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Grammy Nominated Songwriter and piano sensation Jim Brickman will be taking the nation by storm this holiday season with the 'Comfort & Joy at Home 2020' Virtual Tour. A portion of each ticket purchased to this LIVE event will be benefit the Fox Cities Performing Arts Center.

Joe Bonamassa is no stranger to the Royal Albert Hall, having played there six times in his career to date a?" so it seemed only right that he join the Royal Albert Home concert line-up before the current series makes way for two weeks of the BBC Proms. Bonamassa has performed extensively from a young age, opening for BB King aged 12 with his band Smokina?? Joe Bonamassa, and joining forces with the sons of Miles Davies, Robby Krieger, and Berry Oakley to form the band Bloodline before he turned 18.

Hollywood Physique Expert, Eric the Trainer (www.ericthetrainer.com), has been using the safer at home orders to live his best life.  His latest endeavor stems from his love of music and he's called upon some of his most talented celebrity friends and clients to make his rock star dreams come true.

Twenty years ago, Joe Bonamassa took the music world by storm when he released his debut solo album A New Day Yesterday, though he'd already been on the scene for years as a child prodigy and even opened for B.B. King at the age of 12.

Twenty years ago, Joe Bonamassa took the music world by storm when he released his debut solo album A New Day Yesterday, though he'd already been on the scene for years as a child prodigy and even opened for B.B. King at the age of 12.

Six time Emmy winner John Brenkus (“Sport Science”) has teamed up with elite Hollywood Physique Expert Eric the Trainer (“Celebrity Sweat”) to create a new virtual fitness show, “Morning Glory Live,” which will marry the world of entertainment and fitness.

Nashville's ever-involved, ever-expansive Acme Radio Live is at it again—this time with Keep The Music Playing, a star-studded live stream fundraiser sponsored by Jack Daniel's benefiting Music Health Alliance airing June 17th.

The Vilar Performing Arts Center (VPAC) continues to host regional musicians in its newly formed live stream series, The Ghost Light Sessions. 

Nashville-based power trio The Foxies are known for their explosive brand of rock 'n' roll, which combines electro-pop elements with thrashing punk energy. Today, ahead of the May 29 release of their EP Growing Up Is Dead, the band shared their latest song “Deep Sea Diver.”

The Mann Center for the Performing Arts, one of the foremost open-air music centers in the country and a leading cultural and arts education nonprofit in Philadelphia, and Live Nation, the world's leading live entertainment company, announced today an exclusive, multi-year booking partnership to bring a dynamic summer line-up of leading touring artists to the Mann's iconic campus in Philadelphia's Fairmount Park.

Celebrating its 18th Anniversary, the artistic philosophy of the Garden State Film Festival is rooted in the celebration of the independent film genre and celebrates this spirit through dramatic screenings and unparalleled film collaborations attracting a diverse audience from around the world. From Wednesday, 25 - Sunday, 29 March 2020 in Asbury Park, New Jersey, GSFF unveils world premieres, Hollywood stars, industry panels, and as a nonprofit enterprise, serves as an added economic engine for Asbury Park's vitality through art, commerce and culture. Make your plans to be a part of intriguing panel discussions and can't miss parties, all held in numerous locations all over the city by the sea. 

Indian Ranch announced that Yacht Rock Revue will return for the Summer Concert Series in Webster, MA on Saturday, August 16th. Tickets go on sale this Friday, February 14th at 10:00 AM; an Insider's Club Presale will take place Thursday, February 13th at 10:00 AM at www.indianranch.com.

The Atlanta-based Yacht Rock Revue has debuted their new single 'Bad Tequila,' the third song released from YRR's first album of original music HOT DADS in TIGHT JEANS (out February 21st). American Songwriter premiered the song and praised the album, saying 'HOT DADS fuses everything YRR is in disco-rock funk beats and typical cheeky humor, all wrapped in old-school, radio countdown tracks.'

Daryl Hall & John Oates have announced a 2020 tour with Squeeze and special guest KT Tunstall.

Singer, songwriter and pianist Kandace Springs debuts an intimate evening of jazz, soul, and pop at Segerstrom Center for the Arts on February 22, 2020 in Samueli Theater at 7:00 and 9:00 p.m. With her smoky voice and sultry stage presence, the Nashville-based artist was dubbed by the Wall Street Journal as a a?oesuave songstress.a??

On the heels of 2019's From Another World, the prolific, two-time GRAMMY Award-winning American music icon Jim Lauderdale will release his 33rd album, When Carolina Comes Homes Again,  March 6 on Yep Roc Records. The first single, “As A Sign,” co-written with Robert Hunter, is now available at all digital platforms.

LiveNation & BAMP Project welcome Rock and Roll Hall of Famers and the NUMBER-ONE SELLING DUO in music history, Daryl Hall & John Oates, to the Blaisdell Arena on Friday, March 27, 2020. With special guest Henry Kapono. 

Christmas traditions sparkle and holiday music fills the air, as Grammy-nominated songwriter and piano sensation Jim Brickman embarks on his 25-city holiday tour A Christmas Celebration.

Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue perform at Majestic Theatre (224 E. Houston St.) in San Antonio, TX on February 8, 2020, at 8PM. Tickets go on sale this Friday, November 15 at 11AM.

It was announced today that The Long Island Blues Society has named EMPIRICAL TRUTH by Mark Newman their 2019 CD Challenge winner. As the local winner, EMPIRICAL TRUTH will represent the Long Island Blues Society in the International Blues Challenge's Self-Produced CD Contest; which happens in Memphis from January 28th to February 1st, 2020. Empirical Truth is also currently #1 in its category on the Reverbnation charts.