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Concerts: Electric Mary, Edinburgh Bannerman’s, 4th November 2019
Twenty one hours across two days is how long it took Australia’s Electric Mary to arrive in Scotland from their homeland on the other side of the planet. However, so delighted were the groove masters who play ‘rock n’ roll the way it used to taste’ to be performing for a small but enthusiastic Scottish audience that not one ounce of road weariness, travel sickness or jet lag weighed into what proved to be a scintillating performance. Steven Reid plugged himself into the mains for Sea of Tranquility…
There’s no disguising the fact that Electric Mary came a long way to perform their first ever Scottish date for the disappointingly low tally of around forty folk, but what this no nonsense old school act served up was a show deserving of a venue ten times the size of the one they found themselves in and with a crowd to match. The band’s stalwarts, vocalist Rusty Brown and guitarist Pete Robinson, simply seemed thankful that anyone had turned up at all on what was a cold, wet and windy night and then set about digging grooves so deep that it’s a wonder that Electric Mary didn’t use them to burrow right through the Earth’s core to Scotland!
Posted by Steven Reid on Thu, Nov 07 2019 @ 20:51 CST
Join host Pete Pardo for an interview with legendary guitarist/vocalist Frank Marino, as he discusses his new DVD/Blu-ray concert video 'Live at the Agora Theatre'. You can purchase the Video here: https://www.mahoganyrush.net/dvd/
Posted by Pete Pardo on Sat, Oct 26 2019 @ 12:35 CDT
News: Marillion With Friends From The Orchestra, Released 29 November 2019
Earlier this year, Marillion entered the studio with the intention to record selected songs from their rich catalogue along with friends from the orchestra.
Recorded at The Racket Club and Peter Gabriel‘s Real World Studios, and with a running time of almost 80 minutes, “With Friends From The Orchestra” features nine classic Marillion tracks re-imagined and accompanied by the In Praise Of Folly String Quartet with Sam Morris (French Horn) and Emma Halnan (Flute).
Marillion explain: “So our brilliant producer and collaborator Michael Hunter wrote some new string arrangements and we took a week out to go to Real World Studios and record with our friends. The result has exceeded our expectations, is indeed a thing of beauty.
We hope you enjoy the songs and agree with us that some of them are actually better than the originals(!). Whether or not you agree with that bold statement we’re sure this work will move you.”
Posted by Steven Reid on Wed, Oct 23 2019 @ 19:23 CDT
Interviews: Electric Mary - interview - Video for “It’s Alright” - Tour
Following the recent announcement of the upcoming European segment of their ‘Gimme Love’ worldwide tour, Melbourne’s most explosive classic rock quintet ELECTRIC MARY have released a brand new music video for their latest single, ‘It’s Alright’! Taken from their fourth studio album ‘Mother’, which was released in February of this year via Listenable Records, ELECTRIC MARY’s latest single release is a gospel laden chant for the future with a heavy rock groove from the past. Simultaneously, ‘It’s Alright’ carries an important message of hope for the downtrodden…
ELECTRIC MARY’s ‘Gimme Love’ tour will bring the band back to Europe for the first time in three years, celebrating their latest studio release ‘Mother’ - an album that received high praise upon release from the likes of Classic Rock, Planet Rock and Fireworks Magazine. The Tour also sees the band sharing stages with rock legends Y&T and Skid Row.
And singer Rusty Brown spoke to Sea of Tranquility’s Steven Reid to tell us more…
Posted by Steven Reid on Fri, Sep 20 2019 @ 19:41 CDT
Concerts: S.O.T.O., StOp sToP, Scarlet Aura; Edinburgh 4th September 2019
With three albums under their belt S.O.T.O., the band led by singer Jeff Scott Soto who you might know from Sons Of Apollo, Trans-Siberian Orchestra, W.E.T, Talisman, Yngwie Malmsteen, Journey (I could go on…) are now a fully established outfit and one keen to stand on their own two feet, rather than the extensive catalogue of their frontman. Tonight in Edinburgh they were joined by the eclectic blend of Bulgarian classic/power metal quartet Scarlet Aura and the tongue (and much else) in cheek party sleaze rock of StOp sToP, who hail from Barcelonigham…. or maybe not. Something for everyone? Sea of Tranquility’s Steven Reid was there to find out.
Posted by Steven Reid on Sat, Sep 07 2019 @ 14:41 CDT
SoT Video: Forgotten Favorites-Rare, Obscure, and Some Not So Rare Hard Rock, Prog, and
Join host Pete Pardo as he shares some new '70s rarities he's added to his collection as well as some more recent things he's accumulated in the genres of hard rock, prog, jazz-fusion, and heavy metal.
Posted by Pete Pardo on Fri, Aug 02 2019 @ 12:11 CDT
Join host Pete Pardo and special guest host Mike Antonelli from The Brewery at Orange County Hops as they discuss their favorite 10 tracks each from British legends Pink Floyd.
Posted by Pete Pardo on Fri, Aug 02 2019 @ 12:10 CDT
SoT Video: Review: The Aristocrats 'You Know What?' CD
Join host Pete Pardo as he reviews the latest release from the instrumental supergroup The Aristocrats, 'You Know What?', featuring guitarist Guthrie Govan, bassist Bryan Beller, and drummer Marco Minnemann.
Posted by Pete Pardo on Thu, Jul 18 2019 @ 11:45 CDT
SoT Video: New releases from Black Oak Arkansas, Banco, IZZ, Metaphor, Nik Turner, and more
Join host Pete Pardo as he reviews new releases from Black Oak Arkansas, Banco del Mutuo Soccorso, IZZ, Metaphor, Skanska Mord, Scott Henderson, Nik Turner, Stratus Luna, Quantum Fantay, Le Rex, Ed Palermo's Big Band, Ape Shifter, and Ruphus!
Posted by Pete Pardo on Thu, Jul 18 2019 @ 11:43 CDT
SoT Video: Concert- A Royal Affair w/Yes, Asia, Carl Palmer, and John Lodge at Bethel W
Join host Pete Pardo as he gives a quick rundown of last night's Royal Affair Tour show at Bethel Woods in Bethel, NY (the original Woodstock site!) featuring Yes, Asia, Carl Palmer's ELP Legacy, and John Lodge!
Posted by Pete Pardo on Thu, Jul 18 2019 @ 11:42 CDT
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