Up until just last week, megaphones original Christmas song, The Perfect Gift, has only been available on the apple iTunes music store. But now The Perfect Gift EP is available at most, if not all online music stores including: iTunes, Amazon mp3, Zune and many many more. If you haven't yet, please go check out this modern alternative holiday tune. Find out more about The Perfect Gift.
9 - 24 - 11
megaphone plays Hard Rock Cafe's 40th Birthday Bash!
Saturday Oct. 1st is the Downtown Throwdown, a music festival in honor of 40 years of Hard Rock Cafe. megaphone along with bands including Everclear, Tonic, Collective Soul, the Ludes, Big 10-4 and Plain Jane Automobile will be rocking 4 different stages over downtown Orlando from 3pm till 11pm. Don't miss megaphone, 4:30 pm, performing on the stage at Wall St. Plaza, at this ALL AGES, FREE music festival!
9 - 2 - 11
Orlando Examiner interviews Paul Smith of megaphone
Orlando Examiner turns their focus on Paul Smith of megaphone. Check out the interview right here!
8 - 29 - 11
Backstage at HOB Orlando with MR BIG and megaphone
Here are a few photos of MR BIG's Billy Sheehan and Paul Gilbert with Matt Bloodwell and Paul Smith of megaphone. Damn we had a great time great time at HOB that night. MR BIG's fans made us feel right at home. Thank you everyone.
7 - 2 - 11
megaphone returns to House of Blues with Mr. Big
We are back with our first all original show of 2011. Saturday, August 27th at House of Blues, Orlando FL, megaphone opens for Mr. Big. Hope your ready for this one, their might even be some new megaphone tunes in the set.
Featuring guitar hero Paul Gilbert and bass shredder Billy Shehan, Mr. Big had a huge hit in the early 90's with "Be With You". Tickets are available at House of Blues box office. Also on the bill, Lighter Exchange. More info on our shows page.
7 - 1 - 11
megaphone at the Hard Rock Cafe Tampa!
Our early 2011 run at Hard Rock Cafe Hotel and Casino in Tampa FL was very successful and a hell of a lot of fun. We've been back a few times here and there, but now megaphone begins another 4 week run at the world famous cafe. See us every Saturday night, July 23rd thru August 13th! It's an evening with megaphone with 3 sets of covers and original megaphone music. Cover is free before midnight. Come early and catch our acoustic set. Go here for more info!
4 - 1 - 11
megaphone makes the Orlando Sentinels Best Bets List!
The Orlando Sentinel released its 2011 readers poll, "Best Bets" Friday April 1st and listed megaphone as 3rd best band in Orlando. This came as a big surprise. "This isn't something we campaigned for. It's nice to know that even though we haven't done a show in Orlando for a while you guys are still with us. It's inspiring to get this info while working on new material too. We're very grateful." - matt
1 - 18 - 11
megaphone at Hard Rock Cafe Tampa
every Saturday in February
Look out ,Tampa! Here we come! See megaphone live every Saturday night in February at the new Hard Rock Cafe in the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Tampa, Florida. You can catch 3 sets a night from 10pm to 1am Feb. 5th, 12th, 19th and 26th. 21 and up welcome. Located right off of I-4 at 5223 North Orient Rd, Tampa, FL 33610
1 - 14 - 11
Ladies and gentelmen, on bass guitar, Eric Lugo!
Our good friend and original member, James Woodrich, is saying goodbye to megaphone. James is moving on to pursue other things. He has all of our support and we wish him well.
So what's next? Help us welcome, Eric Lugo (Social Ghost), as our bass player for the foreseeable future. We are very excited to be working with Eric and our first show with him will be Feb. 5th at Hard Rock Cafe, Tampa
12 - 8 - 10
Available on iTunes, 12-14-10
megaphone - Live Acoustic at the Plaza Theatre
We were to open the show playing with VonRay and they asked us to play acoustic. We thought alright, we can do that. We had a great time. It's not what we normally do and the fact that it was recorded and come out so good makes this even that much cooler. So this one is for you guys. Thanks for your support. Hope you dig it. - matt
This 6 song live acoustic EP will be available on iTunes Tuesday! For full track listing check out our discography page.
