NEW YORK– (For Immediate Release) — Laughter is always louder than the fearful rumblings that echo in the background during challenging times. This was plain to see (and hear) earlier this fall when the Barclays Center in Brooklyn and Capital One Arena in Washington reverberated with the sound of merriment during the Fall Back Comedy […]
LIMA, PERU (For Immediate Release) — On February 29, 2020, Argentinian folk-rockers Vilma Palma e Vampiros and Peruvian alt band Plutonio de Alto Grande performed at the iconic Parque de la Exposición. A short time later, the curtain went down on live music in Peru because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite its early and […]
ALEXANDRIA, VA– (For Immediate Release) — Guests at The Birchmere were excited to see Boney James, whose inimitable jazz saxophone stylings have earned him a Soul Train Award, four Grammy Award nominations, and a fistful of gold records, when he stepped on to the stage at the legendary live music venue outside Washington DC on […]
OSTEND, BELGIUM – What is space? What is time? As far as music is concerned, they can sometimes be no more than stepping stones to be traversed in the journey that connects artists and audiences. Such was the case recently when Motown legends The Jacksons stepped on the stage at the five-day W-Festival in this […]
NASHVILLE — Head on Collision was not one of New Found Glory’s bigger hits, but the 2002 song lives on today, at least indirectly. A year after the hard-driving metal track was released, a line from its chorus inspired the name of what would become one of this era’s most popular and influential bands, All […]
PHILADELPHIA– (For Immediate Release) — “In a perfect world, we’d just listen to music and not have to think about where it belongs,” PVRIS founder Lynn Gunn told an interviewer in July shortly before the fiercely independent band set out on its highly anticipated summer tour. She was speaking of her disdain for labels that […]
Before Vanilla Ice appeared at the popular event, the two met with the multi-platinum rapper’s team to discuss his show. As the conversation progressed, one thing became clear, the star’s team wanted flash, “the flashier the better,” specifically strobing. Not having any dedicated strobes on hand, Castañon and Ortiz turned to their rig’s CHAUVET […]
BROOKLYN, NY – (For Immediate Release) — They say you can’t fight Mother Nature, and for his part, Jeff Burton wouldn’t want to, but there’s nothing wrong with using your lighting rig to channel natural elements to enhance your light show. Burton followed this strategy recently when lighting Gospël Tribe’s rooftop party at The William […]
NEW YORK – No sooner did Blu De Tiger step onto the stage than fans at The Music Hall of Williamsburg began chanting her name. Just as quickly out came their cell phones to take photos and videos of the bass playing phenom from every angle. That sort of thing happens when you have over […]
LONDON – The poor, marshy soil conditions in the triangular patch of land between the manors of Battersea and Clapham made it unsuitable for farming when neighboring fields were put under plough centuries ago. Ultimately, this “shortcoming” led to the 89- hectare space being turned into a public park — and though it was unfit […]
COMPTON MARTIN, UK – With all due respect to ale, if there is one drink that represents England almost as much as tea, it’s cider (hard cider to Americans). Britain leads the world in the production and consumption of cider. Almost six out of ten apples grown in the country every year are used to […]
LONDON – The Maverick Silens 2 Profile doesn’t attract attention to itself because of its sound; the 100-percent convection-cooled LED PCB fixture operates in virtual silence. However, the versatile 560W luminaire did make waves recently when it was honored with a 2021 PLASA Award For Innovation. The only moving fixture (and one of two […]