Concept albums can either be well done or go sour rather quickly. Alesana’s fourth studio album, A Place Where The Sun Is Silent, is presented as a concept album that builds its storyline with 16 tracks through two acts. In listening to the album from start to finish, I…

SAYREVILLE, NJ—There was a monster on stage, conducting the crowd below in a venue that was sold out for the day, and even hotter inside than the summer heat outdoors. I walked in on the All Stars Tour at its stop at Starland Ballroom with Motionless In White still…

Themes found throughout the music of self-proclaimed ‘sweetcore’ band Alesana range from Greek mythology to Edgar Allan Poe, but there’s no time for living in the past. For vocalists Shawn Milke and Dennis Lee, guitarists Pat Thompson and Alex Torres, bassist Shane Crump and drummer Jeremy Bryan, a long…

I checked out Owl City last week and I have one honest question that MegOhio and I racked our brains on. Is Owl City on the Disney Channel? I’ve never seen so many young kids at a show before. The show was sold out, full of 12 year olds and…

Who was at Houston Calls’ last show? Houston Calls had a special final send off with the School of Rock packed full of friends and family. The original line up rocked out one last time despite lack of time to practice due to the guys’ busy schedules. They sounded just…