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Lacuna Coil Get Through ‘Dark’ Times with Fan Support
April 29, 2012 | No Comment
Lacuna Coil Get Through ‘Dark’ Times with Fan Support

After recording six full-length albums, two EPs, and a DVD, selling over 800,000 units in the United States alone, Cristina Scabbia, one of two lead vocalists in the Italian goth metal outfit Lacuna Coil, will …

‘Rhythm of the Region’ Remembers Local Music History
April 29, 2012 | No Comment
‘Rhythm of the Region’ Remembers Local Music History

When Conor O’Brien is asked what his favorite local concert was, he can’t simply pick just one.
The first on his list was one of his first shows ever at 14-years-old – Captain, We’re Sinking and …

Shinedown Always Reaching Higher
April 15, 2012 | No Comment
Shinedown Always Reaching Higher

Eric Bass, bassist and pianist for chart-topping rock band Shinedown, always knew that he wouldn’t be making a conventional living.
Growing up in musical family, his mother a vocal and piano teacher, he learned to play …

William James Brings Slam Dancing Energy to Slam Poetry
March 25, 2012 | No Comment
William James Brings Slam Dancing Energy to Slam Poetry

With a shaggy beard, gauged ears, and tattoos running up and down his arms, William James looks more like a hardcore punk rock singer than a poet when he takes the stage. That isn’t a …

Singer James Hart Ready to Win Back Old Fanbase with Burn Halo
March 18, 2012 | No Comment
Singer James Hart Ready to Win Back Old Fanbase with Burn Halo

Singer James Hart will be the first to admit that the 2007 break-up of his previously successful metalcore band, Eighteen Visions, wasn’t his idea, but he’s slowly bouncing back with hard rock outfit Burn Halo.
After …

Pop Evil Prove the Durability of Pop Rock
March 11, 2012 | No Comment
Pop Evil Prove the Durability of Pop Rock

Picking up the guitar in high school and starting a band in college, it took singer Leigh Kakaty many years to find bandmates that were as dedicated to making music as he was.
Even after forming …