SGL Entertainment is pleased to announce that we have signed a deal with the Emmy Award Winning Gregg Potter. Best known for his flamboyant drum Playing, Gregg Potter has rocked the world with bands such as Siren, Teenage Radiation, Black Box, Off Broadway and Supermercado. Gregg Potter also has a role in the up and coming horror film “Jezebeth” Directed by Damien Dante. The Emmy Award Winning Gregg Potter has also just been nominated for yet a second Emmy. Here is the press release issued by the band Black Box: 2009 Emmy Award Winning Rock Band Blackbox Have Been Nominated For Another Emmy. Blackbox which is Damon Ranger-vocals/guitars and Gregg Potter-drums, have been nominated for a Midwest Regional Emmy Award from The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. The nomination is for ” Warped Tour with Blackbox ” which is a show and tell of the 2009 Warped Tour, with Warped Tour artists Blackbox, also nominated is Warped Tour founder Kevin Lyman and Sarah Baer. In 2009 Blackbox won an Emmy for their performance on CBS with “Grammy Career Day” in which Rick Nielsen joined Blackbox on guitar and they performed the Cheap Trick classics ” Surrender ” and ” He’s A Whore.” This marks another amazing step in the road for Blackbox. Their video for the new single “Only One” is currently featured on the Emmis Broadcasting TV channel and features cameos with Grammy Award Winner Malik Yusef, and Saliva. Q101 Radio, Chicago’s premier new alt/rock radio station has named Blackbox “the next band to break.”With an impressive tour resume and great work ethic, Blackbox is determined to bring it’s style of rock n’ roll to the masses. Blackbox is honored to be nominated by their peers for a second Emmy Award, it’s just an amazing feeling, especially to share this with Kevin and Sarah. The Awards ceremony takes place Nov 6th, 2010 at the Park West in Chicago, IL.
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Slam Bang Performed Live At The Thirsty Whale Reunion
Dark Star Records Recording Artist Slam Bang ripped it up at this years Thirsty Whale Reunion Party. The event was held on October 22nd and 23rd 2010. The band performed favorites like “Somebody New” as well as the theme song to the movie Jezebeth “She’s Calling Out Your Name” with special guest “Bob Slawek” on vocals. The reunion bash received a ton of press and caught the attention of former Chicago Sun Times Columnist Jim DeRogatis. Here is an excerpt from his blog: Last year, Tony “Shark” Labarbera, a fixture at the late, lamented heavy-metal roadhouse the Thirsty Whale, held a reunion for fans, friends, and former fixtures of the place to celebrate its hard-rocking legacy. It was a hit, and there’ll be an encore party this year starting at 6 this evening and 5:30 p.m. tomorrow at Shark City, 2240 Bloomingdale Road in Glendale Heights, with two stages each night and an endless roster of bands including Enuff Z’nuff, 7th Heaven, Slam Bang, Cutlass, and Paradoxx. ~ Jim DeRogatis / Chicago Music Critic
Slam Bang is: Jeff Swan: Lead Vocals / Guitars, Bill Gingrich: Bass Guitar / Vocals, Frankie Lee: Guitars / Vocals, Bob Cozza: Drums
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Shatter Their Illusion Debut Their New Music Video “Fragile”
We are pleased to announce that the progressive hard rock band “Shatter Their Illusion” have just released their new music video “Fragile” to air on all national and local television stations plus on demand. The video tells the story of a depressed young man who has trouble with his relationship and takes his own life leaving his lover alone only to visit him one last time at his funeral. The video stars: Kelsey Kozak, Frank Manzella and Jeff Swan. “Fragile” was directed, edited and produced by Dan Manzella of Dig-It-Al Studios for Dark Star Records. Special thanks to SGL Entertainment and John Warden of Rive Video Promotion.
Two Ton Anvil Debut Their New Music Video “Corruption”
We are pleased to announce that the hard rock metal band Two Ton Anvil have just released their new music video “Corruption” to air on all national and local television stations plus on demand. The video has a movie like feel to it and a story line about corruption in politics where the lead character appears to be fighting corruption and tracking presumably guilty people down, but in the end it is him that is corrupt, covering his tracks, taking bribes, shaking people down, and having people murdered. Inspired by corrupt Illinois politics. The video stars: Paul Tietz, Jeff Russo, Daniel Keller, Kathryn Brenner, Lissy MacMillan, Baby D Frost, Cyndi Carroo, Lindy Tsetseranos, Ty Barton, Kim DeMumbrum, Mario and Paula Salazar & Paul Christon with special appearances by: Colleena Corrigan, Kelsey Kozak and Galina Emmerich. “Corruption” was directed, edited and produced by Mario Salazar of Genex Productions for Dark Star Records. Special thanks to SGL Entertainment and John Warden of Rive Video Promotion.
Herman Rarebell Live on WLUP 97.9 FM Chicago
Herman Ze German Rarebell was Live on the air at WLUP 97.9 FM Chicago with Byrd on Wednesday, July 14th at 6:30 P.M. Herman Ze German Rarebell was accompanied by Label Representatives Jeffrey A Swanson and Lloyd Freeze of Dark Star Records.
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