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Got plans tomorrow night? Drop in to Pub Rock (11.8.19) to check out Canadian, Pop Punk—We Were Sharks. One of our local Rock favorites, After the Calm and Pop Punk Love Like Fiction will be opening the show. See you there! The We Were Sharks story is one of tenacity and passion, being told with catchy vocal hooks and crunchy guitar riffs. Since 2011 these Canadians have been dedicating their lives to pumping out tunes and tearing apart highways. With a recently solidified fi

Frank Iero and The Future Violents an Emo, Garage, Indie, Soft-Punk band are wrecking todays Emo culture scene with their lyric tease “I’m not okay.” Many die hard My Chemical Romance fans are freaking out–debating on if this is a roast or hint at a new MCR reunion. Checkout this Easter egg hint in their new song “Young and Doomed!” "Young and Doomed" Frank Iero and the Future Violents is Frank Iero, Evan Nestor, Matt Armstrong, Tucker Rule and Kayleigh Goldsworthy. They're c

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | REYBEE INC. PC: Joshua Halling The cinematic UK rock group Boston Manor is going to be playing a killer Halloween Night show at The Nile Theater in Mesa, AZ. They recently released (via Pure Noise Records on September 7, 2018) a new record called Welcome To The Neighbourhood —12 songs that have been shaped by the tumultuous state of the world and vocalist Henry Cox’s own worries for both its future and the future of his generation. By using the band’s

On June 28th The Van’s Warped Tour made its way to Phoenix, Arizona. This day was nonetheless full of excitement, heat, and celebration. This punk rock summer music festival is usually catered to teens and young adults, but with this being the tour’s last full country run there was a much more diverse audience of “angsty/outcast minorities”. From the locals, to newbie bands, to Warped veterans, founder Kevin Lyman wanted to make sure everyone had a part in the final cross-cou

After 24 years of good music and even better memories, Vans Warped Tour is amidst its final full cross-country tour and Tour Press Force (TPF) is rockin' Phoenix, AZ today. Come rock out with us (Nahnalah, Mickey and Sammi) at Ak-Chin Pavilion! Big headliners for this year’s tour are: Taking Back Sunday, Sum 41, All Time Low, and Less Than Jake to name just a few. In addition to the artist from Warped Tour’s main genres Punk and Metal, there are quite a few musicians from out

Warping back to Van's Warped Tour 2017 Series #2 It was no surprise ATTILA aka the crazy party rock band was announced to be one of the headlining groups of The Van’s Warped Tour 2017 lineup. These warped “veterans” are no stranger to the summer music fest all of us know and love. Getting the anticipating crowd hyped and rowdy is what Attila does. While these Atlanta, boys usually have games on stage to get the crowd involved in the performance and connect with everyone on a

On the night of May 16th, Dubé stopped in Phoenix, AZ. These Canadian brothers rocked the Rebel Lounge. Bringing back some underground Alternative, Grunge and Indie vibes with the love from their very own hometown’s local scene out of Ottawa, Ontario. Playing about a 45-minute set it was apparent they made it a point to make sure everyone in the room came together to have a great night. From talking to the audience, to lead guitarist Liam and bassist/vocalist Jan going out in

Tour Press Force (TPF) was glad to catch up with the Dark Rock-Pop Powerhouse RIVALS during the first stop of their recent tour with Hail Sagan and The Scars Heal In Time. With TPF Cofounder, Nahnalah_G spinning the reel, powerhouse vocalist Kalie Wolfe, guitarist Micket Woodle, bassist Sebastian Chamberlain, and newest RIVALS-family member drummer Josh Alves, initiated TPF Intern, Mickey Johnson, into the Damned Soul Family—TPF knows the interviewer cannot escape unscathed o

Damned Soul to be released via Smartpunk Records on February 2, 2018. Pre-order HERE. Damned Soul is a 10-track banger that was produced by John Espy (Red Jumpsuit Apparatus) and Aaron Edwards (Sick Puppies, Elohim, The Cab), with additional writing for drums and mixing/mastering by Cody Stewart (The Browning, Rings of Saturn, Falsifier). Filled with powerful and emotional tracks, Damned Soul is set to be the debut album that fans have been waiting for. RIVALS is a Pop-Rock

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | ATOM SPLITTER PR Falling in Reverse have shared the cinematic video for the song "Superhero" from their latest album Coming Home, out now via Epitaph Records. The story follows a group of precocious and resourceful youths dealing with a variety of tough issues, ranging from bullies to alcoholic parents to the generally demanding adults who inhabit their lives. The kids devise and execute quite a thrilling escape. Watch the video for "Superhero" Rev

