News and Reviews

News and reviews about music, concerts, events, technology and more by Stephen K. Peeples.

Texas icons Doug Sahm, Big Red & Lone Star

Groovin’ Doug Sahm Film Premieres in L.A. July 30

UPDATE: Now-closed Kickstarter campaign to pay for music licensing surpassed $75,000 goal by $15K By Stephen K. Peeples “Sir Doug & The Genuine Texas Cosmic Groove,”...
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Johnny Cash Roadshow Revival, Ventura, 2014-2015

Preview of Roadshow Revival 2015, and Flashback to Roadshow Revival 2014 By Stephen K. Peeples The seventh annual "Roadshow Revival: A Tribute to the Music of Johnny...
Bob Dylan's Shadows in the Night

Grammy Legend Al Schmitt Previews Bob Dylan’s ‘Shadows in the Night’

“My wife thinks it’s a sexy record,” says Al Schmitt, who recorded and engineered the Dylan sessions at Capitol Studios in fall 2014 By...
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Roger McGuinn Interview w/ Stephen K. Peeples, 4-2-99

Author's note, Oct. 11, 2014: The following is an expanded version of my Roger McGuinn interview, a shorter version of which was first published...
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Reflections on Solid State Neon Faces

Santa Clarita journalist Stephen K. Peeples comments on the transition of the neon jukebox from analog to digital for a Replay magazine story published...
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Waylon Jennings: Ramblin’ Man – Cash Box, July 12, 1975

Country music outlaw Waylon Jennings spoke with Santa Clarita journalist Stephen K. Peeples at RCA Records in Hollywood for a Cash Box magazine feature...
Tanya Tucker: Country Baby – Circus Magazine, June 1, 1976

Tanya Tucker: Country Baby – Circus, June 1, 1976

Country music superstar Tanya Tucker at age 17 spoke with Santa Clarita journalist Stephen K. Peeples for this Circus magazine story, published June 1,...

Louis Prima Jr. and The Witnesses ‘Blow’ Hard on Second Album

Party Band Updates Classic  Jump-Swing Style with New Originals on Second Album, an Out-of-the-Box Jazz Hit On "Blow," Louis Prima Jr. and The Witnesses'...
All Strings Attached - The Shemanski Family Bluegrass Band

All Strings Attached – Shemanski Family Plays ‘House Blend’

Bluegrass Quintet from Leona Valley Makes TV Debut with High-Lonesome Classics By Stephen K. Peeples All Strings Attached, the all-acoustic vocal-instrumental quintet featuring members of the...
Woodwork on SCVTV's House Blend with Stephen K. Peeples

Woodwork Carves Progressive Instrumental Set on SCVTV’s ‘House Blend’

Hot young Santa Clarita trio makes TV debut, plays sneak preview of first album, due late summer 2014 By Stephen K. Peeples Progressive instrumental trio Woodwork...