Show Reviews

New York City post-punk band BODEGA arrived to Somerville’s The Rockwell on Friday night to kick off night one of their expansive world tour. The cultural commentators are on tour in support of their third album, Our Brand Could Be Yr Life, out now via Chrysalis Records.  The record is a partial …

Boston’s House of Blues was packed wall-to-wall last Friday night, as fans eagerly awaited indie-rockers flipturn. The Florida-based five-piece rose to popularity over the years with a handful of independent EPs, and saw singles like “August” and “Chicago” become passionately adored both online and at their ever-growing shows. Consisting of …

Machine Head’s final show for their Slaughter The Martøur North America run was at LA’s freshest new venue The Bellwether. Along for the ride are Los Angeles industrial metal giants Fear Factory, Sweeden’s melodic death metal quartet Orbit Culture, and Kentucky’s Gates To Hell. Gates To Hell opened the night …

John 5 kicked off his solo tour in style selling out The Observatory in Santa Ana, CA and brought blues guitarist Jared James Nichols and tribute band The Atomic Punks along for the ride. John 5 isn’t slowing down at all since touring the world with Mötley Crüe last year …

Indie rock duo Durry are the underdog story that everyone is rooting for. After over a decade of trying to make it in music, singer-songwriter Austin Durry bounced between odd jobs and an idle band with the hopes of making it out of his suburban hometown of Burnsville, Minnesota. It …

British rockers Enter Shikari truly blew the stage off at Dom Omladine, and honestly, it was the musical journey you didn’t know you needed. The band is currently on their A Kiss For The Whole World Tour in Europe, and one of their stops was Belgrade, Serbia. Supporting act Lake …

Nashville-based rock band Bluphoria graced Boston’s notorious nightclub, The Middle East Upstairs, on Thursday night for their New England debut. 22 dates into their lengthy co-headline tour with singer-songwriter Noah Vonne, the group appeared just as electrified as they would at the start of their tour. Despite grueling drives on …

Ventura, CA was treated to a night with two of the best psychedelic rock bands around today, The Black Angels and The Dandy Warhols. They announced The West Coast Tour 2023 with Daiistar opening the first half and Queen Kwong finishing the tour. The Majestic Ventura Theater was packed throughout the …

The Hunt for Green October Tour stopped at the Riverside Municipal Auditorium in Riverside, CA on this particular night and the packed venue was filled with frog hats, frog masks, and dancing frog legs. This short fifteen date trek has the Frog Brigade playing without openers and gives the fans …

Indie pop starlet Anna Shoemaker is an exciting force breaking through from the New York scene. Settling in Brooklyn by way of Philadelphia, the singer-songwriter has firmly planted East Coast roots that seep into her music and aesthetic. With her discography of compelling alternative pop, thrifted garments, and a cool-girl …

This year marks the 20th anniversary of the amazing debut album Permission to Land by by England’s finest glam rock icons The Darkness. There is no mistaking the sound of the guitar at the beginning of the smash hit “I Believe in a Thing Called Love” and lead singer Justin Hawkin’s …

Rob Zombie is back with the Freaks On Parade Tour and this years circus includes the shock rocker himself Alice Cooper, industrial metal icons Ministry, and alternative rock giants Filter. This stop was at The Honda Center in Anaheim, CA and the freaks showed up 18,000 plus strong ready for …