The last show of 2024 for Lit was a one-off show in probably the most unlikely location in the country along with where the stage was located. Lit closed out the year in West Siloam Springs, OK at the Cherokee Casino above one of their bars in the casino. I don’t know how the casino… Read More Lit – Seven Bar At Cherokee Casino – West Siloam Springs, OK – 12/28/24
Looking at it now, the timeline seems to stretch back all the way to 2021, when we first heard rumblings of a new Green Day album or as some would think, an EP. From the time that Father Of All Motherfuckers was released, there would be a few one off singles, “Here Comes The Shock”,… Read More Green Day / Rancid / The Linda Lindas – Azura Amphitheatre – Kansas City, KS – 8/20/24
For the first time at Musikfest’s Main Stage on the South Side of Bethlehem, general admission/standing room was allowed and was the right decision for this show. The Summer Ever After Tour featuring All Time Low, Dashboard Confessional, and Gnash would’ve been fine with seating, but for both headliners their shows usually take fans into… Read More All Time Low / Dashboard Confessional / Gnash – Musikfest – Bethlehem, PA – 8/11/18
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
The very first show to photograph after the pandemic and I couldn’t have ask for a better show. Less Than Jake and Punchline, two bands that are always great to see live, and since I missed their tour date together a few years ago this was a perfect redemption. Punchline opened the show and right… Read More Less Than Jake / Punchline – Pat Garrett Amphitheater – Strausstown, PA – 6/4/21
Seven years after their reunion album There Are Rules, the Get Up Kids finally released new material on a four track e.p. entitled Kicker on Polyvinyl Records. The four songs were a return to form sort a speak where the energy of their earlier albums are clearly present, but it still had hints of moving forward like There… Read More The Get Up Kids / Racquet Club / Ageist – Theatre Of Living Arts – Philadelphia, PA – 7/14/18
In 2018 it was announced that Kevin Lyman, founder and owner of Vans Warped Tour, would be ending the festivals after 24 years. The “punk rock summer camp” would be no more. Warped Tour was one of it’s kind, no other traveling festival lasted this long, let alone would there ever be another one like… Read More Vans Warped Tour 2018 – The Pavilion At Montage Mountain – Scranton, PA – 7/26/18
Besides the major cities in the Lehigh Valley, i.e. Bethlehem, Allentown, and Easton, sometimes the surrounding Lehigh Valley towns also throw on great shows. That was the case for the tiny town of Catasauqua on May 17th. The newest venue, The Gas House Dance Hall which also has dance lessons and a great coffee at… Read More Digger / Don’t Sleep / Goddamnit / Nowhere Roads – The Gas House Dance Hall – Catasauqua, PA – 5/17/19
After the success of This Is Croydon Fest! last year, photos here, the Neshaminy Creek Brewing Company put on This Is Croydon Fest! 2 with a whole new lineup of ska bands that left everyone dancing throughout the day. For this year’s lineup, Neshaminy Creek Brewing Company had Philly’s Catbite start the show off followed by… Read More This Is Croydon Fest! 2 – Neshaminy Creek Brewing Company – Croydon, PA – 5/4/19
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
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