12 - 8 - 10
megaphone music announcement TODAY!!!!
megaphone will be making a new music announcement this afternoon. If you're on our email list, you'll be sent the announcement today. You can also follow us on Tiwtter (@megaphonemusic) or check back right here at our website this afternoon.
11 - 2 - 10
megaphone and Blandini 11-5-10 at Route 46
For those of you who may not know, Blandini features Jeff Blando from Slaughter and Vince Neil, Pedro Sison formerly of Skrape and Zoltan Chaney of Vince Neil. In the 90's megaphone's Matt Bloodwell used to play drums with guitarist Jeff Blando in the bands Kody Lee, Crash and Cool World. Matt also spent a short time playing drums with bassist Pedro Sison in the industrial metal band Schnitt Acht. megaphone and Blandini playing together is a Rock n' Roll reunion. Don't miss this opportunity to see both bands together. Blandini hails from Los Vegas. Check our shows page for location address and info.
10 - 14 - 10
LIVE acoustic megaphone for benefit webathon!
megaphone is participating in BlowUpRadio.com's "Banding Together", a benefit webathon for Spondylitis Association of America. It's an internet concert where bands from all over the world have donated 30 minute live performances. The 48 hour live podcast even runs from Friday, Oct. 15 to Sunday Oct. 17th. Log on to BlowUpRadio.com at 5:05 pm Saturday October 16th to hear megaphone live and acoustic from the Plaza Theatre in Orlando opening for VonRay earlier this year. Please click here for more information about Banding Together and how you can help.
10 - 6 - 10
October megaphone shows announced!
It's time to ROCK! Check out our shows page and find out where you can catch megaphone LIVE. More dates to come! Keep checking back!
9 - 10 - 10
megaphone on ROCK100DIZ.COM
Tune in Tonight (9-10-10) at 6pm to internet radio website rock100diz.com! megaphone is this Friday nights feature band on the Rhonda Rockstar Show. Matt Bloodwell will be live in the studio for interviews and basically just hanging out from 6pm to 7pm.
For those of you who don't know, WDIZ Rock 100 FM was THE ROCK station in Central Florida in the 70's and 80's. A format change to SheRock in the mid 90's took the iconic FM rock station off the air. But it has reemerged true to it's original format as an internet radio station at www.rock100diz.com.
8 - 22 - 10
Blue Man Group Orlando & megaphone
What do these two things have in common? James Woodrich and Matt Bloodwell that's what! megaphone front man Matt Bloodwell is a part time percusionist, and megaphone Bass player James Woodrich is a part time Chapman Stick and Bass player in the Blue Man Orlando band. "We are there once, maybe twice a week. The show is awesome and we both feel fortunate to be able to be a part of it." Says Matt "There is a good chance if you go see Blue Man Group at Universal Orlando, you may see one or both of us playing." click the photo to see a larger image
8 - 1 - 10
megaphone on WJRR's Native Noise, TONIGHT!!
Tune in to WJRR 101.1 FM in Orlando tonight at 11 pm to hear members of megaphone, Shut up and Dance and Love Juice, live in the studio on Native Noise. They will feature music from all the bands playing the House of Blues Saturday, August 7th. wjrr.com
7 - 23 - 10
Reader's Poll votes megaphone #1, AGAIN!
THANK YOU! megaphone was voted #1 best Orlando Pop band and #2 best Orlando Mainstream Rock band in the Orlando Weekly Best of Orlando 2010 issue. Thank you all for making your voices heard and hearing ours. It's honoring to know that what we love to do is noticed by so many people. Humbling.
megaphone returns to the House of Blues a year after the Exit Silent Mode CD release party! Saturday, August 7th we'll be joined again by Shut Up and Dance as well as Love Juice (featuring WJRR's Crash and Supa Dave) and Exit the Ride! Advance tickets are FREE and you can order them right here and we'll mail them to you. Tickets at the door are $5 so you would be crazy not to pre-order them. Check our shows page for more info!
