The Gaslight Anthem – Chamberlain – Tim Barry – at The Wiltern – Los Angeles, CA

Wednesday night The Gaslight Anthem headlined at The Wiltern for the fourth Los Angeles performance of their career. They managed to pull a huge enthusiastic crowd, especially for a mid-week show. The opening act was a solo acoustic performance by Avail front-man, Tim Barry. It was apparent when he took the stage that not many of the people in attendance knew who he was. Read more

Spear Of Destiny – at Cafe Drummonds – Aberdeen, UK

I’d guess that there’s maybe 100-120 in the house by the time the intro music heralds the arrival of Spear Of Destiny to the Drummonds stage. But Spear fans are resilient. What they lack in numbers, they make up for in volume and enthusiasm. Kirk looks well. There’s little evidence of the heart problems and serious operation he’s undergone over the last year as he leads the band into a rousing World Service. Read more

Kevin Seconds – at Sandrini’s – Bakersfield, CA

One could describe Bakersfield as HOT on Sunday the 18th, not just because it was one of the hottest days of the year so far, but because of the several events that were being hosted downtown. While many were at The Fox Theatre keepin’ it gangsta with Snoop Dogg and Ice Cube, it was of little to no relevance to the patrons only a block away that were gathered inside of Sandrini’s Bar. Kevin Seconds made Bakersfield Read more

Teenage Bottlerocket – Banner Pilot – at The Troubadour – Los Angeles, CA

There are plenty of crazy weekend activities to engage ourselves in on a Saturday night, but for some of us the only plan was to make our way down to Hollywood. The Troubadour hosted a highly anticipated show for many on Saturday night. There were a number of people hanging out outside the venue, catching up with friends, meeting new people, Read more

Streetlight Manifesto – Supervillians – Wonder Years – Dan Potthast – at The House of Blues – Anaheim, CA

Just as Anaheim was settling down from Major League Baseball’s All-Star festivities at Angel Stadium, some more excitement graced the city on Thursday night: Streetlight Manifesto. It was the band’s third night in Southern California on their worldwide "Ship of Fools" tour and just like the Key Club a few nights before, the event was completely sold out and many procrastinators were outside frantically trying to obtain tickets. The line-up was the same as Read more

Streetlight Manifesto – Supervillians – Wonder Years – Dan Potthast – at The Key Club – Los Angeles, CA

Not many bands can say they draw a crowd from a wide variety of different genres; but Streetlight Manifesto proves to be one of the exceptions, with Punks, rude kids, metalheads, hipsters, and music lovers alike gathered in Hollywood for round 2 on Streetlight’s "Ship of Fools" tour. The anticipation from the long-awaited show could be felt from everywhere you went Read more

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