Reviews

October 13, 2017 Irving Plaza New York, NY “Excuse me, but people have been waiting here forever. You have to go to the back of the line.” Don’t even try to pull a fast one on a LANY fan. You … [Read more...] about Show Review: LANY, Dagny – Irving Plaza

No Insight have released a vibrant and upbeat pop punk gem Tears, Beers and Let Downs, a fun journey of toe-tapping, headbanging pit tunes you can shove your buddies around to, possibly whilst crying … [Read more...] about Album Review: No Insight – Tears, Beers and Let Downs

Having successfully secured some Riot Fest tickets to review some bands, I was expecting to be covering the big names and headliners that were hitting the festival - Danzig, Taking Back Sunday, … [Read more...] about Show Review: La Armada – Riot Fest

It's no secret that Taking Back Sunday are one of my favourite bands, which is exactly why I chose to see them twice at Riot Fest. They were headlining the Rise Stage on the Saturday evening of the … [Read more...] about Show Review: Taking Back Sunday – Riot Fest

Chesterfield Kings: The Triumphant Return of Jawbreaker I remember exactly where I was when I found out Jawbreaker were reforming after a 21-year hiatus to perform at Riot Fest. I was at an airport … [Read more...] about Show Review: Jawbreaker – Riot Fest

Hailing from Seattle, The Knast essentially formed by request. After being asked to play a local 60s / psych-dance night, AJ, Tascar, Ian, and J found their niche. Now, the (dare we say fab) foursome … [Read more...] about Album Review: The Knast – Reckless Soul

Here at Stars and Scars, we receive a ton of album submissions for review. Nearly all of them are sent out to my contributors for their consideration because I'm always busy with editing, photography, … [Read more...] about Album Review: The Great War – Marching Band