Words and photos covered for New Noise Magazine. Original posting can be seen here complete photo gallery below. Not a lot of emo/pop-punk/punk bands come through North West Arkansas, usually, Arkansas is a state that is skipped entirely. However, whenever a show does happen in the area, fans come out in droves, and that is what happened… Read More Taking Back Sunday / Citizen – JJ’s Live – Fayetteville, AR – 5/21/24
It was hot in Rogers, Arkansas when the Pixies, Modest Mouse and Cat Power came to town. It was the second to last date of the North American tour and every band put in all the stops for North West Arkansas regardless how hot the day was. As Modest Mouse broke into their first song,… Read More Pixies / Modest Mouse – Wal-Mart AMP – Rogers, AR – 6/28/24
While going through my hard drive of photos I was going through my concert photos and found a file of photos I’ve never posted on here before. In full transparency, I honestly must’ve forgot about posting these photos. Looking at my list of concerts during this month, on the 24th I was in New York… Read More John The Gun – Red Buddha Lounge – Lyndhurst, NJ – 3/26/16
Words and photos covered for New Noise Magazine. Original posting can be seen here complete photo gallery below. Growing up I would always hear my parents play music by The Who, The Kinks, The Beatles, and Tom Petty either in the house or in the car. They were stable bands my Dad would play, however once and… Read More Elvis Costello & The Imposters With Charlie Sexton – Majestic Theatre – Dallas, TX – 1/19/24
When the Vans Warped Tour ended, summer tour schedules opened up for a lot of bands. Bands could either play other festivals throughout the Summer or put together an epic tour package and tour with their friends. The latter may seem more enticing not just for the bands, but also for the fans. This is… Read More The All-American Rejects / New Found Glory / Motion City Soundtrack / The Get Up Kids – Wal-Mart AMP – Rogers, AR – 10/10/23
“We’ve never been to this part of the world, it’s very quaint, has a Frontier Land feel to it”, Mike Campbell addressed the Eureka Springs crowd on a wet Friday night. Mike Campbell may be known as the lead guitarist of Tom Petty’s Heartbreakers band, but besides being Tom’s right-hand man, Mike is credited as… Read More Mike Campbell & The Dirty Knobs – Eureka Springs Auditorium – Eureka Springs, AR – 4/26/24
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
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
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