Fender® Launches Non-Profit – Fender Play Foundation –

Fender® Launches Non-Profit – Fender Play Foundation –

Fender Musical Instruments Corporation (FMIC) today announced the launch of the Fender Play Foundation, the brand’s new non-profit intended to provide resources and music education opportunities to equip, educate and inspire young players. Over the next three years Fender Play Foundation will raise $3 million for educational institutions and organizations that provide youth with opportunities to learn how […]

Guitarist Diana Rein “Queen Of My Castle” Tour Comes To Alva’s Showroom

Guitarist Diana Rein “Queen Of My Castle” Tour  Comes To Alva’s Showroom

Rising blues artist Diana Rein brings her “Queen Of My Castle” Tour to Alva’s Showroom,  1417 W. 8th St., Sunday, September 29. Showtime: 4pm. Tickets are $20. Info: (310) 833-7538 or visit https://alvasshowroom.com/event/diana-rein/. Rein recently celebrated the release of her new album Queen Of My Castle (on Gulf Coast Records) with a sold-out concert at The Historic Merc in Temecula, […]

Larry ‘Fuzzy’ Knight’s Blowin’ Smoke Revue Featuring the Fabulous Smokettes

Larry ‘Fuzzy’ Knight’s Blowin’ Smoke Revue  Featuring the Fabulous Smokettes

The Blowin’ Smoke Rhythm & Blues Band featuring the Fabulous SMOKETTES are back….at Harvelle’s, 1432 4th St., Downtown Santa Monica on Saturday Night, September 21. For Blues and R&B afficiandos, this is a ‘can’t miss’ show. Featuring the searing guitar paying by Dave Raven Rutchinski and a four-horn section, bass by bandleader, Larry ‘Fuzzy’ Knight, […]

CoreLeoni – II

CoreLeoni – II

He is one of the truest and most passionate Rock musicians of the last decades. And though time stood never still for Gotthard founding member and guitarist Leo Leoni. CoreLeoni he named his passion for big, timeless Classic Rock, for pure music nostalgy, added with a modern sound. On September 27th their second album „CoreLeoni […]

Renowned Soul-Blues Singer Billy Price Presents: A Tribute To Roy Buchanan Featuring Special Guests

Renowned Soul-Blues Singer Billy Price Presents:  A Tribute To Roy Buchanan Featuring Special Guests

 Renowned soul-blues singer Billy Price, presents a Tribute To Roy Buchanan featuring an array of special guest musicians,  at The Birchmere, 3701 Mt. Vernon Ave., Sunday, September 22. 7:30pm. Tickets are $25. Info: (703) 549-7500 or visit http://www.birchmere.com. Price was the vocalist on two of the late Buchanan’s albums, That’s What I’m Here For and Live Stock. Among the Special […]

Hootie & The Blowfish “IMPERFECT CIRCLE” Set for Release

Hootie & The Blowfish “IMPERFECT CIRCLE” Set for Release

As a summer of sold-out shows celebrated by fans and critics alike nears its celebratory three-night U.S. finale in Columbia, S.C., the band Billboard praises as “back and better than ever” will continue the excitement into the fall with today’s announcement of Imperfect Circle, the first new album from Hootie & the Blowfish in nearly 15 years. Due out November […]

The Country Music Association Announces “The 53rd Annual CMA Awards” Nominees

The Country Music Association Announces “The 53rd Annual CMA Awards” Nominees

The Country Music Association has announced the final nominees for “The 53rd Annual CMA Awards,” as Maren Morris tops the list of finalists with six nominations. Brothers Osborne receives four nominations, the second most nominations this year, while 11 garner three nominations each—Dierks Bentley, Eric Church, Luke Combs, Dan + Shay, Scott Hendricks, Dann Huff, Greg Kurstin, Kacey Musgraves, Blake Shelton, Chris Stapleton and Carrie Underwood. For the night’s highest honor, reigning […]

Down ‘n’ Outz – Def Leppard’s Joe Elliott Fronted Project Announce Release Of New Studio Album

Down ‘n’ Outz – Def Leppard’s Joe Elliott Fronted Project Announce Release Of New Studio Album

Down ‘n’ Outz, the project headed up by Def Leppard frontman and 2019 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Inductee Joe Elliott, are set to release their third studio album, This Is How We Roll, on October 11, 2019 (UMe). The band, featuring The Quireboys’ Paul Guerin (Guitar), Guy Griffin (Guitar) and Keith Weir (keyboards), plus Share Ross(Bass, ex Vixen) and Phil Martini (drums, Wayward Sons), takes a different approach on This Is How We […]

2019 Baja Blues Fest – Fight For The Blues

2019 Baja Blues Fest – Fight For The Blues

The 8th annual Baja Blues Fest kicks off under the bluest of blue skies at the historical Rosarito Beach Hotel, an oceanfront resort located 30 miles from the California border. The mission is to improve the lives of Baja children through literacy, financial aid and higher education, propelled by the power of timeless music at […]