Former AMERICAN HEAD CHARGE Guitarist Joins Band Onstage, Guitarist Involved in Security Scuffle

UPDATE: Pictures from the show have been added.

Click on any of the pictures to see more live photos of American Head Charge (46).

American Head Charge just ended a rowdy hometown show in Minneapolis at the Skyway Theatre that saw guitarist Karma Singh Cheema scuffling with security to the point of being restrained.

Guitarist Karma Singh Cheema (below) being helped to the stage following a scuffle with security in front of the stage during "Seemless" (above).

The incident occurred near the end of the hour-long set when former guitarist Benji Helberg joined the band on stage for "Seamless", from The War Of Art album. During the song Karma set his guitar on the stage and stage-dove into the crowd. A security guard (facing the crowd) did not see this, and began shoving the guitarist out of the security pit when he didn't leave. Karma responded hotly and a shoving match ensued during the song, and additional security rushed up to restrain the guitarist and help him back on the stage. The show ended without incident and Karma jokingly "psyched" the security guard when they shook hands after the song.

Former guitarist Benji Helberg joined the band to play "Seemless".

American Head Charge was performing as special guest to Wayne Static, and the band received a raucous welcome from the start. At one point a bass guitar found its way into the crowd and singer Cameron Heacock threateningly warned the audience that "No one is leaving with that," and it was passed above the crowd back to the stage.

I'll have a full show review with pictures posted in due course.

REFLECTIONS Announces Tour Supporting CHIMAIRA

The touring for the Twin Cities' Reflections in support of their Exi(s)t album grinds on, and the band recently announced a month-long tour supporting Chimaira with Iwrestledabearonce, Oceano, and Fit For An Autopsy. Reflections is first on the bill, so get to the venue early when this tour hits your town! Although this tour misses the Twin Cities, Reflections has two area dates bookending the trek.

Prior to the tour, Reflections plays Bubba's in Sauk Rapids, Minneapolis on Friday, January 24 with Sweep The Leg Johnny, Do As The Romans Do, and In The Line Of Duty. Upon returning home, Reflections plays the Skyway Theatre in Minneapolis on Sunday, March 9 alongside Animals As Leaders, After The Burial, Veil Of Maya, Erra, Navene-K, and Chon. Advance tickets for both shows are available through Ticketfly.

Current Reflections tour dates (all are with Chimaira, Iwrestedabearonce, Oceano, and Fit For An Autopsy unless otherwise indicated):

January 24 - Sauk Rapids, MN, Bubba's (w/Sweep The Leg Johnny, Do As The Romans Do, In The Line Of Duty)
January 30 - Worcester, MA, The Palladium
January 31 - Wilmington, DE, Mojo 13
February 1 - Poughkeepsie, NY, The Chance
February 3 - Springfield, VA, Empire
February 4 - Amityville, NY, Revolution Bar & Music Hall
February 5 - Pittsburgh, PA, The Altar Bar
February 6 - Reading, PA, Reverb
February 7 - Jacksonville, FL, Hooligan's
February 8 - Fayetteville, NC, The Drunk Horse Pub
February 9 - Charlotte, NC, The Casbah
February 10 - Norfolk, VA, The NorVA
February 11 - Knoxville, TN, NV Nightclub
February 12 - Atlanta, GA, The Masquerade
February 13 - Orlando, FL, Backbooth
February 14 - St. Petersburg, FL, The State Theatre
February 15 - Pensacola, FL, Vinyl Music Hall
February 17 - Broussard, LA, The Station
February 18 - Shreveport, LA, Riverside Warehouse
February 19 - Tulsa, OK, The Vanguard
February 21 - Kokomo, IN, Center Stage
February 22 - Louisville, KY, Diamond Pub & Billiards
February 23 - Newport, KY, Thompson House
March 9 - Minneapolis, MN, Skyway Theatre (w/Animals As Leaders, After The Burial, Veil Of Maya, Erra, Navene-K, Chon)
March 16 - Grand Prairie, TX, South By So What Fest (w/The Devil Wears Prada)

AFTER THE BURIAL to Tour with ANIMALS AS LEADERS, Play Minneapolis March 9

While on the topic of After The Burial, the band recently announced a slew of North American tour dates as direct support to Animals As Leaders with Navene-K and Chon, including hometown show at the Skyway Theatre in Minneapolis on Sunday, March 9. The initial batch of dates are listed below, and expect more to be added soon. Already fresh off a massive U.S. tour with Trivium and Devildriver in November and December, After The Burial heads to Australia in January before their next North American run.

The Minneapolis show is going to be huge since Veil Of Maya, Reflections, and Erra are also on the bill! Tickets for this show go on sale Friday, December 27 at 12:00 noon through Ticketfly.

Current tour dates for Animals As Leaders, After The Burial, Navene-K, and Chon:

February 24 - Tampa, FL, The Orpheum
February 25 - Atlanta, GA, Masquerade
February 26 - Greensboro, NC, Greene Street Club
February 27 - Baltimore, MD, Rams Head Live
February 28 - Philadelphia, PA, Trocadero Theatre
March 2 - New York, NY, Irving Plaza
March 4 - Montreal, QC, La Tulipe (no Chon)
March 5 - Toronto, ON, Opera House (no Chon)
March 6 - Detroit, MI, St. Andrews
March 7 - Joliet, IL, Mojoes
March 8 - Milwaukee, WI, The Rave
March 9 - Minneapolis, MN, Skyway Theatre w/Veil Of Maya, Reflections, Erra
March 11 - St. Louis, MO, Pop's
March 13 - Houston, TX, Fitzgerald's

VISTA CHINO, RANCID Tonight in Minneapolis

Vista Chino (formerly Kyuss Lives!), the new version of cult stoner rock legends Kyuss led by vocalist John Garcia, is in town tonight, Wednesday, September 18 for a show at the Fine Line Music Cafe in Minneapolis with support from Black Pussy and Zebulon Pike. I've seen Kyuss three times, once each on the Blues For The Red Sun, Welcome To Sky Valley, and ...And The Circus Leaves Town tours, as well as John's post-Kyuss bands Slo Burn and Unida and Kyuss guitarist Josh Homme's Queens Of The Stone Age - all great shows, with the Kyuss ones being especially memorable. I heard great things about last year's Kyuss Lives! show, so get out for this one if you can. It's an 18+ show that starts at 8:30, and general admission tickets are $25, while the reserved seats are $30.

The Skyway Theater in Minneapolis seems to be filling the void left by the extended closure of Station 4 in St. Paul with a bunch of metal and punk shows, including one by Rancid tonight, September 18. Support for this one comes from Tim Timebomb And Friends, The Interrupters, and Victory (I'm assuming this isn't the German 80s metal band). It's an early all ages show that starts at 5:30, and tickets are $25 and $40 at the door.