9.6.18

by Steven Principato - September 11, 2018

Article and Photos by: Steven Principato Holmdel, NJ - Once again embarking on a major American tour in 2018, Judas Priest unleashed an unforgettable night of classic metal upon a raging sea of metalheads at NJ’s PNC Bank arts Center. Touring in 2018 in support of their latest, highly successful Firepower (2018),

REV 3 Tour // Live @ PNC Bank Arts Center // 7.28.18

by Steven Principato - August 3, 2018

Article and Photos by: Steven Principato Holmdel, NJ - Arguably the perfect summer rock tour with the perfect line-up, The Rev 3 featured a collection of bands that span a wide generational spectrum, with something for everyone. Poised to unleash yet another night of alt-rock nostalgia upon an audience of thousands

Doyle // Live @ Dingbatz // 2.21.18

by Steven Principato - February 23, 2018

Article and Photos by: Steven Principato Clifton, NJ -- Returning home to land where vast armies of of devout worshipers await his upcoming epic Misfits reunion in May -- where Doyle will stand before tens of thousands at Newark's Prudential Center arena, it is a stark contrast to the few hundred

Clutch // Live @ The Starland Ballroom // 12.28.17

by Steven Principato - January 4, 2018January 4, 2018

Article and Photos by: Steven Principato Sayreville, NJ -- Honoring what appears to be an ongoing annual tradition of headlining New Jersey’s Starland Ballroom on this date (12/28), long-time purveyors of essential, blues-driven stoner rock, Clutch found no challenges selling out the house. Currently on tour alongside a rather unconventional, yet fantastic

Roky Erickson // LIVE @ White Eagle Hall // 09.08.17

by Steven Principato - September 16, 2017

Article and Photos by: Steven Principato Jersey City, NJ - Fortunate to be one of the inaugural line-ups to take the still immaculate stage of Jersey City’s recently opened White Eagle Hall, The Death Valley Girls and Roky Erickson bill proved to be an epic show for this promising new venue, the

The Melvins // Live @ The Stone Pony // 8.5.17

by Steven Principato - August 10, 2017August 10, 2017

Article and Photos by: Steven Principato Asbury Park, NJ - Upon the legendary stage within the house the “Boss” built, a venue small in size yet massive in music history, the Stone Pony once again geared up for a double feature where the headliner may very well be recognized in similar

Doyle // Live @ Dingbatz // 6.28.17

by Steven Principato - July 3, 2017July 3, 2017

Article and Photos by: Steven Principato Clifton, NJ -- Hidden deep within the aluminum sided jungle of the New Jersey Suburbs lies a claustrophobic cavern by the name of Dingbatz, where local punk-rockers, goths, and headbangers have called home for over a decade. Serving as one of North Jersey’s few remaining

Meshuggah // Live @ Starland Ballroom // 11.5.16

by Steven Principato - November 15, 2016

Article and Photos by: Steven Principato Sayreville, NJ As the loyal hordes of anxious metal fans filed into The Starland Ballroom, New Jersey’s largest and more frequented venue, one might easily conclude the nature of this gathering. Under an Epic line-up featuring High on Fire and Meshuggah, two bands boasting extreme levels of

The Kickback // Bowery Electric // 2.26.16

by Steven Principato - March 4, 2016March 4, 2016

Photos and Article by: Steven Principato New York, NY -- On a street partially named for Joey Ramone, in a neighborhood that flawlessly exemplifies the result of urban gentrification to the point of cultural nullification, there lies a virtually hidden sub-basement bar. Bowery Electric, conveniently located a few doors down from

Andrew W.K. // Live @ Dingbatz // 12.6.15

by Steven Principato - December 9, 2015December 11, 2015

Article by: Steven Principato (Andrew W.K.) and Brian Toglia (Policemen in Pickups) Photos by: Steven Principato CLIFTON, NJ SP: In a little known venue, buried among the provincial dive bars frequented by working class, metal headed denizens of local origin, there came a man with simple mission: Determine our collective ability to party