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Highly Suspect Brings Their "Tour Of Yellow Roses" To Madison

Highly Suspect Brings Their "Tour Of Yellow Roses" To Madison

On May 17th, The Sylvee in Madison, WI opened up their doors for Highly Suspect during their "Tour Of Yellow Roses" tour, and Tagging along with them was Dead Poet Society. I was excited for this show, I've never seen them live and it was a

In Flames Shakes The Rust Off The Rust Belt

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In Flames Shakes The Rust Off The Rust Belt

On May 13th The Rust Belt hosted the Swedish metal band In Flames during their 2026 tour and bringing along with them, Thrown. I'm a newer fan of In Flames as of exactly a year ago when they came to Chicago and I was invited to check them

Lorna Shore Shakes Up The Sylvee

Lorna Shore Shakes Up The Sylvee

On April 19th, Lorna Shore made a stop at The Sylvee in Madison, bringing along Paleface Swiss and Signs of The Swarm, an insane "Deathcore" tour. I wasn't too familiar with Lorna Shore but was told by many I need to experience it, so what the

A Night with Lacuna Coil in Chicago

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A Night with Lacuna Coil in Chicago

On March 29th Lacuna Coil made another stop in Chicago, this time at the Concord Music Hall, a new venue for me. As soon as I walked in I noticed the smaller, darker atmosphere, which I love! The first band of the night had just finished up and the crowd

Guitar Solo's & Emotions With Zakk Wylde

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Guitar Solo's & Emotions With Zakk Wylde

On March 27th The Sylvee in Madison, WI hosted a night all about Ozzy and Zakk Wylde and I was there for it all. Zakk Sabbath, Ozzy tribute band, started off the night with crazy high energy, the crowd was ready! I've never had the privilege of seeing

"Let's Start A Riot" With Three Days Grace

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"Let's Start A Riot" With Three Days Grace

Three Days Grace Brought More Then A Riot

Nothing More Brought The Energy To Chicago

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Nothing More Brought The Energy To Chicago

Nothing More brought the energy to Chicago with their recent visit to The Riviera! It was a packed house on a Saturday night and it was not a disappointment. From the opening bands, all the way through the final song, the crowd was jumping non-stop the whole night. Jonny'

Celebrating The "Celebrate" Tour With Black Stone Cherry

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Celebrating The "Celebrate" Tour With Black Stone Cherry

Black Stone Cherry hit the road again to promote their latest EP "Celebrate" out March 6th 2026 with a stop at The Forge in Joliet, IL. This is my 5th time see Black Stone Cherry, first time seeing them perform was at a rock festival in Rockford called

Celebrating 25 years of Emo

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Celebrating 25 years of Emo

What a throwback to my Highschool years! The Used is an emo band that hit it big back in the early 2000’s and were popular among high school kids who needed a different kind of outlet. They were one of the original bands to be put in the “Emo”