Sat 25 Aug – Opie And Anthony's Travelling Virus

awesome

Sat 28 Jul – Rock The Bells 2007

Concert Review: Rock The Bells 2007 feat Rage Against The Machine
What: Rock the Bells 2007
When: 07/28/2007
Where: Randall’s Island
Who: Rage Against the Machine, Wu-Tang Clan, Cypress Hill, The Roots, Public Enemy, EPMD, Mos Def, Immortal Technique, Jedi Mind Tricks

As far as musical second chances go for fans, a Rage concert disguised as an all-day hip-hop festival in 2007 is right up there with the best of them.

Organization proved to be Rock The Bells’ weak point—from changing the order of the performances on the fly, to a shoestring…

Who: Strike Anywhere/Ignite/A Global Threat/Modern Life is War
When: 09/04/06
Where: CBGBs; New York, New York

Highlights/Notes:
This was my first and last experience at a legendary venue that is closing its doors in six weeks. Not only is it tiny with no place to hide, but there was no frisking at the door, no metal-detecting wands, no fence in front of the stage, no security guards, and no alcohol policy except that it should be relatively cheap. Stagediving and circle pits were encouraged.

Modern Life is War opened with a hard and fast…

Group Created: 07/07/06

Membership Stats:
*08/07/06: 100
Avg age: 19
Top 5 Countries: No Data
Top 5 Artists: No Data

*09/07/06: 216
Avg age: 19
Top 5 Countries: USA (83), UK, Germany, Australia, Canada
Top 5 Artists: Death Cab For Cutie (52), Muse, blink-182, Taking Back Sunday, AFI/Alkaline Trio/Rise Against (tie)

Records:
Most new members (one day): No data, 5
Most new members (one month): Aug 2006, 216
Top artist (by quantity): Death Cab For Cutie, 52 members
Top country (by quantity): USA, 83 members

Edited:
1 x 09/08/06

Popular music today is broken down into three major parts: punk- and metal-influenced rock, hip-hop with a R and B infusion, and alternative country. These genres have held their top spots on the Billboard charts and Top 40 radio stations for a relatively short period of time. But, more importantly, is what they have replaced: punk rock, rap, and country. This is more of a function of our generation's (defined as those born between 1980 and 2001) demographic significance than it is of anything else.

Here is a quick background about popular theories about demographics.…

3
A Global Threat
A Static Lullaby
AFI
Against Me!
Against All Authority
Alkaline Trio
Arrogant Sons of Bitches, The
Ash
Atreyu
Bad Rabbits
Bauhaus
Beef and Broccoli
blink-182
Blood Brothers, The
Bomb The Music Industry! x 2
Boxcar Racer
Casting Out, The
Chotto Ghetto
Cinderella
Circle and Square
Coheed and Cambria
Cracked Out x 5
Crime In Stereo
Cypress Hill
Dashboard Confessional
Deerhoof
Def Leppard
Dillinger Escape Plan, The x 2
Does It Offend You, Yeah?
Dresden Dolls, The
Endeverafter
Ergs, The
Fad, The
Fear Before The March of Flames
Finch
Fiery Furnaces, The
Flaming Lips, The
Glassjaw x…

Who: Thursday/Minus The Bear/Mewithoutyou/We're All Broken
When: 5/2/2006
Where: Irving Plaza; New York, NY
Notes/Highlights: A City By The Light Divided CD release party. MWY gave the audience most of Catch For Us The Foxes and some demos. The crowd didn't recognize mewithoutYou or Minus The Bear. This seemed to upset the critics the next day.

Who: Pearl Jam/My Morning Jacket
When: 6/3/2006
Where: Continental Airlines Arena; Lyndhurst, NJ
Notes/Highlights: PJ played 33 songs for a total of three hours. We had nosebleed seats, but still felt spoiled. Plenty of hits such…

Who: COHEED & CAMBRIA/Underoath
When: 11/23/2004
Where: Roseland Ballroom; New York, NY
Notes/Highlights: Nice to see Underoath building a following.

Who: Thursday/Turmoil/We.re All Broken
When: 12/26/2004
Where: Starland Ballroom; Sayreville, NJ
Notes/Highlights: Original lineup included post-hardcore act Glassjaw, then Converge, and finally long-retired and well-out-of-place Turmoil. Thursday 'made it up' to the crowd with a long setlist including the first performance of 'Porcelain' in 5 years.

Who: THE USED/Killswitch Engage/Senses Fail/Atreyu/A Static Lullaby/Unearth
When: 2/27/2005
Where: Asbury Park Convention Hall; Asbury Park,…

Who: BLINK-182/GREEN DAY/Saves The Day
When: 5/24/2002
Where: PNC Arts Center; Holmdel, NJ
Notes/Highlights: Travis Barker revolving drum solo a la Tommy Lee, midgets playing trumpets, patented build-a-band act by GD; lost glasses in mosh pit.

Who: WEEZER/Dashboard Confessional/Sparta
When: 7/23/2002
Where: PNC Arts Center; Holmdel, NJ
Notes/Highlights: Missed Sparta; Weezer played their hits and picked the rest of the setlist out of a hat, ended up playing almost all of 'Pinkerton.'

Who: BOX CAR RACER/H20/The Used
When: 11/1/2002
Where: Hammerstein Ballroom; New York, NY
Notes/Highlights:…