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VIRGINIA COALITION
Andrew Poliakoff: lead vocals, guitar, percussion
Jarrett Nicolay: guitar, bass guitar, banjo, vocals
Paul Ottinger: guitar, keyboards, bass guitar, percussion, vocals
John Patrick: drums, vocals

Listen to “That’s What You Said”
Listen to “Gates of Wisdom”
“Yes, we feel like gettin’ it on!”
– 1,300 VACO fans, chanting on Live at the 9:30 Club
It was the day after New Year’s, 2006, […]

Sugar Land, Texas–October 12, 2006– Ed Maly is a Texas original. He was born and raised in the Longhorn state and began playing guitar at the age of five. After paying dues in many bands during his high school days and at local clubs, Maly started releasing recorded music in 1995. Six […]

The Bassman’s band led by virtuoso jazz bassplayer Colin D’Cruz, features some of the hottest local as well as international talent. The band has been signed on by the Taj Landsend hotel on a resident contract and will perform at the Atrium Lounge Tuesdays to Sundays, 7.30pm to 11.30pm. Friday and Saturday nights will feature […]

Do you get excited or do you break out in cold sweat when you hear the word “open mike?” Tom Heany has some great advice on how to prepare yourself for bearing your soul in front of an audience.
Here’s a cool idea: Openmikes.org is an online database of Open Mikes occurring in the US and […]

Mirrome Records recording artist, Miko Marks has won the local level of the Colgate Country Showdown in her home state of California. She went on to compete at the state level on August 13 at the San Mateo County Fair.
This was the 25th Anniversary of the Colgate Country Showdown, which has grown into the […]

Cyclone Records metal act INNER SURGE will be playing the first-ever Southern Alberta Hardcore & Metal Festival, set to take place Sunday, September 3 at the Heritage Hall, Exhibition Park in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada. Headlining the festival is Century Media’s INTO ETERNITY. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order):
BDFM
BITCHSPLITTER
CAVEAT
INNER SURGE
INTO […]

Deluxe 4-CD Set Represents A Half Century Of Blues And Boogie.
Includes Performances with Eric Clapton, Robert Cray, Bonnie Raitt, Carlos Santana, Van Morrison, Ry Cooder, Jimmie Vaughan, Charles Brown and Los Lobos
In Stores October 31
LOS ANGELES – John Lee Hooker, master bluesman and undisputed father of boogie, recorded for more than 30 labels over a […]

Up and coming New Jersey alternative band, LongRoad, is opening for Candlebox at the Starland Ballroom - one of Candlebox’s first live performances since the late 90’s.
(Rutherford, NJ) July 28, 2006 — New Jersey-based LongRoad will be performing their blend of alternate rock with an aggressive rock core at The Starland Ballroom with headliner Candlebox […]

Sometimes you just can’t predict these things, but unfortunately the unexpected and usually inevitable does happen: when one of the best local bands calls it a day. I say local band because Suitable Case For Treatment has been gigging here in Oxford for the last three years or so and then eventually they […]

It’s 5:45 a.m., the sun is slowly rising above the ocean on the eastern end of the beautiful Bahama island Nassau. SosaMan, real name Brandon Major is still awake from the night before glued to Russel Simmons’ biography, “Life and Def” - Sex, Drugs, Money and God.
This Caribbean artist continues to explore all the dimensions […]

‘Put This City On My Shoulders’
The debut full-length album released July 14th 2006.
“Between Two Lions’ new record, Put This City on My Shoulders, is 45 minutes worth of alt-country magic. The smoky, jukebox ballads stand up alongside the best of Whiskytown and early My Morning Jacket.” – Louisville Eccentric Observer
“This is rock from a small […]

Robert Sandeman – Surrender – worldwide digital release by Romalpa Records/the Orchard – now on Itunes, Napster and most digital stores.
New Scottish record label Romalpa Records announces release of debut album by Scots singer songwriter Robert Sandeman.
Remember 1980s one hit wonder Aneka (Mary Sandeman) with “Japanese Boy”? Cousin Robert Sandeman hopes to do more (!) […]

Baltimore Born, Funk/Rock/Guitarist/Composer Greg Coleman, is determined to become the next major national act, from a city that rarely experiences such national success with it’s local artist.
One of Baltimore Maryland’s Best Kept Musical Secrets, Greg Coleman said that he wanted to keep it that way, until he had the support system in place, that would […]

Austrian Guitar Phenom Alex Machacek Makes Stunning Stateside Splash with [sic]
www.abstractlogix.com
www.alexmachacek.com
“Alex Machacek’s music starts where other music ends. He is playing some amazing guitar on [SIC]. He is going where other people stop. It is so nice to hear. So spontaneous. Wild New Music. Thinking and Deep Musician. He has done some very deep excavation […]