Rock-N-Review

08/30/2025

My fav off the new Volbeat record, this is 𝐈𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐚𝐫𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐨𝐚𝐭 𝐆𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐁𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐨 𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐧'𝐬 𝐒𝐩𝐚𝐰𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐚 𝐃𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐃𝐨𝐨𝐦. Longest title in recent history, don’t let that throw you. Give them an ear and let me know what you think. Full review Monday.

New album ‘God Of Angels Trust’ out June 6th!Pre-order on all formats here 🐐 https://Volbeat.lnk.to/GOAT *Formats include Ltd. Vinyl Color Edition, CD, Delu...

08/29/2025

𝕄𝕠𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕪’𝕤 ℝ𝕖𝕧𝕚𝕖𝕨: 𝕍𝕠𝕝𝕓𝕖𝕒𝕥 - 𝔾𝕠𝕕 𝕠𝕗 𝔸𝕟𝕘𝕖𝕝𝕤 𝕋𝕣𝕦𝕤𝕥

Volbeat have a new record out. The 9th from one of my favorite bands, I had high hopes when it was announced.
We will highlight a couple tracks from it here over the weekend and even added a few to our Spotify playlist. Y’all give it an ear and let me know what you think.

Our Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1Kiz3brAerKXUiiiVjn0Xt?si=dkCeIOFUT6WiFWkyIZgR6g&pi=wVZntVa1Ri6E5

08/28/2025

HolleeStar plays thebasinbr

08/28/2025

ℍ𝕠𝕝𝕝𝕖𝕖𝕊𝕥𝕒𝕣 𝕡𝕝𝕒𝕪𝕤 𝕋𝕙𝕖 𝔹𝕒𝕤𝕚𝕟

I’ve been seeing the name HolleeStar a lot around here recently, so it was no surprise to see them playing The Basin as part of a show were covering a couple weeks back. Self described as, “electronic rock”, this duo gave us something different than the other bands in the venue that night. I’ve covered other national acts using this format (2 guys and a laptop), but these guys are the first locals I am aware of seeing success with it. Baton Rouge is hard enough for traditional rock bands to break through, anything outside of that norm has to be even more difficult, so kudos to them for giving it a run.

Only two guys on stage, a fairly simple approach, but it really is fun to watch. Jakob is up front behind the mic, the laptop, and guitar most of the show, with Brennan on the drums for part of the show, and on a second mic for part of the show. A cool dynamic, they trade back and forth, producing some good music and keeping the audience entertained. Some showmanship is involved as well, costume and lighting, and I thought they provided a nice interlude between the other two bands. As is, Brennan got most of my attention as the more active of the two, doing different things and giving me different looks, but for the music’s sake, they both contribute pretty equally.

That’s the long and short of it. HolleeStar is out and about, and if you enjoy electronic pop rock coupled with music theatre, these kids may just have something for you. An upbeat, high energy show that is just a little different than the norm, if you see that name on a showbill somewhere go ahead and stick your face in the door, you might just find yourself entertained.

𝒥𝒶𝓀𝑜𝒷 𝐵𝑜𝓁𝓁𝒾𝒸𝒽 – 𝑔𝓊𝒾𝓉𝒶𝓇/𝓋𝑜𝒸𝒶𝓁𝓈
𝐵𝓇𝑒𝓃𝓃𝒶𝓃 𝒮𝒶𝓃𝒹𝑒𝓇𝓈 – 𝒹𝓇𝓊𝓂𝓈/𝓋𝑜𝒸𝒶𝓁𝓈

08/27/2025

What are we doing!??

08/27/2025

Been too long since our last Framing The Red show! Could use some good old southern sleeze rock out of Southern Mississippi right about now!! Y’all check em out and let me know what you think!

