Album Review: Valaska – Inchoate ALBUM REVIEWS MUSIC by Sam Fallone - June 26, 2016June 26, 2016 Article by: Sam Fallone For fans of: Death Cab For Cutie, The Postal Service, Bear Hands, Bright Eyes Valaska, an indie rock band from Chicago, recently released their third album, Inchoate. Valaska started out as a solo project by Dave Valdez but currently consists of four members: Dave, Zach Porlier, Matt Holmes,
Ray Lamontagne // Live @ The Capitol Theatre // 6.21.16 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Gary Flink - June 23, 2016June 23, 2016 Article and Photos by: Gary Flink PORT CHESTER, NY -- Ray Lamontagne released his sixth album, Ourboros, earlier this year and brought his current tour to the Capitol Theatre on Tuesday night. Lamontagne certainly steered his creative wings down a new musical path on his newest LP. Pink Floyd-esque and moody with
Pierce the Veil // Live @ the NorVa // 6.18.16 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Wendy Podmenik Woodell - June 22, 2016June 26, 2016 Article and Photos by: Wendy Podmenik Darugar NORFOLK, VA - This must be a taste of what the reaction to a Beatles concert was like, and- how did that confetti get in my camera bag? We walked inside the NorVa on Saturday night, and the first thing that caught my eye was
Lake Street Dive // Live @ the NorVa // 6.7.16 CONCERT REVIEWS MUSIC by Wendy Podmenik Woodell - June 22, 2016June 26, 2016 Article by: Wendy Podmenik Darugar Photography by: Glenn Woodell and Wendy Podmenik Darugar NORFOLK, VA- You know it's going to be a quality show when multiple local musicians are in attendance, and they were out in droves for the Holy Ghost Tent Revival/ Lake Street Dive event in Norfolk on Tuesday. Spreading some
The Home Team // Live @ The Analog Cafe // 6.16.16 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Kristina Dawn - June 22, 2016 Article and Photos by: Kristina Dawn PORTLAND, OR-- Sprinting straight from his tour van and onto stage like Usain Bolt in the 2008 Olympic Games, The Home Team welcomed a humble Portland audience to their first show of the tour. Wasting no time at all, the five piece Seattle pop-punk group
Album Review: Heyrocco – Waiting On Cool EP ALBUM REVIEWS MUSIC by Huimin Li - June 21, 2016 Article by: Huimin Li Based in Charleston, Heyrocco released their new EP Waiting On Cool in May 20, 11 months after their album debut, Teenage Movie Soundtrack on Old Flame Records. The EP starts with "Yeah," follows with "It’s Always Something New." Then from an indie and energetic vibe, they continue with "Slice of
The Neighborhood // Live @ College Street Music Hall // 06.17.16 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Megan Niger - June 21, 2016June 21, 2016 Articles and Photos by: Megan Niger Driving a lifted truck has never been a walk in the park, but I really had a hard time doing so this past Friday. Finding a place to park in New Haven was a real challenge; I circled the block around College Street Music Hall for about
Buckethead // Live @ Emo’s // 6.11.16 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Joshua Guerra - June 17, 2016 Article and Photos by: Joshua Guerra Hundreds of fans wearing KFC Buckets on their heads and toys in their hands flocked into Emo’s music venue in Austin, Texas to see former Guns N’ Roses lead guitarist perform. With no opening act for the show, the fans were in for an intimate exciting
Getting to Know: DARKNESS DIVIDED ARTIST SHOWCASE MUSIC by Matt Guevara - June 12, 2016June 13, 2016 Article and Photos by: Matt Guevara For a band that has only released two full albums, Texas hard rockers Darkness Divided have gained some serious traction in the metal scene since forming in 2010. This might be because they are signed to a label that has put out greats like "A
PVRIS // Live @ Webster Hall // 6.8.16 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Sophia Zucker - June 10, 2016June 13, 2016 Article by: Sophia Zucker // Photos by: Matt Vogel NEW YORK, NY — The first time I heard of the band PVRIS was two years ago when they opened for Mayday Parade. I didn’t know who they were, but I remember specifically telling people that, “those guys were going to be
