The Winery Dogs-Richie Kotzen (lead vocals/guitar), Mike Portnoy (drums), Billy Sheehan (bass)—will launch their latest U.S. headlining tour Saturday, June 25th in Hinckley, MN at the Grand Casino Amphitheatre in support of their critically-acclaimed, self-produced second album, Hot Streak, which was released in North America October 2nd on Loud & Proud Records. It was preceded by the first single, Oblivion, which quickly made its way onto the Top 30 of the Billboard “Mainstream Rock Tracks” chart. A double vinyl edition of the new album was released November 13th.
“Eight months after kicking off our 1st U.S. leg last October and following runs in Europe, Japan & South America,” explains Portnoy, “we are excited to round home plate and return home with some more U.S. shows in June and July.”
To get fans revved up for the new tour, the hard rocking trio is releasing a new single, Captain Love, to radio on June 3rd. A Vicente Cordero-directed video for the song premiered on GuitarWorld.com earlier today. Watch it below.
It’s one of the band’s favorite songs on the album. While lyricist/singer/guitarist Richie Kotzen doesn’t confess to be the subject of the song, drummer Mike Portnoy believes it’s the perfect groove to be played in strip clubs around the world, as he and Kotzen explains in this clip below.
Check out The Winery Dogs at any of the following stops:
6/25 Hinckley, MN Grand Casino Amphitheatre
6/28 Eau Claire, WI State Theater
6/29 Ashwaubenon, WI Green Bay Distillery
6/30 St. Charles, IL Arcadia Theater
7/2 Hazard, KY The Forum
7/3 Sterling Heights, MI Stars & Stripes Festival
7/5 Buffalo, NY Taft Music Hall
7/8 Houston, TX Warehouse Live
7/9 Dallas, TX Gas Monkey Live
7/10 San Antonio, TX Alamo
Whitford/St. Holmes, featuring the dynamic duo of Aerosmith guitarist, Brad Whitford and Ted Nugent vocalist/guitarist, Derek St. Holmes are back together and ready to release their new studio album and hit the road with Whitesnake – all beginning on June 3rd.
Joining the two on the road will be bassist Chopper Anderson and keyboardist Buck Johnson, who both played on the Reunion album. Filling in on drums for all dates will be Brent Fitz (Slash featuring Myles Kennedy and The Conspirators) replacing Troy Luccketta, who will be touring with Tesla at the same time.
“We are very excited to have Brent join us on this run,” says Whitford. “Troy is so good, he is just not an easy guy to replace!” “We really needed a guy with the right feel.” adds St.Holmes, “Brent brings that with him along with the power that kicks these songs out like they were meant to be. We can’t wait to get out there with him.”
When asked how Brent felt about his new gig he was quick to answer. “I was already excited for the new Whitford/St.Holmes reunion record. So, it goes without saying how thrilled I was to get a call from Derek and Brad asking me to step in on drums for the upcoming tour. Playing brand new music with these two legends, and in such a great new band, couldn’t be more exciting! I consider them both architects of my own musical makeup, so of course I’m looking forward to playing a few of their own classics as well!”
Whitford/St. Holmes are excited to reunite and reclaim the rock magic they first produced over thirty years ago. It was 1981 when Whitford, who had left Aerosmith, first teamed up with Derek St. Holmes to release their self-titled debut. Tracks like Sharpshooter and Whisky Woman carried on the stadium rock n’ roll style that made them famous. The album received critical acclaim and they did a successful round of tour dates before returning to their respective bands and shelving the duo.
Recently, while living in the same town on the outskirts of Nashville, the two got together and began writing a number of songs. Before they knew it, they had an album, assembled a band and recorded the self-produced, and appropriately titled, Reunion. Playing these songs live is going to be the icing on the cake for Whitford and St. Holmes, as Derek said, “We want to share it with our friends, all those hardcore rock ‘n’ roll fans… Like our fans and good whiskey, we all seem to get better with age. These new cuts are bold, brassy and ballsy and we can’t wait to play them live.”
The upcoming tour with Whitesnake launches on June 3rd in Dallas and continues on through Texas, Indianapolis, Ohio, Detroit, Boston and more with headlining dates peppered in between. This leg of the tour will conclude on July 2nd with a headline show. The band will also play with Lynyrd Skynyrd on July 31st at Festival Park in Elgin, IL.
