Author: Tracy Galarza

Review by Tracy Galarza There is very little that made me happier than when Thrice announced their hiatus was over.  But then they went ahead and started working on their ninth studio album and routing a US tour and I was left wondering what the hell I was supposed to do with myself until May 27th.  Admittedly, I was a bit nervous about what to expect with To Be Everywhere Is To Be Nowhere, after all the guys had been gone for almost 5 years.  Luckily for us they picked up right where they left off. TBEITBN starts slow then breaks…

In between Coachella appearances, The Front Bottoms hit The Observatory North Park in San Diego bringing along Sun Valley Gun Club, Diet Cig, and Brick + Mortar for a high energy show.

The Darkness’ Back to the USSA tour is underway friends!  The band stopped by the House of Blues in San Diego with Alexa Villa and RavenEye and put on a clinic of a show.  

Review by Tracy Galarza O’Brother’s long-awaited new record has finally arrived folks.  The Atlanta band’s third full length, Endless Light is due out on Triple Crowd Records/Favorite Gentlemen.  Produced by Manchester Orchestra’s Andy Hull and Brad Fisher, Endless Light finds refinement in the band’s previous efforts. Endless Light begins grandly, with heavy drums and the O’Brother signature guitar sound we’ve all grown to love.  Tanner Merritt’s vocals on the record are perfectly haunting as one has come to expect but there’s a whole other dimension to them now.  “Your Move” and “Complicated End Times” finds Merritt practically crooning but rest…

Saturday night saw another packed house at The Observatory North Park in San Diego.  With Mrs. Magician, AJJ – formerly Andrew Jackson Jihad – and Joyce Manor on the bill, San Diegans knew they were in for a treat.  Which totally explains the line that wrapped around the entire block of folks waiting to get inside. 

It’s not every night you get to see a solid punk rock show at a venue like The Observatory North Park.  But When Anti-Flag brings along Leftöver Crack, War On Women, Blackbird Raum, and The Homeless Gospel Choir to San Diego, Friday night becomes Punk Night at The Observatory. 

The British Invasion Tour kicked off last night at the House of Blues in San Diego without a hitch.  With a lineup that featured While She Sleeps, Asking Alexandria, and Bullet For My Valentine it’s no wonder a slew of fans were lined up hours before door time.  And the wait totally paid off because the sold out show was absolutely killer.