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BottleRock Napa Featured Band of the Day is Battle Tapes

February 6, 2015

Today our Bottle Rock Napa Featured Band is Battle Tapes. This band will be bringing their fresh new sound of electro rock synth to BottleRock. It is great to see a versatile group of bands on this year’s lineup and Battle Tapes will definitely be bringing in great upbeat dose of synth rock. They also do incredible remixes that you have to check out as well. They also have an upcoming show in Las Vegas at Vinyl on February 22nd. Band Members: Josh Boardman Riley Mackin Stephen Bannister Music: Sweatshop Boys EP available on iTunes here: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/sweatshop-boys-ep/ Songs To Check out: Feel The Same & Dirty Mind Video to Check out: Sleepwalker Check them out out and make sure to visit their social media sites for the latest news. Also mark your calendars for the weekend of May 29-31st for the BottleRock Napa 2015 Festival. You can get more details about the festival and pick up your tickets at http://www.bottlerocknapavalley.com You can check out below all the bands that have been announced and stay tuned for a [Read More]

BottleRock Napa Featured Band of the Day is Grass Child

February 3, 2015

Today our Bottle Rock Napa Featured Band is Grass Child. Grass Child returns to perform at the BottleRock Festival! They bring a fresh new sound of rock/ska/funk/groove/blues to life. What is amazing about this band is their versatility in combining a wide range of influences into their own personal sound that demands to be heard. You will always come away from a Grass Child show with a smile on your face and a warm heart. Grass Child have recently re-released their album Marinade. You can pick up your copy by checking out the available places here. Pick your copy and enjoy my favorites like “Frying”, “The Dream” “Marmalade”, “Down Here” and “Let Yourself Go” so we can all be singing along at Bottle Rock Napa 2014. Here is our quick feature: Band Members: Brant Roscoe Sarah Madsen Barry Forsythe Jonny Tindall John Hannaford Music: Marinade now out on numerous retail outlets, check here for list: http://www.grasschild.net/#!hear/c1bxj Song & Video to Check out: Down Here off their album Marinade Check them out out and make sure to visit their [Read More]

BottleRock Napa Featured Band of the Day is Sister Sparrow & The Dirty Birds

February 2, 2015

Today our featured BottleRock Napa 2015 Band of the Day is Sister Sparrow & The Dirty Birds. They are an amazing soulful funk rock band that brings in the rich sound of brass amid the infectious vocals of Arleigh and you are instantly hooked. The powerful vocals of Arleigh deliver intense emotion through her soulful voice. Arleigh is backed by her Dirty Birds band that and each member is a spectacular musician and together they provide one amazing not-to-miss performance! Band Members: Arleigh Kincheloe – vocals Jackson Kincheloe – harmonica Sasha Brown – guitar Josh Myers – bass Phil Rodriguez – trumpet Brian Graham – baritone sax Music: Flight EP available on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/fight-ep. They are currently in production on their new album and you can pre-order the album and pick up some cool merch at the same time. Visit their Pledge Music page here for more details: http://www.pledgemusic.com/projects/sistersparrow Songs to Check out: Another Ride Video to Check out: The Long Way Catch Sister Sparrow & The Dirty Birds at BottleRock on May 29th and check out their upcoming tour [Read More]

The Last Internationale is our BottleRock Napa 2015 Featured Band of the Day

January 30, 2015

Today our BottleRock Napa Featured Band is The Last Internationale. This is one band that you are not going to want to miss at this year’s festival. They bring to life socially conscious songs with a fierce edge of adrenaline. Their music puts the spotlight on passion and their songs are engaging and thought provoking. Delila’s vocals are deliciously blissful and captivate you from the first listen. Their songs will stir your soul and invite you to join them on a wild ride of music that compels you to take action. I am really excited to catch them live and hope you don’t miss them! In addition to performing at BottleRock Napa they are set to perform at this year’s Joshua Tree Music Festival May 14-17th. Here is our quick feature: Band Members: Delila Paz Edgey Pires Brad Wilk Music: We Will Reign Debut album available on iTunes her: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/we-will-reign/ Song to Check out: New York, I Do Mind Dying Video to check out: Wanted Man Check them out out and make sure to visit their social media [Read More]

The Frail are our BottleRock Napa 2015 Featured Band of the Day

January 29, 2015

Today our BottleRock Napa Featured Band is The Frail. This San Francisco band is ready to deliver an energetic dose of electro pop with their music. Their style knows no boundaries as they break the barriers and infuse everything from indie, synth and pop into an infectiously refreshing sound. They are set to perform at BottleRock this year and are sure to be a crowd pleaser. The Frail are by no means strangers to the music scene, having played alongside Hot Chip, Goldfrapp, Shiny Toy Guns, Generationals, and Penguin Prison to name a few. They have also performed stage-shattering sets at festivals such as SXSW, Treasure Island, Noise Pop and BFD. Here is our quick feature: Band Members: Daniel Lannon – Vocals, Synths Alex COhen – Bass, Synth Rahi Kumar – Guitar, Synth Chris Chan – Drums Music: Love Death Legend Deluxe Version available on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/love-death-legend-deluxe-version Song to Check out: Run Life and available for a free download: Video to check out: Back To Me off Love Death Legend Check them out out and make sure to visit their social media sites [Read More]

Vacationer is our BottleRock Napa 2015 Featured Band of the Day

January 28, 2015

Today our BottleRock Napa Featured Band is Vacationer. With Vacationer joining the lineup at BottleRock it promises to be a fun chill time. One thing is for sure, you are guaranteed to have the most feel good time when they perform. We caught Vacationer when they came to perform last year at Slim’s and is still one of my favorite shows. Vacationer is a collaborative effort with vocalist/bassist Kenny Vasoli and his production partners Grant Wheeler and Matthew Young from the band Body Language. Check out our interview with Kenny from his show at Slim’s : There is something about watching them perform where you are just whisked away to a tropical island, surrounded by friends, singing along and sharing the most relaxed, kick back atmosphere in a room full of friends. Whatever things are on your mind, worries or challenges you may be facing, the second you listen to Vacationer, they all just disappear and you can’t help but have a great time. It is an instant mood elevator and you feel like you [Read More]

Capital Cities is our BottleRock Napa 2015 Featured Band of the Day

January 15, 2015

Today our BottleRock Napa Featured Band is Capital Cities. What began as a two jingle writers who met online through Craigslist quickly grew into the must hear sound of Capital Cities. Sebu Simonian and Ryan Merchant have created a bubbly pop sound that once you hear, will become settled into your mind as it makes a home in your every thought, brightening your day. You can’t help but enjoy them and I am so glad they are going to be performing at this year’s BottleRock Napa Festival. Here is our quick feature: Band Members: Sebu Simonian Ryan MerchantLive: Manuel Quintero (Bass) Nick Merwin (Guitar) Spencer Ludwig (Trumpet) Channing Holmes (Drummer) Music: In a Tidal Wave Of Mystery Deluxe album available now on iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/in-tidal-wave-mystery-deluxe/id872922267 Song to Check out: Kangaroo Court on In a Tidal Wave of Mystery Video to check out: One Minute More Check them out out and make sure to visit their social media sites for the latest news. Also mark your calendars for the weekend of May 29-31st for the BottleRock Napa 2015 Festival. You can [Read More]