
6/5/07
Italian Punk Rock Legends "Raw Power" have just completed their second West Coast United States Tour!!
This second tour was a success and we thank everyone involved in making this the most energy filled, high impact, crazy, out of controls shows so far this year!!
We have already began planning the 3rd RAW POWER - West Coast Tour, scheduled for May 2008, hitting California, Arizona, and Nevada!
Bands looking for a support slot on this tour should contact us directly.
M D STATE/CITY
May 23 Arrival Hollywood, CA The Knitting Factory
May 24 CA Huntington Beach, CA The Blue Cafι
May 25 CA Anaheim, CA The Juke Joint
May 26 CA San Marcos, CA The Jumping Turtle
May 27 CA Chico, CA Off Limits
May 28 CA San Francisco, CA - The Parkside
May 29 CA Petaluma, CA The Phoenix Theater
May 30 CA Oakland, CA The Haz Mat
May 31 CA - Sacramento, CA The Distillery
June 1 WA - Tacoma, WA Hells Kitchen
June 2 WA Seattle, WA The Funhouse
June 3 OR Portland, OR Mount Tabor
June 4 CA Oakland, CA The Stork Club
June 5 Depart - San Francisco - Day off
4/30/07
Red Dragon Booking / Entertainment has formed a partnership with Vision Metal Records / Universal Records. Red Dragon Booking / Entertainment is sending the entire Vision Metal Catalog out on the road this summer and fall, so make sure to keep an ear open for the tour near you! Check out the venue and booking pages for all distribution and booking info at www.visionmetalrecords.com .
GET OUT AND SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL MUSIC SCENE!!
2/8/07
BIG NEWS EVERYONE!!!
Red Dragon Booking & Entertainment has hit a mile stone!! Not only
are we celebrating our fifth year in business in 2007, but we have just
announced that one of our Artists rock band LONERO has been added as one of 3
artists that have unlimited promotional access with Apple Computers / QUICKTIME.
The 3 artists that currently have unlimited promotional access with
Apple Computers / Quicktime are: Joe Satriani, Steve Vai and LoNero. We
Having Red Dragon Booking & Entertainment and LoNero promoted along
side Joe Satriani, and Steve Vai, is not only an honor, a privilege and an
industry accomplishment, but this will undoubtedly further the name of Red
Dragon
Red Dragon
Cheers to another great year!!
LONERO:
www.LoNero.net
www.myspace.com/lonero
Apple Computers / Quicktime:
http://www.billlonero.com/Apple/listeningparty.htm
Joe Satriani:
www.satriani.com
Steve Vai:
www.vai.com
1/1/07
Red Dragon Booking & Entertainment is celebrating our FIFTH year in business in 2007!!
We want to thank all the bands, fans, promoters, venues, labels, publicists, magazines, and everyone who have made the last five years an amazingly great time for everyone!
Over the past Five Years we have had the privilege to work with over, 115 Bands and have booked over 78 Tours resulting in over 2322 shows, since 2002!!!!
We are very proud of this endeavor that started as a humble independent promoter helping bands that needed a friend and helping hand in the music industry, to the solid anchored, well respected touring agency it is today!
10/31/06
- What can Red Dragon Booking / Entertainment do for my band?
The End of Silence started their National tour June 14th and wanted to end September 30th, 2006. They had Meredith Sloan of Melon Media doing PR for this tour. Although Red Dragon Booking / Entertainment and Melon Media had never worked together previously, but much like the other publicists we have worked with in the past, we hit it off right away! The End of Silence started their tour with no previous experience in any of the markets across the country, and were fine with the initial $40 to $100 guarantee's we set out to secure for them, and understood that if we were unable to acquire those guarantee's for them from the venues, that unfortunately that is how it is across the country now a days, venues don't hand out money, as listed in our Term of Service Agreement.
Across the first leg of the tour, Meredith and Red Dragon Booking / Entertainment worked so well together, The End of Silence started drawing 20 to 30 to 50 people at venues, in cities where they had never set foot before. Then by the time they got to the east coast, they were drawing an average of 50 people per show and easily acquiring their $80 to $100 guarantee's and above per night. By mid August things were going so well, they decided to stay out on the road until October 30th, and once they came back around and hit all of the same clubs on their way home, they were receiving guarantee's of $200 to $500+ per night and drawing almost 300 people at venues they had only played once a few weeks or in some instances months before, where they had only drawn 20 to 30 people.
