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
Words and photos covered for New Noise Magazine. Original posting can be seen here complete photo gallery below. 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… Read More Incubus / Coheed & Cambria – Wal-Mart AMP – Rogers, AR – 5/26/23
Words and photos covered for New Noise Magazine. Original posting can be seen here complete photo gallery below. 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… Read More The Bouncing Souls / Samiam / Swingin’ Utters / Pet Needs – Granada Theater – Dallas, TX – 5/21/23
Words and photos covered for New Noise Magazine. Original posting can be seen here complete photo gallery below. 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.”… Read More Senses Fail / The Home Team / Action/Adventure – George’s Majestic Lounge – Fayetteville, AR – 5/25/23
Words and photos covered for New Noise Magazine. Original posting can be seen here complete photo gallery below. In support of their new album Mute The Charm, which came out February 10 of this year on Spartan Records, Unwed Sailor would play a slew of dates through the Midwest and East Coast showcasing this album. The first… Read More Unwed Sailor / Zzzahara / Modeling – Smoke & Barrel – Fayetteville, AR – 5/4/23
In the beginning of 2018 the biggest surprise happened, the Gaslight Anthem announced they would reunite and tour the world. However, this wasn’t to promote new music or that they will become a full time band again, it was to celebrate 10 years of The ’59 Sound. The band would play the album front to… Read More The Gaslight Anthem / Matt Mays / Jared Hart – The Fillmore – Philadelphia, PA – 8/15/18
“Ska is dead.” “Ska is just high school band kids.” “Have you seen the mozzarella ska meme?” One can agree that ska has gotten a bad rap from the ’90s, and that’s all everyone remembers. However, did ska die? Nope, ska never left; in fact, it is better than ever. Part of the resurgence of… Read More Bad Time Records Tour featuring Catbite / We Are The Union / Kill Lincoln / J. Navarro & The Traitors – Three Links – Dallas, TX – 3/13/23
For the first two weeks of March singer songwriters Katie Toupin and Austin Plaine embarked on a co-headline tour covering part of the Mid-West and the South. The second to last date of the tour would hit Mercury Lounge in Tulsa, OK and for a Saturday night the downtown area was fairly quiet but fitting… Read More Austin Plaine / Katie Toupin – Mercury Lounge – Tulsa, OK – 3/11/23
ArtsQuest’s last free concert of the season would feature Catbite and Slingshot Dakota on the Levitt Pavilion Steelstacks and Stop The Presses at the Town Square Stage. The show was being promoted as an Anniversary show for Catbite and Slingshot Dakota since both bands feature married couples that surprisingly share the same anniversary date. Unfortunately,… Read More Catbite / Slingshot Dakota / Stop The Presses – ArtsQuest – Bethlehem, PA – 9/11/22
In 2019 Catbite released their self-titled debut record which garnered much attention in the ska community and beyond. Then in 2021, when COVID restrictions started to ease, Catbite did something that started as a joke, but then became a reality. They re-released their self-titled album as Catlite: A Yee-Haw Version Of Catbite S/T. It was… Read More Catfite / Kill Lincoln / Abraskadabra / The Best Of The Worst – Ukie Club – Philadelphia, PA – 10/24/22
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