Whitford/St. Holmes On Tour (all dates with Whitesnake unless noted)
6/3/ Dallas, TX The Bomb Factory
6/5 Houston, TX Revention Music Center
6/6 San Antonio, TX Majestic Theatre
6/8 Indianapolis, IN Old National Centre
*6/9 Traverse City, MI Ground Zero (with Tom Keifer)
6/11 Northfield, OH Hard Rock Rocksino Northfield Park
*6/12 Whitsburg, KY Appalshop Theater (Headline Show)
6/14 Cincinnati, OH PNC Pavilion At Riverbend
6/15 Huber Heights, OH Rose Music Center At The Heights
*6/16 Pittsburgh, PA Stage One (Headline Show)
6/17 Detroit, MI Fox Theatre
*6/19 Farifield, CT The Warehouse (Headline Show)
6/20 Brooklyn, NY Kings Theatre
6/21 Montclair, NJ The Wellmont Theater
*6/22 Sellersville, PA Sellersville Theater (Headline Show)
6/23 Hampton Beach, NH Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom
6/25 Boston, MA House Of Blues Boston
6/26 Portland, ME Maine State Pier
6/28 Lewiston, NY Artpark Amphitheater
6/29 Silver Spring, MD The Fillmore Silver Spring
*6/30 Annapolis, MD Rams Head On Stage (Headline Show)
*7/1/16 Londonderry, NH Tupelo Music Hall (Headline Show)
*7/2 Pawling, NY Daryl’s House (Headline Show)
*7/30/ Elgin, IL Festival Park (with Lynyrd Skynyrd)
To read about Whitford/St. Holmes’ new album, Shapes, please click here.
Returned Sunday from my first ever visit to Rock On The Range in Ohio. This festival is 10 years old and it was my first time attending. I had heard much about it over the years, and along with Rocklahoma which started as an all 80’s event, it lead the charge for the massive amount of US rock festivals we now see all over. ROTR has become legend after 10 years and it was an advance sell out with headliners Rob Zombie, Disturbed and Red Hot Chili Peppers, plus countless other bands. I did an appearance in the comedy tent with Don & Jim, a bit of a TMS reunion, and it was PACKED. They had ti turn people away due to fire code, the first time that has ever happened in that location. Just amazing and thanks to all for the TMS love! Huge thanks to Rob Zombie, John 5 and Jacoby from Papa Roach for being our guests. I had this all recorded and will post as a podcast soon!
As for the festival itself I was only there Saturday. But it really was amazing to see a stadium packed with mostly younger rock and metal fans! ROTR has also become an industry destination. Just about everyone in the business was hanging backstage in the “artists lounge”, even bands not playing this year. It’s a great environment on and off stage for music fans and industry as well. Because I was performing with Don & Jim I didn’t see much of the bands. Many will also be at Rocklahoma this weekend, so maybe there. But I did see some of Ghost (still trying to figure them out, but I do like that they sing vs scream) and also watched all of Zombie who closed Saturday. It’s pretty amazing what Zombie has done with his music career. He really hasn’t had a “hit” (if there is such a thing in rock now” record in a while, but has become a massive festival attraction. The music and the show and a GREAT band led by John 5 all play into that. The crowd was the most amazing thing about this festival. It was Euro like in it’s passion and how into it they were. I watched from above the stage and was amazed at how into EVERY moment and how engaged they were during Zombie. I haven’t seen a reaction and response like that in a really long time at any level show. Really good to see!
As I mentioned there are many of these festivals these days all over, many with similar lineups. It will be interesting to see where this all goes. But it is great for rock and anyone who ever tries to utter “rock is dead” should just pay a visit to Columbus and see what goes on at ROTR..” Thanks to Joe Litvag and all at AEG as well as the team at Danny Wimmer Presents for having me. On to Rocklahoma year 10 this weekend!
HUGE exclusive if you were ever a fan of the 70’s band Angel this Thursday for my podcast! All 5 members in their first interview together in over 35 years! Free worldwide via Itunes or www.podcastone.com !
The Dead Daisies’ superlative new studio album Make Some Noise, will be released on SPV Records thru eOne on August 5th, is a vital, vibrant and utterly uplifting opus, which way more than lives up to the legendary ‘classic third LP syndrome’ epithet.
Make Some Noise, packed with huge hooks, giant, intense guitar riffs and glorious, distinctive vocals, celebrates the kind of rock ‘n’ roll that has gone from strength to strength ever since it emerged in the early 1970’s and that sweaty clubs, concert halls and stadiums the world over would be impossible to imagine without. Each of the joyously performed, perfectly crafted, melody drenched 12 songs instinctively aims straight for the centre of the listener’s autonomic nervous system, totally enveloping the heart and soul and compelling them to move to the irresistible rhythm.
