One of the songs I'm plugging this week.
3/30/23
3/29/23
May 31 Composers Now & the Iridium Present Joe Deninzon & Stratospheerius & Friends Live
Joe Deninzon & Stratospheerius are celebrating the release of their long awaited new double live CD/Blu-ray box set, “Behind the Curtain (Live at ProgStock)” with their first headline show at the Iridium on Wednesday, May 31, 2023.
ticket link: Joe Deninzon & Stratospheerius, May 31, 2023 (theiridium.com)
Bill Hubauer, who has been playing keyboards for the group’s next studio album, will be sitting in with the band.
Guitarist/singer/songwiter Randy McStine is
opening the show with a solo set.
Composers Now are co-sponsoring this concert and celebration of the release of Joe Deninzon & Stratospheerius’ upcoming CD/ Blu-ray, “Behind the Curtain (Live at ProgStock)” due out May 19 on Melodic Revolution Records. “(Live at ProgStock)” features live performances of Stratospheerius at ProgStock’s 2019 and 2021 music festival, which is the top progressive rock event of the year in the Northeast. The band performs songs that will be on their 2024 release, “Impostor” as well as songs from his previous 5 albums. The new live record includes covers of King Crimson’s “Frame by Frame, muse’s "Hysteria,” and Chick Corea’s “Spain” with guests pianist/flutist Rachel Flowers and guitarist Alex Skolnick (Testament) who was a member of the band in their earlier incarnations.
Joe Deninzon & Stratospheerius
Joe Deninzon & Stratospheerius’ most recent
album, “Guilty of Innocence” reached #4 on the Jamband/Relix charts in
North America, and broke the European Top 200 Indy releases at 72. The
group, which has 5 albums out, are signed to Melodic Revolution
Records.
Joe and his bandmembers (Jason Gianni-drums (The
Ultimate Queen Celebration, Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Rock of Ages, Neal
Morse Band), Michaelangelo Quirinale-guitar (Thrilldriver), and Paul
Ranieri-bass (Mark Wood, Riot Act), have streamed over 3 million times on
Spotify and other streaming services.
Bill Hubauer
A multi-instrumentalist hailing from Western Pennsylvania, Bill is most well known for his work with The Neal Morse Band (NMB) and in particular, for his keyboard, writing, and vocal contributions for their two landmark albums “The Similitude of a Dream”, and “The Great Adventure”. More recently Bill’s Prog/Pop band We Came From Space is starting to get a lot of attention with their release “Overlords”.
Facebook.com/billhubauer and Twitter.com/@bhubaue
Randy McStine
Randy McStine is a multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, songwriter and producer whose diverse career as a solo artist and side-man has led to collaborations with members of King Crimson, Joe Satriani, UFO, Tears For Fears, Miles Davis, King’s X and many more. Randy’s solo work embraces genres such as Rock, Progressive, Blues, Singer-Songwriter, Folk, Pop, and Ambient music. In 2020, he formed McStine & Minnemann with acclaimed drummer and composer, Marco Minnemann. The duo has recorded and released two albums, and made their live debut in 2022. Randy is currently working on new solo music, while serving as a touring member of Porcupine Tree, who returned in 2022 with a new album and world tour after a 12-year hiatus.
3/22/23
Anne Leighton: Jann Klose’s SURRENDER
Anne Leighton: Jann Klose’s SURRENDER:
Every day someone sends me a radio report or tearsheet on this album. If you're in the media covering great pure pop music, write to me at LeightonMedia@aol.com and/or Anne@AnneLeighton.com for Jann Klose music and info.
"Pop-Singer Songwriter’s 7th Album Self-Discovery Set to Infectious Stylings Jann Klose’s “Surrender,” is the seventh studio album of this p...
Jann Klose’s SURRENDER
Pop-Singer Songwriter’s 7th Album Self-Discovery Set to Infectious Stylings
Jann Klose’s “Surrender,” is the seventh studio album of this
pop-singer-songwriter. It’s a 12-track
collection of pure pop music, arguably his most considered and commanding work
yet.
“There’s a cohesive idea of the record, ‘Surrender,’” Jann says. “It’s a
journey of overcoming and going through the good, the bad, the ugly, and coming
out on the other side still wanting to experience new things.”
Musically, most of the album’s songs—“Surrender,” “Sugar My,” “Flesh and
Blood,” “Even If It Takes A Lifetime”—are connecting with fans of Power Pop,
Yacht Rock and Chamber Pop sensibilities. “Do You Want to Be Lonely” flirts
with autotune and electronic music production. There’s a live singalong on
“Here in My Heart” that Jann worked on with the 15-member Choir at PS 171-New
York City and their teacher, Greg Durant.
