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: TAME IMPALA @ PECHANGA ARENA (SAN DIEGO, CA)
Previous Next Tame Impala (Perth, Au) March 9th, 2020 Pechanga Arena in San Diego, CA Tame Impala delivered a stunning visual journey that fired up all of our senses. It was a night of pure auditory bliss that catapulted us out of reality for the entire duration of the show. In
REVIEW: ARCTIC MONKEYS – TRANQUILITY BASE HOTEL & CASINO (2018)
One of the biggest rock bands in the world is set to release one of the most highly anticipated albums of the year, and Alex Turner doesn’t want to talk about it. Outside of a handful of interviews with the Arctic Monkeys’ frontman, the marketing surrounding the release of the British band’s s
REVIEW: ADAM ANT @ THE HONDA CENTER (ANAHEIM, CA)
K-Earth Presents Totally 80’s liveAdam Ant (London)January 26th, 2018The Honda Center in Anaheim, California Adam Ant has proven yet again his music is as ageless as he seems to be. On Friday night the Honda Center was taken over by a brilliant lineup that could have easily succumbed to nostal
REVIEW: TRIVIUM – THE SIN AND THE SENTENCE (2017)
As I get older and time seems to go by way faster than it did even just ten years ago, new music releases from even favorite bands of mine seem to sneak up on me. Twelve years ago I was a junior in high school just dying while counting the days for Trivium’s The Crusade. It […]
PHOTOS + REVIEW: PVRIS @ THE NOVO (LOS ANGELES, CA)
PVRIS (Lowell, MA)September 22nd, 2017The Novo in Los Angeles, CA When PVRIS announced their tour in support of All We Know of Heaven, All We Need of Hell, I knew we were in for a treat. The trio stopped by The Novo in Los Angeles and put on a clinic of a show at the near capacity venue. [&hell
REVIEW: COLD WAR KIDS – LA DIVINE (2017)
LA Divine is the product of a band that still has energy and ambition, momentum and creativity. For the Cold War Kids to still be channeling those forces on their sixth album is an admirable feat, but by no means unexpected. Since their promising 2006 debut Robbers & Cowards, the
PHOTOS + REVIEW: PORTUGAL. THE MAN AT SUNSHINE THEATER (ALBUQUERQUE, NM)
Portugal. The Man (Wasilla, Alaska/ Portland, OR) and HDBeenDope (Brooklyn, NY)March 18th, 2017Sunshine Theater in Albuquerque, NM Last Saturday night psychedelic indie-fusion group, Portugal. The Man brought their spring tour to downtown Albuquerque’s own Sunshine Theater. The event kic