Head turns 39 today! Brian 'Head' Welch was born on June 19, 1970 and raised in Bakersfield. Everyone at Headfreaks would like to wish Head a very happy birthday.

well the night started off really good with a local band called "man of sorrow" which really rocked out a real heavy metal band that reminded me of killswitch engage.Next was "down stares" which was ok nothing special but they had there moments.The one band that didnt fit in well with the rest of the bands followed called 16 second stare they had a great drummer but i couldnt get into there sound.lastly we had head and let me tell you he KICKed some ASS.He had the same setlist as the other city's but he also threw in BLIND!!! or atleast the begining but when the crowd went CRAZy overall a night i will remeber for the rest of my life.

Brian "Head" Welch kicked off his new summer tour on Thursday night and I had a chance to catch up with him before the show. The tour, in support of his debut album, will be heading to Dallas on Tuesday night May 19th.

As many people who follow the rock world know, the band Korn re-energised the rock movement and influenced a lot of today's artists. In 2005 guitarist and co-founder Welch, after winning multiple Grammys and selling 30 million records worldwide did the unthinkable; he stepped away from it all. He resigned to raise his daughter and battle some personal demons. All which led him to a new light. He is now back with a smoking album and tour and for once, a driving purpose.

His new solo album, Save me from Myself, released in September 2008 and I asked Head if he was as excited now about touring as he was in the early days of his career with Korn. "It's more now and it's just different now. I was gone for so long and I wasn't sure what I was going to do. I know I love music but I didn't know where I was going to end up. I tried to go out like three years ago and set stuff up, but it just didn't work, so now that it's here I am really excited."

To read the entire article http://neighborsgo.com/index.php?site_page_id=301&post_id=15023&sblog_id...

In order to make this show, I actually had to drive 5 hours north from Los Alamos, NM and use some vacation time at work. Since my family is in Colorado Springs, I figured I would go to this show as opposed to the one in Farmington, NM on Saturday. We get to the show at 8 p.m. and The Black Sheep had yet to open their doors. There was a line outside, though not as big as you would hope. The Colorado Springs rock station, 94.3 Kilo had been promoting the show pretty heavily the past couple of days and had indicated it was close to selling out. I wasn't exactly sure what kind of crowd to expect at the show, whether it would be Korn/metal fans or the Christian crowd. From what I could tell by the line outside, they seemed to be mostly Korn fans.

We get in the venue and the place definitely had a lot of room. There were no barricades in front of the stage so you could go right up to it. The first band that went on was Moss Assembly. They didn't have a singer but said they were looking for one. They were very heavy and very good. They pulled off the all-instrumental. The second band was 16 Second Stare. They defenitely did not belong on the tour. They sounded like bad 80's/southern rock. The crowd wasn't into them at all and at times I thought the crowd might boo them. As soon as they were done, I made sure I had a good spot by the stage.

Head did a great job singing for his first show as front man. After listening to his album several dozen times. I wondered how much studio magic was needed on Head's vocals. It turns out Head sounds pretty much just like he does on the album. He only played guitar during the song Re-bel. To perform the song Re-Bel live the choir his daughter is in along with seven other girls sung live. That also sounded like the CD and those kids were probably the ones used on the album. Head gave a ten minute testimony and then some as Save Me From Myself blended in. The song brought a lot of people to tears, myself included.

Head's band also kick a great of pulling this off. This warmup show left everyone craving for more! After the show Head signed autographs for everyone. Infact if you didn't have anything to sign, he had free 8x10s for you.

Setlist

1. Adoni
2. Re-Bel
3. Home
4. Flush
5. Save Me From Myself

Hope you make out to one of these shows

Head and his band will be live in studio with DJ Jonathan L on KUPD 97.9 radio from 9am to 10am Saturday morning, April 18th. You may listen locally on 97.9 FM; or on line at [link=http://www.98kupd.com]98kupd.com/[/link]

Studio Line: 602-260-9800

The last time Head was on with Jonathan L was on November 23rd You can download a rip of that from http://www.headfreaks.com/node/276Headfreaks

Friday Apr 24, 2009
Phoenix First Youth Pavilion 7:00pm – Phoenix, AZ

Venue: Phoenix First Youth Pavilion
13613 N. Cave Creek Rd
Phoenix, AZ 85022

"Shift 09" Sponsored by Xtreme Generation Date: Friday, April 24th and Saturday, April 25th 2009 Venue: Phoenix First Youth Pavillion 13613 N. Cave Creek Road Phoenix, Arizona 85022 Time: 7:30 pm (doors open at 700pm) (both nights) Event Details: Friday, April 24, 2009 Head will be speaking, AND... Special Limited Appearance Tour Warm Up Set by Head’s FULL BAND!!! First time on stage!! With additional special appearance and performance by "The Hillside Band." Tickets: $15.00 includes both nights!! Go to www.ticketforce.com for advanced purchases. Tickets on sale beginning Thursday, April 9th at 500pm. Hurry, seating limited!!! (1000 seats) For more information, go to www.myspace.com/thexgen

