Hump Day is the hardest day of the week to get through; luckily The Get Free Tour graced the stage of Irving Plaza. Tonight Alive and Silverstein’s energetic performances gave the audience a boost to make it through the rest of the week with a smile. When Jenna McDougall, lead singer of Tonight Alive, stepped onto the stage, the audience came to life. McDougall repped Def Leppard by wearing an oversized band shirt with bell sleeves safety pinned on. Wearing safety pins is a way to show solidarity for marginalized groups and is also a cornerstone for the punk rock…
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Josh Bradford- Silverstein Josh Bradford, rhythm guitarist for the post-hardcore band Silverstein, sat down with LIB Magazine at the Vans Warped Tour ’17 to talk about Dead Reflection, Silverstein’s eighth full-length record, Warped Tour and more. Dead Reflection “We’re so excited, we put together what I think is our best record. That is for you guys to decide, but we feel very strongly about it. Some of the biggest changes this time around are we took a really long time before we even entered the studio, just tearing the songs apart and putting them back together, fine tuning every little element…
The Vans Warped Tour music festival has toured the US and Canada since 1995. Here are 5 facts about the 2017 Vans Warped Tour you probably didn’t know. No crowd surfing allowed. Hard to believe a music festival built predominately around punk rock music does not allow crowd surfing, it’s probably to help minimize injuries. A Buddhist monk might try to sell you a book. Just a heads up, Buddhist monks are walking around the festival and might hand you a book that they will try to sell you. The Festival starts later than previous years. Doors are at 12:30pm and…
Taste the East End, which took place at the Long Island Aquarium on June 12, was a great event to savor beers from Long Island breweries while becoming one with nature. Here are my top picks… The Brewers Collective, located in Bay Shore, poured their Shanty Town Spruce Juice, an American pale ale is 5.5% abv and is made with locally grown spruce tips harvested by hand. This unique beer was floral and fragrant like rosemary, definitely a must try. Moustache Brewing Co. from Riverhead poured cans of their Beyond the Shore, a goose style beer brewed with sea salt…
The sun was shining, the music was blasting and the beers were pouring at Great South Bay’s annual Bay Fest. Check out the festival highlights. Beer Bucket List Great South Bay Brewery Robert Moses Pale Ale 5.2% abv Surfcaster Summer Wheat 4.5% abv Field 5 Golden IPA 7% abv Show your Long Island pride at the beach this summer with Great South Bay’s beach inspired brews. 1940’s Brewing Company Bohemia Blonde (American Blonde Ale) 6.6% abv A hint of apricot makes this blonde ale fruity and easy to drink, perfect for summer! Garvies Point Brewery Sour Batch (Motueka) 5.1% abv If…
In 2013, Britney Spears was the first pop star in the height of her career to launch a residency in Las Vegas. Spears paved the way and others have followed including Jennifer Lopez, Pitbull, New Kids on the Block and now the Backstreet Boys. Women are living out their adolescent dreams by planning a girls weekend or bachelorette party trips to Vegas to see these 90s heartthrobs. Here are a few facts about the Backstreet Boys show and after party you will want to know before you schedule your trip. 1. Do you love “As Long as You Love Me”?…
Long Islanders are you looking for a fun holiday event or activity to do with your family? Don’t miss out on the Ohman School of Ballet 35th production of the Nutcracker at John Cranford Adams Playhouse at Hofstra University. The Ohman School of Ballet located in Commack, NY dancers are trained in classical ballet in the tradition of George Balanchine. Share the music, dancing and holiday magic with a loved one. The upcoming shows are 12/17-12 noon and 5pm and 12/18 also at 12 noon and 5pm. Make sure you order tickets before they sell out; this is a great holiday…
Long Island craft beer lovers, headed to the Great South Bay Brewery in Bay Shore for their annual Punktoberfest. The Great South Bay Brewery recently won three medals at the Great American Beer Festival in Colorado, a gold medal for Jetty Cream Ale, a gold medal for Muscat Love Belgian Triple and a bronze medal for their Pumpkin Ale. Their entire tasting room was open to sample all of their beers. Many local breweries were pouring outside including Blue Point Brewery, 1940’s Brewing Company, Port Jeff Brewing Company, Sand City Brewing Co., BrickHouse Brewery, and The Brewers Collective. Long Island…
Several veteran Warped Tour bands played the 2016 Vans Warped Tour in Wantagh, NY including Less Than Jake, Reel Big Fish, New Found Glory, and Yellowcard. “Some bands seem like they are old school but they are still younger than most of the bands we toured with in the 90s. The only bands from the 90s that are on Warped Tour are Reel Big Fish and us. Everyone else is from the early 2000s but Sum 41 is cool, Yellowcard is awesome, the guys in New Found Glory are like our family,” said Less Than Jake saxophonist Peter “JR” Wasilewski…
Photos by Roy Scott Comic book, sci-fi, horror, and fantasy collectors as well as pop culture enthusiasts gathered at the Cradle of Aviation for Long Island’s Comic Con or a.k.a. Eternal Con. Three floors of the Cradle of Aviation were filled with collectibles, artwork and other cool merchandise. New York Comic Con is usually very crowed, however Eternal Con is a great place to meet icons like the Power Rangers, Sailor Moon, and legendary comic book artists without having waiting on long lines all day long. Greg “The Hammer” Valentine Eternal Con also had panels, a film festival, game battles,…