6 - 3 - 10
Best of Orlando!
The Orlando Weekly has started their Best of Orlando readers poll voting again. Vote megaphone for BEST MAINSTREAM ROCK ACT! In 2007 and 2008, we were voted best rock/pop act and best live act. In 2009, we didn't even promote this thing and we still got 2nd place. Since then, we've released a new album and had some huge shows, so we'd like to continue that momentum by winning 1st again this year. So, take a few moments, your already online, and vote for us and tell everyone you know to do the same??
For the vote to count, you have to vote for at least 15 categories, click here for some suggestions!
5 - 24 - 10
megaphone, unplugged, LIVE!
This is megaphone like you have never seen it! This Friday, May 28th at Hot Topic in Festival Bay Mall, we'll be performing an all unplugged, in-store acoustic show. Show time is 6 pm sharp. There is no cover charge and this show it open to ALL AGES! Hot Topic will be running special discounts from the start of the show till the store closes. This truly is a special event for us and we hope it will be for you too. So help us make a great impression on Hot Topic and join us for this unique show!
5 - 16 - 10
megaphone goes Gaga on YouTube!
We've recently recorded a rock version of Lady Gaga's "Paparazzi", and if you were at FMF 2010, you may have seen us play it live. We've taken footage from FMF as well as footage from some other shows, including our performance at Amway Arena opening for AC/DC, and put together a sweet video. Check it out here on YouTube and share it with your friends!
5 - 10 - 10
The NEW megaphone iPhone app is here!
OH YEAH! The wait is over people. Grab you iPhone and search for "megaphone music" in the app store. Everything megaphone right in the palm in your hand. This app is 100% free, our gift to you. Go get it now and enjoy! Check it out here on iTunes!
4 - 23 - 10
megaphone featured in Hits Daily Double!
megaphone is one of two bands spotlighted this week in the Wheels 2.0 Blog on Hits Daily Double news online magazine. Every week this A&R blog features new and up-and-coming artist. Perfect timing for us, this new blog post hit the day of our FMF showcase!
4 - 21 - 10
megaphone to tour with MeTalkPretty
Our friends, MeTalkPretty, are being featured on MTV2.com (check out the Ourstage section.) You can listen to 2 tracks from their soon-to-be-released debut album, We Are Strangers, on Eight o Five / Universal Music. Details are currently being worked out for a MeTalkPretty/megaphone week-long Florida tour this summer.
Well, obviously megaphone, but beyond that, here's a list we've put together of some of our good friends that we think you should check out: Wednesday, April 21st: 10:00 - Orange Avenue @ The Social
Friday, April 23rd 8:00 - Love Juice @ Wall St. Plaza Mainstage 10:30 - megaphone @ Backbooth
You can find the full schedule of who's playing at FMF 2010 here!
4 - 5 - 10
Interview with RBN artist: megaphone
The website Rockbandaid.com, your source for all things Rock Band, posted a feature interview with us on April 5th. These guys are ultra cool and totally have their fingers on the pules of the video game craze that is Rock Band. To have these guys feature us is really an honor. It's a great interview and they really ask some great questions. "Continuing their trend of good fortune into 2010, megaphone is releasing tracks on the RBN, and currently has three songs available in the Rock Band Network: “Not Your Enemy,” “Gravitate,” and “My Favorite New Disaster.” I got a chance to talk to the band about themselves, their music, and the Rock Band Network." Check it out!
4 - 2 - 10
We were on G4 TV, for a second!
G4 TV did a segment about the PAX East conference, a video game conference in Boston. As they were talking with Harmonix about the new Rock Band Network, they showed clips of someone scrolling through the store menu alphabetically and Not Your Enemy and Disaster are right next to each other. It was really quick but we noticed it. Later, they showed another clip of someone scrolling through artists and it showed "megaphone" with all three songs underneath.
