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Our Spotlight Band is Death Valley Dreams

December 8, 2015

I have a new band for you to check out and keep your eyes! You are going to love them. Check out Death Valley Dreams from PA. I am so excited to hear more from them since Nick Coyle has been a favorite of mine for quite some time. They recently played their first show in November at River Street Jazz Cafe. Check out some video of their set featuring their awesome new song, The Darker Years: They definitely have an infectious new sound that I have been craving. Then, I fell deeper in love with them after I listened to their Words Like Fire song. I am just blown away by the energy they bring to their music, vocals that just grab your attention and a beat that will get you moving. This just might be my new Go To song! Check it out here: We will see if we can bring you an interview soon to find out more about what is next on the horizon for Death Valley Dreams. This will [Read More]

Our Spotlight Band is Blankus Larry

December 4, 2015

I have a new band for you to check out! It is Blankus Larry out of Washington DC and Norfolk, VA. They bring back your love for that gritty garage band style with a dose of punk and psychedelic rock. You can’t help but pick up their classic analog sound which I am smitten with. They are set to release sophomore album, Problemo soon and you can check out their new song, Please (Don’t Let Me Lose My Mind) Blankus Larry is: Durdy Larry: non-drums Bloody Larry: drums Marion Larry: guitar, vox San Pedro Larry: sonics Ding-a-lingous Larry: bass Blutarticus Larry: vox, synths Cuzin’ Larry: upright bass Make sure to visit their social media sites and stay up to date on their latest news. ~ Marisol Information & Links: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BlankusLarry/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/blankuslarry Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/blankuslarry/please-dont-let-me-lose-my-mind Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/blankuslarry/

Our Spotlight Band is Hand of The Tribe

November 25, 2015

I have a new band for you to check out! It is Hand of The Tribe out of Boston, MA. They are ready to unleash their dose of hard and heavy rock/metal. They have 13 new tracks and will releasing in 2016. In addition, they recently shot a couple videos when they were out in North Hollywood. Make sure to check them out and stay tuned for some new music. You can check out a sample of their new songs here: Hand of the Tribe is: Dave Henriquez aka Henrock – Guitar, Vocals Emily Grogan – Guitar,Vocals Mike Odabashian – Drums Justin Plante – Bass, Vocals Make sure to visit their social media sites and stay up to date on their latest news. ~ Marisol Information & Links: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/handofthetribe Twitter: https://twitter.com/handofthetribe Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/handofthetribe Website: http://artistecard.com/handofthetribe

Our Spotlight Band is Mastribes from Naples, Italy

November 15, 2015

Hold on tight! Our Spotlight band is going to take you for a rock n roll ride! Check out Matribes from Naples, Italy. They have a great straight up rock sound that will blow you away. They have recently released their new single, Shake Boom Tequila and I am absolutely in love with it! They bring a fusion of hard rock, heavy metal and hints of alternative rock to their infectious style. Mastribes is: Michael Flame – Lead Vocals Cristian Iorio -Lead Guitar & Vocals Cosimo Castorini – Bass & Vocals Umberto Viro -Drum Check out their new single here: Make sure to visit their social media sites and stay up to date on their latest news. We will see if we can bring you an interview so we can get to know more of this exciting new band. ~ Marisol Information & Links: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Mastribes Instagram: https://instagram.com/mastribes_official ReverbNation: https://www.reverbnation.com/Mastribes

Our Spotlight Band is hard rockers KILLCODE from New York

October 20, 2015

Our Spotlight band for you to check out is KILLCODE from New York. These bad ass hard rockers are ready to serve up a much needed dose of straight up nonstop balls to the wall ROCK! Check out their new song, Kicking and Screaming which can be heard on their Reverbnation page here. The song features fierce guitars, anthemic vocals and brings out every ounce of adrenaline you have flowing through your body! KILLCODE is: Tom Morrissey – Lead Vocals Chas – Guitar/Vocals D.C. Gonzales – Guitar Erric Bonesmith – Bass/Vocals Rob Noxious- Drums Need some more KILLCODE? Check out their video for The Wrong Side: Make sure to visit their social media sites and stay up to date on their latest news. ~ Marisol Information & Links: Website: http://killcode.net/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KillcodeOfficial Twitter: https://twitter.com/_KILLCODE_

Our Spotlight Band is Pain of Salvation

October 15, 2015

Swedish progressive rockers, Pain of Salvation are our Spotlight Band. They have been busy working on new recording projects ever since their latest release, the semi-acoustic album “Falling Home” from January 2015. Pain of Salvation have now also announced a next string of shows in The Netherlands and Italy: Pain of Salvation – Live 2015: Oct. 29, 2015 NL – Enschede @ Atak Oct. 30, 2015 NL – Apeldoorn @ Gigant Oct. 31, 2015 NL – Amstelveen @ P60 Dec. 12, 2015 IT – Rome @ Crossroads Live Club Dec. 13, 2015 IT – Milano @ Circolo Magnolia More dates to come… Band Members: Daniel Gildenlöw – lead vocals, acoustic guitars Ragnar Zolberg – acoustic guitars, vocals Léo Margarit – drums, vocals Daniel D2 Karlsson – rhodes, organs, vocals Gustaf Hielm – acoustic basses, upright bass, vocals Additionally, following up on their latest “Road Salt” releases, Pain of Salvation have now started to work on material for their next studio album effort, a concept album that goes back to the band’s harder and [Read More]

Our Spotlight Band is The Noise Figures from Athens, Greece

September 22, 2015

The Noise Figures from Athens, Greece are our Spotlight Band which consists of drummer-vocalist George Nikas and guitarist Stamos Bamparis. They are set to release to their new album, Aphelion on September 28th on Inner Ear Records. What is great about this album, is the organic and pure sound that was achieved as The Noise Figures recorded the album in 5 days on a reel to reel machine with vintage gear and tuned to A=432Hz which is called the Pythagorean tuning. The result being an infectious fuzz rock sound that will have you immediately hooked! Throughout the economic crisis and layoffs, they persevered and toured extensively in Europe. They comment, We have been challenged over here but keeping on our mission, you know “… The harder they come – The harder they fall, one and all”. Band Members: George Nikas – Vocals, Drums Stamos Bamparis – Guitars, Vocals Genre: Fuzz rock Location: Athens, Greece Feature: Fuzz rock that brings out a raw organic nature that is missing from a lot of today’s music Song to check out: Holy [Read More]