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Slight Return had a great time jamming at the Motor City Muscle Festival in Detroit, MI Photos courtesy of Kathy Ruzan- Katzeyezz Photography Check out the gallery page for more photos #welcometothed
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We would like to welcome bass Phenom William Pope to the Slight Return family! Versed in Rock, R&B, Jazz, Techno and Gospel, he’s one of the most dynamic, soulful bass players in the business! William has toured extensively- including shows in Russia, Latvia, Estonia, Alaska, England, Ireland, Scotland, France, Spain,[…]
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Slight Return will be performing on August 18th at 12 Noon for the Motor City Muscle Festival in Detroit, MI on the Campus Martius Stage
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We are happy to announce that Slight Return will be recording a song with another great musician- drummer Pete Thompson! Pete has played with Robert Plant, Robin Trower, Silverhead and many others! Here is an article on Pete from Modern Drummer Magazine! Pete Thompson
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Have a great 4th of July! (Mark Kassa at Jimmy John’s Stadium performing the Star Spangled Banner)
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Welcome to the D®, The D®, Slight Return®, Hail the Heroes®, It’s a Detroit Thing®, So Detroit®, It’s a D Thing® Official Merchandise at welcometothed.com
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Fun times! Billy Cox- from Jimi Hendrix’s Band of Gypsys- autographing my 1969 Shin-ei Univibe after we finished a recording session at his studio in Nashville (He’s wearing a hat and shirt from my “Welcome to the D” and “The D” apparel lines (welcometothed.com) Went there with my buddy Bill Von[…]
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Slight Return recording sessions at Soundhouse Studios in Seattle, WA with renowned producer Jack Endino. The album includes a guest solo from Jack and a solo from San Diego producer Rich Mansor- who used Jack’s amp- that Kurt Cobain also recorded with on the Nirvana Bleach Album. Long hours and[…]
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Slight Return has won the Motor City Muscle Festival Anthem contest with our song “Welcome To The D”. We will be on a compilation release and be performing at the event the weekend of Aug 17-19th (TBD) in downtown Detroit at Hart Plaza and Campus Martius. The festival will be[…]
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Very grateful to be on the Shin-ei endorsement page alongside guitar greats Eric Johnson, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Doyle Bramhall Jr, Oz Noy and others. Check out some of their great new products at shin-ei.com Demo videos are on the site, including one from myself. Great products hand built by Dustin[…]
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Had a great interview with Dave Pirner-lead vocalist for the Grammy Award Winning band Soul Asylum- on The D Cap show with hosts Tom McDonough and Mark Kassa. Here is the video to Soul Asylum’s hit song Runaway Train- a powerful video depicting the sad plight of the missing youths[…]
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The 2018 Slight Return Press Kit- w/George Clinton, Jack Endino, Billy Cox, Andy Vargas, Dennis Coffey, Davey Pattison, Tony Lindsay, Dennis Chambers, Pat Lewis, Jim Diamond. Slight Return is: Mark Kassa (guitar/vocals), Eddie Apple (bass), Ronnie Karmo (drums), Tony Mitchell (percussion/vocals)
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Tomorrow on the The D Cap talk show, Tom McDonough and I will be interviewing iconic multi-platinum producer Jim Gaines. Jim has over a dozen Grammy Awards and Platinum Albums he has recorded and produced including – Stevie Ray Vaughan- In Step, Santana- multiple albums including Supernatural, Steve Miller- Fly[…]
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Enjoyed another great Santana show thanks to our friends Sean Guthrie and Andy Vargas- two of the best! Don’t forget to check out the great singing Andy did on the Slight Return Vicious Tides album! #souleros #vicioustides #beyondthebarricade
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http://rlrecordings.com/Thank you Tom McDonough for adding Mark Kassa to the RL Recordings Record Label staff (a subsidiary of Universal Records) as a producer/songwriter. I’ll be joining a great team of other producers/musicians/A&R from around the country. Looking forward to working with some great musicians and releasing Slight Return music on[…]
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Jim Prince from Prince Pipeline Integrity showing off his Slight Return shirt in Key West Florida at the Southernmost Point of the Continental USA!! Thanks for your support brother! #princepipelineintegrity #rockon #slightreturnusa #slightreturn #welcometothed #keywest #florida
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Join the Recording Academy in telling Congress to Support Music and The Arts! #supportmusic #supportthearts #recordingacademy #chicagochapter #welcometothed #fairplayfairpay #musicmakeslifebetter
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Good times at the DMAN Studio Group Session this past Saturday! #bethemiracle #dmanallstars #ziadkassab #welcometothed
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Congratulations to our friend-producer Jack Endino-The Godfather of Grunge- from Seattle, WA for winning a Grammy Award!! Long overdue! One of the best producers and best people you will ever work meet! We were lucky enough to have Jack mix our last two albums “Vicious Tides” and “Welcome To[…]
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