In This Moment Blood August 2012 Century Media As a whole, BLOOD is as emotional rollercoaster. Brink grabs us by the hand leads us through an often apocalyptic aural landscape full of despair, rage, desolation and regret. While on the journey I’m torn between the tracks that make me want
Year: 2012
Otep 08-07-2012; Destroy to Create Tour
Otep Destroy to Create Tour Lincoln, Nebraska Knickerbockers August 7th, 2012 Tonight was a special night in Nebraska. Knickersbockers’ was turned into a playground for the misfits, heathens and heretics of Lincoln and the surrounding area. It was a night that we would remember for the rest of our lives.
In This Moment 08-06-2012
In This Moment Sokol Underground Omaha, Nebraska Blood Summer Tour August 6th, 2012 It has been just over five years since In This Moment had graced the stage of Sokol Underground and so many of us were eagerly anticipating another brilliant show. The band’s debut in Omaha had happened during
Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival 07-17-2012
Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival July 17th, 2012 Bonner Springs, Kansas Sandstone Amphitheater Slipknot, Slayer, Motorhead, As I Lay Dying, Anthrax, The Devil Wears Prada, Asking Alexandria, Whitechapel, Dirtfedd, Betraying the Martyrs, Upon a Burning Body, I the Breather Anyone attending the 2012 Rock Star Energy Drink Mayhem Festival was
Marilyn Manson, The Pretty Reckless; Hey Cruel World Tour 05-08-2012
Hey Cruel World … Tour 2012 May 8th, 2012 Des Moines, Iowa Val Air Ballroom Sold Out One never knows what to expect from a Marilyn Manson concert. Tonight’s show marked my 9th time seeing the band live, and each show has proven to be more intense than the
Evanescence 04-24-2012
Evanescence Album Tour April 24th, 2012 Midland Theater AMC Kansas City, Missouri It’s been a rough month and a day trip to Kansas City to see Evanescence was the perfect vacation solution. I’d been hoping for this opportunity since a second leg of the Evanescence Album Tour was announced. I
Chevelle, Janus, Middle Class Rut; Hats Off To The Bull Tour 03-14-2012
Hats Off To the Bull Tour March 14th, 2012 Sokol Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska SOLD OUT Walking a few blocks from my car to the venue, I saw a Scalper sell two tickets for tonight’s show for 67 dollars a piece. Thus far, every show on Chevelle’s Hats Off to the
Puscifer, Carina Round; Conditions of My Parole 03-07-2012
March 7th, 2012 Omaha, Nebraska Omaha Civic Auditorium Conditions Of My Parole Tour While many of the fans in attendance of tonight’s show were familiar with Carina Round’s inclusion in Puscifer, not many were aware of her original music. Carina dazzled the crowd with her half hour set, back by
The Birthday Massacre 12-19-2011
The Birthday Massacre “Imaginary Monster’s” Tour Sokol Underground Omaha, Nebraska December 19th, 2011 Roughly 150 fans braved to chilly Nebraska winter for the chance to forget their real life problems and party with their Canadian friends; Chibi, Rainbow, Owen, Nate, Rhim and M. Falcore. Even though the show had poor
Chevelle 12-15-2011
Hats Off to the Bull Tour December 15th, 2011 Clicks Billards Tyler, TXChevelle played to a sold out crowd in Tyler Texas. Clicks is a small venue, and the place was packed. The energy was great, and the band fed off this energy. They gave us all we expected and
An Evening With Corey Taylor 11-21-2011
An Evening With Corey Taylor The Waiting Room Lounge November 21st, 2011 SOLD OUT What a truly amazing concert. Corey “mothering fucking” Taylor had warned us early on in the evening that this wasn’t “going to be like an a evening with Charlie Sheen.” He elaborated by adding, “That was
The Smashing Pumpkins 10-11-2011
October 11th, 2011 Omaha, Nebraska Slowdown The Other Side of the Kaleidyscope Tour SOLD OUT! Omaha’s newest “it” venue, Slowdown, is not the venue you’d expect to see a band such as The Smashing Pumpkins. Even though the band is at the dusk of the height of their popularity, the
SeXXX U 2 Death Tour 03-06-2011
SeXXX U 2 Death Tour March 6th, 2011 Omaha, Nebraska The Waiting RoomTonight was going to be an amazing show. Local favorites Cursed By Moonlight and Army of In Between prepped the sold out crowd. Actually, close to 350 tickets were sold for tonight’s show, causing a near bursting capacity.
Uproar Festival 08-20-2010
Uproar Festival August 20th, 2010 Council Bluffs, Iowa Westfair Amphitheater Parking was a breeze. Entry was a snap. This festival was running like a finely tuned machine. The vendors were set up at perfect locations and many of the 2nd stage bands were running their own merch booths. Even the