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by Linda Carlson - July 5, 2025July 5, 2025

Article and Photos: Linda Carlson Cincinnati, OH – Cincinnati fans were treated to a rousing night of country music at the Keith Urban: High And Alive Tour featuring support from a trio of young artists in their mere twenties - Karley Scott Collins, Alana Springsteen, and Chase Matthew. A perfect lineup

Less Than Jake // Live @ Bogart’s // 6.24.25

by Linda Carlson - June 30, 2025

Cincinnati, OH – Less Than Jake’s Summer Circus 2025 Tour features an eclectic lineup of bands, each brandishing its own unique take on the ska-punk genre. From Anaheim, California, Bite Me Bambi started the evening with a lively set. Lead vocalist Tahlena Chikami is a treasure, giving off disarmingly youthful vibes

Mayday Parade // Live @ Andrew J Brady Music Center // 5.18.25

by Linda Carlson - May 25, 2025

Article and Photos: Linda Carlson Cincinnati, OH – Mayday Parade’s Three Cheers for 20 Years Tour stop in Cincinnati was a resounding success as four bands gave the attending crowd a full evening of rock. The night started with emo-pop Like Roses, a Berkeley, CA band comprised of Amy Schmalkuche (vocals, rhythm

Melvins and Napalm Death // Live @ Bogart’s // 5.15.25

by Linda Carlson - May 22, 2025May 24, 2025

Article and photos: Linda Carlson Cincinnati, OH – This year, Bogart’s is celebrating 50 years of live music, but the building itself originally hosted vaudeville productions in the 1890s. On this night, no vaudeville! Co-headliners Melvins and Napalm Death brought destructive metal to an appreciative crowd. Opening the evening was New York’s

Five For Fighting // Live @ Ludlow Garage // 5.2.25

by Linda Carlson - May 7, 2025

Article & Photos by: Linda Carlson Cincinnati, OH – Ludlow Garage is a cozy concert venue that is nestled a block or two from the University of Cincinnati. The concert this evening was held mere hours after UC’s year-end graduation ceremonies, so even the rain didn’t dampen the overall energy of

Geoff Tate // Live @ The Taft Theatre // 4.12.25

by Linda Carlson - April 17, 2025

Article and Photos by: Linda Carlson Cincinnati, OH – The Taft Theatre: what a fitting venue for Geoff Tate’s Operation: Mindcrime – The Final Chapter Tour. A theater is where stories play out live on stage. How appropriate for this tour, where the 1988 Queensryche album Operation: Mindcrime, essentially itself a

Disturbed // Live @ Gainbridge Fieldhouse // 4.9.25

by Linda Carlson - April 11, 2025

Article and photos by: Linda Carlson Indianapolis, IN – What an amazing evening of rock on a drizzly April night! The Gainbridge Fieldhouse was bustling with fans who were in good spirits for Disturbed’s The Sickness 25th Anniversary Tour, with support from Daughtry and Nothing More. You could tell from the stage

Dream Theater // Live @ The Andrew J Brady Music Center // 3.19.25

by Linda Carlson - March 25, 2025March 25, 2025

Article & Photos by: Linda Carlson Cincinnati, OH – It was a sold-out crowd at The Andrew J Brady Music Center. The venue had set up chairs with assigned seating in the normally open area in front of the vast stage, but throughout the evening, no one was seated. This was

Say Anything // Live @ Andrew J Brady Music Center // 11.15.24

by Linda Carlson - November 21, 2024November 21, 2024

Article and Photos by: Linda Carlson Cincinnati, OH – The crowd kept growing at Cincinnati’s Andrew J Brady Music Center for Say Anything’s 20 Years of… Is A Real Boy tour. Openers Social Animals and Angel Du$t gave engaging performances that readied the crowd for the headliner. By the time Say

Bobby Weir and Wolf Brothers with the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra // Live @ Cincinnati Music Hall // 11.13.24

by Linda Carlson - November 21, 2024

Article and Photos: Linda Carlson Cincinnati, OH – At first, there’s a bit of a doubletake – the Grateful Dead’s Bobby Weir is performing with… The Cincinnati Pops Orchestra? But yes, that’s what happened. The Grateful Dead's founding guitarist, Weir, now 77 years old, is touring with Wolf Brothers, and also