There are bands that record songs and then figure out how to play them live. Archers Gate seems determined to do the opposite. Build the song. Build the sound. Build the atmosphere. Then figure out how to drag every last piece of it onto the stage. That distinction matters. Because
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Hot doesn’t begin to describe it. When I left my house around 5 p.m. and headed toward Riverbend Music Center for Five Finger Death Punch, the temperature was pushing 100 degrees, with enough humidity to make the short walk from the parking lot to the gate feel like an endurance
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Some bands write songs. Others build movements. The difference isn’t always found in the music. Sometimes it’s found on a school bus full of fans headed to a concert. Long before the first guitar chord rings out, before the lights dim, before the first scream from the stage, vocalist Matthew
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There are early shows, and then there are festival days. Saturday started for me around 11:00 a.m., when I left the house and headed toward West Chester for the third day of the 2026 VOA Country Music Fest. My first concern wasn’t necessarily camera settings, credentials, or even the artist
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After nearly four decades, Heavens Edge has decided to name an album after the city where everything started. Apparently Philadelphia was easier than trying to fit 40 years of hard rock onto the cover. The Philly rock veterans will release Philadelphia on November 13 through Frontiers Music Srl. Along with
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Some concerts are planned weeks in advance. Others come together with a simple phone call from a good friend. After spending most of the day in the recording studio, I packed up my camera gear and headed across town for one of the summer’s biggest classic rock events as Chicago
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Some concert reviews begin when the house lights go down. This one started somewhere around 7 a.m. in Kentucky, while I was still wiping the sleep from my eyes and questioning every decision that had led me to voluntarily spend the next four hours behind the wheel. Then again, this
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Every musician has that one instrument they’ll never sell. For Les Jansson, it’s a well-worn 1964 Höfner Beatle Bass. Not because it’s worth a fortune. Not because it’s rare. Because it represents where everything began. Long before international tours, signature basses, NAMM appearances, Journey tributes, and sharing stages with some
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With multiple viewing levels, an 850-person capacity, strong production, free parking, and a layout that gives fans, and photographers, plenty of ways to experience a show, The King of Clubs has built one of Columbus’ most distinctive live music rooms. Every concert venue makes choices. Where does the stage go?
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It was one of those nights where live music fans had way too many choices. There were major concerts happening all over the Midwest, but when Matthew Fritsch reached out and asked if I’d make the trip to Columbus to shoot his show at the King of Clubs, I didn’t
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