Protected Left is a punk/metal/thrash band from Grand Rapids/Kalamazoo MI. Members are Chad, Jose, and Mario. Socially conscious at the level of a folk band they still maintain the fun beats of a punk band. They had an interesting reggae punk mix with their song “Fuck Religion” which they pulled off nicely. I always enjoy …
9th Circle Symphony is a progressive black metal band from Indianapolis. Members are Dru Cadaver – Vocals, Kurt Fester – Bass, Juan Acosta – Guitar, Niq Arcana – Keys, Blane Slaven – Drums, and David Heckman – Guitar. This is a very young band, this was their second show, but they have a set list …
Occasionally The Vollrath likes to throw a curveball and have a hodgepodge of music genres in one night. This is always fun, it gives me a chance to review a band on its own merits. The risk though is if the audience or the other bands are going to be tolerant of the range of …
To open up the CD Release party, a mini songwriter circle with Cootie Crabtree, Eddie Brummett, and Chuck D DeLong performed. Cootie is an alt country performer from Indianapolis. He has a sharp wit to go with the rugged voice, which suits his music. You can follow him on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/CootieCrabtree?sk=info/. Eddie Brummett is a …
Dave DeMaggio is from Kokomo, IN and is an ole rocker that still is going, lucky us. He is a one-man band who does not know the meaning of quit. Seeing music trends come and go through the years he sticks with what he knows. His songs range from jam 70s epic-like to beat driven …
Before I get to the main act of the night I just want to touch on one opener in particular. I got the chance to catch We are Forever twice this past weekend. The first night was at The Irving and I was there mainly to support locals and see some friends before we all …
MSM Fest Day 1 was a pretty decent success. The bands did well, the turn out was decent. I was geared up and ready to go back for day 2. I couldn’t have asked for a more beautiful day outside. MSM Fest day 2 was located in Morristown at the Community park. The day started …
Attending as many concerts as I do there are nights it sometimes runs all together. Five bands of one genre, around the third band, I am catching myself losing concentration. The Vollrath does some crazy ass nights of music occasionally that puts a hodgepodge in a blender and pushes the pulse button. These are the …
I would like to begin this by saying what happened on Saturday night is still very surreal for me. I have been trying to process everything in the last fourty-eight hours and it has been rather rough for me personally. Where I was sitting to review my concert was the location in which the majority …
MSM Fest took place this past weekend it was a two day event hosting a lot of the younger talent in Indianapolis. Its a show to benefit the Morristown schools band program. The turn out the first night was a decent one and the line up over-all was good. The day started off with Logan …
