Author Reggie Allen

MATTHEW ASHRAF // Former HBCU student talks about performing with Beyoncé, School and making music. Matthew Ashraf had no idea that he would participate in 2018’s most talked about concert. He was just...

DEL SHORES/ SIX CHARACTERS IN SEARCH OF PLAY Del Shores is tackling a new feat: the one-man-show. The celebrated playwright will perform his newest production Six Characters in Search of a Play at...

Good Night Rhonda Lee, Hello Nicole Atkins By Reggie Allen What began as an inside joke, metamorphized into a full-fledged album. Nicole Atkins first donned the name Rhonda while bowling with friends....

ANTHRAX // IRON CITY So good they had to do it twice. After the success of last year’s “KillSwitch” tour, heavy metal icons KillSwitch Engage and Anthrax announced their highly-anticipated sequel,...

MCDONALD’S BRINGS BACK SZECCHUAN FOR LIMITED RUN In an interview with VICE, rap giant Gucci Mane once said that without the sauce, you’re lost. However, you can also get lost in the sauce. Turns out,...

 You could say Darius “PaPaRooster” Danner is man who wears many hats, but that would be an understatement. Throughout the week, he’s an industrial engineering major at the University of Alabama in...

DRAGON BALL SUPER Someone might want to summon Shenron for this one. Dragon Ball Super, the recent installment of the popular anime franchise, is taking an infinite hiatus. Per Japanese news site Sanspo,...

STAFF PICK// TOP CONCERTS OF 2017 The popular Broadway musical Rent posed a great question: how do you measure a year? As an entertainment writer and photojournalist, I’m a bit biased to music. I spend a...

CHEVELLE //  THE NORTH CORRIDOR Chevelle might not be considered one of the top acts in hard rock. The Chicago-based trio hasn’t had multiple platinum albums of bands like Disturbed or Shinedown, and...

Josephine Vander Gucht, the female half of Alt-Pop duo Oh Wonder, has a theory: if the crowd brings the energy, they must double it. Vander Gucht and Anthony West tested said theory at Iron City, the...