SBRU

Pittsburgh acoustic singer/songwriter Arboreta (Brandon Oakes) proposed to his girlfriend/now fiance at his last show. Watch a video of the entire set, with the proposal coming in the middle of his last song around 18:50.

Dead Sea Symphony is an Alternative Rock band from Seattle, Washington formed in 2012, consisting of Jeff Sifferman on Vocals and Guitar, Sky Pepin on Vocals and Guitar, Larry E. Kelly on Bass and Kevin Martinez on Drums. The band features members from the defunct Punk/Ska act, Agent Apathy and touring underdogs, Down We Go. The band recently recorded two demo songs at a house in Shoreline, Washington and played their first show at the Hard Rock Cafe to over 100 people, with many more dates being scheduled in and around the Seattle area. The two demo songs are currently available for free download at the band's ReverbNation site. Also check out their Facebook.

Similar artists: Hot Water Music, Foo Fighters, Incubus

Between The Wars (celtic folk punk from Melbourne, Australia) have released the cover art for their third album, "Won't Go Quietly". The record drops on St Patrick's Day (17th March) and pre-orders open in February. For more information on the band, head to their Facebook.

Brutal Western Canadian death metallers XUL have posted a lyric video for their track 'Mastication Of Putrescent Empyrean Remains' from their debut full length 'Malignance' released earlier this year, which they are also offering as a FREE DOWNLOAD as they currently work on their follow up EP. To check out the video, please visit the following link here.

Skyway Traffic just released a new cover of One Direction's "Kiss You via Youtube" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8lk7-rbI8zY) and free download (www.skywayTraffic.bandcamp.com). Also, the artist recently released an EP titled Cooler Than Kanye via iTunes, Spotify, etc. (https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/s...ic/id561719497)

For fans of Mayday Parade, All Time Low, Cartel

Check out Like Monsters - http://likemonsters.bandcamp.com/, http://facebook.com/likemonsters, http://twitter.com/like_monsters

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Thank you as always, Christian!!