Category: Photography
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Vans Warped Tour 2018: The End of an Era
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 In Drublic Festival: Philly + Interview with The Last Gang (Ep 83)
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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Women Who Put the Hard in Rock at Santander Arena
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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Vyces On Tour with Mushroomhead at One Center Square
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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Exclusive Interview: The Lawrence Arms ‘Are the Champions of the World’ (Ep 82)
A slightly chilly night in Lancaster, PA was the setting for The Lawrence Arms, Red City Radio, and Sincere Engineer as they came to the Chameleon Club as a part of the North East portion of their tour. Sincere Engineer Sincere Engineer (aka. Deanna Belos) sometimes plays with a full band, but at least for…
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Less Than Jake and Four Year Strong at Starland Ballroom
Less Than Jake along with Four Year Strong stopped by the Starland Ballroom on their co-headlining tour with Direct Hit and Bearings as support. Oddly enough, this is actually my first time at Starland Ballroom (yeah, I know… crazy, right?) Anyway, a quick hour and a half jaunt from Allentown, PA I arrived in Sayreville, NJ. Everyone told me…
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Beach Slang Brings an Intoxicatingly Good Time at The Blast Furnace Room at ArtsQuest
The Blast Furnace Room at ArtsQuest is used for a ton of events, mostly comedy, but on some occasions, music events. On this particular evening, Friday December 1st, Beach Slang, Dave Hause and friends came to town. If you aren’t familiar, The Homeless Gospel Choir is a one-man acoustic project that plays like part Listener’s…
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Self Help Fest – Philly
Now in it’s fourth year, Self Help Fest returns to the ‘City of Brotherly Love. Setting up camp at Festival Pier, the Penn’s Landing outdoor venue played host to the tour that ‘spreads positivity through music.’ With thirteen artists on the bill, the show was separated into two stages. On the Black Stage: Microwave, Bad…
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Gallery: Hero with a Thousand Faces Tour
The Hero With A Thousand Faces Tour featuring Alesna, Eyes Set to Kill, Lakeshore and Alteras stopped by the newly opened One Center Square in Easton. This was my first time at this venue and I was curious how the inside looked. Based on photos I’ve seen from others, it looked small so I did enter with some…
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Warped Tour: The Roots and the Radicals
7/7/17 While the last few years of Warped Tour have, to varying degrees, seemed to course-correct the festival’s reputation for chasing the latest trends, 2017 may have hit a high water mark. While different regions had some bands jump on and off (West = Goldfinger, Midwest = The Suicide Machines, for examples), Camden’s lineup was…
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