Concerts

Concerts

Concert Review By Alex Bock of Say We Can Fly with The Living in Munich

February 23, 2016

Say We Can Fly with The Living in Munich, Orangehouse, February  21st, 2016   Braden Barrie, probably better known as Say We Can Fly, visited our beautiful city yesterday to play a gig at the Orangehouse. It’s a small venue, with an even smaller stage. But that makes shows all the more cozy. Contrary to the concerts I usually attend, it was a really quiet kind of night. Due to the band arriving a bit late, doors opened only about 10 minutes before the announced show time. In the end the show started at about 20.30 (8.30 pm), half an hour later than scheduled. Braden had a local band opening up for him. They’re called The Living. They play a bluesy-poppy tune. It’s easy listening music. They’ll soon go out on a little tour of their own promoting the release of their upcoming EP ‘Open Stories’. Braden Barrie, a Canada resident, played last year’s Vans Warped tour in the US and finally he made it over the great pond and to tour European soil. The [Read More]

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Concert Review by Alex Bock of The Winery Dogs / Inglorious in Munich

February 18, 2016

  Munich, Feb. 15th, 2016, Backstage So Munich was in for a special treat last Monday. The Winery Dogs made a stop in Munich on their, so far pretty successful, world tour. The venue was packed and sold out, even a barrier was installed, which isn’t the ordinary for that venue. Not that it would’ve been needed to hold back the audience, because they behaved quite well. But it was a plus for the photographers (which includes myself). Opener on this tour was Inglorious. They are a hard rock band from the UK. Influences include the classic rock bands like Deep Purple, Led Zeppelin, Rainbow and Aerosmith. Definitely a band you should look into when you’re a fan of the ‘classic’ hard rock genre. Even though the audience didn’t really move that much (that’s honestly no bands fault, that’s a town specific thing), it was fun to watch them play. You could occasionally see people moving their heads slightly, tapping their feet and sometimes cheering.  However, the band played a solid set. So for all [Read More]

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Concert Review by Alex Bock: Stick To Your Guns / Stray From The Path / Counterparts / Wolf Down

February 16, 2016

Stick To Your Guns / Stray From The Path / Counterparts / Wolf Down Backstage Werk, Feb. 7th, 2016   What happens when you go to a rock show with four hardcore bands on the bill? Yeah right, it gets really sweaty, esp. for the audience and the security personal. The crowd though needed a while to get into the right mood, but no later than when Stray From The Path entered the stage it was crowd surfing on end. All four bands played solid sets and were fun to watch. Couldn’t really say, why everyone was so tame throughout Wolf Down and Counterparts’ set. Last time I saw Counterparts play with Bless The Fall, Every Time I Die and Architects. They had the crowd going there from the get go. Different audience, different reactions it seems. Wolf Down: Counterparts: Especially SFTP and STYG built a close connection to the audience when talking to them, reassuring the people to fight for their dreams, but also that parents’ concerns aren’t all that wrong with certain decisions [Read More]

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Rival Sons deliver an electrifying performance in San Francisco

February 9, 2016

Rival Sons delivered an electrifying performance in San Francisco tonight at The Regency Ballroom. The infectious blues infused rock band, Mount Holly opened the show. Rival Sons hit the stage heavy with energy and lit up the crowd with their fierce set. It is no wonder that they have been garnering high praises out on the Black Sabbath The End Tour. We were glad to catch them on their headlining shows and get the full effect of their stage performance. They hit it out of the ballpark and truly played at 150%. Check out photos from our photographer Rockin Ryan of their set: If you don’t already have it, make sure to pick up their fourth album, GREAT WESTERN VALKYRIE which stormed onto the charts around the world. Their is also the new 2-Disc Tour Edition includes a limited edition CD with a bonus disc featuring six unmissable bonus tracks. They will continue out on the Black Sabbath tour as well as headlining dates throughout. You can pick up tickets by heading over to http://www.rivalsons.com/tour/. Check the dates [Read More]

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Mount Holly and their blues infused rock is pure medicine for your soul

February 8, 2016

What an amazing night it has been. We just returned from San Francisco to cover Rival Sons and Mount Holly at The Regency Ballroom. Both bands were spectacular and make sure to check out our feature on Rival Sons. Mount Holly is truly the cure all for whatever ails you, their blues infused rock is pure medicine for your soul. Their 40 minute set tonight had the crowd moving and truly rockin out. We have said it before and we will say it again, Mount Holly is definitely set to be the Band of 2016, so watch out! Their highly anticipated album, which they recently finished recording, will surely be a contender for Album of The Year. It has been a long time coming when you hear a band and are blown away by their sound, then you see them perform live and they even surpass every expectation. That time is now and the band is Mount Holly. Check out photos from their set tonight by our Rockin Ryan: Jameson delivers passionate vocals that carries [Read More]

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Interview with James Cassells of Asking Alexandria as they take over The Warfield in San Francisco!

February 5, 2016

Asking Alexandra recently set out on the road with Bullet For My Valentine and While She Sleeps for the “British Invasion Tour”. We were excited to catch them on the 2nd night of the tour as they made a much needed stop in San Francisco at The Warfield Theater.  This was the first time that we would be catching Asking Alexandria in San Francisco performing with their new vocalist Denis Stoff. One thing is certain, they truly blew the roof off The Warfield as they came prepared to unleash their fierce heavy metal onto the SF crowd. There was no shortage of energy as the five gelled together and delivered a performance that would have any naysayers changing their tune. With the departure of Danny Worsnop last year, it was a pinnacle moment for the band. It was one of those moments for any  band, where it could either define them, destroy them or as in their case, catapult them to a whole new level. They have returned to their roots as they delved deep into [Read More]

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DREAMERS Concert Review by Valeria Rosa

January 31, 2016

Experiencing a DREAMERS show was like embarking on a journey to a world of colorfully passionate music. DREAMERS is a band comprised of comprised of Nick Wold, Jacob Wick, and Marc Nelson. Right from the start I could tell this band really had a way of connecting to the audience with the music they played. DREAMERS goes out on stage to have the time of their lives playing music for the fans in the audience, which resulted in an overall outstanding performance by DREAMERS. Towards the end of the night DREAMERS even took time to meet fans. DREAMERS is a very humble and genuine band deserving of every bit of recognition they can get. Having never heard a DREAMERS song before the show, I was instantly hooked right after. All the songs played that night were original and catchy in everyway. The songs the DREAMERS played really had a way of getting you hooked. On that note, these Brooklyn Indie Rockers recently premiered their new single “Drugs” off of their upcoming EP You Are Here.Despite [Read More]