[Concert Review] Thrice, Deftones & Rise Against – 06/24 Jacksonville, FL
Thrice, Deftones, and Rise Against have joined forces this summer, forming one of the best lineups of the season. Each group has their own distinct history and approach when it comes to live rock ...
Iration: Interview with Adam Taylor
Hawaiian indie-reggae-rock band Iration has topped iTunes reggae charts, gained recognition from Billboard Magazine, headlined countless shows, and performed at festivals such as Lollapalooza and Hangout Festival. Now, their career is blossoming more than ...
The Ivins release ‘Roam the World’ music video
Last week, Nashville-based rock-brothers Jim and Jack Ivins released a music video for their ‘gothic’ love song “Roam the World.” “With (The Code Duello)’s release looming, when the time came to do a video, ...
[Concert Review] Dirty Heads and SOJA at St. Augustine
The Dirty Heads and SOJA recently brought their unique brand of reggae-inspired jams to The St. Augustine Amphitheatre. It was a night of explosive positivity and musical diversity. Each group spun their own twists ...
Foo Fighters announce new album ‘Concrete and Gold’
Tuesday morning, Foo Fighters took to Twitter to announce that their six-month hiatus was really just a rouse: In fact, they were using the time to put together a new album. Photo from Foo ...
October Sky Tour Diary: The End of the Tour
My last show with the boys of October Sky was in Lancaster, Pa. Read my thoughts below: We stayed in Connecticut the night before and finished the rest of the drive to Pennsylvania in ...
The Road from Alt-Rock to Film Scoring: The Tommy Walter Story
Tommy Walter has been active in the alternative rock scene since the mid-1990s. In the early 2000s, you could rarely turn on MTV without seeing one of his videos. Since then, Tommy Walter has ...
October Sky Tour Diary: Boston
October Sky Tour Diary – Boston, MA It’s currently 2:20 a.m. Greetings from a truck stop in Connecticut! It’s strange to think I’ve joined this tour 10 days ago, and tomorrow is my last ...
[Concert Review] RDGLDGRN, SOJA & The Dirty Heads at Cocoa Village Park
Friday, June 9 was the launch of SOJA’s summer tour to promote their upcoming album. The kickoff took place in Cocoa, FL. While I do my best to keep my reviews neutral, as a ...
October Sky Tour Diary: Philadelphia
October Sky Tour Diary – Philadelphia, PA stop Tonight we stopped at the Voltage Lounge in good ol’ Philly. The one thing the bands were stoked about: Philly Cheesesteaks. If there’s one thing I’ve ...
Dance Gavin Dance release new song and video
The day before their summer-long run on this year’s Warped Tour is set to begin, Dance Gavin Dance has released a standalone song and video, called “Summertime Gladness.” The track has an addictive, upbeat ...
October Sky Tour Diary: Hamden
October Sky Tour Diary: Hamden Tour Date When you’re on the road, you have to learn to be flexible and expect the unexpected, especially during sets and schedule changes. Today’s set times got pushed ...
[Concert Review] Expendables at St. Augustine Amphitheater
I’m sure it was a little surreal for The Expendables to follow notorious punk act The Queers and open for Reel Big Fish (arguably one of the biggest name in ska) but they brought ...
[Concert Review] Reel Big Fish at St. Augustine Amphitheater
Reel Big Fish has an infectious live energy that has to be experienced to be understood. Sweaty, skanking (or ska-dancing) fans that have seen them before are sure to return again and again for ...
[AltWire Interview] Tunnel Vision
Unfortunately, I missed Tunnel Vision’s set at the St. Augustine stop of Reel Big Fish’s “The Beer Run” tour. Still, the band was kind enough to speak with me a little backstage after their ...
Journal du Sky Tour d'octobre : journée de repos et New York
October Sky Tour Diary – New York City After the show last night, we crashed in a Walmart parking lot and were woken up by construction in the area. Today we have a day ...
[Artists To Watch] Seranation
St. Petersburg reggae band Seranation launched their first album, Island Thinkin’, in 2014. The EP combines elements of pop, reggae and rock to create a style that the band calls “tropical rock.” Currently, they’re in ...
October Sky Tour Diary: Pontiac, MI
October Sky Tour Diary – Pontiac, MI stop Tonight, October Sky played at The Pike Room in Pontiac, Mich. It’s currently 2 a.m. and we’re headed to a truck stop for the night. Tomorrow ...
October Sky Tour Diary: Decatur, IL
October Sky Tour Diary – Decatur, IL stop Tonight was a rad show because the bands were playing a gig at the county fair! What I love about county fair-type shows is the awesome ...
[Concert Review] Coheed and Cambria: “Neverender GAIBSIV” tour
I swear Neverenders never get old. For those of you not familiar with Coheed and Cambria, a Neverender is exactly what it sounds like: It’s a concert where the band plays one (or a ...