They formed in 1997 from the product of joining two local Minnesota bands. In 1998, they played their first live show. In the mid-2000’s, they released their first EP entitled Kids for America. In 2001, they received their first album review from PunkNews.com. In 2007, they were announced as having one of the most anticipated albums of the year. Now, in 2010, Motion City Soundtrack set out on a new, much needed, headlining tour starting in late March. The lineup behind them included bands such as Sing It Loud, A Rocket To The Moon and Fun.

Devastating earthquakes, erupting volcanoes, and Barber broke his wrist before spring tour!  Following the news in mid March of Disco Biscuits guitarist and front man Jon Gutwillig’s tour threatening injury it seemed as though the end was very nigh for spring plans of the faithful followers of the Philadelphia electro jam outfit the Disco Biscuits.  But fret not Chicken Little.  The sky is not falli…

I would say that my folk/alt country, or whatever you would like to call that genre, kick ended, for the most part, about a year or more ago. An acoustic guitar and a sad, dusty voice just didn’t do anything for me anymore. Theordore, a group from St. Louis and personal friends of mine, is a band whose music is so uniquely Midwest and impressively deep in tones and lyrical content. Their first release, “Songs…

Cartel is one of those bands that fell under the radar for an extended time but never completely disappeared. After releasing their long awaited third album entitled Cycles on October 20^th, they are now headlining a tour with The Bigger Lights, The Summer Set, This Providence and more. The tour made a stop at a local venue in Columbus, OH called The Basement and I decided I would attend.

In all honesty, the only reason I w…

Copeland is a band that somewhat exists in a world of their own.  This carries over to their music and should be taken into consideration when listening to or going to a concert of theirs.  Their lush and eclectic arrangements never fail to shift my perspective to an otherworldly place.  After seeing them at The Basement, in Columbus just a month or so ago, I realized how important it was to be in the proper setting when se…

I completely forgot to publish this article and words fall short to describe how much I enjoyed this show.  If you have not already heard of Brand New I encourage you to take a step away from main stream expectations, keep an open mind and give the band a listen.

Ohio State’s New Port Music Hall greeted us September 24th with the scent of overwhelming anticipation.  A sold out venue of enthusiastic fans gathered i…