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MAN OVERBOARD announce headlining tour The Heart Attack Tour

March 11, 2014

Man Overboard has announced their headlining tour, The Heart Attack Tour, presented by Alternative Press Magazine. The tour is set to run from May 20 through June 21 in the U.S. and Canada and features support from Transit, Forever Came Calling and Knuckle Puck. You can check out all the bands and get an 11 track free sampler download here: www.theheartattacktour.com Guitarist Justin Collier explains, “It has been a while since we have gone out on a headlining tour, but we couldn’t be more excited to hit the road and play an extended setlist of songs from Heart Attack, as well as a plethora of songs from our previous releases. If our excitement wasn’t already at an all time high, we are bringing our old friends Transit with us. They are a band who’s friendship runs deeper than simply playing music, so we are honored to share a month with them around North America. Lastly, it will also be a treat to have Forever Came Calling and Knuckle Puck with us! Song requests are welcome on [Read More]

Hana Kim: soaring lyrics and Saving Innocents. By Patrick O’Heffernan

March 10, 2014

Hana Kim: soaring lyrics and Saving Innocents. by Patrick O’Heffernan Host, Music FridayLive! Usually as the night progresses on Sundays at a showcase venue, the audience egresses – the later you sing, the fewer people you sing to. The opposite was true for Hana Kim this past Sunday at the Hotel Café in Hollywood. As she and her band began setting up a little before 10 pm, the double doors in the back started swinging as fans poured in. The small crowd with some empty tables became a full room of buzzing, talking, camera-flashing fans there to see one of their stars. And Hana did not disappoint. She had her full band – Ed Maxwell on bass, Adam Zimmon on lead guitar and Matt Mayhall on the drums – backing up her piano and keyboard and luxurious voice. Together they transported the room to a concert hall filled with music and heart. In fact, it is no exaggeration to say that Sunday night was the best live concert I have heard Hana Kim deliver. Perched on [Read More]

Steel Panther announces US and Canada Tour Dates! Get ready to ROCK!!

March 10, 2014

With a little over 2 weeks left until the release of the much highly anticipated new album, “All You Can Eat“. Steel Panther have just announced 31 tour dates for the US and Canada! We are hoping they will continue to add more since we need a CALIFORNIA date PLEASE!!! Here are the dates announced: 5/3 Seattle, WA The Showbox 5/4 Portland, OR Crystal Ballroom 5/7 Denver, CO Ogden Theatre 5/8 Witchita, KS The Cotillion 5/10 Oklahoma City, OK Diamond Ballroom 5/11 Houston, TX House of Blues 5/13 Orlando, FL House of Blues 5/15 North Myrtle Beach, SC House of Blues 5/16 Silver Spring, MD The Filmore 5/17 Philadelphia, PA Theatre of Living Arts 5/18 Sayerville, NJ Starland Ballroom 5/20 Montreal, QUE Metropolis 5/21 Boston, MA House of Blues 5/23 Hampton Beach, NH Hampton Beach Casino 5/24 Portland, ME The 5/26 Toronto, ON Sound Academy 5/27 New York, NY Irving Plaza 5/28 Pittsburgh, PA Stage AE 5/29 Cleveland, OH House of Blues 5/31 Kansas City, MO Rockfest 6/1 Dallas, TX Gexa Energy Pavilion This year Steel [Read More]

Ani DiFranco mesmerizes Napa with her passionate and heartfelt set

March 9, 2014

It was a magical night at the Uptown Theater in Napa, California yesterday. It was a night filled with love, hope, inspiration and sweet beautiful music. Ani DiFranco, the amazingly talented singer/songwriter/poet was in the house to perform her final show of her tour. First, I must share that the ambiance that the Uptown Theater creates was the perfect backdrop for this stellar performance. The Uptown Theater has a very strict photo policy which you don’t really appreciate until you experience it firsthand. Going to about 15 concerts a month, I tend to spend so much time bobbing my head side to side in hopes of capturing the performer in my line of site, but instead I am greeted by cell phones and cameras in the air. Without the distractions of these, you can’t help but bathe in the beauty of the artist and become one with the moment. Last night was that perfect night. Her impressive opener, Jenny Scheinman woed the crowd with her touching and sometimes jovial folk songs. The crowd was purely [Read More]

Selena Gomez returns to Texas to play Borderfest 2014

March 9, 2014

Twenty one year old, Selena Gomez has been quite busy with her television/film acting and singing career. Sometimes you know, it feels so good to return home. Selena Gomez made a stop at State Farm Arena in Hidalgo, Texas on March 8, 2014 with her Stars Dance Tour 2014, where she performed to a sold out crowd containing fans of all ages. One thing is for sure, she delivered a night full of excitement and fun music. Our photographer/correspondent Randy Salazar detailed, “The crowd was grabbed from the start with her entrance and started singing along, where the energy in the room could be felt.. She greeted the crowd letting them know she was happy to be home since she was a Texas native.” Selena also posted on her Instagram/Facebook with the following: “Reunited and it feels sooo good TX always makes me proud #littles #realmexicanfood #home” Selena‘s latest album Stars Dance features the #1 hit single Come and Get it and the single Slow Down. You can pick up Stars Dance on Itunes here. With an album full of [Read More]

The ROAMies at Hotel Café by Patrick O’Heffernan

March 8, 2014

The ROAMies at Hotel Café by Patrick O’Heffernan Music lovers at the Hotel Café discovered that the way you spell fun is R-O-A-M-i-e-s, as in the ROAMies, the delightful married duo of Alexa James and Rory Partin. They had the audience rocking, clapping, laughing and singing for almost an hour with a 9-song set that ran the gamut from original songs to early Beatles to Cajun classics. Alexa James – who is a song writing and vocal power in her own right with several hit albums, a number 1 single and 5 top ten songs, not to mention several film tracks and a new single out now, “I Don’t Know How To Be Here”- kicked things off with a conversational nod to Mardi Gras and the upbeat happy tune “Fun To Love You” on the guitar. Her husband Rory backed her on the keyboard and Peter Cho added to the lightheartedness with his wicked banjo chops. You knew immediately, the evening was going to be fun! With her Betty Boop eyes, curly crown of bright [Read More]

The ROAMies at Hotel Café by Patrick O’Heffernan

March 8, 2014

The ROAMies at Hotel Café by Patrick O’Heffernan Music lovers at the Hotel Café discovered that the way you spell fun is R-O-A-M-i-e-s, as in the ROAMies, the delightful married duo of Alexa James and Rory Partin. They had the audience rocking, clapping, laughing and singing for almost an hour with a 9-song set that ran the gamut from original songs to early Beatles to Cajun classics. Alexa James – who is a song writing and vocal power in her own right with several hit albums, a number 1 single and 5 top ten songs, not to mention several film tracks and a new single out now, “I Don’t Know How To Be Here”- kicked things off with a conversational nod to Mardi Gras and the upbeat happy tune “Fun To Love You” on the guitar. Her husband Rory backed her on the keyboard and Peter Cho added to the lightheartedness with his wicked banjo chops. You knew immediately, the evening was going to be fun! With her Betty Boop eyes, curly crown of bright [Read More]