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2026/05/12

Asai Kastan Duo Releases New Ambient Jazz Album Earth Travelers

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For Immediate Release

Asai Kastan Duo Releases New Ambient Jazz Album Earth Travelers

Earth Travelers is a new album by Asai Kastan Duo, consisting of Takeshi Asai on piano and Brian Kastan playing fretless bass. Together, they create an atmosphere of space and texture with an ongoing gentle flow of energy. This album is like waves on the ocean; waves are constantly flowing creating tension and release, as a wave gently rises and breaks then forms another wave. Together, the piano and bass are like the wave as the musical tension and release is an ongoing state of flow.

Earth Travelers offers the listener a chance to take a deep emotional journey and tap into an imaginary world. Earth Travelers covers several musical directions, from ballads, jazz blues, open grooves, short abstract moments, to open ambient spaces.

Released April 23rd, 2026.

The concept behind Earth Travelers is to create dialogue between acoustic piano and fretless bass. At times the bass plays the melody, sometimes it plays the groove, and vice versa with the piano. Earth Travelers offers a unique sensitive listening experience as the piano and fretless bass keep offering each other new musical ideas to interpret and develop into new energy. Often the album is ambient and mellow, sometimes swinging, sometimes grooving, and anything in between.

Earth Travelers was composed and recorded live at Takeshi Asai studio at DCT productions in New York City.

Asai Kastan Duo tour dates will be announced soon.

Takeshi Asai

Traditional yet modern, lyrical yet dramatic, jazz pianist Takeshi Asai has been a one-of-a-kind voice in New York’s jazz scene for more than ten years. His performance combines the melodic lyricism of Bill Evans with the feverish blues of Thelonious Monk, all enriched by the sophisticated improvisational style and the classical piano roots.

What makes Takeshi Asai’s music unique and aesthetic are his multitude sources of inspiration. He sees beauty in 12th-century French troubadours, Gregorian chants, Baroque and Romantic traditions, 20th-century music (i.e. Janáček, Takemitsu), religious music (Faure, Poulenc), the Beatles, Irish and Japanese folk music, as well as modern electronic music.

Besides his constant club engagements in NYC with talented contemporaries and legends, Takeshi Asai has a hugely successful international career; touring in Poland, UK, France, Germany, Egypt, Japan, South Korea and Australia.

He currently lives in New York, where he runs his own production company.

Brian Kastan

Brian Kastan is a prolific composer and improvisor.

Brian has recorded 100 albums under his Space 2 Groove record label and recorded 11 albums with 5 different Grammy-winning jazz artists such as Mino Cinelu, Rachel Z, Scott Petito, Leo Genovese, and Miles Griffith. Brian has completed European tours with the Brian Kastan Freedom Trio and Transatlantic Concept with Urbuli Baba. Plus, Brian toured in China headlining Lincoln Center Shanghai with the Brian Kastan Quartet.

Brian also has composed soundtracks for TV and Film:

Movie: American Criminal, Blue Lives Matter

TV Show: Hospital Arrest with acclaimed movie & TV director Dylan Bank. Starring Robert Loggia, Jimmie Walker, Martin Kove, Gilbert Gottfried, Michael Winslow, Todd Bridges, Jewels McCollough

Side Projects: Played guitar on Rhys Chatham’s A Crimson Grail (Nonesuch Records), played guitar for MTV Rock the Vote, composed songs with Emmy-nominated composer recording engineer Marc Solomon.

To purchase: https://space2grooverecords2.bandcamp.com/album/earth-travelers

For more information:
https://www.space2grooverecords.com/
https://www.facebook.com/brian.kastan.9
https://www.facebook.com/TakeshiAsaiJazz

Press inquiries: Glass Onyon PR, PH: 828-350-8158, glassonyonpr@gmail.com

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2026/05/11

Joey Stuckey Brings Progressive Americana Sound to Whisky a Go Go on June 25, On the Heels of Historic Recording Session at The Les Paul Recording Studio

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Joey Stuckey Brings Progressive Americana Sound to Whisky a Go Go on June 25, On the Heels of Historic Recording Session at The Les Paul Recording Studio

Award-winning Macon, Georgia, artist, producer, and speaker joins a powerhouse night of music in West Hollywood featuring Bow Wow Wow

West Hollywood, CA — Award-winning guitarist, vocalist, producer, and Macon, Georgia Music Ambassador Joey Stuckey will perform at the legendary Whisky a Go Go in West Hollywood, California on June 25, appearing as part of a night of music that includes iconic new wave band Bow Wow Wow.

This will be Stuckey’s third appearance at the Whisky and he’ll be joined by a seasoned rhythm section featuring legendary L.A. musicians Dusty Wakeman on bass and David Raven on drums. Together, the trio will bring Stuckey’s expansive “Progressive Americana” sound to one of rock and roll’s most historic stages.

Stuckey, Wakeman, and Raven will arrive at the Whisky fresh off a historical recording session down Sunset Boulevard at The Les Paul Recording Studio, a state-of-the-art facility honoring the legacy of music pioneer Les Paul located in the historic United Recording building. The recording session will be the first time any artist has recorded an album at the studio. The session will take place on an all-tube mixing console that was Les Paul’s original creation that has been refurbished and made functional again, along with other original equipment originally used by Mr. Paul in the 1940s and 50s.

Rooted in the rich musical history of Macon, Georgia, Stuckey’s music reflects the spirit of artists such as Otis Redding, Little Richard, and the Allman Brothers while drawing from blues, jazz, roots, Southern rock, and Americana. With a voice that can move from a gravelly rasp to a warm croon, and guitar work marked by blues fire and melodic sophistication, Stuckey creates music that is soulful, literate, and full of human connection.

