Punk is alive and well in the form of Plastic, who’s latest EP- Drink Sensibly– personifies everything the genre lives and breathes to be.  Clocking in at just under 12 minutes, this punk throwback shows singer Matthew Awbery stating, “Drink Sensibly takes on the subjects of...

Almost 3 years removed from The Damaged Ones, 9Electric has unleashed sophomore effort- Megalith and it’s the first record without Micah Electric and Casey Mahoney, who departed in 2017.  While a strong debut is important, an even better sophomore record is almost more vital as it can make...

Back for the first time since 2014’s Until We Meet EP, Black Dawn have returned with On Blackened Wings, and this five-track EP isn’t only a strong continuation of their previous work but also a nod to bands that have come before them.  “Help Me” kicks it off with killer riffs pounds...

Often times a third record is what makes a band. The first two are important but the third is where we see how the band has grown and if they have what it takes to make the leap from opener to headline status.  With Beasto Blanco’s third offering- We Are– they’ve done just that and...

REO Speedwagon recently made their return to Indianapolis, playing a different venue this time. The last few years, they’ve been playing their annual summer tour stops at Noblesville’s Ruoff Home Mortgage Music Center, but this time, they hit Indy’s Farm Bureau Insurance Lawn...

Reinvention can make or break you in music and in the case of Rock on the Range- it’s helped. While ROTR quickly became the nation’s biggest rock festival over its existence, 2019 saw Danny Wimmer Presents change the festival’s identity to Sonic Temple and 2019’s inaugural inception...

A band’s debut album is more important than a lot of people realize. Not only does it set the stage for the rest of their career, but it’s the telling point for whether fans will want to come to the shows and, if a band doesn’t have a strong debut record, there’s zero chance fans will...

Shallow Side set the rock world on fire a few years back with their cover of Styx’ “Renegade,” which set the stage for their first full length- Origins, which just released last year. Fast forward just eight months and they’re back again with Saints & Sinners. Normally, when a...

I Prevail exploded out of nowhere a few years ago with a blistering cover of Taylor Swift’s “Blank Space,” but they also set out to prove that they’re much more than just a Tswifty cover band. When they released their debut record- Lifelines they did exactly that and there was no...

Just in time for the Summer season, Breaking Benjamin have hit the road for a monster Spring Tour with Skillet, Underoath and Fight the Fury- a short run that recently hit Evansville’s Ford Center for a night that did not disappoint. Starting the night off early was Fight the Fury, the...