3 - 30 - 10
Harmonix picks Gravitate
Every once in a while in the Rock Band blog, the Harmonix developers pick their favorite RBN songs. One of them picked Gravitate. Here's what they said: megaphone - "Gravitate" - I really like the chorus on "Gravitate". There's a cool guitar riff that kicks it off each time, and the melody is just fun to sing. Check out their blog here!
3 - 24 - 10
"Not Your Enemy" now on ROCK BAND 2!
"Not Your Enemy" has just been added and is now available to download and play on Rock Band 2 through the new Rock Band Network! Check it out!
3 - 21 - 10
"Gravitate" now on ROCK BAND 2!
"Gravitate" has just been added and is now available to download and play on Rock Band 2 through the new Rock Band Network! This one is a little more challenging than "My Favorite New Disaster" Check it out! "Not Your Enemy" from our first release For Cryin' Out Loud, should be available later this week!
3 - 15 - 10
"My Favorite New Disaster" now on ROCK BAND 2!
"My Favorite New Disaster" is now available for Rock Band 2 through the new Rock Band Network store. The new network store just opened last week and this is the first of many megaphone songs that will be available for the video game through the network. Currently this new content is only available on the Xbox 360 but should be available soon for PS3. No solid word on Wii availability yet. For only $2 (160 MS points) you can download and play "My Favorite New Disaster". Soon to come: "Gravitate" for $2 and "Not Your Enemy" for only $1. So if you have an Xbox 360 and Rock Band 2 you can start rocking out with megaphone right now! Download it now and when you do, rate it!
3 - 9 - 10
WMMO winner announced.
Sorry folks, megaphone will not be the opening band for the WMMO Concert Series this Saturday. Congratulations to Yenisley. Again, thank you to everyone who cast their votes. You guys Rock!!!!
3 - 5 - 10
POLLS ARE CLOSED!!!
Thank you to everyone who voted for us in the WMMO.com internet contest! You all totally rock and from what we could tell in all the fabulous comments we have gotten an amazing amount of support from you so thank you, thank you, thank you! The winner will be announced on Monday, March 8th so we will let you know as soon as we know.
3 - 3 - 10
Brand new megaphone widget!
This thing is so cool, it does so much it's almost a website in it's self. You can listen to megaphone tunes, check out our twitter feed, get info on the band, watch our YouTube videos, check out band photos, tour dates, sign up on the mailing list and even get connected to our iTunes page so you can download our songs. You can even share it through email, MySpace, Facebook, Friendster and many others to help spread the word about megaphone. Check it out and let us know what you think! Look to your right, there it is (in fact that whole right side of our site has been redesigned. Cool hu?)
2 - 18 - 10
VOTE for megaphone at WMMO.com to open for Collective Soul!
Collective Soul is coming to Orlando, March 13th, as part of the WMMO Downtown Concert Series and WMMO is asking their listeners to vote for their favorite band to be the opener for the show! megaphone has been selected as one of the bands considered. This would be a huge opportunity for us to get in front of a huge, new audience. Please Vote now! Spread the word! Tell your friends. And while you're there, post a comment to let everyone know who you voted for! You ROCK! Thanx for your help.
2 - 17 - 10
megaphone is a Rock Pink Roster Band
Rock Pink, where music and humanity meet, raises funds to help find a cure for breast cancer & raise awareness. So what does it mean for megaphone to be on the roster? According to RockPink.com "The Rock Pink Roster of Bands will consist of no more than 30 of the area’s top rock bands. In this partnership both Rock Pink and the bands will benefit from the relationship and ultimately, the big winner will be the people that we help both by raising awareness and supporting local breast cancer programs."
2 - 15 - 10
megaphone coming soon to the Rock Band Network!
