Wonderfront 2022 Festival: Photo Highlights, Day 2

Posted on November 19, 2022 by admin

The Wonderfront 2022 Festival returned tonight with another spectacular performances from G-Eazy, Soja, Swa Lee, as well as headliner Kings of Leon.

And returns again tomorrow for the last day of the festival, with headliner three-time Grammy Award winner and multiplatinum solo artist Gwen Stefani set to perform.

The eight stages are the Events.com Headliners Stage, the Pot of San Diego Stage and the Sugarshack Sessions Stage that are all located at Embarcadero Marina North Park; the Coors Light Stage and the ImmerXion Stages, located at the Seaport Village; the TUStreams Stage and The Silent Disco Stage at the Ruocco Park, and the Spirit of San Diego Marietta Stage at the 5th Ave. Landing.

Go to wonderfrontfestival.com for tickets and more details.

See some of the photo highlights from today’s performances below.

Wonderfront 2022 Festival: Photo Highlights

Posted on November 19, 2022 by admin

By Armando

It was a big day of great music in San Diego on Friday, as Wonderfront 2022 Festival kicks off on seven stages with more than 80 bands playing for three days.

Highlights includes stunning performances by LA indie pop band “Saint Motel” and rock band “Young the Giant” rocking the night over at Port of San Diego, singer-songwriter from Detroit Quinn XCII performed at Seaport Village stage and country music singer and songwriter CAM serving up the fun over at Events.com Embacadero North.

Closing the night at Events.com was headliner, Grammy winning brand Zac Brown Band, who rocked the crowd at the packed venue, bringing Caroline Jones into the stage. The band recently announced Jones as a permanent addition to the band.

The Wonderfront 2022 Festival is set to feature tonight’s performers such as G-Eazy, Soja, Swa Lee, as well as headliner Kings of Leon.

And returns again tomorrow for the last day of the festival, with headliner three-time Grammy Award winner and multiplatinum solo artist Gwen Stefani set to perform.

Go to wonderfrontfestival.com for tickets and more details.

See some of the photo highlights from yesterday’s performances below.

Hard-Boiled Crime Thriller “Blood Tree” Set To Launch In February 2023

Posted on November 18, 2022 by admin

Fan-favorites Peter J. Tomasi (Batman and Robin, Superman, Black Adam: The Dark Age, Super-Sons, Detective Comics) and Maxim Šimić (Escape from New York, Worlds Apart) team up for Blood Tree, an all-new ongoing series set to launch from Image Comics in February 2023.

In Blood Tree, two obsessed NYPD detectives hunt for a vicious butcher called the Angel Killer, a sociopath who preys on the innocent family members of known murderers in order to “purify” the rest of society.

This new story confronts the battle of nature versus nurture, considers how present and future generations are tainted by past generations, and asks the age-old question: Who must pay for the sins of the fathers—and perhaps even the sins of the mothers?

“I always wanted to take a shot at writing a taut and haunting crime drama in the tradition of Silence of the Lambs meets Seven,” said Tomasi.

Šimić added: “This book will surely grip the reader the same way it gripped me after reading the entire script. It’s dark, action packed, and, best of all, it’s got great characters.”

Ari Lennox Announces The “age/sex/location” Tour 2023

Posted on November 16, 2022 by admin

Following the release of her highly anticipated sophomore album, age/sex/location, GRAMMY nominated, and platinum recording artist Ari Lennox(Dreamville/Interscope Records) announces her “age/sex/location” Tour 2023.

Produced by Live Nation, the 27-city tour kicks off on January 26th at House of Blues in Las Vegas making stops across the U.S. in Los Angeles, Houston, Atlanta and more before wrapping up in her hometown at Howard Theatre in Washington, DC on March 28th. Tickets go on sale starting Friday, November 18th at 10am local on Ticketmaster.com

The D.C.-born singer-songwriter catapulted to success in 2019 through her debut album, Shea Butter Baby. The project, now with over 1.3 billion global streams, spawned major hits: the RIAA platinum-certified title track, featuring Dreamville label head and marquee artist, J. Cole, the fan-favorite, gold-certified singles “BMO” and “Whipped Cream,” and “Up Late,” whose intimate video drew praise from ESSENCE, Noisey, Pitchfork, and Billboard.

