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Devil You Know is a crowd favorite at Regency Ballroom for Golden Gods Tour

June 8, 2014

Earlier we brought you our coverage of Butcher Babies and of course headliners, Black Label Society from their Friday night sets at the Regency Ballroom for the Golden Gods Tour. Now let me tell you about the Devil You Know. If you haven’t heard of them, you WILL definitely be hearing about them. This band is of supergroup caliber and is brimming with amazing talent. You might think it was a new band; but it has been nearly five years in the making and started with guitarist Francesco Artusato (All Shall Perish, Francesco Artusato Project) and drummer John Sankey (Devolved, Fear Factory Divine Heresy) wanting to branch out beyond their metal backgrounds. Together they wrote dozens of songs and when they brought the material to former vocalist for Killswitch Engage, Howard Jones, they had found their perfect vocalist. On bass you have Ryan Wombacher (Bleeding Through) and Roy Lev-Ari also on guitar. Together, this band fused their talents and created a solid lineup. They recently released their debut album, The Beauty of Destruction on Nuclear Blast Entertainment and it [Read More]

Butcher Babies at the Regency Ballroom in San Francisco for Golden Gods Tour

June 8, 2014

This weekend was once again filled with incredible shows to cover and incredible sets by many awesome bands, check out our coverage of Devil You Know here and Black Label Society here. Friday night we were at the Regency Ballroom in San Francisco for the Revolver Golden Gods Tour. The night started off with a fierce set by one of my favorite bands, Butcher Babies. We had a blast covering them last year at the Monster Energy Aftershock Festival and were glad to see them back. This band is never short on energy as they were determined to start the night off with a bang. The crowd was packed and I believe it was a sold out, or nearly sold out show. The best part was that everyone got there early enough to catch the full set of Butcher Babies. Vocalists Heidi and Carla truly know how to command the audience as they had everyone under their Butcher Babies spell. Check out the photos of our Rockin Ryan here of their set: We are so [Read More]

Scott Underwood announces departure from Train

June 6, 2014

Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson The above quote has always been my favorite and has applied to myself in life where I could have chosen to continue down the same path, but gained the courage to head into the unknown and make my own path. The amazing longtime drummer, Scott Underwood, of TRAIN has announced his departure to pursue other areas of music to include writing, collaborating, producing and so much more. Here is the post on the TRAIN Facebook page: Hey everyone – I am overwhelmed with the amount of love and support from so many people over these past weeks. Thank you so much! We have always said it, and you prove it once again – you are the best fans any band could wish for! I’ve been in this band for twenty years. I have had the most amazing time, and a life that is incredible. Pat and Jimmy are my brothers and I’ll [Read More]

Another highlight from Bottle Rock was Smash Mouth

June 5, 2014

We had listed SmashMouth as one of our featured bands of the Day for Bottle Rock last month and they were awesome last Saturday. We were running around like crazy but we were glad we could make it out to the Miner Stage to catch a few of their songs from their set. It was packed from front to back, side to side. They were truly there to give the fans what they wanted; an absolutely fun time filled with their favorite songs. This band does not need any introduction as almost all of us at one time or another cranked up “All Star” and sang out loud at the top of our lungs. I have always had a love affair with SmashMouth since they bring out the fun side in me and capture the perfect essence of summer! You can’t help but listen to their music loud and dance along as their music has always been the life of the party! “When we play itʼs a nonstop party,” Steve Harwell, lead singer says. That is [Read More]

Interview with Charming Liars and get ready for new music!

June 5, 2014

Charming Liars is one British/American band that you have to know! They have had quite a successful year touring last year and we had the chance to catch them on the Rockstar Energy Uproar Festival. We were immediately drawn into their charismatic personalities and energetic sets. Several of the members have since relocated from London and call Los Angeles home now. They played a lot of the great venues in Los Angeles and everyone began to take notice of them. They soon worked with legendary producer Bob Rock and released their new EP “We Won’t Give Up” on May 19th. The EP is filled with five great tracks that are fun alternative rock style songs. You will get hooked on them and find yourself singing along in no time! We had the chance to talk with vocalist Charlie Cosser and are pleased to bring that interview to you here: As we discussed in the interview, they are going to be busy working on new music, making music videos and heading out on the road. [Read More]

The mystery band, Cold Shoulders release new single Better

June 5, 2014

There is a band out there called Cold Shoulders who have a great new song out that I want to tell you about. But I can’t tell you much more since the identities of the band members have remained unknown. Their debut single, Better is off of their forthcoming debut LP which is expected out later this year. Here is the track to check out: It is a great new track and I look forward to hearing from them and to find out who is behind this mysterious band! ~ Marisol

The Devil Wears Prada set to perform on Vans Warped Tour on the Electric Soul Stage

June 5, 2014

Getting ready for this year’s Vans Warped Tour? Well we have another great band for you to look forward to. The Devil Wears Prada are set to perform on the Electric Soul Stage all summer long on Vans Warped Tour. So get ready! Here are the tour dates: Jun 13 Reliant Park Houston, TX Jun 14 AT&T Center San Antonio, TX Jun 15 Gexa Energy Pavilion Dallas, TX Jun 17 Isleta Amphitheater Albuquerque, NM Jun 18 Quail Run Park Mesa, AZ Jun 19 Luxor Lot Las Vegas, NV Jun 20 Pomona Fairplex Pomona, CA Jun 21 Shoreline Amphitheatre Mountain View, CA Jun 22 Seaside Park Ventura, CA Jun 25 Sleep Train Amphitheatre Chula Vista, CA Jun 26 Sleep Train Amphitheatre Wheatland, CA Jun 28 White River Amphitheater Port Angeles, WA Jun 29 Expo Center Parking Lot Portland, OR Jul 02 Verizon Wireless Amphitheater Maryland Heights, MO Jul 03 Klipsch Music Center Noblesville, IN Jul 04 Molson Canadian Amphitheatre Toronto, Canada Jul 05 Parc Jean Drapeau Montreal, Canada Jul 06 PNC Bank Arts Concert Center Holmdel, [Read More]