Q: To someone who’s never heard of you, tell us what a newcomer to your music would need to know about the band. JB: There should be a warning label on the CD that says “Warning, this band rocks so hard it’ll make your head blow up.” Not recommended for small children or people...

Last week I had the pleasure of interviewing The Sacramento- based band Evolutia. Check out that interview here: http://www.cwgmagazine.com/columns/coldiron/2010/02/the-evolutia-experience/ Today I’m here to talk about their latest release, a 5- song EP called Fear’s Fall. This record is...

Fever Sleeves is a Rock/Indie/Breakcore band playing in San Diego and the Southern California scene. Their music is unique and great. They need to be heard! Check out the interview I did with them and give their music a listen. Fever Sleeves is a new friend of CWG and of the Continuum. Q: You are listed...

Evolutia is a progressive rock band playing out of Sacramento , Ca. It consists of Stephen Cameron (Piano/Guitar/Vocals) and Andrew Barnhart (Bass/Vocals/Micro-KORG). The band could be compared to Radiohead or Coldplay, but the best comparison is to The Mars Volta. Today I got to chat with Stephen and...

This is an unusual article for me. I normally write about musicians and artists. Today, I’m here to present you with a different type of artist. I came across an originator, a creator, a lover of art and music. I checked out his art and his product and I was so intrigued I decided I had to write...

Soil recently finished a European tour with Shinedown. Next month they hit the road again in the States, supporting Smile Empty Soul. Bassist Tim King took time to catch up with CWG magazine. Tim and I talk about the European tour, the upcoming U.S tour and the new album. After that, we shoot the breeze...

I recently caught up with Owen Strombeck, drummer for Mercury Crossing. He is part of a rock band out in Milwaukee making music and trying to get known, like everyone else I suppose. His band brings the goods and I think they need to be heard more. To this end, I chatted with Owen to see what is going...

(This story was originally written in 1996 and has been revised a few times since then) It was the fall of 1996. I was attending a Junior college in Rocklin, Ca, a suburb of Sacramento. I had at least one part time job and often two or three. I was 18 years old. I guess you could say I was “finding...

Friday night, 1-22-10, I lived out one of my dreams. I got to do a phone interview with my musical hero Jonah Matranga. Back in the 90’s my friends and I saw him and his band at the time, Far, over 40 times at venues in California. He is very much a reason I became a musician and later a music...

On Saturday, Jan 23rd I had the opportunity to head to the Boardwalk in Orangevale, Ca (a suburb of Sacramento) to check out the metal band Suffokate. Arriving at 4:30, I had an interview scheduled with lead singer Ricky Hoover. While they were not the headliner, I was definitely most excited to see...