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Home›Author: Shannon Fonseca

Author: Shannon Fonseca

Shannon Fonseca

  • Whitesnake/Blue Murder Items Up for Auction

    Latest
    October 12, 2018
    by Shannon Fonseca
    A Les Paul guitar once owned by former Whitesnake guitarist John Sykes is up for auction. Signed by all three original members of Blue Murder-- John Sykes, Carmine Appice and ...
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  • Under the Fog

    Play Ghirardelli Square in San Francisco, CA for New Music Series

    Opportunities
    August 22, 2018
    by Shannon Fonseca
    A new music series anchored in the iconic Ghirardelli Square in San Francisco, CA is looking for up-and-coming indie artists to join its lineup. Hosted by the Delphi Freeman band, ...
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  • 2018 Coffee Music Project

    The New York Coffee Festival Announces the 2018 Coffee Music Project Competition

    Opportunities
    August 20, 2018
    by Shannon Fonseca
    The New York Coffee Festival is seeking up-and-coming artists who believe they have what it takes to write and perform a winning song for the Coffee Music Project 2018 competition. ...
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  • Learn Synthesis with Novation in the Latest Beats and Bytes Livestream

    Latest
    August 20, 2018
    by Shannon Fonseca
    Novation's live stream series, Beats and Bytes, will host a workshop on the basics of sound design and synthesis on Aug. 23 at 4 p.m. PST. The series, found on ...
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  • Washburn Guitars

    New Gear/New Toys Review: Washburn Guitars Two New Revival Series Acoustics

    Latest, New Gear/New Toys Reviews, Reviews
    August 17, 2018
    by Shannon Fonseca
    The two new Washburn Revival Series guitars take their design inspiration from classic 1930s Washburn models. The Revival Solo Dreadnought (RSD135-D) is an all-solid Sitka spruce and mahogany guitar that ...
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  • Ed Sheeran

    Ed Sheeran Launches Contest to Offer One Lucky Fan A Guitar Lesson for Charity

    Opportunities
    August 13, 2018
    by Shannon Fonseca
    Singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran has teamed up with non-profit Drop4Drop to present a new contest to help end the world's water crisis. One lucky winner and a friend will have the ...
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  • "The Voice"

    "The Voice" Casting Announces Open Mic Night

    Latest, Opportunities
    August 7, 2018
    by Shannon Fonseca
    The casting team behind the hit NBC show The Voice has unveiled a new initiative to support up-and-coming artists by announcing an Open Mic Night. According to the casting team, the ...
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  • Badflower

    Badflower Signs to Big Machine/John Varvatos Records

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    August 6, 2018
    by Shannon Fonseca
    Southern California rock quartet, Badflower, signed with newly minted Big Machine/John Varvatos Records in Los Angeles Monday morning. The group is the first to sign under the new partnership. Badflower's ...
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  • Endless Summer Fund

    G-Eazy Announces the Endless Summer Fund

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    July 30, 2018
    by Shannon Fonseca
    Rapper G-Eazy has announced a new philanthropic initiative, the Endless Summer Fund, dedicated to helping under-served youth throughout the country with a focus on LGBTQ youth, homelessness, education and mental ...
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  • FAI

    Apply to Showcase at Folk Alliance International

    Opportunities
    July 30, 2018
    by Shannon Fonseca
    Folk Alliance International is looking for artists who are ready to perform for hundreds of festivals, venue bookers, agents, managers, media and music industry representatives at the 2019 FAI Conference ...
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  • Vista Kicks

    Album Review: Twenty Something Nightmare by Vista Kicks (8/10)

    Album Reviews
    July 30, 2018
    by Shannon Fonseca
    This L.A.-based rock quartet comes off last year’s Booty Shakers Ball with a sophomore effort that continues a standard of stellar harmonies and inventive songwriting. The 18-track album really feels like a labor ...
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