Month: December 2014

Aftershock Festival

We Are Harlot announce official release of their new album

December 31, 2014

  As the year comes to a close, how about some exciting news for the new year from We Are Harlot?? Hell yes! We all love news from them. We Are Harlot posted an update on their Facebook page which announces that in March they will officially release the album we have all been waiting for. Here is the post: 3 years ago… The four guys in this picture sat down for some wine and spoke about how happy they were about an album of songs they wrote and recorded. Since then they have been working, starving, scratching, clawing and fighting for nearly 4 years total to let you and the world hear our music. If you wanna see what kind of toll that takes on you.. Take a look at us then and now.. Haha. The battle wounds a visible. But it goes to show.. That if you want and believe in something enough.. You will always win. We broke all the rules and will continue to break them to make sure our music [Read More]

Bands

Vans Warped Tour announces another five bands for the 2015 lineup!

December 31, 2014

Vans Warped Tour have  announced another  five bands of the 2015 lineup.   The Relapse Symphony (6/19 – 7/12) Icon For Hire Matchbook Romance (6/19 – 7/11) Baby Baby The Wonder Years Dates for the tour are as follows: JUNE 19 Pomona, CA Pomona Fairplex JUNE 20 Mountain View, CA Shoreline Amphitheatre JUNE 21 Ventura, CA Seaside Park – Ventura County Fairgrounds JUNE 23 Mesa, AZ Quail Run Park JUNE 24 Albuquerque, NM Isleta Amphitheater JUNE 25 Oklahoma City, OK Remington Park JUNE 26 Houston, TX Reliant Park – Main Street Lot JUNE 27 Dallas, TX Gexa Energy Pavilion JUNE 28 San Antonio, TX AT&T Center JULY 01 Nashville, TN Tennessee State Fairgrounds JULY 02 Atlanta, GA Aaron’s Amphitheatre at Lakewood JULY 03 St. Petersburg, FL Vinoy Park JULY 04 West Palm Beach, FL Cruzan Amphitheatre JULY 05 Orlando, FL Tinker Field JULY 07 Charlotte, NC PNC Music Pavilion JULY 08 Virginia Beach, VA Farm Bureau Live JULY 09 Pittsburgh, PA First Niagara Pavilion JULY 10 Camden, NJ Susquehanna Bank Center JULY 11 Wantagh, NY [Read More]

New Music

Congratulations to The Relapse Symphony as they will be on Vans Warped Tour 2015

December 31, 2014

  2014 is definitely the year for The Relapse Symphony but 2015 will be even better! They have just been announced as performing on Vans Warped Tour 2015! Hell yes, that is awesome. I know they are one of the bands that we have been hoping to get added to the lineup. They are incredible live and they are definitely going to be one of the highlights of Vans Warped Tour 2015. They will be performing from 6/19/15 to 7/12/15. In case you don’t already have it, they released an acoustic version of their album, Shadows titled Shadows The Acoustic Sessions.  It is just as amazing as their original and with the acoustic atmosphere, it brings to life so much emotion. Bret’s vocals are spot on spectacular and the backing vocals from the band is superb. Unbelievable and what a great group of talented young musicians. I will leave you with a couple of their videos,  “One More Yesterday” & “Savage Eyes” These are easily two of our favorite songs from the album Shadows. The video for Savage [Read More]

Concerts

Ricky & The Swedes are coming at you with their sex rock!

December 31, 2014

Another great band we had a chance to check out at the Jingle Bells Rock and Metal Fest in San Francisco at the DNA Lounge was Ricky & The Swedes. They are fun, electric, energetic and will make sure you are having a good time at their show. They deliver an energetic rock set they describe as “Sex Rock”. They really caught our attention and we only caught a couple of their songs. I love their vibe which meshes pop punk with a doo wop rock flair. Their energy is infectious and they invite their audience to join them in having a good time.  Check out some photos from our Rockin Ryan of their set: We had the opportunity to do an interview with a couple of the members and we will be bringing that to you later this week. Meanwhile visit their social media sites and stay up to date on their latest news. I will leave you with a couple fun videos from their set at the DNA. ~ Marisol Information & Links: [Read More]

music

Above and Beyond ring in 2015 with Push the Button Moment and drop their anthem Blue Sky Action

December 31, 2014

Sydney’s Above & Beyond created the perfect Push the Button Moment as they rang in the new year by picking out two fans from the audience at their show in The Hordern Pavillion. Just minutes before the clock struck midnight they chose two fans to push the button at the midnight hour and drop their anthem Blue Sky Action. Check out the video of the event here: Above & Beyond have created an integral part of their shows with the Push the Button Moment and fans will go through great lengths to attract the attention of the group with costumes, banners and homemade signs. This the lucky fans chosen happened to be twin sisters and they helped countdown to the new year and play the chosen track at midnight. Above & Beyond’s new studio album, We Are All We Need is set for a January 20th release and will head out on a North American tour after. Check the tour dates below and make sure to get yourself to a show: Fri 2/6 Los Angeles, [Read More]

Concerts

BullyWest delivers a fierce set at DNA Lounge and become a must see in 2015!

December 31, 2014

  Shortly before Christmas we had the opportunity to catch BullyWest perform at the DNA Lounge for the Jingle Bell Rock and Metal Fest. It was great to see the band perform again as they blew us away when we saw them at the Phoenix Theater in Petaluma earlier this year. They once again proved to be a band to not miss when they come playing at a venue near you. The powerful trio of rockers deliver a sound that blends everything from grunge/rock/alternative/blues/americana and classic rock into their own unique style that will capture your attention every time. We featured vocalist, Manny Velez as Day 8 of our 12 Days of Vocalists and you can read more about that here:  Day 8 of 12 Days of Vocalists. In addition to featuring Manny Velez on guitar and vocals, you have Shane Delea on bass who can rock out as well as deliver some sweet blues on his bass. To round out the trio, you have Bernt Strom on drums giving 150% as he is ferociously [Read More]

music

We Are Twin:  earns XTRA LOVE in new release by Patrick O’Heffernan

December 31, 2014

  There are probably enough alt rock bands on the scene in LA that,  if you laid them end to end, they would reach at least to Austin and maybe even to Nashville.  Which is why it is so hard for a new band to get noticed.  They have to be not only outrageously creative  and spectacularly good technically, but they have to have something different – genuinely different, not a  gimmick. We Are Twin meets all of those requirements – outrageously creative, spectacularly good technically and something genuine and different.  Their debut release, XTRA LOVE displays their creativity, their technical chops and most – but not all – of what makes them stand apart.  For that, you have to see them in person.   The core of We Are Twin is the Sri-Lankan-German multi-instrumentalist Nicholas Balachandran and New York singer/songwriter Gabi Christine. The duo added the equally talented Zack Smith on bass, keys and vocals and the terrific Justin Frazier on drums and vocals to shift them from duet harmony to alt rock energy [Read More]