Cage The Elephant // Live @ Riverbend Music Center // 8.30.24 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Linda Carlson - September 5, 2024 Article and Photos by: Linda Carlson Cincinnati, OH – On a Friday night in Cincinnati following a 100-degree muggy day, the crowd assembled at the Riverbend Music Center was packed to near capacity with fans ready for an amazing night of eclectic and energy-infused music. Headliner Cage The Elephant originated in Bowling
Lake Street Dive // Live @ Brady Music Center // 7.14.24 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Linda Carlson - July 20, 2024 Article and Photos by: Linda Carlson Cincinnati, OH – Lake Street Dive is an eclectic band that is difficult to describe in a way that completely captures both their musical style and their stage presence. How do you best convey the popular appeal of a band comprised of a lead singer
Mike Campbell and The Dirty Knobs // Live @ The Taft Theater // 7.9.24 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Linda Carlson - July 14, 2024 Article & Photos by: Linda Carlson Cincinnati, OH – If you catch a Mike Campbell & The Dirty Knobs show this tour cycle, consider yourself quite fortunate. For the July leg of the tour, the band is playing nine cities in the Midwest, then moving on to Toronto for a single
Pixies and Modest Mouse // Live @ Brady Music Center // 6.5.24 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Linda Carlson - June 10, 2024 Photos and Article by: Linda Carlson Cincinnati, OH – Pixies, Modest Mouse and Cat Power are continuing their successful 2023 tour into 2024, featuring shows nearly daily throughout June. If this sellout show on a rainy Cincinnati Wednesday is any indication, this pairing of 1980s/1990s indie & alternative rock should perhaps
The Allman-Betts Band // Live @ the Mercury Ballroom // 5.29.24 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Michael W. Bright - June 5, 2024 Article & Photos by: Michael W. Bright Louisville, KY- The Allman-Betts Band took the stage at the Mercury Ballroom in Louisville, in a concert that both honored the legacy of the Allman Brothers Band and heralded a continued, enduring musical heritage. With the recent passing of Allman Brothers Band founding member,
Amon Amarth // Live @ The Rose Music Center // 5.7.24 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Linda Carlson - May 17, 2024 Article & Photos by: Linda Carlson Huber Heights, OH – It seemed only fitting that for a night of heavy death metal offerings, the southern Ohio skies were ripe for tornados and storms. The lineup of the Metal Crushes All Tour 2024 could not have been more at home with wind,
The Struts // Live @ Manchester Music Hall // 5.3.24 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Linda Carlson - May 9, 2024 Article and Photos by: Linda Carlson Lexington, KY – As clouds overtook the skies, British rockers The Struts overtook the stage on this night at Manchester Music Hall in Lexington, KY to entertain a robust crowd of ardent fans. Formed in 2012 in Derby, Derbyshire, the band is Luke Spiller (lead vocals),
Waterparks & Loveless // Live @ History // 11.03.24 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Stephanie Snape - March 15, 2024March 15, 2024 Article and Photos by: Stephanie Snape Toronto, On -- The lineup started around ten a.m. on the morning of March 11th. Anyone passing by might wonder what was going on, but inside the venue, everyone was preparing for the Waterparks show that night. The Houston-born pop-punk band played to a nearly
Mammoth WVH // Live @ Bogart’s // 3.1.24 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Linda Carlson - March 10, 2024 Article & photos by: Linda Carlson Cincinnati, OH – The long line of rock fans that formed outside Bogart’s on this Friday night didn’t seem to mind the incessant drizzling rain. They were there to experience the top-notch rock line-up of Nita Strauss and Mammoth WVH. Nita Strauss is a powerhouse guitarist
August Burns Red // Live @ Bogart’s // 12.6.23 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Linda Carlson - December 9, 2023 Article & photos by: Linda Carlson Cincinnati, OH – Although August Burns Red (ABR) was nearing the end of their 10th anniversary “Rescue & Restore” fall tour when they played in Cincinnati, there were absolutely no signs of tour fatigue in the band’s performance or enthusiasm. In the 20 years since ABR’s
