From The Skies was laying it down with a fierce brutality as I made my way into the Montage Music Hall Saturday night. I’m not the biggest metal fan — I do like it, though — but the sound fit my mood perfectly: cold and pissed. The music blasted out and up thick and angry […]
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Concert Review: Some Ska Band, Break of Reality, 5 Head, metal at the Montage
It was my first-ever trip to The Thirsty Turtle in Victor to dig some ska band called Some Ska Band, led by the stingy-brimmed man of the saxophone and poison pen, Charles Benoit. The place was packed and pleasant as the band rocked steady at a comfortable gallop and volume. More than a few in […]
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Concert Review: AFR, A Beautiful Ending, Filthy Still, Reno Divorce
I’ve determined, especially after Friday night’s show, that the Montage Music Hall needs lots of bodies in it to make it sound right and absorb some of that immense boom and swell. And there’s nothing other than laziness that keeps would-be rockers from peeling their eyeballs off the boob tube and putting themselves in front […]
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Concert Review: Hate Machine Farewell Show
It takes a lot of guts to leave the party while it’s still hoppin’, but that’s exactly what Hate Machine did Friday night at Montage Music Hall to a rabid — albeit bummed — crowd. Early in the set singer Jed Seaver stopped between songs to explain. “We’ve hit the plateau and have nowhere else […]
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Concert Review: AFR, Raining Blood at Montage
Dreams don’t come true. I’m sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but if you want it to happen, make it a goal and just do it. It’s all about hard work and focus, pal. Dreams come to those who sleep. Let me explain what I do, and what prompted this rant. As a […]
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Concert Review: Patrons of Sweet, Abandoned Buildings Club, Barrel Harbor
I believe in the almighty — the almighty loud, that is. I’ll get behind it, or rather in front of it, if it’s paired up with good. That’s what I got Thursday night following an incredible and incredibly funny set from Anglo hippity-hoppers Garden Fresh. These guys are the perfect blend of brainiac and maniac. […]
