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Larry Mitchell has toured with Billy Squier, played on Rick Ocasek’s records, and is great friends with, and has shared the stage with, Steve Stevens, Nile Rodgers, and Steve Vai. He’s a player’s player; a session legend, and always in demand. These days, Mitchell is focused on his production work, new music, and boatloads of touring for 2026. The plan is to trek overseas, as...


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Born Thomas David Roe on May 9, 1942, Tommy Roe grew up in Atlanta, attended Brown High School, and after graduation worked at General Electric soldering wires. He began recording while still very young, and by 1960 he had cut his original song “Sheila” for Jud Phillips’s Judd label. That first release, credited to “Tommy Roe and the Satins,” was a regional success, but the n...


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When Kiki Wong joined the Smashing Pumpkins in 2024 as a replacement for Jeff Schroeder, it was a dream come true. Like the Pumpkins’ leader, Billy Corgan, Wong is a meathead at heart. But, like many of us, she also grew up loving ‘90s alternative rock… like the Pumpkins. This is to say that Wong, with her high skill level, endearing personality, and cooler-than-cool vibe, wa...


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Chicago’s northwest suburbs gave The Shadows of Knight a launching pad, and the band quickly turned local club heat into national chart action. Formed in 1964 as the Shadows, the group changed its name in 1965 after learning a British act already used the original name. The new moniker leaned into the British Invasion moment, and it also nodded to Prospect High School in Mt. ...


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Though Isaiah Mitchell has been on the scene for years with Earthless, proving his status as an absolutely ripping guitarist, it wasn’t until he secured the gig with The Black Crowes in 2019 that he was put on the proverbial map. That gig, which led to tours all over the map and to one EP titled 1972, ended in 2022, when Mitchell was faced with the choice of backburnering Ear...


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