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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MENZINGERS, WITH THE DIRTY NIL AND JAMES BARRETT, DELIVER MUCH-NEEDED SHOW IN SCRANTON
Photos and words by Keith Perks The Menzingers came home. This time instead of their NEPA Holiday Show in December, they were back to the Scranton Cultural Center at Masonic Temple with openers The...
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GOJIRA, WITH ALIEN WEAPONRY AND KNOCKED LOOSE, SHOW METAL ‘FORTITUDE’ AT SHERMAN THEATER
Review and photos by Keith Perks France's Gojira has come stateside once again and brought its unmatched metal sound to the Sherman Theater in Stroudsburg, Pa., on Oct. 25. I shot the band at Kn...
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MANCHESTER ORCHESTRA, WITH FOXING AND SLOTHRUST, AT HAMMERSTEIN BALLROOM
Photos from The Fillmore in Philadelphia by Dominique Kozuch For one and a half hours last Thursday, Manchester Orchestra turned Hammerstein Ballroom in Midtown Manhattan into a canvas for its dyna...
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