“Surrender” features three unique ballads: “All the Way Down,” “Stay The Same,”
and three different mixes of “Love You the Most” that feature Jann duetting
with EDM Chart-Topper Alicia Madison. The song, which charted in South Africa
and North America, was recorded for the movie soundtrack of “Married Young” now
available on Amazon Prime. Jann and Alicia sang a Spanish version ("Te
Amaré Más"), which found its way on radio in Brazil. The album also
includes an acoustic mix.
Jann and Alicia wrote “Love You the Most” at a BMI Songwriting camp in South
Africa in 2017, marking the beginning of creating the “Surrender” album, and
the completion of Jann’s previous album, “In Tandem,” which features
collaborations with a number of songwriters including coaches from South
Africa’s “The Voice.” “In Tandem” was released in 2018 on Gallo Record Co/Sheer
Sound. Soon after, Jann signed with Big Management in the United States.
As “Love You The Most” charted, the pandemic hit, “but we kept going, despite
it all.” While the video blew up on YouTube, Jann’s manager Gary Salzman passed
from Covid related illness in 2020.
Jann found support from collaborators, “My co-writer for more than half the
album, Alex Forbes (Taylor Dayne’s "Don't Rush Me”) and I got together
bi-weekly at her apartment.
Manhattan and poured our souls into the songs during the
strangest of times. Producer Marcus Dembinski and I worked in person at our
home studios in Manhattan and Queens, then started adding live instruments at
Studio G Brooklyn with engineer Cyril Putzer. A lot of recording was done
remotely. In Nashville, Max Sternlicht played all the great bass lines you hear
on most of the record, Dimitris Menexopoulos recorded his Cretan Lyra in Greece
for ‘Stay the Same,’ and Ben Kesler mastered the album in St. Louis, MO!”
The next single “Pilot Light,” highlighted “our collective vulnerability while
celebrating our resilience to overcome life's worst.” "Sugar My," a
chamber pop masterpiece about confusion in our times, made it into the Top 40
in the US and became a Hot Hit on Jacaranda FM in South Africa. Videos for
“Sugar My,” “Love You the Most,” and the thoughtful “Flesh and Blood” have
surpassed 3 million views on YouTube alone.
Songs on “Surrender” are finding airplay on a variety of formats from AAA
stations like WFUV, a variety of Yacht Rock radio shows including Asheville.fm
(103.3) and PacificCoast.fm, regional Top 40, Little Steven’s Underground
Garage channel on Sirius XM….
With a tour this spring in South Africa, plus dates being scheduled regularly
in North America, South America, Asia, and Europe—especially his native
Germany-- Jann’s continues to write and sing with his band, "Each song,
each album is, if nothing else, an offering. This is what I do, this is what I
love.”
3/20/23
Kickstarter Campaign Launch For Highly Anticipated Film Sequel
Attack of the Killer Refrigerator 2
Worcester, MA - The original “Attack of the Killer Refrigerator,” a short film famous for its VHS cult status, listed at rarest.org at the #10 Rarest VHS Tapes Ever Produced and featured at WatchMojo.com at #7 for Top Killer Inanimate Objects in Movies. VHS copies sell for over $2,000 on eBay. The movie is mentioned in numerous trivia games including You Don't Know Jack About the Movies, Trivial Pursuit of the Movies and Ellen’s game PSYCH’!. A Killer Refrigerator was even mentioned in "The Titan's Curse," which is the third book in the "Percy Jackson and the Olympians" series by Rick Riordan.Fans of horror and independent film can get involved in the production to help fund this offbeat and entertaining movie. Any mention about the Kickstarter campaign to your audience will be appreciated.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/killerfridge2/attack-of-the-killer-refrigerator-2.
In 'Attack of the Killer Refrigerator 2', Fred, the president of the original movie's fan club, acquires the Killer Refrigerator movie prop through an online auction. During a high school house party, the refrigerator is plugged in, causing the refrigerator to take revenge as the guests are turned into cold cuts. Fred and a group of survivors must battle the Killer Refrigerator in a fight for their lives. With the odds stacked against them, they must find a way to defeat the malevolent appliance before it turns them all into frozen zombies, condemning them to the basement lair forever. Will they be able to overcome the deadly contraption, or will they succumb to its icy grip?The Kickstarter campaign for "Attack of the Killer Refrigerator 2" will run for 35 days starting on March 24, 2023. The team is offering a variety of rewards for backers including tickets to the Grande Premier and After Party, where you'll walk the red carpet and rub elbows with the stars among sets, costumes, and special effects.There are also opportunities to have your teenager eaten by the Killer Refrigerator in the movie for the entire world to see. The Kickstarter campaign has many COOL rewards for fans to support the film at every level.“In this film, the refrigerator takes on a shocking personality that will thrill fans of B-horror.” -Writer/Director Michael Savino“The script incorporates both terrifying and amusing elements, making it a truly enjoyable horror experience.” -Writer/Producer Mark VeauFor more information and to support the campaign, visit https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/killerfridge2/attack-of-the-killer-refrigerator-2
Abigail Rose Clark “Just a Story From America”
Midwest Rocker’s Cover of Elliott Murphy's Song Speaks for Our Time
Murphyland
Records’ new release of Abigail Rose Clark’s exciting version of “Just A Story
from America” (the title track off the Elliott Murphy 1977 album of the same
name which featured Phil Collins on drums) on all known streaming platforms
(Spotify, Deezer, Apple Music etc.). The release is part of celebrations of
Elliott’s 74th birthday (March 16).
