PROGRESSIVE ROCK GROUP ‘DISTRICT 97’ RELEASING NEW ALBUM ‘STAY FOR THE ENDING’ ZOOM SPECIAL EVENT WITH MEMBERS DRUMMER JONATHAN SCHANG AND LEAD SINGER LESLIE HUNT!

 

ZOOM EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW

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.

A friend of the band, BILL BRUFORD (KING CRIMSON, YES, GONG, BRUFORD) agrees. In response to hearing the new album, he said, “Quality, expertise and passion – ‘Stay For The Ending’ is a massive piece, of which District ’97 should feel justly proud.”The Autumn sees the band undertake a number of live shows in the US and Europe, including playing The Bedford in Balham, South London on Sunday 10th September.  SCHANG continues “I can’t wait for the music world at large to hear it both on record and on stage.”

PREORDER

 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

https://district97.net/news

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

JONATHAN SCHANG

and

LESLIE HUNT

APPEAR WEEK OF 

  SEPTEMBER 2ND 2023

ON INTERVIEWING THE LEGENDS

WITH RAY SHASHO

NOW STREAMING ON THESE SITES

The Classic Rock Music Reporter  

Classic Rock Here and Now

   Music Tried and True 

   www.rockmusic.show

 YouTube   Facebook   Apple   

amazon music   iHeartRadio  TuneIn 

Podcastics   Podchaser   Spotify  

PANDORA   Deezer   Google Podcasts  

 ReverbNation   LinkedIn   Twitter   Stage32 

ORDER NOW

 WHILE SUPPLIES LAST!

RAY’S BEST-SELLING BOOK

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/   

Gold Award Winner

MORE BOOKS BY RAY SHASHO

RESERVE YOUR SPOT TODAY 

TO BE PART OF MUSIC HISTORY!

941-567-6193

LEGENDARY PROG ROCK GROUP ‘FAMILY’ RELEASING “FEARLESS” REMASTERED 3CD EXPANDED EDITION FEATURING BONUS TRACKS AND BBC SESSIONS: EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH LEAD SINGER ROGER CHAPMAN!

 

BRITISH  PROG  ROCK  GROUP

F A M I L Y

RELEASING

 'F E A R L E S S' REMASTERED

3CD Expanded Edition 

Featuring Bonus Tracks and BBC Sessions

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW

WITH

LEAD SINGER & FOUNDING MEMBER

ROGER CHAPMAN

CLICK BELOW 

TO LISTEN IN ITS ENTIRETY! 

Roger Chapman, guitarist John ‘Charlie’ Whitney, drummer Rob Townsend, bassist and vocalist John Wetton and multi-instrumentalist John ‘Poli’ Palmer on vibes, keyboards and flute, Family’s “Fearless” was released in October 1971 and was the first album to feature new member John Wetton following the departure of John Weider following the band’s second US tour in 1971 and the UK Top Ten hit single “In My Own Time”.

 The album was one of Family’s finest and reached the UK Top 20 upon its release, featuring such strong material as “Spanish Tide”, “Burning Bridges” and “Between Blue And Me”.

 This new three-disc edition of this classic album has been newly remastered from the master tapes and also includes 24 bonus tracks drawn from the “In My Own Time” single, BBC Radio sessions and a fine performance for BBC Radio One In Concert in December 1971. This new expanded remastered release also features an illustrated booklet with a new essay.

PREORDER

THE NEW REMASTERED

 3CD CLAMSHELL BOXED SET

 OF THE CLASSIC 1971 ALBUM

Fearless

BY

F A M I L Y

FEATURING 24 BONUS TRACKS INCLUDING THE ‘IN MY OWN TIME’ SINGLE AND BBC SESSION AND IN CONCERT PERFORMANCES FROM 1971

REMASTERED FROM THE ORIGINAL MASTER TAPES.

WITH AN ILLUSTRATED BOOKLET FEATURING AN ESSAY AND A REPRODUCTION POSTER.

Featuring vocalist Roger Chapman, guitarist John ‘Charlie’ Whitney, drummer Rob Townsend, bassist and vocalist John Wetton and multi-instrumentalist John ‘Poli’ Palmer on vibes, keyboards and flute, Family’s “Fearless” was released in October 1971 and was the first album to feature new member John Wetton following the departure of John Weider following the band’s second US tour in 1971 and the UK Top Ten hit single “In My Own Time”.

The album was one of Family’s finest and reached the UK Top 20 upon its release, featuring such strong material as “Spanish Tide”, “Burning Bridges” and “Between Blue And Me”.

PREORDER AT:

https://www.cherryred.co.uk/product/family-fearless-3cd-expanded-edition/

ALSO PURCHASE

LIFE IN 

THE POND

a solo album

By ROGER CHAPMAN

available at amazon.com

A studio album by Roger Chapman is always an event. Since '66, when the British singer-songwriter emerged as the voice of his generation with the seminal Family band, through every twist of his four-decade solo career, Chappo's output has defied music industry protocol, challenged genre, and held up a mirror to the times. "I've never stopped writing," he reflects, "and with Life In The Pond, I felt the need to hear what I'd put down in music." Released in 2021 on Ruf Records and Chappo Music, Life In The Pond draws a line under a period in which the 79-year-old had been absent from the studio but privately prolific. Twelve years since 2009's acclaimed rarities collection Hide Go Seek, "A true lionheart still roars," enthused The Mirror, Life In The Pond reconnects the veteran with faces from his past - including ex-Family multi-instrumentalist John 'Poli' Palmer as co-writer and producer - while taking the pulse of modern life.

