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Doc STRANGE and The Musalini Join Forces on New Hip Hop Single ”Versace Shades”

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Two powerhouse artists in the hip-hop scene, Doc STRANGE and The Musalini, have collaborated on a groundbreaking new single that showcases their distinctive and lyrical prowess.

The track combines Doc STRANGE’s innovative rhyme techniques with The Musalini’s sharp wordplay, creating a unique sonic experience that pays homage to classic hip-hop while pushing the genre forward. Produced by Grammy award winning producer Menace the DJ, it immediately evokes the raw energy of the boom bap era of Hip Hop.

“This collaboration represents a meeting of minds,” says Doc STRANGE. “Versace shades are street aesthetic. It’s gangster sophistication. I never see square, regular people wearing Versace shades. MU$ and I share that in common. We have a love of style and tradition beyond what is out here in the mainstream world.”

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Mark Winters Takes “Rock With a Positive Vibe” Across the U.S. and Canada on Fall 2026 Good Vibes Highway Tour

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The Texas singer-songwriter and aerospace engineer will bring more than 30 performances to intimate venues, vineyards, breweries and listening rooms from Oklahoma to Atlantic Canada

Texas singer-songwriter Mark Winters is heading back to the open road for the Fall 2026 edition of his “Good Vibes Highway” Tour, an ambitious run featuring 34 currently dated performances across the United States and Canada, with two additional dates being finalized.

Beginning August 27 at Resonator in Norman, Oklahoma, the tour will travel through the South, Appalachia, the East Coast, Atlantic Canada, Ontario, Quebec and New England before returning to Artmosphere in Lafayette, Louisiana, on November 8.

For Winters, a former aerospace engineer who became a full-time musician after learning guitar to serenade his wife, touring is equal parts flight path, field experiment and human connection.

“The road feels like the best kind of experiment,” says Winters. “You can plot the route, but every room changes the equation. A song leaves the stage, meets the people in front of you and comes back with new energy. That connection is what keeps me moving.”

The tour follows an expansive spring run through the Mountain West, Pacific Northwest, British Columbia and California. It also arrives during a busy year of new music that has included “Can I Rise” and “Into The Flow,” songs that continue Winters’ exploration of resilience, momentum and the forces that draw people together.

Winters calls his sound “rock with a positive vibe”: guitar-driven music shaped by the expressive influence of John Mayer, the positive and playfully curious spirit of Jason Mraz, and the simple, relatable storytelling of Tom Petty.

Poetry is equally central to his work. Winters credits his grandmother, Dean C. Winters — his lifelong poetry pal and muse — with teaching him how to observe the world closely and translate emotion into words. His aerospace engineering background supplies another creative lens, allowing him to turn ideas such as gravity, velocity, resonance and boundary layers into accessible stories about love, growth and belonging.

That combination of poetry and physics has become part of Winters’ unmistakable identity: a scientist with a poet’s heart, looking for the common frequency between a song and the people gathered to hear it.

The geography of the fall tour becomes part of that story. The route moves from the Ozarks and Appalachian ridges to vineyards in New Hampshire and New York, through the harbors of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island, and into music rooms across Quebec, Ontario, New England and the American South.

“I love the wide-open miles, the trails, the water and watching the landscape change,” Winters says. “But the best part is when strangers walk into a room and leave feeling a little more connected. For a few songs, we get to become our own small community.”

Whether performing in a cultural center, café, vineyard, brewery or neighborhood pub, Winters brings audiences an intimate, story-rich show built around guitar, curiosity and shared positive energy.

Fall 2026 Tour Dates

  • Aug. 27 — Resonator — Norman, Oklahoma
  • Aug. 28 — Jammin Java — Fayetteville, Arkansas
  • Aug. 29 — Revival — Benton, Arkansas
  • Aug. 30 — Lamplighter Lounge — Memphis, Tennessee
  • Sept. 1 — Dee’s Country Cocktail Lounge — Madison, Tennessee
  • Sept. 2 — Havenhaus — Memphis, Tennessee
  • Sept. 3 — The Oyster Bar — Little Rock, Arkansas
  • Sept. 5 — The Appalachian Station at 19E — Roan Mountain, Tennessee
  • Sept. 6 — White Squirrel Brewery — Bowling Green, Kentucky
  • Sept. 11 — The Heist — Bowling Green, Virginia
  • Sept. 13 — The Palisades Restaurant — Eggleston, Virginia
  • Sept. 15 — Silvana — New York, New York
  • Sept. 17 — Epicure on King — Alexandria, Virginia
  • Sept. 18 — The Casual Pint of Dunn Loring — Fairfax, Virginia
  • Sept. 19 — The Mill at Rockdale — Aston, Pennsylvania
  • Sept. 20 — Averill House Vineyard — Brookline, New Hampshire
  • Sept. 25 — Barnone Brewery & Hop Farm — Breadalbane, Prince Edward Island
  • Sept. 26 — Belly Up BBQ and Grill — Truro, Nova Scotia
  • Sept. 27 — 2 Crows Brewing Co. — Halifax, Nova Scotia
  • Sept. 28 — Breton Brewing — Sydney, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia
  • Oct. 1 — Le Murdoch — Sherbrooke, Quebec
  • Oct. 2 — Microbrasserie Ateepic — Edmundston, New Brunswick
  • Oct. 3 — 13 Barrels Brewing — Bathurst, New Brunswick
  • Oct. 6 — Junction Underground — Toronto, Ontario
  • Oct. 7 — Avant Garde Bar — Ottawa, Ontario
  • Oct. 8 — Motel Chelsea — Chelsea, Quebec
  • Oct. 9 — Paddy Flaherty’s Irish Pub — Sarnia, Ontario
  • Oct. 11 — Three Brothers Wineries and Estates — Geneva, New York
  • Oct. 16 — The Buttonwood Tree Performing Arts & Cultural Center — Middletown, Connecticut
  • Oct. 17 — Vienna Union Hall — Vienna, Maine
  • Oct. 18 — Charter Oak Brewing — Danbury, Connecticut
  • Oct. 21 — Saint Andrews Brewing — St. Andrews, New Brunswick
  • Oct. 24 — Bear Naked Growler — Montpelier, Vermont
  • Nov. 8 — Artmosphere — Lafayette, Louisiana

Additional Dates Being Finalized

  • Glasgow Square Theatre — New Glasgow, Nova Scotia
  • The Cantab Lounge — Cambridge, Massachusetts

Dates are subject to change. Performance times, ticket information and the latest tour updates will be available at www.MarkWintersMusic.com/shows/.

About Mark Winters

Mark Winters is a Texas-based singer-songwriter, guitarist, poet and former aerospace engineer whose music brings science, emotion and optimism into the same orbit. Known for his signature “rock with a positive vibe,” Winters combines memorable guitar work, relatable lyrics and an adventurous spirit to create music for curious humans.

Inspired by John Mayer, Jason Mraz and Tom Petty, Winters writes songs about love, momentum, wonder and the energy people exchange with one another. His lifelong connection to poetry began with his grandmother, Dean C. Winters, his poetry pal and muse.

Winters’ live performances range from intimate acoustic listening rooms to full-band concerts, but the mission remains constant: use music to brighten the day, open a conversation and help people feel connected.

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