Maryann Cotton revealed that he has started tracking songs for his new album. The new songs are being written with longtime partner and co-writer Hal Patino (ex-King Diamond):

"We're recording songs right now. We're writing and recording songs. We have about 15 demos down. And what we always do, we know the best ten songs are gonna make the album! It’s not really much of a concept album. It's gonna be a pure riff-rock-and-roll album! All the material we have down this time, is really good! It’s in that dark spirit as I've always wanted to do!

"I'm always in control of everything both music and lyrics, but me and Hal know each other so well and we both agreed that we wanted 'Maryann' (the character) to go in a much darker direction this time. I don't know when and who is going to release it yet, right now we are just focusing on getting all the recordings down! We are also negotiating with a new booking agency at the moment, so if all goes well, the album will be out this year followed by a tour in the States and Europe''

Maryann Cotton recently released a North American tour documentary, available for streaming below.

“You will get a little glimpse and a rare inside look at the rise of the Maryann Cotton band from Europe, through the first leg of their North American Tour. You will get to see footage from live shows, travelling, off days, etc. All clips filmed by the band, and based on private recordings.”

After a sold-out premiere in January 2015 and reprise concert in 2016, the Dick Wagner “Remember the Child” Memorial Concert returns for a star-studded sequel, presented by New Horizons Computer Learning Centers. Concert is set for Friday March 24, 2017 at MotorCity Casino, Sound Board, in Detroit.

The concert is jam-packed with an all-star lineup featuring Mark Farner (Grand Funk Railroad), Suzi Quatro & The Pleasure Seekers (Suzi is a groundbreaking female rocker & Happy Days’ “Leather Tuscadero”), Kip Winger (Winger), Robert Wagner, Jimmie Bones (Kid Rock), musical director & Grammy nominee Paul Brown, Johnny “Bee” Badanjek (Mitch Ryder, the Rockets), The Accidentals (Billboard’s 2015 Breakout Band at SXSW), Thornetta Davis, John Ellison (Some Kind of Wonderful), Danish shock rocker, Maryann Cotton, rock diva Miss Wensday, Detroit Music Award winners, Ray Goodman, Dennis Burr, David Winans II, Muruga Booker, and more!

All Concert profits Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals, including Beaumont Children’s of Royal Oak and more. The Dick Wagner “Remember the Child” Fund (DWRTC), a 501(c)3 non-profit, creates and funds music therapy programs for hospitalized children. Each hospital receives funds to support the hiring of Board Certified Music Therapists as well as a broad selection of musical instruments.

The Dick Wagner Fund is proud to add Hurley Children’s Hospital, Flint, Michigan, as a beneficiary of 2017 concert profits. Flint water, contaminated with toxic lead poisoning, has adversely affected the health of thousands of children. Music therapy reduces the effects of lead poisoning on functional, behavioral, and cognitive skills.

The “Remember the Child” Concert honors the memory of legendary guitarist and songwriter, Dick Wagner, renowned for his lead guitar and songwriting with Alice Cooper, Lou Reed, Aerosmith, Kiss, and Peter Gabriel, and his wildly popular early bands, The Frost and the Bossmen. Wagner co-wrote more than 100 songs with Cooper, including "Only Women Bleed," "I Never Cry," “You and Me,” and Welcome to My Nightmare, along with mega-hits for other artists. In his lifetime, Wagner donated his talent generously to benefit the lives of children, vets and the homeless. As Dick tells us, “There is more love in the human heart than can ever be given away.”

Celebrity-studded Live and Silent Auctions will feature autographed music and sports memorabilia, including guitars signed by The Hollywood Vampires (Johnny Depp, Alice Cooper, and Joe Perry), Mark Farner, Kid Rock, Suzi Quatro, Alice Cooper, Sports Celebrities, Balloon rides, and more.

Show details:
- March 24th, doors open 5:30 PM. MotorCity Casino, Sound Board, Detroit, MI
- Tickets $35, $75, $120, $150. Available at this location
- VIP $120 includes Meet & Greet, 2 Drinks, Priority seating, Gift Bags. VIP Hotline (888) 458 7900
- SUPER VIP $150 includes above plus invitation to private rehearsal on March 23. VIP Hotline (888) 458 7900.

The Dick Wagner “Remember the Child” Fund is a 501(c)3 non-profit corporation. EIN 47-2279119. They create music therapy programs for hospitalized children. They provide musical instruments, teachers, cash funding -- and the soul-healing opportunity of learning to play a musical instrument.

Music Therapy supports the physical, emotional, social and cognitive well-being of children. Our board certified music therapists bring musical instruments, hands-on music activities and the joy of music to hospitalized children. Singing and playing music enhances mood and emotional expression, improves motor skills, and motivates children to grasp, reach, and stand. Clinical studies reveal physical benefits of improved respiration, decreased pain perception, stress relief, lowered blood pressure, and improved cardiac output.