The Entertainment Outlet

Generation Axe
Providence Performing Arts Center
Providence, RI
May 8, 2016

May 16, 2016 Justin Hunt Leave a comment

Spearheaded by guitar virtuoso Steve Vai, Generation Axe brought together five legendary guitar players for one night of music. In addition to Vai, the show saw 80’s shredder Yngwie J. Malmsteen, Black Label Society frontman and former Ozzy guitar player Zakk Wylde, Nuno Bettancourt, guitar player for Extreme, and the youngest player, Tosin Abasi of Animals as Leaders. As the […]

ALBUM REVIEW:
Mother Feather
Mother Feather
May 2016

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Never have I ever wanted to trade spots with someone in my life. Ann Courtney is what every female rockstar wants to be. Her voice is beautiful and rough. Her lyrics pack a punch. Her band “Mother Feather” was born in late 2009 on a trip out of New York City. Ann’s self proclaimed “Pop Cock Rock” band got their […]

ALBUM REVIEW:
VÉRITÉ
Living
May 2016

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VÉRITÉ (Kelsey Burns) just released her latest EP on May 6th called Living, and it’s phenomenal. She has been performing since elementary school, and writing songs since she was 16 years old. Since graduating college she has been able to focus all her attention to this project, and it shows. There are only 5 songs on the EP and they […]

Amon Amarth at House of Blues Boston – April 23, 2016

May 5, 2016 Justin Hunt Leave a comment

Amon Amarth has sailed back over from Sweden, touring in support of their recently released Jomsviking. Along with their Viking army, they were supported by Exmortus and Entombed AD. Entombed AD Entombed AD is a Swedish death metal band made up of members of the broken up band Entombed. This lineup released their second album, Dead Dawn in February. Their […]

ALBUM REVIEW:
Rogue Wave
Delusions of Grand Fur
April 2016

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Rogue Wave is back and better than ever! Delusions of Grand Fur is being released on April 29th, after a 3 year wait from the last album. Zach (Schwartz) Rogue, sounds well rested and ready to go. His bandmates, Pat Spurgeon, Masanori Christianson and Jon Monahan played together like a well oiled machine, which is great considering they have a […]

ALBUM REVIEW:
Big Black Delta
Tragame Tierra
April 2016

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Big Black Delta, the solo project of Mellowdrone frontman and M83 Collaborator Jonathan Bates, released a new album on April 22nd called Tragame Tierra. In the last 30 plus years of my life, this is the most interesting album I have ever heard. It’s very 80’s meets, well, everything. The first song ‘H.A’, sounds like a trippy lullaby, and ‘Well […]

Ghost
College Street Music Hall
New Haven, CT
April 16, 2016

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Swedish doom metal band Ghost brings the Black to the Future tour back to the New England area, with support from Tribulation. Tribulation Tribulation is a death metal band who, like Ghost, are from Sweden. Last year they released their third studio album, The Children of the Night, of which three of their five song setlist came from. A short […]

Journey
Santana
Mohegan Sun Arena
April 15, 2016

April 19, 2016 Justin Hunt Leave a comment

The greatest part of a co-headlining tour is seeing two great bands at once. This was no exception. The line up of Santana and Journey was an excellent mix. On one hand you have Santana, whose fusion of rock and latin music has been filling seats since the late 60s. He has had hits on top of hits, including ‘Black […]

Halestorm
Santander Arena
Reading, PA
April 1, 2016

April 18, 2016 Kate Drexel Leave a comment

On April 1st, I had the opportunity to catch Halestorm at The Reading Eagle Theater in Reading, PA. It was certainly one hell of a night, and Halestorm really brought the storm to the stage. Lita Ford The fans pressed their bodies against the barricade, chattering excitedly as the crew began to set up for Rock n Roll legend and […]

Run 2 Cover
Voltage Lounge
Philadelphia, PA
March 2, 2016

April 15, 2016 Kate Drexel Leave a comment

Last month, I was able to catch up and coming band, Run 2 Cover, opening for Austin Jones, in the very intimate Voltage Lounge in Philadelphia, PA. Their energetic show is definitely a sight to see. The small crowd piled into the venue slowly, searching for the perfect spot to view the show. Soon the band made their presence known […]

