LIPS TURN BLUE, formerly known in the Upstate New York region as the popular club act, DDRIVE, has regrouped and returned with a new name, a brilliant debut album, a world-wide record contract, and a new member in singer/musician Iggy Marino. The band (nicknamed LTB) which also includes guitarist Don Mancuso, keyboardist Eric Bieber, bassist Mike Mullane, and drummer Roy Stein are currently (more…)
Back in 1962 they formed as a school band, the name was given to them by the promoter back then and they kept it until today: OMEGA. Between all these years there are millions of sold records, countless tours over half the globe and sold out concerts in stadiums. Their English-language albums for the Bacillus label, produced by Peter Hauke (also Nektar, Karthago, (more…)
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The legend has it that the four Oregon musicians met at the legendary Woodstock Festival in 1969. However, it is documented that at least guitarist/pianist Ralph Towner and bassist Glen Moore were on stage with US singer/songwriter Tim Hardin. But three more years had to pass before Oregon really got off the ground musically. Colin Walcott and Paul McCandless completed (more…)
On October 8th Andreas Vollenweider and Friends (The Band: with Andreas, Walter Keiser & Isabel Gehweiler) gave a showcase for the new album “Quiet Places” with reading parts from the book “Im Spiegel Der Venus” (read by Christoph Gaugler) in Zurich’s “Miller’s Studio”.
The event, held under the strict Corona guidelines, was filmed. Now there are compact 36 minutes of pure listening and (more…)
In 2017 Bröselmaschine released their new studio album „Indian Camel“, presenting an impressing mix of style and electrifying special grooves. The album verified from Indian sounds to jazzy and folky parts as well as solid bluesrock. The alterable band presented a fascinating musical adventure.
Bröselmaschine is one of the most influencing and most durable bands in Germany. They toured with Pink Floyd, King Crimson, (more…)
Hell-O-Matic released “The Devil Makes Three” the first single from their new album “What An Excellent Day For An Excorcism” which will be released Halloween 2019!
When Paul Young entered the stage of the Grugahalle in Essen with his band The Royal Family on 30 March 1985, he was at the height of his career and the most successful British pop star of his time. His album “No Parlez” had broken all sales records, the follow-up album “The Secret Of Association” was about to start at (more…)
The Rockpalast was still in its infancy when the British band STARRY EYED & LAUGHING entered the stage of the Cologne WDR studio L on 24 February 1976. Only a handful of bands like the Streetwalkers, Man, Procol Harum, the Climax Bluesband or Alexis Korner had the honour to perform live in the Cologne studios and later to be broadcasted (more…)
The young Heavy Bluesers of JAIL JOB EVE will support the legendary SIENA ROOT on tour in February and March 2019. Fans can expect an evening full of finest handmade rock music.
For Jail Job Eve this is the first real tour in bigger clubs. Front woman Toja made the following statement on the band’s social media:
“Good news. Very good news.
It’s (more…)
The vintage organ howls, the bass pumps, the guitar floats in Hendrix’ spheres over straightforward riffs and everything moves at this historical musical interface of almost 50 years ago, when rock and blues merged into a unity called hard rock. In other words: the Swedes are loose, SIENA ROOT is on tour again. 13 dates in Germany, Austria and Belgium (more…)