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Hackett Captures the Best of Genesis and Solo Work on New CD/DVD
After a career that has spanned five decades, which has included a lauded and legendary stint with one of the [,,,]
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Aldrich Excited for New Direction, New Lineup for Dead Daisies Moving Forward
Fans who have closely and ardently followed the incendiary and super-cool rock conglomeration that is The Dead Daisies, understand that [,,,]
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Ellefson releases Second Autobiography and Companion Album, Sleeping Giants, Continues Basstory Tour
Serendipitous timing, a new book, and a plethora of back catalogue music has led to a remarkable creative outpouring by [,,,]
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Guitarist DiBello Gets More Vocal on New Album ‘American Hard Rock’
Champaign, Illinois guitar wizard Lou DiBello chose to stretch himself as a songwriter and artist, by literally lending his voice [,,,]
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Jill Barber Takes Your Requests on Fall Canadian Tour, New French Album in the Works
Jill Barber truly loves and appreciates her fans. The award-winning Canadian vocalist/songwriter has built up a loyal international following of [,,,]
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Swedish Prog-Metal Band Evergrey Continue to Build North American Audience
Working to continue to build an audience of fans who appreciate superior playing and compositional excellence to their brand of [,,,]
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Grim Reaper’s Grimmett Continues Recovery, Uses Creative Outlet of New Album To Help Healing Process
Overcoming great challenges with tenacity and optimism and a desire to keep moving down one’s chosen career path is a [,,,]
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‘Wonderful Lie’ Sees Martin Combine Evocative Covers with Reinterpretations of Own Songs for Powerful and Intimate Listening Experience
Nova Scotia-based singer/songwriter Christina Martin was looking for a way to encapsulate her intimate, evocative and connective live shows into [,,,]
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Sass Jordan Marks 25 Years of ‘Rats’: Talks Legacy, New Blues Album and Being a Pioneer of Badass Female Rock
Yes, it’s been less than three months since Music Life Magazine chatted with the irrepressible, insanely talented and awesome Canadian [,,,]
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Illusions of Grandeur Mine the Depths of Ancient Mythology for Compelling Music and Aesthetic
If you like your hard rock and metal music accompanied by riveting visuals, a powerhouse live show that incorporates a [,,,]
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L.A. Rockers Bad Blood Partner with Vezt To Bring Debut Album Closer to Fans
As a more interactive and direct way for fans to support their music financially Los Angeles-based hard rock band Bad [,,,]
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Ex-Pat Canadians Tulip Use Real Life Struggles to Forge Impactful Self-Titled EP
The tulip is a vibrant, luscious, spring-blooming perennial flower that is seen as an indication that spring has sprung, the [,,,]
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Wakeman Brings Decades of Unique Stories and Music to North American Solo Piano Tour
A true progressive rock legend, keyboard maestro Rick Wakeman is bringing his one-man piano show to a series of concerts [,,,]
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Badass Belgian Metal Band Fragmentum Release First Album – Pugnacity
A well-known dictionary defines the word pugnacious, primarily, as having a quarrelsome or combative nature. These interpretations could have both [,,,]
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North Star Calling is Leela Gilday’s Love Letter to The Healing Power of The Natural World
It may have taken five years of self-examination, self-affirmation and self-care, but Leela Gilday is set to issue forth a [,,,]
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Kayla Diamond’s Dirty Laundry EP an Evocative, Deeply Personal Creative Tour de Force
The best art moves the heart and spirit of the audience. For creators of music, making their listeners think, feel [,,,]
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Andy Kim Revisits Iconic Pop Hit ‘Sugar Sugar’ on Song’s 50th Anniversary
For the latter half of 1969, there were few pop songs as ubiquitous as the upbeat, melodious and joyful track [,,,]
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Common Experiences, Common Musical Aims Brought Together Members of Bonds of Mara
Eschewing the term ‘supergroup’ the four musicians comprising the lineup of the new Canadian rock band Bonds of Mara prefer [,,,]
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Iron Age Mystics Take Bold Political Stands with Incendiary Debut Album, Pride Before the Fall
Iron Age Mystics aka IAM, brings together a quartet of talented, experienced and still hungry veteran Toronto rock and metal [,,,]
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New Jersey Rockers Kodiak Ready to Take the Music World By Storm
Buttressed by the dynamic sibling duo of Pete and Chris Biggiani, New Jersey-based quartet Kodiak is in the process of [,,,]
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A Healthier, Happier Donnie Vie Promotes Positivity on New Solo LP, Beautiful Things
Donnie Vie is living proof that something good can always come from something bad. A stint in a county lock-up [,,,]
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Moist Mark 25th Anniversary of Debut Album, Welcome Pearce Back into the Fold
After reuniting to great fanfare and acclaim from fans both old and new in 2013, 1990s Canadian alt-rock sensations Moist [,,,]
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The East Pointers Set to Release New Album This Fall
One of the most accomplished and acclaimed Canadian east coast acts, The East Pointers, has begun releasing highly anticipated new [,,,]
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Kingston’s Emilie Steele & The Deal Release Boldly Original and Highly Entertaining Self-Titled EP
In a live setting, Emilie Steele & The Deal are about as infectiously buoyant and entertaining as you could hope [,,,]
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Piper Cole Unleashes The Creative Spirit Within on Debut EP, Wildish
Sometimes an EP is a lot more than just an EP. For Vancouver songwriter/vocalist/multi-instrumentalist Piper Cole, the release of her [,,,]
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Sherwood Takes Listeners on Another Historical Trek With ‘Citizen: In The Next Life’
One of the most prolific progressive rock composers on the planet, vocalist/multi-instrumentalist Billy Sherwood recently released his 11th solo album, [,,,]
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SUM 41 Gets Political With Raucous and Rockin’ New Album – Order in Decline
Sum 41 has returned with arguably the quintet’s most incendiary, most no-nonsense, most memorable and most raw album in the [,,,]
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Collective Soul Celebrates Past, Present and Look Towards Future on New Album – ‘Blood’
The members of Collective Soul spent a good part of their 25th anniversary year in 2018 putting together songs for [,,,]
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Hockey Fans The Jacks Release Self-Titled Debut EP
Los Angeles quartet, The Jacks, are already the darlings of the local southern California rock scene. With the recent release [,,,]
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Patrick Ballantyne Continues to Stretch His Songwriting Prowess on New Solo album – Sky
A successful full time lawyer by trade and training for many years, Patrick Ballantyne has also carved out a second [,,,]