The Kooks // Live at Riviera Theater // 2.21.19 CONCERT REVIEWS EDITOR'S PICKS FEATURED by Charles Yamabe - March 3, 2019March 3, 2019 Article and Photos by: Charles Yamabe Chicago, IL -- English alt-rock band The Kooks graced the stage of the Riviera Theater on Thursday, February, 21st. The Chicago stop was the 5th stop on their 11 day U.S. winter tour. They are touring in support of their new album Let’s Go Sunshine which
Steely Dan // The Palace Theater // 10.3.18 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Michael W. Bright - October 9, 2018October 9, 2018 Photos and Article by Michael W. Bright Louisville, KY-- Steely Dan, the ever-morphing entity of musicians at the peak of their skills, came to town again. They played to a full house and they killed, as usual. The band has been making Louisville a regular stop because its usually a guaranteed sell
The Wailers // Live @ The Mercury Ballroom // 7.13.18 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Michael W. Bright - July 20, 2018 Article and Photos by: Michael W. Bright Louisville, KY - It was Friday, July 13th, the first day of the Forecastle Festival weekend and the Wailers were playing a late night after-party. The lady at the door pointed to my Bob Marley and the Wailers tour t-shirt and asked me if
Of Montreal // Live @ Headliners Music Hall // 6.16.18 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Michael W. Bright - June 26, 2018 Article and Photos by: Michael W. Bright Louisville, KY -- June is Pride month across the country and signs of the 18th annual Kentuckiana Pride Festival weekend were all over town. Louisville has been widely proclaimed a "top 10" LGBTQ friendly city not just in the U.S., but globally. The day's
The Mavericks // Live @ The Iroquois Amphitheater // 4.27.18 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Michael W. Bright - May 7, 2018 Article and Photos by: Michael W. Bright Louisville, KY -- Described as Tex-Mex, Americana, even traditional neo-country, which frankly sounds like a contradictory description, the Mavericks first came to international attention when their second and third albums both broke into the top 10 Country Album charts in the United States and Canada, going
Dream Theater // Live @ The Taft Theater // 11.6.17 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Linda Carlson - November 16, 2017November 16, 2017 Article and Photos by: Linda Carlson Cincinnati, OH – On November 6, 2017, the Taft Theater hosted an evening with Dream Theater, part of the band’s third and final leg (North America) of their “Images, Words & Beyond 25th Anniversary Tour” celebrating the 25th anniversary of their RIAA gold-certified album, Images
Album Review: Pacific Radio – Kitchen Table EP ALBUM REVIEWS MUSIC by Sophia Zucker - January 17, 2017January 21, 2017 Article by: Sophia Zucker Indie Rock band Pacific Radio recently released their new EP entitled Kitchen Table right as 2016 came to a close, and put up a music video to the title track to kick off the new year. This is the band’s first ever release and just by listening
Preview: Ed Sheeran – Divide ALBUM REVIEWS MUSIC by Frank Memmesheimer - January 12, 2017January 22, 2018 Article by: Frank Memmesheimer I had become quiet around Ed Sheeran. While radio stations around the globe kept playing “The A-Team, “Photograph”, and “I See Fire” from morning to midnight, the singer-songwriter had taken a long overdue break after having toured all around the world for 18 months. On December 13,
Bear Hands // Live @ The Crystal Ballroom // 9.24.16 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Kristina Dawn - September 29, 2016 Article and Photos by: Kristina Dawn PORTLAND, OR-- With the hundred year old ballroom floor of the infamous Crystal Ballroom rolling like waves under a sold out crowd's feet, 90's Alt Rock inspired band Bear Hands rushed out to the stage (drinks firmly in hand). Val Loper, bass extraordinaire, thanking the crowd
The Lost Highway Music and Motorcycle Festival // San Bernadino, CA CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED FESTIVALS MUSIC by Matt Stasi // Bylle Breaux Stasi - August 5, 2016July 25, 2017 Photos by: Matt Stasi // Article by: Bylle Breaux San Bernadino, CA -- The 2nd annual Lost Highway Music and Motorcycle Festival took place in San Bernardino last Saturday. The thought of covering a music event in a shadeless, July desert honestly made me a little nervous.
