Month: March 2015

Band

New Years Day returns to Ace of Spades for an epic set!

March 13, 2015

The Beyond the Barricade Tour featuring Motionless in White, New Years Day, For Today and Ice Nine Kills is over the halfway mark and it has proven to be one of the hottest tours of the year! We were excited to catch New Years Day as they returned to the Ace of Spades since they always are one of our favorite shows. One thing was for sure, this night went down as one of the best sets that I have ever seen of New Years Day. They sounded spot on and delivered a fierce energetic and compelling stage performance.  You were mesmerized by Ash Costello as she completely holds the crowd captive with her presence and powerful emotive vocals. She could sing a page out of the dictionary and deliver it with such passion that you would remain enslaved in her existence. We had the chance to chat with Ash before her set and will be bringing that interview to you later this weekend. She is such an extraordinary vocalist and all around entertainer. Nikki Misery, Tyler [Read More]

Interview

Interview with American Head Charge as they make a stop in San Francisco!

March 13, 2015

  The Regency Ballroom was the place to be on Sunday night! The night included amazing sets by Saint Ridley, Filter, Combichrist and Coal Chamber and of course American Head Charge. You can check out our coverage of the full night here: Regency Ballroom with Coal Chamber, etc. American Head Charge were fierce and the band sounded tight as ever! They got the crowd into a heavy frenzy of headbanging. They delivered 150% from the second they step on to that stage until they walk off. It is unbelievable and their high energy performance left quite an impression on many as you couldn’t help but look forward to the next time you would be able to see them!  We had the chance to talk with vocalist Cameron Heacock and guitarist Ted Hallows before they took the stage. Check out that interview here: One thing is for sure, you want to check out the meet and greets so you can hang with the guys. They are passionate about their music and make sure that you will have [Read More]

'90s

The Dreaming announce tour dates for the second leg of the tour

March 13, 2015

We recently brought you our coverage of The Dreaming as they made a stop in San Francisco on their recent tour. You can check out our coverage of the show here: The Dreaming in SF. It was one of the best concerts and to see members of Stabbing Westward return to perform at the DNA Lounge years later was surreal. They delivered one of the most amazing sets filled with some Stabbing Westward tracks as well as their infectious new songs of their recent album, Rise Again.  Not a day goes by that I don’t listen to that album, it is incredible!! The Dreaming have just announced more tour dates for the second leg of the tour. Check them below and make sure to not miss this tour: June 5 Salt Lake City, UT – Liquid Joe’s June 6 Denver, CO – Larimer Lounge June 7 Kansas City, MO – Aftershock June 9 St Louis, MO – Fubar June 10 Madison, WI – The Frequency June 11 Chicago, IL – Double Door June 12 Cleveland, [Read More]

Concerts

Concert Review: Devin Townsend Project, Periphery and Shining NOR at Backstage, Munich by Alexandra

March 13, 2015

Contributed by Alexandra Backstage – Werk, Munich, March 10, 2015   First up, it was an amazing, fun and entertaining evening with three awesome acts and never one minute of boredom. The venue was almost sold out, so the room was packed. The Norwegian Band Shining started the set a little earlier than announced at about 7.45 pm. As singer Jorgen Munkeby stated, they started out in 1999 as a Jazz combo and now it’s ‘Jazz-Metal’. Jorgen himself plays guitar and saxophone and boy can he play that one. He’s getting all that noises out of his instrument. It’s stunning. If you’re a fan of the experimental kind of music, you’ll sure like them. I did! Their latest album ‘One One One’ was released 2013. Make sure to check them out. Second act of the evening was ‘Periphery’. They were well known by a good part of the audience and I’m pretty sure they drew many people there that night. Being a quite popular act in the US already, considering the audiences reactions, they could [Read More]

Pop Punk

Trophy Wives release new video for Threshold

March 13, 2015

  One of our favorite Band of the Day features, Rhode Island pop punk band, Trophy Wives have just released a new video for their new single, Threshold. Vocalist/Guitarist Chris Piquette explains about the song, “Threshold is about finding happiness. You’ll never be where you want to be unless you try with everything you’ve got and that’s true in all aspects of life. This song is an anthem for the five us in more ways than musically and we hope it hits home with all of you as well.“  Trophy Wives have definitely been garnering a lot of great attention for their energetic dynamic pop punk rock. Their music, as vocalist/guitarist Chris Piquette explains,  “We like to write passion-fueled music that always keeps a card or two up our sleeve“. They have a great spunk to their music that invigorates every listener. Trophy Wives are heading out on tour with Lions Lions and Everyone Dies in Utah this April. Check the dates below and get yourself to a show! 4/2: The Token Lounge – Westland, MI 4/3: Penny Road [Read More]

Bands

BottleRock Napa Featured Band of the Day is The Avett Brothers

March 13, 2015

  Today our featured BottleRock Napa 2015 Band of the Day is The Avett Brothers. This is one band that brings out raw emotion through their infectious rock melodies. The band delivers a full bodied sound that soon delivers the playlist of your life. Their music captures a depth of emotion and comforts your vulnerability as it touches your soul. Truly amazing musicians! Band Members: Scott Avett – Vocals, Banjo, Kick Drum Seth Avett – Vocals, Guitar, High-Hat Bob Crawford – Vocals, Bass Paul Defiglia – Keyboard, Organ Tania Elizabeth – Violin Joe Kwon – Cello Mike Marsh – Drums Music:  Magpie and the Dandelion available on iTunes here Songs to Check out: Souls Like The Wheels off Magpie and the Dandelion Video to check out: I and Love and You :       Check them out out and make sure to visit their social media sites for the latest news. Also mark your calendars for the weekend of May 29-31st for the BottleRock Napa 2015 Festival. You can get more details about the festival and pick up [Read More]

Concerts

Coal Chamber lit up The Regency Ballroom for an amazing night of metal!

March 13, 2015

The Regency Ballroom was the place to be on Sunday night as Coal Chamber was making a stop in San Francisco. The reunited Coal Chamber are set to release their first album in 13 years, Rivals on May 19th through Napalm Records. They are busy touring in support of their much anticipated album and we were glad to catch their show in SF. The dark heavy rock Saint Ridley from Detroit, MI gave an impressive opening set as they warmed up the crowd with their blend of metal/hard rock infused with a great Pantera vibe. You can read more about them here: Saint Ridley is our Band of the Day. Next up was American Head Charge and they were amazing. The band sounded tight as ever and they got the crowd into a heavy frenzy of headbanging. They delivered 150% from the second they step on to that stage until they walk off. It is unbelievable and their high energy performance left quite an impression on many as you couldn’t help but look forward to [Read More]