Reviews

April 30, 2017 The Stone Pony Asbury Park, NJ I have been a huge fan of The Maine since I discovered them six years ago, so why I had never been to one of their concerts before didn't make … [Read more...] about Show Review: The Maine, The Mowgli’s, Beach Weather

New Jersey post-rockers Saint Slumber recently released their debut EP, Youth//1, and we've had it on heavy rotation ever since. Vocalist Joshua Perna and guitarist Aaron Brown solidified a space … [Read more...] about Album Review: Saint Slumber – Youth//1

Kelli Mayo and Peyton Bighorse, step-siblings and leading members of Skating Polly, add Veruca Salt to the family with their latest release New Trick. Though only three songs, the EP hints at a fresh, … [Read more...] about Album Review: Skating Polly – New Trick

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