We had an AMAZING time interviewing Kevin Eastman, Iron Man and Spider-Man of Comicare, and comic fan Kelly O'Donnell at the Amazing! Las Vegas Comic Convention on Saturday, June 25, 2017! The Amazing! Comic Con was the finale (Tales from the Amazing ComicCon 2017) to Tour Press Force's three-day run covering Vans Warped Tour at the Phoenix and Las Vegas stops—wrapping up with comics and cosplay on Saturday. This was our first experience ever at a comic convention. Kelly O'

Late June was a fun an exciting time for Tour Press Force! After covering the Phoenix and Las Vegas stops of Vans Warped Tour, we spun into the Amazing! Las Vegas Comic Convention 2017 on Saturday, June 24 to interview Kevin Eastman, the co-creator of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and owner of Heavy Metal magazine. Kevin Eastman was a really friendly and approachable guy who talked with us at length about his life with the Turtles as well as what he is up to now. He talke

Comics? Sure, I read some comic books when I was a kid. I was a pretty big fan of Spider-Man back in the day, mostly from the old TV cartoons, but I did manage to snag a comic book a few times. I had these things for years, and then, they disappeared—presumably at the hands of my mother who would periodically purge my belongings without notice. I recall one Spidey issue from the 70s where he had a car that shot spider webs out of the front. I’m sure that I could try to f

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WANDERER RELEASES NEW SINGLE - “WE WERE SO YOUNG” Phoenix, AZ solo artist Wanderer has just revealed his new summer single June 30th. The track is an anthemic indie-pop ringer, with nostalgic lyrics and dynamic production, dabbling in electronic genres. This song follows up Wanderer’s previous release of his debut EP - C I T Y - which has seen over half a million plays on Spotify alone. Since beginning in 2016, Wanderer just finished his second US tour,

Everyone was all smiles during the interview with People Who Could Fly at the Rebel Lounge in Phoenix, AZ on June 14, 2017. The guys were all dressed up romper-style - which called for tons of laughter! People Who Could Fly was supporting another local artist, Adam Simons who was headlining as his new solo project WANDERER (Check out the WANDERER interview!). The Phoenix-based Indie Pop band draws its influence from acts such as Walk the Moon, the 1975, The Killers and Two Do

Apart from somebody mistaking Monica for Linda Blair (?!), The Agents of Lust were really the most entertaining part of our visit to Mad Monster Arizona 2017. Granted, we really didn’t get to see any of the other events and Q&A sessions. After an encounter with an irate supervisor and a good 20 minute wait to even get into the place, we finally were able to get the wristbands and come back into the event site. By that point, the event was all but closed for the night, but t

Get ready for a shake down on Full Sail University stage at Vans Warped Tour this summer 'cause Playboy Manbaby knows how to serve it. Look out for this Arizona Post-Funk Punk band - complete with their own 'Chief Inspector and Party Deputy'... Reporting agencies have announced summer GWAR sightings on the Mutant Stage at Vans Warped Tour and Playboy Manbaby is ready for blood sacrifice. GWAR...they're coming for you! "Playboy Manbaby is the breath of fresh air fans of 80's

Tour Press Force (TPF) announced that local AZ Nu Metal band Go Ask Alice had been signed to Legend Recordings in mid-May. Our intern Mickey Johnson interviewed Tyler Samuel (vocalist) and Erik Jensen (guitarist) to discuss their signing and upcoming July debut of their album featuring Revolt, Rebuild. Band members not present during the interview are Stephan Goodenburger (drummer), Lane Vassallo (hard vocalist), Schuyler Morgan (guitarist) and Jacob Harrington (bassist). G

Tour Press Force (TPF) catches up with Adrian Estrella, vocalist for the Pop-Punk-Alternative-Easycore band Assuming We Survive during their run with Icon For Hire's You Can't Kill Us Tour stop at Club Red in Mesa, AZ. | 5.16.17 We always look forward to visiting with Assuming We Survive when they roll through the Valley here in Phoenix, AZ! The band was not long out of the gate on their tour run with Icon For Hire and will be playing through June 25. Frontman Estrella never

Warped In Reverse Episode #23 This week's Warped In Reverse Wednesday features Whitechapel. The band recently celebrated its 35th year with Metal Blade Records. These photos were shot by our co-founder Nahnalah_G during Vans Warped Tour in San Diego, CA last summer. Whitechapel is an American Deathcore band from Knoxville, Tennessee. The band is named after the Whitechapel district in East London, England, referencing the series of murders committed by Jack the Ripper. The gr