There are many things to love about Chattanooga. The city is inarguably picturesque and is an outdoor adventure lover’s paradise. For those in the know though, early June brings another beloved...

2023 is starting off strong with these amazing tour announcements, with Beartooth & Trivium topping the list of must-see shows this year! Both bands stem from two slightly different worlds and bring...

Bongzilla is a sludge/stoner metal band from Madison, Wisconsin that originally started performing as a band during 1995-2009. After a six-year hiatus, Bongzilla reunited with most of the original...

Taj Mahal is a legend across more genres than can possibly be listed in full. Throughout his long career, though known primarily as a bluesman, Taj has flirted with various aspects of his roots, from...

The Rapids Theatre in Niagara Falls, NY became home to metalheads everywhere on Tuesday. Hosting August Burns Red 20th Anniversary Tour, the venue prepared for an epic night. You could feel the...

Before this review begins, I want to share the GoFundMe Page link for Fred Livingston, Jr., who died on March 31st, 2023 , when a tornado came through Belvidere, Illinois, and collapsed the roof at...

Colors of My Mind , the new album by husband and wife duo Carolina Story, isn't a concept album. But in many ways it feels like one, with the track selection moving the listener on a journey through...

For the third time in four years, I have been fortunate enough to cover Goose for Concerthopper.com. This time around Goose came through my area on their Spring Tour 2023 and performed an intimate...

Wilder Woods is the solo project of Bear Rinehart, vocalist for Christian rockers NEEDTOBREATHE. Having never been a fan of the band, I went into listening to his new album Fever / Sky expecting very...

Well-known and legendary Greek black/gothic metal juggernauts Rotting Christ (and personal favorites of mine) were back touring stateside on their Under Our Black Cult North American Tour with...

Forget the Winter Warning Advisory. The Hell We Create Tour wrecked havoc last Friday in Buffalo, NY. Metal Heads from all over didn’t let a little snow stop them from attending a sold out show...

Last year, I made a goal to attend and photograph at least one show a year with bands that I am not all that familiar with so I could expand my musical landscape even wider. This year I made the...

Saint Asonia is a Canadian American rock group consisting of members from previous bands such as Three Days Grace & Staind. The band formed in 2015 after Adam Gontier (lead singer & guitarist) left...

“High hunter's moon, golden and full. The wind lets me choose this new view.” So opens H.C. McEntire's “New View,” the lead track on her new album Every Acre . That kind of lyrical portraiture is...

Spafford is a jam band from Prescott, Arizona that formed back in 2009 when Brain Moss (guitar/vocals) and Jordan Fairless (bass/vocals) decided to form Spafford on New Year’s Eve in 2009. The band...

A lot of people picked up hobbies during the pandemic. Some learned to garden, some to bake, some crocheted or quilted. Jim Brunberg didn't so much pick up a hobby during his time in isolation as...

Andy Frasco & the U.N. is a blues rock band that formed in Los Angeles, CA. (2007) when a young, charismatic and a very energetic musician named Andrew Frasco (lead vocals/keys) decided to blend his...