EVANESCENCE @ ROCK FALCON STUDIO, NASHVILLE (TN) DECEMBER 5, 2020 The first performance from Evanescence in 2020 was a live session from the Rock Falcon studio in Nashville, TN, where they have been recording their latest album The Bitter Truth. [...]
MoPOP PRESENTS: ALICE IN CHAINS @ MUSEUM OF POP CULTURE, SEATTLE (WA) DECEMBER 1, 2020 Against all odds, Alice In Chains have not only survived, but they’ve thrived – especially in the last two years – since forming over three decades ago. It is [...]
LOWEST OF THE LOW @ LEE’S PALACE, TORONTO NOVEMBER 28, 2020 Expanding the list of artists who have been hosting live virtual concerts, Lowest Of The Low are now joining the fray. Lead singer and co-founder Ron Hawkins has been hosting [...]
JENNY BANAI @ ST. JAMES HALL, VANCOUVER NOVEMBER 27, 2020 Following the impressive debut album Flowering Head, Vancouver-based Jenny Banai released her sophomore album Couchwalker on September 17 of this year. Flanked by bandmates Scott Currie [...]
FOZZY – CAPTURING JUDAS LIVESTREAM @ MADISON STUDIOS, ATLANTA (GA) NOVEMBER 14 – NOVEMBER 29, 2020 Dedicated to Edward Van Halen. The show opens with the wing of a plane flying over clouds with the words “A long, long time ago….in a [...]
MR. BUNGLE THE NIGHT THEY CAME HOME @ EUREKA PUBLIC LIBRARY, EUREKA (CA) OCTOBER 31, 2020 One of the best things to happen in 2020 was the resurgence of Mr. Bungle, the experimental band, whose release of California in 1999 left their fans on a [...]
PUSCIFER EXISTENTIAL RECKONING: LIVE AT ARCOSANTI (AZ) OCTOBER 30, 2020 Maynard James Keenan, the mastermind behind Tool and A Perfect Circle, is back with his personal project Puscifer and their fourth studio album, Existential Reckoning. To [...]
APPALACHIAN FOLK FESTIVAL LIVESTREAM CAST FROM VARIOUS LOCATIONS APRIL 25, 2020 The West Virginia area has a very healthy and diverse music community, which the Appalachian Folk Online Music Festival brought to the world this past week. These [...]
BLUES ON THE BEACH PUERTO ESCONDIDO @ FRESH RESTAURANT ZICATELA (MEXICO) FEBRUARY 24, 2020 For many surfers and snowbirds, Mexico’s Pacific coastal town, Puerto Escondido, is a great place to escape the winter blues. On February 24, 2020, [...]
SOULFLY @ THE CABOOZE, MINNEAPOLIS (MN) FEBRUARY 19, 2020 Soulfly’s ‘The Summoning’ two month US tour started February 1st and to the delight of the area’s Heavy Metal music lovers, made a stop in Minneapolis. The venue was a beehive of [...]
WOLF PARADE @ THE MOD CLUB THEATRE, TORONTO FEBRUARY 19, 2020 Wolf Parade returned back to Toronto’s Mod Club Theatre for their second show to continue the celebration of their latest release titled Thin Mind. Early in the set keyboardist [...]
EARTHGANG w/ MICK JENKINS @ THE OPERA HOUSE, TORONTO FEBRUARY 9, 2020 Hailing from Chicago, Mick Jenkins has most recently released The Circus, a 19-minute EP full of soulful, lyrical hip hop. It serves as a prelude to his up and coming album. [...]
METRONOMY @ THE DANFORTH MUSIC HALL, TORONTO FEBRUARY 8, 2020 It was no surprise that there was a big buzz looming around tonight’s performance by Metronomy as their latest album, Metronomy Forever has been positively acclaimed by many [...]
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 [...]
CONNECTIONS COMING TOGETHER – THE OSHAWA MUSIC AWARDS @ THE ROBERT McLAUGHLIN GALLERY, OSHAWA FEBRUARY 7, 2020 It is encouraging when a community’s artists, business people and government representatives come together for a common goal. [...]
MICHAEL KIWANUKA @ REBEL, TORONTO FEBRUARY 6, 2020 Considering the incredible success and critical reception of the release of his third album, KIWANUKA, it was no surprise that the venue was filled and buzzing in advance before Michael Kiwanuka [...]
POPPY @ THE OPERA HOUSE, TORONTO FEBRUARY 2, 2020 It is no surprise that it was a full house at The Opera House, as the audience from young and old await to see Poppy perform to a crowd of hardcore fans. Once was Youtube’s musical act of [...]
REX ORANGE COUNTY @ THE DANFORTH MUSIC HALL, TORONTO JANUARY 30, 2020 Toronto loves Rex Orange County, so it’s no wonder he sold out three nights in a row at the Danforth Music Hall. The energy was feverishly high even on the second night, and [...]
CHINA CRISIS w/ RATIONAL YOUTH & SLAVE TO THE SQUAREWAVE @ REVIVAL BAR, TORONTO JANUARY 25, 2020 Thanks to organizer Ed Sousa, there was an incredible triple bill that hit the stage tonight at The Revival Bar in Toronto. He has been putting [...]
A$AP FERG w/ MURDA BEATZ @ REBEL, TORONTO DECEMBER 17, 2019 A$AP Ferg and Murda Beatz put on a crazy show tonight at Rebel night club. Everything from the setlist to the guest appearances made this stop of the Floor Seat Tour, a memorable night [...]
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 [...]
BORN RUFFIANS w/ FLEECE @ THE DANFORTH MUSIC HALL, TORONTO DECEMBER 14, 2019 Canadian indie rock band Born Ruffians returned home to celebrate their second annual Shondi Festoon at the Danforth Music Hall. The Midland, Ontario quartet recently [...]
PIXIES w/ ICE CREAM @ THE PHOENIX CONCERT THEATRE, TORONTO DECEMBER 12, 2019 The swaggering Black Francis spoke for the first time to the audience, as new cut “St. Nazaire” broke down. “In a train-wreck, sometimes you play a different song.” Not [...]