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Jeannie Seely named 'Honorary Texan' - Moments by Moser photo
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Beloved Country Music Songstress Jeannie Seely Named ‘Honorary Texan’

August 17, 2021 News Comments Off on Beloved Country Music Songstress Jeannie Seely Named ‘Honorary Texan’

By DONNA BALANCIA Music queen Jeannie Seely, was named an “Honorary Texan” after her performance during the 23rd Annual Texas Country Music Hall of Fame event in Carthage, Texas, on Saturday, August 14. The presentation was […]

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Music Around Towns: Warbly Jets Continue Blazing LA Residency

August 15, 2021 News Comments Off on Music Around Towns: Warbly Jets Continue Blazing LA Residency

Photos by NOTES FROM VIVACE LOS ANGELES – Warbly Jets continues their blazing residency in Los Angeles. The band brings a much anticipated “sonic” open-arms welcome to performance and concert-starved Angelenos. Check out the photos […]

Ziggy Marley and his children perform at BeachLife Festival - Donna Balancia
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Cage The Elephant, Gary Clark Jr., Marley Brothers Among Headliners for BeachLife Fest 2021

August 15, 2021 News Comments Off on Cage The Elephant, Gary Clark Jr., Marley Brothers Among Headliners for BeachLife Fest 2021

By DONNA BALANCIA Cage The Elephant, Gary Clark Jr., Ziggy and Stephen Marley and Portugal. The Man are among the headliners at BeachLife Festival taking place in Redondo Beach, California, in September. September is shaping […]

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U.S. Rocker New Music Picks: The Killers, Driver Era, Luna Luna, Cocker Spaniels

August 13, 2021 News Comments Off on U.S. Rocker New Music Picks: The Killers, Driver Era, Luna Luna, Cocker Spaniels

The Killers have releasesd the new album, Pressure Machine, out now on Island Records.  The band’s seventh studio album, Pressure Machine follows last year’s Imploding The Mirage, which gave the band a record-breaking sixth consecutive […]

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Jimmy Cliff Makes Emotive Plea with First Music in Four Years: ‘Human Touch’

August 9, 2021 News Comments Off on Jimmy Cliff Makes Emotive Plea with First Music in Four Years: ‘Human Touch’

By DONNA BALANCIA Jimmy Cliff has released the upbeat and meaningful single “Human Touch,” his first offering of new music in almost four years.  Cliff, the singer-songwriter, producer, humanitarian and global music legend, has some […]

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Berlin and Opener PIERA Captivate the Canyon Club with Seductive Synth Sounds

August 7, 2021 News Comments Off on Berlin and Opener PIERA Captivate the Canyon Club with Seductive Synth Sounds

Photos and Review by HARRIET KAPLAN Berlin, one of the greatest pop and synth bands and icons of new wave period from the 1980s, delivered an effervescent and high-energy show at the Montclair Canyon Club. […]

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Ska Punk Hardcore Label Jump Start Records Launches its First Subscription Club

August 4, 2021 News Comments Off on Ska Punk Hardcore Label Jump Start Records Launches its First Subscription Club

By DONNA BALANCIA Philly-based punk-ska-hardcore-indie label Jump Start Records has launched its very first subscription club to coincide with the label’s 25 year anniversary. “Somehow, some way, we’ve managed to stick around for 25 years,” label […]

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U.S. Rocker Music Picks: Electric Blue Yonder, Beach Bums, Grace Pettis

July 30, 2021 News Comments Off on U.S. Rocker Music Picks: Electric Blue Yonder, Beach Bums, Grace Pettis

Curated by DONNA BALANCIA Electric Blue Yonder has released the gorgeous harmony-laden single “Lonely Child,” which honors sounds of Marshall Tucker and Grateful Dead all in one. Electric Blue Yonder is comprised of the real-life couple […]

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Stone Senate Releases ‘Down’ An Upbeat Rocker Tune

