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            <title>Sonora Blues Festival recap, SRV Tribute, and Orange County Blues Festival</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[<p>The Alastair Greene Band's appearance at the Fire On the Mountain BLUES FESTIVAL in Sonora, CA was a smashing success. Not only did the AGB open the Festival but AG's Clapton Tribute Band SLOWHAND headlined the 2nd stage and brought down the house. Check out a 2 song video from the AGB's set at the Festival <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ypbPN5q3i8s"><strong><em>HERE!</em></strong></a></p><br /><p><img src="http://www.agsongs.com/images/Sonora5.jpg" alt="" width="254" height="243" /></p><br /><p>Friday August 27th Alastair will be performing a Tribute to the late great Stevie Ray Vaughan on the 20th anniversary of his passing at Whiskey Richards in Santa Barbara. More info on the UPCOMING SHOWS PAGE.</p><br /><p><img src="http://www.agsongs.com/images/SRV_Tribute_Flyer1_resized.jpg" alt="" width="277" height="356" /></p><br /><p>The Alastair Greene Band will be appearing at the REAL BLUES FESTIVAL of ORANGE COUNTY Sunday October 3rd in Santa Ana. HEad to the UPCOMING SHOWS page for details!</p><br /><p><img src="http://www.agsongs.com/images/Blues_Festival_resized.jpg" alt="" width="281" height="420" /></p>]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 21 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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            <title>Sonora Blues Festival set times</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[<p><strong>Alastair will be playing the Sonora Blues Festival Saturday August 14th.</strong> Headliners for the Festival include Tommy Castro, Roy Rogers and the Delta Rhythm Kings, Rick Estrin and the Nightcats, and more!</p><br /><p>Here are AG's performance times and stage info.</p><br /><p>MAIN STAGE 11am Alastair Greene Band</p><br /><p>WORKSHOP STAGE 2pm Blues Guitar Jam with Nick Moss, Michael Burks, and Alastair Greene</p><br /><p>SIERRA STAGE 5:15pm Alastair Greene Band: Eric Clapton Tribute</p><br /><p>For ticket info and all performer set times head over to <a href="http://www.fireonthemountain.com">www.fireonthemountain.com</a></p>]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 09 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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            <title>Alan Parsons Live Project tour update</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[<p>Alastair will continue to tour as a member of the Alan Parsons Live&nbsp;Project this fall and winter. Confirmed dates are as follows.</p><br /><p>September 11, 2010 Bethlehem, Pennsylvania - Zoellner PAC<br />September 17, 2010 Milwaukee, Wisconsin - Pabst Theater<br />November 29, 2010 Breda, Holland - Chasse Theater<br />November 30, 2010 Heerleen, Holland - Limburg Theater <br />December 1, 2010 Eindhoven, Holland - Muziekcentrum Frits Philips<br />December 2, 2010 Utrecht, Holland - Muziekcentrum Vredenburg<br />December 3, 2010 Rotterdam, Holland - Nieuwe Luxor Theater</p><br /><p>More info at <a href="http://www.alanparsonsmusic.com/">www.alanparsonsmusic.com</a></p><br /><p><img src="http://www.agsongs.com/images/paris1_resized.jpg" alt="" width="446" height="297" /></p>]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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            <title>Cream Tribute, AG to open for Janiva Magness, New Interview, Paris Photos, New Videos</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[<p>By popular request Alastair's Eric Clapton Tribute Band <a href="http://www.myspace.com/agslowhand">SLOWHAND</a>&nbsp;will be performing an all Cream show Friday July 23rd at Whiskey Richards in Santa Barbara!!! $7 Cover Show starts at 9pm</p><br /><p><img title="slowhandcream" src="http://www.agsongs.com/images/AGBSlowhandWhiskyRichardsJuly23REweb_resized.jpg" alt="slowhandcream" width="259" height="335" /></p><br /><p>Alastair, along with Tom Lackner on percussion, will be performing an acoustic opening set&nbsp;for Alligator Records recording artist Janiva Magness. This event is sponsored by the Santa Barbara Blues Society and ticket info can be found at: <a href="http://www.sbblues.org">www.sbblues.org</a></p><br /><p>The Santa Barbara Independent ran an article on AG in it's June 24th edition. Read it <a href="http://www.independent.com/news/2010/jun/22/close-alastair-greene/">HERE!</a></p><br /><p><img src="http://www.agsongs.com/images/Alastair-Greene-003_t479.jpg" alt="AG indy" width="259" height="144" /></p><br /><p>Head over to the PHOTOS page to see new pictures from the Alan Parsons Live Project performance at the Olympia Theater in Paris, France on June 1st 2010</p><br /><p>Go to the VIDEOS page to see youtube footage of AG singing the Alan Parsons Project hit I Wouldn't Want To Be Like You from St. Petersburg, Russia on March 22nd 2010. Enjoy!