Paper Route and All Get Out at Showbox at the Market, Seattle WA
Reviews of opening bands Paper Route and All Get Out for Anberlin in Seattle at the Showbox, Sunday, March 3rd 2013.
Anberlin at Showbox at the Market, Seattle WA
American rock band Anberlin in Seattle at the Showbox, Sunday March 3rd. Tour following recent album “Vital,” one of their most energetic albums yet.
Emilie Autumn @ The Nile Theater, Mesa, Arizona
Emilie Autumn brought her Bloody Crumpets to the Nile Theater in Mesa, Arizona for her “Fight Like A Girl tour on January 29, 2013.
1st Annual Chinook Music Festival Kicks Off With A Bang! (Naches, WA)
The brain child of Roots Rock band Cody Beebe and The Crooks, the first annual Chinook Music Festival showcased a plethora of music groups ranging from roots rock, indie, and even experimental. The festival took place at The Jim Sprickman Community Park; located outside of Naches, WA on the Yakima River.
Theory of a Deadman @ Central Washington State Fair (Yakima, WA)
This marks the 2nd time this year I have shot Theory Of A Deadman. The fair (as we call it) has been on a roll the past couple of years bringing in some awesome bands for it’s annual concert series.
Rick Springfield @ Central Washington State Fair (Yakima, WA)
80′s heart throb and pop sensation Rick Springfield performed to a huge crowd at this year’s Central Washington State Fair. I was lucky enough to be able to cover the show for KFFM.com/Doom!-Magazine.
Windowpane @ Yakima Valley Sundome (Yakima, WA)
Seattle rockers, Windowpane rocked the Yakima Valley Sundome Friday night on their first major tour as a band, with Five Finger Death Punch and Soulfly.
Red Hot Chili Peppers with Band of Skulls @ Jobing.com Arena Glendale, AZ
The Red Hot Chili Peppers toured on the heels of their 2011 release, I’m With You, appearing at Jobing.com Arena in Glendale, Arizona on September 25, 2012.
Freebie Friday, featuring Ivan Muñoz of Vigilante
Ivan Muñoz of Vigilante talks about bringing awareness to his audience via “artivism.” Also, rattle your neighbors with free songs by electropunk artists FIGO, professional industrial troll Caustic, & aggrotech up-and-comers BlakOpz and Ludovico Technique.
Amanda Palmer & The Grand Theft Orchestra @ Crescent Ballroom, Phoenix, AZ
Amanda Palmer and The Grand Theft Orchestra brought the Theater Is Evil tour to the intimate Crescent Ballroom in Phoenix on Saturday. It was a night filled with laughter, tears, and hijinks with a stuffed tiger named Maxi.
Teenage Bottlerocket, Chasers, Scottsdale, AZ 7/28/12
Teenage Bottlerocket brought humor, along with their brand of proto-pop-punk-thrash and quirky/smartass lyrics to Scottsdale on Saturday, July 28.
They Might Be Giants (with Jonathan Coulton), Marquee Theater, Tempe AZ 1/29/2012
After spending a few years slyly infiltrating the children’s edutainment market with albums Here Come the ABCs, Here Come the 123s, and (my personal favorite) Here Comes Science, indie-geek-eclectic band of the century, They Might Be Giants, came to Tempe’s Marquee Theater in January with a 14+ show. Children’s hour was over. Not that anything on [...]
Sean Wheeler & Zander Schloss – Club Red, Tempe, AZ 12-09-2011
Sean Wheeler & Zander Schloss each have true punk cred, no matter which definition you use: Wheeler as frontman for SoCal punk revival band Throw Rag. Schloss has played bass and guitar in iconic punk acts like The Circle Jerks, The Weirdos, and Joe Strummer.
X – Club Red, Tempe, AZ 12-09-2011
I was 18 when I first saw X. Exene Cervenka and John Doe were 22. She was a tiny, exotic beauty with a voice that would alternately rip your guts out and break your heart. He was hot punk on wheels. The music was raw, the lyrics often brutal. I was hooked.
Yellowcard – Marquee Theater, Tempe, AZ 11/15/2011
After an almost three year hiatus pop-punk alt band, Yellowcard, returned to headline touring in 2011, behind the release of their latest album, When You’re Through Thinking, Say Yes.
Vetiver @ The Seasons Performance Hall (Yakima, WA)
Indie Folk darlings, Vetiver played The Seasons Performance Hall in Yakima, WA.
Volbeat @ Gigantour 2012 (ShoWare Center; Kent, WA)
In what turned out to be one of the best sets of the night, Danish Metal band Volbeat made a stop at the ShoWare Center in Kent, WA
Interview With Ted Phelps of Imperative Reaction
Ted Phelps talks about his new direction for Imperative Reaction, the new self-titled CD, industrial’s incestuous nature, and a *little* bit about dubstep.
Trolling for Musicians: I:Scintilla and Company vs. The Undead
My mission at Pittsburgh’s I:Scintilla show was to ask all the bands there Doom’s favorite question: In the event of a Zombie Apocalypse, what are your plans?
Motörhead @ Gigantour 2012 (ShoWare Center; Kent, WA)
English Metal group Motörhead recently made a stop in Kent, WA at the ShoWare Center as part of Gigantour 2012.
Lacuna Coil @ Gigantour 2012 (ShoWare Center; Kent, WA)
Italian Goth Metal band Lacuna Coil started things off with a killer set at this year’s Gigantour 2012 at it’s stop in Kent, WA last week.
Judy Collins @ The Seasons Performance Hall (Yakima, WA)
A few weeks ago, I had the gracious opportunity to shoot legendary folk songstress Judy Collins at The Seasons in Yakima, WA
Dir En Grey with The Birthday Massacre @ Sonar, Baltimore MD
Seeing Dir En Grey is always somewhere between surgery and exorcism; they will yank things out of you whether you’re ready to face them or not.
