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Blues Ace Popa Chubby Celebrates 25 Years On The Road With A Brand New Album I'm Feelin' Lucky And A West Coast Tour! 11 September, 2014 Larger than life blues figure Popa Chubby has a lot of reasons to feel lucky this year. 2014 marks the 25th anniversary of his emergence as a powerful force in the venerable New York blues scene with his very own band, and his own unique brand of hard hitting, face melting, blues rock n' funky soul. ...	John Mellencamp Announces Plain Spoken 2015 North American Tour Coming To DPAC On March 31, 2015 10 September, 2014 John Mellencamp announced dates for his upcoming Plain Spoken tour beginning in January 2015 throughout the summer. "The Voice of the Heartland" will play 80 shows including multiple dates in the artist's hometown of Bloomington, Indiana; Nashville, Chicago, Minneapolis, New York, and more. The special ...
Jackson Browne And Friends To Perform At Benefit For Sanctuary Centers At The Arlington Theatre In Santa Barbara On October 25 10 September, 2014 On October 25th at the Arlington Theatre in Santa Barbara, Jackson Browne and friends will host a special benefit for the Sanctuary Centers of Santa Barbara, the renowned non-profit provider of care for adults living with mental illness in the area. The evening will feature Jackson Browne along with ...	Oxford Grad And Major Film Studio Editor Releases Book Of Poems 09 September, 2014 Donald Cohen's new book of poetry chronicles his life, travels and impressive career. As the title indicates, the idea of actually collecting what I had written came late, so there was less time to encompass my experiences," Cohen said. "Poems, if they survive, seem to have a life of their own. ...
Rob Carlton And Budaka Releases New Single 08 September, 2014 Guitarist Rob Carlton and Rock vocalist Budaka release new Rock single "ROCK IS NOT DEAD." "Sweet Medicine" is a mellow, middle ground rock tune with groove. The song came to life in an organic fashion in rehearsal. Rob Carlton had a riff and an arrangement that had a Lou Reed feel. Budaka Jones ...	Mekons' Jon Langford And Sally Timms To Honor David Bowie At Chicago's Museum Of Contemporary Art For Sold Out Show 05 September, 2014 Beloved Welsh-born Chicago punk rocker and visual artist Jon Langford is scheduled to be a part of the upcoming exhibit at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago dedicated to glam-rock legend David Bowie. Langford, alongside fellow Mekon Sally Timms, will perform a sold out show on November 21st ...
Hear Robert Plant's New Album Streaming In Full In Advance Of Release 04 September, 2014 Robert Plant's new album, lullaby and... The Ceaseless Roar, is due out next week. But you don't need to wait till then to hear it. Fans worldwide can hear the new music ahead of its release, and stream the entire album in full. "More than anything, the album waxes gorgeous about music itself," writes ...	Buzz Building For Loudon Wainwright III's Genre-Busting New LP 'Haven't Got The Blues (Yet)' Out September 9, 2014 04 September, 2014 Buzz is building for the release of Loudon Wainwright III's Haven't Got The Blues (Yet) which will be released on Sept 9 via 429 Records. The New Yorker just premiered the irreverently hilarious video for the single "Man & Dog" (see link below), the full album streamed was premiered last week on The ...
Patriotic Rock Band Breathes New Life Into Star Spangled Banner To Honor 200 Year Bicentennial 03 September, 2014 Madison Rising, America's most patriotic rock band, is on a mission to make great rock music and send a message that American culture is alive and well. As part of that mission, the band, led by navy veteran and former 8404 FMF Corpsman, Dave Bray choose to update America's most patriotic song - the ...	Blues-Rocker Guitarist/Singer AC Myles Releases 'Reconsider Me'! 02 September, 2014 Blues-rocker guitarist/singer AC Myles' new studio recording, 'Reconsider Me', groups songs that outline his musical development and his maturing into one of the more valid guitarist and vocalists in the blues arena. Recorded & produced in San Jose, CA. by Kid Andersen at his own Greaseland Studio, ...
