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by Michael W. Bright - January 3, 2023

Article and Photos by: Michael W. Bright Louisville KY— I had been listening to this guy’s music for a few days trying to figure out an approach to the upcoming concert. Tab Benoit has been touring nonstop, more or less, for the past five years, save six months off the road

Sad night Dynamite // Live at Lincoln Hall // 11.23.22

by Charles Yamabe - December 17, 2022December 17, 2022

Article and Photos by: Charles Yamabe Chicago, IL -- Imagine the Gorillaz met Blink 182 and they had a baby. Then that baby grew up and became a rowdy British punk rocker... That combination of musical genres would give you the band known as Sad Night Dynamite. The duo consists of

Phantoms // Live at the House of Blues // 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

SunSquabi / lespecial // Live @ Visulite Theatre // 11.9.2022

by Jason Robey - November 14, 2022November 14, 2022

Photos and review by: Jason Robey CHARLOTTE, NC -- Progressive power trio lespecial and livetronica trio SunSquabi kicked off their fall tour on Wednesday night at the Visulite Theatre in Charlotte. Well before show time, the venue getting packed in tight by the scores of fans both bands have built up in the

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

ARC FESTIVAL 2022- AFTER PARTIES PREVIEW

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by Charles Yamabe - August 15, 2022August 15, 2022

Chicago IL, -- Following the announcement of their full lineup, ARC Music Festival has now shared the details for their official ARC After Dark Parties while also announcing a group of rare back-to-back sets that will be taking place at the festival over Labor Day Weekend. ARC is set to return to

REO Speedwagon & Styx // Live @ Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater // 8.5.22

by Wendy Podmenik Woodell - August 11, 2022

Article and photos by: Wendy Podmenik Woodell VIRGINA BEACH, VA-- Friday night featured an excursion down memory lane, an event held by three famous bands of the 70's and 80's. Complete with early tailgaters huddled up in the parking lot, an enthusiastic crowd several thousand strong tailored their evening around the

ZZ Top // Live @ Atlantic Union Bank Pavilion // 8.2.22

by Wendy Podmenik Woodell - August 4, 2022

Article and photos by Wendy Podmenik Woodell PORTSMOUTH, VA-- In terms of truly iconic blues/ rock bands, ZZ Top is certainly at the top- with classic riffs, catchy lyrics, and pure musicianship enveloping a slew of hits that helped define the genre and the decades. On an nearly unrelenting hot and

Trinity of Terror Tour // Live @ Chartway Arena // 4.27.22

by Wendy Podmenik Woodell - May 7, 2022

Article and photos by: Wendy Podmenik Woodell NORFOLK, VA-- This tour features a very cohesive lineup- stylistic similarities abound within, yet there are some key differences. All in all, a tour created to appeal to those who follow a certain genre, metal with a dark gothic twist, and in one case