Upcoming Shows 7/24/15-7/30/15

Here's another week of shows we would like you to attend.
July 24
1. Music Hall of Williamsburg- Creepoid, Marriages, Geoff Rickly.
2. Shea Stadium- Titus Andronicus.
3. Palisades- Pure Disgust, Barge, Depths of Reality, NYC HeadHunters, Concealed Blade.
4. Amityville Music Hall- Iron Chic, Beach Slang, Broadcaster, Scout Boys.
5. PhilaMoca- Frances Quinlan, Told Slant, Eskimeaux, Moor Mother Goddess, Shellshag, Dogs on Acid, Blowdryer.
6. Gamecharge World- State Champs, Hit The Lights, Tiny Moving Parts, Let It Happen, Northbound.
7. The Space at Westbury- Motion City Soundtrack, The Spill Canvas, Sorority Noise, Modern Chemistry.
8. HashTag Bar- Biohazard, Enrage, The Last Stand, Nerves End, Grym Galaxy, Reason Enough.
9. The Meatlocker- Guidelines, Facility, Toxicology, Waste Lands.
10. Pulaski Club- Full of Hell, Fucking Invincible, Genocide Pact, Sea of Bones, V-Sect, Tomb & Thirst.
11. The Stone Pony Summer Stage- Primus, Dinosaur Jr, The Ghost of a Saber Tooth Tiger.
12. Dingbatz- Rockaway Bitch, Who Killed Bambi, Lost Cause, Summers End, Children of October, Crash NYC.
13. Lit Lounge- Freya Wilcox & The Howl, Either/Or, Justin Kennedy and My Distractions.
14. The Grand Victory- Planning For a Burial, Iron Gag, Prostitution.
July 25
1. The Grand Ballroom at Webster Hall- Screeching Weasel, The Queers, The Mr.T Experience.
2. The Marlin Room at Webster Hall- Reggie & The Full Effect, Pentimento, The Weaks.
3. The Acheron- Fuck You Pay Me, Thulsa Doom, Crusted.
4. Amityville Music Hall- Safe To Say, Young and Heartless, Watermedown, The View From Up Here, Sunning, DisColor.
5. Susiepalooza Backyard Show- Shifflay, An Old Friend, Shorebreak, Nice Shot Kid, Varsity, Aimless Again, GOTTEM, Chucky High, Radio Daze, Ladder Match, Stronghold,  Dropping Diamonds, Carbon Thief, Craig Boiarsky, Alumni, Casanova.
6. PhilaMoca- Amanda X, The Spirit of The Beehive, Pinkwash, Opencity, Dog Breath, Lithuania, Space Chump.
7. ABC No Rio- Simon and The Bar Sinisters, Asstroland, Drunk on The Regs, Kil.
8. Riis Park Beach Bazaar- Captain We're Sinking, Somos, The Holy Mess.
9. Asbury Lanes- Beach Slang, The Scandals, Hurry.
10. The Silent Barn- Aye Nako, In School, Vagabon, Palehound.
11. The Grand Victory- Yula and The Extended Family, The McGanks, Silver Silver.
12. Freehold VFW Hall- For Our Lifetime, Creating Clementine, Centerfolds, The Black Sox Scandal, The Enemy is You, Doing Better, Our Moms Drove Us Here.
13. Lit Lounge- Fall of The Albatross, Trees on Mars, Consonance.
14. The Webster Theater- Motion City Soundtrack, The Spill Canvas, Sorority Noise, Modern Chemistry.
15. Dingbatz- Mister Monster, Arsyle Gooslby and The Roving Midnight, The Brick Bats, The Cryptkeeper Five, Darrow Checmical Company, Shadow Windhawk & The Marticians, The American Warewolves.
16. The Grand Victory- Blanks 77, parasitix, Yo! Scunt, The Last Throes.
17. Elks Lodge- Planning For a Burial, With Estates, A Film in Color, Sistine.
18. Shea Stadium- Titus Andronicus.
July 26
1. The Wood Shop- Table Talk, North Runner, Sojourner, 87 Monte, Macseal.
2. Federal House- Planning For a Burial, With War Emblem, La Luna, Disinterest.
3. Music Hall of Williamsburg- They Might Be Giants.
4. Shea Stadium- Titus Andronicus.
5. First Unitarian Church- Pile, Sheer Mag, Alex G, GirlPool, QuarterBacks.
6. Riis Park Beach Bazaar- Simon & The Bar Sinisters, Night Birds, Death Vacation, Nonsense, Moral Panic.
7. Asbury Lanes- Plow United, Make War, Almost People.
8. The Silent Barn- Puppy, O-face, Stove, Leapling.
9. The Grand Victory- Trash Legs, Bryan Baker of the Bakersm, Knucklehead.
10. The Acheron- Dark Thoughts, Shadow Age, Surfbort.
11. The Stone Pony Summer Stage- Rise Against, Killswitch Engage, letlive.
12. Bushwick Public House- Young and Heartless, Safe To Say, Watermedown, Death is a Business, Innocent Sins, 2 in the Afternoon.
13. Revolution Music Hall- Cro-Mags, Shai Hulud, Johnney Booth, Demon Race.
July 27
1. Revolution Music Hall- Unearth, Iscariot, Adiron, Carve Your Niche.
2. Shea Stadium- Titus Andronicus.
3. Amityville Music Hall- Bottemfed, Deficiency, IDreamtthesea, Run The Wire, The Bottom Line.
4. PhilaMoca- Beach Slang, Hurry, Mike Bell & The Movies, Ghost Cum.
5. The Silent Barn- Flowers of Evil, Scully, Surfbort.
July 28
1. Central Park- Rise Against, Killswitch Engage, letlive.
2. The Grand Ballroom- Django Django, Beat Connection.
3. Palisades- Honeywild, Jungle Green, Kolb & The Bulbs, Moastad, Dream Team.
4. Union Transfer- Iron & Wine, Ben Bridwell, Lydia Loveless.
5. The Silent Barn- Erica Freas (RVIVR), Hot Tears, Little Waist, The Homwreckers.
6. Shea Stadium- Titus Andronicus.
July 29
1. Amityville Music Hall- Freedom, Fury, Intent, Provider, Impact, Hangman.
2. Saint Vitus Bar- Die Choking, Blank, Sagharsha, Idles, Hounds.
3. First Unitarian Church- Safe to Say, Young & Heartless, Water Me Down.
July 30
1. Saint Vitus Bar- Artificial Brain, Cognitive, Organ Dealer, Skull Shitter.
2. Shea Stadium- Weekend, Regal Degal, Laced.
3. The Gramercy Theatre- Oreskaband, The Pandemics, The Ladrones, Go Big.
4. JBL Live At Pier 47- Primus, Dinosaur Jr.
5. The Grand Victory- (A) Truth, Enziguri, Disidencia Subversiva, Close To The Edge, Rebuschaos.
6. Baby's All Right- Radioactivity, Flesh World, Honey Radar.
7. Bushwick Public House- Turnip King, Apathy Wizards, Hiccup, Out of System Transfer.
8. Trick Shot Billiards & Sports Pub- SAND, Before The Betrayer,  From Within, Isvuri, Choke on Your Teeth, Sworn TO Vengeance.

