Judd and Nachtmystium hits the Stick September 10th.
The Chicago based psychedelic rock band Nachtmystium has under a bit of a metamorphosis during the band’s existence. The band, lead by vocalist/guitarist Blake Judd, started out as a straight on American version of black metal. But over the years as Judd’s musical [...]
Eric and the rest of Blitzen Trapper hit the Stick this Thursday.
11 A.M. on a Saturday probably isn’t the most opportune time to get a hold of a musician, but for the Portland, Oregon based sextet Blitzen Trapper, it seemed like this was as good as anytime.
The band was playing an early afternoon spot [...]
Dysrthymia plays the Magic Stick this Sunday.
Dysrhymthia has been one of the quite intriguing and diverse bands of the progressive metal genre since it’s debut early in the past decade. The Philadelphia based trio has four albums fused together by the band’s love of metal and jazz throughout their albums, [...]
Futureheads' guitarist Ross Millard live in 2007.
Borrowing a bit from the days of 90s Alternative Nation, the U.K. punk band The Futureheads are planning some chaos our way with their brand new album, The Chaos, which was released back in late April.
Founded in 2000 by guitarist Barry Hyde and bassist David [...]
Good Old War's Dan Schwartz before a show in 2009. Photo: Jesse Speelman
To say that Good Old War has relentlessly toured the Detroit area in the past year might be an understatement. After numerous dates in the different venues of the Crofoot Ballroom, the Philadelphia based band makes their way back to [...]
Horse The Band plays Thursday at the Magic Stick.
For Los Angeles based band Horse The Band, it is quite easy to say the band are some world travelers and don’t mind traveling to offbeat places for shows. The band played 45 countries, most of which were unannounced and played to [...]
Coalesce and Converge play the Stick this Saturday.
Over the years, the Chicago based hardcore metal band Coalesce was on hiatus and even after the band reconvened about 5 years ago, tour dates were kind of sparse to say the least. But with the release of their first album in over a [...]
OK Go during their Magic Stick performance April 22nd (photos courtesy of Christian Spencer & Nicole Cummings.)
There is a certain wildly popular independent music website that absolutely loathes OK Go; too contrived, too formulaic, too campy. Their albums get completely blasted for trying too hard to be commercially successful. The most positive thing [...]
The cover for their latest album keeps that 60's vibe.
Preparing for a gig in Denver by kicking back watching television, The Booze were just getting some down time before their opening gig for OK Go. The Atlanta based band has released their new album Rebirth of The Cool on their [...]
Is TTEOTD the longest anagram ever? Maybe…
In case you missed it, one of the most crushing death metal albums saw its release in February as South Carolina’s Through the Eyes of the Dead unleashed their fifth album (third with current label, Prosthetic Records), Skepsis, to the legions of metalheads. Skepsis [...]