Andrea Faulk, Author at SRO PR

March 13, 2026

MEGADETH Perform Intimate Nashville Set At Event Celebrating Their #1 Album

DATE: MARCH 13, 2026

FROM: MARCEE RONDAN/MITCH SCHNEIDER

THRASH THE CHARTS, MEGADETH’S #1 CELEBRATION
BAND GATHERS IN NASHVILLE
SUNDAY, MARCH 8
FOR PERFORMANCE AND PARTY
FOLLOWING FIRST LEG OF NORTH AMERICAN TOUR

Photo Credit: Cameron Nunez

With the first leg of the North American tour behind them, MEGADETH returned to Nashville this past Sunday night (March 8) for THRASH THE CHARTS, MEGADETH’S #1 CELEBRATION—a party honoring the Grammy Award-winning and multi-platinum metal titans’ self-titled final studio album which entered the Billboard 200 charts at #1 in the U.S.

THRASH THE CHARTS, MEGADETH’S #1 CELEBRATION featured a full 10-song electric set from the band—Dave Mustaine (vocalist, guitarist, songwriter, and producer), Teemu Mäntysaari (Lead, Rhythm, and Acoustic Guitars), James LoMenzo (Bass Guitar) and Dirk Verbeuren (Drums)—including ones from the new album and their extensive catalog.

The full set list is as follows:
“Mechanix”
“Tipping Point”
“Angry Again”
“I Don’t Care”
“Dread and The Fugitive Mind”
“Hangar 18”
“Let There Be Shred”
“Symphony of Destruction”
“Peace Sells…But Who’s Buying”
“Holy Wars”

Following the performance, the band and their team were presented with #1 commemorative plaques by Clay Bradley and Claire Dodin from BMI, Ben Burnstein and Aaron Neigher from The Orchard, Jeff Stevenson and Tim Baily from Frontiers / BLKIIBLK, Danny Nozell, Justis Mustaine and Steve Ross from CTK Enterprises.

Photo Credit: Cameron Nunez

“The last two private events for Megadeth fans were a reward for all the hard work leading up to this,” Dave Mustaine says. “Thank you to our label Frontiers and BLKIIBLK, our management at CTK Enterprises, BMI, Warner Chappell, The Orchard, and all of our guests and VIP’s. It was a blast!”

Next, MEGADETH will return to the road for performances in South America and Mexico along with a festival date in the U.S.(May 17, Sonic Temple in Columbus, OH) before heading to Europe. They’ll come back to the U.S. for additional shows in July. See the band’s full itinerary HERE.

“Congratulations to Dave and Megadeth on this historic moment,” says Jeff Stevenson, General Manager, Frontiers Label Group/BLKIIBLK Records. “We, at Frontiers Label Group/BLKIIBLK Records, couldn’t be prouder to have partnered with the band and CTK Management to help achieve this amazing accomplishment, marking a milestone in the legendary career of one of metal’s most important bands.”

The Orchard team added, “Great things happen when you build strong partnerships. The Orchard team collaborated closely with Megadeth, Frontiers, BLKIIBLK, CTK Enterprises, and Results Global. This collaborative spirit successfully engaged and excited Megadeth fans globally, leading to a #1 album debut, a first for the band, and revitalized appreciation for Megadeth by audiences worldwide. We are proud to be part of this achievement.”

Released January 23 via DAVE MUSTAINE’s Tradecraft imprint in partnership with Frontiers Label Group’s new BLKIIBLK label, the album garnered critical acclaim and hit #1 in 11 countries worldwide and landed Top 5 positions on 11 additional charts. Leading up to the album’s release MEGADETH issued four singles: “Puppet Parade,” “Let There Be Shred!”, “I Don’t Care,” and “Tipping Point.” MEGADETH also includes a very special bonus track: a reimagined version of “Ride The Lightning,” which MUSTAINE co-wrote with Metallica’s James Hetfield, Cliff Burton, and Lars Ulrich and was the title track from the group’s 1984 album.

About Megadeth

MEGADETH are always and forever the point of no return for metal. It would be nearly impossible to conceive where heavy music and culture would’ve gone without the band founded, fronted, and fueled by vocalist, guitarist, songwriter, and producer Dave Mustaine. The blast radius of their impact has only magnified since 1983. Thus far, they have sold 50 million records worldwide, received a GRAMMY® Award (with 12 additional nominations), generated billions of streams, notched nine Top 10 entries on the Billboard 200, and enthralled millions of diehard fans in arenas and stadiums across the globe. Their catalog spans indisputable classics such as the platinum Peace Sells… But Who’s Buying? (cited at #8 on Rolling Stone’s “100 Greatest Metal Albums of All Time”), the platinum Rust In Peace, and double-platinum Countdown To Extinction, which captured #2 on the Billboard 200. Meanwhile, Dystopia notched a Top 3 debut and earned a GRAMMY® Award in the category of “Best Metal Performance” with its title track. They only upped the ferocity with The Sick, The Dying… And The Dead! in 2022. It saw them return to #3, receive a “Best Metal Performance” GRAMMY® Award nomination for “We’ll Be Back,” and incite rave reviews. Their influence can be felt practically everywhere—whether it be Post Malone proudly sporting a tattoo of “So Far, So Good… So What!,” Homer Simpson’s iPod displaying their moniker during an episode, or Showtime’s smash hit series Billions and Bill & Ted’s Bogus Journey utilizing MEGADETH in plot points. The band have delivered simultaneously relevant and timeless records in five decades now, setting the pace for the thrash renaissance of the eighties, tearing through the MTV years of the nineties with swagger and style, maintaining their stride in the post-Y2K 2000s, elevating to canonical heights in the social media and streaming era of the 2010s, and unassumingly harnessing the uncertainty and unease of the Post-Pandemic world into their boldest, biggest, and best work yet.

Along the way, MEGADETH extended their influence even further. During 2016, the band entered the spirits world with their very first signature beer À Tout Le Monde followed by Saison 13 in 2019. The brand asserted itself as a player in the beverage space and impressively moved over 15 million pints. Joining forces with Keystone in 2025, they ignite the next phase of Megadeth Beer on the biggest global platform yet.