“There are lots of very good reasons why this kind of Rock N’ Roll has never gone out of fashion,” band members David Lowy (Red Phoenix, Mink), John Corabi (Mötley Crüe, Ratt), Doug Aldrich (Whitesnake, Dio), Marco Mendoza (Whitesnake, Thin Lizzy) and Brian Tichy (Ozzy Osbourne, Foreigner) all agree; “Our songs are simply timeless, immortal, classic! That’s why working with The Dead Daisies is so much fun, and that’s why the reaction is always phenomenal, no matter when and where this band turns up.”
“I’m very pleased with Make Some Noise,” says Aldrich. “It was a very productive time spent in Nashville and New York. The record is a straight up Rock N’ Roll record. Very raw and punchy. We didn’t do lots of overdubbing of the guitars which I loved…it’s really got a good vibe like the days we spent writing and recording. I think it is a cool record that adds to an already cool catalogue they the band had prior. The best part is the guys are all friends and very cool to be working together again!”
The Dead Daisies were formed by guitarist and songwriter David Lowy, whose keen instinct and clear vision has guided the recruitment of an amazing revolving line-up of renowned musicians since the band’s inception in 2012. Initially, Richard Fortus and Dizzy Reed of Guns N’ Roses, plus Rolling Stones band members Darryl Jones and Bernard Fowler, as well as John Tempesta and Charley Drayton of the Cult were involved. Lowy has once again enlisted incredibly talented international stars to record Make Some Noise. “For me as a vocalist, this kind of high caliber line-up is an absolute dream come true” enthuses John Corabi, continuing “When you work with The Dead Daisies, everybody is amazingly motivated to deliver top performances”.
From blazing opener Long Way To Go (the first single and soon-to-be crowd favourite) onwards, this album rocks hard right through to the very last note. Cross references from legendary bands from the past feature just as much as highly contemporary sounds and trendsetting directives. Compositions such as Mainline and Last Time I Saw The Sun bring to mind the likes of Aerosmith and Mr. Big, while Song And A Prayer, with its fluid guitar licks and anthemic chorus, is mightily reminiscent of Guns N’ Roses. Make Some Noise, the title track itself, is nothing less than a self-confident, tongue-in-cheek rousing rock statement, bound to be chanted over and over by euphoric audiences at this consummate combo’s electrifying live gigs.
The Dead Daisies, a must-see live act who have already toured with the likes of ZZ Top, Aerosmith, Bad Company, Lynyrd Skynyrd and Def Leppard, among others, have lined up a UK and Irish tour in July in support of Make Some Noise. Audiences across Europe, U.S., and Japan will get the chance to catch the biggest new name in Rock at the following gigs and festivals and when the band joins America’s No. 1 Gold Record Award winning group of all time KISS, on their highly anticipated Summer American Freedom To Rock tour.
strong>Make Some Noise track listing:
Long Way To Go
We All Fall Down
Song And A Prayer
Mainline
Make Some Noise
Fortunate Son
Last Time I Saw The Sun
Mine All Mine
How Does It Feel
Freedom
All The Same
Join Together
The Dead Daisies tour dates:
May 29 Hessentags-Arena Herborn, Germany w/ The Hollywood Vampires
Jul 14 Bang Your Head Festival Balingen, Germany
Jul 15 Woodstock Festival Kostrzyn, Poland
Jul 16 Masters of Rock Festival Vizovice, Czech Republic
Jul 20 Academy Green Room Dublin, Ireland
Jul 21 Limelight Belfast, United Kingdom
Jul 23 Ramblin’ Man Kent, United Kingdom
Jul 23 Rock & Blues Custom Show Derby, United Kingdom
Jul 24 Steakhouse Festival Ebbw Vale, United Kingdom
Jul 26 Slade Rooms Wolverhampton, United Kingdom
Jul 27 Arts Centre Bingley, United Kingdom
Jul 29 Luxor Cologne, Germany
Jul 31 Free & Easy Festival Munich, Germany
Aug 1 BiNuu Berlin, Germany
Aug 2 Bastard Club Osnabruck, Germany
Aug 4 Wacken Open Air Wacken, Germany
Aug 5 Skogsrojet Festival Rejmyre, Sweden
Aug 6 Helgeafestivalen Knislinge, Sweden
Aug 8 Komplex Zurich, Switzerland w/ Steel Panther
Aug 10 Resch Center Green Bay, WI w/ Kiss
Aug 12 Allen County Memorial Coliseum Fort Wayne, IN w/ Kiss
Aug 13 Dow Event Center Saginaw, MI w/ Kiss
Aug 15 Wings Event Center Kalamazoo, MI w/ Kiss
Aug 17 Illinois State Fair Springfield, IL w/ Kiss
