Filter // Live @ Bogart’s // 3.23.26 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Linda Carlson - March 31, 2026 Article & photos: Linda Carlson Cincinnati, OH – Bogart’s featured three prominent 1990s bands, with headliner Filter and openers Finger Eleven and Local H. These three rock bands have shared the stage a number of times over the years, which might explain why the evening’s flow of music and rhythm felt
Badflower // Live @ Bogart’s // 2.20.26 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED by Linda Carlson - March 1, 2026 Article & photos by: Linda Carlson Cincinnati, OH – Early each new year, bands emerge from the holiday break and concerts begin to revive. By mid-February, the concert rhythm is hitting a good stride. On this particular Friday night, Bogart’s hosted a near sell-out crowd that came to experience Badflower, a young,
Less Than Jake // Live @ Bogart’s // 6.24.25 CONCERT REVIEWS MUSIC by Linda Carlson - June 30, 2025 Cincinnati, OH – Less Than Jake’s Summer Circus 2025 Tour features an eclectic lineup of bands, each brandishing its own unique take on the ska-punk genre. From Anaheim, California, Bite Me Bambi started the evening with a lively set. Lead vocalist Tahlena Chikami is a treasure, giving off disarmingly youthful vibes
Melvins and Napalm Death // Live @ Bogart’s // 5.15.25 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Linda Carlson - May 22, 2025May 24, 2025 Article and photos: Linda Carlson Cincinnati, OH – This year, Bogart’s is celebrating 50 years of live music, but the building itself originally hosted vaudeville productions in the 1890s. On this night, no vaudeville! Co-headliners Melvins and Napalm Death brought destructive metal to an appreciative crowd. Opening the evening was New York’s
Pop Evil and Bad Wolves // Live @ Bogart’s // 11.6.24 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Linda Carlson - November 16, 2024 Article and photos: Linda Carlson Cincinnati, OH – Cincinnati’s Bogart’s entertained a crowd of rock and metal fans eager to rock to an evening with Pop Evil and Bad Wolves on their Animal Instinct Tour, with openers ONI and Sierra Pilot. First on stage was ONI, a progressive metal band from Canada.
Asking Alexandria // Live @ Bogart’s // 10.4.24 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Linda Carlson - October 13, 2024 Article and Photos: Linda Carlson Cincinnati, OH – Cincinnati’s Bogart’s hosted the All My Friends Tour, featuring headliner Asking Alexandria with support from Memphis May Fire. The Word Alive and Archers. The venue was bustling with a large crowd on a stunner of a Friday night. The crowd continued to grow
Dirty Honey // Live @ Bogart’s // 9.22.24 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Linda Carlson - September 27, 2024 Article & Photos: Linda Carlson Cincinnati, OH – As Dirty Honey continues their Can’t Find The Brakes Tour, the band spent an evening at Bogart’s, situated just a stone’s throw from the University of Cincinnati campus. It’s an ideal fit for the band, who appeal to young fans seeking an evening
Mammoth WVH // Live @ Bogart’s // 3.1.24 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Linda Carlson - March 10, 2024 Article & photos by: Linda Carlson Cincinnati, OH – The long line of rock fans that formed outside Bogart’s on this Friday night didn’t seem to mind the incessant drizzling rain. They were there to experience the top-notch rock line-up of Nita Strauss and Mammoth WVH. Nita Strauss is a powerhouse guitarist
The Devil Wears Prada & Fit For A King // Live @ Bogart’s // 1.19.24 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Linda Carlson - January 25, 2024 Article & Photos by: Linda Carlson Cincinnati, OH - The winter cold was certainly in full force in Cincinnati, and the line outside Bogart’s moved briskly for the sold-out show of The Devil Wears Prada and Fit For A King’s co-headlining Metalcore Dropouts 2nd Semester Tour. Cincinnati marked the third stop
August Burns Red // Live @ Bogart’s // 12.6.23 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Linda Carlson - December 9, 2023 Article & photos by: Linda Carlson Cincinnati, OH – Although August Burns Red (ABR) was nearing the end of their 10th anniversary “Rescue & Restore” fall tour when they played in Cincinnati, there were absolutely no signs of tour fatigue in the band’s performance or enthusiasm. In the 20 years since ABR’s