Tag: metal

Festival Coverage

[Festival Review] South By So What?! 2014

I still remember my first South By So What?! Music Festival experience as if it were yesterday. As a longtime fan of mostly alternative, heavy and progressive rock bands, I happily accepted the opportunity to cover SBSW 2014. Third String Productions, a company based in Plano,TX, is now in their 10th year of bringing some […]

Mar 31, 2014 Read →

Interviews

[Artist Interview] Dan Briggs of Between The Buried And Me: New Tour DVD, The Band’s Writing Process, And The Visual Aspect of BTBAM Shows | March 2014

When it comes to the modern world of heavy metal and progressive rock, Between the Buried and Me are heavyweights. Famed for their signature style of technical metal and long compositions, they’ve held their own as being one of the most talented bands in the scene since their inception back in 2000. Between playing sold […]

Mar 21, 2014 Read →

Interviews

[Artist Interview] Punk-Emo Giants Emery On Their 10th year Anniversary of the Weaks End | The Door in Dallas, TX February 6, 2014

During my angst-filled, awkwardly teenage formative years, I went through what everyone else did at that age – a solid emotional roller coaster. Every complication was the end of the world, my parents were my biggest frustration and no one understood me better than Emery. These guys were the soundtrack to my life. Nothing screams […]

Feb 20, 2014 Read →

Live Music Coverage

[Photo Gallery] Periphery in Ft Worth,TX | Tom Cat’s Oct 18, 2013

Composed by Gabe Bowden. Periphery, oh Periphery. This three guitarist band frontmanned by the deeply powerful vocalist Spencer Sotelo is definitely one of my favorite bands to see live. Their guitarists, Misha Mansoor, Mark Holcomb, and Jeff Bowen have seemed to master their own style of music. To me, that is why they can essentially […]

Dec 18, 2013 Read →