MASSIVE US HEADLINING TOUR KICKS OFF NEXT WEEK Today Bay Area quartet SWMRS released their debut album Drive North via their own Uncool Records. Produced by FIDLAR frontman Zac Carper in the band’s hometown of Oakland, CA, the album is available…
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Country Singer Vince Gill Inducted into Guitar Center’s RockWalk
“Forty years into this, it’s still as much fun as it’s ever been to play music,” Vince Gill. By: Linita Masters Hollywood, CA -Guitar Center Hollywood ( The Hollywood Times ) 02/06/2016- Multi-Grammy Award winning Country artist Vince Gill was…
The NAMM Convention Day II
By Linita Masters Jan. 25, 2016– Day II started off by obtaining more insight into the newest developments in the Music Industry. I talked with a young man, Stephen Yorkley, Manager of Data Analytics and Visualization with Casio’s Keyboard Division.…
114th NAMM Show Media Preview Day
By: Fredwill Hernandez The National Association of Music Merchants [NAMM], held an invitation-only media preview day Wed. – Jan. 20, 2016, at the NAMM U Idea Center, Anaheim Convention Center, to kick-off the 114th NAMM show. Companies eager to speak,…
IHEARTMEDIA ANNOUNCES THE RETURN OF ITS ANNUAL MEGA EVENTS
By Rena Renee The announcement and the return of the IHeartRadio Music Festivals annual “Macy’s iHeartRadio Rising Star” talent search and its Daytime Village is set for September 23 and 24 in Las Vegas at the Las Vegas Village across…
Club Nokia Hosts Guitar Center’s 27th Annual Drum Off
Sometimes drummers don’t get enough attention. They’re way in the back on the stage and are usually covered up by the literal face of the band (A.K.A. the lead singer). If they’re attractive, they get paid attention to for their…
From L.A. To D.C. John Lloyd Young Brings The Music!
John Lloyd Young Rings In the New Year A Few Days Early! By Michele Black “We changed up the order of the songs this evening based on what we felt was best received at the D.C. show,” Tony Award winner…
RENEE MARINO MAKES LOS ANGELES SOLO CABARET DEBUT!
L.A Hit By A Powerhouse from Jersey! By Michele Black Los Feliz was rocked by a 10.0 earthquake last Monday evening! Did you feel it? I, along with a sold out crowd, sure did! The epicenter was The Rockwell Table…
Regional Mexican Norteño music pioneer Ramon Ayala unveils Tragos Amargos (Bitter Shots) Tequila line
By : Fredwill Hernandez Mexican musician, composer, and songwriter Ramon Ayala [y sus Bravos del Norte], known artistically as “El Rey del Accordion” [“The King of the Accordion”], considered a Regional Mexican Norteño music pioneer, held a press conference Wed.…
THE WEEKND, BRUNO MARS AND MARK RONSON WIN BIG AT SOUL TRAIN AWARDS 2015
HOSTED BY ERYKAH BADU, KENNY “BABYFACE” EDMONDS RECEIVED THE LEGEND AWARD AND JILL SCOTT HONORED WITH THE FIRST EVER LADY OF SOUL AWARD SOUL TRAIN AWARDS 2015 celebrated the greatest legends of soul music alongside today’s brightest new stars…