Show Reviews

The 2019 edition of Red Bull Music Festival in New York continued with a concert at Rainbow Room in New York, NY on Friday, May 10th. The sold out show was the first headlining performance of Philadelphia rapper Tierra Whack in New York City. I first caught Tierra Whack in …

The 2019 edition of Red Bull Music Festival in New York continued with a special performance of “Moor Mother: Red Summer” at BRIC in Brooklyn, NY on Thursday, May 9th. The show revolved around “Red Summer,” where racial terror against black people occurred in multiple cities in the United States …

Going to see a gig for a band you’re not overly familiar with is a bit of a stressful experience at the best of times. It’s exacerbated exponentially when the group in question have somewhat mixed reviews. Hollywood Undead is one such band. The Californian rap rock five piece have …

The 2019 edition of Red Bull Music Festival in New York continued with performances by two Baltimore acts, Abdu Ali and JPEGMAFIA, at Elsewhere in Brooklyn on Wednesday, May 8th. The sold out show titled, “JPEGMAFIA: A Tribute to Buttermilk Jesus” featured two stages, with Abdu Ali performing with a …

On Friday, May 3, 2019, Santigold’s “Ten Years Golder” tour came to New York, NY at Hammerstein Ballroom. Opening the show was Naeem (formerly known as Spank Rock) who did a mostly R&B set under his new moniker, which happens to be his first name. Naeem was lit by two …

A heatwave hits Arizona as British metal core band Architects set fire to The Van Buren. Setting out on the Holy Hell Tour to celebrate their 8th studio album. Accompanying the band are openers Thy Art is Murder and While She Sleeps. The band’s performance was beyond spectacular! Utilizing the …

Candlebox’s debut album was released in July 1993 and went on to sell more than four million copies. It was certified four-times platinum and landed them in the #7 spot on the Billboard Charts. “Far Behind” from the release entered Billboard’s Top 20 in July of 1993 and didn’t drop …

After successful West Coast High Tour, Hollywood Undead headed to Europe. Only this time, they completely ditched their significant masks. What also makes this tour different is that they played “Levitate” and “Broken Record” live for the first time. The show in Bratislava took place at Refinery Gallery, where the band …

Known for their retro 70’s doom riffs, haunting melodies and the dark magical voice of Johanna Sadonis defining the bands sound from their deep influence from bands such as Black Sabbath, Fleetwood Mac, Deep Purple, Blue Ösyster Colt and Heart. On Wednesday, March 27th Stockholm’s Lucifer finally made their way to …

SoCal rock band Joyous Wolf is currently on the Warpaint Tour in support of Buckcherry. On Friday the 29th, they had a stop in New York City’s Irving Plaza and I was glad to see the guys once again. Joyous Wolf is always a pleasure to watch perform live, the …

Bob Weir, of Grateful Dead fame, brought his trio, Bob Weir & Wolf Bros., and their unique interpretation of Grateful Dead material (amongst other songs), to Milwaukee on 3/20/19 for one of the final dates of their second tour. The group, which includes Jay Lane on drums and Don Was …

For the uninitiated such as myself I was left with memories to last a lifetime after a Lords of Acid show. The band was on the Pretty In Kink tour with Orgy, Genitortures, Little Miss Nasty, and Gabriel and the Apocalypse. Lords of Acid started their set with vocalist and …