Breaking Benjamin // Live @ Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater // 8.21.19 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Wendy Podmenik Woodell - August 30, 2019August 30, 2019 Article and Photos by: Wendy Podmenik Darugar VIRGINIA BEACH, VA: A stacked rocking line up hit Virginia Beach on Wednesday night, giving the audience bang for their concert buck. Paving the way on the stage was young and electric Diamante, out to garner exposure for her brand, a hard and modern-edged
Tuxedo // Live @ Thalia Hall // 8.13.19 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED by Charles Yamabe - August 24, 2019 Article and Photos by: Charles Yamabe Chicago, IL -- This is Chicago and here in the big city, something spectacular can happen at the drop of a hat. What starts as a typical Tuesday can all of a sudden break into a massive dance party. The mundane can become magical. When
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
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
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
Godsmack // Live @ Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater // 7.19.19 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Wendy Podmenik Woodell - July 26, 2019July 26, 2019 Article and photos by: Wendy Podmenik Darugar VA BEACH, VA: Fans braved extreme heat conditions and daytime temperatures in excess of 100° (not including heat index calculations) to catch long time favored metal/ rockers Godsmack with up and coming opening band New Years Day. Originally scheduled to play in Portsmouth VA,
Forecastle Festival 2019 / Live @ Waterfront Park / 7.12-14.19 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED FESTIVALS MUSIC by Michael W. Bright - July 26, 2019 Article and Photos by: Michael W. Bright A summer music festival is a fairly simple, predictable recipe and the 17th Annual Forecastle Festival is no different. The most important ingredient is the weather, without which there can be nothing, as last year’s Bourbon and Beyond Festival, also in Louisville, overwhelmingly demonstrated
The Ride Festival // Live @ Telluride Town Park // 7.12-14.19 FEATURED FESTIVALS MUSIC by Linda Carlson - July 25, 2019July 25, 2019 Article and Photos by: Linda Carlson Telluride, CO – It’s hard to imagine a more glorious venue for a band to perform. Gazing from the Fred Shellman Memorial Stage, performers at The Ride Festival are treated to a spectacular box canyon view that is second to none. 2019 marked the festival’s
Death Cab For Cutie // Live @ The Iroquois Amphitheater // 7.7.19 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Michael W. Bright - July 18, 2019 Article and Photos by: Michael W. Bright Louisville, KY -- It was 92 degrees... 99 including the heat index. Humidity level at showtime was hovering at 85%. If you were under the shedded roof at the Iroquois Amphitheater, as you descended to some of the best seats, the more unbearable it
