16 Mar
2010
2010
Archive for the ‘Photos’ Category
15 Mar
2010
2010
Photos are available from We Are The Fallen‘s music video shoot for their first single “Bury Me Aliveâ€. The music video will be premiering March 23rd but you can check out the photos now (scroll down). Here are some details about the video:
Concept – This video for “Bury Me Alive†will take us through the stages of burial as a visual
metaphor for when someone crosses you or has “sold out†something sacred. Although
the video will have a dark, vintage Victorian flair, it will be shot and designed to
ultimately convey a timeless theme and story.
Director – Kyle Newman and Jaime King
DP – Lukas Ettlin
Photo Credit – Jasmine Safaeian
Location – Los Angeles
Video Premiere – 3/23
http://wearethefallen.com/
http://www.myspace.com/wearethefallen
15 Mar
2010
2010
14 Mar
2010
2010
Silversun Pickups are on tour right now supporting Muse. Last Friday, the show came to MSG. Check out our interview with SSPU drummer Chris Guanlao here and some photos of Silversun Pickups below:
14 Mar
2010
2010
Last Friday, Muse came into the area and played a sold out show at Madison Square Garden. Here are some cool photos from the show:
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14 Mar
2010
2010
AM Taxi‘s a rock band out of Chicago who recently signed with EMI/Virgin. With their major label debut due out June 8th, the band’s been on tour with Company Of Thieves. This past Monday, the tour came through New York City for a sold out show at Bowery Ballroom. AM Taxi‘s an interesting band because they sound like an amalgam of alternative, pop, and punk. Frontman Adam Krier has a raspy voice that definitely will draw comparisons to Gaslight Anthem‘s Brian Fallon (which will either make you a fan of the band or completely turn you off). Krier sings about nostalgia about being young although it’s difficult to appreciate given how young Krier is/looks. Regardless, AM Taxi‘s live performance is not to be missed. These five guys are energetic from note to note whether covering the Rolling Stones‘s “Paint It Black” or jamming out on their own potential hits like “The Mistake (Burning Hot Girls)”. Company Of Thieves’ lead singer Genevieve Schatz joined the band on “Maydays and Rosaries”, which she recorded with AM Taxi while the band was in the studio readying their upcoming album We Don’t Stand A Chance (due out June 8th on Virgin Records). Catch AM Taxi on tour now with Company Of Thieves and next with The Spill Canvas before embarking on the 2010 Vans Warped Tour. Tour dates are below the photos (courtesy of Meimi Yeung)
Setlist
1. Tanner Boyle Vs. The 7th Grade
2. Paper Covers Rock
3. Charissa
4. Fed Up
5. Reckless Ways
6. Dead Street
7. Shake, Rattle And Stall
8. Maydays and Rosaries (w/Company Of Thieves’ Genevieve Schatz)
9. Paint It Black (Rolling Stones cover)
10. The Mistake (Burning Hot Girls)
Sun 03/14/10 Nashville, TN 3rd & Lindsley
Tue 03/16/10 St. Louis, MO Cicero’s
Thu 03/18/10 Chicago, IL Lincoln Hall
Fri 03/19/10 Indianapolis, IN E.S. Jungle
Appearing with The Spill Canvas
Wed 04/21/10 Cedar Falls, IA The Hub
Fri 04/23/10 Denver, CO Bluebird Theater
Sat 04/24/10 Murray, UT The Murray Theater
Sun 04/25/10 Boise, ID The Venue
Mon 04/26/10 Seattle, WA El Corazon
Tue 04/27/10 Portland, OR Hawthorne Theatre
Thu 04/29/10 San Francisco, CA Slim’s
Fri 04/30/10 West Hollywood, CA The Roxy Theatre
Sat 05/01/10 Orangevale, CA The Boardwalk
Mon 05/03/10 Tucson, AZ The Rock
Wed 05/05/10 Dallas, TX The Loft
Thu 05/06/10 Houston, TX Wired Live
Fri 05/07/10 San Antonio, TX White Rabbit
Sat 05/08/10 Austin, TX Emo’s
Mon 05/10/10 Saint Petersburg, FL The State Theatre
Tue 05/11/10 Orlando, FL The Social
Wed 05/12/10 Atlanta, GA The Masquerade
Fri 05/14/10 Towson, MD Recher Theatre
Sat 05/15/10 Asbury Park, NJ Stone Pony
Mon 05/17/10 Philadelphia, PA World Cafe Live
Tue 05/18/10 Cambridge, MA Middle East Downstairs
Thu 05/20/10 Columbus, OH The Basement
Fri 05/21/10 Detroit, MI St. Andrews Hall
Sat 05/22/10 Chicago, IL Metro / Smart Bar