The June 25 performance at Whisky a Go Go offers Los Angeles audiences a chance to experience Stuckey’s musicianship in an intimate, high-energy setting, backed by two well-respected players and sharing the bill on a night that celebrates music history, craft, and connection.

Event Details
Who: Joey Stuckey, backed by Legendary L.A. Musicians Dusty Wakeman and David Raven
Also Featuring: Bow Wow Wow
Where: Whisky a Go Go, West Hollywood, CA
When: June 25
Genre: Progressive Americana, blues, roots rock, Southern rock

Tickets to the entire night are available directly from Joey Stuckey at the link below. Tickets are generously available for ‘pay-what-you-can’ with a suggested amount of $20 per ticket.

TICKET LINK: https://found.ee/whiskyagogo

About Joey Stuckey

Joey Stuckey is an award-winning artist, producer, and speaker whose multifaceted career transcends the boundaries of sight, sound, and genre. Blind since early childhood, Joey quickly found connection and inspiration in sound, and what started as a survival skill evolved into a sophisticated and almost supernatural talent. When legendary producer Alan Parsons called Joey “The best ears in the music business,” it was confirmation of what Joey’s fans and clients knew all along: Joey’s superpower is sound.

The Joey Stuckey Band has shared the stage with legendary artists like James Brown, the B-52s, and Bad Company, and Joey has received dozens of awards, including Jazz Artist of the Year from the Georgia Music Awards. Inducted into the Atlanta Country Music Hall of Fame, Joey also Joey received the 2024 Macon Arts Alliance Cultural Award for his significant contributions to the arts community of central Georgia.

As owner of Shadow Sound Studio in Macon, Georgia, Joey honors each artist’s vision while encouraging them to explore uncharted territory. He has engineered recording sessions with musicians including Randall Bramblett (Steve Winwood, Traffic Gregg Allman and Friends), Chuck Leavell (Rolling Stones, George Harrison, Train), and Mike Mills (R.E.M.) and written songs with Ed Roland (Collective Soul), Paul “Mad Dog” McGuinness (The Popes), and Will Morrison (Modern English). Joey is now expanding Shadow Sound to cement the studio as a destination for education, community, and recording in the birthplace of southern rock.

As a speaker, Joey draws from his experiences as a blind musician and sound engineer, offering both technical advice and motivational talks on overcoming obstacles, living with purpose, and the importance of inclusion. His speaking engagements have spanned international conferences, university lectures, and global corporate events, blending his insights with performance to engage and inspire audiences. On stage, in the studio, or at the podium, Joey offers listeners a sense of belonging, reminding them that even in the dark, connection is always possible.

Press inquiries: Glass Onyon PR, PH: 828-350-8158, glassonyonpr@gmail.com

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2026/05/06

Eight Classic Music Films to Be Re-Released in 2026 in High Definition

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For Immediate Release

Eight Classic Music Films to Be Re-Released in 2026 in High Definition

Studio City, CA – Lightyear Entertainment announces that it has embarked on a major project to remaster and future-proof its classic music films.  Shot and edited on videotape in the 80’s, there was no way to go back to 35mm film materials.  But using modern technology, the company has successfully remastered eight of them in High Definition for the first time.

Lightyear CEO Arnie Holland said: “These films are some of the best music films ever, starring some of the biggest artists ever.  Some are concerts, some are documentaries, and one is a unique feature film. All were in Standard Definition.  It was sad for me to watch them become so fuzzy and outdated, when these beloved artists’ music is still vibrant and relevant.  Technology had pushed these classic films aside, but now technology has made them great again.  Yes, we used AI programs to accomplish this. While I am as worried about the future of AI as most other people, right now it’s a great tool.  And ignoring the possibilities of what it can do doesn’t make sense.  We owed it to these major artists to use every tool we could find in order to preserve and future-proof these films.”

All of the eight films were produced in the 80’s before Lightyear’s 1987 management buyout of RCA Video Productions, Inc.

The first film to be newly released was Elvis ’56 Remastered, on February 20.  For that one a BluRay was released for the first time along with a release to Digital platforms in TVOD, SVOD, AVOD and YVOD.

On June 5, the following films will be released to Digital platforms in TVOD, SVOD, AVOD and YVOD:

Eurythmics: Sweet Dreams (the Video Album) Remastered
Jefferson Starship: The Definitive Concert Remastered
Stevie Nicks: Live at Red Rocks Remastered

On August 21, the following films will be released to Digital platforms in TVOD, SVOD, AVOD and YVOD:

A Night with Lou Reed Remastered
Rick Springfield: The Beat of the Live Drum Remastered
Waylon Jennings: America Remastered
Return to Waterloo (a film by Ray Davies of the Kinks) Remastered

Waylon Jennings America was released on DVD in 1986.  It has never been offered to Digital platforms before.  The film includes scenes with Robert Duvall, Hank Williams, Jr. and Johnny Cash.

Return to Waterloo is a 60-minute feature film (released theatrically by New Line Cinema), and, instead of dialog by the actors, the story is told almost exclusively by the lyrics of original songs penned by storyteller extraordinaire Ray Davies.

Elvis ’56 was originally seen on Cinemax after debuting at Sundance; Stevie Nicks Live at Red Rocks on HBO, Rick Springfield’s The Beat of the Live Drum (directed by David Fincher) on HBO, Eurythmics Sweet Dreams on MTV, A Night With Lou Reed on MTV.

All of the film remastering was produced in-house by David Lawrence, Lightyear’s Director of Film Acquisition. Sound mastering adjustments were done by Sky Spooner, Lightyear’s Executive Vice President.

