NEW YORK, NY—Cut Copy’s gig with Matt & Kim as openers was without a doubt, an electro-dance dream. And to be honest, I’m not sure who I was more excited for; the Brooklyn synth-pop up-and-comers, or the Aussie electro-pop masters. What was a certainty, however, is that no matter how much fun I or anybody else in the crowd was having, both bands looked like they were having much more fun onstage. Read More...
HARTFORD, CT—You kind of know you’re watching a show in Connecticut when an hour and a half after doors open the line to get in has barely moved. The Webster is a bit deceiving; I was expecting a Knitting Factory-sized place, maybe enough for 100 or so people, which had me wondering how bad Mudvayne did on record sales their last album out. Luckily they didn’t do too badly. Read More...
NEW YORK, NY—I would say it is pretty rare to be able to judge the quality of a show based...
NEW YORK, NY—It must suck sometimes to be a solo artist who was once in a great band, since I...
For the average working man or woman, Mondays mean back to the daily grind after a quick weekend break. For me, this particular Monday meant that it was “Motley Monday”! Many of you who read my column every week know that I am a huge Cruehead! So, of course, it was only fitting that I accepted my invitation to attend the Motley Crue Press Conference at FUSE in the afternoon and then the Motley Crue concert at the Mecca, Madison Square Garden, later that evening. Read More...
RED BANK, NJ—It’s hard to think of a more legendary performer from the NJ club scene than Bobby Bandiera. The...
NEW YORK, NY—Dude, this show rocked. Yeah, not the most eloquent way of describing Goblin Cock’s swing through New York...
MONTCLAIR, NJ—People who stayed home to watch the Academy Awards missed something of an award-winning performance a bit closer to...
NEW YORK, NY—The Von Bondies have been in the biz for a decade, they’ve been backed by Sire Records—one of the industry’s giants—and the band’s frontman has even made news headlines around the globe for being involved in a blow with Jack White. But despite all of that—and a four-year hiatus—the Detroit rockers’ New York show was held at the Bowery’s smallest venue, Mercury Lounge. Read More...
MONTCLAIR, NJ—On an unseasonably warm Sunday night in February, two capable Buckeye State outfits conquered North Jersey’s newest high-profile concert...
