Sampling ...
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Award-winning Pianist Eden Brent Embraces Legacy Of Mentor And Delta Blues Legend Boogaloo Ames New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ Shore Fire Media) - Eden Brent and Abie "Boogaloo" Ames made an unlikely duo. On the surface, the young white woman and elderly black man seemed to have nothing in common, but underneath Brent and Ames shared a deep-seated passion for Delta music and their hometown of Greenville, ...
| Rolling Stone Review: 'Steve Miller Returns To His Blues Roots...' New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ RoadRunner Records) - June 15th, 2010 marks the release date of the first studio album in 17 years from The Steve Miller Band. While fans have had a chance to hear "Hey Yeah" off the upcoming album, and view some videos showing some behind-the-scenes footage from the studio, ...
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Jakob Dylan Announces New 2010 Tour Dates New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ Jakob Dylan Official Website) - Jakob Dylan has announced plans to extend his current nation-wide tour into the summer with this band Jakob Dylan and Three Legs. The band, which will feature new member Nora O'Connor as well as veteran Kelly Hogan on vocals, will be back on ...
| Scott Ian Invites Ub Poker Players To Join Anthrax At Sonisphere Festival In London Miami, FL (Top40 Charts/ UB Official Website) - Anthrax guitarist Scott Ian wants to show the poker world how much UB.com rocks. On June 30th, the Team UB pro will lay down his poker chips, pack up his guitar and invite one lucky player to join him alongside an all-star lineup of heavy metal bands at ...
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Mark Slaughter Joins Nelson 20th Anniversary Tour - New Superstar Lead Guitarist Joins Multi-platinum Rock Group Nashville, TN (Top40 Charts/ Nelson PR) - Celebrity rockers Matthew & Gunnar Nelson announced multi-platinum rock star frontman and lead guitarist Mark Slaughter (Slaughter, Vinnie Vincent Invasion) will join their band NELSON as lead guitarist for the NELSON 20th Anniversary Tour. NELSON is celebrating ...
| Michael Landau Debuts At Caspar Inn In Caspar, On June 19, 2010 Caspar, CA (Top40 Charts/ Spin Public Relations) - Legendary guitar hero Michael Landau will debut at the infamous Caspar Inn in Caspar, CA on Saturday, June 19th, 2010 with his amazing psychedelic-blues-jazz-cosmic band ?The Michael Landau Group,? along with soulful blues-rockers The Kirk Fletcher ...
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Little Steven Celebrates The Beatles' 'Sgt. Pepper's...' 43rd Anniversary On This Weekend's Underground Garage New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ Shore Fire Media) - On June 4, Little Steven celebrates the 43rd anniversary of The Beatles' classic 'Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band' on his nationally syndicated show Little Steven's Underground Garage. In addition to playing tracks from the album, Van Zandt will ...
| Roger Hodgson Brings Hugely Successful 2010 World Tour To Europe Ridgefield Park, NJ (Top40 Charts/ Harmonic Management) - Concluding the hugely successful South American leg of his 2010 World Tour, Roger Hodgson now heads to Europe for performances around the Continent this summer starting in Stadtallendorf, Germany June 5, and Trier, Germany June 6. Roger's tour ...
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'Sgt. Pepper Live' Featuring Cheap Trick At Paris Las Vegas Marks 43rd Anniversary Of The Beatles' Groundbreaking Album Las Vegas, NV (Top40 Charts/ Bill Edwards Presents/ Paris Las Vegas PR) - To paraphrase the iconic lyrics "Well it was forty-three years ago today / Sergeant Pepper taught a band to play..." as one of the most influential rock albums of all time, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, was released on ...
| Cropper, Cavaliere Prep Midnight Flyer NASHVILLE, TN. (Top40 Charts/ Rascals Fans Wesbite) - Steve Cropper, guitarist for Booker T. and the MGs and one of the primary architects of the unmistakable Stax sound of the 1960s, and vocalist/keyboardist Felix Cavaliere, the voice of the Rascals and the pivotal figure in the blue-eyed soul movement ...
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Meet The New Face Of Rock New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ Sprig Of Acacia Music) - She may not look like your typical rock star, but controversial new female artist Chaud will have no problem capturing the attention of music lovers. Her philosophy is to 'live life on the black market' - showing that she is in tune with her darker ...
| Elvin Bishop Shares Memories Of His Chicago Blues Mentors New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ Shore Fire Media) - When Elvin Bishop moved to Chicago from Tulsa in 1960, it was ostensibly to study physics at the University of Chicago, but he was really there to learn the blues, knowledge he shows to good effect on 'Red Dog Speaks,' out June 15th from Delta Groove. ...
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Blues Guitarist Albert Castiglia Announces Release Date For New Album 'Keepin On' On August 10, 2010 Miami, FL (Top40 Charts/ Blues Leaf Records/ Mark Pucci Media) - Blues Leaf Records announces an August 10 release date for Keepin On, the new CD from incendiary blues guitarist Albert Castiglia. Blues Leaf Records is distributed in the U.S. by the Allegro Corporation. Recorded at Showplace Studios ...
| Projekt Announces The Return Of Projektfest In July 2010 New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ Mazur Public Relations) - 'When I started Projekt,' comments label-founder Sam Rosenthal, 'I never expected that 27 years later I would still be at it, still releasing adventurous music, still making fans, and performing live on a regular basis. The music industry is a mess ...
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Air Force Reserve To Present Tour For The Troops Concert With Styx For 4th Of July In Bossier City Las Vegas, NV (Top40 Charts/ Air Force Reserve) - On July 4th 2010, the U.S. Air Force Reserve is presenting a Tour for the Troops concert with the legendary rock band Styx performing at the CenturyTel Arena in Bossier City, Louisiana. The event will be emceed by Billy Bretherton from the hit A&E television ...
| Rush Unveils New Music! Legendary Rock Band Returns With New Single 'Caravan' Plus Additional Track 'Bu2b' From Upcoming 20th Studio Album New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ Atlantic Records) - Anthem/Atlantic recording group Rush has announced the upcoming release of their eagerly anticipated new single. "Caravan" - which will be featured on the legendary band's forthcoming album, "CLOCKWORK ANGELS" - will be available at all DSPs on June 1st ...
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Classic Rock Legends Wishbone Ash Release First New Single In Over 20 Years! Clearwater, FL (Top40 Charts/ Glass Onyon PR) - After 20 plus years, UK classic rock legends Wishbone Ash have released a new single, "Reason To Believe", which is creating a huge buzz amongst the music press and fans of the band worldwide. The single is part of an EP that also features an album edit ...
| Roger Waters The Wall Tour A Rare Opportunity For Music Fans New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ Select-A-Ticket) - Released in 1979 to critical acclaim, Pink Floyd's The Wall was rated Billboard's No 1 album in 1980. Containing well-known classic singles such as 'Hey You', 'Mother' and 'Comfortably Numb', The Wall is among the five best-selling albums of all time in ...
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