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...
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...
Sirens wailed and lights flashed as a string of seven or eight police cars paraded slowly up Bourbon Street. I couldn't hear what the cops were informing the Saturday night revelers due to the fact that my band was on stage blasting through a song. But this was...
For musicians and cover bands, Halloween season is one of the best times of year. Holiday party gig opportunities start popping up, and people tend to start going out for live entertainment more often and in greater numbers. While it's rare that your set list for the...
Cover Band Central is giving away a BRAND NEW electric guitar courtesy of Reverend Guitars! We had the pleasure of sitting down with the designer of this guitar Kyle Shutt. Kyle is a die-hard musician - having worked in a number of bands over the last decade and a...
In the age of EDM, DJs, hip-hop, and auto-tune, it's refreshing to see some of the younger generation embracing the rock music from their parents' catalogue, and even taking things further by picking up a guitar. Los Angeles based band Liliac is made up of three...
We'll never get used to the tragedy of losing some of our most celebrated music icons. When someone as gifted as Chris Cornell passes on, it's difficult to accept. With an incredible body of work including Soundgarden, Temple of the Dog, Audioslave, as well as his...
Ronnie James Dio is arguably one the most iconic singers in the history of rock and roll and more specifically...heavy metal. With a resume of bands like Elf, Rainbow, Black Sabbath, as well as his namesake band, Dio has made a mark on music history that few will...
Some people would consider that once you’re represented as a Jeopardy!™ clue, you’ve “made it.” For six tribute bands, that very thing happened on the episode that aired on December 3, 2018. Jeopardy!™ is one of the highest rated syndicated programs — landing just...
Brrrrr. It’s getting cold out there. It’s that time again—where people hustle and bustle, flickering lights and decorations are abound on houses and city streets, and there is holiday music in the air. No other part of the year is more inundated with music of the...
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There have been times when a cover of a song ends up being better than the original. In my travels and my years with CBC, I've come across it occasionally, but not too often. Each time, however, it lights me up. A familiar tune is interpreted in a whole new way, and I...
We're always on the lookout for something new and different here at CBC, and fortunately for us this showed up in our inbox. Our interest was piqued when the sender stated that this cover was performed all acapella by him alone. Then we watched the video, and...
The following was originally written in 2000—a year after the actual event. It was first penned as a series of e-mails to a friend, and then later compiled as a story. It has since been edited for continuity, but the spirit remains intact. This occurred over the...
It's still amazes me that I continue to discover "new" artists that have an extensive catalog of songs, but I've never heard of them before. With a ton of music loving friends on my news feed, once in a while someone will post a video that immediately gets my...
There's something more genuine about music played by a single person with just a guitar and vocal. Without drums, bass, keys, and loud volume, there's nowhere to hide. Every note needs to be played and sung with care.We came across our selection this week though not...
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