Guest Music Bloggers

Koko Dozo Designates September 11 As A National Holiday Dedicated To Celebration Of The Living
Koko Dozo at Club NME (The Annex, NYC) w/ Boy Wonder on Thur., Sept 11th, 2008

New York’s Post-Pop duo KOKO DOZO’s members — Amy Douglas and Polarity/1 — remember 9/11 well. P/1 shares a neighborhood with the fallen towers. They [...]

The FREDRIK STRAND HALLAND Band will be performing at The Osøren Blues & Jazz Festival June 29th 2008…For the English version click on this link: Orsoren Blues The show has two headliners. The main headliner for the show is none other then John Mayall with his BluesBreakers and The other Headliner is Bertine Zetlitz. [...]

7-Time JUNO Nominated R&B/Neo-Soul singer Lorraine Reid has been invited to perform at the Montreal Reggae Festival on July 12, 2008. Known to many for her work with the dance group Temperance, Lorraine will be performing songs from her debut solo album “Lessons Learned,” to be released this summer. Lorraine is also scheduled to play [...]

Karen Young, considered one of Canada’s great jazz singers, has been invited by CIRPA (Canadian Independent Record Production Association) to perform their London Calling showcase “Canada Presents Canadian Blast!” Introducing material from her upcoming album with composer and bassist Eric Auclair, the showcase will be held at The Borderline on June 19th, 2008.
Canada Presents Canadian [...]

Producer: Dino Maddalone (Winner of 4 LA Music Awards, 12 GMA Dove Nominations), with recording artists featured: Gregg Wright (guitarist for Michael Jackson, Mick Fleetwood, Greg Allman), Billy Meza, Jimbo Ross (string artist for American Idol, Celine Dion, Aerosmith, P. Diddy, Robert Plant, Jimmy Page), Nika Stein-Ross (Cello & strings for American Idol band, Earth [...]

Stella’s Attic Press Release
Yes they got…Long Hair!!!!…Bell Bottoms!!!!…Fat Riffs!!!!…Soulful Vocals!!!!… Backbeat Drums!!!!…Big Blues Bass!!!!…Unforgetable Hooks!!!!… Kickass Live Rock n Roll Shows!!!!!!!!!
Rock Music, Alive N’ Kickin’ in the classic, forever loved, but not lost style of of Arena Rock. Stella’s Attic puts on the Show and Satisfaction is Guaranteed!
The FANS are there!!! and we know [...]

Toronto-based singer/songwriter Peter Bloom will be opening the launch of Juliana Sparks long-awaited CD entitled “Juliana” at The Rivoli (334 Queen St. W., Toronto, east of Spadina) on May 7th, 2008 at 8:00 PM. Performing as an acoustic trio, Peter will perform songs from his just-released full-length debut “Random Thoughts (from a paralyzed mind)”.
Peter Bloom [...]

Gig review
The Instants are a quirky bunch of guys (and girls) with even quirkier songs. I wouldn’t want to make the mistake of comparing quirk, but if you put them in a room with Noel Fielding they would wee all over him. I didn’t quite know what to expect from the gig, but the red-lit [...]

MusicDish & Music for the Masses present a very special two-night event at BAMcafé Live, one of New York City’s most significant venues for presenting multicultural artists.
SOULJAZZ ORCHESTRA (Canada) + KOBO TOWN (Canada)
KARLEX (France) + CHARANGA SOLEIL (USA)
plus
DJ NEVA
Free to the Public!
BAMcafe Live
Brooklyn Academy of Music
30 Lafayette Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11217
718-636-4100
http://www.bam.org/events/bamcafelive.aspx
Friday, April 4th, 2008:
DJ NEVA [...]

Disc Makers Kicks Off 2008 Independent Music World Series with More Prizes and Exposure for Indie Artists
Disc Makers’ premier showcase, with over $250,000 in cash & prizes, gives independent artists the opportunity to play for top industry professionals in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, and Atlanta
PENNSAUKEN, NJ - Disc Makers, the nation’s leading independent CD [...]