Hardcore is your friend! and it was proven to be true this Thursday night. Surprisingly, not the Eagle Aerie Hall, or Legion Post 8, but the House Of Blues played host to this sold out hardcore show. Kicking things off from all the way across the Pacific was Sydney, Australia’s Secret World. Their aggressive sounds set the tone for the evening with thrashing guitars, passionate vocals, raw emotion and solid jokes. What more could you ask for? They wasted no time pumping up the crowd’s energy with their punk-infused hardcore. I was completely unfamiliar with this band and they definitely gained a new fan. I’ve actually been listening to them regularly since the show. Up second, and switching Punk genres every so slightly: the hardest working band in hardcore, Boston boot-boys Haywire! The band has been seemingly on tour for years. In 2025 they played a massive year- long tour ...
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Author Archives : Samantha Carbonaro-Peck
Sometimes it’s good to get outside of your music comfort zone. Last week, I had the pleasure of going to a show that, if I’m being honest, I wasn’t super stoked about since I wasn’t really familiar with the bands. To my surprise, I had so much fun! I even joked after that I was their new number one fan. Which show was it? The Darkness, and openers The Dead Deads. Admittedly, I know nothing about The Darkness other than that when I was in junior high, all my skater friends were obsessed with them, and that I used to see the music video on VH-1 and MTV all the time. Besides my initial impressions, I assumed they were a gimmicky, silly hair metal band something akin to Steel Panther. However, I was proven very wrong. Filling out their opening spot was Nashville’s The Dead Deads, whom I had never ...
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