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
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: Till Lindemann at Mission Ballroom (Denver, CO)
Till Lindemann (Germany)Twin Temple (Los Angeles, CA)Aesthetic Perfection (Los Angeles, CA)October 7th, 2024 at Mission Ballroom in Denver, COSmugmug Gallery Till Lindemann is working his way across the United States for the first time without his Rammstein bandmates. However, he did pack up al
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