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Barenaked Ladies is our Bottle Rock Napa 2014 Featured Band of the Day

April 1, 2014

Today our Bottle Rock Napa Featured Band is Barenaked Ladies. Today I am featuring one of my very personal favorites on the Bottle Rock lineup for this year. Barenaked Ladies often referred as BNL, has been one of my favorite bands for well over 20 years. I think if I look hard enough I could still find my original Gordon CD or maybe even the cassette tape that a friend from Canada gave to me prior. I remember the first time I saw them live was in a club in British Columbia and I was there for business and went to check out a local show with some friends. I had no idea who they were or what their music was like. I was your typical 20 year old something that enjoyed all types of music. Well, they came out and performed and sang fun loving songs with so much charisma and energy that I was instantly hooked. When I went back home to the SF Bay Area I told all my friends about them, and [Read More]

Three Days Grace release new song “Painkiller”

March 31, 2014

Three Days Grace recently put out the announcement that Matt Walst would be permanently joining Three Days Grace as lead singer. Even better news is that the band has been working on new music and have just released a new song, Painkiller which will be available tomorrow on Itunes. Check out the song here: It is nice to see the band putting out new music. Of course, you will always have the fans focus on the obvious that Adam Gontier is not part of the band anymore but you need to focus on what is Three Days Grace today. We wish Adam the best in his music endeavors just as we wish all the best to Three Days Grace. So let’s all take a listen to the new song and pick it up tomorrow on Itunes! One of my favorite quotes rings true: “You can’t start the next chapter of your life if you keep re-reading your last one.”. So let’s look forward to the future! I will leave you with a slideshow [Read More]

Crazy Famous is our Bottle Rock Napa 2014 Featured Band of the Day

March 31, 2014

Today our Bottle Rock Napa Featured Band is Crazy Famous. For this rainy day, I wanted to feature a band that is sure to lift your spirits with their soulful rock n roll. Crazy Famous is based out of Healdsburg, California and features three guys who create a big sound. Their music brings back that vintage classic rock feel blended with everything from soul, indie, blues, and so much more. They are music that just feels right. They have been playing at festivals, bars and venues up and down the West Coast since 2008. Now it is your time to not miss them perform at this year’s Bottle Rock Napa Festival. Crazy Famous are the winners of the North Bay Music awards & voted ‘Best Rock Band’ by The Bohemian Magazine and are well on their way of proving that title to everyone. They are also known for their high energy performance. They have their self titled 2013 album available on their website. Once you take a listen, you will need to add it [Read More]

Rockstar Mayhem Festival lineup announced, Korn, A7X, Trivium, Asking Alexandria and more!

March 31, 2014

HERE IT IS!!!! The lineup for the 2014 Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival. I know we have had many rumors out there and as you can see, many of them did turn out to be true. So here it is the Lineup: Avenged Sevenfold Korn Asking Alexandria Trivium Cannibal Corpse Suicide Silence Miss May I Mushroomhead Emmure Texas Hippie Coalition Veil Of Maya Upon A Burning Body Darkest Hour Body Count – featuring Ice-T Ill Nino Wretched Islander King 810 ERIMHA Dates have been announced and are as follows: July 05 San Bernardino, CA San Manuel Amphitheater July 06 Mountain View, CA Shoreline Amphitheater July 08 Auburn, WA White River Amphitheatre July 11 Phoenix, AZ Ak-Chin Pavilion July 12 Albuquerque, NM Isleta Amphitheatre July 14 Denver, CO TBA July 16 Maryland Heights, MO Verizon Wireless Amphitheater July 17 Clarkston, MID TE Energy Music Theatre July 19 Noblesville, IN Klipsch Music Center July 20 Tinley Park, IL First Midwest Bank Ampitheatre July 22 Mansfield, MA Xfinity Center July 23 Saratoga, NY Saratoga Performing Arts Center July 26 Burgettstown, PA First Niagara Pavilion July 27 Hartford, CT [Read More]

The Light Iris delivers essential metalcore to the DNA Lounge during set with Eyes Set to Kill

March 30, 2014

It was only a couple weeks ago that we were out at the DNA Lounge covering the Eyes Set to Kill show. The night was filled with some great music. You can check out our articles on Eyes Set To Kill and Cilver. We were excited to be treated to a San Francisco band and they really delivered Metalcore/Post Hardcore at it’s finest. It was the first time I saw them but definitely not the last. They are a young band from San Francisco formed back in 2009 and have a couple EPs out that should be required listening! Head over to Itunes and pick up Cities Built on Ruins of Regret and The Damaged and The Saved. These guys have a powerful stage presence and filled the room with their intense energy. I really look forward to catching them again. Check out the videos from Rockin Ryan, one a tribute video featuring footage and photos from the set and one live footage. When you watch them, you will get hooked and I hope you get a [Read More]

Irontom is our Bottle Rock Napa 2014 Featured Band of the Day

March 29, 2014

Today our Bottle Rock Napa Featured Band is Irontom. These five guys from Los Angeles are bringing to life a fresh new sound in rock and roll. Irontom is full of energy and have an alternative rock sound that will have you enjoying their catchy melodies and energetic sound. You can feel the influences in their music that ranges from classic rock, punk, alternative and everything in between. They remind me of a sibling of Artic Monkeys or Cage The Elephant. Irontom currently have a couple EPs out. One is The Loose and has one of my favorite songs, Mind My Halo in it. Also out is the EP, The Nitro which was produced byindustry heavyweight Alain Johannes (Eleven, Queens of the Stone Age, Them Crooked Vultures). You can head over to their website and sign up for their email mailing list and download a new song, “What Will Happen to All the Indie Stars“. I look forward to seeing them perform at the this year’s Bottle Rock Napa since I got word that they put on [Read More]

Cilver took over the DNA Lounge and prove they are a show NOT TO MISS!

March 29, 2014

We were able to catch Cilver as they were out on tour with the Revolver Hottest Chicks in Hard Rock Tour along with Lacuna Coil, Eyes Set to Kill and Sick Puppies. We were excited when we found out they were playing an off night with Eyes Set to Kill at the DNA Lounge in San Francisco. First off, the DNA Lounge is a legendary nightclub where I spent most of the 90’s from what I can remember! Cilver performed in the upstairs stage and it was awesome. Being able to see Cilver up close and personal in that intimate setting was exactly what I needed. The energy from them was bouncing off the walls and reverberating through the crowd. They truly captivated the crowd and with their fierce intensity left us all wanting more! Cilver is an American Rock band from New York and they have been rapidly rising on the charts and gaining a lot of attention with their amazing hit, In My Head which features Bumblefoot (Guns n Roses). Check out the song [Read More]