Signature Sound News

World-renowned performing and recording artist David Sancious, was an original member of Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band. He has toured and recorded with greats Peter Gabriel, Sting, Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, Santana, Seal and an expansive list of A-level musicians. Sancious also wrote, produced and performed ground-breaking progressive music with his band Tone, mixing rock, fusion and gospel.

The DJ and Producer and environmental acitvist El Búho (aka Robin Perkins) released the lead single 'Nevar' with collaborator Didacte today ahead of his highly anticipated album Ramas ('branches' in Spanish) with Wonderwheel Recordings. The album, Ramas, is due out this March.

The Jaffrey St. Patrick's Day Parade, now the 2nd largest St. Pat's parade in New Hampshire, is blooming large in its third year with new events before and after the parade. Jaffrey is turning all green on this St. Patrick's.

KANSAS, America's legendary progressive rock band, will release their highly anticipated new studio album “The Absence of Presence” on 26th June 2020.

Internationally acclaimed singer-songwriter, celebrated pianist, and host of CBC's Saturday Night Jazz, Laila Biali announces the launch of her deeply intimate new album from Chronograph Records, Out of Dust on March 27, 2020, and album release concert on May 2, 2020 at 7:30pm at Pyatt Hall, VSO School of Music (843 Seymour Street) — as part of a national tour. Biali's first album since her 2019 Juno Award for Vocal Jazz Album of the Year, Out of Dust is an uplifting tribute to the hope and resilience found within life's journey.

Roomful of Blues, the world-renowned, horn-powered, houserocking blues band, will celebrate the March 13th release of their new Alligator Records CD, In A Roomful Of Blues, with a live performance on Thursday, March 26, 2020 at The Iridium in New York. The Rhode Island-based group has been delighting audiences for over 50 years. Blues Music Magazine calls them “the best little big band in the blues.” The group has earned five Grammy Award nominations and a slew of other accolades, including seven Blues Music Awards. Twice, the prestigious DownBeat International Critics Poll selected them as Best Blues Band.

Internationally acclaimed singer-songwriter, celebrated pianist, and host of CBC's Saturday Night Jazz, Laila Biali announces the launch of her deeply intimate new album from Chronograph Records, Out of Dust on March 27, 2020, and album release concert on May 2, 2020 at 7:30pm at Pyatt Hall, VSO School of Music (843 Seymour Street) - as part of a national tour. Biali's first album since her 2019 Juno Award for Vocal Jazz Album of the Year, Out of Dust is an uplifting tribute to the hope and resilience found within life's journey.

Le Butcherettes just released their new EP, 'DON'T BLEED' a week ago and have already received rave reviews from media worldwide.  Today the band announced they will join Chicano Batman on their North American tour and have added some headlining dates throughout the U.S. in support of their new EP, plus release new video today for 'DON'T BLEED, YOU'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FOREST'. (Complete Tour Dates Below)

Singer, songwriter, and pop artist Willie Shaw announces he will be hitting the road opening for Atlantic Records recording artist Josie Dunne. Full routing below.

SONS OF APOLLO--former Dream Theater members Mike Portnoy and Derek Sherinian, Ron 'Bumblefoot' Thal (ex-Guns N' Roses), Billy Sheehan (The Winery Dogs, Mr. Big, David Lee Roth) and Jeff Scott Soto (ex-Journey, ex-Yngwie Malmsteen's Rising Force)—recently released their second studio album MMXX to much acclaim, before undertaking a successful North American headline tour. 

Innsbrook After Hours announced that Tower of Power will perform at the SERVPRO of Richmond Pavilion on Thursday, July 9th. Tickets go on sale this Friday, February 28th at 10:00 AM at www.innsbrookafterhours.com. A limited number of early bird general admission tickets for both shows will be available for one week for just $16.

Recognizing captivating musical artistry from near and far, Montalvo Arts Center presents the acclaimed British singer-songwriter, Graham Parker, in its ongoing Carriage House Series.

Enticing hooks, playful melodies and percussive bass house create a coalition of sound on Ibranovski's fiery Dim Mak debut 'Mi Eye.'

Today, Mark Erelli unveils “Blindsided,” the title track and latest single from his forthcoming LP, out march 27th via Soundly Music. “The word has negative connotations, but I thought it would be interesting to use it in the context of a love song,” the award-winning singer/songwriter told The Bluegrass Situation. “Sure, you can be blindsided by an attack or caught unprepared by stormy weather. But love also has a funny way of finding you when you least expect it, regardless of whether you're looking for it or not. With its soaring vocal harmonies, majestic strings and the band firing on all cylinders, this track really embodies and hints at all the sonic elements to come on the album.”

Americana music's beloved Irish foursome We Banjo 3 (WB3) embark on the second leg of their U.S. “Rise & Shine” tour this weekend.   The tour launches with two days at the prestigious Wintergrass Festival in Bellevue, WA and hits 22 markets in the Northwest and Midwest through mid-March.  In addition, We Banjo 3's 2020 summer festival schedule is already starting to take shape, with appearances at Rockygrass 2020, Romp and Milwaukee Irish Fest already announced and many more confirmed WB3 summer plays coming soon. 

The composers of Netflix's Dolly Parton's Heartstrings, Velton Ray Bunch and Mark Leggett, took the time to speak with us about their work on the show and their careers.

Public Practice is reviving the spirit of late '70s New York with their intoxicating brand of no wave-tinged dark disco. The band came in hot with their punchy balance of punk, funk, and pop on the critically acclaimed Distance is a Mirror EP in 2018. The Brooklyn-based band (who Paste recently named as “one of the 15 New York City bands you need to know right now”) are excited to announce the forthcoming release of their debut album Gentle Grip on May 15 via Wharf Cat Records. Today Public Practice share the first taste of the album with the single “Compromised.” Of the track the band's Sam York says ''Compromised' deals with the moral gymnastics that many of us struggle with daily just to be a human in this world. How do we balance our desire for material pleasures with our need to be seen as moral and good? What's more important, the shoe or where it came from? How it was made or how it looks? I am no shining example and I struggle with this constantly.' The video for “Compromised” was directed by Josie Keefe and Jonny Campolo (Pill, P.E.) and they note, “Inspired by luscious lips, dazzling eyes and manicured hands of the past, we recreated layouts, postures, and makeup techniques from vintage cosmetic advertisements. The video splits the body into eyes, lips, and hands - bringing the artwork of Public Practice's music to life.”

Black Coffee today has announced a headline show at The Drumsheds, London on 2nd May 2020 with special guests. Tickets on sale at www.metropolismusic.com

Norwegian electronic duo KREAM has teamed up with NYC duo Black Caviar for a new deep house cut 'Jack' out Friday, February 14th through Big Beat Records. An instant classic from the first beat, the song fuses elements from all over the house spectrum, including progressive house and bass house, featuring the best of both respective duo's signature sound.

Twelve outstanding Music Academy of the West musicians have been selected by audition to travel to London this April for ten days of intensive training with the London Symphony Orchestra [LSO] and its Music Director Sir Simon Rattle, as part of the second year of the Linda and Michael Keston Music Academy of the West Exchange (Keston MAX) with the LSO.