CONCERT REVIEWS
Alter Bridge are currently on a North American headlining tour supporting their latest album, “Pawns & Kings,” and just completed a six-week European tour last…
Nearing the midway point of their 25-date tour of North America, card-carrying members of heavy metal’s “The Big Four” continued their 40th Anniversary celebration at…
Words by Jonathan Smith | Photos by Joel Barrios The middle of winter might seem the most ill opportune time to hold an outdoor music…
Soen has been one of the bright spots in the new generation of progressive metal over the past decade, taking their place alongside contemporary giants…
While attending the Soen concert in Tampa this past weekend, I had the pleasure of being introduced to Texas based prog-metal band Oceans of Slumber.…
CONCERT REVIEW: Swedish Lords of Melancholic Metal KATATONIA Bring Haunting Visual Performance to Denver (November 22nd, 2022)
I saw Katatonia in Denver last Tuesday night. Well, sort of… It might be more accurate to say I caught brief glimpses of them, even…
Lauren’s show at City Winery in New York City on November 9th was just one of a handful of dates on the East Coast to…
W.A.S.P.’s long-awaited return came to the Wellmont Theater in Montclair, New Jersey, on November 17th. It’s been 12 years since Blackie Lawless and his band…
CONCERT REVIEW: AUSTIN MEADE Rocks South Florida with Dirty, Multi-Layered Energy-Driven Performance
I must confess that despite the frequent request from publicist extraordinaire Jon Freeman, I haven’t listen to a single note from Austin Meade’s music until…
CONCERT REVIEW: American Rock Gets Grimy in Nashville with FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH and BRANTLEY GILBERT (November 16th, 2022)
Words by Jonathan Smith | Photos by Alma Reed If American rock, be it of the country or the metallic persuasion, is known for anything,…
CONCERT REVIEW: Legendary Musical Master of Ceremonies ALAN PARSONS Brings Career Spanning Show to Denver (November 11th, 2022)
Legendary audio engineer, songwriter, musician and record producer Alan Parsons has mostly been inactive on tour due to urgent spinal surgery required this summer, and…
This past November 13, one of South Florida’s premier music venues, the Pompano Beach Amphitheatre, provided the backdrop for a night to remember as ZZ Top hit the stage with the energy and authenticity…
Iron Maiden touched down in Newark, NJ, at the Prudential Center on October 21st to continue The Legacy of the Beast Tour to support their…
The show began early, the doors opened at 6:30pm and when I arrived at Culture Room around 7:00pm Hammerhedd had already started playing so I…
If you want blazing progressive metal guitar pyrotechnics and star wattage all on the same stage in one night, look no further than John Petrucci’s…
CONCERT REVIEW: ACCEPT and NARCOTIC WASTELAND Bring Double Heavy Metal Slam to Nashville (September 20th, 2022)
There are a few things that I enjoy more as a photojournalist than getting massively surprised when documenting shows of bands that I am not…