Aug 19 Iowa State Fair Des Moines, IA w/ Kiss
Aug 20 BMO Harris Bank Center Rockford, IL w/ Kiss
Aug 22 Nutter Center Dayton, OH w/ Kiss
Aug 24 Huntington Center Toledo, OH w/ Kiss
Aug 26 Corelli Centre Youngstown, OH w/ Kiss
Aug 27 Erie Insurance Arena Erie, PA w/ Kiss
Aug 29 Blue Cross Arena Rochester, NY w/ Kiss
Aug 30 Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA w/ Kiss
Sep 1 Great Allentown Fair Allentown, PA w/ Kiss
Sep 3 DCU Center Worcester, MA w/ Kiss
Sep 4 Cross Insurance Arena Portland, ME w/ Kiss
Sep 7 Webster Bank Arena Bridgeport, CT w/ Kiss
Sep 9 Richmond Coliseum Richmond, VA w/ Kiss
Sep 10 Big Sandy Arena Huntington, WV w/ Kiss
Oct 8 Loud Park 16 Saitama, Japan
Oct 9 Loud Park 16 Saitama, Japan
2014 Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame member Ace Frehley today has released, via 95.5 KLOS, a brand new video interview shot on set immediately after the video shoot for his cover of Free’s 1970 hit Fire and Water featuring none other than KISS frontman Paul Stanley. The six minute clip is the first time the two have been interviewed on camera in over 15 years. The last time the two sat for an interview was during the KISS farewell tour in 2002 in Australia. Watch it below
The Fire and Water video notches itself into rock and roll history as the first time both Frehley and Stanley appear in a music video since KISS’ music video for Psycho Circus released in 1998. It’s also the first time in 14 years that the two shared a stage since KISS’ appearance at the 2002 Winter Olympic Games in Salt Lake City. Finally, it’s the first time Frehley has released a music video since 1989, which was Frehley’s cover of Do Ya released by both The Move and ELO.
Last month, Ace cracked the U.S. top 10 with his latest effort Origins: Vol. 1 charting at #1 on the Billboard Hard Music Chart, #3 on the Billboard Rock chart and #6 on the Billboard Current Chart selling more than 16k units in its first week of release according to Nielsen Soundscan. Internationally, the LP most notably came in at #2 on the Sweden Hard Rock Charts and #05 on the England Indie Album Breaker Charts.
Origins: Vol.1 and its success serves as the follow up to Space Invader, which debuted at #9 on the Top 200 Chart in 2014, the same year Ace Frehley was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as an original member of KISS.
Ace spoke with Rolling Stone about the new record, his guest players and recording with Paul after all these years. Rolling Stone writes, Regarding his reunion with Stanley, Frehley shrugs off any residual tension between the two of them. “We’ve always been friends,” he says. “The press seems to amplify negativity. I guess it makes good copy.”
Rolling Stone debuted White Room, a few months ago, the classic hit originally performed by Cream. Other guests are none other than Slash trading leads on Thin Lizzy’s classic Emerald, Lita Ford singing and playing lead on The Troggs staple Wild Thing, Rob Zombie guitarist John 5 playing guitar alongside Ace as he sings his classic KISS composition Parasite for the very first time, as well as Jimi Hendrix’s Spanish Castle Magic,” and Pearl Jam’s Mike McCready also plays guitar with Ace as he finally sings his KISS Alive! mainstay Cold Gin.
Origins: Vol.1 track list:
1. White Room (Cream)
2. Street Fighting Man (Rolling Stones)
3. Spanish Castle Magic (Jimi Hendrix) *John 5
4. Fire and Water (Free) *Paul Stanley
5. Emerald (Thin Lizzy) *Slash
6. Bring It On Home (Led Zeppelin)
7. Wild Thing (The Troggs) *Lita Ford
8. Parasite *John 5 (KISS)
9. Magic Carpet Ride (Steppenwolf)
10. Cold Gin *Mike McCready (KISS)
11. Till The End Of The Day (Kinks)
12. Rock and Roll Hell (KISS)
Megadeth: Symphony Of Destruction (Live)
White Zombie: Thunder Kiss 65
Danzig: Mother
Judas Priest: Victim Of Changes (Live)
Tremonti: Betray Me
Vinnie Moore: La Grange
Yngwie Malmsteen: I’ll See The Light Tonight
Deep Purple: Speed King
Def Leppard: Wings Of An Angel
Dokken: The Hunter
Extreme: Get The Funk Out
Fastway: We Become One
Grim Reaper: See You In Hell
Gus G: We Are One
Ozzy: Soul Sucker
Punky Meadows: Loaded Gun
Queensryche: Jet City Woman
Savatage: Of Rage And War
Rainbow: Power
Anthrax: Suzerain
Black Sabbath: Thrill Of It All
Black Country Communion: Black Country
Rival Sons: Where I’ve Been
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