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Busy day in SKR land as we begin to push the new album Signs & Wonders on PeacockSunrise Records. To listen to the album, accompanied by...

The New Wave of Southern Rock & Soul Music is Here! September 29, 2020--Sun King Rising’s long-awaited second album, Signs & Wonders, has...

The new single is an upbeat, uproariously positive and feel-good time, championing the healing power of love. It combines many aspects of...

No. 6 Magnolia Avenue I is great to see Sun King Rising utilize his efforts to create such a full and evocative album, and with No. 6...

"John Blangero is a great pianist with a wonderful, soulful voice, like Van Morrison if he had been raised on the Mississippi Delta."...

Posted by Kev Rowland | Aug 7, 2022 | When I reviewed John Blangero’s debut album as Sun King Rising, I said it would undoubtedly raise...

KARYN: A couple of months ago, John gave us an insight into side one (Signs) of his upcoming second record, Signs & Wonders. In this...

FROM KARYN: John Blangero has been one busy guy as of late. He was finally able to find a little time and provide us with an update on...

Hi! Karyn here with a FAN ALERT! Following a period of behind-the-scenes preparations for Chapter II of the Sun King Rising story, I am...

KARYN: We have exciting news to share! On Wednesday, January 19th, the official Free Will in China Blue video drops. Here, John reflects...

by Karyn Mueller A 2-MINUTE TEASER FROM SUN KING RISING’S NEXT ALBUM. Here is an instrumental preview of “Bitter Waters Sweetened,” a...

by Karyn Mueller LAST WEEKEND, the Sun King Rising team gathered at Gallo’s Italian Villa in New Castle, PA (hometown of SKR) to preview...

KARYN: Having listened to Delta Tales countless times over the past year and having heard the new songs for Signs & Wonders develop...

Hi. This is Karyn. For this Lowdown post, John Blangero tells his own story in his own words. The song Free Will in China Blue has an...

BY KARYN MUELLER FOR THE LOWDOWN. Imagine being greeted at the door of Maplewood Studio outside Pittsburgh by a true Pittsburgh...

ACE HERE FOR KARYN MUELLER. Click on the image above to enoy 21 4 & 5 star reviews of Sun King Rising's debut "Delta Tales" album. Please...

It is with great pleasure that I introduce to you THE SUN KING RISING STUDIO BAND. As you will see, this is an exceptional group of...

How would you classify your music? Sun King Rising plays original southern rock and soul. It’s a modern take on a classic music genre....

by Karyn Mueller for The Lowdown One of my favorite sources of content for the Lowdown comes from Sun King Rising himself. As I was...