"Gravitate" and "My Favorite New Disaster" from Exit Silent Mode, and "Not Your Enemy" from For Cryin' Out Loud, will be the first megaphone songs to show up on the new Rock Band Network. Our own Scott Smith has been programming the megaphone content so you know it's going to be tight. No official word on when the new network will be available for gamers to purchase, other than soon! Check out a video preview of "Not Your Enemy" for Rock Band 2!
1 - 28 - 10
CDbaby.com Haiti relief program!
From now till February 7th, for each CD purchased at CDbaby.com, they will donate $1 to the American Red Cross and to Mercy Corps, a Portland-based relief organization with a large presence in Haiti. Now is a great time to get some new music and at the same time help some people who are in serious need. Pick up our new CD "Exit Silent Mode" and our debut CD "for cryin' out loud" as well as tons of other CDs by independent artist from around the world at CDbaby.com
1 - 24 - 10
megaphone featured on StreetBeatRadio.com 1-25-10
Our new Friend, Tony Luv, will be featuring megaphone on his show Street Words on StreetBeatRadio.com this Monday night (1-25-10) at 8 pm. Check it out live!
1 - 22 - 10
Ink19 reviews megaphone (& Joe Perry)
In all honesty this is a review of the Joe Perry Project show at the House of Blues back in December (when we opened for them). We apparently made an impact on the reviewer seemingly much to his surprise Check it out here. It's really a cool bit of press.
1 - 5 - 10
megaphone and Crash Kings at Back Booth Jan. 22
megaphone's starting of 2010 with a bang. Our first show back is with Crash Kings a new band on Universal / Motown Records. These guys are killer. They just finished some dates opening for David Cook and now are hitting the road on their own. Check them out on myspace.
1 - 4 - 10
UCF TV & megaphone
Another edition of UCF SportsKnight is set to debut Tuesday at Noon on UCF TV. The SportsKnight Highlight will feature the best plays of the fall, plus music by Megaphone! Great news if your a megaphone fan or a UCF fan. If your both, BONUS! Here is when you can see it:
Tuesday UCF TV - Noon Sun Sports - 4:30 p.m. UCF TV - 8 p.m. UCF TV - 11:30 p.m.
Wednesday Bright House Sports Network - 10 a.m. UCF TV - 12:30 p.m. Fox College Sports Atlantic - 3 p.m. Bright House Sports Network - 5 p.m.
Thursday UCF TV - Noon
Saturday UCF TV - 11:30 a.m.
12 - 5 - 09
megaphone and Joe Perry - the proof!
Our show with Joe Perry at House of Blues on Dec. 2nd was amazing! Simply put, Joe Perry is a living legend and he plays guitar like no other. Watching this show was inspiring and playing at this show was an honor. We met Joe briefly and he was very humble. He thanked us for playing the show and for sticking around to watch his performance! Are you kidding?
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12 - 3 - 09
Advance tickets for ALL AGES BackBooth show!!
Advance tickets for our ALL AGES end of year show at the BackBooth on Sunday Dec. 6th are still available to purchase right here on our website. Tickets are only $5. Any tickets purchased from now till the show will be available to pick up at the venue day of show! Tickets will also be available to purchase at the door for $7 day of show!
12 - 1 - 09
WIN FREE TICKETS to see megaphone and Joe Perry of Aerosmith at House of Blues!!
Starting today, at 10 am, we will be posting several videos at random times throughout the day of megaphone guitarist, Paul Smith, playing guitar riffs from some well known (and maybe not so well known) rock songs. To win a pair of free tickets, you have to be the first person to e-mail the correct title and artist of the song. We have several pairs of tickets to give away, there will be a winner for each song. We will contact you to let you know if you won. Follow us on Twitter to see the post as they come available. We'll also post them on our Facebook page as well. If you know the answer, send us an e-mail at this address! Good luck!
11 - 16 - 09
MEGAPHONE OPENS FOR AC/DC AT AMWAY ARENA!!!