Beyond his role as a music icon, Dave founded the visionary wine brand HOUSE OF MUSTAINE which uniquely blends music, culture, and fine winemaking. The brand launched with the 2013 Symphony Interrupted Cabernet Sauvignon which was inspired by Dave Mustaine’s groundbreaking collaboration with the San Diego Symphony.

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March 13, 2026

CLOSE ENEMIES Today Release Self-Titled Album Plus Video For “Take A Pill”

DATE: MACH 13, 2026

FROM: MITCH SCHNEIDER/ MARCEE RONDAN

CLOSE ENEMIES
RELEASE SELF-TITLED ALBUM TODAY (MARCH 13)
BAND FEATURING MEMBERS OF
AEROSMITH, THE BABYS, AND SHERYL CROW

UNVEIL VIDEO FOR
“TAKE A PILL”
TO CELEBRATE THE ALBUM’S RELEASE
WATCH THE CLIP HERE
AND READ A Q&A WITH THE MEMBERS BELOW

ALBUM ARTWORK (download)

CLOSE ENEMIES—the red-hot band of music industry veterans with legendary careers (Aerosmith, The Babys, Sheryl Crow)—have today (March 13) released their self-titled debut album via TLG|ROCK / Virgin Music Group and unveiled the video for the unflinching song “Take A Pill.” Watch it HERE and listen to the album HERE.

The band describes “Take A Pill” as “a modern rock gut check for a culture that would rather numb the pain than face it.” It follows the album’s five previously released tracks: “More Than I Could Ever Need,” “Rain,” “Sweet Baby Jesus,” “Inside Out,” and “Sound Of A Train.”

CLOSE ENEMIES serves as the roadmap for the second act, a group of artists creating music and now just playing for the sake of the song. The red-hot rock group is comprised of a group of five close friends, each with an illustrious musical career. Tom Hamilton—multiple Grammy winner, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame member, and bassist of the biggest-selling American rock band of all time, Aerosmith—is joined by legendary drummer Tony Brock (The Babys and Rod Stewart), touring veterans guitarist Peter Stroud (Sheryl Crow and Don Henley), guitarist, engineer and sound technician Trace Foster (Aerosmith, Rolling Stones, AC/DC), along with vocalist Chasen Hampton (who’s been singing professionally since the age of 11 and was a member of Hollywood Records band The Party). The band’s individual bios are HERE. Q&A’s with each are below:

TOM HAMILTON

Q: You all bring such different experiences and career paths to the group. Can you describe the band’s special chemistry and why it works?

Tom Hamiton (TH): I think we all had a yearning to put a band together with people who are easy to hang out with. We all have years of experience playing with an assortment of various personalities. I love everybody I’ve ever been in a band with. It’s been intense. There’s been a lot of excitement, good and bad. Everybody in Close Enemies has a great combination of musical expertise and personal expertise. We all know how to be good band members.

Q: If you were to pick only one song from the album that captures what makes the band special, which one would that be and why?

(TH): I have a hard time deciding between “Sound of a Train” and “Rain.” I’ve always been drawn to songs that deal with loneliness and yearning. I think both of those songs cover those with powerful, powerful guitars, bass drums and vocals.

Q: There’s always two sides to every band—what happens in the studio and what happens on stage. Now that you’ve played an array of shows and have more planned for later this year, can you tell us about why music fans should come and see Close Enemies?

(TH): I think anyone who loves rock music would like our songs. This band knows how to deliver the message that fans want to see and hear. We love playing live and I think people can see it when they come to our shows.

TONY BROCK

Q: You all bring such different experiences and career paths to the group. Can you describe the band’s special chemistry and why it works?

Tony Brock (TB): The magic we have when we get together is an indescribable feeling of creativity! Every one of us has had the pleasure of playing with the best musicians in the world, we have an undeniable chemistry that causes a respect for each other to try everyone’s ideas!

Q: If you were to pick only one song from the album that captures what makes the band special, which one would that be and why?

(TB): I personally enjoy “Rain,” as it is the first song that I was able to be a part of in the arrangement/song writing and felt I contributed a little of what I like to bring to the table!

(TB): In the studio we are concentrating on the performance and making sure we are recording each other’s individual sounds that we must have! On stage we can stretch a little and put a comradery grin on our faces, which is a whole other level we go too! Watching the audience react to that moment is very special!

PETER STROUD

Q: You all bring such different experiences and career paths to the group. Can you describe the band’s special chemistry and why it works?

Peter Stroud (PS): Heck, the bass player from Aerosmith, drummer from The Babys, both who I idolized coming up as a player…Angus Young’s guitar tech and a singer from Mickey Mouse Club? Who would’ve ever thought we’d all come together? We set the game rules from the word “go” that everyone had total creative freedom. Simply bring it to the table and we’ll explore it. The beauty of this group for me is never knowing what each of these guys will add to a song. Including our sixth songwriter, Gary Stier.

Q: If you were to pick only one song from the album that captures what makes the band special, which one would that be and why?

(PS): “Rain.” It encompasses everything about this band that we’ve set out to be. Literally, everyone contributed to this song. The basic track you’re hearing is from the original first day we wrote and laid it down in my basement. Even my solo remained from that first recording.

(PS): When we’re writing a new song together I’m always envisioning how it’ll come off live on the big stage. This is the rock band I’ve always wanted to be in. Exciting, high energy, slightly unpredictable…both for me and our audience. And with good songs. All I’m hoping is that it comes off that way.

TRACE FOSTER

Q: You all bring such different experiences and career paths to the group. Can you describe the band’s special chemistry and why it works?

Trace Foster (TF): It’s because we all have different backgrounds that it does work. The common denominator is we have done it all so the egos are out the door. We are having fun and have nothing to prove to anyone. Because of this it allows us to really focus on the music

Q: If you were to pick only one song from the album that captures what makes the band special, which one would that be and why?

