Riot Fest 2012 Set To Hit Chicago September 14-16 This actually sounds really cool. It is called the Riot Fest and it is going down September 14-16 in Chicago. While the lineup tends to be rather heavy, one can’t notice such diverse acts as The Jesus and Mary Chain and Elvis Costello.  The event will take place at Humboldt Park and the Congress Theatre. The best part is that tickets start at $18 a day. Below is the full line up (as of ... Read More

Foo Fighters w/ Rise Agaist & Mariachi El Bronx 09/17/11 Scottrade Center - St. Louis, MO Words by Jenkins/Videos by Beeznutz   "You know, I used to get fucking nervous doing this shit. It used to freak me out that I had to stand in front of all of these people and play guitar, but I don't get nervous any more at all - AT ALL ... And, the way I look at it, when I come out and do a show like this, I look ... Read More

L.A. Rising 07/30/11 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum - Los Angeles, CA Words/Photos by Reverend Justito I moved to Los Angeles just shy of a decade ago. Before moving down here I was as Bay Area as it comes. The use of the word hella was still our thing. I didn’t eat meat, enjoyed public transportation and went green back in the late 80’s. I knew I was moving to a whole new world, but nothing could have prepared me for that first 18 months living ... Read More

Bad Religion/Rise Against 05/10/11 Pop's Outdoors - Sauget, IL Words/Photos by BeeZnutZ   I love outdoor shows. They remind me of summer days spent outside seeing some of my favorite bands with good friends. When Rise Against announced they would be touring with Bad Religion I was sold. Even better the venue Pop's 24/7 in Sauget, IL was hosting the show outside, in the parking lot in between two nightclubs. The morning of the show was gloomy, rainy and anything but exceptional weather for an outdoor event. ... Read More

And the love-hate relationship with this awesome yet dreadful venue continues. As Jim Nantz would say “Hello friends”, and take a seat aboard a train head down the tracks of the 46 installment of the Jay Porks Never Ending Concert Series.. Tonight Me and fellow Jay Porks Experiencer Pam are heading out to meet Terminal 5 in NYC, this time for Rise Against w/ Bad Religion. Now, call me, Pam and my father a few of the crazy ones-but ... Read More

Win Free Music By Checking Out Our Plans for Summer 2011   It’s going to be an action packed summer for us all at Concert Confessions and to get everyone fired up for some great coverage from Coast to Coast we are giving away a $50 iTunes gift card. Before we tell you how to win the gift card, allow us to share with you some of the shows you will see covered here at Concert Confessions Kicking things off is our man Jay Porks. ... Read More

As we have reported here - the lineup for the 2010 Epicenter Festival will include Blink-182, Eminem, Kiss, Rise Against,  a reunited Bush (who also debuted a new song today, which you listen to at this location) and as we broke to the masses Suicidal Tendencies  .   The full line up as of 06/21/10: Saturday 9/25 KISS Eminem Bush Papa Roach B.O.B. Travis Barker The Knux New Politics Big Boi House of Pain (First Show In A Decade) Crash Kings more to be announced Sunday 9/26 Blink 182 Rise Against Thirty Seconds To Mars Bad Religion A Day to Remember Suicidal Tendencies Black Pacific – featuring Jim Lindbergh from ... Read More

  Update 06/21/10: No Need for silly rumors.  Official lineup can be found here. Update 06/21/10 - KROQ (who was a major partner in the first Epicenter show) has reported that they will announce the lineup today at 5pm.  In addition, Gavin Rossdale has basically confirmed his involvment via Twitter today by informing the masses that he will be visiting KROQ at 5pm today. Update 06/18/10 - Eminem has posted this on his blog.  It now appears the festival will be two days - September 25th & 26th ... Read More

  This weekend I am heading out to the 2010 KROQ Weenie Roast.  In honor of seeing wonderful artists including Against Me!, Stone Temple Pilots, Deftones and that cute ginger kid who just flashed her boobies on Twitter, I figured I would share some photos from my first trip to the KROQ Weenie Roast back in 2007 (long before I was regularly writing concert reviews).  I hope you enjoy - and of course you can expect full coverage of the 2010 event here ... Read More

91X Wrex The Halls featuring 30 Seconds To Mars 12/13/2009 - Viejas Arena -San Diego, CA Words by WarChild490 Videos taken from YouTube/Shot by user Kobefan131 Photos by Daikou Coming from someone like myself, who hasn't set foot outside of the city of Los Angeles in over ten years, taking a trip to San Diego was exciting enough. When the reason for the trip is a band you've been wanting to see play live for the past 4 years, not even lack of sleep could stop me ... Read More

 The Vans Warped Tour 15th Anniversary Party 09/06/09 - Club Nokia: Los Angeles, CA Words/Photos/Videos by Justin It was 1997 when I first walked through the gates of Kevin Lyman’s wonderful world known as Warped Tour.  While that was not the first year of the ever evolving punk rock summer camp, it’s hard to believe that the festival has now wrapped 15 successful years.  Having missed all three Southern California stops on this years traveling circus show, I made sure not to miss the 15th ... Read More