Those of us who made it out to Hi-Dive last night were rewarded with a surprisingly mellow psychedelic jam from Philadelphia‘s The War On Drugs. The band took the stage at 11:00pm with very little audience engagement. Adam Granduciel is not your dynamic frontman, and to be honest I was a little put off...
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Highlights include Fun Fun Fun Fest, Nathaniel Rateliff, Youth Lagoon, Thee Oh Sees, The Morning Clouds, Touche Amore, Stand of Oaks, Lykke Li, Deer Tick, Mastodon, Future Islands, SBTRKT, Chad Price, Lizzie Huffman, Real Estate and more.
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We are only days away from the sixth annual Fun Fun Fun Fest in Austin, TX. This will be the third year ILSUDH2 has taken the trip down to the live music capital of the world for this color-coordinated event — an event that has grown up quite a bit over the years. Making...
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Spencer Krug is leaning against a U-Haul trailer hitched to a late model Dodge Caravan. Taking a break from the droning sounds of The Kevin Costner Suicide Pact, Krug is smoking a cigarette and enjoying some quiet time when I rudely interrupt him and introduce myself. The impromptu nature of this conversation is my...
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This was supposed to be the show of the year. The brilliant Enslaved supported by the two biggest metal darlings of 2010, Alcest and Ghost. I got my ticket months ago, was looking forward to seeing all three bands and had the night off of work. However, because of some visa problems or some...
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Hanoi Rocks. Most know them only as the band whose drummer was “the guy Vince Neil killed” in his 1985 vehicular manslaughter case. But Hanoi Rocks were far from nobodies. This was a band on their way to stardom when tragedy struck down drummer Razzle and ultimately doomed the band to the annals of...
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The classic Anthrax line-up was Scott Ian, Joey Belladonna, Frank Bello, Charlie Benante and Dan Spitz, and with the exception of Sptiz (replaced by Rob Caggiano), this is the line-up that performed at Summit Music Hall last night. The Anthrax we grew up with, performing the songs we grew up on. They might have...
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Technical Death Metal. It’s a sub-genre that has a rabid, dedicated following. But for others like myself, many find it very hit and miss. There is no doubting the sheer brutality or the dizzying technical chops these kinds of bands have, and there are certainly some I love. But my problem with most is...
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We have a pair of tickets for Anaïs Mitchell Presents Colorado Sings Hadestown! at L2 Arts & Cultural Center this Saturday night, 10.15.11. Use the comments section below to tell us why you deserve these tickets this folk opera. Contest will only run until 11:00pm on Wednesday to allow time to mail the tickets...
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It was suggested that we show up early for the Frank Turner show at the Marquis Theater on Friday night, given the strength of the line-up. If the gathering of people snaking down Larimer St. as early as 7:30pm wasn’t evidence enough that this tour was receiving some much deserved attention, the handwritten sign...
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It took half an hour for Keith Morris and OFF! to blast through every song in their punk rock repertoire. 30 minutes provided the time needed for 17 songs, plenty of onstage banter and even a few breaks for the 56-year-old legend to catch his breath. The seasoned vets gave it their all, so...
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