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Brighter Than a Thousand Suns premiere new song Fearless and announce new EP

April 12, 2014

Brighter Than a Thousand Suns premiere a new song, Fearless which is off their new EP Flux and set to release on May 6th via Itunes. The EP takes the listeniner even deeper into their dark, melody-driven sound with an ambient tone and personal lyrics. The Milford, CT trio includes husband and wife team Angelika and Randy Roswell, and drummer Andre Tangredi. Check out the new song here: The album is filled with emotionally driven lyrics and is definitely one to be excited about. “On this release, we really wanted to do something risky and allow ourselves the vulnerability that comes along with putting all of who we are out on the table,” saysguitarist Randy Roswell. “Lyrically, we shared a lot more of our personal struggles and musically we did away with a lot of self-censorship. Writing and recording this EP was a very liberating adventure that led to a lot of self-discovery.” You can watch a quick video where vocalist Angelika Roswell tells you the meaning behind Flux‘s central theme. So make sure to visit their social media [Read More]

Cosmos Percussion Orchestra is our Bottle Rock Napa 2014 Featured Band of the Day

April 11, 2014

Today our Bottle Rock Napa Featured Band is Cosmos Percussion Orchestra. Doesn’t that name just intrigue you? They are “The Bay Area’s Premiere World Rock Fusion Group, is a unique group of percussionists and melodic musicians that fully engage and connect with their audiences through their original fusion of melodic rhythms inclusive of Rock, Funk, Afro-Cuban, Latin, Brazilian, African, and Mediterranean.” Yes, this band is awesome and even more awesome to experience live. They captivate their audience with their driving percussion and infectious beats that has the crowd on their feet moving in no time. Cosmos Percussion Orchestra deliver engaging rhythms, melodic basslines, smooth guitars, and some great blues and funk vibe in their song Thursday. It is definitely one fo you to check out. What I really enjoy about this band is that they bring all their own influences into this melting pot of music and create a style unique, charismatic and entertaining for all to enjoy. Cosmos Percussion Orchestra have performed at various festivals, private events, and numerous private and public shows all [Read More]

The Fray is our Bottle Rock Napa 2014 Featured Band of the Day

April 10, 2014

Today our Bottle Rock Napa Featured Band is The Fray. The Fray has been one of my favorite bands for quite a while. I think I have seen them live about four times and honestly I just can get enough of them! I remember the first time I fell in love with them was when I heard their song Over My Head on the radio. I tried to find out who it was and no one knew. It took me a couple weeks of trying to catch it again on the radio and this time I was going to find out! I did and quickly went out to buy the album How To Save a Life and my long love affair soon began. The Fray always has music that just spoke to me at the right times in my life. The honest and raw lyrics touch upon the many challenges in life and were sung so beautifully and in a perfect composition. Their songs became the soundtrack of my life’s ups and downs and [Read More]

Smash Mouth is our Bottle Rock Napa 2014 Featured Band of the Day

April 8, 2014

Today our Bottle Rock Napa Featured Band is Smash Mouth. This band does not need any introduction as almost all of us at one time or another cranked up “All Star” and sang out loud at the top of our lungs. I have always had a love affair with Smash Mouth since they bring out the fun side in me and capture the perfect essence of summer! You can’t help but listen to their music loud and dance along as their music has always been the life of the party! “When we play itʼs a nonstop party,” Steve Harwell, lead singer says. That is so true and I hope you all come out to enjoy Smash Mouth and their non stop party at this year’s Bottle Rock Napa Festival. Smash Mouth started back in 1994 in San Jose and this year is the 20 year Anniversary for them. They have hits that were and still are everyone’s favorites such as Walkinʼ on the Sun and All Star,Then the Morning Comes, Canʼt Get Enough Of You Baby, and [Read More]

Knifeworld sign to Inside Out Music and set to release new album

April 8, 2014

Get ready for some new psychedelic dream inducing pop! Knifeworld from the UK have announced their signing with Inside Out Music. They are also set to release their forthcoming new album, The Unraveling later this summer. This will be the follow up album to their 2009 Buried Alone: Tales of Crushing Defeat for the eight piece band. The band comments about the signing, “Knifeworld are very happy to be signing to InsideOut. Our forthcoming album, The Unravelling, is so close to completion we are terrified to mention it. Nonetheless it will be the first Knifeworld album to feature the full psychedelic majesty of our eight piece line-up. It must go off like an atom bomb in your broken hearts. An atom bomb that will make a mockery of all you hold dear. An atom bomb of love. InsideOut hold the trigger and we’ve dared them to press it. Press it real good now.” Label head, Thomas Waber added: “It’s great to welcome Knifeworld to the InsideOutMusic family, and there is no doubt that ‘The Unravelling’ will prove to be [Read More]

Check out the new song, Cloud City by Lost In Los Angeles

April 7, 2014

Lost in Los Angeles (LiLA) are set to release their full length album Love is Fate this Summer. The cover artwork by Garrett Wasserman (aka, PEOPLE) is the first foray into a story that will unfold further this spring, culminating in the cover for LiLA’s highly anticipated Love Is Fate LP. The first single released off the new album is Cloud City and is available now on Itunes, Amazon, as well as a variety of other online retail outlets. You can check out the catchy tune here: Cloud City is an excellent track, a dream induced indie pop reminiscent of the shoegaze era. It has depth with it’s expressions through it’s eclectic synth and beats. Lost in Los Angeles once again does a wonderful job of warm storytelling as they bring to life their energy through song. They are currently working on their video for Cloud City and we can’t wait to see it when it is completed. Lost in Los Angeles had amazing success with their last video for Because of You which you can check out here: [Read More]

Thicker Than Thieves is our Bottle Rock Napa 2014 Featured Band of the Day

April 4, 2014

Today our Bottle Rock Napa Featured Band is Thicker Than Thieves. I want to introduce you to Thicker Than Thieves which are San Diego based but include members of Costa Rica, California and Hawaii. With their diverse sound they have created an original sound that is a blend of rock and reggae with soulful vocals. They have toured extensively over the years to include Hawaii, Canada and Costa Rica which has brought them a very dedicated and diverse fanbase. Their music does not fit in a simple checkbox for a genre since they have been able to blend their influences and create a sound that is unique and one that you will love after taking a first listen. They currently have four albums that go back to their first 2002 with Smugglers Run and most recently Storm Will Pass. Their music is available on Itunes or you can check out their webstore here. You will really love their style, imagine if Bob Marley teamed up with Sublime and added a bit of Earth Wind & [Read More]