Episode 8: Casey McPherson

Episode 8: Casey McPherson

Author: Classic Rock 92.1 (WMEQ-FM) April 3, 2017 Duration: 30:23
From the beginning, we wanted to feature some of the people who are making the music and today, we feature one of the people who will be helping to shape the future of music.  Casey McPherson is best known to many as the singer / guitar player from Flying Colors.  He also heads up the Austin, TX based Alpha Rev and is currently heading up a project called Cas.E Sessions, the Cas.E Studies.  You can find out more about Casey's project at casesessions.com and please consider becoming a member. Barstool Rockers is a weekly 'magazine style' podcast focusing on classic, prog and most every aspect of rock music. Hosted by two life-long fans, it aims to inform and hopefully entertain. Visit the website at barstoolrockers.com. If you would like to help support us, we have a 'digital tip jar' and if you'd like to toss in a couple bucks to help defray the costs involved with doing the podcast, we would greatly appreciate it. You can also subscribe to our podcast through your favorite app. If you like what you hear, please leave a rating and/or review. It helps our podcast rise through the rankings so others can discover it. Find us on iTunes at: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/id1206184209

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