Belmont // Live @ Live On Elgin // 01.07.18 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Adrienne Row-Smith - January 12, 2018January 12, 2018 Photos and Article by: Adrienne Row - Smith Ottawa, Ontario – Live On Elgin was packed for Belmont, despite the snow apocalypse. The band was supported on their first Canadian tour by Parkside, Nightwell, The Great Diversion and Fast Asleep. Up first for the evening were locals Fast Asleep. The band started
Getting to Know: ELENI MANDELL ARTIST SHOWCASE FEATURED MUSIC by MonkeyGoose - January 12, 2018January 12, 2018 It all started with a visit to the Country Music Hall of Fame, where an innocent afternoon wandering the exhibits led acclaimed LA singer and songwriter Eleni Mandell on an unexpected journey of profound musical and personal self-discovery culminating in Dark Lights Up, her tenth and most captivating album yet. Touring
Avatar // Live @ Express Live! // 1.6.18 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Linda Carlson - January 10, 2018 Article and Photos by: Linda Carlson Columbus, OH – Swedish heavy metal band Avatar kicked off its Avatar Country World Tour 2018 at Express Live in Columbus, Ohio on January 6, 2018 to a rowdy and enthused crowd. The band is promoting its recent release, Avatar Country. An Avatar concert is a feast for the senses that
Boston Calling 2018 Preview FESTIVALS MUSIC PRESS RELEASE by Richard Knowles - January 9, 2018January 9, 2018 Article by: Richard Knowles Woke up this morning feeling anxious. Not only is the Northeast getting blanketed by a “bomb cyclone” but it is also the day that Boston Calling announced its lineup for this May’s festival. Last year they compiled a lineup that its attendees were salivating over. Cage The
Festival Preview: Atlanta’s Shaky Knees FESTIVALS MUSIC PRESS RELEASE by Andres Alvarado - January 9, 2018January 9, 2018 Article by Andrés Alvarado Atlanta, no need to pinch yourself. The Shaky Knees Festival lineup is, in fact, this stellar. One of the premier music festivals of the Southeast has come back for their sixth go-round and brought along some fancy A-List musician-friends to entice all you audiophiles. Taking place in
The JAMES HUNTER SIX Release Tour Dates and New Studio Album on Daptone Records MUSIC PRESS RELEASE by MonkeyGoose - January 5, 2018January 5, 2018 Album Release Party for JAMES HUNTER SIX in Boston, February 19th at City Winery - 8pm - Get Tickets Here! Brighton, UK -- Wednesday, November 8, 2017 -- A permanent fixture in the world of Rhythm and Soul, James Hunter follows up five critically acclaimed albums with his latest recording, Whatever It Takes, for New York City's
Getting to Know: BLOODY DEATH SKULL ARTIST SHOWCASE FEATURED MUSIC by MonkeyGoose - January 4, 2018January 4, 2018 Bloody Death Skull delights in the absurd. Conceptualized by writer Daiana Feuer around her electric ukulele, BDS incorporates whatever toys and instruments available to spawn a surreal symphony with an irreverent spirit rooted in early pop, soul, and punk, but not bound by any genre. It's no surprise to find
Clutch // Live @ The Starland Ballroom // 12.28.17 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Steven Principato - January 4, 2018January 4, 2018 Article and Photos by: Steven Principato Sayreville, NJ -- Honoring what appears to be an ongoing annual tradition of headlining New Jersey’s Starland Ballroom on this date (12/28), long-time purveyors of essential, blues-driven stoner rock, Clutch found no challenges selling out the house. Currently on tour alongside a rather unconventional, yet fantastic
Trans-Siberian Orchestra // Live @ US Bank Arena // 12.21.17 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Linda Carlson - December 31, 2017 Article and Photos by: Linda Carlson Cincinnati, OH – You know it’s the holiday season when Trans-Siberian Orchestra (TSO) comes to town. In November and December each year, this rock opera band travels the country, performing two shows per day to accommodate the demand among rock audiences who want to mix
Seether // Live @ The Taft Theatre // 12.20.17 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Linda Carlson - December 28, 2017December 28, 2017 Article and Photos by: Linda Carlson Cincinnati, OH – Cincinnati’s 96Rock radio station hosted the Mistletoe Rock Show at the Taft Theatre on December 20, 2017 to a sold-out crowd. Headliner Seether was preceded by an opening lineup of Cincinnati local band American Sin, Nashville’s The Dead Deads and Missouri rockers