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Travis Hayes and the Young Daze light up the DNA Lounge

September 8, 2014

Friday night we were treated to a night of great music. It started off with an acoustic set by Dead Frets, then onto a great indie punk set by Divided Heaven and here we are at the spectacular set of Travis Hayes and the Young Daze. Singer/songwriter Travis Hayes had his complete band with him and they put on a great set. The set list for the night included: Song From a Movie Young Daze Follow Me Home Bath Salts Towns Like These Night Swimming Twenty Nothing Teen Haze Warm Bodies If you are from the Bay Area and haven’t been to a Travis Hayes show, then you are missing out. It is a full on energetic set that infects the crowd as they are singing along and dancing around the room. His music is like an instant shot of adrenaline and feel good vibes. His heartfelt music will captivate you and feed your soul. Check out the photos from the set by our Rockin Ryan: One thing that drove me crazy at the show, was while I [Read More]

Richie Kotzen awakens your every sense with his performance at Jason Becker Not Dead Yet 3 Festival.

September 4, 2014

Last Saturday, we had an amazing time covering the Jason Becker Not Dead Yet 3 Festival at the Great American Music Hall. It was a night full of spectacular music and Richie Kotzen headlined the event after some stellar sets by Michael Lee Firkins Spiralarms and Ben Woods. The event which is put together by Dave Lopez and is a benefit with proceeds going towards medical supplies for Jason as well as his future care. It was a magical night where many great musicians came to honor the amazing fighting spirit of Jason as he battles ALS. Jason was in attendance with his family and friends as we all enjoyed a fantastic night of amazing music. Richie completely rocked the place and his energy on stage is unstoppable. His passion and emotion came through strongly with each note and word. Richie has one of the most powerful voices out and when he sings, his voice just travels through your body, awakening every sense, inviting you to move and then touches your heart. It was quite an emotional [Read More]

Mikey Wax announces fall tour dates

September 3, 2014

This summer we all enjoyed great music and especially the new music by Mikey Wax. His new self titled album was released in June and was the perfect album for the soundtrack for your summer. With pop songs to invigorate you, inspire you and feed your soul, it was a summer must have. Mikey‘s pop style songs are heartfelt, emotionally driven and will hold you captive by those smooth vocals. Mikey has announced several fall tour dates. He has several dates with Brendan James before he heads out for 10 shows with Parachute and Matt Wertz. Check out the tour dates below and see if he is coming to a venue near you. Sep 04 McLoons Pier House (Childhood Cancer Fundraiser) Long Branch, NJ Sep 08 Old Rock House (With Brendan James) St Louis, MO Sep 09 SPACE (With Brendan James) Chicago, IL Sep 12 Seven Steps Up (With Brendan James) Spring Lake, MI Sep 15 Rumba Cafe (With Brendan James) Columbus, OH Sep 16 Club Cafe (With Brendan James) Pittsburgh, PA Sep 18 Cafe939 [Read More]

Quinn Archer brings her Rock n Soul to the legendary Whisky on September 8th

September 2, 2014

The amazingly talented Quinn Archer is set to bring her Rock n Soul to the legendary Whisky a Go-Go next Monday, September 8th, 2014. Quinn’s vocals carry so much emotion and depth, she will feed your soul with her smoldering style. Take a listen to her single, Dark Places: [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/154671457″ params=”auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true” width=”100%” height=”450″ iframe=”true” /] The song is real and full of raw emotion which is quite rare to find in music these days. She successfully brings a strong connection to the listener as she takes you on a ride through her emotionally driven songs. The song is the title track of her EP which is available on iTunes here. If you are in the Southern California area, I would highly recommend you catch her performance at the Whisky on the 8th. Make sure to visit her social media sites so you can stay up to date on her latest news. ~ Marisol Website: http://quinn-archer.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/QuinnArcherMusic Twitter: https://twitter.com/quinn_archer iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/dark-places-ep-ep/id898253846?ign-mpt=uo%3D4

Check out the new song by Evanescence’s Amy Lee

August 27, 2014

Evanescence’s Amy Lee shows a very different side of her music to her fans with the release of her song, Push The Button which is featured on Aftermath, the soundtrack for the movie War Story which is currently available on iTunes here. The song brings delicious blend of tones in an electronic ambient infused track. The track was created by Amy as the film director struggled to find the right music for a particular scene. Amy explains, “It’s very different for me, it’s electronic. I did it all myself, which was crazy, because I’m used to engineering and writing and mixing demos in my house, but being responsible for that being the end product was a new challenge for me, It was like ‘This is it, I’m mixing this.’” Amy makes her film score debut with Aftermath Check out her song Push The Button here: We may be hearing a lot more from Amy as she is set on showing different sides of herself through her music. Here is another video that features a [Read More]

Juliette Ashby at the Hotel Café. The beginning of a love affair with America by Patrick O’Heffernan

August 24, 2014

Hollywood. Patrick O’Heffernan. Juliette Ashby was in constant motion. Her hands, her arms, her body all swayed and circled and pointed and touched as she sang, hypnotizing us, drawing us in, capturing us in the heart inside her bare chest. Tall, beautiful and confident, yet down-to-earth, Ashby took the stage Friday night at the Hotel Café in Hollywood and looked over the packed room with a smile of satisfaction and greeting. Statuesque in skin tight black toreador pants and a lime green silk sleeveless blouse open down to her silver belt buckle, seemingly without make up, she radiated not so much sensuality as openness and honesty. The songs she gave us were exactly that – open and honest, and they proved beyond a doubt that she is one of the most talented entertainers on either side of the Atlantic. Ashby is known as a neo-soul, R&B singer-songwriter, but she is so much more. With a high-pitched, almost Jamaican voice that ranges from reggae to soul and R&B, she is simply in a universe by herself. [Read More]

The Grammy Museum and American Express announce An Evening With Dave Mason

August 20, 2014

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee and TRAFFIC co-founding member–will make a special appearance at The GRAMMY Museum® in downtown Los Angeles on Tuesday, September 16. Presented by American Express®, “An Evening With Dave Mason” will feature MASON discussing his musical journey which spans over 37 years encompassing producing, performing, songwriting and being considered one of rock’s great guitar players, along with a brief acoustic performance. Tickets are on sale now at www.AXS.com, charge by phone at 888-9AXS-TIX or 888-929-7849. GRAMMY Museum’s Clive Davis Theater will play host to 200 lucky fans as they join MASON and host Scott Goldman, Vice President of The GRAMMY Foundation and MusiCares, to discussMASON’s songwriting process, beginnings in the band TRAFFIC, acclaimed solo career, current touring project “Dave Mason’s Traffic Jam,” his latest release, FUTURE’S PAST (released May 13, 2014) and much more. Dave is touring the U.S. with his new project billed as “DAVE MASON’S TRAFFIC JAM.” Dates are currently listed as: DATE CITY VENUE Sat 8/23 Modesto, CA X-Fest (Downtown) Fri 8/29 Charles Town, WV Hollywood Casino – The [Read More]