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Festival

Dan Ashley captivates the crowd at Outside Lands 2023

August 16, 2023

As we begin to bring you our set recaps from Outside Lands, we would like to start off with one of our favorites. Dan Ashley performed at the Panhandle stage on Saturday and we were glad we caught the set.  Dan brought his Americana Rock and Original Roll band to the festival and it was quite a fun time. Dan comments, “We had a terrific experience performing at Outside Lands this year. What a privilege to play such a major music festival, not just in San Francisco, but one of the biggest in the country”. You might recognize Dan, he is a longtime ABC7 evening news anchor here in the Bay Area.  Well, he definitely ROCKED the stage at Outside Lands. You couldn’t help but be held captive by his passion for his music, as he delivered songs that carried his emotion along with euphonious vocals. Dan tells us more about how it was performing this past weekend, “From start to finish, performing at Outside Lands this year was a joy. It’s such an important [Read More]

Guitarist

Hannah Wicklund releases emotionally healing new track, Witness

July 27, 2023

  Singer/Songwriter/Guitarist Hannah Wicklund is set to release her full length album The Prize on October 13th.  On July 26th, Wicklund released her latest single, Witness, which is off her upcoming album. The song is her most personal to date and about claiming heartbreak, embracing it and using that to heal through some of the toughest times in life. Hannah confesses, “Getting into your first relationship as a strong, driven young woman, it’s very difficult to experience someone dim your light, but even harder to recognize it. Insecurities within young people play out in terrifying ways, and it’s very hard to not absorb other people’s darkness. Witness was the awareness I found in myself that it is not my responsibility to save anyone.” The single arrives accompanied by another of Hannah’s whimsical oil paintings as the single cover art. “With the artwork behind ‘Witness’, I wanted to capture the release of someone from your life; that last look before they are gone. So clearly the castle is my space, and watching ‘him’ go from the front [Read More]

Contest

WIN AN AUTOGRAPHED BASS GUITAR AND A PHONE CALL FROM ERIC BRITTINGHAM

July 10, 2023

TWO ADDITIONAL GUITARS AUTOGRAPED BY LITA FORD, GEORGE LYNCH, REB BEACH, PAUL TAYLOR AND PETE EVICK AVAILABLE TO WIN  Eric Brittingham, best known as the bass player from multi-platinum hard rock icons CINDERELLA has been collaborating with the team at Treatment Relief Help Corp. for several years now. And because of that long standing relationship you have the opportunity to win one of his prized bass guitars along with a wall case.  Eric has autographed and is donating a Dean bass to the winner of a raffle supporting the Treatment Relief Help Corp.  charity, “I’ve been working with Bruce Sisk at Treatment Relief Help Corp.  for a while now and I’ve seen how well run his charities and events always are,” remarks Brittingham. “He’s throwing money to good causes and I’m more than happy to be involved in it.”   To qualify to win, please head to  https://treatmentrelief.org/raffle and enter the raffle by clicking on the “Tickets” button.  Raffle tickets are $10.00 each and every ticket purchase guarantees the purchaser a chance to win one of three guitars – [Read More]

Concerts

Photo Gallery: Annabel Lee at Brick & Mortar

June 27, 2023

Joining Moon Walker on their summer tour is Annabel Lee. The Los Angeles based alt-rocker gave a fierce performance on Saturday night in San Francisco at the Brick & Mortar.  Being such an intimate venue allowed for an infectiously energetic set that had the crowd in awe. Annabel delivers such powerful vocals that you are drawn to her energy and you can’t help to reciprocate with cheers and applause. Check out photos from her set by our Rockin Ryan: Annabel Lee released her debut album Mother’s Hammer in March. You can pick up the album HERE.   In addition, we picked up some merch of cool shirts. I can’t say it enough, when you head out to enjoy live music and love the set, pick up some merch from the them.  It is the best way to support a band and you will end up with a closet full of great memories of concerts past. Make sure to visit the social media sites and stay up to date on the latest news. Information & Links: [Read More]

Blues

Garret T. Willie release epic new rock/blues track, Love Hangover

June 16, 2023

Garret T. Willie is an old soul that you have to check out.  The rock and blues guitarist truly channels classic blues and rock with his music.  He has just released his  new track, Love Hangover and it is epic!  Garret commenting about the new song, “That’s one that Parker really took the lead on. He was, like, ‘I wanna write a really good, radio-ready banger.’ So I said ‘Okay, let’s do it.’ He started playing me this drum loop that, I swear, he just ripped from Gary Glitter’s ‘Rock ‘n’ Roll’ and I looked at him right away and he said ‘Don’t fuckin’ give me that look, just riff over it. Just trust me on this.’ So I kept trying and trying and trying and playing this and that, playing this and that, this and that, until finally I gotiff, the one that’s on the record. And then he said ‘I like that. Do it again.’“The song is about this one Muse, I guess you could say, that I had at that point in [Read More]

Guitarist

True Guitar God, Legend Eddie Van Halen 1955 – 2020

October 6, 2020

Truly the most iconic, influential guitarist, Eddie Van Halen passed away. His son Wolfgang Van Halen confirms his death with a heartbreaking post on Instagram:     View this post on Instagram   I can’t believe I’m having to write this, but my father, Edward Lodewijk Van Halen, has lost his long and arduous battle with cancer this morning. He was the best father I could ever ask for. Every moment I’ve shared with him on and off stage was a gift. My heart is broken and I don’t think I’ll ever fully recover from this loss. I love you so much, Pop. A post shared by Wolf Van Halen (@wolfvanhalen) on Oct 6, 2020 at 12:26pm PDT The last time we saw Eddie perform was back in 2015 whenVAN HALEN delivered an epic full on ROCK N ROLL set at Shoreline Amphitheater we went as a family to cover their show at Shoreline. It was such a memorable night for all of us. He was truly my husband and sons’ idol. He is the [Read More]

Concerts

Nick Perri shares a sneak peek trailer for his upcoming concert, Live at the Drive In

October 5, 2020

The Music Industry has truly taken a huge hit during Covid-19 shutdown. But thankfully, so many artists have kept us sane with their live streams and virtual concerts. Later this month, Nick Perri and The Underground Thieves (Trio) will be holdling their pay-per-view concert, Live at the Drive In. Video To get you ready for this upcoming event, check out the sneak peek trailer for the concert event of the month.   Watch Event You will have three ways to watch the event. Watch on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/CF-r0xJJApI/?igshid=1lnl2gh14y5v2 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/264426914928/posts/10158571972494929/ Youtube: https://youtu.be/-9y09Fhm4ME Tickets Friday October 16th2 Showtimes:Viewing #1 – 2pm EST / 7pm GMT (London)Viewing #2 – 9pm ESTTickets start at $10https://nickperritheundergroundthieves.veeps.com/   If watching the show isn’t rockin enough, how about a chance to win a Gibson Firebird?  With each ticket purchased, you will be automatically entered to wina GIBSON FIREBIRD.  Proceeds will benefit the band, crew, and a portion will also be donated to MusiCares   Make sure to visit the social media sites for the latest news. Information & Links Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nickperri/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nickperrimusic/ Twitter: [Read More]