Show Reviews
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 [...]