Less Than Jake Kicks off 2019 Concert Season At New Jersey’s Starland Ballroom
SAYREVILLE, NJ – Gainesville Florida ska/punk band Less Than Jake kicked off their 2019 tour season with a stop at the Starland Ballroom in Sayreville NJ on Feb 22, 2019. LTJ has been a driving force in the ska/punk scene for over twenty years and…
Broken Baby Will Fix Your Post Punk Cravings
LOS ANGELES, CA- Late last year, I saw a band open for Dead Sara at the Teragram Ballroom that knocked my sock off: Broken Baby. The Los Angeles based band if formed around singer Amber and rock veteran/producer Alex Dezen (The Damnwells). With a fantastic…
Broken Baby Kicks Ass Live And Amber Bollinger’s Charisma Is Kinetic
LOS ANGELES, CA- Getting to gigs early has always been my modus operandi. If a band that I love is headlining, the odds are good that their openers won’t be anything to sneeze at. One of the bands opening for Dead Sara in October at…
Thunderstorms Couldn’t Stop 5 Seconds Of Summer Fans From Packing The Greek
LOS ANGELES, CA- Even during the Fall season, you can’t beat the weather in Los Angeles. It’s November 5th, and it’s a sunny 71 degrees where I’m at right now. You can then imagine my surprise- and relative unpreparedness- when I arrived at The Greek…
Paramore Embrace Vulnerability During Closing ‘After Laughter Tour’ Shows
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA- The name “Paramore” is pretty much synonymous with the corresponding years that took place between 2007 and 2010. The present day “genre-neutral” trio broke out onto the scene nearly fourteen years ago as a five-piece group during a time where subcultures such…
Tigers Jaw Rouses Hometown Crowd With Emotionally Charged Set
PHILADELPHIA, PA- Living close to the Philadelphia area and its music scene is a pleasure. With countless music venues, attracting artist of all genre’s, its truly a melting pot of arts and music. Tonight’s show at The Fillmore is the second of back to back…
Wavves Brought The Mosh-Pits to Austin, Texas
CLICK HERE FOR MORE SXSW 2018 COVERAGE! AUSTIN, TX- For most of our SXSW artist coverage, we’ll keep it relatively short and sweet. We have over 80 artists to cover, so cut us some slack! 😉 We’ll basically be formatting each post into two parts: (1) Why…
The Wild Energetic Ska of Mad Caddies Got Philly Punk In Drublic
CLICK HERE FOR MORE PUNK IN DRUBLIC 2018 COVERAGE! PHILADELPHIA, PA- “The Mad Caddies wasted no time getting down to business with their up-tempo ska beats turning the venue into a non-stop dance party. Slinking through a set of dated classics as well as more…
With Andrew W.K. The Party Will Never Die And We’ll Never Be Alone
CLICK HERE FOR MORE SXSW 2018 COVERAGE! AUSTIN, TX- For most of our SXSW artist coverage, we’ll keep it relatively short and sweet. We have over 80 artists to cover, so cut us some slack! 😉 We’ll basically be formatting each post into two parts:…
15 Years Later And A Day To Remember Is Still Going Strong
PITTSBURGH, PA- With only a handful of shows left on their “15 Years in the Making” tour across North America, I was fortunate enough to cover pop-punk/metalcore legends, A Day To Remember, in Pittsburgh. Having consistently packed stadiums along the West and East coasts on their…
