Usually I have a ‘Top 10’ done and posted in the beginning of the year, but big things happened towards the end of 2024 and into 2025. For starters, back in August I was promoted at work which would have me move back to the East Coast from Arkansas. However, it would become a long… Read More Top 10 Albums Of 2024
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
Words and photos covered for New Noise Magazine. Original posting can be seen here complete photo gallery below. Growing up I would always hear my parents play music by The Who, The Kinks, The Beatles, and Tom Petty either in the house or in the car. They were stable bands my Dad would play, however once and… Read More Elvis Costello & The Imposters With Charlie Sexton – Majestic Theatre – Dallas, TX – 1/19/24
NoFX Final Tour: 40 Years 40 Cities 40 Songs Per Day Culminating With October 4, 5 & 6 Shows In Los Angeles Tickets For New Shows On Sale Monday, November 20 At http://www.PunkInDrublicFest.com 15 additional shows in 8 North American cities have been announced for the NOFX Final Tour, including the last NOFX shows ever—October 4, 5 and 6,… Read More NoFX Final Tour: 40 Years, 40 Cities, 40 Songs (News)
It was a good year. 2023 had some great moments and also a lot of great albums. My family and I have officially lived in Arkansas for one full year! There are a lot of wonderful things in Northwest Arkansas and the close proximity to Dallas, Kansas City, and Tennessee give way to checking out… Read More Top 10 Albums Of 2023
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
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
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