Mest // Live @ The Secret Group // 9.29.24 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Ommar Ortuvia - October 4, 2024 Article and Photos by: Ommar Ortuvia Houston, TX -- Sunday night: the thought of it being the night before the work week starts always brings a sense of dread and doom, if you will. Knowing that the next morning you are back to the grind and having to battle commuters, traffic,
Duster // Live @ Webster Hall // 10.2.24 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Kyle Ostrander - October 4, 2024 Article and Photos: Kyle Ostrander New York City – Slowcore pioneers Duster stopped by Webster Hall earlier this week to serve up their signature sound to an eager audience. The band is on the road in support of their latest album, In Dreams, which was released earlier this year. As soon as
Kreator and Testament // Live @ Rose Music Center // 9.28.24 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC 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
The Midnight & Chromeo // Live @ The Ritz // 9.29.24 FEATURED MUSIC by Sarah Todd - October 2, 2024October 2, 2024 Article and Photos by: Sarah Todd Raleigh, NC -- The Midnight brought their signature synthwave sound to Raleigh’s The Ritz on September 29, 2024, as part of a co-headlining tour with Chromeo. Girl Ultra kicked off the night with a soulful mix of synth-infused R&B, warming up the crowd before the
Pilgrimage Music & Cultural Festival // Franklin, TN // 9.30.24 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED FESTIVALS MUSIC by Nick Durcholz - October 2, 2024October 2, 2024 Article and Photos by: Nick Durcholz Franklin, Tenn. – From a patron’s perspective, the chicken and waffles of a gleeful music festival experience are the seemingly flagrant flavors of compromise and perseverance. To keep these two ideals from completely spoiling amid a major hurricane that had near inexhaustible energy in the form
The Get Up Kids // Live @ Warsaw // 9.29.24 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Kyle Ostrander - October 2, 2024 Article & Photos by Kyle Ostrander Brooklyn, NY – There are some bands when you see them live, you understand why they’ve had such an accomplished and decade-spanning career. It became abundantly clear on Sunday night why The Get Up Kids are one of those bands. The group is currently on
Dirty Honey // Live @ Bogart’s // 9.22.24 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC 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 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC 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 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED FESTIVALS MUSIC 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
Calling All Captains // Live @ Chain Reaction // 9.7.24 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Rudy Salgado - September 8, 2024 Article and Photos by: Rudy Salgado Anaheim, CA - Calling All Captains, the pop-punk/post-hardcore band from Alberta, Canada, is celebrating a decade of music-making, and their recent performance at Chain Reaction in Anaheim, California, was a powerful reflection of their journey. During the show, lead vocalist Luc shared an inspiring memory