The guys have been around for a while, but things are hotting up for them after recently been signed by Interscope Records. They announced that they’ve pretty much finished the new album and even premiered a new ...]]> For those who have still yet to hear of Warner Drive they are a ROCK band, they are a METAL and a PUNK band and even a hint of the Beach Boys thrown in. Most of all they are great perfomers with great songs.

The guys have been around for a while, but things are hotting up for them after recently been signed by Interscope Records. They announced that they’ve pretty much finished the new album and even premiered a new song, the never heard before K.G.O. which rocked the Viper Room almost as much as their 2006, ‘1 Night at the Viper Room’.

The crowd were going wild for them, and whilst all the band have a lot of charisma and a lot of rock attitude, its Jonny Law who’s the undisputed star. He’s a Rock Star like you expect them to be, lithe, posing, strutting his stuff and commanding the stage as well as hanging off the edge of it.

Definitely a band to see if you want a good night out and with their new label deal I’m sure you’ll be hearing and seeing a lot of these guys in 2011..

Not being a big fan of Kid Cudi before tonight, I was surprised to witness some of the songs he put down in his set. Before tonight I didn’t realize how talented Cudi was in respect to his ability to not only lay down a solid hip hop track but to actually use beats that aren’t really prevalent in today’s hip hop – besides the shitty security guards and poor sounds I’d have to say this was my favorite show ...]]>

Not being a big fan of Kid Cudi before tonight, I was surprised to witness some of the songs he put down in his set. Before tonight I didn’t realize how talented Cudi was in respect to his ability to not only lay down a solid hip hop track but to actually use beats that aren’t really prevalent in today’s hip hop – besides the shitty security guards and poor sounds I’d have to say this was my favorite show of the night.

My favorite track of the evening was “Man On The Moon” – a classic from his 2008 Mixtape A Kid Called Cudi. He involved the crowd in everything he was doing and at one point even jumped down into the press section just to give his fans an even closer look at him. Other songs he performed were “Embrace The Martian” and a new one he just wrote “Ghost”.

All in all it was a great performance by a great entertainer and I can definitely see how he has such a large dedicated following.  To all Kid Cudi fans new and old all I can say after tonight is you’re going to have a hard time not “Embracing The Martian”.

They will always be phenomenal!! They blew the main stage away! Sunset Strip Music Festival 2010 gave platform to so many stellar bands and performers today, and the Smashing Pumpkins closed the main stage giving us the high we wanted.  All through middle and high school, I wanted to see SP perform, they were so edgy at the time! I was able to finally see them today and they are just as incredible now as they were then. Check out ...]]>

They will always be phenomenal!! They blew the main stage away! Sunset Strip Music Festival 2010 gave platform to so many stellar bands and performers today, and the Smashing Pumpkins closed the main stage giving us the high we wanted.  All through middle and high school, I wanted to see SP perform, they were so edgy at the time! I was able to finally see them today and they are just as incredible now as they were then. Check out their website, if you missed them today, they are on their way to Arizona for a few shows then they are making their way up to Northern California, to Santa Barbara and Sacramento, Sept 4th and the 6th, If you’ve never seen then perform get on the chance because you need hear Billy Corgan’s voice in person it’s really quite amazing. Thank you SSMF! This photo was snapped during their sound check earlier in the day, two doses of SP!

LA locals Steel Panther, aka Metal Skool, rocked the main stage this afternoon at Sunset Strip Music Fest. Deemed the “Best Tribute Band in the Universe”, it’s easy to see why these guys pack the house week after week. They have a very loyal following, playing shows Sunday nights in Vegas, and every Monday on the strip.

Dressed in their usual 80’s hair metal band outfits, they swayed back and forth singing covers ranging from GNR favorites to their ...]]>

LA locals Steel Panther, aka Metal Skool, rocked the main stage this afternoon at Sunset Strip Music Fest. Deemed the “Best Tribute Band in the Universe”, it’s easy to see why these guys pack the house week after week. They have a very loyal following, playing shows Sunday nights in Vegas, and every Monday on the strip.