NO JOKE! We were contacted today and asked to be the direct support act for AC/DC on the last stop in North America on this tour. Thursday, November 19th, megaphone will open the show at the Amway Arena in Orlando, Florida! Doors open at 7 pm, megaphone rocks 17,000 in our first arena show at 8 pm, followed by AC/DC!!!!! Tickets are still available!
11 - 6 - 09
JUST ANNOUNCED!
megaphone opens for Joe Perry of Aerosmith at House of Blues Orlando, Wed. Dec. 2nd!
Are you kidding me?!?! megaphone will be opening for guitar legend Joe Perry of Aerosmith at House of Blue, Orlando, Wednesday December 2nd. Tickets go on sale next Friday, November 13th. $27.50 in advance and $29.50 day of show. More info to come!!!
11 - 3 - 09
megaphone featured on the musicians cooler podcast!
Jammin' Dave Jackson is the host of the Musicians Cooler podcast, a podcast that we've been fans of for a while. In show #255 Dave talks quite a bit about megaphone soon adding songs to the video game Rock Band network. He also discusses our drummer Scott Smith's new website: rockbandyourrockband.com and plays "Write It Down" Check out this episode of the musicians cooler podcast. A HUGE thank you to Dave, now go check out his site!
11 - 3 - 09
Halloween megaphone on Youtube.com
If you missed the Zombie Dance at Back Booth Oct. 30 you can check out a clip of megaphone covering Kiss's "Detroit Rock City" at the show on youtube.com. Paul and Matt are both zombied out and Bert from Sesame Street makes a guest appearance on the bass. Great stuff.
10 - 19 - 09
You can watch our Freebird Live show online!
If you missed our Freebird Live show last Saturday, you can watch the whole thing online right now! Here is the link!!!
10 - 14 - 09
ESPN Action Sports Podcast features megaphone!!
This is huge! We have been on many podcasts but not many of them can boast 50,000 downloads a week! The new episode is available now! Check it out! It's episode ESPN Action Sports: 10/14. Down load it for free on iTunes! After you listen post some feedback on their site. If we get enough positive feedback we could get added to their national radio broadcast!
10 - 11 - 09
megaphone on Planet Radio 107.3 FM Jacksonville FL
megaphone will be featured on Jacksonville's Planet Radio 107.3 FM tonight (Sunday, October 11th) between 9 and 10 pm. This is our first time on this station so tune in, call em and tell em you love megaphone. You can listen on-line by clicking here!
10 - 6 - 09
October show dates announced!!!
We've got a kick ass show in Jacksonville on the 17th and a killer Zombie dance halloween show on the 30th at the Back Booth in Orlando. Get all the info on our shows page!
10 - 1 - 09
LAST MINUTE SHOW ADDED THIS FRIDAY OCT. 2nd
Come spend an evening with megaphone at "the Pour House". 3 sets from 9:30 pm till 12:30 am. We'll be rock'n it bar band style. More info on our shows page!
9 - 29 - 09
NEW megaphone T-SHRITS NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE!
You can now get megaphone t-shirts and CDs right here on our website. Our new MEGA logo shirts and the new skull shirts (as seen worn by Cali Lewis below) are available now on our store page. Check it out!
9 - 25 - 09
Cali Lewis wears megaphone t-shirt on geekbrief.tv video podcast! This is so cool! Check it out! Geek Brief #634 The hugely popular geekbrief.tv video podcast has given us some love. Our drummer, Scott Smith, sent Geek Brief host Cali Lewis a new megaphone t-shirt and she was kind enough to wear it on the show.
8 - 30 - 09
Help us promote our Back Booth show!
Download and print new flyers for this Show on our wallpaper page. Help us spread the word!
8 - 6 - 09
"Exit Silent Mode" now available at iTunes!!
We are excited to announce that our brand new CD is already available on iTunes. Even if you have already picked it up at the CD release party, check it on iTunes, rate it and give us a review.
