AmericanaFest // Nashville, TN // 9.12.17-9.17.17 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED FESTIVALS MUSIC by Charles Yamabe - September 24, 2017 Article and Photos by: Charles Yamabe Nashville,TN -For the eighteenth year in a row Nashville, Tennessee hosted AmericanaFest which included over 225 bands at 40 of Nashville's most unique venues. The only way to describe AmericanaFest is a marathon scavenger hunt of new and established bands. Each day throughout the festival and across the
Thy Art Is Murder // Live @ The Brass Monkey // 9.18.17 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Adrienne Row-Smith - September 24, 2017 Photos and Article by: Adrienne Row - Smith Ottawa, Ont – On a day initially supposed to be an off day for the bands, Thy Art Is Murder treated fans to an intimate show, with Fallujah, Ghost Bath and locals A Scar for the Wicked supporting. Up first for the evening was A
Against Me! // Live @ The Van Buren // 9.17.17 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Jason Robey - September 22, 2017 Photos and Article By: Jason Robey Punk rockers, Against Me!, brought their tour to the brand new Van Buren venue in downtown Phoenix on Sunday night to an enthusiastic crowd. The night kicked off with a 30-minute set by Canadian group, The Dirty Nil, who got the room whipping their arms
The Huntress and Holder of Hands // Live @ Boot & Saddle // 9.20.17 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Bob Linneman - September 22, 2017 Article and Photos by: Bob Linneman Philadelphia, PA -- In the shadow of Billy Penn (City Hall), on the street which lends its name to the 1970s Hockey team (the Broad Street Bullies), sits a little Country and Western joint called Boot & Saddle. The venue is a music landmark which
Stone Foxes // Live @ Crescent Ballroom // 9.17.17 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Jason Robey - September 22, 2017 Photos and Article By: Jason Robey San Francisco blues-rockers, The Stone Foxes, returned to the Crescent Ballroom in downtown Phoenix Sunday for a night of high-energy rock n’ roll. The band, who makes regular stops in the valley, is always well-received as if they were honorary locals, and this weekend was
[Fantastic Fest] Movie Review: Thoroughbreds (2017) MOVIES/TV by MonkeyGoose - September 22, 2017 Article by: J.C. De Leon Austin, TX -- Two of Hollywood’s rising young female actresses, Olivia Cooke (Me and Earl and the Dying Girl) and Anya Taylor-Joy (The Witch, Split), helped kick off Fantastic Fest 2017 in promotion of their current movie Thoroughbreds, a slick directorial debut from Corey Finley. (The film
Grand Point North Festival // Burlington, VT // 9.16.17 – 9.17.17 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Ian Urquhart - September 21, 2017 Article and Photos by: Ian Urquhart Constructed alongside the Lake Champlain coastline, the Grand Point North festival made its way to Burlington, Vermont for a weekend full of music, mountain-silhouetted sunsets and quenching brews. This event gathered a wide range of genres to keep those in attendance on their feet. Grand Point
Album Review: The Killers – Wonderful Wonderful ALBUM REVIEWS MUSIC by Andres Alvarado - September 21, 2017September 22, 2017 Article by: Andrés Alvarado The boys of Vegas are back at it. After a five-year hiatus, The Killers hand us Wonderful Wonderful; the fifth installment to their already storied discography. Musically, the new effort is lavishly glitzy and glamorous, truly symbolic of the band’s hometown. Lyrically, Wonderful Wonderful ventures into opaque
City Folk Festival // Ottawa, Ontario // 9.13 – 9.17.17 FEATURED FESTIVALS MUSIC by Adrienne Row-Smith - September 20, 2017 Photos and Article By: Adrienne Row - Smith Ottawa, Ont – City Folk Festival had another successful year, in both acts and in weather. Expanding itself to five days this year, the festival provided a diverse and energetic line-up so that all ages and tastes could be entertained. The festival, which is known for expanding
Self Help Festival // Philly, PA // 9.10.17 FEATURED FESTIVALS MUSIC by Sam Tucker - September 20, 2017September 20, 2017 Article and Photos By: Angelica Pasquali Philadelphia, PA -- This was the second year running of an epic one day festival jam packed with wicked line-ups. The Self Help Festival is hosted by A Day To Remember, a hardcore band that got their start in 2003. This festival promotes good vibes and