We Are LA will kick off its inaugural music festival to benefit and raise awareness for seven Los Angeles children’s charities that support at-risk and low income youth and families on Saturday, September 17, 2016 at the StubHub Center in Carson. The day-long event features star-studded musical talents such as: Ozokidz presented by Ozomatli, singer-songwriter […]
Canadian progressive/power folklore metallers SCYTHIA recently released their newest full-length offering, Lineage. You can order your digital or physical copy of Lineage now via the band’s Bandcamp page. These minstrels of metal are back today with a play-through video of the album’s title track, “Lineage”, which you can view now exclusively via Gear Gods: http://geargods.net/playthrough/scythia-shred-tastic-new-guitar-playthrough-for-lineage/ […]
For the very first time, artists and fans will be able to work together to provide entertainment in high demand secondary markets. Fanbassador is the first competition based crowdfunding platform that allows fans in multiple cities to compete for a concert by their favorite artists. By working directly with the artist’s team in the planning […]
Interscope Records, with parent company Universal Music Group (UMG), reached an exclusive distribution and label-services agreement with Downtown Records founders Josh Deutsch and Terence Lam. The announcement was made today by Interscope Geffen A&M Chairman/CEO John Janick and UMG Executive Vice President Michele Anthony. The arrangement, which coincides with Downtown’s 10(th) anniversary, is structured to […]
Underground heavy metal leaders and COLDCOCK Whiskey band ambassadors 6 PRONG PAW have been making a name for themselves in the scene for nearly a decade, performing with groups such as Napalm Death, Revocation, Jason Newsted and more. Earlier this summer, the band announced their headline tour beginning today in Chicago, IL and running through […]
AXS TV heats up the summer with the ultimate rock n’ roll experience as the network presents a new five-week series AXS TV CONCERTS HOSTED BY MARK CUBAN premiering with The Monkees on Thursday, August 11, at 9pE/8pC/6pP. The series will air every Thursday through September 8 and features live performances by five legendary bands […]
Miles Davis, international musical icon and cultural archetype, would have turned 90 years old on May 26, 2016. To commemorate Miles’ 90th, Legacy Recordings (the catalog division of Sony Music Entertainment) and Polygraph (a publication for thoughtful, data-driven storytelling) is launching “The Universe of Miles Davis,” an immersive destination website visualizing the astounding ongoing cultural […]
SoundExchange raised awareness about the importance of music education in public schools with a Capitol Hill charitable event featuring Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue on Thursday, June 23. Students with the Duke Ellington School of the Arts Radical Elite Show Band performed at a reception prior to the event. Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue, and […]
Band performance times have been announced for the first annual Chicago Open Air. The three-day music, craft beer and Gourmet Man Food festival held July 15, 16 and 17 at Toyota Park in Bridgeview, IL, just outside Chicago will feature a spectacular music lineup with more than 40 bands on two stages, Gourmet Man Food featuring […]
Fender Makes Andrew Leahey First Artist to Receive New “Deluxe Nashville Telecaster” For 70 years, Fender has inspired countless musicians to pick up its electric guitars, from Stratocaster players like Mark Knopfler to Telecaster pickers like Laur Joamets. This week, Fender’s Nashville-based A&R team hand-picked American rock & roll songwriter and guitar player Andrew Leahey […]