Pop and hardcore punk fans can rejoice, because Washington’s MxPx is due to release their ninth studio album, Plans Within Plans, on April 3 after a five-year cold period. Over the past five years, free time for the recording and production of the record was few and far between with…

PushMethod’s blend of melodious hip-hop and jazzy pop rock with a heavy Beatles influence truly puts them in a league of their own. My skepticism of how I’d receive the band was diminished after “Champagne.” The suspense building guitars pave the way for the bass heavy track. The four-piece slows…

The dreamy electronic trio turned duo that makes up School Of Seven Bells are at it again with their third album, Ghostory. Despite its name, “The Night” starts the disc off on a bright note with Alejandra Deheza’s haunting angelic voice over a synthtastic bed provided by Benjamin Curtis. No…

Useless ID is a four piece punk group composed of Yotam Ben-Horin, Ishay Berger, Guy Carmel, and Jonathan Harpak. They’ve been the poster boys of the punk scene back in their home country of Israel for nearly two decades now, and their latest work, Symptoms, gives them good reason to…

Immediately from the start, Nevereven caught my ear with the electric fence sounds and 8-bit robotic bits in “The World Of Tomorrow.” Overall, the song carries a strong message that is backed by guitars that sound like their spiraling downwards and harmonious group vocals. “Remainder” started off being my favorite…

The resonance of Transmissions From The Grand Strand is akin to the sound of the eras past where psychedelic and folk-influenced music reigned. Making use of much percussion and four different stringed instruments, King Of Prussia are in complete control of the mood their newest full-length creates. The six-piece…

The Elkcloner’s self-titled album is an eclectic collection of nine songs that each seem to be radically different. Their numerous elements and diverse arrangements provide for an entertaining listen. Although the tracks are distinct, they each maintain an eerie, electronic vibe, which allows for consistency and smooth transitions.

For instance,…

ALLENTOWN, PA—What happens when four extremely talented musicians who each happen to have a great sense of humor form a band combining those two innate abilities? You get Steel Panther and their deservedly wild fanbase selling out shows around the world.

On February 17, the band performed to an…

HOBOKEN, NJ—During my drive to Maxwell’s on March 1, I couldn’t believe the day had arrived that I would be seeing Craig Finn perform live and in person. The lead singer of the rock group The Hold Steady released a solo album, Clear Heart Full Eyes, in January and…

MONTCLAIR, NJ—These founding forebears of alternative rock, Jane’s Addiction, icons for a quarter-century of some of the most original, transgressive and explicit performance art, made their stop in Montclair, fronted as always by the semi-demonic Perry Farrell, to a sold out and mesmerized New Jersey crowd. The show was…