Category: Stephen Doster
February 11, 2016
Atticus Report EP 002: Stephen Doster’s Arizona
In this episode of The Atticus Report, we stay right at home in Austin, Texas as host Rick Busby visits with co-host Stephen Doster about Arizona, Doster’s most recent album release. Praised as a “masterpiece” with “one charmed melody after another” by the Austin Chronicle’s Jim Caligiuri and an “exquisitely crafted classic” by the Austin American-Statesman’s Peter Blackstock, Arizona … Continue reading “Atticus Report EP 002: Stephen Doster’s Arizona”
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Category: Atticus Records, Atticus Report, Stephen Doster
January 8, 2016
Atticus Report EP 001: Music Diplomacy in Southern Africa
In the pilot episode of The Atticus Report, hosts Rick Busby and Stephen Doster visit with songwriter and retired U.S. diplomat Greg Engle about the U.S. State Department’s Arts Envoy Program. Stephen and Greg recount their two trips to Southern Africa as musical ambassadors and how their first visit inspired Stephen to co-found Guitars for … Continue reading “Atticus Report EP 001: Music Diplomacy in Southern Africa”
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November 13, 2015
Doster & Cheevers In Tennessee
Stephen Doster and his sometimes tour mate, Bob Cheevers, will be making a quickie tour of Tennessee the week of November 16th, performing shows in Nashville, Chattanooga and Memphis before returning back to Austin in time for Thanksgiving. This will be the second time the two artists have hit the road together, including their “25 Shows in … Continue reading “Doster & Cheevers In Tennessee”
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Category: Stephen Doster
February 3, 2015
Arizona Austin CD Release Show
The date for the Austin CD Release Show of Stephen Doster’s newest album Arizona is set for Valentine’s Day Night at Strange Brew Lounge Side. Advance tickets are on sale through Strange Brew here. When Arizona was released in November, Stephen was on an acoustic tour of the UK with Bob Cheevers, so the February … Continue reading “Arizona Austin CD Release Show”
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Category: Stephen Doster
February 1, 2015
Arizona: The Songs
“Arizona is the record I have always hoped to make. Everything I’ve ever done in the past led me to these songs in one way or another. Although I wouldn’t say Arizona is a concept record, collectively, the songs on Arizona definitely form a kind of song cycle. The characters in these songs are definitely on a journey and searching for … Continue reading “Arizona: The Songs”
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Category: Stephen Doster
January 30, 2015
Arizona: CD Release Promotion
With the live world premiere CD Release Show for Arizona slated for Valentine’s Day night at Strange Brew Lounge Side in Austin, Stephen is in the midst of a lightning blitz of media events and rehearsals for the highly anticipated show. The press begins accumulating in the first week of February and peaks on the eve … Continue reading “Arizona: CD Release Promotion”
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Posted by Rick Busby
Category: Stephen Doster
January 10, 2015
Arizona Tops Best Of 2014 Polls
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 Caligiuri and Peter Blackstock. Caligiuri, long-time music writer for the Austin Chronicle hailed Arizona as a 4-Star “masterpiece.” Acknowledging that Doster is legitimately among a handful of … Continue reading “Arizona Tops Best Of 2014 Polls”
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Category: Stephen Doster
October 9, 2014
NEWS: World Premiere Stream of Arizona
With the world-wide release of Stephen Doster’s Arizona set for November 4th, Josh Bloom of New York’s Fanatic Promotion announced today that Guitar World is streaming the world premiere of “Arizona,” the album’s title track and lead single through its website starting today. Guitar World is one of the world’s leading guitar magazines and we are … Continue reading “NEWS: World Premiere Stream of Arizona”
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