08/26/2025

🅃🅁🄰🄲🄺 🄾🄵 🅃🄷🄴 🅆🄴🄴🄺: 𝔹𝕝𝕒𝕔𝕜𝕓𝕖𝕣𝕣𝕪 𝕊𝕞𝕠𝕜𝕖 - ℝ𝕦𝕟 𝕎𝕚𝕥𝕙 𝕋𝕙𝕖 ℙ𝕒𝕔𝕜 (𝓯𝓮𝓪𝓽. 𝓟𝓪𝓾𝓵 𝓡𝓸𝓭𝓰𝓮𝓻𝓼 𝓪𝓷𝓭 𝓑𝓻𝓪𝓷𝓷 𝓓𝓪𝓲𝓵𝓸𝓻)

Southern rock hard hitters, Blackberry Smoke have released their rendition of the Bad Company classic, “Run with the Pack.” From the forthcoming tribute album, Can’t Get Enough: A Tribute to Bad Company, to be released October 24, 2025 I cannot wait for this thing to drop. I’ve seen some of the names on this record and it has me all a titter. With BBS on this track is Bad Company co-founder Paul Rodgers on backup vocals and Brann Dailor of Mastodon doing percussion and background vocals.

“Bad Company has always been one of those bands that just hits you in the chest – raw, soulful and real,” says Charlie Starr of Blackberry Smoke. “Run with the Pack” is like a masterclass in groove and grit. There’s simplicity to it that’s so powerful – no frills, just feel. You don’t need to dress it up – it’s just honest. Paul Rodgers’ voice is cool confidence, never overdone, just authentic. That kind of music doesn’t age; it just gets cooler.”

Paul Rodgers says, “Blackberry Smoke absolutely channeled the essence of the song and everyone delivered from their souls. I love every aspect of their performance harmonies, guitars and delivery!”

Y’all check it out and let me know what you think. It will also be in our Spotify playlist by the time you read this.

𝒞𝒽𝒶𝓇𝓁𝒾𝑒 𝒮𝓉𝒶𝓇𝓇 (𝐿𝑒𝒶𝒹 𝒱𝑜𝒸𝒶𝓁 & 𝒢𝓊𝒾𝓉𝒶𝓇)
𝒦𝑒𝓃𝓉 𝒜𝒷𝑒𝓇𝓁𝑒 (𝒟𝓇𝓊𝓂𝓈)
𝑅𝒾𝒸𝒽𝒶𝓇𝒹 𝒯𝓊𝓇𝓃𝑒𝓇 (𝐵𝒶𝓈𝓈)
𝒫𝒶𝓊𝓁 𝒥𝒶𝒸𝓀𝓈𝑜𝓃 (𝒢𝓊𝒾𝓉𝒶𝓇)
𝐵𝑒𝓃𝒿𝒾 𝒮𝒽𝒶𝓃𝓀𝓈 (𝒢𝓊𝒾𝓉𝒶𝓇)
𝐵𝓇𝒶𝓃𝒹𝑜𝓃 𝒮𝓉𝒾𝓁𝓁 (𝒫𝒾𝒶𝓃𝑜)
𝐵𝒶𝒸𝓀𝑔𝓇𝑜𝓊𝓃𝒹 𝒱𝑜𝒸𝒶𝓁𝓈:
𝒞𝒽𝒶𝓇𝓁𝒾𝑒 𝒮𝓉𝒶𝓇𝓇, 𝒫𝒶𝓊𝓁 𝑅𝑜𝒹𝑔𝑒𝓇𝓈, 𝒫𝒶𝓊𝓁 𝒥𝒶𝒸𝓀𝓈𝑜𝓃, 𝐵𝓇𝒶𝓃𝓃 𝒟𝒶𝒾𝓁𝑜𝓇

Watch the official music video for Blackberry Smoke's rendition of "Run With The Pack" featuring Paul Rodgers and Brann Dailor.Stream “Run With The Pack”: ht...

