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Magic was in the air for the stellar set by Love and a .38 at the Troubadour

May 12, 2014

To continue our coverage from Diamond Lane‘s CD Release Party from Saturday night….. As I mentioned it was a night full of awesome music. We told you earlier about The Book of Curtis and Diamond Lane, now let us tell you about another highlight of the evening; Love and a .38. There must have been some magic in the air because I could never imagine Love and a .38 to top their last performance that I saw of theirs back in March at the Troubadour. Well, they certainly did just that. It was a set filled with some old Love and a .38 tricks as well as some new ones up their sleeves. They came out full 150% adrenaline running through their veins and they had one thing on their mind…. To blow our minds with their show. Ryan was as charismatic as ever and had the crowd under his rock and roll spell with his powerful vocals and seductive style. At one moment, I felt like Ryan was channeling Jim Morrison and was as engaging [Read More]

Exclusive interview with Max Green of Falling in Reverse, yes you read that right… Falling In Reverse

May 12, 2014

What a week of news for the bad ass bassist, Max Green. Just a couple days ago, we announced that Max was leaving Escape The Fate. You can read that post here. Then today, we posted how Max has joined Falling in Reverse, you can read that post here. We are very excited to see Max doing what he loves and with longtime friend, Ronnie. We had a chance to talk with Max and discuss his joining Falling in Reverse as well as his other music project, Violent New Breed. Check out the interview here: So now, get ready to catch Max Green on tour with Falling in Reverse this summer for the Vans Warped Tour. Check out the tour dates on their website here. Make sure to visit their social media sites and stay up to date on all the Falling in Reverse and Max Green news. I will leave you with several videos of Max performing with Escape The Fate as well as videos of Falling in Reverse. Also pick up their [Read More]

Interview with Kenji Williams, Director of Bella Gaia: dance, music and video from space.

May 12, 2014

Interview with Kenji Williams, Director of Bella Gaia: dance, music and video from space. by Patrick O’Heffernan, Host, Music Friday Live Kenji Williams is a genius. That is all there is to it. The idea of combining NASA photography and video from space with music and dance is sheer genius. That’s exactly what he did in creating the live performance known as Bella Gaia – “Beautiful Earth” now on its world tour. Bella Gaia shows how humans and nature are connected, and how art and science are connected while it explores the relationship between human civilization and our ecosystem through time and space in a music and dance performance like no other. The video is stunning, the music is mesmerizing, the dancers and the costumes rival those of major city opera companies. Williams took time from preparations for his performance in Santa Barbara to talk with me about Bella Gaia. Patrick. Kenji, where did the idea to combine video from space with dance and music come from? Kenji. It started with a meeting [Read More]

Eyes Set To Kill Announce more Tour Dates !!

May 11, 2014

Eyes Set To Kill just announced more Tour Dates! They will be touring supporting Gemini Syndrome and Exotype. Check out the dates below: We are excited to see that they will be heading out here to The Boardwalk in Orangevale, CA on June 11th. In case you missed our coverage of the last time we caught them at the DNA Club in SF, check out the photos, videos and interview we did with them below: * * REPOST * * Earlier this week, we had the opportunity to catch Eyes Set To Kill in San Francisco at the DNA Lounge. They have been busy on tour for the “Revolver Hottest Chicks in Hard Rock Tour” and were performing at the intimate upstairs stage at the DNA Lounge. For the tour, they have been playing larger venues and it was great to catch them in this smaller setting as they played with Cilver and San Francisco band The Light Iris. We caught up with the band just after soundcheck and are pleased [Read More]

Interview with Forrest Day and catch them live at The Viper Room on May 15th!

May 9, 2014

Not many bands today can boast of an audience that has interests ranging from ska, funk, jazz, punk, hip hop, rap and so much more. One band that is certain to draw an eclectic crowd who are pure music lovers of all styles of genres is Forrest Day. Forrest Day is our Bay Area treasure of a band but their fanbase has rapidly grown and they have fans from all over the country and even internationally. One thing is for sure, when you see them perform live, you are instantly hooked. When you listen to their album or hear their songs, you love them but when you see them live, the love affair intensifies, the heat is raised and you are just head over heels in lusty love with their sound. It is truly indescribable. Forrest Day is going to be heading down to perform at The Viper Room in Hollywood, May 15th at 8 pm. Do whatever you can to get yourself there, because it will definitely be a night to remember. We had [Read More]

Interview with Shattered Sun and catch them at the Whisky a GoGo on May 17th!

May 9, 2014

Melodic Metal Band, Shattered Sun hail from the Corpus Christi, Texas area but are garnering attention from all over for their music. They are delivering a fresh new style of heavy thrash metal with emotionally driven lyrics that captivate the listener and immediately draw them into the Shattered Sun family. They are currently working on their upcoming album which promises to deliver more heavy riffs, gripping vocals, infectious hooks and music that brings a range of emotions to the listener through their songs. Shattered Sun is Marcos Leal – Vocals Daniel Trejo – Guitar Jessie Santos – Guitar Joseph Guajardo – Bass Robert Garza – Drums Henry Garza – Keys/Samples Shattered Sun was the first band to be signed to Breaking Bands Management which is the directed and founded by the powerhouse team of Adrenaline PR CEO Maria Ferrero, former MegaForce Records and Crazed Management owners Jon and Marsha Zazula, and Testament vocalist and co-manager Chuck Billy. We recently had the opportunity to talk with vocalist, Marcos Leal and are pleased to bring that interview [Read More]

Heaven’s Basement returns to the US for Festival tour Dates and more!

May 9, 2014

2013 was a KICK ASS year for UK rockers, Heaven’s Basement and 2014 is proving to be another spectacular year for them as they are in high demand. They recently returned to the UK for their “Welcome Home” Headlining tour and had to cancel several dates on the tour due to mandated vocal rest for vocalist Aaron Buchanan. They are set to return back to the US for this year’s Rock on The Range and Rocklahom festivals and more. Check out upcoming tour dates here: In other Heaven’s Basement news, guitarist Sid Glover is up for the Metal Hammer“Dimebag Darrell Shredder” Golden God award. Metal Hammer‘s awards are June 16. We featured Sid Glover on our 12 Days of Guitarists this past year. You can read more here. Their album, “Filthy Empire” which is out on Red Bull Records is full of hits and is one of those albums that you listen to from start to finish with no fillers. “I Am Electric” has recently become my Go To song to get amped/pumped up and then of course [Read More]