Bringing you Local Rock Stars from around the globe.Tumblr (3.0; @localrockstars)http://localrockstars.com/<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzm0d9Mus11qj2331o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.facebook.com/events/284242314973170/" target="_blank">http://www.facebook.com/events/284242314973170/</a></p>http://localrockstars.com/post/17845042370http://localrockstars.com/post/17845042370Sat, 18 Feb 2012 14:12:45 -0800bakersfield<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/h7GxqVpRCpU?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/>http://localrockstars.com/post/17645758559http://localrockstars.com/post/17645758559Tue, 14 Feb 2012 21:22:52 -0800bakersfieldvideos<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/l7gUNsFbyEc?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/>http://localrockstars.com/post/17498744784http://localrockstars.com/post/17498744784Sun, 12 Feb 2012 10:24:27 -0800bakersfield<p><em><span>Fifteen Bakersfield bands gave back to the community with their musical talents at the Giving Tree Project Battle of the Bands.</span></em><br/><br/><em><span>Acts ranged from jazz to hip-hop to indie rock during the all-day event held at the renovated Nile Theater where musicians, parents, artists, and teachers gathered to rock out and raise money for The Giving Tree Project.  Proceeds will help build a garden for schoolchildren at William Penn Elementary.</span></em><br/><br/><em><span>Spearheaded by local activist and organizer, Amber Beeson, the project aims to help fix local schools and to teach children environmental conservation.</span></em><br/><br/><em><span>Beeson, sporting bright green pants and a top hat, spoke between performances to remind the crowd of the importance of using the power of the downtown art and music scene to improve the quality of life for the area’s residents….</span></em></p> <p><span><a href="http://kernradio.com/theeye/THE-EYE--15-Bands-Rock-Nile-Theater-For-Giving-Tre/12073408" target="_blank">http://kernradio.com/theeye/THE-EYE—15-Bands-Rock-Nile-Theater-For-Giving-Tre/12073408</a></span></p> <p><span>by Jane Hawley</span></p>http://localrockstars.com/post/16701078417http://localrockstars.com/post/16701078417Sun, 29 Jan 2012 08:43:27 -0800bakersfieldTHE EYE<p><em><span>There’s a beauty to Isaiah Navarro’s arrangement in “Juicio” from his debut EP “Ten en su Memoria,” taking me back to echoes of The Smiths’ 1987 album “Louder Than Bombs.” Eighties music didn’t always need lyrics or over-the-top synth sounds. And so, Navarro’s passion, reminiscent of yesteryear for me at least, carries through the EP’s passionate intro with a rolling piano riff, echoes of wailing guitars, a soft moaning as if in remembrance of grace and an expectation of eternal life, mixed with a heartbeat of drums and a few symbol crashes….</span></em></p> <p><span><a href="http://www.kernradio.com/pages/11058360.php?pid=204439" target="_blank">http://www.kernradio.com/pages/11058360.php?pid=204439</a></span></p> <p><span>by Nick Belardes</span></p>http://localrockstars.com/post/16700981378http://localrockstars.com/post/16700981378Sun, 29 Jan 2012 08:41:30 -0800bakersfieldTHE EYE<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lykjmhMM4d1qj2331o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://catastrophistmusic.com" target="_blank">http://catastrophistmusic.com</a></p>http://localrockstars.com/post/16700903637http://localrockstars.com/post/16700903637Sun, 29 Jan 2012 08:39:53 -0800bakersfield<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/-Bi-OsFDZAM?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Here it is.  Enjoy. - http://www.facebook.com/choirsofficial</p>http://localrockstars.com/post/16698992784http://localrockstars.com/post/16698992784Sun, 29 Jan 2012 07:59:20 -0800bakersfieldvideos<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyg26pmfLy1qk31x5o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://thenewpost.tumblr.com/post/16568546863/stickers-are-in-rs-taken-with-instagram" target="_blank">thenewpost</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Stickers are in! -RS (Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am" target="_blank">instagram</a>)</p> </blockquote>http://localrockstars.com/post/16568568405http://localrockstars.com/post/16568568405Thu, 26 Jan 2012 22:33:34 -0800<p><span>…..<em><strong>The Architecture</strong></em>….  T</span><span>hey have won a Full Pro Mo Package compliments of Higher Definition Media, Rocket Ship Recording Studios and No Image Photography.</span></p> <p><span><strong>2nd Place</strong> is <em>The Aviators</em>. They have won a Recorded Song Compliments of Rocket Ship and a Photo Package from No Image Photography</span></p> <p><span><strong>3rd Place</strong> is <em>Kenny Reeves and The Clones</em>.. They have won a Full Photo package from No Image Photography.</span></p>http://localrockstars.com/post/16310955714http://localrockstars.com/post/16310955714Sun, 22 Jan 2012 13:41:00 -0800bakersfieldThe Giving Tree Project<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly7ucaZcf41qj2331o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly7ucaZcf41qj2331o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly7ucaZcf41qj2331o3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly7ucaZcf41qj2331o4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly7ucaZcf41qj2331o5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly7ucaZcf41qj2331o6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly7ucaZcf41qj2331o7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly7ucaZcf41qj2331o8_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly7ucaZcf41qj2331o9_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly7ucaZcf41qj2331o10_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/>http://localrockstars.com/post/16304714108http://localrockstars.com/post/16304714108Sun, 22 Jan 2012 12:02:32 -0800bakersfieldThe Giving Tree Project<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly7sjhGbEv1qj2331o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly7sjhGbEv1qj2331o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly7sjhGbEv1qj2331o3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly7sjhGbEv1qj2331o4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly7sjhGbEv1qj2331o5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly7sjhGbEv1qj2331o6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly7sjhGbEv1qj2331o7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly7sjhGbEv1qj2331o8_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly7sjhGbEv1qj2331o9_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly7sjhGbEv1qj2331o10_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/>http://localrockstars.com/post/16302307651http://localrockstars.com/post/16302307651Sun, 