From Ashes to New
The Webster Studio
New York, NY
February 26, 2016

April 14, 2016 Kate Drexel Leave a comment

The Webster Studio in New York City was recently graced with the presence of up and comers, From Ashes to New, celebrating the release of their debut album, Day One. To give everyone a background on the band, From Ashes to New is a five-piece alternative rock/rap group from Lancaster, PA, having formed two years ago. However, their show is […]

Spring Fling 2016
Cage the Elephant
Silversun Pickups
April 1, 2016

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Cage the Elephant brought their 3-week Spring Fling tour to a close with the final date in Providence. Supporting them on this run were Silversun Pickups, Foals and Bear Hands. Bear Hands Kicking off the night was Brooklyn-based indie band, Bear Hands. The band’s sound is very experimental, and multiple members changed instruments throughout the set, blending guitars, keyboards and […]

Album Review:
Pete Kilpatrick Band
Echo
April 2016

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Pete Kilpatrick has been playing guitar since he was 16 years old. He began teaching himself how to play and fell in love with music, and in 2003 released his first album. Pete has been touring with his band, The Pete Kilpatrick Band, and steadily gaining in popularity since then. They have been fortunate enough to pay alongside Dave Matthews […]

Parachute
Royale Boston
Boston, MA
April 1, 2016

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Parachute recently released their album Wide Awake, and this tour, appropriately named ‘The wide awake tour’, is in support of it. Opening for Parachute were Brynn Elliot and Jon McLaughlin. Brynn Elliot Brynn Elliot is a native of Atlanta, Georgia, and is currently attending Harvard University as a philosophy major. Her friends from school definitely came out to support her, […]

Album Review:
Babymetal
Metal Resistance
April 2016

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The advice of “Try it you might like it” is something I like to say to others, but not advice I like to take. I knew very little of ‘Babymetal’ when I sat down to listen to their latest album, but I figured I’d give it a try. The little I knew was that they were a metal band, with […]

Fall Out Boy
Madison Square Garden
New York, NY
March 4, 2016

March 13, 2016 Justin Hunt Leave a comment

Last summer, I was lucky enough to see ‘The Boyz of Summer Tour’ featuring Hoodie Allen, Wiz Khalifa and Fall Out Boy. All of the groups were great, but I left saying, I need to see Fall Out Boy again. Fortunately, they didn’t wait too long to come back around with the Wintour is Coming tour, featuring support from PVRIS […]

Skid Row
Slaughter
Mohegan Sun Arena
February 13, 2016

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Def Leppard recently had to cancel their tour due to an illness with lead singer Joe Elliot. Mohegan Sun had an 80’s party planned throughout the casino, so over the last week and a half they set up an invitation-only show tonight, featuring a co-headlining bill with Slaughter and Skid Row. This is Skid Row’s first performance since parting ways […]

Graveyard
Bowery Ballroom
Manhattan, NY
February 08, 2016

February 11, 2016 Juan Carlos Merino Leave a comment

At SummerStage 2015 I was lucky enough to see a band open for Clutch and Mastodon that pretty much blew everyone in attendance away. They were humble and straight up playing rock and roll without gimmicks and fancy shit; their name was Graveyard and most people in the crowd couldn’t help but feel impressed by the end of their set. […]

Orgy
Fete Music Hall
Providence, RI
January 09, 2016

February 11, 2016 Justin Hunt Leave a comment

To kick off 2016, the Fête Music Hall in Providence got a visit from 90’s industrial rock band Orgy. Having recently released their first new music in over a decade, Orgy is on the Pop Killers tour, with support from Bobaflex and Death Valley High. Overwith A handful of local bands opened the show, and I only caught the last […]

Infected Mushroom
House of Blues
Boston, MA
January 7, 2016

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Israeli trance band Infected Mushroom stopped in Boston in support of their 2015 albums Converting Vegetarians II and Friends on Mushrooms. They were joined at the show by 12th Planet and Randy Seidman. Randy Seidman Randy Siedman is an electronic dance music DJ based out of Los Angeles. Randy has been the top support act picked by Infected Mushroom, having […]

