February 25, 2009. Hollywood, California. It was the second week of the semi-final rounds of the eighth season of American Idol. Sixteen-year-old Allison Iraheta stepped onstage, wearing a … [Read more...] about Album Review: Halo Circus – Robots and Wranglers
Show Review: We Came As Romans, The Plot In You, Oceans Ate Alaska, Currents, Tempting Fate – Gramercy Theatre
April 4, 2018 Gramercy Theatre New York City, NY Dave Stephens read my mind last Wednesday night. Midway through We Came As Romans’ April 4 set at New York City’s Gramercy Theatre, I scribbled … [Read more...] about Show Review: We Came As Romans, The Plot In You, Oceans Ate Alaska, Currents, Tempting Fate – Gramercy Theatre
Album Review: Blessthefall – Hard Feelings
Blessthefall is the Miss Congeniality of bands. That’s the pageant award, not the rom-com — the title you give to the kindest, most welcoming girl in the show. She might not be the girl who claims … [Read more...] about Album Review: Blessthefall – Hard Feelings
Album Review: With Sails Ahead – Morning Sun
The cover of Morning Sun reads like a scene from a romance anime: a boy and a girl on a hill overlooking a sun-drenched sky as a whirlwind of cherry blossom petals dance overhead. Warm with pastel … [Read more...] about Album Review: With Sails Ahead – Morning Sun
Album Review: Hear Tonight – Chasing the Rain
Hear Tonight is based out of California, Pennsylvania, but on my first glance at their Facebook page, the only word I saw was “California.” So, I spent my initial listen of their latest EP, Chasing … [Read more...] about Album Review: Hear Tonight – Chasing the Rain
Album Review: Waterparks – Entertainment
In addition to the usual acknowledgments— friends, families, record labels, other bands— the liner notes for Waterparks’ album Entertainment include thank you’s to the following: Fruit Loops with … [Read more...] about Album Review: Waterparks – Entertainment