Photos and Review by Heather Burditt (Original review published by UnHinged Mag, republished with permission) https://www.unhingedmag.com/post/ministry-the-industrial-strength-tour Aptly named, this tour is everything you wanted in a post pandemic nostalgia world; except that we aren’t post-pandemic at all. But we ARE nostalgic. Another sold out show at The Orange Peel (on a Sunday night!?) says the... Continue Reading →
Photos and Writing by Kenny Brown Established in 1969 Charlotte's Milestone Club has hosted a vast number of up-and-coming bands over the years. Savannah, GA based Baroness just happened to be one of those bands. Back in the early 2000's the band would occasionally stop by The Milestone on their way back and forth from... Continue Reading →
Photos and Review by Melanie Mae Bryan Two of the best emo bands of recent years, Knuckle Puck and Hot Mulligan, brought their tour to Cat’s Cradle in Carrboro, NC the other night. As if that lineup wasn’t already stacked, they were also accompanied by Meet Me @ The Altar and Anxious. I have had... Continue Reading →
Photos and Writing by Kenny Brown LANiiDAE is the band EVERYONE in the Charlotte metal scene's been talking about, and this was the show we've all been waiting for. Over the past few years LANiiDAE has dropped song after song of unrelenting awesomeness that have had us all dying to hear it played live. And... Continue Reading →
Photos and Review by Heather Burditt When I heard about this lineup I couldn’t figure out the connection between these two bands. Sheer Mag and Coheed & Cambria are stylistically different. Somewhere halfway through Coheed’s set, it hit me. It’s Iron Maiden. Iron Maiden is the connection. Sheer Mag takes it back to the early... Continue Reading →
Photos and Review by Jason Robey CHARLOTTE, NC -- A pair of popular Asheville rock bands made a tour stop in Charlotte on Wednesday night at Neighborhood Theatre for an intimate show, where it felt like half the crowd knew each other, as the bar began to fill up with eager music fans. The Sirens... Continue Reading →
Photos and Review by Jason Robey Neighborhood Theatre was the setting for Ben’s Birthday Bash, a show featuring three Charlotte-area bands celebrating Wormholes vocalist/guitarist Ben Verner’s birthday. As local music fans filtered into the venue, newcomers to the scene, Pleasure House kicked into their energetic indie rock set. The band featured songs from their upcoming... Continue Reading →
Richmond-based Pop-punk band Almost Gone Snaps Necks Opening for Red Jumpsuit Apparatus Red Jumpsuit Apparatus kicked off their 15th Anniversary tour for their debut album “Don’t You Fake It” in the fall of 2021, and Richmond based pop-punk quartet Almost Gone jumped at the opportunity to open for them as they toured through their hometown... Continue Reading →
Photos and Writing by Kenny Brown Tommy's Pub was loud, packed, and full of energy last Saturday as Columbia, South Carolina's Soda City Riot stopped by for a show with Charlotte legends No Anger Control and Occult Fracture. Occult Fracture, formed in 2020 by guitarist Mike Rot (Trash Room, Dead Regions, one3four), bassist Angel Rot... Continue Reading →
Photos and Review by Melanie Mae Bryan Winston-Salem, North Carolina pop-punk outfit No Scope’s second live show was almost a complete disaster. The 5-piece was set to play a local show at Local 506 in Chapel Hill, NC but their drummer, Preston, was unable to get the day off of work. They arranged a fill-in... Continue Reading →
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