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April 24, 2014

Verma Releases Sunrunner May 27th

Chicago’s own psychedelic explorers, Verma, return with Sunrunner, their tightest suite of tunes to date and first proper full-length offering since the band’s self-released Exu album. Sunrunner finds the band veering back towards more cosmic (or ‘kosmiche’), song-oriented compositions without sacrificing their sharply-honed talents for improvisation in the studio. The album flows over the listener brilliantly, a true testament to the musical synergy and talents of the band who form an almost symbiotic relationship in the live setting capturing and documenting their psychic bond on this new record. The swirling, layered loops of Johnny Caluya’s guitar mesh seamlessly with the interstellar drones and throbs ebbing from vocalistWhitney Johnson’s Acetone, but the real secret weapon of Sunrunner lies in the rhythm section of bassistRob Goerke and drummer Zach Corn. Their locked-tight grooves pulse steadily and subtly like all great rhythm sections are supposed to, providing a rubbery backbone that supports the album’s seven tunes.

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April 24, 2014

Kenny Rogers Gets Honors From Country Music Hall Of Fame And Museum

With driving artistic instinct, a trademark husky voice made for storytelling, polished showmanship and effortless charisma, Kenny Rogers conquered radio, television and film en route to becoming a beloved American icon. The Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum will pay tribute to Rogers with the cameo exhibition Kenny Rogers: Through the Years, which opens in the museum’s East Gallery on August 15, 2014, and runs through June 14, 2015.

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April 24, 2014

John Lennon Songwriting Contest With SESAC

The John Lennon Songwriting Contest (JLSC), the premiere international songwriting competition open to both amateur and professional songwriters in twelve categories, has launched the 2014 contest with new partnerships and collaborations that include SESAC, the nation’s most progressive performing rights organization. SESAC is also a partner with the John Lennon Educational Bus, a non-profit state of the art mobile

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April 24, 2014

Five For Fighting Presents Symphony Shows

Singer/songwriter John Ondrasik, also known as Five for Fighting, the band name under which he records and performs will play select dates this summer including a rare and unique set of symphony shows across the United States beginning July 12, 2014 at Mondavi Winery in Oakville, CA. Five for Fighting will play songs from the most recent Wind-up Records album,Bookmarks, which was released on September 17, 2013 as well as a selection of his most beloved songs.

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April 24, 2014

Colplay And Citi® Join Forces For Beacon Theatre Performance

Citi® today announced it will present A Very Special Performance fromColdplay at the iconic Beacon Theatre in New York City on Monday, May 5 at 5:00 pm. The concert is one of Coldplay’s few U.S. performances prior to the May 19 release of the band’s sixth studio album, Ghost Stories, via Parlophone/Atlantic Records. This special event at the Beacon Theatre is the second performance Coldplay has done exclusively for Citi cardmembers this year.

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April 24, 2014

Neil Young A Letter Home Box Set On May 27

Neil Young will release a CD, digital album and a Limited Edition Deluxe Box Set of his recent vinyl album A Letter Home on Reprise Records on May 27th. The box set is a beautifully packaged expanded version of the vinyl edition first released on February 21stby Jack White’s Third Man Records. The Limited Edition Deluxe Box Set will also contain a Download card for the hi-res Audiophile version of the album. Click here to pre-order A Letter Home. Click hereto view the album cover art. Click here to view the Limited Edition Deluxe Box Set package.

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