Sun 05/23/10 Minneapolis, MN Triple Rock Social Club
Appearing at “Vans Warped Tour”
Fri 06/25/10 Carson, CA The Home Depot Center
Sat 06/26/10 Mountain View, CA Shoreline Amphitheatre
Sun 06/27/10 Ventura, CA Seaside Park
Tue 06/29/10 Phoenix, AZ Cricket Wireless Pavilion
Wed 06/30/10 Las Cruces, NM New Mexico St. Univ. Practice Field
Thu 07/01/10 San Antonio, TX AT&T Center
Fri 07/02/10 Houston, TX The Showgrounds @ Sam Houston Race Park
Sat 07/03/10 Dallas, TX Superpages.com Center
Mon 07/05/10 Maryland Heights, MO Verizon Wireless Amph. St. Louis
Tue 07/06/10 Noblesville, IN Verizon Wireless Music Center
Wed 07/07/10 Burgettstown, PA First Niagara Pavilion
Thu 07/08/10 Cleveland, OH Time Warner Cable Amph. @ Tower City
Fri 07/09/10 Toronto, ON The Flats At Arrow Hall
Sat 07/10/10 Montreal, QC Parc Jean Drapeau
Sun 07/11/10 Hartford, CT Comcast Theatre
Tue 07/13/10 Mansfield, MA Comcast Center
Wed 07/14/10 Darien Center, NY Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
Thu 07/15/10 Scranton, PA Toyota Pavilion At Montage Mountain
Fri 07/16/10 Camden, NJ Susquehanna Bank Center
Sat 07/17/10 Uniondale, NY Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Sun 07/18/10 Oceanport, NJ Monmouth Park
Tue 07/20/10 Columbia, MD Merriweather Post Pavilion
Wed 07/21/10 Virginia Beach, VA Verizon Wireless Virginia Beach Amphitheater
Thu 07/22/10 Charlotte, NC Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
Fri 07/23/10 Saint Petersburg, FL Vinoy Waterfront Park
Sat 07/24/10 West Palm Beach, FL Cruzan Amphitheatre
Sun 07/25/10 Orlando, FL Firestone Live
Mon 07/26/10 Atlanta, GA Aaron’s Amphitheatre At Lakewood
Wed 07/28/10 Cincinnati, OH Riverbend Music Center
Thu 07/29/10 Milwaukee, WI Marcus Amphitheater
Fri 07/30/10 Detroit, MI Comerica Park
Sat 07/31/10 Tinley Park, IL First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
Sun 08/01/10 Shakopee, MN Canterbury Park
Mon 08/02/10 Bonner Springs, KS Capitol Federal Park At Sandstone
Thu 08/05/10 Edmonton, AB Northlands
Sat 08/07/10 Salt Lake City, UT Utah State Fairpark
Sun 08/08/10 Denver, CO Invesco Field At Mile High
Tue 08/10/10 Chula Vista, CA Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre
Wed 08/11/10 Carson, CA The Home Depot Center
Thu 08/12/10 Wheatland, CA Sleep Train Amphitheatre
Fri 08/13/10 Nampa, ID Idaho Center Amphitheater
Sat 08/14/10 Quincy, WA Gorge Amphitheatre
Sun 08/15/10 Hillsboro, OR Washington County Fair Complex
12 Mar
2010
2010
Our photographer Kevin Aranibar had a chance to speak with Jonny Craig on Tuesday March 9th. Check it out below as well some awesome photos Kevin took of the show later that night at the Studio at Webster Hall.
09 Mar
2010
2010
Last Thursday, Cage The Elephant brought their epic road show to Music Hall of Williamsburg. It was a new, yet familiar experience: seeing an amazing band ascending to potential stardom. Cage The Elephant will remind you a lot of post grunge bands like The Vines but where they differ is their eclectic mix of blues, rock and punk. No, frontman Matt Shultz is not Kurt Cobain but he seems to possess the same carefree attitude. Oh, and he likes to stage dive.. A LOT. The band’s intense stage presence was reciprocated by the crowd as there were several pits, crowd surfers and even stage crashers. In fact, the band welcomed at least ten fans up on stage who danced, sang and some even followed Shultz with their own stage dives. If you like Cage The Elephant‘s self-titled debut album, you’ll love them live. Each song rocks out harder when the band’s on stage. It’s interesting to note Shultz’s moves on stage, whether he’s hanging his head forward with his hair in his face or pulling on his shirt to the side. A few times throughout the set, there was difficulty understanding Shultz on stage as he sang but the crowd did a great job of singing the lyrics back. Is seeing Cage The Elephant now like seeing Nirvana before they blew up? No, but if you catch them now, rest assured that you’ll be seeing Cage The Elephant before they become huge rock stars.
