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Farewell My Love on the We Own The Night stop in San Francisco!

April 25, 2014

Farewell My Love are just a couple days away from wrapping up their We Own The Night Tour and we caught them as they made there stop in San Francisco. We have been wanting to see them live for a while now, but the timing and location never did line up until this week. They came to perform at the “Above DNA” stage at the DNA Lounge in San Francisco. One thing is for sure, they definitely did live up to our expectations, they put on an awesome set! The stage setup at the Above DNA is very small and space is limited, but that did not stop these five from delivering a 100% energy filled performance. Farewell, My Love have the complete package, the kick ass rocker look, charismatic personalities and are damn fine musicians that deliver KILLER ROCK n ROLL! There is no lack of adrenaline flowing through these guys and they bring life and energy to their stage performance. They put the attention to detail and make sure to give the audience a full [Read More]

Fozzy premieres catchy new song, “Lights Go Out” with a cool lyric video

April 24, 2014

One of our favorite heavy metal rockers, FOZZY has announced spring tour including dates with Buckcherry, Kyng, Rev Theory, Gemini Syndrome and more. FOZZY is also set to perform at Rock on the Range, Welcome to Rockville, Carolina Rebellion & 98 Rockfest. Make sure to check all the dates for the tour since FOZZY puts on one of the best high energy performances that you don’t want to miss. We caught them when they came into San Francisco last year for a stop at the DNA Lounge. It was an amazing night and you can read more about our coverage here. Today FOZZY premiered the new track, Lights Go Out with a lyric video, check it out here: FOZZY which is frontman CHRIS JERICHO, guitarists RICH WARD and BILLY GREY, bassist PAUL DILEO and drummer FRANK FONTSERE is set to release their new single, Lights Go Out on April 29th and is one I really look forward to. “‘LIGHTS GO OUT’ represents a brand new color in the FOZZY spectrum,” says CHRIS JERICHO of the new single. “Dark, [Read More]

Augustana release new video for “Ash and Ember”

April 24, 2014

Augustana have just released their new album Life Imitating Life earlier this week through Washington Square. The album was produced by John O’Mahony (Coldplay, Metric, Kashmir) and recorded in Rhinebeck, NY and Nashville, TN. This is the fourth full length album and the first for Washington Square. The album takes the listener on a musical journey with passionate, poetic songs that are emotionally driven and tell a powerful story. Augustana have released the first official music video for the first track off the album, Ash and Ember. You can check it out here: Make sure you pick up the new album, Life Imitating Life which can be purchased on Itunes here. You can catch Augustana as they are heading out on tour this spring with Twin Forks. Check the dates below and see which show you can make it out to: April 18 – Nashville, TN – Mercy Lounge April 19 – Atlanta, GA – Vinyl April 21 – Dallas, TX – Trees April 22 – Houston, TX – Fitzgerald’s Upstairs April 23 – Austin, TX [Read More]

Paul McCartney to returns to SF to play Farewell to Candlestick Park in August!

April 24, 2014

Paul McCartney had a busy year last year for his Get Out There tour that took him to 23 cities across South America, North America, Japan and Europe. He now has plans to return to San Francisco to play a very special Farewell to Candlestick Park on August 14th. Paul is currently touring South American for his 2014 Out There tour and confirmation has been received that he will be bringing the Out There tour to California. It will be a bittersweet return for Paul to close out the iconic venue, the Beatles played their final concert date on August 29, 1966. The ‘Out There’ tour, as always, features music from the most beloved catalog in popular music, as Paul performs songs spanning his entire career – as a solo artist, member of Wings and of course as a Beatle. The set list will also include material from Paul’s most recent studio album NEW, a global hit upon its release last year. The tour also uses state of the art technology and production to ensure the entire [Read More]

Farewell My Love announce new tour, The Rock and Rebel Tour

April 23, 2014

Farewell My Love have just announced their new tour, The Rock and Rebel Tour. The tour will be with Jamies Elsewhere, Incredible Me and lionfight and is set to start in June and goes on through August. Check out the tour dates here: We just caught their bad ass show at the DNA Lounge last night as they stopped into San Francisco for their “We Own The Night Tour” along with Consider Me Dead and The Venetia Fair. What an unbelievable set and we will be bringing you all of our photos and features later today on that. You definitely don’t want to miss them when they come to a venue in your town. Full energy, spectacular stage presence and killer music is always a guarantee! In case you missed it, check out our quick interview we did with three of the members, Ryan Howell, Röbby Creasey and Logan Thayer as we met up at the NAMM 2014 Convention in January. This is one band that not only kick ass rockin but are some of [Read More]

Check out our Born of Osiris coverage from Chico on the Break The Walls Tour!

April 23, 2014

It has been quite a busy month for us here at Music Junkie Press, but we didn’t want to wait any longer to bring you our coverage of Born of Osiris as they made there stop in Chico, California for the Break Down The Walls Tour. They performed at the Senator Theater to a packed crowd and once again delivered a top notch performance. Born of Osiris came out in full high energy force and teared up the crowd with their intense fist-in-the-air set. The crowd was on their feet from start to finish and it seems that they just couldn’t get enough of them! Check out the slide show of photographs by our Rockin Ryan from their set: Born of Osiris are heading to Europe for a tour with After the Burial, Betraying the Martyrs and Buried in Verona. Check the website or Facebook page for complete dates. The band will then return to the US in time to resume touring and perform on this year’s Vans Warped Tour. Make sure to catch them when [Read More]

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

April 21, 2014

Today our Bottle Rock Napa Featured Artist is Matisyahu. Matisyahu brings a fresh new life to the music scene and has been inspiring people for the past decade with his reggae hip hop style and alternative music. His energy is infectious and when he sings you can’t help but feel lighter as your troubles lift away. Matisyahu has a very unique story of his upbringing and how he became to be known as “The hasidic reggae superstar”. His story, just like his music takes you into such depths with his songs and a journey. His music has evolved over the years, just as his spirituality. Listening to him, can create the perfect blissful mood. Matisyahu currently has his new album, AKEDA which is set to release on June 4th. Akeda is said to be his most personal album and one which he had the most creative control over. As Matisyahu says, “Akeda is the kind of album an artist makes when there is no other creative choice but to turn oneself inside-‐out, to scrape the [Read More]