John Carpenter, the man behind such films as Halloween, The Thing, They Live, and Christine to name a few, has been scaring and entertaining us for many years with his films. Let’s hope for many more years, but it isn’t just his directing and screenwriting that scares us the most, it is his music. Along… Read More John Carpenter – The Trocadero – Philadelphia, PA – 11/18/17
Sirius XM channel the Coffee House took their channel from the listeners’ radio speakers to the stage this year. The tour featured Joshua Radin, Rachael Yamagata, and Brandon Jenner, three artists that are played heavily on the channel. To complete the tour, the stage and pit area was set for a mood as if you… Read More Joshua Radin / Rachael Yamagata / Brandon Jenner – Theatre Of Living Arts – Philadelphia, PA – 8/4/17
The sun is shining, beaches are coming out of retirement, the smell of BBQ’s are in the air, and summer concerts are in full swing. One summer concert tour not to miss this year is the Deftones and Rise Against co-headline tour featuring Thrice and opening support Three Trapped Tigers and Frank Iero And The… Read More Deftones / Rise Against / Thrice – Festival Pier – Philadephia, PA – 6/17/17
Jimmy Eat World came back to Sherman Theater to celebrate their newest release Integrity Blues. The previous visit was during their 10 year anniversary tour of Futures which can be seen here. Tagging along was one of the best live bands out there today, Beach Slang. Hailing from Philadelphia and featuring lead singer of now defunct band Weston,… Read More Jimmy Eat Wold / Beach Slang – Sherman Theater – Stroudsburg, PA – 5/13/17
The 2017 Decibel Magazine Tour ended in the magazine’s hometown of Philadelphia at the Theatre Of Living Arts. The tour featured heavy hitters Horrendous, Midnight, Obituary, and Kreator. Not only did this tour feature the biggest names in the metal community, both Obituary and Kreator celebrated with new albums during the tour. This would be Kreator’s… Read More Decibel Magazine Tour 2017 Featuring Kreator / Obituary – Theatre Of Living Arts – Philadelphia, PA – 4/16/17
Before they go down under to Australia and then hit the summer festival circuit, St. Paul & The Broken Bones embarked on a mini east coast run with a stop at a sold out show in Philadelphia at the Union Transfer. Opening for the show was Aaron Lee Tasjan, supporting his latest release Silver Tears from New… Read More St. Paul & The Broken Bones / Aaron Lee Tasjan – Union Transfer – Philadelphia, PA – 3/7/17
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
Acoustic shows are always a different experience. Usually the listener/viewer gets a better idea of how songs originally sounded or just see how much power an acoustic show can have. These shows tend to move people much more than a regular show and when you get three prolific singers in one room, be prepared for an… Read More Ace Enders / Aaron Gillespie / Vinnie Caruana – The Foundry at The Fillmore – Philadelphia, PA – 9/23/16
The Bouncing Souls’ “Home For The Holidays” broke the regular tradition this year and instead of playing just New Jersey, they brought the holiday cheer to the surrounding states. Included in this tour was a city they haven’t played in in quite some time, Philadelphia, PA. Off With Their Heads came to the stage with… Read More The Bouncing Souls / Masked Intruder / Off With Their Heads – Union Transfer – Philadelphia, PA – 12/10/16
Nostalgia was in the air in Philadelphia. For two nights, MxPx and The Ataris played two sold out shows on December 2 and 3 at the infamous First Unitarian Church. Each night The Ataris opened the show and MxPx headlined. For Friday night The Ataris played for about 45 minutes featuring songs spanning their career,… Read More The Ataris – First Unitarian Church – Philadelphia, PA – 12/2/16
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