by Emily Schneider | Aug 14, 2025 | Releases, Reviews
“We are the stuff of lovely oddities.” -Oh Lovely Oddities. When it comes to music that finds beauty in the mundane and romanticizes life itself, no band does it better than folk/world multigenre band Auri. Their third album, III: Candles and Beginnings, is no...
by Ian Weber | Aug 14, 2025 | Reviews
THIS ASTRONOMICAL TIME OF THE YEAR IS WINDING DOWN! To anyone up for a grand night out with some bands, they’ll be keeping this summer going until September 22nd! A big surprise came when King’s X, one of rock music’s most creative and original...
by Jordeana Bell | Aug 13, 2025 | Reviews
Chevelle has always been the rock band for people who don’t really want to talk about rock bands. They’re the musical equivalent of a black T-shirt that somehow never fades, no matter how many times it’s been through the dryer of mainstream culture and frat-boy...
by Chris Loomis | Aug 5, 2025 | Photos, Reviews
It was a Nu-Metal revolution Friday night, August 1, in Santa Ana, CA, as late 1990s industrial rockers Powerman 5000 headlined The Observatory OC along with opening acts Ill Nino, Hed PE, and Priest. The night was sure to be a party with a pulse as these bands are...
by Marie-Christine Quirion | Aug 4, 2025 | Festivals, Photos, Reviews
Rock festivals are rarely neat or clean, and Inkcarceration 2025 was no exception. Over the course of three intense days, fans were dragged through mud, soaked by rain, scorched by pyro, and emotionally wrung out by some of heavy music’s most powerful performers. What...
by Andrew Fiero | Aug 1, 2025 | Photos, Reviews
On July 22nd, the world lost an icon as Ozzy Osbourne passed away at the age of 76, and the metal scene is still mourning. The vocalist had built an unrivaled legacy among his fans and his peers from his Black Sabbath days through his solo career. Two and a half weeks...