The people of earth have been blessed this year with a second album from the Massachusetts metalcore pioneers in Converge. Love Is Not Enough, their first unrelenting release from February of this year, was a massive front load of raw anger and emotion, and was a worthy inclusion into discussion Continue Reading
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REVIEW: All Them Witches – House of Mirrors
The term ‘“Slow Burn” can invoke a certain negative connotation at times, especially in a world increasingly more and more rapid-paced. However, All Them Witches manage to hone in on the positive aspects of it on their sixth studio release House of Mirrors. Opening with the ethereal 6½ minute Continue Reading
See You Next Tuesday x CHOP CHOP CHOP CHOP CHOP CHOP CHOP – Brothers
From the first note of opening track ‘Blossom of Light’, you know exactly what you’re getting yourself into with the collaboration between Myspace era mathgrind kings See You Next Tuesday and one-man digital powerviolence artist CHOP CHOP CHOP CHOP CHOP CHOP CHOP (Chopx7, chop7times). Their blistering 10 track, 9 minute Continue Reading
La Dispute Puts on a Show for the Ages – Grand Rapids, MI – 5.9.2026
La Dispute No One Was Driving The Car Tour w/ Flooding, From Indian Lakes GLC Live at 20 Monroe, Grand Rapids, MI May 9, 2026 Words + Photos by Nina Tadic There are plenty of metrics to grade a band’s “success” – but one true litmus test of such success is Continue Reading
The Summer Set’s Meet Me at the Record Store Tour takes Chicago by storm
It takes a lot to put yourself out there as a band with new music. It takes even more to do so after a long-lasting hiatus. Will the same fans come back? Have they aged out of your demographic? Will you find a new group of people who want to Continue Reading
REVIEW: Converge – Love Is Not Enough
All of your favorite core bands can in some way, shape, or form draw a line back to Converge. Jane Doe is one of the most important records in metalcore history, and for the same band 23 years later still putting out as important and relevant material as Love Continue Reading
Yungblud with Sawyer Hill // Austin, Texas // 8.30.25
Yungblud with Sawyer Hill Austin, Texas The Moody Theatre August 30th, 2025 Every artist’s journey goes at a different pace. Some people take years to claw their way to the surface, while others are thrust into the limelight, maybe a bit too quickly. Starting from the bottom and working Continue Reading
Mayday Parade – Tallahassee, FL – 06.07.25
Words & Photos by Brandy Jarmacz Mayday Parade – Three Cheers for 20 Years Tour Finale Saturday night, Mayday Parade wrapped up their Three Cheers for 20 Years Tour with a sold-out hometown show at The Moon in Tallahassee, Florida—a full-circle moment for the band. The Moon, an iconic venue Continue Reading
Arm’s Length // Chicago, IL // 6.9.25
Arm’s Length There’s a Whole World Out There Release Show w/ Charmer & Wakelee Bottom Lounge, Chicago, IL June 9, 2025 For most bands, it takes quite some time to get their feet off the ground before they’re playing sold-out shows in other countries. For Canadian emo band Arm’s Length, this is Continue Reading
Pierce the Veil’s I Can’t Hear You Tour w/ Sleeping with Sirens, Beach Weather // Tinley Park, IL // 6.7.25
Pierce the Veil w/ Sleeping with Sirens, Beach Weather at Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre, Tinley Park, IL 06.07.2025 When a band has been around for nearly twenty years, odds are that they’re either surpassing their peak success, or just getting into it. For Pierce the Veil, it is most certainly Continue Reading
A Very Happy Birthday to Sleeping With Sirens’ Sophomore Album, Let’s Cheers To This
There is something very special about a band’s sophomore album. Debut records are often a band or artist trying to really find their footing. Members of ensembles may come and go, solo artists may play around with their vocal ranges, and overall someone’s very first album is generally seen as Continue Reading
Song Review – Chappell Roan’s newest single “The Giver” is a rootin’-tootin’ good time!
After its live debut on SNL back in November of 2024, Chappell Roan’s “The Giver” has had fans in an absolute frenzy awaiting the debut of a recorded version. Since the moment she entered the scene, Chappell has been a queer artist for the queers. “Your favorite pop star’s favorite Continue Reading