The album also reached certified gold status with the RIAA. Awards recognition capped off the debut era, with nominations at the Grammys (for her contribution on Dreamville’s album, Revenge of the Dreamers III) three 2019 Soul Train Awards, and two 2020 NAACP Awards. In 2021, she introduced her second chapter with the R&B throwback, “Pressure,” produced by legendary hitmakers Jermaine Dupri, Bryan Michael Cox and Johnta Austin.
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Zac Locke’s “#FLOAT” Comes To Digital and VOD 12/9 from XYZ Films

Posted on November 15, 2022 by admin

A survivor horror film about a lazy river trip gone wrong, #FLOAT is the directorial debut of writer-director Zac Locke.

The horror film from XYZ Films is set for release in VOD and digital platforms on December 9, 2022.

#FLOAT skillfully plays on classic tropes of ’80s slasher films – beautiful young, selfish people blithely ignore warnings about the dangers awaiting them and then get gruesomely killed off – while employing a modern sensibility.

Here’s the film’s official synopsis:
Young, beautiful and full of life, vlogger Kali and her friends are heading to the river for their annual float, but it’s the first time since their friend overdosed and drowned last year. Their partying turns deadly as a sinister paranormal force plunges them into a life and death struggle forcing them to face their own fears as they turn on each other – and proceed to die one by one.

Bigfoot Chapter Gets Extra-Length Encore Reprint In The Department Of Truth: Wild Functions Special This December

Posted on November 13, 2022 by admin

James Tynion IV and Martin Simmonds’ popular Bigfoot two-issue The Department of Truth story will return in an extra-length encore reprint titled, The Department Of Truth: Wild Fictions Special. On sale in December from Image Comics, the issue will include both The Department of Truth #10 and The Department of Truth #11 which, together, tells the standalone cryptid story fans love.

The Department Of Truth: Wild Fictions Special provides the perfect jumping on point for readers new to the series as well. “It’s impossible to pick a favorite story from the first few years of The Department of Truth, but the one that has brought the most people to my table at convention after convention is ‘A Hunter’s Story’, which ran over two issues in our second arc,” said Tynion IV.

“We’ve spent a lot of time talking about what might be the perfect bite-sized morsel of DOT to help comic shops introduce new readers to our series, and we can think of no better option as we start the drumbeat to The Department of Truth #25.”
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Legendary Songstress Anita Baker Announces 2023 Tour Dates

Posted on November 12, 2022 by admin

Eight-time Grammy Award-winning superstar Anita Baker, The Songstress, has announced a special run of live dates for 2023. The Songstress’ tour, produced by Live Nation, will bring her to 15 cities kicking off on February 11th at Hard Rock Live in Hollywood, FL making stops across the U.S. in Atlanta, Baltimore, Houston, and more before wrapping up in Oakland’s Oakland Arena on December 23rd.

The tour celebrates Baker’s 40 years as a music icon in the industry since the release of her debut album, The Songstress, was released in 1983. These dates mark the first time she has been on a full tour since 1995 and it is also the first time The Songstress will be performing her classic hits live since winning back the rights to her masters.

“Looking forward to some crazy, lovely, hang time with my fans, on tour in 2023!! … Gonna, bring some new music & some special guests, too.” -AB

Baker, born in Toledo, OH, and raised in Detroit, MI, is one of the most popular singers of soulful ballads during the height of the quiet storm period in the 1980s. Starting her career in the late 1970s with the funk band Chapter 8, Baker released her first solo album, The Songstress, in 1983. In 1986, she rose to stardom following the release of her Platinum-selling second album, Rapture, which included the Grammy-winning single “Sweet Love.”

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The White Buffalo: New Album ‘Year of the Dark Horse’ Released Today

Posted on November 11, 2022 by admin

The White Buffalo release his highly anticipated eighth studio album titled Year of the Dark Horse today, Friday, November 11 via Snakefarm Records. Year of the Dark Horse is available digitally worldwide now.

