There are very few bands I'd travel 15+hrs to go see. But when my best friend Lukas asked me to go see Avatar with him down in Maryland, I absolutely couldn't say no. Getting to hang with my bestie was the icing on the Swedish metal proverbial cake. We had such a good time. If you're just here to read about the show, skip down to the asterisks. It'll be awhile before I get to it.      Do you wonder why I don’t go out much? In order to go literally anywhere, I've got to wake u

A long weekend immersed in the NYC goth scene full of “dark elegance and moody melodies.”

An epically long review of the equally epic festival that is Mechanismus: United

September 24, 2023 Johnny Brenda's, Philadelphia, PA There are a number of excellent DJ's and event promoters in the Philly area, and I...

Last night I caught the Mega Monsters Tour 2023 on their stop in Portland, Maine. Holy shit was it a show! Lorna Shore put on a decent...

Not their best performance.

May 28, 2023 The Meadows, Brooklyn, NY Okay, I know I said in my intro blog that I don’t go to NYC. This is usually true, but if a good show comes around that I can’t catch anywhere else, I’ll suck it up. This was the case when I found out that Xeno & Oaklander were opening for Martin Dupont. As an added bonus, it fell on Memorial Day weekend so it was a good excuse for a day trip. My hope was that most New Yorkers would be out of town at the shore for the holiday. I was

May 4, 2023 Franklin Music Hall, Philadelphia, PA Earlier this year, a few legendary bands in the scene announced upcoming tours. They...

Now that I've had a few days to rest, recuperate, and process everything that happened at Dark Force Fest, I'm ready to write about it! I...