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Get to know TEMPT and don’t miss their debut performance at Rocklahoma!

May 14, 2014

Rocklahoma is just a couple weeks away and with bands like Five Finger Death Punch, Twisted Sister, Kid Rock,Tom Kiefer, Jackyl and so many more it will be a weekend full of nonstop rock. We recently introduced you to the young new band, Tempt which will be making their debut at this year’s Rocklahoma. You can read more in our original post here. The New York City based Tempt is Zach Allen (vocals), Harrison Marcello (guitars, keyboards, vocals), Zak Gross (bass, vocals), and Jimmi Kane (drums). Together these four are breathing the life back in to rock and roll with their big sound. Their music is highly guitar driven, up-tempo rock that will have you with your fist in the air and ready to party.  Now it is time for you to get to know Tempt, we are pleased to bring you our interview with the band: * * * * * * * * Music Junkie Press: Thank you guys so much for taking the time out to talk with us here at Music Junkie Press! We [Read More]

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SLIGHTLY STOOPID set to appear at 2014 Bonnaroo Festival and Summer Sessions 2014

May 7, 2014

Slightly Stoopid has quite a busy summer schedule planned ahead of them. They are planned to perform a 75 minute set at the That Tent at this year’s Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival on Saturday June 14th at 6:45 pm.  Before they head out to Bonnaroo they will be performing at a few other select festivals prior to embarking on their own tour, the Summer Sessions 2014. The 25 date “SUMMER SESSIONS 2014” tour marks SLIGHTLY STOOPID’s eighth annual summer amphitheater outing. Helping them deliver the ultimate jam session, this year’s lineup includes D.I.Y. legends NOFX (on select west coast dates), 7-time Grammy winner Stephen Marley (for the entire journey), hip hop icons Cypress Hill (on select west coast dates) and their friends and long-time musical conspirators G. Love & Special Sauce (on select dates). Getting underway July 9 in Eugene, OR, the tour will play along the west and east coasts featuring a stop at Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre in Irvine, CA (7/19) and their annual hometown show at San Diego’s Sleep Train Amphitheater (7/26) as well as shows in Boston, Philadelphia, Asbury Park, Atlanta and many more. To get you ready for this summer, check out [Read More]

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Carolina Rebellion by Danielle Carter

May 7, 2014

There is a huge difference between an Annual festival and a tour that was just announced. Concerts are more spontaneous, so to speak, while festivals are something we wait for all the details to be announced, even right after that same festival just happened. Carolina Rebellion is one of those Festivals. With it being the biggest music festival in the Carolinas, I knew before arriving that it would be a crazy weekend. Some of the Headliners included Rob Zombie and Avenged Sevenfold, along with Kid Rock and Staind. I was only able to attend the first day of this Festival but it was definitely one for the books! Seeing some of the bands I have loved for years, like Seether and Avenged Sevenfold, made me even more excited it! I have to commend the staff for Carolina Rebellion for one major thing: You were able to see all the bands over the course of the weekend. They didn’t overlap at all so even though you may not be front for every band (They have two [Read More]

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Beck and The National set to headline First City Festival in Monterey!

May 5, 2014

Goldenvoice has announced the lineup and date for the return of the First City Festival which is celebrates indie music and underground artists. The two day festival is scheduled for August 23rd and 24th and will take place at the Monterey County Fair and Event Center. First City Festival is named after Monterey’s claim as the official “first capital” of California, which eventually became one of the country’s most desirable vacation destinations. Musically, the city is well-known for the historic Monterey Pop Festival, as well as the annual Monterey Jazz Festival. In its debut year, FIRST CITY FESTIVAL attracted more than 10,000 attendees each day that enjoyed a line-up of 30+ bands including Passion Pit, MGMT, Modest Mouse, Capital Cities, Father John Misty, Neko Case and many others. This year’s lineup has been announced and confirmed for the 2014 festival are: BECK, THE NATIONAL, THE NAKED AND FAMOUS, PHANTOGRAM, BEST COAST, DAWES, CULTS, COCOROSIE, BLIND PILOT, LAKE STREET DIVE, TOKYO POLICE CLUB, GEOGRAPHER, UNKNOWN MORTAL ORCHESTRA, MIDLAKE, HOW TO DRESS WELL, SAN FERMIN, THE MEN, LO-FANG, MINIATURE TIGERS, SPEEDY ORTIZ, MIDI MATILDA, SLEEPY SUN, THE STEPKIDS, MIMICKING BIRDS, QUILT, MR LITTLE [Read More]

