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Richie Kotzen - Salting Earth
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Walking up to Brick by Brick in San Diego one couldn’t ask for a more picturesque moment. The cavalcade of colors painted in the sky punctured with silhouettes of palm trees, power lines, and a beautiful streamlined Prevost tour bus set the tone for an evening of live music. When you’re a rock ’n’ roller […]
By Big Jon on
drops, House of Lords - Saint of the Lost Souls, Reviews
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House of Lords Wins with Saint of the Lost Souls House of Lords 11th album pays homage to their days of old with heavy synth and keyboards surrounding the famed sound of guitarist Jimi Bell. The album, “Saint of the Lost Souls,” starts off with mid-tempo power ballads making you wonder if they’ve lost their […]
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Jackie Bertone & EnterTalk Radio host Richie Kotzen
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Stepping into the elevator, in the unassuming office building on the edge of what use to be Fighter Town USA, I didn’t know what to expect. Then again, this Rock ‘n’ Roller has learned over the years that where ever you are, always be ready to Rock, and never hesitate to Roll! Cliche? Hardly, more like […]
By Brenda Starr on
CORE 10 – The Mad Scientists of Music
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On April 1st Core 10 performed their first live show in years and the first ever show with new member David Silveria who was the (original) drummer of Korn. (1993 to 2006) This landmark show happened at The Tiki Bar in Costa Mesa with Skumlove and Anger the Giant opening and proceeds from the show […]
By Siege on
Gunboat Kings - Two Dozen Years
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There is a reason beloved local rockers, the Gunboat Kings, have been entertaining music lovers for over a decade; they never fail to deliver in a big way! Based in Orange County, California, the Gunboat Kings opened to sold out crowd, at the famed Coach House in San Juan Capistrano. Maybe the crowd came to see headlining act, Blue […]
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Eric Sardinas & Big Motor
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Hey guy’s it’s been awhile since I’ve seen Eric Sardinas perform but I must tell you, it was worth the wait. On a weeknight at one of So Cals great venues, The Coach House, Eric and his band hit the stage right on time with their brand of Delta Blues that just filled my soul. […]
By Alicia Previn on
Breaking Benjamin - Emperor’s March, Reviews
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The dramatic entrance of the five-member Breaking Benjamin line-up exploded with geysers of smoke shooting up and red lights streaming across the stage. As soon as the first few guitar chords were underway the sold-out packed room cheered and shouted. A raised platform held the massive drum kit of Shaun Foist, the bass boomed with […]
By Storm on
Aaron Lewis - That Ain’t Country, Reviews
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What to do on a Wednesday night in San Diego? I decided to check out one of my favorite vocalist at the House of Blues in beautiful downtown San Diego. Rock-turned-country artist Aaron Lewis brought his “Sinner” tour to The House of Blues to warm up a sold-out crowd Wednesday with songs from his country […]
By Alicia Previn on
Mac Sabbath at San Diego's Brick by Brick - The Mockstrosity Tour
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Self-described “drive-through-metal” parody band Mac Sabbath partners up with mariachi-meets-metal band Metalachi to please any diverse crowd. The packed house crams up to the stage that has been decked out with a BBQ grill, several mustard and ketchup squeezy bottles and mannequin clown heads billowing smoke on cue flanking the ends of the stage. A […]
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R.E.M.itation
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Please accept this invitation to discover R.E.M.itation! The worlds most authentic R.E.M Tribute Band! Even if you weren’t a hard core REM fan this So Cal based tribute band is respectfully worth giving up some rem‘s for any night of the week and they might have you realizing you were a bigger fan than you knew! On the beautiful Earth Day of April 22, 2017 The Strawberry Bowl Festival Amphitheater in Garden Grove, California was filled to it’s acoustically perfect capacity with shiny happy people! Yep! I said it! R.E.M.itation is the brainchild of Rich Slepack who plays the role of Bill Berry on […]