Concert Reviews

Young the Giant: Baltimore Show Review

Published

1 year ago

June 13, 2023

Marley Hein

Photos and review: Marley Hein

Hello everyone. There was a lot going on in the DMV yesterday. We had the Pixies with Franz Ferdinhand at the Anthem in DC, the Pride Parade, and Young The Giant and Milky Chance performing at the Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia!

Who doesn’t like a cold beer at Merriweather and sitting underneath the pavilion with your close friends and singing your favorite songs at the top of your lungs? I know I do!

Let’s “talk” about who kicked-off this shindig. Vocalist Nicholas Durocher known as Talk hails from the great country of Canada, but maybe it’s not so great since we in the North East were bombarded by smoke from their forest fires. Talk had gained international attention and platinum status with the huge hit single “Run Away To Mars”. Their new track “Afraid Of The Dark” was just released a couple days prior to the show at Merriweather. This new track’s lyrics focus on Durocher’s grandmother, who was hospitalized while Talk was recording their debut album.

The second artist to hit the stage was Milky Chance. They came very far to be with us since the duo of childhood friends; Clemens Rehbein and Phillipp Dausch, are from Germany. Their new album, Living In A Haze, was released on June 9^th. So it felt kind of cool knowing that it was still very fresh for both them and the fans. It was also exciting knowing that they hadn’t been on tour in the US in some time. Milky Chance opened the show with several tracks from the new album, including: “Synchronized”, “Cocoon”, and the title track. They also performed their haunting version of The Culture Club’s 1980s hit “Do You Really Want To Hurt Me?” Closing out the set were “Colorado” and “Sweet Sun”.

The lights begin to dim and eventually fade to black as the packed house of fans are chanting “Young The Giant!, Young the Giant!” at the top of their lungs. The band is preceded by a short intro video that I believe featured frontman Sameer Gadhia’s parents, who emigrated in 1984 from India to . The video served to draw you into a stage that had been transformed into a Bollywood wonderland. As the band appears from out of the darkness, you can see that lead vocalist Sameer Gadhia along with one of the guitarist are clad in beautiful saris.

The quartet performed a mix of fan favorites, including multiple tracks from their latest release, American Bollywood. The set also included an accoustic version of “Metropolis”. They closed out the set with “Tightrope”, “Silvertongue”, and “My Body”.

The tour continues through late August, so make sure you catch this enthralling show when it comes to your area. In addition, Young The Giant has partnered with REVERB to reduce the tour’s environmental footprint and engage with fans to take action for people and the planet. Visit REVERB.org for more details.

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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

Published

7 days 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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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.