New Years Day deliver a paramount performance at Ace of Spades

We have had the great pleasure of seeing New Years Day nearly half a dozen times in just the last couple years and on Wednesday we saw them once again as they returned to the Ace of Spades as they are out on tour with The Birthday Massacre.  New Years Day have the knack of putting on a whole of a performance every time and this time, I believe they outdid themselves. They were absolutely on point the entire night with energy abound and truly reaching a peak of perfection with their music.

Ash Costello is truly an amazing vocalist and artist, her stage presence captivates the crowd and she invites them to join in her in singing the songs. The audience was fully engaged from start to finish. Anthony is a madman on bass and you he has great powerful backing vocals. Nikki Misery is absolutely stellar in his fierce guitar shredding as he is bouncing around the stage with leaps and jumps that will have your eyes wide open.

Nick Rossi unleashes his adrenaline as he turns into beast mode on the drums, delivering precision drumming with every beat. With the addition of Tyler Burgess on guitar, he appears to be the perfect match for the energy that this band brings out. He was wild on stage and together they created an intense level of excitement that I haven’t seen in a while. Check out the photos from our Rockin Ryan of their set:

 

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We had the opportunity to chat with New Years Day shortly before their set and we will be bringing that interview to you later this weekend. For now, make sure to check the remaining dates of the tour and don’t miss them when they are coming to a venue near you.  If you don’t already have it, I would strongly encourage you to pick up their latest EP, EPIDEMIC. The EP really displays the great musicianship of this band and how they have evolved through their sound. They really bring out the passion in their songs as well as when they perform live. This is a band that speaks volumes of truth in their music and give you a good dose of hard ROCK at the same time.

• DEC 05 Portland, OR – Hawthorne Theatre
• DEC 06 Seattle, WA – Studio Seven
• DEC 09 Salt Lake City, UT – Murray Theatre
• DEC 10 Denver, CO – Bluebird Theatre
• DEC  13 Minneapolis, MN – Triple Rock Social Club
• DEC 14 Chicago, IL – Bottom Lounge
• DEC 16 Cleveland, OH – The Agora Ballroom
• DEC 17 Pontiac, MI – The Crofoot Ballroom
• DEC 18 Toronto, CAN – Mod Club Theatre

We loved it when they came to Slim’s in San Francisco on the We Love Tour featuring Combichrist and William Control. They delivered a high energy intense set that had the crowd in awe. I think they set a record for crowd surfing during a set at Slim’s which rarely tolerates. It was probably the most energetic crowd that I have witnessed at their performances, full on mosh pit, crowd participation and infectious passion raging through the crowd. Check out the slideshow of photographs by our Rockin Ryan from their SF show:

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I will leave you with a video from their set at Ace of Spades performing Death of the Party: 

Make sure you head over to Itunes to pick up EPIDEMIC and crank it up loud!  Also, make sure to visit their social media sites and stay up to date on the latest news from them.

~ Marisol

Information & Links:

• Facebook for New Years Day: https://www.facebook.com/nydrock
• Twitter for New Years Day: https://twitter.com/NYDrock
• Twitter for Ash Costello: www.twitter.com/Ash_Costello
• Twitter for Nikki Misery: www.twitter.com/nikkimisery
• Twitter for Nick Rossi: www.twitter.com/TheNickRossi
• Twitter for Anthony Barro: www.twitter.com/AnthonyNYD

Cry Excess from Italy are set to release their new album, Ambition is the Sh*t

Metalcore band,  Cry Excess from Italy are gearing up for the release of their new album, Ambition is the Sh*t. The album will be released on January 6th after they signed to Luxor Records. The album is currently available for pre-order on iTunes and you can get immediate download of a few songs. Check out the album cover and the track listing:

1. Rips*** (Hands Up For The Italians)
2. The Public Enemy
3. Hustler
4. Ambition Is The S***
5. What Keeps Us Alive
6. You Hate Because You Can’t Compete
7. Rebel, Forever
8. Unto Death
9. Neither Forgive Nor Forget
10. I Never Liked Clowns

Check out a lyric video for the title track:

Cry Excess have also announced a couple tours in Japan and Russia. Dates are listed below:

Japan Tour January 2015 

1/19 – Shinjuku, Tokyo
1/20 – Nagoya, Aichi
1/21 – Shinsaibashi, Osaka
1/23 – Tokyo
1/24 – Chiyoda, Tokyo

Ambition Is The Sh*t Russian Tour 

1/29 – Yekaterinburg
1/30 – Cheliabinsk
1/31 – Kurgan
2/1 – Tyumen
2/2 – Perm
2/3 – Izhevsk
2/5 – Toliatti
2/6 – Saratov
2/7 – Nizhny Novgorod
2/8 – Moscow

Make sure to visit their social media sites and stay up to date on their latest news.

