Yearly Archives: 2015

A hot Atlanta weekend in May was the setting to hear wonderful music from a variety of genres. This year’s Shaky Knees Festival did it right with a perfect mix of local, hometown artists as well as those from across the US and even some international bands to complete their lineup. Some of these artists included The Whiskey Gentry, ZZ Ward, and Nikki Lane. These truly talented individuals rocked the stages at Shaky Knees and were greeted with great rounds of applause with crowd members singing and dancing in the aisles.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (May 18, 2015) – Fender, the world’s leading musical instrument brand, today announced the addition of three new artists to the Fender Accelerator Tour, a successful new initiative providing support and resources to emerging musicians. New Fender Accelerator Tour artists include laid back indie rockers Real Estate, country crooner Josh Dorr and Nashville power duo Striking Matches.

I talk to musicians all the time who want to hire a publicist or ask about doing it themselves. One thing I’ve found is that most artists don’t really understand what publicity is. One of a publicist's main functions is to generate press coverage on behalf of clients and to serve as the bridge between clients, media outlets and their public. My job is to liaise with the press. Publicists write press releases, manage campaigns and perform other public relations functions. A publicist is the one who builds and maintains relationships between the artist and members of the media. You should not expect them to book your gig or plan your tour or find you an agent or secure a record label deal for you.  You CAN count on a good one to bring you your favorite coffee and remember that you don’t like cheese on your salad, though.

It was announced last week that the Atlanta-based sister quarter von Grey will be releasing a new EP in August titled Panophobia, with the...

Now completely re-braced with solid Canadian cedar tops and solid mahogany back and sides with deluxe hardshell case included

Long the world standard in guitar noise reduction with its HUSH line of products, Rocktron has introduced a new twist with the HUSH 2X.

Ribbon-Cutting for Renovated Park and Walk of Fame Induction Ceremony

Now musicians can customize their favorite iRig Pads setups and tailor

Internationally acclaimed, two-time GRAMMY Award winning classical guitarist, Sharon Isbin, shares her musical journey in the one-hour documentary “Sharon Isbin: Troubadour” produced by Susan Dangel and producer/editor Dick Bartlett.

(STEVENSVILLE, MD) May 12, 2015 – PRS Guitars is proud to officially announce four SE Standard models, bringing the brand’s guitars to an exciting new price range. The all-mahogany SE Standards are designed to be the go-to instrument for beginning guitarists and budget-conscious players and will start at $499 USD. The most affordable PRS guitars to date, SE Standards are modeled after some of PRS’s most popular designs and carry familiar PRS appointments, including bird inlays, PRS stoptail and tremolo bridge designs, and a high-quality SE gig bag. All four models also share the classic combination of all-mahogany bodies (reminiscent of Paul’s pre-factory guitars) and set mahogany necks with rosewood fretboards. The four new SE Standard models are: the SE Standard 24, the SE Standard 22, the SE Standard 245, and the SE Santana Standard.