Whether you’re a Baby Boomer, Gen X-er, Millenial, or a Zoomer, chances are you can sing or hum a few bars of one or more songs from this legendary-funk dance band. Over the past several decades, Kool and The Gang have released at least 25 Studio albums and several live LPs. During their expanded career, […]
New Blues Festival IX makes its triumphant return to Shoreline Aquatic Park on the Ocean in Long Beach, Calif. over Labor Day weekend, three big days, Saturday, September 2 through Monday, September 4, from 9am-9pm each day. Tickets priced at $50. (General Admission); $100. (Gold); V.I.P. ($150.) now on sale at NewBluesFestival.com. Tommy Castro and the Painkillers […]
Rising modern blues powerhouse vocalist/keyboardist Eliza Neals brings her high-octane live show to the Long Branch Jazz & Blues Festival, Long Branch Great Lawn & Promenade, 10 Ocean Ave., Saturday, August 26. Set Time: 6:15pm. Free. Info: (732) 933-1984 or visit https://jsjbf.org/jersey-shore-jazz-and-blues-festival. “The sheer tour de force that is Eliza Neals flew in from the Motor City, Detroit, […]
Kimberly Horton has been named President and CEO of The Blues Foundation, a position she has held on an interim basis since last Fall, it was announced by R. Scott Fitzke, Chair of the Board of Directors. Horton is a native of Jackson, Mississippi and has been a passionate advocate of the blues genre since […]
Frontiers Music Srl is pleased to announce the release of Art Nation’s new album “Inception”. This will be the band’s first new album in four years and sees vocalist Alexander Strandell, guitarist Christoffer Borg, bassist Richard Svärd, and drummer Alexander Lundgren delivering a powerful musical statement. Huge, anthemic melodic hard rock mixed with European metal […]
IronWrath pride themselves on being the Cinematic Masters of Metal, predominantly known for the imaginative and powerful sound they produce. Their album “Master Storyteller” was released earlier this year. The band’s musicians include vocalist Anton Petrenko, Sean Silas as leading guitarist, Steve Bell on rhythm guitar, bassist Johnny Blackout, and C.G. Ryche as drummer and […]
German modern metal quartet A LIFE DIVIDED returns with “Down The Spiral Of A Soul”, back to their roots. It gets harder, darker and angrier at the same time. The Munich band A LIFE DIVIDED are an integral part of the scene. In 2003, the group was founded by singer Jürgen Plangger (also guitarist of […]
BY ANNETTE HIGBY You know the summer is waning when I start listing events for Labor Day weekend. There are still summer concerts listed for August, including Fallbrook Summer Nights, The Grange in Rainbow, and at SeaWorld and One Paseo in San Diego which were not in last month’s edition. Summergrass in Vista is […]
Devon Allman and Donavon Frankenreiter, rock ‘n’ roll recording artists and globe-trotting journeymen, embark on their ‘See It All’ American Tour, with a local performance at Rams Head Onstage, 31 West St., Saturday, August 5. Show: 1pm. All ages. Tickets: $65. Info: (410) 268-4545 or visit ramsheadonstage.com. The See It All American Tour kicks off August 5 with two […]
Spearheaded by musician Harry Springer, alternative rock band Moon Walker held an electrifying performance at The Moroccan Lounge in Los Angeles. A show that also marked their west coast debut. Springer was born and raised in Colorado, and began playing the guitar at ten years old. This naturally evolved into a love for writing music. […]