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Pop Evil debut video for “Torn To Pieces”

April 14, 2014

Pop Evil’s song, Torn To Pieces” from their highly successful album, Onyx has been rapidly climbing the charts and hits the Top 5 spot. The song deals with the loss of loved ones, something everyone is bound to go through. “Digging up the past can be very difficult,” says vocalist Leigh Kakaty, “Losing someone close to you has a healing process, and I choose to do it through this video.” They have released a new video for the song which is directed by Johan Carlén and you can check it out here: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8A9J94UWI8&feature=youtu.be] Pop Evil is currently set to start another tour, this time co-headlining with Escape The Fate and label mates Avatar and Glamour of the Kill which kicks off at the end of this month. Pop Evil have been busy touring in support of their album ONYX as well as recently collaborating with legendary artist DMC who recently remixed their No. 1 hit single, Trenches. The remix will be feature on the opening video montage prior to each game for the ACC [Read More]

Robert DeLong is our Bottle Rock Napa 2014 Featured Artist of the Day

April 12, 2014

Today our Bottle Rock Napa Featured Artist is Robert DeLong. Today I want to bring you something a little bit different than what I usually share with you. That is the great new music by Robert DeLong. Robert is a singer/songwriter that is truly a one man electronic band. When he performs live, he is a one-man band who uses MIDI interfaces, a full drum set, guitar, drum pads, keyboards, laptops and game controllers, looping his music live to fuse electronic dance beats with striking melodies and lyrics with emotional heart. What you are treated to is a eclectic and highly energetic performance that brings you anything from pop, dance, house, rock and roll and so much more. I think Bottle Rock Napa has done such a great job at bringing in a variety of music styles and genres for everyone to enjoy. Robert played at SXSW and had everyone taking notice of his creative unique sound. He has been dubbed the ‘2013 Artist To Watch’ by the likes of MTV, Billboard and VIBE and continues [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]

Matt Hires new EP Heartache Machine is climbing the charts!

April 10, 2014

Matt Hires released a new EP earlier this week, “Heartache Machine” and it features four new songs and follows up to last year’s “THIS WORLD WON’T LAST FOREVER, BUT TONIGHT WE CAN PRETEND.” What is very exciting about this new EP is that Matt has returned to independent level after spending 6 years with Atlantic Records. Regarding the recent change, Hires said, “Making the leap to independence has been really freeing and invigorating for me as an artist. I love that I’m able to get songs from the studio and into people’s ears in just a little over two months. It’s definitely a little scary, but I think it’s going to be really good for me and good for my fans. With ‘Heartache Machine,’ I feel like I was able to break into a totally new level of honesty in my songwriting and I think it comes through in the recordings.” His return to the independent level reminds me of my favorite quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson: “Do not go where the path may lead, go [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]

Thom Chacon is our Bottle Rock Napa 2014 Featured Artist of the Day

April 9, 2014

Today our Bottle Rock Napa Featured Artist is Thom Chacon. For today I wanted to feature an artist who truly makes an impression with his words and melodies in his song. Thom Chacon is an Americana delight as his music brings to light his influences of Kris Kristofferson, Steve Earle and Townes Van Zandt, among others. His love of nature in his personal life trickles into his song as you find yourself often painting a scenic picture in your head as you listen to him. His narrative style evokes so much passion in his songs and his vocals are soul touching. One of the songs that highlights this style is in Chasing the Pain, amazing song that tells such a reflective story of pain. Thom‘s songwriting is spectacular and reminds me of true Johnny Cash style. Thom has gone on to tour around the world, opening for artists as diverse as Los Lonely Boys and Jason Mraz, playing shows in Thailand and India, and even one memorable gig on July 4, 2004 at Folsom [Read More]

The Veer Union announces tour and set to release Deluxe Edition of Divide The Blackened Sky

April 9, 2014

The Veer Union are set to release a Deluxe Edition of “Divide The Blackened Sky” which will include three new songs and re-mastered tracks. The new album is set to release on June 10, 2014 through Pavement Entertainment and distributed by MRI/Sony RED. Frontman Crispin Earl gives us his take on the album,“Divide The Blackened Sky, is a much darker and heavier effort than our previous works. It depicts all the hard times we have been through over the last couple of years”. Also The Veer Union has announced they will be heading out on tour in May for the “Beyond The Blackened Sky Tour” and will include Righteous Vendetta, Blacklite District and Black Oxygen. The tour is set to start off on May 27th with the first show at The Roxy in British Colombia. Stay tuned for more tour dates to be announced. We are excited to see The Veer Union back out on tour and have been long time supporters of them since first seeing them in 2009 with Puddle of Mudd and Burn Halo. [Read More]