One Step Closer Embraces Their Boundless Future
I sure do go to a lot of concerts. And while I do my best to find something I enjoyed with each one, there will always be certain shows...
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Apr 14
Bayside Only Know How to do Things Their Own Way
For a long time, I've referred to Bayside as the People's Champs of emo. They've seen it all and then some throughout their illustrious...
Feb 6
The Metalcore Dropouts Tour Comes Back for Seconds
Part of what makes certain tour packages so successful are that there's a pretty good chance that you'll never see that combination of...
Jan 6
Midtown Comes Home for the Holidays
If you're reading this, whoever you are, wherever you are, and whatever you celebrate, I hope that you're lucky enough to have a family...
Sep 26, 2023
Follow the Sound -- Movements and the Noble Pursuit
If you're like me (and to a certain extent, you should be glad that you're not), you're invested in all of the bands that fall under the...
Sep 17, 2023
Modern Love: All Time Low's Undying Devotion to Starland Ballroom
There are truly so many great venues to take in a concert in the world. Even as you start to zoom in to the New York/New...
Jul 30, 2023
Underoath, The Ghost Inside, and the Year's Most Triumphant Tour
Across many bands' careers is a series of firsts: the first full US tour, first trek overseas, first headlining show, first bra thrown...
Jun 13, 2023
Along the Jersey Shore, Currents Continues to Build Momentum
At their very core, concerts are memorable because they're just so damn fun. I've done a fair amount of concert recaps or reviews on this...
Jun 4, 2023
Flashing Lights and Stunning Sounds: Thrice Continues to Stand Out
For so many legacy acts in the emo genre, the past has become an effective tool in keeping things fresh each time a band treks the...
May 9, 2023
August Burns Red: Metalcore's Eternal Flame
While I'm sure few bands would ever admit this, I'm sure a few of them have privately felt some doubt that metalcore, as a genre, had any...
Mar 20, 2023
There's Nothing Typical About Tigers Jaw
By any measure, the show Tigers Jaw played on Friday, March 17th at Crossroads in Garwood, NJ felt familiar. The band played there...
Jan 29, 2023
A Wild, Wonderful Tantrum: Hidden in Plain View's Next Phase
As you grow older, you realize that there's far too much attention paid to how the things you love to do, the things you're good at, the...
Oct 10, 2022
Never Too Much Blood -- The Gaslight Anthem's Raucous Return
Band break-ups, for the most part, can never be taken too seriously. There's been more bands that have returned after a "farewell tour"...
Sep 29, 2022
Misery Finds Company - Silverstein and The Amity Affliction Create an Empowering Co-Headliner
The last time I was able to see The Amity Affliction, it was on the last-ever cross-country run of the Vans Warped Tour, where the band...
Sep 26, 2022
Jimmy Eat World: Louder than Ever
There's something about Jimmy Eat World that has always felt triumphant to me. Whether you're listening to anthems like "Big Casino" or...
Sep 12, 2022
Holy Fawn Conquers a New Dimension
I'm lucky enough that friends of mine will sometimes ask me what kind of music I'd recommend that they listen to. It's typically whatever...
Aug 14, 2022
Apocalypse Now and Again - The Devil Wears Prada's Zombie Tour Finds the Band at Full Strength
Sooner or later, I'm going to run a series on this blog where I take a trip down memory lane and remind people of how things were in...
Jul 26, 2022
Alexisonfire Begins Again
I've been fascinated with bands aging in the emo scene for quite some time now. Whether its bands like Fall Out Boy or Paramore, who...
May 22, 2022
Return to Passion: Knocked Loose Continues their Ascent
In September of last year, just before the Omicron variant shut down live music (again), I saw Knocked Loose for the first time. They...
May 1, 2022
Beartooth's Time is Now
Even if you don't like him, his band's music, or anything else you can nit-pick about him, you have to give Caleb Shomo the credit he...
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