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by Charles Yamabe - December 17, 2022December 17, 2022

Article and Photos by: Charles Yamabe Chicago, IL -- Imagine the Gorillaz met Blink 182 and they had a baby. Then that baby grew up and became a rowdy British punk rocker... That combination of musical genres would give you the band known as Sad Night Dynamite. The duo consists of

Album Review: Yuki – Be Free

by Charles Yamabe - May 8, 2020May 9, 2020

Article by: Charles Yamabe Chicago, IL -- It's not often I get sent an album that I immediately fall in love with, let alone a freshman album by an artist that, for all intents and purposes, is relatively unknown. The album Be Free by nineteen-year-old New Zealand native Yuki is

Hangout Festival // Gulf Shores, Alabama // 5.17 – 5.19.19

by Charles Yamabe - June 4, 2019June 4, 2019

Article and Photos by: Charles Yamabe Gulf Shores, AL -- Beaches, beats, and butts… These three words are all you really need to describe Hangout Fest. Of course, it would be remiss of me to not go into any further details. So, let's delve a little deeper into what makes Hangout

Album Review: Clutch – Book of Bad Decisions

by Wendy Podmenik Woodell - August 31, 2018August 31, 2018

Article by: Wendy Podmenik Darugar On September 7th, Maryland rockers Clutch will drop their 12th studio album, staying true to their roots with their trademark gritty guitar licks and quirky lyrics -- with a nod to delta blues, served with a side of funk. Recorded in three weeks in Nashville by producer

Album Review: Kill No Albatross – Speak True Evil

by Adrienne Row-Smith - July 9, 2018

Article by: Adrienne Row - Smith There’s the old saying that the early bird gets the worm. In the case of Burlington based Kill No Albatross, this means being a fairly new band to the Canadian scene, and yet they have already put out one EP (2017’s Lost in Darkness and Distance)

Album Review: PVRIS – All We Know of Heaven, All We Need of Hell

by Courtney Drake - August 26, 2017

Article by: Courtney Drake Featured Image Cred: Emma Swann PVRIS, an alternative band hailing from Boston, finally released their highly anticipated album All We Know of Heaven, All We Need of Hell on August 25th. In late April of this year, the band ghosted their social media account and deleted all of its

Album Review: Silverstein – Dead Reflection

by Sam Tucker - August 20, 2017August 20, 2017

Article by: Angelica Pasquali Silverstein, a band that originally started in 2000, is still rocking and making waves. This post-hardcore/emo/punk band takes deep pride

Tedeschi Trucks Band // Live @ VA United Home Loan Amphitheater // 7.12.17

by Wendy Podmenik Woodell - July 13, 2017July 13, 2017

Article by: Sabrina Miles Photos by: Wendy Podmenik Darugar Va Beach, VA -- Let the RAMPAGE begin -- and begin, it did! From the very first chords that Jorma Kaukonen and Jack Cassady created, through the soulful and originally crafted interludes of Chris and Oliver Wood and instrumentalist Jano Rix, to the

Mushroomhead // Live @ Shaka’s // 5.8.17

by Wendy Podmenik Woodell - May 10, 2017

Article by: Wendy Podmenik Darugar Photos by: Glenn Woodell and Wendy Podmenik Darugar VIRGINIA BEACH, VA: This event in Virginia could have been billed as a metalfest, as a total of seven bands filled the night during day seven of Mushroomhead's current tour. Relicseed featured a thunderous sound with only three band members

Album Review: Dishwalla – Juniper Road

by Megan Choi - May 8, 2017May 8, 2017

Hailing from Santa Barbara, platinum selling artists Dishwalla came out with their new album, Juniper Road, just a few days ago. This is the band's first album release in over 10 years. If time is necessary for perfection, then we welcome it. Juniper Road is the perfect mix of both classic