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Stone Temple Pilots Headline Temecula Balloon and Wine Festival
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It was the first day of a three day festival that’s been happening since 1983. On the bill, not one, but three great bands. Friday’s line up was Fuel, Lit and Stone Temple Pilots. All three are American rock bands formed in 1989, saw success in the 90’s and are still active today although some […]
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Final Gravity Release Surviving Humanity
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Final Gravity, a progressive hard rock band based in Los Angeles has just released their new offering. An album entitled Surviving Humanity. Perfect title for this collection of tunes that was actually written over 10 years ago. The band members originally came together in 2010 and wrote the songs, performed one show opening for one […]
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Karly Moreno & Sam Woolf, Karly Moreno - Surfs, Skateboards and Singing
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A young singer songwriter from Mission Viejo, California, Karly Moreno is known for her recent success on the hit TV show The Voice. (Season 16.) Her style is pop rock and she does some country as well. Karly comes from musical family that fully supports her passion for music, she’s been singing ever since she […]
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Lady Zep
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Lady Zep is an all female Led Zeppelin tribute band based in Los Angeles, CA who recently was featured on Alert The Globe. Alerttheglobe.com is a Live Streaming Concert Series website that presented “Lady Zep”, live from the Coach House stage for a special event. The legendary Coach House in San Juan Capistrano is not […]
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OVERKILL WINGS OF WAR TOUR
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Wings of War is the title of the latest album from Jersey thrash warriors Overkill. A band that started in 1980 and has released 19 studio albums to date. The Wings of War tour kicked off on March 26th at House of Blues in Anaheim, CA. The supporting act Exhorder from New Orleans opened each […]
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Chad Szelgia - Behind the Kit for Black Star Riders
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Drummer Chad “Chadillac” Szelgia attended NAMM this year. NAMM is a big musical reunion and I ran into Chadillac this year who I met at a prior NAMM. He was happy to catch up on camera so be sure to watch the video interview for way more info than what’s written here. Previously known for […]
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Harman International NAMM Media Center Passes the Test
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Wherever there is audio, you’re highly likely to find a Harman product. They have about 11 brands in their portfolio. Their legendary audio brands include AKG, Harman Kardon, Infinity, JBL Lexicon, Mark Levinson, Revel and Martin Lighting. Harman has a solid track record of innovation, which has distinguished Harman and its premium audio and infotainment brands for 70 […]
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Weapons of Anew - The Collusion of Love and Hate
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Weapons of Anew is a newer band who opened for Metal Allegiance on the Thursday of NAMM week. They flew in from their home state of New Jersey just for the show. This marks the 7th time they’ve been asked to open for MA. WOA is a hard rock band and nowhere near as heavy […]
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Metal Allegiance - A Metal Supergroup
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Metal Allegiance is an American metal alliance, a heavy metal coalition of the supreme beings of metal past, present and future. I would go as far to say that this is the most super of any metal supergroup that exists. If you are a metal fan, I’m sure you will agree. If you are a […]
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BI·AS - New Metal from David Silveria of Korn
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BI·AS is an Alternative Hard Rock / Metal band based out of Huntington Beach, California. The band, featuring drummer David Silveria (Korn), bassist Chris Dorame (Gears, Needlemouth), guitarists Joe Taback (12 Gauge Embrace, Needlemouth) and Mike Martin formed after a worldwide vocalist search lead them to recruit Rich Nguyen (Dimtribe). The band’s diverse musicality is […]