Good progressive booking paired with good progressive PR and good promotion is the best thing for a band on tour, however their expectation level has to be in the right place and this example proves that, because if The End of Silence, their label or anyone else involved had expected to make $200 to $500 per show right off the bat, then it wouldn't have worked out this well for everyone involved, because that is an unrealistic expectation for any band setting out on their first tour. Keeping the expectation level to what it should be $0 to $40 to $100 per show, in areas your band has never played before, will be more beneficial in the progress of the long run then going out with the wrong expectations and becoming frustrated, or disappointed and not furthering the overall success and career goals. So as a result of the Hard Work of the band The End of Silence, the financial support, dedication and hard work of their label Killer Puppy Records, successful booking paired with, successful PR and successful promotion, staying out from June 14th until October 30th established the band across the country and made for much larger connections than they ever dreamed of and got the attention of Jacoby, lead singer of multi-platinum hard rock band "Poppa Roach" and they are currently in negotiations to join them as main support on the next Poppa Roach national tour, and are currently working on setting dates for Jacoby to produce the next "The End of Silence" record.
Need we say more?
7/1/06
Italian Punk Rock Legends "Raw Power" have just completed their first West Coast United States Tour in over 15 years!!!
The tour was a success and we thank everyone involved this year!! We have already begun planning the 2nd RAW POWER - West Coast Tour, scheduled for May 2007! Bands looking for a support slot on this tour should contact us directly.
M D Y STATE/CITY
7/05/06 Arrival - Anaheim Doll Hut
7/06/06 CA Corona The Showcase Theatre
7/07/06 CA Chula Vista Jumping Turtle
7/08/06 CA Long Beach Warehouse
7/09/06 CA San Jose Shady Acres
7/10/06 CA Tahoe ZNBU Squa Valley
7/11/06 NV Reno Fritzs UNI Bar
7/12/06 CA Oakland The Haz Mat
7/13/06 OR - Portland Sabalas
7/14/06 WA - Tacoma Hells Kitchen
7/15/06 WA Seattle The Funhouse
7/16/06 OR - Grants Pass The Comatorium
7/17/06 CA- San Francisco The Pound SF
7/18/06 Depart - San Francisco - Day off
4/14/06
Red Dragon Booking / Entertainment has just signed a deal to book Italian Punk Rock Legends, "RAW POWER" a two week West Coast tour this summer!
The tour will run from San Diego to Seattle, from July 5th to July 17th, 2006 and will include all your favorite venues in between! Raw Power has not played the west coast in over 15 years, so those of you who love "In Your Face" hardcore punk rock, and haven't seen the hardcore Italian punk rockers in almost two decades, get your butts out there and support your local music scene! These shows will be energy packed and out of control!!
3/29/06
Red Dragon Booking / Entertainment has just signed a deal with Killer Puppy Records to put Hard Rock band THE END OF SILENCE out on a national tour this summer 2006! These guys are taking off in a big way!! Check them out here: www.myspace.com/theendofsilence and keep your eyes out for tour dates in a city near you! This a band that should not be missed!
1/25/06
Red Dragon Booking will be advertising in BIG WHEEL Magazine in February 2006! Look for our full page ad, and be sure to check out all the great bands, featured articles and show listings and,
GET OUT AND SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL MUSIC SCENE!!!
1/16/06
Mindy Misty has had to pull out and cancel the west coast tour they had planned with St Louis MO band Sex Robots, due to complications regarding entering the US. However, they will be back next spring to rock for all of you up and down the West Coast. They plan on touring around the same time next year and we will have all the details for you way in advance so you can get out and check out this amazing band from Oslo Norway.
As far as the Sex Robots, they have chosen to continue with the tour of the west coast and move the tour to April. The new dates will still include the same route, San Diego to Seattle, but the dates have been changed to April 26th to June 3rd! Check back for show listings and updates, and make sure you get out and SUPPORT THESE GUYS! They are an incredibly entertaining live act!
1/15/06
Our Half Page ad is in Skratch Magazines Issue # 119! Check it out the bands and great shows featured in the magazine this month, and support you Local Music Scene!
1/3/06
The Concept of Ladysmith , BC have just signed a tour deal with Red Dragon Booking to tour from Seattle to San Diego and back from June 2nd to June 19th, 2006.