22 Jan 2012 11:23:39 -0800bakersfieldThe Giving Tree Project<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly7sfbDjKV1qj2331o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly7sfbDjKV1qj2331o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly7sfbDjKV1qj2331o3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly7sfbDjKV1qj2331o4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly7sfbDjKV1qj2331o5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly7sfbDjKV1qj2331o6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly7sfbDjKV1qj2331o7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly7sfbDjKV1qj2331o8_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly7sfbDjKV1qj2331o9_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly7sfbDjKV1qj2331o10_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/>http://localrockstars.com/post/16302156233http://localrockstars.com/post/16302156233Sun, 22 Jan 2012 11:21:08 -0800bakersfieldThe Giving Tree Project<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly7sbjhDPA1qj2331o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly7sbjhDPA1qj2331o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly7sbjhDPA1qj2331o3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly7sbjhDPA1qj2331o4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly7sbjhDPA1qj2331o5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly7sbjhDPA1qj2331o6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly7sbjhDPA1qj2331o7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly7sbjhDPA1qj2331o8_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly7sbjhDPA1qj2331o9_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly7sbjhDPA1qj2331o10_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/>http://localrockstars.com/post/16302017714http://localrockstars.com/post/16302017714Sun, 22 Jan 2012 11:18:53 -0800bakersfieldThe Giving Tree Project<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly7s71G2Nj1qj2331o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly7s71G2Nj1qj2331o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly7s71G2Nj1qj2331o3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly7s71G2Nj1qj2331o4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly7s71G2Nj1qj2331o5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly7s71G2Nj1qj2331o6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly7s71G2Nj1qj2331o7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly7s71G2Nj1qj2331o8_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly7s71G2Nj1qj2331o9_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly7s71G2Nj1qj2331o10_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/>http://localrockstars.com/post/16301854705http://localrockstars.com/post/16301854705Sun, 22 Jan 2012 11:16:11 -0800bakersfieldThe Giving Tree Project<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly7s15i4Ky1qj2331o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly7s15i4Ky1qj2331o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly7s15i4Ky1qj2331o3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly7s15i4Ky1qj2331o4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly7s15i4Ky1qj2331o5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly7s15i4Ky1qj2331o6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly7s15i4Ky1qj2331o7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly7s15i4Ky1qj2331o8_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly7s15i4Ky1qj2331o9_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly7s15i4Ky1qj2331o10_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/>http://localrockstars.com/post/16301641994http://localrockstars.com/post/16301641994Sun, 22 Jan 2012 11:12:00 -0800bakersfieldThe Giving Tree Project<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/2CBK9qjyN9I?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Volume/131926460200252" target="_blank">http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Volume/131926460200252</a></p>http://localrockstars.com/post/16218114401http://localrockstars.com/post/16218114401Sat, 21 Jan 2012 00:00:20 -0800bakersfieldvideos<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly2f214fKI1qaogi9o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://nolifepreserver.tumblr.com/post/16193081899/10-17-09" target="_blank">nolifepreserver</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>10.17.09</p> </blockquote>http://localrockstars.com/post/16200325825http://localrockstars.com/post/16200325825Fri, 20 Jan 2012 17:32:49 -0800<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/35255945?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0" width="400" height="225" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://surfingonsteam.tumblr.com/post/16160791809/this-has-got-to-be-the-best-live-video-recording" target="_blank">surfingonsteam</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>This has got to be the best live video recording I’ve heard from <strong><a href="http://veronicafalls.com/" title="veronica falls" target="_blank">Veronica Falls</a></strong>. The vocal harmonies and guitar strumming sound absolutely perfect. Hopefully, the band will introduce a new official video to keep pushing their great self-titled debut — preferably “The Fountain”.</p> </blockquote>http://localrockstars.com/post/16161194454http://localrockstars.com/post/16161194454Thu, 19 Jan 2012 22:16:16 -0800<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly31i8DzR71qitgwbo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://sleeplessinstinct.tumblr.com/post/16160257861/iwrestledabearonce" target="_blank">sleeplessinstinct</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><em>IWRESTLEDABEARONCE</em></p> </blockquote>http://localrockstars.com/post/16161076899http://localrockstars.com/post/16161076899Thu, 19 Jan 2012 22:12:40 -0800<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly32c9aQOV1qitgwbo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://sleeplessinstinct.tumblr.com/post/16160900068/trc" target="_blank">sleeplessinstinct</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><strong><em>TRC</em></strong></p> </blockquote>http://localrockstars.com/post/16161061255http://localrockstars.com/post/16161061255Thu, 19 Jan 2012 22:12:11 -0800