September 2017 | Music Junkie Press

KAABOO delivers three days of spectacular music, art, comedy and more!

September 19, 2017

It was three days of heaven down in Del Mar, California this past weekend as KAABOO delivered a not-to-be missed festival. KAABOO featured three days of spectacular music on the grounds of the infamous Del Mar racetrack. Everywhere you turned, was a stage featuring great musical acts, head turning art and top notch food and drinks at every corner. The festival kicked off on Friday, September 15th and the crowds were spread out among the five major stages, enjoying the likes of X Ambassadors, Smash Mouth, Dave Mason, Lawrence, Weezer, Kesha, Red Hot Chili Peppers and so much more. The variety of bands insured that everyone would be pleased with the music and have their favorite artists performing. We have to give a big shout out to our favorite act of KAABOO – The Last Internationale. They always impress us with their high energy sets and this was nothing short of amazing! Saturday began with the sun shining and the fans arriving early to enjoy everything that KAABOO had to offer. The fans could kick [Read More]

Beyond the blues: an interview with Jackie Venson

September 19, 2017

Patrick O’Heffernan (Hollywood) Jackie Venson is usually described as a blues guitarist with a smoky voice and unreal guitar chops. She has won a ton of awards for her blues playing and even has a holiday with her name on it in her native Austin Texas – Jackie Venson Day. But she is much more than a blues woman. If you listen carefully, you will hear that her blues is tinged with rock, soul and even rap and pop, and her lyrics are the stories of today, not the past. H voice is smoother and more sensual than most blues and her audiences are much wider and younger than the classic blues crowd. She is on tour now in advance of releasing her fourth album, Transcends, Sept 29. We caught up with her the day after her concert in Hollywood while she was waiting to see if she could get into the Forum that night to see Gary Clark Jr. open for Eric Clapton.otel café. Patrick. Jackie, besides the new album coming out, what [Read More]

PHOTO GALLERY of Florida Georgia Line at Concord Pavilion by Sean Liming

September 19, 2017

Nelly got the crowd going and sure made one little girl’s night. He pulled her on stage and sang to her. The cute girl was maybe in middle school with tears down her face with excitement. With the crowd peaking with excitement, Florida Georgia Line sent the crowd into a frenzy. They hit the crowd with a bang. The stage was built to go out into the pit in multiple directions. Florida Georgia Line stopped the concert and sure made one guys life by handing him an acoustic guitar they just played with their signatures. If he didn’t know how to play a guitar, he sure will now. This fun country band is all smiles and fun. It was just a job for them or just singing to get their message sent, they wanted to have just as much fun as the fans were. With a bottle of whiskey each, the cheers to fans at the Concord Pavilion. Check out the photo gallery: ~ Photography by: Sean Liming Photography Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SeanLimingPhotography/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/s.liming/

SAN FRANCISCO! Don’t miss legendary rockers The Seeds at DNA Lounge in SF this Friday!

September 12, 2017

SAN FRANCISCO! Get ready for a must-see show this Friday at the DNA Lounge. You don’t want to miss the icon sixties garage rock band The Seeds. The Seeds recently reformed with founding member Daryl Hooper and Seeds alumnus, drummer Don Boomer along with Alec Palao on bass, seasoned session guitarist Jeff Prentice, and vocalist dynamic Paul Kopf. The band will be performing a special show in San Francisco at DNA Lounge on September 15th. Head over to pick up your tickets here: https://www.dnalounge.com/calendar/2017/09-15d.html So get ready for a great time! The Seeds got their start in the 1960’s and were highly influential to artists/acts including Iggy Pop and Beach Boys. Over the years the band released over a dozen albums and achieved mass critical acclaim with hit’s like “Pushin’ too Hard.” Their song “Can’t Seem To Make You Mine” was even featured in the hit Netflix series “Stranger Things.” We are sadly going to be out of town for this show but we hope you make it out to the show and make sure to send us your photos so we can feature them on our [Read More]

Saint Motel announces tour dates for their fall tour, Late Night with Saint Motel

September 12, 2017

Saint Motel is going to ring in fall with a tour, Late Night with Saint Motel. As they mentioned in their Facebook post, they are going to be bringing you “A live rock show inspired by late night television with your host Johnny Pemberton, joined by Gibbz, and of course your musical guest…Saint Motel! ” Check all the dates below: 10/27 – San Francisco, CA – The Fillmore 10/28 – Santa Cruz, CA – The Catalyst Club 10/29 – Pomona, CA – The Glass House Concert Hall 10/30 – Phoenix, AZ – The Van Buren 11/1 – Dallas, TX – Granada Theater 11/3 – Houston, TX – White Oak Music Hall 11/4 – Austin, TX – Mohawk Austin 11/6 – New Orleans, LA – Tipitina’s 11/7 – Birmingham, AL – Saturn Birmingham 11/8 – Atlanta, GA – The Masquerade 11/9 – Charlotte, NC – The Fillmore Charlotte 11/11 – Carrboro, NC – Cat’s Cradle 11/12 – Baltimore, MD – Baltimore Soundstage 11/14 – Toronto, ON – Lee’s Palace 11/16 – Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Steel 11/17 – Boston, MA – Royale 11/18 – Albany, NY – Upstate Concert Hall 11/19 – Portland, ME [Read More]

KAABOO SPOTLIGHT: Check out the new video from LANY for “Super Far”

September 12, 2017

Time to check out the new video from LANY for their song, Super Far which is off their recently released debut album. ‘ The colour-drenched video was directed by Isaac Ravishankara (Hozier, Aurora and Kesha) and sees the band explore a vivid, ever-changing backdrop as Klein ruminates on a long-distance relationship breakdown.’ Check out the new video here: LANY have also posted a tour video for the track which captured a snapshot of the constantly touring trio’s life on the road, taking in their recent Asia tour from the rolling greenery of the Valley Rock Festival in Seoul to the neon lights of Tokyo and crowds as far as the eye can see in Manila, where they performed five sold out shows in a row. Check that one out here: With an extensive tour schedule ahead, you will have plenty of chances to catch LANY live! We are very excited to catch LANY at KAABOO later this week. They are set to play Saturday, September 16th at 2:10 on the Sunset Cliffs by Mercedes Benz stage! We [Read More]

Seether extends World Tour with Fall U.S. Tour dates!

September 12, 2017

Seether is ready to bring their POISON THE PARISH WORLD TOUR back to the U.S.. They will kick off the first show on November 25th in Charlotte, NC at The Fillmore. The hard rockers Shaman’s Harvest will be supporting Seether on all U.S. Tour dates. Seether released their latest music video Betray and Degrade on August 11th and it quickly racked up over one million views in just one month. The video was directed by Nathan Cox and is the second video from Poison the Parish. Check it here: Poison the Parish (Canine Riot / Fantasy), which hit on May 12th, 2017, debuted at #1 on Billboard’s Hard Rock albums chart, #14 on Billboard’s Top 200 albums chart, and #8 on Billboard’s Current albums chart selling more than 31,000 copies in its first week. Recorded at Blackbird Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, Poison the Parish marks the first album produced entirely by front man Shaun Morgan. Perhaps the heaviest and most expressive collection they’ve ever released, the album is earning their best notices in years. After wrapping up [Read More]