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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

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | TAG PUBLICITY Phoenix, AZ - Alternative Rock band Divided Minds have released their single and music video for "Don't Get Too Close," premiering the song in New Noise Magazine. “Don't Get Too Close” is the first single off of their upcoming EP, Mood Swings, releasing April 6th via We Are Triumphant. YOUTUBE | Don't Get To Close — Divided Minds Divided Minds is an established Rock Pop band from Phoenix, AZ, who has performed with numerous national acts

Have you ever been to an artist's show back to back at different venues and can’t help yourself, but to compare the two? Well, I recently went through that dilemma with Trophy Eyes show at The Echo in Los Angeles on November 27th and The Chain Reaction in Anaheim on November 28th, 2017. Typically Los Angeles shows tend to make me want to tap out as if I was in a wrestling match, lol. Whereas, at Chain Reaction it feels as if you’re being serenaded to even if it only lasts for

As many know, this summer was crazy for new album releases in almost every genre. Not only were new albums released, we were reminiscing on older albums and all of the classic sounds of summer whether it be in the genres of EDM, Metal, Rap or any other genre one could possibly imagine. With Warped Tour and summer 2017 coming to a final close, Tour Press Force would like to bless your speakers with the different variations of summer playlists provided to you by Spotify! The pl

Let me give you a brief example of how my day at 2017 Vans Warped Tour [SAN DIEGO 8.5.17] went… There were a ton of hair flipping, head-banging, air punching, crowd surfing, music playing all while boiling in the sun! lol First up was Lisa Johnson’s Life In The Pit: The Rock Photographer Experience TEI Workshop. Instantly, I went from checking in to now heading towards heavens of all heaven…the pit (dun dun dun). First up of the day was a Rock/Experimental band from Cranberry

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | ATOM SPLITTER PR Chicago pop-punk alt-rockers WORLD WAR ME are exploding onto the scene with their mix of catchy earworms, heart-on-the-sleeve emotion, and in-your-face visceral attitude. Gearing up to release their debut album on SharpTone Records later this year, the band has released the two-track single "That's So Yesterday." Watch the video here. The music is available at iTunes and Spotify, as well. YouTube | War Zone – World War Me (Official M

A hush fell over Tempe on April 21, 2017 as kids and teens settled in for the night. Meanwhile, adults shook the dust from their well-loved Taking Back Sunday shirts and pulled themselves up from the depths of their Emo-Punk retirement. Everyone’s early 2000s favorite bands, Say Anything and Bayside, brought the older millennial crowd out of hiding for a night. The two bands along with Reggie and the Full Effect dug up the past and brought a nostalgia-fueled energy to The Mar

Warped In Reverse, Episode #15 Interview by Cosmic-A (Monica Demattei) | Transcription by Kiya Gaskin Tour Press Force is throwing it back to Warped Tour 2016 again, this time with Broadside. Broadside is an East Coast Pop Punk band. The group formed in late 2010. The creative minds behind Broadside are: bassist Patrick Diaz, guitarist Dorian Cooke, guitarist Niles Gibbs, and vocalist Ollie Baxxter. Broadside is signed to Victory Records and have been gaining traction within

Interview by Kiya Gaskin | Video by Nahnalah_G Baseline Interview TPForce follow-up interview with Third String AZ Productions' “Battle of the Bands” So What?! Music Festival slot winners Baseline. Check out our in-depth interview with Baseline, where we touch on how the guys started playing music and why they love the music scene. Meet the band! Some dudes from the desert... Michael Schuster - Vocals Gianni Jinks - Guitar/Backing Vocals Shawn Sass - Bass Jacob Coleman - D

Interview by Kiya Gaskin | Video by Nahnalah_G TPForce interviews local Pop Punk band Baseline before their winning “Battle of the Bands” gig for a slot at the So What?! Music Festival, presented by Third String AZ Productions at Pub Rock Live in Scottsdale, AZ on February 4, 2017. Meet the band! Some dudes from the desert... Michael Schuster - Vocals Gianni Jinks - Guitar/Backing Vocals Shawn Sass - Bass Jacob Coleman - Drums Michael "Slack" Cully - Guitar/Backing Vocals

