Godsmack and Sherman Theater deal with fan Uproar over canceled performance
Massachusetts hard rockers Godsmack canceled their headlining performance at the Rockstar Energy Drink Uproar Festival at Mount Airy Casino Resort on Saturday, and fans were not happy about it – particularly when other main stage acts played that night. The band cited “unforeseen production/technical issues with that stage itself” in a statement posted on their […]
‘Prepare for Hell’ when Slipknot and Korn come to Reading and Camden
On the heels of releasing their fifth studio album, Slipknot have announced a nationwide tour with Korn and KING 810 that will take them through Pennsylvania and New Jersey in December. The masked Iowans will unleash “.5: The Gray Chapter,” named after their bassist Paul Gray who passed away in 2010, on Oct. 21 (available […]
STREAMING: Blinded Passenger release title track from ‘The Electric’
Formed in Scranton in 2006 by singer/songwriter Patrick McGlynn, Blinded Passenger has released a few EPs over the years and is finally ready to debut a full-length album, “The Electric,” this fall. In anticipation, the group – which features drummer Steve Werner, guitarist Stefan Ogonosky, and bassist Kevin Stone – released the title track from […]
Rise Against hit Upper Darby and NYC on tour with Touché Amoré and Radkey
From a press release: Rise Against are set to play their first North American dates since the release of their seventh studio album, “The Black Market,” on July 15 on Interscope Records. Highlighted by their marquee slots at all three of the 2014 Riot Fest dates, the tour will touch 22 cities starting Aug. 31 […]
VIDEO: Menzingers’ Greg Barnett plays ‘Where Your Heartache Exists’ acoustic
The Menzingers’ guitarist/vocalist Greg Barnett stripped down “Where Your Heartache Exists” for the “Punk Goes Acoustic” series on Exclaim! TV, which can be viewed above. The song is the fourth track on “Rented World,” the band’s latest album that was released back in April. For those unfamiliar with the original version, listen to it here: […]
VIDEO: Trey Anastasio Band covers Gorillaz at Peach Fest
The Trey Anastasio Band played the main stage two nights in a row at this year’s Peach Music Festival at The Pavilion at Montage Mountain in Scranton, but Anastasio had a special treat for those in attendance on Saturday, Aug. 16. He covered “Clint Eastwood” by Gorillaz, sharing vocal duties with Jennifer Hartswick. This may […]
Bayside coming back to Pennsylvania after Warped Tour stop
From a press release: In support of their most recent album “Cult,” which debuted at No. 24 on Billboard’s Top 200 Albums chart, pop punk powerhouse and Hopeless Records recording artist Bayside is gearing up for a short headlining tour that will take the band through Pennsylvania and New York in October. Bayside recently performed […]
Breaking Benjamin returns from hiatus with new lineup
Breaking Benjamin, the most commercially successful rock band to come out of NEPA, announced their official return on Facebook and Twitter today, confirming a brand new lineup. The Wilkes-Barre group, which has sold more than five million albums in the U.S., has been on hiatus since 2010, when frontman Benjamin Burnley was dealing with health […]
Title Fight supports Circa Survive this winter
Kingston punk rockers Title Fight revealed today that they’ll be supporting Doylestown’s Circa Survive on a tour this winter, joined later in the run by Pianos Become the Teeth. Kicking off in Boston on Nov. 5, the tour will hit New York City early on (Nov. 11) and end with two shows at Union Transfer […]
STREAMING: Needle Points boogie through The Key Studio Session
If you missed it last night, WXPN 88.5 has posted its studio session with Needle Points on The Key today, which includes two songs from their debut album and two unreleased tracks. Philadelphia’s “psychedelic street level boogie” band is Colly Holloway on lead vocals, Davey Chains on guitar/vocals, Jooty Kaplan and Dani Kinoshita on drums/percussion, […]
