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“Ocean Etude” Chopin Cover by Lola Astanova—Video of the Week 10/05/20
When people think of cover songs, they generally consider popular music as the most frequently performed. In the rock era, many well-known artists have even used covering other artists' hits as a way to connect to fans that they wouldn't otherwise reach. However,...
“Fly By Night” Rush Cover by YYNOT—Video of the Week—09/28/20
In my 37 years as a musician, I've personally known hundreds of other rock players. Having run Cover Band Central for 6+ years now, I know thousands more. And of all of those people, I can safely say that most of them have played a Rush song at some point. It's also a...
“Barracuda” Heart Cover by Moriah Formica—Video of the Week—09/21/20
A huge part of our goal at Cover Band Central is to inspire the next generation of musicians. It's a fact that within the next couple of decades, most of the rock icons that we grew up with will have passed on, so it's always refreshing to stumble upon talented youth....
Video of the Week: “Rosanna” Toto Cover by Child’s Anthem—09/14/20
ime and stay connected with fans. Others have collaborated from a safe distance to construct a recorded video to display their talents. One such band is Child's Anthem.Based out of Nashville, Tennessee, this 7-piece group bills themselves as "The Music of Toto."...
Facebook Clears Up Confusion Around October Update and Music Guidelines for Live Streaming
During the last week or so, musicians all over the internet have been in a panic when news got around that Facebook's music guidelines were changing on October 1st, and nobody would be allowed to live stream their shows or post music videos without risking their...
Dark Times For Musicians As Facebook’s Newest Music Guidelines Clamp Down on Videos and Live Streams
Oh...hey, 2020. You're still here? Seems like you've been hanging around for years. We should have known that starting January off with the death of one of the greatest rock drummers to ever sit behind a kit—Rush's "Professor" Neil Peart—that we were in for a rough...
Video of the Week: “Easy Lover” Phil Collins/Philip Bailey Cover by The Hindley Street Country Club – 09/07/20
Every once in a while we come across a cover that's so good, we can't believe we've never heard of this band before. This is one such time. One of the advantages of having the Cover Band Central Facebook Group is that we get to discover "new" talent that gets posted...
Video of the Week: “What’s Going On” Marvin Gaye Cover by Emily Elbert – 06/01/20
We're all experiencing a tumultuous time in history where every day seems to bring more turmoil and chaos to our everyday lives. With the coronavirus having introduced us to a new way of day-to-day living, and the recent civil unrest due to unnecessary violence,...
The CBC Wizdumb Hour #94 – Dusting Off the Tapes
It's week six of quarantine, but that's not leaving any shortage of wizdumb to discuss.! This time around, Steve and Tony talk about the joy of looking back at old recordings, remind each other and you to be grateful, and extol the values of a hot tub. All this and...
New Study Finds Most Live Streaming Musicians Aren’t Wearing Pants
When the worldwide stay-at-home recommendations went into place, many musicians who lost gigs turned to live streaming. Players found it to be the easiest way to still reach their fan base. Local guitarist Richard Dangles took to the medium right away. He quickly...
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Van Halen Songs Covered By Famous Musicians
Anybody that grew up in the 70s or 80s and picked up a guitar tried to learn a Van Halen song. Eddie was THE guitarist to emulate. He introduced the now famous tapping technique first heard on Van Halen 1's lead-in to The Kinks' cover of "You Really Got Me."...
“Dreams” Van Halen Cover By Brody Dolyniuk—Video of the Week 01/25/21
It's super impressive when a band can get together and play live or record and produce a solid track where everyone is in sync. It's even more impressive, though, when one person can cover ALL of the parts by themself and stitch together an entertaining video that...
“Take It Easy” Eagles Cover by Briana Payne—Video of the Week 01/18/21
The Eagles' Glenn Frey died five years ago today. The singer/guitarist was one half of arguably one of the greatest songwriting duos of the rock era. The band's Greatest Hits album—containing classics such as "Lyin' Eyes," "Desperado," and "Tequila Sunrise"–was the...
“Saturday Night’s Alright (For Fighting)” Elton John Cover by C.J. Marvin—Video of the Week 01/11/21
I never know how to properly convey how excited I get when I find a great artist. I generally refer to the fact that even though I've been a musician for nearly four decades, I'm first and foremost a music FAN. But it's more than that. Discovering a new talent is the...
“Slow Burn” Kacey Musgraves Cover by Marie Digby—Video of the Week 01/04/21
New year. New outlook on life. There's no need to rush into anything. Let's take our time. Lots of folks don't want to admit it, or are even unaware that it's the thing, but the fact is that the internet is the best way to get your music out there in 2021. There are...
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