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Up.Rooted. A review of Gina Chavez’s latest album – a musical triumph and a transformational experience.

April 7, 2014

Up.Rooted. A review of Gina Chavez’s latest album – a musical triumph and a transformational experience. With Up.Rooted, Gina Chavez has established herself as the Joan Baez of her generation. We are now seeing an emergence of second and third generation Latin musicians who were raised at home in Spanish with cumbia and reggaeton and bosa nova and in school in English with rock and rap and blues and jazz. They are creating a new genre – Gringo-Latin pop, Latino-white folk, Latin fusion – it goes by many names because it hasn’t gelled enough to have one name. The young men and women who are creating this new genre bring something else to the table besides bi-lingual musical forms, human stories and a social conscious. They sing songs of immigrant abuse, of NAFTA, of homelessness, of human rights. They are to the 21st century what Joan Baez, Phil Ochs, Aretha Franklin and Bob Dylan were to the war in Vietnam and the US Civil Rights movement. Gina Chavez is one of the artists leading [Read More]

An Interview with Michael Addison: luminous lyrics and a smoother side in the new album.

April 5, 2014

An Interview with Michael Addison: luminous lyrics and a smoother side in the new album. By Patrick O’Heffernan Actor, singer, songwriter Michael Addison will release a new album, Resisting Fate, April 15 and a new single, “We’ll Be Coming Home”, April 8 as part of a major shift to music. Music FridayLive! host Patrick O’Heffernan interviewed him on air April 4, 2014. Listening to Michael Addison’s soon to be released album, Resisting Fate, is like laying in the grass on a summer day and watching the clouds slide by while you think of childhood and ice cream and former lovers. And then, there is lightening. The guitar wails, the tempo accelerates and you are hooked. Alt rocker Addison shows us a deep, melodious side that merges euphoria, melancholy and electricity in a harmonious stream that sometimes floats you gently and sometimes carries you over emotional rapids. But in the end, when the music fades and leaves on the shore of your consciousness, your first inclination is to get back in the boat, hit replay on [Read More]

Don’t miss Nothing More out on tour NOW!

April 3, 2014

We were excited to catch Nothing More as they played at the Ace of Spades in Sacramento last week. They were finishing up the tour with Eve To Adam, Kyng and Lacuna Coil. They once again put on an incredible high energy show! Just last year, they stole the show at Aftershock Festival and were the only band to play two sets during the festival. The first day they played the Ernie Ball stage and the second day they were moved to the Main Monster Stage. It was awesome, you can check out our post on it here. They came in to the Ace of Spades and dominated the crowd as they brought their incredible four piece percussion performance as well as a three man bass guitar solo!!! They have incredible stage presence and put on a show you don’t want to miss. They wrapped up the tour with Lacuna Coil and set right out on another tour, this time with Chevelle as well as other dates. Make sure to check the dates below and [Read More]

Fozzy announces Spring Tour Dates and a release date for new single, “Lights Go Out”

April 2, 2014

One of our favorite heavy metal rockers, FOZZY has announced spring tour including dates with Buckcherry, Kyng, Rev Theory, Gemini Syndrome and more. FOZZY is also set to perform at Rock on the Range, Welcome to Rockville, Carolina Rebellion & 98 Rockfest. Make sure to check all the dates for the tour since FOZZY puts on one of the best high energy performances that you don’t want to miss. We caught them when they came into San Francisco last year for a stop at the DNA Lounge. It was an amazing night and you can read more about that here. FOZZY which is frontman CHRIS JERICHO, guitarists RICH WARD and BILLY GREY, bassist PAUL DILEO and drummer FRANK FONTSERE is set to release their new single, Lights Go Out on April 29th and is one I really look forward to. “‘LIGHTS GO OUT’ represents a brand new color in the FOZZY spectrum,” says CHRIS JERICHO of the new single. “Dark, sexy, sleek, dirty, heavy and catchy as f*ck, this song turns a whole new page in hard rock [Read More]

Jettblack working on new album, get your pre-order in NOW!

March 27, 2014

We have told you many times about Jettblack and I hope you have been listening. These rockers from High Wycomble, England are ready to dominate once again with a new album on the horizon. They have a PledgeMusic campaign to finish their new album and there are a whole bunch of fun items to get. The best thing is that you will have your pre-order in for the new album and won’t miss it. We ran an interview with them a while back that you can check out here. If you are not familiar with them, Jettblack is an awesome high powered, energy driven rock band that you are going to fall in love with. I promise on this one! These guys deliver the goods and by the way, it is so nicely packaged… Well these guys have been touring Europe and we are waiting for our turn to Rock out to this fantastic band. Their music has everything from hot guitar licks, smoking riffs, melodic chorus, heavy basslines and rockin drums. Then you add [Read More]

CROBOT announces new tour dates with Kyng and Kill Devil Hill

March 25, 2014

– TOUR ANNOUNCEMENT – We just got the news that one of our FAVORITE BAD ASS BANDS… CROBOT is heading out on tour at the end of April with two more of our favorite bands; Kyng and Kill Devil Hill. We just saw Kyng on Sunday night when they performed with Lacuna Coil in Sacramento. I believe that was the 5th time I have seen Kyng and they are just awesome. Just last week, we brought you our interview with Crobot as we met up with them prior to their set at the DNA Lounge in San Francisco. Unbelievable set! Crobot is a four piece band from Pennsylvania that have a Dirty Groove Rock sound. They are like no other band out there today. Crobot is bringing the life back into classic rock/ stoner rock with a double dose of groove in a modern style. Think like Zep ala Soundgarden with a side of Wolfmother. They have such a killer sound that is groove heavy, riff rock or as they say: “Bang your head [Read More]

Interview with Cristina Scabbia of Lacuna Coil

March 25, 2014

We told you earlier about Lacuna Coil‘s CD Release Party/Concert on April 1st at the Roxy. Details are here. Now, we are pleased to bring your our interview with the beautiful and amazingly talented Cristina Scabbia. We met up with Cristina before her spectacular set at the Ace of Spades in Sacramento, Ca on March 23rd. We are pleased to bring you our interview here: We are all excited for the release of their new album, Broken Crown Halo as a couple of the songs have been getting a tremendous amount of attention and airplay. Die & Rise was one of the highlights of their set last night at the Sacramento show and the crowd just went wild. It is amazing to watch the intensity that Lacuna Coil brings to life on the stage. You are absolutely captivated by all five of them during their performance. It was an amazing set and I hope you can catch them live when they come to a town near you. Check the tour dates listed below: [Read More]