BackStage360 was recently invited to be a part of a special summer concert series, to benefit the Wounded Warrior Project. This six performance concert series is based in Tucson, Arizona, and all events will be housed in Tucson’s, 600-person concert venue, Encore, located east of downtown. The series is the brainchild of a partnership between […]
I was so excited knowing that today was the day Legends Event Park in Chickasha Oklahoma was kicking off their summer concerts. I personally love the simplicity of the venue. You have a bar, a seating area where you can bring your own chairs or stand, food trucks are along the side of the seating […]
“Citizen: In The Next Life” is Billy Sherwood’s second release in the Citizen series, which follows the concept that he started with the “Citizen” album released in November 2015. The songs describe the individual experiences in a journey through time and space of a character, “The Citizen” through his own eyes: from an appearance in […]
A great way to kick off the summer concert season at North Island Credit Union Amphitheater with self-proclaimed Soul Hippie musician, Allen Stone opening the show. He is a fantastic showman and phenomenal singer! He kicked everything off with the soulful vibe of the Bob Marley cover, “Is This Love” and rolled right into “Unaware” which […]
In 2010, a marriage in made in melodic rock heaven was consummated between Canadian rock vocalist Harry Hess (Harem Scarem) and German producer Dennis Ward (Pink Cream 69, Khymera) under the First Signal name. The seeds of this union were plante that same year when Frontiers President Serafino Perugino presented Hess some melodic rock songs which had the same vibe and magic as Harem Scarem, whom at the time were on a hiatus. The debut album was greeted with high interest and excellent reviews from the Melodic Rock faithful, […]
Southern California based Sunflower Dead have released a powerful anti-suicide themed song “Turn Away” (Radio Edit), which was produced by Dave Fortman (Evanescence, Distturbed, Slipknot) and released through David Ellefson’s EMP Label Group. The song is the follow-up to “Victim”, which reached #36 on the Mediabase and BDS Rock charts earlier this year – their highest charting […]
Starting the night off with a bang is I the Mighty, an alternative post/hardcore band hailing from San Francisco. Opening with the arpeggiated synthesizer sequence of “Psychomachia” I the Mighty quickly ascends into their signature sonic flurry like a rocket launch. frenetic, yet precise rhythmic chops displayed by drummer Blake Dahlinger serve as the […]
It’s Saturday night and I feel like some good ol’ fashioned Full-Throttle ass kicking music to get my week going, and I could not have picked a better place than Oklahoma’s own Diamond Ballroom. Headlining tonight’s show was non-other than the Red Dirt Metal of Texas Hippie Coalition. If you are unfamiliar with the band, […]
