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The Dirty Nil takeover The Independent in San Francisco for stellar performance

June 22, 2023

Tuesday night we headed to the Independent in San Francisco to catch the co-headlining tour of The Dirty Nil and Daniel Romano’s Outfit, along with opener Wander. The Dirty Nil had released their album Free Rein to Passions and San Francisco was one of the last few stops of their US/Canada tour. We arrived early and caught the local opener Wander and they gave us a fierce instrumental rock set. Daniel Romano’s Outfit blew us away with their fun and engaging set. The crowd was ready to rock as The Dirty Nil took the stage. The energy in the room ramped up even more as the trio kicked off their set with adrenaline blazing. They were incredible! They reminded me of another trio that was my favorite band in the 90’s Material Issue. If you know, you know. This Canadian rock band gave it there all and then some. What I really move about them, is that you can’t place them into one single genre or style of music. They bring it all, rock, punk, pop, [Read More]

Bay Area instrumental rock band Wander perform at The Independent

June 21, 2023

Tuesday night in San Francisco had us at The Indendent and it was quite a night of 3 spectacular sets! The Dirty Nil were performing with Daniel Romano’s Outfit. Kicking the night off was local Bay Area instrumental rock band Wander. Being an avid devotee of lyrics and vocalists, I didn’t know what to expect with an instrumental band. What a great surprise Wander turned out to be! These guys can truly rock! They delivered a mesmerizing blend of progressive, heavy shredding rock with streaks of shoegaze and 90’s vibes. Combined it was a winning combination that had me glued to their set. Their stage presence was full of energy and had the crowd cheering after each song. I was hooked and have now added them to some of my favorite newly discovered bands. Check out some photos of their set by our Rockin Ryan: To get a glimpse into the night, you can watch a video here from their San Francisco show: In addition, we picked up some cool merch including a cool [Read More]

Wander release music video for Thanks a Lot off their self titled album

August 31, 2014

Wander from Maryland have recently released their new music video for their song, Thanks a Lot which is off their self titled album which was released just last week. The album was released through We Are Triumphant and has been garnering a lot of attention. They are in the pop punk, power pop style yet their music cannot be defined by genre lines. They have fans from all spans of the music spectrum and it is due to the fact that they have solid well written songs. Check out their new video here: Band Members: Andy Cizek – Vocals Jack Rentschler – Guitar/Vocals Mack Gallagher – Guitar/Vocals Brett Schleicher – Drums Their new album is a must have and you can pick it up by visiting here: www.wandermd.bandcamp.com. Also the album artwork is spectacular and was done by Bradley F. Edwards. You can also check out another of the songs off the new album, Counterpart: Make sure to visit their social media sites and stay up to date on their latest news. ~ Marisol Information & [Read More]

Check out new single Brave by Wander from their upcoming album through We Are Triumphant

August 2, 2014

There is a great new band that I want to tell you about. They are Wander from Maryland and you will definitely be hearing a lot from them. They are set to release their self-titled album through We Are Triumphant on August 26th, 2014. They are in the pop punk, power pop style yet their music cannot be defined by genre lines. They have fans from all spans of the music spectrum and it is due to the fact that they have solid well written songs. They have just premiered their new song, Brave and you can check it out here: I love this song as it has soaring vocals and energetic vibe which will grab a hold of you and give you the feels and emotionally connect you to their songs. I love the emotionally driven lyrics such as: Lost sight of my most calculated plans Broke every promise to myself, A pattern I know all too well Band Members: Andy Cizek – Vocals Jack Rentschler – Guitar/Vocals Mack Gallagher – Guitar/Vocals Brett Schleicher [Read More]