From the Keystone State of Panic
Sunday July 7th. Reverb – Reading, PA It’s hard to turn down a chance to see a band you grew up with when they reform after a decade. Even rarer considering the loss of the most recognizable figure, in this case, Wayne Static of Static-X. The original line-up has reformed for a round of touring […]
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4/18/19 – Children of Bodom / Swallow The Sun / Wolfheart – Reverb Reading, PA. After a hearty dinner at the nearby Pike Cafe and Bar, we made our way into the venue to catch the tail end of Summoner’s Circle‘s set. Robes, makeup and doom. Check. Check. Check. Next was Wolfheart. Hot off of last year’s ‘Constellations of the […]
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The 2018 edition of the Metal Alliance Tour which began on Halloween came to a close on November 30th in Easton, Pennsylvania at One Center Square. For reasons to be explained later, I was unable to see any of the local openers and much of Gozu’s set. For that reason, let’s resume with The Great […]
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10/10/2018 – Reverb: Reading, PAIn an inexplicably warm October evening, Doyle Wolfgang Von Frankenstein, legendary guitarist of horror punks ‘The Misfits’ makes a return at Reading’s Reverb Nightclub with his band that shares his own namesake. This was the 2nd date of the North American run of the ‘As We Die… World Abomination Tour 2018’ […]
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TILE kicked off their Eastern US tour this past Friday with a record release show in support of their new LP, ‘Come On Home, Stranger’ at the Berners in Bethlehem, PA. Check out the gallery before for pictures taken by the incredible Jamie Heim. Tile Record Release Show – Photos by Jamie Heim TILE has also […]
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Nostalgia is defined as “a sentimental longing or wistful affection for the past, typically for a period or place with happy personal associations.” When I first heard the announcement of the Gen-X Summer Tour, my first reaction was that this was just another nostalgia tour. Buckcherry, Lit, and Alien Ant Farm (no P.O.D. on this date, […]
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For the last 24yrs, the Vans Warped Tour has been been the largest traveling music festival in the United States plus the longest-running touring music festival in North America. Criss-crossing through the US (and the occasional parts of the UK and Australia), It’s been nicknamed the “punk rock summer camp” for veteran bands and those […]
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Punk isn’t for kids anymore. Sure, they may have been teens when they heard their first punk records but we all grow up and adulthood claims us all. When the Punk In Drublic festival came to Philadelphia’s Festival Pier on Mother’s Day, it brought out the 21 and way up crowd to let loose and […]
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Some of the hardest rocking women in music today descended upon the Santander Arena to melt the faces off of a near SOLD OUT crowd. Stitched Up Heart, New Years Day, and In This Moment all came out to support Halestorm on what would be considered a semi-hometown show (the band is from Red Lion, PA which was only an hour South of […]
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Since it’s debut, One Center Square in Easton has been picking up where Allentown’s Crocodile Rock Cafe’s legacy has left off. One of the constant reoccurring acts to come through the Lehigh Valley is Mushroomhead. For nearly 2 decades, the band has been a touring behemoth bringing along with them acts in the metal/ metal-industrial […]
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