Video Feature & Web-Exclusive Interview Artist:  PIERCE PETTIS Video:  “The Adventures of Me (and This Old Guitar)” PIERCE PETTIS & GRACE PETTIS AT BLUE ROCK ALIVE! COOL NIGHTS 2020 THIS THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10  Pierce Pettis’ songs have been recorded by Susan Ashton, Dar Williams, Garth Brooks and Art Garfunkel. He was a member of the Fast Folk movement in 1980s New York. He released one independent solo album before signing with... 

Photo credit Nicola Gell Video Feature & Web-Exclusive Interview Artist:  GRACE PETTIS Video:  “White Noise” GRACE PETTIS & PIERCE PETTIS AT BLUE ROCK ALIVE! COOL NIGHTS 2020 THIS THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10    Grace Pettis is an award-winning singer-songwriter from Austin via Alabama. She’s been characterized as “a little bit folk, a little bit country/Americana and a whole lot of soul.” She, along with her renowned singer-songwriter... 

Video Premiere & Web-Exclusive Interview Artist:  RACHAEL SAGE Video:  “Home (Where I Am Now)” AWARD-WINNING RACHAEL SAGE PREMIERES “HOME (WHERE I AM NOW)” M Music & Musicians magazine is proud to present the exclusive premiere of Rachael Sage’s video “Home (Where I Am Now).” Sage is an award-winning, singer-songwriter, instrumentalist and producer. Another version of the song originally came out on her previous dance-themed... 

Video Premiere & Web-Exclusive Interview Artist:  THE IMMEDIATE FAMILY Video:  “New York Minute” Photo credit Jeff Fasano  ULTIMATE DREAM TEAM, THE IMMEDIATE FAMILY, RELEASES ICONIC “NEW YORK MINUTE” The Immediate Family is an ultimate dream team of musicians. It’s a rock ’n’ roll band composed of longtime friends and legendary musicians—Danny Kortchmar (guitar and vocals), Waddy Wachtel (guitar and vocals), Leland Sklar... 

Video Feature & Web-Exclusive Interview Artist:  WILLA AMAI Video:  “Unorganized Crime”  ICONIC PRODUCER LINDA PERRY PRESENTS YOUNG SINGER-SONGWRITER WILLA AMAI At 12-1/2 years old, Willa Amai won Linda Perry over with a voice that sounded emotionally beyond her years and songs that carried both depth and heart. After years of development, the 16-year-old is ready to share her music with the world. She has already garnered the attention... 

Video Feature & Web-Exclusive Interview Artist:  ANDY GULLAHORN Video:  “The End of a World”   ANDY GULLAHORN AT BLUE ROCK ALIVE! COOL NIGHTS 2020 THIS THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3 Andy Gullahorn was a Kerrville New Folk Winner in 2010 and was a runner-up at the 2009 Rocky Mountain Folks Festival. After graduating from Belmont University in Nashville, Gullahorn spent a number of years as a staff writer for publishing companies while playing... 

Musician: SUSAN GIBSON Video: “Imaginary Lines”  SUSAN GIBSON AT BLUE ROCK ALIVE! COOL NIGHTS 2020 THIS FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27 Susan Gibson had just left home for her third freshman year in college, but it was the first time she actually moved away from home. After her first Christmas home, she was emotional about going back to college and all that angst spilled out of her at her Mom’s kitchen table. In those 15 minutes, her life was changed.... 

Musician: SLAID CLEAVES Video: “One Good Year”  SLAID CLEAVES AT BLUE ROCK ALIVE! COOL NIGHTS 2020 THIS THURSDAY, NOVEMBE 19 Slaid Cleaves will be featured at the Blue Rock aLive! Cool Nights 2020 virtual concert series this Thursday, November 19. The series is “for the songs, for the artists, for all of us.” You can buy a Season Pass for only $105—and have a seat in the house by sending in your headshot. They will place the large headshot... 

