The Summer Slaughter has historically suffered from poor lineup decisions - the -core bands clash with the death metal bands musically, and the fans of each respective style clash with each other stylistically and through their unprompted opinions [...]
July 15th, 2017. It’s that time of the year when Bloomington’s local Hard Rock/Metal band Blue Rising returns to the stage at the famous Bluebird Music Venue. They only perform once or twice a year, and this was a special occasion as they were [...]
The Memorial Day concert at the Gramercy Theater seemed to have all the makings of a great show, even before the doors opened: Tickets were sold out, tour buses were neatly parked alongside the venue on schedule, and the lineup boasted four reputable [...]
The venue, the fans, the feel of anticipation. It all came together Thursday March 16th at Big Shots up in Valparaiso. I personally had been waiting for this show since January. The Blood, Lust, Death Tour finally made it to us. With bands like Dope, that [...]
Prior to Inter Arma’s set at Big Shot’s in Valparaiso this past Friday night, I don’t think I had ever seen a Theremin in person. I’m positive that I had never seen a metal band make use of one. It worked, though, as did pretty much everything about the [...]
Last Saturday night I once again found myself at Valhalla listening to four epic bands and witnessing Cocaine Culture releasing their very first album. Valhalla was bustling with people and serving up some amazing drinks. I would recommend Valhalla even [...]
The third annual Rise of the Loser Fest took place in Muncie on August 12th and 13th. This was my first year attending and also my first time at venue the Water Bowl, which is a very cool place because they have swimming, fishing, and camping so it was a [...]
Between the heat and the 16,000 fans, Klipsch was definitely the hottest place to be Saturday night. The pavilion and the lawn were probably the most packed I’ve seen since I started attending shows at Klipsch. Thankfully, I was there early enough [...]