(Metal Boy helped out a little too.) I’m always down for a free show at the Troubadour, especially when the line up is really cool. There always seems to be a good atmosphere and a decent turn out for free Mondays. Last night was no exception. Getting there early paid off pretty well. I had …
One thing is apparent to me now that I’ve had a chance to allow the latest effort by Incubus to sink in. Brandon Boyd is in love. Something just magically softens when a musician writes from the inspiration of what is good. When they find true love and continue to create however, the magic becomes …
When a band that is overflowing with the energy that Vent possesses decides to construct something, you better hold on tight because the Earth is going to shake beneath your feet. From the first very notes I heard from the opening track, “Stalker”, I was ready to rock n’ roll! “Papa’s Dojo“, the very first …
Shuvel is a band I heard about recently that I happened to be fortunate enough to catch before the after-midnight Agrokulcher set at the Roxy on Wednesday night. The band is made up of five guys from Wichita, KS that hold up the rap metal end of things with the best of them and, seemingly, …
Strength. Raw adrenaline. Brutality. Emotion. If someone asked me what types of feelings course through me while witnessing an Agrokulcher show, those four things, in that order, would be first to enter my mind; those four things, and the fact that I can’t seem to stand still during any one of their songs. Last night …
Don’t you just hate technical difficulties? I mean it’s such a major bummer knowing the potential of a band that you’re familiar with then going to see them and watching them suffer through a set with a black cloud hovering over it. This was unfortunately the fate of Taime Downe and The Newlydeads last Saturday …
The first thought that came to my head when I saw Earth To Andy the other night was “Wow! These guys can really sing”! It was a shock to my system to have attended a show where four guys in a really polished and professional band not only had a positive message for their supportive …
Devo. Oingo Boingo. The Bay City Rollers. Atari Teenage Riot. The Partridge Family. What do all of these bands have in common? Absolutely nothing, unless you’re trying to tell someone what Mindless Self Indulgence sounds like. They sound like a psychotic blend of all of the above bands, only hopped up on crystal meth. Oh, …
A benefit concert was held on Saturday at the old L.A. County jail in Lincoln Heights. The benefit was set up in order to raise money for the Aztlan Cultural Arts Foundation Child Artistic Development. The old jail building was a creepy place to enter, but once you were inside, you were able to take …
11.14.99 Just before the sold out Coal Chamber/Slipknot/Dope show, I met with Ben Einziger (guitar), Jason Boyd (vocals), and Paul Fried (bass), of VENT outside of the Palace in Hollywood. We all shivered a bit from the cold and Paul endured a nagging cough, but they were still great sports, and as always, very energetic …