Show Reviews
Spades & Blades/Better Left Unsaid – March 5, 2015 – Portland, Oregon – Tonic Lounge
Spades & Blades/Better Left Unsaid I arrived at the Tonic to see the parking lot full of Vans and the bands setting up, the crowd beginning to trickle through the door as the night began. Opening act Spades and Blades are a self-proclaimed progressive metalcore band and they threw down like they were playing in [...]
Hed PE/Powerman 5000 – January 23, 2015 – Portland, Oregon – Hawthorne Theater
Hed PE/Powerman 5000 Hawthorne Friday, January 23, 2015 As I come rushing in from work, and after confusion at the ticket stand, I finally make it inside when local band Amerakin Overdose takes the stage. I was glad to make it in time for their set because I haven't seen them perform for a year. You [...]
Clean Bandit/Little Daylight – September 26, 2014 – Portland, Oregon – Doug Fir
Clean Bandit/Little Daylight On this warm Friday night, I headed to the Doug Fir Lounge to see the sold out show of Little Daylight and the headlining band Clean Bandit. If you haven't been to the Doug Fir, let me set the scene for you. It’s located on East Burnside in beautiful Portland, Oregon and the venue [...]
Andrew WK, Sons of Huns, Black Snake – September 10, 2013 – Portland, Oregon – Hawthorne Theater
Last time I personally saw Andrew W.K was at Warped Tour a couple years ago. I remember that set because it was so much fun! I wasn't sure how the rest of the day could compete with his early show so you can imagine how excited I was for this. Unsure of what kind of opening [...]
The Acacia Strain, Within The Ruins, Fit for an Autopsy, American Me, Assyria – September 2, 2013 – Portland, Oregon – Hawthorne Theater
Most of the crowd heading in tonight was young. It wasn't a sold out show, but that may have been because of the Labor Day weekend and with everyone getting ready for school. So to kick off the show was Assyria. This local 5 piece band set the tone for the evening and that tone was [...]
Chimaira, The Browning – August 10, 2013 – Portland, Oregon – Hawthorne Theater
Adulteress (aka the new Ion Storm, equipped with new bassist Ben) started off the night. I hate to be the one to say it but they didn't set the bar high for the evening. Just too much seemed to be going on with their new look/image and the sound seemed off. I did enjoy the [...]
Lamb of God, Decapitated, and Anciients – June 1, 2013 – Portland, Oregon – Roseland Theater
What an amazing show! First, people showed up for this sold out show early! The Canadian based metal band, Anciients, started the evening. With a very distinct sound (Crowbar meets Clutch meets Opeth), this four-piece stoner metal band put on a great show. Unfortunately, it was obvious that audience was a mix of Lamb of God [...]
Fear Factory, Kobra and the Lotus, Hate Eternal – May 31, 2013 – Portland, Oregon – Hawthorne Theater
There were five bands on this bill, two of which were locals: Nemesis and Ceremonial Castings. Usually, five bands push my attention limit, but Fear Factory was worth the wait. Kicking off the night was Nemesis. We met Joshua, who was a 14 year old boy there with his father….it was his first concert ever. For [...]
Rehab – May 15, 2013 – Portland, Oregon – Hawthorne Theater
A total of five bands were on this bill. At first, the crowd was mostly female, and it took a while for the crowd to warm up. Local band Tragedy opened the show. Tragedy is a three member group who rapped to tracks. A couple of the members had face paint on. Their sound and overall [...]
Mindless Self Indulgence, Red Paintings, The Slants -May 1, 2013 – Portland, Oregon – Roseland Theater
The best concerts are the ones where the band on stage is obviously enjoying themselves and loving what they do and the crowd response. The energy is just flowing back and forth between the musicians on stage and the audience. Enthusiasm was in no short supply at this show. The crowd that came out to this [...]