10.4.24

by Linda Carlson - October 13, 2024

Article and Photos: Linda Carlson Cincinnati, OH – Cincinnati’s Bogart’s hosted the All My Friends Tour, featuring headliner Asking Alexandria with support from Memphis May Fire. The Word Alive and Archers. The venue was bustling with a large crowd on a stunner of a Friday night. The crowd continued to grow

Kreator and Testament // Live @ Rose Music Center // 9.28.24

by Linda Carlson - October 4, 2024

Article and Photos: Linda Carlson Huber Heights, OH – As the 2024 outdoor concert season winds down, the Rose Music Center hosted a fiery evening of heavy metal with the Klash Of The Titans Tour, featuring co-headlining thrash metal legends Kreator and Testament, with support from The Possessed. The pairing of Kreator

Dirty Honey // Live @ Bogart’s // 9.22.24

by Linda Carlson - September 27, 2024

Article & Photos: Linda Carlson Cincinnati, OH – As Dirty Honey continues their Can’t Find The Brakes Tour, the band spent an evening at Bogart’s, situated just a stone’s throw from the University of Cincinnati campus. It’s an ideal fit for the band, who appeal to young fans seeking an evening

Megadeth // Live @ Riverbend Music Center // 9.17.24

by Linda Carlson - September 25, 2024

Article and Photos: Linda Carlson Cincinnati, OH – Thrash metal! There’s nothing quite like it, and when one of the genre’s “Big Four” bands (we all know them – Anthrax, Megadeth, Metallica and Slayer) comes to town, fans are in for a metal feast. This was no exception. Megadeth is headlining the

Ohio Is For Lovers Festival // Live @ Riverbend Music Center // 9.7.24

by Linda Carlson - September 14, 2024

Article & Photos: Linda Carlson Cincinnati, OH – You couldn’t ask for a more spectacular September day for an outdoor music festival – brilliant sunshine, a cool morning followed by an afternoon in the 70s, and not a hint of humidity. Three stages, two under pavilion protection and one in an

Cage The Elephant // Live @ Riverbend Music Center // 8.30.24

by Linda Carlson - September 5, 2024

Article and Photos by: Linda Carlson Cincinnati, OH – On a Friday night in Cincinnati following a 100-degree muggy day, the crowd assembled at the Riverbend Music Center was packed to near capacity with fans ready for an amazing night of eclectic and energy-infused music. Headliner Cage The Elephant originated in Bowling

Lake Street Dive // Live @ Brady Music Center // 7.14.24

by Linda Carlson - July 20, 2024

Article and Photos by: Linda Carlson Cincinnati, OH – Lake Street Dive is an eclectic band that is difficult to describe in a way that completely captures both their musical style and their stage presence. How do you best convey the popular appeal of a band comprised of a lead singer

Mike Campbell and The Dirty Knobs // Live @ The Taft Theater // 7.9.24

by Linda Carlson - July 14, 2024

Article & Photos by: Linda Carlson Cincinnati, OH – If you catch a Mike Campbell & The Dirty Knobs show this tour cycle, consider yourself quite fortunate. For the July leg of the tour, the band is playing nine cities in the Midwest, then moving on to Toronto for a single

New Kids On The Block // Live @ Riverbend Music Center // 6.21.24

by Linda Carlson - June 28, 2024June 29, 2024

Article and Photos by: Linda Carlson Cincinnati, OH – Quite an enthusiastic crowd showed up on a hot, muggy, but thankfully rain-free night to reminisce, smile, dance and cheer for New Kids On The Block (NKOTB) on their Magic Summer Tour 2024. The nearly all-female audience was ready to celebrate simpler,

Pixies and Modest Mouse // Live @ Brady Music Center // 6.5.24

by Linda Carlson - June 10, 2024

Photos and Article by: Linda Carlson Cincinnati, OH – Pixies, Modest Mouse and Cat Power are continuing their successful 2023 tour into 2024, featuring shows nearly daily throughout June. If this sellout show on a rainy Cincinnati Wednesday is any indication, this pairing of 1980s/1990s indie & alternative rock should perhaps