Month: July 2016

Interviews, Latest News and Information

Interview with Alteras Vocalist: Jake Clasen

Interview with Alteras Vocalist: Jake Clasen with Song River cowgirlzenphoto@gmail.com Song River: Relatively early on in your music careers you have decided to create a concept album. Why? Jake Clasen: Oddly enough, when we started writing “Grief” it wasn’t intentionally conceptual at first. The lyrics were being written during a low point in my life and while writing them I had this realization. Everyone grieves, … Continue reading Interview with Alteras Vocalist: Jake Clasen

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The Temperance Movement Takes Columbus, Ohio!

Get ready to rock, Columbus! British Rock Band The Temperance Movement will be appearing at the A&R Music Bar with support from The Stone Foxes on July 22 at 8:00 PM. The Temperance Movement has kept a busy schedule touring in the UK, Europe, Canada, and the US! They are on the road promoting their latest album, White Bear, which is a truly divine rock and roll … Continue reading The Temperance Movement Takes Columbus, Ohio!

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Night Argent Joins Warped Tour This August

Night Argent with Song River cowgirlzenphoto@gmail.com Night Argent has proven they are undeniably electrifying in their whole presentational style anthem rock. They continue their unique vein of infectious melodies with their markedly high-energy live performances. Band mates hailing from the land of Pasco, Washington- Chase Manhattan (lead vocals), Jeff Stachofsky (guitar), Shane Santanna (keys), Evan Taylor (bass), and Zac Burrell (drums) are the five individuals … Continue reading Night Argent Joins Warped Tour This August

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Purple’s Hanna Brewer Sweats Behind the Kit and Promotes New Album

The object of Purple comes from the heart of a Texas Hold em… you’re dealt two cards face down. The round to check, bet or fold comes and somewhere between a fortuitous mission of punk, rock, and filling your ears with the rambunctious sounds of screams, drums, and poker chips flying you find the winning sounds when Purple music begins. Straight up out of Texas, … Continue reading Purple’s Hanna Brewer Sweats Behind the Kit and Promotes New Album

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By the Light of a Spelled Moon Andy Sarcone Rooney Casts Spells Merging Metal and Classical

Images of misty landscapes and legendary beasts may come to mind when listening to the music of Las Vegas based band Spelled Moon. With Andy Sarcone Rooney wizarding up spell after spell (0r song after song!) Spelled Moon delivers a new kind of metal that’s shrouded in haunting cinematic beauty combined with screaming, banshee-worthy guitar riffs! Q: Andy, the imagery Spelled Moon has conjured up … Continue reading By the Light of a Spelled Moon Andy Sarcone Rooney Casts Spells Merging Metal and Classical

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Kevin Lyman On Warped Tour, Giving Back and Andy Biersack

Interview with Vans Warped Tour Founder Kevin Lyman with Song River cowgirlzenphoto@gmail.com And the beat goes on…music and people. A dance as old as time. As Kevin Lyman talks about his beginnings and his viewpoints of the world and the effects we can have for the positive on our young people one quickly realizes music is Lyman’s vehicle to help allow the youth to change … Continue reading Kevin Lyman On Warped Tour, Giving Back and Andy Biersack

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We’re STILL Not Gonna Take It: Jay Jay French on Forty Years of Twisted Sister

The other day I was driving and I heard “I Wanna Rock” on the radio. I thought to myself, “Man I haven’t heard this in forever! This song’s not that old! Why don’t I ever hear it?” (Bear in mind, I still think the eighties happened last week). “I Wanna Rock” was released in 1984, thirty-two years ago. To further my reality check, I was … Continue reading We’re STILL Not Gonna Take It: Jay Jay French on Forty Years of Twisted Sister

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Song River Interviews Nikki’s Wives

Interview with Nikki’s Wives with Song River Email: cowgirlzenphoto@gmail.com A natural organic flow wells from the deep and saturates the layers of music formations found in the trio known as Nikki’s Wives. This Toronto-based alt- blue and rock pop band have shot straight out of the cannon their single “Ghost” a song about those residual relationship memories that seem to haunt us. Nikki Whitehead is well … Continue reading Song River Interviews Nikki’s Wives

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Newtown to release new CD “Harlan Road”

The rolling hills of Kentucky is home to many talented musicians of the bluegrass genre. Throughout the year, you can hear the strumming of the mandolin and plunking of the banjo in the ‘hollers’ of Kentucky as they are filled with bluegrass festivals. Newtown is one of those bands you may be able to catch at your local Bluegrass festival as they tour and promote … Continue reading Newtown to release new CD “Harlan Road”

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Species Unknown Talks Touring, and New Album

Species Unknown With Song River There within this unleashed punk’dified mess a melody that grinds the devil back to its hellish depths and converges with dark matter, something moves. The centrifuge twisted, the blood blisters burst, the cool hipster java buds swirled and somewhere in this murky oblivion birth happened… they call it Species Unknown. Hailing from the swanky thriving metropolis of Simi Valley this … Continue reading Species Unknown Talks Touring, and New Album

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