Concerts

It's been a while since DIR EN GREY was in America but they'll be making a tour of it in the usual places come December. The tour kicks off in Los Angeles at the Regent Theater followed by Sacramento's Ace of...

Sabaton is the kind of band that you either love or hate; some say that they're an entry-level babby's first band or full of cheese but others love them to death. I fall into that latter category and I can...

The Palace of Fine Arts is a place in San Francisco where I've been many an occasion bu this is the first time I've come for a concert though. To be honest I didn't even know there was a concert venue here....

Anime Expo 2019 may not have had as many concerts as years past but what it did have was quality. Love Live's Aqours played to two sold-out crowds at The Novo on July 5th and 6th. The performances, titled...

So I've seen Nightwish quite a bit. I've seen them play small joints like Slim's and larger ones like the Regency. I've seen them at the beginning of tours a la the Gibson Amphitheater. Seen them later that...

The UC Theater in Berkeley, CA has a storied history stretching back just over a century. They've transitioned from musicals and plays to movies and became a first-rate live music venue in 2016. It's a...

Germany's Blind Guardian is one of the world's foremost pioneers when it comes to power metal. With a catalogue of 10 albums going back to 1988 they have had time to perfect their craft in a way no other band...

Japanese band DIR EN GREY is no stranger to the United States. They've been playing shows across America for a little over a decade and thankfully call San Francisco one of their regular stops. The show...

Just a short one since I wasn't familiar with all the bands but it was cool to see them. By far one of the best values you can get for a Japanese music fan. It's probably the closest thing we're going to get...

Fanime, now in its 22nd year, has historically been a good bet for Japanese music fans. This year the spotlight musical guest for the convention's annual MusicFest is the band BACK-ON who hail from Tokyo,...