08/25/2025

𝔽𝕒𝕔𝕖𝕋𝕨𝕠 - ℙ𝕝𝕒𝕪 𝕎𝕚𝕥𝕙 𝔽𝕚𝕣𝕖
🤘🤘🤘🤘
𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝗿𝗲 𝗮 𝗳𝗮𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝟵𝟬𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝘆𝗹𝗲 𝗴𝘂𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗿 𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗸, 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗱𝘂𝗱𝗲𝘀 𝗺𝗮𝘆 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂

Out of Germany, FaceTwo just released a new EP on the 15th. A Stirring Blend of Rock, Hard Rock, and Pop/Rock this 3-song offering caught my ear quick. A 90s sound that reminds me of bands like Guns N’ Roses and Nickelback, it’s a real thumper.

Like I said, only three songs here, so I won’t do my usual standout tracks, but suffice to say they’re all really good. I will shout out the newest single, the ballad 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗧𝘄𝗼. A song that invites listeners into a deeply personal experience, a moment of heartbreak and healing, it reminds us all that rock still has room for honesty, vulnerability, and hope. It explores the raw feeling of being left behind, staring at the shattered remains of what once was. It’s a gripping anthem of abandonment, disappointment, and emotional resilience that moves from quiet reflection to a massive, emotionally explosive chorus. The other two songs are more upbeat, outright bangers if you will, giving us the full experience and leaving me hoping they get back in the studio and get us a full record to write about.

So, there you go, Facetwo according to me. A short writeup for a short EP, but there is some real potential here. If you’re a fan of that 90s style guitar rock, these dudes may just have something for you. Is it a perfect 5 out of 5 horns? I couldn’t go that high based off just 3 songs, but what’s here is fire. I am comfortable giving a horn for each song, and then another full horn for presentation of style, putting me at a 4 overall, so that is where I will stop and make my stand today. We put up a couple songs here over the weekend, and added a few to my Spotify playlist, so get these guys in your earholes and let me know what you think.

Tracklist:
𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘆 𝗪𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝗲
𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗧𝘄𝗼
𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿

𝓋𝑜𝒸𝒶𝓁𝒾𝓈𝓉/𝑔𝓊𝒾𝓉𝒶𝓇𝒾𝓈𝓉 - 𝐿𝑒𝑜𝓃
𝒷𝒶𝓈𝓈𝒾𝓈𝓉/𝓂𝓊𝓁𝓉𝒾-𝒾𝓃𝓈𝓉𝓇𝓊𝓂𝑒𝓃𝓉𝒶𝓁𝒾𝓈𝓉 - 𝑀𝒶𝓉𝓏𝑒
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08/24/2025

Off the new 𝔽𝕒𝕔𝕖𝕋𝕨𝕠 record, this is 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗧𝘄𝗼. An introspective ballad, y’all check them out and let me know what you think. Full review tomorrow.
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08/23/2025

The only rebranding I would have accepted!

08/23/2025

A banger off the FaceTwo record, this is 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘆 𝗪𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝗲. If you like this song, you will like the entire record. Give them an ear and let me know what you think. Full review Monday.
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Thanks so much for watching our: Play With Fire - FaceTwo [Official Music Video]!Filmed by the amazing Jacques Perthen:https://www.instagram.com/jacqueshdr/-...

08/22/2025

𝕄𝕠𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕪’𝕤 ℝ𝕖𝕧𝕚𝕖𝕨: 𝔽𝕒𝕔𝕖𝕋𝕨𝕠 - ℙ𝕝𝕒𝕪 𝕎𝕚𝕥𝕙 𝔽𝕚𝕣𝕖

FaceTwo have a new record out. The debut offering from this German duo, it would be hard to put a better foot forward. We will highlight a couple tracks from it here over the weekend and even added a few to our Spotify playlist. Y’all give it an ear and let me know what you think.

Our Sootify:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1Kiz3brAerKXUiiiVjn0Xt?si=YTEcs8ypQXK47Jw0bhWSDA&pi=vXKaZ5GsSceE9