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New video from Light Up the Town from Austria puts them in the spotlight

February 26, 2016

A favorite band of ours from Austria, Light Up The Town have just released their new video for their incredible track, In The Dark. The video captures the youthful energy of the band and delivers an infectiously catchy song that you will be soon singing. They bring to life an edgy alternative pop rock style, all the while highlighting powerful vocals and fierce guitars. Check out the video here: From the first time I heard them last year, I was hooked on their pop/rock/alternative sound. I have said it before and I strongly believe they would be a well suited candidate for a Warped Tour. If not, we have to get them out here to tour the States. Light Up The Town is: Esther Hütter – Vocals Thomas Kern- Bass David Vass – Rhythm Guitar Stephan Roth – Lead Guitar Daniel Weidinger – Drums Make sure to visit their social media sites and stay up to date on their latest news.This is definitely a band to watch out for! ~ Marisol Information & Links: Website: http://www.lightupthetown.at/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lightupthetownmusic Twitter: https://twitter.com/Light_uptheTown Instagram: http://instagram.com/light_up_the_town

Feel the energy as new video from Rick Springfield brings him into the spotlight where he belongs.

February 18, 2016

Tomorrow Rick Springfield is set to release his highly anticipated album Rocket Science. Rick’s new album is sure to bring the spotlight onto him as he continues to prove he is all rock and roll at a 150%. He just released a new video for his track, Light This Party Up and it is superb. You can’t help but feel energized and ready to party. Check it out here: One thing is for sure, whether you are a longtime fan of Rick or a new listener, you will be hooked on it. Make sure to pick up the new album by heading over to iTunes here. We will make sure to bring you a full album review. Make sure to visit the social media sites and not miss Rick Springfield when he comes to your town! ~ Marisol Information & Links: Website: http://rickspringfield.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rickspringfield Twitter: https://twitter.com/rickspringfield

Chat with Bronnie Hughes of the new up and coming band, Revolution97

August 16, 2015

We had a great time covering the Hey Violet first US headlining show at the Troubadour in Hollywood last week. You can check out our full coverage of the show here: Hey Violet Headlining show at Troubadour. It was an amazing show and fans traveled from all over to be at this very special headlining show. We even had the chance to chat with vocalist Bronnie Hughes of the up and coming band, Revolution97. Bronnie traveled from England and she was excited to be at the show. We chatted about her band, Revolution97 which is a young new female pop rock band that we are excited to know more about! Check out our quick chat here: We look forward to following the journey of this young new band as they bring their fresh new vibrancy into the pop rock scene. You can check out their rocked up recent cover of the 5SOS song, She’s Kinda Hot and also make sure to see our recent coverage of 5SOS at Shoreline Amphitheater here: 5 Seconds of Summer at Shoreline Amphtheater [Read More]

Light Up the Town from Austria release live footage video for Tomorrow

June 9, 2015

A favorite band of ours from Austria, Light Up The Town have recently released a live footage video of one of their recent performances. The video features the band with their new members performing their track, Tomorrow. Check out the new video here: From the first time I heard them last year, I was hooked on their pop/rock/alternative sound. They bring out such a fun playfulness to their music. Along with their infectious energy and catchy tunes, I really think they would be great on next year’s Warped Tour! Light Up The Town is: Esther Hütter – Vocals Thomas Kern- Bass David Vass – Rhythm Guitar Stephan Roth – Lead Guitar Daniel Weidinger – Drums Make sure to visit their social media sites and stay up to date on their latest news.This is definitely a band to watch out for! ~ Marisol Information & Links: Website: http://www.lightupthetown.at/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lightupthetownmusic Twitter: https://twitter.com/Light_uptheTown Instagram: http://instagram.com/light_up_the_town

Interview with Red Velvet Crush at NAMM 2015

February 4, 2015

Another great band we ran into was Red Velvet Crush. They feature a refreshing blend of pop and rock with powerful vocals and emotionally driven songs. We met up with the beautiful voice behind Red Velvet Crush Jillian Riscoe and guitarist, Daniel Mendala. They have a lot of exciting things ahead for 2015. Check out our interview with them here: In addition you can find all their upcoming shows on their website and Facebook page. They will be performing on February 21st an acoustic set at the Midwest Music Awards Ballot Release Event. We can’t wait to find out what categories Red Velvet Crush have made on the ballot and we hope there are many. One thing is for sure, Red Velvet Crush are very passionate about their music and with their talent, they will definitely go far. We are hoping for some California shows too! Make sure to visit their social media sites and stay up to date on their latest news. ~ Marisol Information & Links: Website: http://redvelvetcrushmusic.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/redvelvetcrush Twitter: https://twitter.com/RVCMusicTweets Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/redvelvetcrushmusic Instagram: http://instagram.com/rvcmusic

Light Up the Town from Austria release lyric video for Dance

November 11, 2014

We recently told you about an awesome band from Austria, Light Up The Town which really have caught our attention. Who is Light Up The Town? Check out their members and brief self description of each: Jakob Schied (Jake) Guitar/backing Vocals – The ,,son of the darkness”. His word is law! Thomas Kern (Kerni)- Bass The band always keeps making bass jokes at his charge- but we all know that he’s the best man for this job! (He’s the guy, whos hairstyle always fit!) Thomas Meier (Meier)- Guitar The sunny boy of the band- and the youngest member. Always prepared for a good joke as well ^^ Leo (Letschi) Seewald- Drums The god on the Drumset! good mood of the band and our personal producer aswell 😉 Esther Hütter (Estherhasi)-Vocals Jokes about small people, dwarves or gnomes? she probably already heard all of them 😉 the only hen at a men party ^^ Light Up The Town have released another lyric video, this time it is for their first song, Dance which was released in 2013. Check it out here: I [Read More]

Interview with Greg Pinney of An Honest Year and check out their new video

September 1, 2014

An Honest Year recently released their music video for Everything Man. This song really is catchy and has a blend of alternative and pop punk. It is a great new track and has a fun and flirty vibe to it, which is also highlighted in their new video. Check out the video here: We had the opportunity for a Q & with drummer Greg Pinney and are pleased to bring it to you here: * * * * * Music Junkie Press: Thank you for taking the time out to talk with us here at Music Junkie Press. We love the new video out for Everything Man and we love it! How was it making the video, looked like a lot of fun? Greg: It was an amazing experience for us all filming Everything Man! We ended up doing three days of shooting at so many different locations, including lugging all of our gear up eight flights of stairs to the roof top of a building in south philly. So worth it though! We couldn’t be happier with the shots we [Read More]