(TF): “Rain.” I had the original idea for the song. I presented what I had to the guys in the early afternoon…and by evening we were recording it. Each person contributed parts to that song. There were no squabbles or arguments just musicians doing what we do best. The song became way more than I could have imagined.

(TF): It’s nice to forget about life for a while. There’s too much negativity in this world and we all need a release from it. Watching us do our thing and playing the music that we all love is the perfect release.

CHASEN HAMPTON

Q: You all bring such different experiences and career paths to the group. Can you describe the band’s special chemistry and why it works?

Chasen Hampton (CH): The collective amount of years each member has spent in this business, the work, the sacrifice, the incredible highs and the great disappointments that come with a career in the music industry and in life —have shaped who we are. We’ve all spent a lifetime supporting great artists, playing behind the scenes, helping build something bigger than ourselves. But this time this is ours.

Q: If you were to pick only one song from the album that captures what makes the band special, which one would that be and why?

(CH): If I had to pick one song that captures what makes this band special, it would be “Sound Of A Train.” I’m definitely partial to it because it was the first recorded vocal that I sent to the band…it felt meant to be. Hearing that “sound of the train” is the call–it’s that moment. The train is leaving…the time is now…are you getting on?

(CH): On stage is where it fully comes alive. We’re a no click-track, no background tracks, old-school tube amp band. Plug and play. What you see is what you get. Five guys in a room making noise together and wanting to get you up and rocking. There’s no safety net and I think audiences feel that in the best way. One of the things we’ve read consistently in show reviews is how much fun we look like we’re having up there. That means everything to me. It’s contagious.

CLOSE ENEMIES
L-R: Chasen Hampton, Trace Foster,
Tom Hamilton, Tony Brock, Peter Stroud
(download) Photo Credit: Ross Halfin

The album’s track listing is as follows:
Rain
Sound Of A Train
Inside Out
Sweet Baby Jesus
Wink And A Feather
Take A Pill
More Than I Could Ever Need
Mystery Of Love
Battlefield
She’s A Light

March 11, 2026

SOUNDING ARROW (Scott Kinnebrew’s Solo Project) Shares the “Why You Frontin?” Video From Upcoming Album ‘Skyman’ Out 4/10

DATE: MARCH 11, 2026

FROM: MITCH SCHNEIDER / ANDREA FAULK, SRO PR

SOUNDING ARROW—
THE SOLO PROJECT OF SCOTT KINNEBREW (TRUTH AND SALVAGE CO)—
SHARE “WHY YOU FRONTIN?”
FROM UPCOMING ALBUM ‘SKYMAN’
OUT APRIL 10 ON BLACKBIRD RECORD LABEL/INDIE AM GOLD

WATCH THE VIDEO HERE
AND PRE-SAVE THE SINGLE,
OUT THIS FRIDAY, MARCH 13, HERE

“Why You Frontin?” artwork (Download)

The world is a better place with SOUNDING ARROW—the indie solo project of veteran recording artist and touring musician Scott Kinnebrew (Truth and Salvage Co)—in it. Today (March 11), the singer, songwriter, and musician has released the video for “Why You Frontin?”—a melodically rich song that combines folky stylings, jangly guitars, and Kinnebrew’s candid musings about the world around him.

“Why You Frontin?” is the fourth single from SOUNDING ARROW’s second album SKYMAN, out April 10 on Blackbird Record Label. In the video, Kinnebrew is seen performing the song on his porch in Asheville, NC, interspersed with old/original Super 8 family footage shot by his grandfather (John Davison). View the video HERE and pre-save the single HERE.

Kinnebrew explains that “Why You Frontin?” on which he’s joined by Gary Jules “Mad World” from the Donnie Darko soundtrack) and Katie Crawford, is “about ego death. It comes from the All One ethos, hence the mantra-like chorus ‘I know you.’ He adds: “The title comes from the bridge, where the song is telling the listener that enlightenment is coming, and all you need to do is drop your sense of self to receive it. Why You Frontin? Why the posturing? Why You Frontin? Why the facade? “Why you Frontin?….I KNOW YOU.” Read the Q&A below with Kinnebrew for more insight into the song.

The SKYMAN album was co-produced with Kinnebrew by Gary Jules and mixed by Bill Reynolds (Band of Horses, The Avett Brothers’ Emotionalism). It weaves a vivid sonic landscape rich with the textures of rock, folk, country, blues, British invasion, R&B, and pop. It’s a brew that resists classification, as it lands somewhere between tradition and invention—what Kinnebrew thinks of as “sonic impressionism.”

SKYMAN follows SOUNDING ARROW 2017 debut album LOVING IS BREATHING. This past September (2025), SKYMAN’s warm and radiant title track—both heady and light as a feather, a perfect tonic for these times—was unveiled as the first single/video. Watch the video for “Skyman”—directed by Doug Frerichs and filmed in Kinnebrew’s adopted hometown of Asheville, North Carolina—HERE.

“Skyman” was followed in January by the uplifting “Zero Gravity” single. The video was also directed by Doug Frerichs and filmed around various Southern California locations including the San Fernando Valley, 6^thand Broadway in DTLA, Frogtown, and Calabasas. It ends with scenes of Kinnebrew up in space floating above civilization below and illuminating the song’s lyrics about escaping from an increasingly heavy world. Listen to the track HERE and watch the video HERE. Read the press release HERE

Next, in February, Kinnebrew released “Lucky Shaman.” The track’s freewheeling musical brew comprising indie, blues, psychedelia, garage rock, and even ‘60s AM pop is matched with lyrics inspired by the time that Kinnebrew lived for four months in the Ecuadorian Amazon and his experience at a plant medicine ceremony (ayahuasca) there. Watch the colorful animated video HERE and pre-save the single, out this Friday, February 13, HERE.

Q&A with Scott Kinnebrew
About “Why You Frontin?”

–Seems “Why You Frontin?” was inspired by your travels across the country. When did you travel, where did you go, and what did you discover?

