NEW YORK – Animals As Leaders was eager to coheadline a tour with fellow progressive metal stars Periphery. The two bands share a similar philosophy of music making, and both feature ample amounts of outstanding guitar virtuosity. Having performed multiple one-offs together, they also connected on a personal level. But joining forces on the 24-city […]
NEW YORK – Heralded for its superb acoustics, which are said to rival those of La Scala in Milan, the Hungarian State Opera House has hosted many of the greatest artists from the orchestral and operatic worlds. Gustave Mahler called this building home as the opera’s director, as did Otto Klemperer. At no time in […]
NEW YORK – Like a warm summer breeze, the music of pop punk pioneers We The Kings has always been reassuring, pleasing and tinged with a sense of expectation. Beginning with their platinum breakthrough single “Check Yes Juliet,” on through “We’ll Be A Dream” (with Demi Lovato), the band has served up some of the […]
In 2007, August Burns Red blazed a new path when they put a new twist on the metalcore sound. A decade later, the Grammy-nominated quintet marked this milestone by kicking off 2017 with a celebratory coast-to-coast “Messengers 10-Year Anniversary” tour. The group plays its bold upfront Messengers album front to back on this tour, treating […]
NEW YORK – In 2007, August Burns Red blazed a new path when they put a new twist on the metalcore sound. A decade later, the Grammy-nominated quintet marked this milestone by kicking off 2017 with a celebratory coast-to-coast “Messengers 10-Year Anniversary” tour. The group plays its bold upfront Messengers album front to back on […]
LONDON – Musicians love to play in Camden Town’s Electric Ballroom, even when their commercial success has taken them beyond the capacity of this 1100-person venue. Muse gigged here before their recent arena level Drone World Tour. Prince did a surprise concert on its stage one night in February 2014. The Clash, Red Hot Chili […]
PHILADELPHIA – Not many Metalcore bands take their names from a fantasy novel written by a children’s writer. But defying expectation seems to come naturally to Atreyu, which began their career as “Retribution,” before renaming themselves after a character in German author Michael Ende’s The Neverending Story. Going beyond the usual snarling metal sounds of […]
PHILADLPHIA, PA – It’s likely that Andy Warhol would have appreciated ANDY: A Popera, the new interactive production from Opera Philadelphia and The Bearded Ladies Cabaret that was inspired by the iconic artist’s trail blazing career. Like Warhol’s work, the opera/cabaret meshes two very different genres together, playfully defies conventions and (being interactive) gives its […]
NEW YORK – When Basement, the melodic rock/emo band from Ipswich, Suffolk, UK, added a 21-date US leg to their widely anticipated reunion tour, they didn’t pay much attention to lighting. Captivating crowds with their raw, honest grunge-tinged songs, the group got by with house lights at jam packed performances from San Francisco to Austin […]
NEW YORK – Attending a concert by the Australian Recording Industry Hall of Fame band The Church is described by many as an ethereal experience. That’s to be expected from a group whose signature hit is the often-covered and widely acclaimed “Under The Milky Way.” Currently touring the US in support of its Further/Deeper album, […]
NEW YORK – Since their inception in 1977, the Psychedelic Furs have never shied away from making sharp musical turns. Much to the delight of their fans, the legendary UK rockers have weaved like a speedboat from austere art rock to new wave, to rhythmic tunes like their mega-hit “Pretty in Pink,” to hard growling […]