Heatwave Music Festival Returns to Chicago’s Northerly Island: Two Days of Nonstop Music, Dancing, and Summer Vibes! FESTIVALS PREVIEW by Charles Yamabe - May 24, 2023May 24, 2023 Chicago, IL Chicago's annual music extravaganza, Heatwave Music Festival, is back with a bang, promising two days of electrifying performances, unforgettable moments, and nonstop fun to kick off the festival season. Taking place on June 10th and 11th, 2023, at the picturesque Northerly Island, this year's lineup is set to be
Clutch // Live @ Brady Music Center // 4.21.23 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Linda Carlson - May 1, 2023 Article & Photos by: Linda Carlson Cincinnati, OH – Friday night rocked as the Brady Music Center, nestled comfortably along the Ohio River in downtown Cincinnati, hosted Clutch on the band’s No Stars Above Tour, with openers Amigo The Devil and Nathan Bergman. Bergman started the evening with a stellar acapella opener - just the man, his
Fozzy // Live @ Bogart’s // 3.26.23 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Linda Carlson - April 2, 2023 Article & photos by: Linda Carlson Cincinnati, OH – Fozzy’s Save The World Tour promised an exciting evening of rock, with openers The Nocturnal Affair and Seventh Day Slumber warming up the crowd. The Nocturnal Affair describes themselves as an alternative/dark rock band that features Las Vegas singer/songwriter Brendan Shane. The band
Them Dirty Roses // Live @ Riverfront Live // 3.24.23 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Linda Carlson - March 30, 2023 Article & photos: Linda Carlson Cincinnati, OH – Drizzling rain did not discourage fans from attending an evening of authentic southern-steeped rock at Riverfront Live. A dedicated throng of fans of all ages enjoyed the heart-thumping rock rhythms by regional favorite The Josephines and headliner Them Dirty Roses, from Nashville. T-shirts
Skillet // Live @ Brady Music Center // 3.5.23 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Linda Carlson - March 10, 2023March 10, 2023 Article & photos by: Linda Carlson Cincinnati, OH – What to do on a sleepy Sunday night in March? In Cincinnati, a near-capacity crowd gathered at the Andrew J Brady Music Center for an evening of rock and positivity with Skillet’s Rock Resurrection Tour. The tour features headliner Skillet with Theory
Bayside // Live @ Bogart’s // 3.1.23 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Linda Carlson - March 9, 2023 Article & photos by: Linda Carlson Cincinnati, OH – On a Wednesday (hump day), sometimes we need a little something to help get us through the rest of the week, perhaps a little pick-me-up to boost the energy level. Can three ass-kicking punk rock bands from the New York City area
Silversun Pickups // Live @ Bogart’s // 2.24.23 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Linda Carlson - February 28, 2023 Article & photos by: Linda Carlson Cincinnati, OH – The concert season is picking up following the holiday lull, and fans are ready to celebrate. On this night, a sold-out crowd gathered at Bogart’s to experience the sultry, cool vibe of Silversun Pickups, who are touring to promote the August 2022
Sad night Dynamite // Live at Lincoln Hall // 11.23.22 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED by Charles Yamabe - December 17, 2022December 17, 2022 Article and Photos by: Charles Yamabe Chicago, IL -- Imagine the Gorillaz met Blink 182 and they had a baby. Then that baby grew up and became a rowdy British punk rocker... That combination of musical genres would give you the band known as Sad Night Dynamite. The duo consists of
Phantoms // Live at the House of Blues // 11.19.22 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED Uncategorized by Charles Yamabe - December 7, 2022 Article and Photos by: Charles Yamabe Chicago, IL -- It's a Saturday night in November, and Chicago is seeing the coldest day of the winter it has seen so far this year. To compound the frightful weather, Chicago had just come off an unusually warm streak. Those two factors made it
Puscifer // Live @ Brady Music Center // 11.10.22 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Linda Carlson - November 16, 2022November 17, 2022 Article & Photos by: Linda Carlson Cincinnati, OH – The Andrew J Brady Music Center was at near-capacity for Puscifer’s Existential Reckoning Tour Part 2, in support of the band’s fourth studio album, Existential Reckoning (released 2020). The stage was outfitted with a simple but effective scaffold arrangement that allowed band
