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Our Tuesdays Travels pick DIR EN GREY is set for US Tour!

September 17, 2013

Japanese Rockers DIR EN GREY announce their US Tour and is set to start it off in Dallas Texas on November 3rd. They will be setting out on a headline run of 14 North American dates to include SAN FRANCISCO! This will be their first tour in two years and everyone is excited about their return. Lead vocalist Kyo suffered damage to his throat that led to the band’s hiatus. DIR EN GREY has a sound that transcends cultures and have led them to legendary status overseas. Once you take a listen you will be impressed by vocalist Kyo, guitarists Kaoru and Die, bassist Toshiya and drummer Shinya. I am hoping many of you already knew about this band since they have been around for over 15 years but I wanted to make them our Tuesdays Travels pick so you can make sure to check the tour dates and get yourself to one of their shows. Check out the tour dates and make sure to follow them on all their social media sites! ~ Marisol [Read More]

New Politics set to join PINK on tour!!

September 16, 2013

Just announced….. Our friends in one of our favorite bands, New Politics which we had the the opportunity to catch and interview on the Uproar tour last week, have just announced they will be joining PINK on her arena tour in October. What a great opportunity for our friends in New Politics to show the world just how incredible they are live in concert. To imagine seeing them perform in an arena atmosphere just gets my heart pumping. New Politics just played the Zippo stage on the Uproar Tour and made a stop at the Shoreline Amphitheater in Mountain View on September 11th and they truly stole the show! If people arrived not knowing who New Politics were, they definitely left knowing them and also became new fans! We caught them earlier before their set and are pleased to bring you this interview: We first met New Politics over 3 years ago when they played in San Francisco and you can check out that write up here to get our initial perspective on their [Read More]

Aftershock Festival Spotlight on Nothing More

September 10, 2013

Our Aftershock Spotlight is on an incredible band, Nothing More. Nothing More is from San Antonio, Texas and New Orleans, LA. This bad ass band definitely has everyone taking a good look at them. They are bringing a new life to alternative rock/progressive that actually has them challenging genres and sounds. Their unique sound has many turning heads and people wanting to know more about Nothing More. We had the opportunity to talk with Jonny Hawkins – lead vocalist and Daniel Oliver – bassist for the band. I will tell you that they both also perform secondary percussions for the band at times during their shows. You may wonder what I mean but if you ever had the incredible opportunity to watch Nothing More you would know exactly what I was talking about. They put on a four guy percussion performance on their incredible solos that will leave you in awe! It is a show within a show that can rival any Vegas act with their Rock n Roll Cirque du Solei on drums. Check [Read More]

Tonight Alive is our Tuesdays Travels Pick of the Week

September 10, 2013

This Tuesday we are excited to tell you about Tonight Alive which is an Australian band that really garnered attention when they debuted their “What Are you Scared Of?” only two years ago. Well they are back and on the rise one again. Today marks the release of their new album, “The Other Side” which is available at iTunes or get some cool bundle packages at MerchNow & Fearless Records or head over to your local national and indie retailers. To celebrate their release, the band is streaming the new album with track by track commentary of the band’s vocalist Jenna McDougall. She has such a passionate voice and it is refreshing to hear what she has to say about each song. You can check it out here: One of my favorite songs so far is Lonely Girl that I have had on replay for most of the day! They are going to be heading back to the States to play several shows supporting You Me at Six. Soon they will be announcing the dates as they headline “The Other Side Tour”. [Read More]

Tonight Alive is our Tuesdays Travels Pick of the Week

September 10, 2013

This Tuesday we are excited to tell you about Tonight Alive which is an Australian band that really garnered attention when they debuted their “What Are you Scared Of?” only two years ago. Well they are back and on the rise one again. Today marks the release of their new album, “The Other Side” which is available at iTunes or get some cool bundle packages at MerchNow & Fearless Records or head over to your local national and indie retailers. To celebrate their release, the band is streaming the new album with track by track commentary of the band’s vocalist Jenna McDougall. She has such a passionate voice and it is refreshing to hear what she has to say about each song. You can check it out here: http://bit.ly/18QI1NE. One of my favorite songs so far is Lonely Girl that I have had on replay for most of the day! They are going to be heading back to the States to play several shows supporting You Me at Six. Soon they will be announcing the dates as they headline “The Other Side Tour”. [Read More]

Tonight Alive is our Tuesdays Travels Pick of the Week

September 10, 2013

This Tuesday we are excited to tell you about Tonight Alive which is an Australian band that really garnered attention when they debuted their “What Are you Scared Of?” only two years ago. Well they are back and on the rise one again. Today marks the release of their new album, “The Other Side” which is available at iTunes or get some cool bundle packages at MerchNow & Fearless Records or head over to your local national and indie retailers. To celebrate their release, the band is streaming the new album with track by track commentary of the band’s vocalist Jenna McDougall. She has such a passionate voice and it is refreshing to hear what she has to say about each song. You can check it out here: http://bit.ly/18QI1NE. One of my favorite songs so far is Lonely Girl that I have had on replay for most of the day! They are going to be heading back to the States to play several shows supporting You Me at Six. Soon they will be announcing the dates as they headline “The Other Side Tour”. [Read More]

SOiL’s new album, WHOLE is a hard rock gem!

September 9, 2013

SOiL has recently released their sixth studio album, “Whole” and also marks the return of the band’s original singer, Ryan McCombs who sang with Drowning Pool for 5 years. It is amazing when you check out this latest album. It has all the energy and intensity which is is the reason I first fell in love with SOiL many years ago! You can pick up your copy here. The album starts right off with hard rock edgy guitars in Loaded Gun and the adrenaline filled rock continues through each song. I love the bad ass bass lines in “Ugly” and you really appreciate the return of Ryan’s vocals in “Way Gone“. Another amazing song is “Shine On” which is dedicated to the SOiL fans for standing by the band throughout the years. They currently have a video out for their single, “Shine On” and you can check it out here: The album continues on with the intensity and delivering their classic original SOiL sounds as in Wake Up and Amagalmation. SOiL is definitely WHOLE again as you can [Read More]