I've said it before, and I will keep on saying it-- going to a giant show is always fun, but have you ever been to a local show where everyone knows everyone and, if they don't, they are quick to... Continue Reading →
What were you doing on Wednesday night? Honestly, I don't understand people. When I get into work, there's often chatter about what people did the night before. It typically revolves around walking the dog, dinner, and TV. I don't get... Continue Reading →
I'm not typically one for sold out shows. Honestly, if a show sells out, what do they need my press for? I know that's kind of a negative way to look at things but I would rather spend my evenings... Continue Reading →
For the first time in nearly a week, I felt like I could breathe. I don't know that going to a show on Monday night was the right thing to do. It honestly felt wrong to have a few hours... Continue Reading →
Every show is amazing to me. I feel like that's a given because, if that weren't the case, why would I push myself so hard and to the edge of sheer exhaustion to do this night after night? That being... Continue Reading →
Over the past few days, I have drunk an entire ocean's worth of water and have slept more than I typically sleep in a month. I've been sick. Like sicker than sicker, and I hated it. Obviously, nobody likes to... Continue Reading →
Covering Riot Fest in Chicago last weekend was insane. I mean, come on, I got to photograph and see John Stamos playing with The Beach Boys, photographed Weird Al, and got to see Cobra Starship perform for the first time... Continue Reading →
There was a time when I would seek out underground hip-hop shows. I don't know what happened other than I fell slightly out of that scene, and finding those shows became time-consuming with time that I don't have. That's why... Continue Reading →
I've never thrown a birthday show before, but I've always wanted to. It just seems so incredible to pull together a bunch of bands that I selfishly want to see, put them in a line-up, and have people screaming happy... Continue Reading →