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Filter
| October 30th 2008 @ Hard Rock Cafe |
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by Courtney Campbell & Michelle Lee
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How appropriate is it that Filter kicked off their set with "Welcome to the Fold". Or maybe it should be "Welcome Back to the Filter"? About 6 months ago, we ran a review of the Filter shows in Washington DC/Baltimore and there seemed to be something missing. Typically a Filter show would have been sold out and the band back then seemed very disconnected on stage.
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Yelle
| October 13th 2008 @ 9:30 Club |
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by Katherine Gaines
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You don't have to sing in english to make people dance. French pop
singer Yelle proved that on Oct 13, at the 930 club. She laughed at
the audience's pathetic attempts to sing "A Cause Des Garcons
" to her,
clearly they knew the melody but the words (aside from the name of the
song) were a mystery.
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Staind
| October 4th 2008 @ Merriweather Post Pavilion |
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by Courtney Campbell
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Having recently release The Illusion of Progress, Staind were back out on the road on a tour that would last them a couple of months, this time with Papa Roach and Seether in tow. The tour kicked off at Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia MD and of course we were there. Being an outdoor venue and October 4th, one can never predict the weather, a little bit chilly but perfect for a rock show.
State of Shock kicked off the night though they weren't listed originally on the bill. We had seen them the week before on tour with Seether but really hadn't paid much attention to them as we were getting to the venue when they were on stage. Definitely have to check them out.
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Lukas Rossi
| August 30th 2008 @ Bedrock, Baltimore MD |
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by Courtney Campbell
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So you know the premise. Band uses a reality show to find a new singer. There are 12 people wanting the job and one of them wins and gets to tour with that band. Now that the band is no longer, what's the singer to do? Go on tour and that's what Lukas Rossi who won the Rockstar Supernova gig did
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Ted Nugent
| August 26th 2008 @ Ramshead Live!, Baltimore MD |
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by Courtney Campbell
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What a warrior! Having recently played his 6000th show earlier this summer, Ted Nugent just continued on touring and recently made a stop in Baltimore at Ramshead Live! Now we all know how "Uncle Ted" is and if you didn't you were definitely in for an awakening this night. Ted doesn't pull any punches. He plays a solid show and he tells it like it is, well at least how he sees it.
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Pepper
| August 24th 2008 @ Pier 6, Baltimore MD |
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by Courtney Campbell
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So when I saw the police and security outside the venue surrounding a kid with a bloody face during the first of three bands, I just knew this was going to be a crazy night. The Tailgate 2008 Summer Tour featuring Pepper and Slightly Stoopid was stopping in Baltimore at Pier 6. By the time Slightly Stoopid went on, over 300 people had been thrown out of the venue; most of them were for underage drinking.
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Good Charlotte
| August 23rd 2008 @ Sonar, Baltimore MD |
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by Courtney Campbell
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Well a summer shed tour with Boys like Girls, like everything else, had to come to an end and there shouldn't have been a more perfect spot than "home" for Good Charlotte. They mentioned many times during their set how it was great to end this summer tour at "home" as they ran through their set on August 23rd at Sonar in Baltimore. While it might have been good for them to be home, there was just something missing.
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Puddle of Mudd/Saving Abel/Rev Theory/Pop Evi
| August 21st 2008 @ Ramshead Live!, Baltimore MD |
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by Courtney Campbell
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Puddle of Mudd brought their tour to Baltimore on August 21st bring along Saving Abel, Rev Theory and Pop Evil. Ramshead Live! was packed and Baltimore was ready to rock out!
Kicking off the night was Pop Evil. You haven't heard of them? Give it time. Debuting songs from their recently released Lipstick on the Mirror, the band had the stage presence and set up of a more seasoned band. This is a band that has high expectations and isn't afraid to reach for them.
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Rockstar Mayhem 2008
| August 17th, 2008 @ Nissan Pavilion, Bristow, Va |
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by Courtney Campbell
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What do you get when you combine three stages, fourteen hard rocking bands, Rockstar Energy drink and Jagermeister? Nope, not a three day hangover! You get the Rockstar Mayhem Tour, yet another successful tour assembled by Kevin Lyman. In its inaugural edition it featured Slipknot, Disturbed, Dragonforce and Mastodon on the main stage while bands such as Machinehead, Underoath, Five Finger Death Punch, Walls of Jericho and others tore it up on the two side stages.
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Virgin Mobile Festival 2008
| August 9th & 10th, 2008 @ Pimlico, Baltimore MD |
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by Courtney Campbell
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The 2008 Virgin Mobile Festival is over and all that remains are the memories each of us has of two days jam-packed with sights and sounds. With the weather expecting to be about 20 degrees cooler than the previous year, the weekend was looking to be great. Both days were filled with bands on two stages as well as a DJ tent and other sights to be seen - art, planetary awareness, voter registration, etc. There was literally something for everyone.
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Projekt Revolution 2008
| July 27th 2008 @ Nissan Pavilion, Bristow Va |
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by Courtney Campbell
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With all the summer concerts out there and the price of tickets rising, what better way to see a group of bands than one of the touring festivals. Linkin Park put together a great lineup with Projekt Revolution 2008 and earplugsrequired.com was there again.
