Show Reviews

Sons of Apollo 5/12/18 Arcada Theatre, St. Charles , IL. By Bradley Todd Progressive rock supergroup Sons of Apollo is in the middle of their second United States tour in support of their fantastic debut album, Psychotic Symphony, which is as wonderfully diverse and polished as the musicians who make …

It’s that time of the season to rock out in Jacksonville once again! This year’s Welcome to Rockville brought many artists together, old and new for one incredible weekend at Metropolitan Park and part of the Everbank Field. Three Stages with more than 50 bands and a crowd with over …

Saturday May 5th Florida’s death metal legends Obituary played to a sold out Gramercy Theatre in New York City along with a heavy line up of supporting bands that included Dust Bolt a thrash metal band from Germany that made their New York debut that night along with bass player …

Gene Simmons 5/3/18 – Arcada Theatre – St. Charles, IL. By Bradley Todd              While rock and roll icons KISS are on hiatus, founding member Gene Simmons hasn’t let that stop him from getting his rock on, playing solo dates since late last year. Gene is certainly out there for …

On 4/20 the Capital Theatre along with the iconic stoner duo Cheech and Chong celebrated 40 Years of “Up In Smoke” with a special comedy concert. The evening started off with Shelby Chong wife of Tommy Chong coming out on stage for a little stand up as she would share …

Ministry has been plowing through boundaries since 1981, and with last month’s politically charged release of AmeriKKKant, it’s really no surprise that the band’s live show would be amped up to match. Framed by two inflatable anti-Nazi Trump chickens, Ministry careened onto the spotlight with an unrelenting battlecry that felt unifying …

After the great success of their brand new album Where I Go When I Am Sleeping, I was able to catch the melodic hardcore overlords Casey, in Manchester while on their first ever headline EU/UK tour to celebrate the release and success of the album. It was an exciting feeling …

Southern California has gifted the world a tremendously entertaining rock band that captivates with their fervent music and wicked on stage performance. Joyous Wolf made up by vocalist Nick Reese, drummer Robert Sodaro, bassist Greg Braccio, and guitarist Blake Allard has the musical mastery and presence to come onto the …

As The Crow Flies – Electric Factory – Philadelphia, PA – 4/18/18 As the Crow Flies debut performance this past Tuesday April 17th at the Capitol Theatre in Port Chester, New York if anything, provided the band with the opportunity to take their initial flight and work out some kinks. …

Theo Katzman just wrapped up the sold out U.S. leg of his tour before moving onto Europe.  I was able to catch a few of his east coast shows, but the show he played at the tiny DC9 Club in Washington, D.C. was pretty special. If you’ve never been, it’s …

I knew it wouldn’t be too long until South Wales, UK natives Holding Absence would come back to their home country for a headline show.. but this time sharing that headline spot with Scouser – metal core band Loathe. Two of the UK’s biggest breakthrough’s in one room to celebrate …

With Myles Kennedy’s first solo tour, I have been lucky enough to see more than one show. So by the time the Bristol date arrived, I already knew more or less what to expect. Despite that, I was super excited about this one – not only the venue was on …