Month: June 2015

Band

The Karma Killers; high energy rock highlight of Vans Warped Tour

June 25, 2015

Vans Warped Tour has an amazingly diverse lineup this year and there is definitely something for everyone at the festival.  The only problem might be that so many bands are playing at the same time and you wish you could clone yourself so you don’t miss all the great sets.  One of our highlights of Vans Warped Tour is the kick ass band, The Karma Killers. Hailing from New Jersey is this punk infused rock/pop band that will soon become one of your favorites. We caught them on the Ernie Ball stage and they just tore it up. Their non stop energy drew the crowd in as you couldn’t walk away from this non-stop rock. They even got the crowd all riled up with a stellar cover of Rockaway Beach by the Ramones. They have excellent stage presence and I couldn’t help but hope for a longer set, but as you know on Warped Tour; time is limited. Check out photos from our Rockin Ryan of their set: You can pick up their debut EP, [Read More]

Hard Rock

Catch Sons Of Texas out on tour with Trapt this July

June 25, 2015

Sons of Texas have just recently wrapped up the first leg of their tour in support of their new album, Baptized in the Rio Grande. But you can’t keep these metal/hard rockers down as they have just announced dates for the second leg of their tour. They will be heading out on tour with Trapt starting with a July 15th show at the Black Sheep in Colorado Springs. Check the dates below and make sure to get yourself to a show: July 15 – Colorado Springs, CO – Black Sheep July 16 – Gering, NE – Oregon Trail Lounge July 17 – Kansas City, KS – Aftershock July 18 – Cadott, WI – Cadott Rock Fest July 19 – Fridley, MN – Pickle Park July 21 – Grand Rapids, MI – The Stache July 23 – Flint, MI – Machine Shop July 24 – Sharon, PA – Quaker Steak July 25 – Syracuse, NY – WKRL Rockathon July 26 – Stanhope, NJ – Stanhope House July 27 – Springfield, MA – Pearl Room July 29 [Read More]

Band of the Day

Our Band of the Day is Sleazer from Costa Rica

June 25, 2015

For our Band of the Day, I hope you are ready for a much needed dose of straight up 80’s inspired rock and roll! Allow me to introduce you to the hard rock glam band, Sleazer from Costa Rica. These guys have an incredible sound that have me reminiscing over long nights on the Sunset Strip back in the 80’s. But what is more exciting is that it they are a current band that is delivering the 80’s inspired rock with their own modern hard rock flair. Band Members: Rodo Vocals Claudio Keyboards, Backing Vocals Chino Guitars, Backing Vocals Rod Drums & Percussion Tucker Bass Guitar Dani Guitars & Backing Vocals   Genre:  Hard Rock/Sleaze/Glam Rock Location: Costa Rica Feature: powerful vocals, smoking guitar riffs with a metal edge, anthemic rock songs Song to check out: Forever Wild, Forever Young Video to check out: Shot of Love We will see if we can find out more about this band and bring you an interview with them soon. Make sure to visit their social media sites and stay up to date on their latest [Read More]

New Music

Lights That Change release music video for ethereal dream pop track, Voices

June 25, 2015

Lights That Change truly bring out an ethereal mix of dream pop and colorful ambient atmosphere with their new video for Voices. Check out the hauntingly yet inviting track here: The video was created by filmographer Jason Sheppard who comments, “I listened to the track hundreds of times to get a solid feel for the music. Images fell into place in my mind and then I reproduced them on the screen. This has a lovely gothic feel to the sound but also a soundtrack theme to it. A soundtrack to your life.”  This track features Mal Holmes of OMD and Rebecca Palin of Golden Fable, and is the first single from the band’s debut LP‘Byzantium’, to be released later this summer.   Make sure to visit their social media sites and stay up to date on their latest news.   ~ Marisol Information & Links: Website: http://lightsthatchange.co.uk/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LightsThatChange Twitter: https://twitter.com/lightsthatchang

Concerts

Hellyeah ready for Mayhem Fest and are bringing awareness and a message of hope for domestic abuse

June 25, 2015

Hellyeah are gearing up for their first show on the Mayhem Festival this weekend. They will be hitting the main stage at 7:05 each night and I hope you don’t miss them. We will be seeing them this Sunday at Shoreline Amphitheater in Mountain View. Hellyeah have teamed up with  with domestic abuse prevention organization NO MORE.  In their #HushNoMore campaign they have been sending messages of hope and support to survivors of domestic abuse.  The band released their music video for HUSH in April. This song and music video tell the story of frontman Chad Gray’s personal life experience dealing with family violence. Check out the video here: It is an amazing song that captures the depth of pain and emotion of experiencing family violence. It brings a voice to those who may remain silent and it also brings hope to those who might feel helpless. These are the memories in me, you didn’t wanna know, you didn’t wanna know, These are the memories we keep, we don’t wanna show, we don’t wanna show, but now at [Read More]

Aggressive Rock

Like Monroe will have you hooked on their cover of Tove Lo’s Talking Body

June 24, 2015

  Like Monroe have just posted their cover of Talking Body by Tove Lo and I absolutely LOVE IT!!  It creates a great fresh new sound for a song that I might not have appreciated before. I love the energy they deliver and it still carries such a depth of emotion and sultriness amid the heaviness. Check it out here:   We are looking forward to some tour announcements as we can’t wait to get Like Monroe back out here to California for some shows. Make sure to visit their social media sites so you can stay up to date on their latest news. ~ Marisol   Information & Links: Facebook: www.facebook.com/likemonroeband Twitter: www.twitter/likemonroeband Instagram:  www.instagram/com/likemonroeband Like Monroe Merch: www.shopbenchmark.com/likemonroe Band Members: Ty Johnson – Vocals Twitter – @tylikemonroe Instagram – @tylikemonroe Wade Concienne – Guitar/Vocals Twitter – @wadelikemonroe Instagram – @wadelikemonroe Alex Lofton – Bass Twitter – @alexlikemonroe Instagram – @alexlikemonroe Chris Deckard – Guitar Twitter – @chrislikemonroe Instagram – @chrislikmonroe Nathan Richie – Drums Twitter – @naylikemonroe Instagram – @nathanlikemonroe

Bands

Get your tickets for the Wilderness Politics Tour featuring NEW POLITICS and Andrew McMahon In The Wilderness

June 24, 2015

We are so excited to announce dates for the Wilderness Politics Tour which will feature our friends in New Politics and Andrew McMahon In The Wilderness. The tour will also feature special guests The Griswolds and LOLO.  Presale for the tour has just opened and if you can use the code WILDPOLITICS by heading over  here:  http://bit.ly/1xHieJ5. The tour which is presented by Journeys will kick off on Octuber 12th in Portland, Oregon. Check the dates below: 10/12 – Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theatre*** 10/13 – Seattle, WA @ Sodo Showbox** 10/14 – Vancouver, BC @ Vogue 10/16 – Oakland, CA @ Fox Theater** 10/17 – Los Angeles, CA @ Club Nokia 10/18 – Ventura, CA @ Majestic Ventura Theater 10/20 – San Diego, CA @ House of Blues 10/21 – Tucson, AZ @ Rialto 10/23 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Complex 10/26 – Minneapolis, MN @ First Ave 10/27 – Announcing Soon 10/28 – Announcing Soon 10/30 – Announcing Soon 10/31 – Dallas, TX @ House of Blues** 11/01 – Austin, TX @ Emo’s** 11/03 [Read More]