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From my Playlist to Rocklahoma Stage! Rocklahoma 2013!

February 13, 2013

~ GET READY TO ROCK ~ It is getting around that time of year when I start to plan our Summer vacation for the family. Well, this year I have a surprise in store for everyone! We are going to take our vacation at the end of May and we are heading to Oklahoma! I know you are wondering where I came up with the Oklahoma bit. You thought maybe another trek out to Montana, Yellowstone, Seattle, Arizona, or somewhere else. I am sure you never imagined that I would pick Oklahoma, well Pryor, Oklahoma to be exact. For my die hard rockers, you know exactly what I have planned. It is like the Super Bowl of Rock and Roll! Yes, Rocklahoma 2013 is set for May 24, 25 & 26 and it is being held in Pryor, Oklahoma and this year’s lineup looks like someone stole my Ipod and has everyone on my Favorite Playlist playing there. Seriously, it includes some of my absolutely favorite bands, old and new. You have the main headliners [Read More]

Rob Caggiano joins Volbeat!

February 4, 2013

BIG NEWS!!! One of my favorite bands just got even better, if you can imagine that! Danish hard rock/metal band, Volbeat just announced that Rob Caggiano of Anthrax and The Damned Things fame has joined Volbeat as their second guitarist. Rob delivers awesome heavy metal guitar and it will be incredible to see what he brings to Volbeat. Volbeat’s sound resonates sounds from punk to rockabilly wrapped in hard rock energy. Volbeat announced the news as they were also announcing the much anticipated release date of their upcoming studio album, “Outlaw Gentlemen and Shady Ladies” on April 8th, 2013. It will be released in the USA on April 9th so make sure to mark your calendars and get your copy. Rob Caggiano produced this new album alongside longtime production partner Jacob Hansen. Direct from the Volbeat website: “The band is very proud and happy to announce that he will also be the new guitar player in Volbeat. The collaboration with Rob in the studio was so inspiring and in good spirit that we the decided [Read More]

Wayland Rocks the Dean NAMM Jam 2013

January 31, 2013

Wayland The annual Dean NAMM Jam was held on Friday, January 25th at The Grove in Anaheim. It was quite an awesome night with Shinedown headlining the show. What was great as well, is one of my favorite bands that I told you about last year, Wayland was also performing. Here is the link to my previous post on the great music of Wayland. Wayland came out and rocked the show. These guys just have incredible energy and I love their music! I will upload more videos but wanted to share with you the video of them performing their hit, “Welcome to My Head”. I have also included photos from the night as well. So make sure to check out the list below and see if they will be coming to a town near you! ~ Enjoy, Marisol Upcoming Tour Dates: Feb 01 Amos SouthendCharlotte, NC US Feb 02 Lincoln TheatreRaleigh, NC US Feb 08 Backstage Lounge Gainesville, FL US Feb 09 Ace’s – Bradenton’s Live Music Venue Bradenton, FL [Read More]

Tony Harnell, Ron “Bumblefoot” Thal and Cassandra Soto; the highlight of NAMM 2013!

January 30, 2013

My week at NAMM provided me with my much needed fix of music gear, great concerts, catching up with old friends and making new ones. I must tell you that my highlight of NAMM was not meeting a certain musician even though all that I met were truly wonderful in many ways. It was not about catching a concert and discovering a new band, even though I did get a chance to do just that and will tell you all about that in a future post. It was not about the parties or the dinners, those were incredible as well. My highlight was just at the tail end of NAMM. Only an hour before the entire show closes, did my highlight come. I had been so busy during the week and had missed catching Tony Harnell at one of the booths earlier and on Saturday night my husband took Ryan to the Stryper concert at the House of Blues while I took Brandon out to Downtown Disney. I missed Tony Harnell again as he was [Read More]

Start your love affair with Angels Fall

January 18, 2013

Angels Fall One of my favorite things about working in the music industry is when I experience what I call, “5 second-in love affair” with a band. How best to describe this… Well, it is when I get to listen to a new band that I have never heard about before and I play their music and within the first 5 seconds our love affair begins. This doesn’t happen as often as one would think. It is just something different than the usual excitement about the band. It runs much deeper, it is through hearing their music that I am just spellbound by them. Today, it happened once again. Within 5 seconds, the music of Angels Fall had me start my love affair and I am completely hooked. Angels Fall is from Los Angeles and is Joel Jorgenson on Vocals and Guitar, Ben Jindra on Bass and Vocals and Jordan Plosky on drums. Their acoustic driven rock songs with an alternative edge, deliver much more than great sounding music. They can transport you to a [Read More]

Haunted by Heroes heading back to the Whiskey for CD Release Party!

January 15, 2013

With NAMM being almost a week away, I need to tell you about another band that will be playing at the Whiskey during NAMM week. Haunted by Heroes are known as the World’s Youngest Rock Band and these kids will be rocking the Whiskey on January 25th opening for Uli Jon Roth (Scorpions) & Warren DeMartini (RATT). What an incredible talent these boys have and they haven’t even hit their teen years yet! I actually saw them play last year at NAMM and was blown away by their energy at their young ages. If you closed your eyes when you listened to them, you would have never imagined that the great rock and roll was coming from a group of 12 year olds! At the time, I didn’t know where they were from but I did hear a lot of buzz about these kids. I was even more surprised to find out they were also from the Bay Area. I loved growing up in San Mateo and it is awesome to have these kids be from Pacifica. [Read More]

Matt Walst to replace Adam Gontier in Three Days Grace

January 9, 2013

Breaking News today in the Music World and it pertains to some of my favorite bands and artists! It was announced today on Three Days Grace Website that Adam Gontier is leaving the band and Matt Walst of My Darkest Days will be joining TDG on their upcoming tour as singer. Matt Walst is the brother of Brad Walst, the bassist for Three Days Grace. I know, I know, it may come as a big shock. Believe me I was extremely shocked as well, especially because there has just been so many of my favorites leaving bands or moving on, or bands breaking up. It has been a lot to take in. Here is the post from Three Days Grace website: * * * * * * * * * * MATT WALST OF MY DARKEST DAYS JOINS THREE DAYS GRACE AS LEAD SINGER FOR NORTH AMERICAN TOUR Wed, Jan 9, 2013 at 7:05 AM Three Days Grace has announced that Matt Walst, lead singer of My Darkest Days, will be joining the band as the lead [Read More]