Halestorm & In This Moment // Live @ Ted Constant Center // 11.16.18 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Wendy Podmenik Woodell - November 23, 2018 Article and photos by: Wendy Podmenik Darugar NORFOLK, VA: Virginia proudly hosted the first day of tour for co-headliners Halestorm and In This Moment, with a show that had lines of fans winding around the exterior of Old Dominion University's Ted Constant Convocation Center on a Friday night. In This Moment is
Gary Clark Jr. // Live the Louisville Palace Theater // 11.4.18 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Michael W. Bright - November 12, 2018 Photos and Article by: Michael W. Bright Louisville, KY -- Muddy Waters said it: "The blues had a baby and they named it rock and roll." Parent and child, two apparently separate generations of music come together with Gary Clark Jr. This guy is successful and comfortable with both and everything in
Clutch // Live @ The NorVa // 10.31.18 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Wendy Podmenik Woodell - November 4, 2018 Article and photos by: Wendy Podmenik Darugar NORFOLK, VA: Three bands with three different interpretations of rock n' roll, all on a Halloween's night. Originally scheduled for September, an illness in one of the bands on tour forced a change of dates for the Norfolk, Atlanta, and Raleigh shows. Norfolk drew the
Sebastian Bach // Live @ Boathouse Live // 10.26.18 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Wendy Podmenik Woodell - November 2, 2018November 2, 2018 Article and photos by: Wendy Podmenik Darugar NEWPORT NEWS, VA: A nice mix of rock and metal hit Boathouse Live on a Saturday night, the highlight of which was the return of glam metal legend Sebastian Bach, of Skid Row fame, making a stop to Hampton Roads after many years. The show
Eric Johnson // Live @ Mercury Ballroom // 10.12.18 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Michael W. Bright - October 23, 2018November 5, 2018 Photos and Article by: Michael W. Bright Louisville, KY--As I've said in this space before: guitars and their players, that's my thing. Electric, acoustic, steel string, steel body, folk, rock, jazz, blues, it doesn't matter. For me, the skill is the thrill. So when you become familiar with a guy like
Steely Dan // The Palace Theater // 10.3.18 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Michael W. Bright - October 9, 2018October 9, 2018 Photos and Article by Michael W. Bright Louisville, KY-- Steely Dan, the ever-morphing entity of musicians at the peak of their skills, came to town again. They played to a full house and they killed, as usual. The band has been making Louisville a regular stop because its usually a guaranteed sell
Gary Numan // Live @ Headliners // 9.25.18 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Michael W. Bright - October 5, 2018 Article and Photos by Michael W. Bright Louisville, KY-- It was unanimous. Every person I talked with at the Gary Numan concert had all been turned on to the music, via the single "Cars," by their dads. "Cars," by Gary Numan was the first exposure to "New Wave" for many radio listeners in
Bourbon and Beyond Music & Food Festival // Champions Park // 9.22.18 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED FESTIVALS MUSIC by Michael W. Bright - October 3, 2018October 3, 2018 Article by Michael W. Bright Louisville, KY --A truncated festival has nothing to do with elephants. It has everything to do with rain, flooding, and a full day of music... canceled. This year's second Bourbon and Beyond Music and Food Festival was a little less music, but plenty of Kentucky's favorite
The Magpie Salute // Live @ The NorVa // 9.19.18 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Wendy Podmenik Woodell - September 27, 2018September 27, 2018 Article and photos by: Wendy Podmenik Darugar Norfolk, VA -- Having lived in Georgia with its rich musical history attuned me to the plethora of talented bands that blossomed from the area. Ranging from hip hop/rap to alt rock and southern rock, I became a huge fan of The Black Crowes,
Seether & Tremonti // Live @ The NorVa // 9.17.18 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Wendy Podmenik Woodell - September 25, 2018September 25, 2018 Article and Photos by: Wendy Podmenik Darugar Norfolk, VA -- The four band lineup of the evening opened a bit earlier than the posted start time with the emotive lyrics and energy of Veio, an alt metal/rock group hailing from Oregon. During their 20 minute set, they displayed a high excitement
