Month: June 2015

Band

Sending Austin Carlile positive healing vibes after surgery

June 18, 2015

UPDATE: Austin made it out of surgery and posted the following tweet: Made it 🙂 — Austin Carlile (@austincarlile) June 19, 2015   We are so glad to hear that is done with his surgery! Now on to the recovery!!!  Marisol   We wanted to wish Austin Carlile of Of Mice & Men a full and speedy recovery as he undergoes another surgery. His tweet earlier reads:   My big & final surgery of this whole ordeal is today here in the Stanford Hospital @ 1:30 pm. I’ll be under for about 5 hours, here we go! — Austin Carlile (@austincarlile) June 18, 2015 Austin has been updating his fans on Instagram and Twitter and he will be undergoing surgery shortly. We want to wish him all the best and send him positive healing vibes for a full and speedy recovery. Austin is currently under hospitalization for procedures relating to his Marfan condition. We hope you join us in sending him get well soon wishes!  We recently covered one of the final dates on their Full Circle Tour [Read More]

Concerts

DNA Lounge rocked with great sets by Red, Adelita’s Way, Bad Seed Rising and State Line Empire

June 18, 2015

  The DNA Lounge proved to be the most rocking place to be out on a Wednesday night in San Francisco. Red was bringing their Of Beauty and Rage Tour to San Francisco and they insured a night of non stop rock. First up was our local favorites State Line Empire. We can’t really call them locals anymore since they have been rockin shows in LA and have a couple great ones ahead. State Line Empire always brings the energy to the stage and insures that the crowd is ready to ROCK! They will be returning to the Whisky A GoGo on July 10th as they open for Adler. Make sure to visit their Facebook page for upcoming show details. Check out some photos from their set by our Rockin Ryan:     Next up was the fiercely energetic set of Bad Seed Rising. We have been waiting to catch them perform out here. They are a young band, well beyond their years as they delivered a set that raised the roof off the DNA. [Read More]

Band

Check out Shattered Sun play through videos and catch them out on the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival

June 18, 2015

Shattered Sun are gearing up to head out on the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival. They will be performing all summer long on the Victory Stage on Mayhem Fest. After Mayhem they will be heading out on the ‘We Sold Our Souls To Metal Tour’ alongside Soulfly, Soilwork and Decapitated. They have also just released four play-through-gear videos which are featured on the following sites: Guitars via GearGods.net Bass via BassPlayer.com Drums via DrumMagazine.com – Part 1 | Part 2   Check out the energy of drummer Robert Garza through his drum cam: The songs are from  SHATTERED SUN’ , Hope Within Hatred, which is available now in-stores, online at iTunes, Amazon Music, Spotify and wherever digital music is sold. Last year we were blown away by their performance at the Whisky A GoGo when they opened for Skid Row. It was incredible. You can check out our coverage of that night here: Shattered Sun take over the Whisky.  That night we had the chance to chat with the band before their set, check out that interview [Read More]

New Music

Kaya Stewart captivates you with her new video for In Love With A Boy

June 17, 2015

Kaya Stewart has one of those magical voices that stops you dead in your tracks and grabs a hold of you. Her emotive vocals are highlighted in her new single, In Love With A Boy. The pop style song has a great soulful vibe and splashed with electronic flair. Her new video was  directed by famed French fashion photographer and music video director Jean-Baptiste Mondino. Check out the video here: This week, “In Love With A Boy” was the #1 most added song at Pop Radio and the biggest new artist launch in Pop Radio history with over 109 stations across the country, including Sirius HITS – 1, Z100/NYC, WKTU/NYC, WBMP/NYC, KIIS/LA and Radio Disney to name a few. Kaya is truly taking the music scene by storm as you can’t help but be captivated by her soulful rich vocals. Her album is due out this fall and was produced by her her father, songwriter-producer-musician Dave Stewart. You can catch Kaya this July out on Vans Warped Tour. Check the dates below: 07/15     Darien Center, NY                            Darien [Read More]

Pop Punk

Check out the new video for Kickbacks from Daylight, perfect pick me up song!

June 17, 2015

Need a pick me up? I have the perfect song for you. Barcelona’s pop-punk band, Daylight have a great catchy upbeat song, Kickbacks that will definitely lift you up. Their new video captures the energetic free spirit of youthful days and glimpses of their high energy live performances. It will make you want to grab your friends and create some summer fun. Check out the new video here: Vocalist/Bassist Wojtek Burek explains about the song, “Imagine coming back home after some months away. You miss your friends, your family and all those little things you’re used to do. That happens to us while we’re on tour. After doing 100 shows this year, we realize that back in town, nothing has changed and we come back with a great life experience plus a lot of stories and anecdotes to tell.” The song is off their latest album, One More Fight and you can pick it up on  iTunes here. Make sure to visit their social media sites and stay up to date on their latest news. ~ Marisol [Read More]

music

Don’t miss Babes In Toyland out on tour this fall, more dates added

June 17, 2015

One of my favorite bands from the ’90s, Babes In Toyland have added several more dates to their North American tour. Their angst energy filled punk rock music was a solid playlist for my 20’s. When you listen to them today, they bring back that energy back to life with an undeniable passion. Drummer Lori Barbero comments, “There’s nothing better than playing music with your friends, traveling the country and all of the experiences that come with that. I’m one fortunate woman.” Check the dates below and see if they will be coming to a venue near you: Babes in Toyland tour dates: June 21     Minneapolis, MN     Rock The Garden Festival August 27     St. Louis, MO     The Firebird August 28     Kansas City, MO     The Riot Room August 28 – 30     Denver, CO     Riot Fest September 1     Salt Lake City, UT      Urban Lounge September 3     Portland, OR     Mississippi Studios September 4     Vancouver, BC     Biltmore Cabaret September 5     Seattle, WA     Bumbershoot Festival September 11 – 13     Chicago, IL     Riot Fest September 15     Covington, KY     Madison Theatre September [Read More]

Alternative Rock

Interview with Kevin and Manny of Ghost Town as they stop in San Francisco!

June 17, 2015

We recently brought you our coverage of the fantastic set by Ghost Town out on the Falling In Reverse Tour. The Ronnie Radke’s Three Ring Circus made a stop at The Regency Ballroom in San Francisco and the crowd went wild! Ghost Town created a wave of crowd surfers as they delivered an epic set. For our coverage of the night head over here: Ghost Town creates a wave of crowd surfers! Shortly before their set, we had the chance to chat with Manny and Kevin and are pleased to bring that interview to you here: Ghost Town were incredible from the second they hit the stage.  It was barely into the first song that the first wave of crowd surfers began and they seemed to keep a continuous cycle throughout their set. These guys have such energy that is displayed when they perform. Kevin even brought out an inflatable pizza slice and rode the crowd from the front to back. It brought back memories of them last year at Warped Tour and how we claimed [Read More]