Of Montreal // Live @ Headliners Music Hall // 6.16.18 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Michael W. Bright - June 26, 2018 Article and Photos by: Michael W. Bright Louisville, KY -- June is Pride month across the country and signs of the 18th annual Kentuckiana Pride Festival weekend were all over town. Louisville has been widely proclaimed a "top 10" LGBTQ friendly city not just in the U.S., but globally. The day's
The Black Dahlia Murder & Whitechapel // Live @ The NorVa // 6.19.18 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Wendy Podmenik Woodell - June 22, 2018June 23, 2018 Article and Photos by: Wendy Podmenik Darugar NORFOLK, VA- The front doors were literally shaking at the NorVa on Tuesday ... and metal layered upon metal continued to shake the very structure of the building as a 5 band lineup plowed through the evening, leaving the audience sweaty and exhausted and
Anthrax & Lamb of God // Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater // 6.12.18 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Wendy Podmenik Woodell - June 18, 2018 Article and photos by: Wendy Podmenik Darugar VA BEACH, VA: The metal worshipping masses united one last time to pay tribute to one of the legendary “Big Four” thrash metal bands on their farewell tour... and four other bands stepped up to lend support during this historical event. An early evening in
Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real // Live @ Boathouse Live // 6.09.18 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Wendy Podmenik Woodell - June 14, 2018 Article and Photos by: Wendy Podmenik Darugar NEWPORT NEWS, VA: Surrounded by music his entire lifetime and mentored by legends, Lukas Nelson has paid with time, work, and sweat to earn his own way up the musical ranks and not rely on any advantages that having Willie Nelson as a father
Prong // Live @ Debonair Music Hall // 5.25.18 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Steven Principato - June 6, 2018 Article and Photos by: Steven Principato Teaneck, NJ -- Co-headlining a brief but historical tour, Prong and Helmet, two well recognized veteran acts from NYC were poised to take stage at a rather unlikely venue -- Debonair Music Hall, located in the suburbs of New Jersey. Many fans consider this a long awaited
Parkway Drive // Live @ The Mercury Ballroom // 5.10.18 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Michael W. Bright - May 17, 2018August 28, 2018 Article and Photos by: Michael W. Bright Louisville, KY -- The very large guy standing next to me wearing a black Parkway Drive tour t-shirt looked at me and said,"Hold on!" He didn't mean "stop," he literally meant "hold on," to something, anything that would brace me against the impending onslaught.
Melvins // LIVE @ Warsaw // 5.11.18 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Steven Principato - May 16, 2018May 16, 2018 Article and Photos by: Steven Principato Brooklyn, NY -- Rapidly selling out one of Brooklyn's largest halls, Warsaw - as they do every time they are in town, The Melvins stood ready to fulfill their annual obligation to the rapidly growing parade of devout disciples wrapping around the block. Currently on
Lunatic Luau Festival // Live @ Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater// 5.5.18 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED FESTIVALS MUSIC by Wendy Podmenik Woodell - May 9, 2018May 9, 2018 Article and photos by Glenn Woodell Virginia Beach, VA -- Perfect weather, a strong band lineup, and an enthusiastic crowd all came together to make the 2018 Lunatic Luau a great success. This show has been running (almost) annually since 1997 and has been sponsored by FM99, one of the local
Electric Wizard // Live @ PlayStation Theater // 5.4.18 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Steven Principato - May 9, 2018 Article and Photos by: Steven Principato New York, NY -- Wrapping up a brief tour in the states that began last week at Austin’s Levitation fest, Electric Wizard with special guests, Cough, brought crushing doom upon the spacious halls of Time Square’s premiere venue, The PlayStation Theater. Infrequently touring the Americas, Electric Wizard
The Mavericks // Live @ The Iroquois Amphitheater // 4.27.18 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Michael W. Bright - May 7, 2018 Article and Photos by: Michael W. Bright Louisville, KY -- Described as Tex-Mex, Americana, even traditional neo-country, which frankly sounds like a contradictory description, the Mavericks first came to international attention when their second and third albums both broke into the top 10 Country Album charts in the United States and Canada, going
