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Legendary rock & roll powerhouse GRAND FUNK RAILROAD is currently on its 2021 “Some Kind Of Wonderful Tour,” performing 30 shows this year and dynamically underlining their trademark “Rock and Soul” classics. Recently, original founding member Don Brewer (vocals and drums, writer and singer of the multi-million selling hit, “We’re An American Band”) took the time to talk about building the perfect set list and also discuss highlights of the GRAND FUNK RAILROAD set list. *See the two Q&A’s below.*

Today, folk musician Nicholas Edward Williams unveils his sophomore release Folk Songs For Old Times’ Sake, encompassing 14-tracks of rearranged traditional folk ballads, early country, piedmont blues, old-time and ragtime.

Coming off of their history-making induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame this past weekend (October 30), electronic pioneers Kraftwerk announce their 2022 North American 3-D concert tour. The summer run will not only build on their concert tours worldwide 3-D of the last ten years, but also mark the tour’s long-awaited launch after 2020 plans had to be cancelled. Bringing together music, 3-D visuals, and performance art, Kraftwerk are a true Gesamtkunstwerk: a total work of art.

“When I think ’country music,’ I think of a smoky bar with a glass of whiskey, and somebody playing heartbreak songs. That, to me, is what country music is.”  

Monowhales covers the iconic Nine Inch Nails track "The Hand That Feeds". 

Sally Shaar states about their new release, "In this new chapter of a dystopian era, the lyrics speak to all of those who circle and prey above us, daring to ask the collective community what exactly we plan to do about it. Will we acknowledge the cost of what it will take to bring about real change? 

With the late summer announcement that DUSK would be returning to Downtown Tucson, November 13th and 14th, 2021, excitement is building with the eclectic city festival just weeks away. An amalgamation of Tucson's best food, beverage, and art, DUSK is again partnering with Relentless Beats as the two-day festival moves to a new venue, Jácome Plaza in Downtown Tucson, less than a mile from its previous site. To help fans plan their experience, the artists-by-day schedule is as follows:

The next installment of the John Hartford Memorial Festival is in the works, With the regretful 2021  passing of the creator, John Hotze. Tom Burkhart has joined with Brent Turner and John Grantz to maintain the festival into the future.  The event is scheduled for June 1st through the 4th in 2022.

Known for their instrumental prowess, tight three-part harmonies, and award-winning songwriting, Songs From the Road Band remains a fixture on the Asheville acoustic music scene, while constantly forging ahead on their own path. “You Left Your Lonely,” the latest in a series of singles from the band, offers a thought-provoking twist on a quintessential bluegrass tale.

Mixing together influences of Progressive, Jazz, and Blues with his instincts as a guitarist and songwriter, London based artist Alan Dweck returns with his anticipated new single - ‘Before’. The globe-trotting artist, who has lived everywhere from France to Australia to Hong Kong, brings all that rich experience into his music which has continued to move people throughout the years.

Asteroid Blues have released their debut EP and will perform a release show on the 20th of November at the Chippo Hotel - Sydney. In anticipation of their first self-titled EP,

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