2013 Guitar Center Sessions Performers Announced

Guitar Center Sessions  with Smashing Pumpkins
Guitar Center Sessions Returns with All-New Episodes Featuring The Smashing Pumpkins on DirecTV. (PRNewsFoto/Guitar Center
The new season of Guitar Center Sessions will begin with The Smashing Pumpkins on Friday, May 17, 2013 at 9pm ET/10pm PT on DirecTV’s audience network. The 10 episode new season will also feature performances by and interviews with the Goo Goo Dolls, OneRepublic, Fitz & The Tantrums, and Talib Kweli.
 
“Today, more than ever before, any artist, established or up and coming, is working within a new convoluted paradigm full of challenges,” stated show host Nic Harcourt. “The new episodes of Guitar Center Sessions feature a truly diverse group of artists, all sharing the ups and downs of their careers in the interviews and delivering blistering performances on stage”.
 
The new season’s first two episodes were shot live at the SXSW Music Festival in Austin, TX.

The Guitar Center Sessions Lineup:

— MAY 17 THE SMASHING PUMPKINS
— MAY 24 FRANK TURNER
— MAY 31 GOO GOO DOLLS
— JUNE 7 ONEREPUBLIC
— JUNE 14 FITZ & THE TANTRUMS
— JUNE 21 ALKALINE TRIO
— JUNE 28 TALIB KWELI
— JULY 12 ASKING ALEXANDRIA
— JULY 19 ALL TIME LOW
— JULY 26 THENEWNO2
 
“We are incredibly proud of what we have accomplished in just 50 episodes of this series, and will continue to strive to provide music fans with enticing content that they can’t find anywhere else,” stated Dustin Hinz, Director of Music Marketing and Artist Relations for Guitar Center. “With such limited quality music programming available, Guitar Center Sessions aims to provide musicians with a world-class television platform that exposes their music to the masses, while nourishing and inspiring music enthusiasts and fans across the globe.”
 
Source: Guitar Center

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