Dallas’ Southside Ballroom was the host of the debut show for Evanescence, 2016. The tour comes just before the Christmas release of a complete vinyl box set for the band, featuring music written before the band’s rise to fame. Going in, I expected to love the show. When I choose an artist to love, I […]
To celebrate the release of Kitshickers’ phenomenal new release III.O we here at AltWire are happy to announce a special giveaway, where two lucky winners will walk away with one III.O vinyl, a t-shirt and a sheet of autographed lyrics signed by the band. We here at AltWire already feel Kitshickers’ latest is a masterpiece, […]
AltWire [Natasha Lopez de Arenosa]: You have performed shows which include special headphone live shows with video projection and live art performances, to capture the essence of the music. Now with a vocalist dedicated to the band, has your creative process for composing a conceptual album changed? Are songs and albums composed with its live […]
I stumbled over Kitshickers from Luxembourg early in the year, exploring pre-orders from bands and artists. I found the PledgeMusic mission for Kitshickers, and I just couldn’t ignore a band that would give proceeds from their crowdfunding efforts, Liter of Light their chosen charity. Admittedly, from their previous albums available on Spotify, I didn’t connect […]
Allen, Texas, and I’m brought face to face with the tour manager for Rob Thomas. “Two songs”, he says, referring to the amount I’m allowed to shoot. I’m one song shy of standard concert protocol, but I recall in my research that Rob is a little shy, and doesn’t actually like to be photographed. I […]
Que the smoke as the house lights dim to black. Silhouettes make their way across stage to their assigned spots, and my heart races. No matter what event I’m at, this is always my favorite part of the show. Suddenly a singular guitar rhythm holds a single spotlight and the crowd goes completely silent. I […]
For their third album Light We Made, Balance and Composure went with the ideology of “don’t make the same record twice.” The boys from Doylestown, Pennsylvania return with another record worth giving spin just from hearing the lead singles, Spinning, Afterparty and Postcard. Although B&C had major success with their second album that made it all the […]
One of the biggest acts of the early 2000s, the rock band Evanescence, fronted by Amy Lee, came exploding onto the scene with their smash 2003 hit ‘Bring Me To Life’. Buoyed by inclusion on the Daredevil Soundtrack, and constant rotation on MTV and rock radio, their tantalizing debut would go on to become 7 […]
Released earlier this summer, and featured on the FIFA 17 soundtrack, the fast and furious single “Chariots” by indie rock group Paper Route is one of the hottest tracks we here at AltWire have heard all year. Released to promote the band’s third record Real Emotion, “Chariots” tells a tale of a relationship gone wrong, […]
