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by Linda Carlson - August 14, 2018August 28, 2018

Article and Photos by: Linda Carlson Dayton, OH – Co-headliners 3 Doors Down and Collective Soul are currently on The Rock & Roll Express Tour, making a stop in Dayton (Huber Heights) on August 8, 2018 to an assembled crowd of enthusiastic fans. Both bands were formed in the 1990s and have garnered strong followings, which

Godsmack & Shinedown // Live @ Ruoff Home Mortgage Music Center // 7.28.18

by Linda Carlson - August 2, 2018August 2, 2018

Article and Photos by: Linda Carlson Indianapolis, IN – Co-headliners Godsmack and Shinedown have both released albums in 2018 (When Legends Rise and Attention Attention, respectively), and are touring together to promote their new music and celebrate their classics as well. Their July 28 tour stop in Indianapolis was met with anticipation, as the crowd, exceeding 20,000, steadily filled

Weezer & The Pixies // Live @ Riverbend Music Center // 7.6.18

by Linda Carlson - July 17, 2018July 17, 2018

Article and Photos by: Linda Carlson Cincinnati, OH – A tremendous blast of classic alternative rock took Cincinnati by storm on July 6 as Riverbend Music Center hosted co-headliners Weezer and The Pixies for a night of lively music and fun. Although these bands have played together in the past, this is their first full tour

Slayer // Live @ Riverbend Music Center // 6.6.18

by Linda Carlson - June 11, 2018

Article and Photos by: Linda Carlson Cincinnati, OH – It’s the end of an era. Slayer, the thrash metal band that captivated loyal fans through nearly four decades of rising riffs, raging lyrics and heart-pounding concerts, are making their way through their Final World Tour, along with an incredible supporting lineup: Lamb of God, Anthrax, Behemoth and Testament.

Sevendust // Live @ Manchester Music Hall // 5.29.18

by Linda Carlson - June 6, 2018

Article and Photos by: Linda Carlson Lexington, KY – Manchester Music Hall rocked out to four amazing bands on May 29th as the Sevendust “All I See Is War” Tour made its next-to-last tour stop in Lexington to a very enthusiastic crowd. Straight out of the gate, Madame Mayhem brought high octane energy to the

Ghost // Live @ The Taft Theatre // 5.11.18

by Linda Carlson - May 17, 2018August 28, 2018

Article and Photos by: Linda Carlson Cincinnati, OH – It was early in Ghost’s 2018 Rats! On The Road Tour, which started on May 5, and the Taft Theatre was quickly sold-out to experience the theatrics of this Swedish heavy/doom metal band. The concert was a two-act show with a 15-minute intermission,

Jonathan Davis // Live @ Bogarts // 5.8.18

by Linda Carlson - May 14, 2018

Article and Photos by: Linda Carlson Cincinnati, OH – Jonathan Davis, lead singer of Korn, made a stop at Bogarts on May 8, 2018 during his spring solo tour to promote his upcoming album, Black Labyrinth. Ten years in the making, the album represents a somber and complicated view of the

Halestorm & In This Moment // Live @ PNC Pavilion // 5.4.18

by Linda Carlson - May 9, 2018

Article and Photos by: Linda Carlson Cincinnati, OH – Halestorm, In This Moment, New Years Day and Stitched Up Heart are touring to promote the powerful vocals and presence of their leading ladies. They were in Cincinnati performing at Riverbend’s PNC Pavilion on May 4, 2018 to a sell-out crowd of men

Morbid Angel // Live @ Bogarts // 4.24.18

by Linda Carlson - May 2, 2018

Article and Photos by: Linda Carlson Cincinnati, OH – On April 24, 2018, Bogarts hosted an evening of death metal bands headlined by Morbid Angel, with enough head-banging energy to satisfy the staunchest metal enthusiast. Not your ordinary Tuesday night fare. Five bands performed on this stop of Morbid Angel’s Kingdoms Disdained Tour,

Nightwish // Live @ The Madison Theater // 3.26.18

by Linda Carlson - April 2, 2018April 2, 2018

Article and Photos by: Linda Carlson Covington, KY – Across the Ohio river from Cincinnati OH sits sleepy, charming Covington KY. Nestled among the streets lined with Art Deco-trimmed businesses is the Madison Theater, a former movie theater-turned concert venue that on March 26, 2018 played host to Finnish symphonic metal