April 2015 | Music Junkie Press

BottleRock Napa Featured Band of the Day is Portugal, The Man

April 30, 2015

Today our featured BottleRock Napa 2015 Band of the Day is Portugal, The Man. BottleRock always brings out a great variety of music for everyone to enjoy. One band that I hope you get a chance to check out is Portugal, The Man. They have an insanely infectious groove soulful sound that you won’t be able to shake off. Once you listen, you will forever be a fan. Band Members: John Baldwin Gourley Zachary Scott Carothers Kyle O’Quin Jason Sechrist Music: Evil Friends available on iTunes here: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/evil-friends/id613557623 Songs to Check out: Someday Believers Video to check out: The Modern Jesus 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 your tickets at http://www.bottlerocknapavalley.com You can check out below all the bands that have been announced and stay tuned for a new band featured each day for BottleRock Napa. ~ Marisol Information & Links: [Read More]

18th and Addison new EP is a must have for your playlist!

April 29, 2015

We recently featured 18th & Addison from Toms River, NJ as one of our Bands of the Day. Well I hope you paid attention and also picked up their latest EP, Little Parasites. The EP has proven to be a must have for your playlist. What began as an acoustic duo featuring Tom Kunzman who was formerly in the band A Criminal Risk and DiBenedetto was one of MTV’s first recording artist with her band Just Kait (she is also the guitarist in the band What’s Eating Gilbert, the side project of Chad Gibert of New Found Glory) has since developed into a full live band. Together these two have come together and created their alternative rock sound cultivated from their influences of melodic rock, pop, punk and much more. They are capturing and bring back the honesty in music which is something so many bands strive for. Kait explains, “The goal for us has always been to push this music in a direction that neither one of us had ever attempted”. Since we’re both from two totally [Read More]

Duff McKagan set to release companion EP for his book release, How To Be A Man

April 29, 2015

Duff McKagan is gearing up for the much anticipated release of his new book, How To Be A Man (and other illusions) on May 12th through Da Capo Press. The book is the follow-up to McKagan’s critically acclaimed New York Times bestselling memoir, IT’S SO EASY (and other lies). In the new book, “McKagan shares the wisdom he gained on the path to superstardom—from his time with Guns N’ Roses and Velvet Revolver to getting sober after a life of hard living to achieving his personal American Dream of marrying a supermodel, raising a family and experiencing what it’s like to be winked at by Prince.” You can pre-order the book by heading over to Amazon here: http://www.amazon.com/How-Be-Man-other-illusions/. In addition to the much anticipated book release, McKagan is set to release a three song companion EP which features Izzy Stradlin, Alice In Chains vocalist/guitarist Jerry Cantrell, Stone Sour drummer Roy Mayorga and drummer Taz Bentley. Pre-order for the EP will be available on May 5th. Here is a sneak peek via Duff’s Twitter: #NewMusic pre-order 5-5-2015 pic.twitter.com/H36EO5Hxe1 — [Read More]

BottleRock Napa Featured Band of the Day is The London Souls

April 29, 2015

Today our featured BottleRock Napa 2015 Band of the Day is The London Souls. This is one band that I am really excited to catch live at this year’s BottleRock Napa Festival. When I listen to them, I am instantly transported back to grade school as I would sit around and listen to my brother play Led Zeppelin or Jimi Hendrix on our old 8 track player. It was definitely one of the pinnacle moments in my childhood where my love for music and rock and roll would flourish. The London Souls bring out that very raw natural classic rock vibe and have added an updated edge to it. it is as if they so seamlessly channel Hendrix or Cream. They are unbelievable and I am sure they are going to blow everyone away at BottleRock. They also have plenty of upcoming tour dates so make sure to not miss this remarkable duo! Band Members: Tash Chris Music: Here Come The Girls now available on iTunes here: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/here-come-the-girls/id974833412 Songs to Check out: When I’m With You Video to [Read More]

The Funeral Portrait announce coheadlining tour with FOREVERATLAST

April 28, 2015

The Funeral Portrait have announced coheadlining tour titled The Ghost Story Tour with FOREVERATLAST. The 16 date tour will kick off on May 29th in Jeffersonville, IN and wrap up in Morristown, IN on June 13th. Check the dates below and make sure to check out the theatrical rock of The Funeral Portrait. Check out the video from The Funeral Portrait for Casanova: The Funeral Portrait signed to Revival Recordings (owned by Shawn Milke of Alesana) last year after recording For The Dearly Departed at Adelaide Recording Studios in Raleigh, NC. The six-song EP was produced by Milke and engineered/mixed by Neil Engle and is available on iTunes. Make sure to visit their social media sites and stay up to date on their latest news. Information & Links: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheFuneralPortrait Twitter: https://twitter.com/TFP_tweets

Acoustic rock duo Dauzat St. Marie announces not to miss Spring tour dates

April 28, 2015

The acoustic rock duo Dauzat St. Marie have announced several not to miss Spring tour dates. The duo is comprised of Mat Dauzat, guitarist, and Heather St. Marie, vocalist who met in college at Louisiana Tech University, then relocated from Louisiana to Los Angeles after graduation. The duo are setting out to return to their home state and will be performing several shows: May 5th CINCO FEST – La Casa del Sol in Thibodaux, LA – No Cover May 7th- Mudbug Brewery Tasting Room in Thibodaux, Louisiana – No Cover May 8th – La Casa del Sol in Thibodaux, Louisiana – No Cover May 9th – Marilyn’s On The Square in El Dorado, Arkansas May 14th- The Brass Monkey in Shreveport, LA – No Cover My 15th – Sundown Tavern in Ruston, LA May 16th- Spirits in Alexandria, LA May 17th – Point Place Marina in Natchitoches, Louisiana *More dates TBA When you take a listen to them, you will be whisked away by the beautiful vocals of Heather accompanied by the melodic guitar of Mat. Check out their song, Time Slips [Read More]

Delta Rose are gearing up to head out on the Road to Rocklahoma Tour!

April 28, 2015

Delta Rose are gearing up to head out on their Road To Rocklahoma Tour called “Swingin’ Heavy Tour” along with another one of our favorites, Diamond Lane. They will be playing 13 shows in 7 states and we are so excited for them. They currently have a Kickstarter in effect to help with their cost for this tour and they are just about to reach their goal! If you are all about straight up Rock n Roll with a flair for blues, then Delta Rose is your new addiction! Head on over to their Kickstarter page and show your support for this hard working band. You will of course, get some cool merch and rewards in return for your pledge. Here is the video for their Kickstarter and the link https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/deltarose/: We can’t wait for them to return from Rocklahoma and show everyone the high energy, non stop rock stage performance from Delta Rose. I can assure you that they will blow everyone away and become the highlight of the Festival. Below are the tour [Read More]