If you’re planning on catching the Grateful Shred / Circles Around the Sun (CATS) tour making its way through the southeast, get your rest. You will need it. Both bands, which share members Dan Horne, Adam MacDougall, and John Lee Shannon are putting on a...Continue Reading
Disco cosmonauts Circles Around the Sun have invited harpist Mikaela Davis on their latest journey through space. The result, After Sunrise, will be released on April 5th via Kill Rock Stars and Jealous Butcher records. Davis’s Avant Garde harp explorations are the perfect complement to...Continue Reading
Circles Around the Sun’s (CATS) fourth album “Language” officially completes the changing of the guard on guitar for the band. John Lee Shannon has cemented himself as the replacement for CATS founder Neal Casal giving the band a consistent sound and direction after eight years...Continue Reading
It’s hard to imagine there’s a band that’s had the odds of success stacked against them more than Circles Around the Sun (CATS). They’ve just released their fourth studio album “Language,” the first with John Lee Shannon on guitar. He’s the fourth guitarist in eight...Continue Reading
When Circles Around the Sun (CATS) founder Neal Casal passed away in 2019, it was clear his wish was for the band to keep at it, a big challenge for a band that was never meant to exist. When the dust settled after Casal’s death,...Continue Reading
After a meteoric rise from obscurity to a national touring band, Grateful Shred has made the most of its time in the spotlight. The initial lineup, featuring Clay Finch and Sam Blasucci alongside Shred core two Austin McCutchen and Dan Horne, woke the Grateful Dead cosmos...Continue Reading