TELL ME HOW DOES IT FEEL A CONVERSATION WITH JAY GORDON OF ORGY I recently had an opportunity to chat with Jay Gordon, lead singer and founding member of Orgy about the vinyl releases of Candyass & Vapor Transmission, their co-headlining [...]
ORGY VAPOR TRANSMISSION REAL GONE MUSIC/ELEMENTREE Orgy’s sophomore studio album, Vapor Transmission, the eagerly awaited follow up to the triumphal Candyass, made its debut on Oct 10, 2000, maintaining the successful formula of its sci- [...]
ORGY CANDYASS REAL GONE MUSIC/ELEMENTREE Orgy’s debut studio album, Candyass, a pioneering work in American industrial rock, was unleashed on August 18, 1998, described as the genre-defying “death pop”. Orgy, signed by [...]
DOROTHY w/ JOYOUS WOLF & CLASSLESS ACT @ VARSITY THEATER, MINNEAPOLIS (MN) MAY 2, 2022 Classless Act, A five-piece from LA kicked off the night with their flavour of high energy rock that is similar to the likes of The Hives, Audiovent and [...]
BLACKTOP MOJO, STÖRMBREAKER, TRIGGER ARMADA & THE CELLAR DOOR @ THE CABOOZE, MINNEAPOLIS (MN) MARCH 19, 2022 In a dimly-lit biker bar along the light rail tracks of Minneapolis lies the Cabooze, where a soulful, groove-grunge four-piece from [...]
UNDEROATH, BAD OMENS & STRAY FROM THE PATH @ THE FILLMORE, MINNEAPOLIS (MN) MARCH 7, 2022 Stray From The Path took the stage and ripped open the night with their brand of hardcore/punk/metal. Intense and in your face just does not do this [...]
K.FLAY, UPSAHL & COROOK @ FIRST AVENUE, MINNEAPOLIS (MN) FEBRUARY 25, 2022 It is a cold Friday night in Minneapolis, and a crowd has gathered with a palpable positive vibe. Within the walls of the infamous First Avenue Downtown Danceteria an [...]
VOCALPOINT CHORUS FEATURING FLOBOTS @ CENTRAL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, SAINT PAUL (MN) FEBRUARY 8, 2020 It was easy to see that many concertgoers didn’t quite know what to expect when they realized that the Flobots would indeed be performing [...]
KORN w/ BREAKING BENJAMIN & BONES UK @ XCEL ENERGY CENTER, SAINT PAUL (MN) FEBRUARY 7, 2020 The relatively new Bones UK was the first of the three bands tonight, with their logo emblazoned high and huge for all to see. The three-piece [...]
93X NUTCRACKER FT. 311, HIGHLY SUSPECT, THE GLORIOUS SONS & BRKN LOVE @ ARMORY, MINNEAPOLIS (MN) DECEMBER 14, 2019 BRKN Love performed as if they were the headliners of the somewhat semiannual 93X Nutcracker. They took advantage of every [...]
STATIC-X w/ MUSHROOMHEAD, DOPE, WEDNESDAY 13 & RAVEN BLACK @ MYTH LIVE, SAINT PAUL (MN) DECEMBER 4, 2019 Raven Black kicked off the sold out, 5-band bill. The carnival of misfit toys welcomed incoming concertgoers to the show as they played [...]
JINJER w/ THE BROWNING & SUMO CYCO @ TURF CLUB, SAINT PAUL (MN) OCTOBER 27, 2019 SUMO CYCO opens the sold-out show tonight with a bang. The four-piece Canadian gang took the stage and ravaged the crowd. During their short seven-song set, [...]
COLD w/ AWAKE FOR DAYS & TIME KEEPER @ FINE LINE MUSIC CAFE, MINNEAPOLIS (MN) OCTOBER 23, 2019 Time Keeper, an unsigned, melodic-hardcore band from Minneapolis opened the Broken Human Tour. A set time of roughly 30 minutes had this [...]
STARSET w/ PALISADES, HYDE & A BRILLIANT LIE @ VARSITY THEATRE, MINNEAPOLIS (MN) OCTOBER 20, 2019 The wildly energetic, white-clad A Brilliant Lie from Orlando, Florida opened for the sold-out crowd at the Varsity Theatre. The four-piece [...]
VICTORIOUS SKY TOUR – ALTER BRIDGE & SKILLET FEATURING DIRTY HONEY @ MYTH LIVE, MAPLEWOOD (MN) OCTOBER 8, 2019 Soulful southern style rock filled the MYTH LIVE arena on the Maplewood Minnesota stop of the Victorious Sky Tour, featuring [...]
GHOST w/ NOTHING MORE @ THE ARMORY, MINNEAPOLIS (MN) OCTOBER 5, 2019 Saturday October 5th, 4:45 PM, outside The Armory in downtown Minneapolis, two lines formed from each of the main entrances in the drizzling rain for the 93X Haunting featuring [...]
AVATAR @ MYTH LIVE, MAPLEWOOD (SAINT PAUL), MINNESOTA (MN) SEPTEMBER 21, 2019 A large thunderstorm rolled past just north of MYTH LIVE in Maplewood (Saint Paul), Minnesota as the line for entry formed across the parking lot and into the next. [...]
PERIPHERY w/ VEIL OF MAYA & COVET @ SKYWAY THEATRE, MINNEAPOLIS (MN) SEPTEMBER 18, 2019 The Skyway Theatre was quite full when Covet took the stage. David Adamiak, the bassist, entered stage-right removed his shoes and stated; “Tom DeLonge [...]
