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The Tontons announce Summer headlining tour and will play at Voodoo Music & Arts Experience

June 20, 2014

Houston’s indie 4-piece The Tontons announce new tour dates for 2014 in support of their latest LP Make Out King and Other Stories of Love. The LP was released in February and has been well received. After quite a busy schedule at this year’s SXSW and performing back to back shows, they are soon gaining everyone’s attention. The Tontons aren’t looking to slow down anytime soon and have played an impressive lineup of shows and festivals this Spring and head right into Summer with announcing their summer headlining tour.. If you are not familiar with their music, let me introduce you to The Tontons. You will be treated to the deliciously sultry vocals of Asli Omar and the immensely engaging instrumentals. It is music that opens your heart and feeds your soul, charismatic and energetic. The album Make Out King and Other Stories of Love has been described perfectly by SPIN Magazine as “40 minutes of natural charisma and steamy hooks“. Perfectly said! One of the stand out songs on the album is the rock song, Veida and is has an infectious and flirty [Read More]

KORN releases new single, Hater and catch them on the Rockstar Mayhem Festival

June 20, 2014

Korn have just released a new single, Hater which is off their forthcoming album, The Paradigm Shift: World Tour Edition which is set for a July 15th release. The album will feature 3 new studio songs and 6 never before heard live tracks. Check out their new single, Hater: We have a couple weeks until Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival and we get to see Korn perform once again. I am really looking forward to their set at the Festival. We saw them last year at Aftershock and they were the absolute highlight of the three day festival. They have such an intense live performance that truly captivates you from start to finish. Their latest release, The Paradigm Shift has received instant acclaim since it was first released last October and continues to be one of the best Korn albums and the singles continue to rock the charts. You can pick up The Paradigm Shift on iTunes here. One of my favorite songs on the album is Never, Never and you can check [Read More]

Take a listen to a preview of The Game off the forthcoming YES album!

June 18, 2014

The iconic and Grammy winning rock band, YES, is set to release a new studio album. YES has been one of the most influential and respected progressive rock bands and will be releasing their new album, Heaven & Earth through Frontier Records on July 22nd. The new album contains eight new tracks with that beloved distinctive sound. The album features swirling arrangements, brilliant vocals and harmonies and that signature YES sound which will please both long time and new YES fans. Today the band has previewed “The Game,” the second track off their new studio album, HEAVEN & EARTH, due out July 22 on Frontiers Records. Listen to a 90-second preview of “The Game” at: http://yesheavenandearth.com/ or listen below: Having sold nearly 40 million albums in a career that has so far spanned more than four decades, HEAVEN & EARTH sees YES continuing with its tradition of symphonic progressive rock that remains timelessly fresh and innovative. HEAVEN & EARTH is available now for pre-order on Amazon here: http://smarturl.it/YES_Amz_Preorder. YES teamed up with legendary Grammy Award winner, Roy Thomas Baker (Queen, The Cars, Guns N’ Roses, Foreigner, Smashing Pumpkins, Alice Cooper, etc.), who handled the production and Billy Sherwood (Toto, [Read More]

Cold Blood Club brings the party from New York to LA By Patrick O’Heffernan

June 18, 2014

The Brooklyn alt. dance-rock band Cold Blood Club brought their infectious upbeat beats to Hollywood last night at the literary-themed Hemmingway’s, rattling the books off the shelves and turning the nightclub’s library setting into a flashing, smoking dance hall. And it was soooo much fun. If this is what bands do in Brooklyn, we need to import a few here permanently. Before the band took the stage at 9:15 pm Tuesday night, they installed lasers, reflection screens, projectors and even a smoke machine to give the room the proper atmosphere for going crazy. And crazy we went. With seven songs, they gave the moving and bouncing audience at Hemmingway’s plenty to chew on and dance to. They treated us to pure high octane, intelligent dance-fun music that gets your body moving and makes you listen to the words. Cold Blood Club founder and band leader Tom Stuart was joined by six of the seven members of the band, all looking rested from their gig the previous night at The Mint, and a little beach [Read More]

Awoken Shadows belong in the spotlight for metalcore!

June 17, 2014

Earlier this month, we told you about the awesome show that Awoken Shadows put on as they opened up for Cherri Bomb at the DNA Show in San Francisco. You can read all about that coverage here. We have been following the fast rise of Awoken Shadows after first seeing them perform earlier this year at Ace of Spades opening for Escape The Fate. They were awesome at the DNA Lounge and couldn’t wait to catch them when they came to perform in Santa Rosa at the Live Musician’s Co-op, opening for Farewell, My Love last week. Sure enough, Awoken Shadows put on another fantastic set. These guys successfully bring out a theatrical side to metal that is something you have to experience for yourself. They each have great stage presence and are completely in tune with the crowd. We had the opportunity to talk with the band before their set and are pleased to bring you that interview here: There are so many great things in store with this band and we are excited to hear the [Read More]

Butcher Babies announce dates for their headlining tour, “No One Can Hear You Scream Tour”

June 17, 2014

We have exciting news for you! Butcher Babies have announced dates for their headlining tour which they are calling, No One Can Hear You Scream Tour. It is set for fall with dates starting September 27th in Scottsdale, AZ at Pub Rock and continues into late October. We just had the awesome time covering the Butcher Babies when they stopped into the Regency Ballroom for the Golden Gods Tour with Black Label Society. You can read more about that here: Butcher Babies at Regency Ballroom. Their headlining tour features another great band Anti-Mortem which I have been waiting to catch live! Check out the upcoming show dates below for the tour as well as a couple other shows: 9/12 Reno, NV @ Knitting Factory *w/ Black Label Society 9/13 Sacramento, CA @ Aftershock Festival 9/14 Santa Cruz, CA @ The Catalyst *w/ Black Label Society –headliners– 9/27 Scottsdale, AZ @ Pub Rock 9/28 Albuquerque, NM @ Launchpad 9/30 Merriam, KS @ Aftershock 10/01 Joilet, IL @ Mojoes 10/03 Pittsburgh, PA @ Altar Bar 10/04 Flint, MI [Read More]

Treasure Island Music Festival have announced their lineup and Outkast and Massive Attack are headlining

June 17, 2014

The Treasure Island Music Festival is returning this October and they have announced the lineup. The Festival By The Bay is set for October 18-19 and is presented by Noise Pop and Another Planet Entertainment. The lineup includes Outkast, Massive Attack, Zedd, Alt-J, TV on The Radio, Janelle Monae, The New Pornographers and many more. Check out the flyer here: 2 Day General Admission, VIP, and on Island Parking Passes are set to go on sale this Thursday, June 19th at 10 AM PT. You can head over to their website for more information on tickets, lineup and more. Visit www.treasureislandfestival.com/2014. We will bring you information and feature all the artists which are set to perform so you can get ready and enjoy the music! ~ Marisol Information & Links: Website: http://treasureislandfestival.com/2014/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/treasureislandfestival Twitter: https://twitter.com/timfsf Instagram: http://instagram.com/timfsf Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCv5yJMS2WjM3qNj55d4WufQ