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Just as the summer’s bustle is coming to a close, the heat is turning up for the folks at Railroad Earth’s Hangtown Halloween Ball.

The NYC blues-rock band, JD & The Straight Shot, has released their latest album Midnight Run, a finely crafted collection of New Orleans-flavored roots music. Midnight Run is the group's second project with esteemed producer Kevin Killen(U2Peter Gabriel) at New York's famed Avatar Studios. The group has toured with Joe Walsh, Don Henley and played with The Eagles, Allman Brothers, Robert Randolph and more.

Paul Kelly’s remarkable new 11-song album Spring and Fall — his 19th studio album and first collection of new material in five years — ranks with the seminal Australian singer-songwriter’s most memorable and resonant work, demonstrating why he’s virtually a national hero in his home country and one of the most celebrated songwriters on the planet.

On Friday, November 9, Little Feat and Leon Russell will play the Hammerstein Ballroom as part of their "What's Not to Like?" tour.

Up-and-coming folk-rock singer-songwriter Jim Hanft with singer Samantha Yonack will head out on a tour starting Oct. 2 supporting British singer-songwriter Neil Halstead.
 

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Channel 93.3 & Z2 Entertainment are proud to present Reverend Horton Heat w/ Reno Divorce at the Fox Theatre on Saturday, February 2nd, 2013.  Tickets go on sale Friday, September 21st for $9.33 in advance and $18.00 day of show.Recently, the Reverend Horton Heat, aka Jim Heath, had something along the lines of what he calls an epiphany.He's a little tired of being taken so seriously-well, maybe not seriously, exactly, but you get th

97.3 KBCO & Z2 Entertainment are proud to present Zappa Plays Zappa at the Fox Theatre on Friday, December 14th, 2012.  Tickets go on sale Friday, September 21st for $35.00 in advance and $40.00 day of show.

7 Walkers regretfully announces that they will not be able to perform their scheduled shows on Oct 12 at the NY Harvest Fest & Freedom Fair and Oct 13 at the Family Roots Fall Festival. On the most recent tour, Bill suffered through recurrent severe lateral epicondylitis of his left arm that has been resistant to treatment.The condition will prevent his ability to perform as a drummer for the next several months. He has been resting back home and is doing well.

One of the most interesting musical pairings of the year, Steve Kimock with funk legend Bernie Worrell hit the road this Fall, once again joined by the monstrous rhythm section of Wally Ingram and Andy Hess. No doubt this team of musicians create music of a higher order each and every night. Kimock has never smiled so much on stage...the band is truly having a blast playing together.

Loud & Proud/Roadrunner Records has released Last Of A Dyin' Breed from Lynyrd Skynyrd, the band's first studio album since the September 29, 2009 release of God & Guns which debuted at #18 on the Billboard Top 20 and gave the band their highest debut since 1977. Last Of A Dyin' Breed reunites the band with producer Bob Marlette who produced God & Guns.“It was great to get back in the studio with Bob for this new album,” said Gary Rossington “we kind of went back old school this time.