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Electronic Rock

The Fame Riot announce Fall Tour Dates and release new music video

October 18, 2016

One of our recently featured bands,  The Fame Riot have announced a new Fall Tour. The band which features the fabulous brothers, Liz Scarlett and Shazam “Tea Time” Watkins will be hitting the road next month alongside garage punk label-mates, RADKEY for a fall tour. Kicking off on November 11th in Colorado Springs, CO, the 25-date run will hit most major markets, wrapping up in Chicago, IL on December 13th. A full list of dates can be seen below. 2016 Tour Dates: w/ Radkey 11/11 – Colorado Springs, CO – The Black Sheep 11/13 – Boise, ID – Neurolux 11/16 – Seattle, WA – High Dive 11/17 – Portland, OR – Hawthorne Theatre 11/18 – Eugene, OR – The Boreal 11/19 – San Jose, CA – The Ritz 11/20 – San Francisco, CA – Neck Of The Woods – Downstairs 11/21 – Los Angeles CA – Resident 11/22 – San Diego, CA – Soda Bar 11/23 – Phoenix, AZ – 191 Toole 11/25 – El Paso, TX -Lowbrow Palace 11/26 – Dallas, TX – Sundown @ Granada Theater [Read More]

Bands

Kyng returns to San Francisco for a high energy set at Regency Ballroom

October 18, 2016

Kyng returned to the Regency Ballroom this past Sunday night as they kicked off a night of high energy rock/metal in San Francisco. They are currently out on tour with Clutch and Zakk Sabbath and we were excited to catch them once again. This powerful trio delivers a powerful dose of energy when they hit the stage. You have Eddie Veliz on Vocals/Guitar, Pepe Clarke on Drums and Tony Castaneda on Bass/Backing Vocals. From start to finish, they are at 11 the entire time and they crank up the intensity with fierce riffs, thundering drums and melodic yet heavy vocals. Their energy is inescapable as they bring the truth and honesty back into rock, simple yet completely powerful. Check out some photos of their set by our Rockin Ryan: They have recently released their new album, Breathe In The Water, which I think is their best work to date.  So full of raw, honest, powerful hard and heavy rock and metal. It can’t be described as one genre, since they successfully bring out a variety of musical [Read More]

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I Prevail’s bus catches fire out on road, everyone safe but lost belongings. How you can help!

October 16, 2016

We recently found out about I Prevail‘s tour bus catching fire as they are out touring on the Journeys The Made to Destroy Tour. We are grateful announce that no one was injured but they did suffer a loss of their belongings.  Check out the recent Facebook post that gives their fans an update: UPDATE: A lot of people have been asking us what happened to the bus yesterday and how they can help. Well, unfortunately our bus engine caught fire while driving down the freeway outside of Fresno, California. Luckily, our driver was able to pull over and we we’re able to get out before the flames started to hit the bunks. However, a lot of our personal belongings didn’t fare so well. Basically, everything we had is gone. For anyone who wants to help, the best way you can support us is by picking up our new album ‘Lifelines’ via a bundle or digitally. It comes out this Friday. Thank you for all of your support throughout this. You make this journey better [Read More]

'80s Rock

NiteRain keeps the rock n roll train rolling with their new single, Come Out

October 15, 2016

Our favorite Norwegian rockers, NiteRain are at it again! They are hell bent on keeping Rock N Roll alive and thriving. We need more bands with the dedication and determination that these rockers bring to the music scene. They not only give us KICK ASS high energy rock reminiscent of Sunset Strip in the 80’s, but they bring that same energy to the stage every time as they rock the crowds. They have just released their new single, Come Out and it is a fierce one. You can’t help but feel the smoldering remains of Rock come back to life as NiteRain ignites it and keeps the flame burning bright. Powerful 80’s inspired vocals, smoking guitars, raging solo, killer vocal chants, and heavy hitting drums to get you fired up with your fist in the air. Check out the new song here: The song is off their upcoming new album, Vendetta which is set for a release on November 5th. You can pick up the new song by heading over to iTunes here. We can’t [Read More]

Music Friday Live

Vámonos Vámonos by Los Damn Ramblers: the most fun I have had all year.

October 8, 2016

  (Los Angeles) I cannot get enough of the Los Damn Ramblers’ just released album, Vámonos Vámonos, and  not only because I am a rock and roller of a certain age.  This music is in the blood of everyone who has ever dropped a needle, ripped a cut or streamed a song.  It is embedded in our musical neural pathways and Los Damn Ramblers found the nerve.   According to legend, the album was born one night when two Latin-American musician friends were hanging out at a local joint sharing beers and laughs, got up and played a couple of Elvis, Cash, and Beatles tunes and then decided to do it again… and again and again for a couple of years.  It didn’t hurt that the two guys were the double-Latin Grammy nominated singer-songwriter Elston Torres (aka Fulano de Tal) and Grammy Award winning songwriter/ producer Carlos ‘El Loco’ Bedoya.   The two of them added some friends  to the rolling musical party and kept playing until they created the best laid-back, rootsy, unpretentious, totally fun [Read More]

Concerts

WINGER & BulletBoys coming to the House of Rock in Santa Rosa on November 12th!

October 7, 2016

  The Rock Star University House of Rock is gearing up for another great show at their top notch concert venue. The popular 80’s rock band, WINGER are set to perform at the House of Rock on November 12th.  See original members Kip Winger, Reb Beach, Paul Taylor, John Roth, and Rod Morgenstein take you on a trip through their hits from 1988 to the present!  WINGER had wide success with their charting singles “Seventeen“, “Headed for a Heartbreak” and “Miles Away” and have continued to draw fans over the years, including a whole new generation of rockers! It will definitely be a great night of ROCK and just when you thought it couldn’t get any better, they have added BULLETBOYS to the bill! Two incredible rock bands set to take over the House of Rock. BULLETBOYS have been busy rocking festivals, touring and capturing the attention for their high energy rockin sets. You can pick up tickets by heading over to https://rockstaruniversity.com/.  The impressive venue features a jaw dropping memorabilia collection, spectacular state of the art sound [Read More]

Bands

PALAYE ROYALE will be hitting California next week out on their tour with Metro Station

October 6, 2016

NEXT WEEK! We are a week away from Palaye Royale’s California shows. They kick off their tour with Metro Station on Monday in Lawrence, KS and they will be playing in Sacramento/Orangevale at the Boardwallk on Friday, October 14th. This will be one show you don’t want to miss. There are still just a couple VIP tickets remaining for The “Royal Treatment” VIP acoustic show packages are selling out quickly https://palayeroyale.ticketbud.com/palaye-royale-vip-acoustic-show-october-14-2016-sacramento-ca-. To pick up regular tickets to the show, head over to http://www.eventbrite.com/e/metro-station-the-boardwalk-tickets-27478598227?aff=ebapi. We can’t wait for them to take over the Boardwalk with their infectious energy and brighten the venue with their charismastic personalities and kick ass music! To get you ready, check out their video for one of my fave tracks, How Do You Do:   In case you missed it, check out our interview with Palaye Royale from their Mountain View Warped Tour date:   We hope you have already picked up their new album, Boom, Boom Room which is a musical gem that is destined to become the soundtrack of many great times [Read More]