On the same evening that New York Jets Running Back Curtis Martin get's elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame, can you believe that's only the second best thing that happened today? Well, The 64th installment of the Jay Pork Never Ending Concert Series may have had something to do with that. Tonight brings us to Irving Plaza in NYC for an epic evening with The Darkness! Along with Foxy Shazam (Which 'thenaturalstoner' praises for their latest stellar release), and I ... Read More

Rock On The Range 2012 Lineup Revealed Most events held at Crew Stadium in Columbus are trash. I say that because we all know that Ohio State Football is a joke. What is not a joke (minus a few bands) is the lineup for the 2012 Rock on the Range concert. To be held on May 18th and 19th, highlights of the line up include, The Darkness, Down, Megadeth, Mastodon and many more. Tickets are on sale Friday Feb 10th, 2012. A full line ... Read More

Words/Photos/Video by Jay Porks Whoa, wait a second. You're telling me if I had been lazy and chose not to dig all the way to the bottom of my email from the 'Bowery Presents' I wouldn't have seen that Local H show listed at the Mercury Lounge in NYC? One of my favorite bands who kills it every time they come to my town, whether it's Gramercy Theater or Mercury Lounge was that close to passing me by. No way. Especially when ... Read More

Words By Jay Porks It's around that time of the year where people are reminded that, yes, there is another living member of the Beatles. Unlike Sir Ego McCartney, Ringo Starr ... Read More

Last night (01/24/11) in Pullman Washington up and coming buzz band Buffalo Death Beam performed a 45 minute set at the cities newest concert venue The Belltower. You can watch the entire performance below. For more on Buffalo Death Beam, check out the bands official webpage by clicking here.  You can also check out a great write up about the band from our pals at Antiquiet by clicking here.   http://youtu.be/6skf1W86AMY?hd=1 Read More

Joseph Arthur Rocks The Late Show With David Letterman In the day and age of embedded video, it is rare I ever tune into late night Television to catch a musical artist. However the moment I heard that Concert Confessions favorite Joseph Arthur would be a guest of David Letterman, I made sure to sit my ass down on the couch around 12:15 am PST to catch one of the brightest artists to emerge over the past 25 years. Supporting his just released FREE ... Read More

WAKARUSA 2012 May 31 - June 3, 2012 Mulberry Mountain - Ozark, AR (About 1 Hr from Fayetteville and Fort Smith) Updated: 1/19/12 with complete lineup Only 2 / 3 of the Wakarusa Festival lineup has been released so far, and you should make it a priority to snag your tickets and premium camping passes now because they won't last! This year the Waka gods have decided to release the lineup in "3 equally weighted parts." The first announcement was made last week and featured eletronic producer ... Read More

Words by Jay Porks/Photo Reverend Justito On Monday, St. Vincent stopped by Conan on a night where Kate Beckinsale's hotness almost blew up my television. Another artist that will be at Coachella 2012 they were introduced and strummed a few chords of an Elvis Costello-ish sounding tune. Then, just when it's about to break Annie Erin Clark waves her hands in the air demanding the band stop. She then says into the mic "I'm sorry ladies and gentleman, there is no ... Read More

After 15 years straight of playing large venues such as amplitheatres , arenas and race car tracks. Kid Rock and the respective Twisted Brown Trucker Band came back to revisit the club days. They haven't played clubs since 1999 and it was exciting to be able to buy general admission floor tickets for one of the best venues in the midwest. The Midland Theater right next to the Power And Light District of Kansas City, Missouri. Day of show the biggest Kid ... Read More

Blitzen Trapper March 2012 Tour Dates With their 2011 effort American Goldwing still fresh in our memories, Portland Oregon based Blitzen Trapper are about to head back out on the road for a quick west coast tour. The small club tour begins with a stop in Humboldt County on March 3rd and wraps 18 days later in the great state of Utah. Check out our review of Blitzen Trapper’s gig at the Music Box in Hollywood last fall and feel free to check ... Read More

Middle Class Rut To Support Chevelle On Winter US Tour It’s hard to believe that it has been almost two years since we saw Middle Class Rut open for Them Crooked Vultures in downtown Los Angeles. The hard working duo is ready to get back into the van and hit the road for more dates. This time the sons of Sacramento will be supporting Chevelle. Most dates for the trek are on sale now; check out the list of dates below to see ... Read More

