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Seether premieres new music video for “Words as Weapons” and countdown to album release of Isolate and Medicate

June 15, 2014

Seether has been getting a lot of great attention for their first single, Words as Weapons from their forthcoming album, Isolate and Medicate. The song is already in the Top 10 and is climbing the Active Rock Charts. The album is set to release on July 1st and Seether released another track, Suffer it All earlier this week. Now you can check out the official music video for Words as Weapons. The video, which was shot at the historic Vasquez Rocks, was inspired by the work of French expressionist, Jean Conteau and his 1949 film, Orpheus. Check it out here: Everybody is getting excited for the new album release on July 1st and Seether have also confirmed a special album release show at The Gramercy Theatre in New York City. A limited amount of tickets for the July 1st performance are on sale here:http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/00004CCAD578C565 If you like this song as much as I do, you can get it as an instant download when you pre-order the Isolate and Medicate frm iTunes here. Seether is currently on tour in Europe [Read More]

Craig Owens of Chiodos announces 4 Nights in Texas Solo Acoustic shows

June 15, 2014

Craig Owens has announced 4 Nights in Texas where he will perform acoustically. Peter Tsouras from Fairweather will accompany Owens on the shows. Pre-sale tickets are on sale today at 3:00 PM EST at: www.iamcraigowens.com. The dates are as follows: July 17 – Scout Bar – Houston, TX July 18 – White Rabbit – San Antonio, TX July 19 – Red Seven – Austin, TX July 20 – Sons of Hermann Hall – Dallas, TX Craig Owens comments about the shows, “On The 4 Nights In Texas tour, you can expect an even mixture of songs from my entire catalogue. Songs from Chiodos, DRUGS, Cinematic Sunrise, my solo ep, covers, and a few other fun surprises. My friend Peter Tsouras from the band Fairweather will be joining me on all four of the Texas dates. I’m really stoked on this, because Peter and his work with Fairweather helped shape me as a musician. I remember seeing them play in Flint, MI at my hometown venue, and saying “I’m going to do that one day.” The fact that he’ll be sharing [Read More]

Check out the amazing new app “HarmonyWiz” by Jordan Rudess of Dream Theater

June 15, 2014

HarmonyWiz –the latest app for iOS devices by Wizdom Music’s Jordan Rudess, the Keyboardist, Seaboardist and Continuum player for Grammy-nominated prog rock/metal icons Dream Theater, and developer Ruben Zilibowitz—was released today (June 13) via iTunes. To purchase and download the app, visit: http://tinyurl.com/nlr4cvs. HarmonyWiz lets users paint a symphony and orchestrate their music in one touch. This app is an advanced harmonic generator which can create multi-part harmony, all just from inputting a single musical line. You can paint your music in or play it from a piano style keyboard. You compose it and HarmonyWiz will arrange it! Besides the fact that HarmonyWiz is entertaining and fun for all ages, it is also a valuable educational tool for music students and can be used for advanced editing by industry professionals. After an arrangement is created, the app provides harmonic analysis and displays a notation system known as Figured Bass. Enter the Expert mode and you will have access to manage all the tracks in your arrangement with our editing tools. Select different preset sound ensembles or create your own. HarmonyWiz features the Baroque style and sounds from Jordan’s personal library. Check out this cool video [Read More]

Farewell, My Love takes The Rock and Rebel Tour to Santa Rosa

June 15, 2014

Just a couple months ago, we had told you about the awesome show that Farewell, My Love delivered on their stop into San Francisco for the We Own The Night Tour. This past Thursday, we were treated to the return of Farewell, My Love as they brought The Rock and Rebel Tour into Santa Rosa. The tour just started on June 10th in Bakersfield at Jerry’s Pizza and features Farewell, My Love, Jamies Elsewhere, Incredible’ Me and Lionfight. On their stop at the Live Musician’s Co-op here in Santa Rosa, it also featured three of our favorite local bands, Awoken Shadows, A Hero To Fall and Chapters. The energy of the crowd was pretty good for a Thursday night and the band kicked into high hear as they took the stage. Farewell, My Love always give a 150% when they hit the stage. It was great to see many of the familiar faces in the crowd. One thing is for sure, they have very dedicated fans and when they are playing, they always make sure to make it out to [Read More]

Killswitch Engage set to headline DirtFest 2014 in August

June 15, 2014

Festival season is among us and one thing is for sure, there are so many great ones this year that I hope you make it out to as many as you can! One that I don’t want you to miss is this year’s Dirt Fest which is scheduled for Saturday August 9th at the Birch Run Expo Center in Birch Run, Michigan. Killswitch Engage is set to headline the festival and the lineup includes other fan favorites like Powerman5000, Nonpoint, Battlecross, Tantric, Hed (pe) and many more. Check out the poster below: Dirt Fest is hosted by Matt and Andy Dalton of Dalton Brothers Entertainment, along withBanana 101.5 FM, and is presented by Ourtunez at the Birch Run Expo Center. Dirt Fest is an all-day, all-ages music festival that the Daltons have developed from humble beginnings and grown a reputation for being a must attend event every year for fans of established and emerging hard rock and metal music. Dirt Fest has showcased a multitude of acts from Michigan born bands such as Pop Evil, Battlecross, Chiodos, Wilson & Critical Bill to National headlining bands like Trapt, Sevendust, In This Moment, and Clutch while continuing [Read More]

Progressive Metal band, The Mighty Swine are set to perform at this year’s Dirtfest!

June 15, 2014

Dirtfest 2014 has an incredible lineup to include Killswitch Engage, Powerman 5000,Hed (pe), Battlecross, Nonpoint and many, many more great bands. To add to the great lineup, is the progressive metal band The Mighty Swine. They will be delivering their hard rock fierce metal to the masses at this year’s Dirtfest, scheduled to appear on Saturday, August 9th at The Birch Run Expo Center in Michigan. As a one day event, Dirt Fest boasts well over 50 acts of various genres over multiple outdoor stages at The Birch Run Expo Center every year. Banana 101.5 FM hosts the Dirt Fest with promoters Matt Dalton and Andy Dalton. Founder Matt Dalton started the Dirt Fest in 1998 as a small outdoor music party which quickly grew into Mid-Michigan’s ONLY long-running and large scale music festival of its kind which continues to reach a growing audience each year. The Mighty Swine recently released their 3rd release on Broad Horizon Records but forget whatever you thought of The Mighty Swine before, this is a whole new animal! Bassist/Vocalist [Read More]

Eliza Rickman’s O You Sinners: dangerous and lovely. By Patrick O’Heffernan

June 14, 2014

Review by Patrick O’Heffernan, Host of Music FridayLive! I first saw Eliza Rickman at a club in Los Angeles and didn’t know what to think. I could tell she was a genius, but I wasn’t sure exactly what kind of genius. Her music was minimalist – a toy piano or an accordion, but very sophisticated. Her lyrics were ambiguous – you had to think about them, and her lean music structure emphasized the words, so you did think about them. Her stage presence was unique – an ethereal, lovely woman in an antique wedding-style dress with her hair piled haphazardly on top of her head, and I think, bare feet. She was just there, while she told stories – some profane, some obscure and all funny – and sang in an angelic voice about things that angels generally don’t sing about. Her recent album, O, You Sinners, is a magical mystical tour through your own mind guided by her otherworldly voice, spare music and luminescent, ambiguous lyrics. Imagery abounds – dragging yourself over broken glass, [Read More]