AltWeeklies Wire
A Lesson in Metalnew
Dave Mustaine may just want to have fun with Gigantour, but other participants want to sell records.
Tucson Weekly |
Jon Hobson |
07-28-2005 |
Concerts
Tags: Fear Factory, Transgression
Hangar 51 Revisitednew
On a flight chartered by Foo Fighters to Roswell, N.M., the UFO-obsessed town where the band was scheduled to perform, passengers got Milky Way bars and alien-themed coloring books.
Boston Phoenix |
Jeff Miller |
06-28-2005 |
Concerts
Tags: Foo Fighters, In Your Honor
Final Fantasy Music Leaps From Game Console to Live Concertnew
Final Fantasy is the first video game to spawn symphonic concerts from its music, incorporating a full orchestra and a chorus, plus three video screens showing scenes from the games and live-cam shots from inside the orchestra itself.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Mark Gresham |
06-27-2005 |
Concerts
Mixing It Upnew
These days, the cutting edge of music slices through a complicated cross section of sounds, blurring genres in its wake. Which is why the Coachella Valley Arts and Music Festival has become the platinum standard among events of its kind.
Phoenix New Times |
Michele Laudig |
05-17-2005 |
Concerts
Southern Band Brings Rock 'n' Roll Homenew
The Black Crowes had a few surprises up their sleeves when coming home to Atlanta on their reunion tour after a four-year hiatus.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Lea Holland |
05-12-2005 |
Concerts
Tags: Lions, Black Crowes
Minibosses Generate Buzz at South by Southwestnew
The Phoenix band The Minibosses, although still unsigned, has moved into the national spotlight.
Phoenix New Times |
Michele Laudig |
04-02-2005 |
Concerts
Four Days in Austinnew
Attending the annual music festival South by Southwest 2005 involves some long waits, a blur of performances and several standout bands.
Seattle Weekly |
Michaelangelo Matos |
03-23-2005 |
Concerts
Wigged Gigs: The Wildest Shows in Houston Historynew
One reason people go to live music shows is to see some real, live, good old-fashioned mayhem. Coupling music and egos with drugs and alcohol leads to creepy scenes, anarchy and violence.
Houston Press |
John Nova Lomax |
10-12-2004 |
Concerts
You Bad, My Goodnew
Japanese pop stars Puffy AmiYumi are coming to the United States in support of their Cartoon Network TV show Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi. But reception from the independent media has been cold. A Bay Guardian writer takes on the indie-pop mafia.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Will York |
10-06-2004 |
Concerts
Rock Royalty Returns to Formnew
When Prince kicked into "When Doves Cry," adding flourishes of the guitar line from "Kiss" between verses, this reporter knew he was witnessing the most dazzling performance he'd ever seen.
Mohawks and Mullets Butt Heads on Ozzfest 2004new
The annual headbanger bacchanalia has undergone something of a sea change in 2004: Spearheaded by Superjoint, hardcore-influenced metal has taken over.
Cleveland Scene |
Jason Bracelin |
08-23-2004 |
Concerts
Tags: Various Artists, Ohio, Columbus, McGrath, Ozzy, Sabbath, Andy Williams, Black Sabbath, Buffalo metalcore quintet Every Time I Die, guitarist for Massachusetts metalcore bruisers Unearth, Judas Priest. Singer Rob Halford, Ozzfest 2004, Phil Anselmo, Symphonic black-metallers Dimmu Borgir, Vincent Price, concerts
The Academic's Guide to American Idol
A tongue-in-cheek look at American Idol as it might be seen by academics.
Columbia Free Times |
Dan Cook |
08-13-2004 |
Concerts
Tags: American Idols Live, concerts
Trail of Dead Kill at Last-Minute Austin Show
Austin’s anarchist sons, Trail of Dead, rock a new lineup carrying a batch of tracks off their recently completed, Mike McCarthy-produced album set for a late-September release.
Austin Chronicle |
Darcie Stevens |
07-23-2004 |
Concerts
The Great VH Debate: Hagar or Roth?new
Shortly before leaving on a vacation, I asked a member of each VH camp -- calendar editor and Roth fan Paul Friswold and staff writer and Hagar-hugger Mike Seely -- to settle the Sammy Hagar v. David Lee Roth argument once and for all. Here, edited for length, libel and sanity, is that debate.
Riverfront Times |
Mike Seely & Paul Friswold |
07-23-2004 |
Concerts
Warped Warriorsnew
New Found Glory and Sugarcult make punk go pop
with the 2004 Vans Warped Tour.
Boston Phoenix |
Sean Richardson |
07-01-2004 |
Concerts