The War On Drugs Invade Late Night With Jimmy Fallon  In a world where you can't quite keep up with every band, you try to at least keep up with the ones that have really cool names. That was the case last night when this writer tuned into Jimmy Fallon last night to catch The War On Drugs play a song called "Baby Missiles". With two keyboardists, some strumming of guitar with a harmonica and ?uestlove helping out as a second drummer, the above ... Read More

Loyal Family + Connector + Up & Up Productions Presents..... ZOU ANIMALS - A Mega Bass Back to School Party Feat: Archnemesis+Getter + Prophet Massive (JasonHann of EOTO) Saturday, Jan 21 @ The Blue Note – Columbia, MO 18+ / Tickets: $15advance  available at www.thebluenote.com University of Missouri students and bassheads alike..... break out the glow sticks, dust off the neon sunglasses, and rally up your crew if body shaking bass that gives you a rumbling in your tummy is your flavor. The town that calls ... Read More

Jane's Addiction Announce Tour W/ Black Box Revelation   In non-Coachella and non-Radiohead related news, Jane's Addiction has announced some 2012 tour dates as well. In support of their latest effort "The Great Escape Artist", the band will hit 18 cities, bringing along The Black Box Revelation as support (who have been opening for all your favorite cool bands like The Meat Puppets and Beady Eye) "Starting February 22, this special run of North American shows—called “Theatre of the Escapists”--will bring the band to intimate ... Read More

Chris Cornell on the Songbook tour this past year was fun time for a few of us here at Concert Confessions. Back on this writer's birthday, Chris Cornell was set to make an appearance on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno. For reasons not made public, (possibly concerning Presidential Psychopath's Ron Paul's guest spot on that same Dec 16th show), the date was moved back to Jan 5th. So last night, America collectively sat and tuned in(me WITH Ice Cream) to ... Read More

King's X Announce "First Church of Rock & Roll" 2012 West Coast Tour If you were to ask our pal Reverend Justito who the most underrated band in the history of rock and roll is he would respond with King’s X. For over 30 years, the trio of Dug Pinnick, Ty Tabor and Jerry Gaskill have been cranking out their unique blend of highly melodic funkified bone crushing rock and roll. For the first time since 2009 (where we caught them at the ... Read More

12.29/12.30/12.31 - Umphreys McGee at The Pageant - St. Louis, MO Words and Pictures By: Bradley Darby I sure as hell hope The Pageant’s insurance is up to date..... because following the three night-seven set weekend to close out 2011 and ring in 2012, there is no doubt that Umphreys McGee blew the roof off the place! If you have never seen Umphreys McGee, you should do yourself a favor and make it a point to catch a show. The band can’t be ... Read More

As 2011 reaches a close, we take a look back at the year in concerts. In volume, I probably attend the least amount of total shows per year if you pool all of the contributors here at Concert Confessions. But never the less, by years end I will have reached 23 concerts, eclipsing last years total of 20. My only personal goal is to always get out to more shows then the year before. We did that in 2011, and here's hoping ... Read More

Well folks, it is that time of year, when all the crew at Concert Confessions take our best concert memories of 2011 and sum them up into the 10 best shows of the year. I must say, I have been dragging my feet on this one, even more than my tardiness of the 20 plus reviews I still must write. 2011 has been a year of many ups and downs for me and can be considered a fucking hellride ... Read More

Ring in 2012 with Umphreys McGee in St. Louis Words by Bradley Darby For the first time in their 13 plus year existence, Chicago progressive rockers Umphreys McGee take their end of the year party on the road and bring their annual New Years shindig to St. Louis to close out 2011 and ring in 2012 with a 3 night run at The Pageant. Last Halloween the boys spent two nights at The Pageant for their Monster Mashup, and many consider those shows (especially ... Read More

2011 was a year of many ups and downs and a lot of very unique and diverse shows of which I feel lucky and blessed to partaked in. And hey, nobody died this year. So moving on to number 10. Number 10: Prof, 08/17/11 The Pageant, Saint Louis, Mo Prof had impressed me quite a bit the early part of 2011 with a strong performance and a free cd that didn't suck. A few months later he was back opening for Atmosphere, Evidence, and ... Read More