Veteran Sound Project

Vetstock

Returning for the second year, Vetstock, will return to Galt, California on September 15th. The northern California music festival features both veterans and local musicians. Additionally, ticket sales will be donated to multiple veterans’ organizations. This year 14 local bands will fill the two stages for the day. The lineup includes Failure by Proxy, Among the…
The Seventh Sons

Started in 2009 through jam session covers from artists such as Ray Charles, Black Joe Lewis, Black Sabbath, The Grateful Dead, The White Stripes, and many more, The Seventh Sons have been working on perfecting the “Fuzzadelic” sound. The Chicago band plays rock music with a twist of reggae, funk, psychedelia, punk rocked blues, and freestyle…
The Traveling Military Music Festival: Basefest

For the second summer in a row, USAA hosted the first and only traveling music festival that is hosted on military bases across the United States. Basefest, was held at three different bases already, with one more show at the infamous 29 Palms Marine Corps base in California. The Brainchild for Basefest, Sean Gilfillan, has…
Opinion: 12%…An Awfully Small Seat at the Table

A recent study found from Citigroup suggests that artists in the music industry only receive about 12% of the $43 billion revenue generated by the music industry last year. Surprisingly, this is still an increase from the 7% that artists received in the year 2000. Still, both these percentages are only a small fraction of…
Matt Williams

Matt Williams is a remarkable musician and songwriter that has a passion for music that cannot be explained with words alone. Williams first started his journey as a musician at a very young age. His mother bought him a drum set at only 18 months old. His passion for percussion led him to become one…
Veteran Artist Program

The Veteran Artist Program is a 501c3 non-profit dedicated to providing a weekly podcast which interviews creative veterans. Over the 5 years the organization has existed, host BR McDonald has interviewed hundreds of veterans including Jason Everman, John Lee Dumas, and Warwick Young. McDonald, an Army veteran himself, served as a linguist and special operator…