COLD WAR KIDS, BIG BOI LEAD LINEUP AT FESTIVAL FOR MENTAL HEALTH IN CENTRAL PARK
The lineup and date for the fourth annual Sound Mind Live festival in Central Park was announced Tuesday. Cold War Kids, Big Boi, American Authors, KAMAUU, Wrabel and Allison Russell will perform at t...
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NEW ZEALAND’S THE BETHS BRING FRIENDLY ENERGY TO WEBSTER HALL
Photos by Bobby Nicholas The Beths’ music is the kind that is meant to be played and experienced live. At Webster Hall last week on their U.S. tour, the band was just as chummy between the songs — ...
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CANNIBAL CORPSE ‘HAMMER-SMASHES FACES’ IN BALTIMORE
Photos and text by Andy Jillson Death metal icons Cannibal Corpse recently kicked off its long-awaited headlining tour of the states and stopped at Baltimore Soundstage Feb. 20. Of course, I had to...
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LIFE OF AGONY HARDER AND HEAVIER THAN EVER AT SHERMAN THEATER
Photos and words by Keith Perks STROUDSBURG, Pa. — Alt-metal vets Life of Agony finally got back on the road with its Lost at 2022 Northeast Tour that started in Teaneck, New Jersey. The band had s...
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DANIEL ROSLER, TEDDY ROBERTS OPEN SOLD-OUT TIGERS JAW SHOWS AT KARL HALL
Photos by Keith Perks Tigers Jaw brought support acts Daniel Rosler and Teddy Roberts along to open its pair of sold-out shows at Karl Hall in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., last week. Neither performer is a ...
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THE MARIAS AT BROOKLYN STEEL
Photos by Bobby Nicholas Complete with a “…Baby One More Time” cover, the Valentine’s Day vibes were extended Tuesday night when The Marías played their first of two nights at Brooklyn Steel on the...
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TIGERS JAW OPEN LAST MINUTE MAGIC TOUR AT SOLD-OUT KARL HALL
Photos by Keith Perks Tigers Jaw kicked off its Last Minute Magic tour Thursday night with the first of two sold-out shows at Karl Hall in Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Following the cancellation of the Circa ...
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GHOST IN HERSHEY EXCEEDS EXPECTATIONS WITH DELIGHTFULLY SATANIC PERFORMANCE
Photos and words by Andy Jillson Ghost, Sweden’s hardest-rocking band, brought its unique sound and style to the Giant Center in Hershey, Pa., earlier this week. I wasn’t exactly sure what to e...
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LIFE OF AGONY ‘LOST AT 2022’ TOUR SET FOR SHERMAN THEATER, WARSAW DATES
Photo and words by Keith Perks Life of Agony are kicking off its "Lost at 2022 Tour" this week in Teaneck, N.J. The tour will make several stops throughout the northeast, including Saturday, Jan. 2...
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JAMES BARRETT’S FAVORITE ALBUMS OF THE YEAR
1. Wild Pink - "A Billion Little Lights" 2. Arlo Parks - "Collapsed in Sunbeams" 3. Jimmy Montague - "Casual Use" 4. Halogens - "You're Being Weird" 5. Citizen - "Life in Your Glass World" 6. Tur...
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