Switchfoot will be touring Canada with one of our favorite bands, The Paper Tongues.
The band said, “He’s done it again. The perfect set-up for the perfect Canada tour in January with Switchfoot! Soaking up the relative warmth while we can. Picking up Spaceman tonight from the airport, our phenom production manager.”
Read about the dueling keyboardists and the review of their show with Jet.
The guitarist James Gurley of Big Brother and the Holding Company died at the age of 69. James was known for his inventive psychedelic rock playing style.
“I would say all of my guitar-playing contemporaries strived to have their own sound, but I think James was a huge influence on all of us because he wasn’t afraid to break the boundaries of conventional music,” Barry Melton of Country Joe and the Fish. “What one thinks of that genre of music is that place that it takes you to where the beat is just assumed and the whole thing is transported to another place, and James is the guy who started that.”
“Some of the innovations were the result of the fact he came from kind of a progressive bluegrass school of music where weirdness was encouraged,” said Peter Albin, the group’s bass player.
Phoenixville, PA — The Montgomery County based band The End played to a receptive crowd at Steel City. The End played as a four-piece ensemble with two vocalists, an acoustic guitar and keyboards.
Highlights of the show included the original Christmas song, “6 B.C.”, which is about the year Christ was born. The audience enjoyed hearing a fresh take on holiday music. The encore was “Effervescence Light” that was a rollicking foot stomper.
It was vocalist Joe Mancini’s debut appearance who performed to rave reviews. His vocals blended flawlessly with co-singer Anthony Zinno to create sweet flowing harmonies.
Singer / songwriter Eric Visnov got to smile out over his acoustic guitar as he watched his songs performed to the cheering fans. What a great start for The End!
Starting with the Christmas of 1994, a group of artists and scientists have been collaborating on holiday media projects. Eventually, the group became known as the KingArthur.com Holiday Band. Though music for Halloween, Easter and Valentine’s Day is quite popular, the rush from Christmas music is over-the-top.
Some of the chart favorites from this year include:
6 B.C. — A song about the year Jesus was born.
A Different Christmas Song — A Christmas song you have not heard before.
Believe — A reggae religious experience.
For a complete index of Christmas music, visit http://membrane.com/xmas/
Phoenixville, PA — The End debuted to a maximum capacity crowd at Steel City.
The End is newly formed band from Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. Their sound takes American rock music into the future. They are currently in the studio working on their first two albums.
For last evenings gig, they played an acoustic set with vocals, guitar, jimbei and piano. The show featured the songs “The End Of The End” and “A Million Things”.
Steal The Breeze is a band out of Montgomery County, PA that creates jam band music influenced by psychedelic and progressive rock.
The band has unveiled a new website at StealTheBreeze.com.