Abigail
Rose Clark is the talented daughter of Dane Clark, the longtime
drummer of
John Mellencamp. Dane produced “Just A Story From America”
and played
drums. Check out his amazing drum fill at the end of the track.
Elliott
was completely blown away when he first heard Abigail’s version of JASFA he was
thrilled with the new life she imbued in his nearly 50-year-old classic song.
Hopefully
this marks the beginning of a strong collaboration between a great
new artist
and a classic songwriter...
Listen
to Abigail Rose Clark's version of “Just a Story From America” on
YouTube at: www.youtube.com/watch?v=i13eeD8gV-E
Apple: https://music.apple.com/us/album/just-a-story-from-america-single/1673307196
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/2bYAAlSgs5N6pWCnyCui3H?si=r2GpaUh0QJeLPEOrxMKYUw
Instagram.com/abigailrosemusic
3/13/23
All That Glitters Ain't Gold - New Music
All That Glitters Ain’t Gold, by Karen Besbeck & Kurt Wagner is recorded as a country song, interpreted by a female that sounds like Alison Krauss or Stella and Dolly Parton. It’s about learning to recognize the depth of others with the lyric, “look for the treasure buried deep inside, 'cause all that glitters ain't gold"
Covers’
wise, it lends itself to singers of any sex.
Karen Besbeck, who inspired me to plug songs, co-wrote this with Nashville guitarist Kurt Wagner. Karen’s “High Love” found a sync in “Sweet Magnolias,” and now that song is on its way to a million streams soundcloud.com/karen-besbeck/all-that-glitters-aint-gold-2.
3/7/23
Robin Lane’s “Dirt Road to Heaven” Re-released with Added Song “All I’ll Ever Need”
March 3, Red on Red Records is re-released a re-mastered version of Robin Lane’s current and critically-acclaimed album DIRT ROAD TO HEAVEN with a recent favorite song of Robin’s. “All I’ll Ever Need,” which found airplay on radio and YouTube is a favorite of Robin’s label, Boston-based company Red on Red Records.
The label's President Justine Covault’s
decision to re-release the album is a way of giving “All I’ll Ever Need”
an opportunity to be heard by more people. “When I first started working with
Robin, I focused on what I could do to best support her, and I chose ‘All I'll
Ever Need’ as a standalone single, because I knew the Red on Red audience
would love it. What I didn't know then was what Robin was about to
teach me. She opened my ears to her songs -- songs that matter, songs that
inspire, songs that soar and then dig a trench in your heart. So I fell in
love with, and then picked up, the entire ‘Dirt Road to Heaven’ album, and it's
one of the best decisions I've ever made.”
Americana Highways’ Jeff Burger writes about “Dirt Road To Heaven,” “This 11-track latest one, most of which Lane wrote or co-wrote, offers a lot to like. Assisted by a crew that adds accordion, banjo, drums, lap steel, backup vocals, and more, Lane flirts (not for the first time) with country music on songs like “Faded Leaves,” showcases gorgeous vocal work on numbers like “Hurricane Watch,” and turns up the heat on tracks like the sultry “Hunny Dummer,” where she sings, “Turn off the phone, turn on George Jones, and let me show you how I feel.” The Alternate Root’s Lee Zimmerman cheers, “Consider this dirt road a potential path to achieving that well-deserved greater acclaim for Robin Lane.”
CBS TV/Sirius XM’s Bill Flanagan told Robin, “I think
it might be the best record you’ve ever made.”
Boston Herald’s Brett Milano wrote, “she’s still the musical friend who’ll join you walking that dirt road.” He loves the album’s inspirational range of music: “Country on ‘Rodeo Clown,’ rockabilly on ‘Hard Life,’ full-throttle Byrds on ‘Sunshine Blue Skies.’ There’s also a couple of shiver-inducing ballads that show her ever-increasing warmth and range….(and) a few helpings of sly humor (see ‘Last Cute Minute’)."
Digital Streaming
Link: robinlane.hearnow.com
“All I’ll Ever Need” music video:
https://redonredrobinlane.bandcamp.com/album/dirt-road-to-heaven
The album is also on sale on Robin’s website: www.therobinlane.com/shop
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