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Originating in 1994, the Los Angeles based band The Militants are experienced in the art of creating dynamic extreme metal music. The Militant’s sound is characterized by its guitar crunch, hardcore beats and a brutal yet melodic primal vocal style. Influences include: Pantera, Metallica, Slayer, Ministry, Motorhead, The Dead Kennedys, Obituary, Iron Maiden, Venom […]
The Carlsbad Street Fair, Gator by the Bay, Wine, Brews & Blues, Balloon & Wine Festival, Temecula Rod Run, Renaissance Fair, Fallbrook’s Vintage Car Show and the Strawberry Festival are all happening this month. The Flower Fields in Carlsbad are still in bloom and will close after Mother’s Day. The Rady Shell has a lot […]
NAMM Exhibitors Bring Solutions to The Business of Music Audigo Labs – Booth 5348 The Pocket-Sized Recording Studio for iPhone https://www.audigolabs.com With this wireless microphone, amp, and mobile studio AP you’re ready to make production-quality videos. BackStage360 met with Founder and CEO Armen Nazarian and discussed the concept: Q: With creators today looking for […]
A new live concert series is starting at The Centre in Escondido. Coco de Vega (from Hacienda de Vega) is the Director of Events and is collaborating with the Six String Society. It is called Live at The Centre, more details below. Prime time for the Flower Fields. Cruisin’ Grand usually starts early this month but […]
With their newest album, Somewhere Under Wonderland, Counting Crows continue their tradition of delivering uncompromisingly honest music grounded in pure feeling—even when the stories at the center of those songs are essentially fiction. “Palisades Park,” for instance, not only draws on Duritz’s teen years in the wilds of San Francisco, but also mines inspiration from […]
The Epi[hany Center for the Arts presents a great double-bill featuring the soulful blues sounds of the Freddie Dixon Blues Band, along with Chicagoblues guitarist Fernando Jones, Friday, March 3. Show: 7:30pm. Tickets: $20. ($60. VIP Table for 2). 201 S. Ashland Ave. Info: (312) 421-4600 or please visit www.epiphanychi.com Check out a recent interview with Freddie […]
Foghat kicked off their Road Fever Tour this month at the Belly Up in Solana Beach. Formed in 1971 in England, 2023 marks Foghat’s fifty-second year together. Even though they endured many personnel changes during that time, Foghat remains devoted to the blues. Long known for their distinctive slide guitar and hard-driving boogie sound, the […]
Delta Wires, longtime mainstays in the San Francisco/Bay area blues scene, will throw an Album Release Party for their new full-length album, If Somebody Told Me…. at SF live music landmark, The Saloon, 1232 Grant Ave., Saturday, February 11. Show: 9:30pm. Admiaaion $5. Info: (415) 989-7666 or visit sfblues.net/Saloon.html. If Somebody Told Me… was released on January 24. Ernie Pinata’s searing and impassioned […]