Concerts I attended in 2011

Here’s another week of concerts I attend in my lifetime. This year we are up to 2011. 2011 was my first year going to a dozen shows. Also I went to my first Warped Tour and also my first local show. 2011 was the best year I covered so far.

1. Madison Square Garden- Rush.
2. Vibe Lounge- Angels with Dirty Faces, Hands By The Butcher, Psychosis, Insaium, Other band.
3. Vibe Lounge- Angels with Dirty Faces (2), Smash Your Enemies, 2 other bands.
4. Local Show at a Church- Angels with Dirty Faces (3), Sets, Christopher John, The Suburs, Marior, Days Till Dawn, 2 other band.
5. The Plaza- The Presidents of the United States of America.
6. Nassau Coliseum- Motley Crue, Poison, New York Dolls.
7. Outside Nassau Warped Tour 11- Simple Plan, Miss May I, The Acacia Strain, Winds of Plague, Of Mice & Men, Less Than Jake, Enter Shikari.
8. Yankee Stadium- Metallica (3), Megadeth (2), Anthrax.
9. Terminal 5- Lenny Kravitz.
10. Terminal 5- Kyuss, The Sword, Monstero.
11. Hammerstein Ballroom- Danzig, Corrosion of Conformity, Other band.
12. BB Kings- Misfits, Juicehead.

