Concert Gallery: Meshuggah at the Palladium in Worcester, MA

The mighty Meshuggah are currently out on tour in support of their new disc KOLOSS released on March 26.

The Swedish metal masters followed up the release with a US tour. Dubbed  “SCION A/V PRESENTS: The Ophidian Trek” Meshuggah headlined the run alongside Baroness and Decapitated.

The tour rolled into New England on May 19. Check out our gallery of photos from their show at The Palladium in Worcester, MA below.

Meshuggah
May 19, 2012
The Palladium – Worcester, MA
Photos by: Diana Gay

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Carnival of Madness 2012 to Feature Evanescence, Chevelle, Halestorm & More

The 2012 Carnival of Madness tour lineup has been announced and it’s a good one!

Evanescence, Chevelle, Halestorm, and New Medicine will round up the tour and the first date is July 31 in Sprinfield Il. The tour will traverse throughout the  U.S.A. for the rest of the summer and through the early fall!

Select radio pre-sale tickets will be available beginning Tuesday, May 22; Carnival of Madness fan club members can begin purchasing tickets Wednesday, May 23; artist fan club pre-sales start Thursday, May 24; and general public on-sale begins Friday, June 1. For more information on purchasing tickets, visit http://carnivalofmadness.com/

 Check out all the dates below:
TUE 7/31/12 Springfield, IL Prairie Capital ConventionCenter
WED 8/1/12 Columbus, OH LC Pavilion
FRI 8/3/12 Atlantic City, NJ House Of Blues
SAT 8/4/12 Chester, PA Harrah’s Chester Downs
MON 8/6/12 Boston, MA Bank of America Pavilion
TUE 8/7/12 Baltimore, MD Pier Six
WED 8/8/12 Charlotte, NC Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
FRI 8/10/12 Atlanta, GA Aaron’s Amphitheatre at Lakewood
SAT 8/11/12 Gulfport, MS Jones Park
MON 8/13/12 Belton, TX Bell County Expo
TUE 8/14/12 Laredo, TX Laredo Energy Center
WED 8/15/12 Midland, TX Midland Horseshoe Arena
FRI 8/17/12 Lubbock, TX Venue TBA
SAT 8/18/12 El Paso, TX Don Haskins Center
MON 8/20/12 Sioux City, IA Venue TBA
TUE 8/21/12 Milwaukee, WI (*) Eagles Ballroom
THU 8/23/12 Grand Rapids, MI (**) Rock The Rapids – Downtown
FRI 8/24/12 Detroit, MI DTE Music Theatre
SUN 8/26/12 Chicago, IL Toyota Park
TUE 8/28/12 Pittsburgh, PA (**) Stage AE
WED 8/29/12 Holmdel, NJ PNC Amphiteatre
THU 8/30/12 Uncasville, CT (**) Mohegan Sun
SUN 9/2/12 Buffalo, NY Venue TBA
WED 9/5/12 Evansville, IN Venue TBA

(*) Show features Evanescence and New Medicine with very special guests

(**) Show features Evanescence and Chevelle with very special guests

Lamb of God and Dethklok Announce North American Tour

Lamb of God and Dethklok are teaming up for  a 34-show North American tour kicking off on August 1 in Seattle, Wash. The tour will make its way through cities throughout in the U.S. and Canada ending September 15 in San Francisco, CA. Check out all the dates and locations below.

Gojira will open all shows.

8/1 Seattle, WA @ WaMu Thater
8/2 Vancouver, BC @ Queen Elizabeth Theater
8/4 Calgary, AB @ Big 4
8/5 Edmonton, AB @ Shaw Conference Centre
8/7 Winnipeg, MB @ Convention Centre
8/9 Milwaukee, WI @ Eagles Ballroom
8/10 Columbus, OH @ LC Pavilion
8/11 Toronto, ON @ Heavy TO
8/12 Montreal, QC @ Heavy MTL
8/14 Grand Rapids, MI @ Delta Plex
8/15 St. Louis, MO @ Family Arena
8/19 Kansas City, MO @ Midland Theater
8/21 Chicago, IL @ Congress Ballroom
8/22 Detroit, MI @ Compuware Arena
8/23 Pittsburgh, PA @ Stage AE
8/24 Charlotte, NC @ Time Warner Cable Uptown Amphitheater
8/25 Norfolk, VA @ Constant Convocation Center
8/26 Baltimore, MD @ Pier 6 Pavilion
8/29 New York, NY @ Roseland Ballroom
8/30 Lowell, MA @ Tsongas Arena
8/31 Wallingford, CT @ Toyota Presents Oakdale Theater
9/1 Philadelphia, PA @ Outside at the Electric Factory
9/2 Asbury Park, NJ @ Asbury Park Convention Hall
9/4 Orlando, FL @ Hard Rock Live
9/5 Atlanta, GA @ Tabernacle
9/7 Houston, TX @ Bayou Music Center
9/8 San Antonio, TX @ Sunken Garden
9/9 Dallas, TX @ Verizon Wireless Theater
9/11 Denver, CO @ The Fillmore
9/13 Phoenix, AZ @ Comerica Theater
9/14 Los Angeles, CA @ Gibson Amphitheater
9/15 San Francisco, CA @ Bill Graham Civic

