Cobi Review: by Katie Morton Cobi is an American musician from Grand Marais, Minnesota, and former member of the Boston-based band Gentlemen Hall. He left the band in 2014 and moved to Los Angeles to pursue a solo career. Cobi released his solo single “Don’t You Cry For Me” on May 3, 2016 under 300 Entertainment, and performed it live on The Tonight Show…
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Arkells Review by Katie Morton The Arkells are a Canadian rock band, formed in Hamilton, Ontario. They have released four albums, two EPs and a number of singles. Band Members include Max Kerman, Mike DeAngelis, Nick Dika, Tim Oxford, and Anthony Carone. Before Bunbury Music Festival, I read this quote on the Arkells website: “It’s a weird time to be a rock band right…
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Dreamers Review: by Megan Randall One look at their website and you can pretty much figure out what to expect with a set from Dreamers; the trio from Brooklyn’s eccentric style permeates throughout everything they touch. With lyrics like “I wanna keep you on a leash,” Dreamers lived up to their off-center, interestingly chaotic band personality with each song. The…
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Flogging Molly Review: by Ethan Bielik Flogging Molly is a Irish-American band from Los Angeles, California. They are considered “Celtic-Rock” but can also be considered a punk rock band with their fast paced music style. Flogging Molly has seven members. Most notably is Dave King, he’s the vocals, guitarist and frontman of the band. They’ve been a band since 1997 and are still…
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Reverend Horton Heat written by – Megan Randall Heat may not be their middle name, but the guys from Rev. Horton Heat weathered the sultry June weather well and delivered an intense, if not shorter than planned, set. Bringing their psychobilly rock to the Bunbury Music Festival Riverside Stage, they opened with their classic, “Psychobilly Freakout.” Definitely a treat to…
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AFI Review written by Megan Randall A Fire Inside AKA AFI delivered a high-intensity set at the Nissan Stage at Bunbury Music Festival this year. Kicking off with one of their most loved hits, “Girl’s Not Grey,” the foursome from California pumped out high energy song after song, delighting the audience. The huge crowd chanted along with each lyric as…
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Tech N9ne written by Megan Randall You could feel the electricity in the air prior to Tech N9ne’s intense stage entrance and performance at the Nissan Stage during the Bunbury Music Festival. Being his first round at the Cincinnati-based collective concert, Aaron Yates, stage named Tech N9ne, left none of his classic rhymes untouched. After several songs delivering beats like…
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Review By Cathy Moore of Moore Rock Shots & Reviews For Rock All Photography and Music The thunder of pure hard rock filled Alrosa Villa in Columbus this night when six bands stormed the stage for The Poison Red tour. Nonpoint headlined the show and was joined by openers The Last Rise, 8lb Pressure, Messer, Nine Shrines, and A Killer’s…
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Concert Review by Cathy Moore of Moore Rock Shots and Reviews To quote a friend…”sometimes the best shows are in the corner of pizza bars.” Such was the case on Saturday night at The Oregon Express Tavern & Restaurant in Dayton, OH when The Dead Deads rocked the house. The venue was packed for a three-act show featuring two…
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John 5 and The Creatures returned to Newport, Kentucky to play at The Southgate House Revival on their Season of the Witch Tour. The Southgate House Revival is an extremely old church that has been converted to a music venue and is such a perfect setting to see John 5 and the Creatures perform. The venue retains the original stained glass,…
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