Press inquiries: Glass Onyon PR, PH: 828-350-8158, glassonyonpr@gmail.com

Lightyear Entertainment, a distributor of independent films and music, was founded in 1987. www.lightyear.com

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2026/05/05

Todd Rundgren Announces New US & Europe Tour Dates

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Todd Rundgren Announces New US & Europe Tour Dates

FAN PRESALE: Wednesday, May 6 @ 10AM ET [PW: VICTORY26]

PUBLIC ON-SALE: Friday, May 8 @ 10AM LOCAL

Legendary producer/songwriter/ guitarist Todd Rundgren is expanding his 2026 Damned If I Do Tour with a major slate of newly added dates! This new leg of the tour includes new locations in the US, as well as extending the tour to the UK and the EU!

This tour promises to include plenty of fan favorite songs. Says Todd, “It’s always a challenge for me because my audience is so diverse, I never know what they’re in the mood for. I want to make sure we have all the musical ammunition we need to satisfy the spectrum.”

The tour commences June 11th at the Arcada Theatre in St. Charles, Illinois and ends July 19th at the Cabot Theater in Beverly, Massachusetts. The second leg commences August 8th at the Bergen PAC in Englewood, NJ and ends September 21st at the Paradiso Main Hall in Amsterdam! The fan presale for the new dates begins at 10 AM ET on May 6th [PW: VICTORY26], and tickets go on sale for the public at 10 AM local time on May 8th.

Todd’s band for the Damned If I Do tour will feature Gil Assayas (Keys), Bruce McDaniel (Guitar), Prairie Prince (Drums), Bobby Strickland (Horns), and Kasim Sulton (Bass).

FOR INTERVIEW REQUESTS CONTACT: Paul Maloney, 21st Century Artists Inc. paul@21stca.com

TODD RUNDGREN “DAMNED IF I DO” TOUR
June 11 – Arcada Theatre – St. Charles, IL
June 12 – Des Plaines Theatre – Des Plaines, IL
June 14 – Vibrant Music Hall – Waukee, IA
June 16 – Majestic Theatre – Dallas, TX
June 17 – House of Blues – Houston, TX
June 19 – Tobin Center for the Performing Arts – San Antonio, TX
June 20 – Golden Nugget – Lake Charles, LA
June 22 – Buckhead Theatre – Atlanta, GA
June 23 – The Parker – Ft. Lauderdale, FL
June 25 – Capitol Theatre – Clearwater, FL
June 26 – Capitol Theatre – Clearwater, FL
June 28 – Circle Square Cultural Center – Ocala, FL
June 30 – Charleston Music Hall – Charleston, SC
July 01 – Carolina Theatre of Durham – Durham, NC
July 03 – The Caverns – Pelham, TN
July 05 – KEMBA Live! – Columbus, OH
July 06 – Riviera Theatre – North Tonawanda, NY
July 08 – Community Arts Center – Williamsport, PA
July 09 – Warner Theatre – Washington, DC
July 11 – Keswick Theatre – Glenside, PA
July 12 – Keswick Theatre – Glenside, PA
July 15 – Patchogue Theatre – Patchogue, NY
July 16 – Tarrytown Music Hall – Tarrytown, NY
July 18 – Bally’s Twin River Casino – Lincoln, RI
July 19 – Cabot Theater – Beverly, MA

August 8, 2026 – Englewood, NJ – Bergen PAC
August 9, 2026 – Ridgefield, CT – Ridgefield Playhouse
August 11, 2026 – Ocean City, NJ – Ocean City Music Pier
August 12, 2026 – Red Bank, NJ – Count Basie Theater
August 14, 2026 – Pittsburgh, PA – Stage AE
August 15, 2026 – Newport, KY – MCL Pavilion
August 17, 2026 – Kalamazoo, MI – Bells Beer Garden
August 18, 2026 – Saginaw, MI – Temple Theatre
August 20, 2026 – Royal Oak, MI – Royal Oak Theatre
August 21, 2026 – Cleveland, OH – Agora Theater
August 23, 2026 – Ft. Wayne, IN – Clyde Theater
August 25, 2026 – Minneapolis, MN – Uptown Theatre
August 26, 2026 – Milwaukee, WI – Pabst Theatre
August 28, 2026 – Louisville, KY – Brown Theater
August 29, 2026 – St Louis, MO – The Pageant

September 6, 2026 – Lorica, IT – Campo Sportivo
September 9, 2026 – London, UK – Cadogan Hall
September 10, 2026 – Bristol, UK – Bristol Beacon
September 12, 2026 – Manchester, UK – Opera House Manchester
September 13, 2026 – Glasgow, SCT – Theatre Royal Glasgow
September 18, 2026 – Aalburg, DK – Skraaen
September 19, 2026 – Helsingor, DK – Kulturvaerftet – The Culture Yard
September 21, 2026 – Amsterdam, NL – Paradiso Main Hall

TODD RUNDGREN

Born and raised in Philadelphia, Rundgren began playing guitar as a teenager, going on to found and front The Nazz, the quintessential `60’s psychedelic group. In 1969, he left the band to pursue a solo career, recording his debut offering, the legendary Runt. But it was 1972’s seminal Something/Anything?, on which he played all the instruments, sang all the vocal parts, and acted as his own producer, that catapulted Todd into the superstar limelight, prompting the press to unanimously dub him ‘Rock’s New Wunderkind’. It was followed by such landmark LPs as The Hermit of Mink Hollow and the above mentioned A Wizard, A True Star, as well as such hit singles as I Saw The Light, Hello It’s Me, Can We Still Be Friends, and Bang The Drum.

