Like many people, I only knew a couple of songs of State Champs before All Time Low's Future Hearts Tour this last spring. Out of the 4 sets I saw on the tour, they ended up being the rowdiest crowd and most fun (aside from the normal ATL fun). State Champs were smart in announcing "The Shot Boys Of The Summer" tour while ATL's tour was happening and it built up enough hype for me to buy a ticket to the Pittsburgh date of the tour.
When you ask most people if they know Talib Kweli they usually respond with a "I've heard of him before, but never listened". Talib's been rocking the mic since 95' and is still going strong today. I had the chance to catch him on his "Midsummer Night's Dream" tour and here's what happened.
The doors open at 7am for The Altar Bar with DJ Selecta starting beats as people walked in. The show started at about 8 with Chris Allen; a local rapper from Pittsburgh. The performance was subpar and the crowd barely reacted, seeing as most of the crowd hadn't of showed yet. This started a trend: as the next rapper hit the stage, Palemero Stone hit the stage. Finally, a group known as The Space Invaderz hit the stage and got the 350+ crowd moving.
Just as Talib was getting ready to hit the stage, DJ Selecta hit the crowd with a song that everyone loves: Kendrick Lamar - "Alright". The whole crowd joined in at the refrain of what I look as the highlight of the night. Just as the song ended, Talib jumped on stage while the crowd was still hype.
Talib busted through what seemed to be a 20 song set followed by a 5 song encore. The show seemed to drag on for longer than it had to, reaching an hour and a half. The crowd was into the first 30 minutes, but after that, they simmered down. I'm not discrediting Talib's talent, but I feel like he might need to either step it up or step out. I'm giving this show a 7 out of 10 stars. Talib showed everyone a good time and he still has his flow after 20 years, but he needs to adapt to the new hip-hop game. If you've never listened to Talib before I included my favorite song below.
House shows. They never fail to make you get riled up to get down to hang with your friends and listen to some music. I had the chance to attend one of the greatest house shows ever: A Kurt Travis house show. Many know Kurt Travis for his solo work as well as being an ex-singer Dance Gavin Dance and current A Lot Like Birds singer. Let's take an inside look at what happens at a Kurt Travis house show.
Kill The Music's Ashley Setzer stopped by the Houston, Texas date of Warped Tour. Here's what went down on this day!
Andrew WK has been partying hard for over 15 years now and every one knows who he is. His hit, "Party Hard" is how most know him and he is known for doing the same. And let me just tell you: When Andrew WK parties, it's going to be a sweatfest wherever he plays. Let's get into how the show was and see just how crazy an intimate show with WK can get.
The Story So Far performed at a sold out show at Scout Bar in Houston this past week, with support from Souvenirs, Terror, and Four Year Strong. Here's what we witnissed.
On May 9th, I had the chance to see the punk-rock band Anti-Flag in a very intimate setting.
It's been about a year since FIDLAR has gone dead silent. There had been no annoucements, touring or any work from the band. They had seemingly dropped off the map. At the end of January 2015, a video dropped stating a "2K15 Spring Tour" being partly supported by Metz. I had a chance to check out this tour in Pittsburgh, PA and here's what went down.
Photo By: Nicky Parry (She Rock Photography)
Last night, Indianapolis was graced by Echosmith's first ever headlining tour. Fans gathered in the Deluxe Room at the Old National Centre, packing the place well before the show began. The crowd ranged from very young to old. Everyone seemed excited for the concert to start.
Yesterday rounded off the last of the Bad Ass Weekend festivities this year and really brought the beginning of the punk/metal/grindcore calender in Houston for this year. This event in it's third year, was brought to us by Jaron Sayers and JC Newton and boy did it go off with a bang! With some of the headliners including the likes of Napalm Death, Who Killed Spikey Jacket?, and Goverment Issue this line-up was pretty much garenteed to sell out their respective venues.
