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Holiday Q and A Special, Part 4

December 20, 2013

Here we go with Part 4 of our Holiday Q and A Special with a whole new batch of musicians and artists.It is that time again, when you deck the halls, pull out the decorations, pour some Eggnog and sing Holiday songs. It is a time to get nostalgic and remember the past holidays. How about others? Who has a Christmas Song out now? Who got a Mean Girls DVD? or Whose family tradition is watching Christmas Vacation? Here you go, Part 4 of our Holiday Q & A Special where we asked various musician and artists the same questions. In Part 4 we are pleased to feature the following: Fiona Kernaghan – Singer, Songwriter Ed Mandevil – Switchblade Serenade, Bassist Eric Emery – Concordia, Singer, Guitar Art Geezer – Art of Shock, Singer, Guitarist Chris Lane – Station, Guitarist Diamante Bovelli – Diamante, Singer Ivan Para – Fair Struggle, Guitarist Miles Daniels – Fair Struggle, Bassist Sebastian “Baz”Tvedtnaes – NiteRain, Singer Morten Garberg – NiteRrain – Drums, Backing Vocals Fiona Kernaghan Songwriter, Singer What is the oddest gift you [Read More]

Last Day of our 12 Days of Bands You Have to Know Goes to Fair Struggle

December 20, 2013

Here we are on the final day of our 12 Days of bands you have to know. Our last days goes to one of hottest female fronted rock bands in Northern California and it is time everyone knows them! The band is Fair Struggle and they recently won Winner of the “Best Hard Rock Band” at the 2013 SAMMIES (Sacramento Area Music Awards). It is no surprise and I am sure they will continue to dominate the rock scene. Fair Struggle is fronted by the powerful yet soulful voice of Meg Morrison. Meg reminds me of early Lzzy Hale. Meg has been described as Sacramento’s “angry little sweetheart” and she is spectacular on stage. You have the awesome duo power of Ivan Parra and Wayne Burkett on Guirars. Miles Daniel lays down so slamming bass lines and Scott Garrett delivers his precision drumming. Together, they have you READY TO ROCK! Their single, Tear You Apart is top notch rock n roll and has you begging for more. You can check out their single, Tear You Apart [Read More]

Day 7 of 12 Days of Guitarists goes to Soren Hansen of New Politics

December 20, 2013

Well, just yesterday we featured New Politics on our Countdown of 14 Bands that will rule 2014 and they took away the #6 Spot and you can read more here. Today on our 7 Days of Guitarists we are pleased to feature Soren Hansen of New Politics. Soren is one of the most energetic and captivating guitarists. His stage presence is non stop adrenaline filled. Through all his stage antics, he keeps smiling and you can tell he is loving every second of being on that stage. When we asked him What is the first thing he looks forward to doing when he is done with touring and his answer…… “Go out on tour again!” You can check out more of what Soren has to say from our interview at Uprorar Festival here: Soren is a dedicated Fender player and you can catch him wielding his Telecaster or Jaguar up to 10′ in the air and seamlessly catching and continue to play on. He is spectacular on that stage and I hope you get a [Read More]

Countdown of 14 Bands That Will Rule 2014, #5 goes to Tempting Fate

December 20, 2013

Here we are in the Countdown with the Top 5 Bands that will rule 2014! Number 5 spot goes to Tempting Fate. Hailing from Los Angeles, California is American Metal band Tempting Fate and was formed in 2009 by brothers Shane and Cory Beecher. Tempting Fate has Cory Beecher on Vocals, Shane Beecher on Guitars and Electronics, Matt Campbell on Bass and Austin SinClaire on Drums. Tempting Fate have literally created their own style, they call Dub-Metal with their last EP, Hate Nation but be prepared they are taking a bit heavier direction with their new album. It is going to KICK ASS! Listening to their music, you really appreciate their creativity in developing their unique sound. You can get a feel for their Dub-Metal style with their last EP, Hate Nation that is available on Itunes here. We are anxiously awaiting their new album and Shane tells us more about it, “We wanted to make an album that we wanted to listen to. You always hear about bands making an album for the fans, [Read More]

Holiday Q and A Special, Part 3

December 19, 2013

Here we go with Part 3 of our Holiday Q and A Special with a whole new batch of musicians and artists.It is that time again, when you deck the halls, pull out the decorations, pour some Eggnog and sing Holiday songs. It is a time to get nostalgic and remember the past holidays. How about others? Who burned their Xmas Tree? Who got a plastic flask for Xmas? or What is Brody DeRozie’s oddest gift? Here you go, Part 3 of our Holiday Q & A Special where we asked various musician and artists the same questions. In Part 3 we are pleased to feature the following: Gaz Harris – Gyspy Pistoleros, Singer Todd Morse – Toddsplanet, H2O, Singer/Guitarist Dylan D. Waltz – Shotgun Harlot, Singer Siren Sycho – Death Koolaid, Singer Brody DeRozie – American Monster, Guitarist Jakki Dee – Road Crew, Bassist Justyn Vynn – Guitarist (former Snakeskyn Whiskey guitarist) Amy Rose – Country Music Artist Nik Kai – Kemical Kill, Guitarist Gaz Harris Gypsy Pistoleros, Singer What is the oddest gift [Read More]

Countdown of 14 Bands that will rule 2014, #6 goes to New Politics!

December 19, 2013

Here we are at #6 for our countdown of 14 Bands that will rule 2014 and we are excited to announce the honor goes to New Politics! I am sure you can’t imagine them having an even bigger year than 2013, but it is true. These guys are on a non stop Energizer Bunny track to success and just have the Midas Touch. Sometimes, it is hard to think that only 4 years ago we met this amazing band in a small nightclub in San Francisco. Read one of my previous posts here. I will say, that night, we KNEW that this opening band had the IT FACTOR! You might ask what is the IT FACTOR? Well., the IT Factor for us: Non stop energy Talented well-written fun music Charismatic personalities and the most important thing; the love and dedication to their fans. No matter how big or how small the crowd is, they perform at 150% at all times and wants everyone to enjoy the show just as much as they are! So, it [Read More]

Day 11 of 12 Days of Bands You Have to Know goes to Shotgun Harlot

December 19, 2013

A year ago I introduced you to Shotgun Harlot, and then we told you about their upcoming new EP, Crescent Moon, read post here. They are an incredible local band with a big sound that demands to be heard. They deliver down and dirty ROCK n ROLL that will have you raising your fists in the air, drink in the other and raising hell with friends! We also featured an interview with lead singer, Dylan D. Waltz and you can read that post here. It is time that everyone gets to know and listen to this high energy, well crafted hard rock band. Their EP Crescent Moon is set for a January release and they will be having an EP release party on January 4th, 2014 at Spancky’s in Cotati. It is going to be a night full of rock-n-roll and will include special guests, Bad Boy Eddy and Pushing the Sun. If you can, make sure to come out to this show! It will be nonstop rock. Shotgun Harlot have had some lineup changes and their EP [Read More]