Following the release of her March single, “Safehouse,” Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter Kami Kehoe is entering her new era with the arrival of “DOPAMINE.” The track is set to appear on her forthcoming Kandy EP, due out July 18, via Coup D’Etat Recordings and 10K Projects. “I wrote ‘DOPAMINE’ when I was at a pretty low spot in my life. This song really healed something in me, and I hope it can do the same for anyone who needs it,” she shares. Of the EP, she adds, “I was going through a breakup while writing this EP. Each song helped me… Read more »
idobi photographer Crystal Huffman covered the Seether show at the Norva in Norfolk, VA.
The guys discuss summer schedules vs school schedules and catch up with long time friend, John Humphrey.
After drawing record-breaking crowds and hosting the largest rock event in Ohio history in 2025, Sonic Temple Art & Music Festival is coming back with an even louder roar in 2026. The festival is slated to return to the Historic Crew Stadium in Columbus, Ohio, from Thursday through Sunday, May 14-17, and will feature over 140 artists performing across five stages. In addition to the previously announced headliners—Shinedown (Friday) and Tool (Sunday)—the festival has confirmed that My Chemical Romance will top the bill on Thursday, May 14, with Bring Me The Horizon headlining Saturday, May 16. The weekend will also… Read more »
This week on idobi Warped Radio, Kami Kehoe joins Brandy-Baye Robidoux (of Hopeless Records) to discuss her breakout year and genre diversity ahead of her Warped Tour debut this summer. Kami opens up about stepping out from behind the drum kit, learning to embrace her voice, and how taking risks in her songwriting led to her most powerful tracks yet. From blending R&B with rock to dragging drums through the streets for a viral TikTok video, Kami shares the wild ride behind her explosive single “Sleep When You’re Dead” and the accidental birth of her emotional new EP. She name-drops… Read more »
Following a nearly sold-out spring run across the States, STARSET has announced the second leg of their Immersion: The Final Chapter Tour. The run is scheduled to kick off on August 31 in their hometown in Columbus, OH, and will run 16 dates. The tour will conclude on September 16 in Louisville, KY, where the group will perform on the kick-off date of this year’s Louder Than Life Festival alongside the likes of Slipknot, The Offspring, Seether, Halestorm, Sum 41, and more. The group shared in an Instagram post, “DUE TO HIGH DEMAND | A SECOND LEG OF IMMERSION: THE… Read more »
For metal and heavy rock fans of the Midwest, today is a big announcement day. Sonic Temple Festival 2024 officially shared their lineup for their upcoming event. Taking place May 16-19, festival-goers can see a major fest at Historic Crew Stadium in Columbus. Of course, the headliners are worth the travel and ticket price alone. Disturbed will headline on Thursday, The Original Misfits take the stage on Friday, Pantera will perform on Saturday, and Slipknot will close out the entire fest on Sunday night. Beyond the fabulous headliners, Sonic Temple is expanding by adding a fourth stage to accommodate 40… Read more »
This week we chinwag about the lack of well-known female producers in the music industry. Afterward we chat with music producer, Esjay Jones. Esjay is a South African-born producer & songwriter now based between Los Angeles and Joshua Tree, California, who had her first major cut in the U.S. alongside co-writer Justin Tranter in 2013 with the single “I Choose U” by TimeFlies on Def Jam Records. Since then, she has worked with Sean Kingston, Jeffree Star, Olivia Holt, Escape The Fate, Mystery Skulls with Nile Rodgers and Brandy, Chester Rushing (‘Stranger Things’), Alien Ant Farm, and many others.
Esjay has had over a decade of success in the music Industry: during the first part, she cemented herself as one of South Africa’s top rock vocalists fronting Durban-based band, Stealing Love Jones. The band achieved mainstream success with 4 #1 Singles, as well as sharing the stage with major international acts like Fall Out Boy, Violent Femmes, Seether, Jimmy Eat World, and many more.
She is currently a part of the production team for the re-imagined ‘GREY DAZE’ album (Chester Bennington reels from 1994-1997), featuring Head & Munkey from Korn, Ryan Shuck of Orgy, Chris Traynor of Bush, and more.
In this episode of The Undiscovered Sound, Jeff speaks with Christina, Lead singer of Kaleido about working with producer Johnny K, Touring with September Mourning and appearing at Shiprocked! Stalwart Detroit Rockers Kaleido have been pounding away as an independent Rock band for the last 6 years, releasing 2 EPs and an album independently, while touring constantly. They’ve opened for notable bands like Seether, Halestorm, Rob Zombie and Evanescence; and they kicked off 2018 with two performances on the Shiprocked cruise. Recently they played a handful of dates on the final Vans Warped tour. The trials and tribulations of being… Read more »
On the 10th episode of The Undiscovered Sound, Jeff continues to recap his trip down to North Carolina for Carolina Rebellion. This time hes joined by Seether, & DED! Listen in to hear stories and upcoming tour dates for both bands! Aaron Nordstrom of Gemini Syndrome also joins the show with a new single! Another round of Ernie Ball PLAY Warped tour is featured as well!
