Blair Levinger

It’s like they always say: when life gives you lemons, write pop-punk. Okay, maybe they don’t say that. But they should because it’s a pretty standard modus operandi for pop-punk bands. When … [Read more...] about Album Review: Real Friends – Composure

Question: what do you do when the cartoon bassist from your virtual band is framed for a fictional crime by the live-action kingpin of an unspecified, presumably fictional crime syndicate… and then … [Read more...] about Album Review: Gorillaz – The Now Now

Sunnyland is a real place, sort of. Its actual name was “Sunland Hospital,” and the Tallahassee location, operational from 1967 to 1983, was one of a Florida-wide chain of mental health facilities. … [Read more...] about Album Review: Mayday Parade – Sunnyland

May 24, 2018 Irving Plaza New York City, NY Review and photos by Blair Levinger In math, a “tesseract” is a four-dimensional extension of a square— an eight-surfaced shape where each surface … [Read more...] about Show Review: TesseracT, Plini, Astronoid – Irving Plaza

In some alternate universe, The Word Alive is just called “ALIVE.” “No meaning behind [the name] TWA actually,” the band’s lead singer, Telle Smith, explained in a recent Reddit AMA. “The band was … [Read more...] about Album Review: The Word Alive – Violent Noise

May 7, 2018 St. Vitus Bar Greenpoint, Brooklyn St. Vitus Bar is one of New York City’s more unusual venues. Housed in the back room of a gothic-themed bar — you enter through a sliding glass … [Read more...] about Show Review: Veil of Maya, LIMBS, Sycarian – St. Vitus Bar