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Boots of Miclordz & Sauce Funky: The Rock Tribune Interview

Posted in 2011 Interviews, Artist Watch, New Music, News with tags funk, MicLordz & Sauce Funky, music, My World, Randy Hall, rock, The Rock Tribune, TheRockTribune.com on November 17, 2011 by Randy

Listen below!

The latest from Miclordz & Sauce Funky, My World, dropped on November 8th, 2011. Boots (vox) took the time to hit me up to chat about the EP, what it took to make it, and what Miclordz are all about. Be sure to grab the EP at http://www.MicLordz.com or on iTunes. 2012 better be prepared…the end of the world? How about the rise of Miclordz & Sauce Funky…

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CAVO ANNOUNCES SPECIAL HOLIDAY PERFORMANCES

Posted in Artist Watch, New Music, News with tags CAVO, music, The Rock Tribune, TheRockTribune.com, Thick as Thieves on November 17, 2011 by Randy

Band Offers Exclusive Digital EP on Cavomusic.com

New York, NY – St. Louis rockers Cavo have announced a series of special holiday shows set to take place in December. The shows are all in conjunction with local rock stations in the Midwest. Hot off the heels of a recent radio promo tour, the band is eager to get out and play some new tunes from their upcoming album Thick as Thieves.The album’s lead single and title track continues to gain momentum at active rock radio, pushing in to the Top 30 this week. In addition to climbing the charts, “Thick As Thieves” has been steadily winning head-to-head battles on radio station’s websites, beating out bands such as The Red Hot Chili Peppers and Foo Fighters.

“We’ve been itching to get out and play the new stuff for the fans,” commented Cavo singer Casey Walker. “These select few shows close to home are a great way for us to get in game shape in anticipation of a nationwide tour in early 2012!”

Tour dates are as follows:

12/6 The Pageant, St. Louis, MO KPNT Ho Ho Show

12/7 Voodoo Lounge@ Harrah’s, Kansas City, MO KQRC Harley Party

12/9 Val Air Ballroom, Des Moines, IA KAZR Not So Silent Night

12/10 Twisted Spoke Saloon, Tremont, IL WIXO Nutcracker Hangover

Cavo has also launched their official music webstore at http://www.myplaydirect.com/cavo. Fans can preorder the upcoming full-length album, Thick as Thieves (Feb, 2012), and receive an instant download of the limited edition EP, Sounds From the Hollow, which features select tracks from the upcoming album as well as two bonus tracks produced by James Michael, unavailable elsewhere.

Sounds From the Hollow track listing:

Thick As Thieves

Live Without It (Bonus)

Hold Your Ground

Identity (Bonus)

Thick As Thieves (Acoustic)

The new Cavo EPK saw its premiere on Monday (11/14) on AlternativeAddiction.com http://www.alternativeaddiction.com/musicnews/article/2308/Casey-Walker-Talks-About-the-Cavo-Follow-Up. The storyline traces Cavo’s evolution over the past few years, and also features an Alternative Addiction exclusive interview with singer Casey Walker.

Cavo experienced an incredible measure of success with its debut, 2009’s Bright Nights Dark Days, which yielded the No. 1 hit “Champagne.” The band’s rise to the top of the charts and subsequent touring nearly tore them apart, leaving their relationships with each other and as a unit in shreds. After a brief break and careful examination of their friendships and motives, Cavo decided to soldier on together. Thick as Thieves is the band’s testament to their bond that was once broken and has now been rebuilt and even strengthened. The title track and first single showcases front man Casey Walker’s soaring vocals with a message furthering the notion that things are tighter than ever in the Cavo ranks.

Formed in St. Louis in 2002, Cavo is Chris Hobbs (guitar), Chad LaRoy (drums), Brian Smith (bass) and Casey Walker (vocals). The band’s last album, Bright Nights Dark Days, was released on Reprise Records in 2009 and sold over 120,00 albums and over 450,000 singles. Cavo has toured with Daughtry, Shinedown, Lifehouse, and Puddle of Mudd among others.

MTV Buzzworthy Featured Band OCEAN GROVE Announce Co-Headlining US Tour With Voxhaul Broadcast & Special Guest!

Posted in Artist Watch, News with tags I Want You In Love, MTV Buzzworthy Featured Band, music, OCEAN GROVE, The Rock Tribune, TheRockTribune.com on November 17, 2011 by Randy

Purchase ‘Another Place To Stay’, here: http://bit.ly/mFqRbS

Watch “I Want You In Love” official music video: http://youtu.be/3Jyo0mfWKe4

New Jersey pop-rock band, Ocean Grove, just released their EP, Another Place To Stay, to great success during summer 2011. The band is currently preparing to extensively hit the road on two tours. First up, a 10-date, South American tour opening for their good friend and musical collaborator, Nick Jonas. Once the band makes it back to the states they’ll be embarking on a co-headlining tour alongside Voxhaul Broadcast with very special guest Robert Schwartzman, vocalist of Rooney (all tour dates below). For more information, please visit: www.oceangroveband.com

Bands come together in various ways, usually by chance meetings, Craigslist ads, or music class- but few can say their lineup was created after sharing the experience of playing in a backing band for one of the biggest bands in the world. After touring the globe and enjoying some of the greatest times of their lives, John Taylor (vocals/guitar), Ryan Liestman (keys/backing vocals), Greg Garbowsky (bass/backing vocals), Jack Lawless (drums) decided it was time to start their own project, one that would see them develop a truly unique rock n’ roll sound – Ocean Grove.

