Falling Through April / Scars Remain / Seven Year Witch / Adelitas Aay // Live @ Amos’ Southend // 7.22.21 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED by Jason Robey - August 12, 2021 Photos and review by: Jason Robey CHARLOTTE, NC -- Thursday night was like a party at Amos Southend, when Adelitas Way and Seven Year Witch brought their tour through town. They invited two popular Charlotte area bands to join the bill, Falling Through April and Scars Remain, adding to the feeling
Enuff Z’Nuff / Faster Pussycat // Live @ Amos’ Southend // 7.16.21 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Jason Robey - July 25, 2021 Photos and review by: Jason Robey CHARLOTTE, NC -- Friday night at Amos' Southend was all about loud, hard, fast rock n' roll. As their "Straight Out of Quarantine" tour winds down, veterans of the late 80s hard rock scene, Enuff Z'Nuff and Faster Pussycat played to a packed house. An
Album Review: The Dead Coats – Big Wish ALBUM REVIEWS FEATURED by Jason Robey - June 14, 2021 Article by: Jason Robey Loud guitars, bold vocals, and heavy-hitting rhythms lay the framework for Big Wish, the debut studio album from The Dead Coats. From the opening chords of “Fire Again!,” the Austin-based four-piece draws the listener in with catchy hooks and beats that make it nearly impossible to sit
The Wood Brothers // Live @ Rural Hill // 6.10.21 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Jason Robey - June 13, 2021June 14, 2021 Article and Photos by: Jason Robey HUNTERSVILLE , NC -- Rural Hill was alive with the sound of music from Americana trio The Wood Brothers on Thursday night. The show was part of a series of "pod" shows at the outdoor venue, where the crowd is kept spread out in a
Interview with THE DODIES ARTIST SHOWCASE FEATURED Interviews MUSIC by Jason Robey - May 9, 2020May 9, 2020 Quarantine interview time! MonkeyGoose contributor Jason Robey had a Zoom chat with The Dodies, a young garage rock duo from the southern desert of Israel. Check it out: THE DODIES songs jump head-first into depression, alienation and rage, contrasted by hooky riffs and catchy melodies. They are completing their new album
Album Review: The New Regime – Heart Mind Body & Soul ALBUM REVIEWS by Jason Robey - May 6, 2020 Article by: Jason Robey The latest album from the one-man-band known as The New Regime is a wild journey through a myriad of musical styles and moods, with layers and textures that take multiple listenings to pick out. Multi-instrumentalist Ilan Rubin is solely responsible for the writing and performance on Heart
Reel Big Fish // Live @ Neighborhood Theatre // 2.28.20 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Jason Robey - March 5, 2020June 21, 2021 Article and Photos by: Jason Robey Charlotte, NC -- Friday night in the NoDa district of Charlotte was hopping with the sights and sounds of ska punk, as heroes of the '90s ska revival brought their Life Sucks...So Let's Dance tour to town. The venue was getting packed before the first
Big Something, Andy Frasco & the U.N. // Live @ Neighborhood Theatre // 2.8.20 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Jason Robey - February 13, 2020 Article and Photos by: Jason Robey CHARLOTTE, NC -- The audience at Neighborhood Theatre in the artsy NoDa area of Charlotte, NC got to be part of one of the wildest and most unique concert experiences they may ever see on Saturday night. Big Something and Andy Frasco & the U.N.,
Saint Motel // Live @ The Fillmore // 2.7.20 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Jason Robey - February 13, 2020 Article and Photos by: Jason Robey Charlotte, NC -- Saint Motel brought their high-energy brand of indie-pop to a packed house at the Charlotte Fillmore on Friday night, complete with an elaborate stage set-up, thematic costume changes, and a dramatic lighting scheme. Los Angeles duo KOLARS kicked the show off with their
Glorious Sons, Des Rocs // Live @ Amos’ Southend // 1.26.20 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Jason Robey - February 3, 2020February 3, 2020 Article and Photos by: Jason Robey CHARLOTTE, NC -- Sunday night the intimate Amos’ Southend venue in Charlotte was alive with fist-pumping arena-sized rock, as Ontario’s Glorious Sons brought their tour to the Queen City. On the road supporting their latest release, A War On Everything, the band packed the house