RIVAL SONS LIVE CONCERT FOOTAGE-NEW YEARS EVE-DOWNTOWN LONG BEACH 2013-14

Rival Sons closed-out 2013 with a bang and ushered in the New Year among all of their hometown fans. This night was especially meaningful for us, in particular, as the night began and was sponsored by The Federal Bar in downtown Long Beach. The Federal Bar stands directly across the street from the meeting place of what would, 15 years later, become LIVE ROCK GIG.  

Long Beach has a long history of being a music centric town. The Downtown Long Beach Associates whom organize the New Years Eve celebration, made a brilliant move  when deciding to feature a band right from their own backyard. In a quote featured in an article by the Long Beach Post, Gina Dartt, the events DLBA's marketing and events manager said, "We thought it'd be a good reflection of Long Beach to have original artists this year. It's what Long Beach is all about." The DLBA reports upwards of 10,000 attendees annually according to this article. We would have posted the setlist we managed to get after the show, but it didn't make it home with us. It's probably still somewhere in The Federal Bar where the night ended as well. Happy 2014, may you rock all year long!

 

 

 

 

 

 



Brand New Rival Sons Video for "Keep on Swinging"

We have never been shy about the fact that we are huge fans of the band Rival Sons. We have already posted about them several times on the blog and never miss an opportunity to post more. If you yearn for the days of blues-based, classic rock and roll then you owe it to yourself to check them out. Below is the new video for "Keep on Swinging" which is the first single from the new album "Head Down" due to be released later this month on Earache Records. Lead singer Jay Buchanan has one of the best voices in rock and we are proud to say that he is a local Long Beach guy.

The band will be touring the UK and Europe the next few months and we would love to see them schedule some US dates. We will keep you posted.