Halestorm, Stone Temple Pilots and Black Stone Cherry performed at Kemba Live! in Columbus, Ohio on Wednesday night to celebrate the 99.7 The Blitz 30th Anniversary Concert Series kick-off and it was a banger!
Photo Review: Testament Brings The Bay Strikes Back Tour To Columbus, Ohio
Thrash Metal Giants Testament killed it at The Newport Music Hall in Columbus, Ohio on Wednesday Night with plenty of help from Exodus and Death Angel!
The venue was packed all the way up into the balcony with plenty of moshing on the floor. Exodus even invited a young girl from the front row to come on stage and play for a bit on one of their guitars. The crowd, as anticipated, went wild!
All in all it was quite the shred fest with an all-ages crowd enjoying the concert by three great metal heavyweights.
Black Pistol Fire Rocks Out At A&R Music Bar
Austin-based, Toronto-born Black Pistol Fire performed a fiery guitar-driven set at the A&R Music Bar in Columbus, Ohio on Tuesday night. The band consists of just 2 guys – Kevin McKeown (guitar/lead vocals) and Eric Owen (drums) who create the power and fury of a full band live. Their sound is a mix of classic Southern rock, punk rock and blues.
The HU Sold Out Show At The Newport Music Hall
The Hu is a Mongolian folk rock/metal band formed in 2016 who call their style of music “hunnu rock” which features throat singing and traditional Mongolian instrumentation. They are currently on their Black Thunder Tour in the US and tickets are selling fast.
The show in Columbus, Ohio at The Newport Music Hall last night was sold out and probably could have been upgraded to Kemba Live! if it wasn’t for another rock show scheduled there.
Joyous Wolf Rock Revival At The Bluestone
Southern California hard rock band Joyous Wolf, supporting Dorothy on the Gifts From The Holy Ghost Tour, played a high energy set at The Bluestone in Columbus, Ohio on Sunday night.
The Lonely Ones Rock Out The Newport Music Hall
Hard rock band The Lonely Ones (formerly Bobaflex) made a hometown stop in Columbus, Ohio on their recent tour. The Lonely Ones line-up consists of Marty McCoy (lead vocals, guitar), Jymmy Tolland (now lead guitar, vocals), Tommy Johnson (drums) and the newest member Tru Payne Roberts (bass, vocals), who came onboard after Jake Early departed the band earlier this year.
Photos: Devon Allman Project at Kemba Live!
A modest-sized crowd enjoyed a night of fantastic blues rock by the Devon Allman Project at Kemba Live! in Columbus, Ohio Sunday night.
Photos: Avatar at Kemba Live!
Swedish heavy metal band Avatar brought their dark carnival of melodic metal and heavy riffing to Kemba Live! in Columbus, Ohio Wednesday night to a sizable crowd.
South of Eden Returns to Central Ohio
South of Eden returned home to Columbus, Ohio from months of touring out of state and performed at The King of Clubs on August 7th. Being the first home show in a quite a while, one could feel the excitement in the air. From the powerful vocals to the guitar solos, it was an amazing show of high energy. Their set contained new album tracks like “Dancing with Fire”, as well as old favorites such as “Monica” and ending with “I Barley Know Her”. It was a long awaited musical thrill for all of those in attendance.
KrashKarma’s Summer Storm Hits Ohio
The KrashKarma Summer Storm Tour blew through The King of Clubs on August 6th in Columbus, Ohio. With the live music world coming back to life, KrashKarma has hit the ground running with a summer tour and a limited edition EP titled STORM. The EP includes the newly released single “Summer Storm” and others they recorded during lockdown that were only released digitally.