Emmylou Harris, Conor Oberst, Shawn Colvin To Play Hardly Strictly Bluegrass 01 September, 2014 The full line-up for Hardly Strictly Bluegrass has been announced, and, as is often the case, featured among the performers are a number of artists familiar to readers of the Nonesuch Journal: Conor Oberst, Shawn Colvin, and Emmylou Harris. The free, annual outdoor music festival returns for the 14th ...	Simon & Schuster To Publish 'Outlaw Pete' By Bruce Springsteen And Frank Caruso 29 August, 2014 Simon & Schuster announced today a major new book for the fall 2014 holiday season: Outlaw Pete by Bruce Springsteen and Frank Caruso, based on the celebrated song about a bank-robbing baby whose exploits become a meditation on sin, fate, and free will. Both the song (from Springsteen's 2009 "Working ...
Classic Rock Ensemble Vespers Nine To Release Debut CD 'True Story' 29 August, 2014 Much to the excitement of music fans worldwide, classic rock ensemble Vespers Nine will be releasing their eagerly awaited debut CD 'True Story' on September 27, 2014. Vespers Nine, a five member premier classic rock band based out of South Florida, launched in late 2012. Made up of well-seasoned musicians, ...	Australia's Moses Gunn Collective Deliver 'Shalala' Video 29 August, 2014 Moses Gunn Collective is a 4-piece psych-rock band from Brisbane, Australia. Combining psychedelic dream pop with soulful crooning and howling riffs, the band creates music that feels classic and refreshing all at once. The sound comes from an eclectic mix of established musicians and draws from their ...
Classic Rock Act Estrella Gains Metal Hammer, Classic Rock Support For Album 28 August, 2014 Based in Aberdeen and with classic 70s/80s rock influences such as Aerosmith, Def Leppard, Van Halen, AC/DC and Bon Jovi, Estrella are an energetic rock four piece who are planning a busy 2014/2015. Touring Europe later in the year with ex-Guns N Roses guitarist Gilby Clarke, the band are gearing up ...	Celtic Rockers The Killdares To Debut New CD "Steal The Sky" For Hometown Dallas Crowd 26 August, 2014 Prior to their official CD release September 26th where they'll also be celebrating their 15th anniversary of their extraordinary annual run at the State Fair of Texas, performing five shows a day for 24 days (120 in all!), The Killdares have decided to give their dedicated hometown fan base a taste ...
James Lee Stanley - The Apocaloptimist - Coming October 7, 2014 26 August, 2014 If there ever was an example of the ten thousand hour theory, it's James Lee Stanley. He has been recording, composing and performing for decades and the expertise shows. All of his previous recordings from duet releases with Peter Tork, Cliff Eberhardt or John Batdorf to the celebrated All Wood ...	Britt Warren - Currently Produces And Plays Guitar For The Rock Band "The Nut Drivers" As Well As Continuing To Compose For TV And Film In The USA And UK 25 August, 2014 As a session pro, writer, and touring musician since 1979, there's little that guitarist Britt Warren hasn't encountered in the transient world of the professional music scene. Starting his professional music career as a studio musician, working primarily in the southeastern United States, he quickly ...
Virgil Guitars Makes Unprecedented Leap On Kickstarter 23 August, 2014 An artist and guitarist since the 1970's, Virgil Mandanici set out to make guitars that would be exceptional in tone and playability first and foremost. After 35 years of playing guitar, he decided it was time to craft guitars that would feel, play and look better than anything anyone has ever played ...	Michael Stanley - The Solo Years 1995-2014: A Complete Insight Into The Last Two Decades Of Michael Stanley Available On November 4, 2014 22 August, 2014 Michael Stanley started out as a bass player with the folk-rock group Silk in the late '60s, and according to Michael, "We weren't very good." Destiny demanded a solo career which in 1972 began with the self-titled first album on Tumbleweed Records which was produced by Bill Szymczyk (The Eagles, The ...