Artists
A true English rock legend brought nearly six decades of rock music history to the Samala Showroom at the Chumash Casino Resort in Santa Ynez California last weekend. Steve Winwood has been a rock star all of his adult life, beginning his musical career as a child prodigy in Birmingham England. The 69-year-old singer-songwriter, master Hammond B3 organist, and smoking blues-rock guitarist joined his first rock band, the Spencer Davis Group, in 1963.
One of America’s most beloved songwriters is being honored today, September 15, with the release of the Vector Recordings album A Tribute to John D. Loudermilk.
Country Music Hall of Fame members and five-time GRAMMY winning group, The Oak Ridge Boys, announced they will release a project with acclaimed producer Dave Cobb in the first quarter of 2018.
Stony Plain Records announces a September 15 release date for You Should Have Known, a digital single from legendary Canadian western singer-songwriter Ian Tyson. The song unapologetically celebrates the hard living, hard drinking, hard loving cowboy life.
Written by Nashville's Pat McLaughlin and featuring veteran session-man Charlie McCoy, the song yodels, slides and two-steps through the country music foothills, peaking with the raw emotions of a lifestyle that's increasingly rare.
Desmond Jones has been in the studio for over six months, planning, recording, and finishing up their debut studio album. This week the band released the lead single called “Good Song." Recorded in Webberville, MI at Inmuso Studios with Kevin McKay, Desmond Jones will feature 8 original songs, a wide variety of instrumentation, and unique musical compositions.
Guitarist Felix Rentschler, bassist Edwin Hurwitz, and drummer Jonathan Abel met at Berklee College of Music in Boston in 1983. A few years later, after graduation, Edwin brought his friends in to fire up blues band Graffiti, featuring Jeff Grove on tenor sax and vocals. The seeds of Shockra chemistry were sown. Graffiti made some forays into the Boston bar scene, but Felix, Edwin, Jeff, and Jonathan wanted to break free of the blues genre and, after adding "Spaceship" Dan Coutu on keyboards, Shockra was born.
On his new album, Dirt Road Confessional, Jeffery Straker continues push the boundaries of what it means to be a piano balladeer. With themes both contemplative and joyous, the 12- song collection encapsulates the seasoned Saskatchewan singer/songwriter's experiences of playing over 200 shows around the world since the release of his previous album, 2015’s North Star Falling.
In less than two weeks, Brooklyn Comes Alive will take over Williamsburg, Brooklyn on September 23rd & 24th, bringing a bevy of unique supergroups, tribute sets, and one-time-only jam sessions that the unique multi-venue festival has become known for.
