The Phans, heading from Ulm in lovely Southern Germany evoke the big musical minds of the legendary 70s on full purpose. Vintage Rock is the keyword, currently on everyone’s lips and handmade rock music is going upmarket like never before. Their big musical idols are Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath and Deep Purple. Vocalist and bass […]
For five decades, the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band has remained one of the most iconic names in American roots music. With one foot planted in the traditions of country-folk and the other pointing toward something new and unexpected, the group continues to tour and release music, influencing multiple generations of audiences and artists along the […]
Electrifying. Soulful. Compelling. These three words exemplify the sound of the new lead singer of Tower of Power, “Memphis Soul Man” Marcus Scott. As a young boy, Scott would sit with his ears glued to the radio, mimicking every sound he heard. This fascination evolved into an insatiable desire to entertain and capture the hearts […]
Summing up EVERGREY‘s new album ‘The Storm Within’ quick and to the point, the band is celebrating their 20th Anniversary with the strongest album of their career. While this may come off as music industry lip-service in honor of the Swedish quintet, anyone who has followed Evergrey will find it impossible not to become completely […]
Colorado College hosts “It’s Still Rock and Rock to Me: The Music and Lyrics of Billy Joel,” the first-ever scholarly symposium on the music and lyrics of Billy Joel. The public musicology conference, held Oct. 7-8, seeks to shed light on Joel’s songs and why they’re so meaningful for so many people. “Colorado College is […]
Published on Jan 31, 2014 KRVS Local Produce Live at Cypress Lake Studios featuring Sonny Landreth “Zydeco Shuffle” written and performed by Sonny Landreth. Producer/Director, Johanna Divine; Camera/Editing, Makemade; Audio Engineer, Aaron Thomas. Special thanks to KRVS staff & crew and Johnson’s Boucaniere. © 2014 KRVS
Alice Cooper is tired of the rhetoric – the mudslinging – the media frenzy. Keeping his snake in his cage and the guillotine in storage, he is putting people before career. Alice Cooper wants to be “Elected.” His classic 1972 hit is once again an anthem for modern times and when it all boils down […]
For the first time in ten years, Bob Weir will release a new solo record, Blue Mountain, on September 30—marking his debut project since signing with Columbia/Legacy Recordings, a division of Sony Music Entertainment. The release is his first album of entirely original material in thirty years and will be available on CD, 2LP vinyl, […]
Come November, heavy metal fans in at least eight east coast cities will be in for a night full of hell-raising fun as three of the genre’s finest vocalists — Geoff Tate, Tim “Ripper” Owens and Blaze Bayley — will be performing the hits from their respective bands on stage together for what is hoped […]