If someone pointed to a 15-passenger van and said to me, “that’s your bench, get in, we’re goin’ on tour,” I’d be happy as a clam. I just have a rambling spirit, all I can say, and it’s been cooped up in Asheville for more than a minute now. For several years, from 2009-2015, I traveled the country incessantly with my band Truth & Salvage Co. We joked that our main calling was to bear witness to this beautiful country we live in, less playing music.

My first travel bug hit me in my teens when Jerry Garcia was still alive and every fiber of my being wanted to leave hometown New Orleans and follow The Grateful Dead. My neighbor brought me to see them in 1988 and it changed my world. Honestly less the music and more the wild caravan of Deadheads. They were so freaky and I loved it. And the day after the show I was a deadhead, still with two years of high school to complete. After much persistence, I convinced my parents to let me do a summer tour in ’90 and that was my first road trip with buds, and it was incredible. Our ride was a black 1969 Ford F-150 that we named “Indubitably.” The tour was awesome, and we lived it up, (saw Brent Mydland’s last show). On the way back to New Orleans, we ran out of money, and we went to police stations and asked for gas vouchers (and got them). And the truck broke down in Sikeston, MO where we went to a church and asked if we could sleep on the pews and they got us a room at a nearby motel instead. Different times than now.

I only followed them for a couple of summers, and hit the Vermont National Rainbow gathering, and in ’91 I started school at The Evergreen State College in Olympia and met a rocker girl and fell in love with her and also in love with The Pixies.

I have a lot of foreign travel stories. I lived in Ecuador for a year and after graduating college for about two years, I was a Merchant Marine and sailed all over the world. Best save that story for when I write a song about sailing and need to answer some press questions.

As for a discovery–you can’t sleep on the ground at a rest area, even if there are 50 of you doing it. 😂

–What inspired the sentiment and song title “Why You Frontin?”?

“Why You Frontin?” wrote itself. It started with some chords I was playing that sparked a melody and quickly the song unfolded. My wife (Katie) was out of town and I basically spent the weekend writing all and recording most of what you hear in the finished song. Words form from humming vowel sounds which turn into a cadence which ultimately gets whittled into lyrics. I may have been reading a book talking about how the 60’s inspired the search for America (not a new concept). There is a phrase in the song that says “I’ve been yipping, I’ve been howling,” and that is exactly what my mother-in-law says I do when I’m writing a song. “All that yipping and howling turned out pretty good.” So I yip and I howl until the words form, and a lot of times I don’t really understand what I’m writing until I have time to digest it.

“Why You Frontin?” is about ego death. It comes from the All One ethos, hence the mantra-like chorus “I know you.”

The title comes from the bridge, where the song is telling the listener that enlightenment is coming, and all you need to do is drop your sense of self to receive it. Why You Frontin? Why the posturing? Why You Frontin? Why the facade? “Why you Frontin?….I KNOW YOU.”

–Can you talk about the choices of stock footage shown in the video?

The footage is all original family footage my grandfather John Davison shot. And it had been in my mother’s attic for decades. I found the box of reels when helping my parents downsize. I had the tapes digitized and actually sat on them for a couple of years. I can thank this album campaign we are on for making me need one more video. Watching the reels with the purpose of creating a video in mind, I could see the potential for making something really powerful.

And there is something subtly powerful about the video, and I credit my grandfather for having a great eye and the forethought to capture his family as time was fleeting, and my editor Doug Frerichs who has an excellent knack for pairing sound with visuals—an incredible sense of timing.

I didn’t know what footage he would use, (there were five 15-minute tapes), and I wasn’t expecting to cry, but so far I have been unsuccessful in watching it without shedding a tear.

The video achieved the difficult goal of completing the vision of the song. The two are very symbiotic and complement each other completely. This is not easy to achieve. As Bill Reynolds (who mixed the track) accurately describes the video, “it is magic.”

–Where were you filmed singing and playing guitar?

I’m on my porch! I had expectations of filming the band performance at a dive bar up the street. And have friends dress like the early 60’s and come dance the foxtrot. But after shooting three other videos for this campaign, I was tapped. Finally, it dawned on me “Scott, why you frontin? You don’t need a band and dancers, you need to be vulnerable bro!”

So I asked Katie [his wife] to film me. I dressed up halfway decent to honor my grandparents, took off my ball cap, and removed my sunglasses so you can see my eyes. And I lit a fire in our awesome porch fireplace as a symbolic gesture of the physical form transforming into spirit.

–Musically, the song has the signature Sounding Arrow lightness of touch which is very comforting to listen to. Can you talk about how this “lightness” is sonically achieved?

Well the song is chock full of Major 7’s which does a lot of heavy lifting. And it has stacked harmonies, with Katie singing the highest harmony, which gives the song a high ceiling. And on top of that we put this very high pitch synth that makes the chorus sonically stratospheric.

Composition-wise the chorus is legato and really floating. We are singing “I” for a whole bar before singing “know you” for another bar, and repeat it. That’s it, that’s the whole chorus. It gives it a real undulating feel.

–Finally, what are your thoughts about the state of America? Will she emerge from her current state of darkness?

Ay yai yai. Things are abysmal. We were on tour just recently, and at the hotel in Davenport, Iowa I happened to flip the channel to “Leave It To Beaver.” Though I’ve forgotten every episode, there was a time I watched every single episode. It was so nostalgic. It was actually comforting, which was discomforting. It was right there, the version of America our current administration and the MAGA movement is striving for. A version of America that actually NEVER existed, as it failed to include all the faces that made up America. Didn’t we all hear in school our country referred to as The Melting Pot? All of us, right? How can you unmelt the melting pot? It’s a fool’s errand.

Another thing, “Lola” by the Kinks was a hit in 1970. “Rocky Horror Picture Show” was released in 1975. These are historic cultural landmarks and institutions in our history. Widely loved, sung, danced to, and accepted. You would think that presently as a society we would be more welcoming of our Transgender community, but unfortunately, we have seriously regressed.

