“HEARTBREAKER TOUR”with special guest Jason Bonham’s Led Zeppelin Experience

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LOS ANGELES, CA – March 11, 2013 -- 2013 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees, HEART, will take their critically acclaimed live show on the road this summer with very special guest JASON BONHAM’S LED ZEPPELIN EXPERIENCE. Ann and Nancy Wilson first met Jason Bonham, son of famed Led Zeppelin drummer, John Bonham, when they performed “Stairway to Heaven” together at the Kennedy Center Honors tribute to Led Zeppelin in December 2012.   Over 6 million fans have watched the performance online and purchased the track on ITunes.  Now, in addition to a full set of Heart classic hits including “Crazy on You,” “Barracuda,” “Alone,” “These Dreams,” “What About Love,” and many more, fans can experience this historical pairing live when Heart and Bonham close each show with a special thirty-minute finale tribute to Led Zeppelin.

Ann Wilson promises fans an incredibly special event.  “Nancy and I and the rest of Heart are thrilled to be playing with Jason and his band this summer. Awesome rock n roll music everynight...miracles apt to happen any old time."  Nancy adds, “It's not a tribute as we have the blessings of the gods themselves.”

Jason adds, "What a great night it was for us at the Kennedy Center awards, and now to be able to do it again on the road with Ann and Nancy is such an honor for me. I am really looking forward to taking my Led Zep Experience show out this summer with Heart and to join them in a Zep-a-thon closing the show as well.  Just fantastic!”

            Tickets for the tour will go on sale beginning on March 23:

6/17               West Palm Beach, FL             Cruzan Amphitheater

6/18               Tampa, FL                              Live Nation Amphitheater

6/20               Atlanta, GA                             Chastain Park Amphitheater

6/21               Charlotte, NC                         Verizon Wireless Amphitheater

6/22               Raleigh, NC                             Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion

6/24               Virginia Beach, VA                 Farm Bureau Live

6/25               Washington, DC                     Jiffy Lube Live

6/27               Wantagh, NY                          Nikon at Jones Beach Theater

6/28               Boston, MA                             Comcast Center – Mansfield MA

6/29               Bethel, NY                              Bethel Woods            Center for the Arts  

7/2                 Holmdel, NJ                            PNC Bank Arts Center

7/3                 Philadelphia, PA                    Susquehanna Bank Center - Camden

7/4                 Uncasville, CT                                    Mohegan Sun Arena

7/19               Detroit, MI                              DTE Energy Music Theater

7/21               Pittsburgh, PA                       First Niagara Pavilion - Burgettstown

7/22               Cleveland, OH                                    Blossom Music Center

7/27               Cincinnati, OH                        Riverbend Music Center

7/29               Chicago, IL                              Ravinia Festival

7/30               Indianapolis, IN                     Klipsch Music Center

8/1                 West Allis, WI                         Wisconsin State Fair

8/14               Houston, TX                           Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion

8/15               Dallas, TX                               Gexa Energy Pavilion

8/17               St. Louis, MO                          Verizon Wireless Amphitheater

8/18               Kansas City, MO                    Starlight Theater

8/20               Denver, CO                             Fiddler’s Green Amphitheater

8/22               Los Angeles, CA                      Greek Theater

8/23               Los Angeles, CA                      Greek Theater

8/24               Indio, CA                                 Fantasy Springs Resort Casino

8/26               San Diego, CA                         Open Air Theater

8/28               San Francisco, CA                  America’s Cup Pavilion

8/30               Portland, OR                          Sleep Country Amphitheater

A limited number of VIP experience packages with premium seating, exclusive music and merchandise, and a meet and greet with Ann and Nancy will be available for all shows.  Heart and Jason Bonham have each teamed up with VIP Nation to offer a variety of VIP Packages. For all of these details visit: www.vipnation.com

 

Ann Wilson and her younger sister, Nancy Wilson, first showed the world that women can rock when their band Heart stormed the charts in the '70s with hits like "Crazy on You," "Magic Man," "Barracuda," "Straight On," "Even It Up," "Kick It Out" and many more.  Not only did the Wilson sisters lead the band, they wrote the songs and played the instruments, making them the first women in rock to do so.  Heart continued topping the charts through the '80s and into the '90s with huge hits like "These Dreams," "Alone," "Never," and a string of other hits that showcased the sisters' enormous talents as both musicians and singers. Across four decades and 14 studio albums, Heart has sold more than 35 million records, had 21 top 40 hits, sold out arenas worldwide, and profoundly influenced the sound and direction of American rock music while inspiring women (and guys too!) around the world to rock out in bands of their own.

