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
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
THE BLSSM // Live @ Bogart’s // 6.22.22 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Linda Carlson - June 26, 2022 Article & Photos by: Linda Carlson Cincinnati, OH – Summer!! Time for reckless post-pandemic abandon, brightness and optimism. Lightheartedness, smiles, cheer… you get the idea. The mood at Bogart's was not dampened by the day’s clouds and rain. The venue was brimming with young fans vying for position to experience opener THE
Gojira // Live @ White Oak Music Hall // 4.30.22 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Ommar Ortuvia - May 5, 2022May 5, 2022 Article and Photos by: Ommar Ortuvia Houston, TX -- If you are a movie buff and enjoy tokusatsu and kaiju films, you might know the word Gojira as the original Japanese title for the 1954 classic “Godzilla," but if you're a hard rock and metal fan, you know Gojira as the
Doyle // Live @ The Odeon // 4.3.22 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Linda Carlson - April 11, 2022 Article & Photos by: Linda Carlson Cleveland, OH – Sunday nights are typically spent preparing for the week ahead. A time to chill, to wind down. Not so on this night in The Flats in Cleveland, where The Odeon hosted Doyle, the heavy metal horror band that is certainly not a
Dirty Honey & Mammoth WVH // Live @ The Bluestone // 3.18.22 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Linda Carlson - March 24, 2022 Article & Photos by: Linda Carlson Columbus, OH – Dirty Honey and Mammoth WVH are currently co-headlining The Young Guns Tour, aptly named for these young performers from Los Angeles making their mark on the rock scene. On this rainy evening, The Bluestone hosted a packed crowd that was clearly ready to
Buddy Guy // Live @ The Palace Theater // 2.25.22 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Michael W. Bright - March 1, 2022 Article and Photos by: Michael W. Bright Louisville, KY--Blues music is alive and well. In fact it may even occupy a greater space than it did two years ago, pre-Covid. We're all sick and tired of being sick and tired. At the same time we desperately want to celebrate SOMETHING! So when the center
South of Eden // Live @ The Southgate House Revival // 2.18.22 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Linda Carlson - February 26, 2022February 27, 2022 Article and Photos by: Linda Carlson Cincinnati, OH – Following the pandemic's silencing of stages in 2020, the first concert I photographed in 2021 when the live music scene was carefully reopening was South of Eden. The rush of joy I felt at that time was undeniable – live music! So
Ana Popovic // Live @ Ludlow Garage // 1.28.22 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Linda Carlson - February 2, 2022 Article & Photos: Linda Carlson Cincinnati, OH – Cincinnati had experienced a steady snowfall all day long that made evening rush hour traffic thick and slow. Just the sort of weather that could cause events to be cancelled, and I wondered how many people would brave the evening snow-covered roads to