My top three shows of this year was The Big Four at Yankee Stadium, Warped Tour 2011, and The Misfits. Seeing Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth, and Anthrax playing on one stage was amazing. Metallica had a two hour set while everyone else had an hour set. Warped Tour 2011 was a whole new experience for me. My time seeing a bunch of bands in a festival setting was great. Seeing the Misfits was a big one for me because they are one of my favorite bands of all time. This was my first punk show in a small room. It was there Halloween show and it was a lot of fun. The worst show of the year was Lenny Kravitz. It was a free show and I just didn’t really care for the show. Overall 2011 was a good year for shows. Next week I’ll cover 2012.   

This is Hardcore Spotlight

This upcoming weekend Philly will be hosting their 10^th annual music festival This is Hardcore. This is Hardcore is one of the biggest hardcore fests in the world. The festival is a four day festival features bands all across and the world. This year the first day will be at Union Transfer and the rest of the festivals will be at the Electric Factory. Also there are a lot of after shows happening around Philly this week.

Day 1 July 23 Union Transfer

Snapcase, Chokehold, Code Orange, Morning Again, Foundation, Agitator, Blistered, Break Away, Eternal Sleep.

Day 2 July 24 The Electric Factory

American Nightmare, The Suicide File, Nails, Defeater, Cruel Hand, True Love, Build and Destroy, The Geeks, Malice At The Palace.

Day 3 July 25 The Electric Factory    

Misfits, Cro-Mags, Bane, Killing Time, Biohazard, Reach The Sky, Turnstile, Xibalba, Wisdom in Chains, Suburban Scum, Rock Bottom, Sand, Lifeless, Timebomb, No Zodiac, Sicker Than Most, Absolute Suffering.

Day 4 July 26 The Electric Factory 

The Exploited, H2O, Negative Approach, All Out War, Power Trip, Rival Mob, Slapshot, Twitching Tongues, Harms Way, Mindset, Forseen, Fuck You Pay Me, Forced Order, Disengage, Blind Justice.

After Shows

July 23

Kung Fu Necktie: Gatecreeper, Outer Heaven, Genocide Pact, Human Bodies, Trenchfoot.

July 24

Voltage Lounge: Chokehold, Morning Again, Noisem, Eternal Sleep, Human Animal.

Kung Fu Necktie: Harms Way, Disgrace, Beware, The Geeks, Blistered.

July 25

Kung Fu Necktie: Power Trip, Forseen, Razorheads.

Voltage Lounge: Xibalba, Black Anvil, Jagged Visions.

July 26

Voltage Lounge: Biohazard, Subzero, SAND, Drown, Crosscheck.

Kung Fu Necktie: Negative Approach, Red Death, Anxiety Hammer.

For everyone that is going having a fun weekend and stay safe. Keep supporting bands and keep the faith. 

Laid 2 Rest, Absolute Suffering, Jukai, Separated, Desperate Cry at AMH 7/19/15

             Last Sunday, Amityville Music Hall hosted another fun hardcore show. Laid 2 Rest was the headline act of the show. Also they and Absolute Suffering were the only bands that weren’t from Long Island. The rest were all from Long Island. AMH is the best spot for hardcore shows and smaller shows for anything else.

            The first band was Desperate Cry. They are from Long Island and feature the lead singer of Detriment on drums. Desperate Cry is a relativity new band and I really enjoy their sound a lot. The style was fast but wasn’t like how Rival Mob plays but more thrash involved. They also didn’t take any breaks after each song. They just ripped right through their set. Hopefully get to see this band again.

            The second band was Separated. Separated is a metalcore/hardcore band from Long Island. This was my three time seeing this band. Separated started out fresh this year by making new songs and only playing new songs. The songs were great and I loved the vocals. The vocals were somewhat like beatdown but just heavy from this little skinny kid. The riffs were killer and breakdowns were great. I was told that this band will be recording a new EP so be out in a look out for that.

