Month: March 2014

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'80s Rock

Switchblade Serenade upcoming shows and quick chat at NAMM 2014

March 11, 2014

One of our favorite rock bands,  Switchblade Serenade have announced several upcoming shows. We have featured Switchblade Serenade several times on Music Junkie Press and were also one of our Top 12 Bands You Have to Know.  If you are lucky enough to be in the East Coast area, I would suggest you drive, fly, walk or crawl your way to one of their shows. These young rockers are all about delivering full energetic rock with bad ass choruses, amazing guitar work and a hell of a fun time.  Check out the upcoming shows planned for Switchblade Serenade: April 18th, Queens NY at Gussy’s May 3rd, New Haven, CT at Cafe Nine with Prophets of Addiction May 10th, Bristols CT at Bleachersew album More dates are soon to be announced. If you haven’t heard of Switchblade Serenade then you best head over and pick up their new CD “Alive at Night”  which is available on Itunes here. HOT DAMN! It was definitely an album worth waiting for. It is a complete full on ROCK n ROLL  album that [Read More]

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Carrie Underwood joins Thousand Foot Krutch for song at Winter Jam in Tulsa, OK

March 11, 2014

I love it when the unexpected happens and music styles and genres are not a black and white issue. It used to be that if you were into Country or Rap, it was expected that you listen to that style and only that style of music on and off the stage.  I love it when musicians just love music regardless of what genre or style it gets boxed in. Like how about seeing soft rock/pop artist Matt Nathanson on his favorite show That Metal Show, or when I ask Chris Jericho of Fozzy what is the artist I would find most surprised at finding on his Ipod and he answers “Katy Perry, I love Katy Perry”. Well it happened again at Winter Jam in Tulsa, OK. Modern rockers Thousand Foot Krutch were playing to a nearly sold out crowd at the BOK center and music superstar Carrie Underwood joined them to sing their song, “Let The Sparks Fly.”  “Carrie Underwood ladies and gentleman,” shouts TFK frontman Trevor McNevan from stage as the crowd erupts in excitement [Read More]

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Alternative Rock

One Less Reason delivers emotionally stirring hard rock that will have you hooked

March 11, 2014

So many times when you listen to heavy or hard rock your focus is on the thundering drums or powerful guitars not the lyrics. One Less Reason has turned that around by creating hard rock complete with the fierce guitars, powerful vocals but have added amazing emotionally stirring lyrics. I will tell you that I was having a very, very bad day dealing with family drama (quite similar to the Kerri Kasem situation with her father) and I needed a release or escape from it all.  I usually have two routes I go, I listen to something loud and heavy to release or I listen to lyrically stirring music to provide comfort and calm. I turned to One Less Reason and it was the perfect fit for my mood.Their songs blend these two styles and I couldn’t be more happy with the results.  The band perfectly describes their music, “One Less Reason songs are more lyrically heavy than musically heavy, and there’s always a message. It’s all based around those four letter words – love, [Read More]

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Bands

MAN OVERBOARD announce headlining tour The Heart Attack Tour

March 11, 2014

Man Overboard has announced their headlining tour, The Heart Attack Tour, presented by Alternative Press Magazine. The tour is set to run from May 20 through June 21 in the U.S. and Canada and features support from Transit, Forever Came Calling and Knuckle Puck. You can check out all the bands and get an 11 track free sampler download here: www.theheartattacktour.com Guitarist Justin Collier explains,   “It has been a while since we have gone out on a headlining tour, but we couldn’t be more excited to hit the road and play an extended setlist of songs from Heart Attack, as well as a plethora of songs from our previous releases. If our excitement wasn’t already at an all time high, we are bringing our old friends Transit with us. They are a band who’s friendship runs deeper than simply playing music, so we are honored to share a month with them around North America. Lastly, it will also be a treat to have Forever Came Calling and Knuckle Puck with us! Song requests are welcome on [Read More]

Alternative Rock

Our Tuesdays Travel Pick of the Week is alternative electro rock band, DNR from Italy

March 11, 2014

  Our Tuesdays Travels Pick of the Week Band is DNR from Italy. I am so excited to tell you about this great band, DNR who are ready to break the norm with their new fresh take on rock and roll infused with alternative and electro. DNR started as a project from Italy by the bassist Kira who had a dream, “To fuse the Asian and Western Music as well as Visual styles into one.” Although there might have been a couple line-up changes over the years, one thing rings true, the dream is still very well alive and their new sound will reel you in and captivate you. DNR is AxiA on Vocals, Kira on Bass, Yu (founder of German band Cinema Bizzare) on Guitar and Ash on Drums. Together, these four have fused their individual styles and crafted their own unique sound.  They have recently released their new music video for their single, Another World Falls Down and check it out here:   The new track is currently available on ITunes and is definitely one [Read More]

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Bands

Hana Kim: soaring lyrics and Saving Innocents. By Patrick O’Heffernan

March 10, 2014

Hana Kim: soaring lyrics and Saving Innocents. by Patrick O’Heffernan  Host, Music FridayLive! Usually as the night progresses on Sundays at a showcase venue, the audience egresses – the later you sing, the fewer people you sing to.  The opposite was true for Hana Kim this past Sunday at the Hotel Café in Hollywood.  As she and her band began setting up a little before 10 pm, the double doors in the back started swinging as fans poured in.  The small crowd with  some empty tables became a full room of buzzing, talking, camera-flashing fans there to see one of their stars. And Hana did not disappoint.  She had her full band – Ed Maxwell on bass, Adam Zimmon on lead guitar and Matt Mayhall on the drums – backing up her piano and keyboard and luxurious voice.  Together they transported the room to a concert hall filled with music and heart. In fact, it is no exaggeration to say that Sunday night was the best live concert I have heard Hana Kim deliver. Perched on [Read More]

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It is time to take notice of Undermine from Southern California for some heavy rock

March 10, 2014

Four guys from Palmdale known as Undermine are delivering heavy rock with some great progressive tones. Undermine is busy playing several shows here on the West Coast as they start to set plans in motion for a tour starting in May/June. The upcoming shows are as follows: March 14th. 7pm-2am @ Molly Malone’s in Santa Ana, CA. $10 door charge. 21+ March 22nd. 7pm-12am @ The Moose Lodge in Lancaster, CA. $5 ticket price, $7 door charge. All Ages March 28th. Arizona. Details to come April 4th. Newport Beach. June 22nd. San Diego. You can visit their Facebook page for all details on their upcoming shows. They are also 3/4 of the way into the writing of their full length album which they hope to start recording next month. The first single set to release after recording is ‘Toast to Future Regrets and Cigarettes‘. Make sure to check out their video for their song, ‘Hope Has Not Abandoned This Land‘   We asked vocalist Chaz about the inspiration behind ‘Hope Has Not Abandoned This Land‘ [Read More]