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BillyNews: Sons of Hippies

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sons of hippies rose coverLos Angeles, CA – In anticipation of their brand new full length album, Florida-based psychedelic space rock trio Sons Of Hippies will premiere a new single and video “Rose” on the music & culture website MXDWN.com this Monday, June 17th. “Rose” is the second single from the Hippies’ new album, Griffons At The Gates Of Heaven, mixed by Jack Endino (Nirvana, L7) and mastered at Abbey Road Studios, to be released July 16th on Cleopatra Records.

Directed by James Herrholz, “Rose” stars SOH vocalist/guitarist Katherine Kelly, drummer Jonas Canales and bassist David Daly out for a drive in their classic, cherry red Mustang on a sun soaked Florida afternoon when they encounter a seductive trio of car washing vixens. Much sudsy fun and playful teasing ensues. But things are not all what they seem and soon enough the story takes a shocking turn you’ll have to see to believe!

Watch the video here: http://www.mxdwn.com/2013/06/17/news/mxdwn-premiere-sons-of-hippies-releases-new-nsfw-video-for-song-rose/

iTunes single: http://georiot.co/2cph

Sons Of Hippies was conceived high in the mountains of Tennessee amid fellow music lovers at a festival on a 700-acre farm. Their name originated when Brazilian native Jonas Canales and Florida-bred Katherine Kelly probed familial bonds to discover they were, indeed, children of hippy parents. The duo’s dreamy, melodic but complexly synthesized music struck a chord with audiences and earned the band a critic’s choice award from Tampa’s popular Creative Loafing magazine for “Best Modern-Sounding Record” in 2009. Bassist David Daly joined the group in 2011 and in December of the following year, the band signed with Cleopatra Records. The resulting album is the group’s strongest and most ambitious set of recordings to date, and earned these young upstarts a spot on a summer tour with two giants of classic and progressive rock.

For more info on the tour, visit the band’s official website: http://www.sonsofhippies.net

To pre-order the album on iTunes: http://georiot.co/2GFl

To pre-order the CD on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Griffons-At-The-Gates-Heaven/dp/B00CQ51JXO

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

More BillyNews: The Dutch Woodstock, 1970

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0146 CD Front Inlay.inddFeaturing performances by Pink Floyd, Santana, T.Rex, The Byrds, Canned Heat, Jefferson Airplane, Soft Machine, It’s A Beautiful Day, Family, Country Joe, Dr. John & the Night Trippers, Flock and Al Stewart

London, UK – One of the most historic concert events of the early ’70s, the Dutch Woodstock, also called the ‘Holland Pop Festival’, has now been released on a double CD/DVD set by UK’s Gonzo MultiMedia. Featuring rare and exciting performances by Pink Floyd, Santana, T.Rex, The Byrds, Canned Heat, Jefferson Airplane, Soft Machine, It’s A Beautiful Day, Family, Country Joe, Dr. John & The Night Trippers, Flock and Al Stewart, makes this extraordinary release a must for fans of music everywhere! The three-day festival was held in August 1970 at the Kralingse Bos (Kralingse Forest) in Rotterdam, and despite the rain, an estimated 100,000 people attended the astounding event!

 

Featuring…

Pink Floyd – Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun, A Saucerful Of Secrets

Santana – Gumbo, Savor, Jingo

The Byrds – Old Blue

Canned Heat – Human Condition, So Sad

T-Rex – Pavillions Of Sun

Jefferson Airplane – Saturday Afternoon, White Rabbit, Ballad Of You & Me & Pooneil plus interviews with Paul Kanter & Grace Slick

Soft Machine – Esther’s Nose Job

It’s A Beautiful Day – Wasted Union Blues, Open Up Your Hearts

Family – Drowned In Wine

Country Joe – Freedom Is A Constant

Dr. John & The Night Trippers – Mardi Gras Day

Flock – Big Bird

Al Stewart – Zero She Flies

 

The Dutch Woodstock double CD/DVD set will be released by GONZO MultiMedia UK on March 22, 2013

To Purchase The Dutch Woodstock double CD/DVD set: http://www.gonzomultimedia.co.uk/product_details/15545

Press inquiries: Glass Onyon PR, glassonyonpr@gmail.com

BillyNews: UK Prog Legends Nektar To Release Highly Anticipated New Studio Album ‘Time Machine’

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Nektar Time Machine cover

Los Angeles, CA – Prog legends Nektar return with their triumphant 13th album ‘Time Machine’ on June 18, 2013 on Purple Pyramid Records – the first album of new material in over 4 years – that band leader and founding member Roye Albrighton is calling “The best album Nektar has ever made!” ‘Time Machine’ showcases a new depth of songwriting, melodic complexity and musical exploration that hearkens back to early Nektar releases such as ‘Remember The Future’ and ‘A Tab In The Ocean’.

Nektar, featuring Albrighton, founding drummer Ron Howden, keyboardist Klaus Hentasch and bassist Lux Vibratus, is British, but was formed in Hamburg, Germany in 1970. Their early albums featured a heady, exhilarating mix of progressive, experimental rock sounds that soon caught on worldwide at the height of the international prog-rock boom. Touring the world behind numerous album releases throughout the ‘70s and ‘80s helped to cement the band’s reputation as an influential prog-rock legend. Having undergone a variety of personnel changes over the past decade or so, the band now boasts its strongest lineup in years and is ready to prove so yet again to its many fans throughout North America. In celebration of the 40th anniversary of the original release date of the band’s classic album, ‘Remember the Future’, Nektar is looking to perform in its entirety this most heralded release from its vast catalog, a rarity in that the band has not performed the entire album live in years.

Nektar ‘Time Machine’ CD is available for pre-order now at Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Time-Machine-Nektar/dp/B00CGUSM16

Nektar / Son’s Of Hippies US Tour Dates:

June 20 – Sully’s – Chantilly, VA

June 21 – Altar Bar – Pittsburgh, PA

June 22 – Sellersville Theatre – Sellersville, PA

June 23 – B.B. King Blues Club & Grill – NYC

June 26 – The Winchester Music Hall – Cleveland, OH

June 26 – The RockPile Bar & Nightclub – Toronto, ON, Canada

June 28 – Shank Hall – Milwaukee, WI

June 29 – Viper Alley – Lincolnshire, IL

June 30 – Famous Dave’s Blues Club – Minneapolis, MN

July 02 – Rogue Pizza Co. – Fayetteville, AR

July 03 – Cheer Up Charlie’s – Austin, TX

July 04 – The Grotto – Fort Worth, TX

 

For more information visit Nektar’s official website: www.nektarsmusic.com

Press inquiries:Glass Onyon PR, Billy James, Ph: 828-350-8158,

glassonyonpr@gmail.com

 

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Days Between Stations. A Must Own. Yes, Must.

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days between stationsForgive this quick post.  We have a school event to attend this evening.

But, I can’t allow this afternoon to pass without noticing one of the best new releases of the year, Days Between Stations’ latest, “In Extremis.”  What can I write, but that this album is simply mind boggling.  I played it for the first time only early yesterday morning, and I’ve listened to little else in two days.  I’m sure I’m on my seventh or eighth listen.

This is prog.  Psychadelic prog, but prog–unapologetic prog–to be sure.  There are some hints of Pink Floyd, Miles Davis, early Spock’s Beard, Genesis, and The Doors within.  Regardless, Days Between Stations is its own band.

To add to overall beauty of this album, Colin Moulding, Tony Levin, and Rick Wakeman contribute.

It is an absolute must own.  A huge thank to Billy James of Glass Onyon for letting me know about this thing of beauty.  And, long live the Eggshell Man.