tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24715679492828720952024-03-04T20:16:23.679-08:00The Indie Music ReviewThe Indie Music Review is an independent music reviewing organization dedicated to providing concise, quality reviews for independent bands and musicians. For more, visit www.indiemusicreview.org Also, check out www.indiemusictools.blogspot.com for daily updates on great tools for the independent musician.IMRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08034689370297551867noreply@blogger.comBlogger85125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2471567949282872095.post-70835596137995739182011-05-06T14:11:00.000-07:002011-05-06T14:11:13.841-07:00The Odd Get EvenNot only does this two-man band have the last good remaining band name in the U.S., they create some really interesting fusion/jazz/somewhat experimental music. The songs, which are a mixture of keyboard and percussion, can be found on their album (Also called "The Odd Get Even") at <a href="http://www.theoddgeteven.com/"><span style="color: #eeeeee;">http://www.theoddgeteven.com/</span></a>IMRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08034689370297551867noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2471567949282872095.post-6432659363423912602011-04-26T15:31:00.000-07:002011-04-26T15:31:25.007-07:00TenajAs a pop/rap singer, Tenaj was a bit of a rap pioneer in her native Switzeland. She now resides and performes in Los Angeles, not only as a musician, but also as a prominent model. Her new single, "Special Queen" can be found at <a href="http://www.tenaj.us/"><span style="color: #eeeeee;">www.tenaj.us</span></a>IMRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08034689370297551867noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2471567949282872095.post-10448668044126485232011-04-26T15:16:00.000-07:002011-05-06T14:17:13.637-07:00Big Bang DBTThis is a refreshingly unique sounding hip-hop band from the great hip-hop state of ... Iowa. Their songs are a nice break from the cookie cutter music found in more traditional hip-hop areas, and with song titles like "Spongebob Ready," how can you <em>not</em> check them out? <a href="http://bigbangxl.webs.com/Big_Bang_Home.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #eeeeee;">bigbangxl.webs.com</span></a>IMRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08034689370297551867noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2471567949282872095.post-1333256931588693382011-04-26T14:20:00.000-07:002011-04-29T16:18:34.647-07:00Featured Artist: Donna Loren<span style="font-family: Calibri;"></span><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsLwgbGDHVBlhSNE4sklEYj6vd9cMTQ7wjJB-b2hfXvnculcA0ryw-B5VyvvQDudCX9kFm2rksNK_VtUE3p-deVUV5CrNEWCzZ5OUSkd5iAl-_dVljhmjq6f8Pr53pqqJxxKyjCX3roBE_/s1600/donna+l.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" i8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsLwgbGDHVBlhSNE4sklEYj6vd9cMTQ7wjJB-b2hfXvnculcA0ryw-B5VyvvQDudCX9kFm2rksNK_VtUE3p-deVUV5CrNEWCzZ5OUSkd5iAl-_dVljhmjq6f8Pr53pqqJxxKyjCX3roBE_/s1600/donna+l.jpg" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">Donna Loren is a singer, songwriter, and recording artist who was popularly known in the 1960s as the “Dr. Pepper Girl,” and was prominent as a singer and actress in several popular television and radio shows of the time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Throughout her early years, starting at the age of six, she performed in a variety of venues, ranging from radio commercials to television shows such as <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Mickey Mouse Club</i>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Her family was very involved in her career and brought her to auditions and radio shows around the country.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In 1963, her “big break” finally came, and she was offered a position as a singing spokesperson for Dr. Pepper.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Her position with the company gave her national exposure and soon led to even greater opportunities.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She performed in ABC-TV’s Shindig, was prolific in the famed <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Beach Party </i>movies, and made regular appearances on TV shows such as <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Batman</i>, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Dr. Kildare</i>, and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Monkees</i>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She also released her own album, which was named for one of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Beach Party </i>movies, “Beach Blanket Bingo.” Donna Loren retired from the music industry in 1968 to raise a family.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She came back for a short time in the 1980s, then again left show business, this time to run a fashion business called ADASA Hawaii.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She once again began writing music again in 2009, and has since recorded a new album, "Love It Away" and is writing her autobiography.<br />
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The Indie Music Review recently interviewed Donna Loren, who is now preparing a series of live performances.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">IMR:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You began your music career at a very early age, performing regularly and singing in radio commercials as a child.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What was this experience like for someone so young?</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Loren:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>First of all, thank you for the questions; it’s really good to talk with you and your viewers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was a really tiny little girl, and it was a unique situation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I loved to sing when I was really tiny, and it was sort of like my comfort, and it became a family business.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My father was a GI and an artist, but he didn’t make a lot of money, so my parents decided at a very early age that I could sing maybe well enough to earn money for the family.