The Masquerade, Atlanta’s multi-tiered music venue, has served as a landmark in the city since 1990. The North Avenue location is now slated for demolition (the venue itself will be moving to a new home on Fairmont Avenue) and will be throwing itse ...
Live Review: Symphony X and Overkill at The Masquerade
Russell Allen You don’t really hear much about the state of New Jersey these days, now that that the trashy MTV show Jersey Shore has been mercifully put out of its hair-gelled misery. Yes friends, there are much better things from the Garden State ...
Live Review: Neurosis at The Masquerade
Neurosis is a band best described as a “musician’s band.” It isn’t the sort of band that ever got a lot of radio play. It never filled arenas and, even after 30 years, most of the band members still have day jobs. This is the band that other metal ba ...
Concert Review: Faith No More comes to Atlanta July 30
"HELLO MOTHERF**KER!" is the chorus of Faith No More's most recent single and the words they chose to reintroduce themselves to American audiences. It was a welcomed greeting. With the exception of a handful of shows in 2010, Faith No More has not mo ...
Photo Gallery: Living Colour at The Masquerade in Atlanta
The following photos were taken by Charlie Halloway at the February 8, 2015 at the Masquerade in Atlanta, GA. Living Colour is currently on tour, with these remaining dates: Date Site City Buy Tickets 12-Feb-15 Tally Ho Theatre Leesburg, VA 1 ...
Live Review: Crash Midnight at The Masquerade
Recently, KISS bassist Gene Simmons caused quite a ruckus by stating in an interview with Esquire Magazine that “Rock is Finally Dead.” I’m not sure if I agree with the "God Of Thunder" on that point. While I admit that the system is definitely flaw ...
Revolver’s Hottest Chicks in Hard Rock Tour featuring Sick Puppies @ The Masquerade, February 21, 2014
Review by Jenna Hughes. Photos by Ken Lackner. Revolver’s Hottest Chicks in Rock Tour rolled through Atlanta on Friday, February 21 at The Masquerade. The line-up featured the best of today’s hardcore scene, including Sick Puppies, Lacuna Co ...
Live Review: Pop Evil at The Masquerade Atlanta
The state of Michigan has long been the home of many successful musical acts. Everyone from '50s rock ‘n’ roll icon Bill Haley, '70s rockers Iggy Pop, MC5, Bob Seger and Ted Nugent to more contemporary success stories such as The White Stri ...
Live Review: In This Moment @ The Masquerade Atlanta
Maria Brink In This Moment Unleashes “Hell Pop” on Atlanta The album Blood, released at the end of 2012, marked a stylistic change in In This Moment's sound. Gone were the more traditional metalcore elements that dominated its music, and “He ...
Live Review: Smile Empty Soul at The Masquerade
Sean Danielson Smile Empty Soul is a band that was initially labeled by the press as “post-grunge,” meaning, the bands that emerged after the original “grunge” movement of the late 80‘s - early 90‘s who copped a more commercial, radio-frien ...