2012

Unofficial 31 Days of Dead – 2012 Edition: Day Nineteen

Ed Martin December 19, 2012 5 Comments

A jam to start the second set of a Grateful Dead show? It happened.

Deftones Announce U.S. Spring Tour

December 19, 2012 No Comments

Grammy-winning alternative band Deftones will be kicking off a tour of North America on March 4, 2013. The headlining run begins in Rochester, NY and wraps March 30 in Houston,

The Mountain Goats: Crescent Ballroom, Phoenix, AZ 12/8/12

Ben Karris December 19, 2012 No Comments

Credibility—the main product of Darnielle’s two decade plus year career with an instrument in hand and a song on his tongue, that originally sparked from urgency and was recorded onto cassettes, has now transformed The Mountain Goats into a legitimate musical identity. Their 14th studio album Transcendental Youth was released last October 14th and this Crescent performance witnessed a generous eight tracks from this latest recording, along with many other favorites.

Aerosmith/Cheap Trick: New Orleans Arena, New Orleans, LA, 12/06/12

Leslie Michele Derrough December 19, 2012 No Comments

“Joe Perry is in the house,” announced wiry frontman Steven Tyler after Aerosmith’s guitar slinger finished up a lead vocal and riff-laden “Combination” from the band’s powerful 1976 classic album Rocks. Perry wasn’t the only one burning down the soon to be Pelicans’ house on a humid Thursday night. Brad Whitford, Tom Hamilton, Joey Kramer and the other half of the infamous Toxic Twins were all ready to rock & roll, bluesy-Boston style.