Saturday Apr 25, 2009
Phoenix First Youth Pavilion 7:00pm – Phoenix, AZ (Meet And Greet And Autograph Signing)

Venue: Phoenix First Youth Pavilion
13613 N. Cave Creek Rd
Phoenix, AZ 85022

Head will be at the venue with his full band, for an autograph signing, pictures, and meet and greet. Come meet Head, and all of his bandmates on the evening of the 25th!! Also, that evening, Pro Skateboarder, Brian Sumner, who will be speaking that night, and meeting fans. Tickets: $15.00 includes both nights!! Go to www.ticketforce.com for advanced purchases. Tickets on sale beginning Thursday, April 9th at 500pm. Hurry, seating limited!!! (1000 seats) For more information, go to www.myspace.com/thexgen

Saturday May 16, 2009
Gator’s Bar and Grill 7:00pm – Farmington, NM

Venue: Gator’s Bar and Grill
1835 E. Main Street
Farmington, New Mexico 87401

Friday Apr 24, 2009
Phoenix First Youth Pavilion 7:00pm – Phoenix, AZ

Venue: Phoenix First Youth Pavilion
13613 N. Cave Creek Rd
Phoenix, AZ 85022

"Shift 09" Sponsored by Xtreme Generation Date: Friday, April 24th and Saturday, April 25th 2009 Venue: Phoenix First Youth Pavillion 13613 N. Cave Creek Road Phoenix, Arizona 85022 Time: 7:30 pm (doors open at 700pm) (both nights) Event Details: Friday, April 24, 2009 Head will be speaking, AND... Special Limited Appearance Tour Warm Up Set by Head’s FULL BAND!!! First time on stage!! With additional special appearance and performance by "The Hillside Band." Tickets: $15.00 includes both nights!! Go to www.ticketforce.com for advanced purchases. Tickets on sale beginning Thursday, April 9th at 500pm. Hurry, seating limited!!! (1000 seats) For more information, go to www.myspace.com/thexgen

Saturday Apr 25, 2009
Phoenix First Youth Pavilion 7:00pm – Phoenix, AZ (Meet And Greet And Autograph Signing)

Venue: Phoenix First Youth Pavilion
13613 N. Cave Creek Rd
Phoenix, AZ 85022

Head will be at the venue with his full band, for an autograph signing, pictures, and meet and greet. Come meet Head, and all of his bandmates on the evening of the 25th!! Also, that evening, Pro Skateboarder, Brian Sumner, who will be speaking that night, and meeting fans. Tickets: $15.00 includes both nights!! Go to www.ticketforce.com for advanced purchases. Tickets on sale beginning Thursday, April 9th at 500pm. Hurry, seating limited!!! (1000 seats) For more information, go to www.myspace.com/thexgen

Saturday May 16, 2009
Gator’s Bar and Grill 7:00pm – Farmington, NM

Venue: Gator’s Bar and Grill
1835 E. Main Street
Farmington, New Mexico 87401

Venue: Gator’s Bar and Grill
1835 E. Main Street
Farmington, New Mexico 87401

(505) 599-9300

Time: 7:00 pm

Age 15 and older Live Performance: Special Appearance Tune-Up Set

Capacity: 750-1000 people Tickets:

$15.00 advance tickets; $20.00 at the door.

Advanced Tickets may be purchased at Gator’s Bar and Grill OR

McCain Mobile Audio

4000 E. Main St.

Farmington, NM 874

505)324-8419

DRIVEN MUSIC GROUP, AND HEAD, IS HAPPY TO ANNOUNCE THAT WE HAVE SELECTED THE
FOLLOWING BAND MEMBERS, TO JOIN HEAD (GUITAR AND VOX) AND BECOME PART OF
HEAD’S BAND:

SCOTT VON HELDT (HEALER, KURAI) - Guitar

GUITAR‹RALPH PATLAN (Tempe, Arizona)

BASS‹MICHAEL VALENTINE (Huntington, Virginia)

DRUMS‹DAN JOHNSON (Fairfax, Virginia)

SPRING/SUMMER TOUR DATES

LOOK FOR AN ANNOUNCEMENT SOON REGARDING UPCOMING TOUR DATES TO COMMENCE IN
LATE SPRING!!! DRIVEN MUSIC GROUP IS CURRENTLY WORKING WITH ITS BOOKING
AGENT FOR A FULL U.S. TOUR.

Thxs to The Arizona Review