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The Book of Curtis puts on a heartfelt soul touching set at the Troubadour

May 12, 2014

Saturday night we headed down to the Troubadour in Hollywood to cover the CD Release Party of Hard Rockers Diamond Lane which was put on by Lara Gladstone Presents.. The night was exceptional and not only did Diamond Lane put on a KICK ASS set which we will be featuring in a later post, but all the bands were amazing. Make sure you check out our other posts on Love and a .38, Diamond Lane, Bad Romantics and Delta Rose. The night started off with The Book of Curtis, which treated us all to a set filled with heartfelt songs that touched your soul. It was a set with a man and his guitar inviting us into his thoughts and world as we took a musical journey through his songs. The songs literally made you feel as if you were in the right place at the right time. Words and melodies sung through passionate vocals completely touched me. The warm vocals held me captive as I enjoyed every word that trailed off in song. Completely amazing set and [Read More]

Suicide Silence release new single, Cease To Exist and lyric video

May 7, 2014

Suicide Silence released their new single, Cease To Exist earlier this week and the song is available on Itunes here. You can check out the new lyric video for the song here: Also make sure you picked up the Suicide Silence “Ending Is The Beginning. The Mitch Lucker Memorial Show” which features CD/DVD of the memorial show. The Blue Ray/DVD was directed by Jeremy Schott of MentalSuplex Productions & Zafer Ulkucu of Backseat Conceptions and available on Century Media Records. The official track listing and performers is as follows: 1. Destruction of a Statue with Jonny Davy 2. Distorted Thought of Addiction with Greg Wilburn 3. Ending is the Beginning with Brook Reeves 4. Bludgeoned to Death with Ricky Hoover 5. Unanswered with Phil Bozeman 6. Girl of Glass with Myke Terry 7. Price of Beauty with Danny Worsnop 8. No Pity For A Coward with Johnny Plague 9. Disengage with Cameron “Big Chocolate” Argon 10. No Time To Bleed with Burke VanRaalte 11. Smoke with Anthony Notarmaso 12. Wake Up with Tim Lambesis [Read More]

Former Reliant K drummer Releases Acoustic Videos and set to perform with Red Giants

May 6, 2014

Former Reliant K drummer Stephen Cushman has dabbled in a few different projects since his departure from Reliant K. Stephen is now the the frontman for the band Red Giants. The former drummer turned vocalist has an amazing voice and you can check it out on a video that captured Stephen in the studio working on some new tracks. He then decided to jam out a couple acoustic covers and it is quite stellar! A staff member quickly grabbed his camera and captured his U2 cover of With or Without You and John Legend’s All of Me. Check it out here: Red Giants will be making their debut at their show will take place at The Auricle in the band’s hometown of Canton, OH as part of Promise Me Scarlet’s CD Release on May 10th. Tickets are available at the box office or via this link. Make sure to visit their social media sites and stay up to date on this truly promising band, Red Giants. ~ Marisol Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/redgiants Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOEckQx33QYTiopsJ0SjuXg Band Members: Stephen Cushman-Lead Vocals Keith [Read More]

Suicide Silence set to release new single, Cease To Exist on May 6th

May 4, 2014

Suicide Silence is ready to give you a new single later this week on May 6th!!!! So get ready for it. The song is Cease To Exist and will be available on Itunes here. The song will also be making it’s worldwide debut on XM Sirius Liquid Metal and Suicide Silence will also be interviewed by Jose Magnin. So make sure to check out the times below and don’t miss hearing the new song and then pick it up on iTunes! Also make sure you picked up the Suicide Silence “Ending Is The Beginning. The Mitch Lucker Memorial Show” which features CD/DVD of the memorial show. You can check out the video for “OCD” featuring Austin Carlile of Of Mice and Men. Check it out here: You can also check out the first video with Phil Bozeman here: The Blue Ray/DVD was directed by Jeremy Schott of MentalSuplex Productions & Zafer Ulkucu of Backseat Conceptions and available on Century Media Records. The official track listing and performers is as follows: [Read More]

Check out the new video by Matt Sorum’s Fierce Joy for The Sea

April 29, 2014

Earlier this year, I told you about one of my favorite releases this year, a solo project by Matt Sorum. Matt Sorum‘s Fierce Joy released his new album, Stratosphere on March 11th and it is a truly amazing work of art. Many know Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Matt Sorum for his role as legendary drummer of Guns n’ Roses, The Cult, and Velvet Revolver but now through his new album, Matt sheds a new light on his musical talents and once again has you in appreciation and awe. Matt wrote the entire album and plays the piano, acoustic guitar and lead vocals. He even chose to record it on a front end analog, Trident console. Once you take a first listen, you will be shaking your head ind wonder about why we haven’t been treated to the sweet sound of Matt‘s voice sooner. Matt recently released a video for the first single off the album, The Sea. You can check it out here: Matt‘s vocals take you on an emotional journey an his voice brings out such warmth to feed your [Read More]

Singer/Songwriter/Guitarist Extraordinaire John Wesley releases special play through of Mary Will

April 22, 2014

John Wesley, singer/songwriter/guitarist extraordinaire has recently released his new studio album, Disconnect and it has been getting rave reviews. The album is filled with emotionally driven songs that feature and highlight John’s amazing guitar playing and his passionate vocals. Through his music, he blends his various inspirations and you receive a blend of alternative, blues, progressive and classic rock. His style is refreshing and inviting. He most recently released a play-through video for the track, Mary Will and you can check it out here: Another great song off the album is the title track, Disconnect and you can watch the video for that song here: John will also be playing a selection of live dates, including a support slot for Blackfield at their only US show this year in New York, and an appearance at Night Of The Prog Festival 2014 in Germany. Find all the dates below:29th April – Mexicali Live, Teaneck, NJ – USA30th April – Milkboy, Philadelphia, PA – USA1st May – Best Buy Theater (w/ Blackfield), New York City, [Read More]

Matisyahu is our Bottle Rock Napa 2014 Featured Artist of the Day

April 21, 2014

Today our Bottle Rock Napa Featured Artist is Matisyahu. Matisyahu brings a fresh new life to the music scene and has been inspiring people for the past decade with his reggae hip hop style and alternative music. His energy is infectious and when he sings you can’t help but feel lighter as your troubles lift away. Matisyahu has a very unique story of his upbringing and how he became to be known as “The hasidic reggae superstar”. His story, just like his music takes you into such depths with his songs and a journey. His music has evolved over the years, just as his spirituality. Listening to him, can create the perfect blissful mood. Matisyahu currently has his new album, AKEDA which is set to release on June 4th. Akeda is said to be his most personal album and one which he had the most creative control over. As Matisyahu says, “Akeda is the kind of album an artist makes when there is no other creative choice but to turn oneself inside-‐out, to scrape the [Read More]