by Marissa Marchello As the scene kids said goodbye to the Vans Warped Tour in 2019, they can happily say hello to what we can only hope is the first of many Sad Summer Festivals. 2019 welcomed the first ever U.S. run of Sad Summer Festival hitting big cities such as Dallas, Orlando, Baltimore, Philadelphia,…
Hudson Valley band Ghost Chant release live session at Nada Recording Studio
by Marissa Marchello RIYL: Downswing, Born a New, Fit For a KingFrom the greater Hudson Valley area, five piece new age post hardcore band Ghost Chant is out to make big moves. Opening for bands like We Came As Romans, Silent Planet, Downswing and bloom. it is a matter of time before these guys set…
The Ghost of North America Tour: featuring Andy Black with support from The Faim & Kulick
by Marissa Marchello Currently traveling the U.S with support from Australia’s pop alt band The Faim, Andy Black stopped by Asbury Lanes in Asbury Park, NJ on May 4th. Black’s new album, The Ghost of Ohio was released on April 12, 2019 featuring singles, “Ghost of Ohio” and “Westwood Road” under Republic Records. The Faim…
Love Your Friends – Underground Weekend
by Marissa Marchello We were so lucky to have the “lofi indie pop punk dance rock duo from the shore” known as, Love Your Friends on our 2019 Underground weekend bill. Performing their songs, “Voc Tech Dropout”, “Forever Friends”, and “You”, there’s no doubt these guys put on an energetic live show. You can keep…
Toy Cars – Underground Weekend
by Marissa Marchello Hailing from Asbury Park, NJ, the boys in Toy Cars gave WTSR something to brag about at our 2019 Underground Weekend. Performing some of their hit songs, “Swim” (video below), “Violet Candy” and “Cobwebs” off their new album Paint Brain. You can hear the guys talk about their recording process and the…
It Won’t Be Like This All The Time
4 VTR *** 6 I’m Not Here ** 9 Girl Chewing Gum ** 11 Videograms *** This new Twilight Sad album focuses on a break up and makes the listener feel everything the artists feels, “I’m not Here” uses repetition and a fast beat that truly mimics the anxiety one feels in a break up…
A Place I’ll Always Go
3 Room * 4 If You Met Her ** 7 Flowing Over *** After suffering through a year of death and unfortunate circumstances, the artists in Palehound channeled their emotions into their second album, A Place I’ll Always Go. With a steady baseline and a non-intrusive lead vocalist, everything seems to blend together in to…
in itinere
The Chordaes 2 Something New ** 3 The Last Time ** 6 California ** This album has a distinct modern day popular-music ring to it while also being an entirely new album. Almost 90% of this album’s carefully crafted instrumentation was recorded live. The passionate lead singer brings all of the instruments together in this…
Awfully Appealin’
The Happy Fits 1 Too Late *** 2 While You Fade Away ** 5 Right Through * You’ll go bananas for this album if you’re into happy vibes, happy times, and cellos. This band prides itself on being “a rock band with a… cello?” (at least according to their Twitter page). This music is so…
Scout
1 Louie *** 4 City Boy ** 5 Blame * FINN WOLFHARD. HAS. A. BAND. That’s right, the teen heartthrob Finn Wolfhard, also known as Mike from Netflix’s Stranger Things, is in a newly formed, grunge-y rock band. “Raised on a healthy diet of the Beatles, Nirvana, and David Bowie,” Calpurnia’s debut album has easy-going…