All That Remains
Webster Theater
Hartford, CT
December 12, 2015

January 11, 2016 Kate Drexel Leave a comment

Last month I had the opportunity to catch All That Remains at the Webster Theater in Hartford, CT. Their openers were Sons of Texas, Audiotopsy, and Devour the Day. To put it simply, it was one hell of a night and I have to say, one of the best shows of 2015. Sons of Texas The fans pressed their bodies […]

Gwar
The Electric Factory
Philadelphia, PA
November 12, 2015

November 19, 2015 Kate Drexel Leave a comment

I recently saw Gwar this past Thursday at the Electric Factory in Philadelphia. If we’re being completely honest, I have only heard of Gwar by name, and seen photos of them online. I have also heard the “horror stories” about what they do on stage and what they do to the crowd. I thought I was prepared but nothing could […]

Awolnation
The Fillmore
Philadelphia, PA
November 10, 2015

November 18, 2015 Kate Drexel Leave a comment

Last week, I saw Awolnation at the newly opened venue, The Fillmore, in Philadelphia. I have covered various genres but never before have I covered electronic rock/folk electronica and it was certainly an incredible experience. Opening for them on this tour was folk singer, Meg Myers. The venue began to fill up as the night wore on and fans excitedly […]

Rhode Island Comic Con
RI Convention Center
Providence, RI
November 6 – 8, 2015

November 18, 2015 Justin Hunt Leave a comment

Rhode Island Comic Con is back for the 4th year, bigger than ever! Last year, as we covered, organizers ran into capacity issues, having oversold tickets and entrance being closed by the fire marshall. This year, the convention expanded to not only occupy the Convention Center, but the Dunkin’ Donuts Center next door as well. The event was also expanded […]

Judas Priest
The Paramount
Huntington, NY
November 5, 2015

November 14, 2015 Justin Hunt Leave a comment

Judas Priest is wrapping up a short fall tour, with opening support coming from Mastodon. The tour isn’t hitting all the major cities they played last fall, and instead of playing in New England or even New York City, they decided to play on Long Island. With the closing of the Nassau Coliseum this summer, there’s no large indoor venues […]

Rhode Island Comic Con:
The First Order
has the throne.
November 7, 2015

November 11, 2015 Justin Hunt Leave a comment

Kylo Ren and the First Order claimed the Iron Throne! Bonus: The Funko Pop! version.

The Darkness
House of Blues
Boston, MA
November 1, 2015

November 5, 2015 Justin Hunt Leave a comment

The Darkness wrapped up their US tour tonight, with special guest Jennie Vee opening. Jennie Vee Setlist Gone Away So Hard Toys Dreamtime Delicious Spying Wicked Say Goodbye The Darkness Boston was the final show on The Darkness’ Blast of our Kind US tour, in support of their recently released fourth album, Last of our Kind. Right off the bat, […]

Wicked Halloween
Diplo & Nervo
Tsongas Center
October 29, 2015

October 30, 2015 Justin Hunt Leave a comment

The three night EDM event Wicked Halloween kicked off last night at the Tsongas Center in Lowell, MA. A young crowd full of Halloween costumes partied to a full night of music. Local DJ Joe Bermudez kicked off the night while the crowd rolled in. Once 4B hit the stage, the house lights dimmed, and then the show really began. […]

Preview:
The Darkness
House of Blues Boston
November 1, 2015

October 26, 2015 Justin Hunt Leave a comment

British rock band The Darkness recently released their fourth studio album, Last of Our Kind. This Sunday, November 1, they will wrap up the Blast of our Kind tour at the House of Blues in Boston. We will be on hand to photograph and review the show, come join us there! Check out the music video for the title track […]

Hollywood Undead
Crown the Empire
I Prevail
October 13, 2015

October 22, 2015 Justin Hunt Leave a comment

Rap rock band Hollywood Undead released their fourth album, Day of the Dead, earlier this year. While touring in support of this album, they’re bringing along Texas metalcore band Crown the Empire, and Michigan based post-hardcore band I Prevail. I Prevail We’ve covered I Prevail before, and you can see as this young band is making the rounds, you can […]

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