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Get ready for the new album Finished People by Sleeping Giant and new tour dates!

June 16, 2014

The Christian metalcore band, Sleeping Giant from Salt Lake City are set to release their new album FINISHED PEOPLE on August 19in North America and August 18 in Europe. The band will hit the road on the FINISHED PEOPLE TOUR Presented by HM Magazine starting August 1 in Oklahoma City with THIS OR THE APOCOLYPSE, PHINEHAS, THOSE FEAR and SILENT PLANET. Sleeping Giant represents a call to arms. More than a band, more than a group of close friends, Sleeping Giant is a unit of disciples who scream loud from deep in the underground to the highest of the heavens. Tour dates for FINISHED PEOPLE TOUR are as follows: August 1st @ The Conservatory- Oklahoma City, Oklahoma August 2nd @ Fubar- St. Louis, Missouri August 3rd @ Mojoe’s- Joliet, Illinois August 5th @ Double Happiness- Columbus, Ohio August 6th @ Rex Theatre- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania August 7th @ Amityville Music Hall- Amityville, New York August 8th @ Soulfest – Gilford, NH (Sleeping Giant only) August 9th @ iMatter Festival – Elmira, NY (Sleeping Giant only) August 10th @ [Read More]

Farewell, My Love talks with us about fans, The Rock and Rebel Tour and more new music!

June 15, 2014

Farewell, My Love is in the first week of their Rock and Rebel Tour and they have been lighting up the venues with their energetic sets. Just a couple months ago, we had told you about the awesome show that Farewell, My Love delivered on their stop into San Francisco for the We Own The Night Tour. This past Thursday, we were treated to the return of Farewell, My Love as they brought The Rock and Rebel Tour into Santa Rosa at the Live Musician’s Co-op. We had a chance to talk with them before their set and are pleased to bring you that interview here. We missed Charlee, but were glad to have caught him at the end. Check it out here: Here is a repost of our review of their Santa Rosa show in case you missed it: The energy of the crowd was pretty good for a Thursday night and the band kicked into high hear as they took the stage. Farewell, My Love always give a 150% when they hit the stage. It was great to [Read More]

Craig Owens of Chiodos announces 4 Nights in Texas Solo Acoustic shows

June 15, 2014

Craig Owens has announced 4 Nights in Texas where he will perform acoustically. Peter Tsouras from Fairweather will accompany Owens on the shows. Pre-sale tickets are on sale today at 3:00 PM EST at: www.iamcraigowens.com. The dates are as follows: July 17 – Scout Bar – Houston, TX July 18 – White Rabbit – San Antonio, TX July 19 – Red Seven – Austin, TX July 20 – Sons of Hermann Hall – Dallas, TX Craig Owens comments about the shows, “On The 4 Nights In Texas tour, you can expect an even mixture of songs from my entire catalogue. Songs from Chiodos, DRUGS, Cinematic Sunrise, my solo ep, covers, and a few other fun surprises. My friend Peter Tsouras from the band Fairweather will be joining me on all four of the Texas dates. I’m really stoked on this, because Peter and his work with Fairweather helped shape me as a musician. I remember seeing them play in Flint, MI at my hometown venue, and saying “I’m going to do that one day.” The fact that he’ll be sharing [Read More]

Farewell, My Love takes The Rock and Rebel Tour to Santa Rosa

June 15, 2014

Just a couple months ago, we had told you about the awesome show that Farewell, My Love delivered on their stop into San Francisco for the We Own The Night Tour. This past Thursday, we were treated to the return of Farewell, My Love as they brought The Rock and Rebel Tour into Santa Rosa. The tour just started on June 10th in Bakersfield at Jerry’s Pizza and features Farewell, My Love, Jamies Elsewhere, Incredible’ Me and Lionfight. On their stop at the Live Musician’s Co-op here in Santa Rosa, it also featured three of our favorite local bands, Awoken Shadows, A Hero To Fall and Chapters. The energy of the crowd was pretty good for a Thursday night and the band kicked into high hear as they took the stage. Farewell, My Love always give a 150% when they hit the stage. It was great to see many of the familiar faces in the crowd. One thing is for sure, they have very dedicated fans and when they are playing, they always make sure to make it out to [Read More]

Progressive Metal band, The Mighty Swine are set to perform at this year’s Dirtfest!

June 15, 2014

Dirtfest 2014 has an incredible lineup to include Killswitch Engage, Powerman 5000,Hed (pe), Battlecross, Nonpoint and many, many more great bands. To add to the great lineup, is the progressive metal band The Mighty Swine. They will be delivering their hard rock fierce metal to the masses at this year’s Dirtfest, scheduled to appear on Saturday, August 9th at The Birch Run Expo Center in Michigan. As a one day event, Dirt Fest boasts well over 50 acts of various genres over multiple outdoor stages at The Birch Run Expo Center every year. Banana 101.5 FM hosts the Dirt Fest with promoters Matt Dalton and Andy Dalton. Founder Matt Dalton started the Dirt Fest in 1998 as a small outdoor music party which quickly grew into Mid-Michigan’s ONLY long-running and large scale music festival of its kind which continues to reach a growing audience each year. The Mighty Swine recently released their 3rd release on Broad Horizon Records but forget whatever you thought of The Mighty Swine before, this is a whole new animal! Bassist/Vocalist [Read More]

Eliza Rickman’s O You Sinners: dangerous and lovely. By Patrick O’Heffernan

June 14, 2014

Review by Patrick O’Heffernan, Host of Music FridayLive! I first saw Eliza Rickman at a club in Los Angeles and didn’t know what to think. I could tell she was a genius, but I wasn’t sure exactly what kind of genius. Her music was minimalist – a toy piano or an accordion, but very sophisticated. Her lyrics were ambiguous – you had to think about them, and her lean music structure emphasized the words, so you did think about them. Her stage presence was unique – an ethereal, lovely woman in an antique wedding-style dress with her hair piled haphazardly on top of her head, and I think, bare feet. She was just there, while she told stories – some profane, some obscure and all funny – and sang in an angelic voice about things that angels generally don’t sing about. Her recent album, O, You Sinners, is a magical mystical tour through your own mind guided by her otherworldly voice, spare music and luminescent, ambiguous lyrics. Imagery abounds – dragging yourself over broken glass, [Read More]

Slash featuring Myles Kennedy and the Conspirators release new song World On Fire

June 13, 2014

SLASH featuring Myles Kennedy and The Conspirators have had amazing success with their last album and it is on my daily playlist. One of my favorite albums. Well, they are set to release their second album, “World On Fire” on September 16th on their own label Dik Hayd International and distributed through Caroline. The title track has just been released, available on iTunes and you can check it out here: Check out the song titles to be featured on the new album: “World on Fire” “Shadow Life” “Automatic Overdrive” “Wicked Stone” “30 Years to Life” “Bent to Fly” “Stone Blind” “Too Far Gone” “Beneath the Savage Sun” “Withered Delilah” “Battleground” “Dirty Girl” “Iris of the Storm” “Avalon” “The Dissident” “Safari Inn” “The Unholy” SLASH and MYLES KENNEDY talk about the album and the forthcoming tour dates in this Q&A: WORLD ON FIRE marks your second album with your band MYLES KENNEDY (vocals), BRENT FITZ (drums) and TODD KERNS (bass). How do you feel the dynamic between the four of you has evolved? SLASH: We had a natural chemistry [Read More]