The Glorious Photo Gallery
Spring Fling 2019
Peoria Riverfront, Illinois
The Glorious Sons
The Glorious Sons
The Glorious Sons
The Glorious Sons
The Glorious Sons
The Glorious Sons
The Glorious Sons
The Glorious Sons
The Glorious Sons
The Glorious Sons
The Glorious Sons
Spirit Animal Photo Gallery
Spring Fling 2019
Peoria Riverfront, Illinois
Spirit Animal
Spirit Animal
Spirit Animal
Spirit Animal
Spirit Animal
Spirit Animal
Spirit Animal
Spirit Animal
Spirit Animal
Buckcherry Photo Gallery
Spring Fling 2019
Peoria Riverfront, Illinois
Buckcherry
Buckcherry
Buckcherry
Buckcherry
Buckcherry
Buckcherry
Buckcherry
Buckcherry
Buckcherry
Joyous Wolf Photo Gallery
Spring Fling 2019
Peoria Riverfront, Illinois
Joyous Wolf
Joyous Wolf
Joyous Wolf
Joyous Wolf
Joyous Wolf
Joyous Wolf
Joyous Wolf
Joyous Wolf
Joyous Wolf
A Day To Remember Gallery
Spring Fling 2019
Peoria Riverfront, Illinois
A Day To Remember
A Day To Remember
A Day To Remember
A Day To Remember
A Day To Remember
A Day To Remember
A Day To Remember
A Day To Remember
A Day To Remember
A Day To Remember
A Day To Remember
Asking Alexandria Gallery
Spring Fling 2019
Peoria Riverfront, Illinois
Asking Alexandria
Asking Alexandria
Asking Alexandria
Asking Alexandria
Asking Alexandria
Asking Alexandria
Asking Alexandria
Asking Alexandria
Asking Alexandria
Asking Alexandria
Asking Alexandria
Memphis May Fire Gallery
Spring Fling 2019
Peoria Riverfront, Illinois
Memphis May Fire
Memphis May Fire
Memphis May Fire
Memphis May Fire
Memphis May Fire
Memphis May Fire
Memphis May Fire
Memphis May Fire
Memphis May Fire
Memphis May Fire
Burden of The Sky Gallery
Spring Fling 2019
Peoria Riverfront, Illinois
Burden of The Sky
Burden of The Sky
Burden of The Sky
Burden of The Sky
Burden of The Sky
Burden of The Sky
Burden of The Sky
Burden of The Sky
Burden of The Sky
Burden of The Sky
Burden of The Sky
Burden of The Sky
Burden of The Sky
Burden of The Sky
Burden of The Sky
Motionless In White and Atreyu Concert Review with Cloud Cruiser
Monarch Music Hall
May 3, 2019
Peoria, Illinois
Motionless in White
The Spring Invasion tour landed Friday in Peoria, Illinois after a long, rainy week. The best way to blow off steam at the end of a long week is to headbang and scream along to your favorite songs. Studies show that attending a live show makes you happier and healthier. I have seen Motionless in White ten times before at small venues in the area and Warped Tour and other festivals. After having seen them so many different places, I have to say I prefer a night show. Sometimes the dark makeup at a MIW show can seem garish in the light of day. But at night, the darker makeup is perfect. The red and blue colored lights sets the right scene.
Cloud Cruiser opener band is from Chicago but grew up in Bloomington, Illinois just down the road. They opened the show with a solid set from this three piece. They are a self-described concept based Desert Rock band. I would say their sound is stoner rock along the lines of Crobot or The Sword. Click to check out more about Cloud Cruiser Band
Cloud Cruiser
Atreyu is a metalcore band from Orange County, California. These guys are a band with a lot of heart and they are hard working. The band took an eleven year hiatus and returned to music with their album Long Live. They have since been working diligently and their lastest single, ‘The Time Is Now’ from their album In Our Wake has consistently stayed on SiriusXM’s Octane Big Uns Countdown. Atreyu started the evening with that hit and played old songs also. I was reminded how much I love the song “Do You Know Who You Are?” and hearing it lives just squeezes your heart with feeling. They had fun too by doing a cover of Bon Jovi’s “You Give Love a Bad Name” I like the metal version of that song. They even performed a new song called, “Nothing Will Ever Change”. Atreyu is one of those bands that are using their music for art and for good.
If you want to know what character from Game of Thrones that drummer/unclean vocalist, Brandon Saller would be, watch our old interview here Atreyu Band Interview
Atreyu
Atreyu
Atreyu
Atreyu
Atreyu
Atreyu
Atreyu
Everything about Atreyu can be found on their website: Atreyu website
Motionless In White is from Scranton, Pennsylvania. MIW has released two new songs from their upcoming release, Disguise available everywhere June 7th. I am a veteran of seeing the band and I have seen different band members over the years. The heart of the band is vocalist/songwriter, Chris Cerulli. That being said, you can only perform well with talented musicians to back you up and the current members showed their skills. The new songs demonstrate the reliability of the band’s message with a maturity in the delivery by shining a light on passivity with “Brand New Numb” and self-reflection with “Disguise”.
