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gwen stefani, kooboo, No doubt
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No Doubt came out and opened with “KEEP ON DANCING “and never looked back. Through all the success that they have had, the band members have remained grounded by a long-standing friendship that began when Stefani, guitarist Tom Dumont, bassist Tony Kanal, and drummer Adrian Young bonded by a shared love of ’80s British New […]
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kaaboo, train
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Being a huge Train fan goes without saying. RocmanRocks has been a huge fan since they first hit the airwaves. The performance that they gave at this years inaugural KAABOO Festival was an Epic Performance. The crowd that was in attendance was singing along with the band from the outset. For Pat Monahan, crafting songs that […]
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kaaboo, switchfoot
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Switchfoot traces its roots to the beaches of San Diego when the Foremans and Butler connected as surfers. (Jerome Fontamillas joined in September 2000 and Drew Shirley in 2005). Though they competed in national surf championships on weekends, their real bond came from a common love of music. They decided to form a band, chose […]
By Backstage360 on
kaaboo, the killers
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The Killers are a Las Vegas-based four-piece who formed in 2003, featuring the talents of singer/keyboardist Brandon Flowers, drummer Ronnie Vanucci, guitarist Dave Keuning and bassist Mark Stoermer. The band has received countless accolades for their artistic achievement, including multiple Grammy nominations, American Music Award nominations, MTV Video Music Awards, NME Awards and more. Their […]
By RocmanRocks on
grace potter, kaaboo, nocturnals
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““Grace Potter is the best female rock singer in the country right now…” This is according to USA Today and it would be real hard to argue with that assessment. When she hit the main stage at the KAABOO Festival, she started rocking right from the outset. Her style is her own,and her voice is […]
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kaaboo, minnie driver
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I had never heard Minnie sing before much less watch her perform live until this year at the KAABOO FESTIVAL. I was immediately impressed with her voice and her overall stage presence. She simply caught me a bit off guard and anchious to hear more. I went to see her more for curiosity not expecting […]
By Backstage360 on
Ed Kowalczyk, kaaboo
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“I feel like I’ve gone to a different place with this one,” Ed Kowalczyk says of The Flood and the Mercy, his second solo album. “I really feel like I’ve hit a different stride, and I definitely think it’s the start of a new era for me.” Since 2009—when he left Live, the widely-loved band […]
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kaaboo, the white buffalo
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Working under the apt nameplate The White Buffalo, singer/songwriter Jake Smith has resolutely charted his own single-minded course for more than a decade. An imposing figure with a voice to match, a resonant, roughhewn baritone, Smith writes about rebels, outsiders and troubled souls battling their way through the obstacles life throws in their paths, telling […]
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donavon frankenreiter, kaaboo
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I first heard Donavon through Jack Johnson and found myself flashing back to my college days. Back in those days it was coffee houses and singer-songwriters. When I saw Donovan’s concert this past weekend at KAABOO it took me right back to the first time I heard him. He played on the main stage in the […]
By RocmanRocks on
bonnie raitt, kaaboo
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I’ve been a a fan of and following Bonnie since the very beginning of her career. I’ve had the distinct pleasure of working with her for three shows back in 2007. She still brings it every time out! This year at KAABOO was no different. She covered all the hits from her GRAMMY winning catalogue […]