Once Ocean Grove finished their tour commitments, they were ready to record their first EP Little Record. In Spring 2010, they spent time in LA writing with various co-writers, but once recorded, the band knew the EP wasn’t the exact direction they had hoped to take. They packed up and went back to the East coast- to Ocean Grove, New Jersey.

There, the band shacked up in a beautiful Victorian home near the ocean to focus on a real and more rock n’ roll sound. After recording 14 songs in two weeks, Ocean Grove finally felt they had come into their own. The EP, Another Place to Stay, mixed by Paul Hager (Van Halen, Goo Goo Dolls, American Hi-Fi) and mastered by Howie Weinberg (Nirvana, Smashing Pumpkins, Beastie Boys) is an EP filled with feel good songs pulling from their greatest influences such as The Beach Boys, Tom Petty, and Weezer. The inspiration for the EP came from years of experiences and all the little things life throws our way.

The band is proud of all their past accomplishments like having played with acts such as Stevie Wonder, Brad Paisely, Vince Gill and performing on over 50 television shows, but Ocean Grove is ready to continue something truly special and all their own, just like their bond as a band. With their new EP, and positive outlook on all that’s to come, they are ready for just about anything.

For more information on Ocean Grove, please visit www.oceangroveband.com

Tour Dates w/Voxhaul Broadcast:

10/20 El Corazon Seattle, WA

10/21 Backspace Café Portland, OR

10/22 Great American Music Hall San Francisco, CA

10/23 Troubadour Los Angeles, CA

10/24 Bar Pink San Diego, CA

10/25 Hard Rock Café Phoenix, AZ

10/26 Skrappy’s Tucson, AZ

10/28 Red 7 Austin, TX

10/29 White Rabbit San Antonio, TX

10/30 HOB – Cambridge Dallas, TX

11/1 Vinyl Atlanta, GA

11/3 Jammin Java Vienna, VA

11/4 Soapbox Lounge Wilmington, NC

11/6 Space Hamden, CT

11/8 TT The Bears Boston, MA

11/9 The Note Philadelphia, PA

11/10 Studio at Webster Hall New York, NY

11/11 Mohawk Buffalo, NY

11/12 AE Pittsburgh, PA

11/14 Grog Shop Cleveland, OH

11/16 A&R Columbus, OH

11/17 Crofoot Ballroom Pontiac, MI

11/18 Bottom Lounge Chicago, IL

11/20 Station 4 Minneapolis, MN

11/22 Bluebird Denver, CO

11/23 Kilby Court Salt Lake City, UT

CYPHERSEER CHECKS IN FROM THE STUDIO

Posted in All Metal, New Music, News with tags CYPHERSEER, Martin Brändström, metal, music, The Rock Tribune, TheRockTribune.com on November 17, 2011 by Randy

CypherSeer are currently in the studio working on their follow up to their last release “Origins”. Guitarist Sergio Ribiero has checked in with an update on the bands progress:

First order of business- CypherSeer would like to announce that for the next record, Martin Brändström from the band Dark Tranquillity, will be laying down all the keyboard work. After months searching and speaking with some of the industry’s best and most respected keyboardists, Martin just absolutely blew us away with his ideas and playing. We felt an immediate connection and we felt his keyboard style would fit our music the best, since we are aiming for a more updated overall sound on the up-coming record.

Speaking of our new record…We are currently recording demos to be shipped out for editing, and soon after that, the actual recording will begin. As of right now the projected date for the start of recording is mid January. In terms of the actual songs, we feel that we are getting ever-closer to the sound that defines CypherSeer. We were very meticulous and made sure all the songs were to their absolute potential before we started demoing them. In comparison to “Origins”, the new songs are darker, heavier and took an overall ominous direction, which is something absolutely new to us, but at the same time it felt very organic when we were in the writing process. Nothing was forced and we tried to do away with as much “filler” as possible. Also in this next album, we conclude the “Haunted Saga” story, with 3 more songs. The story ends in a dramatic, epic battle that makes one think if such thing is possible – no lack of creativity here.

CypherSeer will be playing a few shows in between the recording – Jan 6th at Kaza Rock in Newark NJ (other bands in the bill tbd) and on Jan 11 at The Gramercy Theater in NYC with legendary metal band Sanctuary.

We also have setup an online store – CypherSeer.bigcartel.com – selling all our t-shirts. More merchandise to be added soon.

CypherSeer’s latest release “Origins” is available for purchase HERE.

The vision, sound, and drive are completely in sync, as a new era begins…

http://www.cypherseer.com/

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