Reignwolf // Live @ The Vogue // 8.17.19 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Linda Carlson - August 24, 2019 Article and Photos by: Linda Carlson Indianapolis, IN – The crowd that assembled to see Reignwolf, a three-man rock band that formed in Seattle in 2012, came to experience the band’s bluesy rock as well as their intimate stage show. The night started off with J.J. Wilde, a female vocalist from Canada.
Blacktop Mojo // Live @ Madison LIVE // 8.4.19 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Linda Carlson - August 9, 2019 Article and Photos by: Linda Carlson Covington, KY – Madison Live, situated beside The Madison Theater in Covington KY, rocked southern-style to Blacktop Mojo and opener Lullwater. The crowd, surprisingly light for such a loaded evening (was it because it was a lazy summer Sunday?), enjoyed an incredible evening of exemplary
Sonic Temple Art & Music Festival // Live @ MAPFRE Stadium // 5.17-19.19 CONCERT REVIEWS EDITOR'S PICKS FEATURED FESTIVALS MUSIC by Linda Carlson - May 31, 2019 Article and Photos by: Linda Carlson Columbus, OH – After ten years, Rock on the Range, a rock and heavy metal festival that boasted 120,000 fans each year, has morphed into Sonic Temple Art & Music Festival. The three-day festival continues its tradition of rock, including contemporary, classic and heavy metal,
Slayer // Live @ Ruoff Home Mortgage Music Center // 5.16.19 CONCERT REVIEWS EDITOR'S PICKS FEATURED MUSIC by Linda Carlson - May 26, 2019 Article & Photographs by: Linda Carlson Indianapolis, IN – Slayer continues their Final World Tour, this fifth leg touring with Cannibal Corpse, Amon Amarth and Lamb of God. The band is offering fans a final opportunity to experience the thrash metal giant’s heart-pounding rhythms, gut-wrenching lyrics and electrifying performance. On this night
Red Sun Rising // Live @ Blue Note Harrison // 4.19.19 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Linda Carlson - May 3, 2019 Article & Photos by: Linda Carlson Harrison, OH – It was the last night of their most recent tour leg, and Red Sun Rising were in a celebratory mood. Blue Note Harrison was bustling with fans, some who had traveled long distances to see this spirited, on-the-rise band from Akron, Ohio. After more than
Magic Giant // Live @ Madison Live // 2.20.19 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Linda Carlson - February 25, 2019February 25, 2019 Article & Photos by: Linda Carlson Cincinnati, OH – Anyone up for a feel awesome, dance party concert that will leave you smiling and mysteriously…happy? Then Magic Giant, with its charismatic free-spirited threesome, must certainly be on your bucket list. These California sensations bring a mountain of bliss to their shows. How
Like A Storm // Live @ Bogarts // 2.16.19 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Linda Carlson - February 21, 2019February 21, 2019 Article & Photos by: Linda Carlson Cincinnati, OH – Like A Storm celebrated their first Cincinnati headlining performance on February 16, 2019. The crowd at Bogarts welcomed the rock foursome, two of whom (Chris Brooks and Zach Wood) this night suffered from Type A flu. Indeed, the previous night’s show in Pittsburgh was
Metallica // Live @ US Bank Arena // 1.30.19 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Linda Carlson - February 4, 2019 Article and Photos by: Linda Carlson Cincinnati, OH – In 2016, Metallica performed at the AT&T stadium on the eve of the Super Bowl, a concert that was ultimately dubbed, “Too Heavy for Halftime.” There’s a reason for that clever billing…a Metallica concert is unlike any other. It rocks in ways
Cannibal Corpse // Live @ The Vogue // 11.29.18 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Linda Carlson - December 6, 2018December 7, 2018 Article and Photos by: Linda Carlson Indianapolis, IN – You can’t get much more intensely metal than Cannibal Corpse’s current tour, now winding down, with Hate Eternal and Harm’s Way. The combined darkness and raw power of these bands make for an evening of collective release. Chicago’s industrial hardcore Harm’s Way was