Artist: KIM RICHEY Video: “Wreck Your Wheels” KIM RICHEY GLIMMERS AND SHINES AT BLUE ROCK ALIVE! COOL NIGHTS 2020 Kim Richey will be featured at the Blue Rock aLive! Cool Nights 2020 virtual concert series this Thursday, November 12. The series is “for the songs, for the artists, for all of us.” You can buy a Season Pass for only $105—and have a seat in the house by sending in your headshot. They will place it on a seat, so you will literally... 

Video Feature & Web-Exclusive Interview Artist:  GUY FORSYTH & JESKA BAILEY Video:  “The Things That Matter”   GUY FORSYTH & JESKA BAILEY FEATURED AT BLUE ROCK ALIVE! COOL NIGHTS 2020 VIRTUAL CONCERT SERIES Guy Forsyth & Jeska Bailey will be featured at the Blue Rock aLive! Cool Nights 2020 virtual concert series this Thursday, November 5. The series features iconic Austin-based artists—“for the songs, for the artists,... 

Photo credit Rodney Bursiel Video Feature & Web-Exclusive Interview Artist:  TOM PRASADA-RAO Video:  “$20 Bill”—for George Floyd  TOM PRASADA-RAO SPEAKS TRUTH WITH SIMPLICITY IN HIS SONG “$20 BILL” “$20 Bill,” an instant classic for 2020, is a powerful song for George Floyd. It is a modern-day hymn of justice for the oppressed. Musician Dan Navarro said it best: “Tom has written the song of a lifetime.” Tom Prasada-Rao has... 

Video Feature & Web-Exclusive Interview Artist: DARDEN SMITH Video: “Loving Arms” DARDEN SMITH LAUNCHES BLUE ROCK ALIVE! COOL NIGHTS 2020 VIRTUAL CONCERT SERIES Darden Smith, one of the most respected singer-songwriters, will launch the Blue Rock aLive! Cool Nights 2020 virtual concert series this Thursday, October 29. The series features iconic Austin-based artists—“for the songs, for the artists, for all of us.” You can buy a Season... 

Video Premiere & Web-Exclusive InterviewArtist:  LEE DeWYZE Video:  “Weeds” AMERICAN IDOL WINNER LEE DeWYZE PREMIERES EMOTIONALLY POWERFUL NEW SINGLE “WEEDS” https://youtu.be/lE4wAawKTGA American Idol winner and Mavelle/InGrooves/Universal artist Lee DeWyze is back with a new single/video “Weeds.” We are proud to premiere this emotionally powerful song with an artistically imaginative... 

Grace Pettis – Photo credit Nicola Gell Photography Video Feature & Web-Exclusive Interview Artist:  GRACE PETTIS Video:  “Drop Another Pin” GRACE PETTIS FEATURED AT BRAVERY ON FIRE: A BENEFIT FOR WOMEN’S CANCER RESEARCH—THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24 AT 8 PM EASTERN  Grace Pettis will be featured this Thursday, September 24 (8 PM Eastern) at Bravery on Fire: A Benefit for Women’s Cancer Research. Rachael Sage, a self-described “cancer... 

Video Feature & Web-Exclusive Interview Artist:  KATIE BOECK Video:  “Making Some Room” KATIE BOECK RELEASES EMOTIONALLY INTUITIVE “MAKING SOME ROOM”    Katie Boeck has careened through several musical careers in the past decade. Shortly after graduating from UCLA with a degree in Musical Theater, Boeck formed a band and began playing open mic nights on Sunset Boulevard and LA’s West Side. This led to a surreal gig as the lead... 

Video Feature & Web-Exclusive Interview Artist:  MOLLY TUTTLE Video:  “She’s a Rainbow” (The Rolling Stones) MOLLY TUTTLE ALBUM RELEASE CONCERT STREAMING AT INSTRUMENTHEAD LIVE TONIGHT Award-Winning Guitarist-Songwriter to Preview New Record with Intimate, Unplugged Performance via acclaimed music Photographer Michael Weintrob’s New Virtual Concert Platform Molly Tuttle, one of the brightest guitarists and songwriters, will perform... 

