MANHATTAN, NY—Calling themselves the “Twins Of Evil” was a bit misleading with quite the polar opposite sets from Marilyn Manson and Rob Zombie. Each brought the grim and horror of the upcoming Halloween season in their own ways, with Manson’s set being a bit more understated than his tour…

MANHATTAN, NY—British punk pioneer John Lydon (aka Johnny Rotten) told me in an interview that, “On this planet, we’re all in this together,” and his Public Image Ltd (PiL) show at Hammerstein Ballroom on October 13 was no exception to that philosophy.

After the socially active, former Sex Pistol’s…

NEW YORK, NY—Park Slope, Brooklyn native David Gahr was finally given his just due at the Morrison Hotel Gallery and Apple Store in SoHo, where friends and family all gathered in homage to a man whose iconic shots of rock, folk, jazz and blues captured an era from its…

For most artists, experiencing heartbreak is the perfect inspiration for a piece of work. We take our emotions, whether happy and remorseful, and transcend them to expunge the pain, or be especially selfish and share your pain with others. Indie rock artist David Bronson recently released his debut album,…

As a teenager I used to gush over punk rock albums, and somewhere along the way my preference in music changed. I abandoned and dropped punk rock like a bad habit and haven’t revisited since. Hostage Calm has successfully reinstated my liking of punk rock with their third full-length…

The Last Bison’s latest effort, Inheritance, features some of the most emotive lyrics that I’ve heard in a recent release. The theatrical vocal style and lively orchestra of the Virginia septet helps to create a short, but compelling release that will easily win over the ears of chamber pop…

Los Angeles-based indie folk ensemble Milo Greene has released their self-titled debut album. For being a first disc from the quintet, I was expecting it to fall short somewhere along the way. Call me a pessimist, but it’s not often where we see bands get it right the first…

The Amazing’s U.S. debut, Gentle Stream, is one swift, airy and smooth number after another. The collection, which has an overall nomadic feel to it, starts off with the title-track. “Gentle Stream” kicks off the disc with a strong, Eastern influenced percussion section and Coldplay-esque harmonies. As the first…

Ever since the new album from Converge hit my ears for the very first time, I knew it was something special. In fact, it’s been a total obsession of mine for the past week or two, as I haven’t been able to listen to anything else.

The 14-track masterpiece…

MANHATTAN, NY—The Les Paul Trio took on James Gang/Eagles lead guitarist Joe Walsh at The Iridium that started out ever so sweetly and turned into a raucous blowout of loud guitars and booze-soaked psychedelia as the Montclair native added his wah-wah, talk box and demented genius to the night’s…