VIDEO PREMIERE! In This Moment - “The Gun Show”

Watch at Revolver.com ---> LINK

Bush to Reunite!

Bush is one of my all-time favorite bands and I was more than stoked to hear they were reuniting for the California music fest, Epicenter Twenty Ten, in September. There are rumblings that this may be the first step in a complete reunion with new music and a tour. The band did, in fact, play a new single called "Afterlife" on L.A.'s KROQ radio when front man Gavin Rossdale made the announcement about Epicenter Twenty Ten. You can give the new single a listen here LINK.

SPIN Article on the rad news - LINK

Rise Against Covers Nirvana

Rise Against covers Nirvana

Van Halen "Panama"

This day in music history: 1984 – Van Halen release the all-time driving classic “Panama". Can't hate this track! Makes me want to hit the road, sun roof open, radio blastin'!

Catching Up: Korn, Deaf Peds, Flyleaf, Egypt Central

I've been completely slacking on the updating for this blog. Sometimes one just has to take a break. A mini-holiday. A respite. The only problem with doing so is I never got around to reviewing all the amazing shows I have attended over the last month and some change. Boo. Right? So, with that said, I am just going to briefly touch upon each show and hope that I am able to get back on this blogging horse from this point on.

KORN - Always liked KORN. Never thought I would see KORN. Thanks to a payback from a friend I was able to attend. They put on an awesome performance. I love that each member has their own unique stage presence. Energy was on high the whole time. An even bigger bonus was being able to meet the band thanks to the generosity of an acquaintance of mine, Alan Usher. Albeit it was a brief encounter with each member (enough to sign items you had with you), I was grateful to have the opportunity. I was able to tell Jonathan Davis how much of a fan I was of his work on the "Queen of the Damned" movie/soundtrack. He responded with a humble "Thank You." Then proceeded to remark how that project was an absolute blast to do. Awesome indeed.

Deaf Pedestrians - These mens from Texas made the trek back north to where they are extremely loved to play another energy packed show for us. This band entertains for sure. Full stop. It is an added bonus that they are all personable and intelligent humans that are enjoyable to interact with on a social level. The following video is from a gig they did in Kearney some time ago. Check their stuff out and see them live if you ever get the chance. Worth it. Totally worth it.



Flyleaf/10 Years/Fair to Midland - I made the journey to Omaha once again to Sokol for this show. This was the umpteenth time I saw Flyleaf and my first for the other two bands. Flyleaf's set was solid per usual. I never tire of watching Pat go absolutely batty on stage while strumming that bass of his. I have to say I am never disappointed with Flyleaf. 10 Years had a great set as well. But, but, but --- Fair to Midland stole the show for me. I have just in the past few years started enjoying their music, but their-set-at-this-show-was-phenomenal. Totally sealed the deal for me. Now I am a huge fan. The lead singer has an amazing vocal range. And the energy. Ahhh! The ENERGY! They are, in short, amazing. Enjoy some of the awesomeness by watching the following videos.





Egypt Central/Section 8 - These bands performed a series of shows through Nebraska and I was able to catch both the Kearney and Grand Island gigs. Kearney on Friday, June 11th was a completely rockin' show. I have had the pleasure of seeing both bands before on several separate occasions and have enjoyed each of them every time. This time followed the same formula. Loved it. The show Saturday in Grand Island had an embarrassing turn-out, but you wouldn't be able to tell that by the each bands performance. Egypt Central brought the house down as if there were 500 people in the room. A fact I find admirable. Both bands are stellar groups of gentlemen and are a damn blast to hang out with. Fun times indeed.

Side Note: Grand Island, you complain profusely that there is never any good bands that come to town and when they do, you don't show up to support them. What gives? Seriously. You missed out. Big time.

IN OTHER NEWS:

30 Seconds to Mars debuted a video for "Closer to the Edge" last week. All the footage seen within was captured during the last leg of their Into The Wild tour. A fact that still doesn't sit well with me because in order to obtain this footage, the show I attended was interrupted and it was a total buzz kill for the momentum the show had. The first 1/2 was amazing and then sputterblahhh! But whaddayado? So here is a link so you can watch. It is pretty amazing to see how far the band has come since I started promoting for them in 2002.

LINK TO WATCH ON FACEBOOK

Here is a screen shot I captured. What you see here is Sokol Auditorium in Omaha NE - which is from the show I attended -- click to view a larger version:



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