Jack Blake

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Jack Blake

Buffalo N.Y. USA

Well! I started playing when I was 10 yrs old!!!!! My grandmother bought me my 1st guitar and I haven't stopped since. Loved the Brithish invasion and I've was always jamming with friends evolving to bar bands eventually getting into a punk inspired band called the Panics playing at some of the better clubs and other events It was great but being a 7 piece band it was doomed almost from the beginning. Kinda of split up the band got another drummer and went 4 piece The Synthetics were born same sort of results! Started getting into home recording with an 8 track reel to reel and thats what i did the next couple of years-flash to more recent times I started playing open mics and gigging solo and with various band mates when the opprotunity became available. I had the bug to record again because this let me play everything and used my beloved Les Paul once again. I wrote my first original called Shes gone almost on a whim, decided to try for an album--Battle Weary was born Since then I haven't stopped writting about 30 originals the last couple of years

I love almost all music-rock being my primary love! Beatles Ten Years After, ZZ top, Neil Young,Junior Brown,Sex Pistols, Green Day,-Greeta Van Zant  Love them all! My last release was my album Call in the Moon, I've been recording again recently and anticipate a new release in the very near future. Playing and recording everything myself limits me as far as playing out at this time but I have been getting together with some old bandmates and anything is possible. I have been in some preliminary talks with a UK label and keeping my fingers crossed for now! I live near Lake Erie and I love fishing and spending time along the lake when the weather cooperates! I really appreciate the support I've received and grateful for all the plays! Thanks and continued success on your end--Jack Blake

Darby Picnic

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1.    What's your name?  The band is Darby Picnic. My name is Lee, and I’m the leader/founder guy.

2.    Where are you from?  We live and love in the Pacific Northwest, USA.

3.    Tell us how your journey has been from your beginnings until now.  As a group, we’ve been together in this iteration for a little over two years. I’ve played with each of the other guys in one band or another over the last 20 years. The way it started was as a recording project I was doing. Differentr people were brought in to do guitars, vocals and such. It just sort of morphed on its own into a regular thing. People came and went, and one came back. We’ve done a number of great shows, a couple not so great, recorded an album and released four videos, so we think we’re moving along really well.

4.    Tell us about your musical style, influences, We call what we do “Post Medieval Psychedelia”. What that means is that pretty much any idea for a song is worth considering, and so we have a VERY eclectic body of music. Influences – I think first would be the Beatles in that we have multiple writers/singers so there’s no front man, per se. Stones, Dylan, Bowie, Tragically Hip, Ramones, Petty, John Prine. We’re really all over the place.

5.    What has been your last project? Last project was the album – The CBB Sessions. We went into a studio and played all the songs live, then did vocal overdubs and solos. The album is what we really sound like.

6.    And the next thing you have planned? We’re planning a “professional” video this time, for the song “Midnight Train”.

7.    Upcoming concerts, events .... We’re in wrting mode at the moment, but we’ll have shows beginning in June around the NW.

8.    Links of interest  Soundcloud (Free Downloads) – https://soundcloud.com/darbypicnic/tracks 
Bandcamp - https://darbypicnic.bandcamp.com/releases
Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/DarbyPicnic/
YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9UqYuM6iBNgaD-U5gj6VLw

What's else?Darby Picnic is a five piece band from the Pacific NW that classifies themselves as Post Medieval Psychedelia. There are at least three songwriters in the band – Lee on Keys and vocals, Kent Beatty on guitar and vocals, and Troy Moss, also guitar and vocals. Rounding out the band are Terry Hickey on bass, and Rickie Ray Heinzman on drums.

Midnight Kahuna

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1. What's your name? Rick Canut from Midnight Kahuna
2. Where are you from? Miami, Florida, USA
3. Tell us how your journey has been from your beginnings until now. Started playing music in bars at age 19 doing all the classics from the Rock era. Started writing my own material soon afterward. Twenty plus years and four albums later, I have wonderful following that come to see me at my shows. We don't do as many as we used to but our shows are much bigger now and everyone comes.
4. Tell us about your musical style, influences, ... My taste is very eclectic and I draw my influence from many artists in many different genres. My main influences though are The Police, The Beatles, The Who, Billy Joel, Elton John, Jimmy Buffett, Bob Marley, Martin Denny, Les Baxter, and Perez Prado.
5. What has been your last project? I just released a new album titled, My Tribe, available everywhere you can purchase music online and I am always working on videos for my songs, many of which, can be found on my youtube channel.
6. And the next thing you have planned? More videos, perhaps a show or two in South Florida, and I have already begun work on songs for a new album.
7. Upcoming concerts, events .... We just had an amazing album release show and we may be doing some other shows later on this year. Check in on our website at www.reverbnation.com/midnightkahuna for all our latest updates and events.
8. Links of interest:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEVUYSs5kWv5XkO6Mx47FJw?view_as=subscriber
   http://www.cdbaby.com/Artist/MidnightKahuna
   https://play.spotify.com/artist/35GEApucWjwMtN4T4nB1KI
   https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/my-tribe/id1253802866
   https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/canute-alive-from-east-drive/id1192772761
   https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/brave-new-world/id986619902
   https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/threshold/id986623051
   https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Dpopular&field-keywords=Midnight+Kahuna
   www.reverbnation.com/midnightkahuna
   https://www.facebook.com/Midnight-Kahuna-234143789941468/?ref=br_rs
   https://twitter.com/Midnightkahuna
   http://www.jango.com/music/Midnight+Kahuna?l=0
   https://soundcloud.com/midnightkahuna
   
   
   Saving the World One Beer at a Time
   https://youtu.be/3uezPITJA3w
   
   
   God Bless This Land
   https://youtu.be/FTZuTyXpAfc
   
   
   Strange Days
   https://youtu.be/Wu3kPEtv3Ww
   
   
   Mr. Rock and Roll
   https://youtu.be/63eu2YnpCYY
   
   
   Bearded Wonder From Down Under
   https://youtu.be/y1e_GAmO2SQ
   
   
   
   
   Diamond
   https://youtu.be/AC29pv6-VrQ
   
   
   Jackie Star
   https://youtu.be/gGNuA3lNm7A
   
   
   Alive
   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PvfkUQjlcTo
   
   
   If Ever You Should Fall
   https://youtu.be/2kLW712sQZc
   
   
   Brave New World by Midnight Kahuna video link: 
   https://youtu.be/0ID5ztgT7IM
   
   
   Whiskey In The Jar by Midnight Kahuna video link:
   https://youtu.be/0b4ij0g3AcM
   
   
   
   
   A Little Distance by Midnight Kahuna video link:
   https://youtu.be/ipXS-0-6qew
   
   
   
   
   These Dreams by Midnight Kahuna video link:
   https://youtu.be/yvRQXVRWSzU
   
   
   Tarzan and Kalimba by Midnight Kahuna video link:
   https://youtu.be/B-xKUz_cfXI