The Black Queen // Live @ Gramercy Theater // 12.9.16 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Steven Principato - December 18, 2016 Article and Photos by: Steven Principato NYC - Catering to a wide variety in musical taste, from atmospheric to singer/songwriter, all the way down the black abyss of dark industrial - three vastly contrasting and unique aspiring artists prepared to take the stage at NYC’s Gramercy Theater. Opening the show with an abbreviated
Lions Head // Live @ Nachtleben // 11.22.16 CONCERT REVIEWS MUSIC by Frank Memmesheimer - December 11, 2016January 22, 2018 Article by: Frank Memmesheimer Photos by: Jens Memmesheimer FRANKFURT, GERMANY – Nachtleben (night life) is packed. Red light floods the basement club, wrapping the fading guitar sounds of vibrant support act Tim Kamrad in anticipation. The crowd is cheerful, drinks not too expensive. Where a mirror ball spun lazy circles just a
Red Fang // Live @ Music Hall of Williamsburg // 12.3.16 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Steven Principato - December 9, 2016 Article and Photos by: Steven Principato Brooklyn, NYC - Effortlessly selling out one of Brooklyn's largest and most significant venues, The music Hall of Williamsburg, a triple threat line-up of stoner-sludge contemporaries comprised of Whores, Torche, and the highly revered Red Fang easily justified the crowd. Drawing out the genre's most ardent disciples, which
State Champs // Live @ The Crystal Ballroom // 11.30.16 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Kristina Dawn - December 7, 2016December 7, 2016 Article and Photos by: Kristina Dawn Portland, OR -- I didn't really know what to expect going into this show. I had seen opener Waterparks over the Summer on the Vans Warped tour, as well as headliners State Champs, and both were fantastic. But co-openers Tonight Alive were a mystery to me,
Ice Nine Kills // Live @ Zaphods // 12.1.16 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Adrienne Row-Smith - December 5, 2016December 6, 2016 Article and Photos By: Adrienne Row - Smith Ottawa - Ontario, almost a year has past since horror inspired Ice Nine Kills slayed Canada's capital city, and so the hype was strong at Zaphods for their return! Joining Ice Nine Kills was Rhode Island Natives It Lives, It Breathes and New York based Sirens and Sailors. First up
Mutoid Man // Live @ Saint Vitus // 11.26.16 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Steven Principato - November 30, 2016 Article and Photos by: Steven Principato Brooklyn NY- Once again returning to perhaps last known bastion of real rock and roll in NYC, the unmarked and dimly lit Saint Vitus, familiarly adorned with a plethora of tongue and cheek satanic iconography once again prepared for a typical Saturday night. Opening the show was Summoner.
Review – The Griswolds “High Times for Low Lives” ALBUM REVIEWS MUSIC by Kristina Dawn - November 20, 2016November 21, 2016 Article by: Kristina Dawn Australian quartet The Griswolds have dropped a new full length album…. And it’s good. REALLY good. Debuting at a top 10 spot on the iTunes chart, and quickly ascending the Alt. 18 chart, ‘High Times for Low Lives’ is blowing musical minds around the world. Granted I am
Dilly Dally // Live @ The NorVa // 11.10.16 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Wendy Podmenik Woodell - November 15, 2016 Article by: Wendy Podmenik Darugar Photos by: Glenn Woodell and Wendy Podmenik Darugar NORFOLK, VA- One of the greatest joys I have been blessed with is the opportunity to listen to fresh original bands on nearly a weekly basis. Attending the larger shows at the NorVa, I give an equal listen to
Meshuggah // Live @ Starland Ballroom // 11.5.16 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Steven Principato - November 15, 2016 Article and Photos by: Steven Principato Sayreville, NJ As the loyal hordes of anxious metal fans filed into The Starland Ballroom, New Jersey’s largest and more frequented venue, one might easily conclude the nature of this gathering. Under an Epic line-up featuring High on Fire and Meshuggah, two bands boasting extreme levels of
Aurora // Live @ Webster Hall // 11.3.16 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Steven Principato - November 10, 2016 Article and Photos by: Steven Principato New York, NY -- In a unique showcase of eclectic yet delicate electronic folk acts taking the stage here At NYC’s Webster Hall, two rapidly rising artists carried out unforgettable performances before an adoring crowd. Opening the show in a most subtle manner, England's own bi-speckled,
