Treefight For Sunlight’s A Collection Of Vibrations For Your Skull is an earful of vitamin D from the start. The bright and uplifting songs, complete with high-pitched vocals and experimental pop beats, are simply smile-inducing. However, the background vocals tend to be overpowering at some points throughout the 10-track…

NEW YORK, NY—CSN rocked out at the Beacon Theatre adding some blustery fire to their golden harmonies as they channeled the energies of the Occupy Wall Street movement into their set. Originally scheduled for August but cancelled due to Hurricane Irene, the trio returned to the Upper West Side…

NEW YORK, NY—New York City had an unseasonably cold chill in the air that made the night even more unwelcoming to be venturing around in it. But it was off to my very first World/Inferno Friendship Society show during the Halloween season, in which the weekend shows culminated with…

SAYREVILLE, NJ—NOFX hit the road this fall along with Anti-Flag and Old Man Markley. Their stop in New Jersey showed the trio bringing punk and a dash of current political matters to the Starland stage. I was running into the venue upon arrival and just made it for the…

ATLANTIC CITY, NJ—“I went to High School in Montclair and it was the toughest six years of my life,” declared Joe Walsh at the Borgata, where the Eagles guitarist and B.B. King tag-teamed for a royal flush of howling guitars. Walsh, a badass lead guitarist, self-styled maverick, class clown…

SAYREVILLE, NJ—Former Skid Row frontman Sebastian Bach returned to New Jersey to perform for the first time since Hurricane Irene washed his Middletown, NJ, home away in her wrath. It was a bittersweet return home for one of rock’s most prominent singers and his solo band.

The night began…

MONTCLAIR, NJ—It was night of epic proportions for grunge fanatics. Bush was making their return to New Jersey at the Wellmont Theatre in support of their latest full-length, The Sea Of Memories, which was released this past summer. The band was eager to prove they could still deliver a…

NEW YORK, NY—Morrison Hotel celebrated its 10-year anniversary at the soon to be reopened Cutting Room with a blowout party that also included a silent auction to benefit the Rational Animal and the White Feather foundations. Celebs, photogs and rock and rollers all made the scene milling about at…

BINGHAMTON, NY—I’ve been aware of Andrew Bird’s eclectic folk/gypsy/indie rock music for some time now so, when I heard he was making his local debut at Binghamton University, I jumped at the chance to attend. I knew the venue would be a winner; the university’s theaters are prime, acoustically-superior…

NEW YORK, NY—On Friday, Oct. 21, Terminal 5 was packed with teen heartthrobs and indie rock bands. The venue was featuring an accomplished lineup comprised of Carter Husley, Fake Problems, A Rocket To The Moon, Plain White T’s and NeverShoutNever. Upon entering the room, I realized the crowd was…