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Project Revise: Rising UK Band Proves Punk Isn’t Really Dead
A lot of my pieces on Us For Once are about punk rock. I believe in the scene wholeheartedly and find myself always looking for new...
Taylor Dietrich
Jul 25, 20183 min read
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Live Music Double Feature: A Weekend At Mattress Firm Amphitheater (Part One- Paramore’s After Laugh
We usually don’t combine two live music experiences together to write one piece. However, sometimes when you go to two amazing shows in...
Lexy Bouras
Jul 24, 20185 min read
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Live Music Double Feature: A Weekend At Mattress Firm Amphitheater (Part Two- 30 Seconds To Mars’ Mo
...We usually don’t combine two live music experiences together to write one piece. However, sometimes when you go to two amazing shows...
Lexy Bouras
Jul 24, 20186 min read
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Live Music Review: Taking Back Sunday Lifts Spirits and Crowd Surfers alike
Adam Lazzara had the whole crowd clapping their hands in unison at that beautiful Philly venue on the Delaware River. "Feels good,...
Taylor Dietrich
Jul 19, 20185 min read
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Corey Durkin: A Brief Introduction To The Singer Songwriter Who’s Full Of Suprises
Life is nothing more than a series of moments that piece themselves together to create our own individual journeys. Us For Once was...
Lexy Bouras
Jul 15, 20182 min read
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The Whining Pussys: Punk Rock, Punchlines, And Everything In Between
When Us For Once first stumbled across the Whining Pussys, we expected to hear some solid, no-frills, good rock music. However, it’s...
Lexy Bouras
Jul 11, 20183 min read
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EP Review: “The Last Time You’ll Love Me” by Lighterburns takes back and rebrands heartbreak
“I’m never okay...” Three words sung out of silence, leading into something more. Sadness, heartbreak, and desperation blend into...
Lexy Bouras
Jun 12, 20183 min read
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Live Music Review: The Homeless Gospel Choir at the Fillmore Philadelphia 6/5/18
When you think about the term “punk rock,” what comes to mind? Maybe a bunch of dudes with mohawks in leather jackets. Maybe screamed...
Taylor Dietrich
Jun 8, 20184 min read
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7 things you should know about I Don’t Know How’s East Coast Content Tour
I DON’T KNOW HOW BUT THEY FOUND ME (shortened to idkhow, which can now be conveniently read in an inside voice!) are a forgotten rock...
Lexy Bouras
Jun 2, 20184 min read
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EP Review: Eye-C Phones Home With “Long Distant Calls“
Coming back from the cosmic journey that was their last album, “E”, Eye-C has just returned to make another connection with their newest...
Lexy Bouras
May 24, 20183 min read
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Track Review: Panic! At The Disco brings optimism and heart to upcoming album with “High Hopes“
A few seconds into an perfectly crafted horn intro, Panic! At The Disco's newest single jumps straight to the point. "Had to have high,...
Lexy Bouras
May 23, 20182 min read
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A R I Z O N A: Where They’ve Been and Where They’re Going
Here at Us For Once, we strongly believe in paying attention to opening bands, being respectful during their sets, and remembering their...
Taylor Dietrich
Apr 13, 20184 min read
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EP Review: Local Rock Band Glass Radio Proclaims “Time’s Up“ (But They’re Just Getting Started)
Opening with a flashy guitar intro, Glass Radio’s newest single “Are You Going My Way?” grabs the listener’s attention. It’s loud enough...
Lexy Bouras
Apr 6, 20185 min read
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Live Music Review: Palaye Royale On Their Way To The Throne
In the middle of what seems like Nowhere, New Jersey, sits a music venue called Starland Ballroom. It attracts local bands and radio...
Taylor Dietrich
Mar 30, 20185 min read
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Exclusive Interview: All about our genre-bending Spotlight Artists, Stephen James
After being taken on a journey with Stephen James’ album Optimum (you can read our review here), Us For Once got a chance at an exclusive...
Taylor Dietrich
Mar 26, 20185 min read
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Album Review: Inner Demons Come Out To Play In Stephen James’ “Optimum“
To read Us For Once's exclusive interview with Stephen James, click here, or alternatively, follow the link at the bottom of this...
Taylor Dietrich
Mar 26, 20185 min read
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Track Review: Shape Pitaki’s New Single “Like An Indian“
Opening with a layered bass/guitar guitar intro, “Like An Indian” makes an intriguing entrance. The first vocals are sure to captivate...
Lexy Bouras
Mar 25, 20182 min read
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Track Review: Gearheart’s new single “Be Here Tonight“
Sometimes a song just stops you in your tracks- literally. Last week as I was walking out of class at CSUF, I heard some noise coming...
Lexy Bouras
Mar 17, 20182 min read
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FEVER DAYS ARE HERE: Exclusive interview with Fever Days’s Oliver Green and brand new single, “Hey“
A few weeks ago, Us For Once happened to cross paths with a young artist from the UK. Oliver Green, better known as Fever Days (the name...
Lexy Bouras
Mar 4, 20184 min read
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Album Review: Eye-C’s “E“ delivers a cinematic and stimulating interstellar journey.
As you all know, Us For Once abbreviates to UFO … Coincidence? We think not. While travelling through space and time, we recently came...
Lexy Bouras
Feb 5, 20184 min read
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