In 1974, Todd formed Todd Rundgren’s Utopia (renamed and reconfigured in 1976 as Utopia), an entirely new approach to the concept of interactive musicianship, and embarked on an extensive round of touring and recording. Standout Utopia offerings included Oops! Wrong Planet, Adventures in Utopia, and Oblivion. Along the way, Todd Rundgren’s Utopia combined technical virtuosity and creative passion to create music that initially, for millions, defined the term “progressive rock”, and subsequently, as Utopia, the term “powerpop”.

Rundgren’s myriad production projects include albums by Patti Smith, Cheap Trick, Psychedelic Furs, Meat Loaf, XTC, Grand Funk Railroad, and Hall And Oates. Rounding out his reputation as rock’s Renaissance Man, Rundgren composed all the music and lyrics for Joe Papp’s 1989 Off-Broadway production of Joe Orton’s Up Against It (the screenplay commissioned by The Beatles for what was meant to have been their third motion picture). He also has composed the music for the hit film Dumb and Dumber, as well as a number of television series, including Pee Wee’s Playhouse and Crime Story.

In 2009 Rundgren performed his iconic 1973 album A Wizard A True Star in concert in its entirety for the first time ever, and several years later did the same with a double bill: Todd & Healing. He has toured with Ringo Starr as an erstwhile member of the All-Starr Band since 1989, and continues to perform with symphony orchestras both domestically and internationally. In 2018 he toured North America with original Utopians Kasim Sulton and Willie Wilcox for the first time in 33 years. After the release of his long-awaited autobiography The Individualist, he spearheaded the world’s first hybrid concert/book tour highlighting music across his 50-plus-year career.

In 2017 on successive weekends he was awarded honorary doctorates from both the Berklee School of Music and DePauw University.

In 1998 Todd debuted his new PatroNet technology which for the first time allowed fans of a musical artist to subscribe directly to the artist’s musical output via the Internet. This caps a long history of groundbreaking early multimedia “firsts”, including:

•1978: The first interactive television concert, broadcast live over the Warner/QUBE system in Columbus, Ohio (the home audience chose each song in real time during the concert by voting via QUBE’s 2-way operating system).
•1978: The first live nationally broadcast stereo radio rock concert (by microwave), linking 40 cities around the country.
•1979: The opening of Utopia Video Studios, a multi-million dollar state-of-the-art facility. The first project produced by Todd there is Gustav Holst’s The Planets, commissioned by RCA Selecta Vision as the first demonstration software for their new videodisc format.
•1980: Creation of the first color graphics tablet, which was licensed to Apple and commercially released as The Utopia Graphics Tablet.
•1981: Time Heals, the first music video to utilize state-of-the-art compositing of live action and computer graphics (produced and directed by Todd), becomes the eighth video to be played during the launch of MTV on August 1, 1981.
•1982: The first live national cablecast of a rock concert (on the USA Network), simulcast in stereo to over 120 radio stations.
•1982: The first two commercially released music videos, one of which was nominated for the first-ever Grammy awarded for “Best Short Form Video” in 1983.
•1992: The first commercially available music downloads via CompuServe.
•1993: The release of “No World Order”, the world’s first interactive record album on CD-i.
•1994: The release of “The Individualist”, the world’s first full-length Enhanced CD.
•1994: The world’s first interactive concert tour.
•1998: Launches PatroNet, the world’s first direct artist subscription service — predicts that someday “music will be sold by the pound”.
•2016: The production of the world’s first full length concert shot with multiple Virtual Reality 360º cameras.
•2021: Spearheaded the “Clearly Human” virtual concert tour, featuring 25 live-streamed performances geo-fenced and tailored to a different US city each night.

CONTACT: paul@21stca.com, PH: 212-254-5500

Press inquiries: Glass Onyon PR, PH: 828-350-8158, glassonyonpr@gmail.com

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2026/05/01

New Orleans Singer/Songwriter Jerry Giddens Releases New Album “Sad Songs at Sunset, Chapter 1” – OUT NOW!

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New Orleans Singer/Songwriter Jerry Giddens Releases New Album “Sad Songs at Sunset, Chapter 1” – OUT NOW!

New Orleans-based singer/songwriter Jerry Giddens has released his new album “Sad Songs at Sunset, Chapter 1.” The new songs are out now on your favorite streaming service. This is his first album since 2010’s “Damn It Abby”. The songs on the record were recorded at the end of 2025 at Marigny Studios in New Orleans with The Iguanas, John Fohl, Gal Holiday, Stumps Duh Clown, and Tom Marron.

The four songs on the album each tell their own story. “Meet Me at The St. Roch Tavern” was written about the artist’s yearlong weekly residence at the Tavern in New Orleans.

“The Waltz of the Clowns” is a reference to the clowns who lived in Rosalie Alley (one of whom, Stumps Duh Clown, performs on the album). The song and the alley are neighborhood favorites in Bywater.

“The Beauty of Shadows” was born when the poet saw an old gothic bridge in Pittsburgh, PA. The bridge ran across the street from the courthouse to the jail.  The songwriter imagined the souls that had crossed on “The Bridge of Signs,” the path to the jail and the despair. And wrote of a husband calling out to his wife, a boy longing for his home in California, and a lonely man who had committed a murder for which he would never be forgiven.

“Wait” was written in the 1990s with alumni of Giddens’ first band Walking Wounded in L.A. Says Giddens, “it still rings true for me now and our con-man president appears long before his presidencies and the despair his game brings.”

Giddens is also developing “Sad Songs at Sunset” into a stage play about an ancient songwriter and the stories he’s told of Murder, Mayhem, and the End of Times. The play will debut in New Orleans at The Always Lounge on July 3rd, 2026.

