The Black Richards and The Ben Cotes Band play the Cellar on Treadwell. To kick off my 2024 concert season, I ventured to The Cellar on Treadwell in Hamden CT. I’d heard of this venue but didn’t realize it was located in the parking lot of The Space Ballroom. Picture a large industrial complex that is bustling with business activity during the day, but abandoned at night – transformed into a literal low budget horror […]
The Gems are a Swedish powerhouse trio born from the loins of Thundermother. The band just released their debut album appropriately entitled Phoenix via Napalm Records. The Gems are comprised of Guernica Mancini (Vocals), Emlee Johansson (Drums) and Mona Lindgren (Guitar/Bass). Their sound is pure rock & roll nirvana. Every track on Phoenix blares with a brazen fearlessness. All 15 tracks are aggressively melodic delivering sledgehammer textures and nuances. Songs like “Like A Phoenix”, “Domino” […]
AMP has recently been in a rock & roll coma. We just went live with an interview with Black Smoke Trigger and now we get to review another cool rocking band. We Three Kings is a ruthless duo who hail from Manchester UK and their sound is pure adrenaline with hits of uncut speed. Rich ( Vocals/Guitar) and Pete (Drums) deliver shots of shameless fuzzy riffs, gnarly vocals and insatiable grooves. Their songs surrender every […]
