Dario Mollo’s CROSSBONES’ new release Rock The Cradle is one of those albums that you can listen to on repeat and it’ll still feel new each cycle. I wasn’t sure how to classify Dario’s production style at first; it seemed to be all over the place, but as you listen to the album front to […]
Internationally acclaimed cellist, Tina Guo, thrills in her debut album Game On! (Sony Masterworks) available February 10, 2017. The vibrant and dramatic album showcases some of the most popular and well-known video game music around with epic orchestral arrangements led by Tina Guo’s high-octane solos on electric and acoustic cello. The new video for Pokémon […]
Opening for Journey on this beautiful clear night in Chula Vista was none other than The Doobie Brothers. After a few minutes to get seated – it was time for The Doobie Brothers to take the stage. These guys were a staple of the summer concert scene when I was growing up in Southern California. […]
As the fastest growing jazz & R&B festival in America moves to celebrate its twelfth successful year, the City of Miami Gardens is excited to announce the lineup for the Annual Jazz in the Gardens (JITG) Music Festival, taking place on March 18th and March 19th, 2017 at the newly named Hard Rock Stadium (347 […]
The Killers – vocalist/keyboardist Brandon Flowers, guitarist Dave Keuning, bassist Mark Stoermer and drummer Ronnie Vannucci — emerged from Las Vegas, their name a tribute to the logo on the bass drum of the fictitious band seen in their favorite band New Order’s music video for “Crystal.” They released their major label debut album, Hot […]
Over the past few years I have gotten to see some pretty amazing Christmas shows. One of my favorite shows as always been Brian Setzer’s Christmas show which is full of great rock & roll Christmas songs played by a brilliant group of talented musicians. On December 16th the Brian Setzer Orchestra’s 13th Christmas Extravaganza […]
After five years of silence, Greece based power metal rockers, Firewind, are coming back with a vengeance! In conjunction with Century Media Records and AFM Records, on January 20, 2017, Firewind will release, “Immortals”, their eighth studio album and for Firewind and power metal fans, the more you listen, the more you will love. To […]
Southern Rock in Southern California…it’s about damn time! “It’s kind of like a reunion tonight,” Eric Heuscle said to me right before I brought them on stage. It wasn’t just a reunion for many of the band members and their friends; it was a Southern Rock night in Southern California! Brick by Brick was host […]
The Brazilian Rock band Rebel Machine launched in July the album “Nothing Happens Overnight,” their first full-length record. Comprising eight tracks over 32 minutes, the quartet formed by Marcelo Pereira (vocals), Murilo Bittencourt (guitar), Marcel Bittencourt (bass) and Chantós Mariani (drums) has been drawing attention even before its official release. While bringing every hard rock […]
Not many metal bands come out of Eastern Europe but I was able to meet up with one recently. Relicseed metal from Latvia recently toured the US bringing their Metallica inspired music to stages across the nation. In this interview, I talk with Edgars (singer and guitarist) and Nathan (drums). We talk about Latvia, what […]