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Warner Drive Indulges Your Inner Skate Punk

by Trisha on February 25, 2010 in Warner Drive with Comments

warner driveIf you catch the urge to suddenly bust out the skateboard, wear some obnoxiously-printed wife beater, and start talking like a stoner, reach for your nearest Warner Drive CD. Los Angeles high-energy punkers, Warner Drive, have been beating the pavement in Los Angeles for a couple years now, and went from playing Mr T’s Bowl to playing venues like the Key Club, The Viper Room, and The Whiskey. Their most memorable show, for both the guys in the band and the audience, was opening up for The Killers on New Year’s Eve 2007 at Paramount Studios – a success for any up and coming band, but it seems Warner Drive has a lot more from where that came from.

I’ve always seen Warner Drive in dive bars in Los Angeles and Vegas, and that’s where they really let loose. They’ve got this crazy energy on stage that at first seems a little too explosive for the venue, a little …too big, but they suck you in with that energy and eventually you find yourself screaming and moshing right along with the veteran Warner Drive fans. Compared to other dive bar bands, Johnny Law and the Warner Drive crew bring it like a band who should be headlining nationally bring it. Soon you’ll be able to pay enormous amounts of money to see the show, but for now, catch their wild, over the top show at 14 Below in Santa Monica on March 12th at 10pm.

LET’S ROCK: Megadeth is Back

by Trisha on February 23, 2010 in Megadeth with Comments

megadethMegadeth is one of the more underrated metal bands of all time (hello, Iron Maiden), but the thing about bands like these is they persist like nobody’s business. Iron Maiden is still alive and kicking, and Megadeth is embarking on its 20th Anniversary “Rust in Peace” tour, coming to the Hollywood Palladium on March 31st, with Testament and Exodus. By now we all know the story, Dave Mustaine was the angry drunk in Metallica when Metallica was good, got kicked out, and has been pissed off ever since. At some point, he vowed to create a monster more successful than Metallica, which, according to anyone who considers himself a true metal fan, they achieved back in 1989 and sporadically throughout the 1990s.

However, metal standards of success aren’t really based on Billboard charts and platinum records – success is found in the talent of the band and the loyalty of the fans. The rotating line-up is baseline extremely talented; you have to be to play with Dave Mustaine, nominated best guitarist in the Revolver Golden Gods Awards. As for loyalty, being a fan of Megadeth is pretty much a signal to the world that you know what’s what among metal bands. You can’t be a casual fan of Megadeth like you can with Metallica. This concert will cause metal fans to come crawling out of the cracks and re-embracing their metalness wholeheartedly. Get ready to see your IT guy and your upstanding father-of-four uncle to rock out like it’s 1989.

Push To Transmit Breathes Life Into Indie‏

by Trisha on February 18, 2010 in Push to Transmit with Comments

push to transmitIndie rock has proven that it’s here to stay, but it has reached that point where all these indie bands are starting to sound the same. Every so often, a band manages to rise above the din with something fresh and powerful, and Push To Transmit is that band. They’ve got a raw, primal side that compliments their softer, almost fragile side, and any given song can go from raging lion to scared bunny rabbit before you know what’s happening. While they can draw comparisons to a Sonic Youth and At The Drive In love-child, they have the musical chops to carve out their own niche as one of the best new local bands in Los Angeles.

You can check out them out on MySpace, but you have to see them live. No, it’s not a shock-rock show or a Lady Gaga circus of weird. It’s a regular rock show, with regular guys (and gal). They play with a raw kind of soul I haven’t seen in live music in a long time. In their signature song, “Vampire of Emotion,” they hit hard, wailing and whispering the whole way through, taking you on an intense emotional roller coaster for a full six minutes.

They’re playing at Mr. T’s Bowl in Highland Park on February 26th @ 9pm, so go see them! Let Push to Transmit rock your socks until regular ol’ indie is a thing of the past!

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