Information & Links:

• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cryexcess
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/cryexcessband
• iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/id944011802

Farewell, My Love release a teaser for new music

Farewell, My Love have just posted a teaser. It is awesome and just from the short video, it will have you excited for December 9th! Check it out here:

The snippet features a stripped down acoustic track with emotionally driven heartfelt lyrics and passionate vocals. We really look forward to the new music from Farewell, My Love which features Chad Kowal on vocals, Robby Creasey on guitar and Charlee Conley on bass.

Make sure to visit their social media sites to stay up to date on their latest news. Mark your calendars for December 9th!

Information & Links:

• Facebook: www.facebook.com/farewellmyloveofficial
• Twitter: www.twitter.com/farewell_mylove
• Youtube: www.youtube.com/farewellmylovevevo
• Instagram: www.instagram.com/farewell_mylove
• Merch: www.standbyrecords.merchnow.com/

Check out new lyric video from Hannah Gill for Love and Glory

Soulful songstress Hannah Gill is set to release her new EP, I Feel Awake  on January 20th. She may be young at only 17 but her voice definitely carries years of soulful bliss. Her vocals bring the spotlight on this vibrant young musician. Check out her new lyric video here:

Check out the tracklisting for I Feel Awake :

• 1. I Feel Awake
• 2. Silver Screens
• 3. Love and Glory
• 4. Evergreen
• Bonus: I Feel Awake (original version)

Make sure to visit her social media sites and stay up to date on her latest news.

Information & Links:

• Website: www.HannahGillMusic.com
• Facebook: www.Facebook.com/HannahGillMusic
• Twitter: www.Twitter.com/HannahGillMusic
• Instagram: www.Instagram.com/HannahGillMusic
• Youtube: www.YouTube.com/HannahGill100

Make it a Joe Perry Merry Christmas and pick up his new holiday EP

Tis the season to be jolly, and all that other merry stuff! What I enjoy about the holidays is getting to finally play my holiday music. I have a vast collection of Holiday music dating back to the classics, the remakes, punk rock/pop/ metal  Christmas collections and much more! Now I have one more to add to my collection and this one is from one of my favorite artists, Joe Perry.

His new four song EP, Joe Perry’s Merry Christmas features a collection of holiday songs features four Christmas classics: “White Christmas,” “Silent Night,” “Santa Claus Is Back In Town” and “Run Run Rudolph” with Johnny Depp on rhythm guitar. The EP is available now at Unison’s website or on iTunes. Joe comments about the album, “I have wanted to do a Christmas CD with Aerosmith for years, but it seems we never have the time to record one. When my ROCKS book tour ended, the timing was right–we were in LA with access to a studio with some really talented friends and it all fell together.  I was finally able to record some Christmas classics for the fans.”

Check out more about what Joe Perry says about the holidays:

JOE PERRY TALKS ABOUT THE HOLIDAYS

With so many holiday songs out there, how did you choose these selections? And, why did you choose to record some as instrumentals and others as vocal tracks?

JP:  “The two instrumentals are among the 10 most popular Christmas songs. Almost everyone knows the lyrics to ‘Silent Night’ and ‘White Christmas,’ so we treated them as songs that people could sing along to, while staying close to the classic versions everyone knows. The two vocal songs, ‘Santa’s Back in Town’ and ‘Run Run Rudolph’ are rockers made famous by Elvis and Chuck Berry. They are probably less well known so you would have to hear the lyrics to know they are Christmas songs. They are two of my favorite holiday songs.”

What do the holidays mean to you?

JP:  “It’s a time for the family to get together and try to put the troubles of the world aside for a short while.”

Do you have any annual family holiday traditions?

JP:  “We always open a gift the night before Christmas.  Now that the kids are older, we wake up and have brunch in front of the fire while opening the traditional Christmas stockings–that were handmade by their grandmother–and have hung on the mantle for years.  We take our time opening gifts and do not rip through them, making the day last as long as possible. We usually eat appetizers Christmas Day because we normally have a big Christmas Eve dinner, although it varies from year to year. We usually end up watchingChevy Chase’s Christmas Vacation and A Christmas Story with our family later in the day.”

You’ve talked a lot about your upbringing in your new book ROCKS, do you have a favorite holiday memory?

JP:  “There was a time after Aerosmith got back together when we were doing almost yearly New Year’s Eve shows. One of my favorite ones was at the Orpheum right before the New Year rang in–we dragged living room furniture onto the stage and brought our wives out and celebrated with our fans.”

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So make sure to pick up the EP and create the perfect holiday soundtrack.

