Of Montreal // Live @ Headliners Music Hall // 6.16.18 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Michael W. Bright - June 26, 2018 Article and Photos by: Michael W. Bright Louisville, KY -- June is Pride month across the country and signs of the 18th annual Kentuckiana Pride Festival weekend were all over town. Louisville has been widely proclaimed a "top 10" LGBTQ friendly city not just in the U.S., but globally. The day's
Anthrax & Lamb of God // Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater // 6.12.18 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Wendy Podmenik Woodell - June 18, 2018 Article and photos by: Wendy Podmenik Darugar VA BEACH, VA: The metal worshipping masses united one last time to pay tribute to one of the legendary “Big Four” thrash metal bands on their farewell tour... and four other bands stepped up to lend support during this historical event. An early evening in
Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real // Live @ Boathouse Live // 6.09.18 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Wendy Podmenik Woodell - June 14, 2018 Article and Photos by: Wendy Podmenik Darugar NEWPORT NEWS, VA: Surrounded by music his entire lifetime and mentored by legends, Lukas Nelson has paid with time, work, and sweat to earn his own way up the musical ranks and not rely on any advantages that having Willie Nelson as a father
Parkway Drive // Live @ The Mercury Ballroom // 5.10.18 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Michael W. Bright - May 17, 2018August 28, 2018 Article and Photos by: Michael W. Bright Louisville, KY -- The very large guy standing next to me wearing a black Parkway Drive tour t-shirt looked at me and said,"Hold on!" He didn't mean "stop," he literally meant "hold on," to something, anything that would brace me against the impending onslaught.
Melvins // LIVE @ Warsaw // 5.11.18 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Steven Principato - May 16, 2018May 16, 2018 Article and Photos by: Steven Principato Brooklyn, NY -- Rapidly selling out one of Brooklyn's largest halls, Warsaw - as they do every time they are in town, The Melvins stood ready to fulfill their annual obligation to the rapidly growing parade of devout disciples wrapping around the block. Currently on
Electric Wizard // Live @ PlayStation Theater // 5.4.18 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Steven Principato - May 9, 2018 Article and Photos by: Steven Principato New York, NY -- Wrapping up a brief tour in the states that began last week at Austin’s Levitation fest, Electric Wizard with special guests, Cough, brought crushing doom upon the spacious halls of Time Square’s premiere venue, The PlayStation Theater. Infrequently touring the Americas, Electric Wizard
The Mavericks // Live @ The Iroquois Amphitheater // 4.27.18 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Michael W. Bright - May 7, 2018 Article and Photos by: Michael W. Bright Louisville, KY -- Described as Tex-Mex, Americana, even traditional neo-country, which frankly sounds like a contradictory description, the Mavericks first came to international attention when their second and third albums both broke into the top 10 Country Album charts in the United States and Canada, going
Morbid Angel // Live @ Bogarts // 4.24.18 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC 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,
BUSH // Live @ The Palace // 4.18.18 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Michael W. Bright - April 22, 2018April 25, 2018 Article and Photos by: Michael W. Bright Louisville, KY— Twenty six years on (except for eight years off in the middle) and still going strong, BUSH, one of the first hard acts to be anointed "post-grunge," has emerged from a winter hibernation to restart their year-long campaign in support of last year's
Fortunate Youth // Live @ The NorVa // 4.6.18 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Wendy Podmenik Woodell - April 17, 2018 Article by: Wendy Podmenik Darugar Photos by: Glenn Woodell and Wendy Podmenik Darugar NORFOLK,VA- Music has long been the great communicator. Throughout the ages, music has been used to evoke emotions ranging from love and longing, grief, anger, frustration, inspiration, love and joy- and Fortunate Youth was on hand in Norfolk to