Article and Photos by: Linda Carlson   COLUMBUS, OH -- You don’t typically associate blistering heat with a basement.  Normally, it’s a place to cool off from the summer sun.  But on June 13, 2017, The Basement, a lower level venue beneath the A&R Music Bar, was literally a sweltering pit of

Article and Photos by: Linda Carlson   Cincinnati, OH – Broods were a long way from their native New Zealand when they performed at Bogarts on May 28.  Brother and sister Caleb and Georgia Nott have been making music together since they were very young, and formed Broods in 2013.  Both in

Article and Photos by: Linda Carlson   Indianapolis, IN - On May 12, the Old National Centre rocked out to headliner Breaking Benjamin and openers Mangrenade and Red.  The bands performed on the spacious 55-ft wide stage in the venue’s elaborate Egyptian Room to a sold-out crowd. Mangrenade started the evening.  After a nearly

Article and Photos by: Linda Carlson Cincinnati, OH - On May 5, 2017, two female singer-songwriters performed at Live! at the Ludlow Garage, nestled on a cozy street adjacent to the University of Cincinnati.  The university-area venue complemented the soulful songs of Cincinnati-area Jess Lamb and The Factory and headliner Jillette Johnson,