It’s a passionate explosion of sound, life, love and politics. As a strong, distinct voice from the stage sings tales of natural disasters, war and hope amid fevered guitar riffs, a mesmerized audience plugs into the energy. This is the world of Rise Against. Punk rockers Rise Against are at the top of their game ...
Music fans usually pay hundreds, if not thousands, of dollars to get a close view of their favorite bands in concert. Not so at the new Plugged In stage at Universal CityWalk®, where getting close to the bands comes at a very reasonable price: free. Conveniently located right outside the Hard Rock Café, the Plugged ...
Ever heard of a little band called blink-182? How about 30 Seconds to Mars, or Rise Against? Do a few notes of House of Pain’s “Jump Around” (“jump, jump, jump, jump!) ever get stuck in your head? If so, then the Epicenter Twenty Ten music festival in Fontana would have been the perfect spot for you. In a place where rock music legends KISS ...
KROQ Radio claims they “will rule the universe.” The Killers hand-selected the relatively unknowns to open for them on their 2008 North America tour. Yet these elusive young musicians don’t even have an album out yet (their debut, “Habits,” is due in stores and electronically March 16,2010). So who is the band that has made so much inroad onto the music scene in ...
“Everything seems easy when you’re 17,” All American Rejects lead singer Tyson Ritter told excited fans at The Roxy in Hollywood while recounting their last trip to Los Angeles. Eight years ago, four boys jumped into a van and drove 18 hours towards LA. Once in Los Angeles, the boys “tore that shit apart” – at the Roxy. The ...
Blue October is a little more colorful lately. The hard rock musicians are glad to be making music and have a new album, “Approaching Normal“, set for release March 24, 2009. The emotionally-honest five some is already marking its territory on the music charts, and begin touring the U.S. this week. While you might not know these boys ...
Sometimes it takes 12 years to become an overnight success. At least, that’s Of a Revolution’s story. A decade after their first release, O.A.R. is touring in support of their sixth studio album, 2008’s “All Sides”. All Sides features the band’s popular single, “Shattered”, which reached No. 1 on the Adult Album Alternative chart, and grabbed the No. 2 spot on ...
Who knew young girls could shriek quite so loudly? The sound of over-excited tweens and teens filled, and at times overwhelmed, the Honda Center in Anaheim Saturday night, where KIIS FM radio held its annual Jingle Ball concert. Crowd surfing, giant bananas, pretend-lesbianism and children dancing on stage showed the varying tones of the evening. Featuring a well-rounded ...
The vortex swirled. On the floor in front of the band a big circle opened up. People ran and danced around it, faster and faster. One lone man stood in the middle, arms raised, mesmerized by the band on stage in front of him. Music pounded hard and loud as Rise Against played their tales of social injustice to ...
