REVIEW: The Gaslight Anthem Take Us Home One Last Time (Asbury Park, NJ)

August 23, 2018August 23, 2018 Lauren Kyle chuck ragan, jared hart, review, the '59 sound, the gaslight anthem, tour0 comment

Days into my Freshman year at a now defunct arts school thousands of miles away from home, I got dumped. Hard. Not only dumped, but replaced. Which, for an overly dramatic, heartbroken, homesick college co-ed, was just the worst thing ever. I wandered the mean streets of Chester, New Hampshire desperately searching for a place that felt like home to sit and lick my wounds. On one particularly cliche and dramatic night, I found myself wandering the graveyard alone. Laid flat on my back atop a quintessentially New England stone…

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ALBUM REVIEW: Varsity Week – If You Only Knew

June 26, 2017June 26, 2017 Sami Marshall album review, if you only knew, infectious magazine, music, review, varsity week0 comment

If you’re looking for a summer record to jam out to that sounds like the perfect mashup of all your favorite bands, then look no further than LA’s own Varsity Week and their debut release If You Only Knew. The 5-song EP is packed with beats that are sure to get you moving and lyrics that are bound to be stuck in your head for days. Please follow and like us:

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ALBUM REVIEW: Paramore ‘After Laughter’

May 14, 2017 Amanda Krause After Laughter, fueled by ramen, hayley williams, infectious magazine, music, paramore, review, taylor york, zac farro0 comment

It’s been two days since the release of Paramore’s After Laughter, and lead vocalist Hayley Williams will cry if she wants to. The Nashville-natives’ fifth studio album details the band’s latest journey through lyrics of growth, frustration, and apparently lots of tears in a collection of 12 synth-based pop tracks. After Laughter was officially released to the world three years after the band’s prior self-titled release Paramore, plenty of time to showcase Paramore’s development and change since we last heard their sound. Right from the album’s bubbly lead track “Hard Times,” it’s…

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SHOW REVIEW: Architects, Stray From The Path, Make Them Suffer

April 20, 2017April 20, 2017 Brooke Daly architects, concert, Drew Dijorio, epitaph records, infectious magazine, live review, Make Them Suffer, metal, metalcore, music, palladium worcester, review, reviews, rise records, Sam Carter, show, stray from the path, sumerian records, the palladium0 comment

In a world with deeply heated political events and a host of other issues, music has become an outlet for many. Casual listeners and diehard fans alike find their purpose at concerts. From the front row mosher to the headlining vocalist, having an outlet for feelings has never been more poignant. This holds especially true for Brighton, England’s Architects. The group, already well-informed and against injustice, experienced a major shift that could turn a lesser band upside down. Architects – and the metal community as a whole – felt a…

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LIVE REVIEW: To Write Love On Her Arms – Heavy & Light 2017

April 10, 2017April 11, 2017 Sami Marshall heavy and light, infectious magazine, live review, music, review, to write love on her arms, twloha0 comment

To Write Love On Her Arms is an organization that has been around for over a decade, and in that amount of time, they have helped countless people who have struggled with depression, addiction, and suicide find the resources they need. Each year, the organization has dedicated one night to songs, conversation, and hope in an event called Heavy and Light. This event, held in Orlando, Florida, brings together people from all walks of life from all over the world to hear the words, whether through song, testimony, or poetry,…

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LIVE REVIEW & PHOTOS: Assuming We Survive, Colorado Springs, CO

October 19, 2016November 2, 2016 Annabelle Peterson Adrian Estrella, assuming we survive, colorado springs, easycore, infectious magazine, live, music, photos, pop punk, review, The Black Sheep0 comment

“I once dropped off my daughter at school in our tour bus, and she was embarrassed!” lead singer of Assuming We Survive, Adrian Estrella told my dad and I, to which my father responded with, “Well of course, dads are supposed to embarrass their kids!” It seems a little cheesy and awkward to have your parent hanging out with you when you’re trying to be cool around the lead singer of your favorite band, but that’s where I was on Sunday night. Please follow and like us:

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ALBUM REVIEW: Trash Boat ‘Nothing I Write You Can Change What You’ve Been Through’

June 15, 2016 Katy Meininger album review, dan campbell, infectious magazine, music, Nothing I Write You Can Change What You've Been Through, pop punk, review, soupy, the wonder years, trash boat, uk0 comment

UK pop punkers, Trash Boat, are gearing up to release their debut LP Nothing I Write You Can Change What You’ve Been Through on June 17th. This is their second release on Hopeless Records, and the follow up to their debut EP, Brainwork. The UK has done a great job of bringing some pop punk bands around over the years, and Trash Boat has managed to prove that there’s definitely “more where that came from.” Please follow and like us:

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Boston Calling Battles The Heat With Performances By Robyn, Miike Snow, Børns & More

May 29, 2016May 29, 2016 Angela Mastrogiacomo borns, boston, boston calling, city and colour, city hall plaza, dallas green, infectious magazine, miike snow, music, review, robyn, sia, the vaccines0 comment

Straight away we know Saturday is going to be a scorcher of a day—as the doors open the temperature has already hit the mid-80s and the sun is blazing. But that doesn’t stop the droves of dedicated fans from infiltrating City Hall Plaza for the third year and sixth installment of Boston Calling. They’re here to see everyone from Børns to Dallas Green (City and Colour), to the headliners Miike Snow and Robyn, and every other major talent in between. (You can see the full lineup here). Please follow and…

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ALBUM REVIEW: The Woodsman’s Babe – ‘Babeland’

April 28, 2016April 29, 2016 Angie Flores album reivew, album review, babeland, confused, infectious magazine, joe lengson, los angeles bands, review, the woodsman's babe0 comment

The Woodsman’s Babe is an acoustic indie solo project straight out of Los Angeles that blends life’s crazy uncertainty with complex tales of passionate love, lost love, and a longing for love. Babeland is the third release following their 2015 self-titled full-length in April of 2015, and their self-titled EP in April of 2014. The band like to keep things consistent, and this release was no exception. In all, Babeland is just layers upon layers of sad stories, and solo artist Joe Lengson’s ability to place listeners in his shoes is…

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LIVE REVIEW: Alex G At The Middle East, Boston

April 14, 2016 Victoria Wasylak Alex G, boston music, infectious magazine, live music, local music, music, music news, news, porches, review, your friend0 comment

“I always break a f*cking [guitar] string, man,” Alex G bemoaned to his sold-out audience at the Middle East Nightclub Tuesday, April 12. “And now you guys are going to have to see the worst show of your lives.” That wasn’t the general consensus of the myriad of hip kids gathered at the Middle East downstairs, who gathered to see Alex G, Porches, and Your Friend. They swirled around in clothing that was equal parts stylish and fashionably offensive, donning brash colors and patterns absurdly clashing. In the midst of…