~ Marisol

Check out photos of Chelsea Grin out on the Moving On Tour

Chelsea Grin are out on Asking Alexandria’s Moving On Tour and we had the chance to catch them as they made a stop in San Francisco at the Regency Ballroom.  As always, they came out and took over the crowd with intense energy. This was one amazing crowd that literally crowd surfed all night. It was awesome to hear them perform some of their new songs off their album, Ashes To Ashes which was released earlier this year on Razor & Tie Records.

Check out the photos from their set by our Rockin Ryan:

There are still more dates on the Moving On Tour so make sure to catch a show:

• THU 12/04 – Edmonton, AB @ Starlite Room
• FRI 12/05 – Edmonton, AB @ Starlite Room
• SAT 12/06 – Saskatoon, SK @ O’Briens
• SUN 12/07 – Winnipeg, MB @ The Garrick
• WED 12/10 – Quebec City, QC @ Imperial
• THU 12/11 – Montreal, QC @ Metropolis
• FRI 12/12 – Toronto, ON @ Kool Haus
• SAT 12/13 – London, ON @ London Music Hall
• SUN 12/14 – Columbus, OH @ Newport Music Hall
• TUE 12/16 – Watertown, NY @ Exhibition Hall
• WED 12/17 – Hartford, CT @ Webster Theater
• FRI 12/19 – Norfold, VA @ The Norva
• SAT 12/20 – Wilmington, NC @ Ziggy’s

Make sure to visit their social media sites and stay up to date on their latest news.

~ Marisol

Information & Links:

• Website: www.chelseagrinmetal.com/
• Facebook:  www.facebook.com/ChelseaGrinMetal
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/ChelseaGrinUT

 

 

Ionia releases epic cinematic video for They Look Like Big Strong Hands Don’t They

It is so easy to lose touch with a friend or lose a connection with someone or something that made an impact on you. Life gets busy, we have obstacles to overcome and sometimes it just simply happens. But remember that feeling when you reconnect with that someone special or pull out your favorite cassette tape from the past and your passion is renewed in an instant? That is exactly how I feel right now as I have rekindled my love for Ionia.

I first came across Ionia as they performed with Smile Empty Soul back in May of 2012. I remember being completely blown away by them and I picked up their CD and played it the whole long ride home from Sacramento. Time passed and unfortunately with my busy schedule, I didn’t stay connected to their music. But that won’t happen again.

New York City Rockers, Ionia have released an epic cinematic video for their song, They Look Like Big Strong Hands Don’t They and it is well deserving of your time and attention. The song is absolutely captivating as the emotionally driven lyrics just seem to reach out to you and pick you up from where ever you have been or whatever you are struggling with. It is stellar and will take you on a musical journey of emotions, leading you right to where you belong. Their music will feed your soul. Check out the video here:

The song is their second single off Captain Humility and you can pick up it up on iTunes. Ionia are currently in the studio recording their new EP, Postcards From The Edge: Chapter 1. Delta 32, with Mike Sapone (Brand New, Taking Back Sunday) which I am very excited about.

Make sure to check out Ionia, this is one band that truly cares about their fans, the world we live in and how to make it a better place.  I will leave you with their video for Captain Humility. Now that I have renewed my connection with Ionia, maybe it is time to reach out to those people in my life that I have lost touch with.

~ Marisol

Information & Links:

• Website: http://www.ioniamusic.com/
• Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/ioniamusic
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/ioniamusic
• Ionia: https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/ionia/id196083922
• Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/ioniamusic

Indie rockers, The Penny Serfs set to release new album in January

Indie rockers The Penny Serfs are based out of Iowa and they have just announced they will be releasing their new album, Like Eating Glass on January 20th. The album has been described as “the album acts as a vehicle for which The Penny Serfs search for their identity in this modern world run by money; fueled by sexism and fear. These songs are the band’s way of confronting the conundrums and frustrations that life throws.” Now that should really grab your attention and get you excited for what is to come.

The Penny Serfs include Michael Loy on lead vocals/guitar, Andrew Linley on bass/vocals, Stu Tenold on keyboards/vocals and Kyle Lewis on drums. They have drawn on the inspiration from icons like Ray Davies, John Lennon as well as Kurt Cobain and Ian MacKaye. This album promises to bring to the forefront those inspirations through their songs.

Regarding the upcoming release, The Penny Serfs tell us, “the album is an approach at the idea of a one true love being derailed by the internet paradox: being so connected to everything yet loneliness is everywhere. All of the songs show the painful reality that every battery must have a positive and a negative. With life must come death, with light must come darkness, and as the sun rises it must always set for the world to keep spinning.“

We will see if we can bring you an interview with them soon. Meanwhile, check out the track listing for the album and their upcoming shows:

Track Listing:

1. Manic Depressive

2. Dead Love

3. It’s Always Raining

4. The Legend of Jim Falcon

5. Lonely

6. Hot and Cold

Upcoming Shows:

Dec 9             TBD                            Brooklyn, NY

Dec 11           The Empty Bottle    Chicago, IL

Dec 13           Rozz Tox                    Rock Island, IL

Dec 18           White’s Bar               Saginaw, MI

Jan 23             Baby’s Alright          Brooklyn, NY

Make sure to visit their social media sites and stay up to date on their latest news.