When people leave a concert, they want to be moved or at least inspired. On February 13, 2017 at Joe’s Grotto, everyone in attendance to the After the Calm, Chapel, Waterparks, and Too Close To Touch show got the opportunity to get in touch with all their emotions and they left a changed person. Local five-piece After the Calm opened up the show. With members ranging in age from their early 20s to their 30s, After the Calm played with a elevated sound that comes with experien

American Rock band Alesana came to Arizona on its Ten Frail Years of Vanity and Wax tour on February 10, 2017. Cranking up the intensity in Mesa, Arizona at Club Red were band members Dennis Lee (unclean vocals), Shawn Milke (lead vocals, rhythm guitar, piano), Patrick Thompson (lead guitar), Jeremy Bryan (drums, percussion), Shane Crump (bass, backing vocals), and Jake Campbell (lead guitar, backing vocals). Alesana is signed to Revival Recordings. The band’s most recent alb

Warped in Reverse, Episode #7 Interview by Cosmic-A (Monica Demattei) | Transcription by Tyler Peckham After following Warped Tour for nine years as fans and catering helpers, Dead Avenue finally got a chance to play last summer…and they rocked the house down. Alex Ochoa (guitar), Danny Covarrubius (bass), TerryFay (drums), Mike Fabella (lead vocalist), and Steven Delman (guitar) are Ontario, California-based friends, who became Dead Avenue, a Post-Hardcore, Pop-Punk group. S

Five teams. One dream. On February 4, The Take Over, Eclipses For Eyes, Divided Minds, Baseline, and Mimelight went head-to-head in a Battle of the Bands at Pub Rock in Scottsdale, AZ. The competition was held for bands to have the opportunity to play a set at So What?! Music Festival in Texas. Kicking off the night was The Take Over. This girl-fronted band brought high energy to the stage. Their songs covered a ranged from positive and fun to aggressive and high-intensity. T

WARPED IN REVERSE #4 Interview by Cosmic-A (Monica Demattei) | Transcription by Kiya Gaskin Assuming We Survive slayed the stage all summer at the Vans Warped Tour last summer, and they were bummed that it had to come to an end. Tour Press Force caught up with Alternative Pop Punk group at Warped Tour during the final week of the tour in California. The band could only describe the tour as the ‘time of their lives’. “It is amazing,” drummer Kris Pasos said. “We only have a we

Classic Pop Punk powerhouses The Wonder Years, Real Friends, Knuckle Puck, Moose Blood and Seaway came together for a tour of a lifetime. Their stop in Phoenix was memorable for most fans, in the fact that the show came just a day after the election results, and the men held nothing back. The bands got political and emotional, making this show one of the best Pop Punk shows in a long time. Most people dread the opening act of a Pop Punk show. They are usually some overzealous

Arizona’s local music scene was highlighted an open-air festival on the streets of Downtown Mesa. The city was brought to life November 10th - 12th with the annual Mesa Music Festival. The three-day festival kicked off on Thursday with a series of guest speakers and was followed up by a welcoming party. The next two days were filled with performances by local and national bands and many guest speakers including keynote speaker Chester Bennington of Linkin Park. Friday was the

Tour Press Force (TPF) caught up with Adrian Estrella (vocalist) and Joe Lawson (bassist) of Assuming We Survive during the tail-end of their All Roads Lead Home tour at the Rebel Lounge, December 9, 2016. The guys talked about their passion for playing music and the power of positivity. "I guarantee you, it's all about the positivity-ness. If they did those little things, I guarantee they would go really far...support everyone...I want people to understand that this is, it h

The Made to Destroy Tour made itself known when it stopped at The Marquee in Tempe, AZ. If the excruciatingly long line wrapped around the venue was any indication, fans were more than stoked to see I Prevail, Neck Deep, and Pierce the Veil perform. A night consisting of angsty Pop Punk and troubling Post-hardcore was about to wreak havoc on Tempe, and fans welcomed it. Opening act I Prevail brought a sound similar to the headliners to the tour. Clean vocalist Brian Burkheise

For over two decades New York-based American Progressive Rock band Coheed and Cambria has thrilled audiences with its epic concept albums (seven to be exact) based on the science fiction saga The Amory Wars, a comic book series penned by frontman Claudio Sanchez. Tour Press Force (TPF) took a jaunt down to Tucson, Arizona to witness the band touring its eighth album, The Color Before the Sun; their first album to break away from the epic storyline. The Rialto Theatre was pack