The Pure Noise Tour featuring: Stick To Your Guns, Counterparts, Terror, Year of the Knife, & Sanction Bottom Lounge Chicago, IL July 25, 2019 Words & Photos by Nina Tadic With the fall of the Vans Warped Tour, we have seen a rise in stacked tour lineups as of late, Continue Reading
Album Review: Slaughter Beach Dog “Safe and Also No Fear”
Slaughter Beach Dog release their third album Safe and Also No Fear. With the help of a full band, this album is able to expand on the organic sounds Slaughter Beach is known for. But unlike past records this sound is elevated in a way that makes it sound Continue Reading
Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue – Mucca Pazza – Pilobolus -Ben Sollee // Louisville, KY 7.23.19
Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue with Mucca Pazza, Pilobolus and Ben Sollee Old Forrester’s Paristown Hall Louisville, KY July 23rd, 2019 Photos and words by Emily May July 23rd was a night of celebration as Old Forrester’s Paristown Hall, Louisville’s newest music venue, had it’s opening night concert. And what Continue Reading
August Burns Red / Silverstein / Silent Planet – Chicago, IL – 07.01.2019
August Burns Red w/ Silverstein, Silent Planet House of Blues Chicago, IL July 1, 2019 Words & Photos by Nina Tadic Constellations by August Burns Red (ABR) is an album that has impacted generations of people within metalcore, and is a record that never goes out of style. Therefore, it came Continue Reading
Rilan discusses how he developed his sound, his new song and video and what’s next
Rilan Roppolo, who goes by the moniker Rilan, is a singer, dancer and actor who is well-known for his role on the final season of the popular television show Glee. A self-described “proud outsider”, he grew up in New Orleans where he studied ballet and piano and acted in his Continue Reading
First single released from upcoming charity compilation, ‘Circulate Vol. 1’
Doing Good with good music has always been Gravita’s way of life. With this in mind, Gravitas Recordings is pleased to release Circulate Vol. 1, a global bass compilation curated by David Starfire and SOOHAN. This compilation boasts an impressive roster full of original tracks, remixes and collaborations with eclectic artists such Continue Reading
Plomo premieres video for “Major Tom (Coming Home)”
In February 2019, Ian Thomas Parks was living in Santa Cruz, California, about to celebrate his 51st birthday and contemplating his next step in life. Ian, a long time veteran of the North American music scene, was frustrated with the state of his musical career. Despite having so many almost Continue Reading
Goo Goo Dolls & Train // Clarkston, MI // 07.23.2019
Goo Goo Dolls & Train Opener: Allen Stone DTE Energy Music Theatre, Clarkston, MI July 23rd, 2019 When the Goo Goo Dolls and Train announced their co-headlining tour earlier this year, I was very excited to see two of my favorite 90s bands on one stage at the almost Continue Reading
David Scotney discusses his Music For Good label, the new Janus single and what’s next
Musician David Scotney fronted the heavy rock group Janus, touring the country with a major label deal and a top 10 single, 2009’s “Eyesore” and toured with bands such as All That Remains, Breaking Benjamin and Sevendust. The band formed in 1998 in Chicago and released 5 studio albums, mixing Continue Reading
Houston’s Music & Arts Festival // Houston, Texas 07.27.2019
I had the pleasure of getting to attend the first-ever Houston’s Music and Arts Festival. A new festival in Houston, Texas that was being put on Blue October at the White Oak Music Hall. The Houston favorites had help setting up the festival with help Coolers Light and local alternative Continue Reading
Chase Atlantic – Lauren Sanderson // 7.23.19 New York, NY
Chase Atlantic with Lauren Sanderson Webster Hall July 23rd, 2019 New York, NY Review by Morgan Sheridan Photos by Jess Williams Last week, Indiana born, Los Angeles based rapper and singer Lauren Sanderson and Australia based alternative pop trio Chase Atlantic sold out New York City’s Webster Hall as part Continue Reading
Album Review: Lights “Skin And Earth (Acoustic)”
Review by Mike Thomas Re-imagining an album can be very difficult. On one side, You have purists who believe the way something was initially created is exactly how it should remain, and on the other. You have rabid fans who appreciate everything an artists has done, regardless of the context Continue Reading