Blind Guardian at the Agora in Cleveland
“You never can go wrong with Middle Earth!” Hansi Kursch boomed moments before launching Into The Storm that spring night in Cleveland. The guitars wailed out, a power metal mosh pit opened up on...
Category: 🎭 Concert Reviews
TWRP at El Club in Detroit
A good stage performance has the power to transcend any other negative factors surrounding a concert. With the right energy, charisma, and some serious chops, the right band can successfully navigate the murky waters...
An Evening With John Mitchell – Songs and Stories at the Camden Club in London
It’s not often artists from larger bands will strip things back and offer up an intimate, career-spanning acoustic show, but John Mitchell gave us just that at the Camden Club in London. Known for...
TesseracT at O2 Institute in Birmingham
Whilst it’s always nice to discover something new, a bill stacked with artists you already love is also very welcome in the current climate of rising ticket prices. All three of the bands playing...
An Evening with Haken in Detroit
The concept of a seated metal show never entered my mind before An Evening with Haken. If anything, sitting at a metal show felt like a weird formality or, even worse, a sign of...
Rick Wakeman and the English Rock Ensemble at Drury Lane Theatre in London
At the start of last year Rick Wakeman did two headline shows in London playing Journey as well as Six Wives in full. And that was clearly a hit as now he’s back by popular demand, deciding...
A Performance From the Heart: Sammy Boller Live at The Sanctuary in Detroit
Sammy Boller’s Spotify Bio reads simply “I play completely from the heart.” and nothing else. After seeing him live, I can safely say that nothing more is needed. Boller attempts (and succeeds in) blending...
Caligula’s Horse at Lincoln Hall in Chicago
Something happens when seeing a band live that you can’t capture from an album recording. The atmosphere the musicians create on the stage, the new context for listening to the music, the sheer visceral...
Spock’s Beard at the 229 in London
On the first day of February, the notorious Spock’s Beard made their return to London after an almost 6 year break. Having no new record to tour with, or anniversary album to celebrate, the...
Jean Michel Jarre at the Palace of Versailles
When an artist arrives in their 8th decade, few audiences will begrudge them for relaxing a bit – resting on their laurels and just playing the hits. Not so for tonight’s artist Jean Michel...
