Adapted from Trisha Yearwood’s Slow-Cooker Stout Beef Stew This hearty beef and stout stew is perfect for St. Patrick’s Day… Or any other day that the temperature is below 65 degrees. Some might consider cooking with Allagash a waste of fancy beer. Not so! My Grandma Fran always said never to cook with wine… Continue reading Allagash Black Beef Stew With Kale
Tradition Is Key – A Review of Venetian Snares’ Traditional Synthesizer Music
Aaron Funk (a.k.a Venetian Snares) has been quite the prolific electronic musician. He’s released a multitude of albums in the past decade and shows no signs of slowing down. Most of his releases fall within the margins of breakcore – a strange, loud, controversial and somewhat small faction of electronic music in which he’s an… Continue reading Tradition Is Key – A Review of Venetian Snares’ Traditional Synthesizer Music
Desolation of Eden Tour Review — 3/5/2016, Worcester, MA
Review and Photos by Peter Jones-Torregrosa Walking into the venue, there was an immediate sense of electricity in the air. The sold out Palladium Upstairs in Worcester, Massachusetts was filled with exhilarated fans of all ages. Those in attendance seemed anxious to prove why New England is hailed as one of the best metal scenes… Continue reading Desolation of Eden Tour Review — 3/5/2016, Worcester, MA
Show Review: 5 Bands for $5, 3/5/2016
When it’s a Posidemic Ntertainment event, you can expect a well-organized, fun, metal good time and that’s exactly what we got on March 5 at Cook’s Café in Naugatuck, CT. Jesse James and his wireless microphone kept the show on schedule and enthusiasm high. Oxblood Forge of Whitman, Massachusetts started the show off right with… Continue reading Show Review: 5 Bands for $5, 3/5/2016
Rejuvenated – A Review of Omnium Gatherum’s Grey Heavens
Omnium Gatherum happen to be one of my favorite melodic death metal groups. The reason for this is pretty simple, even if it goes against my usual listening habits. There’s nothing strange or even original about them. They’ve arguably been pumping out the same sort of encyclopedic melodic death metal since their inception. Yet despite… Continue reading Rejuvenated – A Review of Omnium Gatherum’s Grey Heavens
Secret Hardcore Sunday, March 13th in New London
What can you do on a Sunday? Well, in the case of March 13 you can go to a ripping loud rock show in New London. You see, on that day, there is a show taking place featuring Fucking Invincible, Empty Vessels, Ascend/Descend and Idle Time at the Midian. Fucking Invincible features members of Dropdead… Continue reading Secret Hardcore Sunday, March 13th in New London
Album Review: Them Damn Hamiltons’ Smoke From the Well
Can music sound like bare feet on a mossy path or waves up against a dock? With their new album Smoke From the Well, Connecticut folkies Them Damn Hamiltons will have you feeling the damp and smelling the salt. TDH has a modern take on folk music, but they never lose the threads of storytelling… Continue reading Album Review: Them Damn Hamiltons’ Smoke From the Well