Saturday November 26th Slight Return will be opening for Morris Day and The Time at the Sound Board Theater for a private event thanks to our good friend Jeff Sakwa #morrisday #thetime #slightreturnusa #thed #welcometothed
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We’re back on the Grammy Awards first round ballot for the 6th consecutive year. This time we are in the categories of “Best Rock Song” and “Best Rock Album” “Best Rock Peformance” (Gustavo Alarco feat. Slight Return) and “Best Music Video” (Slight Return feat. Gustavo Alarco”. Our version of the[…]
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Sam Kassab held another first class event last night! It was great meeting Isam Bihnam- Provincial leader of Qaraqosh/Al-Hamdaniya in Iraq. Isam has helped bring back the Christian community to live safely after they were ravaged by ISIS. Qaraqosh is one of the oldest Christian towns in the world where[…]
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This past Thursday Mark Kassa represented the Nashville Chapter of the Recording Academy (Grammy Awards) for Advocacy. He was joined by Lawrence Hancock and Howard Hertz from the Chicago Chapter. The meeting went well with Senator Brenda Lawrence’s assistant Armend Topplari and was about proposals that effect music creators. Mark[…]
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Mark Kassa is featured on the cover of the Prestige Awards UK Magazine for the 2022/2023 year. The annual publication has named Slight Return® the 2022/2023 Midwest USA Band of the Year. Slight Return is, once again, on the first round Grammy Awards Ballot in multiple categories- for Best Music[…]
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Me, Kevin Pope and William Pope had a great time working with George Lopez thanks to my friends Sean and Jordan Guthrie from Beyond the Barricade Kevin Pope, George Lopez, Mark Kassa, William Pope #georgelopez Sean Guthrie, Mark Kassa, Jordan Guthrie #beyondthebarricade George Lopez all access pass #wartheband
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We had a great time jamming at the Detroit Highwaymen Motorcycle Club on the East Side of Detroit. Pictured here with “Lefty” the club president and Jack Huffman in the Nightmare Before Christmas outfit. Jack also put on a great fire show Special thanks to Jack DeFranco for doing a[…]
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This Saturday we will be playing live at the Detroit Highwaymen Motorcycle Club on 7 Mile Special fire show in between sets with Jack Huffman
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Thank you Boo O’Conner for the writeup on the “With the Power of Soul” site It was an honor to play the show with legend Billy Cox!
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We are proud that we helped to raise $100,000 for the Fallen and Wounded Soldiers Fund! 97 percent of every dollar goes directly to the wounded veterans in the State of Michigan. It was a honor and fantastic time playing a set with Bass Legend Billy Cox from Jimi Hendrix’s[…]
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Slight Return Named “USA Midwest Band of the Year” by UK Magazine “The Prestige Awards” #bandoftheyear #slightreturnusa #markkassa
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Slight Return® Upcoming Thursday July 14th Live Performance feat. Billy Cox from Jimi Hendrix’s Band of Gypsys and benefitting the Salute Our Warriors “Fallen and Wounded Soldiers Fund” Saturday July 16th- Video shoot at Harpos Music Theater Sunday July 24th- Private Event- Slight Return- “The Woodstock Set” at the M1[…]
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Salute Our Warriors Event July 14th- featuring Military Veteran and special guest- legendary bassist from Jimi Hendrix’s “Band of Gypsys”, and headliner from the Experience Hendrix Tour- Billy Cox! Billy will be performing live with Slight Return!! 97 percent of every dollar goes directly to help the families of the[…]
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Had a great time visiting my friend, drummer Troy Luccketta from Tesla, at his studio in Nashville. Got a chance to hear the bands he’s been working with and producing. Troy is a cool guy that I first met when we opened for them at the Pine Knob Amphitheater in[…]
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Had a great time at the Nashville Chapter Recording Academy Block Party! Chapter President Alycia Warwick was very welcoming to my wife and I and the people here are very friendly and helpful. The food was great and we were treated to a performance by the Zac Brown Band! Glad[…]
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Thanks to Mitch Bennett from Jim Dunlop for the tour of their private office for artist relations in Nashville. Every effect and Wah they make is here. Even a Wah Pedal cocktail table! Gonna have to find a way to get one! LOL #slightreturnusa #markkassa #jimdunlop #mitchbennettmusic #nashville #detroit #wah[…]
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Voodoo Child- Slight Return feat. Dennis Chambers on Drums…..and Bass?? This was a one take jam we did at the studio, then had some fun making the video. Video editing by Roy Oberg at Galaxie Videos #dennischambers #markkassa #slightreturnusa #detroit #welcometothed #tommcdonough #loudhousemedia #royoberg #galaxievideos #jimihendrix #voodoochild
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Turn The Page- Slight Return feat. Gustavo Alarco. A take on the Bob Seger classic. Turn the Page- by Bob Seger Musical arrangement by Mark Kassa. Producer- Mark Kassa, Vocals- Gustavo Alarco, Guitar-Mark Kassa, Bass- William Pope, Drums- Ronnie Karmo, Percussion – Tony Mitchell Video by Roy Oberg- Galaxie Videos. […]
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Really enjoyed the 2022 Grammy Awards in Las Vegas. Met some great people including Chris Stapleton, Stewart Copeland, Ricky Kej, Lonnie Park, Kitt Wakely, Christone “Kingfish” Ingram, Sangeeta Kaur, and more. Saw some great performances and enjoying after parties and networking along the way and shot some promo photos with[…]
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