“As the clowns would say: ‘It’s never too late.’ Keep playing and Keep the faith, whatever faith you hold.”

Track list:
1. Meet Me At The Saint Roch Tavern 03:22
2. The Waltz Of The Clowns 03:11
3. The Beauty Of Shadows 03:28
4. Wait 05:47

Producers: Jerry Giddens with Adam Keil
Engineered by Adam Keil
Recorded at Marigny Studios in New Orleans, Louisiana

Musicians: Rod Hodges, Joe Cabral, Doug Garrison, Rene Coman, Tom Marron, Gal Holiday, Stumps Duh Clown, and Adam Keil.

Thanks to Rick Nelson at Marigny Studios. Special thanks to The Iguanas.

All songs written by Jerry Giddens

Jerry Giddens

Jerry Giddens is a singer-songwriter, poet, and teacher. He was born on the banks of the Red River, in Shreveport, Louisiana and raised at a crossroads six miles from Ringgold, Louisiana, a small-town of 1500 people. His earliest memories of pop music are “the Fats Domino records my older sisters smuggled out of New Orleans where us kids spent many Mardi Gras and summer vacations at my Aunt Nina Ruth’s home.” But his earliest memories of music are those housed at Springhill Baptist Church, a little country church down the road from his home. There, the kid first sang from the stage, at age six. As a teenager he would direct the church’s youth choir for Sunday services and appearances around North Louisiana. On Saturdays he and a local guitar player would sing Everly Brothers tunes for the new coffee houses springing up in the 60s.

“When I finally escaped that lonely crossroads, I headed for LSU and freedom. On many weekends, we would head to New Orleans to see a show at the old Warehouse.”  In the late 70s Giddens would relocate to Southern California where his life in music accelerated. He would be a part of the vibrant 1980s and 1990s indie music scene in Los Angeles and the imagination behind Walking Wounded with whom he recorded four records: The New West, Raging Winds of Time, Hard Times, and Artificial Hearts. That early Walking Wounded played all over L.A., The Lingerie, The China Club, The Palamino, The Anti-Club, the legendary Troubadour, and a host of others. Finally, the band toured nationally.  “We even headlined Tipitinas, in New Orleans, one TUL night and Better Than Ezra joined us.”  After the Wounded split up a New Orleans connection remained. Giddens worked with Jack Groetsch at The Howling Wolf.  “Jack was always supportive of me. He would even let my underage cousins from Metairie slip in for the evenings. Jack was one of my key supporters, and as a solo act, I opened shows for Tim McLaughlin, Snooks Eaglin, Dash Rip Rock, and the wonderful Alex Chilton.”

In the early 90s Giddens and family moved to Austin where for three years, he worked Tejas and the Hill Country around Austin and San Antonio at Cibilo Creek Country Club and Gruene Hall. In Houston he played at Fitzgeralds and always made the public radio station, KPFT, in H Town. He was joined by The Stoney White Punks, and in the van traveled coast to coast. He returned to Hollywood after that three-year stint, kept recording and enrolled for graduate school at Cal State Long Beach where years earlier he had played alongside The Minutemen with Walking Wounded.  The Minutemen’s records (cassettes actually) had led the musician to Ethan James and Radio Tokyo, and their many collaborations were sadly followed by Ethan’s death in 2003.

Giddens’ discography, with Ethan James and Dusty Wakeman often on the production, also includes The Ballad of Gaucho Gil and four solo records: Livin’ Ain’t Easy, The Devil’s Front Door, For Lydia, and Little Demons.

In 2008, he left California after a decades long fling with “show business” and returned to Louisiana to take a teaching position at Southern University at New Orleans. While in New Orleans he has taught at Tulane University, where he taught Jazz Biography and Storyville. “The class is a product of my lifelong love of The City That Care Forgot”, says the writer, “I guess like Jimmy Buffet, New Orleans was my Paris.” The teacher has taught at Xavier U and a stint at The University of Southern Mississippi at Long Beach.

Giddens recorded his first New Orleans record, “Damnit Abby,” in 2010 at Piety Studios with producer Mark Bingham and “musicianers” Rod Hodgers, Doug Garrison, Peter Jones, Spencer Bohren, Rene Coman, John Fohl, Tom Marron, and Michael Skinkus. In 2025 The new world of “Sad Songs at Sunset” was born and the balladeer’s music lives on.

Giddens is also developing “Sad Songs at Sunset” into a stage play about an ancient songwriter and the stories he’s told of Murder, Mayhem, and the End of Times. The play will debut in New Orleans at The Always Lounge on July 3rd, 2026.

He teaches now at Degado Community College in NOLA, dreams of California, and readies for a life in theatre.

For more information:
https://www.jerrygiddens.com/
http://jerrygiddens.bandcamp.com/
https://open.spotify.com/album/46w5CJB0IRO7iVla8u5uPw

Coming shows include:

Hotel Utah in San Francisco on May 29th and The Porch Fest May 30th in The Mission District of the City by the Bay.

