Mike Acerbo CD Release Show Review April 6th 2012

Mike Acerbo has been working on his first album, The Search, for over ten years. Finally, on April 6th at DROM in NYC, he had the opportunity to perform his CD for a crowd that was amazed by his talent. Serenading the audience with his inspirational lyrics, and a full band (including a violin, and a horn), was something you had to experience for yourself. Starting off by writing poetry as a teen, a friend introduced Acerbo to song writing during camp and ever since then his passion was to tell stories to whomever would listen.

The Wanted made their USA debut only in January, the boys returned to the states in March having gone Platinum with their single “Glad You Came” and being the latest love interest for teenage girls, and boys, from all over the country. Having won us at L.I.F.E. Press over when we interviewed them back in January (check it out here) we got to cover their show again this time around.

Girls started lining up the night before The Wanted’s show, I even heard one group of girls had slept over night in a tent inorder to be front row to see the boys of The Wanted. Girls of all ages were in attendance of the show and this just proved that those who missed boybands and those who missed out on boybands were reveling in the resurrection of them. When the guys took the stage you could barely hear your own thoughts the screams were so loud. The best part of watching The Wanted perform is seeing just how happy they are about how far they’ve come. Numerous times throughout the set the members who weren’t singing would take out their in-ears and just smile out to the crowd and sort of shake their heads in disbelief. This humbling act made me respect The Wanted as a group even more than I had after meeting them. The guys played songs from both of their UK albums, and even did a Coldplay medley, which the parents, as well as the fans in the crowd thoroughly enjoyed. While the band doesn’t have choreographed dance moves, there was not one second where they weren’t moving about and keeping the fans engaged. If The Wanted are really good at one thing, it’s making their fans feel loved, and they even pull that off while onstage. For two songs Nathan brought out his piano, Tom and Siva got to rock out on guitar and Max played his bass, while poor Jay didn’t get to play his drums, he was still having a great time. So these guys can sing, play instruments, and are good looking to boot, what can’t The Wanted pull off? The Wanted closed the show with their hit single, Glad You Came, and the crowd went wild. If the girls were excited all night, I don’t even know a word to describe the feeling in the room when the guys began to sing Glad You Came. It was a nice closing number, as the song takes on a whole new meaning when you know they’re actually thanking you for coming. I would totally recommend seeing The Wanted to any fan of music. You may go in being skeptical, but I’m positive everybody in that room left as a fan.

~Sara Feigin

Posted 2 months ago

15 notes

the wanted, show review, Jay Mcguiness, max george, Siva Kaneswaran, Nathan Sykes, tom parker, sara feigin, the wanted show review, the paramount, 3/25/12,

Fans got in line for The Wanted’s NYC concert debut starting at 3AM on the day of their show. Eager for the band to take stage, chants of “Wanted” rang throughout the sold out Irving Plaza from the second their fans entered the room. The moment the Wanted took the stage at Irving Plaza with their song Behind Bars, the crowd was going crazy. Fans young and old were clapping their hands and singing along to songs from their first and second albums. The crowd of American fans had been waiting forever to finally see this band perform and it did not seem like they were let down. Although they’re classified as a boy band, they proved their musical talents by playing the instruments to a cover of Iris by the Goo Goo Dolls. The atmosphere of this concert and the band’s stage presence, as well as their catchy songs made me want to become a fan. The Wanted will be performing in six more American cities before launching their 2012 United Kingdom Arena Tour, you won’t be sorry to check them out!

