Concert Review: The Outbreak Tour

The Outbreak Tour, sponsored by Monster Energy, had an awesome lineup in 2012. Asking Alexandria, As I Lay Dying, and my new favorite band, Memphis May Fire, were big names on the bill, and they played a show at the tiny Madison Theater in Covington, KY.

Here’s some photos and thoughts on the show!!

Opener – Memphis May Fire

The MMF show was awesome. Not that I’m biased or anything (lies), but I just really thought their set was great. Objectively, a friend of mine said that he couldn’t hear the lyrics, which was hard for me to judge, because I know all the words to all their songs. However, I thought they sounded great and I thoroughly enjoyed this show. For some reason the song structure and breakdowns that MMF writes resonate with me extremely well, and they are just such a fun band to listen to. LOVED this show.

Concert Review: We Came as Romans

Fire and Ice Tour
The Madison Theater – Covington, KY
3/9/2012

Concert time again!!! In light of my recent dive into the hardcore/metalcore genre, a few friends of mine took a liking to a band called Woe, is Me. We had been looking for an opportunity to catch them live, and were able to do that this past weekend as part of the Fire and Ice tour headlined by We Came as Romans.

I have to admit when I first saw this tour, I was a bit surprised that WCAR had the fan support to merit a headlining tour. I actually enjoyed both of their albums, but just didn’t necessarily feel like they stood out among other players that are active in the genre right now, and so the headlining slot surprised me a bit. So, I intended on going to this show to see Woe, is Me, and be a casual observer of WCAR to see what all the fuss was about. Once again, the free market proved me wrong – the WCAR show was really excellent, and once again showed me why going to see unknown bands is a great idea. You never know when a band like this will come out of nowhere and blow you away.

Concert Review: Foxy Shazam

The Church of Rock and Roll CD Release Party
Madison Theater – Covington, KY
1/21/2012

Welcome, my friends, to the Church of Rock and Roll.

Foxy Shazam, a band that’s famous for being highly unpredictable and impossible to classify, has gained extremely passionate fans over the years with their impressive full-band instrumentation and dual-vocalization that includes both screams and prince-esque melodies. After the highly successful 2010 release of their self titled effort that brought them a bit more main-stream, fans were anxiously awaiting what was next in the Foxy Shazam saga. Finally, late in 2011 they announced that their next effort, titled The Church of Rock and Roll, was set to release early in January. This excited Foxy’s huge fan base, including yours truly, and I was waiting with baited breath the weekend before the release.

However, my anticipation for the new album skyrocketed when I found out that they were playing a CD release party near their hometown of Cincinnati that very weekend, a few days before the CD came out. Last minute plans were made and a small group of us headed down to a little theater to watch the show. In true Foxy tradition, I’m so glad we went. It’s time to get Foxy.