Our last night of the “Leave It To Beaver Tour” happened to be in Minneapolis at the height of the community protest. The show was at The Parkway Theater which was less than a mile from where the protests were popping off. The spirit of resilience of the audience, the staff, the band we were supporting (Lissie) was super moving. They were charged, and really feeling solidarity. And it was inspiring. This could be happening in my small liberal town of Asheville. This can be happening in your town. We might be finding ourselves exactly in the same scenario. And I think Minneapolis is setting a fine example of how we must resist. So as for our current state of darkness…man, it might be just the beginning, but love conquers hate

SKYMAN Album Cover Art (download)

Scott Kinnebrew
Photo Credit: Sandlin Gaither

ABOUT SCOTT KINNEBREW:

Over some 30 years, Scott Kinnebrew has shared the stage with a long list of renowned artists he admires, including The Black Crowes, The Avett Brothers, The Lumineers, Sturgill Simpson, Dawes, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Lissie, Levon Helm, Garth Hudson, Blind Melon, Steve Miller Band, Gov’t Mule, and The Doobie Brothers. His former band, Truth & Salvage Co., released two records on Sony’s Megaforce label, appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live, toured Iraq to perform for U.S. troops in 2009, turned down a gig with Phil Lesh for reasons unknown, and racked up 250,000 road miles in five years.

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March 10, 2026

CHLOE TRUJILLO Shares Q&A In Support Of Her Just-Released ‘Rebirth’ EP

DATE: MARCH 10, 2026

FROM: MARCEE RONDAN

CHLOE TRUJILLO
SHARES Q&A
IN SUPPORT OF HER JUST-RELEASED
‘REBIRTH’
EP

Last week (March 5) CHLOE TRUJILLO released her new independent solo EP REBIRTH, along with a new video for “Lies” from the collection. Watch the clip HERE and read a Q&A (below) with the Paris-born and Los Angeles-based singer, songwriter, visual artist, designer, and consummate creative. She discusses her musical influences, artistic inspiration, and balancing family life, while continuing to evolve as an artist.

“Lies” follows the album’s first single, the soulfully expressive metal song “As the Sky is Falling Down.” The track’s ominous guitar underscores CHLOE’s moving and haunting delivery. The delicate hum gives way to a trudging groove, and CHLOE proclaims, “As the sky is falling down, I stand tall, wreckage all around, but I won’t fall.” Her spoken word transfixes over the turbulent bridge. Listen to the song HERE and watch the video, which includes dramatic scenes of CHLOE shot at the ocean, HERE.

REBIRTH evokes the sound of change out loud. You can hear the past being shed, the present being seized, and the future being manifested through her spirited conjurations of soulfully expressive metal. CHLOE carefully crafted what would become REBIRTH throughout 2024 and 2025. Her songwriting process is ongoing and ever evolving. When choosing the songs for the new EP, she says, “I have a stash of hundreds of songs waiting to be properly recorded, so for this EP I selected four of those to finish. I already have another 6 or 7 in mind for my next release.” Following writing, she teamed up with producer Jake Carmona to bring it to life in the studio.

Photo credit: Cathryn Farnsworth

CHLOE TRUJILLO
Q&A

Q: How do you feel your new material may differ from previous songs, musically and/or lyrically?

CHLOE TRUJILLO (CH): First of all, I believe that we all evolve as human beings—and as an artist, I’m thriving to learn and grow each time I create something new. I’m always experimenting with musical and vocal styles in my projects, having studied many genres of music and singing (from opera, to 12 bar blues, to musicals, gospel and metal). I also love to incorporate different aspects of these genres when appropriate, to allow myself to express the truest of emotions a certain piece of music calls for. On this latest project, I gave myself total freedom to be who I am now—fully expressing myself musically and lyrically, especially lyrically! One cannot hide behind a voice, and words are so powerful. I used to be shy, and scared, maybe even ashamed of who I was deep inside—I wanted to hide, stay in that hypothetical comfort zone. Learning to accept myself and letting the art, music, lyrics flow through me and sharing all of it with the world has been the best reward and the strongest healing for me.

Q: What was the first album you owned?

(CH): Well my dad’s best friend used to work from Polydor, so he would gift me with promo singles. I remember having a clear limited-edition vinyl of “Straight Between The Eyes” from Rainbow, to which I choreographed a routine as a kid. But the first album I purchased was actually Slayer’s Reign In Blood.

Q: Is there one song lyric you can’t get out of your head?

(CH): They always change, right now, we just flew back from the Brit Awards, where Ozzy [Osbourne] received the lifetime achievement award, and the band played “No More Tears.” The lines—“The light in the window is a crack in the sky, a stairway to darkness in the blink of an eye”—have been in my head for a couple of days!

Q: Beyond music, you’re a multi-faceted artist, is your inspiration different with each medium?

(CH): I believe my inspiration comes from the same place—it’s just expressed differently. My process is simple but not that easy. I open up and allow the universe to speak through me, at least that’s how I can best describe it. I am like a channel transmitting messages, visions, melodies to who is there to receive it. What’s most difficult about it, is to try to keep the transmission as pure as possible…similar to when you try to describe a dream you just had, it’s really hard to do, you then realize how words are limiting…so I do words with art and music, all conveying whatever I am receiving in the moment of creation.

Q: With all your artistic endeavors, how do you balance those roles while being a wife and mother?

(CH): It’s a juggle, but I’m a bit of a workaholic so even if it means less sleep, I’ll go create, I need to, every day. When the kids were babies and I didn’t have much time to myself, I still sang to them, inventing lyrics on the spot, I painted during their naps, I drew things on the sand while at the beach with them (we lived in Venice Beach then), and I believed it inspired them to become the artists they are today. As for being a wife, we are both creatives, we are both Scorpios. I think it works perfectly—we are so alike in many ways that we understand the sacred aspect of art making and the aloneness we each need, and it brings us closer together.

Q: If you could have a conversation with anyone who’s living or dead, who would it be and why?

(CH): My grandfather! He passed away when I was in my twenties, but now I wish I had more of his stories and insights on life and creativity. I’ve always wanted to write about his experience as an opera singer surviving WWII—he was living proof that music and art can truly change lives.

Q: What do you look forward to most when you return home from the road?

