Festival Preview // Bourbon and Beyond Festival // Sept. 23 & 24 FESTIVALS MUSIC PRESS RELEASE by Michael W. Bright - September 6, 2017 Louisville, KY-- Can we handle another FESTIVAL ? That's like asking us if we can handle more BOURBON! The answer to both is a resounding YES! And the combination of two of our favorite things is, well, just that much better. We here at MONKEYGOOSE Magazine are already pre-gaming for the
Chick Corea Elektric Band // Live @ the PNC Pavilion // 8.13.17 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Michael W. Bright - August 20, 2017August 23, 2017 Article and Photos by: Michael W. Bright Cincinnati, OH. - This summer you could be attending a concert performance of the highest caliber every night of each week, provided you had the cash for today's high-priced tickets. So, it might have been easy to overlook an evening with the elusive Chick Corea
Young the Giant // Live @ The Palace // 8.2.17 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Michael W. Bright - August 7, 2017 Article and Photos by : Michael W. Bright Louisville, KY - I should have seen the signs. Although I recognized the name from their three top five alt rock chart singles, I was not familiar with Young the Giant’s music. But…I should have seen the signs. The under-twenty-one young women, with
Real Estate and The New Pornographers // The Forecastle Festival After-Parties @ Headliners // 7.14-15.17 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Michael W. Bright - July 27, 2017July 31, 2017 Article and Photos by: Michael W. Bright Louisville, KY - Real Estate writes and plays music that's perfect if you're falling in love. It works if you're breaking up as well. If you're feeling lighthearted on a spring day it's absolutely appropriate. If you're really down in the dumps, wearing your tortured
LA Guns // Live @ The Mercury Ballroom // 6.29.17 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Michael W. Bright - July 8, 2017July 10, 2017 Article and Photos by: Michael W. Bright Louisville, KY- Born of the legendary Sunset Strip hard rock scene of the eighties with bands like Poison, Motley Crue and Faster Pussycat, LA Guns is finally touring with the “classic” lineup, fronted by its co-founders, guitarist Tracii Guns and vocalist Phil Lewis in what
Don Henley // Live @ The PNC Pavilion // 6.15.17 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Michael W. Bright - July 3, 2017July 3, 2017 Article and Photos by: Michael W. Bright Cincinatti, OH -- After a gorgeous a cappella song that opened the show, Eagles cofounder Don Henley invited us to "relax." Any expectations we might have had were clarified. " We've got two hours to cover 42 years of music." The first time the
Reel Big Fish // Live @ The Stone Pony // 6.25.17 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Sam Fallone - July 3, 2017 Article & Photos by: Sam Fallone Asbury Park, NJ -- People of all ages were packed into The Stone Pony on Sunday night to catch California ska punk band Reel Big Fish on their current tour: The Beer Run. It was a fun night of sweat, beer, and live music. First to take
Boston Calling Festival // Boston, MA // 5.26-28.17 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED FESTIVALS MUSIC by Richard Knowles - June 6, 2017July 25, 2017 Article and Photos by: Richard Knowles Trying to put into words the essence of Boston Calling is not an easy task. Sure, I can sit here and talk about the bands and the killer sets they all put on (which I will), but it’s more than that. For me it’s about
Every Time I Die // Live @ The Brass Monkey // 3.4.17 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Adrienne Row-Smith - March 7, 2017March 7, 2017 Article and Photos: Adrienne Row - Smith Ottawa, Ontario -- With temperatures far below freezing, many fans were waiting in their cars or in line with Tim Hortons (the national beverage of Canada) waiting to head into the sold out show of Eternal Sleep, Harms Way, Knocked Loose, Every Time I
State Champs // Live @ The Crystal Ballroom // 11.30.16 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Kristina Dawn - December 7, 2016December 7, 2016 Article and Photos by: Kristina Dawn Portland, OR -- I didn't really know what to expect going into this show. I had seen opener Waterparks over the Summer on the Vans Warped tour, as well as headliners State Champs, and both were fantastic. But co-openers Tonight Alive were a mystery to me,
