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Catch (hed) P.E. and Soil out on the Born To Ride 2 Tour set to start in May!

April 16, 2014

Get your calendars ready and save the date in May for you to catch (hed) P.E. and SOiL out on the Born To Ride 2 tour. The tour is set to start on May 1st at the HOME Bar in Arlington, IL and will wrap up at the end of May. This tour is the follow up to the first Born To Ride tour featuring the same bands. (Hed)P.E.’s forthcoming album “Evolution” is currently being mixed and is slated for a summer 2014 release on Pavement Entertainment. This is the follow up to 2010’s “Truth Rising”. According to vocalist Jahred, the album will be “Some of the heaviest material we have ever recorded”. Their label mates, SOiL is currently supporting their new single “The Hate Song” which comes from the critically acclaimed new album “Whole”. This is one tour that you don’t want to miss. We caught SOiL at the Aftershock Sacramento Festival last year and they were amazing as always. I can’t wait to see them perform their new single, “The Hate Song” which has some [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]

Truckfighters return to the US for another tour in May, DON’T MISS THEM!

April 15, 2014

Last month we caught Truckfighters perform at the DNA Lounge in San Francisco. They put on one of the most energetic, fantastic and entertaining performances I have seen in a long time. These Swedish ROCKERS know how to put on a show!! If you missed them, don’t worry they are coming back to the US for another tour starting in May. Make sure to catch them live, here are the tour dates: When I first saw Truckfighters, the singer reminded me of Kurt Cobain, the guitarist reminded me of Angus Young and the drummer remind me of Tre Cool. It was like I was watching a supergroup as these charismatic and intense musicians gave it a 150% and rocked the crowd from start to finish. You can check out a tribute video that Rockin Ryan made from footage of their set at the DNA Lounge. Then I am sure, you won’t want to miss them!! Also be sure to head over to Itunes and pick up their latest album Universe. ~ Marisol [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6IjiqL6fcII&feature=youtu.be] [Read More]

Hopeless Records signs coldrain from Japan, get ready for The Revelation

April 14, 2014

Hopeless Records have just signed a deal with a great band from Japan, coldrain. coldrain are from Nagoya, Japan and were formed in 2007, five members of two local bands decided to come together and become more than just local. Composed of lead vocalist Masato, bassist RxYxO (Ryo), drummer Katsuma, and guitarists Y.K.C (Yokochi) and Sugi. Shortly after forming, the band set off for their first tour and played in 30 venues across Japan. They have an awesome sound that could be compared to an offspring of Bring Me The Horizon and Sleeping With Sirens. What is unique is that this band has worked at creating their own signature sound and have had major success in their home country, especially with their 2012 EP Through Clarity. So are you ready to take a listen and maybe, just maybe you may have found your new favorite band. Here is their video for their song, The Revelation: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cpd4D0xt3WU&feature=youtu.be] That song is so incredible, the fast tempo double bass is bad ass! I love the scream and [Read More]

Download the new song She Said by Fire The Animal

April 14, 2014

We told you last month about the great Los Angeles band, Fire the Animal as they performed at Lara Gladstone’s Gutter n Grinde at the Troubadour. They were amazing and delivered an energetic and charismatic set filled with an updated twist of classic rock. You can read more here. This week Fire the Animal have released a new track, She Said which they recorded and engineered themselves. It is a fun catchy upbeat song that has some great guitar work, solid hooks, and infectious classic rock style vocals. One awesome song, guys! Check it out here: [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/143431653″ params=”auto_play=false&hide_related=false&visual=true” width=”100%” height=”450″ iframe=”true” /] It is great and you can download the song for free by visiting their Soundcloud page: https://soundcloud.com/firetheanimal/she-said. Make sure to pick it up and then you can be cranking it up loud in your car. The song is “Do Me Like You Do” and it is one of my personal faves and it is off their EP, Quadrihead which you can pick up here. I will leave you with a tribute video by Rockin Ryan which [Read More]

Howie Day is our Bottle Rock Napa 2014 Featured Artist of the Day

April 14, 2014

Today our Bottle Rock Napa Featured Artist is Howie Day. Howie has one of the most phenomenal voices that truly speaks to you, whether he is there to cheer you up, inspire you, remind you of a special memory, or comfort you through hard times. There is something magical about his songs, they seem to be the perfect fit to whatever mood I am in. This morning I was rushing around dealing with several challenges and I was running around and I knew I needed to just take a bit of time to quiet down and slow down to reflect. Then, on the radio, came Howie Day’s Collide. First I was greeted with memories of a very special time when I first hear that song years ago. Then I realized the song gave me the perfect time to slow down and reflect and realize that I am doing exactly what I am supposed to be doing. Then of course, I had to hear more from Howie. One of the next songs I listened to [Read More]

Glamour of the Kill set to release Savages on May 13th amid U.S. Tour

April 14, 2014

One of England’s hardest working bands, Glamour of the Kill are set to return to the United States for a tour in support of their upcoming album, Savages. Savages has a release date of May 13th for the U.S. and vocalist Davey Richmond explains, “We are more than excited that our second full length SAVAGES will be released to the GOTK family in America! We are so proud of this record and can’t wait for everyone to hear it and learn the words!“ The album was produced by Joey Sturgis (Asking Alexandria) and have already seen great success in the UK with their music video for Second Chance and their very popular singles, Freak Like Me and Break which features Michael Vampire (The Killing Lights, Vampires Everywhere). Check out their video for Second Chance here: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRY8Vg_2GzI&feature=youtu.be] You can pre-order Savages on Itunes here and make sure to catch them out on tour. They will be setting out on tour with Avatar in support of co-headliners Escape the Fate and Pop Evil. Check out the tour [Read More]