March 2019 | Music Junkie Press

VIDEO ALERT: The Underground Thieves release vibrant cosmic video for White Noise

March 29, 2019

Whatever the question is, Music is the answer. Sometimes you just need to go play the music! Check out the latest new video from our favorites The Underground Thieves for their stellar track, White Noise. The song is their 7th single and a musical gem written by Nick Perri, Michael Montesano, Anthony Montesano. You are immediately drawn into the Floydesque harmonies amid the perfect mix of psychedelic and classic rock. You are then transcended into an epic guitar solo that is spellbinding. It is a rich robust track that brings depth and layers to their music, something that is greatly missing from a lot of today’s music. This band truly captures a full bodied sound that takes a hold of you and has you craving for more. Check out the video here: Head over to the following links for the new song: Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/yykjek8v Apple Music https://tinyurl.com/y5tmzsqh iTunes: https://tinyurl.com/y6gnyvv5 Amazon: https://tinyurl.com/y6536ryy Pick up the new track today! You will have to have this track cranked up loud and let the song take over you. [Read More]

Ryan Hamilton and the Harlequin Ghosts are here to invade your playlist with their new track!

March 29, 2019

Everyone gets excited for Fridays! I’m always excited when Friday rolls around because so much great new music is released. We wanted to make sure you check out the latest release from Ryan Hamilton and the Harlequin Ghosts. Their new track Mamacita will be invading your playlist as you have it on repeat for the weekend. The song is off their upcoming new album, This Is The Sound which is set for a May 31st release on Steven Van Zandt’s label, Wicked Cool Records. The track feeds your need for riff-driven guitars, catchy chorus’, gritty addictive vocals, teetering between old style Brit punk and straight up old school rock n roll. The band features American Ryan Hamilton and UK based Harlequin Ghosts. Hamilton co-wrote the new track with Little Steven, who also contributes to the song’s rippin’ guitar solo. He shares more about the song, I co-wrote this with Stevie Van Zandt, sort of by accident. I had what I thought was a finished song, but Stevie heard it and said, ‘It’s good, but it needs [Read More]

NEW MUSIC: The DRIVER ERA release new single, Feel You Now and catch them in SF on April 1st!

March 29, 2019

The Driver Era, the loved music project by Ross and Rocky Lynch have just released a new single, Feel You Now. One listen and you will be hooked. The infectious new track brings to life a nostalgic sound wrapped in modern day feel good vibe. Ross comments about the track, “‘Feel You Now’ is about the struggle between your head and your heart. Fear or love. A common topic of conversation for Rocky and myself. This is the song that our uncle Shor thinks is a f’n smash.” Check out the new track here. You can pick up the new song by heading over to: https://AWAL.lnk.to/FeelYouNow You can catch The Driver Era out on their debut headlining tour. For the locals, you can catch them in San Francisco next Monday, April 1st at Slim’s. It is going to be a killer show so make sure you have your tickets. Check out the upcoming tour dates below: March 29th – Los Angeles, CA @ The Roxy March 30th – San Diego, CA @ The Irenic [Read More]

James Bay returns to Oakland, and shines at the Fox Theater with a phenomenal performance

March 28, 2019

Fans have been patiently waiting for the return of James Bay and his rescheduled date for the cancelled 2018 Greek Theater show. Well, they might have had to wait a bit for the rescheduled date, but James made sure it was well worth the wait! He delivered a phenomenal performance at the Fox Theater. The night opened with a stellar set by Noah Kahan and the crowd was more than warmed up. James hit the stage at 150% and never let up throughout the night. He kicked off the set with a high energy performance of Pink Lemonade, followed by Craving and right into Just for Tonight. The crowd went wild at such an epic start of a set. The energy was released into the crowd as they reciprocated by singing loudly the entire night. The set was filled with songs from Chaos and the Calm, Electric Light, his latest single Peer Pressure and even a new unreleased song, Bad. songs. It was the perfect balance including the old, new, and fan favorites. It [Read More]

Noah Kahan captures the heart of fans at Fox Theater in Oakland with stellar set

March 28, 2019

It is so rewarding to see an artist progress through their music and to see their fanbase and popularity grow. We had the pleasure of catching Noah Kahan perform last night at the Fox Theater in Oakland, as he is out on tour opening for James Bay. We first met Noah in San Francisco as he opened for Milky Chance at The Independent, a small intimate venue. He was a new artist on the Republic Records roster and had only played a handful of shows. His song, Young Blood boasted over a million streams in the first month, it currently has well over 9 million streams! We had the chance to chat with him briefly after his show in 2017 and you can check that clip out below: Oakland Show Fast forward to last night at the Fox and the crowd went wild when Noah hit the stage. It was great to see such a warm reception for an opening act. Noah performed with a full band and truly delivered a full bodied rich [Read More]

SPOTLIGHT: Crazy Lixx will have you rockin out nonstop with their new single, Break Out

March 27, 2019

Shining in the spotlight are Swedish rockers Crazy Lixx and their latest single, Break Out. These hard rockers are delivering a much needed punch of hard rock dripping with sleaze glam metal that will have you rocking out in full force. Their latest track Break Out is off their upcoming album release of Forever Wild. The album is set to release on May 17, 2019 via Frontiers Music. Check out their new video and make sure to crank it up loud! Now that we have you hooked, make sure to head over to http://radi.al/CrazyLixxForeverWild and pre-order your copy TODAY! With a new album, means more new shows. We hope to get Crazy Lixx to do some shows here in the US because we are ready to ROCK OUT. Upcoming shows: May 17 – Malmo – SWE – Babel (official album release show) May 25 – Geraardsbergen – BEL – Wildfest July 27 – Seebronn – GER – Rock of Ages Festival September 13 – Hamburg – GER – Indoor Summer Festival The band is delivering straight [Read More]

SACRAMENTO Concerts in the Park announce great lineup!

March 27, 2019

Very excited to share with you the 2019 Concerts in the Park lineup! This year there are so many great bands like Dreamers, Emarosa, Shaed, Vista Kicks, ONOFF, Lyrics Born and so many more. DETAILS CONCERTS IN THE PARK Date: Fridays, May 3 – July 26, 2019 Time: 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm Address: Cesar Chavez Plaza, 9th and J Streets Cost: FREE for all ages Make sure to head over to https://www.godowntownsac.com/events/signature-events/concerts-in-the-park/?fbclid=IwAR2iEtVAJ7hns-KZ9Ga8QY3lkxx6zQsGsqZFyPS1pyCDRoGBJns7nxv5dLY for all the rules and details. With thousands of fans gathering in the heart of the city to see local and nationally touring artists and downtown Sac’s hottest DJs spinning between sets, Concerts in the Park (CIP) is the ultimate destination for Friday night happy hour! The FREE outdoor music festival will be back in Cesar Chavez Plaza for its 28th season May 2019!