Stepping Out

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EVANS BLUE, a Canadian rock band, has just signed an international deal with Hollywood Records in the US. The group recently put the finishing touches on their new album, produced by Trevor Kustiak (former writer/guitarist of Cool for August) at The Pocket Studios in Toronto. The Melody and the Energetic Nature of Volume, is set to be released early this year on The Pocket Recordings/Hollywood Records. Mark Makoway (former guitarist of Moist) mixed the album and the band's first single will be "Cold (But I'm Still Here)."

RORY RUFF, with Dreamstar Music Publishing and Indie Islands Records. 50 percent of proceeds from a debut album, When Angels Cry, will go to Disabled American Vets.