Reviews

Ever since the end of Warped Tour 2016, The Maine, composed of John O’Callaghan, Pat Kirch, Kennedy Brock, Jared Monaco, and Garrett Nickelsen, have been teasing their fans with the promise of a new … [Read more...] about Album Review: The Maine – Lovely, Little, Lonely

February 3, 2017 Terminal 5 New York City, NY What does a new AFI album mean? An AFI tour, of course. In January, the Bayside rockers released their 10th studio album, Blood. In February, they … [Read more...] about Show Review: AFI – Terminal 5

August 10, 2016 Madison Square Garden New York City, NY Minutes before the start of a Twenty One Pilots concert, fans chatted nervously amongst each other trying to pass the time. The people in … [Read more...] about Show Review: Twenty One Pilots – Madison Square Garden

James Mercer is The Shins. The indie rock veteran and only consistent member of the band since its inception, Mercer has maintained a rotating cast of bandmates since recording Wincing the Night Away … [Read more...] about Album Review: The Shins – Heartworms

As we former emo kids mature, it's easy (natural, even) for our musical tastes to embrace Americana blues. If our teenage years were teeming with complex emotions, our adulthood is ironically longing … [Read more...] about Album Review: Jackson Pines – Purgatory Road

"Didn't we make music? Didn't we always risk our hearts to do this?" -"Make Music" This sentiment seems like an appropriate way to usher in the continuation of Stars and Scars but, like much of … [Read more...] about Album Review: David Bazan – Care

I met EJ Vazquez nearly a decade ago when I started booking his old pop punk band, When We Scream Hero, at Stars and Scars shows. Imagine my excitement in discovering that he is still writing music … [Read more...] about Album Review: Funeral Beds – EP