You may recall my absolute mess of thoughts and words from three weeks ago, where I talked about a couple shows I attended at the end of March. Well, we’ve finally reached the second phase of my 2019 concert review installment thingy. (I skipped the first shows I went to for some reason.) Based on the headline above, you might think this little piece only discusses one evening of metal. But oh how wrong you would be. Well, actually only a little wrong. You see, not only was I fortunate enough to attend the Yob, Voivod, and Amenra show at the Royale on the 3rd, but I also had the opportunity to checkout the Portland date of this tour at Geno’s the night before. Let’s talk about those two nights, yeah?
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Yob live at the Royale, 4.3.2019
Band: Yob
Photographer: Corey Butterworth
Location: Royale, Boston, Massachusetts
Date: April 3, 2019
Voivod live at the Royale, 4.3.2019
Band: Voivod
Photographer: Corey Butterworth
Location: Royale, Boston, Massachusetts
Date: April 3, 2019
Amenra live at Geno’s Rock Club and the Royale, 4.2.2019 and 4.3.2019
Band: Amenra
Photographer: Corey Butterworth
Locations: Geno’s Rock Club, Portland, Maine and the Royale, Boston, Massachusetts
Dates: April 2, 2019 and April 3, 2019
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Concert Review: Deafheaven and Drab Majesty, 7.25.2018
When it comes to a Deafheaven show, there a few things you can be absolutely sure of. For one, they are going to bring a dope — if not curious — collection of artists on the road with them. Secondly, their performance will exhaust all your energy, regardless of your positioning in the crowd. And finally, the passion and quality of their performance will never, ever, leave you disappointed. Such was the case at the Boston date of this most recent tour with Drab Majesty and Uniform. In fact, out of all the Deafheaven shows I’ve taken in, this one very well may have been the most impressive.
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