8 - 4 - 09
Order "Exit Silent Mode" right from our site!
Our new CD "Exit Silent Mode" is now available to order right here on our website. Have it delivered right to your door. Hit our store page and order it via Paypal.
8 - 4 - 09
megaphone video clip from CD release party!
Missed the show? Well here is a short clip (really short). At this point in the show we broke into "Hey Jude" and have members from all the other bands join us on stage. It was a great moment! Check out the audience response! There were a few people at that show hu? To view double click the image.
8 - 3 - 09
THANK YOU FOR MAKING OUR CD RELEASE PARTY AT HOUSE OF BLUES A HUGE SUCCESS!
It couldn't have gone any better. We broke the House of Blues attendance record for an Orlando Rocks show with over 1,900 through the door. Thank you to everyone who made it out. Thank you to all who picked up the new CD or a t-shirt. And thank you to all of the amazing bands that worked their asses off promoting this show and bringing the Rock to the stage. We shared the stage that night with 4 of the best bands in Orlando. Vega Under Fire, The Shoreline, Shut Up and Dance, and Crisis in Hollywood. You guys rock and thanx for being part of this night!
8 - 1 - 09
megaphone CD Release Party TONIGHT at House of Blues, Downtown Disney, Orlando FL!
Doors at 7, show starts at 8. megaphone performs songs from their new CD 'Exit Silent Mode'. Also performances by Vega Under Fire, The Shoreline, Shut Up and Dance and Crisis in Hollywood. ALL AGES WELCOME! Tickets are $5 at the door but you may be able to find FREE tickets at these locations. Get there early!
7 - 27 - 09
megaphone CD Listening Party Thursday, July 30th at The Matador
Thursday night at 9:00 pm come hang out with us and listen to the CD from start to finish at The Matador at 56 E Pine St. Downtown Orlando right next to the AKA Lounge. We'll have tickets to the show with us so this is a great opportunity to pick up any last minute FREE tickets you need since the online tickets are no longer available.
7 - 26 - 09
Online ticket order cut off date: Monday, July 27th
Thank you to everyone who requested tickets for this show. We had an overwhelming response. We are no longer accepting online ticket requests but you can still get free tickets at our Listening Party at the Matador this Thursday or pick them up at any time at these Orlando locations
7 - 26 - 09
megaphone on WJRR's Native Noise,
Sunday, July 26, 11pm
Tune in to 101.1 FM in Orlando and hear megaphone live in the studio. Our good friends, Supa Dave and LT, have been kind enough to invite us on their show again to promote the CD Release Party. Check it out! I think we'll be in the second segment.
7 - 21 - 09
Win a purple iPod Shuffle at the HOB CD release Party!
Were giving away a 1 gig purple iPod shuffle pre-loaded with our new CD "Exit Silent Mode" at our CD Release Party Saturday August 1st. With each CD or T-shirt you purchase at the show you get a raffle ticket. During the last bands set at midnight we'll post the winning ticket number at our merch table.
7 - 18 - 09
megaphone makes Orlando Weekly Best of Orlando list again!
The 2009 Orlando Weekly Best of Orlando issue just came out and we've been once again listed in the readers poll. This time we took 2nd in Best Mainstream Rock act and 2nd in Best Pop Act. Thank you Orlando Weekly readers!
7 - 12 - 09
FREE megaphone TICKETS ALL OVER ORLANDO!
We've blanketed the Orlando area with Free tickets to our CD release party at House Of Blues on Saturday August 1st. Click here for a list of all the locations. Don't wait, we can't guarantee how long they'll last.
7 - 7 - 09
GRAVITATE, the first single from "Exit Silent Mode" is now available on iTunes!
The new full length CD "Exit Silent Mode" is just around the corner. In-fact the release date is Saturday August 1st and we're have'n a huge CD release part at House of Blues Orlando that evening. But you can get your hands on the first single, 'Gravitate' at iTunes right now! Check it out and write a review while your there!
