COVID-19 Tour with Grave Next Door — Day 7 (The Final Installment)

By Patrick Salerno of Grave Next Door Day 1 Day 2 and 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Another night of sleeping with congestion and coughing. No fever though. We planned to get up and drive back home at first light. The boys partied last night pretty late and they are passed out hard. We’re… Continue reading COVID-19 Tour with Grave Next Door — Day 7 (The Final Installment)

Music News: NOMAD to Release Debut Album This April

Southern Connecticut rockers Nomad are excited to release their debut album Love, Death, and Melody in April.  A hidden gem of hard rock buried in New Haven County’s suburbs, Nomad offers a polished sound that combines NWOBHM with stripes of 80s radio metal.  They recorded at Dexter’s Lab in Milford — lots of great local music… Continue reading Music News: NOMAD to Release Debut Album This April

COVID-19 Tour with Grave Next Door — Day 6

Newfound friend Jason Hubbard, left, with the band.

By Patrick Salerno of Grave Next Door Day 1 Day 2 and 3 Day 4 Day 5 Wednesday, March 18th, 2020: Around midnight last night I woke up in a pool of sweat. Tony and Kyler were out in the jacuzzi drinking beer, while I  went to bed around 10pm. I had Kyler feel my head… Continue reading COVID-19 Tour with Grave Next Door — Day 6

Nerd Talk with STONE MACHINE ELECTRIC

With COVID-19 keeping folks home, it’s a perfect time to nerd out.  Here are some movie, book, and video game recommendations from Kitchens, one half of the experimental Texas doom duo Stone Machine Electric: Darkness Dimensions Disillusion by Stone Machine Electric Movie: Lost Highway (David Lynch, 1997) I’m a huge David Lynch fan, and I’ve… Continue reading Nerd Talk with STONE MACHINE ELECTRIC

COVID-19 Tour with Grave Next Door — Day 5

Will this gig happen??

By Patrick Salerno of Grave Next Door Day 1 Day 2 and 3 Day 4 Tuesday, March 17th, 2020: After a good night’s rest in Little Rock, Arkansas, we were on our way to Texas. We have a show in Arlington Texas with Freedom Hawk. As Kyler drove, I quickly made a flyer for the show… Continue reading COVID-19 Tour with Grave Next Door — Day 5

COVID-19 Tour with Grave Next Door — Day 4

Grave Next Door at the start of their journey...

By Patrick Salerno of Grave Next Door Day 1 Day 2 and 3 Day 4: Monday, March 16th, 2020 Our gracious host, Kelly Bric, had opened her home to us yesterday and we’d stayed the night.  I woke up with a headache and a sore throat; as I pondered whether I had the virus, Metallica’s “Fade… Continue reading COVID-19 Tour with Grave Next Door — Day 4

Music News: Carried By VI to Release Debut Album

Wallingford, CT’s Carried By VI is preparing to release their debut album Whistling Past The Graveyard.  This is intense music about maintaining a positive mental attitude in the face of challenges — a message that’s even more relevant with the current pandemic situation. The album offers five tracks of no-frills hardcore and doom influenced metal,… Continue reading Music News: Carried By VI to Release Debut Album