Month: October 2016

Music News

WATCH: James Bay perform Hold Back The River on The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon

October 12, 2016

James Bay has had quite a successful 2015 & 2016! After the release of his highly praised album, Chaos and the Calm, his two singles from—“Hold Back The River” and “Let It Go”—went RIAA Platinum. Internationally, the record became the “Biggest New Artist Album Release This Year” in the UK and has been certified Gold in Australia & Switzerland, double platinum in the UK and has sold over two million albums worldwide. After receiving the BRIT’s Critics Choice award for 2015,BAY has gone on to receive a win for “Best Male Solo Artist” at the BRITS, International Newcomer at the ECHO Awards, “Best New Act” at the Q Awards and was nominated for “Best New” and “Best PUSH” at the MTV EMA and a MTV VMA for “Best New Act” On the other side of the globe, he received a nod for “Best International Artist” at the ARIA Awards in Australia. He has performed on Good Morning America, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, Late Night with Seth Meyers, The Late Late Show [Read More]

New Music

Bay Area favorites The Story So Far release new video for Nerve

October 11, 2016

  One of our favorite Bay Area Bands, the pop punk The Story So Far have just released a video for their track Nerve. The song is featured on the band’s critically acclaimed self-titled record, which is available on  iTunes and thestorysofar.merchnow.com. The new video for “Nerve” comes less than two weeks from the kick off of the The Story So Far’s supporting fall tour with Good Charlotte, Set Your Goals, Four Year Strong, Hit The Lights and Big Jesus. Check out the video here: Make sure to visit their social media sites and stay up to date on their latest news. Information & Links: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thestorysofarca Twitter: https://twitter.com/thestorysofarca

NAMM

99 on NAMM Countdown: Mobile APP now available for Download

October 11, 2016

Today on our Countdown to NAMM 2017, we feature the must have: Mobile App for NAMM. The Mobile App is now available for download. Every year, I download the app as soon as it is available.  It is filled with great information and will help you to schedule your time at NAMM. The official 2017 NAMM Show app for iPhone and Android is now available for download in the iTunes store and on Google Play, just search ‘NAMM’.  For users that already have The NAMM Show app installed on their mobile devices, simply open and The 2017 NAMM Show version will update. This app is an essential tool for navigating the 2017 show with a list of current exhibitors, show maps, schedules for educational sessions and events, social media feeds, a personalized schedule, important alerts and more. Attendees make the most of their time at The NAMM Show with the app by being able to locate the right exhibitors at the right time and attend all the best special events. New this year will be the [Read More]

Music News

SEE brings emotions to life with her rich vocals and her song, She Cries

October 10, 2016

Singer/Songwriter SEE from New York is a welcome embrace as she brings emotions to life with her rich vocals. The multi-instrumentalist taught herself the drums, guitar, bass, piano, and more, she began writing original songs at the age of 15 and eventually became the primary songwriter and drummer for an alternative indie rock band based in Long Island. At the age of 18, SEE began to sing and perform as a solo artist and decided to forgo college in order to pursue a music career full time. Check out her recent video for her track, She Cries which is off her EP, released on June 24th through Blue Élan Records and was produced by Brad Wood (Smashing Pumpkins, Liz Phair, Sunny Day Real Estate, Pete Yorn).  The five song EP successfully pulls elements of pop, alternative rock, and singer songwriter genres which separates SEE from any other artist today. Make sure to visit her social media sites and stay up to date on the latest news. Information & Links: Website:  www.eyespysee.com   Facebook: www.facebook.com/eyespysee Instagram: www.instagram.com/eyespysee/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/eyespysee Youtube: www.youtube.com/user/eyespysee

music

ONOFF release new music video for Two Blocks Away

October 10, 2016

  Earlier this year we brought you an interview with the rock n roll trio from Ireland, ONOFF. They have been busy playing shows here as they  have transplanted to the Bay Area and most recently, have released a new music video for their song, Two Blocks Away. Guitarist/Vocalist Paulie comments about the video, Two Blocks Away’ is a fan favorite from the shows, anyone that has seen us live goes crazy for that song, so we felt like releasing a cool performance video & doing the song some justice with an ITunes & video release.. Our last video for ‘waiting on you’ we had some Californian fans act out whatever they felt like doing, a couple of 80s rockers, some cowgirls, fuck we even had Darth Vader,. It was very comical video for a fun song.. The video before that was for ‘Got That Feelin’ we shot in Ireland before we came to America and it was the band acting as expert “car thief’s” trying to save the girl & the day.. It had [Read More]

Metalcore

Ashes of My Regrets release new music video as they announce new EP, Caricatures

October 10, 2016

Metalcore band Ashes of My Regrets out of New Jersey have announced the upcoming release of a six track EP, Caricatures on November 4th.  They have just released a music video for their song, Daydreams, which is off the upcoming release.  Vocalist Chris Ferland commented on the video saying, “We have been teasing this music video for a while now and a lot of hard work went into the making of it, so we’re extremely excited to finally share it with the world. Alex from Blackwolf Imaging was a blast to work with and does such amazing work. We couldn’t be happier with the way it turned out.” Check out the song here: You can pre-order the new EP by heading over to: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/caricatures-ep/id1156268076. Make sure to visit their social media sites and stay up to date on the latest news. Information & Links: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AshesOfMyRegrets/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/aomrnj Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aomrnj/

San Francisco

I The Mighty return for hometown SF show at Bottom of the Hill this Saturday, Oct. 15th.

October 10, 2016

I The Mighty had quite a successful first half of 2016 as they toured with Coheed & Cambria and Pierce The Veil, then continued with a full US headline tour featuring Dayshell, Artifex Pereo, and Picturesque. They’ll be wrapping things up with a hometown show at Bottom Of The Hill in San Francisco on October 15th, Saturday.  They have been bringing their high energy sets across the US and now they are ready to treat their hometown to a very special show at the Bottom of The Hill. You can pick up tickets by heading over to http://www.stubmatic.com/bottomofthehill/event/9109. The show features Dayshell, Artifex Pereo, and Picturesque and will start at 6:30. The band released their highly anticipated sophomore album Connector on June 2nd, 2015 via Equal Vision Records. Check out their song, The Hound and the Fox from their new EP Oil In Water here: You can also visit their social media sites and stay up to date on their latest  news. Information & Links: Website: http://ithemighty.com/ Facebook : www.facebook.com/ithemighty Twitter: www.twitter.com/ithemighty Instagram: www.instagram.com/ithemighty