Posts by Killian Young

“Well, New York,” Conor Oberst teased as he emerged onstage for “Dance and Sing” early on in Bright Eyes’ set, “we’re f—ing back! What did you expect?” The fans gathered at Forest Hills Stadium on July 31st responded with a loud cheer. It was the band’s first gig in the city in nearly a decade, […]

Unbeknownst to the (approximately) 1,500 fans enjoying a sold-out Dashboard Confessional show on 3/11, the crowd was witnessing one of the last major concerts in NYC for the foreseeable future. The very next day, New York governor Andrew Cuomo enacted a moratorium on all “gatherings with 500 people or more” due to the increasing threat […]

Veteran indie rock band Cold War Kids brought their newest record, New Age Norms 1, for a two-night stand at New York City’s Webster Hall. The second evening featured a slightly longer set, including rocking renditions of “Hot Coals” and “Lost That Easy.” Here are five things that stood out from the February 5 concert:  […]

After going on hiatus following their So Long, Farewell Tour in 2016, Motion City Soundtrack made their highly anticipated return to NYC in 2020. At a sold-out night at Webster Hall on January 8th, the crowd packed in to sing along to a slew of the Minneapolis rockers’ greatest hits and deeper cuts. (For what […]

NO WIN took the stage for their first-ever NYC concert at Baby’s All Right. What’s more, the LA power pop outfit were also breaking in a new drummer, Ryan Moutinho, who more than held his own behind the kit on cuts like “Carbar”. Lead singer/guitarist Danny Nogueiras wasted no time in kickstarting the shredding by […]

36 minutes. That’s the time it takes to listen to the “Conan’s Complete Collection” playlist on Spotify. Conan Gray’s discography may be in a nascent state, but that certainly didn’t stop the fast-rising pop star from packing in the cavernous Terminal 5. With no heed to NYC experiencing the first freezing cold snap of late […]

Fresh off the release of their new album, You Deserve Love, White Reaper packed in a sold-out Bowery Ballroom. The Louisville rockers staked their claim to being “The World’s Best American Band” with an onslaught of good old-fashioned rock ‘n’ roll. Here are five things that stood out from the set: The Nude Party Starts […]

Three consecutive days of gloomy rain gave way to a dark and stormy Halloween night, when Sleater-Kinney conjured their latest acclaimed album The Center Won’t Hold and throwback tracks alike. Here are five things that stood out from the spooky set for a bewitched NYC crowd at Hammerstein Ballroom: Opener Joseph Keckler Casts a Spell […]

Jenny Lewis brought her acclaimed latest record, On the Line, to a sold-out gig at Brooklyn’s historic Kings Theatre on October 24th. Here are five things that stood out from the set: Setting the Stage Kings Theatre dates back to the late 1920s, and the venue was a perfect match for Lewis’ sense of old […]

Fresh off the release of their acclaimed new album Forever Turned Around, Whitney headed to Brooklyn Steel for a two-night stand. Despite a dreary fall rain drizzling outside, the Chicago folk-rockers brought plenty of warm sounds from their discography. Dressed to the nines in matching suits, the band even wrangled in a string quartet for […]

BABYMETAL brought their Metal Galaxy World Tour to a jam-packed show at NYC’s Terminal 5. Ahead of their upcoming new album Metal Galaxy (set to be released next month), the Japanese kawaii metal outfit showcased some blistering new cuts, as well as beloved hits from their first two records.  Avatar took the opening slot ahead […]

Outside Lands returned one more time for its 2019 edition with another day of fantastic tunes, food, drinks, pot and Bay Area weather. There was a mellower vibe on the Land’s End Stage, perhaps due to the more low-key artists or the collective fatigue of having two days of festival-going already on the books. This […]

The second day of Outside Lands returned in full force on Saturday. This was the first day of the event that sold out as a single-day event, and the massive crowds gathered to see the likes of Wallows, Flume and Childish Gambino were a testament to how hyped the Bay Area was about this day’s […]

Outside Lands returned to San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park for the festival’s 12th edition. You couldn’t have asked for a better day to kick off the event, with afternoon temperatures hovering in the 70s under pristine blue skies. The crowd arrived early and in force, with massive audiences ultimately gathering for both the headliners (Twenty […]

Over a decade since its first edition, Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival is still going strong. Now in its 12th iteration, San Francisco’s major weekend event returns to Golden Gate Park this August 9-12. Aside from the extensive, locally-focused food and drink options that put traditional festival fare to shame, Outside Lands has booked […]

Warped Tour returned to Atlantic City for the second (and last) day of the weekend event on June 30th. Unlike the previous day, there wasn’t even a hint of rain in the forecast. The lineup was loaded from the get-go, and fans took advantage of the gentle surf to wade into the water while taking […]

“Everything dies, baby that’s a fact / But maybe everything that dies someday comes back” — Bruce Springsteen in “Atlantic City” Like a phoenix rising from the ashes in a “Defend Pop Punk” shirt, Warped Tour made its much-anticipated return in a limited run for its 25th anniversary. After a single-day event in Cleveland, the […]

The year was 2005. Saturday Night Live had hired Andy Samberg as a new cast member, along with Akiva Schaffer and Jorma Taccone as writers. The trio, also known as The Lonely Island, would herald a new era with their groundbreaking SNL Digital Shorts, which helped bring the show into the YouTube era with viral […]

After founder Kevin Lyman declared the “final, full cross-country run of the Vans Warped Tour” last year, the storied festival returns in a much more limited fashion for 2019. The festivities, centered around the event’s 25th anniversary, kicked off in Cleveland earlier in the month with a single-day event at the Rock & Roll Hall […]

With a brand-new album Natural, Everyday Degradation in tow, Remo Drive made their triumphant return to New York City’s Bowery Ballroom on June 8th. Alongside openers Slow Bullet and Slow Pulp, the Minnesota rockers delivered an evening worthy of near-constant crowd-surfing and moshing. Here are five highlights from the gig: Slow Bullet Got the Party […]