Slipknot Headlines First Day of Sold Out Rock on the Range Weekend 2015
Rock on the Range 2015 , the biggest event of the weekend in Columbus, was another sold out success in tickets, attendance, paid parking and festival priced water/beer/Gatorade sold under the hot sun, stormy clouds and whatever copious amounts of rain mother-nature decided to spew out on Saturday and Sunday. Whether it was a quick sprinkle, downpour or consistent drizzle, the thousands packing out...[Read More]
Dark Roots of Thrash II Ends in Cincinnati
Many have argued that since the inaugural Big Thrash Four show in Sofia Bulgaria that ‘certain’ bands that started in the early 80’s cementing the classic sound alongside Metallica and Slayer should have been included or at the very least be included in the ‘big 8.’ Overkill and the nights thrash legends Exodus and Testament have been debated by many as definite contenders for the Big Four stage. ...[Read More]
Family Vibez Entertainment Bring Spring Vibrations to Oddbody’s
When the venue formally known as McGuffy’s reopened, the Dayton area was promised a more diverse and revolving number of acts and talent spanning all genres. Promise kept so far as on Saturday April 11th from the horn sections on stage to the people playing poi and the female painters by the bar, Oddbody’s couldn’t have had a more colorful array of visual/musical artistry. Rachel Shultz of Energy ...[Read More]
One Eyed Doll Plays Newport’s Thompson House
Few duo’s can sound like a full band but Kimberly Freeman and Jason Sewell from Austin’s One Eyed Doll pull it off every show including that night at the Thompson House with vocals, guitar, drums and a sh-load of props. Freeman used several of her personalities’ distinct sweetness and cutie pie looks to keep the crowd entertained. With the innocent charm of Snow White dangling the poison apple out...[Read More]
Afraid of Karma Brings Cyrenne’s Dark Dream to Life
“If you get this in front of the right young women, you could change their lives.” Said show attendee Lexie Lowell of “Afraid of Karma,” an avant-garde multimedia show created by Harmony Jupiter (Cyrenne). “Karma” is about Jupiter overcoming the tragic loss of her sister Hannah Engle, after she was killed by a drunk driver on January 22, 2006 crossing the street in New York City....[Read More]
Ye Olde Yellow Cabaret IV Pillages the Yellow Cab Building
Saturday March 28th, there were pirates at the Old Yellow Cab building downtown on 4th Street. Some drunken sailors, some sober pirates with no less the swashbuckling. It was a cold night but the performers of the Blue Moon Circus, Jimi Black, Sunova Starshine and Gabriel Ford gave new meaning to ‘flame licked’ as they danced, twirled, kissed, combated and commanded the balls of fire on rings, dag...[Read More]
Cloud Maze Says Maybe U Should Decide
Ever wonder what a happy, poppy-electro rock version of Pretty Hate Machine would sound like? In its short existence, Moscow’s Cloud Maze’s debut album Maybe, U Decide has already caused a stir in the Russian scene. Through constant touring with local to regional exposure the band’s unique diverse sound has quickly made its underground rounds, spreading the noise and word to the European music sce...[Read More]
HorrorHound 2015 Bring the Dead and Anarchy to Cincinnati
HorrorHound started the year at the Sharonville Convention Center and as usual, everyone showed up. The bi-annual movie convention that brings all manner of creature, beast, freak, rebel and misfit for a weekend of very crowded fun, signing, pics, music and film talk once again sold out Friday March 20 and Saturday the 22nd, with Sunday generally used as a day to finish up, rest and recover for th...[Read More]
Automaton’s Bold New Horizon
Automaton is a mix of steampunk, power metal and old school Iron Maiden from Covington, KY via parts unknown. They are a group of men who definitely dress the part playing double duty as musicians and fictional fantasy characters. A Bold New Horizon signals their first release as the Ionian/Rekelarian saga begins. Duncan Batchworth III vocal’s range from Di’Anno to Dio with a touch or two of Rippe...[Read More]
A.D.D. Metal to the Core
Ever wonder what Doro Pesch fronting Godsmack might have sounded like? What if Sully Erna had a similarly guttural throated sister? Chicago-based A.D.D. is starting 2015 with a bang, releasing their 2nd full-length album Core via Pavement Entertainment. So far they’ve achieved independent success with 6,000 CD’s sold and over 4,000 paid downloads. They have shared stages with KORN, Chevelle, Hales...[Read More]
Amplified Awareness III at Alrosa Villa
On Saturday February 21st, the Alrosa Villa hosted the third annual Amplified Awareness concert fundraiser. Since its inception, the event in collaboration with Mike Hoover of the Make It Fit Foundation, Jon Clevenger and The Iron Brothers of Ohio, Thunder Roads Ohio, C&A Harley-Davidson and this year’s new addition Kixson Creative have brought fans of great music to the Villa in an effort to ...[Read More]
Valentine’s Day Massacre at The Courtyard
It’s said that love can be a real icy cold-hearted bitch. Whether it’s an ice pick to the back, heart or below sub-zero temperatures that feel like a cold sickle to the spine. Saturday February 14th’s music brought out the heat and warmed the coldest metal heart from dusk and her cold embrace after the sun went down. Though the outside was an icy tundra, inside the Courtyard was a loud metal waste...[Read More]