Bullet Train. Joe Macre is best known as the original bassist for the progressive rock band Crack the Sky, whose debut was voted album of the year in Rolling Stone Magazine in 1975 and is still considered one of the top fifty progressive rock albums of all time.
Bullet Train was written and recorded from 2019 to 2021 featuring a cast of musicians such as John Palumbo, Rick Witkowski, Jimmy Griffiths, Bobby Hird and Joey D Amico of Crack the Sky fame, as well as many other talents. Joe is currently working on his next album and hopes to schedule a tour for this release.
Keep Movin’ On, as their 10
th studio album offers a miracle cure for the pandemic blues, rather than a batch of useless snake oil. Appealing to the better angels of our nature in a time of such profound loss and despair, it needs a busload of faith to get by, with apologies to Lou Reed, and it does so with the feel-good medicine of its soul-stirring rock ‘n roll grit and warm R&B sophistication.
Aided by the wonders of technology, Bill Toms & Hard Rain overcame obstacles of distance and isolation during lockdown to assemble and record these heartfelt songs of hope and perseverance, somehow managing to make it all sound full and cohesive in the process. Having the rich, wonderfully arranged brass of The Soulville Horns on hand is a blessing, as they bring vibrancy and color to the bluesy Latin grooves and cascading piano of “Everybody’s Talking” and flood the gnarled, yet uplifting, “Still Got Love” with light, while adding nuanced charm to the soft, yearning, pop-sou
Blues Duo From Pittsburgh To Release Debut Album It Is Well With My Soul
The duo of Pittsburgh-based music veterans, Stevee Wellons and Cheryl Rinovato have teamed up for “It Is Well With My Soul,” out Jun 4th, 2021.
OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE MTS Management Group
“These two dynamic personalities complement each other with the gift that they combine for a dynamic experience. Sit back and be entertained!” Pittsburgh Rn B
“Just saw Soulful Femme. Blown away by the vocals and guitar. The blues/funk/jazz fusion was an absolute pleasure to listen to.” Emlenton Cultural Trust
”A duo of dynamite wrapped up in a blanket of soul and blues.” James Buckley
R&B/pop singer Samuel Mancini made his live radio debut Thursday, performing three songs on Beaver County s WBVP/WMBA-FM (99.3).
The Patterson Township native s Feed The Fire mixtape debuted Feb. 26, reaching No. 58 on the Billboard sales chart, and the Top-20 of the iTunes Pop Chart.
Mancini mixes blissful melodies with a dazzling vocal range, particularly on Reckless, a song about moving on from an unfulfilling relationship.
Electropop flourishes abound on Who s Gonna Be There, which has logged 3 million Spotify streams.
The Blackhawk grad, and son of Beaver County Judge Richard Mancini, told WBVP-WMBA listeners he s Influenced by early 1990s vocal acts like Boyz II Men and George Michael.
Lucky Clark On Music: Bill Toms
Pittsburgh solo artist to release album crafted during pandemic relevant to these times.
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Bill Toms with band Hard Rain. Photo by Dean Zobec
This week, I want to introduce to you a gentleman whose been around since 1987 when he began his musical journey as lead guitarist for Pittsburgh’s legendary band Joe Grushecky and The Houserockers. Bill Toms left that group to become a solo artist and has released a number of albums with his band Hard Rain, the latest of which “Keep Movin’ On” will come out April 30 on Terraplane Records, though the first official single, “Everybody’s Talking,” will be dropped March 15. Having heard a prerelease copy of said CD, I knew I had to chat with Toms about his history, his music and how he’s made it through the pandemic so far. I called him at home in Pittsburgh on the 23rd of February.