(CH): If my family is in town (we all tour a lot!), I enjoy hanging out with them in our kitchen, catching up. Otherwise: sleeping in my own bed!

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ABOUT CHLOE TRUJILLO:

An empathetic Renaissance woman through and through, the Paris-born and Los Angeles-based singer, songwriter, visual artist, designer, and consummate creative.

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March 10, 2026

Robby Krieger And The Soul Savages To Perform At The COPA ROOM Inside Tuscany Suites & Casino in Las Vegas on April 24

DATE: MARCH 10, 2026

FROM: MITCH SCHNEIDER/HILLARY SMOOT/ANDREA FAULK

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ROBBY KRIEGER AND THE SOUL SAVAGES
TO PERFORM AT THE COPA ROOM
INSIDE TUSCANY SUITES & CASINO IN LAS VEGAS
ON FRIDAY, APRIL 24 AT 7:30PM

THE BAND IS LED BY
ROBBY KRIEGER OF THE DOORS,
THE ICONIC ROCK & ROLL HALL OF FAME
GUITARIST AND SONGWRITER

Robby Krieger & The Soul Savages (download)
L-R: Franklin Vanderbilt, Robby Krieger, Kevin “Brandino” Brandon, Ed Roth
Photo: Courtesy of Robby Krieger & The Soul Savages

Robby Krieger & The Soul Savages—led by the iconic Rock & Roll Hall of Fame guitarist and songwriter, Robby Krieger of The Doors—are set to perform Friday, April 24 at 7:30pm at the COPA ROOM inside Tuscany Suites & Casino in Las Vegas. Expect the band to take the audience on a unique voyage of melodic and psychedelic rock and soul in this intimate room with a big sound. Tickets, priced at $40 Early Bird / $45 GA, are on sale now HERE. Self-parking and valet parking at Tuscany are always complimentary. A full-service bar is available with well drinks priced at $10-12 and beers between $5-7.

With their own signature sound, Robby Krieger & The Soul Savages have the courage and ability to step over the boundaries of sophisticated music. They released their acclaimed self-titled debut album in January 2024. The 10-song album includes “Ricochet Rabbit.” Watch the video HERE.

No one plays guitar like Robby Krieger. His sound is immediately recognizable by way of his sans pick finger style, his melodic approach to the electric guitar, and his adventurous jazzy slide offerings. The multiple Grammy Award recipient has also enjoyed success as a jazz-fusion guitarist, recording many solo albums since the late 70’s including the Grammy-nominated album “Singularity” (2010).

Krieger and The Soul Savages’ Bassist/Songwriter Kevin “Brandino” Brandon co-wrote and recorded with Robby on his “Singularity” album. The top session bassist has won over half a dozen Grammy Awards as well as three Emmy Awards. His huge list of credits includes James Brown, Aretha Franklin, Michael Jackson, and Beyonce. A veteran from the school of funk and jazz, Kevin is known for building a rock-solid foundation with his creative bass lines.

Meeting many years ago, on stage, at the Wiltern Theatre, Keyboardist/Songwriter Ed Roth, and Robby Krieger have been musically inseparable ever since. Exclusively preferring vintage organs and vintage keyboards for his work, the Grammy nominee’s playing cuts across styles and genres as he masterfully executes jazz, rock, and pop. As a session player, Roth has worked with twelve Grammy winners including Ringo Starr, Brothers Johnson, Coolio, Shuggie Otis, and Annie Lennox. His Billboard top 100 jazz song of the year, “Blue,” has been streamed more than a million times.

Krieger & The Soul Savages’ dynamic rhythm and youthful energy is provided by Drummer/Songwriter Franklin Vanderbilt. His previous musical credits include working with twenty-two-time Grammy winner Stevie Wonder, drumming for legendary Chaka Khan, recording with fusion jazz pioneer Stanley Clarke and touring worldwide with Lenny Kravitz. Vanderbilt’s drumming cements the band’s deep grooves and brings savage to the soul.

ABOUT THE COPA ROOM:

“We love rock music ourselves and as fans want to bring an experience that fans enjoy,” says Grayson McNees, General Manager, Tuscany Suites & Casino. “We’ve upgraded our sound system and made changes to the room to make it capable of providing an experience that meets both brand and fan standards. Now that those are in place, we are very excited to host these shows.” McNees adds that he and his team were “heavily inspired by The Viper Room,” the legendary Los Angeles club, and feel that rock audiences will resonate with the COPA ROOM. The COPA ROOM will present “no cover” bands monthly but will mix in ticketed shows as well. “Our goal is to bring in the best acts we can for the Vegas rock community and visitors to the city,” adds McNees.

ABOUT TUSCANY SUITES & CASINO:

Award-winning Tuscany Suites & Casino offers an oasis featuring 716 Northern Italy-inspired suites, multiple dining options, a spectacular pool area, live entertainment, a full-service spa, spacious meeting, and banquet space, as well as slot, video poker, and table gaming options. Tuscany Suites & Casino, located at 255 E. Flamingo Ave., is two blocks east of the famed Las Vegas Strip. To learn more about Tuscany Suites & Casino, call (702) 893-8933 or visit www.tuscanylv.com, and follow on Instagram @tuscanycasino, Facebook @tuscanylv, or X @TuscanyCasino.

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March 9, 2026

THE STRAY CATS Return To The Road For 2026 Cross-Country Summer Tour

DATE: MARCH 9, 2026

FROM: MITCH SCHNEIDER/MARCEE RONDAN/ANDREA FAULK

THE STRAY CATS
RETURN TO THE ROAD FOR 2026
CROSS-COUNTRY SUMMER TOUR
DATES KICK OFF
JULY 24 IN LAS VEGAS
TICKETS ON SALE
FRIDAY, MARCH 13

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THE STRAY CATS—all three original members Brian Setzer (guitar, vocals), Lee Rocker (upright bass, vocals), and Slim Jim Phantom (drums, vocals)—will return to the road in 2026 with a month-long, cross-country summer tour. Kicking off July 24 in Las Vegas, THE STRAY CATS will bring their legendary explosive live show and red-hot rock & roll to audiences nationwide including multiple stops throughout California before wrapping with three NY-area performances. The group’s setlists will be highlighted by some of the iconic multi-million selling band’s massive hits including “Stray Cat Strut,” “Rock This Town,” “Runaway Boys,” “(She’s) Sexy + 17,” and much more. The initial tour dates are below with more to be announced soon.