</p>]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 02 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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            <title>AG at ROCKSHOP ACADEMY this summer, Paris recap, D-Day thoughts</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[<p><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">This summer Alastair will be an instructor at Santa Barbara's ROCKSHOP ACADEMY. In addition to helping with group instruction alongside George Pendergast (Dishwalla/Penfifteen Club) and Rodney Cravens (Dishwalla) Alastair will also be teaching private guitar lessons. For more info on the ROCKSHOP ACADEMY check the website: </span></span><a href="http://www.rockshopacademy.com"><strong><em><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">www.rockshopacademy.com</span></span></em></strong></a><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">&nbsp;</span></span></p><br /><p><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><img src="http://www.agsongs.com/images/Rockshop_icon_180x180.jpg" alt="RSA" width="180" height="180" /></span></span></p><br /><p><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">For more info on private guitar lessons contact Alastair using the info on the </span></span><a href="http://www.agsongs.com/contact.html"><strong><em><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">CONTACT PAGE.</span></span></em></strong></a></p><br /><p><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The <strong>ALAN PARSONS LIVE PROJECT</strong> just got back to the United States after performing at the historical Olympia Theater in Paris France. Pictures to be posted ASAP!</span></span></p><br /><p><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><img src="http://www.agsongs.com/images/ParisAplp1.jpg" alt="paris1" width="368" height="375" /></span></span></p><br /><p><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong>"<span class="UIStory_Message">Thanks to all the men and women who 66 years ago on June 6th 1944&nbsp;stepped up to save the world. We are forever in your debt." - Alastair</span></strong></span></span></p>]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 06 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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            <title>AG song on new compilation CD</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[<p><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: book antiqua,palatino;">Alastair's&nbsp;song &ldquo;Look Out Baby!&rdquo; off his&nbsp;most recent&nbsp;CD &lsquo;Walking In Circles&rsquo; was chosen for a compilation CD from Errorcraft Records called &lsquo;All Aboard The Blues&rsquo;. Find out more at: <a href="http://www.errorcraft.com/">http://www.errorcraft.com</a></span></p>]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 27 May 2010 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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            <title>Ronnie James Dio</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[<p><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: book antiqua,palatino;">I would like to acknowledge the passing of a huge childhood musical inspiration and influence. Ronnie James Dio passed away the morning of Sunday May 16th after battling cancer since last fall. He was 67 years old. RJD was the genre defining vocalist for such Hard Rock and Heavy Metal bands as Rainbow, Black Sabbath (he replaced Ozzy for a few years in 1979), and of course his own band Dio. Ronnie worked with some of the best guitarists in the business. The guitarist on Dio&rsquo;s first solo record &lsquo;Holy Diver&rsquo;, Vivian Campbell, was an integral part of my early development on guitar, not to mention Ritchie Blackmore from Rainbow and Tony Iommi from Black Sabbath being huge influences as well. I was lucky to see RJD perform with Heaven &amp; Hell (a re-vamped and re-named Black Sabbath) twice in the last three years. Thanks Ronnie for all the great music! - Alastair</span></p>]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 18 May 2010 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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            <title>New APLP dates, American Blues News Interview, Music Connection Review, Slowhand Recap</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[<p><strong><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">ALAN PARSONS LIVE PROJECT DATES:</span></span></strong></p><br /><p><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">May 6th 2010 Monterrey, Mexico (POSTPONED)<br /></span></span></p><br /><p><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">June 1st 2010 Paris, France</span></span></p><br /><p><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">More dates will be posted as soon as they are confirmed.</span></span></p><br /><p><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><img src="http://www.agsongs.com/images/RU3.JPG" alt="aplp" width="314" height="192" /></span></span></p><br /><p><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong>READ </strong>an interview with Alastair about his new gig playing with Alan Parsons as well as his thoughts on all things BLUES over at <a href="http://www.ameriblues.com/2010/04/our-california-guest-alistair-greene.html"><strong><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;">AMERICAN BLUES NEWS!</span></em></strong></a>&nbsp;&lt;click there!</span></span></p><br /><p><strong><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">AG&nbsp;recieved a review for his most recent CD 'WALKING IN CIRCLES' in the&nbsp;April 2010 edition of Music Connection Magazine with none other than guitar legend Jeff Beck on the cover.</span></span></strong></p><br /><p><span style="font-family: courier new,courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">"Greene certainly isn&rsquo;t reinventing the blues-rock wheel with these recordings, but he sure burns rubber whenever it&rsquo;s his cue to rip a solo. Whether it&rsquo;s the Elmore James type stomper, &ldquo;Walking In Circles&rdquo;, or the ZZ Top-ish boogie, &ldquo;Cut You Loose&rdquo;, Greene&rsquo;s leads are either impeccably clean or eminently dirty, whatever is called for. There&rsquo;s great band energy here too, captured with a live club feel. Greene, who also works with the likes of Alan Parsons, is a fiery performer who&rsquo;s perfect meat for a label such as Blind Pig Records."