Writing and Photos by: Courtney Breen On September 21st 2023, Hatebreed brought their 20 years of brutality tour to Charlotte, North Carolina at The Fillmore. In support of the tour, Hatebreed brought out Terror, Vein.FM, and local support from Filth. In celebration of 20 years of Hatebreed's third album "The Rise of Brutality", Hatebreed played... Continue Reading →
The Greatest Generation 10 Year Anniversary Tour hits The Fillmore
Writing by: Courtney Breen On September 15th The Wonder Years brought their 10 year anniversary tour of The Greatest Generation to The Fillmore in Charlotte, North Carolina. In celebration of 10 years, The Wonder Years played The Greatest Generation in full while also throwing in some classics to close out their set. The Greatest Generation... Continue Reading →
Boys Like Girls at The Fillmore
Photos and Writing by Allie Andrews On Sunday September 17, 2023 The Fillmore in Charlotte, NC made a "Great Escape" back to 2007 where Emo was alive and thriving. Boys Like Girls performed in front of hundreds of emo/pop punk fans last Sunday, where they got to live out their emo dreams again after 12... Continue Reading →
Scowl Brow, Bad Pills, Ground Score, & Beauty at The Rabbit Hole
Photos and Writing by Mary Propst In a night that resonated with the pulse of Charlotte’s music scene, The Rabbit Hole hosted a display of Charlotte's talent. The evening began with Beauty, a Charlotte grunge punk band that just released new music on Soundcloud you should check out https://soundcloud.com/erik-oo1/sets/beauty. The next band, Ground Score, brought... Continue Reading →
MIXED GENRE SHOW AT BART’S MART
Photos and Writing by Bailey Wray This was my first 18+ show, and it was a good one. The show was a good mix between Alternative/Grunge/Art Punk. The night started off with Charlotte locals Blight Moth. Their sound could be described as alternative rock. They put on an energetic show with great dynamics in their... Continue Reading →
The Anchor at Cat’s Cradle
Photos and Writing by Olivia Rozinski It’s not going to be a surprise that I like going to concerts. But getting excited to be at a concert is surprisingly a rarity for me. Usually, I’m just happy to go and have a great time; think meeting up with your friends for a drink vibes. But... Continue Reading →
Bastardane & OTTTO at The Gramercy Theater
Photos and Writing by Kyle Ostrander This past weekend, Bastardane and OTTTO began their co-headline tour with a show at NYC’s Gramercy Theater. Taking the stage first were OTTTO, featuring Tye Trujillo (son of Metallica’s Rob Trujillo) on bass. The band’s heavy sound was perfectly juxtaposed by beautiful full-band vocal harmonies that would pop up... Continue Reading →
LANIIDAE, NO ANGER CONTROL, FRACTURED FRAMES, AND THE DIRTY LOW DOWN AT AMOS’ SOUTHEND
Photos and Writing by Kenny Brown This was THE show. Tiff Tantrum of No Anger Control and Chris Deitz of Laniidae are two of my favorite vocalists in the Charlotte scene. The extreme energy and passion both put into their performances has often led me to compare the two to each other. Countless times over... Continue Reading →
BREWSTOCK 2023 AT THE ROOSTER – GALLERY
Photos by Olivia Rozinski BrewStock 2023 was held July 22 at The Rooster in Gastonia, NC. FTS photographer Olivia Rozinski was there to capture some of the fun!! A KILLER'S CONFESSION A WAR TO WIN AWESOME RAY RAY DYING OATH FURY 58 NAIL BITE THE COURSING THE WELCOMING WITNESS MARKS MOST IMPORTANTLY, THE FANS!!
Lylvc at Hangar 1819
Photos and Writing by Olivia Rozinski Bands mentioned: The Cardinal Endeavor, Reflect//Refine, Dark Signs, Lylvc (pronounced Lilac) If you’re familiar with these bands, one of your first thoughts might have been something along the lines of how eclectic the night would be. You’d be absolutely correct. And it was a solid line up that covered... Continue Reading →
