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Calgary Instrumental Pop Duo Ginger Beef Release Debut Album
by Michael Major - October 27, 2023 Calgary instrumental pop duo Ginger Beef has released their highly anticipated debut album. Check out their unique blend of catchy melodies and intricate arrangements. To celebrate the album release, the duo is also premiering the video for their 2nd single 'Dew', which follows the release of first ...
Focus Announce The Hocus Pocus Tour 2023-24
by Michael Major - July 11, 2023 Focus have so many highlights from their glorious 50-plus years including: Polydor having to close their record pressing plant to other bands for ten days to meet the demand for Focus records; being a favourite of Bob Harris on The Old Grey Whistle Test and to holding simultaneous top ten positions ...
FOCUS Announce Re-Scheduled & New Dates for April and June 23 For Their Focus 50 Tour
by Michael Major - February 20, 2023 The band are Thijs van Leer (Hammond organ, flute and vocals) and Pierre van der Linden (drums), who are delighted to still be performing 50 years on, together with Menno Gootjes (guitar) and Udo Pannekeet (bass) who are among the cream of Dutch musicians and grew up with the genius of Focus....
Drag Superstar Ginger Minj Releases New Rendition of 'I Put A Spell On You' From HOCUS POCUS
by Michael Major - September 30, 2022 The updated version coincides with GInger’s return to the big screen in the brand new Hocus Pocus 2 film streaming exclusively on Disney+ now. Ginger was inspired to re-record “I Put A Spell On You” after years of performing Bette Midler’s iconic version. Plus, check out upcoming tour dates!...
Mike Campbell & the Dirty Knobs Confirm Fall Headlining Tour & Dates With The Who
by Michael Major - June 07, 2022 Kicking off on August 28 in Toronto, the new headline tour includes performances at Port Chester’s Capitol Theatre, Atlanta’s Variety Playhouse and San Francisco’s The Fillmore while The Who dates feature a performance at Los Angeles’ Hollywood Bowl in November. Full tour routing can be found here!...
Mike Campbell & The Dirty Knobs Debut New Album 'External Combustion'
by Michael Major - March 04, 2022 Co-produced by Campbell and George Drakoulias (The Black Crowes, The Jayhawks), the 11-track album was recorded at Campbell’s home studio, Hocus Pocus Recorders in Los Angeles. External Combustion also features Margo Price and Ian Hunter as well as piano from Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers founding...
Focus Announces 2022 Tour Dates
by Michael Major - March 01, 2022 The band, consisting of Thijs van Leer (Hammond organ, flute and vocals), Pierre van der Linden (drums), Menno Gootjes (guitar), and Udo Pannekeet (bass), are delighted to get back to their fans and return to the stage to play the music they love. Check out the full lineup of tour dates now!...
Mike Campbell & the Dirty Knobs Premiere New Song 'State of Mind'
by Michael Major - March 01, 2022 “State Of Mind” is the latest song revealed from the band’s second studio album, External Combustion. The group previously unveiled tracks “Electric Gypsy” and “Wicked Mind” alongside accompanying George Mays (My Morning Jacket, Brittany Howard, Chicano Batman) directed videos....
Mike Campbell & The Dirty Knobs Unveil 'Electric Gypsy'
by Michael Major - February 15, 2022 Mike Campbell & The Dirty Knobs debut their new song, “Electric Gypsy,” today alongside a George Mays (My Morning Jacket, Brittany Howard, Chicano Batman) directed video. Co-produced by Campbell and George Drakoulias (The Black Crowes, The Jayhawks), the 11-track album was recorded at Campbell’s hom...
Mike Campbell & The Dirty Knobs Announce 'External Combustion' Album
by Michael Major - January 25, 2022 In celebration of the forthcoming record, Campbell & The Dirty Knobs are premiering their blistering garage-rock single, “Wicked Mind,” today alongside a George Mays (My Morning Jacket, Brittany Howard, Chicano Batman) directed video. Watch the new music video now!...
Summer Salt Releases Summery New Album 'Sequoia Moon'
by Sarah Jae Leiber - June 28, 2021 Kicking off on September 8th, the two month run includes stops in Austin, Brooklyn, Chicago, Los Angeles, and more....
Summer Salt Teams Up With BTRtoday to Debut New Single 'Hocus Pocus'
by Sarah Jae Leiber - June 03, 2021 Kicking off on September 8th, the two month run includes stops in Austin, Brooklyn, Chicago, Los Angeles, and more....
Summer Salt Announces New Album, Shares New Single
by Sarah Jae Leiber - May 21, 2021 Summer Salt will be hitting the road this fall for a North American headline tour. Kicking off on September 8th, the two month run includes stops in Austin, Brooklyn, Chicago, Los Angeles, and more....
VIDEO: XIXA Shares 'May They Call Us Home' Song & Video
by Sarah Leiber - October 27, 2020 “We’re taking the Peruvian Chicha Gods to Arizona’s mystic desert landscape.'...
XIXA Announces New LP 'Genesis'
by Sarah Jae Leiber - September 18, 2020 Tucson’s acclaimed six-piece XIXA have announced Genesis, the band’s sophomore LP....
VIDEO: FreeForm Releases 'Hocus Pocus' Music Video In Honor of the Start of 31 Nights of Halloween
by Kaitlin Milligan - October 01, 2018 Freeform's 31 Nights of Halloween kicks off with dance icons Stephen "tWitch" Boss and Allison Holker, as they team up with other spectacular dancers for a Halloween-inspired music video debuting Oct. 1 on-air and across social media platforms....
Duo Noire Releases Night Triptych, An Album Of World Premieres For Guitar Duo By Women Composers, On New Focus
by Stephi Wild - May 17, 2018 On Friday, June 22, 2018, American classical guitar duo, Duo Noire (Thomas Flippin and Christopher Mallett), releases Night Triptych, an album of world premiere recordings of newly commissioned works by six highly accomplished and diverse women composers from around the world, on New Focus Recording... |