Riot Fest Douglas Park Chicago, IL September 14-17, 2018 Words and Photos by Micki Harris Consistently each year, Riot Fest is the last hurrah of the Chicago punk’s summer. From all ends of the city, state, country, and even the world, folks convene in Douglas Park, a small neighborhood Continue Reading
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John Oates and The Good Road Band // Cleveland, OH 9.15.18
John Oates (of Hall & Oates) and The Good Road Band Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Plaza Cleveland, OH September 15th, 2018 Words and Photos by Steffi Wegewitz Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee John Oates came to Cleveland to play an exclusive concert with his “Good Road Continue Reading
Album Review: WSTR “Identity Crisis”
Review by Victoria Goodman UK pop-punk band WSTR (pronounced as “Waster”) is gearing up to release their second studio album, Identity Crisis, on August 31st via Hopeless Records. This record follows up their debut album, Red, Green or Inbetween (No Sleep Records), which put WSTR on the map as an Continue Reading
EP Review: Third Eye Blind “Thanks For Everything”
Review by Spencer Prather One cannot hold a conversation about pop rock without mentioning household names Third Eye Blind (current lineup being vocalist/guitarist Stephan Jenkins, drummer Brad Hargreaves, guitarist Kryz Reid, keyboardist Alex Kopp and bassist Alex LeCavalier). Their 1997 self-titled debut album skyrocketed them to success, boasting widely-known singles Continue Reading
Album Review: Send Request “Perspectives”
Review by Sarah Lozano There’s a mental war that I struggle with. As my taste in music has grown over the years I often think to myself “Was pop punk music ever really good?”, “Was the soundtrack to my middle and high school years actually good music?” Since becoming an Continue Reading
Sea.Hear.Now Festival 2018
Asbury Park, New Jersey is home to many things: brews, beaches, surfing, good music.. need I mention the Stone Pony? However, this year, Asbury Park is gaining a new attraction as the inaugural Sea.Here.Now Surf and Music Festival is arriving to the beaches of New Jersey on September 29 thru Continue Reading
The Story So Far announce tour with Movements, Citizen and Turnover
California based pop-punk legends, The Story So Far have listened to the Twitter and pop-punk gods and announced a tour with Movements, Citizen and Turnover this coming fall. It has finally be announced, after half of Twitter’s entire population tweeted to the band demanding a full North American tour. The Continue Reading
Chousand // New York, NY 8.17.18
Chousand Piano’s New York, NY August 17, 2018 Words and Photos by Jess Williams Connecticut based pop punk band, Chousand, took New York City by storm on Friday night as they crammed their friends and family into the Lower East Side’s Piano’s for their sold out album release show. Having Continue Reading
Skylar Spencer releases new single “Carousel”
“Always working, and it’s hurting over time,” Skylar Spence (Ryan DeRobertis) laments in his new single “Carousel.” The track contemplates the addiction to the grind over chic synths and plucky guitar lines, and implores listeners to kick up their feet and enjoy the ride once in a while. The lyric video was created by performer/writer/creator of music/video Jen Continue Reading
Waterparks share new music video, announce North American tour
God’s favorite boy band, Waterparks, have shared the new music video for “Peach (Lobotomy)” off their newest album Entertainment, released earlier this year through Equal Vision Records. The video features footage from the final cross-country Vans Warped Tour, where the band spent the entire summer headlining the main stage. Watch the video Continue Reading
Bayside Announce Full Band Acoustic Tour
Bayside gave announced a full-band acoustic tour in support of their forthcoming album, Acoustic Volume 2. To celebrate the release, the band invites fans to join them, along with special guest Golds, for an incredibly special evening with an entire set of completely re-imagined songs. The two-part tour kicks off on November 24th in Chicago, and Continue Reading
Liam Gallagher – Twisted Soul – Bugzy Malone – Richard Ashcroft // Manchester, UK 8.18.18
Liam Gallagher with Twisted Soul, Bugzy Malone and Richard Ashcroft Lancashire Country Club Manchester, UK August 18, 2018 Manchester was treated to a showcase of great homegrown talent on Saturday when former Oasis member and global star Liam Gallagher returned to the city where he grew up and put on a show like Continue Reading