Orbs Eye Down Lansing

Lansing will see some "Science" when the Orbs hit Tuesday.

The band now known as Orbs was not born out of a close mutual personal bond over years and years, but one bond that was born out of an appreciation for each member’s music and the bands they are or were with. [...]

We Came As Romans Head Home

Troy's own invades the Hayloft Friday night.

Through a lot of touring and homegrown support, the Troy (yep, Michigan) based band We Came As Romans made quite the splash last year. The sextet’s debut album, “To Plant A Seed” debuted within the Billboard Top 200- not bad at all for a band [...]

Enthroned's Darkness Engulfs Blondie's

Black Metal from Belgium takes over Blondie's Thursday night.

For black metal fans here in the States, it should be a good upcoming few months for the scene. Even though the Behemoth tour has been cancelled for the States, due to lead singer Nergal’s health issues- there are still plenty of shows [...]

American Carnage Tour Preview

Three out of these four bands will be at Joe Louis Arena this Thursday night.

I am just going to say this: I pretty much love Slayer more than life itself, but Tom Araya pissed me off on postponing the “American Carnage Tour” 6 months. Araya’s back surgery forced the band to [...]

Hanson Shouting It Out In Royal Oak

All grown up, Hanson plays Royal Oak Tuesday night.

Looking at the guys in Hanson is quite looking at a relative that you haven’t seen in years and years, and are quite amazed at how much they’ve grown up. Once upon a time, the brothers Hanson (not the brothers from “Slap [...]

Mayhem Descends On DTE Tomorrow

DTE Energy Music Theater expects a sellout tomorrow for Mayhem 2010.

2009 was the year where the Mayhem Fest became the fledging upstart festival to the main event for all things hard rock and heavy metal during the summer. So, as OzzFest returned for an abbreviated six date tour this summer, Mayhem [...]

2010 Vans Warped Tour Preview

The Warped Tour takes over Comerica Park's parking lots this Friday.

Forget OzzFest, forget any other major traveling festival- because the Vans Warped Tour is rolling into its 16th year and is now becoming a cross-generational event for rock fans young and old (but mostly young). The 2010 edition brings an entertaining mix [...]

Tour Spotlight- The Sextreme Ball

Lords of Acid hit Blondie's this Wednesday.

Two of the biggest names of the techno/industrial world of the genre’s early 90’s heyday are heading out as Lords of Acid and My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult are out on tour together as they co-headline the “Sextreme Ball” tour.

The bands toured [...]

Gaslight Anthem Hit Their Stride

The Gaslight Anthem and Hold Steady play a sure to be packed Fillmore on Thursday.

One of the biggest groundswells to hit modern rock in the past few years is the New Jersey based band The Gaslight Anthem and it looks like the future can only get brighter.

The band [...]

Get Ready to Scream At St. Andrew's

Silverstein and others invade St. Andrew's Friday night.

The name could double as a low grade horror flick and given the poster art for the tour, you could probably give more credence to that notion. This year’s Scream It Like You Mean It Tour is not a horror flick, but a tour heavy [...]