Knotfest Roadshow // Live @ Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater // 8.14.19 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Wendy Podmenik Woodell - August 21, 2019August 21, 2019 Article and Photos by: Wendy Podmenik Darugar VIRGINIA BEACH, VA: Wikipedia has no less than 27 different metal genres listed, not to mention sub-genres ad infinitum. The “Knotfest Roadshow” North American tour line up features four bands that cut across a healthy spread of metal. Leading the evening is Polish “extreme
Squirrel Nut Zippers // Live @ The Madison Theater // 8.8.19 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Linda Carlson - August 21, 2019August 21, 2019 Article and Photos by: Linda Carlson Covington, KY - It's an insanely good time. Really. That's what a Squirrel Nut Zippers concert is all about. This nine-piece jazz band from Chapel Hill, North Carolina, complete with a horn section, upright bass, drummer, keyboardist, guitarist and violinist, delivers roaring good fun that
Ben Folds & Violent Femmes // Live @ the Lawn at White River State Park // 8.10.19 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Nick Durcholz - August 19, 2019August 19, 2019 Article and Photos by: Nick Durcholz Indianapolis, Ind. – Under a cotton candy sky on an idyllic summer night along the canal three very types of music spanning generations came together and made one very large extended family. All the classic ingredients to any casual summer gathering were present here. This
Scott Stapp // Live @ Manchester Music Hall // 8.7.19 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Linda Carlson - August 15, 2019August 15, 2019 Article and Photos by: Linda Carlson Lexington, KY - To say that Scott Stapp has had a rocky road in the 2000's is a serious understatement. Following the meteoric rise of Creed in the 1990s and its fall in the early 2000s, Stapp launched a solo career but also suffered through a series
Interpol // Live @ Old Forester’s Paristown Hall // 8.8.19 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Michael W. Bright - August 15, 2019August 15, 2019 Article and Photos by: Michael W. Bright Louisville, KY -- Interpol was celebrating the first anniversary of the release of Maurader, their August 2018 album, and the tour that has filled most of their time for the past year. In addition, this was only the second show at Old Forester's Paristown Hall, a
Messer // Live @ Manchester Music Hall // 8.7.19 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Linda Carlson - August 15, 2019 Article and Photos by: Linda Carlson Lexington KY – Concerts allow you to see your favorite bands in person, something to be relished and cherished; however, they also offer the opportunity to experience new bands, particularly through opening acts for headliners. Sometimes, through these shows, a connection is forged with these
KISS // Live @ BB&T Center // 8.6.19 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Michael Flores - August 10, 2019August 10, 2019 Article and Photos by: Michael Flores Sunrise, FL – This past Tuesday night, the BB&T center hosted the Rock N Roll legends KISS with a nearly sold-out performance for their “End Of The Road Tour.” After a 45 year career, KISS is giving their loyal “KISS Army” a last chance to “Rock and Roll All
Blacktop Mojo // Live @ Madison LIVE // 8.4.19 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Linda Carlson - August 9, 2019 Article and Photos by: Linda Carlson Covington, KY – Madison Live, situated beside The Madison Theater in Covington KY, rocked southern-style to Blacktop Mojo and opener Lullwater. The crowd, surprisingly light for such a loaded evening (was it because it was a lazy summer Sunday?), enjoyed an incredible evening of exemplary
Silent Planet // Live @ House of Blues // 7.23.19 CONCERT REVIEWS MUSIC by Kyla Hosoda - August 9, 2019 Article and Photos by: Kyla Hosoda Las Vegas, NV -- For a few hours on the night of July 23rd, Vegas was rocked with the metalcore nostalgia train as August Burns Red rolled into town with their friends Silverstein and Silent Planet in celebration of ten years of their genre-defining seminal
Alice in Chains & Korn // Live @ Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater // 7.30.19 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Wendy Podmenik Woodell - August 7, 2019 Article and photos by: Wendy Podmenik Darugar Virginia Beach, VA -- #KORNAIC is the name of this summer tour, led by none other than two different powerhouse bands of the 90's. Each band pioneered groundbreaking interpretations of the metal genre, and each band continues to consistently churn out hits to this