It was a nice night of punk rock music gone acoustic at Crossroads. With the first two bands already known for their acoustic licks, Face To Face traded in their electric guitars to celebrate their recently released acoustic album Hold Fast. Opening the show was local troubadour, Sammy Kay, who has been up and down… Read More Face To Face / Austin Lucas / Sammy Kay – Crossroads – Garwood, NJ – 9/20/18
NoFX Final Tour: 40 Years 40 Cities 40 Songs Per Day Culminating With October 4, 5 & 6 Shows In Los Angeles Tickets For New Shows On Sale Monday, November 20 At http://www.PunkInDrublicFest.com 15 additional shows in 8 North American cities have been announced for the NOFX Final Tour, including the last NOFX shows ever—October 4, 5 and 6,… Read More NoFX Final Tour: 40 Years, 40 Cities, 40 Songs (News)
It was a good year. 2023 had some great moments and also a lot of great albums. My family and I have officially lived in Arkansas for one full year! There are a lot of wonderful things in Northwest Arkansas and the close proximity to Dallas, Kansas City, and Tennessee give way to checking out… Read More Top 10 Albums Of 2023
Unwed Sailor made their return to Smoke & Barrel in Fayetteville, AR for the second time these year, see their May visit here. This time around they had two local openers, Judason Void and Olympics on the bill. Hailing from Fayetteville, AR Judson Void is described as a shoegaze indie rock band, however for this… Read More Unwed Sailor / Olympics / Judason Void – Smoke & Barrel – Fayetteville, AR – 11/7/23
The early 2000’s was a great time in music if you liked pop-punk and/or emo. Ton of bands were coming out with great music, touring extensively, and obtaining great success. I don’t think anyone would know that in about 20 years these bands would not only be influential, but continue their career as musicians to… Read More Fall Out Boy / Bring Me The Horizon / Royal & The Serpent – Wal-Mart AMP – Rogers, AR – 7/11/23
There might not be another band with a history like Lynyrd Skynyrd, from tragedy to success, they have experience both at least 5 times over. However, after 50 years they are still here and still bringing their southern rock to audiences all around the world. For the celebration of 50 years, Lynyrd Skynyrd came out… Read More Lynyrd Skynyrd / ZZ Top / Uncle Kracker – Wal-Mart AMP – Rogers, AR – 7/28/23
The history of Blink 182 would make for a great book, with the amount of success and opportunties they’ve have had, they’ve also had their drama and problems. Every band goes through a different magnatitude of these, but for most of these, us fans, saw them happen right in front of us. As some may… Read More Blink 182 / Turnstile / Destroy Boys – American Airlines Center – Dallas, TX – 7/5/23
It was a year in the making, but Incubus finally played the Walmart AMP. The original show was supposed to happen last year with Sublime With Rome but was canceled due to unforeseen circumstances. However, they were able to make it up this year with a great opener, Coheed and Cambria. Even though this lineup… Read More Incubus / Coheed & Cambria – Wal-Mart AMP – Rogers, AR – 5/26/23
Being born and raised on the East Coast, specifically in Pennsylvania, I was exposed to a lot of great bands from the area. Living only 30 minutes from New Jersey and an hour from Philadelphia, I’ve been lucky enough to see the same bands multiple times a year. One band I’ve lost count of how… Read More The Bouncing Souls / Samiam / Swingin’ Utters / Pet Needs – Granada Theater – Dallas, TX – 5/21/23
As the tour cycle for Senses Fail’s latest album, Hell Is In Your Head, starts winding down, Senses Fail put together one more headline tour Buddy Nielsen is calling, “We never play these towns, so you better come out.” The cities for this tour aren’t your usual towns bands play in on their first time around, but… Read More Senses Fail / The Home Team / Action/Adventure – George’s Majestic Lounge – Fayetteville, AR – 5/25/23
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