The
Concept is a punk/power pop band filled with alternative adrenaline.
Incorporating fierce pop hooks with heavier guitars, they've established a genre
all their own.
The Concept has toured parts of Canada in 2004/2005 with such bands as Crowned
King (Aquarius Records), Morning Call (Drive Thru Records), Stutterfly (Maverick
Records), The Bleeding Alarm (Immortal Records), and The Black Halos (Liquor and
Poker Records) and does NOT disappoint! Keep checking the tour dates page for
updates on when these guys will be visiting your town!
SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL MUSIC SCENE!
1/1/06
Happy New Year from Red Dragon Booking! Check out the band page! We have many newly signed artists that promise to rock in regions all over the country! Review their music and head out to the shows in your areas! Support your local MUSIC SCENE!!!
12/15/05
Our Half Page ad is in Skratch Magazines Issue # 118! Check it out and the bands and great shows featured in the magazine this month, and support you Local Music Scene!
12/14/05
Infidels Forever of Langhus, Norway have just signed a tour deal with Red Dragon Booking to tour from San Diego to Seattle from June 15th to June 30th, 2006. More information coming soon!
12/13/05
Cell Block 5 of Huntington Beach, CA has just been confirmed to join RAW POWER as support on their West Coast Summer tour from July 6th to July 17th, 2006! Cell Block 5 has been playing the southern California punk scene for years, with members featured in such bands as Social Unrest, Screaming Bloody Maries, Hirax, The Put Ons, Sidekick, Peligro and Saddams Angels. Cell Block 5 never disappoints! Check out their site at www.cellblock5.com or the Raw Power website www.RawPowerHC.com for information regarding tour dates and venues!
12/12/05
We are very pleased to announce that Italian Old Skool Punk Rock band RAW POWER has signed a tour deal with Red Dragon Booking! They will travel from Los Angeles to Seattle, making stops all along the way. Tour dates are July 6th to July 17th 2006.
Raw Power was formed in 1981 by Mauro and Giuseppe Codeluppi (voice and guitar). Since the beginning the band had great troubles finding a stable line-up. As a matter of fact, the only two members still in the band from the original line-up are the two founders-brothers.
During their long tours in the States Raw Power shared the stage with bands like the Circle Jerks, Adolescents, D.O.A., Minor Threat, Bad Brains, Agnostic Front, Dead Kennedys, Suicidal Tendencies, and in a small club in Seattle in 1986 a then unknown band called Guns'n'Roses opened for the Italian cult.
11/15/05
Our Half Page ad is in Skratch Magazines Issue # 117! Check it out and the bands and great shows featured in the magazine this month, and support you Local Music Scene!
11/2/05
The Sex Robots of St Louis, MO have just signed a tour deal with Red Dragon Booking to tour with Oslo Norway band Mindy Misty on their west coast tour from San Diego to Seattle from February 26th to April 3rd, 2006
Sex Robots is a rock and roll response to all the trash punks and bubblegum of the mid 80s, from the Replacements to Blue Angel. The songs are fast and rockin' and detail wasted adventures and animal attacks. The band started as a side project to fill time while both drummer Maysam Attaran and guitarist Mario Viele's blistering pogo-punk band the Pubes went on a brief hiatus in 2002, but earned enough of a following in the Midwest to warrant Sex Robots being a full time band as well.
Sex Robots have been voted Best New Band in the Riverfront Times 2004 Music Awards and Best Punk Band in the 2005 Awards by the adoring public of St. Louis. The band has a split 7" record available and a full length CD, and has opened for bands such as the Vibrators, 7 Shot Screamers, Bunnygrunt and has played out regularly in the Midwest for the past few years.
11/1/05
Salt Lake City, Utah Punk band FAIL TO FOLLOW has just signed a tour deal to tour the west coast in April, taking them from Utah to the West Coast, to Seattle and back home! Tour dates are: April 22nd to April 30th, 2006.