Dressed in their usual 80’s hair metal band outfits, they swayed back and forth singing covers ranging from GNR favorites to their version of the Backstreet Boys “I Want it That Way”. Unless you’re a total bore, it’s pretty impossible to not have fun at a Steel Panther show. I’m not a big fan of cover bands at all… Steel Panther being the only exception. The songs they cover are played note by note right on tune and right on point. They aren’t just musicians, they are actors and comedians putting on a show that will have you laughing your ass off while singing and dancing along.

They play into the whole rock star lifestyle with chat about groupies, lots of hair and makeup touch-ups, and drunk girls dancing around taking their tops off onstage. They may be half joking, but the ladies love these guys. They write their own material too, with naughty yet hilarious lyrics and classic rock guitar riffs. These pretty boys always get the crowd excited with their dirty humor and onstage antics.

To get a feel of what they are like, check out their music video to “Community Property”, it’s really a riot. Their latest record “Feel the Steel” is available now and they play every Monday night at the Key Club. Whether you’re a local or a tourist, their show is a must see!

SSMF 2010- The Cat Club- Oh No Not Stereo gets cables and gear ready for their performance in the intimate bar. The space is packed tight, sound checks, girls giggle over the group of punk rockers. They open in a flash and dive right into a high energy, fist pumping, head banging number. In fact, the head banging was syncopated and matched the drummers call.  Very much a brotherhood band they really dig the the community vibe of SSMF ...]]>

SSMF 2010- The Cat Club- Oh No Not Stereo gets cables and gear ready for their performance in the intimate bar. The space is packed tight, sound checks, girls giggle over the group of punk rockers. They open in a flash and dive right into a high energy, fist pumping, head banging number. In fact, the head banging was syncopated and matched the drummers call.  Very much a brotherhood band they really dig the the community vibe of SSMF , they expressed great gratitude for being in the SSMF festival for their second year and hope they can keep coming back.  Lead vocalist, Skyler Nielsen, introduced a new member of the group, bassist Ryan Williams. The group apparently lives just a bottles throw away from the Cat Club.  They performed a track titled Hurricane which was reminiscent of Korn vocals and Nirvana metal.  Over-all a very very high energy band, Nielsen even ran into the audience with his guitar and playedout in the audience, they rocked the house!

It was my first time seeing or hearing Casxio so even though I had no expectations going in, I was still impressed.

The scene was sort of soulful, even a little  mellow but it was definitely a dancey sort of groove session. They made good use of some chill reggae back beats in their set, so I definitely appreciated that.

The crowd wasn’t really there, but it was a nice relaxing show with a small good looking and ...]]>

It was my first time seeing or hearing Casxio so even though I had no expectations going in, I was still impressed.

The scene was sort of soulful, even a little  mellow but it was definitely a dancey sort of groove session. They made good use of some chill reggae back beats in their set, so I definitely appreciated that.

The crowd wasn’t really there, but it was a nice relaxing show with a small good looking and loyal following. Definitely a good band to see live.  The front man brought out some nice operatic vocals to spice up the set.  I appreciated that, you know, being the classy bitch that I am.

Common was 30 minutes late but DAMN was he worth the wait.  When he first came out,  he mixed all his classics into one big LA  love ballad.  DJ Dummy even went so far as to say “Fuck Chicago.”  Luckily he slipped that in before Common took the stage.

From then on it was one big freestyle stream of consciousness rap.  Something that only someone of Common’s experience and flow could pull off.

He packed in homages ...]]>

Common was 30 minutes late but DAMN was he worth the wait.  When he first came out,  he mixed all his classics into one big LA  love ballad.  DJ Dummy even went so far as to say “Fuck Chicago.”  Luckily he slipped that in before Common took the stage.

From then on it was one big freestyle stream of consciousness rap.  Something that only someone of Common’s experience and flow could pull off.

He packed in homages to Mario Wynans and Biggie but then brought it back to the west coast with some Snoop.  He even took it across the pond with some Coldplay.  Amazing.