The setlist for this evening was a mix of old and new and all the songs sounded great.
Encore:
Fans brought dolls that they had made that looked like Chris and bassist Justin Morrow. Chris kept the dolls on stage for two songs then gave them back. Those fans have a priceless moment at the show. Watch Chris sing along with one of them on our Instagram (find link below). Chris handed out roses during the encore of Eternally Yours and the fans in the crowd swooned over him. The fans went for the headbanging and were given an impressive show.
Motionless in White
Motionless in White
Motionless in White
Motionless in White
Motionless in White
Motionless in White
Motionless in White
Motionless in White
Find where to see them on their website: Motionless in White
Ice Nine Kills Concert Review with From Ashes To New, Palisades, Afterlife, and Hawk
The City Center
April 6, 2019
Champaign, Illinois
Ice Nine Kills
Champaign, Illinois is no stranger to great music. The city where greats like REO Speedwagon and Alison Krauss The City Center is a new venue to add to the robust nightlife in the town. The venue is one of the cleanest venues I have been in. It is definitely a diamond in the rough. Champaign-Urbana is a city plagued with parking issues and the City Center is no exception. They give a detailed parking map on their Facebook posts and website.
The lineup for March into Madness tour is a powerhouse of bands that have been touring for a number of years and perfecting their music. These bands are great live bands. Ice Nine Kills, From Ashes To New and Palisades are getting frequent air play from SiriusXM Octane channel.
HAWK band is from Lancaster, Pennsyvlania and is the band that was formerly known as This or The Apocalypse. Ricky Armellino explains the rebranding of the band on their website here: HAWK. The band performed well but being so new, their songs were not familiar to the crowd yet.
Afterlife is a young band from West Palm Beach, Florida. They have gained quite a following and their music is a lesson about abuse, wrongs, reprisal and is right in line for fans of From Ashes To New. They asked the crowd to join them by lighting up the place when they performed their song, “Broken Home” about domestic abuse.
Palisades comes from New Jersey. Erase The Pain is their latest album and the latest single off that album. The song lyrics shows us intricacy in their songwriting. This album displays their maturity as a band. They chose the figure of a ouroboris to represent their transformation. Palisades is a band that always pleases the crowd. Vocalist, Lou Miceli, greeted fans at the show.
Palisades
Check out where to see Palisades here: Palisades website
From Ashes To New
From Ashes To New
From Ashes To New is from Lancaster, Pennsylvania is touring in support of their album, The Future, that has had great success. This album was the first after adding new members vocalist, Danny Case and drummer, Mat Madiro (Trivium). Their single “Crazy” has lyrics that everyone can relate to and has a catchy hook.
“I give, you take, you always push me away
I love, you hate, it’s always, always the same
You’re always taking, taking, never giving back
To me, it’s in the past but tell me how you live with that
You always love to hate with every single breath
But since the disconnect, you see the life you wish you had
Yeah, you see the life you wish you had
Am I going crazy?
Yeah, I think you made me
‘Cause I hate the way that you make me feel
Am I going crazy?”
I predict From Ashes To New will continue to prosper with their relatable lyrics and catchy melodies.
For more on FATN, go to their website: From Ashes To New
Ice Nine Kills is a horror metalcore band from Boston, Massachusetts. Their latest release, The Silver Scream was released on October 5, 2018 and was their highest debuted album. Each of the thirteen songs is based on a classic horror movie. Their biggest hit off of the album, “A Grave Mistake” has been having great success and is based on the movie, The Crow. The video portrays the vocalist, Spencer Charnas, as the vengeful hero. Watch the cool video for “A Grave Mistake” here:
The movie The Crow starred Brandon Lee, son of actor and martial artist, Bruce Lee. Brandon Lee died during the filming of the movie when a prop gun accidentally fired a dummy round. The urban legend is that it was due to the curse that was placed on Bruce Lee and his family. No curses for Ice Nine Kills that we know of. For their live show, each band member dressed up as a character from one of the movies. Vocalist, Spencer Charnas, changed into different costumes during their set with a variety of all your favorite horror movies. The fans were ready to scream all weekend with INK.
Ice Nine Kills
Ice Nine Kills
Ice Nine Kills
Ice Nine Kills
Ice Nine Kills
Ice Nine Kills
Ice Nine Kills
Ice Nine Kills
Ice Nine Kills
Check out Ice Nine Kills Website: Ice Nine Kills