The Protomen play Local 506 Monday, July 25, at 9 p.m. Tickets are $8, and The Wiley Fosters open. Like a phantasmagorical video game character, nostalgia can take the strangest shapes: Monday night ...

If you're not familiar with The Protomen but clicked on this story anyway, then you're in for a treat. The band, formed as part of a college project at MTSU, released their self-titled debut album in ...

When it comes to heavy metal, one of the most common components of our favorite artists, songs, and albums is the desire to stand up against tyranny. How many metal bands talk about standing up and ...

The Protomen's tunes sound like something that would be the soundtrack to one of those ubiquitous montage scenes in various '80s flicks where the soon-to-be hero is training for his final challenge.

If the Protomen show at the Gramercy on Sunday night was anything to judge by, nerds go HARD. If you take offense at being called a nerd, come on. I was there and I saw you waving Mega Man hands and ...

“Orlando is an awesome, nerdy town,” says Commander B. Hawkins, keyboardist for The Protomen. “We do great down there because people care.” One of those caring people is John Sebastian La Valle. Going ...

Let me tell you about a magical time in history that I like to call “2004” — a time of flip phones, MySpace and “Vote for Pedro” shirts. A time when The Protomen played their very first show. Onstage, ...

As I mentioned in my Live blog coverage of Denver Comic Con's Opening Ceremonies, seeing The Protomen perform was quite impressive. They have managed to capture a lot of the personality of the ...