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Interview: Janani Vaidyanathan – a hardworking, hard rocking alt rock woman on a roll. By Patrick O’Heffernan

June 22, 2015

There must be something in the water in Orlando Florida. This Disneyesque town in central Florida has produced the Backstreet Boys, NSync, Matchbox Twenty, C-Note, Katherine Rodriguez, and last week on Music FridayLive! talked with Alex Baugh, the founder of the fast-rising Crazy Carls. And then I discovered JANANI, another Orlando- based band with fabulous musical chops and a kick-ass frontwoman/cofounder, Janani Vaidyanathan . Relatively new on the scene, JANANI didn’t release a full EP until last year, Three Step System EP, produced and partially co-written by Brett Hestla, formerly of Creed. But then they took off. The EP’s single, “Where Was I?” took flight and the band was selected to compete in the Top 8 for the Hard Rock Rising Orlando competition. It has just been tapped to perform at the Cutting Edge Music Conference this August. Their new single “Hey! Mister” is getting spins on radio stations from Canada to Orlando and the song’s music video was aired by Comcast and the Indie Music Channel and featured in DIRECTTV’s documentary, Gone Until December. “Run [Read More]

Bad Seed Rising takes their new generation of rock to the top

June 19, 2015

We brought you our full coverage of Red’s Of Beauty and Rage Tour as it made a stop in San Francisco yesterday at the DNA Lounge. You can check out our concert review here: DNA Lounge rocks with Red, Adelita’s Way and Bad Seed Rising. We were really excited to get to check out firsthand Bad Seed Rising. We heard of them last year and followed them as they became the youngest band to sign to Roadrunner Records. From the first time I heard them, I was blown away by their energetic youthful straight up rock sound. They took to the stage and at first glance, you may think you are looking at just another young teen garage band, but then the second they started, you couldn’t help but smile widely as they infected the room with ROCK! They meant business and there are well beyond their years as musicians. Francheska on vocals is amazing. She is the true personification of the new generation of rock. She has the spunk of a young Joan Jett, [Read More]

Interview with Kevin and Manny of Ghost Town as they stop in San Francisco!

June 17, 2015

We recently brought you our coverage of the fantastic set by Ghost Town out on the Falling In Reverse Tour. The Ronnie Radke’s Three Ring Circus made a stop at The Regency Ballroom in San Francisco and the crowd went wild! Ghost Town created a wave of crowd surfers as they delivered an epic set. For our coverage of the night head over here: Ghost Town creates a wave of crowd surfers! Shortly before their set, we had the chance to chat with Manny and Kevin and are pleased to bring that interview to you here: Ghost Town were incredible from the second they hit the stage. It was barely into the first song that the first wave of crowd surfers began and they seemed to keep a continuous cycle throughout their set. These guys have such energy that is displayed when they perform. Kevin even brought out an inflatable pizza slice and rode the crowd from the front to back. It brought back memories of them last year at Warped Tour and how we claimed [Read More]

Interview with DIAMANTE as she continues to ROCK out on tour!

June 16, 2015

We recently brought you our coverage of Whitesnake’s Purple Tour as it made a stop in San Francisco at the Regency Ballroom. We were excited to catch Diamante as she opened the show with a non stop energetic rock set. Check out our coverage of that night here: Whitesnake The Purple Tour stops in San Francisco. It was wonderful see how rock and roll is alive and thriving with the younger generation as Diamante was a prime example. Diamante has a charismatic charm when she performs and she captivated the crowd with her powerful vocals. The crowd went wild when they played a spectacular cover of Skid Row’s Youth Gone Wild. She won the crowd over with songs off her newly released EP, Dirty Blonde which is available on iTunes here. We had the chance to interview Diamante before her set in San Francisco and are pleased to bring that to you here: You can catch Diamante as she infects the masses with her non stop rock. She is out on tour with Hinder [Read More]

Interview with Jake E & Olof of Amaranthe on the Massive Addictive Tour

June 15, 2015

We were so glad when we discovered that Amaranthe was bringing their Massive Addictive Tour to San Francisco earlier this month. They have been one of our favorite metal bands that shines the spotlight on three diverse vocalists. They were incredible and when they performed at The Regency Ballroom, they held the crowd captive as you would rarely see any phones in the air. The crowd was 100% “in the moment” and absolutely mesmerized by their spectacular performance. The intensity of their set is unmatched and their music draws out all of your emotions and gives you a place to release. Whatever was going on before you walked through those doors that night, you left feeling on top of the world. We had the chance to chat with vocalist Jake E and guitarist Olof shortly before their set and are pleased to bring that interview to you here: Check out some photos from Rockin Ryan of their set: Make sure to visit their social media sites and stay up to date on their latest [Read More]

Interview with I Prevail and make sure to catch them on the Crossroads Tour this summer!

June 14, 2015

After finishing up a tour with Amaranthe, I Prevail are gearing up for their new Crossroads Tour. The tour will feature Danger Kids as direct support and also include Fit For Rivals, Dayseeker and Animal In Me. We had the chance to talk with drummer Lee and guitarist Steve when they performed at The Regency Ballroom in San Francisco earlier this month. Check out our interview here: We hope you get a chance to see I Prevail out on the Crossroads Tour as they deliver an incredible high energy set. Drummer Lee Runestad comments about the upcoming tour, “We’re absolutely stoked with the way The Crossroads Tour came together! It’s an awesome lineup of talented bands with great sounds who each have something unique to bring to the package. We’re also lucky enough to hit a bunch of new cities on this tour, which is really exciting. We couldn’t be more pumped to hit the road, make some new friends, and most importantly, keep giving it all on stage each night for our fans.” Tour [Read More]

Interview with Santa Cruz as they continue Aiming High with their non-stop ROCK!

June 10, 2015

We recently brought you our coverage of the Massive Addictive Tour, as it made a stop at The Regency Ballroom in San Francisco. The tour featured Amaranthe, I Prevail and Santa Cruz. Check out our full coverage of the night here: Massive Addictive Tour in SF. The tour was a great success and one of our highlights was getting to see rockers Santa Cruz take the stage. We have been watching this Finnish rock band for several years now and have always admired their straight up non-stop rock and roll style. Whether you hear comments about the rock scene dying or there not being any good rock bands out there, Santa Cruz is here to prove them wrong! These guys have consistently been in the forefront of rock and roll overseas, and it is now time for the spotlight to shine on them here in America. We will be featuring Santa Cruz in the coming months as we crown them as one of the top bands responsible for keeping ROCK & ROLL ALIVE! Shortly before their [Read More]