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CONCERT REVIEW: Obscura – Allegaeon – Cognitive, and Cryptosis Live at Brooklyn Meadows

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The Stardust USA 2026 Tour hit Brooklyn Meadows on March 24, featuring a lineup that reads like a wishlist for anyone craving technical death metal, progressive heaviness, and machine-tooled precision delivered one after another. Obscura, Allegaeon, Cognitive, and Cryptosis made up the bill, four acts that share a zip code on the genre map, but explore the territory from completely different angles. That contrast made the night feel less like a typical package tour and more like a deliberate showcase of the diverse range of modern extreme metal can offer.

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CONCERT REVIEW: The Porch on Windy Hill Live at Urban Stages NYC

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We’ve covered a lot of Folk-adjacent music here, but not much true American Southern Folk. There is something quietly nice about a show that asks its audience to slow down, listen closely, and sit with history rather than rush past it. As random fate would have it, I got to see The Porch on Windy Hill for its return to Urban Stages for an encore run. Conceived and directed by Sherry Stregack Lutken, and written by Lutken, Lisa Helmi Johanson, Morgan Morse, and David M. Lutken, the production places American folk music at the core of its storytelling, which feels intimate, lived-in, and disarmingly relevant in the present moment. Continue reading →


INTERVIEW: Kenny Hickey (Type O Negative) Returns with New Band Sun Dont Shine

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Kenny Hickey (Type O Negative, Silvertomb) is back with Sun Dont Shine! Formerly known as EYE AM, he joins forces with Kirk Windstein (Crowbar, Down), Johnny Kelly (Type O Negative, Silvertomb, Quiet Riot), and Todd Strange (ex-Crowbar, ex-Down). Kenny discusses with Ojayy the origins of Sun Dont Shine, how their sound bridges heaviness with haunting melody, and the chemistry that makes this band unique.

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