I am leaving Thursday for Nashville where I will be recording my new single, "It's My Lie", written by Mark Schlemmer. I am excited to be working with some of the best musicians on the Nashville scene: Doug Jernigan (steel guitar and the fastest steel player of country music), Peter Young (percussions), Dow Tomblin (bass guitar), Bob Williams (electric guitar), Gene Rabbi (piano), Tony Ramey (harmony vocals) and Scott Newbert (electric guitar).… Continue

Take action. Here's your chance to help a local, Keni Thomas get some airplay on GAC... WEB -- Watch the video. Leave a comment. Keni may have scooted off to Nashvil… Continue

Local composer, arranger and music scholar, Lee Johnson has released his latest CD "Dead Symphony No. 6" which he recorded with the Russian National Orchestra in Moscow. Ten years in the making (yes, take that to heart), Lee composed t… Continue

Wow. Just yesterday the project came to a head -- the artwork, the master, the barcode and lots of paperwork were completed. We've sent the project off to get printed, replicated, assembled, shrink-wrapped and ready for retail. Big kudos to everyone at The Loft Recording Studio (Steve, Pat, Buddy), Bi… Continue

FBA has had a great ride! And if you are wondering what will happen next? (because I know we have SO many fans in the greenroom) FBA is doing their farewell show on Saturday the 19th at the 467 House in Auburn at 7:00est. They will share the stage with Manchester Black, Alert the Sky, Crown Hill, and Eastern Skies. The band is having to part ways as their drummer is leaving to pursue studies in Music Production and Engineering at Berklee College of Music in Boston, MA. As a parting gift to all w… Continue

The GREENROOM now has an EVENT CALENDAR! We added it yesterday and you're invited to test this thing out with your upcoming shows, events, whatever! I pre-populated it with a few events to get us rolling. Use it or lose it. :) peace- seanrox

FBA has made it to Indie Wars Round III! They will be joining Another Road Home, Ours to Alibi, What Great Light, Ocean Is Theory, and Manchester Black (the last three actually competing). Winner of Indie Wars recieve 5 free days in Earthsound Studios, so needless to say, the competing bands that night will be exciting to watch. FBA has risen through the ranks quite quickly to become one of the premiere metal bands in the area and will hold it down for the genre against 3 indie bands. If you hav… Continue

Joe smoothly argues against new Internet Radio Royalties which appear to hurt the promotional o… Continue

FBA has now completed their first ever studio recording. Done through Sounds of Excellence in Opelika, the recording is a better testament to what the group can musically accomplish. The new recording will either be posted soon or is already posted and is on their myspace www.myspace.com/fourboysfromalabama. If you can, give it a listen, and if you can't, find somewhere you can.

As Published by Playgrounds Magazine.

Interview with Keni Thomas
by Robbie Wright
www.myspace.com/civilianrobbie

This month I got the opportunity to interview Nashville country music star – and Columbus native – Keni Thomas! Keni made a stop back in Columbus towards the end of November where he was featured as a guest speaker at the Columbus chapter NSAI meeting…

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