Friday, September 5 — A night of heavy, atmospheric sounds at Westside Bowl. Doors at 7 PM, show at 8 PM. Deep Essence Deep Essence is a new collaboration formed in 2024, featuring Randy Davis and Tonie Joy — 2/3 of the short-lived mid-90’s trio The Great Unraveling. Joy is also known for co-founding Moss […]
Friday, September 12 — Five bands, one night of heavy metal at Westside Bowl. Doors at 6 PM, show at 7 PM. Wretch From Warren, Ohio, Wretch is an original power metal band formed in 1985. With multiple albums and numerous European tours under their belt, they’ve built a legacy of soaring vocals, intricate riffs, […]
Sunday, September 14, 2025 — High Council • Emerald Rage • Iron Brigade. Doors at 7:00 PM • Show at 8:00 PM. Tickets: $12 advance / $15 day of. High Council Philadelphia heavy metal: riff-forward, shred-happy, and proudly classic-minded. Follow: Instagram. Emerald Rage Akron-based heavy/power metal steeped in epic storytelling. Latest full-length: Valkyrie (2023). Listen: […]
Saturday, September 20 — Heavy riffs and raw emotion take over the stage at Westside Bowl. Doors at 7 PM, show at 8 PM. Friendship Commanders Nashville’s Friendship Commanders bring a crushing mix of heavy alt-rock, sludge, and melodic punk with lyrical depth and volume to spare. Known for their dynamic two-piece setup, the band […]
Prepare for a Monday night assault of technical brutality and cosmic chaos—Xoth and Inoculation are coming to Westside Bowl on September 22. This is a must for fans of sci-fi-inspired shredding, extreme metal precision, and riffs that hit like planetary collisions. Xoth Hailing from Seattle, Xoth fuses technical death metal with thrash and blackened elements, […]
Sept 25, 2025: Maximus NJ, Of the LIGHT, Zaki Ali & White Rican at Westside Bowl—metalcore, art-metal, and avant-jazz-punk-metal fusion. Doors 7, show 8. Maximus NJ New Jersey metalcore with serrated riffs and surge-and-crush dynamics. Links Of the LIGHT Art metal/rock infused with hard-hitting grooves and infectious melodious hooks. Listen/Follow Zaki Ali Original heavy set […]
Saturday, September 27, 2025 — Nu Metal Cover Band, MotorCobra, and Night Mirror at Westside Bowl. Lineup Nu Metal Cover Band — A loud, cathartic dive into late-90s/early-2000s nu metal classics. Expect bounce riffs, barked hooks, and big crowd shout-alongs. Instagram MotorCobra — Industrial-tinged hard rock with pounding rhythms and venomous grooves tailor-made for nu […]
Mom’s Basement Fest returns to Westside Bowl—two nights in the Trophy Room (Fri, Oct 3 & Sat, Oct 4, 2025) packed with pop-punk, power pop, garage grit & cult-favorite chaos. Doors 5pm both nights. New band announcements every week. Featuring (announced so far) 41 Gorgeous Blocks — acoustic set + full-band rock and/or roll from […]