            Jukai was up next and they were the last band from Long Island on this bill. I truly believe that Jukai is the heaviest local band on Long Island. I love the aggression and they got the first crowd reaction of the night. I really just their heaviest and this was my second time seeing them especially this year. I wish I could see this band offend. Jukai is band you don’t want to miss because how heavy they are.

            Absolute Suffering was up next and this was my second time seeing them. Absolute Suffering is from Springfield, MA. I liked them the first I saw them but now I’m a fan of them. The crowd gave a good reaction even though there were only 30 or 40 people there. Still they had a great performance. This band is opening is even opening up the hardcore festival “This is Hardcore” on third day of the event. This band will go far and hopefully they will. I 100% support this band. Check them out because they will get big.

            Laid 2 Rest probably the best beatdown band I ever seen at AMH. Also they probably had the best crowd reaction of the night. Laid 2 Rest is from Connecticut. Laid 2 Rest was late to the show but they were intense. There was a lot of crowd killing during this set. The weird part was that one they opened no one was moving until they played the first song. Overall it was a great ten minute set. Check this band out.

Laid 2 Rest- 8.75/10

Absolute Suffering- 9/10

Jukai- 9/10

Separated- 9/10

Desperate Cry- 8.5/10

AMH- 9/10

Concert Overall- 8/10

           

CLASSIC REVIEW: 10,000 Days by Tool

In 2006, progressive metal band Tool released 10,000 Days as a follow up to 2001's Lateralus. In my honest opinion, this is Tool's most hypnotically good record, with some of my favorite tracks such as Vicarious, The Pot, and Right In Two. Not only as an ambiently pleasing record, it is also masterfully produced by the masterful Joe Barresi. I believe this record is a great way to start Patrician Music Reviews' first Classic Week.
 To start off, this record is incredible production wise, with some of the best tones, especially on bass. The instrumentals give this epic, adventurous feel to each track. I'm particularly partial to the vocals on this record as well, where in some spots they hold the tracks together in that epic scale, but on some tracks are also very minimalist, leading more to instrumental epics. The sound is all together very smooth and soothing.
 This album is most definitely a re-embracing of the lengthy rock epics that progressive is known for, harkoning to artists such as King Crimson, Pink Floyd and Rush. And for a genre that prides itself on quality, the length doesn't bother most fans one bit. The longest track on 10,000 days being 10,000 days (Wings pt2), while not as long as say Dream Theater's 20 minute opus Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence, the track itself is well worth the buy of the record itself, and brings the whole feeling of epicness to a head.

Overall, I don't think I can give this record anything below a 7, so I'll be giving it a solid 9/10, I for one, think it's a well deserved score.

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Foo Fighters and Royal Blood at Citi Field 7/16/15

            Last Thursday, the Foo Fighters played a sold out Citi Field. Foo Fighters are on tour to celebrate twenty years of their existence. This is my first time seeing the band also seeing a concert at Citi Field. Citi Field is the stadium where the New York Mets play at. Usually concerts here are like Billy Joel and Paul McCartney. This was also the second night they were playing Citi Field.

            The Opening act was a two piece band called Royal Blood. Royal Blood are from England. This band was something else. The singer who was only playing bass was killing it. He made his bass sound like a guitar. The sound they had was a bluesy Deftones. The way to describe the sound is mixing the distortion and the background sounds of the Deftones with the blues in rock n roll. They were amazing and so different. Overall Royal Blood was a great opener.

            Foo Fighters took the stage and it was amazing. This was my first time seeing Foo Fighters. They played a lot of classics like “Everlong”, “Best of You”, and “Learning to Fly.” Hearing some of their classics was great. Also the sound was fantastic. Dave Grohl was hurt and had to stay on his throne.  A month ago he broke his leg while playing a show in Europe. He even showed a slide show of the whole process. The best part of the night is when they invited members of the Bad Brains, Dr. Know and Darryl Jenifer. They played “How low can a punk get” and “Regulators”. The night before they had Chad Smith from Red Hot Chili Peppers playing the Faces song “Stay with me.” Basically I saw the Foo Fighters play with their heroes in sold out Citi Field. I could see this band again and again. This show was one of the best shows of the year.

Foo Fighters- 10/10

Royal Blood- 9/10

Citi Field- 9/10

Overall Concert- 10/10