After two songs that spotlight his emotive vocals and original songwriting, mandolin master and Grascals founder Danny Roberts returns with “My Brown Eyed Darling,” a new single that not only features a guest singer in wife and bassist Andrea Roberts — that’s a 1994 photo of her on the cover — but offers an organic… Continue reading Danny Roberts’ “My Brown Eyed Darling” resonates across the years
Bay Area collective Moonalice shares their single “Old & Proud.” Written alongside Nashville songwriter Dylan Altman, who has penned #1 hits for Tim McGraw and Jason Aldean, the call-and-response single confidently embraces aging, and is an anthem for the older generation. The song’s lyrics also tell the first-hand story of Moonalice vocalist Lester Chambers. Lester… Continue reading Moonalice Shares New Single “Old & Proud”
Today Peter Lewis, founding member of the legendary San Francisco rock group Moby Grape, shares his new album Imagination. FIND IT HERE Imagination arrives through OMAD Records, the boutique label of the album’s producer John DeNicola. “We are all beings who want to live forever but know we won’t. Although this is a predicament everyone… Continue reading Peter Lewis, Founding Member Of The Legendary Moby Grape, Releases New Album 'Imagination'
Yusuf / Cat Stevens has released a new album of original music today, King of a Land, via BMG / Dark Horse Records. More than a decade in the making, the twelve-song collection serves as a deeply meaningful and moving self-portrait by one of popular music’s most enduring and beloved songwriters – touching on themes… Continue reading Yusuf / Cat Stevens Unveils His New Album Of Original Music 'King of a Land'
Flushing Town Hall is celebrating Juneteenth this weekend by tributing the unifying sounds of Earth, Wind & Fire! Come one, come all to a night with our featured band, Shining Star Tribute, as they play you through the hits of the mighty elements: “Boogie Wonderland,” “Keep Your Head to the Sky,” “September”…and of course… Continue reading Flushing Town Hall Is Celebrating Juneteeth This Weekend By Tributing The Unifying Sounds Of Earth, Wind & Fire!
When funk icon Bootsy Collins and his wife visited Franklin L. Williams M.S’s Little Kids Rock (now Music Will) children’s music education program in 2011, he knew he would continue his commitment to kids’ music education. Having donated a bass, given the children a bass lesson, and rapped with them while they played the blues,… Continue reading Harmony in Education: Bootsy Collins' Ongoing Gig with Music Will
Today, the internationally renowned Louis Armstrong House Museum in Corona, Queens, announced the official opening date of its new state-of-the-art building, preserving and expanding the legacy and ideals of America’s first Black popular music icon. The Louis Armstrong Center will open on Thursday, July 6. Armstrong’s values of Artistic Excellence, Education and Community will be… Continue reading Louis Armstrong House Museum Announces New Center Opening July 6
Wayne Smith, Jr. is a drummer, composer, and educator with a multifaceted palette of soundscapes and genres at his disposal. Having toured across three continents, performed throughout the New York, Philadelphia, and Washington, D.C. music scenes, and currently working as a staple member of the legendary Sun Ra Arkestra, Smith’s accolades rightly herald his abilities… Continue reading Drummer, composer, and Sun Ra Arkestra veteran Wayne Smith, Jr. releases “Be Still”
Blind Boys of Alabama will return on August 25 with ‘Echoes Of The South,’ which finds the Gospel Music Hall of Fame inductees coming home to honor those they’ve lost, on a bold declaration of how far they still plan to go. The eleven-song collection is a portrait of perseverance from a group well-versed in… Continue reading Blind Boys Of Alabama host a homecoming for the ages on first new album in 6 years, 'Echoes Of The South'
Los Angeles’ own Chris Pierce, acclaimed singer and songwriter in his own vein of Americana Soul, has been asked to be open the legendary Neil Young’s first tour back from COVID this July 2023. “It’s an incredibly sacred honor to be asked to open Neil Young’s upcoming tour,” Pierce says. “I’ve been a lifelong fan,… Continue reading Neil Young asks LA Americana Soul Singer Chris Pierce to Open July Tour
