AMP’s newest correspondent, Joe Perusse, has submitted a couple of reviews of recently attended shows. An avid music lover and concert goer, we expect a lot wonderful insights from Joe. FUEL Flashback to March of 2020, Mohegan Sun Casino was putting on a free concert for Momentum members. I checked in to pick up my tickets, went to grab something to eat, and when I walked out of the restaurant, the scrolling marquee […]
Expectations can be a tricky thing. You can enter a venue not sure how the evening will end and get blown away or just the opposite. Walk in inflated and slowly the air gets sucked out. The Cold War Kids/The Elwins show at College Street in New Haven had a little of both. Opening act The Elwins were a pleasant surprise. This Canadian band has been on my radar for the past year. Their 2017 […]
Long Beach’s Cold War Kids are morphing. Their 2014 release Hold My Home (Downtown Records) delivered a surprised hit which reached #1 on Billboard”s Alternative Chart. “First” thrusted Cold War Kids directly into the crowded fray of indie pop bands (Imagine Dragons, Coldplay) fighting for covered radio play. Their new found glory didn’t sit well with both critics and their hardcore base who loved their quirky awkwardness and Velvet Underground feel. Cold War Kids sixth […]