Stryper to Invade New England in May For Two Shows

New England welcomes back metal masters Stryper with open arms with two back to back dates on May 25 at Showcase Live in Foxboro, MA and May 26 at the Rock Junction in Coventry, RI. 

It’s been just about a year since they raised the roof in Foxboro in 2011 with local legends MASS and your “80′s Guy For The Modern Eye” was on hand to report of the fun & frolics, check out my review here.
 
Don’t miss this opportunity to see Stryper on tour again in 2012 in support of The Covering and also check out MASS at the 2nd show in Rhode Island. 
 
This has a full “80′s Guy” Stamp of approval.  I’ll see you at the gigs!!!

Concert Gallery: Sleigh Bells at the TD Garden in Boston, MA

Sleigh Bells
May 7, 2012
TD Garden – Boston, MA
Photos by: Mary Ouellette

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Blink-182 Cancel Bamboozle and NA Dates, Travis Barker to Undergo Emergency Tonsillectomy

If you were hoping to catch Blink-182 at one of their upcoming NA tour dates or the Bamboozle festival, bad news, the band has been forced to cancel most of their upcoming dates in the States. Two of them were rescheduled.

Here’s the details:

The members of blink-182 have announced today the cancelation of all of their May 2012 tour dates due to a medical emergency. Blink-182’s drummer, Travis Barker, requires an urgent tonsillectomy with a recovery period expected to extend beyond the scheduled tour dates. The band apologizes for any inconvenience as a result of these cancelations and thanks their fans for their ongoing support.

The May 10^th and 11^th concerts at the Winstar Casino in Thackerville, OK have been rescheduled for September 13 and 14, 2012. All previously issued tickets will be honored on the new dates respectively.  Refunds are available at point of purchase.

The following tour dates are cancelled and will not be rescheduled:  May 15 at Blue Cross Arena in Rochester, NY; May 17 at the Verizon Wireless Arena in Manchester, NH; May 18 at Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, CT; May 19 at The Bamboozle in Asbury Park, NJ; May 20 at Sands Bethlehem Event Center in Bethlehem, PA; and May 22 at Colisee Pepsi Arena in Quebec City, Canada. Refunds for these performances will be available at point of purchase. Any tickets purchased at www.ticketmaster.com or www.billetech.com will be automatically credited back to the credit card used to make the order. All tickets purchased at venue box offices must be returned to the box office to receive a refund. Those seeking refunds for the Bamboozle should visit: www.TheBamboozle.com.

My Chemical Romance will fill Blink’s slot at Bamboozle.

We’d like to wish Barker a speedy recovery!

Against Me!’s Tom Gabel Comes Out As Transgender

RollingStone.com is reporting that Against Me! vocalist Tom Gabel has been struggling privately with gender dysphoria for years and plans to start living his life as a woman under the name Laura Jane Grace.

Gabel told Rolling Stone he will remain married to his wife and that was the scariest part about it, saying, “For me, the most terrifying thing about this was how she would accept the news. But she’s been super-amazing and understanding.” Gabel and his wife have a 2-year-old daughter.

Gabel talked about his future and having fo face obstacles. ”I’m going to have embarrassing moments,” says Gabel, “and that won’t be fun. But that’s part of what talking to you is about – is hoping people will understand, and hoping they’ll be fairly kind.”

