METZ, Bully & So Pitted – First Unitarian Church – Philadelphia, PA – January 12, 2016 Tuesday night at the First Unitarian Church was a triple ode to punk rock. Opening the show was So Pitted, playing their first ever set of East Coast dates. Based out of Hawaii, they darkened the barely lit room … Continue reading
Clutch, Crobot, Valkyrie & Kingsnake – Electric Factory – Philadelphia, PA –12/28/2015 With just days to go until 2016, an amazing tour package consisting of Clutch, Crobot, Valkyrie and Kingsnake played to a jam-packed house at the Electric Factory in Philadelphia. The show had much to offer to those that were in attendance that night. … Continue reading
Mötley Crüe & The Struts – Staples Center – Los Angeles, CA – December 31, 2015 All bad things came to an end… Mötley Crüe bids farewell after thirty four years of Sex, Drugs, and Rock n’ Roll. What a way to end 2015. I couldn’t think of a party more raucous, more bombastic, more … Continue reading
Sleater-Kinney & Torres – Kings Theatre – Brooklyn, NY – December 12, 2015 If I were to choose a band of the year, it certainly would be Sleater-Kinney. Their return to rock after an eight year hiatus produced the massive achievement of No Cities to Love and a jaw-dropping live show. Their stop at Union Transfer in … Continue reading
Aimee Mann & Ted Leo with Liz Phair, Jonathan Coulton and John Roderick – Union Transfer – Philadelphia, PA – December 11, 2015 Last Friday, Christmas came early to Union Transfer in the form of The Aimee Mann and Ted Leo Christmas Show. With their great banter they have cultivated as The Both, Mann and … Continue reading
Q102 Jingle Ball At Wells Fargo Center – Wells Fargo Center – Philadelphia, PA – December 9, 2015 Last night, some of the hottest acts on the radio rocked the stage and red carpet in Philadelphia for Jingle Ball, Q102 Radio’s annual holiday mega concert. As in past years, tonight’s show was the hottest ticket … Continue reading
THE WHO: LIVE IN HYDE PARK (2015) Featuring Pete Townshend, Roger Daltrey, Simon Townshend, Pino Palladino, Loren Gold, Frank Simes, Zak Starkey, John Corey, Robert Plant, Johnny Marr, Paul Weller and Iggy Pop. Directed by Chris Rule. Distributed by Eagle Rock Entertainment. 109 minutes. Not Rated. Fifty years on from becoming famous for rebelliously writing and … Continue reading
Okkervil River – Bowery Ballroom – New York, NY – November 23, 2015 With ten years out in the aural universe, Okkervil River’s Black Sheep Boy seems even more layered and nuanced then when it debuted. And to hear the album live in 2015, it inches ever closer to a live being. This past Monday ended a … Continue reading
Ani DiFranco & Mike + Ruthy – Scottish Rite Auditorium – Collingswood, NJ – November 11, 2015 One of the region’s best venues, the Scottish Rite Auditorium in Collingswood, played host to the guitar and lyrical magic of Ani DiFranco last Wednesday. Crisscrossing her career with ease and unending energy, DiFranco blistered the ears with … Continue reading
Marrow & Cactus Karma – MilkBoy – Philadelphia, PA – November 9, 2015 Last Monday only a handful of people were on hand to hear one of the more unique rock voices to emerge in 2015. Marrow, a Chicago-based four-piece, played selections from their debut The Gold Standard. Led by the multi-pedal-wielding Liam Cunningham, they immersed … Continue reading
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