Goo Goo Dolls // Live @ The Palace // 11.9.22 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Michael W. Bright - November 23, 2022November 25, 2022 Article and Photos by: Michael W. Bright Louisville KY— The Goo Goo Dolls Chaos in Bloom tour hit the road in August after the band's three year hiatus, sponsored by covid. I got the sense that the audience, just like me, was a little tentative at the opening of the performance Saturday night
Puscifer // Live @ Brady Music Center // 11.10.22 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Linda Carlson - November 16, 2022November 17, 2022 Article & Photos by: Linda Carlson Cincinnati, OH – The Andrew J Brady Music Center was at near-capacity for Puscifer’s Existential Reckoning Tour Part 2, in support of the band’s fourth studio album, Existential Reckoning (released 2020). The stage was outfitted with a simple but effective scaffold arrangement that allowed band
Michael Schenker Group // Live @ Bogarts // 10.29.22 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Michael W. Bright - November 10, 2022November 11, 2022 Article and Photos by: Michael W. Bright Cincinnati, OH—How can a 67 year-old heavy metal guitarist be fronting a 50th Year Anniversary tour? Michael Schenker began working with his brother’s band, the Scorpions, when he was only 11 years old, and joined officially when he was 17. That’s how! As part
Rival Sons // Live @ Bogart’s // 10.30.22 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Linda Carlson - November 5, 2022 Article & Photos by: Linda Carlson Cincinnati, OH – Halloween Eve at Bogart’s found Cincinnati’s WEBN radio station hosting “WEBN Night Of The Rocking Dead,” with headliner Rival Sons. The WEBN crew really embraced the spirit of the Halloween theme. Giovannie & The Hired Guns opened the evening. Fronted by lead singer
Squirrel Nut Zippers // Live @ The Ludlow Garage // 10.27.22 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Linda Carlson - November 1, 2022 Article & photos by: Linda Carlson Cincinnati, OH – In a broad and crowded entertainment field, Squirrel Nut Zippers is a band that is quite remarkable. They are a crazy, delightful blend of gypsy jazz, swing and… vaudeville. It’s an intoxicating mix that has to be experienced to fully appreciate. The
Blacktop Mojo // Live @ Riverfront Live // 9.7.22 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Linda Carlson - September 15, 2022 Article & photos by: Linda Carlson Cincinnati, OH – Some bands leave an impression that lingers long after the concert lights dim and everyone goes home. Blacktop Mojo, a hard-working, hard-hitting, hard rock band from Texas, is one such band. Known for their exceptional covers of iconic songs, such as “Dream On”
ARC MUSIC FESTIVAL // CHICAGO, IL // 9.02-9.04 FEATURED FESTIVALS by Charles Yamabe - September 8, 2022September 12, 2022 Article and Photos by: Charles Yamabe Chicago, IL -- Labor Day weekend in Chicago saw one of the best Electronic Music Festivals of the entire summer. ARC held its second annual music festival at Union Park on the near Westside of Chicago. The weekend started out perfectly with some of the
Wonderbus Music & Arts Festival // Live @ The Lawn at CAS // 8.26-28.22 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED FESTIVALS MUSIC by Linda Carlson - September 2, 2022September 2, 2022 Article & photos by: Linda Carlson Columbus, OH – August is a reliably hot month in Ohio, and the weekend of Wonderbus 2022 was no exception. This three-day celebration of music saw not a drop of rain, and nearly no clouds in the sky. It made for brightness and light, and
Anthrax 40th Anniversary Tour // Black Label Society // Live @ Brady Music Center // 8.15.22 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Linda Carlson - August 20, 2022 Article & photos by: Linda Carlson Cincinnati, OH – Anthrax is currently touring to celebrate an impressive milestone: 40 years of bringing thrash metal to the world. OK, actually 41 years, but let’s just keep the party going! Formed in 1981 in New York City, Anthrax is included with Metallica, Slayer and Megadeath
ARC FESTIVAL 2022- AFTER PARTIES PREVIEW PREVIEW by Charles Yamabe - August 15, 2022August 15, 2022 Chicago IL, -- Following the announcement of their full lineup, ARC Music Festival has now shared the details for their official ARC After Dark Parties while also announcing a group of rare back-to-back sets that will be taking place at the festival over Labor Day Weekend. ARC is set to return to