Concert Review & Live Photos: Arch/Matheos at the Webster Theater in Hartford, CT

Arch/Matheos
The Webster Theater – Hartford, CT
May 5, 2012
Words by: Brian Cross
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Beastie Boys Member Adam ‘MCA’ Yauch Passes Away

File this one under the news we never wanted to report. Beastie Boys member Adam ‘MCA’ Yauch has reportedly passed away. GlobalGrind and TMZ broke the sad news.

Cause of death has not yet been confirmed but Yauch has been battling cancer since 2009 and recently had to miss the band’s induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

The band’s last live performace was at Bonnaroo in 2009.

Yauch co-founded the legendary Beastie Boys in 1979 along with Ad Rock and Mike D, bending genres, blazing new trails and churning out albums like their 1986 debut ‘Licensed to Ill’ to 1998′s ‘Hello Nasty’ and their last disc 2011′s ‘Hot Sauce Committee Part Two.’

Our thoughts and prayers go out to Yauch’s family, friends, bandmates and of course fans. His contributions to the music community will live on.

Beastie Boys representative issued the following statement:

It is with great sadness that we confirm that musician, rapper, activist and director Adam “MCA” Yauch, founding member of Beastie Boys and also of the Milarepa Foundation that produced the Tibetan Freedom Concert benefits, and film production and distribution company Oscilloscope Laboratories, passed away in his native New York City this morning after a near-three-year battle with cancer. He was 47 years old.

Born in Brooklyn, New York, Yauch taught himself to play bass in high school, forming a band for his 17th birthday party that would later become known the world over as Beastie Boys.

With fellow members Michael “Mike D” Diamond and Adam “Adrock” Horovitz, Beastie Boys would go on to sell over 40 million records, release four #1 albums–including the first hip hop album ever to top the Billboard 200, the band’s 1986 debut full length, Licensed To Ill–win three Grammys, and the MTV Video Vanguard Lifetime Achievement award. Last month Beastie Boys were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, with Diamond and Horovitz reading an acceptance speech on behalf of Yauch, who was unable to attend.

In addition to his hand in creating such historic Beastie Boys albums as Paul’s Boutique, Check Your Head, Ill Communication, Hello Nasty and more, Yauch was a founder of the Milarepa Fund, a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting awareness and  activism regarding the injustices perpetrated on native Tibetans by Chinese occupational government and military forces.  In 1996, Milarepa produced the first Tibetan Freedom Concert in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park, which was attended by 100,000 people, making it the biggest benefit concert on U.S. soil since 1985′s Live Aid. The Tibetan Freedom Concert series would continue to stage some of the most significant benefit shows in the world for nearly a decade following in New York City, Washington DC, Tokyo, Sydney, Amsterdam, Taipei and other cities.

In the wake of September 11, 2001, Milarepa organized New Yorkers Against Violence, a benefit headlined by Beastie Boys at New York’s Hammerstein Ballroom, with net proceeds  disbursed to the New York Women’s Foundation Disaster Relief Fund and the New York Association for New Americans (NYANA) September 11th Fund for New Americans–each chosen for their efforts on behalf of 9/11 victims least likely to receive help from other sources.

Under the alias of Nathanial Hörnblowér, Yauch directed iconic Beastie Boys videos including  ”So Whatcha Want,” ”Intergalactic,” “Body Movin” and “Ch-Check It Out.” Under his own name, Yauch directed last year’s Fight For Your Right Revisited, an extended video for “Make Some Noise” from Beastie Boys’ Hot Sauce Committee Part Two, starring Elijah Wood, Danny McBride and Seth Rogen as the 1986 Beastie Boys, making their way through a half hour of cameo-studded misadventures before squaring off against Jack Black, Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly as Beastie Boys of the future.

Yauch’s passion and talent for filmmaking led to his founding of Oscilloscope Laboratories, which in 2008 released his directorial film debut, the basketball documentary Gunnin’ For That #1 Spot and has since become a major force in independent video distribution, amassing a catalogue of such acclaimed titles as Kelly Reichardt’s Wendy and Lucy,  Oren Moverman’s The Messenger,  Banksy’s Exit Through The Gift Shop, Lance Bangs and Spike Jonze’s Tell Them Anything You Want: A Portrait Of Maurice Sendak, and many more.

Yauch is survived by his wife Dechen and his daughter Tenzin Losel, as well as his parents Frances and Noel Yauch.

 

Concert Gallery: The Cranberries at Terminal 5 in NYC, NY

The Cranberries
May 3, 2012
Terminal 5 – NYC, NY
Photos by: Antonio Marino Jr.

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