Marianas Trench – PlayStation Theater – New York, NY – July 26, 2016 Click on thumbnails to see full-sized pictures. Photos by Mark Doyle © 2016 Continue reading
SING STREET (2015) Starring Ferdia Walsh-Peelo, Lucy Boynton, Jack Reynor, Aidan Gillen, Maria Doyle Kennedy, Mark McKenna, Kelly Thornton, Ian Kenny, Ben Carolan, Percy Chamburuka, Karl Rice, Conor Hamilton, Don Wycherley and Lydia McGuinness. Screenplay by John Carney. Directed by John Carney. Distributed by The Weinstein Company. 105 minutes. Rated PG-13. Irish former musician turned … Continue reading
XPoNential Music Festival – BB&T Pavilion & Wiggins Waterfront Park & Marina – Camden, NJ – July 22, 23 & 24, 2016 (Another PopEntertainment.com Concert Photo Album) Click on thumbnails to see full-sized pictures. Photos by Chris Sikich © 2016 Continue reading
Mavis Staples, Low Cut Connie, The Districts, David Wax Museum, Preservation Hall Jazz Band & The Record Company – WXPN XPoNential Music Festival – Wiggins Waterfront Park & Marina – Camden, NJ – July 23 & 24, 2016 Click on thumbnails to see full-sized pictures. Photos by @Jay S. Jacobs © 2016 Continue reading
Jane’s Addiction and Dinosaur Jr. – The Stone Pony Summer Stage – Asbury Park, NJ – July 16, 2016 Despite a rain delay and eventual further rain during their main set, Jane’s Addiction put on a fine show for a sold out crowd at The Stone Pony Summer Stage in Asbury Park, NJ. Band leaders … Continue reading
Jane’s Addiction and Dinosaur Jr. – The Stone Pony Summer Stage – Asbury Park, NJ – July 16, 2016 Click on thumbnails to see full-sized versions of the pictures. Photos by Chris Sikich © 2016. Continue reading
Goo Goo Dolls Thinking Outside of the Boxes by Jay S. Jacobs It’s hard to believe that Goo Goo Dolls’ self-titled debut album came out 30 years ago. (Heads up, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.) Of course, back then they were a scrappy punk band in the vein of the Replacements on the Metal … Continue reading
Sum 41, Falling in Reverse, Motionless in White, The Word Alive, Tonight Alive, Whitechapel & Emarosa – Vans Warped Tour – Nikon at Jones Beach Theater – Jones Beach, New York – July 9, 2016 Click on thumbnails to see full-sized pictures. Photos by Mark Doyle © 2016 Continue reading
Athfest – Athens, GA – June 23-26, 2016 Athens, Georgia is a musical hotbed. Its annual Athfest (celebrating its 20th anniversary this year) is a great proving ground for the immense talent here, past and present. This year’s fest, which occurred during the weekend of June 24-26, featured old favorites and some great new faces … Continue reading
Ken Sharp – New Mourning (Jet Fighter Records) The power pop underground keeps on keeping on although the musical style has never captured the audience that its most rabid fans feel it deserves. A delirious mixture of rock crunch and bubble gum beats that has flirted with mainstream success since the 70s, the style has … Continue reading
