Keith Urban // Live @ Riverbend Music Center // 6.26.25 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Linda Carlson - July 5, 2025July 5, 2025 Article and Photos: Linda Carlson Cincinnati, OH – Cincinnati fans were treated to a rousing night of country music at the Keith Urban: High And Alive Tour featuring support from a trio of young artists in their mere twenties - Karley Scott Collins, Alana Springsteen, and Chase Matthew. A perfect lineup
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
Farm Jamb Bluegrass Festival // McClurg Family Farm // 6.5-7.2025 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED FESTIVALS MUSIC by Michael W. Bright - June 18, 2025June 18, 2025 Article and photos: Michael W. Bright Baghdad Kentucky: The 4th annual Farm Jamb Bluegrass Festival returned to the tranquil McClurg Family Farm between Frankfort and Louisville, reaffirming its position as a must-attend event for bluegrass aficionados. Unlike sprawling, overcrowded festivals in inhospitable locations, Farm Jamb offers an intimate, family friendly setting
Breaking Benjamin and Staind // Live @ Riverbend Music Center // 5.25.25 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Linda Carlson - June 2, 2025June 8, 2025 Article and Photos: Linda Carlson Cincinnati, OH – Who says rock has a waning appeal? Try telling that to the near-capacity crowd at Riverbend Music Center, with more than 16,000 fans in attendance for an evening with co-headliners Breaking Benjamin and Staind on their Awaken The Fallen Tour. The evening started with
Five For Fighting // Live @ Ludlow Garage // 5.2.25 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Linda Carlson - May 7, 2025 Article & Photos by: Linda Carlson Cincinnati, OH – Ludlow Garage is a cozy concert venue that is nestled a block or two from the University of Cincinnati. The concert this evening was held mere hours after UC’s year-end graduation ceremonies, so even the rain didn’t dampen the overall energy of
Geoff Tate // Live @ The Taft Theatre // 4.12.25 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Linda Carlson - April 17, 2025 Article and Photos by: Linda Carlson Cincinnati, OH – The Taft Theatre: what a fitting venue for Geoff Tate’s Operation: Mindcrime – The Final Chapter Tour. A theater is where stories play out live on stage. How appropriate for this tour, where the 1988 Queensryche album Operation: Mindcrime, essentially itself a
Disturbed // Live @ Gainbridge Fieldhouse // 4.9.25 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Linda Carlson - April 11, 2025 Article and photos by: Linda Carlson Indianapolis, IN – What an amazing evening of rock on a drizzly April night! The Gainbridge Fieldhouse was bustling with fans who were in good spirits for Disturbed’s The Sickness 25th Anniversary Tour, with support from Daughtry and Nothing More. You could tell from the stage
Dream Theater // Live @ The Andrew J Brady Music Center // 3.19.25 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Linda Carlson - March 25, 2025March 25, 2025 Article & Photos by: Linda Carlson Cincinnati, OH – It was a sold-out crowd at The Andrew J Brady Music Center. The venue had set up chairs with assigned seating in the normally open area in front of the vast stage, but throughout the evening, no one was seated. This was
H // Live @ the Mercury Ballroom // 3.4.2025 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Michael W. Bright - March 11, 2025May 4, 2025 Article & Photos by: Michael W. Bright Louisville, KY- Information about the band and future concert dates can be found at: hindermusic.com
Dropkick Murphys // Live @ The Andrew J Brady Music Center // 3.2.25 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Linda Carlson - March 7, 2025 Article & photos by: Linda Carlson Cincinnati, OH – It’s March! February is in the rearview mirror, and Spring is just a few weeks away. There’s a sense of optimism, a feeling that a turn for the better is approaching. What’s a terrific way to feed into that spirit? An evening
