Buckcherry // Live @ Blue Note // 3.20.19 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Linda Carlson - April 2, 2019April 2, 2019 Article and Photos by: Linda Carlson Harrison, OH – Buckcherry recently began a tour in support of their upcoming album release, Warpaint. On this night, they performed at Blue Note of Harrison. Buckcherry has a long history that dates to their inception in 1995. The band disbanded briefly from 2002 to 2005
Joyous Wolf // Live @ Blue Note // 3.20.19 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Linda Carlson - March 25, 2019 Article & Photos by: Linda Carlson Harrison, OH – On the western outskirts of Cincinnati lies quiet, sleepy, rural Harrison. Its slumber was jolted on March 20 by several rousing performances at Blue Note. On this night, Joyous Wolf performed in support of Buckcherry. Joyous Wolf is a young band from Southern California,
Queensrÿche // Live @ Bogart’s // 3.12.19 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Linda Carlson - March 22, 2019 Review and photos by: Linda Carlson Cincinnati, OH – It’s a Tuesday night. It’s raining. What better night to devote an evening to rock and metal performances headlined by Queensrÿche? Clearly, the weather did not impede the enthusiasm for the night’s robust lineup, which started with Cincinnati native and multi-instrumentalist Mick Blankenship,
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