Month: November 2014

Band

Concert Review: Devilment / Motionless In White / Lacuna Coil at Backstage in Munich, Germany

November 18, 2014

Contributed by Alexandra   Arriving a bit later than usual (it was about 30 minutes before show start) most people were already inside. The crowd was pretty mixed age-wise, the average definitely older than 30 I’d say, which in my opinion resides in the main act Lacuna Coil being around for quite some time in the music business and having a fan-base that started to build a while back. 8pm was show start. There’s really not much to say about the first opener Devilment. The music itself wasn’t that bad, but you have to be into the kind of singing their vocalist Dani Filth does which is high pitched screams or low voiced growling. The crowd waited for what was about to come. Next on were Motionless In White. They already had a fan base and I’m pretty sure they gained some new ones that night. It was a very energetic set. They started out with the first single of their recent, same-titled album, ‘Reincarnate’. Their 10 song set-list consisted of songs like ‘Abigail’, ‘Break the [Read More]

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Interview with Sean Danielsen of Smile Empty Soul about solo EP and acoustic tour

November 18, 2014

The guitarist/vocalist Sean Danielsen from Smile Empty Soul has just released another solo EP, Food Chain which features five full band songs recorded at Babylon Studios in Van Nuys, California. “I’m really excited to be releasing my own solo music and doing my own shows,” said Danielsen. “It’s a nice change of pace for me, and a challenge that I’m looking forward to.” Sean truly takes you on a musical journey through emotion and his passion shines through each song. He really captures so much in his songwriting that creates an immediate connection to the listener and opens the door to their soul as demonstrated in Rescue Me and Beautiful Things. Food Chain highlights the versatility of Sean as it brings out a heavier rock edge with some amazing powerful and aggressive vocals that really stand out. The guitars have a punkier edge feel and you get amped with the fast pasted drums, definitely a new Go To track to start my day off! Sean is finishing up a round of acoustic shows and we had a [Read More]

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Get ready for the North American Tour of Foo Fighters in 2015!

November 18, 2014

We have been really enjoying the new music from Foo Fighters and now we are ready for the tour! Check out the tour dates recently announced for North America. The tour will include support from another favorite band, Royal Blood. Foo Fighters 2015 North American Tour 7/4/15 — Washington D.C. – RFK Stadium 7/6/15 — Camden, N.J. – Susquehanna Bank Center * 7/9/15 — Toronto, Ontario – Molson Canadian Amphitheatre * 7/16/15 — New York, N.Y. – Citi Field * 7/18/15 — Boston, Mass. – Fenway Park ** 7/19/15 — Boston, Mass. – Fenway Park * 8/12/15 — Edmonton, Alberta – Rexall Place * 8/13/15 — Calgary, Alberta – Scotiabank Saddledome * 8/17/15 — Denver, Colo. – Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre * 8/19/15 — Maryland Heights, Mo. – Verizon Wireless Amphitheater * 8/21/15 — Kansas City, Mo. – Sprint Center * 8/22/15 — St. Paul, Minn. – Xcel Energy Center * 8/24/15 — Detroit, Mich. – DTE Energy Music Theatre * 8/25/15 — Pittsburgh, Pa. – First Niagara Pavilion * 8/27/15 — Indianapolis, Ind. – Klipsch Music [Read More]

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San Jose gets fed a double dose of heavy metal with Judas Priest and Steel Panther

November 17, 2014

Sunday nights have really become the best night for great concerts and last night was definitely one of the finest nights in music. Northern California was treated to a double dose of heavy metal with legendary Judas Priest and the fun Steel Panther. We arrived at the City National Civic early to find a great line of dedicated fans waiting for the show. I was really excited to see that Steel Panther was opening for Judas Priest on this tour. We have had the great pleasure of seeing them over half a dozen times and they still hold top honors for the funnest concert ever attended. Before the show we were able to interview Michael Starr and Lexxi Foxx and we will be bringing that hilarious interview to you later this week. Steel Panther put on an awesome set that fired up the crowd and insured that everyone was having a great time. Even those that were not familiar with Steel Panther and might have at first found their humor which some may consider “off [Read More]

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Asking Alexandria announce release of LIVE FROM BRIXTON AND BEYOND, a 2 disc LIVE DVD

November 17, 2014

I know what will be on my Christmas List this year! The Asking Alexandria LIVE Concert DVD!  Asking Alexandria have announced that they will be releasing LIVE FROM BRIXTON AND BEYOND DVD. The 2 disc Live Concert DVD is set to release on December 15th through Sumerian Records. Just in time for you to pick it up for Christmas and make sure to get one for everyone on your list! “At long last, we are FINALLY releasing our first ever DVD,” says guitarist BEN BRUCE. “We have been promising this DVD for a long time now, but trust me when I say it was worth the wait. There is so much unseen footage on this release including our sold-out show at Brixton in London, our reckless Halloween concert in Hollywood, intimate behind the scenes footage, the ‘Through Sin and Self Destruction’ short film and every music video we have ever recorded. It’s been a long time in the making but we hope you enjoy every second of this. Thank you all so much for your love and support [Read More]

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Find out how to get free tickets to see pop rock band Electra at House of Blues Hollywood Nov. 21st.

November 16, 2014

  Los Angeles local Greek/American Electra Barakos and her band are set to perform at House of Blues Hollywood this Friday, November 21st and you can get your free tickets to the show! Electra are set to release their new studio album, These Times in January 2015. The album was produced by  Mike Plotnikoff (HALESTORM, DAUGHTRY, KELLY CLARKSON) and they have recently released two of the singles, Tomorrow’s Not There and the self titled track. You can head over to iTunes and pick them up. Electra and her band; bassist YANNI BARAKOS, guitarist HYLAND CHURCH, drummer DAN WELBY and singer ELECTRA BARAKOS announced their last show of 2014 at theHOUSE OF BLUES in their hometown of LOS ANGELES, CA.  Show details are listed below: WHEN:  Friday, November 21 8:00pm (Doors) Set times: 10:45 WHERE:  House of Blues 8430 W Sunset Blvd West Hollywood, CA 90069 Want FREE TICKETS? Just send an email to [email protected] and put in the subject line: FREE ELECTRA TICKETS. Just let them know how many tickets you will need and you can pick them up the night of the show at Will [Read More]

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Interview with Shakerleg and  Isaac Koren of  The Kin by Patrick O’Heffernan

November 16, 2014

The best way to describe The Kin is wild men from Australia and the New York subway.  There is nothing like them:  two lead singers/guitarists who are brothers, a didgeridoo,  a drummer who doesn’t use sticks, and a habit of invading restaurants and airports to steal ears, fill them with music, and then return them. And along the way,  these three artists create  high energy,  high melody, high fun alt. rock that is completely unique.  They have worked with legendary  producers  Nic Hard and Tony Visconti and toured  down under with PINK playing  to arenas full of thousands of people.  They recently launched a grueling USA  tour, kicking it off at  the Bootleg Theater in los Angeles.  Isaac “Hijack” Koren and Mark “Shakerleg” Nicosia stopped by Music FridayLive! for a chat before  setting up for  their gig. Patrick. Welcome guys. I  love your band.  Shakerleg. Let’s be sure we understand who this band is.  There is a drummer who plays without sticks, that’s  me, and the other two guys  are hacks. Seriously, we have two [Read More]