There are many bands that make up the soundtrack to my life, I can go through my record collection and tell the many stories, thoughts, and feelings I had just by playing a record. The soundtrack to my college years was heavily played on two bands, and when I say heavily, I mean I probably… Read More Anberlin / The Early November – Wellmont Theater – Montclair, NJ – 9/17/21
When the summer rolls around there are few things to look forward to. Beach, sun, pool, vacation, and Stoked For The Summer in Asbury Park. This day long concert, which is coordinated by the Bouncing Souls, is the highlight show of the summer and possibly the year. The Bouncing Souls always headline, but its always… Read More Stoked For The Summer featuring The Bouncing Souls / Against Me! / Titus Andronicus / The Smoking Popes / Tim Barry – The Stone Pony – Asbury Park, NJ – 8/4/18
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
It was a rainy Friday at Musikfest, but that didn’t stop the crowd from coming out and listening to some tunes by Dave Hause. Since Musikfest gives band about 2 hours to play music, Dave Hause and the Mermaid were able to play about 18 songs spanning all his albums including some covers and “The… Read More Dave Hause – Musikfest – Bethlehem, PA – 8/3/18
Mountain Creek, which is a four season resort that has something for everyone anytime of the year, put on their free winter concert featuring three New Jersey bands, Early November, Mercy Union, and T. Gunn & The Semantics. For a resort that doesn’t specialize in concerts, the lineup was one of the best and the… Read More The Early November / Mercy Union / T. Gunn & The Semantics – Mountain Creek -Vernon, NJ – 2/29/20
A band like The Early November needs no introduction. For almost 20 years they have consistently put out superior music, to the point where with each release the listener thinks, how will they out do this album? Somehow they do, and it can’t be said that they don’t challenge themselves when it comes to it. … Read More The Early November / Have Mercy / Owel – Theatre Of Living Arts – Philadelphia, PA – 10/19/19
For thirty years, the Bouncing Souls have been playing all around the globe, from basements to clubs to massive sized festivals, they have seen and done it all. However, regardless of the size of the audience or the success they receive, the Souls are still and always will be the same humble guys they were… Read More The Bouncing Souls In-Store – Vintage Vinyl – Fords, NJ – 3/15/19
The Summer’s end means different things to everyone. Going back to school, closure of beaches, colder nights, but for some it means the yearly Bouncing Souls’ Stoked for the Summer show at the Stone Pony on the Asbury Park beach. Funny enough, the Souls just played on the Stone Pony’s Summer Stage a month prior… Read More The Bouncing Souls / Lucero / The Menzingers – Stone Pony Summer Stage – Asbury Park, NJ – 8/25/17
The Movielife are back! A month ago, The Movielife announced that there would be a new album out this Fall on Rise Records along with more shows and activity. To celebrate the announcement a handful of shows at intimate venues were also announced including a hometown show in Long Island at Amityville Music Hall. MakeWar… Read More The Movielife / The Flatliners / MakeWar – Amityville Music Hall – Amityville, NY – 5/7/17
At the end of the year, like many others, I like to look back on the year and the music. 2016 had to be my toughest year. In fact, at the end of 2015 it started to get bad that I didn’t do one of these. I made a conscience thought not to skip 2016.… Read More Top 10 Albums of 2016
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