Elvis Costello Announces The Return Of The Spectacular Spinning Songbook For First Time In 25 Years On 'The Revolver Tour'
08 February, 2011
Elvis Costello and the Imposters have announced "The Revolver Tour" during the merry month of May. For the first time in 25 years, Costello will let his set-list be chosen by "The Spectacular Spinning Songbook", a monumental game-show wheel that features 40 song-titles, including hits, rarities and ...
| The John Sullivan Brigade Announce 24-song Indie Rock Opera, Live My Dream Rock True, With 2011 Summer Tour
08 February, 2011
The John Sullivan Brigade have announced the release of Live My Dream Rock True, a 24-song indie rock opera about a fictional band's journey from anonymity to stardom, on South Tenth Records. The New York-based indie rockers will be supporting their release with a 2011 multi-city summer tour. The band's ...
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'Voodoo Master' Dr. John Confirms NYC Mardi Gras Performances Mar 4 & 5 At Sullivan Hall & Le Poisson Rouge
07 February, 2011
Dr. John will bring a taste of New Orleans to New York City this spring, when he headlines a weekend of Mardi Gras performances with his band, The Lower 911. On Mar 4, they'll share the stage at Sullivan Hall with the Marco Benevento Trio and the High & Mighty Brass Band, and on Mar 5, they'll preside ...
| BlackBrew Invades The Whisky A-Go-Go!
07 February, 2011
BlackBrew starts off their New Year playing their favorite venue, "The Whisky" in Hollywood California on Saturday Feb. 12, 2011. They are hosting a show that consist of a program targeted towards kids called, "The House of Rock". It's goal is to teach children how to play in a band. Daryl Hernandez ...
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Legendary Rock Guitarist Gary Moore Dead At 58
06 February, 2011
The Northern Ireland legendary rock and blues guitarist, Gary Moore - born Robert William Gary Moore, 4 April 1952 - who came to fame with the band Thin Lizzy, died in Estepona on the Costa del Sol on Sunday. He was just 58. His death occurred during his sleep on a visit to the Kempinski Hotel in Estepona, ...
| Mick Jagger To Perform Live On The Grammy Awards For The First Time
05 February, 2011
GRAMMY Award-winning rock legend and Recording Academy Lifetime Achievement Award recipient Mick Jagger will perform live on the GRAMMY Awards for the first time. Accompanied by GRAMMY winner Raphael Saadiq and his band, Jagger will perform as part of the telecast's annual "In Memoriam" tribute, which ...
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Time, NYT Laud Jake Shimabukuro's 'Buoyant Musicianship And Brisk Proficiency
05 February, 2011
It's been a banner year thus far for Jake Shimabukuro. His new album 'Peace Love Ukulele' (HITCHHIKE RECORDS) debuted at No 1 on the Billboard World Album chart, and has brought the Hawaii native national acclaim from NPR, YouTube and others. Time Magazine and the New York Times can now be added to ...
| Bell X1 Plots A 'bloodless Coup' On 4/12 On Yep Roc Records
05 February, 2011
Nervy Irish rockers Bell X1 have confirmed the April 12th North American release of their new album, 'Bloodless Coup,' on Yep Roc Records. The band's core trio-Paul Noonan, Dave Geraghty, and Dominic Phillips-composed the record's 10 tracks, which were recorded along with touring band members Rory Doyle ...
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Rotosound Endorsee Trevor Bolder Records New Uriah Heep Album
05 February, 2011
Rotosound endorsee Trevor Bolder has been working on new Uriah Heep (UH) album, which will be released mid April. After which they have a 7 week European tour followed by some large festivals and further dates in Asia and Australia. English rock bassist Trevor Bolder is best known for his long association ...
| The Great Kat's Shred/Classical Guitar CDs Invade Germany On Feb. 11th By Cargo Records
05 February, 2011
The Great Kat www.greatkat.com, Juilliard Graduate Violin/Guitar Shred Virtuoso/"Top 10 Fastest Shredders Of All Time" (Guitar One Magazine), announced today that The Great Kat's groundbreaking Shred/Classical Virtuoso Music CDs "Wagner's War", "Rossini's Rape", "Bloody Vivaldi" and "Guitar Goddess" ...
