Band

The Ready Set head to historic Fillmore in San Francisco on June 14th for tour with EMBLEM3

June 7, 2016

  The Ready Set have been quite busy out on their spring tour with EMBLEM3. The North American Tour kicked off in May and will make a stop here in San Francisco at the historic Fillmore on June 14th. You can pick up tickets for the tour by heading over to https://www.facebook.com/thereadyset/app/123966167614127/. The electro pop act are currently out on tour in support of their recently released album, I Will Be Nothing Without Your Love! Check out the video for the title track here: Fans can purchase the album now through iTunes, MerchNow, or Target. All exclusive Target album purchases include three extra songs. For more information, please visit: http://www.thereadyset.com/.  Upcoming shows: Jun. 14                  San Francisco, CA                 The Fillmore Jun. 16                  Tempe, AZ                               The Marquee Theatre Jun. 18                  Los Angeles, CA                     The Fonda Theatre We look forward to bringing you coverage of the San Francisco show and hope to see you there! Be sure to visit their social media sites and stay up to date on their latest news. ~ Marisol Information & Links: Website: www.thereadyset.com    Facebook: www.facebook.com/thereadyset     Twitter:  www.twitter.com/thereadyset Youtube:  www.youtube.com/thereadyset  [Read More]

Pop Punk

Rivers Monroe hitting the Bay Area this weekend for the Grow Wild Tour

June 2, 2016

Pop-Punk band Rivers Monroe out of Philadelphia will be hitting the Bay Area this weekend for a couple shows. They are currently out on a 30 city tour as part of the 2nd annual Grow Wild Tour featuring  Round2 Crew, Will Jay, Bad Feelings, Dylan Holland, Zach Matari, Ben Hazlewood, The House On Cliff, and James Barre. They will be playing on Sunday in San Francisco at City Nights and again on Monday in Orangevale (Sacramento) at the Boardwalk. Check the tour dates below: Check out their video for their infectious and uplifting track, Hero Inside: Rivers Monroe: Mat Rivers (Vocals/Keys) Mike Monroe (Lead Vocals/Guitar) Matt “Doc” Varga (Lead Guitar) Kirby Chin (Bass/Vocals) Jess Choi (Touring Drummer) Make sure to visit their social media sites and stay up to date on their latest news. Information & Links: http://riversmonroe.com http://twitter.com/RiversMonroe http://instagram.com/RiversMonroe http://www.facebook.com/RiversMonroe http://www.youtube.com/user/RiversMonroe

Entertainment

Get ready for some great music this weekend with Live In The Vineyard special on SIRIUS XM The Pulse

May 26, 2016

This weekend you can enjoy all of the great music from Live In The Vineyard as SIRIUS XM The Pulse will be airing an exclusive concert special. The special will include performances by Andy Grammer, Ingrid Michaelson, Cold War Kids, Lukas Graham, Ben Rector, Daughtry, Zella Day, Tor Miller, Brendan James, Shawn Hook and More. Check out all the details below: Sirius XM The Pulse is set to air an exclusive concert special this Memorial Day weekend that was captured at the seventeenth installment of the star-studded “Live In The Vineyard” music festival in Napa Valley, California April 7-10. The three hour special, which will include stripped down acoustic performances by Andy Grammer, Ingrid Michaelson, Cold War Kids, Lukas Graham, Ben Rector, Daughtry, Zella Day, Tor Miller, Brendan James, Shawn Hook, The Strumbellas, AudioDamn!, Pentatonix and SafetySuit will premiere on Channel 15 this Friday, May 27th at 7pm EST. The special will rebroadcast on Saturday at 2am, 7am and 2pm, on Sunday at 5pm and on Monday at 8am and 5pm (all listed in EST). [Read More]