-Hana Selly

(Source: Flickr / supermainethatohhh)

Posted 4 months ago

31 notes

The Wanted, Review, Show Review, Jay Mcguiness, Siva Kaneswaran, max george, Nathan Sykes, tom parker, hana selly,

Mike Hranica, The Devil Wears Prada

On Tuesday December 13th I got to shoot the Dead Throne Tour. The line up was For Today, Enter Shikari, White Chapel and of course The Devil Wears Prada. The Devil Wears Prada are one of my favorite bands to shoot as they have so much energy. You can just tell how much each member of the band really loves what they’re doing. The band came on stage with strobe lights going off like crazy and fans going wild. The girls behind the barricade had been complaining all show about how badly they wanted TDWP to get onstage. Once TDWP took the stage the girls at the barricade went wild. The band’s energy took over everyone, even the fellow photographers in the pit were nodding their heads along with the beat. I watched the set halfway through and the crowd was going nuts. The response to their performance was amazing. If you like metal music of anytime you should definitely go check out The Devil Wears Prada next time they’re in town. They’re high energy and have enough break downs to keep you dancing, or moshing, all night through.

Posted 5 months ago

9 notes

the devil wears prada, photo, mike hranica, show review, sara feigin,

Jonathan Cook (by Sara Feigin)

On Tuesday November 29th, Forever The Sickest Kids took the stage in NYC to a sold out crowd at Best Buy Theatre. While they weren’t the headliners, the crowd was going wild for them. Singer Jonathon Cook appeared on the stage in a full out skeleton body suit, covering his whole body. The band has so much energy while performing that it’s nearly impossible for an audience member to not be captivated. The set was filled with new, old and brand new songs. It was a great group of songs for all kinds of fans of the band, or even just music lovers. While their tour with Simple Plan is over, they’ll be heading out to Australia come late February. Every kind of music lover out there needs to get themself to see a FTSK show at some point. They won’t be sorry that they did.

Posted 5 months ago

11 notes

jonathon cook, forever the sickest kids, ftsk, photo, photos, sara feigin, show review,

John Taylor (by Sara Feigin)

Ocean Grove may be a new name to you, but these guys have been a band longer than they’ve actually been a band. Starting out as the Jonas Brothers’ backing band, Ocean Grove are seasoned stage veterans. On November 10th I got the chance to go check out their set in NYC at Webster Studio. Singer John Taylor has an amazing voice, and the band has a country-rock-pop kind of vibe. It was new and different and kept me engaged throughout the set. They are their own genre, and I can promise you they are going place. Be sure to check them out next time they come to your town, I promise seeing them is money well spent.

Go check them out on facebook by clicking HERE

Posted 6 months ago

10 notes

Greg Garbowsky, Ryan Liestman, jack lawless, john taylor, jonas brothers, ocean grove, ocean grove band, show review,

Adam

If you’re into pop-punk music, then Super Prime is the band for you. Even if you’re not into pop-punk music you’ll most likely dig Super Prime. While watching their set at their show in early October, opening for Marky Ramone, I spent the night trying to figure out who lead singer, Adam, sounded more like, Patrick Stump or Tom Delonge. Weird mix of people right? Wrong, it sounded amazing. His voice was the perfect mix of Stump-esque and Delonge-esque sound. Super Prime are a fun band to watch. Bassist, Austin, has so much fun on stage, and you can tell that drummer, Marcus, just loves playing live shows. Once again I was blown away by a band represented by Big Picture Media. If Super Prime comes through your city be sure to check them out!

Posted 7 months ago

2 notes

Adam, Austin, Boston, Grammercy Theatre, Marcus, NYC, Pop-Punk, Super Prime, show review,

Joe McFaddin (by Sara Feigin)

If a band called This Love is ever listed to be part of a tour package coming to your town, get yourself down to the venue. I had done some research on the band before heading out to the venue, and I thought they were really good. Once I saw them play I was blown away. Two songs into their set and I never wanted this moment to end. Just their sound and their energy were something I hadn’t seen at all lately, other than when I’d go to rock concerts with my parents. This Love wants to be known as a rock band, and that’s exactly what they are.

Go see them live, your life will be forever changed, for the better.

Posted 8 months ago

3 notes

This Love, show review, Joe McFaddin, sara feigin,

Posts tagged with "show review"

Mike Acerbo CD Release Show Review April 6th 2012