Fail to Follow separates itself from the rest of the scene with its faster tempos and yelling vocals that one cannot help but pump their fists to. Bringing back the hardcore punk rock style that seems to have almost completely vanished due to the popularity of the more radio friendly pop punk sound. With varying influences ranging from punk to metal to hardcore, Fail to Follow has set out to wake up and open the minds of the masses through thought provoking lyrics and intense live shows
Fail to Follow has toured relentlessly throughout Utah and its surrounding states for 2 years. They have been featured on The Vans Warped 04 and 05 on the Ernie Ball Stage, as well as the Kevin Says Stage. They have shared the stage with a number of national acts including Suicide Machines, Ignite, Authority Zero, Zebrahead, Thought Riot, The AKA's, Scatter the Ashes, Emery, Copeland, Throwrag, Guttermouth, Aiden, The Hurt Process, Love = Death and many more.
These guys are in your face, fast pace, intense punk rock! Not to be missed!
10/27/05
The band JUNKLOAD of Los Angeles CA, has just signed a tour deal with Red Dragon Booking to tour out to Texas and back to play SXSW this Spring!
JUNKLOAD will embark on their first tour supporting 'MADE IN CALIFORNIA' that will start in the middle of March 2006 in Los Angeles and will take the band throughout the continental US including the SXSW festival in Austin, Texas.
With influences ranging from IGGY and the STOOGES to Black Sabbath, to the Dead Boys, Social Distortion and AC/DC, JUNKLOAD creates a sound all of their own! After establishing themselves as one of LOS ANGELES' top drawing bands, JUNKLOAD quickly went into the studio to record MADE IN CALIFORNIA, a supersonic, rollercoaster ride of DARK, RAW, RECKLESS abandonment.
10/15/05
Our first Half Page ad is in Skratch Magazines Issue # 116! Check it out and the bands and great shows featured in the magazine this month, and support you Local Music Scene!
10/11/05
Theory of Revolution of Burlington, VT have just signed to tour the upper northeastern states, provided by Red Dragon Booking.
Theory of Revolution (TOR), an experimental rock band from Burlington, VT, is heading out on their first tour across the Northeast United States. They are bringing their unique blend of rock, jazz, funk, blues, bluegrass and reggae to scenes all over New England, New York and Montreal. The band uses top-notch musicianship and tight arrangements to create songs that are as structured as they are improvisational. By allowing their extreme creativity to lead the way, TOR's songs are filled with poignant lyrics, 4-part harmonies, ripping solos and extreme climaxes that leaves the audience begging for more. Theory of Revolution is a band whose fan base is as diverse as the music the band creates. This band offers something for everyone to enjoy.
So get out there and check these guys out!!
9/15/05
Our first Full Page ad is in Skratch Magazines Issue # 115! Check out the bands and great shows featured in the magazine this month, and support you Local Music Scene!
8/25/05
Mindy Misty of Oslo Norway have just signed a tour deal with Red Dragon Booking to tour from San Diego to Seattle from February 26th to April 3rd, 2006.
Mindy Misty an indie / rock four piece from the artic sphere of Oslo Norway are heading out on their first US Western Regional Tour. With musical background from Black Metal/C-64 Electronica / Noise and Folk Mindy Misty manages to create a different and hard indie sound. The melodies are often catchy and harmonic though there's a schizophrenic monster lurking in the under toad exploding in frenzies every now and then. The dark forests of Norway have helped shape the melancholy and mystique of these heart sounds and throughout their musical expression there's a basis of childish curiosity and exploration, combined with blunt honesty.
8/14/05
Starting September Red Dragon Booking will be running ads in Skratch Magazine. So go get yourself a copy and check out our ad, as well as what's going on in and around your local music scene!
SUPPORT IT!
7/26/05
Empty Handed is about to take off on their second western regional tour in less than a year! The Tour dates for this tour will take them form their home town of Keene, CA all the way to Seattle and back, with stops in Tucson Arizona, Las Vegas, Nevada, and San Diego California. Check out the EMPTY HANDED tour dates below and come on out and support these hard working aspiring musicians. CLICK HERE FOR COMPLETE TOUR DATES.
7/21/05
5 Days Dirty will be heading out on their west coast tour ranging from San Francisco, to Reno to Chico to Sacramento, then the guys will be headed down to Los Angeles and San Diego to play with such bands as Chaser, Cigar, Profusion, Antagen, and Stick shift limo, at venues such as Chain Reaction and The House of Blues Anaheim. Be sure to check out 5 Days Dirty and all their tour dates and information at www.myspace.com/5daysdirty
6/24/05
FINAL SUMMATION is kicking off their tour this summer on June 24th at the Town Pump in Yuba City, CA and then they are playing 4 warped tour dates below.