Tickets go on sale Friday, March 13 at 10:00 AM (local time). An artist fan club presale kicks off Tuesday, March 10 at 10:00 AM-Thursday, March 12 at 10:00 PM (local time); sign up for the band newsletter HERE to get access.

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(L-R: Slim Jim Phantom, Brian Setzer, Lee Rocker)
Link to hi-res photo HERE

BRIAN SETZER: “It’s good to be healthy and strong again. There’s something about the unique sound of The Stray Cats that keeps drawing me in. The Gretsch guitar, the acoustic bass, and the stand-up drums still sound pure and fresh today. Come on out and have some fun with us this summer.”

LEE ROCKER: “The Stray Cats are back and ready to blast off! It’s an amazing feeling to join up with Brian and Slim, hit the stage and Rock across America. No one can do it like us Cats, …….nobody comes close”

SLIM JIM PHANTOM: “With The Stray Cats, there’s always some extra magic around the summertime shows. It’s the perfect time for the Cats & Kittens to get dolled up, put the top down & cruise to the greatest Rockabilly show on earth!”

Last year, the iconic multi-million selling band released two new tracks via Surfdog Records: the loud, upbeat “Stampede” which is unmistakably The STRAY CATS and their cover of Eddie Cochran’s “Teenage Heaven.” These songs mark the first new music in six years, listen HERE. Both “Stampede” and “Teenage Heaven” were produced by The Stray Cats, mixed by Chris Lord-Alge, and recorded at The Terrarium in Minneapolis, MN & Laguna Sound in Laguna Beach, CA. “Stampede” was written by Brian Setzer, Peter B. Antonio, Wally Zober, Bert Salmirs, and Mike Himelstein, while “Teenage Heaven” was penned by Jerry Capehart and Eddie Cochran.

THE STRAY CATS 2026 dates are as follows:

DATE	LOCATION	VENUE
Friday, July 24	Las Vegas, NV	The Chelsea at The Cosmopolitan
Saturday, July 25	Phoenix, AZ	Celebrity Theatre
Sunday, July 26	Del Mar, CA	The Sound
Tuesday, July 28	Highland, CA	Yaamava’ Theater
Wednesday, July 29	Highland, CA	Yaamava’ Theater
Friday, July 31	Santa Rosa, CA	Luther Burbank Center for the Arts
**Saturday, August 1	Saratoga, CA	The Mountain Winery
Sunday, August 2	Wheatland, CA	Hard Rock Live
Tuesday, August 4	Sandy, UT	Sandy Amphitheater
Wednesday, August 5	Colorado Springs, CO	Pikes Peak Center
Friday, August 7	TBA	TBA
Saturday, August 8	Kansas City, MO	Uptown Theater
Monday, August 10	Huber Heights, OH	Rose Music Center at The Heights
Tuesday, August 11	TBA	TBA
Wednesday, August 12	Northfield, OH	MGM Northfield Park
Friday, August 14	Westbury, NY	Flagstar at Westbury Music Fair
Saturday, August 15	Atlantic City, NJ	Ocean Casino Resort
Sunday, August 16	Morristown, NJ	Mayo Performing Arts Center

** The Mountain Winery, Saratoga, CA announce and on sale TBD

About THE STRAY CATS:

THE STRAY CATS, the band that put Rockabilly music back on the record charts in the early ’80s, scored several big hits on both sides of the Atlantic thanks to a striking visual 1950’s style brought “up to date” with exaggerated pompadours and colorful tattoos and as well as genuine musical chops that evoked the best players of rockabilly’s original heyday. Formed by guitarist/vocalist Brian Setzer, upright bass player Lee Rocker and drummer Slim Jim Phantom in the Long Island town of Massapequa, NY, in 1979, the trio shared a love for Rockabilly music. After banging around New York for a few months, in the summer of 1980, and seeing a pompadoured kid on the cover of UK magazine NME, they hopped a plane to London where a rockabilly revival movement was just beginning to emerge. Their massive hits and videos include “Runaway Boys,” “Rock This Town,” “Stray Cat Strut” “(She’s) Sexy + 17,” and “I Won’t Stand in Your Way.”

For more information on The STRAY CATS, visit:

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March 4, 2026

New BILLY MORRISON Solo Album ‘Hollow’ Set For August Release; First Single “Becoming” With Sully Erna And Nuno Bettencourt Out March 27

DATE: MARCH 4, 2026

FROM: MITCH SCHNEIDER / MARCEE RONDAN / ANDREA FAULK, SRO PR

BILLY MORRISON’S
NEW SOLO ALBUM,
TITLED ‘HOLLOW’
WILL BE RELEASED ON TLG | ZOID THROUGH VIRGIN MUSIC GROUP IN 2026

FIRST SINGLE “BECOMING”
WITH SULLY ERNA AND NUNO BETTENCOURT
IS OUT MARCH 27

Billy Morrison
Photo credit: Jane Stuart @JaneStuartPhotos

Two years ago, BILLY MORRISON—the British guitarist, singer, and songwriter, primarily known as Billy Idol’s rhythm guitar player for the past 17 years alongside lead guitarist Steve Stevens—released THE MORRISON PROJECT via TLG | ZOID | Virgin Music Group. It marked his third solo album (and first since 2015) and produced the #1 Active Rock Song (Mediabase) in America: “Crack Cocaine” featuring Ozzy Osbourne and Steve Stevens and co-written by all three artists. A deluxe edition of the album followed in 2025 and bonus track, “Gods Of Rock and Roll (Orchestral)”—another seismic collaboration with Osbourne and Stevens—landed in the Active Rock Top Ten (Mediabase).

