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Category: Alternage

Posted on February 23, 2022February 23, 2022

Up-and-Coming Bands to Check Out

by Jesse Hudgins

All throughout 2021, I had the privilege to recommend some really great bands. Recommending and even promoting bands like Calling All Captains, Hot Mulligan, and Destroy Boys has been so cool because I love making fans of these groups out of people who haven’t heard them before.… Click here to continue reading!

Posted on February 10, 2022February 10, 2022

Alternage: My First Year of Rock Concerts

by Chloe Kallberg

The first time Alternage graced the airwaves was the second Friday of February in 2021. When Rachel, Jesse, and I began this show, it was a running joke that I had only been to one “rock” concert in my life: The Barenaked Ladies. … Click here to continue reading!

Posted on December 3, 2021December 3, 2021

Box Car Racer’s Lone Album is Almost 20 Years Old, But It Still Has Me Wanting More

by Jesse Hudgins

2002 may have been the year that I was born, but it was also the year that the album of a lifetime was released. In May of 2002, Box Car Racer was released, and it came out of nowhere, as the musicians who played on this album were Travis Barker and Tom DeLonge of Blink-182.… Click here to continue reading!

Posted on November 17, 2021November 17, 2021

Bad Religion and Alkaline Trio at The Radius

by Jesse Hudgins

Last Saturday, I had the absolute privilege to go to my first ever concert at the newer venue The Radius. I would gladly go back to for any kind of show as the acoustics of the room were great, there was a lot of space, and it was just a good vibe in the room.… Click here to continue reading!

Posted on August 31, 2021August 30, 2021

The Menzingers, Descendents, and Rise Against: Some Surprises, Great Music, and an Awkward Moment

by Jesse Hudgins

The last few weeks have been all about concerts for me. After attending the Hella Mega Tour on August 15th, I had the privilege of seeing The Menzingers, Descendents, and Rise Against at Huntington Bank Pavilion in Chicago.… Click here to continue reading!

Posted on August 30, 2021August 30, 2021

The Hella Mega Tour: Hella Awesome!

by Jesse Hudgins

The Hella Mega Tour came to Wrigley Field on August 15th, and featured an incredible lineup of The Interrupters, Weezer, Fall Out Boy, and Green Day. It was one of the most amazing shows that I’ve ever had the privilege of going to, and that’s not an overstatement.… Click here to continue reading!

Posted on February 9, 2021February 10, 2021

Review of Machine Gun Kelly on Saturday Night Live

by Marissa Rybinski

On January 30, 2021, Saturday Night Live welcomed Machine Gun Kelly as their musical guest, accompanying John Krasinski, who hosted the show. 

Machine Gun Kelly is an American artist who began as a rapper in 2009 with his first single “Homecoming/ I’m a Star.”… Click here to continue reading!

Posted on February 9, 2021February 9, 2021

Meet the hosts of Alternage!

FM89 has a brand new show every Friday from 8-10PM! Alternage will feature the best punk, pop punk, emo, and alternative.

Chloe Kallberg

Chloe is a freshman, double majoring in English and secondary education. She’s been obsessed with Green Day since she was twelve, and her love for punk music expanded vastly from there.… Click here to continue reading!

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