~ Marisol

Information & Links:

• Website: www.thepennyserfs.com
• Facebook:  www.facebook.com/thepennyserfs
• Twitter:  www.twitter.com/thepennyserfs

Delta Rose album, Golden is out now, keep rock alive and pick your copy up!

The highly anticipated new album Golden from rockers Delta Rose is out now! This is one album that is well worth the wait! You can pick up your copy by vi visiting their website: http://www.deltaroseusa.com/. This past year it seemed that many things were said about Rock n Roll, from it being dead, or no new bands, etc. Well you can forget about all that! Rock n Roll is alive and thriving and when you take a listen to the new album from Delta Rose, you will strongly agree with me. They have such a welcoming sound that you just can’t wait to tell all your friends about them.

Earlier this year, Delta Rose had the great honors of opening for Guns n Roses  at The Joint in the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas, NV. They delivered a top notch set and have everyone leaving the venue, knowing who Delta Rose is! They always perform a kick ass set and Delta Rose is one of the best live bands out there. They are such a young band but have showmanship that is well beyond their years. While many young bands are out there creating music that sounds as if it is a carbon copy of eachother, Delta Rose is creating their own style of music. It is pure blues and rock n roll and it is addictive.

Check out their song, One Is Too Many which is off their new album, Golden :

 

To all the people who are crying out for new music and to bring rock and roll back to the forefront, Delta Rose is the answer to your rock and roll prayers. Their new album shows how much this band has grown in 7 years, each one perfecting their own art and have mastered their own style. As I have said before, You can feel the passion in their songs as one message rings true…. These boys are ready to ROCK! Check their site for more details and upcoming show dates. Check out the slide show of photos from Rockin Ryan from their Troubadour set here:

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From the studio to the band, there is quite an amazing amount of talent put into this stellar album. The album was recorded at the legendary NRG Studios, mixed by Steve Hardy (Blue October, Vertical Horizon, Joe Bonamassa, and many more), mastered by iconic Howie Weinberg (Nirvana, Ramones, Pantera, and many, many more). The album is produced by Bill Schleifer and Isaac Hasson. It truly is a work of art and we are even treated to Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Dizzy Reed (Guns n Roses) who plays keyboards on their song 10 Long Years.

The album is filled with smoking guitar solos, cool group chants, vibrant blues licks, solid drumming, infectious basslines and the most captivating and edgy yet sweet as honey vocals you will ever hear.  Delta Rose’s new album has definitely polished and perfected true rock and roll.

So pick up your copy and make sure to pick up a few extra copies for all your rocker friends this holiday season. It is time to spread the Delta Rose love. Make sure to visit their social media sites and I will leave you with some of our video interviews with Delta Rose.

~ Crank it Up, Marisol

 Information & Links:

Delta Rose is:

• Spencer Krasch – Vocals & Guitar
• Forrest Goss – Guitar
• Steven Aulcy – Bass
• Mikey Herrera – Drums

• Website: www.deltaroseusa.com
• Facebook:   www.facebook.com/deltaroseusa
• Twitter:  www.twitter.com/deltaroseband
• Reverbnation: www.reverbnation.com/deltarose
• Youtube: www.youtube.com/deltaroseband
• Itunes:  www.itunes.com/deltarose
• Amazon: www.amazon.com/Delta-Rose
• Epiphone VLogs:  Epiphone Vlogs

J.O.S. is here to revitalize straight up rock n roll with their new EP!

British rockers J.O.S. have released their 5 track debut EP that definitely proves that Rock n Roll is ALIVE and thriving. Their energetic sound is here to revitalize rock and with their deep influences from Guns N Roses, Nirvana, and Oasis they are bringing a fresh new sound that is deserving of your attention.  The band consists of four school friends John O’Shea, Rosie Botterill, Anna Thomas and David Clark. Their unwavering passion and determination for music is ready to bring them to the forefront.

Check out their song, Get Up which is off their new selt titled EP

Take a listen and download their new EP:

 

Make sure to visit their social media sites and we will see if we can bring you an interview with these talented musicians soon.

~ Marisol

Information & Links:

• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/josbandofficial
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/josbandofficial
• Youtube:  https://www.youtube.com/user/josbandofficial/ 
• Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/josbandofficial/