STAN LYNCH, Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, long-time drummer and founding member of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, announces today the formation of THE SPEAKER WARS. After two decades of recording and touring multiple albums with The Heartbreakers, STAN moved to the other side of the recording console and shifted his focus to production […]
ROCK & BLUES GUITAR LEGEND GARY HOEY RELEASES HIS FIRST ALBUM IN SIX YEARS. “AVALANCHE” ON WAZOO MUSIC GROUP (HOEY’S OWN LABEL) FEATURES SPECIAL GUEST LITA FORD ON VOCALS ON “YOU KNOW I WOULD” AND GARY’S SON, IAN HOEY, IS FEATURED ON “DEAR MAMA,” A TRIBUTE TO GARY’S MOTHER AND “SUMMER’S HERE”. GARY SAYS, […]
Acclaimed saxophonist, vocalist, and songwriter Mindi Abair is set to release her most personal and genre-defying album to date, Based On a True Story, on June 13, 2025, via her label, Pretty Good For A Girl Records. This will be her 14th solo album. Based On a True Story is a bold, modern album that blends sleek pop production with the […]
It was another memorable night in Memphis on Thursday, May 9 as The Blues Foundation announced the winners from the 46th Annual Blues Music Awards at Renasant Convention Center. The big winners were Ronnie Baker Brooks (Contemporary Blues Album, Contemporary Blues Male, Song of the Year for ‘Blues In My DNA;’; Sue Foley (Acoustic Blues Album, […]
Swedish melodic hard rockers Art Nation are pleased to release their highly anticipated new studio album, “The Ascendance”, out now via Frontiers Music Srl.The focus track “A New Beginning” and its accompanying visualizer video are also available now. Watch the official visualizer video for “A new Beginning” HERE Buy/Stream “The Ascendance” HERE Guitarist Christoffer Borg said: “This song is […]
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This year’s 23rd Annual Blues From The Top Festival features an eclectic, wonderful lineup: JJ Grey & Mofro, Little Feat, Christone “Kingfish” Ingram, The Record Company, Sonny Landreth, Joanne Shaw Taylor, Dwayne Dopsie and The Zydeco Hellraisers, Southern Avenue, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, plus many more. The 23rd Annual Blues from the Top Music Festival is presented by […]
New Jersey! Get ready for Michael Arnone’s 32nd Annual Crawfish Fest, returning to the Sussex County Fairgrounds, 37 Plains Rd., Friday, May 30 through Sunday, June 1, 2025, bringing the best food, music, and culture that Louisiana and New Orleans have to offer to the East Coast. Saturday and/or Sunday day tickets, Saturday/Sunday Combo Tickets, three-day Camping/General Admission […]