Concert Reviews

The Used/Pierce The Veil Pittsburgh Show Review

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1 year ago

June 29, 2023

Summer is here, and for any music lover, that’s the best time of the year. Yes, you guessed correctly; that means it’s concert season. What better way to kick off the summer than with a pop-punk show like the Creative Control Tour, which features co-headliners Pierce The Veil and The Used?Every generation can appreciate this tour, whether you are old enough to have known about The Used since they formed over 23 years ago, or if you’re completely new to the scene and came to see Pierce The Veil because their song started a TikTok trend. There’s room for everyone on this upbeat and energetic wave of a tour. However, we do want to share a little bit of the spotlight with the opening bands, Girlfriends and Don Broco.

Hailing from across the pond in Bedford, England, comes Don Broco, a rock band with a bit of a funk-type vibe. These guys like to move, and dancing is certainly in their vocabulary. The band formed back in 2008 and has since then released 4 studio albums, the latest, Amazing Things, releasing back in 2021, and shared the spotlight on their short but jam-packed setlist with another fan favorite album, Technology. Don Broco most definitely took their time slot and went above and beyond with it, gearing the crowd up for the first half of our co-headliners, The Used.

With a set filled with a plethora of pink flowers and lights so bright, even frontman Bert McCkracken needed shades for the set when The Used took the stage. Forming nearly 23 years ago, the band was at the height of the pop punk music movement, and they certainly haven’t lost their touch. They played favorites such as “The Taste of Ink”, “The Bird and the Worm”, and “Pretty Handsome Awkward” just to name a few, and the band certainly filled the hearts of fans both old and new. To top it off, McCracken took a moment to shine a light on the sensitive subject of depression before playing “Giving Up” a song off of their latest album Toxic Positivity, which was released earlier this year. Along with new music, the band announced that they will be going on tour this fall with Sleeping With Sirens and Dead American, so if you missed this round of shows, be sure to catch one of the dates later this year.

Finishing up strong with a fan favorite amongst lovers of pop-punk, and alternative music, we have our other co-headliner, Pierce the Veil. Having just released their latest album, Jaws of Life, and frontman and lead guitarist Vic Fuentes welcoming a beautiful baby girl into the family, the band certainly has been busy thus far this year. Along with playing some of the more popular songs off their new album like “Emergency Contact” and “Pass the Nirvana”, the band certainly couldn’t go without playing some other fan favorites, which of course included songs such as “Bulls In The Bronx”, and “Hold On Till May”, which included a special serenade session for a lucky fan by Vic himself and ended with him giving them his personal guitar. Of course, this wouldn’t be a proper PTV show if we didn’t end the night with “King For A Day” a song loved by fans of the band and overall genre, as well as newer fans who have found it amongst some of today’s latest TikTok trends. So, whether you are a fan, young or old, remember that you are never too old to rock out.

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Shelby Tyce

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King Diamond brought the Halloween party to Silver Spring MD

Published

3 days ago

November 2, 2024

Ron

King Diamond who’s on tour now with Overkill and Night Demon.

Overkill always puts on a great show and shows that face pace thrash metal is still kick ass. Led by NJ’s Bobby “Blitz” Ellsworth Overkill has that distinctive sound with Bobby’s high pitched and raspy vocals. With songs like “Scorched”, “ Rotten to the Core” and “Hello From the Gutter”, Overkill got the crowd into a frenzy and warmed up the stage before the king.

You know it’s gonna be a good night when it’s 3 days before Halloween and you get to see a kick ass set from King Diamond. King Diamond who’s 68 right now still commands that stage and sounds amazing with his insanely falsettos. The stage show at a King Diamond show is always such a great sight to see. With a multilayer setup of stairs and little pieces of elaborate set all over it’s such a great view and perfect setting to watch a King Diamond set.

The set list was amazing too we got to hear songs from such a great career like “A Mansion in the Darkness”, “Halloween “, “Spider Lilly”, “Welcome Home”, and “Eye of the Witch” and of course ending the night with “Abagail”.

If you’re a fan of King Diamond or just a fan of great music that adds that Halloween haunted asylum themed stage performances then you need to go out and check this tour now. King Diamond never disappoints and always puts on one hell of a show.

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Ron

Ron has keen eye for new talent, a love for the underground, and a tremendous passion for music of any genera. You’ll probably bump into him at a horror convention or some seedy club checking out the next need-to-know band.

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ITS TIME TO GET YOUR BODY BEAT AND LET THE BLOOD FLOW

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1 week ago

October 29, 2024

Ron

Combichrist came into Lovedrafts in Mechanicsburg with an old school electronic set and the return of PA’s own DeathMaschine.

Combichrist took the dark stage armed with Eric on the synths/sampler and Andy on Vocals and an open stage to rampage on. I got to hear some killer kick ass songs I haven’t heard in a while like “Today I woke to the rain of blood”, “This is My Rifle” and This shit will fuck you up”.

The crowd were super excited to watch the set and everyone was having a good time, dancing to the beats, and singing all the songs and having an amazing time. I’ve been wanting to see Combichrist do these old school sets and have always loved that era of the band. We also got to hear “Like to Thank My Buddies” and “Shut up and Swallow”. We also got a super rare treat for an encore Andy went back even further in his musically roots and pulled out an Icon of Coil song “Dead Enough For Life”, which got the crowd in a frenzy.

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Ron

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LUDACRIS : THE HALL AT LIVE

Published

2 weeks ago

October 21, 2024

Ron

ATL IS IN THE HOUSE.

Ludacris came into Maryland at the Hall in Live Casino and brought with him the masses that were ready for a good time, good fun and good tunes.

Ludacris said it’s been a long time since he’s been back to Maryland and DC area. I loved that he just came out with his dj and his hype man and himself nothing else was needed when you entertain like Ludacris does. Whether you’re a fan from back in the day or a fan of his movies, Ludacris made everyone happy and made sure they were fully entertained.

Of course Ludacris played some of his hits songs like “Act a Fool”, “Move Bitch”, “What’s your fantasy”, “Get Back” and “Area Codes” but he also played some old school tracks and a few covers like “Holiday Inn” and “Yeah”. The crowd was hitting that good weed as well and threw some blunts up to the stage during “BlueBerry Yum Yum”.

Ludacris made a statement that his first album came out in 2000 and this next year is the 25th anniversary of the album. It was a great night and a great time, Ludacris knows how to keep the fans engaged and entertained all night. He’s very fan friendly and charismatic which makes sense that he’s also a great actor.