The Aces // Live @ A&R Music Bar // 3.8.19 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Linda Carlson - March 15, 2019 Article and photos by: Linda Carlson Columbus, OH – March 8, 2019 was International Women’s Day, and befittingly, The Aces performed at A&R Music Bar in Columbus, Ohio. This all-female alternative indie pop band from Provo, Utah gave a rousing performance to a sold-out crowd. Originally slated to play in The Basement, a
Coheed and Cambria // Live @ Bogart’s // 2.23.19 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC Uncategorized by Linda Carlson - March 3, 2019 Article & Photos by: Linda Carlson Cincinnati, OH – It was a sold-out show on this rainy Cincinnati evening. The weather did not deter fans, who swarmed in full force, most wearing Coheed and Cambria t-shirts of varying vintage, inching closer to the stage as the night wore on. Opener Maps & Atlases performed
Magic Giant // Live @ Madison Live // 2.20.19 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Linda Carlson - February 25, 2019February 25, 2019 Article & Photos by: Linda Carlson Cincinnati, OH – Anyone up for a feel awesome, dance party concert that will leave you smiling and mysteriously…happy? Then Magic Giant, with its charismatic free-spirited threesome, must certainly be on your bucket list. These California sensations bring a mountain of bliss to their shows. How
Like A Storm // Live @ Bogarts // 2.16.19 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Linda Carlson - February 21, 2019February 21, 2019 Article & Photos by: Linda Carlson Cincinnati, OH – Like A Storm celebrated their first Cincinnati headlining performance on February 16, 2019. The crowd at Bogarts welcomed the rock foursome, two of whom (Chris Brooks and Zach Wood) this night suffered from Type A flu. Indeed, the previous night’s show in Pittsburgh was
Metallica // Live @ US Bank Arena // 1.30.19 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Linda Carlson - February 4, 2019 Article and Photos by: Linda Carlson Cincinnati, OH – In 2016, Metallica performed at the AT&T stadium on the eve of the Super Bowl, a concert that was ultimately dubbed, “Too Heavy for Halftime.” There’s a reason for that clever billing…a Metallica concert is unlike any other. It rocks in ways
The Magpie Salute // Live @ The Taft Theatre Ballroom // 1.27.19 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Linda Carlson - February 1, 2019 Article and photos by: Linda Carlson Cincinnati, OH – The Magpie Salute, formed in 2016, is a group of musicians with one common link…former Black Crowes guitarist Rich Robinson. After The Black Crowes dissolved in 2015, Robinson pursued other music ventures. Through a criss-crossing of individual paths, The Magpie Salute emerged,
Rumpke Mountain Boys // Live @ 20th Century Theatre // 12.30.18 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Linda Carlson - January 8, 2019January 8, 2019 Article and Photos by: Linda Carlson Cincinnati, OH – The Rumpke Mountain Boys performed two nights at Cincinnati’s 20th Century Theatre, December 30 and 31. The show on December 30th, which is being reviewed here, was an unusual one. While the band typically performs as an all-acoustic foursome, this night was
Cannibal Corpse // Live @ The Vogue // 11.29.18 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Linda Carlson - December 6, 2018December 7, 2018 Article and Photos by: Linda Carlson Indianapolis, IN – You can’t get much more intensely metal than Cannibal Corpse’s current tour, now winding down, with Hate Eternal and Harm’s Way. The combined darkness and raw power of these bands make for an evening of collective release. Chicago’s industrial hardcore Harm’s Way was
Thrice // Live @ Bogarts // 11.10.18 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Linda Carlson - November 15, 2018 Cincinnati, OH – Bogarts played host to three California rock bands on November 10, 2018. It was a chilly evening outside, but inside the venue, the crowd was kept warm by hot music, favorite beverages and the closeness of a packed audience. First on stage was Teenage Wrist, an alternative rock band
Good Charlotte // Live @ Express Live! // 11.2.18 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Linda Carlson - November 10, 2018November 10, 2018 Article and Photos by: Linda Carlson Columbus, OH – November in Ohio. It can swing either way…cold and bitter, or brisk and chilly. On this November 2 evening, the crowd that formed outside Express Live defied the brisk, chilly and gray day. After all, Good Charlotte was set to perform, and fans had