Saturday was long, hot, and thick with anticipation. We were at Hard Truth Hills for our second Battle of the Bands of the year: Rumble on the Rocks. Coming off our 3rd-place win at the ABATE of Indiana competition back…

This past January we jumped on a plane buzzing with electric excitement for our California tour. I was ready to look beyond the glamour and discover if being on the road was everything I thought it should be. Maybe we…

Winning a competition is an exhilarating way for a band to earn some high end dividends.  The stakes are usually opening slots at festivals and venues we couldn’t otherwise get, cash prizes, and a lot of publicity to new fans.…

Every year during the holidays, my family religiously watches “A Christmas Story.”  We can laugh and recognize ourselves in it.  (Spoiler alert… If you’ve never seen this!)  

But at the end, just before the neighbor’s hounds rush the house and…

Once again SUSTAYN made the trek to Anaheim, CA to experience “Disneyland for musicians” or the National Association of Music Manufacturers Show (NAMM).  If you’ve never been there it is truly a sight to see. There are over…

In the spring of this year, we became finalists for the International Singer Songwriter Association  (ISSA) Awards. We were surprised and excited, but really didn’t know what to expect. Jared had already been down this road previously when he won…

Awards are something that are hard-won and only given to the best of the best. Sure, there are always outliers, like when Jethro Tull beat out Metallica for the Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance Grammy. (We don’t speak of that.) But…

Considered the highest honor by some and a total scam by others, the Grammy Awards always get a lot of buzz.  And rightly so, because even if it’s not your preferred measure of excellence, it’s still a huge collection of…

If you’re into gear this is the place to be my friend!  

The National Association of Music Manufacturers Conference and Expo.  For 4 days, thousands of people descend on the Anaheim Convention Center with music in mind. There are over…

Los Angeles has been the epicenter of the music business for the last couple of weeks. 

We were there! And the first place we started was with the She Rocks Awards.  

This was the 11th annual She Rocks Awards started…