Have a great 4th of July! A while back I was invited to play the Star Spangled Banner at Huntington Arena in Ohio. It was a privilege. Here is the clip from Fox Sports #fourthofjuly #independenceday #ohio #jimihendrix #rlrecordings #mi5 #tommcdonough #tedmason #universalmusicgroup #toledo #walleye #markkassa #slightreturn #hockey #ice
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Mark Kassa- Musicians Institute Alumni, had a great time visiting the school he graduated from. Thanks to Megan Doheny at MI for the tour. Mark also had a chance to meet up with Raunchola Productions producer/owner Rich Mansor (Rich was a co-executive Producer on the “Welcome To The D” album).[…]
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Mark and Marilyn Kassa at the 2017 Grammy Awards at The Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. #grammys #slightreturnusa #welcometothed #recordingacademy #chicagochapter #nashvillechapter
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A great photo by Kathy Hyde Ruzan of Dennis Chambers on the Slight Return® drum kit (from our recent gig) #dennischambers #slightreturnusa
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Today on TBT Slight Return® would like to share one of our proudest moments- “Driving South” to Nashville to record a cover of Jimi Hendrix’s “Stone Free/3rd Stone From The Sun” with legendary bassist, band mate and best friend of Jimi- Billy Cox! Mark Kassa and Slight Return photographer/video director[…]
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Tickets and final ballots have arrived for the Grammy Awards. Time to get a last listen and cast my votes (Mark Kassa). Good luck to all the nominees! Looking forward to attending the ceremony on Feb 12th at the Staples Center in Los Angeles along with the after party.[…]
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Andy Vargas showing off his Vicious Tides CD after a recent Santana show in Las Vegas. We will be shooting some videos for the album in January.
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Slight Return- Mark Kassa endorsement demo #1 of the Vibe-Bro Univibe by Shin-ei (custom built in red) (Bridge of Sighs-Robin Trower) more information at shin-ei.com (demo is for informational/educational purposes only)
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Vicious Tides (feat. Andy Vargas and Dennis Chambers) is now available on Itunes, Amazon, Google Music and more! Features 3 studio cuts and 6 songs from the studio jam session covering Marvin Gaye, Jimi Hendrix, and Cream. “T Money’s Old School” is an improv jam with bass guru Edward Tony[…]
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The Slight Return sessions with Andy Vargas (Santana) and Dennis Chambers (Santana, P-Funk) at the famed United Sound Studios in Detroit were a success! We recorded in the same studio that Marvin Gaye, Prince, The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Ted Nugent, Bob Seger, Aretha Franklin, The MC5, Sly Stone, P-Funk,[…]
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The video shoot with George Clinton at the historic Masonic Temple Theater in Detroit was a success! Special thanks to George and Carlon Clinton, Pat Lewis, Tony Green, Wilson Sarkis and his video crew (http://wilsonsarkisphotography.com), Photographer Matt Sikorski (http://www.themotorcityspotlight.com), Photographer Kathy Hyde Ruzan (https://www.facebook.com/KatzeyezzPhotography), Choregrapher Dal Bouey (http://dalbouey.com), Artistic Director[…]
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We will be shooting 2 videos with the legendary George Clinton on Nov 6th for the two songs “Shake Your Detroit Right” and “Funky People” that we recorded with him on our “Welcome To The D” cd! “Shake Your Detroit Right” also features R&B Hall of Famer Pat Lewis and Edward Tony Green who[…]
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Slight Return concert update! Saturday July 25th we will be opening for the Gin Blossoms at the “Taste and Brew of Kalamazoo Festival” in Kalamazoo, MI we hit the stage at 7PM! 90 minute set!
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Highlights from the 2014 Show with Robin Trower at the Royal Oak Music Theatre are now in our photo gallery: 2014 Robin Trower Show
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We are proud to announce that we will, once again, be opening for guitar legend Robin Trower when he returns to the Royal Oak Music Theatre on Oct 16, 2014!! We will have some tickets available directly thru Slight Return at face value with no box office/online ticket fees. We[…]
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