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Get ready to rock with TEMPT as they make their debut at Rocklahoma

May 1, 2014

Rocklahoma is less than a month a way and with bands like Five Finger Death Punch, Twisted Sister, Kid Rock,Tom Kiefer, Jackyl and so many more it will be a weekend full of nonstop rock. We wanted to bring to your attention a young new band, Tempt which will be making their debut at this year’s Rocklahoma.  These days with all the various genres and subgenres, straight up ROCK n ROLL  seems to get left behind or lost in the shuffle. This young band, Tempt is going to make sure that Rock is alive and well and they are going to keep it that way! The New York City based Tempt is Zach Allen (vocals), Harrison Marcello (guitars, keyboards, vocals), Zak Gross (bass, vocals), and Jimmi Kane (drums). Together these four are breathing the life back in to rock and roll with their big sound. Their music is highly guitar driven, up-tempo rock that will have you with your fist in the air and ready to party. They will have available at the show a four song [Read More]

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No Age is our Bottle Rock Napa 2014 Featured Band of the Day

April 23, 2014

  Today our Bottle Rock Napa Featured Band is No Age. No Age is the duo of Dean Spunt and Randy Randall. Together they bring a fun side to music with vibrant energy and well written tracks. Their music can be described as anywhere between skater or surf punk, fuzz rock, pop punk,or  shoe gaze.  They set out with one particular rule in mind:” To write songs that we would be psyched to listen to”.Their songs are full of high energy, catchy melodies and create the perfect attitude, whether it be full of angst or rebellion or mood setting stabilizer.   They currently have their new record An Object out on Sub Pop Records. Their songs take upon a life of their own and you can feel their influences rise to the top in each song. Whether you are capturing a punk vibe or the swirling guitars, you are captivated by the sound as it emotionally draws you in. There is something so ethereal about the vocals as they transcend the levels from shoe gaze to [Read More]

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Lineup announced for LIVE105 20TH ANNUAL BFD!

April 21, 2014

  LIVE105 KITS San Francisco has been the only remaining radio station in the Bay Area that I still listen to. They play the type of music that I love and one every year we always look forward to the LIVE 105BFD. This year they are celebrating their 20th Annual BFD The date is set for June 1st and will be held at the Shoreline Ampitheatre in Mountain View, CA. There will be 30 bands taking over four stages this year. The lineup includes: MAIN STAGE:Foster the PeopleM.I.A.Fitz and The TantrumsPhantogramNew PoliticsBUD LIGHT FESTIVAL STAGE:Walk The MoonMS MRKONGOSCherubBleachersBirds Of TokyoBig DataBear HandsFinish TicketSKATERSSemi Precious WeaponsBUD LIGHT PLATINUM SUBSONIC TENT:FlosstradamusRAC GiraffageThe KnocksAmp LiveWhiteNoizeAaron AxelsenSt. JohnMiles the DJJohn BeaverDJ DialsSOUNDCHECK LOCAL BAND STAGE:WATERSTHE HUNDRED DAYSFRENCH CASSETTESEVERYONE IS DIRTYTHE TRIMSGHOSTTOWN JENNYBREAKDOWN VALENTINEFEVER CHARMRIO RIO LIVE 105 has always been big supporters of local bands and this year they will be featuring the top up-and-coming bands on The Soundcheck Local Band Stage. Here are the local bands set to play are Waters | The Hundred Days | French Cassettes | Everyone Is Dirty | The Trims | Ghost Town Jenny |Breakdown Valentine | Fever [Read More]