Anime Central has, once again, come and gone for yet another year– this time topping its previous attendance count and surpassing 20,000 attendees throughout the course of May 20th-22nd. Continuing its tradition as one of the largest anime conventions in the Midwest/Central region of the United States, the Friday-to-Sunday timespan was filled with concerts, costly, [...]

X Japan is a band that doesn’t tour very often, especially in recent years. So of course, its first North American tour, promptly following their successful show at Lollapalooza, garnered a great deal of attention. With stops all over North America, it was a given that I would be out there getting some shots.

Dir en Grey has come and gone once more, and as usual, put on a stellar performance at the Chicago House of Blues this past September 1st. Photos abound after the break!