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Rory Block Is Ready To Shake 'Em On Down With New Tribute To Mississippi Fred Mcdowell Album Coming March 29 From Stony Plain Records
05 February, 2011
Stony Plain Records announces a March 29 release date for acclaimed female acoustic blues artist Rory Block's new CD, Shake 'Em On Down: A Tribute to Mississippi Fred McDowell. Stony Plain Records is distributed in the U.S. by ADA. Shake 'Em On Down is Rory's second album for Stony Plain and follows ...
| Your Chance To Experience Eric Clapton In London!
03 February, 2011
Ernie Ball Inc., the world's premier string, accessory and instrument manufacturer and creators of the iconic Slinky guitar string, today announced Ernie Ball Presents Experience Clapton and the Ernie Ball Eric Clapton Golden Pick, giving Ernie Ball customers nationwide a rare opportunity to meet Eric ...
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Project/Object Returns To The South With Legendary Zappa Band Members
01 February, 2011
Project/Object continues their mission of performing Frank Zappa's music with a rotating lineup of Zappa's most beloved band members. On this tour the band will be joined by alumni Ike Willis and Ray White, and at selected gigs, Denny Walley, Don Preston and Bunk Gardner. Project/Object's collaboration ...
| CPML Today Released The First Single Of The Upcoming Album 'Vocal Graffiti' By Craig Payne
01 February, 2011
'Double Me Double You' is a return to Craig's rock roots and a final departure from the instrumental material which has been a focus for CPML over the past three years. Instrumental guitar music has a relatively small niche market globally which was a big decider in crossing over into the mainstream ...
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11 Year Old Blues Guitar Prodigy
01 February, 2011
"Lifelong" dream? Quinn Sullivan, age 11 is already putting a dent in the blues world. Given a guitar at age 3 by dad Terry Sullivan, Quinn had his first gig by age 5. Quinn has recently been working in the studio recording new material with producer/songwriter Tom Hambridge (Buddy Guy, Susan Tedeschi, ...
| Aguilar Amplification Announces Artist Series Master Class With Anthony Wellington
01 February, 2011
Anthony Wellington (Victor Wooten band) will be returning to NYC for a second Aguilar Artist Series Master Class. Attendees will also get to play through the new Tone Hammer 500 amp and the SL 112 and SL 410 cabinets, which made a successful launch at this year's winter NAMM show. The class, to be ...
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We Will Rock You!!! (the AIS), (Rustic), (Nucleus) At Yugong Yishan In Beijing On February 28, 2011
01 February, 2011
Three of Beijing's top indie acts join forces. After winning the China Battle of the Bands, Amazing Insurance Salesmen continue to astound with their tight live performances. Last year's Global Battle of the Bands winners Rustic open alongside the psychedelic metal of Nucleus. RMB50 (presale)-RMB60 ...
| Rocker's Viral You Tube Hit 'Flint, Michigan,' Is Going Global
28 January, 2011
Rocker Lordd Virgil's video for their viral You Tube hit "Flint, Michigan", that has now been seen in 55 countries, is going global, but will fellow Flint native Michael Moore come to a show? "We invite Mr. Moore to every one of our shows," says frontman Lordd Virgil, who was Michael Moore's paper boy ...
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Dimitri's Rail Teams Up With The Layla Grace Children's Cancer Research Foundation
28 January, 2011
The Layla Grace Children's Cancer Research Foundation and Indie Extreme/Desert Highway Records rock band, Dimitri's Rail have teamed up to raise money for new discoveries in childhood cancer. Dimitri's Rail has agreed to donate 50% of the proceeds of their song "Foo" to research projects funded by the ...
| Brian Setzer Brings Guitar Insanity To 'Setzer Goes Instru-mental!'
26 January, 2011
After 43 years of honing his craft, Brian Setzer is releasing his first all-instrumental album showcasing what has made him one of the most legendary and credible artists in music today. He is universally respected by his peers; many regularly list him as one of the greatest living guitar players today. ...
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