House Concert in Baltimore on June 27th

Debut of “Sad Songs at Sunset” a stage play on July 3rd at The Always Lounge in New Orleans

Press inquiries: Keith James, Glass Onyon PR, PH: 828-350-8158 (USA), glassonyonpr@gmail.com

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2026/04/24

MULTI-INSTRUMENTALIST, PRODUCER AND THE PINEAPPLE THIEF FRONTMAN BRUCE SOORD RELEASES NEW SINGLE AND VIDEO ‘MEET ME ON THE DOWNS’

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Credit: Anne-Marie Forker

For Immediate Release

MULTI-INSTRUMENTALIST, PRODUCER AND THE PINEAPPLE THIEF FRONTMAN BRUCE SOORD RELEASES NEW SINGLE AND VIDEO ‘MEET ME ON THE DOWNS’

SECOND SINGLE FROM NEW SOLO ALBUM ‘GHOSTS IN THE PARK’

SET FOR RELEASE ON 15th MAY 2026

As founding member and principal songwriter of The Pineapple Thief, Bruce Soord has spent the last decade steadily refining a voice that balances emotional directness with musical restraint. Set for release on 15th May, Ghosts In The Park, his latest solo album, is his most personal and unguarded work to date: a record shaped by loss, memory, and the quiet spaces that reveal themselves when life continues to move while everything else appears to stop. Today, Bruce has shared the album’s second single ‘Meet Me On The Downs’ alongside a new video produced by George Laycock @ Blacktide Productions.


WATCH THE NEW VIDEO FOR ‘MEET ME ON THE DOWNS’, PRODUCED BY GEORGE LAYCOCK: https://youtu.be/I7a7Wkn_v64

I wrote this in a hotel room in Hamburg while touring with The Pineapple Thief. The words came later. I remember writing about losing my father while driving to clear out his old retirement flat. ‘The stillness in the car’ as I sat there, looking at the place I only ever knew with him in it. Opening the door to see all his clothes and photographs.. ‘A lifetime scattered amongst the clothes’. I went back to my studio, intent on creating something positive from the loss. So I shut my eyes and wrote down the earliest memories I could conjure up from my mind, not the messy, difficult ones from his final years. These words formed the second half of the song.  So really, it’s just a song about life and cherished memories. – Bruce Soord


STREAM/DOWNLOAD ‘MEET ME ON THE DOWNS’: https://orcd.co/meet_me_on_the_downs_listen

Bruce Soord – Ghosts In The Park
Concepcion [01:25]
Pillars [03:10]
Meet Me On The Downs [03:05]
Kept Me Thinking [06:34]
Day Of Wrath [04:21]
Our Predicament [03:43]
Stared Down [04:33]
You Made A Promise [02:56]
Ghosts In The Park [12:52]

Ghosts In The Park will be released on 15th May on the following formats –

3CD/BLU-RAY EARBOOK EDITION FEATURING RENOWNED PIANIST GLEB KOLYADIN (IAMTHEMORNING) – INCLUDES ‘GHOSTS IN THE PARK’ CD ALBUM, CD WITH ACOUSTIC REIMAGININGS, CD WITH PIANO VERSIONS & BLU-RAY DISC WITH HI-RES MIXES (DOLBY ATMOS, DTS-HD MA 5.1, & 24/48 PCM STEREO)



CREAM WHITE VINYL LP (UK INDEPENDENT STORE EXCLUSIVE)
+ DARK GREEN VINYL LP


CLASSIC BLACK VINYL LP


DIGIPACK CD EDITION, INCLUDES 16-PAGE PRINTED BOOKLET WITH LYRICS AND UNSEEN PHOTOGRAPHS

PRE-ORDER GHOSTS IN THE PARK: https://brucesoord.lnk.to/Ghosts_In_The_Park

Acoustic guitar sits at the centre of the record, often captured in raw, first-take performances recorded directly in hotel rooms before being carefully integrated with studio recordings. This tension between fragility and control defines the album’s sound. Tracks such as “Concepción,” “Meet Me On The Downs,” and the title piece were conceived in specific places – Chile, Hamburg, Oberhausen – each location leaving a subtle imprint on the music. Parks, harbours, and anonymous rooms become recurring settings where past and present coexist, intersected by fleeting moments of clarity amongst the disorder.

Performed almost entirely by Soord himself, with bass contributions from Jon Sykes on “Kept Me Thinking,” the album was recorded using a combination of hotel-room captures and studio sessions, preserving the immediacy of its origins. Mastered by Steve Kitch, Ghosts In The Park stands as a stark, reflective and evolutionary companion piece to Soord’s acclaimed previous solo work.

BRUCE SOORD LIVE SHOWS

Bruce Soord & Jon Sykes/ Tim Bowness (co-headliner)
Sun 24 May | Liverpool | Philharmonic Music Room
Fri 29 May | Bath | Bath Fringe Festival at Rondo Theatre
Sat 20 June | London | The 100 Club

Bruce Soord
3 June – Backstage by the Mill, Paris – France
4 June – Boederij, Zoetermeer – Netherlands
6 June – Ankea Festival, Tampere – Finland
10 June – Joy Station, Sofia – Bulgaria
2 October – Zentrum Altenberg, Oberhausen – Germany

Ghosts In The Park will be released on 15th May on Kscope. Pre-order here.
https://brucesoord.lnk.to/Ghosts_In_The_Park

Bruce Soord online:
Facebook, twitter & Instagram: @bsoord

The Pineapple Thief online:
Website: www.thepineapplethief.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/thepineapplethief
Twitter: www.twitter.com/pineapplethief
Instagram: www.instagram.com/thepineapplethief
Spotify: https://play.spotify.com/artist/4lrBMUSk8PiNnCEZfsmPAk
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLE6401DB011BD837E
Apple Music: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/artist/the-pineapple-thief/id278648772

Hi-res images available here: www.kscopemusic.com/media/brucesoord


Press inquiries: Keith James, Glass Onyon PR, PH: 828-350-8158 (USA), glassonyonpr@gmail.com

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2026/04/23

Vessence Experimental Announces the Launch of “Phaedrus” – New Project from Carlos Plaza & César G. Forero (Kotebel) and Víctor Rodríguez (October Equus)

By glassonyonpr

For Immediate Release

Vessence Experimental Announces the Launch of “Phaedrus” – New Project from Carlos Plaza & César G. Forero (Kotebel) and Víctor Rodríguez (October Equus)

Carlos Plaza, leader and main composer of Kotebel, has launched a multi-faceted creative platform that encompasses music and film.