Video Feature & Web-Exclusive Interview Artist:  TERRI HENDRIX (with LLOYD MAINES) Video:  “Talk to a Human”  TERRI HENDRIX WITH LLOYD MAINES FEATURED AT BLUE ROCK ALIVE! IMMERSIVE VIRTUAL CONCERT Terri Hendrix and legendary steel guitar player Lloyd Maines will be the featured artists this Thursday (August 27) at Blue Rock aLIVE!—a unique virtual summer concert series—featuring iconic Austin-based artists every Thursday this summer.... 

Lindsey Lomis | Photo credit: Emma Delevante Video Feature & Web-Exclusive Interview Artist:  LINDSEY LOMIS Video:  “Bones” LINDSEY LOMIS RELEASES EMOTIONALLY POWERFUL AND EMPOWERING “BONES”  Rising 17-year-old Nashville songstress Lindsey Lomis releases “Bones” from Altadena/Warner Records’ upcoming EP After generating millions of streams independently and garnering critical acclaim for her debut major label release “Feel”... 

Video Feature & Web-Exclusive Interview Artist:  DANNY SCHMIDT Video:  “Black & Blue”  DANNY SCHMIDT & CARRIE ELKIN FEATURED AT BLUE ROCK ALIVE! IMMERSIVE VIRTUAL CONCERT Danny Schmidt and Carrie Elkin will be the featured artists this Thursday (August 20) at Blue Rock aLIVE!—a unique virtual summer concert series—featuring iconic Austin-based artists every Thursday this summer. Blue Rock’s innovation, quality and creativity... 

Video Feature & Web-Exclusive Interview Musician:  BILLY CROCKETT Song:  “That’s Something” (from In Session)  BILLY CROCKETT FEATURED AT BLUE ROCK ALIVE! IMMERSIVE VIRTUAL CONCERT Billy Crockett will be the featured artist this Thursday (August 13) at Blue Rock aLIVE!—a unique virtual summer concert series—featuring iconic Austin-based artists every Thursday this summer. Blue Rock’s innovation, quality and creativity is evidenced... 

Video Feature & Web-Exclusive Interview Artist: CARRIE RODRIGUEZ Video: “I Dreamed I Was Lola Beltrán” from the album Lola  CARRIE RODRIGUEZ FEATURED AT BLUE ROCK ALIVE! VIRTUAL SUMMER CONCERT SERIES Carrie Rodriguez will be the featured artist this Thursday (August 6) at Blue Rock aLIVE!—a unique virtual summer concert series—featuring iconic Austin-based artists every Thursday this summer. Blue Rock is a good example of innovation,... 

Video Feature & Web-Exclusive Interview Artist: RANDY TRAVIS Song: “Fool’s Love Affair” RANDY TRAVIS DEBUTS PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED “FOOL’S LOVE AFFAIR” Randy Travis debuts his first never-before-heard single since his 2013 stroke, “Fool’s Love Affair.” It’s been 35 years since he recorded his first number one single, “On the Other Hand,” and even though his health is not as it once was—to this day he feels life is still... 

Video Feature & Web-Exclusive Interview Artist:  DAVID RAMIREZ Video:  “My Love is a Hurricane” – from the new album My Love is a Hurricane  DAVID RAMIREZ FEATURED AT BLUE ROCK ALIVE! VIRTUAL SUMMER CONCERT SERIES David Ramirez will be the featured artist this Thursday (July 30) at Blue Rock aLIVE!—a unique virtual summer concert series—featuring iconic Austin-based artists every Thursday this summer. Blue Rock is a good example... 

Song Premiere & Web-Exclusive Interview Artist: GREGG SGAR Song: “Signs” https://soundcloud.com/greggsgar/signs-1/s-gKpUmniSjzu MULTI-INSTRUMENTALIST GREGG SGAR PREMIERES “SIGNS” Never one to play by the rules, Gregg Sgar has found new and inventive ways to manifest the kind of music he wanted to create—on his own terms. On his new single “Signs,” he breathes inspiring words of hope onto the track: “Please believe the signs.... 

Video Feature & Web-Exclusive Interview Artist:  WALT WILKINS Video:  “Poetry” – Concerts from Blue Rock LIVE TINA & WALT WILKINS FEATURED AT BLUE ROCK ALIVE! VIRTUAL SUMMER CONCERT SERIES Tina & Walt Wilkins will be the featured artist this Thursday (July 23) at Blue Rock aLIVE!—a unique virtual summer concert series—featuring iconic Austin-based artists every Thursday this summer. Blue Rock is a good example of innovation,... 

