Following up on the success of 2014’s Arizona, which the Austin Chronicle hailed as a “masterpiece,” Stephen Doster’s New Black Suit is now available from Atticus Records. Below is a sampling of early reviews for New Black Suit, hailing it as a worthy successor to Arizona. Below the reviews is a personal letter from Stephen Doster to his friends and … Continue reading “Atticus Records Pledges 50% Of Sales From “New Black Suit” To Hurricane Harvey Relief Efforts”

Following up on the success of 2014’s Arizona, which the Austin Chronicle hailed as a “masterpiece,” Stephen Doster’s New Black Suit is now available from Atticus Records. Below is a sampling of early reviews for New Black Suit, hailing it as a worthy successor to Arizona. Below the reviews is a personal letter from Stephen Doster to his friends and … Continue reading “Stephen Doster’s New Black Suit Now Available Through Atticus Records”

Stephen Doster has confirmed a series of US West Coast tour dates to promote the release of New Black Suit, Doster’s new album, which will be released August 25th on Atticus Records. Doster will be co-headlining the November tour with Bob Cheevers who is promoting his career anthology, Fifty Years, released earlier this year on … Continue reading “Doster Heads West in November for “New Black Suit” Promo Tour”

“There’s a flow that goes from my gut to my heart, stops in my heart when I’m sinking…” So goes the lyric that kicks off “Shooting For The Stars,” the elegiac rocker and lead single that opens New Black Suit, the transcendent new album from Stephen Doster, which hits the street August 25, 2017 on … Continue reading “Stephen Doster Sports A New Black Suit”

Atticus Records’ music podcast, The Atticus Report, will be focusing its next episode on co-host Stephen Doster’s work with the Austin-based non-profit, Guitars for Swaziland, which provides guitars to underprivileged and orphaned children throughout Africa. Atticus Records, along with Fender Guitars co-sponsored Imagine: The 26th Annual John Lennon Birthday Tribute, which benefited Guitars For Swaziland. … Continue reading “Atticus Report Spotlights Imagine Concert Benefiting Guitars For Swaziland”

For the 26th year in a row, Stephen Doster leads the #9 Orchestra in its annual John Lennon Birthday Concert on October 9 at Threadgill’s World Headquarters in Austin. This year, the concert is being promoted as “Imagine: The 26th Annual John Lennon Tribute” and is sponsored by Fender Guitars and Atticus Records with the … Continue reading “Annual John Lennon Birthday Concert Benefiting Guitars For Swaziland”

Atticus Records announced last week, it is preparing Stephen Doster’s Arizona for a limited vinyl release to be available late 2016 or early 2017. Released late in 2014, Stephen Doster’s Arizona wasted no time in getting the attention of music journalists, landing in the top spot of Best of 2014 listings for music journalists Jim … Continue reading “Doster’s “Arizona” To Go Vinyl”

I hope everyone is well and enjoying their summer. As many of you already know, I’m pleased and honored to be off on another Arts Envoy Program for the US State Department. In this program, I serve as a musical ambassador having the opportunity to exchange musical ideas and culture with men, women and children … Continue reading “Stephen Doster Introduces The Atticus Report”