So as we pulled up to the venue, the skies opened up with cloud to ground lightning and nickel to quarter sized hail. The crowd in line at the gates scrambled for coverage as they were basically sitting ducks.
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Rockin' the Colonies - The Alarm & The Fixx
| July 10th 2008 @ 9:30 Club, Washington DC |
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by Courtney Campbell
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With the concerts that have been popping up lately, one would think we suffered a time warp! Having seen Duran Duran earlier in the summer and Yaz coming up in a week it was so appropriate that we would be seeing the Rocking the Colonies tour when it kicked off in Washington DC on July 10th. This year's rendition brought The Alarm, The Fixx and The English Beat to the 9:30 club.
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Papa Roach/Trapt/Parmalee
| July 4th 2008 @ House of Blues, Myrtle Beach, SC |
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by Courtney Campbell
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With the 40+ dates of Crue Fest having just kicked off, Papa Roach & Trapt filled in their off day on the 4th of July with a show at the House of Blues in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Sponsored by a local radio station and billed as the after fireworks party, the sold-out show was definitely the place to be on the 4th. Being that both bands play fairly early on Crue Fest, this was a chance for their fans to catch longer sets by their favorite bands and also be in a venue that no matter where you stood/sat, you had a great view. (kudos to the venue, great sightlines and sound)
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Blondie
| June 5th 2008 @ Ramshead Live! |
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by Katherine Gaines & Courtney Campbell
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IIn 1978 Blondie released Parallel Lines. The album peaked on the Billboard Album Chart at #6 and included Blondie's first #1 hit, "Heart Of Glass." The album also included the hit "One Way Or Another" as well as "Hanging On The Telephone" and "Sunday Girl." The single "Heart of Glass" ended up being the first American #1 New Wave single and the album itself has sold over 20 million copies. With the 30th anniversary of Parallel Lines EMI is re-releasing this iconic album on June 24th.The commemorative CD/DVD release adds four bonus audio tracks, three classic music videos and a previously unreleased TV performance from the BBC's "Top Of The Pops" to the album's original tracklist, as well as a booklet containing the original album photo session. The band also took to the road to do what they do best, perform to sold-out performances across the U.S. and Europe on the band's "Parallel Lines 30th Anniversary Tour." The tour kicked off in Baltimore at Ramshead Live! on June 5th and earplugsrequired.com was there.
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Filter/Ours/Opiate for the Masses
| May 29th & June 2nd 2008 @ 9:30 Club & Ramshead Live! |
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by Courtney Campbell & Michelle Lee
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It's been a few years but Richard Patrick is back on the road under the moniker of Filter. The music and lyrics are the same as basically Richie is Filter but those backing him on stage have changed. For those that have followed Richie's career as Filter, these changes are nothing new as members have come and gone through the years. With a brand new album out, Anthems for the Damned and a new outlook on life in general after rehab, Richie is out there doing what he does the best - perform on stage. The tour made a stop in Washington DC at the 9:30 Club on May 29th and in Baltimore at Ramshead Live! on June 2nd and even though the size of the crowd was lacking, those in attendance had a great time.
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Jagermeister 2008
| May 18th 2008 @ Ramshead Live! |
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by Courtney Campbell & Michelle Lee
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Jagermeister might be known for it's unique taste, for Jager Bombs and Red Headed Sluts, but its name is also synonymous with heavy rock music. The 2008 Jagermeister Tour was no exception. With Hatebreed and Type O Negative as headliners, this tour was bringing the heavy of the heavy to towns across the nation. The third stop on their tour was Baltimore at Rams Head Live! and EarplugsRequired.com was there.
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Apocalyptica
| May 7th 2008 @ 9:30 Club |
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by Michelle Lee
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With all the road trips EarplugsRequired has been taking lately, we’ve been taking CDs with us for those parts of the country that don’t get any radio reception and Apocalyptica’s Worlds Collide has spent much time in the CD player. Needless to say, we were looking forward to seeing them live and we weren’t disappointed.
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My Chemical Romance/Taking Back Sunday/Drive By
| May 6th 2008 @ Electric Factory |
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by Courtney Campbell
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After a year of touring for The Black Parade, My Chemical Romance had announced that they were going off the road for a bit to relax and work on new music but not before a small tour. That tour included two nights at the Electric Factory in Philadelphia Pa and earplugsrequired.com was there for night one.
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MxPx
| May 3rd 2008 @ Bamboozle |
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by Courtney Campbell
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First off I have to say I LOVE MxPx! That being said, when they didn't have any tour dates in the mid-atlantic region near us of course that meant a road trip to northern New Jersey to see them. Bamboozle here we come!
So MxPx was to play around 5 and we decided to get there around noon so we could hang out and also see a few other bands along the way. Unfortunately the traffic patterns in Delaware weren't included in our planning.
