LIVE & DIRECT : Concert news & Reviews by Jay Warsinske, Media Central-ITV

By revbill on Mon, 08/23/2010 - 2:40pm

LIVE & DIRECT :

Concert News & Reviews

By JAY WARSINSKE, MEDIA CENTRAL – ITV

WOW! The Concert Business is ALIVE & WELL!

Lots of events, tours, festivals & MORE! NOTHING will replace the ENERGY & FEELING of a LIVE EVENT! Can’t ‘download’ that experience!

More & more ‘European’ style Festivals are growing in the US & Canada, with COACHELLA & BONNAROO setting the pace. COACHELLA has announced the 2011 event to land in SoCal April 15-17. Artists to be announced! Great way to celebrate the ‘coming Summer kickoff’!

Last weekend the 30^th Anniversary of the SUNSET JUNCTION Festival,

With 10+ blocks of the fames SUNSET BLVD in Hollywood closed down for over 100 live bands, BBQ & skin bakin’ in the Cali sun! Highlights included the legendary Funk squad The OHIO PLAYERS (still jammin’ since the early 70s!), FISHBONE, BIG DADDY KANE (with full live band), EVELYN CHAMPAGNE KING, BAD BRAINS, LEE SCRATCH PERRY, WHISPERS & much more! Great times had by all! Can’t wait for year 31!

Next weekend come one, come all to the ‘other end’ of Sunset Blvd, as the SUNSET STRIP MUSIC FESTIVAL rocks the hallowed STRIP with the likes of SMASHING PUMPKINS, the ‘Top Hatted Guitar Mayor of the Strip’ SLASH (with his awesome singer & almost Led Zeppelin guy MYLES KENNEDY & appearance by FERGIE from the BLACK EYED PEAS! Yes she ROCKS on SLASH’s killer new debut solo album!), COMMON, P.O.D., STEEL PANTHER, SEMI PRECIOUS WEAPONS (fresh off LADY GAGA World Tour!) & over 50 more! You KNOW you WANT IT! For more info go to www.SSMF.com

PLUS get your tickets (& Camping if so inclined) to the massive 2 day EPICENTER 2010 Sept 25-26 at SoCal’s AUTO CLUB SPEEDWAY! Who needs NASCAR when you can ROCK to non-stop icons like KISS, EMINEM, BLINK-182, & major league headliners RISE AGAINST, 30 SECONDS TO MARS, SUICIDAL TENDENCIES, BAD RELIGION, & the reformed BUSH (with Mr. Gwen Stefani GAVIN ROSEDALE!). Nothin’ like an OUTDOOR SHOW in SoCal where Summer NEVER ENDS! For more info check www.epicenterfestival.com !

Major METAL TOURS out there include CLASH OF THE TITANS with SLAYER, MEGADETH & TESTAMENT, METALLICA (on that 3 year long tour!), & many more!

Promised you a ROCK THE BELLS Tour review, but after covering previous years coverage, advance coverage of Kick Off Party& more –

GUERILLA UNION never responded to 3 months of requests for a simple media pass! Love to tell you how HOT is was, but they neglected to handle those that BRING DA NOISE! Chang, hook your boy up next time!

Your future ticket buyers are listenin’!

PLUS had an awesome debut for the SO CAL BAND SLAM at the legendary MUSIC BOX on Hollywood Blvd! 12 bands competing for Top Prizes! SO CAL UNDERGROUND, INDIEPOWER & more brought this premiere event to the INDIE BANDS & next year promises to be even bigger & better!

IN CONFERENCE NEWS, the NEW MUSIC SEMINAR invades Hollywood for a 3 day extravaganza the day after the GRAMMYS, with Can’t Miss MUSIC SEMINARS, Showcases & NETWORKING with those execs on the Cutting Edge of this NEW MUSIC INDUSTRY being created! Plan to be in SoCal for that!

Over & out! See you at the SHOW! – Jay Warsinske jay@2activate.com