</span></span></span></p><br /><p><span style="font-family: courier new,courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><img src="http://www.agsongs.com/images/MusicConnectioCoverApril2010_resized.jpg" alt="musicconnection" width="215" height="245" /></span></span></span></p><br /><p><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Thank to everyone that came to see <strong>SLOWHAND </strong>on April 9th at Soho! It was a great show by the band and the crowd was awesome! Here is the Set List:</span></span></p><br /><p><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Tell The Truth, Blues Power,Tulsa Time, Lay Down Sally, Cocaine, The Core, Come In To My Kitchen, Motherless Children, Further On Up The Road, Have You Ever Loved A Woman, Crossroads, NSU, Politician, Outside Woman Blues, I&rsquo;m So Glad, Deserted Cities of the Heart, White Room, Sunshine Of Your Love, Badge, Let It Rain, I Shot The Sheriff, Layla, After Midnight</span></span></p>]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 21 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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            <title>SLOWHAND returns to Santa Barbara / Vote for Alastair to open for Eric Clapton!</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[<p><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: arial black,gadget,sans-serif;">Alastair and his Eric Clapton tribute project SLOWHAND return to Soho in Santa Barbara for a show to celebrate Clapton's 65th Birthday.Friday April 9th at 9pm.&nbsp; You don't want to miss this one! $10 Cover Dinner reservations ensure priority seating. Call Soho for reservations at 805-962-7776 </span><a href="http://www.sohosb.com"><span style="font-family: geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial black,gadget,sans-serif;">www.sohosb.com</span></span></a></span></p><br /><p><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: arial black,gadget,sans-serif;">Soho has been having trouble with their website so if this perfomace is not listed, fear not. We are playing! </span></span></p><br /><p><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: arial black,gadget,sans-serif;">Tonight's performance will be decicated to the memory of Santa Barbara guitarist Pat Milliken. Thank you for all the wonderful music you passed our way.</span></span></p><br /><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #ffffff;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: arial black,gadget,sans-serif;">&nbsp;</span></span></span></span></span></p><br /><p><img src="http://www.agsongs.com/images/Slowhand_april_2010_resized.jpg" alt="SHapril" width="167" height="251" /></p><br /><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: geneva,sans-serif;">There is a battle of the bands to win a chance to open for Eric Clapton at his CROSSROADS FESTIVAL June 26th in Chicago, IL. Please head over to: </span><a href="http://www.playcrossroads.com/alastairgreene"><span style="font-family: geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: geneva,sans-serif;"><strong>http://www.playcrossroads.com/alastairgreene</strong></span></span></a><br /><span style="font-family: geneva,sans-serif;">and&nbsp;vote for Alastair!!! The whole process takes about a minute and a half. You need to register as a FAN, then head back to&nbsp;Alastair's&nbsp;page (link above) and vote. If you have time, listen to a song or 2. It does take a little time and isn't the easiest website to figure out. Just be sure after you register to go back to the <strong><a href="http://www.playcrossroads.com/alastairgreene">original link</a></strong>. You CAN VOTE ONCE A DAY up&nbsp;until 2 weeks before the concert. The top 100 bands with the most votes get reviewed by a panel and then one is selected. Thank YOU for your support! </span></span></p>]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 09 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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            <title>March Tour with Alan Parsons report and upcoming shows!</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[<p>What a blast! I just got back from being gone nearly 3 weeks with the Alan Parsons Live Project. We hit Israel and Eastern Europe. Pictures are posted on the PHOTOS page so go check them out! The band was great. Alan (of course) on vocals, guitar, and keyboards, P.J. Olsson on vocals, Guy Erez on bass and vocals, Manny Focarazzo on keyboards and vocals, Danny Thompson on drums and vocals, and yours truly on guitar and vocals. The Set list stayed fairly consistent and was usually:</p><br /><p><img title="Set List" src="http://www.agsongs.com/images/set_list_tel_aviv.JPG" alt="Set List" width="288" height="279" /></p><br /><p>Thanks to everyone for all the kind emails and words of encouragement on my first full scale international tour.</p><br /><p><br />Coming up next,....SLOWHAND returns to Soho in Santa Barbara Friday April 9th . Check the UPCOMING SHOWS page for other gigs as well.</p><br /><p><img title="red square" src="http://www.agsongs.com/images/RU1.JPG" alt="red square" width="399" height="319" /></p><br /><p>(Singing in the rain,.....in Red Square - Moscow)</p>]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 26 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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