In the past 10 years many bands have come and gone. If they haven’t gone away totally, then various member changes have altered the face of the band, and the sound, making them unrecognizable to some point. However, there has been one constant driving force in the hardcore/punk scene the…
Take Action Tour: No Time Like Now
Sex education and sexual health of children and teenagers is a consistently controversial topic. From national elections to school board debates, questions about how kids learn and what they should know about sex has been argued over for decades.
This year, the Take Action Tour is teaming up with…
Silverstein: Rescue
Canadian post-hardcore band Silverstein has had great success since their inception in 2000. Under Victory Records the band released four albums with three of them reaching the Top 40 on the Billboard charts, including their most recent, A Shipwreck In The Sand, in 2009. But in 2010 the group…
Summer Concert Guide: If You Only Go To 20 Shows This Summer…
Soundgarden
Prudential Center, Newark, NJ
July 8
One of the more interesting concerts this summer is the return of the Seattle grunge band Soundgarden. The group was of the most successful acts in the ‘90s until they decided to call it quits while still on top of the world.…
Lexappeall: Holidays A’Coming, Brand New, & AFI
What am I thankful for this holiday season? Vincent Accardi for being the ridiculously handsome man he is and that I get to see him next weekend. Brand New, GlassJaw, Thrice, Manchester Orchestra and Kevin Devine will be playing next Saturday at Nassau Colisseum, you all better be there! Bring…
Silverstein: A Shipwreck On The East Coast
Silverstein, the band that little scene girls love to flock to, released their fourth studio album, A Shipwreck In The Sand, in late March of 2009. The songs on this album are a little faster, a little heavier, and more sing-song-ey than their older albums. Their headlining U.S. tour (with…
Interview with Shane Told Of Silverstein
The front man of the Canadian post-hardcore outfit Silverstein has never quite experienced the true meaning of “time off” when it comes to his music. In fact, Shane Told, who has fronted Silverstein since they first started playing almost a decade ago, says he’s always touring or about to tour…
Silverstein / Protest The Hero @ Nokia Theatre
NEW YORK, NY—For my first trip to the Nokia Theatre, this one will stick out in my head forever. I have seen Silverstein over a handful of times at each avenue of their career (about once or twice each time a new album comes out) and their live performance of…
