Thu 11 Mar – Shrinebuilder, Wolves in the Throne Room, Salome

i took the bus from south station to nyc and made it just in time to navigate the subway system and arrive at nyu's kimmel center.
tickets were $2 for nyu students in advance, and $5 for the public made available on the day of the show.
thanks to my friend wren, i had a ticket already because he'd been in the city all day.
just before 8 o'clock, when the show was supposed to begin, tickets were sold out for the public.
many people milling around outside were…

Gojira-The Worcester Palladium-May 2nd, 2009

While the rest of the Massholes were at OPETH/ENSLAVED the other night….I was at Gojira.

I hadn’t registered until we arrived at the venue that I was used to seeing shows at the Palladium downstairs- and this show was to take place upstairs, which is a way smaller area. My ex and I arrived right when the doors opened, and moved right towards the front to slowly begin positioning ourselves for Gojira, even though there were a couple opening bands. I figured the crowd was going to be significantly smaller than it would normally be,…