When Neal Casal passed in 2019, the ripples throughout the music world were widespread. From potential filled pals Kenny Roby, Zephaniah Ohora and John Lee Shannon to legends Bob Weir and Phil Lesh, his resume was rapidly expanding. He was in the perfect spot for...Continue Reading
Neal Casal left this world way too soon. Sadly, that’s common for musicians of his brilliance. What makes Casal’s passing in 2019 even sadder is he was at a career apex at the time. He’d long overcome the struggles of a rising guitarist and was...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
The list of musicians Jason Crosby has worked with is a who’s who of multiple genres of music. He tackled pop music with Jenny Lewis. Rocked with Susan Tedeschi, Derek Trucks, James Taylor, Jackson Browne, and Pete Seeger. He’s a mainstay in the Jam...Continue Reading
Like any musician in the business for over a quarter of a century, Kenny Roby has noticeable scars from his journeys. From his early 6 String Drag days through his solo career, he has battled demons. Addiction, friends dying, getting sober, staying sober…the usual list....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
When Zephaniah OHora released his debut album “The Highway” in 2017, the question most critics seemed to have was “Can a musician from New York really be a true country singer?” It took a good ten seconds of listening to OHora’s pure country throwback voice...Continue Reading
When the members of Circles Around the Sun (CATS) met to discuss the musical direction they wanted for their next album, it didn’t take the quartet very long to reach a unanimous decision – they wanted to put out a dance record. Not just any...Continue Reading
Circles Around the Sun has announced they will release a self-titled album, the band’s third, on March 13, 2020. The release will be comprised of their band’s last studio recordings with late band member/guitarist Neal Casal. The tracks were recorded in southern California a week before...Continue Reading
In March 2019, members of Circles Around the Sun (CATS) and drummer Joe Russo got together for an improvised jam and recording session at The Bunker studio in Brooklyn, Mixed by New York-based engineer Jim Scott (Tedeschi Trucks Band/Tom Petty) and CATS bass player Dan...Continue Reading