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Thriving Ivory
| May 4th 2008 @ Sonar Lounge |
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by Courtney Campbell
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Wind up Records has a new artist that is starting to make waves. They are Thriving Ivory and earplugsrequired.com caught their set at Sonar Lounge on May 4th. Think back to when rock music had melodies with meaningful lyrics, strong keyboard playing and unique vocals (okay all of you in your late 30s to 40s, no this is not Journey but I did hear a little bit that sounded like them in the one track "Day of Rain"), now fast forward to 2008 and you have Thriving Ivory.
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Red Jumpsuit Apparatus / Amaru
| April 3rd 2008 @ Fletchers |
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by Courtney Campbell
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Those Red Jumpsuit Apparatus boys just keep showing us what a talented group of guys they are. After having been on the road basically for the past two years, they recently spent a couple of months working on new songs. Instead of heading directly into the studio, they embarked on an acoustic tour of small venues.
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Chevelle/Finger 11/God or Julie
| March 19th, 2008 @ Ramshead Live! |
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by Michelle Lee
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It isn’t often when you go to a concert and like every single one of the bands on the bill, but that’s what happened the other night. Each band on this tour complemented each other nicely and made it a great night for the fans. The evening start off with God or Julie from New York City. This up-and-coming band proved they could hold their own with the rest of the bands that would be playing tonight and got themselves some new fans.
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Taste of Chaos 2008
| March 17th, 2008 @ Patriot Center |
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by Courtney Campbell
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What do you get when you combine Avenged sevenfold, Atreyu and Bullet for My Valentine with pyro and St. Patrick's Day? Oh, don't forget Blessthefall, Idiot Pilot and the 3 J-rock bands. It's Taste of Chaos 2008!
Having seen the tour two nights prior in Asbury Park, New Jersey, the line-up was familiar but having a larger venue, a larger stage with more lighting and the ability to use pyro really brought the show up to the different level.
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Hurt
| March 12th 2008 @ Recher Theatre |
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by Courtney Campbell
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What a difference! That is seriously the easiest thing I can say about going to see Hurt at the Recher on March 12th. Having heard them on myspace and the radio I had wanted to check them out and had been totally disappointed the last time they came through town. Not one to rely on just one exposure to a band I was off to see this band again and was pleasantly suprised.
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Justice
| March 12th 2008 @ 9:30 Club |
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by Katherine Gaines
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Justice at the 9:30 Club was one of the danciest shows I've seen there. (Its true, D.C. audiences don't generally like to move.)
Busy P got the night started with a high energy set of electro and 80s and the crowd responded well. He got plenty of shouting, bouncing, and singing along. However, the energy level fell when rapper Wale came on. It wasn't due to lack of effort, or lack of talent.
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Linkin Park
| February 19th 2008 @ 1st Mariner Arena |
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by Courtney Campbell & Michelle Lee
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The dream of many kids learning to play guitar or prancing in front of a mirror with a faux microphone is to play in front of a sold out crowd singing along to their songs and chanting their name; Linkin Park has lived their dreams and then some. After a very successful Projekt Revolution tour this past summer, the band was back out on the road with an arena tour bringing Chiodos and Coheed & Cambria along for the ride. For the near sold-out crowd in Baltimore on February 19th, it was a rock show to remember. Probably one of the best that these concert goers have seen in the past year.
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The Color Fred
| February 9th 2008 @ Sonar |
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by Courtney Campbell
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The last time The Color Fred came through town, they played the Ottobar and for whatever reason, there really wasn't a crowd. One would have thought with the following that Taking Back Sunday has, The Color Fred (frontman Fred Mascherino was the guitarist for Taking Back Sunday) would have been able to at least fill the venue 3/4 full. That just wasn't the case.
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STYX
| January 20 2008 @ Ramshead Live! |
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by Courtney Campbell
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From the opening sounds of "Blue Collar Man" to the end of "Renegade" Ramshead Live! was full of energy as the band STYX showed Baltimore that rock music isn't dead! This is a band that got their start in the 70s, broke up for a little bit and for the past 10 years, even with line-up changes, is going strong. A current t-shirt that they are selling displays that in black and white "Classic Rock - my ass! 1100 shows in 10 years"
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Shaw/Blades
| December 2nd 2007 @ Sonar |
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by Courtney Campbell
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So Shaw/Blades was back through my area recently. They had two shows booked about equal distance from where I live. One was in a small seated venue where I had seen them before and the other was in a venue I frequent but its much bigger and not seated. I op'd for the larger venue as to see something different. This was definitely different and better in the aspect that we could move around and the stage was bigger for the artist.
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Chiodos
| November 18th 2007 @ Ramshead Live! |
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by Courtney Campbell
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You don't have to have a number one album sit atop of the charts for weeks on end (well their recent release did debut at #5 on Billboards Album Chart)or have a hot single being played on the radio every hour to have a great following. Chiodos has proven that.
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Avenged Sevenfold
| November 15th, 2007 @ Electric Factory |
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by Courtney Campbell
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Okay where do I begin. All that know me know that I love Avenged Sevenfold's music; the band itself, the jury is still out on. That being said, of course when the tour dates were announced and the Baltimore/Washington area wasn't included, that meant a road trip! I should add I suppose that this week I was on vacation and at first was going to go visit a friend in California. Well that was until these dates were released and my plans changed. See I told you, I love their music.
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