All Entries Tagged With: "rock"
Metal View- October 2011
Tweet Happy Rocktober! This month Metal in the MAMA’s & The CVDM By Mike Vanek A few things to talk about this month. First of all I would like to announce that after 11 years of supporting metal in our area me my company 209Productions have been nominated for a MAMA award!! I have been [...]
X-Fest Metal Mania
TweetOk…first of all this month I must touch on the biggest topic going around town these days. Metal bands at X-Fest!! For years metal bands were a no no when it came to X-Fest. Due to a certain incident at the State Theater that I’m not really allowed to speak of, metal bands have been [...]
MetalView: Rob Zombie
TweetThis month I had a few things to talk about. But first I must talk about a good thing coming up a lot in conversation. There are a lot of great promoters here in Modesto doing great shows at venues like Seasons, Spinnakers, King Kabob, & of course the Fat Cat Music House in Lounge!! [...]
MusicView – Matty Comer
Tweet This is an exciting time of the year when the local bars and restaurants are booking a lot of bands for the summer, everyone is getting ready for X-fest things are just on fire. Some of our bands and families work so hard to support the local scene as they not only perform, but [...]
MusicView: The Refuzniks Bring a Love for Rock and Roll to Graffiti
Tweet“Now brothers and sisters!” Devon Boyd howls on the opening of The Refuznik’s track “Testify.” “Now you may not believe it…”“Say I’m straight out of my mind / years of pumping gasoline/ and drinking turpentine…”. What follows is a gritty rockabilly anthem driven by a rollicking guitar that could be the soundtrack to a late, [...]
MetalView: Metal News Making an Impact
TweetThis month I would like to talk about a few subjects that have popped up in Modesto’s metal scene. First of all as I write this I prepare to be a stage hand at the biggest metal show in Modesto History. Rob Zombie at the Fat Cat!! Probably the most anticipated moment in Fat Cat [...]
MetalView: Warpath Assassins
TweetAs trends come and go in this town there is one thing that has remained here in the city of Modesto, Good Heavy Metal Bands. One such band has risen through the ashes of 3 bands to form one of the best new bands Modesto has ever seen! The band I speak of is called [...]
209’s Best Local Hard/Rock & Metal
TweetA lot of bands today, either due to lack of venues, or just sheer need to get their music out, seem to be pumping out CD’s these days to get their sound heard. I’ve recently come across a few that I think deserve some recognition. I’ll be covering more local projects in the future, for [...]