MORRISON will build on that success with his upcoming album HOLLOW, out sometime in August via TLG | ZOID | Virgin Music Group. The album will launch with the March 27 release of its first single and video “Becoming” which was written by MORRISON, Sully Erna (Godsmack) and Brett Scallions; it features Erna on lead vocals and Grammy Award-winner Nuno Bettencourt (Extreme) on lead guitar.

HOLLOW will follow the success of 2024’s THE MORRISON PROJECT format with 12 songs, half sung by Morrison and half sung by a handful of MORRISON’s friends. Guests include Dexter Holland, Marilyn Manson, Chuck D, B Real, Duff McKagan, Steve Stevens, DMC, and the above-mentioned Sully Erna and Nuno Bettencourt, among others. “Forgive Me,” “The Tailor,” “No Suspects,” “Another Day,” “Leave No Trace,” and “Becoming” are among the song titles.

“The last album was so much fun and such a creative experience for me that I got the band back together for a follow up record,” says BILLY. It’s on the same label (TLG | ZOID | Virgin Music Group), with the same crew (Barry Pointer mixing the record, Dave Donnelly mastering and all art / photography by Jane Stuart) and I’m excited to share this body of work with the world.” He adds: “The guests on this record are at the core of the collaborative spirit that I try to put in the center of these records. Every single person I worked with stepped up, brought their A game and helped me produce an album that crosses genres, features some really diverse songwriting, and yet has a truly cohesive, and powerful sound. Ultimately, I am just grateful to everyone involved for allowing me to do this again.”

“Becoming” Cover Art

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March 2, 2026

Catch all the NCAA Tournament action with food & beverage specials at El Dorado Cantina and The Cantina

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 2, 2026

EL DORADO CANTINA AND THE CANTINA

CELEBRATE MAD MARCH NCAA TOURNAMENT ACTION
WITH FOOD, BEVERAGE, & GAMING SPECIALS

WHAT: El Dorado Cantina and The Cantina are going mad for college basketball tournament action with food and beverage specials during the games sure to be a slam dunk, including:

Mini Chicken Quesadilla – Flour tortillas, Oaxaca cheese, pulled chicken, Pico de Gallo, chipotle, queso fresco, cilantro, avocado salsa ($9)
Shrimp Taco Dorado – Wild Shrimp, Roasted Poblano & Onion, Mulato Salsa, Compound butter, Cilantro, Lime ($8)
Grilled Jalapeño Chimichurri Wings – Served with House Fries, Ranch ($14)
Corona, Pacifico, or Modelo buckets – 5 beers ($25) – purchase any beer bucket and be entered in a prize drawing held on April 6
Upgrade to a 3-hour Open Bar package (call brands, beer, and wine) for just $55 (available 10 a.m. – 11 p.m.)

The Cantina’s two locations will also be offering the chance to win Bracket Free Play as follows:

Win 5 games (correct picks): $10 free play
Win 10 games: $20 free play (total $30)
Win 15 games: $25 free play (total $55)
Win 20 games: $50 free play (total $105)
Win 25 games: $75 free play (total $180)
Win 30+ games: $150 free play + receive entry into a grand prize drawing to win $1,000 cash.

WHEN: March 15 – April 6, 2026

Game Viewing Schedule

Selection Sunday: Sunday, March 15
First Four: Tuesday, March 17, and Wednesday, March 18
First Round: Thursday, March 19, and Friday, March 20
Second Round: Saturday, March 21, and Sunday, March 22
Sweet Sixteen: Thursday, March 26, and Friday, March 27
Elite Eight: Saturday, March 28, and Sunday, March 29
Final Four: Saturday, April 4 (at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis)
National Championship: Monday, April 6 (at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis)

WHERE: El Dorado Cantina
430 S. Rampart Blvd. inside Tivoli Village, 702-333-1112

3025 Sammy Davis Jr. Drive near The Strip, 702-722-2289

The Cantina

8349 W. Sunset Road near the 215 Beltway, 725-208-1903

6050 Sky Pointe Dr. #110 off the 95 at Ann Road, 702-710-4226

ABOUT EL DORADO CANTINA

Founded in 2014, El Dorado Cantina is best known for being one of the first Mexican restaurants in Las Vegas to offer cuisine featuring organic, non-GMO ingredients and for its extensive menu featuring dishes inspired by regions across Mexico. The El Dorado Cantina team believes in using sustainably raised products, which means that the beef, chicken, pork, shrimp, fish, and fresh produce used in the dishes originate from carefully selected farms in the U.S. free from antibiotics, pesticides, and steroids.

Happy Hour is offered at both locations from 3 – 6 p.m. and every Tuesday is Tacos & Tequila Tuesday featuring Don Julio^® 1942 shots for just $6 each and $5 street tacos.

Seed Oil Scout verified, voted “Best Mexican Restaurant” by the Las Vegas Review-Journal multiple years’ running, and named one of Yelp’s “Top 100 Places to Eat in the U.S.” two years in a row, El Dorado Cantina is open seven days a week with two locations in the Las Vegas Valley: 3025 Sammy Davis Jr. Drive; and 430 S. Rampart Blvd. inside Tivoli Village. For more information or to make a reservation, visit ElDoradoCantina.com or follow on Facebook, X, and Instagram.

ABOUT THE CANTINA™

Built on a love of Mexican food, community, and hospitality, The Cantina is where tradition and trend collide. The Cantina features an approachable menu of quality, seed oil free authentic Mexican cuisine, chicken wings, and build-your-own smash burgers, a full-service bar with gaming and generous player incentives, and multiple televisions throughout for an elevated sports viewing experience. Guests can enjoy daily food and beverage and gaming specials. Owned and operated by the creators of El Dorado Cantina, The Cantina is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week with two locations: the Southwest location is conveniently located off the 215 Beltway and Durango Drive at 8349 W. Sunset Rd. #150, and the new location in Centennial Hills is located off of the US 95 North and Ann Road at 6050 Sky Pointe Dr. #110. For more information or to make a reservation, visit https://thecantina247.com and follow on Instagram @thecantinalv.

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Hillary Smoot / SRO PR
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Image is courtesy of El Dorado Cantina

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