Sugar Red Drive: NYC Press Interview 12-09-08

Last week, I had the chance to catch up with Sugar Red Drive who is a hard rock band out of upstate New York. The band has been together for a little over a year and they just finished recording their debut CD, which will be out in early 2009.

The band has a hard-rock/arena-rock sound that is comparable to a number of the alt-rock bands that started out in the 90's (Collective Soul, Stone Temple Pilots, Soundgarden, etc.) There are a couple of advance tracks from the forthcoming release streaming on the band's MySpace profile.



Sugar Red Drive doesn't have any shows currently scheduled but the band will be back on the road after the New Year. Check Sugar Red Drive's MySpace profile for updates.

Brianna Taylor (from MTV's Real World) - Live @ the Canal Room, NYC 6-24-08

Brianna Taylor, who rose to fame on MTV's Real World (Hollywood), opened for Blake Lewis last Tuesday at the Canal Room. Brianna is touring behind her debut self-titled EP which was just release on iTunes.

Brianna played to a full room and her strong voice and stage presence held the crowd's attention. One of the highlights of her set was a cover of Chris Cornell's version of "Billie Jean".



Brianna is back in town on July 11th. (It say @ 'Live Nation' on her MySpace page but I thought Live Nation was the promoter who booked The Fillmore, Roseland, etc. and not a venue).

Links:
Brianna Taylor's MySpace Profile