11.19.22

by Charles Yamabe - December 7, 2022

Article and Photos by: Charles Yamabe Chicago, IL -- It's a Saturday night in November, and Chicago is seeing the coldest day of the winter it has seen so far this year. To compound the frightful weather, Chicago had just come off an unusually warm streak. Those two factors made it

Goo Goo Dolls // Live @ The Palace // 11.9.22

by Michael W. Bright - November 23, 2022November 25, 2022

Article and Photos by: Michael W. Bright Louisville KY— The Goo Goo Dolls Chaos in Bloom tour hit the road in August after the band's three year hiatus, sponsored by covid. I got the sense that the audience, just like me, was a little tentative at the opening of the performance Saturday night

Puscifer // Live @ Brady Music Center // 11.10.22

by Linda Carlson - November 16, 2022November 17, 2022

Article & Photos by: Linda Carlson Cincinnati, OH – The Andrew J Brady Music Center was at near-capacity for Puscifer’s Existential Reckoning Tour Part 2, in support of the band’s fourth studio album, Existential Reckoning (released 2020). The stage was outfitted with a simple but effective scaffold arrangement that allowed band

Michael Schenker Group // Live @ Bogarts // 10.29.22

by Michael W. Bright - November 10, 2022November 11, 2022

Article and Photos by: Michael W. Bright Cincinnati, OH—How can a 67 year-old heavy metal guitarist be fronting a 50th Year Anniversary tour? Michael Schenker began working with his brother’s band, the Scorpions, when he was only 11 years old, and joined officially when he was 17. That’s how! As part

Rival Sons // Live @ Bogart’s // 10.30.22

by Linda Carlson - November 5, 2022

Article & Photos by: Linda Carlson Cincinnati, OH – Halloween Eve at Bogart’s found Cincinnati’s WEBN radio station hosting “WEBN Night Of The Rocking Dead,” with headliner Rival Sons. The WEBN crew really embraced the spirit of the Halloween theme. Giovannie & The Hired Guns opened the evening. Fronted by lead singer

Squirrel Nut Zippers // Live @ The Ludlow Garage // 10.27.22

by Linda Carlson - November 1, 2022

Article & photos by: Linda Carlson Cincinnati, OH – In a broad and crowded entertainment field, Squirrel Nut Zippers is a band that is quite remarkable. They are a crazy, delightful blend of gypsy jazz, swing and… vaudeville. It’s an intoxicating mix that has to be experienced to fully appreciate. The

Blacktop Mojo // Live @ Riverfront Live // 9.7.22

by Linda Carlson - September 15, 2022

Article & photos by: Linda Carlson Cincinnati, OH – Some bands leave an impression that lingers long after the concert lights dim and everyone goes home. Blacktop Mojo, a hard-working, hard-hitting, hard rock band from Texas, is one such band. Known for their exceptional covers of iconic songs, such as “Dream On”

ARC MUSIC FESTIVAL // CHICAGO, IL // 9.02-9.04

by Charles Yamabe - September 8, 2022September 12, 2022

Article and Photos by: Charles Yamabe Chicago, IL -- Labor Day weekend in Chicago saw one of the best Electronic Music Festivals of the entire summer. ARC held its second annual music festival at Union Park on the near Westside of Chicago. The weekend started out perfectly with some of the

Wonderbus Music & Arts Festival // Live @ The Lawn at CAS // 8.26-28.22

by Linda Carlson - September 2, 2022September 2, 2022

Article & photos by: Linda Carlson Columbus, OH – August is a reliably hot month in Ohio, and the weekend of Wonderbus 2022 was no exception. This three-day celebration of music saw not a drop of rain, and nearly no clouds in the sky. It made for brightness and light, and

Anthrax 40th Anniversary Tour // Black Label Society // Live @ Brady Music Center // 8.15.22

by Linda Carlson - August 20, 2022

Article & photos by: Linda Carlson Cincinnati, OH – Anthrax is currently touring to celebrate an impressive milestone: 40 years of bringing thrash metal to the world. OK, actually 41 years, but let’s just keep the party going! Formed in 1981 in New York City, Anthrax is included with Metallica, Slayer and Megadeath