OTTTO // Live @ The End // 11.12.22 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Ommar Ortuvia - November 16, 2022November 17, 2022 Article and Photos by: Ommar Ortuvia Houston, TX -- OTTTO is a trio hailing from Venice Beach, California, composed of Bryan Noah Ferretti on guitar and vocals, Tye Trujillo on bass, and Patrick “Triko” Chavez on drums. You may have heard of Tye Trujillo before, as he garnered worldwide attention when
Puscifer // Live @ Brady Music Center // 11.10.22 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Linda Carlson - November 16, 2022November 17, 2022 Article & Photos by: Linda Carlson Cincinnati, OH – The Andrew J Brady Music Center was at near-capacity for Puscifer’s Existential Reckoning Tour Part 2, in support of the band’s fourth studio album, Existential Reckoning (released 2020). The stage was outfitted with a simple but effective scaffold arrangement that allowed band
SunSquabi / lespecial // Live @ Visulite Theatre // 11.9.2022 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC Uncategorized by Jason Robey - November 14, 2022November 14, 2022 Photos and review by: Jason Robey CHARLOTTE, NC -- Progressive power trio lespecial and livetronica trio SunSquabi kicked off their fall tour on Wednesday night at the Visulite Theatre in Charlotte. Well before show time, the venue getting packed in tight by the scores of fans both bands have built up in the
Michael Schenker Group // Live @ Bogarts // 10.29.22 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Michael W. Bright - November 10, 2022November 11, 2022 Article and Photos by: Michael W. Bright Cincinnati, OH—How can a 67 year-old heavy metal guitarist be fronting a 50th Year Anniversary tour? Michael Schenker began working with his brother’s band, the Scorpions, when he was only 11 years old, and joined officially when he was 17. That’s how! As part
Rival Sons // Live @ Bogart’s // 10.30.22 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Linda Carlson - November 5, 2022 Article & Photos by: Linda Carlson Cincinnati, OH – Halloween Eve at Bogart’s found Cincinnati’s WEBN radio station hosting “WEBN Night Of The Rocking Dead,” with headliner Rival Sons. The WEBN crew really embraced the spirit of the Halloween theme. Giovannie & The Hired Guns opened the evening. Fronted by lead singer
Dropkick Murphys // Live @ Brady Music Center // 10.29.22 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Linda Carlson - November 4, 2022November 4, 2022 Article & photos by: Linda Carlson Cincinnati, OH – You almost have to do a double-take. Are there actually chairs arranged in the expanse in front of the stage? For Dropkick Murphys? It takes a moment to resolve the mental disconnect between the expected and reality. But sure enough, truth is truth. “This
Squirrel Nut Zippers // Live @ The Ludlow Garage // 10.27.22 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Linda Carlson - November 1, 2022 Article & photos by: Linda Carlson Cincinnati, OH – In a broad and crowded entertainment field, Squirrel Nut Zippers is a band that is quite remarkable. They are a crazy, delightful blend of gypsy jazz, swing and… vaudeville. It’s an intoxicating mix that has to be experienced to fully appreciate. The
Twiddle // Live @ The Fillmore Underground // 10.26.2022 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Jason Robey - October 31, 2022 Photos and review by: Jason Robey CHARLOTTE, NC -- Outside the Fillmore, a girl with an acoustic guitar sat on the street corner, playing "When it Rains It Pours," one of Twiddle's most streamed songs. It echoed off the building loud enough that everyone could hear as they made their way into
Trivium // Live @ Brady Music Center // 10.21.22 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Linda Carlson - October 26, 2022October 27, 2022 Article & photos by: Linda Carlson Cincinnati, OH – What a tremendous night for intense metal music in downtown Cincinnati. The Deadmen and Dragons Tour 2022 lineup was beyond fierce, and the crowd was ready for some serious head-banging and moshing. First on the stage was Khemmis, formed in 2012 in Denver, Colorado.
The Front Bottoms // Live @ The Fillmore // 10.19.2022 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Jason Robey - October 24, 2022 Photos and review by: Jason Robey CHARLOTTE, NC -- Indie rock was in the air Wednesday night at the Fillmore, when The Front Bottoms brought their tour for a stop in the Queen City. The evening started out with a unique and interesting set by the one-man-band, Mobley. Emerging on stage with