The G.I. Joe movie wasn't that bad. It wasn't good. Lowered expectations make everything better. So the 2009 G.I. Joe Convention (starting August 13 at the Hyatt Regency) probably won't be as weepy as a Dashboard Confessional concert. Even so, Cobra Commander plans to crash the party.
Here's the full schedule of events because knowing is half the battle. The other half is buying a bunch of toys.
Deep Elm Records, purveyors of the finest in emo rock, offer up a free sampler. The label's back in the swing of things after a bit of a hiatus, with eight releases set to be scheduled.
Of particular note to local music fans, Deep Elm was the label that put out the majority of the Appleseed Cast's records. In general, they were also the label which produced the "Emo Diaries" series of compilations that, for better or for worse, introducing the world to bands like Further Seems Forever (a
In what seems to be de rigeur behavior these days, we've got yet another show moved. Whereas the Sunday, November 8, Dashboard Confessional show was moved to the Beaumont Club from the Uptown Theater, it seems that the Bouncing Souls show this Wednesday, November 4, has been moved from the Beaumont to the Riot Room.
It's somewhat harsh being a music fan in Kansas City these days. Passion Pit canceled their show at the Yard and Springsteen canceled his show at the Sprint Center, among ot
In this week's new releases, we'll be looking at new albums from Dashboard Confessional and Tori Amos, as well as reissues from Anthrax and the Tubes.
Dashboard Confessional's Alter the Ending seems to be getting unfavorable reviews. I've been split as far as Dashboard's evolution goes. While I enjoyed early stuff like Swiss Army Romance, mainly because of the solo nature and raw emotion inherent, I always felt that Carraba didn't do so well when Dashboard became a full band. Carraba sou
