Festival on the Lake // Live @ AJ Jolly Park // 8.7.21 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED FESTIVALS MUSIC by Linda Carlson - August 16, 2021 Article & Photos: Linda Carlson Alexandria, KY – It was a typical warm, humid summer day in northern Kentucky. But there was also magic in the air. A full afternoon and evening filled with live music on the open-air Stapleton stage, which is situated on scenic A.J. Jolly Lake, awaited the
The Black Crowes // Live @ Riverbend Music Center // 8.3.21 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Linda Carlson - August 13, 2021 Article & Photos: Linda Carlson Cincinnati, OH – Following a prolonged pandemic silence, Riverbend Music Center hosted an evening of rock 'n roll featuring the The Black Crowes. The crowd was ready for a night of musical revelry and escape. The Black Crowes reunited for this 30th anniversary tour (delayed by said pandemic
Falling Through April / Scars Remain / Seven Year Witch / Adelitas Aay // Live @ Amos’ Southend // 7.22.21 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED by Jason Robey - August 12, 2021 Photos and review by: Jason Robey CHARLOTTE, NC -- Thursday night was like a party at Amos Southend, when Adelitas Way and Seven Year Witch brought their tour through town. They invited two popular Charlotte area bands to join the bill, Falling Through April and Scars Remain, adding to the feeling
Enuff Z’Nuff / Faster Pussycat // Live @ Amos’ Southend // 7.16.21 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Jason Robey - July 25, 2021 Photos and review by: Jason Robey CHARLOTTE, NC -- Friday night at Amos' Southend was all about loud, hard, fast rock n' roll. As their "Straight Out of Quarantine" tour winds down, veterans of the late 80s hard rock scene, Enuff Z'Nuff and Faster Pussycat played to a packed house. An
The Dead Daisies // Live @ Blue Note Harrison // 7.10.21 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Linda Carlson - July 15, 2021 Article & Photos by: Linda Carlson Harrison, OH – The Dead Daisies offers a unique brand of rock ‘n roll that celebrates the raucous, decadent debauchery and divinely entertaining music that defined the 1970s and early 1980s. Fans of all ages gathered at Blue Note Harrison just outside Cincinnati, Ohio, to
Ben Sollee and the Jesse Lees // Live @ Headliners // 6.13.21 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Michael W. Bright - June 21, 2021 Article and Photos by: Michael W. Bright I suppose we all make the mistake of presupposing that we know what expect when we go to see a cello concert. We would be wrong. Ben Sollee and The Jesse Lees layed out a set that wound through soul, hip-hop, and smokin' high energy
Saving Abel // Live @ Blue Note Harrison // 6.11.21 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Linda Carlson - June 19, 2021 Article & Photos: Linda Carlson Harrison, OH – Just a short jaunt west of Cincinnati off Interstate 74 lies Harrison, Ohio. Quiet and almost rural, it boasts a nature lover’s cornucopia of activities that includes hiking, boating and fishing in nearby Miami Whitewater Forest. But just a mile or so north
Album Review: The Dead Coats – Big Wish ALBUM REVIEWS FEATURED by Jason Robey - June 14, 2021 Article by: Jason Robey Loud guitars, bold vocals, and heavy-hitting rhythms lay the framework for Big Wish, the debut studio album from The Dead Coats. From the opening chords of “Fire Again!,” the Austin-based four-piece draws the listener in with catchy hooks and beats that make it nearly impossible to sit
The Wood Brothers // Live @ Rural Hill // 6.10.21 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Jason Robey - June 13, 2021June 14, 2021 Article and Photos by: Jason Robey HUNTERSVILLE , NC -- Rural Hill was alive with the sound of music from Americana trio The Wood Brothers on Thursday night. The show was part of a series of "pod" shows at the outdoor venue, where the crowd is kept spread out in a
Here Come The Mummies // Live @ Riverfront Live // 5.22.21 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Linda Carlson - May 27, 2021June 21, 2021 Article & Photos by: Linda Carlson Cincinnati, OH – It’s sort of ironic, really. Live music is emerging from the ashes of the coronavirus pandemic, slowly but surely, and what better way to celebrate its return than with… mummies from the grave! Here Come The Mummies (HCTM) is an energetic and insanely