Bad Seed Rising Big Shots Valparaiso, IN 6.8.17 Bad Seed Rising may be a young bunch, but that does not stop them from putting on a show to remember. The band was signed last year to Roadrunner Records, making them the youngest band on the label. They have since been Continue Reading
Drug Church Turnstile The Story So Far Bottom Lounger // Chicago, Illinois May 18th 2017 Words & Photos by Nina Tadic The Story So Far is a band that has always put on a fantastic show, and continues to do so. Last week in Chicago, the band put on two Continue Reading
Warm weather, sunshine, driving with the windows down. That is what “Don’t Come Down,” the first track off of Lovely Little Lonely, feels like. Indie rockers The Maine have once again outdone themselves and pushed themselves to new limits with this release. Their prior release, American Candy, was just that – Continue Reading
United Kingdom horror punks Creeper just released their brand new full length album, Eternity, In Your Arms, and it is definitely worth checking out. Creeper has always had a very theatrical sound, and this carries through with their newest release. Eternity, In Your Arms, gives off a very gothic vibe Continue Reading
Make Them Suffer Stray From The Path Architects Bottom Lounge // Chicago, IL March 8th 2017 Words & Photos by Nina Tadic After a long and sorrowful 2016, Architects has headed back out and is continuing to tour in support of their most recent release, All Our Gods Have Abandoned Continue Reading
Up and coming Long Island rockers Figure Eight just released their new EP, Forever. A nice blend of emo, indie, and pop punk, Figure Eight is a band that can definitely draw a fanbase with an EP like Forever. The first track on the EP is its title track, and Continue Reading
Mannequin Pussy AJJ Joyce Manor Concord Hall // Chicago, Illinois February 3rd 2017 Photos & Words By Nina Tadic Friday, February 3, indie punk rock band Joyce Manor hit the stage at Concord Hall in Chicago, along with fellow rockers AJJ and Mannequin Pussy. Concord Hall is set up with Continue Reading
Once a band has been around for a decade, one expects either a certain level of change, or a certain level of repetition – sounds, themes, styles. For The Menzingers, however, there is a mix of the two on their new release, After the Party. The album traces back to Continue Reading
Australia’s UNFD is a label that has been developing incredible heavy bands since 2011, and Saviour’s new release, Let Me Leave, is a fantastic exemplification of that. Hailing from Perth, Saviour is a six-piece melodic hardcore/metalcore outfit that definitely bends the norm for their genre. It is very rare to find a Continue Reading
Often times, they say “silence is golden.” In this case, it is. Golden Silence by The Narrative is a beautiful album. The Narrative, an indie-pop band hailing from New York, has gone four years without a new album. However, once listeners hear Golden Silence, they will completely forget that there Continue Reading
Edge of Seventeen, currently in theaters, is the perfect tribute to the 1980s. In the style of John Hughes, the film is funny and funky and fantastic – and so is its soundtrack. In keeping up with the 1980s time period of the film, the soundtrack features a ton of Continue Reading
Sparrow Sleeps has been producing cover albums of notable pop punk albums for a few years now – but what sets them apart is that the renditions are all in the form of lullabies, meant for parents and siblings to play around young children, toddlers, and babies. Sparrow Sleeps has Continue Reading
