Author Archives: Mike
Author Archives: Mike
Born Cages has announced a co-headline tour with Dreamers and special guest The Kickback. The tour kicks off March 4th in Richmond, VA and includes stops at Savannah Stopover, 35 Denton and SXSW along the way (tour dates below). Tickets can be purchased HERE. The band is also confirmed for the 2015 Vans Warped Tour. They will perform on the Ernie Ball Stage for the entire tour from June 19th through August 8th. Dates for the 2015 Vans Warped Tour are below.
Continue readingWhen Martin Sexton’s 16-year-old daughter Devon found out that her father was followed by One Direction’s Harry Styles on Twitter, her reaction was nothing short of ecstatic. “My friend Hannah asked me if my dad is Martin Sexton,” said Devon. “I said, yeah that’s him. She said, ‘Oh my god Harry Styles follows him!'”
Continue readingSeattle singer-songwriter Rocky Votolato has announced he will be releasing his eighth studio album, Hospital Handshakes, on April 21st with his new label No Sleep Records in the US and Glitterhouse Records in Europe. In anticipation for the upcoming release Votolato has partnered with Stereogum.com today to premiere a new song titled “The Hereafter” from the record.
Continue readingPandora, the leading internet radio service, has partnered with Jack White and Third Man Records to livestream White’s sold out Madison Square Garden show this Friday January 30th at 9 PM EST/6PM EST via the special Jack White Live Pandora Station (HERE). In advance of his Madison Square Garden show, Jack sat down with The Daily Show’s Jordan Klepper to talk about music, the significance of headlining the legendary Madison Square Garden, the origin of Jack’s Third Man label and more. A preview of the interview is now available HERE. The entire interview will be available on February 3rd on the Jack White Live Pandora Station (HERE) along with a track-by-track archive of the Madison Square Garden Show.
Continue readingFollowing another year of non-stop touring including select solo performances, dates with The Doobie Brothers and the return of Frampton’s Guitar Circus, Grammy Award winner Peter Frampton is back on the road—this time co-headlining with American rock legends Cheap Trick.
Continue readingUniversal Music Enterprises proudly announces Ringo Starr’s 18th studio release, POSTCARDS FROM PARADISE. With 11 original tracks, the solo album is due out March 31, 2015 and is the first to include a song written and recorded by Ringo Starr and his current All Starr Band – Steve Lukather, Todd Rundgren, Gregg Rolie, Richard Page, Wally Palmer and Gregg Bissonette. POSTCARDS FROM PARADISE was produced by Ringo and recorded at his home studio in Los Angeles and, as always, features friends and family. As Ringo often says, “If I am recording and you’re in town and drop by, you’re going to be on the record!” The album’s guest artists include: Joe Walsh, Benmont Tench, Dave Stewart, Ann Marie Simpson, Richard Marx, Amy Keys, Peter Frampton, Nathan East, and Glen Ballard (among others, complete details and track by track to follow in coming weeks).
Continue reading“A potent force in British rock music has arrived,” proclaimed MOJO in their 5-STAR review, and well, yes they have. Driven by the gritty, soulful vocals of Phil Campbell, the mastery of guitarists Paul Sayer and Luke Potashnick and a powerhouse of a rhythm section delivered by Nick Fyffe on bass and Damon Wilson on drums, The Temperance Movement is set to splash down stateside with the release of their 12-song, self-titled debut album on February 3rd, 2015 via Fantasy/Concord.
Continue readingJust when you think Charlie Daniels 40th Anniversary Volunteer Jam can’t get any bigger, additional megastar performers are announced. Trace Adkins, Ted Nugent, Tracy Lawrence, Craig Morgan, Colt Ford, The Oak Ridge Boys and Michael W. Smith will all be appearing alongside the previously-announced Travis Tritt, Montgomery Gentry, Billy Ray Cyrus, The Kentucky Headhunters, The Outlaws and Lee Roy Parnell. The megastars will bind together to support the needs of American veterans through The Journey Home Project. Tickets to the once-in-a-lifetime event will be available beginning Friday, January 30 at 10 a.m. CST at the Bridgestone Arena box office and all Ticketmaster locations. Due to tremendous growth over its forty years of sell-out success, the legendary Volunteer Jam will take place for the first time at the Bridgestone Arena in downtown Nashville on August 12, 2015.
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