Warped Tour 2009: Flogging Molly
As expected, Flogging Molly put on one of the day’s best performances at the Warped Tour stop in Columbia, MD on July 14, 2009. Check out all of my Warped Tour 2009 pictures here.
Warped Tour 2009: Chiodos
Chiodos managed to bring both the intricacy and intensity of their sound to the Main Stage of the Warped Tour on July 14, 2009 in Columbia, MD. Check out all of my Warped Tour 2009 pictures here.
Warped Tour 2009: Streetlight Manifesto
Streetlight Manifesto brought their soulful ska to the Warped Tour’s Hurley.com stage in Columbia, MD on July 14, 2009. While it was one of the event’s smaller stages, they showed that they could have held their own against any band on the tour. Unlike many of today’s ska bands, these guys understand that the genre is ultimately soul music. Check… Read more »
Live: Robert Randolph and the Family Band at Artscape, Baltimore, MD
Date: July 18, 2009 Robert Randolph tore things up on Saturday night at Artscape, including two amazing Michael Jackson covers and plenty of crowd participation.
Warped Tour 2009: VAMPS
VAMPS was one of the Warped Tour’s handful of hard rock acts. They flavored their version with equal parts of goth and sleaze, making them a unique act on the tour. Check out all of my Warped Tour 2009 pictures here.
Warped Tour 2009: The Devil Wears Prada
The Devil Wears Prada brought their screamo madness to the Warped Tour main stage in Columbia, MD on July 14. They were, hands down, the most intense band I saw that day. Check out all of my Warped Tour 2009 pictures here.
Review: Jazz Re-issues from Sonny Rollins, Clifford Brown, Max Roach, Red Garland, Art Tatum and Ben Webster
Label: Essential Jazz Classics Released: June 2, 2009 The mid to late 50s was a near perfect time for jazz. As post-bop and cool jazz emerged from Charlie Parker’s bebop shake-up, the genre’s top artists were refining the sound. In a few short years, jazz would be set on its ear again by Ornette Coleman, John Coltrane and Charles Mingus… Read more »
Review: Nathen Maxwell and the Original Bunny Gang – White Rabbit
Label: SideOneDummy Records Released: August 18, 2009 Having performed for over a decade with the increasingly popular Celtic folk/punk act Flogging Molly, Nathen Maxwell is faced with the double challenge of living up to yet not rehashing his band’s strong body of work. On his solo debut, White Rabbit, Maxwell brings songs that have been simmering inside of him, some… Read more »
Review: Street Sweeper Social Club
Label: Street Sweeper Social Club Released: June 16, 2009 In his mid-90s heyday, Tom Morello was a top guitarist, mixing skill, innovation and groove that was at the heart of Rage Against the Machine’s hip-hop/hard rock hybrid. In fact, his sound was so successful that he rode it to mainstream success a second time with Audioslave during the first half… Read more »
DVD: Iron Maiden – Flight 666
Label: UMe Released: June 9, 2009 Before I get into this review, I really have to get something off my chest. I am sick to death of the 666 crap. Iron Maiden writes one song and titles one album related to this and it seems like it remains everyone’s favorite focus. It just strikes me as rather sad that metal’s… Read more »