Band of the Day

The Red Paintings are our Band of the Day

January 4, 2015

Today we feature an amazingly passionate and vibrant band, The Red Paintings as our Band of the Day. People always ask me to describe a band by telling them who they sound like or what genre, etc. Well, if I had to describe the alluring music of The Red Paintings, I would be left speechless since their uniqueness can only be described by listening to them for yourself. Their music has been dubbed “Orchestral Art Rock” and when you see them perform live, you will completely agree that it is the perfect description. Their sound is everything from orchestra, punk, rock, alternative and much more. They are currently set for another North American tour which was to start last night in Berkeley but due to Trash McSweeney suffering from a back injury/spasms which we know can be actually debilitating to perform even the simplest task, let alone rock out on stage. We wish him a speedy recovery and we know he is wanting to hit that stage soon, but we want him to know that [Read More]

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Hard Rockers Furyon from England are our Band of the Day

January 2, 2015

  For our second day of Band of the Day we bring the spotlight to a kick ass hard rock/metal band from the UK, Furyon. This is one band that is definitely garnering a lot of great attention for their heavy metal / hard rock sound. They bring in levels of progressive as well as classic rock influences and have developed their own sound that will have you ready to rock in no time. They are currently set to release a new album, Lost Salvation on January 26th through Dream Records/Cargo Records and will feature 10 kick ass hard rock metal songs. They recently released a music video for their song, These Four Walls. It is an incredible track with sexy swirling guitars, sensational solos, powerful vocals and  sweet harmonies. If this is any indication of what their new album brings, it will definitely be a contender for a highly anticipated release. Furyon is: Matt Mitchell – Vocals Alex “Nickel” Bowen – Bass Lee Farmery – Drums Luca Faraone – Guitars Tiago Rosado – Guitars   Genre:  Hard Rock, [Read More]

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AM Taxi from Chicago are our first featured Band of the Day for 2015!

January 1, 2015

Allow me to present to you our first featured Band of the Day for 2015! Each day we will be bringing you a new band to check out! That is 365 bands you have to take a listen to. I first fell in love with AM Taxi back in 2010 as they opened up for Spill Canvas at Slim’s in San Francisco. They were away from the music scene for a bit, but they are back, better than ever and ready to pick up where they left off.  They have just released a 4 song EP Bastards of the Deep Blue Sea and you can pick it up on iTunes here. AM Taxi is: Adam Krier: Vocals/Guitar Jason Schultejann: Bass Chris Smith: Drums/Back up Vocals Jay Marino: Guitar/Back up Vocals   Genre:  Rock n Roll, Punk Rock Location: Chicago, IL Feature: Infectiously upbeat songs that you find yourself immediately singing along to the chorus. Great punk vibe guitar, energetic beat and those ahhhmaaazing gritty throaty vocals that just grab your attention. Imagine a blend of  The [Read More]