Mannequin Pussy // Live @ Zanzabar // 12.17.19 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Michael W. Bright - December 31, 2019January 4, 2020 Article and Photos by: Michael W. Bright Louisville, KY -- Don't think about it too hard. Once you get comfortable with this band's name it becomes easy to surrender to the raw energy, visual display, and fearless abandon that's at the core of Mannequin Pussy. If you walked into Zanzabar's performance space
GRiZ // Live @ Navy Pier // 10.5.19 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Charles Yamabe - October 12, 2019 Article and Photos by: Charles Yamabe Chicago, IL -- Grant Kwiecinski, better known as GRiZ, is a producer, DJ, songwriter, musician, and a seemingly all-around nice guy. Currently, GRiZ is touring across North America in promotion of his newest album Ride Waves. I was able to catch up with him at
The Bourbon & Beyond Festival // Live @ Highlands Festival Grounds // 9.20-22.19 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED FESTIVALS MUSIC by Michael W. Bright - October 7, 2019 Article and Photos by: Michael W. Bright Louisville, KY - Weather history would eventually reveal that this three day festival would be part of Louisville's hottest and driest September in recorded history. Hydrate, hydrate, take breaks in the shade whenever possible, use sunscreen, and most of all -- don't forget to...hydrate.
Phantogram // Live @ The Riviera Theater // 8.24.19 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Charles Yamabe - August 31, 2019September 5, 2019 Article and Photos by: Charles Yamabe Chicago, IL -- Phantogram brought their signature brand of sultry, dark, rock to the Riviera Theater on Saturday night. The American duo was joined on tour by Canadian electro-rock duo Bob Moses. Bob Moses, named after renowned New York architect Robert Moses, opened the night to
Tuxedo // Live @ Thalia Hall // 8.13.19 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED by Charles Yamabe - August 24, 2019 Article and Photos by: Charles Yamabe Chicago, IL -- This is Chicago and here in the big city, something spectacular can happen at the drop of a hat. What starts as a typical Tuesday can all of a sudden break into a massive dance party. The mundane can become magical. When
Forecastle Festival 2019 / Live @ Waterfront Park / 7.12-14.19 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED FESTIVALS MUSIC by Michael W. Bright - July 26, 2019 Article and Photos by: Michael W. Bright A summer music festival is a fairly simple, predictable recipe and the 17th Annual Forecastle Festival is no different. The most important ingredient is the weather, without which there can be nothing, as last year’s Bourbon and Beyond Festival, also in Louisville, overwhelmingly demonstrated
Mamby on the Beach 2019 Preview PREVIEW by Charles Yamabe - July 18, 2019July 18, 2019 Article and Photos by: Charles Yamabe Chicago, IL -- Returning August 23-24 Mamby is back for another year in Chicago! This year the festival takes place on a new beach (Montrose Beach) that has sweeping views of the Chicago skyline. While it may have a new location it's still the same
Hangout Festival // Gulf Shores, Alabama // 5.17 – 5.19.19 FEATURED FESTIVALS MUSIC by Charles Yamabe - June 4, 2019June 4, 2019 Article and Photos by: Charles Yamabe Gulf Shores, AL -- Beaches, beats, and butts… These three words are all you really need to describe Hangout Fest. Of course, it would be remiss of me to not go into any further details. So, let's delve a little deeper into what makes Hangout
Slayer // Live @ Ruoff Home Mortgage Music Center // 5.16.19 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Linda Carlson - May 26, 2019 Article & Photographs by: Linda Carlson Indianapolis, IN – Slayer continues their Final World Tour, this fifth leg touring with Cannibal Corpse, Amon Amarth and Lamb of God. The band is offering fans a final opportunity to experience the thrash metal giant’s heart-pounding rhythms, gut-wrenching lyrics and electrifying performance. On this night
Imogen Heap // Live @ The Vic Theater // 5.14.19 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Charles Yamabe - May 26, 2019 Article and Photos by: Charles Yamabe Chicago, IL -- It's been almost ten years since Imogen Heap has toured North America. Even longer since she's toured with Frou Frou the two-piece band that she started with Guy Sigsworth. But, after the long hiatus, she decided it was time. Not just time