The first album has just been released. It is titled “Pleiades Suite”:

It is a musical representation of the 7 goddesses associated with the most prominent stars of the Pleiades cluster. Ambitious in its conception, the album represents a milestone in independent progressive music.

The physical edition includes an illustrated booklet with original poetic texts and artwork by Víctor Rodríguez.

The album will be complemented by a series of short films, created by Victor Rodríguez.

This is the album’s promo clip:


https://vimeo.com/1165990967

And this is the first short film released:


https://vimeo.com/1177737049

You can get the album visiting:

PLEIADES SUITE | PHAEDRUS | Vessence Experimental

For more information visit: https://www.phaedrus.es

Press inquiries: Keith James, Glass Onyon PR, PH: 828-350-8158, glassonyonpr@gmail.com

Upon request, we can send a digital version of the digipack, with all the artwork and access to all the music.

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2026/04/21

THE BAND IN THEORY RELEASES NEW SUMMER ANTHEM “WE GO ALL NIGHT” WITH SPECIAL GUEST TOMMY HENRIKSEN.

By glassonyonpr

For Immediate Release

THE BAND IN THEORY RELEASES NEW SUMMER ANTHEM “WE GO ALL NIGHT” WITH SPECIAL GUEST TOMMY HENRIKSEN.

Stockton, NJ – In Theory, which is headed up by Mike Mostert and Tony Covino, is not your average rock band; they are a powerhouse of sound, emotion, and creativity, redefining the boundaries of the genre with their unique and electrifying sound. Hailing from diverse musical backgrounds, this dynamic group of talented players has come together to forge a path that is distinctly their own. The band focuses on big hooks, big guitars, and emotion with songs that connect with audiences the moment they hit the stage or singing in your car.

In Theory delivers a high-energy, guitar-driven summer anthem with their new single “We Go All Night Long,” with special guest Tommy Henriksen. Built on big riffs, infectious hooks, and a party-until-sunrise attitude, the song captures the spirit of those unforgettable nights when the music is loud, the crowd is singing, and nobody wants the night to end.

“We Go All Night Long is a summer anthem driven by big guitars and high energy—it’s about those special moments when the crowd is singing, partying, and nobody wants the night to end.” — Mike Mostert

“A fuel injection of non-stop, till-you-drop anthem for the ages!” — Tony Covino

“We go all night long” turned this track all the way up! Had another great time of producing, and co-writing this with “In Theory” Big hooks, energy and no brakes….this one doesn’t let up! “— Tommy Henriksen

Watch “We Go All Night” video here: https://youtu.be/O6N03nZsE0Q

The track was written during late-night sessions with acclaimed Producer, songwriter and performer Tommy Henriksen (Alice Cooper, Hollywood Vampires, CrossBone Skully) bringing together big guitars, raw energy, big vocals and a sound built for summer crowds.

You can get all things In Theory here: https://www.dekoentertainment.com/inthesquare/in-theory

For more information, visit
https://www.intheoryoriginal.com/epk
https://www.dekoentertainment.com
Deko Entertainment–Art Has Value

Press inquiries: Keith James, Glass Onyon PR, PH: 828-350-8158 (USA), glassonyonpr@gmail.com

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2026/04/17

Prog Duo The Vegetarians Release New Album “Ampersand On The Beach”

By glassonyonpr

For Immediate Release

Prog Duo The Vegetarians Release New Album “Ampersand On The Beach”

The Vegetarians are a Swedish-American duo consisting of Hans Annellsson, composer & musician from Sweden, and composer & songwriter John Tabacco from Long Island, NY. Their eagerly anticipated new album includes a 48-minute suite called “Ampersand On The Beach”. Stylistically, the music is a mix of Prog Rock & Classic Rock. “Ampersand On The Beach” released on Spotify April 17.

Says Hans, “For the past year and a half we have released one single per month, often including two songs mimicking an A-side and a B-side (like in the good old vinyl days).When the time came to do the new album we picked the ten best songs, which form the first part of the album, and then took the remaining songs and put them together as a suite, adding interludes, transitions and themes for the continuity of the piece. Anybody familiar with Genesis “Suppers Ready” will get the picture.


Hans Annellsson: Composer & musician from Sweden. On the Annellssongs label Hans has released both music in Swedish, with The Vegetarians in English, and some instrumental music. The instrumental music is available on the albums “Louisiana”, “Zenotation”, “Q&A with Gerry Fialka”, “A Pirate In Ambient Waters”, & “Scenes & Takes”. Being a massive Frank Zappa fan Hans got permission from Frank, before he went on his last tour, to release a Swedish version of “Penis Dimension.” That version can be found on an album called “Från A Till Ö” by Hans and Mats Öberg. Hans also produced Mats Öberg’s album “Frankful,” solo piano renditions of the music of Frank Zappa and “Frank Zappa for Prepared Piano”.


John Tabacco: American composer, singer songwriter, engineer, multi-instrumentalist, and graphic artist. He is co-founder of SA3 (a proprietary analog to digital conversion technology for sound and video) and has engineered /mixed and mastered music for the past 40 years. The president of Modern Voices Digital Distribution – distributed by The Orchard a Division of Sony Music Entertainment.

