Category: National News
Get Ready for Wakarusa 2013: A Prologue
by Joel Center Tucked away in the northeastern hills of Arkansas, lies a little place called Mulberry Mountain. For most of the year, this beautiful landscape serves as a tranquil home for the most gorgeous flora and fauna in the region, but for four days every summer, Mulberry Mountain opens its peaceful terrain to welcome […]
Bullet for my Valentine caps off a Stellar Lineup at the Fillmore
by Ryan Edwards photo credit: Miles Chrisinger One of my favorite things about going to a show is having the privilege of seeing the opening acts. While many fans might not be interested in the first or second act, I love seeing bands that I have never heard of in a live show at an […]
Stick to Your Guns sells out the Marquis
by Max Giffin The Marquis Theatre sold out on April 3 when hardcore bands Stick To Your Guns, Stray From The Path, and The Ghost Inside played. Despite another sold out show at the Summit featuring hardcore and metal artists, the turn out was phenomenal. Stick To Your Guns from Orange County, CA, had a […]
Anberlin Gets the Gothic Moving
by Ryan Edwards photo credit Ted Davis You know a venue is solid when it can pack the house on a Tuesday night. It also tells you the headlining band has a hell of a following. Florida natives, Anberlin, started back in 2002 and since then have toured nationally multiple times and launched six albums […]
Three Days Grace/Shinedown/POD-Review
by Ryan Edwards This is like no other show that I have seen before, because I had no idea what to expect, and I’m sure I wasn’t the only one. Weeks before this tour began, Adam Gontier (vocals) resigned from Three Days Grace and was replaced by Matt Walst from My Darkest Days, which dozens of […]
Imagine Dragons @ Fillmore, March 23, 2013
by Wendy Villalobos photo credit Miles Chrisinger There are only a few bands that truly inspire me. There are even less bands that portray themselves as humble individuals, especially those that have reached a level of stardom which allows them to travel the world to put on shows. On Saturday, I came face to face […]
Thicker Than Thieves Bring SoCal Reggae Rock To Herman’s April 2
by Tim Wenger San Diego reggae-rockers Thicker Than Thieves will be hitting Herman’s Hideaway April 2 on their Spring tour. Smooth and mellow, their music is the perfect party sound. Forming in 2000, they epitomize the SoCal reggae-rock sound of bands like Slightly Stoopid and The Expendables. A good fit at a venue like Herman’s, […]
Current Swell Drops New Record, Hits Colorado This Weekend
by Tim Wenger Victoria, BC’s Current Swell have dropped a new record and are bringing it along with their live show to the Mile High City tonight. This is the band’s first big US headlining tour. “We’re breaking a bit of new ground here,” says front man Scott Stanton. “To come down and do our […]
SHINY TOY GUNS-Tour with the Dirty Heads
Los Angeles electro-rock band SHINY TOY GUNS recently released their latest album III this past October via Five Seven Music, which features the first new material by the original line-up in five years and the first single, “Somewhere To Hide.”The quartet teamed up with legendary mixer Tony Maserati (Lady Gaga, Beyonce, Taylor Swift, Alicia Keys) to finalize and sharpen the new 2012 sound […]
Finn’s IN with THE DARKNESS
by Brett Finn Courtesy of Pirate Pigeon Presents Intrigued is how I felt. Sitting in the vast greenroom at Summit Music Hall with Dan Hawkins (Guitar, backing vocals) of The Darkness, he takes a moment for us while on their final U.S. gig before a long travel home. He is calm, has a warm […]
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