Blue Ridge Rock Festival, the fan driven rock experience, is back and bigger than ever. With more than 180 bands on six stages over four days Blue Ridge is certainly going to be the festival of the year. Featuring headliners like Rob Zombie, Megadeth, The Offspring, Lamb of God, Breaking Benjamin, Papa Roach, and Shinedown... Continue Reading →
On August 20th, Skylark Social Club hosted a show which featured a few of the many great local hardcore and metal acts that North Carolina has to offer. Starting off the night, The Unruled, a hardcore/punk band played their debut show. With fast paced songs, the room began to move immediately. One memorable moment during... Continue Reading →
This nearly sold-out show was kicked off by The Eccentrics, a North Carolina based fuzz-rock band with stage-presence to fit the name. The five-piece pulled out all the stops with each electric song moving into the next, giving the audience little time to catch their breath before the next rhythm stormed in. As their set... Continue Reading →
Instrumental duo Flame Tides started the night just right with a set of funky heavy jams followed by The Penitentials gritty high energy rock and roll. The Sammies, playing their first post-COVID era show but still sounding as solid as ever, closed out the night with a killer setlist spanning their four album career. The... Continue Reading →
Photos by Aleshia Jenkins
We're always looking forward to a night of metal at The Milestone, and this one didn't disappoint. Charlotte bands Strike the Tower and The Silencing Machine started off the night with super solid heavy sets, followed by Raviner bringing their power from Nashville, TN. Charlotte legends Annabel Lee closed out the night with a scorching... Continue Reading →
This past Saturday night the crowd gathered at Gottrocks in Greenville, SC where some of the best active metal bands in the Carolina scene gathered. This night of metal mayhem included The Coursing, Victims of Depravity, Black Market Currency, Haymaker, and Fractured Frames. You can catch The Coursing, Haymaker, and Fractured Frames playing at The... Continue Reading →
WAVE Studios World Art Vibe Entertainment, presented by WAVE Radio, have returned to having “Fam Jam” events as live music continues making its (triumphant) return. The art studio and radio station, located in High Point, NC, has a large outdoor space complete with a tented stage. This past Friday they hosted the “world’s youngest old-school... Continue Reading →
Live music may have taken a break for the past year and a half, but Saturday night was proof it's back in full force. Charlotte based Killakoi, along with Reneé Phoenix and Living In My Shadow, rocked a full house at Amos' Southend. Photographer Aleshia Jenkins was there to capture the action. "The place was... Continue Reading →
Jamie Starks, owner of Tommy's Pub - Photo by Joseph Prater This year has been challenging to say the least, and our musicians, artists, and venues have felt the impact just as much if not more than anyone else. 2020 should have been an amazing year. Huge festivals were on the horizon, major and local... Continue Reading →
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