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So when I began singing for a living, it was based on a family decision.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So there was a lot of pressure on me, to be totally honest.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I could do something I loved to do, but with the weight of responsibility on me.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">IMR:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Do you think that pressure was helpful in the long run?</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Loren:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Well, that’s an excellent question.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m in my 60s now, and it’s been a long, long time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was married, had three children, divorced, and on to a second marriage.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am writing a book (about it) now.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There were many, many years of chaotic feelings about taking on responsibility.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And I totally realize it’s not just children in show business, it spans the whole realm of any child raised in a situation where too much is flung on their shoulders.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It can take its toll, and it’s very, very rare that you can find a well adjusted adult in a person that started out really young and had to basically go in to survival mode.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">IMR:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Throughout your career, you ventured far outside the box, and performed in a wide variety of venues, including acting in movies, recording commercials, and acting as a spokesperson for different brands.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>How did you become involved in such a wide variety of media?</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Loren:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>To tell you the truth, I had no idea that everything I was doing then would have the lasting effect it has had.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I loved to sing, and I went on constant auditions.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I did have an agent, and because it was a family business, my father became my manager, even though he had a full time job.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was a family effort and I was constantly going to auditions and picking up work along the way, until I was 16.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was also recording and doing like, the whole California scene.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was doing all the radio hotspots, like KFWB in Los Angeles and KYA in San Francisco, and everything in between.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I would get in the station wagon with the family and drive to Bakersfield and Fresno and Modesto and, you know, Sacramento and participate with DJs and do what they used to call “Record hops,” local TV shows that promoted your music.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Along the way, I would meet Sonny and Cher doing the same stuff.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then my family got this call from my agent that Dr. Pepper was looking for a spokesperson for their newest ad campaign, and before I knew it, I was flying to Chicago for a screen test, and it was just one of those fluky things that gave me a seven year contract, which is really uncommon, to be locked in and have a sense of security. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It worked out really well for my family, because then my father could stop working and go with me full time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then one thing just led to another, and this wonderful opportunity of Shindig came along, which was kind of like the highlight of my life, because I was literally a senior in high school.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I had to leave high school to work for Dr. Pepper full time, and I was enrolled in a professional school, which I rarely attended.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I just sort of flailed through that (laughs) so pretty much whatever I’ve learned, I’ve learned on my own.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Anyway, it was just like one thing led to another, the audition for Batman, and then the audition for the Monkees, and then the Beach Party movies I had no idea would sustain for all these decades.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">IMR: This Versatility seems to have worked very well for you.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Do you think that is still important for musicians today?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Loren:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I would say, you have to do what your heart tells you, especially now more than ever.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Whatever the strength of you own convictions, that’s what you have to be all about.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If someone has the good fortune of doing music and something else, hey, go for it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Whatever it is, express yourself, and make your life worthwhile every day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Even if there are so called compromises, like, why am I doing this, I want to be doing something else.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Be clear about where you are putting your energy and where you’re putting your faith. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">IMR: <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The music industry has been changing rapidly over the past few years, with the prominence of illegal downloads and the internet in general.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Do you think it will still be possible for independent musicians to make a living in the future?</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Loren:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Absolutely, I see musicians coming out of the woodwork.