Clutch // Live @ The NorVa // 10.31.18 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Wendy Podmenik Woodell - November 4, 2018 Article and photos by: Wendy Podmenik Darugar NORFOLK, VA: Three bands with three different interpretations of rock n' roll, all on a Halloween's night. Originally scheduled for September, an illness in one of the bands on tour forced a change of dates for the Norfolk, Atlanta, and Raleigh shows. Norfolk drew the
Steely Dan // The Palace Theater // 10.3.18 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Michael W. Bright - October 9, 2018October 9, 2018 Photos and Article by Michael W. Bright Louisville, KY-- Steely Dan, the ever-morphing entity of musicians at the peak of their skills, came to town again. They played to a full house and they killed, as usual. The band has been making Louisville a regular stop because its usually a guaranteed sell
Gary Numan // Live @ Headliners // 9.25.18 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Michael W. Bright - October 5, 2018 Article and Photos by Michael W. Bright Louisville, KY-- It was unanimous. Every person I talked with at the Gary Numan concert had all been turned on to the music, via the single "Cars," by their dads. "Cars," by Gary Numan was the first exposure to "New Wave" for many radio listeners in
Judas Priest & Deep Purple // Live @ Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater // 9.8.18 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Wendy Podmenik Woodell - September 17, 2018 Article and Photos by: Wendy Podmenik Darugar VIRGINIA BEACH, VA: Rock and metal legends arrived at Virginia Beach in a double headlining ticket while on a 25 date tour winding through the United States. Black band t-shirts were the attire of choice for the night, worn by an appreciative crowd who
Nothing More // Live @ Manchester Music Hall // 9.2.18 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Linda Carlson - September 11, 2018May 23, 2022 Article and Photos by: Linda Carlson Lexington, KY – Nothing More is one hard-working touring band. Sprinkled throughout their aggressive large venue tour with Five Finger Death Punch, Breaking Benjamin and Bad Wolves, Nothing More has been headlining smaller clubs and venues to bring their music to more intimate stages and
Umphrey’s McGee // Live @ The Fillmore // 8.18.18 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Michael Flores - August 23, 2018 Article and Photos by: Michael Flores Miami Beach, FL – On an eventful music-filled weekend spread across South Florida, Umphrey’s McGee took the stage at The Fillmore in support of their 11th and 12thstudio albums, both released this year. I was looking forward to seeing why they had such a dedicated fan
Shinedown & Godsmack // Live @ Veteran’s United Amphitheater // 8.18.18 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Wendy Podmenik Woodell - August 21, 2018August 21, 2018 Article and Photos by: Wendy Podmenik Darugar VIRGINIA BEACH, VA: Powerhouse rock hit Virginia Beach hard, with Shinedown partnering up alongside Godsmack setting the venue on fire, and Red Sun Rising there to pump up the crowd. With concert goers keeping a wary eye on the rain, hot new Ohio rockers Red
The Wailers // Live @ The Mercury Ballroom // 7.13.18 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Michael W. Bright - July 20, 2018 Article and Photos by: Michael W. Bright Louisville, KY - It was Friday, July 13th, the first day of the Forecastle Festival weekend and the Wailers were playing a late night after-party. The lady at the door pointed to my Bob Marley and the Wailers tour t-shirt and asked me if
The Black Dahlia Murder & Whitechapel // Live @ The NorVa // 6.19.18 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Wendy Podmenik Woodell - June 22, 2018June 23, 2018 Article and Photos by: Wendy Podmenik Darugar NORFOLK, VA- The front doors were literally shaking at the NorVa on Tuesday ... and metal layered upon metal continued to shake the very structure of the building as a 5 band lineup plowed through the evening, leaving the audience sweaty and exhausted and
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