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Lauren Starkey talks influences and pirates vs ninjas with September Mourning
What are your biggest influences behind this project ( not necessarily other bands )? The project itself is a trans media concept project based off of a central storyline…. That being said the influences for this project are widely varied. I took inspiration from movies and books, especially in the fantasy genre. Art and costuming/ clothing […]
Circa Survive and La Dispute Blow Minds and Wrench Hearts In Dallas
Having seen La Dispute several times over the years I thought I knew what to expect when I saw them and Circa Survive play at Gas Monkey Live! in Dallas. However, each time they’ve proven to be both mind blowing and heart wrenching. Watching them finish with “Such Small Hands” and playing “King Park” in […]
Everybody Wants The “D”
It’s hard to explain a Tenacious D concert to the everyday person, but I will try. This might even be the weirdest tour/album to date. The setlist for the night was divided to showcase their new album and their “greatest hits”. In the first part for the album Post-Apocalypto, the songs were accompanied by clips […]
A Decade Apart – Premonitions Pt. 1
With the release of “Premonitions Part 1”, we finally get to see the evolution of A Decade Apart. We got glimpses with the singles “Calamity” and “Forgiveness”, but to have a seven track EP in front of us is a completely different animal. “Contrails” was honestly the perfect song to put out there as the […]
Review – Unsanctioned Pro – Don’t Try This At Home – 06/30/18
June 9th, Derek Grantonic, owner of Unsanctioned Pro made the following announcement. “Story time! We lost our original ring rental. Stuff happens, trailers are expensive. We got another ring but guardrails are hard to find for anything less than a limb or organ. So! As discussed earlier via hilarious meme, you should #payattention at the […]
Blue October brings a solid set of hits, old and new to the Cubby Bear in Chicago
September 28, 2018 Written by Lauren Starkey Edited by Amanda Ahrendt Last night, I had the privilege to see Blue October, a band I worshiped back in the day, at the Cubby Bear in Chicago. In full transparency, I have not kept up with the band. I should have. In front of a capacity crowd, […]
“Phenomenal” EmiSunshine Lights up the stage in Bloomington, IL
For Interview with EmiSunshine: https://wp.me/p8kKke-Oz For EmiSunshine photo gallery: https://wp.me/p8kKke-OI Co-written by Sheryl Clark and Claudia Clark Coming on stage in a cute black dress, with rhinestone boots, and hat, EmiSunshine was welcome by the eager crowd, some who have waited years to have her perform at the Bloomington Center for Performing Arts (BPCA), […]
EmiSunshine talks about new album, Autism, and being yourself…
Co-Written by Sheryl Clark and Claudia Clark For show review: https://wp.me/p8kKke-O7 For EmiSunshine photo gallery: https://wp.me/p8kKke-OI Upon meeting EmiSunshine, she is this assuming fourteen-year-old young woman who has dazzled audiences around the world (except for Hawaii, as she admits during her show). Having performed on the Today Show as well as The Ryman and The […]
Giveaway: Unsanctioned 2: Electric Boogalo
Unsanctioned Pro was gracious enough to let us cover their first show and boy was it AMAZING! I’ll be writing up an article on that later, but I can definitely tell you guys I can’t wait to go back! I loved it so much that I wanted to treat you guys to the second show! […]