FOR MORE INFORMATION

ABOUT

ROGER CHAPMAN

AND

F A M I L Y

VISIT

https://www.familybandstand.com/the-band/roger-chapman/

The unofficial Family homepage and online archive …

 

DISCOGRAPHY

FAMILY

    Music In A Dolls House (1968)

    Family Entertainment (1969)

    A Song For Me (1970)

    Anyway (1970)

    Old Songs New Songs (1971)

    Fearless (1971)

    Bandstand (1972)

    It’s Only A Movie (1973)

    A’s & B’s (1992)

 

STREETWALKERS

Albums

    Streetwalkers Reprise K 54017 (1974)

    Downtown Flyers Vertigo 6360 123, Mercury LP SRM-1-1060 (US) (1975)

    Red Card Vertigo 9102 010, Mercury SMR-1-1083 (US), Repertoire REP 47-WP (CD) (1976)

    Vicious But Fair Vertigo 9102 012, Mercury LP SRM-1-1135 (US) (1977)

    Streetwalkers Live Vertigo 6641-703 (1977)

    Best of Streetwalkers CD, CA, LP Vertigo 846-661 (1990)

    BBC Radio One Live CD Windsong (1995)

 

Singles

    "Roxianna" b/w "The Crack" Reprise K 14357 (1974) - released as Chapman Whitney Streetwalkers

    "Raingame" b/w "Miller" Vertigo 6059 130 (1975)

    "Daddy Rolling Stone" b/w "Hole in Your Pocket" Vertigo 6059 144 (1976)

    "Chilli Con Carne" b/w "But You're Beautiful" Vertigo 6059 169 (1977)

 

ROGER CHAPMAN

Solo

Albums

    Chappo (1979)

    Live in Hamburg (1979)

    Mail Order Magic (1980)

    Hyenas Only Laugh For Fun (1981)

    The Riffburglar Album (Funny Cider Sessions) (1982)

    He Was... She Was... You Was... We Was... (Double, Live) (1982)

    Swag (as the Riffburglars) (1983)

    Mango Crazy (1983)

    The Shadow Knows (1984)

    Zipper (1986)

    Techno Prisoners (1987)

    Live in Berlin (1989)

    Walking The Cat (1989)

    Strong Songs – The Best Of ... (1990)

    Hybrid and Lowdown (1990)

    Kick It Back (UK compilation) (1990)

    Under No Obligation (1992)

    King of the Shouters (1994)

    Kiss My Soul (1996)

    A Turn Unstoned? (1998)

    Anthology 1979–98 (1998)

    In My Own Time (live) (1999)

    Rollin' & Tumblin (live) Mystic (2001)

    Chappo-The Loft Tapes, Volume 1: Manchester University 10.3.1979 Mystic (2006)

    Chappo-The Loft Tapes, Volume 2: Rostock 1983 Mystic (2006 )

    Chappo-The Loft Tapes, Volume 3: London Dingwalls 15 April 1996 Mystic (2006)

    Chappo-The Loft Tapes, Volume 4: Live at Unca Po's Hamburg 5.3.1982 Mystic (2006)

    One More Time For Peace Mystic (2007)

    Hide Go Seek Hypertension Records (2009)

    First Cut: Chapman-Whitney Streetwalkers, digital rerelease Mystic Records (2010)

    Live at Rockpalast Markthalle Hamburg 1979 (2014)

    Live at Grugahalle Essen 1981 (2014)

    Maybe the last time (live 2012)

    Life In The Pond (2021)

 

Singles

    "Imbecile" (1979) Mike Batt with Roger Chapman. From the album Tarot Suite.

    "Shadow on the Wall" (1983) Mike Oldfield with Roger Chapman

    "How How How" (1984)

 

DVDs

    At Rockpalast Wienerworld (2004)

    Family & Friends Angel Air (2003) 

ROGER CHAPMAN

APPEARS WEEK OF 

 AUGUST 30TH 2023

ON INTERVIEWING THE LEGENDS

WITH RAY SHASHO

NOW STREAMING ON THESE SITES

The Classic Rock Music Reporter  

Classic Rock Here and Now

   Music Tried and True 

   www.rockmusic.show

 YouTube   Facebook   Apple   

amazon music   iHeartRadio  TuneIn 

Podcastics   Podchaser   Spotify  

PANDORA   Deezer   Google Podcasts  

 ReverbNation   LinkedIn   Twitter   Stage32 

ORDER NOW

 WHILE SUPPLIES LAST!

RAY’S BEST-SELLING BOOK

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/   

Gold Award Winner

MORE BOOKS BY RAY SHASHO

RESERVE YOUR SPOT TODAY 

TO BE PART OF MUSIC HISTORY!

941-567-6193