Honda Battle of the Bands (HBOB) will return to Atlanta on Saturday, January 25, 2020 for dynamic performances by the nation’s top Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) marching bands and dance teams. Voting is now open for the public to choose their favorite marching bands to perform at the highly-anticipated return of the premier marching band event […]
A moody new single from Mark Loughman sees the performer revealing a more vulnerable side, with a soft and contemplative mid-tempo Western-tinged track entitled “Do Horses Go to Heaven?”. The song, which trades Loughman’s usual Sturm und Drang for subtle guitar twang and subtle piano accompaniment that beckons the listener to follow thither, is the […]
Steven Van Zandt, a multi-platinum artist, producer, songwriter, actor, entrepreneur, and founder of the Rock and Roll Forever Foundation, will be honored for his longstanding commitment to supporting arts education, teachers, and students everywhere at the First Annual Rock and Roll Forever Foundation Gala on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2019, at Hard Rock Cafe in New York City. […]
Lamont Dozier is one of the top songwriters in history, recognized by the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, the Songwriters Hall of Fame, BMI, the Grammys and Rolling Stone‘s “100 Greatest Songwriters of All Time.” He’s written over 100 Top 10 hits and is a legend among songwriting legends. Now Lamont Dozier is sharing his memories and his songwriting insights in How Sweet It […]
It wasn’t very long ago that the grandiose two-part epic “Chronicles of the Immortals” was released and already prog metallers Vanden Plas are pleased to present their newest album, “The Ghost Xperiment: AwakenIng.” The release of the quintet’s ninth studio album highlights the high artistic level of creativity that they have sustained for so long. […]
NEVERWONDER, recently voted “Best Alt-Rock Band” for the first half of 2019 by the LA Music Critic Awards, performs in concert at the Silverlake Lounge, 2906 W. Sunset Blvd., Friday, October 11. Showtime: 10:30pm. Tickets: $10. with flyer; $15. without. 21 and over. Info: (323) 663-9636 or log onto www.TheSilverlakeLounge.com. Southern California lifestyle website Voyage LA recently interviewed NEVERWONDER. “What […]
Renowned Louisiana guitarist Tab Benoit returns to his hometown of Houma, performing for two nights at the 16th Annual Voice of the Wetlands Festival, at The Ponderosa, 5403 West Park Ave., Friday, October 11 (“Friday Night Guitar Flights,” 10pm-11:30pm); and Saturday, October 12 (Headlining Slot, 9:15pm-10:30pm). Free. Info: (985) 798-5665 or visit https://www.voiceofthewetlands.org/vow-festival/. Benoit has always been known […]
Ringo Starr has announced his 20th studio record, What’s My Name, to be released on UMe October 25, 2019. What’s My Name is the latest in a series of heartfelt and homespun records that Starr has produced in his home studio and a distinguished, ever-changing yet often repeating cast of musical characters and friends playing along with Ringo. Those friends […]
There are rising stars amid San Diego, and they go by the name of Jon Campos and The Incurables! Born in 2015, Alternative rockers, Jon Campos and The Incurables, have been quietly making noise and creating a restrained squall for quite a while now. However, if their opening performance for British pop/power pop group, The […]