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With 4 amazing bands on it, The Wonder Years’ Upsides / Suburbia Anniversary Tour is a must see. The band announced the tour back at the end of February, and many dates (including the hometown Philadelphia shows) sold out. Given the logistics of living a bit far from any given city, and having to work […]
We all love top lists, don’t we? Especially when it comes to music. The charts, the top of the year, the decade, the century… EVER! Classics or living legends? At Concert Archives, we definitely are a bunch of top list nerds (not to be confused with topless nerds). We stopped counting the late-night discussions we’ve […]
Tastes differ, especially when it comes to someone’s favourite music. So, is it fair to list the 10 best festival line-ups of all-time? Uuh no, and we know that, but we’ll do it anyway. What do you think was the best festival line-up of all time? 10. Monsters of Rock, 1988 When? 4th September 1988Where? […]
Thankfully, this weird year of 2020 is almost over. What better way to commemorate all the things that brought some joy into our lives than with the first ever Concert Archives’ End of the Year Awards!? Record Awards Best Live Album: Deafheaven – Ten Years Gone If there’s one live album that stands out from […]
Thankfully, this weird year of 2020 is almost over. What better way to commemorate all the things that brought some joy into our lives than with the first ever Concert Archives’ End of the Year Awards!? It wouldn’t be any fun if we just told you our thoughts, so we want to hear yours! If […]
By Amanda Epstein Amanda is a lover of music and a contributing writer for multiple music publications. She has written interviews, reviews, and features. When she is not working, she can be found traveling to catch live concerts, discovering new artists, and learning to play the guitar. Based in Maryland, she travels around the country […]
To say there’s been a lot going on this month would be an understatement. However, I can’t let June end without sharing some of my favorite songs by some amazing LGBTQ+ artists. Against Me! – “True Trans Soul Rebel” Back when I was in high school, and first discovering new music on my own (not […]
Last week we took a break from our normal posting schedule as to not distract from the anti-racism movement and protests. This week we’re amplifying some of our favorite current Black artists that we think you should check out. Let’s go! Fever 333 I checked out Fever 333 after hearing Jason Aalon Butler (ex-letlive.) talk […]
The first leg of the Circus Tour kicked off Wednesday night with a SOLD OUT show. The Circus Tour, coming soon to a city near you, features Oso Oso, Prince Daddy & the Hyena, Just Friends, and either Sincere Engineer or Macseal. I was originally going to miss this fantastic tour due to other obligations […]
Dashboard Confessional kicked off their 20th anniversary tour #DC20 last month with support from Piebald (West Coast) and The Get Up Kids (rest of tour). In most cities, Dashboard played two nights: one night to play “The Places You Have Come to Fear the Most” in full, and the other to play the entirety of […]