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If music isn’t the answer right now on this planet, I don’t know what is.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is a common language and always has been.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I know it has been getting more and more difficult, but I also believe this is the time for entrepreneurship, and it’s the time for innovation, and the internet is providing something that makes that possible if you apply yourself.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You really have to search down to your core to find where you can take this, and then you just work at it, every single day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If it’s your passion, you just have to do it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m being very idealistic, but I think of groups like Radiohead saying we’re going to be non-conformist then of course, Justin Bieber,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>using the internet, that’s what it’s for.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s the common language, it’s accessible, and it’s liberating.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So you just have to dig deep, and do as your heart tells you, and the rewards can come, if that’s your chosen path.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I do believe it’s possible, but as always, it takes a lot of work.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">IMR:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After years of raising a family and running a business, you returned to the music scene.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What made you decide to come back?</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Loren:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Well, I’ve been carrying my piano, which is an old 1877 Steinway that I’ve had for many many years, and wherever I go, I’ve managed to take it with me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In 2008, some songs started coming to me after many years of a dry spell.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So I accumulated about 8 or 10 original songs, and one thing led to another.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I met this guy where I was living in Hawaii, about 10 miles away from me who has his own studio and record label.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He’s a classical guitarist that ended up moving to Hawaii because he loved to surf, then went to the University of Hawaii, became a classical guitar professor, met some other musicians, and now 30 years later he’s got a phenomenal roster of Hawaiian artists.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He let me rent studio time and helped me get my songs in a form where I could work with them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His name is Charles Brotman<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and he ended up winning a Grammy, so I felt like I was in really good company.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then I was staying with my daughter Katie in Los Angeles and met a guy in Silver Lake who had a home studio, his name is Maurice Gainen.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So between Charles in Hawaii and Maurice in Silver Lake, I managed to document the songs I was writing, and a few standards and rock classics to fill in the gaps, and the story I wanted to tell, and in about 3 or 4 months, I think it was, I was ready to release the second album of my career.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I made one album, Beach Blanket Bingo, in 1965, and then in 2010, I released my second album (Love It Away).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">IMR:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What advice would you offer to aspiring musicians?</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Loren:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I think networking, finding the people you vibe with, playing with them, getting as much experience as you can, and connecting to people is so vital.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You get that feedback.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It seems like today, it’s really going back to that old way, not even like in rock and roll, but like when you were a traveling musician, you go as far as you can to connect with people on whatever level you can.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And, if you’re in your own little town, and you have a venue, or several venues that you can keep as your places to stretch and to connect, that’s really vital.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And then of course, you never know who you’re going to connect with.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Lots and lots of artists are playing smaller venues, and that’s what I’m doing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m going to be doing my first performance in a place that only holds 49 people on May 5th in North Hollywood, Ca. There will be a live webcast for those that can't make it (<a href="http://kulakswoodshed.com/webcast"><span style="color: #eeeeee;">http://kulakswoodshed.com/webcast</span></a> ). </span><br />
To find more on Donna Loren, visit her fan site, <a href="http://www.donnaloren.net/"><span style="color: #eeeeee;"><strong>www.donnaloren.net</strong></span></a>, or check out her pages at <span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "Malgun Gothic"; mso-fareast-language: KO; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/DonnaLoren"><span style="color: #eeeeee;">www.facebook.com/DonnaLoren</span></a> and <a href="http://www.myspace.com/donnalorenmusic"><span style="color: #eeeeee;">www.myspace.com/donnalorenmusic</span></a> </span> </div><br />
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<a href="http://www.emergence.in/"><span style="color: #eeeeee;">www.emergence.in</span></a>IMRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08034689370297551867noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2471567949282872095.post-53224900430950584072011-04-01T15:02:00.000-07:002011-04-01T15:02:39.320-07:00OpensightThis talented metal band produces eneretic rock that never lets up. The driving instrumentals and lyrics can be found on their new EP, "The Voice of Nothing."<br />
