In This Moment at The National on 10/10/17

In This Moment performed at Richmond’s The National earlier this week. The metal band put on a show that displayed outstanding visuals, which were accomplished by the strategically placed fog and magnificent lighting. The effect created stunning silhouettes that really immerse the fans in the environment. The show featured a number of prop and costume changes, and proves that In This Moment has one of the most hardworking and professional crews in the music industry.

In This Moment is currently touring in support of their recent new album “Ritual,” which was released in July. The fall portion of the “Half God, Half Devil” tour featured Of Mice & Men and Avatar. In This Moment played some of their biggest hits such as Black Wedding, Roots and Adrenalize while finishing the show with an encore of the popular song “Whore,” which brought lead singer Maria Brink out to a podium wearing a dunce cap with the song’s title on full display while being immediately flanked by the band’s two masked dancers, called the blood girls, carrying their shame signs and wearing puritan attire adorned with the blood “W” on their chests. The show ended with the venue being covered by red and white balloons that were released during the encore and fans excitedly punched them into the air as the show came to a close. Fans cheered as Maria came to the front of the stage to pass out roses to fans and one lucky fan got the signed dunce cap that she wore in the encore.

You can catch the last leg of the “Half God, Half Devil” tour throughout 2017:

Friday, Oct. 13

Orpheum Theater; New Orleans
 

Saturday, Oct. 14

Vibes Event Center; San Antonio
 

Sunday, Oct. 15

Verizon Theatre at Grand Prairie; Grand Prairie, Texas
 

Wednesday, Oct. 18

The Wiltern; Los Angeles
 

Friday, Oct. 20

Fear Farm; Phoenix
 

Saturday, Oct. 21

Brooklyn Bowl Las Vegas; Las Vegas
 

Saturday, Oct. 21 and Sunday, Oct. 22

Discovery Park; Sacramento, Calif.
 

Tuesday, Oct. 24

The Novo by Microsoft; Los Angeles
 

Wednesday, Oct. 25

Riverside Municipal Auditorium; Riverside, Calif.
 

Friday, Oct. 27

Revolution Concert House; Boise, Idaho
 

Saturday, Oct. 28 

Knitting Factory Concert House; Spokane, Wash.   
 

Sunday, Oct. 29 

Roseland Theater; Portland, Ore.
 

Tuesday, Oct. 31

The Moore Theatre; Seattle
 

Wednesday, Nov. 1

Toyota Arena; Kennewick, Wash.
 

Thursday, Nov. 2 

Commodore Ballroom; Vancouver
 

Saturday, Nov. 4

MacEwan Hall, University of Calgary; Calgary
 

Sunday, Nov. 5

Shaw Conference Centre; Edmonton
 

Tuesday, Nov. 7 

Burton Cummings Theatre; Winnipeg
 

Wednesday, Nov. 8 

The District; Sioux Falls, S.D.
 

Friday, Nov. 10 

The Rave/Eagles Club; Milwaukee, Wis.   
 

Saturday, Nov. 11

Brown County Arena; Green Bay, Wis.  
 

Sunday, Nov. 12

Myth; St. Paul, Minn.   

The Werks & Passafire at U Street Music Hall on 9/14/17

The FireWerks Tour featuring The Werks and Passafire made its stop in Washington, D.C., at the U Street Music Hall on Thursday, Sept. 14. Eager fans piled into the small venue early to catch Passafire hit the stage first. Passafire recently released their new album “Longshot” which is the first since their last studio album was released in 2013. While Passafire played some of their big hits, they mostly played songs from their new album – some of which were played live for the first time. On top of their own songs, they covered MGMT’s song “Kids.” Even though U Street Music Hall holds approximately 500 people, Passafire made the entire crowd move and sing along with every word.

The Werks, the multiple-genre jam band from Dayton, Ohio, closed the night with their unique and always-changing-set filled with amazing guitar riffs. They gave the crowd what they came for and then some. Their diehard fans danced along to the magnificent melodies and improvised riffs. Overall, the show was a terrific opportunity to see some popular festival acts in an intimate setting as well as getting to see some of the newer content played for the very first time.

You can catch the rest of The FireWerks Tour on the following dates:

Sept. 16 at The Knitting Factory in Brooklyn, N.Y.

Sept. 17 at Middle East Downstairs in Boston, Mass.

Sept. 20 at The Loft in Lansing, Mich.

Sept. 21 at The Magic Bag in Ferndale, Mich.

Sept. 22 at The Chubby Bear in Chicago, Ill.

Dropkick Murphys and Rancid at Stage AE in Pittsburgh, PA on 8/2/17

Dropkick Murphys and Rancid’s From Boston to Berkeley tour made it’s stop in Pittsburgh, PA Wednesday night at Stage AE. The two legendary punk band played the sold out venue and it was packed full of liberty spikes and kilts as fans anxiously awaited the show to start.

Fans of all ages rushed to get the best spots in the general admission venue and the barricade was lined with fans that ranged from 11 year old kids to fans that grew up on the music. The show kicked off with an acoustic set by Jake Burns who is the front man for Stiff Little Fingers. His quick set was followed by The Bouncing Souls who fired the crowd up for Rancid to take the stage.

Once Rancid hit the stage the energy level took an obvious turn as the circle pits started and the bottles started flying. The pit was hammered by the crowd surfers as Rancid belted out their most popular songs which were accompanied by some from their new album Trouble Maker. Dropkick Murphys wrapped up the night with an insane set that had lead singer Al Barr climbing into the pit so he could sing with the help of the fans.

The show ended with a joint encore with Rancid and Dropkick Murphys covering the likes of The Crickets, Cock Sparrer, Johnny Cash, and The Ramones. Overall the show was incredible and if you are on the tour’s upcoming list of cities, this is one you will not want to miss. The chance to see these incredible acts on one stage is too good to pass up.