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Smash Mouth is our Bottle Rock Napa 2014 Featured Band of the Day

April 8, 2014

Today our Bottle Rock Napa Featured Band is Smash Mouth. This band does not need any introduction as almost all of us at one time or another cranked up “All Star” and sang out loud at the top of our lungs. I have always had a love affair with Smash Mouth since they bring out the fun side in me and capture the perfect essence of summer! You can’t help but listen to their music loud and dance along as their music has always been the life of the party! “When we play itʼs a nonstop party,” Steve Harwell, lead singer says. That is so true and I hope you all come out to enjoy Smash Mouth and their non stop party at this year’s Bottle Rock Napa Festival. Smash Mouth started back in 1994 in San Jose and this year is the 20 year Anniversary for them. They have hits that were and still are everyone’s favorites such as Walkinʼ on the Sun and All Star,Then the Morning Comes, Canʼt Get Enough Of You Baby, and [Read More]

Augustana release new video for “Youth Is Wasted On The Young”

April 8, 2014

Augustana are set to release their new album Life Imitating Life on April 22nd through Washington Square. The album was produced by John O’Mahony (Coldplay, Metric, Kashmir) and recorded in Rhinebeck, NY and Nashville, TN. This will be the fourth full length album and the first for Washington Square. The album will take the listener on a musical journey with passionate, poetic songs that are emotionally driven and tell a powerful story. Augustana have released a video for their second song of the album, Youth Is Wasted On The Young. You can check it out here: The album is available for pre-orders on Itunes here or through MerchNow HERE. The album is complete with 10 tracks and they are : 1. Ash and Ember 2. Need A Little Sunshine 3. Love In The Air 4. Youth Is Wasted On The Young 5. Say You Want Me 6. Fit Together 7. According To Plan 8. I Really Think So 9. Alive 10. Remember Me You can catch Augustana as they are heading out on tour this spring with [Read More]

Knifeworld sign to Inside Out Music and set to release new album

April 8, 2014

Get ready for some new psychedelic dream inducing pop! Knifeworld from the UK have announced their signing with Inside Out Music. They are also set to release their forthcoming new album, The Unraveling later this summer. This will be the follow up album to their 2009 Buried Alone: Tales of Crushing Defeat for the eight piece band. The band comments about the signing, “Knifeworld are very happy to be signing to InsideOut. Our forthcoming album, The Unravelling, is so close to completion we are terrified to mention it. Nonetheless it will be the first Knifeworld album to feature the full psychedelic majesty of our eight piece line-up. It must go off like an atom bomb in your broken hearts. An atom bomb that will make a mockery of all you hold dear. An atom bomb of love. InsideOut hold the trigger and we’ve dared them to press it. Press it real good now.” Label head, Thomas Waber added: “It’s great to welcome Knifeworld to the InsideOutMusic family, and there is no doubt that ‘The Unravelling’ will prove to be [Read More]

Catch You Me At Six on their headlining North America tour!

April 7, 2014

British Rock group, You Me At Six have had quite a success here in the United States and they will continue to gain the well deserved attention as they are set to start their North America headlining tour. The tour will kick off on April 21st at the Troubadour in Los Angeles. I will list tour dates below because you don’t want to miss them when they come through your town. We have really enjoying their new single, “Room To Breathe” which has been getting a tremendous amount of radio airplay and has even hit the XM Octane channel. You can check out their new video for the song here: “Room To Breathe” appears on the band’s new album,Cavalier Youth, which shot to No. 1 on both the BillboardHeatseekers and UK rock charts. You can pick up the album on Itunes here as well as other retail outlets. Make sure to check the tour dates below and also visit their social media sites so you can stay up to date on their latest news. [Read More]

Check out the new song, Cloud City by Lost In Los Angeles

April 7, 2014

Lost in Los Angeles (LiLA) are set to release their full length album Love is Fate this Summer. The cover artwork by Garrett Wasserman (aka, PEOPLE) is the first foray into a story that will unfold further this spring, culminating in the cover for LiLA’s highly anticipated Love Is Fate LP. The first single released off the new album is Cloud City and is available now on Itunes, Amazon, as well as a variety of other online retail outlets. You can check out the catchy tune here: Cloud City is an excellent track, a dream induced indie pop reminiscent of the shoegaze era. It has depth with it’s expressions through it’s eclectic synth and beats. Lost in Los Angeles once again does a wonderful job of warm storytelling as they bring to life their energy through song. They are currently working on their video for Cloud City and we can’t wait to see it when it is completed. Lost in Los Angeles had amazing success with their last video for Because of You which you can check out here: [Read More]

DORYDRIVE’s new album Here’s To You is addictive!!

April 7, 2014

I have to share a secret with you…. I am addicted to the new album “Here’s To You” by DoryDrive and I mean addicted! DoryDrive is an alternative rock/ pop rock band from Nashville and they have released their full length album earlier this year. It is definitely making an impact. DoryDrive is Mathieu Nevitt on Vocals, Tom LaBrosse on Guitar, Henry Koller on Guitar, Nick Mendini on Bass and Joey Zak on Drums. As soon as you take a first listen, starting with Radiate you can’t help but be captivated by the infectious vocals of Mathieu Nevitt. He almost reminds me of my fave vocalist, Myles Kennedy. It is awesome to hear fresh new music that immediately grabs your attention and then continues on with the next song. Paramour has emotionally driven lyrics that ring through passionate vocals and catchy melodic hooks. This band definitely delivers a complete package and holds nothing back in their delivery. Here’s To You has a sweet seductive intro that builds into a rockin song. It is probably my most favorite song, but honestly every song [Read More]

The Raised by Wolves release new music video for Freddy Freaker

April 4, 2014

The D.C. based duo of The Raised by Wolves have released their new music video for Freddy Freaker which is off their latest album, Sadie Hawkins. The video was written, directed, and edited by The Raised By Wolves in collaboration with D.C.-based filmmaker and longtime friend,James Robertson. As the band explains it, “The video is a surreal exploration of the inevitable and often dissonant evolution of friendships over time.” Check out the video here: The Raised By Wolves are Dusty Durston (vocals, drums) and Ben Eskin (guitar, bass, keys, backing vocals) – two lifelong, musically gifted friends and was started only in the summer of 2013. They truly came out strong and released their first album Sadie Hawkins and garnered a lot of attention. The album was named The D.C. Deli Magazine’s Band of the Month for October 2013 and everyone rushed to get a good listen. These two have created great pop style songs that are complete with emotionally driven lyrics, catchy guitar hooks and attention grabbing vocals. You can pick up their new album Sadie Hawkins here http://music.theraisedbywolves.com/ and the duo is currently [Read More]