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MEGADETH BASSIST David Ellefson has announced more dates for his BASSTORY tour,

July 26, 2018

Exciting news! Megadeth bassist David Ellefson announces more tour dates for his BASSTORY tour. Check out the news release below: Grammy Award Winning Megadeth bassist, author, entrepreneur, and Metal Icon David Ellefson has announced more dates for his BASSTORY tour, a series of limited and exclusive “Storytellers” dates, starting 9/20 in Portland. Dubbed “Basstory: An Intimate Evening of Riffs and Repartee with David Ellefson”, the show combines solo bass performance with David’s celebrated brand of storytelling, as he recounts intimate details of his struggles and triumphs in the name of Rock N’ Roll. 4 new dates have been added with support from Combat Records artists Green Death, and Chicago classic Thrashers WRATH. BASSTORY will also include special VIP meet and greets, exclusive merchandise, and more. Says Ellefson, “I have always done clinics, and a few years ago did an amazing spoken word tour in Australia to support my book My Life With ‘Deth, and have always welcomed the opportunity to be able to meet and connect with fans on a more intimate level. These important parts of my professional life converged to [Read More]

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Interview with Justin Emord of Love and a .38 at NAMM

February 2, 2018

We have so many exciting things to share with you all from our NAMM trip! Of course, it wouldn’t be NAMM without an interview with one of the hardest working musicians, Justin Emord of Love and a .38. Justin started his NAMM week off early with  NAMM’s Foundation Day of Service helping kids learn music. His band also performed at the new NAMM Arena Plaza Stage on Friday and they truly rocked the stage! Justin also gave a very informative seminar on acquiring sponsorships and he even acquired several new sponsorships himself. We had a chance to catch up with Justin and are pleased to bring you that interview here: This was quite a hard NAMM for us to cover, after losing the business and our home in the Santa Rosa fires but talking with Justin, you can’t help but feel optimistic about the future. He truly shines in his field and his passion for music is inspiring and invigorating. Thank you Justin for all that you do! We can’t wait for some new Love and [Read More]

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Catch Ronnie Ficarro out on tour with JMSN

January 31, 2015

Last night was the start of the JMSN tour as it kicked off in Phoenix, Arizona at the Last Exit Live. JMSN features the amazing and soul awakening music of Christian Berishaj. You can catch Ronnie Ficarro performing out on the tour as it runs through March finishing up at the Casbah in San Diego. We are excited to see a San Francisco date of March 2nd at the Independent and hope you all come out for the show.  You will be inspired and invigorated as JMSN wraps honesty and raw truth in the music amid sweet R&B tones that take you on a musical journey. Tour dates are listed below: In addition to performing out on the road with JMSN, Ronnie and his fiance Haley have been selected as finalists to compete for a dream wedding from The Knot Dream Wedding. Ronnie and Haley are are not only living the dream as successful musicians, but now have a shot at their dream wedding. Ronnie told us about how they met and more about The [Read More]

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Sending well wishes to Duff McKagan as he recovers from Pneumonia

January 3, 2014

One of my SPECTACULAR ALL TIME FAVORITE bassists is feeling under the weather!! Duff McKagan is reported to be recovering from pneumonia. As you know, Duff has been very busy touring with his band, Walking Papers this past year. Their tour took them not only across the country, but worldwide. Walking Papers finished the year off by playing to a sold out crowd on New Year’s Eve at the Highway 99 Blues Club in Seattle,  WA.  What an amazing year for them, but I am sure along with that extensive touring, it can take a toll on you.  Earlier today, Duff’s amazingly talented and beautiful wife, Susan took to Twitter and asked for well wishes for her hubby who is home with pneumonia. So, now it up to all of us, send Duff our best wishes for a full recovery! So please send out good vibes and well wishes to Duff!  Also make sure to visit the Waking Papers’ website which has their vinyl now available!! I love the clarity and sound of  Vinyls and [Read More]

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Derek Johnston parts ways with Adelita’s Way

November 16, 2013

Earlier today, we received the news via Facebook, that bassist, Derek Johnston is no longer with Adelita’s Way. We have had the pleasure seeing Derek play many times with Adelita’s Way and we wish him all the best in his future endeavors. Adelita’s Way is currently working working on their new album and we will see if we can get an update on it. They have mentioned that the new album is set for early 2014. Meanwhile, I will leave you with a video from the last time I saw Adelita’s Way which was last year in 2012 in Reno, NV. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kxkzg-y4JAs&feature=youtu.be]   If you don’t have it already, pick up their last album, High School Valedictorian from Itunes here.  For now, head over to their social media sites to stay up to date and we will keep you update as well with what Derek will be doing.  Check out their video also for ALIVE which is a bad ass song! ~ Marisol [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nRs-1QVo4_M&feature=youtu.be]   Information & Links: Website: http://adelitaswaymusic.net/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/adelitasway Twitter: https://twitter.com/adelitasway Instagram: http://instagram.com/adelitasway

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Filter announces Tim Kelleher as new bassist

October 8, 2013

As you know it has been a busy with for FILTER news. We recently told you about Phil Buckman announcing his departure from FILTER on his Facebook page  a little over a week ago. Most recently, FILTER had to cancel their San Francisco show on Sunday. Today’s news is the announcement of the new bassist. FILTER has announced TIM Kelleher as their new bassist. You might have heard of him as he had toured with 30 Seconds to Mars and was also touring the Rock of Ages musical. So everyone, let’s all welcome Tim on board and try to catch them while they are out on tour. I believe tonight they are playing Salt Lake City, UT and we look forward to their rescheduled date of November 15th for their San Francisco show! You can read about our previous FILTER news here or below:  * * * * * *  October 5, 2013 * * * * * *  First news of the day is that FILTER has cancelled their upcoming San Francisco show set for [Read More]

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Filter cancels SF Show and Phil Buckman announces departure from FILTER

October 5, 2013

First news of the day is that FILTER has cancelled their upcoming San Francisco show set for tomorrow night, October 6th at Regency Ballroom. This was one stop on their Self Inflicted Tour with RED, Otherwise, and We As Human.  We were looking forward to covering this show since it was filled with our favorite bands that we got to see at Aftershock Festival. We As Human and Otherwise really stole the show at the Sacramento festival. I heard the cancellation via a local radio station’s status but I couldn’t find it anywhere else. Then through my searching, I came across even more news. On September 30th Phil Buckman, bassists announced his departure from FILTER. I completely missed this news and have not seen anything else about it. Today I did see a tweet from FILTER Official that mentions it. Here are the two posts. So there you go. I wish Phil all the best in his future endeavors. He is one talented musician and incredible bassist. You can catch Phil performing at the ROCK [Read More]