Video Feature & Web-Exclusive Interview Artist: MATT THE ELECTRICIAN Video: “I Will Do the Breathing” from the album Accidental Thief MATT THE ELECTRICIAN FEATURED AT BLUE ROCK ALIVE! VIRTUAL SUMMER CONCERT SERIES  Matt the Electrician will be the featured artist this Thursday (July 16) at Blue Rock aLIVE!—a unique virtual summer concert series—featuring iconic Austin-based artists every Thursday this summer. Blue Rock is a good example... 

Video Feature & Web-Exclusive Interview Artist: RUTHIE FOSTER Video: “Singing the Blues” from the new album Live at the Paramount THREE-TIME GRAMMY NOMINEE RUTHIE FOSTER FEATURED FOR THE LAUNCH OF BLUE ROCK ALIVE! VIRTUAL SUMMER CONCERT SERIES This Thursday, July 9, Ruthie Foster is the featured artist to launch Blue Rock aLive!—a unique virtual summer concert series—featuring iconic Austin-based artists every Thursday this summer. You... 

VIDEO FEATURE & WEB-EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW Musician:  JOHN-ROBERT Music Video:  “Pelican”  John-Robert is a 19 year-old artist and producer who will release his debut EP Bailey Barely Knew Me on May 22, 2020 on Nice Life Recording Company / Warner Records—staking out fresh and unexpected new territory in contemporary pop that incorporates a wide range of influences, as seen with his yearning, acoustic-based “Adeline.” “I started... 

Album Premiere & Web-Exclusive Interview Artist:  RACHAEL SAGE Video:  Exclusive Character Full-Album Stream M Music & Musicians magazine is proud to share the exclusive premiere of Rachael Sage’s forthcoming album Character, produced by Sage and Grammy winner Andy Zulla (Kelly Clarkson, Rod Stewart). Sage is an award-winning, singer-songwriter, instrumentalist and producer. Her latest collection, Character, was recorded while the beloved... 

Video Feature & Web-Exclusive Interview Musician: INDIA RAMEY Video: “Snake Handler”  Blasting twin barrels of Americana noire and southern-gothic songwriting, India Ramey fires on all cylinders with her national debut, Snake Handler. Pentecostal churches, broken households, crooked family trees, forgotten pockets of the Deep South and domestic violence—all fill the album’s 10 songs, whose autobiographical lyrics pull from Ramey’s... 

Video Feature & Web-Exclusive Interview Musician: MITCH GALLAGHER Album:Foundation Mitch Gallagher is a guitarist and composer. The tone on his new album Foundationis exceptional—a thing of beauty. But this is not simply another guitar album. He has combined guitars and piano with an amazing rhythm section and stellar horns. Gallagher was introduced to music as a child by his mother—who was herself a child recording artist with her siblings,... 

VIDEO FEATURE & WEB-EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW Musician: JONATHA BROOKE Song:  “Imposter” The acclaimed Jonatha Brooke will lead a Songwriting Retreat at Blue Rock Studioin Wimberley, Texas, June 14-16, 2019. There will be group sessions, performance opportunities and individual consultation. There are five sessions, plus song circle. All experience levels are welcome. The incredibly affordable price of $500 includes meals, and lodging is available... 

VIDEO PREMIERE & WEB-EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW Musicians: THE FAB FAUX Video: LADY MADONNA Performance at SiriusXM Studios with The Hogshead Horns & The Crème Tangerine Strings Songwriters: Paul McCartney (Lennon-McCartney) THE FAB FAUX PERFORM THE BEATLES’ WHITE ALBUM IN ITS ENTIRETY The Fab Faux (Will Lee, Rich Pagano, Jimmy Vivino, Frank Agnello and Jack Petruzzelli) bring the Beatles’ records to the stage, note-for-note. Introducing... 

