Festival Photos + Review: Cruel World Festival (Pasadena, CA)
Previous Next Cruel World FestivalThe KVB (London, England), Black Marble (Brooklyn, NY), The Church (Sydney, Australia), The Damned (London, England), Violent Femmes (Milwaukee, WI), Devo (Akron, Oh), The Psychedelic Furs (London, England), PiL (London, England) Bauhaus (Northampton, England), Blon
Photos + Review: Spaceface & Reptaliens @ Whistle Stop Bar (San Diego, CA)
Previous Next Reptaliens (Portland, Oregon) and Spaceface (Memphis, TN)February 17th, 2022Whistle Stop Bar in San Diego, CA Capes, lightsabers, alien masks, trippy lights…and straight out of this world great music. Spaceface and Reptaliens gifted San Diego an unforgettable night when they play
Photos + Review: System Of A Down @ Viejas Arena (San Diego, CA)
Previous Next System of A Down (Glendale, CA) and Korn (Bakersfield, CA) February 1st, 2022 Viejas Arena in San Diego, CA System of a down cult proves strong in san diego. Photos by Fatima Kelley. Words by Matthew Kelley. Ever since I heard the song, “B.Y.O.B” on the radio wa
Photos + Review: Chvrches @ The Observatory North Park (San Diego, CA)
Previous Next Donna Missal (Central Jersey, NJ) and Chvrches (Glasgow, Scotland)December 13th, 2021The Observatory North Park (San Diego, CA) As the lights dimmed my Monday blues were gone. The show started with opening act Donna Missal. The photos didn’t quite do her any justice here -you k
Photos + Review: Angels And Airwaves @ Soma (San DIego, CA)
Previous Next Bad Suns (Woodland Hills, CA) and Angels And Airwaves (San Diego, CA)November 7th, 2021SOMA in San Diego, CA Angels and Airwaves’ homecoming show marked an out of this world end for their Lifeforms Tour. A jam-packed SOMA greeted their local heroes with snatched energy from the b
Photos + Review: Dead & Company @ North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre (Chula Vista, CA)
Previous Next Dead & Company (United States)October 27th, 2021North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre in Chula Vista, CA When Jerry Garcia died on August 9th, 1995 Grateful Dead were done as a band. Several incarnations have popped up since Jerry’s death: The Dead, The Other Ones, Furthur, and
REVIEW: THE STROKES – THE NEW ABNORMAL (2020)
The Strokes have always been indebted to the New York bands that came before them. The city is ground zero for the founding of numerous musical movements and has been claimed to be the birthplace of punk rock. The raw, melodic, and straightforward sound of their breakthrough debut, Is This
REVIEW: TRIVIUM – WHAT THE DEAD MEN SAY (2020)
Time to dust off my review skills for this year’s new Trivium album What the Dead Men Say, which comes out in 10 days on April 24th. I’ve got no concerts to go to and photograph, so this release has been one carrot at the end of a stick guiding me through this tough quarantine. I’m g
PHOTOS + REVIEW: THE GROWLERS @ SOMA (SAN DIEGO, CA)
Previous Next The Growlers (Dana Point, CA) March 6th, 2020 Soma in San Diego, CA With no opening band to offer unnecessary distraction, The Growlers delivered an extensive set that brought the heat in an otherwise dreary coastal Friday evening. Although the presence of long time ban