Tag Archives: BottleRock 2016
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Interview: Dangermaker’s lighter sound born out of darkness
Photo: Jon Ching The music of San Francisco band Dangermaker may sound happier than it did in the past. The four piece pulls heavily from influences like The Killers, Interpol and their late ‘70s predecessors. It was a conscientious effort the band made by naming their last two EPs,…
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Interview: Wordplay with L.A.’s Machineheart
Machineheart performs at BottleRock 2016 at the Napa Valley Expo. Photos: Roman Gokhman. Stevie Scott’s name is the cherry on top of the sundae. The singer-songwriter and her band, Machineheart, is heavily influenced by Fleetwood Mac, and the comparisons made by music fans and critics are rivaled only by the band’s…
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Inside BottleRock: Atlas Genius get the family together again
Atlas Genius. Roman Gokhman/STAFF and Jon Ching. Several thousand music fans who watched Atlas Genius play at BottleRock on May 28 didn’t know that the band considered cancelling their fiery performance. Singer-guitarist Keith Jeffery had a hay fever attack shortly after arriving in Napa the previous day. The pollen…
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BottleRock 2016: Jamie N Commons between continents and on a roll
Jamie N. Commons. Photos: Jon Ching. Blues rock singer-songwriter Jamie N Commons is a man of many talents. Least-known among them is the ability to slip in and out of his native English accent and into his adoptive American Midwest and Southern tongues. That’s what happens after your father…
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Inside BottleRock: The Struts embrace their English glamour
The Struts. Photos: Jon Ching English rock quartet The Struts acknowledge that the glam superstar musicians of the past are major influences on their own sound, look and on-stage presence. But to theatrically inclined frontman Luke Spiller and co., there is a major difference between the glam-rock of Europe…
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Interview: The Moth & The Flame remain faithful to Utah roots
Photos: Roman Gokhman Earlier this year, Provo, Utah, alt-rock quartet The Moth & The Flame released their second album, called Young & Unafraid. Many of the songs were already upwards of a year old at that point, which has Brandon Robbins (vocals, guitar), Mark Garbett (keys), Andrew Tolman (drums)…
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Interview: Watershed moment arrives for Fantastic Negrito with ‘Last Days of Oakland’
Fantastic Negrito, courtesy. Today is a momentous day for Xavier Dphrepaulezz, in a life full of them. There was the day he was given a multi-million dollar signing bonus by one of the biggest label heads in the world. The day he blew the rest of the money, and was…
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Q&A: Rose’s Pawn Shop recall early days of Americana revival
Rose’s Pawn Shop performs at BottleRock Napa 2016 in Napa, California. More than a decade into the Americana and folk revival movement, bands like the Lumineers have grown to headline festivals and sell out amphitheaters with a now all-too-common mix of fiddle, foot-stomping drums, banjo, guitar and crowd-friendly chant-alongs.…
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ON THE GROUND at BottleRock 2016 – Part 3
The Struts were one of several acts we caught up with at BottleRock. NAPA — The fourth installment of the BottleRock Napa Valley music, drink and food festival was perhaps its most cohesive, with a strong lineup from the very top with Florence and the Machine, Stevie Wonder and Red…
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ON THE GROUND at BottleRock 2016 – Part 2
Fantastic Negrito was one of several musicians we met up with at BottleRock in Napa. NAPA — The fourth installment of the BottleRock Napa Valley music, drink and food festival is perhaps its most cohesive, with a strong lineup from the very top with Florence and the Machine, Stevie Wonder…
