Release Date Set For Second Book on Rockford Music Scene

Volume Two of Rockford Area Music Makers Coming April 23rd

March 21st, 2019, Rockford, IL – The release date has been set for the second book in a series focusing on the Rockford, Illinois music scene. Music Street Journal Local: Rockford Area Music Makers: Volume Two will be released on April 23rd (in honor of World Book Day).

The book is a collaborative effort between Gary Hill (who wrote, edited and compiled the book along with providing some of the photos) and Eric Meli (who provided the rest of the photos). The book will focus on four local acts, Clark Colborn, ModiFiRe, 99 Proof Devils and On My Six. The book will be a photo-heavy publication that will be available in both paperback and hardcover editions.

Music Street Journal released the first in the series, Music Street Journal Local: Rockford Area Music Makers: Volume One, on March 8th.  That book was also photo heavy and Eric Meli again provided all the photos while Gary Hill did the rest. It featured for different local acts: The Attitudes, Audiodrive, Point Zero 8 and Rat Baxter. Each book in the series going forward will follow the same general concept by featuring several local acts (some current and some past) with information and lots of photos.

The first issue of Music Street Journal was released as an email document on February 1st, 1998. Since then the publication has grown into a website and continued by releasing an issue every two months. Music Street Journal publishes music reviews (CD, video, concert and more) along with music interviews. The primary focus is on progressive rock, but they cover everything. Since 2018 the publication is primarily print with an online version also available.

Music Street Journal is launching this new series as a way of documenting the Rockford area music scene. Having books chronicling the various acts brings a certain permanence and sense of history to the scene. Rockford and its surrounding areas has been fortunate to boast a vibrant and healthy music scene for decades. Alongside and supporting the scene over the years there have been various print and webzines. Additionally, at least one book focused on the Rockford music scene has been published in recent years. What's not happened before is a series of connected books to serve as a more massive and encompassing look at the Rockford scene.  The intention of this  book series is just that - to provide a massive record of the entire music scene history.

The online bookstore at lulu.com/strangesound will have all the books. That store also has books by Gary Hill along with books from Tales of Wonder and Dread Publishing and more. Hill publishes Music Street Journal and is an author of such books as "The Strange Sound of Cthulhu: Music Inspired by the Writings of H.P. Lovecraft" and "Poetry of the Air: A Collection of Love Letters from Musicians to Music." and others.

Music Street Journal can be found at musicstreetjournal.com. All articles ever published at the site are available sorted by artist and issue via text links at the top of the page.

Contact: pr@musicstreetjournal.com

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