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SONA “A Tribute To Passion & Perseverance”

With arguably more cover bands per capita than just about anywhere in the country, making a name for yourself in the convoluted music scene of Northern California is no small feat. It’s also not something Sona Lofaro takes for granted. …

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Meet The Real Spider Fingers

One of the Finest New Piano Talents in America

Ever have a song that you wanted to learn how to play but just couldn’t figure it out? An incredibly complex, but so mellifluously melodious that you just had to figure

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Pandorica

Pandorica is an original sci-fi adventure film by director by Tom Paton. After a mysterious, disastrous event occurred approximately 150 years earlier, the world has changed drastically, forcing the surviving peoples to return to a simpler, tribal way of life.

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“Oscars So White?”

Maybe, but not for the reasons you might believe

Brian McKinny speaks with Alfonzo (Zo) Rachel of ZoNation

Jada Pinkett Smith and her Hollywood superstar actor husband, Will Smith have sided with director Spike Lee’s accusations that the Oscars have

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Neil Fallon – Clutch

Topping the charts with ‘Psychic Warfare’

Sitting in the basement of the historical Agora in Cleveland was like being in a time capsule. Nothing in that room was likely dated before 1987. The carpet was worn and tired. The couches

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The Winery Dogs End 2015 on a ‘Hot Streak’

The terms “Supergroup” and “power trio” are extremely applicable to the band The Winery Dogs. Mike Portnoy (Dream Theater, Avenged Sevenfold, Adrenaline Mob, Metal Allegiance), Billy Sheehan (Talas, Mr. Big, David Lee Roth) and Richie Kotzen (Mr. Big, Poison) build

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Royalties:

The Musician’s Dream

On the evening of May 23, 2000, I had a major lesson in music performance royalties. Blues legend Son Seals from Chicago did the song “Let It Go” on the “Conan O’Brien” show. He performed the song

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Mastering Myths

3 things to stop believing

If your song is almost ready for prime time, before you get it mastered, consider the following three myths about mastering.

Myth 1: Even a bad recording can sound like a million bucks.

Sometime in …

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