July 26, 2021 News Comments Off on Stone Senate Releases ‘Down’ An Upbeat Rocker Tune

EDITED By JOHN DAILY Stone Senate has released their third single, “Down,” which follows their latest rocker, “Slow Crusade.” The Southern Rock band continues to take a journey of highs and lows in life with […]

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Iggy Pop, St. Vincent and Kurt Vile Revisit The Velvet Underground with ‘I’ll Be Your Mirror’

July 14, 2021 News Comments Off on Iggy Pop, St. Vincent and Kurt Vile Revisit The Velvet Underground with ‘I’ll Be Your Mirror’

Edited by JOHN DALY Iggy Pop, St. Vincent and Kurt Vile are the featured artists on I’ll Be Your Mirror: A Tribute to the Velvet Underground and Nico, which will be released by Verve Records […]

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Hovvdy Drop Title Track and Video for Upcoming ‘True Love’ Album

July 13, 2021 News Comments Off on Hovvdy Drop Title Track and Video for Upcoming ‘True Love’ Album

Edited by JOHN DALY Austin TX duo Hovvdy will release their new album True Love and have dropped a video for the album’s title track and lead single. The album was co-produced by Andrew Sarlo […]

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Topic and Bebe Rexha Team on New Video ‘Chain My Heart’

July 13, 2021 News Comments Off on Topic and Bebe Rexha Team on New Video ‘Chain My Heart’

Edited by JOHN DALY Topic and Bebe Rexha have teamed up to bring the viewers into a dark world in the official video for the single, “Chain My Heart.” Jason Lester directs the noir piece […]

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CHVRCHES Drops New Single ‘Good Girls’ and Announces North American Tour Dates

July 12, 2021 News Comments Off on CHVRCHES Drops New Single ‘Good Girls’ and Announces North American Tour Dates

Edited by JOHN DALY CHVRCHES has shared the new single “Good Girls” off their upcoming studio album Screen Violence, which is set to drop August 27 via Glassnote Records. The dynamic Scottish band will tour […]

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Kool & the Gang Drop New Album ‘Perfect Union’ Through Omnivore Recordings this August

July 6, 2021 News Comments Off on Kool & the Gang Drop New Album ‘Perfect Union’ Through Omnivore Recordings this August

Kool & the Gang will release their new album, Perfect Union, August 20, 2021 on Omnivore Recordings through its Ru-Jac Records imprint — the first new recording on the historic R&B label. The group’s new […]

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Colin Hay of Men at Work Takes to the Road This Summer with New Album of Cover Songs

July 6, 2021 News Comments Off on Colin Hay of Men at Work Takes to the Road This Summer with New Album of Cover Songs

By JOHN DALY Colin Hay, known for the band Men at Work and for Ringo Starr’s All-Starr Band, takes to the road this summer beginning August 4 in Hyannis, Mass., and wrapping September 11 in […]

Microphones 2022 Tour
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The Microphones to Play Philadelphia, Washington, D.C. and LA on North American Tour

July 6, 2021 News Comments Off on The Microphones to Play Philadelphia, Washington, D.C. and LA on North American Tour

The Microphones, AKA Phil Elverum, will hit the road on a North American tour for the first time in 18 years in 2022, stopping in Philadelphia, Washington, D.C. and Los Angeles. The announcement follows last […]

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Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers Cover Lucinda Williams and JJ Cale on ‘Angel Dream’

July 2, 2021 News Comments Off on Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers Cover Lucinda Williams and JJ Cale on ‘Angel Dream’

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers cover Lucinda Williams and JJ Cale on the new, reimagined album Angel Dream. Angel Dream is the updated version of Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers’ 1996 album Songs and Music from […]

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Dummy Up: Ed Sheeran Goes Comic Vampire in Video ‘Bad Habits’

June 29, 2021 News Comments Off on Dummy Up: Ed Sheeran Goes Comic Vampire in Video ‘Bad Habits’

