CONCERT REVIEWS
CONCERT REVIEW: Prog Metal Extravaganza – A Chronicle Of HAKEN’s 3-Hour Live Adventure In Toronto (February 25th, 2024)
While some bands are struggling to adapt to the new landscape of the music business, others have learned to change course and thrive, even in…
CONCERT REVIEW: EXTREME & LIVING COLOUR Rock Austin Hard, More Than Words Can Describe (February 19th, 2024)
Extreme have always been one of those bands who were unfairly lumped in with their more successful and often less worthy contemporaries. I fault no…
CONCERT REVIEW: JOHN 5 Let The Music Do The Talking At The Gramercy Theatre, NY (February 15th, 2024)
While taking a hot minute break from touring with Mötley Crüe, John 5 is on a headlining tour crisscrossing the United States. The 30-date North…
CONCERT REVIEW: CALIGULA’S HORSE & EARTHSIDE At Toronto (The Axis Club) & Texas (Come And Take It Live) – January/February 2024
The Earthside and Caligula’s Horse tour reached Toronto on February 06th, and fans witnessed a dynamic evening of progressive metal. The Axis Club, formerly known…
CONCERT REVIEW: EXTREME Live and in Your Face! Tour Opening Night at Bergen PAC, Englewood, NJ (January 24th, 2024)
Extreme laid low with a 15-year absence from releasing new music, but in 2023, they came back on the music scene with a vengeance by…
CONCERT REVIEW: California Rock Royalty TESLA Electrifies Coconut Creek with Timeless Hits And Infectious Energy (January 14th, 2024)
Tesla, one of America’s most beloved rock bands, brought their signature brand of hard rock to The Stage at Coco Outdoors, in Coconut Creek, Florida…
EVENT RECAP: MORSEFEST Makes UK Debut As NEAL MORSE Shares His Testimony
Words and photos by Grace Hayhurst Historically, Morsefest has been hosted annually for over a decade in Tennessee, USA. But in 2023, “the man who…
CONCERT REVIEW: Prog metal Legends WATCHTOWER Energetically Reassemble In Austin (January 5th, 2024)
Watchtower is a name that, in a just world, would be mentioned alongside Fates Warning and Queensrÿche. Like those two other bands, Watchtower is an…
CONCERT REVIEW: MESHUGGAH, IN FLAMES & WHITECHAPEL Unleash Musical Chaos at History, Toronto (December 14th, 2023)
The year is quickly drawing to a close, but there’s still time for a few concerts in Toronto before we wrap things up. Last Friday,…
CONCERT REVIEW: JOE BONAMASSA Epic Tour Closing Date at Fort Lauderdale Was An Eclectic Blues Masterclass That Defied Tomorrow
It feels almost futile at this point to keep documenting Joe Bonamassa’s live performances, yet here we are once again. Uncontested as the torchbearer of…
CONCERT REVIEW: The “End of the Road” for KISS Culminates in Epic Fashion Where It All Began 50 Years Ago (Madison Square Garden | December 1, 2023)
I have always thought that the word “epic” is thrown around way too often, for events and moments that just are not truly so. Well,…
CONCERT REVIEW: After 35 Years, WINGER Live Still Soars to Great Heights (November 18th, 2023)
Chronicle of his live performance at The Paramount Theater, Denver on October 15th, 2023
CONCERT REVIEW: HEILUNG Brings Ceremonial Healing To Texas (October 30th, 2023)
To call Heilung a “band” is to cheat them because music is but a small part of what they’re all about. A multinational collective from…
CONCERT REVIEW: Classic Tales As Told By YES on Tour (October 26th, 2023)
At this point in their career, the drama of Yes precedes them (starting well before “Drama” came out, actually), threatening to overshadow the very music…
CONCERT REVIEW: THE DARKNESS Landed Head First at Starland Ballroom, New Jersey (October 21st, 2023)
Britain’s beloved hard rock band, The Darkness, are celebrating the 20th anniversary of their multi-platinum album, “Permission to Land”, with a global tour. Their North…
CONCERT REVIEW: NE OBLIVISCARIS Prove To Be Of The Contemporary Prog-Metal Leading Lights (October 15th, 2023)
As much as there is to appreciate Opeth’s contemporary sound, they left a gaping void in the death metal world when Mikael decided it was…