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: Bush @ Uptown Theater (Minneapolis, MN)
Bush (London, UK), Badflower (Los Angeles, CA) Getting very close to clutch holiday time, so I might be keeping this review a bit short. Even with doing this concert photography thing for close to a decade, it still surprises me. In the types of opportunities I’ve been given through it and the amo
BRANDON’S TOP ALBUMS OF 2024
Peter Gabriel – i/o The man in question was the lead singer for likely the greatest prog rock band of all time, Genesis. His string of albums with the group before leaving is maddeningly brilliant: Foxtrot, Selling England by the Pound, and The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway. Gabriel went on to
Photos + Review: Better Lovers @ Studio B (Minneapolis, MN)
Better Lovers (Buffalo, NY)November 21, 2024Studio B in Minneapolis, MN A band that’s been a mainstay in my listening rotation for the longest time has been Every Time I Die. I have vivid memories of Gutter Phenomenon and it’s single “The New Black” releasing and then later on playing th
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
Photos: Jinjer at the Ogden Theatre (Denver, CO)
Jinjer (Donetsk, Ukraine)Hanabie (Kichijōji, Tokyo, Japan)Born of Osiris (Palatine, Illinois)October 9th, 2024 at the Ogden Theatre in Denver, CO Ukrainian sensation Jinjer lead a night of growling metal at the Ogden Theatre in Denver, CO on Wednesday night. Supporting bands Hanabie
Photos + Review: Underoath @ The Myth (Maplewood, MN)
Underoath (Tampa, FL) October 9th, 2024 The Myth in Maplewood, MN As I write this, this is probably going to be a shorter review. Because what is there to say? Underoath is great live. I’ve known this for years now. I first got the chance to see Underoath in 2018. It was following their release [&
Photos + Review: The Matches @ House of Blues (Chicago, IL)
The Matches (Oakland, CA), Steady Hands (Philadelphia, PA)September 28th, 2024House of Blues in Chicago, IL Another successful trip to Chicago in the books. I’m a newcomer to the world of The Matches. I feel like I might have had vague idea of the band 20 years ago when they were hitting the road