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by Wendy Podmenik Darugar // Glenn Woodell - September 14, 2021

Article by: Wendy Podmenik Darugar Virginia Beach, VA—During a night of spattering rain and temperatures morphing from summer humidity to the cool of fall, Judas Priest brought solid metal power to Virginia. The “Fifty Heavy Metal Years” tour was originally slated to kick off in 2020, but the Coronavirus pandemic and resulting

Pop Evil // Live @ Elevation 27 // 8.27.21

by Wendy Podmenik Darugar // Glenn Woodell - September 2, 2021

Article and photos by: Wendy Podmenik Darugar VIRGINIA BEACH, VA-- The music industry as a whole has been negatively impacted by the Coronavirus pandemic, with issues ranging from loss of income streams to the danger of musicians being exposed to possibly infectious individuals in packed venues. It has been a long

Festival on the Lake // Live @ AJ Jolly Park // 8.7.21

by Linda Carlson - August 16, 2021

Article & Photos: Linda Carlson Alexandria, KY – It was a typical warm, humid summer day in northern Kentucky. But there was also magic in the air. A full afternoon and evening filled with live music on the open-air Stapleton stage, which is situated on scenic A.J. Jolly Lake, awaited the

The Black Crowes // Live @ Riverbend Music Center // 8.3.21

by Linda Carlson - August 13, 2021

Article & Photos: Linda Carlson Cincinnati, OH – Following a prolonged pandemic silence, Riverbend Music Center hosted an evening of rock 'n roll featuring the The Black Crowes. The crowd was ready for a night of musical revelry and escape. The Black Crowes reunited for this 30th anniversary tour (delayed by said pandemic

Getting to Know: Matt James, Blacktop Mojo

by Linda Carlson - November 9, 2020November 9, 2020

Article & Photos: Linda Carlson If you don’t know Blacktop Mojo, get yourself out from under that rock! This East Texas band, formed in 2012 by lead singer Matt James and drummer Nathan Gillis, fills an underserved rock niche that infuses classic southern rock with metal and grunge overtones, sprinkled with

Machine Head // Live @ The Mercury Ballroom // 2.12.20

by Michael W. Bright - February 22, 2020

Article and Photos by Michael W. Bright Louisville, KY-- Machine Head put it all out there. This night’s show marked four months into the band's Burn My Eyes 25th Anniversary tour, celebrating the release of their debut album, 1994's, Burn My Eyes, an album roundly hailed as one landmark in metal history. To mark

Blacklite District // Live @ Riverfront Live // 1.30.20

by Linda Carlson - February 9, 2020June 21, 2021

Article and Photos by: Linda Carlson Cincinnati, OH – January can be a relatively sleepy time for touring. Tour schedules are often still being firmed up for the new year, and venue schedules can be a bit light. However, January 2020 ended strong at Cincinnati’s Riverfront Live, which hosted Blacklite District and Adelita’s Way to

Static X // Live @ the NorVa // 11.20.19

by Wendy Podmenik Darugar // Glenn Woodell - December 8, 2019December 8, 2019

Article and Photos by: Wendy Podmenik Darugar NORFOLK, VA: Where has this band been all my life? Nestled into a genre that's right up my alley, industrial/nu-metal band Static-X has rejoined the scene, with a twist and a purpose. Currently touring both as a memorial tribute to late lead singer Wayne

DEEPFALL // Live @ Bogart’s // 11.15.19

by Linda Carlson - November 22, 2019November 24, 2019

Article & Photos by: Linda Carlson Cincinnati, OH – What an exciting night for Cincinnati rock and metal fans! Hellyeah was performing the second stop of their Celebration Of Life Tour to a large crowd of “Hellions” feeding their metal cravings since large scale touring took a break after drummer and

Dead and Company // Live @ Hampton Coliseum // 11.8.19

by Wendy Podmenik Darugar // Glenn Woodell - November 18, 2019November 19, 2019

Article and photos by: Wendy Podmenik Darugar HAMPTON, VA: Thirteen gleaming red and white semi trucks were parked in a meandering line in the back lot, humming in unison on a crisp fall night. The latest incarnation of the Grateful Dead had finally returned to the famed mothership, after twenty-seven long