Alternative

Thank You Scientist set to release new album, “Stranger Heads Prevail” in July

May 19, 2016

Thank You Scientist are set to release their new album, Stranger Heads Prevail on July 29th via Evil Ink Records. The label is owned and run by Coheed and Cambria lead singer, Cladio Sanchez. Claudio comments about the band, “Thank You Scientist is a rare band that stretches the boundaries of the listener’s expectation. Their compositions are a tornado of complexity and style that compel the audience to stay present for every note.” They have released a video announcing the pre-order of the album and you can check it out here: You can head over to their website  www.thankyouscientist.net and pre-order the album as well as check out bundle options. Tom Monda, the guitarist and primary songwriter comments about the album and how musically the band wanted to make a rock record with multiple layers of compartmentalized detail, a la The Beatles “Abbey Road” or Queens’ “Night at the Opera”, “This record has a lot of attention to detail, which will hopefully keep people coming back for more. We wanted to make something that held up to both [Read More]

BottleRock Napa

BottleRock Napa Announces updates for Aftershows!

May 17, 2016

  There has been a couple updates for the BottleRock Napa Aftershows. The Joy Formidable plays at Ca’ Momi in Napa on Saturday, Mary 28th, and Waters has been added to the Robert DeLong show on Sunday, May 29th, at the Uptown Theatre in Napa. . Check out the news below: May 17, 2016, NAPA, Calif. — BottleRock Napa Valley, presented by JaM Cellars, has sold out all passes to the festival’s fourth installment on May 27 – 29, 2016 in downtown Napa. For those who may have missed out on purchasing highly coveted passes to the festival, BottleRock Napa Valley is presenting a series of aftershows at locations throughout the Napa Valley and greater Bay Area. Featuring many of the 2016 BottleRock performing artists and other surprise guests, the aftershows will take place starting with previews on Thursday, May 26th with acts like Michael Franti, Gogol Bordello and the legendary Cheech and Chong, culminating on Monday, May 30 with Rodrigo y Gabriela. The full lineup of 2016 BottleRock Napa Valley Aftershows includes: Thursday, May 26: [Read More]

rock

3 Doors Down announce US Fall Headlining Tour Dates

May 16, 2016

  3 Doors Down have just announced tour dates for a fall US headlining tour: Us and The Night Tour. Artist pre-sale and VIP packages will go live on Monday, May 16 at 2PM local time (password: 3DD2016), while the public on-sale follows on Friday, May 20 beginning at 10AM local time. Check out more news: VIP packages include a Soundcheck Party, concert ticket, meet and greet, photo with 3 Doors Down and much more. Commemorative three-dimensional tickets will be available for select Ticketmaster dates on the Us And The Night Tour 2016. Pop Evil and Red Sun Rising will be supporting the band on select dates throughout the fall. For ticketing and VIP information visit www.3DoorsDown.com/events. 3 Doors Down’s 13th Annual “The Better Life Foundation Concert” will be held at Harrah’s Cherokee Casino Resort in Cherokee, NC on November 12. The weekend consists of a motorcycle ride, silent auction, custom-built motorcycle raffle and concert. TBLF has raised and donated over $3,000,000 to reputable children’s charities, veteran’s organizations, local municipalities and faith-based groups to achieve its goals in helping [Read More]

Guitarist

ZAKK WYLDE ANNOUNCES NEW U.S. / CANADIAN TOUR DATES BOOK OF SHADOWS II OUT NOW

May 10, 2016

  Guitar icon ZAKK WYLDE today has announced new U.S. and Canadian tour dates in continued support of his new LP Book Of Shadows II. Wylde will hit over 40 cities spread out across the U.S. and Canada this summer including a performance at Heavy MTL Festival in Montreal on August 7th, a first for him as a solo artist. Tickets will go on sale this Thursday, May 12th. Tyler Bryant & The Shakedown and Jared James Nichols will serve as support. Wylde, as always, has been on the road nonstop. He wrapped up a buzzworthy stint on Steve Vai’sGENERATION AXE TOUR just yesterday in Red Bank, NJ and prior to that served as a marquee artist on THE HENDRIX EXPERIENCE TOUR with the likes of Billy Cox and Buddy Guy. This is the first time Zakk has toured as a headliner in the U.S. and Canada since last year’s Unblackened tour.   7/8: Dallas, TX @ Gas Monkey Live7/9: Oklahoma City, OK @ Diamond Ballroom 7/10: Austin, TX @ Emo’s7/12: Houston, TX @ House of Blues7/13: New Orleans, [Read More]