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From my Playlist to Rocklahoma Stage! Rocklahoma 2013!

February 13, 2013

~ GET READY TO ROCK ~ It is getting around that time of year when I start to plan our Summer vacation for the family. Well, this year I have a surprise in store for everyone! We are going to take our vacation at the end of May and we are heading to Oklahoma! I know you are wondering where I came up with the Oklahoma bit. You thought maybe another trek out to Montana, Yellowstone, Seattle, Arizona, or somewhere else. I am sure you never imagined that I would pick Oklahoma, well Pryor, Oklahoma to be exact. For my die hard rockers, you know exactly what I have planned. It is like the Super Bowl of Rock and Roll! Yes, Rocklahoma 2013 is set for May 24, 25 & 26 and it is being held in Pryor, Oklahoma and this year’s lineup looks like someone stole my Ipod and has everyone on my Favorite Playlist playing there. Seriously, it includes some of my absolutely favorite bands, old and new. You have the main headliners [Read More]

Will Turpin and The Way perform a first rate show on Stageit!

February 12, 2013

I had the pleasure of watching my first Stageit concert last week and it was an awesome one. Stageit provides live broadcasts of performers and you get a front row seat right to watch it all without even leaving your house. It was a great experience and even more so since it was Will Turpin and The Way performing the complete song list from The Lighthouse as well as a couple extra surprises. Will Turpin, known for being the amazing bassist for one of my favorite rock bands, Collective Soul. I have probably seen Collective Soul over 25 times and I look forward to many more shows of theirs in the future. With Will’s solo project, he embarks on a journey of incredible song writing and plays multiple instruments and vocals. His style reminds me of Ben Folds, Jason Mraz, and Paul Simon. He in no way imitates since his own style is a fusion of all the best and he is truly a talented musician that shines through his music. It is wonderful to [Read More]

From the Fallen delivers pure adrenaline

February 11, 2013

From the Fallen = Pure Adrenaline Get ready for to be infused with energy by this female fronted metal rock band, From the Fallen. From the first time you hear them the adrenaline flows through your veins as you get ready to rock hard and heavy. This four piece band Metal band formed in 2009 and comes from Fresno, California and they are ready to take over and command you listen to them! I just love their energy and high powered rock. From the Fallen is fronted by Amber McConnell and her incredibly powerful vocals, Brandon McConnell yielding some awesome guitars, Harry Garvin lays down the bass and Christopher Heil delivers heavy hitting precision drums. They are a combination that is fierce in so many ways! Reminding me of Halestorm, Disturbed and Flyleaf. If you are needing some adrenaline in your veins to get you off your feet and ready to rock, then this band is the one to deliver it and they have a new album that you have to get your hands on! It is called [Read More]

Wayland Rocks the Dean NAMM Jam 2013

January 31, 2013

Wayland The annual Dean NAMM Jam was held on Friday, January 25th at The Grove in Anaheim. It was quite an awesome night with Shinedown headlining the show. What was great as well, is one of my favorite bands that I told you about last year, Wayland was also performing. Here is the link to my previous post on the great music of Wayland. Wayland came out and rocked the show. These guys just have incredible energy and I love their music! I will upload more videos but wanted to share with you the video of them performing their hit, “Welcome to My Head”. I have also included photos from the night as well. So make sure to check out the list below and see if they will be coming to a town near you! ~ Enjoy, Marisol Upcoming Tour Dates: Feb 01 Amos SouthendCharlotte, NC US Feb 02 Lincoln TheatreRaleigh, NC US Feb 08 Backstage Lounge Gainesville, FL US Feb 09 Ace’s – Bradenton’s Live Music Venue Bradenton, FL [Read More]

Tony Harnell, Ron “Bumblefoot” Thal and Cassandra Soto; the highlight of NAMM 2013!

January 30, 2013

My week at NAMM provided me with my much needed fix of music gear, great concerts, catching up with old friends and making new ones. I must tell you that my highlight of NAMM was not meeting a certain musician even though all that I met were truly wonderful in many ways. It was not about catching a concert and discovering a new band, even though I did get a chance to do just that and will tell you all about that in a future post. It was not about the parties or the dinners, those were incredible as well. My highlight was just at the tail end of NAMM. Only an hour before the entire show closes, did my highlight come. I had been so busy during the week and had missed catching Tony Harnell at one of the booths earlier and on Saturday night my husband took Ryan to the Stryper concert at the House of Blues while I took Brandon out to Downtown Disney. I missed Tony Harnell again as he was [Read More]

LUCE and Tender Mercies join the fight against cancer!

January 29, 2013

I am back in the Bay Area after a long week at my favorite convention, NAMM. Now that I am back I wanted to let you all know about an upcoming local event featuring two incredible bands that are helping in the fight against cancer. Notes4Notes.org has organized a special event featuring two amazing local bands, Luce and Tender Mercies for a benefit concert being held at the historic Town Hall Theatre in Lafayette, California. Save the date of Thursday, February 21st with doors opening at 6:30 pm and concert starting at 7:30. There are a limited number of tickets available and I encourage you to get your tickets early. You can head over to Notes4Notes.org website and purchase them online today since space is limited. Notes4Notes.org is a non-profit organization that is bringing live music to benefit breast cancer treatment and prevention. Proceeds from this concert will support the International Center for Integrative Medicine (ICIM – www.icimhealth.org) in its effort to treat and prevent breast cancer. Now that you know about the cause, let’s talk about [Read More]

NAMM Metal Jam 2013 hits the Whiskey on the 23rd!

January 17, 2013

NAMM METAL JAM 2013 NAMM is only a week away and it is going to be an exciting one this year. One of highlights of this upcoming NAMM week will be the NAMM Metal Jam 2013 which is being held at the legendary Whiskey A-Go-Go on January 23rd. I have loved the last few Metal Jams that I went to but this time the list of All Stars is going to blow you away!!! You are in for an incredible night of awesome talent set to grace the stage. This is going to be an all ages show and is open to the general public, unlike the convention. So anyone can get their Metal on at this show. Tickets are only $12.00 and can be purchased on ticketweb.com. Make sure to get your tickets because this is going to be Sold Out and this is one not to miss. There will be members of so many incredible Metal bands to include Anthrax, Racer X, Queensryche, The Iron Maidens, Lynch Mob, Hurricane, etc. You really want to know, [Read More]