Women in Business, Part VI: Photography By ANROVA

The photographer captured by a friend.

Cherry Street Station on a Saturday night is a transformative place.  Librarians and tee-shirt salesmen, truckers, college students, and waitresses all shed their prescribed work-week identities to become a united body of heavy metal musicians and fans.  And to see Angela Rose Vartuli’s pictures of this transformation, one would think that stepping through Cherry Street’s… Continue reading Women in Business, Part VI: Photography By ANROVA

We Were There: Vans Warped Tour 2016

By Peter Jones-Torregrosa The Vans Warped Tour is currently touring the United States, as it has done every summer since 1995. The traveling festival has played host to some of the largest names in the music industry, with huge acts like Sum 41, Yellowcard and Good Charlotte appearing on some dates this summer. Warped Tour… Continue reading We Were There: Vans Warped Tour 2016

Show Preview: VALIENT THORR, 7/10/16 at Cafe Nine in New Haven

For about 15 years, this rag tag band of Venusians-by-way-of-North-Carolina have been laying waste to stages worldwide with their high octane brand of punk n roll, which comes off like the MC5 jamming with Thin Lizzy. In fact, lead singer Valient Himself has been named as one of the top modern metal frontmen in another… Continue reading Show Preview: VALIENT THORR, 7/10/16 at Cafe Nine in New Haven

Singlecut Beersmiths Like Guitars, and I Like Their Beer

It's a family affair

This past weekend I hit a new personal milestone: I mowed my first lawn and performed borderline cosmetic surgery to all its botanical elements. This level of accomplishment called for a celebration, so we took a family field trip to a place I’ve been meaning to visit for awhile – Singlecut Beersmiths in Astoria, Queens.… Continue reading Singlecut Beersmiths Like Guitars, and I Like Their Beer

Masters of Ancestry: A Review of Bus’ The Unknown Secretary

Sometimes it feels good to just rock and roll. And four-piece retro rockers Bus, hailing from Athens, Greece, know how to feel good. They released their debut album back in March of this year, criminally slipping through the cracks in my internet perusing for exciting new bands. I’m pretty sure I’m falling deep in love… Continue reading Masters of Ancestry: A Review of Bus’ The Unknown Secretary

I Was Like, “Dude, Get Me a Metronome” — Construct Paradise on Their New EP Suspended Animation

By Peter Jones-Torregrossa Construct Paradise is a progressive metal band from Simsbury, CT. They recently took some time to go track by track on their debut EP, Suspended Animation, which came out on May 14th. Check out the video below to see some footage from a recent show, as well as hear the 6-piece band… Continue reading I Was Like, “Dude, Get Me a Metronome” — Construct Paradise on Their New EP Suspended Animation