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First Heavy Metal Church of Christ Paints The Letter Black
On Friday December 4th, The First Heavy Metal Church of Christ brought their first major metal show to the stage at Grafton Kennedy Elementary School. The first of many to come they hope. The uprising group that hold services in the gymnasium are making a name for themselves by welcoming sinners, outcasts and those looking for a fresh, new spiritual alternative. Those who feel tainted, judged and...[Read More]
Night of the Creeps Returns to Vex
Twas the night before All Hallows’ Eve, carrying the season’s chill as grizzly goons walked under the moon, flocking to Vex for Night of the Creeps 2. The good news, they’re here, the bad news, you couldn’t tell the dead from the living. Whether you were dressed up or you’re daily, weekend attire didn’t need anything extra to be scary. The dearly beloved showed their support for local artists, tou...[Read More]
The Old Yellow Cab Building Hosts Inaugural Gemfest
Saturday Oct. 3rd, the Greater Dayton GLSEN and Musicians for Unity joined forces to bring downtown Dayton the first all-day Gemfest festival presented at the Old Yellow Cab Building. The event raised awareness and support for the bullying and harassment of LGBT area youth. The day began with a youth rising event giving troubled youth an outlet to speak their mind and tell their stories with featu...[Read More]
Warrant Bring the Down Boys to JD Legends
Saturday September 19, two bands synonymous with the Sunset Strip and 80’s-mid 90’s Hollywood decadence came to Franklin to play the songs that gave them the fame and infamy their known for at JD Legends. When MTV reigned and Headbangers Ball was the go to source for all things metal. LA Guns, have proven to be among the everlasting work horses of that era, still touring and releasing new music ov...[Read More]
Arkona Bring the Horns to Columbus
It wasn’t Paganfest but it was close enough. On Saturday September 12th Columbus Events Group brought the merry meandering marauders from Europe to southern Ohio for a dose of Euro-history, Pagan powered Scandavaian metal and folk rock. Some of them, including locals brought violins, synthesizers, flutes and bagpipes to. The brew and mead flowed free and lengthy as drinking horns were filled and T...[Read More]
Mac Sabbath Supersizes Cincinnati
Friday September 4th, whether you were a local walking to the show or had to drive a little bit, mother-nature poured her temper out all over Ohio. Whether you got drenched in rain, hammered with hail or blown away by wind, the early Cincinnati concert crowd braved the elements to get a good spot front and center for the night’s entertainment. The punk and pretty (for the most part) Babe Ra...[Read More]
Oddbody’s Celebrates First Year with Finger Eleven
The venue formally known as McGuffy’s re-opened last year under new management with a revamped look, name and promise to bring multi-genre artists and talent to Dayton. So far, so good, while still keeping the local rock and metal crowd happy they have diversified with rap, hip hop, country, industrial, pop and everything else, even two sold out nights of an all-male review. While keeping the spir...[Read More]
Dokken Back for the Attack at JD Legends.
From the knees down it looked like the packed house crowd in Franklin could have been sifting through the sands of the West Coast beaches under the warm LA summer sun as JD Legends presented the 80’s metal throw down sponsored by Harley Davidson. Saturday July 11 brought the legendary sunset strip action of Dokken with East Coast players Firehouse and Trixter. Though commonly linked and lumped int...[Read More]
Sebastian Bach’s ‘18 and Live’ Tour Sells out Oddbody’s
All the tables were removed and only a few spare stools propped against the wall remained for the standing room only show Thursday July 2nd as the original voice of Skid Row brought 18 and Live to Dayton. It could’ve been the biggest pit in the venue’s history (they did open with Slave to the Grind). Instead (for security-thankfully) only a few surfers attempted flight and frolic and the floor hou...[Read More]
The Final Night at 1470 West
This was written about a week after 1470 closed appearing ‘edited’ in the Dayton City paper. This is the full version. If you were there the final night, went once, twice or were a regular I hope it brings back happy memories. Saturday May 29, 2004 will be a night engrained in my mind forever. A night bitter sweet with memories and music where the sweat-soaked crowd danced and sang with one...[Read More]