ARC MUSIC FESTIVAL // CHICAGO, IL // 9.02-9.04 FEATURED FESTIVALS by Charles Yamabe - September 8, 2022September 12, 2022 Article and Photos by: Charles Yamabe Chicago, IL -- Labor Day weekend in Chicago saw one of the best Electronic Music Festivals of the entire summer. ARC held its second annual music festival at Union Park on the near Westside of Chicago. The weekend started out perfectly with some of the
Wonderbus Music & Arts Festival // Live @ The Lawn at CAS // 8.26-28.22 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED FESTIVALS MUSIC by Linda Carlson - September 2, 2022September 2, 2022 Article & photos by: Linda Carlson Columbus, OH – August is a reliably hot month in Ohio, and the weekend of Wonderbus 2022 was no exception. This three-day celebration of music saw not a drop of rain, and nearly no clouds in the sky. It made for brightness and light, and
Anthrax 40th Anniversary Tour // Black Label Society // Live @ Brady Music Center // 8.15.22 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Linda Carlson - August 20, 2022 Article & photos by: Linda Carlson Cincinnati, OH – Anthrax is currently touring to celebrate an impressive milestone: 40 years of bringing thrash metal to the world. OK, actually 41 years, but let’s just keep the party going! Formed in 1981 in New York City, Anthrax is included with Metallica, Slayer and Megadeath
ARC FESTIVAL 2022- AFTER PARTIES PREVIEW PREVIEW by Charles Yamabe - August 15, 2022August 15, 2022 Chicago IL, -- Following the announcement of their full lineup, ARC Music Festival has now shared the details for their official ARC After Dark Parties while also announcing a group of rare back-to-back sets that will be taking place at the festival over Labor Day Weekend. ARC is set to return to
Windy City Smokeout // Chicago, IL // 8.04-8.07 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED FESTIVALS by Charles Yamabe - August 15, 2022August 15, 2022 Article and Photos by: Charles Yamabe Chicago, IL -- A little over a week ago, Chicago experienced the ninth year of the biggest country music festival in the city. Spread over four days and taking place in the United Center parking lot, Windy City Smokeout was a huge success. The crowds
Dashboard Confessional & Andrew McMahon In The Wilderness // Live @ Brady Music Center // 8.6.22 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Linda Carlson - August 12, 2022 Article & photos by: Linda Carlson Cincinnati, OH – Dashboard Confessional and Andrew McMahan In The Wilderness are currently co-headlining the Hello Gone Days Tour, and made their fifth stop of the tour in Cincinnati at the Andrew Brady Music Center. Opening for the bands was Armor For Sleep, a New Jersey-based rock band. The band performed
REO Speedwagon & Styx // Live @ Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater // 8.5.22 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Wendy Podmenik Woodell - August 11, 2022 Article and photos by: Wendy Podmenik Woodell VIRGINA BEACH, VA-- Friday night featured an excursion down memory lane, an event held by three famous bands of the 70's and 80's. Complete with early tailgaters huddled up in the parking lot, an enthusiastic crowd several thousand strong tailored their evening around the
ZZ Top // Live @ Atlantic Union Bank Pavilion // 8.2.22 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Wendy Podmenik Woodell - August 4, 2022 Article and photos by Wendy Podmenik Woodell PORTSMOUTH, VA-- In terms of truly iconic blues/ rock bands, ZZ Top is certainly at the top- with classic riffs, catchy lyrics, and pure musicianship enveloping a slew of hits that helped define the genre and the decades. On an nearly unrelenting hot and
Riot Fest 2022 – Preview FESTIVALS PRESS RELEASE PREVIEW Uncategorized by Charles Yamabe - July 26, 2022July 26, 2022 Article by: Charles Yamabe Chicago, IL -- When September hits in Chicago you know the end of Summer is near. Just because Summer is ending it doesn't mean that you can't go out with a bang! Riot Fest is returning to Douglas Park in Chicago September 16-18. This year promises to
ARC Festival 2022 – Preview FESTIVALS PRESS RELEASE PREVIEW by Charles Yamabe - July 26, 2022 Article by: Charles Yamabe Chicago, IL -- Just because summer is winding down, it doesn't mean that the fun has to wane. Back for its second year in a row, ARC Festival is looking to light up your Labor Day! Taking place in Chicago's Union Park, ARC Music Festival has officially