Santana is a rock legend that has been one of the best bands in history. The band features Carlos Santana, an all-time great guitarist and it hails from San Francisco where it was previously referred to as “The City.” The influential group became world famous for their Woodstock performance with Soul Sacrifice off their self-titled…
No band has had a more profound singular impact than The Beatles. Not only did their sound redefine popular music, but their influence continues to permeate pop culture. When the boys from Liverpool made their debut on American television in 1964, 73 million people watched. This was perhaps the most seminal live performance in music…
American neo-folk band Huron is named after a Native American chief. The group’s debut LP, Lonesome Dreams, was released in 2012. The band’s second album, Strange Trails, was released in 2015. According to Hell Gate Lance, the band is composed of Ben Schneider (vocals, guitar), Mark Barry (drums), Miguel Briseño (congas, percussion), and Tom Renaud…
Cage the Elephant formed in Kentucky in 2006. Two years later, they relocated to England just before the release of their eponymous self-titled debut. Thanks to hits like Ain’t No Rest for the Wicked and Shake Me Down, they soon became fixtures on rock radio, something that their subsequent four albums (two of which went…
Born December 17, 1966, Tracy Lynn Byrd is an American country music singer . He signed to MCA Nashville Records in 1992 and released his breakthrough single – Holdin’ Heaven – the next year. Holdin’ Heaven rose to the top of the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks and made him a prominent part of…
Volbeat is a Danish band that has a smooth and easy quality to their genre dubbed “Elvis Metal.” They’ve opened for some of the bigger names in music including Foo Fighters, also touring with Slipknot and others. The group first formed in 2001 in Copenhagen and has become an international sensation with some hit songs…
Neal McCoy has been a country music fan favorite since his self-titled debut album in 1991. That album proved that he was much more than a novelty act, as McCoy blended a traditional country sound with a modern approach to the genre. However, throughout McCoy’s career, he has also maintained an image as an outlaw…
British singer-songwriter George Ezra released his first album “Wanted on Voyage” after traveling through Europe. He was content saying that even if it was the only album he ever recorded, he would still be happy because he had a wonderful time creating it. The album went on to top the charts in the UK and…
She may not have been as prolific a songwriter as Bob Dylan or as commercial as Joni Mitchell, but without Joan Baez, the 21st-century folk scene would be a very, very different place. Without her, Dylan would never have left the coffee bars of Greenwich Village. Mitchell, Judy Collins, Emmylou Harris, and countless other female…