Music by Ashley Wineland “Red White & Blue”
Happy birthday, America! We celebrate this country and the freedoms we enjoy — and salute the men and women who sacrifice
to keep it that way! God bless the USA!
This July edition of ION Indie Magazine spotlights Bostonian guitar gunslinger, BEN COTE! Senior Photojournalist for ION Indie
Magazine, MARK MYERS, captures the essence of this musical prodigy through his electrifying photography and in depth
interview with the guitar great. Read all about it inside these pages.
Our radio show EYE ON JAMZ continues to dominate the airwaves and is a popular source for the best of independent music.
The show, hosted by our own SHELDON SNOW, broadcasts every Tuesday from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. EST, on our esteemed radio
partner’s network, NEUE REGEL RADIO. Tune in and join us for great music and lively banter — along with compelling
interviews, at www.neueregelradio.com!
Be sure and check out some of the music reviews and festival reports inside this issue. Senior Journalist JERE PERRY presents
his take on the new EP [cntrl] by alums and favorite sons of ION, DEFENDING CAIN. Also, yours truly, brings to these pages THE
FORREST MCDONALD BAND’S latest offering, the CD “Stand My Ground.” Forrest appeared in our pages back in 2014 and I
recently had the pleasure to catch his live performance at the INTERNATIONAL BLUES CHALLENGE in Memphis, TN.
Photography is provided by ION Photojournalist GRAHAM WHITTINGTON. Also making the scene in El Paso at the NEON
DESERT MUSIC FESTIVAL was Senior Photojournalist TIMOTHY SCHUMANN. Check out his dynamic photos and written report
in this edition — along with Contributing Photojournalist TORIA LAWSON’S photographic journal covering the AYERWAVES
MUSIC FESTIVAL in Winfield, TN — which was organized and produced by our promotional partner AYERWAVES RADIO’S owner,
JOSH AYERS. ION Indie Magazine was a proud sponsor of this important event that provided a forum for over 40 independent
bands and artists. It’s all here, in this jam packed July issue!
“Music isn’t what I do, it’s who I am. Music is a life force that beats within. It permeates the senses and encompasses the
spirit. Music transcends. It heals the heart, purges the soul and provides refuge from pain. Music is immortal.” ~The Fairy
Rock Mother