Thank you to everyone who have already downloaded this song and participated in "megaphone Monday!" Our fans ROCK!
7 - 2 - 09
Be a part of the new megaphone CD!
You can help support the production and promotion of the new megaphone CD "Exit Silent Mode" and get exclusive megaphone stuff for your efforts. For more information check outmymegaphonemusic.com
6 - 23 - 09
megaphone CD Release Party at House of Blues, Saturday August 1st. ALL AGES!
We are excited to announce that our new CD EXIT SILENT MODE will be released 8.1.09. WJRR's Native Noise presents Orlando Rocks featuring megaphone's CD release party with Shut up and Dance, The Shoreline, Vega under Fire and Crisis in Hollywood! This show is going to be INSANE! All ages are well come and tickets are FREE.
To get your FREE TICKETS mailed right to your door click here!
5 - 27 - 09
MEGAPHONE AT THE SOCIAL!! Sat. June 6th
just announced - megaphone returns to the social. Show at 9pm megaphone on at 9:45. Only $5 in advance, $7 day of show! We hope this softens the blow to those who had planed on seeing us at the postponed Rock Pink show! 18+ welcome! Also on the show, Lost Time Accident , 2 Zimas and the bad idea & Cracker Jackson. More info on our shows page.
5 - 26 - 09
ROCK PINK SHOW - POSTPONED!!
We are sorry to announce that the Rock Pink breast cancer benefit show with megaphone and Lita Ford on Saturday, May 30th, has been canceled due to circumstances beyond our control. Rock Pink has assured us that a make up date will be announced soon. Sorry folks. More info on our shows page.
5 - 24 - 09
WE'RE GIVING AWAY MUSIC FOR FREE!!
Get 2 megaphone mp3's for free, including "Write it Down" from our as of yet un-released new CD, when you sign up on our e-mail list! We're giving you new megaphone music before you can even buy it! Sign up NOW!
5 - 22 - 09
Hear new megaphone track on WJRR's Native Noise! Sunday, May 24th 11pm.
We will be live in the studio at WJRR for Native Noise this Sunday night. We'll be debuting "Write it Down" from the new CD on the air, promoting the Rock Pink show at Club Firestone and making a few cool announcements. Tune in at 101.1 FM in Orlando or listen online at wjrr.com. If you have an iPhone you can stream wjrr using iheartradio, it's a free application at the app store.
5 - 14 - 09
"Megaphone was the Wall St. highlight on Wednesday" - Jim Abbott, Orlando Sentinel
Music critic Jim Abbott for the Orlando Sentinel stopped by to check out our set at FMF 09 Wednesday night. I spoke with him briefly, very cool guy and he genuinely enjoyed the band. The next morning he gave us a very favorable mention in his blog. Here is an excerpt from his blog... "Next stop: Wall Street Plaza for Orlando's Megaphone. Matt Bloodwell and the band put on a fine performance, even though the crowd wasn't exactly of rock concert proportions. The band is preparing a CD for late June release, a process complicated by Bloodwell's vocal cord problems in January that delayed the studio work.
"It scared the hell out of me," he said backstage. "We had completed everything except the vocals." Megaphone was the Wall Street highlight on Wednesday..." You can check out Jim Abbott's blog here.
5 - 4 - 09
megaphone kicks off Wall Street Plaza FMF showcase!
It's time again for the Florida Music Festival. How do you like the logo we designed for them? Don't understand why they didn't use it. But really, you can't have FMF without megaphone, don't you think? megaphone's FMF showcase is Wednesday, May 13th at 9 pm. For more info check the shows page
3 - 9 - 09
megaphone opens for Lita Ford!
Rock Pink for the Cure second annual benefit show was announced live on Real Radio's monsters in the morning show! megaphone, winners of 2008 Rock Pink battle of the bands, will open for Lita Ford at Club Firestone on Saturday May 30th. Tickets go on sale this Friday March 13th through ticketmaster and rockpink.com.
