On a warm SoCal evening, we were invited to a VIP private event that would feature a performance by the incomparable Sheryl Crow. The 36 time Grammy nominee did not disappoint. Her set was rocking right from the first song. She covered all her hits from her 9 album catalogue. ALL I WANT DO, got […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
““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 […]
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 […]
“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 […]
A rebirth of one of Marshall’s most-celebrated heads After much customer demand, Marshall is offering the most popular product from its Silver Jubilee range. First released in 1987 to celebrate 25 years of Marshall Amplification, and to commemorate Jim Marshall’s 50th year in the music industry, the 2555 has become a legendary and much sought-after […]
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 […]