Dream Theater // Live @ The Taft Theater // 11.6.17 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Linda Carlson - November 16, 2017November 16, 2017 Article and Photos by: Linda Carlson Cincinnati, OH – On November 6, 2017, the Taft Theater hosted an evening with Dream Theater, part of the band’s third and final leg (North America) of their “Images, Words & Beyond 25th Anniversary Tour” celebrating the 25th anniversary of their RIAA gold-certified album, Images
The Struts // Live @ The Vogue // 11.05.17 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Linda Carlson - November 10, 2017 Article and Photos by: Linda Carlson Indianapolis, IN – The Struts squeezed in a few smaller venue performances between opening gigs for Foo Fighters, making a stop at The Vogue in Indianapolis on November 5th. Opening band Nightly, based in Nashville, appropriately started the night with great energy and sound. Their song “XO” from their
Blues Traveler // Live @ The Vogue // 11.03.17 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Linda Carlson - November 9, 2017November 9, 2017 Article and Photos by: Linda Carlson Indianapolis, IN – On Friday, November 3, 2017, The Vogue was transformed into a rock ‘n blues club as Blues Traveler entertained a sold-out crowd with music spanning their 30-year career. Nashville-based Los Colognes opened the show, providing a mellow, smooth set to warm up the crowd. The band is
Flogging Molly // Live @ The Vogue Theatre // 10.26.17 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Linda Carlson - November 1, 2017November 1, 2017 Article and Photos by: Linda Carlson Indianapolis, IN – The expression, “Everyone is Irish on St. Patrick’s Day” needs to be amended to be, “Everyone is Irish on St. Patrick’s Day and whenever attending a Flogging Molly concert.” There is no mistaking the Irish in their music music (an abundance of
The Strumbellas // Live at the 20th Century Theater // 10.23.17 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Linda Carlson - October 29, 2017 Article and photos by: Linda Carlson CINCINNATI, OH – In life, every once in a while, it’s good to revel in an experience that brings you happiness and makes you dance. That is what people did on October 23rd at the 20th Century Theater in Oakley (Cincinnati), Ohio. For one night,
David Shaw’s Big River Get Down // Live @ RiversEdge Amphitheater // 9.9.17 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Linda Carlson - September 19, 2017September 27, 2017 Article and Photos by: Linda Carlson HAMILTON, OH – Since 2012, David Shaw of New Orleans’ The Revivalists has brought the gift of music to his hometown of Hamilton, Ohio every September by way of David Shaw’s Big River Get Down (BRGD). This one-day festival is filled with live music at the
Taking Back Sunday // Live @ Bogarts // 8.14.17 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Linda Carlson - August 20, 2017 Article and photos by: Linda Carlson CINCINNATI, OH – A concert that starts with streams of billowing confetti blown into the audience from stage left and stage right means there’s a party ahead. And that’s exactly how Long Island’s Taking Back Sunday took the stage at Cincinnati’s Bogarts on August 14, 2017. The