By JOHN DALY Ed Sheeran comes racing out of the gate with new track “Bad Habits,” accompanied by a killer comic book vampire video. It’s a sudden shift and new style for Sheeran, a heavily […]

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Brian May Premieres Revved Up ‘Driven By You,’ Featuring All-Star Band on Anniversary Video

June 25, 2021 News Comments Off on Brian May Premieres Revved Up ‘Driven By You,’ Featuring All-Star Band on Anniversary Video

By DONNA BALANCIA Brian May said his first solo hit, “Driven By You,” and the TV ad for which it was created came via an unlikely source. “Driven By You” known as one of May’s […]

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‘Punk Rock & Paintbrushes’ Takes it to Detroit, St. Louis and Chicago this July

June 22, 2021 News Comments Off on ‘Punk Rock & Paintbrushes’ Takes it to Detroit, St. Louis and Chicago this July

By LUIS MORENO Skateboarders Steve Caballero, Christian Hosoi and Matt Hensley of Flogging Molly are among the artists who will appear on at Punk Rock & Paintbrushes events in St. Louis, Chicago and Detroit this […]

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Greg Antista and The Lonely Streets Rock Across the Border with ‘Tijuana Jail’

June 18, 2021 News Comments Off on Greg Antista and The Lonely Streets Rock Across the Border with ‘Tijuana Jail’

By JOHN DALY Greg Antista & The Lonely Streets keep the party rockin’ with their latest track and accompanying video “Tijuana Jail.” Tijuana has lured Southern California kids for as long as anyone can remember. […]

Mastodon - Photo by Jim Hubbard
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Mastodon Goes Fishing, Nick Cage Speaks, Travis Reissues: U.S. Rocker News In Brief

June 17, 2021 News Comments Off on Mastodon Goes Fishing, Nick Cage Speaks, Travis Reissues: U.S. Rocker News In Brief

By U.S. Rocker Staff – Mastodon will team up with Dreamstage to present a swimmingly good live performance set for July 15 coming direct from the Georgia Aquarium. The GRAMMY award-winning rock band along with […]

Gang of Youths - Photo by Amy Heycock
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Gang of Youths Honor the London Scene with New Track and Video ‘the angel of 8th ave’

June 16, 2021 News Comments Off on Gang of Youths Honor the London Scene with New Track and Video ‘the angel of 8th ave’

By JOHN DALY Gang of Youths have relocated from their beloved Australia to London and the change is reflected in their new song “the angel of 8th ave.” Gang of Youths’ bold sound has gotten […]

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The Jesus and Mary Chain Sue Warner Music Group Over ’35 Year’ Copyright Infringement

June 14, 2021 News Comments Off on The Jesus and Mary Chain Sue Warner Music Group Over ’35 Year’ Copyright Infringement

STAFF REPORT The alternative musical group The Jesus and Mary Chain filed a copyright infringement suit against Warner Music Group based upon the refusal of WMG to allow JAMC to terminate grants of copyright interests 35 years […]

Dropkick Murphys Rancid Boston To Berkeley II
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Dropkick Murphys and Rancid Hit The Road Together on ‘Boston To Berkeley II Tour’

June 14, 2021 News Comments Off on Dropkick Murphys and Rancid Hit The Road Together on ‘Boston To Berkeley II Tour’

By JOHN DALY Dropkick Murphys and Rancid will hit the road together for the co-headlining “Boston To Berkeley II Tour” with special guests The Bronx on most dates. The U.S. trek — which was originally […]

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Review: Japanese Breakfast Serves Up Joy with New Album ‘Jubilee’

June 13, 2021 News Comments Off on Review: Japanese Breakfast Serves Up Joy with New Album ‘Jubilee’

By AVA LIVERSIDGE In her latest record, Jubilee, Japanese Breakfast (a.k.a. Michelle Zauner) ditches her wistful protocol and embraces a new, daunting challenge: Joy. On the record opener, “Paprika”, Zauner makes it clear she’s ready […]

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