The Ataris / PLP / Matt Fed / Stereo Jo – Stanhope House – Stanhope, NJ – 8/31/16

The Ataris came through Stanhope, NJ on their last tour in support of their latest E.P. October In This Railroad Earth.  An E.P. featuring old song/ideas that never seen the light of day until now.  Think early Ataris, …Anywhere But Here and Blue Skies, Broken Hearts, Next 12 Exits era.  Playing two songs from the album along with other… Read More The Ataris / PLP / Matt Fed / Stereo Jo – Stanhope House – Stanhope, NJ – 8/31/16

Reel Big Fish / Masked Intruder / Stacked Like Pancakes / Queeftones – Sherman Theater – Stroudsburg, PA – 11/11/16

The first leg of Reel Big Fish’s 20th Anniversary tour of Turn The Radio Off came dancing through Sherman Theater on November 11th.  Local band The Queeftones opened the show with their blend of punk and reggae tunes including a Rancid cover.  Arriving late only allowed me to catch a few songs, but Queeftones opened the show… Read More Reel Big Fish / Masked Intruder / Stacked Like Pancakes / Queeftones – Sherman Theater – Stroudsburg, PA – 11/11/16

St. Paul & The Broken Bones / Diane Coffee – Terminal 5 – New York, NY – 11/10/16

Still on support of their latest release Sea of Noise, St. Paul & The Broken Bones made a stop in the big apple with opener Diane Coffee.  If you are like me and aren’t familiar with Diane Coffee’s live performance, be prepared to be wowed.  Diane Coffee is the solo work of Shaun Fleming whose stage presence… Read More St. Paul & The Broken Bones / Diane Coffee – Terminal 5 – New York, NY – 11/10/16

Joshua Radin / Good Old War / Tim Williams – Theater Of Living Arts – Philadelphia, PA – 11/3/16

Joshua Radin’s latest tour made a stop at Theater of Living Arts in Philadelphia on Thursday November 3rd.  His current support on tour features Philadelphia’s own Good Old War and for this date local musician Tim Williams.  Tim is a local Philadelphia native and usually plays in the local bar circuit daily.  You could tell… Read More Joshua Radin / Good Old War / Tim Williams – Theater Of Living Arts – Philadelphia, PA – 11/3/16

The Pietasters / Mephiskapheles / The Snails / Hub City Stompers -Theater Of Living Arts – Philadelphia, PA – 10/29/16

A few days before Halloween, Philadelphia was graced with four talented ska, rocksteady, soul bands.  What could be an amazing tour, if ever happened, but we will just have to settle for this skalloween night. https://www.facebook.com/hubcitystompers/# http://www.thesnailsphilly.com/ http://www.mephiskapheles.com/ http://www.thepietasters.com/

Streetlight Manifesto / Chris Murray / Sycamore Smith – Playstation Theater – New York, NY – 10/28/16

Streetlight Manifesto made their return to New York City a few days shy of Halloween with Chris Murray and Sycamore Smith.  Sycamore Smith opened the show with his folky kazoo anthems in which the crowd sang and clapped along.  It was a surprise to see Chris Murray take the stage since Dan Potthast was billed as… Read More Streetlight Manifesto / Chris Murray / Sycamore Smith – Playstation Theater – New York, NY – 10/28/16

Blink 182 / A Day To Remember / All Time Low / DJ Spider – The Pavilion At Montage Mountain – Scranton, PA – 8/25/16

Summer, the season where the sun is shining, days are longer, and drives with the windows down and radio blasting with friends are a must.  We can’t forget Summer concerts either, which have become a big staple in a lot of people’s summer to do lists.  One tour though that needs to be on everyone’s list… Read More Blink 182 / A Day To Remember / All Time Low / DJ Spider – The Pavilion At Montage Mountain – Scranton, PA – 8/25/16

Rx Bandits / And So I Watch You From Afar – The Trocadero – Philadelphia, PA – 10/11/16

By far one of the toughest concerts to photograph due to low lighting, but the brilliance of each band made up for that.  From Belfast was And So I Watch You From Afar opening the show.  Playing mostly instrumental, And So I Watch You From Afar are from another world with their guitar work.  The guitar… Read More Rx Bandits / And So I Watch You From Afar – The Trocadero – Philadelphia, PA – 10/11/16

Bad Religion / Against Me! / Dave Hause – The Fillmore / Philadelphia, PA – 10/5/16

The Vox Populi Tour came marching into the City of Brotherly Love on October 5.  Starting the show off was Philly’s own Dave Hause with his brother Tim Hause and later joined on stage with Bad Religion’s Jay Bentley and Against Me!’s Atom Willard.  Against Me! came on stage next with their rip roaring anthems… Read More Bad Religion / Against Me! / Dave Hause – The Fillmore / Philadelphia, PA – 10/5/16

Jimmy Eat World In Store – Vintage Vinyl Records – Fords, NJ – 10/1/16

It’s been three years since Jimmy Eat World has released new material, but the wait is almost over.  On October 21st, the world will finally have another amazing release from the Jimmy Eat World camp.  Integrity Blues will be released on RCA Records worldwide.  With two songs already released, “Sure And Certain” and “Get Right”, already this album… Read More Jimmy Eat World In Store – Vintage Vinyl Records – Fords, NJ – 10/1/16