JULY 7 Warped Tour Sacramento - Sleep Train Amphitheatre Lot
JULY 8 Warped Tour Boise, ID - Idaho Center Amphitheatre Lot
JULY 9 - Warped Tour Seattle, WA - Gorge Amphitheatre Lot
JULY 10 Warped Tour Portland, OR - Columbia Meadows
They will continue to tour until August 7th where they plan on finishing the tour at KIMO's in San Francisco. Please visit the link below for all of their tour dates, and support FINAL SUMMATION on their first western regional tour!
6/15/05
AHIMSA THEORY, Red Dragon Booking's first Alternative Rock band is headed out on thier first multi state western regional tour. This tour will take them through thirteen states with over forty shows. They will be touring to promote their recent Self Titled debut album and will be on the road from June 15th to August 15th which is basically their entire summer dedicated to bringing the music to you and all the other fans out there across the country. Check out their tour dates HERE.
6/01/05
Red Dragon Booking will be featuring a half page ad in the June, July and August 2005 issue's of SKRATCH MAGAZINE. Check out the bands and tour dates featured and get out there and support your local music scene!
5/20/05
The FORGET THE JONES tour is complete and up on the TOURS page! Check out the dates and go support FORGET THE JONES on their multi state Western Regional Summer Tour. Come out to one of the shows in your area and see these guys and their amazing live performance, this is one of the best up and coming punk bands in Southern California right now!!! Hailing from San Diego, California, these guys do not disappoint! Look for the Red Dragon Booking ad in the June issue of Skratch Magazine with a complete list of the FORGET THE JONES summer tour dates.
COME OUT AND SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL MUSIC SCENE!!!
5/2/05
EMPTY HANDED has hired Red Dragon Booking to book another great tour for them this summer. This Aggressive Melodic Hard Rock band hailing from Bakersfield California will be touring the west coast again this summer, visiting cities such as San Francisco, Eugene Oregon, Seattle Washington, Las Vegas Nevada, Phoenix Arizona, San Diego and Los Angeles California. Come out and support the guys on their second west coast tour! You can check out their tour dates by visiting the Tours Page, or by clicking HERE.
2/25/05
Tour Dates for all of the Bands below are up on the TOURS page. Go check and see when one of these great bands are coming to a town near you!! SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL MUSIC SCENE!!
2/2/05
New bands to watch for on TOUR this year!
THE DEEP EYNDE - Disaster Records
8/03/04
*EMPTY HANDED* Summer Tour 2004
Empty Handed will be kicking off their four week western regional tour with over 20 incredible shows in 6 states! They will be touring to promote their newest release "The Attraction" Go to the TOURS page for dates and details. Or you can visit www.EMPTYHANDEDMUSIC.com for more information.
7/20/04
The new Five Good Reasons US Tour dates are up on the site.
Go check them out and support the band.
7/03/04
RED DRAGON BOOKING Tent was a success!
*VANS Warped Tour*
Saturday July 3rd, in San Francisco!
The Red Dragon Booking Tent at the San Francisco Warped Tour event was a success! The Tent was shared by our friends, and great local SF Punk band The LUCKY STIFFS. They gave out mohawks to anyone against George W. Bush, or anyone who wanted a mohawk in exchange for a water. Over 65 new Mohawks left the Warped Tour that day that didnt arrive, thanks to the Stiffs and their message! It was a blast!!
Special thanks to Greg, drummer of The Swingin Utters for stopping by and hangin at the tent with everyone! Go check out their recent "Live In a Dive" record out now on Fat Wreck Chords.
7/02/04
*TRY FAILING* Summer Tour '04
Try Failing will be kicking off their regional tour with over 25 incredible shows in 8 states! They will be touring to promote their newest release "Trace of Reason" Go to the TOURS page for dates and details. Or you can visit www.TryFailing.com for more information.
6/25/04
"It's OFFICIAL"
*Red Dragon Booking* will be at the Warped Tour, Saturday July 3rd, in San Francisco this year! Come on out and say HI! Sample all our featured bands at the RED DRAGON BOOKING Tent. We will be passing out Stickers, Buttons, and Merchandise from all of our bands and affiliates! Look for the RED DRAGON BOOKING Banner!
6/1/04
New Bands: