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Wynonna and The Big Noise announce “A Simple Christmas” Tour Dates

August 1, 2014

Wynonna–along with her band, The Big Noise–will bring A Simpler Christmas to audiences for the second year in a row as she performs some of her holiday favorites as well as her greatest hits. Finely etched musical arrangements by her band will put WYNONNA’s voice front and center for what promises to be a truly memorable evening of music and holiday magic. “Every year I look forward to our Christmas tour,” says WYNONNA, “It’s so easy to get caught up in the perfectionism and the expectations that this time of the year often brings. I love singing the music that inspires me to remember the real reason for the season. My hope is that people can come to the show, forget about their ‘to do’ list and, for the time we are together, simply enjoy themselves.” The “A Simpler Christmas” tour kicks off December 3 in Springfield, OH, with dates running through December 21 in Newberry, SC. The tour itinerary is below and additional dates will be added. To purchase tickets and stay informed on [Read More]

Check out a new song Wanderlust by Taylor and the Wild Now, from forthcoming debut EP

July 15, 2014

The soulful rock band from Austin, Texas; Taylor & The Wild Now are set to release their debut EP on August 12th. The band was formed by Taylor Baker (guitar, vocals, banjo) and includes Drew Walker (guitar, trumpet). The Austin area is excited for the new self titled EP release and Taylor explains, “We are so incredibly proud of this EP; it encompasses such a beautiful collaboration of sound, ideas, and styles. We put our all into it and we can’t wait to share it with the world!” They have premiered their first song of the album, Wanderlust which has soaring vocals, a great melodic guitar solo, sweet guitar tracks and creates the perfect feel good vibe. Check out the new track here: [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/157870653″ params=”auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true” width=”100%” height=”450″ iframe=”true” /] That song definitely has me anticipating the new EP. They also have a couple upcoming shows in the Austin area to check out: Jul 18 Uncle Billy’s Austin, TX Sep 5 Lambert’s [Read More]

Doña Oxford birthday bash a blast at Brennan’s in the Marina By Patrick O’Heffernan

June 2, 2014

Doña Oxford makes people move. Fresh back from playing onstage with Albert Lee in London and in the studio backing a new album with Van Morrison, Doña Oxford brought her high octane R&B and boogie woogie soul train to Brennan’s in Marina del Rey to celebrate her birthday (39, of course). And Brennan’s may never recover. She came on at 9:30 pm and played three sets, and at one point, even the sports fans at the bar gave up following ESP and joined in the locomotion. There were even dancing folks bopping in the tiny space in front of the restrooms doors. It was a hoot. Doña brought the full band for her birthday present to the audience: the amazing British transplant Colin Ryan on electric guitar, Bill Brennenstuhl keeping it moving on the drums, Fred Johnson playing bass and adding a few hallelujahs, and the never-stop-dancing backup vocal singers Robin Daléa and Jamila Ford. Doña conducted them flawlessly from her center spot in front of the big Hammond keyboard, flashing hand signals while her [Read More]

James Otto is our Bottle Rock Napa 2014 Featured Artist of the Day

April 16, 2014

Today our Bottle Rock Napa Featured Artist is James Otto. Today I wanted to feature country artist, James Otto. I love James’ vocals. As many of you know I don’t listen to country that often. I guess it can best be explained by the following meme: James has such an amazing voice, he can take you from flirty, seductive, spiritual, comforting, and fun just by the range of his tones. He currently has his third album out, Shake What God Gave Ya and it is a collection of songs that highlight his powerful vocals and brings to the forefront, his heart of soul. The album is a journey of exploration of country-soul and one of my favorites on it is Soldiers & Jesus. The emotionally stirring lyrics are captivating and will feed your soul. In regards to his latest album James explains, “As much as there’s all these different fractures of country music these days—you have pop country, rock country, traditional country, alt-country, and all these things in between—I don’t know why country-soul couldn’t exist [Read More]

Cosmos Percussion Orchestra is our Bottle Rock Napa 2014 Featured Band of the Day

April 11, 2014

Today our Bottle Rock Napa Featured Band is Cosmos Percussion Orchestra. Doesn’t that name just intrigue you? They are “The Bay Area’s Premiere World Rock Fusion Group, is a unique group of percussionists and melodic musicians that fully engage and connect with their audiences through their original fusion of melodic rhythms inclusive of Rock, Funk, Afro-Cuban, Latin, Brazilian, African, and Mediterranean.” Yes, this band is awesome and even more awesome to experience live. They captivate their audience with their driving percussion and infectious beats that has the crowd on their feet moving in no time. Cosmos Percussion Orchestra deliver engaging rhythms, melodic basslines, smooth guitars, and some great blues and funk vibe in their song Thursday. It is definitely one fo you to check out. What I really enjoy about this band is that they bring all their own influences into this melting pot of music and create a style unique, charismatic and entertaining for all to enjoy. Cosmos Percussion Orchestra have performed at various festivals, private events, and numerous private and public shows all [Read More]

The Fray is our Bottle Rock Napa 2014 Featured Band of the Day

April 10, 2014

Today our Bottle Rock Napa Featured Band is The Fray. The Fray has been one of my favorite bands for quite a while. I think I have seen them live about four times and honestly I just can get enough of them! I remember the first time I fell in love with them was when I heard their song Over My Head on the radio. I tried to find out who it was and no one knew. It took me a couple weeks of trying to catch it again on the radio and this time I was going to find out! I did and quickly went out to buy the album How To Save a Life and my long love affair soon began. The Fray always has music that just spoke to me at the right times in my life. The honest and raw lyrics touch upon the many challenges in life and were sung so beautifully and in a perfect composition. Their songs became the soundtrack of my life’s ups and downs and [Read More]

Railroad Earth is our Bottle Rock Napa 2014 Featured Band of the Day

April 7, 2014

Today our Bottle Rock Napa Featured Band is Railroad Earth. For today I wanted to introduce you to a band with a great big sound. Railroad Earth is that band and you will love what they bring to the music scene. There is no genre or style that you can place them since they are just bent on making great music and guaranteeing a fun time when they perform. Their music can give hints of their influences ranging from bluegrass, classic rock, Americana, Country or most simply: Rock and Roll. They are definitely great performers and very talented musicians, as the band members are very skilled at a variety of musical instruments. They have recently released their latest album, Last of the Outlaws which is their seventh studio album. They are currently touring in support of the new album and will be touring through Summer. You will have to make sure to check their tour dates so you don’t miss one of their amazing performances. Their sets are full on entertaining and can even be [Read More]