Photo credit Jim OKeefe SONG PREMIERE & WEB-EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW Musician:  KARRIN ALLYSON Exclusive Song Premiere:  “NOBODY SAID LOVE WAS EASY” From the new album: SOME OF THAT SUNSHINE FIVE-TIME GRAMMY NOMINATED KARRIN ALLYSON EXCLUSIVE SONG PREMIERE “NOBODY SAID LOVE WAS EASY” KARRIN ALLYSON CELEBRATES HER ALL-ORIGINAL RECORDING, SOME OF THAT SUNSHINE, OUT AUGUST 3 The diverse, groovy and reflective collection of Karrin Allyson’s... 

Musician:  LUKE HOLLAND Video Feature: Interview with M Music & Musicians magazine publisher,Merlin David LUKE HOLLAND ROCKS ROLAND’S #TOTALLYDRUMS EVENT Luke Holland gained incredible popularity for his unique YouTube videos. He started a YouTube channel when he was 16, and it’s now the fifth largest drum channel in the world. Over the past nine years, each of his videos has garnered between a few hundred thousand views to millions... 

VIDEO FEATURE & WEB-EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW Songwriter:  DESMOND CHILD Video:  “Beautiful Now” by Zedd ft. Jon Bellion MULTI-PLATINUM HITMAKER DESMOND CHILD TO BE HONORED WITH PRESTIGIOUS ASCAP FOUNDERS AWARD AT 2018 ASCAP POP MUSIC AWARDS IN BEVERLY HILLS APRIL 23  2018 Marks Child’s 40th Year as an ASCAP Member ASCAP (the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers) will present Grammy Award winner and Songwriters Hall of Fame... 

VIDEO FEATURE & WEB-EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW Musician: MY SILENT BRAVERY Video Feature:  “Girl You Think You Know” My Silent Bravery’s lead singer/writer Matthew Wade Confronts Social Media Pressures Facing Young Women In recent song “Girl You Think You Know” and new single “18,” Wade focuses on being comfortable with your true self—letting go of the perception of others, being happy with your own identity and not being afraid to own... 

Video Feature & Web-Exclusive Interview Musician:  STEVE WEINGART Video:  “Smile” STEVE WEINGART & RENEE JONES DEBUT NEW ALBUM OASIS AT 2018 WINTER NAMM  Steve Weingart’s musical journey began when his parents recognized his gift at the age of three, and sought out the best piano teacher in their home town of Dayton, Ohio. A critical foundation of classical studies followed. It allowed him to appreciate the complex compositions... 

Video Premiere & Web-Exclusive Interview Band:  THE HIT MEN Video:  “You Can’t Fight Love” Songwriters:  Jimmy Ryan & Mike Ragogna THE HIT MEN PREMIERE ORIGINAL SONG “YOU CAN’T FIGHT LOVE”  The Hit Men are musicians in a class all their own. They have played on 85 albums, many of them gold and multi-platinum. They are rock’s great sidemen. This lineup of stellar musicians leaps from the shadows to release a music video... 

Video Feature & Web-Exclusive Interview Musician:  CHARLES BILLINGSLEY Video:  “Silver Bells”  CHARLES BILLINGSLEY SCORES RADIO HIT WITH “SILVER BELLS” FROM NEW ALBUM IT’S CHRISTMAS TIME AGAIN Singer-songwriter Charles Billingsley is currently enjoying success with his new holiday album It’s Christmas Time Again, recently released on Crest Music. After debuting at #3 on the iTunes Top 5 Holiday albums, his single “Silver... 

Video Feature & Web-Exclusive Interview Musician:  ROBERT EARL KEEN Video:  “Merry Christmas from the Family”  ROBERT EARL KEEN’S SIXTH ANNUAL CHRISTMAS TOUR WITH NEW LOOK, COUNTRY-ROCK INFLUENCE Robert Earl Keen is presenting his most extensive holiday tour yet with the all-new REK’s Fam-O-Lee Back to the Country Jamboree. Now in its sixth year, Keen’s holiday tours have become a family tradition in his native Texas and beyond. The... 