In 2010, Heart released its first album in a dozen years.  Red Velvet Car received both critical and commercial acclaim, debuting in the Top 10 in Billboard’s Top 200 Album Chart.  In 2012, Ann and Nancy released a memoir, “Kicking & Dreaming: A Story of Heart, Soul and Rock & Roll,” which became an immediate New York Times best seller.  They also released a definitive box set, “Strange Euphoria,” a carefully considered anthology of biggest hits and best-loved songs set alongside deep catalog treasures, rarities, demos and live performances, on three compact discs and one DVD in a deluxe box.  In addition, they released a new album, “Fanatic,” which features three hit singles, the title track “Fanatic,” “Walking Good” featuring Sarah McLachlan, and “Dear Old America.”  The Wilson Sisters were also awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

On December 11, the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame announced the induction of Heart.  The induction ceremony will be held in Los Angeles on April 18, 2013 and broadcast on HBO on May 18, 2013.

Blues Legend Earl Thomas in Blues Foundation Benefit Concert Appearing at Club Fox, Redwood City Sunday, March 24, 2013

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Redwood City, CA…….Blues legend Earl Thomas and his Blues friends will play at Club Fox in Redwood City on Sunday, March 24, 2013 with a special live performance webcast pay per view show at 1pm PST. This once in a lifetime event, which will not be replicated anywhere, will be streamed live by VenMundi, making it possible for Blues aficionados all over the world to enjoy these extraordinary artists who are coming together in support of the Blues Foundation. 

Earl Thomas started out wanting to support the Blues Foundation by giving back his time and talents as a Blues artist.  As his fellow Blues musicians heard about what Thomas was doing, they wanted to join him.  As a result, the show will feature Sista Monica, Syreeta Neal, Lady Bianca, Kenny Neal, Tia Carroll, King Tuffnstuff, Shane Dwight, Daniel Castro, John Nemeth, Kyle Rowland, Greg Nagy, Aki Kumar, the Blues Ambassadors and the list is growing.

Thomas explains, “I’m excited to be part of this event, and even more excited to have my friends join me in supporting the Blues Foundation.  I think it is important for all of us to give back to the music that we love and to ensure that the history of Blues is preserved.  I’m also grateful to VenMundi for helping us contribute 50 percent of the proceeds in support of the Blues Hall of Fame Museum.”

KRISTY LOVE BROOKS NEW ALBUM “SONGS OF LOVE AND PEACE” TO BE RELEASED MARCH 26TH

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February 27, 2013 (Los Angeles, CA): Kristy Love Brooks, singer/songwriter, is no stranger to the limelight as the seasoned performer and all-around entertainer has been a solo RCA recording artist, actress, and dancer singing along with one of the most successful R&B groups, The Platters with an established fan base in the United Kingdom. She is in the eyes of many, a true diva with her reputation in the music industry.

With the release of “Songs of Love and Peace”, Kristy aims to create a new excitement and establish a “peace” movement in the mainstream dance music industry with single “All Over The World”. Her passionate, unique sound creates a variety of moods and tempos from mainstream dance and jazz to contemporary R&B and music with smooth tones that remind you of Roberta Flack and Sade.

Kristy Love Brooks links: Website - Facebook - Twitter - YouTube

WORLD-RENOWNED VOCAL ENSEMBLE SWEET HONEY IN THE ROCK ADDS SOMETHING DIFFERENT – A JAZZ TRIO! – ON NEW 2-CD LIVE SET AND UPCOMING SPECIAL SHOWS CELEBRATING MUSICAL INFLUENCES

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For Immediate Release                                                                          February 26, 2013

February 26^th Release on Appleseed Recordings, “A Tribute – Live! Jazz at Lincoln Center,” and Tour Dates Spotlight Quintet’s Inspirations and Versatility

Nearing its fourth decade, the internationally acclaimed, award-winning female African-American a cappella group Sweet Honey In The Rock was ready to follow its adventurous spirit and undertake a new challenge – to honor some of the seminal songs that first inspired its unique blend of folk, blues, jazz, gospel and ethnic music in a concert presentation utilizing an instrumental backing trio for the first time. Upping the ante, the singers decided to perform this special program at New York’s prestigious Jazz at Lincoln Center venue and to record their two-night appearance there in front of surprised and delighted audiences. Talk about working without a net!

