The Menzingers with Rodeo Boys, Cloud Nothings, and Microwave The Salt Shed Chicago, Illinois November 25th, 2023 Celebrating their seventh studio album with a full US tour, The Menzingers made a stop to Chicago’s Salt Shed this weekend lending their East Coast flare to the Midwestern city. Some of It Continue Reading
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Boys Like Girls // Chicago, IL // 10.19.2023
Boys Like Girls with State Champs, The Summer Set, Lølø, and Every Avenue Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom Chicago, Illinois October 19th, 2023 In perhaps one of the most unexpected revivals the emo scene has witnessed yet, neon pop punk era four piece Boys Like Girls are back on tour and Continue Reading
ALBUM REVIEW: “New Game+” by Palette Knife – an energetic ode to Midwestern life and the introspection of quarantine
What would you do if you’d spent the last three years in a world getting over a pandemic and lived the surreal experience of weeks trapped in quarantine? You might write an album like New Game +, an album dedicated to days gone past and the pain of nostalgia. It Continue Reading
ALBUM REVIEW: New Found Glory present a heartfelt reminder to seize the day and “Make The Most Of It”
For a band as quintessentially pop-punk as New Found Glory, they’ve found a way to translate that teenage angst and easycore pop-goodness they do so well, into the emotionally vulnerable, and entirely acoustic, EP, Make The Most Of It. The collection, consisting of seven acoustic-based originals and seven of their Continue Reading
Ryan Oakes discusses how he got his start in music, signing to Position Music, his latest single and music video, and what’s next
Although his childhood dream before music was to become a movie director, LA-based artist Ryan Oakes discovered he had a talent for freestyle rapping in college, leading him to pursue a career in music. He moved to LA after college with a dream of making it in the music industry Continue Reading
One OK Rock – Chicago, IL – 10.08.22
The growth of the internet in the past one, two, or three decades, and even in the past one, two, or three years, has made the amount of music and art we consume as a people skyrocket exponentially. There are artists now that even a few years ago would not Continue Reading
Royal & The Serpent releases new single “PHUCKBOI REJECTS” and announces tour in support of grandson’s Death Of A Tour 2022
RIAA certified gold, LA singer/songwriter Royal & the Serpent has released her latest pop-punk single, “PHUCKBOI REJECTS”, proclaiming her soft spot for boys that are “that obnoxious kind of toxic that goes shopping at hot topic” with “nicotine addictions.” The bombastic new track arrives with a gripping video featuring Royal Continue Reading
CITIZEN – DRUG CHURCH – GLITTERER – FLOATING ROOM // CHICAGO, IL // 12.4.2021
Citizen with Drug Church, Glitterer, and Floating Room Bottom Lounge Chicago, IL 12.4.2021 I think I speak for all musicians, music industry workers, and passionate consumers of music when I say that a year and a half without live music was one of the most emotionally challenging aspects of the Continue Reading
Joyce Manor – Turnover – Surf Curse – Prince Daddy & the Hyena // New York, NY // 9.30
Joyce Manor with Turnover, Surf Curse and Prince Daddy & the Hyena Central Park SummerStage New York, NY September 30th, 2021 Photos and Review by Jess Williams On September 30th, I arrived at Summerstage in the middle of New York’s Central Park, for one of the final shows of the Continue Reading
Yungblud – Life on Mars Tour with Daisy Brain and renforshort // Bristol, UK // October 4th 2021
Yungblud Life on Mars Tour Support Acts: Daisy Brain & renforshort O2 Academy Bristol Bristol, UK 4th October 2021 Yungblud brought his ‘Life on Mars’ tour to the O2 Academy in Bristol (UK) on 4th October 2021, I managed to photograph him on his first night of two dates here. Continue Reading
Basement – Nothing – Gouge Away // Chicago, IL – 5.24.19
Basement with Nothing & Gouge Away Metro Chicago Chicago, IL May 24th, 2019 Photos and review by Micki Harris It’s been five years now since Basement returned from their two year hiatus. Since then, the English pop-punk five piece have pumped out content that showed the scene that Continue Reading
State Champs – The Dangerous Summer – Grayscale – Big Smile // Louisville, KY 3.16.19
State Champs with The Dangerous Summer, Grayscale and Big Smile Mercury Ballroom Louisville, KY March 16th, 2019 Photos and words by Emily May NY pop punk band State Champs, who is currently wrapping up their Living Proof Tour with Grayscale, Our Last Night and The Dangerous Summer, performed to a Continue Reading