<a href="http://www.opensightband.com/">http://www.opensightband.com/</a>IMRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08034689370297551867noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2471567949282872095.post-39749250856771573932011-03-27T10:14:00.000-07:002011-03-27T10:14:32.073-07:00DJ AekeDJ Aeke is an electronic artist just making his break into the indie music scene. His first album, "Broken Glass" is set to be released in late April and his music can be found at<br />
<a href="http://www.songstall.com/dj-aeke">http://www.songstall.com/dj-aeke</a>IMRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08034689370297551867noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2471567949282872095.post-45609384191486338662011-03-27T10:06:00.000-07:002011-03-27T10:06:34.451-07:00The Passion ProjectThis is a refreshing and unique blending of rock and classical, proving once and for all that any genre can be mixed. The 8 member band pulls it off with a wide range of instruments, including guitar, bass, drums, keyboards, violin, viola and cello.<br />
<a href="http://www.reverbnation.com/passionproject">www.reverbnation.com/passionproject</a>IMRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08034689370297551867noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2471567949282872095.post-70352669205920981822011-03-25T16:32:00.000-07:002011-03-25T16:32:58.285-07:00Shady CatsIf you're looking for some original rock that sounds like it's straight out of the 70s, this is definitly the band. Shady Cats couples a solid rock sound with close harmonies to achieve their signature sound.<br />
<a href="http://www.shadycats.com/">http://www.shadycats.com/</a>IMRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08034689370297551867noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2471567949282872095.post-77984467724117906962011-03-25T16:23:00.000-07:002011-03-25T16:23:49.125-07:00Chris DukesHere is a great example of an indie musician working his way up. Not only has he built a solid fan base with his driving rock with great guitar and vocals, he has sung in several major television commercials that showcase his musical abilities.<br />
<a href="http://www.myspace.com/chrisdukes">http://www.myspace.com/chrisdukes</a>IMRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08034689370297551867noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2471567949282872095.post-14891760551643708552011-03-25T16:12:00.000-07:002011-03-25T16:12:03.936-07:00Comfortble CatsThis London based band shows a definite affinity for mixing genres. They play a unique mixture of pop, soul, ska, latin, and more to produce songs with great instrumentation and driving rhythms.<br />
<a href="http://www.myspace.com/ottbandcouk/?pm_cmp=nav">http://www.myspace.com/ottbandcouk/?pm_cmp=nav</a>IMRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08034689370297551867noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2471567949282872095.post-60025240845389590202011-03-25T15:58:00.000-07:002011-03-25T15:58:45.415-07:00Jamie BendellThis New York singer/songwriter sings her great original songs with a crystal clear voice that grabs your attention immediately and keeps you listening. She classifies her songs as pop, but some of them have a somewhat folksy sound.<br />
<a href="http://www.myspace.com/jamiebendellmusic">http://www.myspace.com/jamiebendellmusic</a>IMRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08034689370297551867noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2471567949282872095.post-79121486570263940752011-03-23T17:13:00.000-07:002011-03-23T17:13:53.383-07:00David EdwardsDavid Edwards proves that you <em>can </em>go back. After a ten year hiatus, the classically trained artist has returned to produce an eclectic CD of new compositions entitled "Elusive Dreams," with a wonderful blend of classical, jazz, and new age instrumental music.<br />
<a href="http://www.davedwardspiano.com/">http://www.davedwardspiano.com/</a>IMRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08034689370297551867noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2471567949282872095.post-46450889436177706502011-03-21T12:32:00.000-07:002011-03-21T12:34:53.143-07:00ThaGataNegrraIn a masterful blend of hip-hop and pop, this New Jersey artist produces a somewhat eclectic blend of music that has wide appeal and has gained her a growing fan base.<br />
<a href="http://www.thagatanegrra.net/">http://www.thagatanegrra.net/</a>IMRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08034689370297551867noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2471567949282872095.post-5078740948460336302011-03-21T11:53:00.001-07:002011-03-21T11:53:56.786-07:00Branden SipesHailing from a state that is well known for its independent acoustic music, Colorado based artist Branden Sipes produces high quality folk/rock that is driven with his unique voice and acoustic guitar.<br />
<a href="http://www.brandensipes.com/">www.brandensipes.com</a>IMRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08034689370297551867noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2471567949282872095.post-57264937228351049472011-03-21T11:24:00.000-07:002011-03-21T11:24:10.568-07:00Tony BrownTony Brown is part of a growing movement of independent artists who are challenging the idea of separate genres. This shows in his new release, "The Black Art," a collection of songs that not only intermingle different genres, but different emotions as well.<br />
<u><span style="color: #0066cc;">www.tonybrown-music.com</span></u>IMRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08034689370297551867noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2471567949282872095.post-3328713652246892052011-03-17T12:54:00.001-07:002011-03-17T12:54:58.196-07:00Chris Colepaugh and the CrewThis Southern rock band is based out of Canada, but don't let the location fool you. The bluesy/rock songs of their new CD, "Missed A Page," are done with great harmonies in the vocals, coupled with a definite Southern style that has gained them dedicated fands throughout Canada and the US.<br />
<a href="http://www.colepaugh.com/">http://www.colepaugh.com/</a>IMRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08034689370297551867noreply@blogger.com0