Just like 2021, 2022 had some pretty big things happen, like my second child being born, an extensive vacation, and also moving from Pennsylvania all the way to Arkansas. I was planning on moving but wasn’t expecting it to be as far as Arkansas. However, sometimes things come your way and you take the chance.… Read More Top 10 Albums Of 2022
Opening the show was Familiar Things, but due to arrival, I was only able to catch the last few songs, but being local to the Philadelphia area, I am sure I will see them on another show. Following Familiar Things was the newest band from Philadelphia, Sleep Cycles. Featuring members of Promise of Redemption, An… Read More The Color Fred / Sleep Cycles – Milkboy – Philadelphia, PA – 2/19/22
The beginning of the 2000’s was the best years for me to find music. My search for new music was reading the liner notes in albums to see what bands were thanked, compilation albums were a huge part in discovering new bands, and then there was just going to shows with no idea how a… Read More The Juliana Theory / Mae – Theatre Of Living Arts – Philadelphia, PA – 11/28/21
On June 29th, the last East Coast Warped Tour date would hit Atlantic City, NJ and celebrating 25 years as a moving festival. Before that date, some bands would come together to play shows before the big festival date. Valencia and Hidden In Plain View would join together to play in Philadelphia at the TLA… Read More Valencia / Hidden In Plain View – Theatre Of Living Arts – Philadelphia, PA – 6/28/19
In June it was announced that Hidden In Plain View were playing Philadelphia again for their yearly performance. Unfortunately, guitarist Rob Freeman wasn’t able to play due to an accident leaving his wrist injured. It wasn’t long until a make up date was announced that turned this summer show into a sort of holiday show… Read More Hidden In Plain View / Punchline / Automatic 253 – Underground Arts – Philadelphia, PA – 12/15/18
10 years ago, The Early November released The Mother, The Mechanic, And The Path. Their sophomore album which also happened to be a triple disc. A very bold move not only for a sophomore album, but for the scene at the time. That’s The Early November though, they may have been part of the “scene”, but… Read More The Early November / Hidden In Plain View – Union Transfer – Philadelphia, PA – 1/14/17
For some a New Year means a new you. We look back on our previous year or years and find a way to better ourselves in the coming year. Up to this point, I’ve only had one bad year in my life, and I never go into a New Year thinking it’s going to be… Read More Mae/Kiska/Square Peg Round Hole – Electric Factory – Philadelphia, PA – 1/2/15
Last night I witnessed a very special concert, a concert that was packed with emotion, exhilaration, and nostalgia. It was the return of Hidden in Plain View, a band that I followed religiously through my high school and college years. I didn’t know that this show would have me leave thinking about the past 10… Read More Hidden In Plain View / I Can Make A Mess – Theatre Of Living Arts – Philadelphia, PA – 9/7/13
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