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Singer/Songwriter/Guitarist Extraordinaire John Wesley releases special play through of Mary Will

April 22, 2014

John Wesley, singer/songwriter/guitarist extraordinaire has recently released his new studio album, Disconnect and it has been getting rave reviews. The album is filled with emotionally driven songs that feature and highlight John’s amazing guitar playing and his passionate vocals. Through his music, he blends his various inspirations and you receive a blend of alternative, blues, progressive and classic rock. His style is refreshing and inviting. He most recently released a play-through video for the track, Mary Will and you can check it out here: Another great song off the album is the title track, Disconnect and you can watch the video for that song here: John will also be playing a selection of live dates, including a support slot for Blackfield at their only US show this year in New York, and an appearance at Night Of The Prog Festival 2014 in Germany. Find all the dates below:29th April – Mexicali Live, Teaneck, NJ – USA30th April – Milkboy, Philadelphia, PA – USA1st May – Best Buy Theater (w/ Blackfield), New York City, [Read More]

Matisyahu is our Bottle Rock Napa 2014 Featured Artist of the Day

April 21, 2014

Today our Bottle Rock Napa Featured Artist is Matisyahu. Matisyahu brings a fresh new life to the music scene and has been inspiring people for the past decade with his reggae hip hop style and alternative music. His energy is infectious and when he sings you can’t help but feel lighter as your troubles lift away. Matisyahu has a very unique story of his upbringing and how he became to be known as “The hasidic reggae superstar”. His story, just like his music takes you into such depths with his songs and a journey. His music has evolved over the years, just as his spirituality. Listening to him, can create the perfect blissful mood. Matisyahu currently has his new album, AKEDA which is set to release on June 4th. Akeda is said to be his most personal album and one which he had the most creative control over. As Matisyahu says, “Akeda is the kind of album an artist makes when there is no other creative choice but to turn oneself inside-‐out, to scrape the [Read More]

Do you have the voice to sing in Joey Jordison’s new band, Scar The Martyr?

April 21, 2014

Joey Jordison is well known for his over the top speed drumming when he was in Slipknot and also his sold intense guitar in Murderdolls. Joey had announced last year his new band, Scar The Martyr and they have been getting a lot of well received attention for their music. Well, now you may just have the opportunity to sing in Joey’s band, Scar The Martyr. On April 10th, they made a statement about parting ways with their vocalist. Here is that post: “To address the recent Scar The Marty news out there and make sure all the facts are straight, Scar The Martyr has parted ways with Henry, not the other way around. With all that’s been going on of late we have been forced to take a very careful look at how we are moving forward and with there being some creative and personal differences it made sense to move on without Henry. We have been very focused on new Scar The Martyr material and we couldn’t be more excited with how the [Read More]

Canadian country rocker Marshall Dane releases video for Alcohol Abuse

April 18, 2014

Just yesterday we told you about Canadian country rocker Marshall Dane hitting the No. 1 spot onthe Roots Music Report for Pop Country Album, you can read more here. Today we wanted to tell you about the music video which Marshall just released for Alcohol Abuse. The video was premiered last night at a World Premiere party held in Ontario, Canada at the same spot it was filmed at. Filmed at Dirty Dog Saloon, the “Alcohol Abuse” video was produced by The Field, based in Toronto. Since opening its doors in 2007, The Field has garnered much acclaim for its work, racking up over 75 Much Music Video Awards nominations, along with numerous Juno and Canadian Country Music Association nods. You can check it out here: Marshall currently has his single Alcohol Abuse at #2 on the Pop Country Singles chart, behind Luke Bryan’s “Play It Again.” The song, written by Kim Williams and Billy Yates, comes in ahead of releases by Hayes, Paslay, Big and Rich and David Nail, among others. Marshall Dane is based [Read More]

Canadian country rocker Marshall Dane hits No. 1 on Roots Music Report for Pop Country Album

April 17, 2014

We want to congratulate Canadian country rocker Marshall Dane on his album One of These Days topping at number one on the Roots Music Report for Pop Country Album! The album was directed by Dan Brodbeck and has been gaining a lot of attention. Other artists in the top 5 include Hunter Hayes, Luke Bryan, The Band Perry and Eric Paslay. The album is nominated for Album of the Year at the 2014 Country Music Association of Ontario (CMAO) Awards. Marshall currently has his single Alcohol Abuse at #2 on the Pop Country Singles chart, behind Luke Bryan’s “Play It Again.” The song, written by Kim Williams and Billy Yates, comes in ahead of releases by Hayes, Paslay, Big and Rich and David Nail, among others. Marshall Dane is based in Port Credit, Ontario, Canada. He is a four-time CMAO Nominee, having been nominated for Best Male and Best Album in both 2013 and 2014. He will be performing at the May CMAO Awards ceremony. Dane will release his “Alcohol Abuse” Official Music Video on April 17th, at [Read More]

Dave Mason premieres new version of Dear Mr. Fantasy from forthcoming new album

April 17, 2014

The iconic singer/songwriter/guitarist Dave Mason, the co-founding member of Traffic has premiered a new version of Traffic’s song Dear Mr. Fantasy. The song is off the rock and roll hall of fame inductee’s forthcoming new album, Future’s Past which features new versions of some of his classic songs plus new material is set for a May 13th Release on Something Music/MRI. You can listen to the re-interpreted version of Dear Mr. Fantasy here: “It [“Dear Mr. Fantasy”] came about redoing the chords,” MASON tells USATODAY.com of the bluesy rewrite. “I was doing some shows and I was trying to think of something to make it a little more interesting, so I just started playing around with it. I put it in a minor key instead of a major key, and I sort of developed it from there. Of the new album release, MASON says, “There is a version of ‘World in Changes’ that is absolutely nothing like the original and there is a great live version that is absolutely beautiful of ‘Sad and Deep as You.’ There are two or three [Read More]

James Otto is our Bottle Rock Napa 2014 Featured Artist of the Day

April 16, 2014

Today our Bottle Rock Napa Featured Artist is James Otto. Today I wanted to feature country artist, James Otto. I love James’ vocals. As many of you know I don’t listen to country that often. I guess it can best be explained by the following meme: James has such an amazing voice, he can take you from flirty, seductive, spiritual, comforting, and fun just by the range of his tones. He currently has his third album out, Shake What God Gave Ya and it is a collection of songs that highlight his powerful vocals and brings to the forefront, his heart of soul. The album is a journey of exploration of country-soul and one of my favorites on it is Soldiers & Jesus. The emotionally stirring lyrics are captivating and will feed your soul. In regards to his latest album James explains, “As much as there’s all these different fractures of country music these days—you have pop country, rock country, traditional country, alt-country, and all these things in between—I don’t know why country-soul couldn’t exist [Read More]