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Linda has been photographing people since she was ten. Forever intrigued by the complex beauty of the human form, she brings the eye of a portraitist to the unpredictability and spectacle of the concert scene.

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

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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

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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

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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

Amon Amarth // Live @ The Rose Music Center // 5.7.24

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Article & Photos by: Linda Carlson Huber Heights, OH – It seemed only fitting that for a night of heavy death metal offerings, the southern Ohio skies were ripe for tornados and storms.  The lineup of the Metal Crushes All Tour 2024 could not have been more at home with wind,

The Struts // Live @ Manchester Music Hall // 5.3.24

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Article and Photos by: Linda Carlson   Lexington, KY – As clouds overtook the skies, British rockers The Struts overtook the stage on this night at Manchester Music Hall in Lexington, KY to entertain a robust crowd of ardent fans. Formed in 2012 in Derby, Derbyshire, the band is Luke Spiller (lead vocals),

Tyler Bryant And The Shakedown // Live @ Manchester Music Hall // 5.4.24

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Article and Photos by: Linda Carlson   Lexington, KY – On the same night that the Kentucky Derby was held in Louisville, a different sort of party was taking place to the east in Lexington, this one celebrating another Kentucky staple – fresh rock music with a lively country vibe. Tyler Bryant &

Avenged Sevenfold // Live @ Heritage Bank Arena // 3.13.24

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Article & Photos by: Linda Carlson Cincinnati, OH – MonkeyGoose Magazine had the special opportunity to cover Avenged Sevenfold (A7X) twice on the third leg of their “Life Is But A Dream....” North American Tour, featuring support from Sullivan King and Poppy.  The tour is promoting the band’s eighth studio album,

Mammoth WVH // Live @ Bogart’s // 3.1.24

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Article & photos by: Linda Carlson   Cincinnati, OH – The long line of rock fans that formed outside Bogart’s on this Friday night didn’t seem to mind the incessant drizzling rain.  They were there to experience the top-notch rock line-up of Nita Strauss and Mammoth WVH. Nita Strauss is a powerhouse guitarist

Allen Mack Myers Moore // Live @ Blue Note Harrison // 2.28.24

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Article & Photos by: Linda Carlson Harrison, OH – Just west of Cincinnati lies the city of Harrison, home to a gem of a music venue, Blue Note Harrison.  It’s unassuming from the outside, but hosts bands of all calibers in an intimate setting that is unique in a world of

The Devil Wears Prada & Fit For A King // Live @ Bogart’s // 1.19.24

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Article & Photos by: Linda Carlson Cincinnati, OH - The winter cold was certainly in full force in Cincinnati, and the line outside Bogart’s moved briskly for the sold-out show of The Devil Wears Prada and Fit For A King’s co-headlining Metalcore Dropouts 2nd Semester Tour.  Cincinnati marked the third stop

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