On the Suspending Gravity Tour, Marianas Trench brought along, DJ George Thoms, as well as New Dialogue. DJ George Thoms, played while everyone was coming in. Thoms is a DJ and producer from Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
words and pix: Ed Thompson © 2019 Let me just start by saying this. Adeltias Way will be as big as Greta Van Fleet is in two to three years. The vocals and songwriting ability that this band has can allow this band to skyrocket with success in […]
Pittsburgh has been blessed lately to have some amazing package tours come through our city. The metal genre undoubtedly is able to do this like no other genre due to its solid fanbase, supportive musicians, and lack of ego (for the most part). Last week The Chaos and […]
Some highlights of the show included when she sang her memorable hits ‘with Sonny’ via the video screen memories, the trio of ABBA covers, and the crowd reaction and performance of her smash “If I Could Turn Back Time,” and “Believe.”
Recently appearing on “The Howard Stern Show” and in Variety Magazine, the 90’s modern rockers Sponge are out celebrating 25 years since the release of their break out album “Rotting Piñata.” The Gold certified disc included hit songs “Plowed,” “Molly/16 Candles,” “and “Raining” making them a favorite among […]
How did Nothing More get here? It seems like yesterday that we were interviewing lead singer Jonny Hawkins in a run down RV parked in front of The Altar Bar. Since those few years ago Nothing More has been tearing up the road and outperforming a bunch of […]
Disturbed first broke the scene in 2000 with “Down with the Sickness” and the album of the same name. This tour is a celebration of that record as well as the album, Evolution which was released on October 19, 2018. ‘Evolution World Tour’ will hit the U.S., Canada, […]
In Flames, the Swedish metal band that made melodic death metal more palatable to the masses, brought two American acts to support them last week in Pittsburgh. All Hail The Yeti from L.A./Hollywood opened the show and the increasingly popular All That Remains from MASS. was the “middle […]
There are some people in this world that just have “it”. You know, that special something that we cannot exactly define or pinpoint, but recognize immediately deep to our soul. If you watched Bohemian Rhapsody (or grew up watching Queen in their heyday) you know Freddie Mercury had […]
It must be the muck deep in the Mississippi River that makes for such wonderful sludge metal. Kirk Windstein of Crowbar and Pepper Keenan both live in NOLA and maybe they dip their guitars in the magic of that place to get such murky sounds or they have […]
“Every moment of the entire performance is a musician’s and music lover’s dream. To see the best of the best without the ego, sharing one stage, has made this a night to remember.” -Seattle Music News “Like dive-bombing planes, laying down a barrage of notes, in deadly succession. […]
Around 20 years ago, Paul O’Neill, a composer, lyricist, producer, and songwriter came up with the concept of Trans Siberian Orchestra (TSO) and brought it to Atlantic Records. “I wanted to take the very best of all the forms of music I grew up on and merge them […]
The impact of the Tree of Life Synagogue shooting was felt not only here in our city but nationwide. Since that horrible day, there have been a few events put together trying to find ways to help. WYEP General Manager Abby Goldstein also felt like she needed to […]
“Turn the lights off, turn the lights off Your daddy better lock up his girl Say a prayer boy, call on the cross Cause you ain’t got no more when the music comes on” Every Time I Die will never be described as a “weak” band. Out on […]
“…a vintage rock vibe that’s at once quirky, trippy, soulful and downright magnetic.” – Rolling Stone “…a true psychedelic achiever, Robinson delights as a leading minstrel of our times.” – Vintage Guitar “The CRB seem to be inventing a new music: a song-based analog psych, in subversion of a digital […]
Underoath has officially made a full-blown comeback with a new album which dropped earlier this year, and a tour to celebrate the fresh sounding revival of Underoath. As their latest album, Erase Me, explores more of what they could do as musicians rather than just an everyday band, […]
They have been described as ‘the ultimate stoner band’, but that may not be giving the San Jose trio enough credit. Evolving from the band Asbestosdeath, Sleep started to make its mark around 1991. The band established by vocalist/bassist Al Cisneros and has traded a few members over the […]
“Warren Haynes’ veteran crew bring funk, political skepticism to soaring jams…” – Rolling Stone “[‘Dreams & Songs’ is] aching, soulful…”- Billboard “Gov’t Mule is an essential, iconic American band…[Revolution Come… Revolution Go] is as diverse and wide-ranging as anything Warren Haynes has recorded in his prolific career, making a strong statement […]
photos and review: Connor Hochbein © 2018 The infamous kings of rock and roll comedy, Tenacious D, sold out Stage AE last night in Pittsburgh. The band performed their newest album released in early November, Post-Apocalypto. The performance was centered over a cartoon narrative written by the band. A long […]
photos and review: Abby McNatt Pop/Punk rockers, Mayday Parade took their Sunnyland Tour to Pittsburgh’s very own Stage AE on Tuesday, November 6th. It was a chilly evening so when the doors opened, everyone was thrilled to start getting their adrenaline pumping and get warmed up. On their […]
Currently on his “Black Labyrinth Tour”, Jonathan Davis, well-known as the lead singer of Korn, graced Pittsburgh with his solo act last night at Mr. Smalls in Millvale (Pittsburgh). The show is basically a culmination of an 11-year odyssey of writing on his own during his rare […]
Who could be more fitting to host the WDVE Halloween party than Alice Cooper? With the tradition and road that Cooper paved as the shock rocker, it was a dream Halloween celebration come true titled ” A Paranormal Evening with Alice Cooper”. The audience increased the spookiness by […]
Last night Alice Cooper’s guitar player extraordinaire, Nita Strauss, put on a Guitar Center Clinic, presented by D’Addoario, Marshall and Boss in Pittsburgh. The clinics Nita puts on are free to the public and happen on Nita‘s off days during the massive tour with Alice Cooper, highlighting just another way that Nita truly never stops. In addition to […]
When Clutch comes to town, you go, simple fact. The Maryland band has been coming to this town since the very beginnings of their career in the early 90’s. And every time they come to town they consistently put on a helluva rockin’ show. The October appearance of […]
The excitement was palpable. A 14-year wait tends to do that. Backstage at catering, Mike Ness and the rest of Social Distortion are hanging out to see the show since they played nearby Greensburg, PA the evening before. Editor in Chief of Rolling Stone, David Fricke, is prowling […]
©2018 Carson Camp Sylar’s music is a cocktail of down-tuned bounce, stadium-ready choruses, and streetwise hip-hop flavor. The Queens, New York squad are positioned as a new voice for the voiceless, unapologetically championing the underdog, reigniting the rap/rock genre, and doing it all with swagger and style. Seasons, […]
All photos © 2018 Ed Thompson setlist via setlist.fm Filthy Midnight Summer Jam LoveStoned SexyBack Man of the Woods Higher Higher Señorita Suit & Tie My Love Cry Me a River Mirrors Drink You Away Until the End of Time (acoustic) Dreams (Fleetwood Mac cover) Ex-Factor (Lauryn Hill cover) Come […]
Words and pix: Dave Mondine © 2018 Round two of the “Reverence World Tour,” Byron Bay’s own Parkway Drive had Pittsburgh slated for yet another visit to Stage AE, and this time with an even bigger lineup than before. This tour, which was announced two weeks after their last […]
Blackcraft Cult brand clothing has been a huge success among the metalheads and hardcore crowd via the Mayhem Tour and Warped Tour aficionados for quite some time now. Pittsburgh native Bobby Schubenski and his business partner Jim Somers started selling the black shirts revolving around the thematic, “that […]
All photos Dave Mondine © 2018
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