The White Buffalo is in the midst of a U.S. headlining tour which hits Dallas (Deep Ellum Art Co, Fri Nov. 11), Austin (3Ten Austin City Limits Live, Sat. Nov. 12), Houston (House of Blues- Bronze Peacock, Sun. Nov. 13), Santa Fe (Tumbleroots Brewery, Tue. Nov. 15), Flagstaff (Orpheum Theatre, Wed. Nov. 16), Los Angeles (The Regent Theater, Thur. Dec. 1), San Francisco (The Fillmore, Fri. Dec. 2), Sacramento (Ace of Spades, Sun. Dec. 4), Portland (Wonder Ballroom, Tue. Dec 6), Seattle (The Showbox, Wed. Dec. 7), Missoula (The Wilma Theatre, Fri. Dec. 9), Bozeman (The ELM, Sat. Dec 10), Boise (Knitting Factory, Sun. Dec. 11), Reno (Cargo Concert Hall, Tue. Dec 13), Fresno (Strummer’s, Thur. Dec. 15), San Diego (Observatory-North Park, Fri. Dec. 16), and Santa Ana (The Observatory, Sat. Jan 14). Expect more dates for 2023 to be announced soon; for all tour current dates for The White Buffalo.

Today, November 11, viewers can tune-in live to watch a global stream of the new film The White Buffalo: Year of the Dark Horse—a companion art film to the new album—in ts entirety on Veeps at 2:00pm PT.

The White Buffalo have premiered the new song and video for “Kingdom For A Fool” on Relix. Viewers may watch and share “Kingdom For A Fool” exclusively on Relix.

Wonderfront Music & Arts Festival Set To Return To San Diego

Posted on November 10, 2022 by admin

The three-day Wonderfront Music and Arts Festival is set to return to San Diego’s waterfront on Nov. 18-20, 2022.

The three-day festival will kick off featuring more than 80 bands from different musical genres across eight stages that are uniquely positioned along the iconic waterfront location of America’s Finest City.

This includes three-time Grammy Award winner and multiplatinum solo artist Gwen Stefani, four-time Grammy-winning rock band The Kings of Leon, three-time Grammy-winning country music performers The Zac Brown Band, and two-time BMI R&B/Hip-Hop Award winner Schoolboy Q.

The eight named stages are the Events.com Headliners Stage, the Pot of San Diego Stage and the Sugarshack Sessions Stage that are all located at Embarcadero Marina North Park; the Coors Light Stage and the ImmerXion Stages, located at the Seaport Village; the TUStreams Stage and The Silent Disco Stage at the Ruocco Park, and the Spirit of San Diego Marietta Stage at the 5th Ave. Landing.

The festival gets underway on Friday, Nov. 18. Doors open at 2:30 on Friday with the first acts on stage at 2:45 pm. On Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 19 and 20, doors opens at 12 noon each day with bands and artists performing on both daays from 12:30 to 10pm.

For the full 2022 Wonderfront Music & Arts Festival lineup, you can go to the festival daily schedule list here. Tickets are currently available and on-sale at WonderfrontFestival.com.

XYZ Films Sets Release Of Thriller “Dash”, Trailer And Poster Debut

Posted on November 8, 2022 by admin

Written and directed Sean Perry (The Homebodies, Saturday Night Live), the thriller from XYZ Films is set to be available on VOD and digital on November 29, 2022.

DASH is a thriller about a rideshare driver’s wild overnight shift in Hollywood, and is a true one-take feature film, which was shot while driving through Hollywood.

The new thriller stars Alexander Molina (Evil, Afternooner), Shah Granville (upcoming Dark Arrows), Monette Moio (The Real Bros of Simi Valley, Midnight Texas, Insecure), Paige Grimard, Audra Alexander (All You Need is Me).

DASH follows Milly, your average everyday rideshare driver preparing himself for a night shift behind the wheel… by purchasing a massive amount of cocaine from a prostitute. On the perilous Hollywood streets, he attempts to sell the drugs to his unassuming passengers including: a homosexual thruple, some phone-obsessed gen Z’ers, and even an off-duty police officer.

His attempt to illegally fund his sinful actions takes a literal turn for the worse when he picks up a drug addict going through severe withdrawal. Desperately trying to take his nefarious, double-life to the grave, he continues on, only to keep digging a deeper grave for himself.