Tracks:
1. Make Earth Great Again (3:53)
2. Living For (3:38)
3. East Pomona Nights (3:07)
4. Shootin’ At The Moon (3:02)
5. King Ludwig’s Tune (2:48)
6. Don’t Call Me Your Fool (4:10)
7. A Calm Has Taken Over (3:27)
8. Lust Dynamite (3:11)
9. The Greatest Story (3:35)
10. Songs Of Yesterday (5:34)
11. Ampersand On The Beach (48:37)

All songs composed by Hans Annellsson & John Tabacco except track 8 by Annellsson-Tabacco-Pomes.

Liner Notes:
Produced by Hans Annellsson
Performed by Hans Annellsson & John Tabacco with the help of the following fine musicians:
Lead guitar – Jonathan Mehler, Chris Pati, Jimmy Ågren, Pelle Jernryd & Olle Helgesson
Bass guitar – Gustaf Hielm & Sven Bornemark
Keyboards – Roger Altenstam
Harmony vox – Bobby Halvorson, Robin Schell, Lovisa Laine, Alexandra Hamnede,
Johan Pihleke & Robson Diem

For more information: http://www.annellssongs.com/

The Vegetarians on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063471005376

To purchase: https://thevegetarians.bandcamp.com/album/ampersand-on-the-beach

Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/6Tg6lJdXzqPPCdsHfzRSMY?si=uzpuembXQl-5O0REhuEwsA

Press inquiries: Keith James, Glass Onyon PR, PH: 828-350-8158, glassonyonpr@gmail.com

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2026/04/17

Jann Klose Releases Bold New Single “Future Trap”

By glassonyonpr

Photo Credit: Mikiodo

For Immediate Release

Jann Klose Releases Bold New Single “Future Trap”

Global singer-songwriter sets the tone for upcoming album with genre-blending new release

Stream “Future Trap” here: https://found.ee/2Cn7IC

Watch the lyric video: https://youtu.be/hQgdr7TbKmg

New York City, NY – Internationally acclaimed artist Jann Klose returns with his compelling new single, “Future Trap,” offering a bold and sonically rich preview of his forthcoming album The Future Trap, due for release on 29 May 2026. The new single releases today, 17 April 2026.

A dynamic collaboration between Klose and producer-songwriter Marcus Dembinski, “Future Trap” is a rare creative partnership in which both of them co-wrote and co-produced the track – and even performed every instrument on the final recording. The result is a genre-defying sound that fuses reggaeton-inspired rhythms with elements of West African percussion, 80s-style synths, and rock guitar textures.

“The origin of ‘Future Trap’ actually begins a few years ago, around the time of Jann’s last record Surrender,” says Dembinski. “Jann sent me a series of demos, among which was the vocal hook for ‘Future Trap’. While it wasn’t right for that project, it stayed with me. When we revisited it in 2025, we built a groove that sampled bits of Jann’s past to create something both nostalgic and new. The energy in the studio was so electric that we ended up playing every instrument on the track ourselves.”

At its core, “Future Trap” explores the universal struggle of falling back into familiar patterns. “We constructed a story about a character who just can’t help himself from repeating the same mistakes,” Dembinski adds. “That idea became so powerful, it ultimately shaped the direction of the entire album.”

For Klose, the track marks a continuation of a deeply collaborative and creatively fulfilling partnership. “After the success of ‘Surrender’, Marcus and I really found our groove (pun intended),” he says. “He’s the first producer I’ve worked with across multiple albums, and our connection makes the process incredibly fluid. We recorded live drums and vocals at The Koop Studios in Irvington, New York, with additional sessions in Manhattan and Astoria. It’s a blend of spaces that mirrors the layered sound of the track itself.”

Raised across Kenya, South Africa, Germany, and the United States, Klose’s music reflects a truly global perspective. With eight albums and two EPs to his name, Jann’s recent releases Surrender and In Tandem have amassed over 10 million streams, charting on Top 40 radio in both the US and South Africa resulting in over 7000 spins across radio.

Beyond the stage, Jann served as the singing voice of Tim Buckley in the 2012 film Greetings from Tim Buckley, and his music has been featured on Billboard Top 10 compilations, GRAMMY®-nominated projects, and in film and television including MTV Cribs and the movies Married Young, Dead Broke and One Little Finger, where he worked alongside the legendary Quincy Jones.

A seasoned performer, Jann has appeared in touring productions of Broadway classics such as Jesus Christ Superstar, Jekyll & Hyde, and The Who’s Tommy, and has collaborated with an extraordinary list of artists including Pat Benatar, John Oates, Suzanne Vega, Paula Cole, Rosanne Cash, Alicia Madison, The Yardbirds, Renaissance and Annie Haslam, Roger McGuinn, Jeffrey Gaines, Pete Seeger, and Les Paul.

In addition to his music, Klose hosts the popular podcast Making Sound with Jann Klose, which has featured over 140 episodes with leading voices from across the global music industry, most recently welcoming the sensational synth pop icon Howard Jones to the show.

With “Future Trap,” Jann Klose not only delivers a standout single but also sets the stage for an ambitious new album era and one that promises to push sonic boundaries while staying rooted in honest storytelling.

“Future Trap” is available on all major streaming platforms from today.

Stream “Future Trap” here: https://found.ee/2Cn7IC

Watch the lyric video: https://youtu.be/hQgdr7TbKmg

Follow Jann’s socials for all the latest news:
https://jannklose.com/
https://www.facebook.com/jann.klose/
https://www.instagram.com/jannklose/
https://threads.net/@jannklose
https://www.youtube.com/jannklose

Press inquiries: Keith James, Glass Onyon PR, PH: 828-350-8158, glassonyonpr@gmail.com

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