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Attention Bands: New Area Record Label Forms

Jul 11, 2010 No Comments by darrylrocks

Local Entertainment Announcements BandaGiG LLC and 5:16 Records have joined forces to form Venture Records International (VRI). BandaGiG LLC, a Belmont North Carolina Independent Record Label opened for business in May of 2010. The company is operating as a Booking Agent for local groups and can provide live sound and recording services. 5:16 Records, an [...]

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Soul Watt to Perform at the Whitewater River Jam

Jun 14, 2010 No Comments by admin

The US Whitewater Center proudly presents The Whitewater River Jam each Thursday during the summer. Soul Watt is set to perform on June 17th. Soul Watt is described by fans as “the most talented and versatile local/regional band around.” This high energy trio combines their truly stunning musical prowess with impeccable vocals to present the [...]

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The Embers to Play At Friday Night Live in Belmont

Jun 14, 2010 No Comments by admin

Friday, June 18th The Embers will take the stage at Belmont’s Friday Night Live that is presented by the Belmont Merchants Association. For decades The Embers have been making music by playing a mix of rhythm and blues and heart and soul. Rhythm and Blues became the foundation and essence of SOUL music and the [...]

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The Accentrix performs at Alive After Five in Mount Holly

Jun 14, 2010 1 Comment by admin

The Accentrix is a female-fronted band with a unique sound, which is one that draws from diverse styles of music. They don’t fit into a mold, and they thrive on playing and writing music that’s as eclectic as they are. That IS their sound. Their original music is written from the heart, from personal life [...]

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If you’re over 40, you probably “made out” to this song.

Jun 14, 2010 No Comments by darrylrocks

Singer/songwriter Sammy Johns was born on February 7, 1946 in Charlotte, North Carolina. He received his first guitar as a present from his father at age nine. Johns started his own band called the Devilles while still in his teens. The Devilles lasted from 1963 to 1973; the group performed at various local clubs and [...]

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Riverjam at U.S. Whitewater park tonight at 7pm

Jun 10, 2010 No Comments by darrylrocks

Come say hi!!!  Darryl and Lesa from ROCKS! Entertainment Magazine will be at the U.S Whitewater park doing interviews for a story about the park. 

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Blind Manifest

Apr 18, 2010 No Comments by admin

Variety is the spice of life. The key to throwing a great party, whether it’s entertaining your guests at a wedding, a private party or community event, is having music that your guests will enjoy. Blind Manifest brings together a formula of top songs from a wide variety of genres which have been proven at [...]

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Red All Over

Mar 25, 2010 No Comments by admin

www.redallover.com www.reverbnation.com/redallover www.myspace.com/redallovertheband Young enough to know what’s hip; experienced enough to realize it doesn’t matter. North Carolina’s Red All Over is, like every great artist, a black sheep. “Underground music will always reinvent itself,” asserts the band’s bass/electronics wizard Jarrett Bury. The sound of an era lasts and lingers until it circles back upon [...]

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Chris Cook

Mar 18, 2010 No Comments by admin

http://www.chriscookmusic.com http://www.facebook.com/chriscookmusicfans http://www.myspace.com/chriscookmusic http://www.chriscookfanclub.com I wanted a bike for my 9th or 10th birthday, but Mama thought I was fit for a 1960′s Kay guitar. I think she paid fifty dollars for it, and boy was it a beast to play! I hated it. The strings were at least a half inch from the fret [...]

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Lindy Dobbins and The Red Velvet Manx

Mar 14, 2010 No Comments by admin

Official Website: http://www.lindydobbins.com Lindy Dobbins Instrument(s): Vocals & Guitars Born just outside of Asheville and raised in Charlotte, Lindy is a North Carolina native with over ten years of professional experience at the age of twenty-six. Singing before she could talk and writing songs in early childhood, Lindy had her first professional experience in a [...]

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