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SHINING from Norway out on tour and release live footage from 2013 Øya Festival

April 7, 2014

SHINING, the extreme metal band from Norway have returned to North America and have just kicked off a tour with The Dillinger Escape Plan. You can find tour dates below. To get everyone geared up and head to their high energy performances, SHINING have released the live footage of their set from the 2013 Øya Festival. Frontman Jørgen Munkeby commented, “One thing that sets our live shows apart from albums is our extended, improvised transitions between songs, and this show has some of the coolest improvised sections. Just check out the last songs, ‘HEALTER SKELTER’ and ’21st Century Schizoid Man!‘” Check out the video here: The video proves that they are definitely a band you won’t want to miss when they come to your town. The SHINING’s latest release One One One, made several notable “best-of-2013″ lists and was even nominated for the “Metal Album of the Year” Spellemann Award, (comparable to our Grammy awards) “One One One” features “a corrosive and creative hybrid of industrial vocals and beats, jazz signatures and black metal aesthetics” (Noisey). [Read More]

Up.Rooted. A review of Gina Chavez’s latest album – a musical triumph and a transformational experience.

April 7, 2014

Up.Rooted. A review of Gina Chavez’s latest album – a musical triumph and a transformational experience. With Up.Rooted, Gina Chavez has established herself as the Joan Baez of her generation. We are now seeing an emergence of second and third generation Latin musicians who were raised at home in Spanish with cumbia and reggaeton and bosa nova and in school in English with rock and rap and blues and jazz. They are creating a new genre – Gringo-Latin pop, Latino-white folk, Latin fusion – it goes by many names because it hasn’t gelled enough to have one name. The young men and women who are creating this new genre bring something else to the table besides bi-lingual musical forms, human stories and a social conscious. They sing songs of immigrant abuse, of NAFTA, of homelessness, of human rights. They are to the 21st century what Joan Baez, Phil Ochs, Aretha Franklin and Bob Dylan were to the war in Vietnam and the US Civil Rights movement. Gina Chavez is one of the artists leading [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]

Blackwülf from Oakland deliver a heavy dose of rock at the DNA Lounge

April 6, 2014

Opening up for Swedish rockers, Truckfighters was a great heavy rock band from Oakland. Blackwülf put on an incredible set at the DNA Lounge last month. I was glad to have caught them live since I had heard about them but never had the opportunity to see them live. Blackwülf have a great heavy deep rock sound reminiscent of Tool or Alice In Chains but with more edge/blues in their guitars that I love and a grunge feel to the vocals! They really put on an excellent show and I am looking forward to more Bay Area shows. Check out the tribute video that Rockin Ryan made with footage and photos from their San Francisco set: You can pick up their new Limited Edition 12″ Red Vinyl of Mind Traveler as well as some cool merchandise on their website here: www.blackwulfusa.com Also make sure to visit their social media sites and stay up to date if they have any shows near you. They are a band, you don’t want to miss! ~ Marisol Information & Links: Website: www.blackwulfusa.com [Read More]

Thicker Than Thieves is our Bottle Rock Napa 2014 Featured Band of the Day

April 4, 2014

Today our Bottle Rock Napa Featured Band is Thicker Than Thieves. I want to introduce you to Thicker Than Thieves which are San Diego based but include members of Costa Rica, California and Hawaii. With their diverse sound they have created an original sound that is a blend of rock and reggae with soulful vocals. They have toured extensively over the years to include Hawaii, Canada and Costa Rica which has brought them a very dedicated and diverse fanbase. Their music does not fit in a simple checkbox for a genre since they have been able to blend their influences and create a sound that is unique and one that you will love after taking a first listen. They currently have four albums that go back to their first 2002 with Smugglers Run and most recently Storm Will Pass. Their music is available on Itunes or you can check out their webstore here. You will really love their style, imagine if Bob Marley teamed up with Sublime and added a bit of Earth Wind & [Read More]

William Control delivers a cinematic musical masterpiece with Neuromancer

April 3, 2014

What began as a side project of Wil Francis as he embarked to create an outlet of music which was quite different than that of Aiden. With that, William Control was born and I am glad that it grew with a magical life of it’s own and became his focus, hence I will refer to Wil Francis as William Control. Out NOW! The release of William Control‘s latest album, Neuromancer. If you are familiar with William Control, this album is the prelude to his previous works; Hate Culture, Noir and Silentium Amoris which all tell the tale of the nihilistic suicidal William Control. It all started with Hate Culture where the young man embarks on a last night of sex, sin and debauchery before he attempts to kill himself. How did this man get this way? What brought him to that edge? What is his story of how he became the screw up that he is? Well, that is where Neuromancer comes in. This album is a prelude to Hate Culture and you are able to really get to know [Read More]

Volbeat starts nearly sold out North American Tour, set to start tonight!

April 3, 2014

Tonight kicks off Volbeat‘s coast to coast tour which starts at the Fillmore in Denver, CO. Several of the dates on the tour are sold out and others are nearing capacity. The tour includes support by Trivium and Digital Summer and dates are listed below: 4/03 Denver, CO The Fillmore Auditorium 4/04 Mescalero, NM Inn of the Mountain Gods Resort 4/05 Tucson, AZ Pima County Fairgrounds 4/06 Anaheim, CA The Grove 4/08 Modesto, CA Modesto Centre Plaza 4/09 Reno, NV Grand Sierra Theatre 4/10 Medford, OR Medford Armory 4/11 Spokane, WA Knitting Factory 4/13 Boise, ID Taco Bell Arena 4/14 Seattle, WA Paramount Theatre 4/15 Missoula, MT Wilma Theatre 4/17 Fargo, ND The Venue 4/18 LaCrosse, WI LaCrosse Center 4/19 Clive, IA 7 Flags Event Center 4/21 Ft. Wayne, IN Piere’s 4/22 Cleveland, OH The Agora 4/23 Louisville, KY Palace Theatre 4/25 Tampa, FL T.B. Times [Read More]