In the opening moments of Sweet Honey In The Rock’s new 2-CD set, “A Tribute – Live! Jazz at Lincoln Center,” well-timed for February 26^th release – concluding Black History Month and preceding Women’s History Month in March – group member Ysaye Barnwell recites a roll-call of some of the great female African-American vocalists whose songs helped shape the group and comprise much of “Tribute’s” repertoire, including Abbey Lincoln, Odetta, Billie Holiday, Nina Simone, Miriam Makeba, Carmen McRae, Bessie Smith, and Sarah Vaughan.

The songs on this recording are drawn from those two shows at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Rose Hall in April 2011. They were subsequently performed on several additional dates, and will be featured in at least five upcoming “Tribute” shows in February and March 2013. Adorned with new arrangements by Sweet Honey’s members, there are jazz standards such as “Love Me or Leave Me,” “Wild is the Wind,” and “Tell Me More and More and Then Some,” gospel/civil rights anthems melded into a “Freedom Suite,” Afro-centric songs (the Sixties hit song “Pata Pata,” “Sabumoya,” “Shuku Shuku,” and the closing “N'diarabi/Africa is Where My Heart Lies”), show tunes, blues, and a salsa-flavored original, “Let There Be Peace.”  

Sweet Honey In The Rock’s distinctive swirl of a cappella vocals, encompassing waves of imaginative ensemble harmonies and occasional solo showcases, is heard unaccompanied, aside from the quintet’s hand percussion, on about half of the songs. Interwoven throughout the presentation are the understated instrumental contributions of the trio nicknamed “the Honey Men” – Stacey Wade (musical director/piano/keyboards), Parker McAllister (bass), Jovol Bell (drums, percussion) – who augment Sweet Honey’s exhilarating, soulful voices and confident, genre-crossing dexterity.

Founded in 1973 by Dr. Bernice Johnson Reagon at the (Washington) D.C. Black Repertory Theater Company, Sweet Honey In The Rock’s line-up currently includes returning original members Carol Maillard and Louise Robinson (Dr. Reagon retired from the group in 2004) and “long-timers” Ysaye Barnwell, Nitanju Bolade Casel, and Aisha Kahlil, as well as on-stage sign language interpreter Shirley Childress. The group has toured from Australia to Zimbabwe, performed in the White House at the request of President and First Lady Obama, accrued numerous honors (including a Grammy  and several Grammy nominations , most recently for its first CD on Appleseed, 2007’s “Experience…101”), and established itself as an inspiring, empowering musical force worldwide.

Sweet Honey’s involvement in various social justice projects makes the group an ideal member of the independent Appleseed Recordings roster, which includes significant artist/activists Pete Seeger, Buffy Sainte-Marie, and South Africa’s Johnny Clegg, among others.

Upcoming “Tribute” tour dates:

3/5/13 B.B. King’s, New York City

3/7/13 Howard Theatre, Washington, D.C.

Upcoming Non-“Tribute” tour dates:

3/8/13 Murphy Fine Arts Center, Baltimore, MD

3/9/13 Williamsburg Lodge, Williamsburg, VA

3/21/13 Kraakhuis, Gent, BE

3/23/13 Barbican Centre, London, UK

3/26/13 Royal Opera House Muscat, Muscat, OM

3/30/13 Bluesfest, Bryon Bay, AU

3/31/13 Bluesfest Bryon Bay, AU

4/1/13   Enmore Theatre, Newtown, AU

4/3/13   Hamer Hall, Melbourne, AU

5/11/13 Smothers Theatre, Malibu, CA

5/19/13 Brooklyn Academy of Music Opera House, Brooklyn, NY

7/17/13 Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, FL

8/3/13   Berkshire Choral Festival, Sheffield, MA