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The Regrettes : “Attention Seeker” (Warner Bros. Records)

March 7, 2018

I love The Regrettes. I have loved The Regrettes since I came across their music video for their single, “Hey Now,” almost a year and a half ago. The concept video showcases sexism, racism, and more in j...

Senses Fail: If There Is Light, It Will Find You (Pure Noise Records)

Melanie Wedemeier

February 28, 2018

Albums, Reviews

New Jersey-bred, post-hardcore group, Senses Fail, continue to push musical boundaries after 17 years of creating. With their latest release, If There Is Light, It Will Find You, they’ve cont...

Masters of Illusion – Sands Bethlehem Casino: Feb. 8, 2018

Nick Perkel

February 21, 2018

Concerts, Reviews

This was my first time at Sands Bethlehem and my second time seeing the Masters of Illusion performance. I would say that the current show running right now is a much more ambitious one...

Hockey Dad: Blend Inn (Kanine Records)

Debra Kate Schafer

February 21, 2018

Albums, Reviews

I’ll be honest, I love pop music when it’s done right. Therefore, I am determined to bring Hockey Dad’s catchy, occasionally punk, surf rock music to America. It’s the pop music that should be favored ov...

MGMT: “Little Dark Age” (Columbia Records)

Debra Kate Schafer

February 21, 2018

Albums, Reviews

There are many subgenres of pop. MGMT go down the synth-pop route time and time again, but that doesn’t make them unoriginal; nor does it make them boring, because their latest album is fantastic from st...

Bird Concerns: “The Monster”

Debra Kate Schafer

February 14, 2018

Albums, Reviews

LA rock quartet Bird Concerns are doing something with rock ‘n’ roll that hasn’t been done in a long time: They are making it their own. Bands are often trying to recreate songs, follow in the footsteps ...

Billy Walton Band: “Soul of a Man”

Debra Kate Schafer

February 14, 2018

Albums, Reviews

Billy Walton has been performing for years; from his mom driving him to clubs and chaperoning his gigs -- because he was too young to be there by himself -- to forming his band and headlining his own sho...

Neck Deep and Creeper – PlayStation Theatre: Feb. 2, 2018

Arts Weekly

February 7, 2018

Concerts, Reviews

The British are coming; the British are coming! Okay, so no one was actually chanting that (at least, I don’t think), but the crowd very well could have been Friday night (Feb. 2) as two out of the four ...

Franz Ferdinand: “Always Ascending”

Debra Kate Schafer

February 7, 2018

Albums, Reviews

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Franz Ferdinand have always known what their sound is; as do their fans and the public, for many can identify the funky, rock beats underneath Alex Kapranos’ voice as only Franz Ferdinand’s. Their person...

Dashboard Confessional: “Crooked Shadows”

Debra Kate Schafer

February 7, 2018

Albums, Reviews

The most we have gotten from Dashboard Confessional since 2009 are a couple of singles and two EPs; one of which was split with pop-punk band, New Found Glory. Chris Carrabba, founder, guitarist, and lea...

Albert Hammond Jr.: Persona Shifts and Alter-Egos

Ministry: From the Twilight Zone to the Outer Limits

Record Store Day 2018: This Year’s Must Haves

Earth Day 2018: Musicians Gone Green

The Wonder Years: Sister Cities (Hopeless Records)

Nolenz Volenz: Hiraeth Forever (Modirn Records)

BOHNES: “206: Part I”

The Pandoras: Hey! It’s the Pandoras (Burger Records)

Rant'n'Roll

Shoreworld – Yawn Mower: “Could Eat, Would Sleep”

Manhattan Beat – Nightwish, Jack White, & More!

New Dark Age

The Regrettes : “Attention Seeker” (Warner Bros. Records)

Senses Fail: If There Is Light, It Will Find You (Pure Noise Records)

Masters of Illusion – Sands Bethlehem Casino: Feb. 8, 2018

Hockey Dad: Blend Inn (Kanine Records)

MGMT: “Little Dark Age” (Columbia Records)

Bird Concerns: “The Monster”

Billy Walton Band: “Soul of a Man”

Neck Deep and Creeper – PlayStation Theatre: Feb. 2, 2018

Franz Ferdinand: “Always Ascending”

Dashboard Confessional: “Crooked Shadows”

Albert Hammond Jr.: Persona Shifts and Alter-Egos

Shoreworld – Yawn Mower: “Could Eat, Would Sleep”

Rant’n’Roll

Ministry: From the Twilight Zone to the Outer Limits

Manhattan Beat – Nightwish, Jack White, & More!