DRAGON THE PEN COMMUNICATIONS PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
�THE DRAGON�S ROAR� NOW HEARD �ROUND THE WORLD!
West Coast country and western and American roots music historian,
critic and journalist JANA PENDRAGON has begun a new column, THE
DRAGON�S ROAR, to be published in the online international journal of
arts and ideas, THE TOWER OF BABEL. A multilingual and multicultural
publication that is published and edited by MALCOLM LAWRENCE, THE TOWER
OF BABEL can be found on the World Wide Web at the following address:
www.towerofbabel.com.
THE DRAGON�S ROAR will kick off an expansion of THE TOWER OF BABEL�S
�Music Section.� THE DRAGON�S ROAR will cover everything from the
sharper, edgier flavor of the West Coast Honky Tonk Sound to the myriad
of forms of traditional American Roots music including Bluegrass, Rock
�n� Roll, Mountain Music, Western Swing, Cowboy Tunes and everything in
between. The �Honky Tonk Division� of THE TOWER OF BABEL will go beyond
the hype and marketing of today�s pop-goes-the-country fluff to uncover
the many distinctive layers of REAL C&W and roots music.
The first installment of THE DRAGON�S ROAR introduces readers to one of
the West Coast�s most talented up-and-comers, CISCO. A native of Fresno,
California in the fertile San Joaquin Valley that gave birth to the
independent BAKERSFIELD SOUND, Cisco defies current convention. More
like Bakersfield pioneer MERLE HAGGARD or Texas Outlaw WAYLON JENNINGS,
CISCO is as physically charismatic as a young ELVIS PRESLEY and as
dangerous and enticing as �hillbilly deluxe� DWIGHT YOAKAM. Ruffling
feathers and stopping listeners in their tracks wherever he goes, he�s
made a huge sensation with the release of his first studio project,
WISHING YOU WELL FROM THE PINK MOTEL*. Produced by MIKE NESS and JAMES
SAEZ, this solid country indie has been declared �one of the best of
�98.� Check out CISCO and THE DRAGON�S ROAR at:
www.towerofbabel.com/selections/music/honkytonk/dragonsroar/cisco.
And be sure to keep an eye on all the many wonders of the world as THE
TOWER OF BABEL continues to break down barriers and open minds to new
ideas and the arts!
*(WISHING YOU WELL FROM THE PINK MOTEL is available from MILES OF MUSIC:
www.MilesOMusc.com or e-mail them at: [EMAIL PROTECTED])
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