WITH JONATHAN SCHANG
DRUMMER...SONGWRITER...COMPOSER...
FOUNDING MEMBER
and LEAD SINGER/SONGWRITER
LESLIE HUNT
OF PROGRESSIVE ROCK'S
D I S T R I C T 9 7
NEW ALBUM
'STAY FOR THE ENDING'
AVAILABLE NOW ON PRESALE
CLICK BELOW
TO WATCH IN ITS ENTIRETY!
Spirit of Unicorn Music are delighted to announce a brand new album from District 97, Stay For The Ending, pre-orders for which have opened today.
Featuring 10 brand new tracks, the album is the culmination of everything this Chicago-based prog rock ensemble has worked towards during their last 15 years. Formed in Autumn 2006, the band draws influences from a diverse array of musical styles, from heavy metal to avant-garde jazz. This broad appreciation of musical genres has continued to inform the band’s latest work and sees them further develop their sound and songwriting to ambitious new levels: upping their game in the areas of composition, performance, arrangement, production and sonics.
THE NEW ALBUM
BY
DISTRICT 97
entitled
STAY
FOR
THE ENDING
The album
can be
pre-ordered
from
Cherry Red
Records
at
https://www.cherryred.co.uk/product/district-97-stay-for-the-ending-cd/
“Stay for the Ending by District 97 is a brilliant album by a profound American Progressive Rock Group. Leslie Hunt’s stunning vocals are haunting and enchanting, which magnify the essence of the group. The band’s intricate musical styles are mind-blowing, performing frequent changes in tempo reminiscent to some of the methods used by Brit legends Gentle Giant.”
Their musical styles are forthright and awe-inspiring!”
…By music journalist Ray Shasho
FOR MORE INFORMATION
ABOUT
DISTRICT 97
VISIT
official website
https://www.facebook.com/District97/
Facebook
https://twitter.com/District97
twitter
https://www.youtube.com/user/D97Music
YouTube
https://www.instagram.com/district.97/?hl=en
Instagram
https://open.spotify.com/artist/3NAglwfZgBGcdvm7QUuhSC
Spotify
http://district97.bandcamp.com/
(Exclusive Music Available for Download)
bandcamp
DISTRICT 97 TOUR DATES
2023
08/18/2023– Martyrs’, Chicago, Illinois, USA
09/2/2023– 2 Days + 1 Festival, Veruno, Italy
09/07/2023 – Das Rind, Russelsheim, Germany
09/08/-09/09/2023– Steve Rothery Band Weekend, Poppodium Boerderij, Zoetemeer, Netherlands
09/10/2023 A SUNDAY IN SEPTEMBER 2023 FESTIVAL
London, UK
DISTRICT 97
DISCOGRAPHY
2010: Hybrid Child
2010: Live at CalProg (CD-R, Download)
2012: Trouble with Machines
2012: Live at WFPK FM (CD-R, Download)
2012: Live at Rites of Spring (Download)
2014: One More Red Night (Live with John Wetton)
2015: Inside Vaults
2019: Septennial Return to ROSfest
2019: screens
2020: Two of a Kind: A Tribute to Bill Bruford & Allan Holdsworth
2021: Screenplay (Live)
2022: Many New Things
2023: Stay for the Ending
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ENTITLED
THE ROCK STAR CHRONICLES
SERIES ONE
CHRONICLES,TRUTHS
CONFESSIONS AND WISDOM
FROM THE MUSIC LEGENDS
THAT SET US FREE!
BY MUSIC JOURNALIST ...TALK SHOW HOST...
AUTHOR ... TV SITCOM SCRIPT WRITER
RAY SHASHO
…Order yours today on (Collector edition) Hardcover or E-book at bookbaby.com and amazon.com
Featuring over 45 intimate conversations with some of the greatest rock legends the world will ever know.
CHRIS SQUIRE... DR. JOHN... GREG LAKE... HENRY MCCULLOUGH... JACK BRUCE … JOE LALA… JOHNNY WINTER... KEITH EMERSON... PAUL KANTNER... RAY THOMAS... RONNIE MONTROSE... TONY JOE WHITE... DAVID CLAYTON-THOMAS… MIKE LOVE... TOMMY ROE... BARRY HAY... CHRIS THOMPSON... JESSE COLIN YOUNG... JOHN KAY... JULIAN LENNON... MARK LINDSAY... MICKY DOLENZ… PETER RIVERA ...TOMMY JAMES… TODD RUNDGREN... DAVE MASON... EDGAR WINTER... FRANK MARINO... GREGG ROLIE... IAN ANDERSON... JIM “DANDY” MANGRUM... JON ANDERSON... LOU GRAMM... MICK BOX... RANDY BACHMAN… ROBIN TROWER... ROGER FISHER... STEVE HACKETT... ANNIE HASLAM… ‘MELANIE’ SAFKA... PETULA CLARK... SUZI QUATRO... COLIN BLUNSTONE… DAVE DAVIES... JIM McCARTY... PETE BEST
THE ROCK STAR CHRONICLES
BOOK TRAILER
BOOK REVIEW
-By Literary Titan (5) STARS
The Rock Star Chronicles by Ray Shasho, is a splendid book written by a music enthusiast who has poured their heart and soul into it. It’s a story of a boy who loved rock music, and his obsessive passion of it earned himself the name Rock Raymond. He went to school but instead was schooled in all matters of music while his peers were buried chin-deep in coursework. He then became a radio DJ and has now compiled a book on all interviews he held with Rock gods who raided the airwaves back in the 70s and 80s. It’s a compilation of interviews with outstanding vocalists, legendary guitarists and crazy drummers in the rock music scene. Each interview gives a reader an in-depth view into their personal lives and the philosophies that guide their lives which all serve to humanize these great icons. For readers who are old enough to call themselves baby boomers this book will bring old memories back to life. Millennials, on the other hand, may think of this book as a literal work of the Carpool Karaoke show.
The Rock Star Chronicles is a book I didn’t know I was waiting for. To come across a book that will talk me into trying something new. One brave enough to incite me to venture into new frontiers. This book made me a believer- I am now a bona fide Rock and Roll music fan.
Ray Shasho masterfully gets the interviewees talking. He smartly coaxes answers from them with crafty questions designed to get a story rolling out of them. The artists talk about diverse issues ranging from music, politics, and their social engagements. Having been on the music seen all his life, Ray Shasho knows the buttons to press, how to get them comfortable about talking about their lives.
The book’s cover is befitting of its subject matter with the leather look offering a royal background to the golden letter print. It speaks to how high a level rock music holds in the pecking order- arguably, modern music as we know it has originated from blues and rock music. The second noteworthy thing is the use of high-definition pictures to reference the musician being interviewed in every sub-chapter. This ensures that the book is for both original rock and roll lovers and aspiring new ones. Together is makes for a refreshing and consistently enjoyable read.
I recommend this book to rock music enthusiasts, aspiring musicians wondering what it takes and all readers curious to learn new things by going back in time.
https://literarytitan.com/2020/05/03/literary-titan-book-awards-may-2020/
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