Setlist (unconfirmed)
1. Dr Dr Dr
2. Tiny Little Robots
3. Lotus
4. Aberdeen
5. Back Against The Wall
6. 2024
7. Back Stabbin Betty
8. Japanese Buffalo
9. Indie Kids
10. Ain’t No Rest for the Wicked
11. Free Love
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12. In One Ear
13. Saber-Tooth Tiger
Pick up Cage The Elephant’s debut album on iTunes, Amazon MP3
All photos courtesy of Mariana Lopez. Not for use on any other sites without consent.
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Pick up Cage The Elephant’s debut album on iTunes, Amazon MP3
25 Feb
2010
2010
If you’ve never been to Boston, you should stop on by.. only to visit though, not to live there. Nestled in that whole New England area is a city that sleeps at 12:30am and loves the Red Sox and rock music. We recently had a chance to visit the new House Of Blues on Lansdowne Street (replacing music clubs Avalon and Axis awww). Walking in, you notice something. Boston is only filled with white people, and not the prettiest ones either. This is a blue collar town who was here to see “SHINEDOWN!” This would not bode well for openers from New Zealand, Like A Storm. Dressed like understudies for 30 Seconds To Mars, the band sounds a lot better than it looks. The 90s alternative rock side of me digs the hooks but the 2010 me remembers that the 90s are now two decades old. Though the show was at a quarter capacity for these guys, it was merely 600 people waiting in line to buy a beer. There might’ve been a better turn out for Like A Storm had the venue not been telling people that the show started 20 minutes after the band’s set (we’re not kidding). Also, Like A Storm didn’t seem like a good fit for this somewhat cock rock lineup. They’d be better off with 30STM and Seether than these bands. Anyways, before the band wrapped up their mini six song set, they covered Alice in Chain’s “Man In The Box.” Listen up, Like A Storm. If you can’t sing it, you should leave it alone. I tell my friends the same thing when we’re playing the song on Rock Band or Guitar Hero.
Next up was Skillet. I even ran into some Skillet fans that drove three hours to see the band. That’s dedication (or stupidity?) holmes. I have to be honest here. I only took some photos, stared at the female guitarist, and took a beer and bathroom break. Thank you Skillet. For what they do (and I’m not sure what it is), Skillet was.. tolerable yet forgettable.
Then, the return of Puddle of Mudd. Puddle of Mudd’s one of those alternative rock bands that became popular during nu-metal about a decade ago. Hailed as Fred Durst’s proteges, POM really haven’t released a solid album since their debut Come Clean in 2001. Fortunately for the band, they have created a few hit singles about love and hate (oh, isn’t their new album called Volume 4: Songs In The Key Of Love And Hate) that had everyone at the House Of Blues going nuts. Frontman Wes Scantlin recognizes that his band isn’t as popular as it used to be but he still enjoys performing live and playing what people want to hear. Opening with the “smack your ass” song Control, Puddle of Mudd’s set was a nice retro singalong that included hits like “Blurry”, “Drift And Die”, the underappreciated “Psycho” and “She Hates Me” which included a segue into “Summer Lovin’” from the movie Grease and Steve Miller Band’s “The Joker”. Did everyone come here to see Puddle of Mudd tonight? No, but they did love the band’s set.
And finally, one of the top three rock bands in America, Shinedown took the stage. When you’re in Boston aka “the east coast representation of Middle America”, you’ll notice that Bud Light is a premium beer, and that Shinedown is the best band in the world. The preacher of the evening was Shinedown frontman Brent Smith (whose clothes were way too tight btw). It’s hard to avoid liking Shinedown. They have some songs that rock out pretty hard like “Sound Of Madness” and “Devour”, they have ballads like “If You Only Knew” and they cover Lynyrd Skynyrd (“Simple Man”). There’s a certain cheese factor to Shinedown like Nickelback (who they’ll be on tour with in April). They’re a hard rock band that makes melodic music and isn’t crappy metal and too religious. You’ll never admit to anyone you know that you like them.. unless you’re in Shinedown’s church.. at the House of Blues in Boston.
23 Feb
2010
2010
The Dig are quickly becoming one of NYC’s hottest unsigned bands. We let you check out a free song by them last week. We also sent over our photographer Bridget Maher to snap some shots of the band opening for Editors at Terminal 5 in NYC. Check them out below and make sure to go to www.myspace.com/thedigisup for the latest on the band.
(Photos courtesy of Bridget Maher)
