Photos + Review: The Paradox & The Academy Is @ Concord Music Hall (Chicago, Il)
The Paradox (Atlanta, GA), The Academy Is… (Chicago, IL)September 20th, 2025Concord Music Hall in Chicago, Illinois Good music is good music these days. There’s so much of it and there’s so much in our lives vying for our attention, if I hear a good song, I’m going to like it without bot
Photos: The Offspring at Ball Arena (Denver, CO)
The Offspring (Garden Grove, California) Jimmy Eat World (Mesa, Arizona) New Found Glory (Coral Springs, Florida) Ball Arena in Denver, CO In 2002, I was employed at Sam Goody the bands on the bill for the night were staples of the customers. New Found Glory’s “Sticks and Stones”,
Photos + Review: Taking Back Sunday & Coheed and Cambria @ The Armory (Minneapolis, MN)
Taking Back Sunday (Amityville, NY), Coheed and Cambria (Nyack, NY)August 30, 2025The Armory in Minneapolis, MN Taking Back Sunday have been one of the constants in my concert going career. I’ve lost track of how many times I’ve seen them now. One of my first First Avenue shows was them.
Photos + Review: Bush + Shinedown @ Target Center (Minneapolis, MN)
Bush (London, UK), Shinedown (Jacksonville, FL)July 28th, 2025Target Center in Minneapolis, MN Concerts are well known to be healing experiences, or at the very least safe spaces for people. Last Monday night’s visit of the Dance, Kid, Dance tour from Bush and Shinedown was another example. Both l
Photos + Review: Bullet for my Valentine & Trivium @ Mystic Lake (Prior Lake, MN)
Bullet for my Valentine (Bridgend, UK), Trivium (Orlando, FL) April 26th, 2025 Mystic Lake in Prior Lake, MN Trivium’s Ascendancy, and Bullet for my Valentine’s The Poison are both turning 20 years old this year. That befuddles my mind to no extent. These songs are now as old as the songs
Photos + Review: Rise Against @ Xcel Energy Center (St. Paul, MN)
Rise Against (Chicago, IL), Papa Roach (Vacaville, CA), Underoath (Ocala, FL)April 13th, 2025Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, MN We’ve officially reached the twenty year mark of being a fan of Rise Against. After I got my first iPod and was in my phase of downloading and listening to any and all mu
Photos + Review: Myles Kennedy @ Varsity Theater (Minneapolis, MN)
Myles Kennedy January 18th, 2025 Varsity Theater in Minneapolis, MN It was a ridiculously cold night in Minneapolis, and has been each night since, hitting -5 degrees Saturday. The winds on my walk over to the Varsity Theater left me wondering how I ever did it many time 7-8 years ago. In the buck
Photos + Review: Rise Against @ The Eastern (Atlanta, GA)
Rise Against (Chicago, IL), LS Dunes (Chicago, IL), Cloud Nothings (Cleveland, OH)November 4th, 2024The Eastern in Atlanta, GA Woof, it’s been a week. Sheesh. As Fall Out Boy said, what a time to be alive. What a way to go from one end of the spectrum of intense happiness and hope, to extreme disa
Photos + Review: The Sisters Of Mercy @ Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre (San Diego, CA)
The Sisters Of Mercy (Leeds, UK)October 5th, 2024Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre in San Diego, CA In a world overrun by hashtags and fleeting overnight celebrities the word “iconic” is tossed around so freely it almost becomes synonymous with the bland normality. Nothing seems more icon