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
Geoff Tate // Live @ Ludlow Garage // 1.22.22 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Linda Carlson - January 26, 2022January 29, 2022 Article & Photos: Linda Carlson Cincinnati, OH – It was a night for raucous celebration. Just an hour before this show’s opening, the Cincinnati Bengals defeated the Tennessee Titans in a white-knuckle game and secured a position in the AFC championship. The mood was infectiously celebratory, to say the least. What
Squirrel Nut Zippers // Live @ The Ludlow Garage // 12.18.21 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Linda Carlson - December 29, 2021 Article & Photos by: Linda Carlson Cincinnati, OH – My first Squirrel Nut Zippers concert was in 2019, and it left an indelible mark on me. Ever since, I have been looking forward to another opportunity to revel in the SNZipper experience. And then, it finally happened! The Holiday Caravan Tour
Larkin Poe // Live @ Bogart’s // 10.7.21 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Linda Carlson - October 17, 2021October 22, 2021 Review & Photos: Linda Carlson Cincinnati, OH – It’s a common theme at concerts these days … appreciation and joy. These feelings are evident on both sides of the stage. Fans are eager to congregate and revel in the live music experience, and performers are excited to be touring again, bringing
The Bones of JR Jones // Live @ The Evening Muse // 10.1.21 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Jason Robey - October 14, 2021 Photos and review by: Jason Robey CHARLOTTE, NC -- The one-man-band known as The Bones of JR Jones brought his awe-inspiring show to The Evening Muse, in the hip, artsy NoDa neighborhood on Friday night. Though he had originally planned on bringing a full band for the night's show, tonight's performance
Ribberfest with John Mayall // Live @ Madison, Indiana // 8.20.21 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED FESTIVALS MUSIC by Michael W. Bright - August 28, 2021 Article and Photos by: Michael W. Bright Madison, IN -- When there’s a Summer festival boasting barbecue and blues you kinda figure that a few pigs are gonna get hurt. And as far as the blues, Well COVID has dealt out a mess of blues. Getting to hear live blues music
The Black Crowes // Live @ Riverbend Music Center // 8.3.21 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Linda Carlson - August 13, 2021 Article & Photos: Linda Carlson Cincinnati, OH – Following a prolonged pandemic silence, Riverbend Music Center hosted an evening of rock 'n roll featuring the The Black Crowes. The crowd was ready for a night of musical revelry and escape. The Black Crowes reunited for this 30th anniversary tour (delayed by said pandemic
The Dead Daisies // Live @ Blue Note Harrison // 7.10.21 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Linda Carlson - July 15, 2021 Article & Photos by: Linda Carlson Harrison, OH – The Dead Daisies offers a unique brand of rock ‘n roll that celebrates the raucous, decadent debauchery and divinely entertaining music that defined the 1970s and early 1980s. Fans of all ages gathered at Blue Note Harrison just outside Cincinnati, Ohio, to