Track Premiere & Web-Exclusive Interview Musician:  ED ROMANOFF Track Premiere:  “Less Broken Now” Photo credit Shervin Lainez Ed Romanoff worked alongside producer Simone Felice (The Lumineers) to record his sophomore album The Orphan King at Felice’s barn studio just miles down the road in Palenville, NY. The pair corralled an impressive roster of collaborators to appear on the album including Romanoff’s longtime friend and touring... 

Video Feature & Web-Exclusive Interview Musician:  LINDSEY STIRLING Video:  CHRISTMAS C’MON LINDSEY STIRLING RELEASES MUSIC VIDEO FROM FIRST HOLIDAY ALBUM, WARMER IN THE WINTER Lindsey Stirling Embarks On A Multi-City Warmer in the Winter Christmas Tour Warmer in the Winter, the first Holiday album from critically acclaimed electronic violinist Lindsey Stirling, was released on October 20, 2017—on Lindseystomp Music / Concord Records. The... 

Video Feature & Web-Exclusive Interview Musician:  TIM O’BRIEN Performers:  Tim O’Brien & Jan Fabricius Songwriter:  Bill Withers  Tim O’Brien is a well-respected Grammy Award-winning musician and songwriter who can weave a tale with his intricate style of playing a wide variety of instruments, including guitars, fiddles and mandolins. Where the River Meets the Road, released in the spring of 2017, celebrates the music of O’Brien’s... 

Photo Credit: Bill Bernstein Video Feature & Web-Exclusive Interview Musician:  RACHAEL SAGE Video:  Joy! EP—Exclusive Stream Hear The JOY!  Rachael Sage Debuts First Holiday EP Award-Winning NYC Songstress Rachael Sage Shares New Holiday Collection Award-winning New York City songstress Rachael Sage never ceases to surprise. Whether it’s her innovative, often handmade stage-costumes or unlikely collaborations with artists like Howard... 

Video Feature & Web-Exclusive Interview Musician:  RONNIE SPECTOR Video:  “Be My Baby” Iconic singer and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee Ronnie Spector solidifies her status as the Rosetta Stone for female rock performers of today. Christmas tour is set to kick-off. Critical respect is at its peak, and Ronnie Spector continues to thrill—inspiring and empowering a new generation of fans as an enduring, transcendent figure, who has... 

Photo credit; GMD Three VIDEO FEATURE & WEB-EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW Musician:  SETH GLIER Video:  “Sunshine” Seth Glier’s video “Sunshine” from new studio album Birds Grammy-nominated singer/songwriter Seth Glier’s studio album Birds is out now. The collection of insightful and well-crafted songs includes standout tracks “Sunshine,” “Water on Fire,” and the timely socially-conscious cover “For What It’s Worth.” To celebrate... 

Video Feature & Web-Exclusive Interview Musician:  MALLET / JASON “MALLETMAN” TAYLOR Video:  Flying Home (with Bernard “Pretty” Purdie) MALLET / JASON “MALLETMAN” TAYLOR Web-Exclusive Interview with M Music & Musicians magazine publisher, Merlin David Jason “Malletman” Taylor is a master of the vibraphone. Mallet, as he is known to most of the musicians he’s played with, is the protégé of the incomparable Lionel Hampton.... 

Video Feature & Web-Exclusive Interview Band:  THE DOOBIE BROTHERS Musician:  PATRICK SIMMONS Video:  Playing For Change—WE ARE ONE – Benefit Concert Doobie Brothers and Little Feat help Playing For Change with Benefit Concert at The Mayan in Los Angeles this Tuesday, October 3, 2017 Event:  PLAYING FOR CHANGE – WE ARE ONE, a benefit concert. Celebrating 10 years of positive change through music. When:  Tuesday, October 3, 2017 at... 

VIDEO FEATURE & WEB-EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW Songwriter:  WIL NANCE Musician:  BRAD PAISLEY Music Video:  “She’s Everything” Wil Nance hit the top of Radio & Records and Billboard with his Number 1 Brad Paisley smash “She’s Everything,” a song on Time Well Wasted, the multi-platinum 2007 CMA Album of the Year. He also landed on Troubadour, George Strait’s platinum-selling, Grammy-winning 2008 CMA Album of the Year with a song...