Shotgun Radio

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• Sun

  May 5

  Pediatric Cancer Resear…
  Irvine, CA, US | 10:30am
  Pediatric Cancer Research F...
  Irvine, CA, US

  Sun May 05 10:30am
  

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• Tue

  Mar 26

  The Viper Room
  West Hollywood, CA, US | 8:00pm
  The Viper Room
  West Hollywood, CA, US

  Tue Mar 26 8:00pm
  

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• Sat

  Mar 16

  Fulton 55
  Fresno, CA, US | 9:30pm
  Fulton 55
  Fresno, CA, US

  Sat Mar 16 9:30pm
  

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  Shotgun Radio, Metalachi Shotgun Radio Shotgun Radio members Marcel Saxlund (lyrics & vocals) and Greco Rossetti (keyboards & programming) have a unique commonality. They both left steady, mundane jobs to pursue their own collective expression. In the late 1990’s, Marcel worked as a banker on Wall Street and Greco was a second engineer on Michael Jackson’s “History” album. The sound of Shotgun Radio is a revelation to a wide array of audiences. Equal parts dance, rock, electronic and hip-hop styles fuel their songs all while retaining pop sensibilities and epic production value. Imagine M83 meets The Prodigy at She Wants Revenge's barbecue with The Killers bartending. Based in Hollywood, California, Shotgun Radio’s high-octane sound and stage shows have played to capacity crowds at The Viper Room, Avalon Hollywood, Vanguard Hollywood, Dragonfly, Bar Sinister, The Roxy and the Winter Music Conference. The group has scored music and licensed over a dozen songs for feature films, “Hotel California” and “Farmhouse” and has licensed music for Doritos, Timberland, Converse, Puma and K-Swiss, America’s Next Top Model, Star Wars: Episode II DVD promotion and countless other projects. Shotgun Radio has released several CDs, videos and singles and are currently booking tours, festivals and music scores for 2013 and beyond. Metalachi What began as an innocent evening of snorting horse tranquilizers with seven members of the village jai alai team in a Super Ocho motor lodge in Veracruz, Mexico became an event that literally gave birth to the greatest metal band to ever live. For it was on that hot summer night in 1982 that Consuela Espinoza stumbled out of her dilapidated shanty and fell face-first into rock-n-roll history. Nine months later, unhampered by Consuela's steady regime of tequila and ill-advised sumo lessons, five bastard children were born. Unable to care for her hungry offspring -- and concerned that five children would seriously interfere with her Tuesday night karaoke league -- Consuela made a decision that would forever alter the course of music history. Consuela hastily packed the babies into the saddlebags of a burro and sent her children off to American in search of a better life. 14 years later and nearly dead from dehydration, the emaciated burro knelt down to drink from the stagnant waters of the Rio Grande just outside of Juarez, Mexico -- mere yards from the U.S. border. With one fleeting burst of energy, the Brothers Espinoza Cinco climbed from their leather restraints and scampered the vast reach of the river, collapsing onto the sweet, amber-hued American soil. As if by destiny, lodged in the sand beneath their tanned faces was a square cardboard record sleeve upon which were the holy metal words "PARANOID" and "BLACK SABBATH." For many years to follow, this definitive black metal album served not only as a teacher and mentor... but also as a friend. It was these bleak and humble beginnings that nurtured the seed that would eventually grow to be the band we know today. Often referred to as the greatest heavy metal band to ever live...

• Fri

  Mar 15

  B Ryders Bar
  Bakersfield, CA, US | 8:00pm
  B Ryders Bar
  Bakersfield, CA, US

  Fri Mar 15 8:00pm
  

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• Tue

  Mar 12

  MGM Grand
  Las Vegas, NV, US | 9:00pm
  MGM Grand
  Las Vegas, NV, US

  Tue Mar 12 9:00pm
  

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