News and Opportunities Compiled for Musicians, Songwriters and Music Professionals by Sandy Serge

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BAND SUES MILWAUKEE METALFEST XVIII PROMOTER
MILWAUKEE, WI - The promoter for Milwaukee Metalfest XVIII, John C. Koshick, doing business as, Jack Koshick Presents, was served court papers from the band Hell On Earth on Monday, April 19.Hell On Earth hired a processor to hunt him down and serve him, 1300 miles away, as Koshick had avoided being served earlier in Florida by Pinellas County Deputies. Hell On Earth sued Koshick in response to the promoter breaching the band's contract. A representative for the band said, "Hell On Earth will have their day in court and Jack Koshick will be made an example of. "Koshick's deplorable business tactics are documented in the JACK KOSHICK METALFEST HALL OF SHAME located in the NEWS page of www.hellonearth.net.

This Ain't Your Mother's Music Festival!
The Mother of All Music Festivals, in its third year, Proudly Presents over 200 bands, 8 Coasters and a New Name for the Nation's Best Unsigned & Independent Musicians Showcase. Again this year, Executive Director Mark Craycraft and Paramarx Productions proudly welcome you to the Rock 'N' Ride Music Festival at Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom on Saturday June 26th, and Sunday June 27th, 2004.Rock ÔN' Ride 2004 will feature more creative Music Industry Seminars, more than Eight Festival Events (including some all age pre-festival events), and a more diverse selection of Music Showcasing an Intense Variety of Music Genres from all over the County. Download your artist submission form at http://www.rockrideevents.com/ For more Event Information click here mailto:info@rockrideevents.com
See Ya @ Six Flags!

PROGPOWER USA V PRE-PARTY ANNOUNCED
ATLANTA Ð The Eleven50 in Atlanta will host a ProgPower USA V pre-party on Thursday, September 16.
The show will feature the North American debut from the Netherlands' Sun Caged, Outworld (featuring guitar virtuoso Rusty Cooley), and local Atlanta band Halcyon's Way.Further details on the pre-party are available at www.progpowerusa.com.
ProgPower USA V will take place the following two days Ð Friday, September 17 and Saturday, September 18 - at Earthlink Live.The show will be headlined by current and former members of Savatage, uniting for one night only, along with Edguy, Kamelot, Pain of Salvation, Wuthering Heights, Dreamscape, Adagio, Brainstorm, Tad Morose, and Into Eternity.
Tickets will go on sale May 1 via all Ticketmaster outlets.Only 900 tickets will be made available to the public once again.Gold Badges (special patron tickets) are already sold-out.Tickets for the 1,500-seat venue have sold out within two weeks for the past two shows.

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